They walked through the halls and went to Herbology, room 102. When they arrived they saw Professor Sprout sitting at her small desk. She looked up as they entered, "Good mourning! You're early."
They smiled and sat in the front row. Harry sat and shared his basic knowledge with them. Then it was Neville's turn, he was the expert in this subject so he knew more. They all sat there until Neville spoke, "What are we going to be doing today, Professor Sprout?"
"We are going to be studying mandrakes. Then we will get into those soon." she replied smiling that someone was interested in her class.
"Okay." he replied. "WHat will be studying on them? And is there and essay?"
"We are studying their purpose in the magical world and that is what the essay will be on. So if any of you are positive of what they do you can start now."
They all pulled out their already written essays. And added the final sentence. In their bags, they had essays on literally everything from their textbooks. She came over and said "Finish already?"
They nodded and handed her the essays. She took the essays back to her desk and started reading them. She came back over after a few minutes and said "Wonderful! All of them are outstanding!"
They smiled and she said, "After we learn about the mandrakes we will be moving on to Shrivelfigs if you know anything about them." She watched astonished as they pulled out essays on Shrivelfigs.
"After that we are working on Bubotuber, Devil's Snare, Gillyweed, Leaping toadstools, Venomous Tentacula, Aconite, Moly, Wiggentree, and Alihotsy." she said hoping they wouldn't have those done. To her astonishment they pulled 9 more essays from their bags and gave them to her. She stared at them.
"If I like these, I am putting you in a higher herbology." she said and she headed to her desk. She quickly read through them. Just as the bell rang she finished the last one.
She didn't even notice everyone else in the room. She came over to the 8 advanced students, "Congratulations advanced classes for all of you. Sit through this week and I will talk to the headmaster." she said. She was amazed, especially considering that Hermione Granger was a muggleborn, Harry was a half blood, raised by muggles, and the none of the Weasleys except Percy were particularly known for being so studious with their work. Though she had Fred and George and they were the same way, quickly topping the class with their essays. Something about this group of friends, the new (technically old) house they were sorted into, the first ever re-sortings, the young students that shouldn't be in school yet but are, the soul bondings that Dumbledore had made them swear not to speak of, she decided she would do her lesson but try to keep her eyes on them.
So she begins. It was a boring lecture to teach, in her opinion, it was more fun for the hands on lesson but that was more advanced and more dangerous so she always saved the mandrakes for 2nd year. She watched carefully as the group of children in the front row just mostly stared at each other. To others it would look weird considering other students weren't supposed to know of the bond. She glanced around and found that most of the class wasn't looking at her, but at the bonded couples. She had stopped speaking 20 seconds ago and no one noticed. Though she did notice that Susan Bones, one of her most surprising Hufflepuffs considering how good this girl is and how smart she easily could have been a Ravenclaw, was paying attention, taking notes even. "Ms. Bones, I'd award you points but then would only balance some of what I'd take away from Hufflepuff and maybe even Gryffindor." she said. Susan smiled. Harry, Ginny, Draco, Astoria, Hermione, Ron, Neville and Luna all looked to Professor Sprout but everyone kept their eyes on the group.
"Mr. Smith, tell me, what is the other name for a mandrake?" Professor Sprout asked Zacharias. He looked up startled, she looked at him with an expression as if she was going to let up. He spluttered a bit and she looked around, "Can any of you tell me what it is?" She wasn't surprised when the 8 students about to go into advanced glaces raised their hands and wasn't surprised when Susan Bones looked at her notes and then her hand went up. "Other than the 9 with their hands up?" she asked. "Miss Patil? Miss Abbot? Mr. Finch-Fletchley?" she asked.
They all just looked at her, "I'm very sorry to say this, but 8 points from Gryffindor and 10 points from Hufflepuff." she said. 2 for every person not paying attention. "Now, Ms. Bones, would you be so kind enough to enlighten those who weren't paying attention in class before I take more points from them?"
"Yes, the other name for Mandrakes are Mandragora."
"Correct, 2 points to Hufflepuff. Now shall we pay attention?" she asked.
The class drowned on. The 8 doing the same thing they were doing in the last class. Finally the bell rang and they were off to lunch. They met everyone in their hidden corridor, they used it because they were really the only one's who knew it was there. They all headed in and the Slytherins all looked up. Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle all came over to Draco who was walking in.
"Where have you been all day!" Pansy shrieked. "You weren't in any of our classes! And who is she?!" she asked in a disapproving way, she liked Draco and everyone knew it. Most betting how soon they were probably going to be betrothed. (Before they'd find Lucius was arrested.)
"This is Astoria Greenleaf. And I'm not in Slytherin anymore. I'm with people I actually enjoy being around." he replied then he grabbed Astoria's hand and they walked over to the Big House table. Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle were both staring at them go, shocked. Draco smirked and kept walking. They sat down in between Sirius and Harry. Everyone smiled and dug in. They were waiting for him to make sure he was alright. When he smiled they all started to talk to each. He joined in the conversation about what they were going to be doing in the advanced classes they were going to start in the next week.
Every Slytherin was staring at them. They were thoroughly repulsed by watching Draco and Astoria laugh with the rest of the house. He was enjoying himself. He was happy. With them. It was strange to watch, he was supposed to be the Slytherin Prince, not the guys who hangs with Gryffindors. It was so strange.
They were laughing about everything. Like the expressions they could get on the teachers faces. They started to giggle about how shocked Professor Sprout was when they gave her all their essays. Everyone laughed. Finally it was 12:30. The entire Big House table was done. They stood and excited the hall. Not one of the Slytherins realised they hadn't touched their food since Draco got there.
The kids followed James again and got their early. James watched as Draco and Astoria turned the desk into a pig.
