James told them what they were doing in class, changing a match into a needle, easy work. He sat down a box of closed matches in front of them. He silently put some charms over them so only McGonagall could see them other than himself.
"Get out a match and try it." He said while sitting on the desk. They all had a box, they looked at them for a second before turning back to James.
"What can't get the box open?" teased James. Harry sat back in his chair and swiped his hand in the air from right to left. All the matchboxes opened. Inside the boxes were full of pointing silver needles. James picked one up from every box examined them and put them back. He smirked "Great job, that pretty much covers the lesson today, what else can you do?"
"How about the demonstration McGonagall does to impress us?" said Ginny sharing the image of the desk turning into a pig with everyone one there including James. She looked at the desk and it turned into a pig and back again. Then Harry stepped forward and did the same, they all did it and then sat back down. James' smirk was as large as it had ever been. This is my son! My son taught his friends how to do this! He is all I could ever ask of plus everything that is perfect! He can save us all from an awful fate and he is smarter than most of the seventh years here! He can destroy a dark wizard that no one else can! He is so wonderful! He can even get me all mushy! Thats not even cool! Yep but that makes him my boy . A true Marauder.
Harry was watching his dad, he was so happy. You could feel it coming off of him. Then people started to arrive so James jumped off that desk and instead went and sat on his desk. They all sat down and then the first bell rang and McGonagall entered.
"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts," she said. "Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned." She then changed the desk into a pig and back again. James grinned at the Junior Marauders. McGonagall passed out a match to everyone while giving James some to do the Marauder half of the room. He gave everyone one casually skipping the Marauders.
"Try your best and concentrate on turning this match into a needle. Concentrate on size, material, and color." she said strolling back to the front and directly over to James. "James! These 6 didn't get any matches!" she whispered in his ear.
"I was just going to talk to you about that, here watch." He came over with 6 of the boxes of matches and gave one to each of them. They were shut and then after a second they waved their hands and the boxes slid open. Each matchbox filled with perfect needles. she stared at them. They quickly changed them back.
"Can you change this into this?" she asked changing a quill into a pencil.
They all picked up their quills and changed them into pencils, then back.
"What can't you do?" she asked.
They stared blankly at her as if to say 'nothing.'
"Life transformation? Like the pig transformation?"
They looked at their chairs until they turned into pigs. Then after them squealing they turned them back.
"At least tell me you people are not an animagi?"
They looked at her and smirked. They all walked into the hall.
LION ONLY! said Harry through their heads.
Then they all turned into 6 lions. A black lion with green eyes, a red one with brown eyes who was slightly smaller, both out front showing leadership. Another Red one with blue eyes, a brown, bushy one with brown eyes, a yellow one with silver eyes and a black one with hazel eyes. They were beautiful. After a few seconds, a man walked out and turned into a black lion with brown eyes was standing slightly behind the two leaders. McGonagall gave a slight smirk, while still gaping at them all. She composed herself and walked back in. Followed closely by 7 lions.
"Where is Professor Potter?" said one Gryffindor. A Slytherin was eyeing the lions. "Why are there lions in here?"
James the lion turned to him and grinned. All the lions roared out of laughter. Although the alpha male's was a bit forced, Ravenclaw, definitely not his favorite house. Then the lions all walked out and a minute later out walked in the Marauders.
"Now If I ever find you in the hallways again you will be in loads of trouble! No points off this time just don't make it happen again! Professor McGonagall will go for the throat next time!" said James smirking when they walked in.
They all went back to their seats. And James removed the charms.
"Continue with your assignments!" said McGonagall.
They all immediately tried again with the matches.
Ginny glared at Harry, he still had yet to tell his father that he had a change in heart. He had started being nicer but he didn't tell him anything.
Class continued as usual, the Marauders having casual conversations, James walking around trying to guide the others to change their matches. At the end of class Dean, and some Hufflepuffs change theirs correctly only to have it wear off two seconds later.
The bell rang and everyone excited.
"Tell Moony he better do a good job and treat Ms. Tonks correctly or fear the wrath of the rest of the Marauders!" called James as the Marauders excited.
They smirked and all but ran to Defence. They got there 10 minutes early and were the only ones in the room. They all dashed and got the the front row. And sat down quickly. Remus smiled at them.
"Thought you would be here early, and hearing what James just sent to me through this," he said as he held up his map. "You guys will most likely have to be put in all advanced classes by the end of the week."
They smirked at him. "We were told to tell you something." said Ron smirking.
"What might that be?" said Remus.
"I believe the exact words were 'Tell Moony he better do a good job and treat Ms. Tonks correctly or fear the wrath of the rest of the Marauders!" said Ginny smirking.
Remus rolled his eyes and then Tonks slid down the railing of the stairs. "Someone say my name?"
Luna smiled and Ginny and Hermione giggled. Ron sniggered and Harry and Neville just stood there and grinned.
Neville repeated what James had said and Tonks grinned. "I think he will find I am much more scary, when I am angry, than a bunch of advanced and highly tempered kids and prankster adults."
Remus just stared at her, "Remind me not to get on your bad side." he said as he leaned into her, trying to get a snog no doubt.
"Bite me." she growled. He jumped back startled and then she scowled "Not what I meant."
He moved a bit closer. Hesitant this time. "Remus! Really I didn't mean it like that! It's an expression!"
"Not a very good one." he grumbled.
