Order of the Fallen

Ch. 3

Speaking: normal

Thoughts, flashbacks, com-link/mobile devices, and notes: italicized

Author's notes: bold

Parseltongue, Sorting Hat, and spell casting: bold italicized

Summary: On that fateful day at the zoo, Harry meets a boy who can understand snakes as well. With a new family at his side, watch this young wizard take his place in the world as well as the upcoming war. This story will involve slash pairings.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of J. K. Rowling. Seeing as how I am clearly not her, I do not own Harry Potter.

Warnings: Future slash and femslash, selective Weasley bashing, Dumbledore bashing, and some bashing on Dudley. The Dudley bashing might change later depending on how I feel.

Story start…

On the day of departure, Harry found himself being woken up by an overly energetic Angel. Harry quickly grabbed the closest item he could grab and chucked it at his brother's head.

Angel, being already awake and alert, caught the incoming pillow and whacked his brother with it. "Get out of that bed, Hadrian. You're going to make us late for the train."

That garnered the desired effect of getting Harry to jump out of bed and rush for the showers. As soon as Harry made it out of the room, Nicolai poked his head in the door and smirked. "Angelo, you know that train doesn't leave for another five hours and that we've always apparated to the station to see your cousin."

Angel twirled a lock of his hair and looked to the now rising sun. "Yes, I do know that. However, Harry should know better by now than to ever call my full first name."

Nicolai shook his head in amusement. The only people who Angel ever allowed to address him by his full first name were his cousin Angelina Johnson and her two friends, Katie Bell and Alicia Spinnet. Anyone else who said that word would soon become a victim of one of Angel's pranks.

Speaking of pranks, Harry had just returned to the room and proceeded to kick Angel in the shin before crawling back into bed. He then gave his brother a dark glare and said, "Next time, I'm going to aim somewhere a lot more vulnerable."

Angel could only hobble out of the room with a smile on his face. To him, the pain was completely worth it. Nicolai sighed to hide the underlying chuckle in his voice. "Harry, you had best keep on your toes around your brother. He inherited a pension for pranking from my mum and a nasty revenge streak from Airyn."

Harry could only give a tired nod as he drifted back into the land of slumber. If Angel wanted to start a prank war, he would meet it head on and dish it back out.

Nicolai, having gained a rare case of empathy from years of dealing with his mother and Angel, felt Harry's lingering emotion and thought, "Lord, what have I unleashed upon the world? I fear for anyone should those two ever decide to join forces."

Four hours later…

Airyn looked at his watch before shouting, "Will you little runts hurry up? If you move any slower, I'll have to apparate you both directly to the bloody school."

Angel descended the staircase in a set of royal blue dress robes that were trimmed with silver spirals and held closed by a silver hawk pendant followed by three silver diamond shaped clasps in descending order. "Honestly Da, you are such a drama queen. Apparation only takes up the span of about two seconds at the most and you're whining like you're my age again."

Nicolai snickered behind the sleeves of his dark red robes. "He's got you dead to rights, love. Still, what could be taking Harry so long?"

Angel rolled his eyes before shouting, "Hadrian, will you hurry up and get down here? Da's about to spaz out on us again!"

Harry poked his head from the corner of the stairs and said, "I'd be down there already if I could find my bloody pendant."

Angel smacked his forehead with his palm before shouting, "Are you honestly kidding me? You left the bloody thing on your pillow, you twit!"

Harry smirked as he grabbed the silver owl pendant from his pillow and descended the stairs while fastening it in place on his emerald green robes. "I'd rather be a twit than a complete twat, you psycho."

Airyn gently whacked his boys over the head before saying, "If we're all done being stupid, I'd like to get to the platform."

Nicolai playfully raised a hand and said, "Actually, I have a little stupid left to get out of my system."

Airyn shook the sleeve of his black robes in Nicolai's face before apparating to the station with Harry. Nicolai could only grin as he grabbed Angel's hand and vanished with a resounding 'pop'.

Platform…

As the family of four appeared on the platform, Airyn quickly vanished before returning with the two owls and the boys' luggage. He then crouched down to their eye level and said, "Boys, I just want you to know that I don't care where you get sorted while at Hogwarts. Whatever happens, you two need to stick together."

Nicolai nodded and said, "I can feel that a change is about to come to both Hogwarts and the entire wizarding world. It's time to let you in on a little secret about the family."