He laughed and told them they were continuing with the matches. Then he rattled off all the essays they were doing and everyone turned theirs in. Some Slytherins came in super early. 15 minutes! Considering they were normally late. They sat in row right behind the Marauders. Listening. James just ignored them and kept talking.
"So, excited about the advanced classes on Monday?"
They nodded enthusiastically. "Which one are you looking forward to most?" he said sitting on Harry's desk.
"Dad! You wrinkled my parchment!" he said in mock hurt. "I was going to do extra credit on it!" he said mocking Remus and Lily a bit.
"Oh come one! You are supposed to be a mini me! Not Remus or Lily!" he said.
"I was kidding! If you were to use your glasses you would see there isn't even parchment on my table." he said smirking.
James looked down at the desk, "Oh right."
All the Marauders laughed at him. "Alright you are my son then, out wit me! Me of all people!" he said.
Everyone laughed.
"So, what do you think about Mr. Moony and the distantly future Mrs. Moony?"
They all grinned at the thought.
"You can tell by the way they look at each other it probably won't be so distant." said Draco. All the Slytherins were staring at him.
"Like us, most of us will be married by the time both of us are 18 and won't think twice about it." he said looking at Astoria. She blushed but nodded with everyone else.
"Tonks is 18, I'm sure they will be married before she turns 19." said Ginny smirking.
"I bet you a Galleon they will." said Ron.
"Alright, We called 19" said Harry.
"19 and a quarter." said Astoria
"19 and a half." said Hermione.
"20, gives them plenty of time." said James.
"19 and three quarters." said Neville.
They all grinned, they had to get Sirius in on this!
10 minutes to go. James looked around it was just them and all the Slytherins, no McGonagall, no Gryffindors.
He looked down to Ginny and his son.
"What are you working on?" he said looking at a very detail picture.
"A Hungarian Horntail for Charlie's birthday." said Ginny.
"It looks so real, like you've seen one." He whispered to Harry. Harry looked up and showed him the Horntail he saw in his 4th year.
James was impressed "When?" he whispered so quiet only Harry could hear.
"4th year." he whispered back "Had to battle it in the Triwizard tournament."
James gasped slightly, "That hasn't been done for over a century." he said "Because of the deaths."
"I understand that, and someone died in ours too." he whispered.
Cedric Diggory, Hufflepuff, 4th year. he told him.
James nodded got off his desk and went over to his desk sat in the chair and started to mess with his map, he was mostly messaging Lily, she had the 4th year Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs then and he wanted to see what the boy was like. She told him she'd pay attention. All the other Marauders took out theirs'. They all started to mess with them, just watching really.
Then a Slytherin stood to see what they were doing and the whole row muttered quickly 'Mischief Managed' and all the Slytherin saw was a blank piece of parchment. He huffed and went to James who muttered 'Mischief Managed' when he saw the other maps went offline at the same time and heard a huff.
"Professor Potter, I have a few questions for you." he said.
"Alright, what are they?" He asked.
"If you are Harry Potter's dad, aren't you supposed to be dead?" he said.
"Yes but love is our greatest power. You can thank your potions master for me and my wife being alive again, now I've already said too much. What is your other questions?"
"What are those pieces of Parchment that everyone in the front row and yourself have. They look blank yet you stare at them." he said. The Marauders all looked at him, glaring slightly.
"They are just parchment, I'm trying to figure out what to do with it, fold it up, draw on it. Write something. I'm sure that's what they are doing too." he said smirking.
The marauders smiled and turned to see the Slytherins staring at them.
"Why don't we ALL find something to do to occupy our last 5 minutes of waiting. Maybe practicing with the matches?" James said pointing on the matches that he put on the tables with his wand, conveniently skipping the Marauders. They all put up wards to make it look like they were drawing to everyone. They could still hear and see everyone, but to them it looks like they have their head down the whole time drawing. It came in handy, no one saw them with their maps. Then the Gryffindors ran in and sat down. Not ten seconds later the bell rang. McGonagall came in.
"We will continue with the matches today," she said looking around. Harry lifted their charms as her eyes swept over them. They had all shut off their maps.
James stood up and came over to McGonagall as she walked to the Marauders.
"I imagine since you can do this already you wouldn't mind writing your essay early." she said.
"Actually Professor, they have already written the essay. They wrote all they essays from everything in their book, and on our lesson plans." James said.
McGonagall looked at them until she said, "James help the class, I want to read these." she said as she snathced the essays off of James' desk. Harry looked relieved. His dad thought to keep the map with him. After a while McGonagall stood up right as Seamus blew up his needle. He got the match into a needle for about 20 seconds, then it would always blow up. She came over to the Marauders.
"These are the best essays I have ever read. Considering I have read thousands of essays, these must be the best. I will speak to the headmaster, he should be able to put you in my advanced classes by the beginning of the week next week. I assume I am not the only teacher who has said this?"
They all shook their heads. "I didn't think so. Now which classes?"
"Herbology, Charms, Defence, and History of Magic. We haven't been anywhere else yet" said Neville smiling. McGonagall shook her head and went off help the other classmates.
After what felt like forever the bell rang. They got up and left and, teleported to the hallway bebside Remus's classroom. They walked around the corridor and entered as soon as the last person excited.
Remus smiled at them. They put their books down at the front and then went and stood by the door.
Remus and Tonks kissed each other. Then Ron broke the silence.
"What are we doing today?" he asked turning around to see Remus and Tonks pulling apart.
"Hags, in your books. That would be disastrous for that in a school." said Remus looking up.
They laughed and turned back to the door. Remus leaned in to kiss Tonks again but she backed away. He looked hurt and confused. She leaned into his ear and whispered "We have all night you know. I'm sure the Marauders would love to do something other than watch the door."
She pulled back and he said "Hmm… all night you say? I like it, but we did agree no farther than that yet correct?" he whispered back.