She strode over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "How about this one? Kiss me."
"Hmm… I like this one. I'll have to use that one." he said.
"Hmm… Me too." then they leaned in and snogged.
"Mrg Hmm! Professors! You have students in here! You can use your room later!" said Harry.
They jumped apart. "Sorry" they mumbled. Everyone just laughed. Harry and Ginny stood up and went to the door. "Continue we will stop you if someone comes."
Remus smiled, "Thank you I really-" he was stopped by Tonks' lips.
After a few minutes of silence from behind the Marauders, Harry saw someone coming down the hall. He turned around and saw Remus and Tonks snogging in the middle of the classroom. "They are coming" said Harry.
They jumped apart, blushing. "Get ready then." he said as they all sat back in their seats.
"Did you at least come up for air?" said Ron.
They blushed a blush a Weasley would be proud of. Thought they didn't seem to answer, they did hear a small "no" from Tonks.
The Marauders that weren't blushing laughed. Then they stopped right before the other 'Ickle- Firsties' came in. They all sat and went for their books and such, except for the Marauders who were using their maps to find out from Lupin what they needed. They got back "Your Brains and Wands, nothing else."
They smiled and sat there.
"What in the world are you doing?" said Remus eyeing all the students in the second row and back.
They all looked at him.
"Those things… you all have out. Quills, ink, parchment… Books! Trust me when I say you will rarely need them in this class. I believe in a uh… more hands on lesson." He said in mock outrage but still smirking.
Everyone stared at him.
"Now put those ghastly things away! Get out your wands and stand up!" He said, half shouting.
They complied still in shock. Then when they stood Remus walked to the front row of Marauders. He said "This will be faster if you help. Just stack them like so." Then he neatly stacked two desks against the wall.
Tonks stood at the top of the steps and helped Harry, Ginny, Neville, Luna, Ron, Hermione, and Remus stack desks. Then she slide down the rail again and stood by Remus in the front. She grabbed his hand and spoke.
"We will be starting with a rather strange creature that was found in the teachers lounge yesterday that we are allowed to keep."
"Thank you Ms. Tonks." said Remus winking to her, "This creature is a boggart can anyone tell me about them other than Neville, Luna, Ginny, Harry, Ron, and Hermione?" he said looking at their hands that went up immediately. He knew they had an advantage, Harry shared his knowledge with all of the Marauders not just the students.
No one's hand was up. "Really? Alright put your hands down, I guess we'll just have to figure out on our own what they do."
They looked at him, blankly. He continued. "First I need you to say this incantation, it repels boggarts so no wands first."
Everyone stowed away their wands.
"Riddikulus!" said Remus.
Everyone repeated it.
"Alright but I need you to picture the thing you are most afraid of and try to make it funny."
They all looked deep in thought until they smiled.
"Do you know what a boggart does yet?" said Remus.
Everyone looked equally lost other than Malfoy and his goons, I mean friends. They were totally lost. They let this Professor in rags teach? Filth! Hogwarts is getting desperate.
Harry growled, he didn't have to use the Legilimens spell to hear what people were thinking, none of the Marauders did, they just heard it. They all heard and growled to. Harry shared what he heard with Tonks who growled. One word went into Remus head after he heard from Tonks what someone thought. MALFOY
All the Marauders were mad now, but Remus hid his. Everyone was staring at the red faced teacher or the snarling assistant and snarling students.
"Mr. Malfoy," said Remus trying not to snarl himself "I hope you know there is 8 people in the room who can read minds without using Legilimency?"
Everyone looked at the snarling people, 7, and the other must be the Professor. Malfoy sneered. "Yeah so?"
"So we all just heard your snide comment on me and Hogwarts and let me tell you. There are two fiesty redheads, my girlfriend, two black hairs who have mighty tempers like their parents and a blonde person and bushy haired witch down there that takes a lot for them to snarl like they are. So I am not going to stop them if they hear something they don't like again." said Remus.
"Oh and what exactly can they do?" said Malfoy.
Ginny looked livid she said through their minds. "Bat Bogey Hex NOW!" everyone complied. Malfoy's face instantly started to have bats crawling from it.
Harry stopped the hex after a minute and modified everyone's memory and changed Malfoy's so he didn't remember who did it just that it happened. Everyone smiled and turned back to the professor.
"Now as I was saying, does anyone know what a boggart does?" after a moment Remus continued "No well it takes the shape of the thing you fear the most, all you have to do is say the incantation and change it to something funny, it absolutely hates laughter so that helps."
Some just continued to stare at him, but most were nodding now that they understood what the warm ups were for.
"Alright, Parvati you first." said Remus she walked up to Remus and he opened a trunk, not his Marauder trunk but Harry recognized it as the one he saw in Lupin's dream office.
Just like Harry thought it turned into a mummy when Tonks opened the trunk.
"Riddikulus" she said, it unraveled and it's head fell off.
"Seamus" said Remus who noticed the line forming.
The boggart turned into a banshee and Seamus made it lose its voice. Then it got confused, Dean stepped forward and trapped his hand.
Remus sent to their minds, If it turns into your bondmate let me handle it!
They nodded to him and Ron stepped forward, Try to disguise it! Ron thought of the spider and willed the boggart to turn into that, it complied and he put it on rollerskates this time. He actually said the spell outloud this time. Everyone was going to do that, this time. Hermione stepped up and willed it to be a blast ended skrewt. It did and she made it where a flower and look cute.