He then checked the time before saying, "Harry, you may not realize it, but you are no longer just Harry Potter. The name Hadrian Castwell Stone is legally your adopted name."

Airyn decided that he would take over and let Nicolai catch his breath. "You see, when the Stone family adopts someone, that someone retains the right to magically change their name. When you announced yourself to Draco as Hadrian Stone, the magics of our family tied your own magic in with ours. In short, you are both Harry and Hadrian."

Angel, having heard something similar to this from his grandmother, took over the rest of the conversation. "Although this family adopted you, your name will forever be a part of our family tree. The moment you called yourself Hadrian, our family magics made you my real little brother. You are as much of a Stone as you are a Potter."

Harry couldn't help but crack a rather large grin at hearing this. After so long of feeling isolated and alone, he now truly had a family that wanted him.

Airyn and Nicolai both hugged their children before the latter said, "You two should board the train so that you can find a decent seat. Take the owls and we'll deal with the clothes. Also, make sure you tell your cousin we said hello."

Angel nodded as he and Harry grabbed the owls and boarded the train. Soon enough, the boys found an empty compartment and dove in as the train departed the station.

As soon as they managed to get the owls comfortable, a boy with red hair and freckles entered their compartment. "Sorry, but everywhere else was full."

From the boy's tone alone, Angel could tell he was lying. He decided to keep quiet as the boy said, "By the way, I'm Ron Weasley."

Angel mentally groaned and thought, "It had to be a bloody Weasley. I swear, someone is going to burn for this."

In reality, Angel gave a simple nod and said, "I'm Angel Stone and this is my brother Hadrian."

Harry suddenly cleared his throat in annoyance. "I don't mean to be rude, but we were hoping to have this spot to ourselves. We haven't seen each other in ages and we were hoping to reconnect," he lied easily.

Ron was seconds away from leaving when he somehow caught a glimpse of Harry's scar. "Bloody hell," he said, "you're Harry Potter!"

Angel growled as Harry found a sudden interest in the scenery outside of the window. "Would you please be so kind as to leave," Angel almost demanded. "Hadrian doesn't need a peanut gallery giving him a hard time, so get lost."

The redhead began to protest when a pair of twins with matching red hair appeared in the doorway. The one on the left quickly said, "Hello there, first years. I'm George Weasley and this is Fred."

Fred hooked an arm around Ron and asked, "Is our little runt of a brother disturbing you two?"

Ron wanted to deny everything, but Angel quickly said, "He doesn't understand the concept of when to go away."

Fred nodded before pulling Ron away from the compartment. "Come on, Ron. You've obviously overstayed your welcome."

Once they were out of sight, Angel fished into the pockets of his robes before pulling out a phial of blood. He drank the crimson liquid with gusto before sighing in happiness.

"I feel a lot better now," he said. "It's always the morons that make my cravings get out of control. I swear that this world needs more idiots like I need a root canal. I'm just glad that those twins seem to have some intellect. It also helps that they're easy on the eyes."

Harry giggled as he pulled out his own phial. "You are such a loon, brother. Still, I'd be lying if I said that I didn't agree with you."

He then gulped down the blood before continuing, "Stupid people are just so irritating. For once, I'd like to meet a complete brainiac who I can hold a decent conversation with."

As if a prayer had been answered, a girl with bushy brunette hair and buck teeth slid the door open. "I don't mean to interrupt, but have either of you seen a toad? A boy named Neville has lost one."

Angel whipped out his Ash wand before pointing it at the open doorway. "Accio, Neville's toad."

In only a few seconds, a fairly large toad floated into the room and croaked. Only a second later, a somewhat plump boy ran into the compartment, grabbed the toad, and ran out after saying his thanks.

Angel slid his wand into his sleeve before saying, "Well that was completely random. So, who exactly are you?"

The girl closed the door and sat down before saying, "My name is Hermione Jane Granger and I believe you said that your name was Angel. Is that Angel as in Michelangelo Jason Stone?"

Angel was quick to slap a hand over her mouth. "Never call me by my full first name. I only answer to Angel or Angelo."

Hermione nodded as Angel moved his hand. "I apologize for that," he said. "It's just that Hadrian and I catch too much flak because of our names."

Hermione smiled as she moved a stray piece of hair from her face. "I can understand why you would feel that way. After all, it can't be easy being Harry Potter and Angel Stone. In any case, you don't have to worry about me running my mouth off to anyone."

