"Talking"
"Russian"
"French"
Chapter 3: Hogwarts and Sorting
31 September – Potter Manor – Harry birthday.
Harry Potter was playing outside with Daedalus, both cousin were close friends now. They raced through the property with their respective broom. Harry had his Icestorm, while Daedalus had his Firebolt. Despise being young, Daedalus was a good racer, he could easily fit to be a chaser just like his dad when Sirius attended school. While Harry was better than his dad who used to be also a chaser, he could try for Seeker and that's what his father had always told him when he started flying with a broom since he was 6. James and Lily had a surprise for Harry, when the cousins landed on the ground, the door opened, there stood Anadeja Pavlov, Harry best friend. Harry beamed seeing his best friend for his birthday, he quickly went to hug her and presented her to Daedalus who got red on his face.
"This is so weird" mumbled Harry to Anadeja, she just rolled her eyes, and the new boy found her cute something Harry couldn't express since he was so dense.
"By the way, what are you doing here? How are the others?" asked Harry
"They are fine, Viktor wanted to come but couldn't since his father didn't trust the British government. My family are refugees, our lands were destroyed by Goblins. With all the shit happening all over the country. We decided to flee… Harry… Yuri was killed with his entire family" Harry was saddened, Yuri was his first friend, they stopped seeing each other when he started going to Durmstrang. He hugged tightly Anadeja who returned the gesture.
"I'm glad you're safe" said Harry.
"Do you know what this Hogwarts School is?" both of them pulled out.
"Yes, it's a wizarding school here. I'm going there in a few days"
"I'm starting next year" beamed the girl. Harry was pleased with that news.
"I know that she is your best friend, but… can you speak in English?" asked Daedalus.
"I vill try…." Said Anadeja
"She is still learning"
The kids stayed outside until the sunset, they called inside for Harry birthday. The dining room had been decorated. Harry sat in the middle while people started chanting happy birthday once in English and another in Russian. He was embarrassed to have to go twice for it. After he blew the candles, the elves came in with gifts, Rosie been starring at the gifts for quite sometimes Harry rolled his eyes and invited his little sister in helping him to unwrapping the gift. She beamed at the invitation and sat next to him and began unwrapping a gift from someone named Andromeda Tonks. Harry gasped when he unwrapped is own, it was the invisibility cloak that his dad had always with him. Rosie was startled when he felt two pairs of hands wrap her. It was Harry who thanked her for the gifts. Sissy, Yuri, Peter and Tommy, the elves came in with each their own gifts. Sissy had carved an Icestorm and a Firebolt one in wood and another in a rock, both of them when inside a crystal ball duelling in the small space inside. Yuri and Peter had both gave him a huge box full of different sweets and Tommy gifted him with a ring, the elf had made it himself with transfiguration magic.
"If you are in danger, just infuse some magic to it and it will activate" said Tommy the elf, Harry looked confused. "It's a portkey, if you ever are in danger, you will land next to me"
James and Lily thanked the small elf, and Harry smiled at his gift. The last gift that was unwrapped by his little sister was from the Blacks. He found a set of clothes, a pair of wand holsters, flags with red and gold colors and Silk robes. They were enjoying the cake and the dinner, when they were interrupted by Yuri the elf who dragged someone inside harshly with elves magic. James had the stranger at wand point, next to him was the Sirius, Amelia, and Lily all pointing at him. The kids were ordered to upstairs.
"Damn elf…" mumbled the stranger weakly on the ground, blood started to spread on the floor. James recognized Severus as he went to him and help him get up.
"Ah Snevillus" sneered Sirius "Good to see you are alive"
"I don't have time for your shit…" said Snape, James was closing the wound, but it was impossible the wound reeked dark magic.
"Sissy bring me my satchel of potion. Lily this is a flesh eating curse" Lily gasped as she started mumbling a counter-curse pointing at the wound.
"But who would try to kill Snape? I thought he was a spy!" said Sirius
"It was Dumbledore…" was all he was able to say before losing consciousness.
The cursed wound was healed, that would leave a nasty scar and they forced Snape to drink a blood replenishing potion and finally casted an enervate which woke up the potion master instantly.
"What did Dumb bell do?" asked Sirius now intrigued by what revelation Snape was about to say.
"He set me up to die, I don't know how he did it, but he set the death eater into killing me. Since the dark lord disappearance. Things have been strange with them" James and Lily stared at each other before nodding.
"Well, we can give you protection if you seek it. Call it paying a debt when you saved our lives" said James
"No, I need to make myself disappear. I'll think of something" Snape got up but still felt sore from all the blood he had lost.
While in Harry's bedroom
Harry been playing Magical Risk with Anadeja, Daedalus and Rosie. Harry had the black soldiers, while Daedalus had the green, Anadeja had the yellow and Rosie had the red ones. The game was a gift from Andromeda, the small piece were made of lead and smaller than the muggle version. They loved it when the small lead soldiers went into formation when they attacked each other. So far the red were about to gain control of Asia, while Daedalus aimed for Africa and Australia. Anadeja and Harry were fighting over the Americas and Europe. Harry had 200 lead soldier in battle line formation over Mexico, while Anadeja had a battle of 50 yellow troopers waiting in east of United-states. Both tossed the dices, Harry had 6, 4 and 2 while Anadeja had two six. The battle formation fired, the yellow didn't lost any troopers while a bunch of black lead soldiers fell and went back into the box for black soldiers.