Neville made his Professor Binns, smiling. Harry had to admit that was scary. He made that professor wear his grandma's clothes instead. It was still funny. Luna's was a vulture, she put it in a tutu.
Ginny's was a basilisk, she looked at it and made it pink with purple polka dots. Harry's was a dementor, he easily took care of it and shot it into his trunk which Tonks shut.
"Can we see what Professor Tonk's is?" said a Slytherin girl.
She came around and opened the chest and out plopped a dead man, Remus. Everyone in the room looked from Dora to Remus and then the boggart.
She stared at it. Then shakily she said "R-Riddikulus!" and it got up did a dance and she put it back in the box. Remus just stared at her. Then to the clock they had 10 minutes. "Dismissed." he said.
The Marauders stayed behind and Tonks started crying. Not tears of joy. Remus ran to her and picked her up. He was quite strong for the toll on his body because of his condition. All the present Junior Marauders sent her pictures of Remus, him smiling, him confused, him worried. Everything they had that was happy about him. She was still crying.
"Shhh Tonks, I'm here, alive. I'm with you, holding you, loving you. I love you! I'm not going to leave you, ever. I'm not dead and I won't die until you do, so we can be together. I Love You. I'm here. I Love You" said Remus in a continuous loop of 'I love you's and 'I'm Here's and others. Finally she stopped crying and Remus dried off her face.
"It c-changed. It used to be my parents that were dead." she mumbled.
"It is okay, I'm sure mine changed too."
He sat her down and she sat on the floor, he opened the trunk and out fell a dead Tonks, all scratched and half eaten. Remus almost broke down, but he had to stay strong for her.
He closed his eyes, but he couldn't make it funny and the bond mates froze knowing that theirs would be just as bad. They couldn't help. The door burst open and in ran James, Lily, Sirius, and Amelia. They all saw what was going on throw their legilimency, everyone was crying and Remus said "Damn it." before he broke down and cried now too. Lily ran in front of Remus. Hers changed into a dead James and she said "Riddikulus" and he turned into an owl with glasses and she put it into the trunk and sat on the lid. Remus just stood there, shocked, afraid, and broken.
Tonks slowly got up and went to Remus she grabbed his arm, he jerked away from the contact. She did it again this time with a death grip.
"Look at me Remus! Please!" she cried. He wouldn't budge. "Remus John Lupin look at me!" she said a bit hysterically. Nothing
"I'm all right! You said yours probably changed! You knew what to expect! Now look at me I'm alright!" she said. Nothing. "I love you! If you loved me, truly loved my like you said 5 minutes ago you will look at me!"
He opened his eyes and saw her face broken and in despair. He hated seeing it like that, it was pretty, but still bad. Her hair matched his, it was cute.
"I'm alive, I love you and we will be okay, didn't you notice all of ours take the shape of our dead mate? That's because we love each other. If you try to use this to separate from me, you will face hell! Didn't you see mine? My biggest fear isn't you doing that to me! So you can't use that I should be because I'm not! My biggest fear is losing you!" she said, almost crying now.
He wiped away the lone tear on her face and dried off his own, "You're right, you know." he said.
"I usually am." she said smiling slightly.
He smiled and hers' grew. He couldn't stop himself any more. He had to really make sure she was alright. So he kissed her. Everyone did the same to their mate. After a few moment they all broke apart. Sirius smirked and waved his wand and everyone's tear stains on their faces and clothes disappeared. Then he turned to Harry.
"Good Job! You could made the Marauders a group full of mushy people!" he said.
Harry smiled, "If I remember correctly, Padfoot, the big strong cool faced guy, was crying."
Sirius stepped back stuck out his tongue and stood and pouted by Amy. She laughed at him "Haha, he got you there!" he scowled and said "Thanks a lot Potter."
"You're Welcome." said all 4 Potters at the same time which caused everyone to chuckle.
"By the way, you guys should be promoted to higher level classes." said Moony smiling.
After another minute they all walked out and went back to the common room, laughing all the while.
It was overall happy scene to anyone watching. A certain blond was watching. I wish my friends and family were like that, they are all connected. And you can tell they all love each other, even if they aren't really related. I want that. Harry was the only one still listening and for once he actually felt bad for Malfoy.
He decided he would talk to them about him after they were done with the finishing details on the already done essay they did on the train and over the summer.
When they got to the common room, it had multicolored chairs and couches, there wasn't many but some didn't mind sitting on the floor. The fireplace made everything warm and cozy. When they went to sit the chairs and couches multiplied giving enough room for everyone. They were amazed but they used them anyways. They all sat and finished their essays, the adults were having conversations on their classes and daily activities. Fred and George joined them immediately after they sat down and they came over to flash through their homework. It was all finished in under the course of 5 minutes when they were done. Harry said "I have something I'd like to discuss, please keep an open mind." They nodded and then their heads were filled with them walking down the hall and then hearing Malfoy's voice in his head. They heard what he said. They all came back to reality to find that Harry was trying to read their expressions. Some of concern, some of pity, others unreadable.
Ron broke the silence first "So, what do you suppose we do then?"
Harry smiled "I want to become his friend. He doesn't have to be a Marauder, he just can be a friend, like Seamus, Lee, and people like that. Unless he refuses, or you want to make him a Marauder, he shows a certain ability, I should say. It is up to you guys"
Everyone smiled and nodded they would have to talk to him during or after dinner.
