Sakura the cherry alchemist: does not own Harry Potter or Avengers or any songs that might appear.
Ch. 3 year 1 part 2
The hall was silent for several long seconds, and then the Ravenclaws burst into applause, as Harmony moved to sit next to her friends a few actually reached out to shake her hand. Draco smiled and slid over so that she could sit between Hermione and himself. After the rest of the students were sorted the Headmaster stood up. He was beaming at the students, his arms opened wide, as if nothing could have pleased him more then to see them all there, and said,
"Welcome! Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweek! Thank you"
A female with long red hair and brown eyes with a red bow tied around her neck(1), that sit across from Harmony rolled her eyes and looked at the first years across from her and smiled, and said, "Hello I'm Mitsuru Kirijo I'm the head girl, the girl next to me is Aura Seta"(2)
a female who looked about 3 or 4 years younger than Mitsuru with long Brown almost black hair, brown eyes, a butterfly shaped birthmark on her neck, a necklace in the shape of a butterfly around her neck, and a pair of red headphones also around her neck.
Harmony looked at the headphones and told Aura "I could probably get your Ipod or mp3 player to work in magical areas, for a small price of course."
Mitsuru and Aura exchanged glances with each other than looked to Harmony "Can you do laptops and cellphones?" Mitsuru.
Harmony nodded.
Hermione giggled "Harmony can't live without her laptop or internet connection so she looked through her sisters old Ancient Runes textbooks and created a rune to convert the magic in the area to electricity."
Mitsuru nods with a smile and told Harmony was about to say something but decided to wait in till later.
After dessert the Headmaster stood up and said,
"Ahem- just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered I have a few start-of-term notices to give you."
he paused then continued, "First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of the older students would be well to remember that as well."
Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed in the direction of a pair of red-haired twins.
He then continued "I have also been asked by Mr. Flich, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trials will be held second week of term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor-corridor on the right-hand side is out-of-bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."
He then stopped for a second then continued "And now before we go to bed, let us sing the school song." Harmony noticed that the teachers smile became fixed.
Dumbledore gave his wand a flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself, snakelike, into words'
"Everyone pick their favorite tune." Harmony picked Tale as Old as Time, Dumbledore then continued, "and off we go!"
and the school bellowed
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do you're best,we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot
Everyone finished the song at different times. At last, only the red-headed twins from earlier were left singing, horribly off-key and to a slow funeral march. With all the people who were singing off-key it hurt Harmony's ears and made her winced.
After they finished the headmaster stood up and sighed wistfully, "Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all here! And now, bed time. Off you trot!"
A male with red-haired and green eyes (3) led them to the Ravenclaw dorms as they walked to the dorms they passed many portraits watching the first years, or were visiting other portraits and talking to one another.
After they made it to a door, that had no handle or keyhole; nothing but a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.
The prefect then told the first years "Alright here's the entrance to the Ravenclaw dorms the way to get in is to answer a riddle."
the eagle on the knocker then asked "I have every color, but no gold
What am I"
A few of the first years tried to answer but no one got it right then Harmony said "You're a rainbow." The other first years all looked at her then gasped as the eagle said "Correct." Then the door swung opened and the first years and the prefect entered the common room, the Ravenclaw common room was a wide circular room. Graceful arched windows punctured the walls which were hung with blue-and-bronze silks. The ceiling was domed and painted with stars, which were echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. There were tables, chairs, and bookcases and a niche opposite the door stood a tall statue of white marble.
The statue stood beside a door that led, that Harmony thought, lead to the dormitories above,. Just then the prefect stopped next to one of the tables, and Harmony noticed that all the other Ravenclaw students where there and sitting at the tables, then the prefect said "Hello My name is Shuichi Minamino but everyone calls me Kurama I am the fifth year Male prefect and this is the female fifth year prefect Aura Taisho" a female with black with silver strips in her hair and blue eyes(4) she smiled at the first years and said "Hello I'm Aura." Then Kurama said "Flitwick should be here in a few minutes to talk with everyone so make yourself comfortable." Harmony, Draco, and Hermione sat together at one of the tables and waited for professor Flitwick to come.