She nodded pecked him on the mouth pulled back and whipped out her wand. She was ready to disarm one of them. But she didn't realize Harry could still feel the magic or that he was like Moody. He looked over his shoulder every three seconds.
"Expelliarmus." she whispered right at Harry. He whipped around and immediately cast a shield charm and sent back a petrifying jinx.
He then saw it was Tonks, she toppled backwards into Remus' arms. He grinned at Harry and he thought 'Finite' and Tonks stood up. She wrinkled her nose at Harry who laughed.
"Sorry Tonks, constant vigilance." She scowled at this. Since she went to Auror training not long after she finished her N.E. she took early in her 6th year, she went to work with Moody. That was and still is his catchphrase. She quit that to come with Remus to Hogwarts, at least with Harry she still had the knowledge from auror training considering he was one.
"Hey! I became Head Auror, that meant I got to use the catchphrase. It kinda sticks with you." said Harry.
Tonks laughed, "I never would have guessed where you learned that."
Harry just smiled. "I was going to try to dual with you but I can see that is a lost cause." said Tonks.
Everyone laughed. "It is alright, anyways, The maps deploy a shield anyway, speaking of that, remind me later to give Draco and Astoria their maps and trunks. I also think we should a better shield to the maps. I mean 8 of us can deploy shields to stop unforgivables. I'm sure we can get that to do it for the map's defences." said Harry.
Everyone smiled at him then they sat down.
"So on any of your adventures, did you run into a hag?" asked Tonks as Remus sat down and she sat on his lap.
"No I didn't. Wow of all the things to run into, dementors, acromantulas, basilisks, Voldemort, death eaters, actual death, mere-people, a mad hungarian horntail, a sphinx, a dead unicorn, a hippogriff, a centaur and that was all in my first 4 years at Hogwarts! But never a hag." said Harry.
Everyone gaped at him. "How did you see all that in 4 years! You lived with Muggles! Hogwarts is supposed to be safe!" said Draco.
"Yeah well I did live with muggles, but the only thing I faced in my first year was a dead unicorn, Voldemort and the centaur so it wasn't that bad." He replied, "And almost death I guess I forgot about that."
Everyone stared at him, waiting for him to continue. He sighed, "Second year is a bit more complicated. That is when I ran into the Acromantulas, the Basilisk, Voldemort again, near death." Everyone stared at him again. "Third year, the dementors, a hippogriff, not to mention what everyone thought was a raving lunatic that happened to be my godfather that broke out of azkaban to come kill me." Everyone was repulsed now. Sirius. "He wasn't. I guess I could have been close to death, if falling of a broom in 100 dementors count." they all sighed in relief, for the first part.
"Fourth year is a bit more complicated and particularly dangerous." everyone steeled their expressions and sat on the edge of their seats. "In this order I faced Death Eaters, a mad Hungarian Horntail, mere-people, dementors, a sphinx, acromantulas, death eaters, Voldemort, and death. That year is also the one that caused me to start seeing the Thestrals." he said as everyone gasped.
"Why did you face all that?" said Astoria.
"The Triwizard tournament and the last few with the death eaters and Voldemort was when I and a classmate grabbed a hold of the Triwizard cup that was charmed by a death eater to be a portkey where I was forced to revive Voldemort, where he killed my classmate." he said looking down. Everyone looked at him with sad eyes. "Now's isn't the time for that. It only got worse from there."
Then he said "Hags. With my luck now I'll run into one." Everyone laughed.
"You might." said Ginny. "So don't jinx it please."Everyone laughed again. "Sorry love too late."
Then everyone walked in. Literally everyone at the same time. Like they were waiting for something. Harry cast the silencing charm so they couldn't hear anything. They came in looking depressed. Harry smiled and opened his book with his wand. It turned to the page with the headline Hags on it. The rest of the front row did it as well. Remus smiled at them and the Slytherins all glared at Draco when he did his. Finally Astoria had enough. She turned around and snarled at them.
"Shut up and leave him alone! You are just jealous that you aren't smart enough to do it. So leave him alone! There is plenty of advanced students and even staff that aren't afraid to tame you into being quiet!"
Then she turned back to Draco. He kissed her cheek and she smiled at him. The other Slytherins snickered. Ginny, Astoria, Luna, and Hermione all turned around, furious. The boys growled and Tonks came over, closely followed by Remus. She was furious and his growl was the scariest. It was very animal like. All the Slytherins backed up. Then all the furious and growling Marauders shouted as one.
"LEAVE US ALONE, TREAT US AS YOUR EQUALS! OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES!" Then as one they turned back around. The Slytherins cowering in fear, the Gryffindors snickered and the teachers resumed their places as of nothing happened.
"Now turn to page 15 in your books and start to read. We are working on hags, after you learn what they eat. You will of should be able to figure out why this isn't a visual and hands on lesson." said Remus. He went over and stood at the front. Tonks conjured a single but sturdy chair. Remus smiled and sat down and she sat on his lap. They both smiled to the front row who was 'reading' the story.
Tonks laughed quietly and Remus grinned. The Slytherins would look up every five seconds to the Marauders the back to their book. When they were done reading, Lavender and Parvati watched the Marauders. They were gushing at how kind the guys were being. Even the Professor didn't mind when the assistant sat on his lap. He put a protective arm around her waist and held her to him. Tonks giggled slightly and pecked him on the cheek. Remus grinned. The two girls sighed quietly. Harry heard and opened his mind to the thoughts in the room. He directed it to Parvati and Lavender, gossiping witches, the ones you have to watch.
I wish all guys would be like them. Protective, smart, sweet, it is everything that is perfect, Even Professor Tonks gets someone to treat her right.Thought Parvati.