They sat there planning pranks for a good half hour, then they went into their trunks and since it was a Monday it was still Harry's turn to share. He shared his training room and they all started duelling. It ended with all 4 Potters not hit when the dual of all the people took place, they quickly turned on each other Red vs. Black hair. Adventually they had to call it a draw. Then Ginny and Lily turned around and James and Harry smirked before hitting them at the same time, petrifying them.
All the guys laughed and all the girls huffed, some smiling others trying to hold back laughter. Harry and James went over to their wives and unpetrified them. They both jumped on them and took their wands.
Everyone was laughing now. Except James, Lily, Harry and Ginny. James, being in this predicament before knew he was going to hexed, snogged or both. Harry smiled.
"Think this is funny Potter?" said Ginny.
"Yes Potter I do!" he said.
She scowled, "And why would that be?"
"Cause I get to do this." he said as he leaned up and kissed her.
Lily leaned down and kissed James as well. They all got wolf whistles and catcalls. After a minute they broke apart. Lily and James stood up and joined Padfoot, Moony, and their dates in a corner. Harry and Ginny stayed on the floor, where five seconds later both of the other boys were tackled by their mates. They all snogged.
When they were done Ginny pulled back. "I won Potter!"
"It was a tie." he replied smirking.
"Well what makes you say that?" she asked a bit confused.
"Well I got to snog you didn't I? Therefore, you win by getting me on the ground, I win by kissing you."
She smiled and stood up. He felt his mind click when he locked eyes with her and suddenly he could feel everyone in the room. How light they were, he could feel like a white and light essence on them. He could tell everyone in the room was having one of those moments. They stared at each other everyone had a light essence on them. Harry figured out what it was.
"I think we can sense magic, like light and dark, and wards and stuff. It is supposed to be really rare, but weird things love to happen to us I guess." said Harry.
Everyone chuckled and nodded. "Here watch." he studied this in his dream at one point in his Auror training. He shared it, shared how the wards have different colors and things. They nodded and then cast a silencing charm around a chair, it was purple. He removed it and heard 'Woahs' from all around him. He cast a muggle repelling ward around the same chair, it was dark blue. He took it off and but anti-apperation wards around that chair, red. Anti- portkey, orange. He continued cover over a hundred wards, he continued and everyone recognized them with his knowledge. After that it was 6:45.
They headed to Dinner. They walked in at 7:01 and saw that Draco Malfoy and the professors were the only other people in the room. They all immediately walked over to him who was staring at his plate. Harry cleared his throat and Draco jumped. He saw who it was and tried to hide a small smile with a scowl, but Harry saw it anyways.
"Yes?" asked Malfoy.
"We were wondering if maybe you would like to um I don't know. Hang out with us sometime." He got out, gesturing to his pack. Draco looked at them, determining if they were bluffing, then he smiled "Sure, I'd love too!" They went back to their table smiling. They made a new friend while losing a potential enemy. Suddenly the sorting hat sored down and landed on the Headmasters head. He was shocked, then the sorting hat covered his face with the brim of it.
Dumbledore, I need to resort someone again. Boy I wish these people would quit messing up my sorting. They make friends and that changes them! Call up Draco Malfoy please. Harry too! Tell him to stop making friends.
Alright replied Dumbledore
"Draco, Harry come up here." he said while removing the hat.
They were confused but they came. When they got there Dumbledore smiled when the two smiled at each other, very easy friendship there considering the whole 'you didn't shake my hand' thing never happened.
"You are not in trouble, but the sorting hat would like another resort." he said. Both boys raised their eyebrows at him.
"Now, Draco try on the hat again please." said Dumbledore. He tried it on and he said almost the same thing he did to him as he did the rest of them, except he left out the map and the Junior Marauders. Draco was smiling the whole time. He was going to have at least one real friend, and he was excited.
When the sorting hat was done it said "THE BIG HOUSE" everyone at that table cheered. Some people who were coming in the great hall froze, especially the Slytherins that were entering. Draco Malfoy was supposed to be the Slytherin Prince! Now he wasn't in that house.
Harry smirked, that meant fate was working, he was supposed to join his house. He was now going to be the newest member in the Junior Marauders. He quickly sent the message to his table. So will he be a Junior Marauder? He got a Yes from them all. He grinned, he turned to Dumbledore.
"Is there a reason you called me up here and not Sirius?" asked Harry.
"Yeah the sorting hat requested that you shouldn't decide to make anymore close friends, it interferes with his sorting." chuckled Dumbledore.
Harry grinned "Alright, the others won't be that close. If anything there is a slight chance one more will be joining us next year." He smiled, he didn't know where that came from. They went to their table and Malfoy apologized for his earlier thought. He said it was mostly his fault but that was how he grew up and he was glad to be in this house and had good friends now. It was really sweet to be coming from Malfoy's mouth.
There was silence for a moment until all 3 of the bonded couples fell out of their chairs simultaneously. Everyone stared at them. James and Lily put up wards so only they could see what was going on and no other students could. They laid there, everyone's face in concern. They saw how it was the bonded couples not anyone else. Malfoy stared in horror. What is going on? Is that my fault? What have I done? Why was it just them? Why not the adults or the other Weasleys? Thought Draco.