A few minutes later professor Flitwick came in and said "Hello everyone and welcome to the first years to Ravenclaw the house of intelligence. Now unlike the other houses who have dorms where the all the boys or girls in the same year dorm room depending on your gender, but here in Ravenclaw you only have 1 room-mate and he or she will be your room-mate in till you either graduate or become prefect, you will be sharing a room with the person for the next 5 to 7 years, so pick carefully." Harmony looked over at Hermione who nods and tells her "Yes I'll be your room-mate." Draco looked around and saw that Terry Boot was the only male left and asked "Do you want to be room-mate." Terry nods. Then Professor Flitwick then said "Good looks like everyone has picked someone now everyone but Ms. Potter-Tonks and the prefects and head girl go to bed."
After everyone but Harmony the prefects and Mitsuru went to bed, Professor Flitwick looked at Harmony and asked her, "Ms. Potter-Tonks could you show everyone here your legs?"
Harmony looked away tears in her eyes, as she pulled up the uniform to reveal her prosthetic legs and the prefects and Mitsuru gasped but didn't ask how she lost her legs which Harmony was grateful for.
Harmony then looked at Professor Flitwick and told him "Professor I need to see the Headmaster soon it's about that night." Flitwick nodded and told Harmony and the others, "Alright Ms. Potter-Tonks. Now you should all go to bed." after Harmony and the others went to bed, Professor Flitwick left.
A little while later in the Headmaster's office, the teachers where sitting around waiting for Flitwick when he entered the Headmaster said "Well it seems we have a few surprise sorting this year." the heads-of-housees nod and then Dumbledore looked at Minerva and the other heads-of-houses asked "How are the first years doing."
Minerva then told him "the Gryffindor are doing fine. Though a few may be homesick"
Snape looked annoyed and said, "The Slytherin's are ok but I think a few of the half-bloods first years are be abused by either their parents or guardian." The others looked sad and then Dumbledore asked him sadly, "Have you taken them to Poppy?" Snape nodded and told Dumbledore "I did, but most will not talk about it like always."(5) All of the teachers nodded.
Then Sprout continued, "The Hufflepuffs are good but some are homesick." the others nodded
Then the others looked at Flitwick and he laughed "The Ravenclaws are doing just fine... Ms. Potter-Tonks wants to talk to you Headmaster, she said it's about that night." Dumbledore nodded "Tell her I'll speak with her tomorrow after class. Now you all have class to teach tomorrow."
All the teachers left, and Dumbledore looked sad at Fawkes the phoenix and said "I know she has an excellent memory but I didn't think she remembered that night."
The Sorting Hat then said "She remembers that and more, it's like she said, she remembers everything, and if what I saw was correct an innocent man has been in Azkaban for ten years." Dumbledore looked at the hat in shock.
The next morning Harmony, Draco, and Hermione were sitting at the Ravenclaw table when Hannah, Susan, and Neville came over to them.
"Can we sit with you?" Hannah asked.
Harmony smiled "Sure, I don't think it's against the school rules."
When Professor Flitwick came over to hand out schedules, he smiled at the diverse group of students"Ms. Potter-Tonks the Headmaster has agreed to talk to you after your classes." He then looked at the non-Ravenclaws and told them "Your schedules are with your Heads-of-Houses." The others nod and went to go get their schedules.
Later that day after classes Harmony was being led to the Headmasters office by Professor Flitwick, when they came to a stone gargoyle, Professor Flitwick then said "Kit Kat" the gargoyle sprang to life and hopped aside as the wall behind him split in two. Behind the wall was a spiral staircase that was moving smoothly upward, like an escalator. As Harmony and Professor Flitwick stepped onto it, Harmony heard the wall thud closed behind them. They rose upward in circles, higher and higher, untill at last, slightly dizzy, Harmony saw a gleaming oak door ahead, with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. When They stepped off the stone staircase at the top, Professor Flitwick knocked on the door and It opened to reveal a large and beautiful circular room, full of funny little noises. A number of curious silver instruments stood on spindle-legged tables, whirring and emitting little puffs of smoke. The walls were covered with portraits of old Headmasters, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames. There was also an enormous, claw-footed shelf, and, sitting on a shelf was the Sorting Hat.
Harmony then noticed a fire phoenix in the corner and walked over to it and started to pet him and said "What a beautiful phoenix." The phoenix thrilled and a cough was heard throughout the room and Harmony looked up and saw Professor Dumbledore and two others one a woman with a square-jawed, gray hair with a monocle and the other was a portly little man with rumpled grey hair in a pinstriped suit, scarlet tie, long travelling cloak, pointed purple boots, a green bowler hat, and a silver pocket watch.
"I hope you don't mind," Professor Dumbledore said by way of greeting "but I thought the Minister of Magic and the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement should be present for this.