I hope to find someone like that. Completely falling for me. Look at Professor Lupin grin! Tonks merely kissed his cheek and he is smiling so large. Draco has his arm wrapped around Astoria very protectively. I think I heard him growl when a Slytherin sneered. Neville even has Loony Lovegood with him. He is sitting rather close leaning towards her. Even Ron Weasley is guarding the bushy haired girl. Look at Ginny, Harry is holding her hand! She doesn't even blush! I would be a puddle right now if that were me! She is so lucky! Apparently the Chosen One, chose her! So unfair! She will have to give him up eventually, maybe with some help. I mean other girls need their chance. Especially me. thought Lavender.
Ginny felt Harry get happy when she thought the Chosen One chose her. Ginny entered his mind to listen when he got suddenly angry when she thought 'So unfair'. She heard everything after that. Harry was snarling, it was even more menacing than Remus'. And he is a bloody werewolf! When Lavender looked up she saw Harry shooting daggers at her, snarling. She scooted back in her chair. Ginny looked at Remus who was staring at Harry. Ginny sent out to everyone else what they heard. They all gasped and turned to Lavender, especially Ron. Ron hated her after Harry said they went out, this just made it worse. Everyone was snarling.
"Miss Brown," said Remus holding back his snarl, but you could hear the venom in his voice. "Maybe you should be careful with your thoughts. It seems there are powerful people in this room who can hear them. And apparently, from what I can see. You must have said something against Ms. Weasley."
Lavender blushed and scooted back, afraid and embarrassed. She looked up Professor Lupin's face was normally so light and sad, unless assistant Tonks was there then he would glow with happiness. Now it was hard and cold. Assistant Tonks was glaring at her. All of the friends in the front were snarling. She looked down and the Marauders calmed enough to stop snarling. Then the bell rang. Everyone stood up, the Marauders immediately cornered Lavender. Harry and Ginny in the front closest to her. The rest quickly fled the room.
"I WILL NEVER, EVER LET HER GO! YOU MIGHT WANT TO TELL YOUR GIRLFRIENDS THAT THEY WON'T EVER HAVE THEIR 'TURN!' SHE IS MINE, I'M NOT LETTING GO AND THERE ISN'T A THING IN THE WORLD TO GET ME TO STOP LOVING HER!" He shouted in her face. This time she didn't back down.
"Yeah whatever, there are ways of getting you from her. When you are alone… someone better, richer, cuter than you." she said looking at Ginny.
Ron and Harry's snarls were murderous. Fred and George burst through the door then. Hermione was sharing with them. They snarled as much as Ron and Harry.
"NEVER WILL YOU EVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN! SHE IS MINE 100 TIMES BETTER PERSON THAN YOU WILL EVER BE!" screamed Harry in Lavenders ear.
"IF YOU EVER SAY ANYTHING OR EVEN THINK ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN I WILL PROMISE YOU IT WILL HURT WORSE THAN THE CRUCIATUS CURSE!" he shrieked. She flinched then his nose was assaulted with a horrible stench, she had wet herself. Everyone but Harry laughed at her. He was fuming so much a steak could burn on his skin after a second or two. Things in the room were swirling fast and shattering. Lavender ran but found her path blocked by two Weasley twins. They had a camera with them. They snapped a few pictures of the crying Lavender with a scared expression frozen on her face with a wet skirt and not from tears.
Then they stepped aside and she ran. After a minute Lily, James, Sirius, and Amelia came in.
Lily ran to get her baby boy but everyone stopped her from touching him. He was steaming literally. Ginny stood there eyes closed. Slowly she turned icy blue. Then she stepped to Harry and hugged him. She winced and then she turned a darker, colder shade of blue. He looked to her with a horrible expression torn between anger and pain, he had just hurt her. It was as if she was water trying to put out Harry's fire. After another minute, Harry wasn't steaming, he wasn't even hot. He wasn't mad either. Slowly Ginny turned back to normal as well. She let go and looked at him. Harry waved his wand when he noticed what he did to the room. It fixed itself and he turned back to everyone. Ginny let out an icy breath to clear out the cold.
"I'm sorry for worrying you, freaking out and destroying a room." he said slowly.
They smiled and all the guys said "We would've done the same thing."
Suddenly Ron popped his head up "Did you see her?! You scared her so much she wet herself!" said Ron laughing. Everyone quickly joined in with the laughter and started to walk to dinner.
They walked in and the Lavender looked down. She had a different skirt on. They snickered and went to their table. Harry and Ginny sat so close that if they were closer Ginny would be on his lap. He would have been fine with that but it might raise questions. Lavender was watching them. Not really thinking, seeing how she knew Harry would hear her somehow. She watched and Harry kept scowling at her. Finally Ginny caught him doing it and she grabbed his face with her hand and turned it to her face. She quickly whispered, "Hey, It is alright. Now please enjoy yourself please."
He leaned in and kissed her. Lavender gasped. They were snogging passionately, after a minute they pulled apart. "Why did you do that? What if someone starts asking questions?" said Ginny.
"You said enjoy yourself so I did and let them ask, we don't have to answer. Even if they slip us Veritaserum our mind is too protected, it won't work." replied Harry cheekily. She grinned at him and playfully hit him on the arm. He mocked a scowl and pouted. She laughed "Mr. Potter, last time I check Sirius' animagus form was a dog not yours." she whispered. He laughed.
"You're right, of course, Mrs. Potter," he whispered "I'm a mighty stag and you are my doe."
She giggled and went back to eating. He smiled and went back to eating as well. Lavender seemed to be the only one who noticed. She didn't know Harry put up a charm that only the people at their table and her would be able to see them doing that. Even though the Marauders were the last one's to enter the great hall they were the first ones gone.
The Marauders took a 'detour' to the Slytherin Common room. Before Draco could Harry tapped the wall "Toujours Pur" it opened. He smiled.
"How did you know that's what it was?" asked Sirius.