After a few more minutes they stood up and opened their eyes, saw Malfoy and grinned. They had been talking to Merlin. He said he chose another heir, two actually. They were to be bonded, he gave them all the time and place. Merlin said he figured out what to do with the 4th vault. The time for it to happen was set to happen at 7:46 and the location Dumbledore's office. They smiled and sent it to the current members of the Marauders, excluding Draco. They snickered and Draco finally speaks, "What he bloody hell happened? And why are they laughing? No one said anything!"
"We will explain it to you at 8:00, seeing how it is 7:30 and we are done, I'll go and see if we can go to Dumbledore's office." said Harry. Draco just nodded really confused.
Harry stood and Ginny went with him. They ran to Dumbledore.
He looked up to them, "Is there a problem?" he asked.
"No we just need you to be in your office, by 7:45. Some um important business needs to be attended to." said Ginny.
"Alright, let us go then, I imagine this business requires your entire house to come along. I assume seeing as they are standing up."
They nodded and went to his office. When they got there it was 7:40.
"Sir could you please get the Greengrass family. Get them here immediately, please tell them to bring Astoria with them." said Harry. He looked around, Lily was missing.
"Where is mum?"
"She went to the Slytherin Common Room to get Daphne." said James glancing at the door. Dumbledore stuck his head into the green flames. James kept looking at the door. Then it opened and he walked over to it. He saw Lily. "Lily!"
"Oh come on! I was gone for 2 minutes." said Lily.
"The worse two minutes since we came back." he said grabbing her hand.
Harry turned to Draco. They walked to an empty corner.
"Do you know who Astoria Greengrass is?" said Harry.
"Yes." he said.
"What do you think of her?" Harry asked, even though he knew they ended up married anyways.
"I was always quite fond of her. I do fancy her a bit." Draco blushed.
"Oh good. This is going to sound nuts but trust me. When I say this, when she gets here, kiss her." said Harry.
He blushed even darker. "Okay. I'm guessing it will be explained later?" he said blushing a bit darker.
"Um.. yeah." said Harry. "Now come here, what time is it?"
Draco looked at his watch, "7:45"
"Alright when it is 7:46 kiss her."
He raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything.
Then one by one 3 people stepped out of the flames. It felt like forever for Draco's little, but expensive watch to tick until it hit 7:46. The Greengrasses were trying to figure out what is going on but all Dumbledore said is watch.
*Click* 7:36, immediately Draco moved forward and so did Astoria, almost as in a trance. She picked herself up to his height that was slightly over her's and they kissed. The Greengrass parents gasped and went to go break them apart but the shield came up and the parents froze.
SOUL BOND IN PROGRESS 10%
Everyone smiled at the two and Mrs. Greengrass broke the blissful silence. "My daughter will not be his! Dumbledore stop them! Daphne was to be with Draco! Not Astoria! If that completes she will not be welcome back with us!"
"I'm sorry then, you just lost your little girl. I'm sure Daphne will find true love someday. As for Mrs. Malfoy-"
"Mrs. Malfoy?! Who on Earth are you calling her that?" said Mr. Greengrass, "She will not be married to him! I will not allow it!"
"It is too late that is what a soulbond is. Now if you do not want her, I'm sure Mr. Malfoy will take her home." said Albus a bit sad, knowing what Draco thought of his parents.
"If they don't want them, We'll take them." said Lily. Everyone nodded.
"Alright Mrs. Potter, I'll see what I can do." said Dumbledore with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Obliviate." he said to the Greengrasses. He was making them forget they ever had Astoria. That the other room in the house was for Daphne's friends.
Lily and Tonks then went through the flew at Dumbledore's unspoken request. They went to Greengrass Manor, and gathered her clothes and things. They came back with a few suitcases and hangers.
"Sir, would you mind if my father and I went to Diagon Alley, possibly Draco and Astoria can come too, when they are done?" said Harry.
"Sure, I am sure Astoria will need her things for the school year." he replied.
10 minutes later, and 3 Greengrasses being stunned. The dome read SOULBOND IN PROGRESS 99%
Everyone was jumping for joy. Finally it his 100% and the shield fizzled away.
Hello. ran out Hermione's voice in the couple's' heads.
Hi. came Astoria's voice. Everyone smiled.
I'm Harry, my father and I were wondering if you and Draco would accompany us to your house, Astoria. Then we need to get you you Hogwart's stuff and some other things.
We'd love to come. said Draco.
They smiled, Harry walked over to James and he smiled and went to the fireplace, they went to the Greengrass Manor. Astoria and Draco went to her room.
"We got most of your clothes!" called James.
"Thank you!" came Astoria's voice.
They came down after a few minutes with a small box.
"Alright I think we are ready." said Draco. Harry smiled and neither knew it but James' matched. They went to the fireplace. "Diagon Alley" one by one they went. Harry immediately went over to Ollivanders' door.
"You, two go here and we will go to get the rest of your things, when you are done here go to Madam Malkin's then go to Wiseacre's. Do you need anything other than your school stuff?" asked Harry.
"Not that I know of Harry." said Astoria.
"Alright we will meet at Wiseacre's in 15 minutes?" said Draco.
They nodded and parted ways.
After 15 minutes they were all walking into Wiseacre's.
When Harry went in the shopkeeper smiled.
"Aren't you supposed to be in school, Mr. Potter?"
"Dumbledore gave us permission to be here." he replied grinning.