Harmony nodded and turned to the female and said "It's good to see you again Madam Bones," she then turned to the man and said "I'm sorry if I don't now your name."
The Minister nodded and said "I'm Cornelius Fudge, Ms. Potter-Tonks."
"You said you want to speak about that night." Dumbledore said.
"Yes, I want to tell you the real events of that night." The others in the room nod and Harmony continued "From what I remember Sirius came to our home and told my parents that they should switch secret keepers because he was the obvious choice, so he suggested Peter Pettigrew. It took a bit of convincing, but eventually they switched the secret keeper from Sirius to Peter."
"Are you positive that Peter Pettigrew was the secret keeper?" Madam Bones asked.
Harmony "I'm positive. Anyway, the night Voldemort arrived at Godric's Hollow, Dad stayed behind to fight him off while Mom took me to my nursery and barricaded us in, but Voldemort blasted his way into the room. My mom begged for my life, begged that he leave me and kill her instead, and he did, after he killed her he turned his wand on me and sent the killing curse at me but a green and gold barrier appeared around me, the curse bounced off of it and hit him and he turned to ash. The next thing that I saw was Pettigrew, he placed a Notice-Me-Not spell and a spell to hide something on my forehead, then he banished the ashes and robes and took Voldemort's wand. Hagrid and Sirius showed up not long after, Sirius begged Hagrid to give me to him, but he didn't, I was taken to Privet Drive and you all know what happened after that."
There was shocked silence for several long moments as everyone processed the information. Finally Professor Dumbledore spoke.
"May I try something to see if we can see what's on your head?" Harmony nodded and Dumbledore cast "Finite Incantatem." It hit her and suddenly a lighting bolt shape scare appeared on her forehead and the others gasp as they saw it. Harmony looked away her hair was now pink with embarrassment.
"Is this enough to grant Sirius a trial?" Dumbledore asked.
Fudge nodded "Don't worry Ms. Potter-Tonks, Mr. Black will get a trial within the week." Harmony nodded and then left the room.
The Monday after school started, Harmony, Draco, Hermione, Hannah and Susan walked down to the dungeons for Potions lessons. The classroom was colder than up in the main part of the castle. As Professor Snape called the students names he stopped for a second on Harmony's name and sneered but didn't say anything, after he finished calling the names.
He then looked up and said, You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making. As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper of death." After the speech most of the Ravenclaws were writing it down.
When Professor Snape asked Harmony suddenly"Potter-Tonks, What would I get if I add powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
Harmony looked up and answered "It makes a very powerful sleep potion called Draught of Living Death, sir."
Professor Snape flawlessly hid his surprise and shot off another question "Where would you look if I told you find me a bezoar?"
"In the stomach of a goat or any potions storage it if it;s an emergency and don't have time to find a goat, sir."
Professor Snape nodded approvingly "What is the difference between monkshood and wolfbane?"
"Nothing sir, they're the same plant also commonly known as aconite."
"Correct five points to Ravenclaw." Snape turned to glare at the rest of the class "Why aren't the rest of you writing this down?"
As the students scrambled to pull out parchment and quill, he waved his wand, writing began scrawling across the board "Instructions are on the board, you have until the end of class to finish the potion, bottle it up, put your name on it, then place it on my desk."
A few minutes before the end of class, Harmony bottled up her potion and put her potion on the professor's desk. Professor Snape took a few moments inspecting it, before looking to Harmony "Stay behind after class, I wish to speak with you and a few others."
Harmony nodded and sat back down next to Hermione. After the bell rang everyone but Harmony, Hermione, Draco, and a male Hufflepuff, who she soon learned was named Justin Finch-Fletchley, left.
"I have requested you all remain behind," Professor Snape said. "because all of your potions were perfect. I would like for you to join a special group of students that meet every Saturday here in this class room."(6)
The group of students exchanged glances and then nodded.
"Very well, you will receive more information at a later date. Dismissed."
End of Ch. 3
Sakura the cherry alchemist: Ok here's the Ch. The next is Sirius' trail and Halloween.
(1) Mitsuru Kirijo from Persona 3 (don't own)
(2) My OC from P3P P4: Aura.
(3)Shuichi aka Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho (Don't own)
(4) a human and not blind version of my OC from The Blind Princess of the West.
(5) I'll go more into this later.
(6) I thought it would be a good idea for Harmony to join a club. Plus she can meet a few people from Slytherin in her year.