"I didn't it was the first thing that came to mind. But it is always about pureblood." said Harry. Sirius and Draco nodded, he was right.
They walked in and Draco lead them to the dormitories they put sound censored dungbombs in each bed. They did this in both girls and guys and girls dorms and in every year. Then they all ran from the Slytherin common room.
They went to their 'passageway' it had an entrance pretty much everywhere. They left and then went to their dorms silently. They all laughed in the common room. Harry gave Draco and Astoria their trunks and maps. Harry added them to the list.
House Elves and Owls
George: Gred (boy) and Angie (girl)
Fred: Forge (boy) and Ali (girl)
Ginny: Harold (boy) and Quaffle (girl)
Harry: Ginger (boy) and Hedwig (girl)
Luna: Lori (girl) and Nev (boy)
Neville: Frankie (boy) and Lune (girl)
Hermione:Billy (girl) and Ronnie (boy)
Ron: Jean (boy) and Mione (girl)
Draco: Astro (boy) and Midnight (girl)
Astoria: Daphne (girl) and Drake (boy)
Amelia: Orion (boy) and Susan (girl)
Tonks: Cissy (girl) and John (boy)
Remus: Ed (boy) and Dora (girl)
Lily: Jamie (boy) and Seeker (girl)
Sirius: Kreacher (boy) and Ami (girl)
James: Lillian (girl) and Snitch (boy)
It was perfect. He gave them the potion. They took it and saw their forms. After 2 minutes they came back to consciousness. They both thought it was funny. They pulled out their drawings of a hamster and a crocodile. That is what they were along with the usual lions and things. Harry smiled and shared his knowledge on the transformations. They transformed to all of them. Draco was a menacing crocodile, and Astoria as a hamster was a rather cute sight. It was funny to see them like that, a crocodile and a hamster in love. They went downstairs and after a while of debating they came up with an extremely long list of names for each Marauder. Most were meant to be funny and ridiculous next to another. They were. Harry quickly changed the maps and added better shields. It now looked a lot like the cover of the old one except the longer name, the lack of the word 'Wormtail' and the parchment wasn't damaged or old.
Messrs. Mischief, Trouble, Firefly, Fang, Glitter, Grizzles, Snowball, Puff, Jaws, Squeakers, Whiskers, Bamboo and Moony, Mama, Padfoot, and Prongs Purveying Aids to Magical Mischief Makers are proud to present: The Junior Marauders' Map
Everyone smiled at their maps. Harry allowed Draco and Astoria access to the Founder's study. They went in and put the remaining Trunks and maps in their. The library was amazing. Hermione said she could be here forever. Then Harry told her if she adds a book here it will copy itself into every trunk. She smiled.
"So if there was only say two copies of a book, it would copy into every trunk making a grand total of 19 books in existence?" she asked.
Harry nodded. "You can even take the book out of this Library and never bring it back but we still have it here and in the trunk it will make an additional copy. As long as the name gets copied into this book." he said gesturing to the log book in the center of the library. She beamed. "You can also search books or subjects and get them from the log book. Even if it isn't one we have in the library. So we won't ever need to but another spell book for school. Just get them from that book, write it down and we all have one." said Harry.
Everyone smiled. It really was a very good idea. It was even better considering that it worked.
Lily was smiling at James and Harry. My son is a genius. She thought. Apparently Harry heard her.
"Thanks mum!" he called over the noise of the other who were talking rather loud to someone else. Lily smiled. Harry went over to Ginny's chair and picked her up and he sat down with her on his lap. She smiled and leaned back against him.
They sat there for a while until Ginny abruptly stood up. Harry was confused. She turned to him and said "Come here. We need to talk to your parents."
He raised his eyebrows but stood up and followed her anyways.
"James, Lily? I wanted to ask you something." she said.
"What is it dear?" asked Lily.
"Well, I was wondering. If maybe we could go out to a room in the castle with a uh… secret room in it." she said.
"Um sure, you can go where ever you want." said James.
"I was wondering if you wanted to come." said Ginny.
They nodded and stood up and Ginny and Harry went out of the common room. Ginny lead them to the second floor, towards the lavatories. Harry stopped realizing where they were going.
"Ginny! Why? I haven't gotten the sorting hat!" said Harry. She smiled.
"Accio Sorting Hat." she said. It came and she sent it back to its shelf after Harry pulled out the sword. He smiled.
"Better?" she asked. James and Lily were confused.
"Yes. Wait a minute!" he said. Then he rooted through his head. He found the memory of him and Ron reading the page Hermione had.
"Oh come on! How did I not think of this last time?!"
He then ran to the bathroom.
He pulled a towel off the racks.
"Harry, you aren't sweating that bad, we are in the girls lavatory, and why did you run no one is following us." said James.
"Actually there a bunch of people in this room. I CAN SEE YOU UNDER YOUR DISILLUSIONMENT CHARMS!" said Harry.
Everyone removed their charms. Harry rolled his eyes. Then he said "You're right I don't need the towel for my sweat. I need it for transfiguration."
Harry changed the towel into a rooster and then walked over to a sink.
"Harry, why are you trying to bath that chicken?" said Lily. She was watching him closely, trying to figure out his next move.
He smiled "I'm not. Watch." then in Parseltongue he spoke 'open' and the sink opened and the top came off. The sink slid down and then it covered itself. He wasn't a horcrux anymore, but he could remember how to speak the language because of his animagus form.
"I wouldn't know how to do that without Ron's help, and I wouldn't know it was here if Hermione didn't break a rule. She tore a page out of a library book." said Harry smiling.
Everyone gasped. Including Hermione.
"Their is a basilisk down there." he said pointing to the whole. "A crow of a rooster is fatal to a basilisk. I can't believe I didn't think of this last time! I fought it without a wand and only a sword last time. Almost dying in the process, but it was worth it. That is what killed moaning Myrtle." he said looking at Ginny then to the ghost floating above the stalls.