"I suppose you had a problem if you are back then?" he said a bit grim.
"No actually, we loved them and came back for two more." said James.
Wiseacre perked up a quite a bit at this, "Right away! Now I assume like the last 15 I made, all of which engraved but one, you want these engraved?"
"Yes with the initials, D.M. and A.M. With the ability to change like the others." said Harry as he pulled out 12 Galleons and handed them to Wiseacre. He smiled and said "Thank you Mr. Potter, and Mr. Potter." Then he was gone, hidden behind shelves. Then his head popped around, it shouldn't be more than two minutes." then he was gone again.
Harry and James sat on the bench that was there and Draco stood while Astoria went to sit down.
"We don't bite… all the time." said James looking at the seat on his right, where Draco could sit.
Draco just smiled and said "I'm a bit confused. Father always was made when Wiseacre wouldn't give him any discounts. How come he cuts the price for you?" he was smirking thinking of his father made because wealth couldn't get him something.
"Well, Wiseacre went through a… rough patch when he ran out of money. Lily and I decided to help him, we always loved this store for some reason. So we bought out half the store. Now everything is half price because it is half ours already." said James.
Draco smiled, "Father said he tried to buy this store once but Wiseacre said he only would be able to sell half that someone more important and with much more money owned the other half. Father thought he was barking mad, saying to him 'No one has more money than the Malfoy's' it was rather funny when Wiseacre started to laugh at him though."
"You don't like your dad do you?" said Harry slowly.
"No, I don't," he admitted after some thought, "training his kid rather than raising him. Keeping Dark objects all over your house where I go. Supporting the 'Dark Lord.' He said when the Dark Lord rises again he is giving mum her dark mark."
"So she doesn't have one yet?" said Harry smiling.
"No." said Draco a bit confused now.
Harry turned to his dad, "You wouldn't mind if I went to the Burrow would you?"
James shook his head.
"I'm guessing you wouldn't mind if your dad went to Azkaban would you?" said Harry looking at Draco.
Draco grinned, "I'd be more than happy to see him go."
Harry smiled "Would you mind coming with me then?"
"Sure!" said Draco then he turned to James "Can you keep Astoria company then? Maybe answer questions I can tell she wants to ask?"
"I'd love to." said James smiling to his son's new friend.
Harry and Draco smiled, then they teleported to the Burrow. Right outside the door to the Burrow, two boys stood.
Harry knocked on the door, Mrs. Weasley answered it.
"Harry! Where is Ginny is everything okay? Why are you here? Is it one of mine?" she said quickly.
"No everything is fine, another bond happened. Between Draco Malfoy," he said gesturing to Draco "and Astoria Greengrass."
Molly smiled, "Thank you deary, but why couldn't you send a patronus?"
"We were wondering, Mrs. Weasley, is Mr. Weasley here or at work today?" said Draco.
"Work, but why do you need him?" she asked.
"Draco, agreed that we should put Lucius Malfoy in Azkaban. We know how, we just need Arthur to help and take the credit."
Molly smiled, "Thank you boys, he should be in his office."
"Okay, we will see you later Mrs. Weasley." said Harry. Then they stepped back and Harry said through the big bond in his mind for all the couples, but this was pointed to Draco.
Arthur works for the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts department.
Then they both teleported.
Arthur jumped when two boys appeared in his office. One was blond, that he didn't pay attention to, or perhaps didn't see and the other was unmistakably Harry Potter.
"Where is Ginny!?" he asked immediately.
"She is fine,we were just wondering. Are you busy?" asked Harry.
"No, why would you ask? Do you need me to do something?" he asked. Relaxing from the automatic state of worry.
"Yes, we were wondering, if maybe you would come with us. We need to have some Auror's present. We want to get to the Dark artifacts out of Malfoy Manor. I know where they are and Draco," he said gesturing to Draco "Wants to see his father get put behind bars. All the dark artifacts are under a rug in the drawing room in the house. There is a trap door there that Lucius' wand can open."
Arthur grinned, "Sure! Lets go to the Auror offices. No offence but I always wanted to arrest him." Draco grinned, "I did too, I saw everything he was doing when he hired Crabbe and Goyle to be my buddies."
When they got to the Auror offices, Arthur knocked.
"Enter" growled the voice of the auror who was in the first office, Alastor Moody.
The three entered.
"What do you want." Mad-Eye growled.
"How would you like the opportunity to bust Lucius Malfoy for having a house full of Dark Artifacts?" said Draco smirking.
"Love too! It is just he always knows we come and sells them!" Moody gruffed.
"We know where he keeps the darkest of dark artefacts he would be killed for if he sold." said Draco smiling. "Somewhere I know we have never checked before."
"Alright give me a second to grab some Auror's then we can go." said Moody. He stood and went over to the door gruffly pulled it open and disappeared and came back with Aurors.
Then he came back and stood by Draco.
"So why are you trying to lock your dad up?" he asked.
"I hate him, he taught me to despise muggle borns, half bloods, blood traitors and to follow in his death eater footsteps. Speaking of that I know the spell you do on their arms to reveal their tattoos."
Moody smiled, "That will come in handy."
"Later, I'll tell you the names of other Death Eaters. Dad made the mistake to talk about them like that, not expecting me or mum to ever defy him. You can tell she hates him too, she just hides it well." said Draco smiling.
"I can do the same, I know who a bunch are." said Harry.