Just as Hermione finished her spiel, Draco Malfoy found his way into their compartment and shut the door just in time for a girl with a hairbrush to run past him without noticing where he was.

"I swear, that girl is never touching my hair with a brush again," he said while thinking he was alone.

Suddenly, Draco tensed up as he realized that he was in fact not alone at all. He took one good look at Harry, blushed a shade of red that could put strawberries to shame, and turned his head in embarrassment.

Harry simply smiled like the cat that caught the canary and said, "I knew we'd see each other again, my little kitten. Come sit next to me."

Angel bit the sleeve of his robes to fight down his laughter as Draco took the empty seat on Harry's right while trying to avoid the raven's gaze. As soon as he sat down, a very familiar dark-skinned Italian opened the door to the compartment.

He quickly eyed Draco and said, "There you are, Draco. You need to switch into your school robes before we get to the…Hadrian, is that you?"

Harry nodded as he took hold of Blaise's hand and kissed it. "It seems both you and Draco know each other. That makes things less awkward for me. Now, what were you saying about our school robes?"

Blaise handed Draco his robes before saying, "The train docks in half an hour. You all need to get dressed."

Hermione, who had the foresight to change early, quickly exited the compartment to give the boys some privacy. Blaise took that time to smile and say, "I still can't believe you let Pansy brush your hair."

Draco growled as he adjusted his tie. "That never happened and we will never speak of it."

Later…

Soon after the sun vanished from the sky, the train pulled into a station where Harry and Angel saw another familiar face. Harry smiled as Hagrid shouted out, "To all first years, there are to be no more than four or five to a boat. The castle's not far from here but we're a little behind schedule."

Harry found the first boat that would fit five people and instantly called Angel. Angel jumped in first and waited for Harry to drag Draco and Blaise over to the boat when he noticed Ron quickly approaching.

The Weasley somehow managed to weasel his way over to their boat and asked, "Is that last seat taken?"

Harry quickly scanned the crowd before spotting Hermione. "Hermione, we saved you a seat over here! Hurry up before the boats take off!"

The brunette smiled as she hopped into the boat and took the last spot. Angel gave Ron a rather dark smirk as their boat began moving on its own. "Sorry, but our boat doesn't have any room left. You should probably try another group before all of the boats are gone."

Ron turned a frustrated shade of red as the boat moved out of sight. That frustration turned into embarrassment when he heard laughter emitting from the group.

After about fifteen minutes of sailing, the boats began to move into viewing range of the castle. Hermione pointed at its bright form and said, "Did you know that Hogwarts is one of the oldest castles in the world?"

Harry could only smile under the cover of darkness as he realized that Hermione was a complete bookworm. One look from Angel let him know that his brother was thinking along the exact same lines that he was.

Once the boats finally docked, Hagrid led the new students to the castle entrance where they were greeted by a woman that Harry felt a strangely familiar vibe from. However, before the woman could utter a single word, Ron decided to blurt out, "Everyone, listen up. All of the rumors are true. Harry Potter is here at Hogwarts!"

Hermione took a step back as Angel itched for his Ash wand. He was about ten seconds from turning the redhead into a fish as soon as the whispers started.

Luckily for everyone, it only took a split second for Draco's protective nature to kick in. "Alright, that's quite enough of that noise! Even if Harry Potter was here, he wouldn't want you nosy sods poking about in his business."

Blaise gave a fierce nod as he unconsciously grabbed Harry's hand. "Why don't you all find something better to do with your time?"

Once the crowd had settled down, the woman crisply said, "Good evening. I am Professor McGonagall and I would like to welcome you all to Hogwarts. The start of term banquet will begin after you have been sorted into your houses."

Everyone listened on in rapt attention as she continued, "The four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. These houses will become like your family while you attend Hogwarts, so treat it as such."

Draco smirked as she said this. He already knew about the houses but listened on in respect. "Each house will be competing on a point system to earn the House Cup at the end of the year. Your triumphs will earn you points and any nonsense will cause you to lose them."

She then wiped her brow before saying, "Follow me into the Great Hall so that we may begin the Sorting Ceremony. I only ask that you all keep your voices low so that your fellow students can hear their names being called."

Angel smiled in anticipation as the doors to the Great Hall opened to the new students. As the first-years gasped in awe at the ceiling, Hermione proudly pointed out, "It's charmed to look like the night sky. I read about it in Hogwarts: A History."