"Hey Myrtle." he said.
"Hello, I never knew how I died you know. I'll watch the door, for if any of you come out." she said. "If you don't you can share my toilet with me." she said eyeing James. Lily scowled.
Then Harry jumped. Everyone came after him.
"Now promise you will shut your eyes when I tell you too." said Harry. "This one likes to kill."
They nodded. Harry looked around, no snake skin. He walked with his rooster to the door.
'Open' he said in Parseltongue. It opened. He walked in and said "Stay by this door, no farther." They nodded. He walked out quietly.
'Master' he heard.
Then he said in English "Shut your eyes!" then the snake came out. Everyone shut their eyes.
'Massster?' he heard again. He jostled the rooster. It crowed.
'Noooo Massster!' but it was too late. It was dead. He went over towards it and changed into his basilisk then opened his eyes. The other basilisk's eyes were shut. He changed back and said "Alright it is dead. Open your eyes and you can come in if you really want to."
Immediately everyone came out to look over the basilisk.
Harry took the sword from Ginny then stabbed the basilisk right were he did last time, this time avoiding the tooth. The sword glowed then he put it down and started removing whipping off the teeth with his wand. When they were all out he conjured a box and put them all in. He picked up the sword whipped it off and put it in the box as well. Then he turned back to them and said at the their questioning glance.
"Basilisk Venom destroys Horcruxes, and the Sword of Gryffindor is goblin made. It only takes in that which makes it stronger. So now it can destroy Horcruxes because it is impregnated with Basilisk Venom." They all nodded and Lily and Remus started collecting things for potion ingredients. Basilisk eyes are extremely rare, useful and valuable. So was the Venom, skin, and pretty much everything about them was. Ginny walked away. She stood right where she was laying when Harry found her. She laid down. Exactly how she was, but this time she wasn't pale. Harry ran to her like he did last time. He kneeled beside her and grabbed her hand. It was warm, which he was thankful for. He said "Ginny!"
She was still, not moving eyes closed. Just like last time. He rolled her over shaking her shoulders, she was good at this, she looked dead, "Ginny- don't be dead- please don't be dead- Ginny, please wake up."
She sat up "Harry, I'm alright, love." she whispered into his ear.
"Hey that isn't what happened last time! I didn't get to pick you up! I can lift you for longer periods of time now!" he said.
She grinned. "Well how about you wait till I'm an inch from death, then you can lift me up."
He scowled. She stood up and went back to the watching 'family' and Harry stood, looked at the place she was, then to where Riddle was then to where the basilisk was supposed to be. He turned to the dead basilisk,which had no skin, eyes, teeth, or really anything left. levitated it and put it where it was originally. He put ink on the floor. Then came back to the 'family.'
He smiled and said "Shall we? It is after curfew now so the adults should use this transform and go up and walk, if we get caught we will be in trouble, so you walk and we go a different way."
They nodded and teleported while the twins flamed with them.
The kids sat there for what felt like forever. Until the others got back, they sat staring at the door. When they got back, they were asked what took so long.
"We ran into Filch. We were flattered, he didn't think we were Professors." said Amelia.
Everyone laughed. They joked about what filch said. then finally it was 9:00 and they all went to their Trunks.
Harry woke up first, at 6:00. He didn't really know why he woke up a half hour early, he just did. He laid there watching Ginny sleeping in his arms. She looked so peaceful, so happy. After 15 minutes Ginny woke up. She looked up to see Harry watching her. She smiled.
"Like what you see?" she asked him.
"Hmmm more than you know." he said.
"Do you ever feel like we are older than 11 and 10?"
"All the time. But it isn't a bad thing. Age is nothing but a number. I mean I have to kill someone at 14 and that isn't bad. I am with you at 11. It isn't bad, I have you. No one else can have you. I love you. But yet I am only 11, I shouldn't know what love is other than family love. Friendship love. This is so much more. Last time I didn't feel your love enough to return it until I was 16. Looking at the 16 years before that, I realize now how awful it really was."
Ginny smiled. "I never said it was a bad thing. So 16? What took you so long?"
"Michael Connor, Dean Thomas and most of all Ronald Weasley."
"I get the last one, You saw me as Ron's little sister that's it. But what about the first two?" she asked.
"You dated them. Only when I saw you kiss them, or be with them is when I experienced true jealousy. That was the year that you didn't watch me. That was the year that I wished you would. My mum may never understand why I like Quidditch so much, but I have my reasons."
"Why? What are your reasons?" she asked running her fingertips down his face.
"You." he said.
"Why me? How do I and Quidditch go together?" she asked him.
"Well our first kiss was after you filled in for me at a quidditch match. We won and when I got there you jumped on me and hugged me. I looked at you and kissed you. In front of all of Gryffindor. It was quite funny actually. My filthy ex- girlfriend from Ravenclaw looked about ready to murder someone and cry at the same time. Dean was a different kind of funny. You broke up with him before this and he smashed the glass he was holding when we kissed. Ron actually let us kiss. All in all it was the best after party ever. Plus you look bloody fantastic on a broom." he said while kissing her. She pulled away.
"Now why on earth would I break up with either of those boys? They are so, perfect?" she asked in mock confusion. "You aren't" she said. Her emotions were skillfully hidden in her head and masked with fake ones that were convincing. They were so masked, Harry believed them.
Harry snarled. "We won a match against Ravenclaw, Michael didn't like it. Dean treated you like a little girl, you didn't like it." he said as he walked to the door. She may have been across the room at the time but she ran to him before he even had the chance to open the door.
"I was joking. Now come here and kiss me! I'm not Mrs. Harry Potter for no reason now am I?" she said staring at him. Her emotional mask broke and her emotions came in, humorious, laughter, and slyness ran through their bond. But most of all that came from the bond was love.