Moody smiled, "I like you kids already. Good Auror material."
They smiled and then 5 Aurors came into the office. Then they all apperated, Arthur side-along apperated the two boys for show, so no one knew about the bonds. They arrived at the bounds of the wards.
"Thought they might put up wards!" said Moody after a moment of him muttering and flourishing his wand. "They are stable, but I imagine Lucius will get around them. Then Harry said "Wait, I'll put up some he won't get around." Then a dome covered the house it glowed gold until it slowly disappeared, to everyone but Harry and Draco, who had been given most of the abilities. Everyone stared at him.
"What? I can be good to! There isn't a person alive who can get out of there now. I already tested this with Dumbledore, he couldn't get around it. Now my wards are up at Hogwarts. He said it was impressive, I don't think so. It is was easy. Now are we going or what?" said Harry.
They recovered and started to follow the already moving Harry. He passed through the wards stopped and turned around when they got through. He waved his hand and then another golden glow appeared.
"A ward to make sure if anyone runs then they will run into the wards like it is a brick wall." he said. Then he turned back to the house. "To get this done faster, Draco and me are going to run." Then he pulled out his cloak and draped it over himself and said while being invisible. "He won't see me just Draco, so it will be easier." Then they turned and ran to the door. Harry stopped and cast Disillusionment charms on the waiting people. Then Draco knocked on the door. After a few seconds Lucius opened the door.
"Draco what are you doing here?" he said.
"Professor Dumbledore told me I could come talk to you and plus I forgot something," He said as he stepped in, he felt people slip past him. Then when the movement stopped he shut the door. Lucius just stared at him then everyone canceled their Disillusionment charms and Harry took off his cloak and Draco smiled.
"I forgot to put you in Azkaban!" Then Draco shot a stunner at him. And took his wand and then rolled up his sleeve, when his mum came out. No one looked at her but Alastor, Draco and Harry knew she walked in.
"Hey mum." he said staring at where the tattoo should be. Then he waved his wand while saying "Mark Ostende" then Lucius' mark appeared. 2 Aurors stepped forward and bond Lucius.
Narcissa smiled "Good job Draco, I was hoping you would do that eventually. I knew he would probably kill us both if I tried and failed." he smiled then went to the Drawing Room. Arthur moved the rug and Draco put his fathers wand in the indent on the trapdoor. It opened and Harry went down and said on his way down "I am taking a book I know is down here, as a request from Dumbledore."
He grabbed Riddle's diary and put it in his pocket and noticed that Hufflepuff's cup was down here. Then he realized that Voldemort must have moved it after Voldemort realized Lucius failed him. He grabbed the cup and stowed it. "Dumbledore will be happy to have this back as well." he said loud enough for people to hear. "Alright guys you can have the rest of this stuff!" he called as the 4 remaining Aurors came down. Harry went back up and sent into Arthur's mind. I just found two more of the Horcruxes! Arthur smiled and turned to Narcissa.
"I imagine, that you would want to do something about Lucius?"
"I want a divorce and to change my name back to Black!" she said as if she were practicing that for a while.
Arthur smiled, "Then you will accompany us back to the Ministry. Draco, name change as well?"
He nodded.
We will need to do Astoria too. said Draco through his mind to Harry.
Yeah we will do that there. Harry said back.
After a few minutes Arthur tooked them and Narcissa to the entrance hall and Harry removed the ward and they apperated. Draco and Harry said they were going back to Dumbledore's office for a few minutes. Then he turned to Narcissa,"If you wouldn't mind, would you please free your house elf?"
She smiled "I never wanted a house elf anyways. Dobby!" he appeared and she gave him Harry's sock he smiled and said, "I will be forever grateful to Master Potter!"
Harry smiled and said "Alright then come with me to see Dumbledore." The elf nodded and apperated while Draco and Harry teleported, carefully away from the eyes of any Aurors.
When they got there they were tackled by their ladies.
"Where were you?!" they both shrieked at them.
They smiled, explained what they did and Harry walked up to Dumbledore and said "Here is two more Horcruxes, the diary and the cup."
Harry was glad the Voldemort was in a sealed and contained room that was checked on daily. He didn't want Voldemort to know what he lost yet.
"As much as I do not want to, in my fourth year we will be going to the graveyard in which Tom Riddle Senior is buried, so then Voldemort will regain his body and I can kill him." Harry said. They all had set faces and nodded.
"Alright, Draco, Astoria, we still have to sign some paperwork and give out the names of the other Death Eaters." they smiled and teleported.
"Good you're here. Now we can start." said Arthur.
The only other people in the room other than Arthur was Narcissa and Mad eye. Mad eye saw threw his magical eye about the bonds, there was very powerful magic there, but Narcissa was confused.
"Hello, Mrs. Malfoy." said Astoria.
"Hello Astoria, it has been a while." Then she noticed Draco and Astoria were holding hands. So she asked Draco, "Is there a reason she is here?"
"Um, yeah. She needs to change her last name as well." he said looking down to her so lovingly.
"Oh and why is she changing her last name from Greengrass now?" asked a confused Narcissa.
"She isn't. She is changing it from Malfoy to Black. Then uncle Sirius won't be alone so alone." he said staring at Astoria.
"Why is her last name Malfoy?" Narcissa asked really shocked now, she was under the impression that Lucius and Astoria's parents were going to make Daphne marry him when they come of age.
