RAVENCLAW VS HUFFLEPUFF (ALL VOTES ARE ADDED UP WITH FFN AND AO3)
Ravenclaw : 8
Hufflepuff: 1

AND RAVENCLAW WINS THE HOUS- Oh, I mean... Ravenclaw wins the voting. Woosies, daisies.

I'm sorry for the chapter switching views between characters. I try to be constant. Really, I do. Don't worry, I won't go into first-person. (I personally dislike first-person stories.)

Charlie Potter was an egotistic young man. He wouldn't lie that he was proud of himself and he was quite amazing in his own personal information. His parents would shower him with compliments and he had amazing godparents.

He was a charming looking boy, he had his mother's auburn hair that would be fluffy and brushed back and her bright green eyes. His face was splattered with freckles and he had his father's smile. He was tall for his age and build for a chaser in Quidditch games.

He was always expected to do the best he could. Always had the highest grades, the best social skills, and a hopeful future. They always expected so much of him.

There were things that bothered him sometimes. He found himself very lonely. Of course, he had his childhood friends Alphard Black and Conan Lupin.

He also knew the Weasleys, because his mother and Dumbledore insisted that he meets them. He liked the older children of the Weasley families. He didn't like Ronald or Ginerva. He found Ronald to self-centered, more than he was! It was quite surprising. His mother and Molly kept pushing him towards the clingy girl named Ginerva, she looked too much like his mother and Molly. He was slightly disgusted at the thought of getting close to the young girl. Ginerva would... Get physically violent.

He once heard that his mother and Molly speaking about an engagement. He didn't like that idea, he knew that his father would stop them. His father didn't like the Weasleys either but didn't say anything because the man loved his mother.

•

As Charlie stood at Platform 9 ¾, he looked around for his friends. It's been a month since Alphard and Conan as saw him. He saw them for his birthday, but they left immediately because they wanted to prepare for school. Charlie could understand because his mother forced him through intense studying.

He saw Alphard who stood with his back facing Charles. Alphard was shadowing a young boy in front of him. Charlie was purely interested who it was. He felt a pull towards the stranger.

Charlie Potter approached his friend and laid his hand on Alphard's shoulder to turn him. He laid his eyes on another pair of green eyes.

The boy was short and small, he had bright green eyes and black hair that were messier than his own. The younger boy had pale skin and had a look of curiosity. He was already in his Hogwarts clothes, the boy wore the uniform perfectly except for the outside coat which seemed too big for him. Charlie couldn't help but stare. The boy felt familiar. Charlie's heart rushed and his own magic was calling out for the boy before him, he restrained his magic back. He didn't want to scare the young boy off.

What felt like hours, was only a few seconds. Charlie shook his head and turned towards Alphard.

"Hey, Alph! There you are. Who is this? Is this someone new? He looks too young to be one of us." Charlie said with excitement. He really wanted to know the new boy's name.

"Oh! Hey Charlie! Long time no see, meet Harri Vanes! I met him and his mother at Diagon Alley when I went to get my things for school. My dad was pretty chill to bring Harri and I to the platform because Harri's mum was busy." Alphard said happily as he pointed towards the younger boy.

"Charles Potter! You can call me, Charlie." Charlie said in a soft tone. He wanted to get to know the younger boy. He wanted to know everything about Harri Vanes. Harri Vanes looked interesting.

"Hi! You can call me, Harri. I'm so excited. I always wanted to go to Hogwarts!" Harri said happily.

Charlie simply wanted to protect the boy before him. He had a feeling of guilt and the need to protect Harri. He wasn't sure why he was feeling that. He was surprised that Harri didn't gush or asked a question about who he was. He thought that Harri didn't know about who he was.

It wasn't long until the three boys moved onto the train, they had found a small compartment. Harri and Alphard sat next to the window and parallel to one and another. Charlie quickly sat next to Harri. He noticed how small and slender Harri was. Harri looked breakable. He noticed that Harri wore a necklace that had a symbol, it looked like a lightning scar. It looked like his scar.

"Hey Harri, what is your necklace?" Charlie asked without curiosity.

"Oh? It's a sōwilō symbol. You know, Norse rune for the sun! My family like Norse mythology and things. My name is Norse for 'lord'! Isn't that cool?" Harri said happily. "My mum's middle name is Nanna for 'mother'."