He turned to her and kissed her, "I was hoping you didn't like them." he said.
"How could I? I married you and had your kids in the dream. I am soul bonded with you now. I love you more than anything or anyone in the world. Not them, never them. Always you. Forever." she said.
Harry kissed her. She smiled against his lips and kissed back. Then she pulled away. "It is 6:30, we need to get ready."
"Why did I suggest this? I want more time with you!" he whined.
"I'm sure we will have time later." she whispered in his ear.
He smirked. They then separated their trunks and got changed. Once they were in comfortable training clothes Ginny shared her training room.
Then her and Harry trained on the dummies. They made them look like and fight like death eaters. They wouldn't use unforgivables though. They quickly took down the Death Eater look alikes. They made sure to save Bellatrix, Dolohov, and Rookwood for last. Ginny quickly stunned Rookwood's look alike and then but a bat bogey hex on him. Harry beat Bellatrix quickly. He used Sectumsempra on her dummy. Then they took down Dolohov very easily.
"You used dark magic, Harry. I told you before not to do that!" said Ginny.
"Sorry got a bit carried away. I mean she did worse things." he didn't see the people who entered. It was everyone. Harry and Ginny were staring at the dummies, Bellatrix in particular, seeing the fake blood poor out of her still cutting wounds.
"I mean she took away most of my Happiness, not to mention hurt Neville. She did most of the torturing on his parents. She killed Tonks and Sirius, she taunted your mum about Fred being dead. She was awful, if I meet her again she will get much worse than Dark Magic out of me." he said. "She was said to be Voldemort's best death eater, she was good at torturing those she opposed with words and spells, she taunts me, and everyone. The constant shouting." he said. "The 'I killed Sirius Black!' over and over again." he said. "You can't imagine how much that hurt, I tried to torture her, at the ministry, it didn't work then. She did teach me how to make the cruciatus curse work though, and it worked against Amycus Carrow though, and if Snape wasn't so good at Legilimency then it would have worked on him too. I'm sorry Ginny, my anger got the best of me. I can't lose them again."
"I know, we won't. Sirius is gonna get a chance to live his life with Amelia and neither are going die this time. Same with Dumbledore, Snape, Moody, Hedwig, Cedric, Remus, Dora, Dobby, and Fred too. We aren't going to lose them, not again. I can't go through that." she said shaking her head. He smiled gravely at her.
Fred stared at the couple, so did Neville. George gasped slightly. Harry spun around.
"How much did you hear?!" he said.
"All of it." said Luna quietly.
Harry's eyes widened he ran to Fred and Neville. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to hear that. Especially not like this." he kept saying.
"I already knew that, I was just shocked, you used Dark Magic on a dummy?" said Neville.
Harry nodded.
"Harry! Who taught you that?!" shrieked Lily.
"A book that had notes from the Half Blood Prince." he replied. He knew no one knew who it was.
"What do you mean Bellatrix taunted mum with me?" whispered Fred.
Harry turned to him. Silent tears rolled down his cheeks. Harry went to Fred and George. "I'm so sorry! It was all my fault!" he said.
"HARRY JAMES POTTER! YOU KNOW IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT! IT WAS BLOODY ROOKWOOD'S FAULT! YOU KNOW THIS! YOU SAW IT!" Ginny shrieked.
Harry cringed.
"What happened to Fred?" whispered George.
"It was in the middle of the battle. We were going down a corridor, just Ron, Hermione, Percy, me and Fred. The minister was there fighting. He was a Death Eater. Percy said he was resigning, Fred laughed and said you hadn't seen him joke since. You never finished your sentence. The wall got blasted apart. We all flew. When I got up Ron was sitting by your body, Percy was crying as much as Ron. You had died. George, you weren't ever the same after that. You broke down at the mention of his name. You named your first kid Fred. You did set off fireworks sometimes. But really you didn't come out of your room until October of 1998 and the Battle was in May. There was only one person who actually got you to eat, and talk, and eventually come out your room." Harry finished, still crying.
Fred looked at him, George started to cry. Fred being Fred had to lighten the mood.
"So this one person, was it a lady friend?" he asked raising his eyebrows.
Harry laughed through the tears, "Actually it was. You know her." he said still laughing. George looked up.
"Hey Fred, I happen to know who you were dating at the time that you died. But this time go after Alicia or someone else instead." said Harry.
"Is this girl Georgie ends up with, is she a quidditch fan like Alicia?" he teased.
Harry nodded "She is on the team as well. They Gryffindor team I might add. But we need to remember to get Katie and Oliver together."
Fred grinned "So, miss Angelina Johnson? Hmm, Georgie hear that? You had a kid with her!"
"2 actually, there Fred and a girl. So what do you think George, if you married her and had a girl what do you suppose her name would be?"
"Hmm, how about Roxanne Weasley, It is different, just like a Weasley girl should be." he said.
Harry grinned, "That is exactly what you said the first time. But remember, she wasn't the only Weasley girl that was a grandchild. Bill, Percy, and Ron all had theirs. Victoire and Dominique, Lucy and Molly and Rose Weasley. Not to mention their was a redheaded little girl name Lily in my household." The grownup Lily smiled. "Lily Luna I might add." Luna smiled as well.
George wiped off his tears. "We will have to ask them to Hogsmeade. Soon Forge."
Fred smiled "Yes Gred we will."
They continued training. Then at 7:20 they headed out to get changed. They all showered quickly and changed into their robes. When they all got out they met in the common room.
"So at breakfast will you tell us about the future Weasleys?" said Sirius.
Harry nodded and lead them out of the common room. They went to the Great Hall. Harry and Ginny noticed George was now almost hovering in front of Fred. She smiled, "Is that why you hugged me first at King's Cross, and why mom and dad were crying?" Fred asked. Harry nodded, and Fred looked at the adults, "You aren't very good distractions by the way."