"We soul bonded." she answered staring at Draco.
"When did this happen?! Why wasn't I told?" she screeched.
"You were just told, it happened this morning. I did say Dumbledore told me I could talk to you. I wasn't really lying." said Draco looking up.
Narcissa calmed down at this, then she said "Alright, here are the papers for the death eater names, I filled one out as well." She handed them papers. They quickly wrote down all the names. Harry's went onto the back. Then they gave them to Moody who smiled at the length.
Then they signed a whole bunch of papers and then they were done and Narcissa said "Aren't soul bonds really rare?"
They nodded. "Is there anymore couples then?" she asked looking at Harry.
"Yes there are four couples. There is one and one half right now. Do you know the conditions of a soul bond?"
"Yes when I was a girl I studied them. They were interesting. Bonded with love and no way around it. No one forcing you to marry someone you don't love."
"Good, now if you want you can accompany us back to Hogwarts. The floo in the headmaster's office should let you through, that's where we will be." said Draco. The three waved and teleported. Narcissa went out of Arthur's office and started to walk to the main entrances for an empty fireplace.
After a while of talking and planning they decided that they should get ready seeing how it was 9:15.
They all headed to class. Astoria changed and grabbed her things and they went to Charms with everyone. They got there early so Harry shared everything about the Junior Marauders and his magical knowledge.
Are you sure you want us in the group. According to you, you didn't particularly like us in your dream. asked Draco.
I agree with Draco, you didn't particularly like us. thought Astoria.
I'm sure and the reason was how you grew up with your dad Draco, so that's what you thought was right. Don't worry, with this knowledge you will up at the top of the class with us. You will have fun, you don't mind being a Gryffindor that pranks the Slytherins, do you?
They smiled. Then they whispered "Certainly, it would be an honor, to join your club."
Harry smiled and everyone shut up when the other Gryffindor first years walked in. To say they were shocked was an understatement. Draco Malfoy? The Slytherin Prince? He was now in a house that supports Gryffindor?
They all sat down quickly when Professor Flitwick came in.
"Morning Class" he squeaked. "I have been informed that I have 2 new students in this class, due to another resorting, very rare those are. This year is the only year to do it! There is another new student as well due to an unnamed mistake of the headmaster. Both are from the big house and is Draco Black, and Astoria Green….leaf, who just became the youngest student ever at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and wizardry at the age of 9."
Everyone was still staring at them anyways so he didn't have them acknowledge themselves.
"Today we are going to continue with the levitation charm, I do know some of you made great progress," he said looking towards the Big House. "And some of you did not." he directed to Seamus who had blown up his feather.
They all set to work. Flitwick came over to Draco and Astoria. "Welcome to my class, now lets see what you can do."
They both pointed their wands at the feather and it rose, they made it do loops and swirls in the air.
"Good good! You will fit in with your house!" he squeaked. "Now, this essay wasn't supposed to be until everyone could properly do the charm but you can start it now, it is why the levitation charm is important and could come in handy." Then he walked off while their house pulled out parchment, quills and ink.
They all saw Amelia walking around winking at them. She knew they finished all their essays for first year.
Draco and Astoria were working on theirs, they finished quickly and used Harry's knowledge to write the other essays Harry sent them. Harry and Ginny were doodling on a piece of parchment. They were drawing a beautiful picture of a hungarian horntail. They agreed to make a copy of it and send it to Charlie for his birthday. Hermione and Ron were reading Hogwarts: A History and Neville was learning about all the creatures Luna liked from her head. Finally Draco and Astoria finished their essays and started to speak in their minds. They talked about how Draco's 'friends' from Slytherin that were future Death Eaters would react to the resorting, the pranking of the Slytherins and supporting Gryffindor.
I love being a Gryffindor! I actually feel like I belong somewhere, that I have friends. Crabbe and Goyle were, okay i guess but they were barking mad! They were so retarded and didn't really act like a friends. I have a feeling Lucius payed their parents to befriend me. said Draco.
I like being a Gryffindor too. I didn't want to be in Slytherin, they treat us like the bad people. Which most of the time they are. I have friends now too. And I'm sorry about your dad Draco, if you don't mind me say, I think he was a revolting parent. Not that mine were better. Hermione said my parents were going to betroth you and Daphne adventually. She said they disowned me when they found out it couldn't be stopped. Dumbledore modified their memories. Now they don't know they had another daughter then Daphne. That's why Dumbledore told the teachers what happened, that's why for public reasons I am Astoria Greenleaf. But it is quite funny actually, I lost my family, but I couldn't be happier. I have you!
And I have you! I couldn't be happier Mrs. Black! he sent to her.
You have no clue how good that sounds! Mrs. Draco Black! she cooed back.
I think I do. You are mine, and NO ONE can have you. he said looking at her protectively.
Wouldn't have it anyother way, now husband of mine, what are we going to do for the rest of the class? she chuckled back.
We could draw what we think our animagus forms will be, wife of mine. he replied cheekily.
She smiled and they started to draw various animals, dogs, cats, owls, even as far as horses and ladybugs. Then they really started to go into detail for draco's crocodile and Astoria's hamster. Astoria smiled and looked at him.
"I like the crocodile and the hamster." she whispered in his ear.
"Hmmm… I like them too." he said back.
Then the bell rang. "Be sure to practice those!" squeaked Professor Flitwick.