I do not in any way own that which is the wonderful world of Harry Potter or the world of Charmed

I do not in any way own that which is the wonderful world of Harry Potter or the world of Charmed. Those belong to J.K. Rowling and the WB. I am just having Fun with a place they created for us.

Chapter 26

Crowded

The next morning Harry awoke to the sounds of rain pattering against the window. Deciding it was time to get up he made his was to the lavatory to get ready for the day, this did not take long due to the fact he was used to getting up early so he could train. Which he had to admit he was kind of going to miss...kind of.

After he was sure he had everything he would need for the day he went ahead and went down to the Great Hall. Upon arriving he noted that there were only a few Professors at the Head table; one of which was the Headmaster, who had turned his gaze to watch the Boy-Who-Lived make his way to the Gryffindor table. Harry was well aware that the Headmaster was watching him but just continued his trek to his seat.

As he sat down he saw that the morning meal was already spread out waiting to be devoured. After loading his plate with a bit of everything he began to eat, all the while letting his mind wander off about the day ahead of him. He was just about finished when Ron, Hermione, and Ginny came walking in and sat down with him, each loading their own plates with the food they liked best.

"Good morning" Harry said cheerfully.

"Morning" Came the droned response from all of them.

"You all got the same amount of sleep I did, what gives?" Harry asked.

"Why are you up so early?" Hermione asked as she chose to outright ignore Harry's question.

Harry smiled and said "Well, I got so used to getting up early; I had to learn how to perfect and control my magic, I guess I just got used to it".

"But how is it that you were able to cast spells and not get caught by the Ministry for your use of Underage Magic?" Hermione asked.

"Like I told you before I was in the states, and while they may have their own version of detecting magic, I was allowed because of who my guardians are" Harry explained.

"Who were they by the way?" Hermione questioned "Your Guardians I mean".

"You know I can't tell you that" Harry stated with a smirk.

"Well it was worth a try right?" Ron said between bites.

"It was, but I won't be telling you just yet" Harry replied as he reached to add a few more sausages to his plate.

Noting that the subject was now closed Hermione went back to eating leaving them in silence. But the silence was short lived as Hermione could not contain herself and asked "Could you show us something?"

Harry's brow furrowed at this question. It was not that he didn't want to show them; in fact he had been trying to determine a time when he could show them something. But the thing that made Harry hesitate was one…

Albus Dumbledore.

Harry did trust the man, but only so much. Glancing up at the Head Table Harry saw that the Headmaster had his eyes on them at this very moment and so Harry knew that he could not show them anything big; if anything at all, so he had to come up with an answer that would appease all of them.

"If you don't want to that's fine" Hermione huffed.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's just…" Harry paused and looked at his friends, around the hall and then up at the Head Table itself before returning his gaze back to them. "Crowded" he finished in an almost whisper.

They nodded in understanding and went back to eating their meal. There was silence among the four friends until their Head of House; Professor McGonagall came round with their timetables.

"It is good to have you back and safe among us Mr. Potter" McGonagall said as she handed him his schedule, which he promptly looked at. He saw that there was a blocked out time of about an hour that said 'Lesson with Headmaster'"Ma'am, what is this for?" Harry asked.

"Well, had you not vanished" she began sounding as though he had control over his disappearance. "the Headmaster thought it best to continue Occlumancey since Professor Snape is no longer able" she finished.

"Yea, pity that" Harry said.

His Head of House scowled and continued to walk down the aisle having already handed Ron, Hermione, and Ginny their timetables.

"I can't believe she didn't deduct points off you for that comment about Professor Snape" Hermione stated.

"It's because she knows how horrible he was to me; making my life nightmare for what James and Sirius did to him in school, and not to mention that she knows as well as I do that it should have been Dumbledore teaching me in the first place" Harry replied.

"Forget about McGonagall mate, you are going to be learning from the Headmaster" Ron said.

"It's more likely he wants to get a view of what I was up to over the break since it is obvious that he did not find me; it must be really getting to him that he was actually not in control for once" Harry said matter of factly.

"Harry you should be grateful for the opportunity you are being given. Being able to have a class with such a Learned Wizard" Hermione said with a scowl.

"Hermione I can already occlude my mind far beyond that which Dumbledore can; of this I am certain. This was something I was taught pretty much straight away when I got to my guardians. The first couple of nights I was there I had trouble sleeping due to nightmares. So I had one of the people there teach me, and 'She' is the best at it hands down" Harry stated.

Hermione just sat there as did Ron and Ginny none of whom made a sound. At seeing that he was not going to be interrupted he continued. "Look, learning that branch of magic is not as easy as the books say it is. And I will tell you that the moment that the Headmaster tries to enter my mind he will be in for a big surprise" Harry finished with a smirk.

"Well, you guys I would be more than happy to stay here and continue to listen while you all debate over who is right but it will have to wait as classes are about to start and I for one do not want McGonagall mad at me" Ginny said as she stood up from the table.

Hermione gasped, stood and said "Oh, we don't want to be late on the first day; come on you two" gesturing to Harry and Ron "we have Potions".

As they walked out of the Great Hall Ron said "It is going to be a good year, I can tell already. What with no Snape and all".

"Ron, I agree with you whole heartedly you know this" Harry paused and seeing Ron nod he continued. "But the man was a Potions Master no matter how bad he was at teaching it. But enough about that, how about we go to the Room of Requirement after lunch so I can show you all a few things I learned to do"

"That sounds like a good idea, so I will see you lot at lunch and don't you dare think of going to the 'Room' without me" Ginny said just before she headed off to Transfiguration.

"Wouldn't dream of it Gin" Harry called after her.

Smiling the trio headed towards the Dungeons for their first ever Potions lesson with out Severus Snape.

September 2nd; 3:00am

The room was quiet, dark, and the only sounds that could be heard was the scratching of a quill on a sheet of parchment. The figure that was using the quill had a frown upon their face as they put the finishing touches on the letter. Smirking to themself the figure took the parchment and folded it and put it into an envelope. As soon as the figure sealed it and set the missive on the desk, they gave an involuntary shudder.

"Why do the Dungeons have to be so bloody cold?" the figure said aloud.

And with that the figure stood up from the desk and headed out of the room and to the Owlery to send the message. As they walked to their destination they thought of different ways to make the room more comfortable. Because it would not do for the students be distracted by the cool temperature, while brewing a difficult potion.

A/N: Well here is another chapter and I hope you all like it. I know I said that I would not be posting untill I had a ten thousand word chapter. Alas trying to write that chapter was difficult and was trying my nerves. Needless to say I decided to post and so here you are, it is just about 1,500 words. I have a bit of the next chapter written so it should not be long before I post again. Anyway thank you to all who have reviewed so far. And please continue to do so.

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