A/N: I do not own Harry Potter or any character thereof. Only the story line is mine so please don't sue! I don't own anything!
Chapter 22
The next morning, Harry woke up before his bed alarm went off. "Force of habit I guess," he muttered (referring to when he had to get up early at the Dursley's) as he grabbed his things to head towards the showers.
The showers were off of the Gryffindor common room, so he plodded in that direction.
"Wow!" Harry looked around the room. The bathroom was almost big enough to put the Dursley's entire house in. (He had used the smaller bathroom upstairs last night.)
After a quick shower, he quickly put his pajamas back on then went upstairs to change into his uniform. He tried for 10 minutes to fix the tie but couldn't. He would have to ask Ron to help him once he had woken up.
He glanced at the clock on his bed and sighed when it only read 4:30 am. He picked up his book bag and placed it on his bed. He liked this bag. It had been one of the more expensive things that Hagrid had let him buy. There was a specific compartment for ink, parchment, quills, books, and another one to put anything else in that he might need to use. It magically expanded to fit the users needs (to an extent of course).
He started to put one of his bottles of ink in it when he noticed the Hogwarts crest and felt himself grin. The Gryffindor part was now enlarged to show what house he was in. His name also appeared in scarlet letters above the crest.
He really loved magic.
After filling his bag with ink, parchment, and quills, he turned to eye his books. He had no idea which ones he would need today.
Then an idea hit.
He glanced around the room and saw that no one was awake yet. Since he had read his books during the month that he had them and if he understood the theory properly, surely he would be able to do a minor spell or two. He'd been itching to try it all summer.
Harry stared at his books and grabbed the standard book of spells (grade 1) from his desk. Now was just the task of deciding which spell he wanted to do. He then realized that it was too dark to read near his bed and he really did not want to wake anyone up.
He peered around the room again and saw that everyone had their curtains drawn to a close so he pointed his wand at the torch on the wall right behind his desk and flicked it upwards slowly until there was a small amount of light glowing just over top of his desk. (Percy had told them how to do that.)
Harry flipped through the book. This had been one of the books he had read in its entirety, but he still did not remember everything that was in it.
'I want to make something that's just for me,' Harry thought suddenly. 'Something I can hang above my bed like everyone else has.'
Slowly he continued to flip through the book. He had no idea what he was looking for. 'Maybe something to make a poster?'
'Nah.' He didn't know what he wanted to put on it.
'Maybe there is spell that can create a picture of his parents.' Harry chuckled slightly. "That's probably 7th year magic if it can be done at all," he muttered to himself out loud.
Towards the back of the book he found a spell to make a calendar. "I bet I'll be considered a nerd ..."
He glanced around the little area that was technically his now. He saw that between his desk and his bed, at eye level on the wall, that there was enough space to attach something that would be considered a small poster without drawing to much attention to itself, which was perfect.
"So a calendar it is," he said quietly.
He quickly pulled out a 12 inch piece of parchment and laid it flat on his desk. He then read the section that explained how to do the spell. He figured making one the magical way had to be easier, faster, and slightly more fun than drawing it out the muggle way - which is how he was used to doing it at his aunt and uncles house.
Pulling his wand out and jabbing it at the paper he muttered softly, "Caloannus Mensis September".
He glanced down at the parchment and snorted. It was tiny, not filling up the paper and it was a calendar in the month of September ... of the year 1894.
Harry turned the parchment over then picked up the book again. He was on his third re-read of the section when he spotted his mistake.
Jabbing his wand at the parchment again, he said a little louder, "Caloannus Mensis September".
He quickly glanced around the room to make sure he did not wake anyone then glanced down at the parchment again.
This time it was the right month and year, but it was still so small that nothing could be written on it. Harry figured that he would just try again later.
He skimmed through the book again to see if there were any other spells that he could try. He had found a couple more when he started to hear movement around the room. He glanced at the clock and saw that it said 5:45 am.
About 5 minutes later he heard Ron's voice.
"Harry, are you up already?"
"Yeah. I've been up for a while. I think I'm a bit excited."
"Ugh." With a thud, Ron fell back towards his bed.
Harry snickered. He could tell that Ron was not a morning person.
By 6:30, Ron and Harry were ready for breakfast. (Ron had shown him how to fix his tie 5 minutes prior).
"We can come back and get our books after breakfast. That's when we'll get our schedule and I am not carrying anything more than I need to."
Harry nodded in agreement.
As they were exiting the portrait of the Fat Lady, Neville caught up with them. Near the Great Hall, they met up with Peeves again. He proceeded to throw more walking sticks at Neville before zooming away cackling.
Harry was excited. He still felt like he was in a dream and was terrified that he would wake up, which meant his stomach was clenched in nervous fits yet again. He watched as Ron ate a heaped up plate full of food. Harry could only stomach toast.
A couple of seats down, he saw Hermione talking to a very bored and exasperated looking Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown.