Ron rolled his eyes in irritation. He was about to make a snide comment until Harry said, "From what I've read, this particular charm is the handy work of Rowena Ravenclaw herself."

At that moment, Minerva placed a stool in front of the dais and placed a rather old-looking hat on the stool. She then said, "When your name is called, you will come forth to be sorted. But first, the hat has something to say."

The entire group of first-years was surprised when the hat's brim opened on its own. However, the part that took the cake was when the bloody hat began to sing!

Oh you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can top them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you,

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave of heart,

Their daring, nerve, and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

If you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folk use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a thinking cap!"

As the song came to an end, the Great Hall exploded into thunderous applause. Professor McGonagall pulled out her list and said, "Hannah Abbot."

A blonde girl with pigtails ran forward and sat on the stool. When the hat touched down on her head, he instantly announced, "So, we have our first new student. I can see that this one will do well in…Hufflepuff!"

The gold and black clad table cheered as Hannah sat among them. Minerva then read off more names before shouting, "Hermione Granger."

As soon as the hat landed on her head, it jumped in surprise. "You're a bright girl from what I can see, but you're hiding something in here. The real question is 'what are you hiding'."

The hat sifted through Hermione's mind before saying, "Ah, so you do have something in here. I can see a hidden potential in you as well as a well-kept secret."

Hermione shut her eyes in fear as she whispered, "Please don't tell anyone."

The Sorting Hat gave off a deep laugh before saying, "Girl, I might be able to see everything in your head but your secrets are yours alone and not for me to tell. Your future will be very exciting and you'll get there sooner if I place you in…Slytherin!"

Hermione smiled as the silver and green clad table welcomed her with open arms. Once the cheering settled, the Transfiguration instructor called out, "Ronald Weasley."

The redhead allowed the hat to be placed on his head and frowned as it fell over his eyes. The hat opened its brim and said, "So, we have yet another Weasley. Well, I know just what to do with you. You're headed straight to…Gryffindor!"

Ron sighed in relief as he joined his brothers in the Lion's Den. Minerva quickly hushed the crowd before calling, "Neville Longbottom."

As the hat touched down on Neville's head, it gave a rather devious laugh. "Well, it seems that we have Augusta Longbottom's grandson this year. Boy, you may not know it but you have something hidden behind that crumbling will…wait a second."

The hat delved deeper into Neville's mind before laughing even louder. He then shut of his laughter and whispered, "Listen to me, boy. I am honor-bound to never reveal your secrets, but I can tell you things that will help you. You have a power that has yet to mature, and you might never see it happen if things in this school remain the same."

Neville nervously looked around the Great Hall as he thought, "What could he possibly mean by that? It's like he's telling me that I'm in danger."

Suddenly, the hat's own thoughts penetrated his mind. "It isn't only you who is in danger, child. Your life, as well as a few others here, has been tampered with. While I can't openly intervene, I can guide you in the right direction. Be careful in what you do and trust in your friends."

The hat then returned his focus to the sorting and said, "Boy, things will soon change for you and some others. For now, you will find the beginning of your path in…Gryffindor!"

Neville quickly joined the red and gold table as the hall was filled with more applause. Minerva gave it a moment before calling out, "Draco Malfoy."

The Sorting Hat barely touched Draco's head before it shouted, "Slytherin!"

Draco gave a knowing smirk as he joined the Snakes. When the cheers quieted down, Minerva returned to her list to call the next student.

As soon as Minerva's eyes landed on the next name on the list, she threw it down in a moment of shock. After gathering her wits, the woman surveyed the list again to be sure of what she had read. When she was absolutely positive that she hadn't gone insane, Professor McGonagall quickly said, "Michelangelo Stone."

Angel sighed as everyone gasped in surprise. He quickly suppressed the urge to facepalm and took his seat on the stool. When the hat was placed on his head, it gave a brilliant laugh. "So, another member of the Stone family has entered our hallowed halls."

Angel rolled his eyes as he thought, "Y'know, I'm not some exalted prince or anything."

The hat gave what appeared to be a grin as it thought back, "You can't fool this old hat, dear child. I've sorted every member of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Stone that has come to this school, but there's something different about you."

Angel growled as the hat said, "I think it would be best if you were placed in…Slytherin!"

As Angel tuned out the cheers and took the seat next to Hermione, Minerva went through another group of names before saying, "Harry Pot…"

She then looked back at the list as she noticed that the same changed. When the new name took its place, Minerva surprisingly said, "Hadrian Stone."