They all chuckled quietly and nodded, apparently so.
When they sat down they noticed they were the only students again. They figured they should expect it then. They ate quickly and Harry started talking.
"The first Weasley was Victoire Weasley, she is Bill's. Through her great grandmother she is 1/8 Veela. Her name means Victory. She was born on May second 2000. They named her that because it fell on the anniversary of the Victorious Battle of Hogwarts. Then Bill's other kids was Dominique born in 2001, and Louis the only boy with Veela blood in the world and in any known history, was born in 2003. Charlie never had kids or got married. Percy married a girl named Audrey. They had Molly the second in 2004 and Lucy in 2005. George you had Fred the second in 2002 and Roxanne in 2004. Fred you know what happened to you. Ron had Rose Weasley born in 2006 and Hugo Weasley in 2008. Then Ginny here had James Sirius Potter in 2005, Albus Severus Potter in 2006 and Lily Luna in 2008."
Everyone smiled. "I still can't believe you named one of your kids after Sev." said Lily.
"Believe it. He protected me and you seemed to trust him, so I did when I found out the truth." he said glancing at Ginny. She was hiding a scowl, not very well.
She smiled. "What about the rest of the namesakes? Why them?"
"Well James Sirius, Sirius was extremely influential in my life, and I needed another James Potter in my life. You were both gone so I didn't think you would mind. Albus was easy, he was mentor, my idol. He helped me like no one else could. Lily Luna was another easy one. Luna was Ginny's best friend when I wasn't there. So it only seemed fitting. Again you were gone mum so Lily fit. All of you but Luna were dead and she didn't mind at all." he said smiling.
Everyone grinned at him. They continued to eat and ask questions about the future families. Finally Tonks, blurted out a question she had been holding in since she found out about her son.
"What's Teddy like?"
Harry smiled. "He is wonderful really. He is a clutz like his mother. He trips over things, breaks them and Merlin knows what else. The most used spells in our house with him is the cleaning and repairing spells. He was a metamorphmagus like you. Like your favorite hair is the bubblegum pink his was the turquoise. He liked to read just like you, Remus. He was exceptionally bright like you Remus. It was quite funny actually. He spent 4 times a week at my house. My kids loved him. They said 'They wanted him as an actual part of the family and to actually live with us.' it was quite convenient when he started dating Victoire. Then he soon would be, by the way it was going."
Tonks smiled. "Remind me to tell him I'm sorry about being a clutz."
"Good, I will." said Remus. He grinned thinking of their future, together. "Not so fast Remus, this kid is definately a Marauder." said Harry. Everyone looked at him, "So what did mini moony do making you say that?" asked Sirius.
Harry just smiled. They would live through this, he would make sure of it, "Well, when we were at the one Quidditch world cup, Rita Skeeter was there, probably the worst journalist in the world, and she caught Teddy and Vic snogging, like everywhere. So of course it ended up in the paper about how I'm an awful godfather who lets my godson go off and snog a girl." he laughed. Everyone laughed and Sirius, James and Dora all high fived as Remus looked down blushing and Lily put a consoling hand on his shoulder.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. After you died Remus. I did some research on other rare cases as Teddy. About the passing of lycanthropy through child birth."
Remus sat forward in his chair and looked up. "Well, what did you find?"
"Calm down Remus. You were not the only werewolf who mated. After loads of research I figured out that it isn't possible to pass it. It is more likely by far if the mother were to pass it. So unless you plan to change her, you should be just fine. So feel free you too to have more than Teddy."
Tonks grinned and Remus smiled. "Thank you Harry. That was very helpful. No more worrying about that, than." Then he sat back in his chair. Harry smiled.
"So Moony, you're talking about kids over there when I'm fairly certain you got married to my dear cousin first last time" said Sirius.
Remus blushed. "Well um yeah." he stuttered out. Tonks laughed.
Then Harry looked down at his watch. It was 8:00.
"Are we all done? It is 8:00" he said. They all nodded, stood up and exited the great hall.
The teachers watched them leave. They must have a schedule.
"Do you think they have their whole day planned out?" asked Minerva.
Everyone nodded. "They always come in here at 7:30 sharp, red in the face and they eat healthy things. I imagine they spend their mornings training. They always seem like the first to their classes as well. And the top of their classes as well."
Minerva said "Speaking of such. I believe every class they have been in the teachers all want them to be in their advanced classes including my own. Those who have not had them such as Severus. Prepare to be amazed. I was. I do the same demonstration of turning my desk into a pig. They can do it Albus. They have knowledge of my N.E.W.T. level classes. They turned a whole box of matches into needles without even looking at them, or opening the box. They didn't say anything or wave their wands. It was if nothing happened. Albus it was incredible!"
Albus merely smiled. "Yes, Albus they did a wonderful air routine with chairs and the levitation spell. They spun in circles in the air. Did loops and spins and they were sitting on them as well! Then they brought themselves back down and sat there as if nothing happened." squeaked Flitwick.
Everyone that didn't know stared at them like they were crazy.
"Albus! They turned in all the essays for my class for this year! All of them were Outstanding! Each were different with different facts but still outstanding! They could write a book together!" said Minerva.
"Same here." said Flitwick, Sprout, and Binns.
"I imagine they turned in all of Mr. Lupin's essays. I believe most of the essays were for extra credit though. We will not have to worry about failing any of these students. We might set a new record for all Outstandings or something close." said Minerva.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Albus Dumbledore sat puzzled, dream or no dream he highly doubted Harry trained last time. Then he realized something, Harry and his friends were training to fight Voldemort. he thought. Sooner or later we are going to need to train these kids. he thought gravely. It may come down to needing an army.