Harry then saw McGonagall approaching the table.
"Here are your schedules for this year. You will note that you have quite a few free periods. Those times will not be used to explore the castle. There will be other classes in session and if any of them are disturbed, the consequences will be severe."
Harry gulped as he took his schedule from the Professor.
"Now, during those times in which you do have a free period, you may go to the library, your common room, or to a study hall. These study halls will be over saw by a different Professor, depending on the hour and day. There may also be other years there as well if their free period falls during the same time as yours."
Harry really had not even looked at his schedule yet. He was listening intently to what McGonagall was saying. He did not want to get into trouble.
"The first time you enter the study hall, you will receive rules. The same goes for the library. Madam Pince will explain what she needs to once your there. Now, for this week, some teachers will look over the fact if you happen to be a few minutes late for class since you are probably going to get lost."
Harry felt his toast start to churn in his stomach.
"You all met Sir Nicholas at the feast last night. He is normally happy to point young Gryffindor's in the right direction, so if you are lost and should you see him, he will be glad to assist you. Also, do not be afraid to ask any teachers for directions as well. If you have any questions, you may find me during my office hours. You have 30 minutes before you are due in your first class, so I would suggest moving soon."
Harry watched as she moved up the table towards the second years.
While Ron finished eating Harry glanced down at the schedule in his hand.
Time.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.Monday.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.Tuesday.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.Wednesday.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.Thursday.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.Friday
6:00 - 7:45 am..xx.Breakfast ..xx..xx..xx.Breakfast ..xx..xx..xx..x.Breakfast .xx..xx...xx..xx.. Breakfast ..xx..xx..xx..xx.Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 am..xx.Charms ..xx..xx..xx... Herbology ..xx..xx..xx... Free Period ..xx..xx..xx... History of Magic ..xx..xx... Potions
9:00 - 9:15 am..xx.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break
9:15 - 10:15 am..x.Herbology ..xx..xx..x. DADA ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Herbology ..xx..xx..xx..x. History of Magic ..xx..xx... Potions
10:15-10:30 am..x.Break ..xx..xx..xx..x.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break
10:30-11:30 am..x.Free Period ..xx..xx...Free Period ..xx..xx..xx..Transfiguration ..xx..xx... Charms ..xx..xx..xx..xx... Transfiguration
11:30-12:45 pm..x.Lunch ..xx..xx..xx..x. Lunch ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Lunch ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x... Lunch ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x.. Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm..xx.Transfiguration ..xx...Charms ..xx..xx..xx..xx.. DADA ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..Free Period (flying) ..xx... Free Period
2:00 - 2:15 pm..xx.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break
2:15 - 3:15 pm..xx.DADA ..xx..xx..xx..xx..History of Magic ..xx..xx.Free Period ..xx..xx..xx...Free Period ..xx..xx..xx..x.Free Period
3:15 - 3:30 pm..xx.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx.Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx.. Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm..xx.Free Period ..xx..xx...Free Period ..xx..xx..xx...Free Period ..xx..xx..xx..Free Period ..xx..xx..xx..x.Free Period
5:00 - 7:00 pm..xx.Dinner ..xx..xx..xx..x.Dinner ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x.Dinner ..xx..xx..xx..xx..x. Dinner ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx. Dinner
11 pm - 1am ..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx..xx...Astronomy
While eyeing his schedule Harry said, "Let's go get our things."
As they walked back up to their dorms, Hermione had caught up with them. "I'm so excited but I am disappointed by all of the free periods that we have this year. I was hoping it would be all classes. I asked Percy about it and he said that they tend to go easy on the first years. I hope that we learn loads today."
By the time they crawled through the hole behind the Fat Lady, Ron was looking at Hermione like she was nuts. Even Harry was staring at her like she had lost her mind.
He was all for learning everything that he could but he also wanted a life, free time to do other things. From the sound of it, she had thought that the idea of free time was scandalous.
A/N: If you're wondering why I chose a calendar of all things for Harry to make, especially with him being a boy, in most of the books, Harry makes one the muggle way before returning to school to count down the days. Now he's made one the magical way.
A/N: Warning, Harry will be powerful, but he won't be super powerful. He will still have to struggle with certain things as well as deal with other childhood issues. Harry is going to be incredibly smart, but don't worry about him out-doing Hermione ... to an extent anyway. (Evil smirk) And to alleviate some fears, he won't all of a sudden wake up and realize woah, I can take on the world! It will be a slow on going process. (Smile)
A/N: This story will stick mostly to canon of the Sorcerer's Stone book, and some quotes are from the book directly. However, every once in a while, a scene or two from the movie may sneak in. (All that of course aside from the fact that a lot of scenes from my own mind are sneaking in as well - evil cackle!)
A/N: Some of what's written in the Sorcerer's Stone will change to suit my whims for my own story! Don't hate me! (Evil smirk!)
A/N: Sorry for the format of the schedule. I had to get around the table issue that fanfiction has.