Harry and Angel both watched as the world seemed to freeze. At the teachers' table, every instructor watched in anticipation as the raven-haired boy allowed the Sorting Hat to be placed on his head.

The hat somehow seemed to liven up as it said, "It seems as though we meet at last, Mr. Potter. Or would you prefer to be called Mr. Stone? I remember the very day that I sorted your parents and I can tell that they will be proud of you and all you are destined to do. My only problem is where to place you."

The Sorting Hat delved its way into the reaches of Harry's mind before saying, "Ah, it would be you that this entire performance is revolved around. Hadrian, your future will only become clear if I place you in…Slytherin!"

Everyone gasped as Harry removed the hat from his head. As he began his trek to the Snake Pit, the table broke into thunderous applause and a chorus of, "Potter is ours! Potter is ours!"

Harry just sat next to Draco and across from Angel as the sorting continued. Once the sorting ended with Blaise being placed in Slytherin, the headmaster took the stand. "There is a time and place for words, but that time is not now. Tuck in."

As the empty tables suddenly filled with different foods, the Weasley twins gave a hearty shout of, "Here! Here!"

Angel smiled at their bravado before raising his glass of pumpkin juice to them and shouting, "Here! Here!"

The twins looked over to the boy before raising their own glasses and smiling. Angel took a sip from his juice and said, "Ah, what a wonderful way to begin a school year. Don't you agree, Hadrian?"

Harry nodded as he placed a chicken leg on his plate. "This is going to be a very interesting year. Now, tell me more of those muggle jokes you were telling on the train."

Angel gave a cheeky grin before saying, "So, you already know about a muggle hero named Superman. Well, the joke goes something like this. A man goes into a bar and orders a drink that he can't name. After the first drink, he jumps up from his seat and starts flying around."

Draco raised an eyebrow in confusion. "How can someone fly without a broom? Also, why would anyone drink something they can't even name?"

Harry playfully tapped Draco on the nose. "Don't ruin the joke, kitten. Now, continue please brother."

Angel smirked and said, "The woman next to him instantly turns to the barkeep and says 'I'll have what he's having'. So after three drinks, the crazy old bat jumps off the roof and hits the sidewalk. The barkeep calls the medics before saying, 'Superman, you're an arsehole when you get drunk'."

Everyone at the table instantly starts laughing. One girl, Pansy Parkinson, turns to Angel and says, "For a muggle joke, that was pretty funny. Do you have any more of them?"

Angel opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off when Albus said, "Now that we've had our fill, I need to make a few announcements. Mr. Filch has made a list of items that are banned from the school and has it posted on his door. I would like to inform all first years that the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students."

Angel looked to Harry and gave him a smirk. If it had a name like that, Angel was probably gonna try to get involved with it. Dumbledore then said, "Also, I must inform you all that the corridor on the third floor is off limits to anyone who does not wish to die a painful death. Now, the first years will follow their prefects to their respective common rooms. Good night and I look forward to the school year."

Harry rolled his eyes as a prefect led the first year Slytherins into the dungeons. He then walked up to the portrait of a coiled snake and clearly enunciated, "Skin shedder."

The snake uncoiled itself before hissing and slithering out of the portrait. The portrait then opened to reveal a large room with comfy looking couches and recliners. There were also large streamers of green and silver adorning the walls and ceiling.

Once everyone was inside, the prefect boldly said, "Listen up, you little firsties. Slytherin has a pretty bad reputation because of its founder. Therefore, we catch a majority of the flak in this castle. While you're here in Hogwarts, you must show that we are a united front. If you have a problem, settle it in here. That being said, it's off to bed for the lot of you. You've got a long day ahead of you."

However, everyone stopped moving as Professor Snape entered the common room with his black cloak billowing behind him. The man wore his signature scowl as he said, "I felt that I should introduce myself before anyone tries to question me. I am Professor Snape and I will be your Head of House as well as your Potions professor. Now, get to bed. I expect all of you to be awake and attentive in my class tomorrow."

He allowed his gaze to linger over Harry and Angel for a moment longer before exiting the room. As soon as he was out of sight, Angel jumped into a recliner and said, "Papa was a Slytherin during his time here. He told me that lights out is actually half an hour later than they tell you."