"That's really interesting, is your last name also connected? Does that mean you're a pureblood?" Charles asked.

"He's a pureblood from a squib-line!" Alphard added as he remembered the first conversation he had with Harri.

"Yeah, Vanes is French for Vanir, the Vanir were a group of gods that were associated with magic and other things. The portraits of my ancestors would tell me tales about them and stories about past Vanes of my family." Harri concluded happily.

"That's really cool, that's like Alphard's family whos obsessed with stars," Charlie said.

"Hey! It's cool to have star names. Where is Conan?" Alphard asked as he looked at the door.

"He'll find us eventually," Charlie said.

"Conan? Alphard told me about Conan. He said I would get along with him because he would be in Ravenclaw. Is he that nice?" Harri asked.

"Yeah! He's pretty cool, even if he's a bookworm. He likes to reread books and quotes stories. I wouldn't be surprised if he read the History of Hogwarts, more than once." Charlie laughed.

They continued to speak and laugh about multiple subjects. They spoke about the houses they would be. Alphard and Charlie would bash on Slytherin. They really didn't like Slytherin because of the influence of their dads and the people surrounding them. Harri didn't agree with most of what they said. It bored Harri slightly to hear them using the same arguments over and over again. Harri could understand what you-know-who was trying to do and he didn't like how he took it.

It wasn't long until Conan finally arrived. Conan was slightly taller than Charlie. He was extremely thin and boney, almost sickly, he had bags under his eyes and his clothes hanged on his thin shoulders, it almost like Harri's mother. He had silky looking hair that hung in front of his eyes and pale green eyes.

Harri was slightly terrified of the older boy that arrived into the compartment.

"There you all are. I was opening every single door and was shouted to get out a few times." Conan took a seat next to Alphard. "Who are you?"

Conan was quite straightforward towards Harri. Conan was always quite straightforward without asking any questions towards the others. The way that the boy said was quite terrifying because he asked it like he wanted to question him something.

"Harri Vanes! I'm Harri Vanes." Harri stuttered out.

"Stop scaring him, Conan. He's our new friend. He might be in the same house as you!" Charlie said.

"Vanes? Isn't that one of the pureblood families that were believed to be extinct or just a legend? I heard one of the last Vanes were Lothurr Vanes who was the only child of Máni and Melody Vanes?"

"Yeah, he was my ancestor. He ran from the magical world because he was paranoid." Harri stuttered out.

"I see, that answered one of my questions on my bucket list," Conan answered. "I'm Conan Lupin. It's lovely to meet you."

Conan closed the door then held out his hand and Harri shook the boy's hand. Conan took a seat next to Alphard when he pulled away from Harri's hand.

They spoke about a few things to past times. Conan got bored and begun to read a book. Alphard, Charlie, and Harri spoke about games they liked and subjects in school that they were excited for.

The ride towards the school was calm and time past quick. They were disturbed by an oddly rude girl and an annoying blond pureblood. Charlie hid under an invisibility cloak whenever he saw something red behind the door.

It wasn't long until they got to the school. It was already night and Charlie was practically sleepwalking as he kept bumping into his friends. Conan suggested that they throw Charlie overboard into the lake they were crossing. Charlie didn't like the idea from Conan.

•

The halls they walked through were large and lit with candles. It was such an old castle without electricity. The moving staircases were terrifying for Harri. They followed an old woman towards the great hall.

The young first years were grouped up into a small crowd in front of the small stairs that led towards a stool and the teacher's tables. The house tables were behind them and the older students were already seated.

An old looking man with a long white beard stood tall and smiled over the wave of students. He was proud of himself and glad that the number of students got higher. He saw the hope for the wizarding world standing the crowd of the first years. He had singled out the boy to train him and made sure that he wouldn't be distracted. It was difficult to make him friends with the Weasley's youngest son and daughter, it won't be long until the boy realized that they would be excellent friends. He made sure that a bright young muggle-born girl would be in the boy-who-lived's friend circle. He pushed and placed the pieces of the puzzle for the greater good. For the best, in the world.

"Hello, students! Welcome to a brand new year of Hogwarts." The old man spoke. He began to speak about the teachers and the places they were allowed to go. He took his seat back behind the teacher's table and the old woman that led them took a step next to the stool. She had a worn out hat in her hand.