Harry snorted in amusement as he, Hermione, Draco, Blaise, and Pansy sat on the couches and free chairs. "He also thinks that Hagrid is secretly growing a gigantic pumpkin in the forest."

Pansy laughed and said, "You two are such a riot. By the way, I don't think we've properly met. I'm Pansy Parkinson, certified gossip queen and honorary pain in the ass."

Angel shook her hand warmly and said, "I'm Angelo Stone, professional cynical arsehole and complete twat. Isn't that right, Hadrian?"

Harry nodded as he said, "I'm Hadrian Stone, licensed deviant and sadist in training. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Madame Parkinson."

Everyone started another round of laughter as Hermione said, "I'm Hermione Granger, genuine bookworm and future sarcastic smart alek."

Blaise nodded before saying, "I'm Blaise Zabini, Italian dingbat and fully trained rat bastard."

Another round of laughter broke out until Draco said, "I'm Draco Malfoy, absolute prat as well as…"

"…Hadrian's adorably cute and fluffy kitten," finished Harry with a smirk.

Draco nodded before saying, "Right, absolute prat and Hadrian's adorably cute and…hold on. Hadrian!"

The group laughed again as Harry gave Draco a kiss on the cheek. Eventually, the small group split and departed for their gender-specific dorm rooms.

Upon arrival to their own room, Angel opened his trunk and removed the blue robes that he had worn on the train. He then placed them in a small box before handing them over to Horus and saying, "Those need to go to Da. He'll send you back with the swapped package."

Horus hooted once in acknowledgement before grabbing the parcel with his feet and flying out of the window. Angel then turned to Harry and said, "Send those green robes home with Hedwig. Da will take care of the rest."

Harry nodded as he did what his elder brother told him. He then put on his pajamas and slipped into the four-poster bed across from Angel.

Angel placed his wands on his desk and said, "Get a good rest, Hadrian. It all begins tomorrow."

Harry nodded from his bed before looking at Draco and Blaise's sleeping forms before asking, "Angelo, do you think Draco and Blaise might actually like me? I mean like…really like me."

Angel smiled at Harry before saying, "Hadrian, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. As long as you're serious about how you feel, things will be fine."

Harry gave his brother a grin and said, "You're really cool when you're not being such a twat. Goodnight, big brother."

Angel nodded as he killed the lights. "Goodnight…little brother."

Meanwhile…

Things were not going as Dumbledore had planned them. Harry was supposed to come to Hogwarts alone, confused, and in the company of the young Weasley. He was also supposed to have been sorted into Gryffindor.

Also, there was the little incident with the boy from the Stone family. There hadn't been any indication of a Stone at Hogwarts since…

"Of course," thought Albus. "He must be the son of Nicolai Stone. That boy was as much of a menace as James and Sirius."

That also had him wondering about how and why the roster changed from saying 'Harry Potter' to 'Hadrian Stone'. "Could they have possibly adopted him? It is the only explanation, but that shouldn't have happened. He was supposed to be with his aunt and uncle."

Luckily, he had the comfort of knowing that the tracking charm he had placed on the Holly wand had worked. With that, he would be able to track the boy's movements and push him to find the Sorcerer's Stone. Feeling as though his plans had not been set too far back, Albus reclined in his chair and treated himself to a lemon drop.

However, he never noticed that the portrait of one Phineas Black was watching him with a cold glare. There were things that Dumbledore had done that he would be sure to try and undue. For now, he would sit back and observe the situation a bit more before making his move.

Fin~

Nicolai: (Catches his breath) After so much waiting, we've finally reached the end of chapter three. Hadrian, where did you learn to run like that!?

Harry: (Smirks and hides the whip) I've had a lot of practice running around.

Airyn: Anyway, our next chapter will focus on the first day of learning for the boys up to the Halloween incident.

Angel: We also get to watch Hadrian ride a broom for his first time ever as well as putting the Weasley runt in his place.

Harry: (Smirks) I thought you were looking forward to your first interaction with those twins. Is there something you're not telling us, Angelo?

Hermione: (Reads script for next chapter) It says here that Angel proves that he's already been learning about…

Angel: (Covers her mouth) Don't tell the readers about that. It's supposed to be a surprise for Professor McGonagall.

Harry: On a serious note, the viewers all get to see why Professor Quirrell is so damned twitchy and Angel introduces me to the Scarlet Flyers.

Angel: There'll be more to come in chapter four, everyone. Until then, Nox.

(Everyone bows as the lights all go out.)