It wasn't long until they begun to call out the first year's names for the sorting.

"Black, Alphard!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Granger, Hermione!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Longbottom, Neville!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Lupin-Prince, Conan!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Malfoy, Draco!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Potter, Charles!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

It wasn't long until they reached Harri's name, Harri couldn't wait for his turn until he heard the woman call out his name."Vanes, Harri!"

Harri walked towards the stool and took a seat as the woman dropped the hat upon his head.

"Now, now. That's quite a secretive mind, you've got." A voice said. Harri was surprised at the sudden voice. "Don't worry, I'm only looking at the surface of it all. You might be brave, but not enough to be Gryffindor. You're loyal to your only family and old portraits, perfect for Hufflepuff. You're ambitious to show your discoveries and creations, including the ones of your ancestor, not Slytherin. Ah, yes. Lothurr Vanes, he was quite the mind. You're just like his, but your interests are powered by something else. You have a desire to know more in life. Better be it..."

"RAVENCLAW!"

Harri smiled as he saw the grey parts of his uniform turn into blue and the moment the had was off, he got up and ran off towards Conan as he sat next to the tall boy. The sorting went on.

"Weasley, Ronald!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The sorting ended with a dark-skinned boy named Zabini who was sorted into Slytherin.

They were allowed to eat once the headmaster said a few more last thing. The boys immediately dung into their food as if they were starving. When they were finished, they were told to follow two older students.

The older students were the prefects, Robert Hilliard and Penelope Clearwater. They led the first years towards the Ravenclaw's tower to get to their common room. Conan was internally freaking out because he was scared of height as he stared down the hole towards the floor as they climbed up. Harri was too excited and rushed towards the front as he dragged Conan who seemed to be about to scream or puke... or both. Nobody could tell from Conan's neutral expression, except for the fear in his eyes that screamed for help. Harri really didn't care to notice.

They reached towards a large door with an eagle-shaped knocker.

"As you can see, to enter the common room. We have to answer to a riddle that will be given and the riddle changes every two weeks. It's also time, you have a minute to answer the riddle." Prefect Clearwater said as she indicated.

She quickly answers the current riddle for the entrance and led the students into the common room.

She and Robert Hilliard begun to tell the students about the rules and the schedule, they pointed out where the girls and boys rooms were located and indicated how the students would be roomed and their rooms with their roommates would be written down onto a piece of paper that was pinned on a board in the common room for the first week. They were allowed to choose their own roommates with a limit of four students only of the same gender.

Filius Flitwick finally arrived to meet the students. The small man was excited to meet his new students. He was quite interested to pick and poke these young minds and their knowledge. He introduced himself and answered the questions that were asked by the students. He was quite surprised at a young Muggle-born girl who asked too many questions and answered herself by accident. He kept his patience as he answered her. Conan groaned in annoyance and begun to drag Harri towards the board to write down their name then leave towards their room.

The two boys that arrived into their room and their trunks appeared into their room. There was two other empty bed, they took the ones on the left wall. Harri was next to the window and Conan was next to the door, Conan didn't want to wake up next to a sight of a window.

That was the end of the night of their first year at Hogwarts for Harri and Conan.

•

Charlie was plugging his ears as he tried to plug out the sound that came out of Ronald Weasley's mouth. He was seconds away from strangling the redhead. Alphard simply looked away and was seconds away from laughing. Charlie was certain he would commit murder and smother Alphard with a pillow that night.

They arrived at the Gryffindor common room after being led by the Gryffindor Prefects. They entered the red color schemed common room and they met their Transfiguration professor, Minerva McGonagall. He met the elder woman, a few times when his parents had small parties. He knew his father looked up to McGonagall and that she was his father's favorite teacher.

The moment that Minerva McGonagall laid her eyes on the Black Heir and the Potter Heir. She felt her heart stop and she began to think about her retirement as she answered the first year's questions. It wasn't long until everyone stopped asking questions and everyone went to their rooms.

Charlie and Alphard shared a room with Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom. Charlie was internally dying as everyone went to sleep after setting in and Ron Weasley began to snore. Very loudly.

Charlie planned murder until dawn.