"Damn! I was sure I would get you this time"
"You can always try" smirked Anadeja.
The game was interrupted when Sirius came in to get Daedalus, it was time to get home. Anadeja was also going home, she stayed in the ICW embassy located in Edinburgh for the time being. They would get authorization to rent an apartment after they had cleared some papers with them. Rosie pouted, she had almost won an entire continent that would have made her Queen of Earth, since they were busy attacking each other and she had literally a free way to get Asia bonus. The kids went downstairs to see their parents.
"What happened to Sev?" asked Harry
"He went back home" said James smiling at them.
"Up you go, it's time for you to go to bed. It's almost midnight" said Lily, both kids mumbled something about no schools and didn't feel like sleeping.
King's cross – London – 2 September 10h30
The Potter were in the front of the 9 ¾ platform, they explained that Harry had go right in the pillar since it was a portal to the magical side of the King's cross. He mumbled something about Britain being so ancient and still in the Victorian age. He really like Russia mode of transportation than having muggles see them disappear as they went in the pillar. The Black were there to wish good luck on Harry first year at Hogwarts. The Pavlov wanted to see the Potter and Anadeja came hugging Harry before he went to the other side. They didn't see the redhead family looking at them from afar. Well, the twins were late and decided to go straight through the pillar without waiting for the others to come. Harry shrunk his trunk and put it inside his pocket, he saw a girl struggling to get his own in the trains. The others kids didn't say anything, they were busy snickering at the brown bushy haired girl. Having seen enough, he went to help her and casted a levitation charm on her trunk.
"Thanks" she said smiling
"No problem" He said returning the smile.
"My name's Hermione Granger" said the girl
"Harry Potter… And Romanov actually"
"You are Russian?" asked the girl.
"Eh… No, but I lived there for as long as I can remember"
They were looking for a cabin, they settled inside an empty cabin. Harry un-shrunk his trunk, opened it and started reading some of his school books. Hermione seeing him imitated his actions and began rereading her own school books. Someone knocked at the door, the door was not open, and these people had manners. Harry closed his book after putting a piece of paper there to not lose the page, get up and opened the door. Two girls were there with their trunks.
"Hello, you don't mind if we sit here?" said a blonde girl with blue eyes. The other had dark brown hairs and brown eyes. She also that mischievous grin on her face when she saw Harry.
"No, plenty of empty space here" he said gesturing the girls to enter as he went back to his seat.
"Daphne Greengrass" said the blonde girl
"Tracy Davis" said the dark brown girl.
"Harry Potter"
"Hermione Granger"
Both girl looked at Hermione.
"Muggleborn?"
"Yes? Is that a problem?"
"No, no. We are just surprised to see you relaxed next to him" said Davis pointing at Harry.
"Hmmm… Do I need to know something?" Said Harry not sure what she meant.
"No just that, there are stories about you being a wizard with lot of slaves"
"Tracy, you know these stories are just fallacious fictions"
"You are telling me that there is someone writing stories about me being some dark wizard?"
"Dark Wizard? No, but there is some about you being a good Sh…" Daphne had put a hand on her mouth. She mumbled something which made Daphne irritated.
"We don't want to hear what kind of book you like to read" said Daphne as she withdraw her hand.
"Fine"
The door swung open and a redhead boy came in.
"Hey, can i come in, the other cabin are all full. Are you Harry by the way?" the girls could see that the boy was lying through its teeth. They didn't say anything since the one concerned had lifted an eyebrow. The boy knew who he was obviously but his instinct told him to not befriend the boy.
"No. My name is Vladimir Romanov. I'm a transfer student" he said, he was not lying since he really did transfer from St-Petersburg Private Wizard Academy to Hogwarts and his full name was Harry James Vladimir Potter Romanov. None of the girls in the cabin had said anything, to busy looking at the boys who were staring at each other. The redhead scowled before closing the door.
"Wow I never seen a Weasley scowl like a Malfoy" said Greengrass after the door was closed.
"I didn't like how he looked at me"
"He obviously knew who you were" said Hermione from her seat.
"Well to bad for him all seats are taken" said Tracy laughing.
"What house do you think, you will end up?" asked Hermione to Harry
"I honestly don't know or care" said Harry
"But the houses…"
"Are just a way to put people against each other" said Harry. The house system was so ancient. A school was made to teach students not pitch them against each other even after the students had finished school.
"But hypothetically…" started Hermione.
"I won't mind if I end up in Gryffindor or Slytherin"
"Is something wrong with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?" asked Tracy
"I don't think I fit the description of either of these houses. I'm loyal to my friends and my family not to a group of people having the same colors on theirs robes. And honestly… Ravenclaw? I'm not very fond of the blue"
The girls said nothing, they merely stared at the young boy notion of preference. He discarded Ravenclaw because they were blue. The sound made by the train started to make Harry feel sleepy, his head started to hang on the side as he touched the cold window. He fell asleep…
The dream was very strange, a city was burning, people were screaming in the streets, he could even hear explosions and see flashes since it was the night. There stood soldier in navy blue uniforms while there was a group of green vest soldiers shielding someone. He remembered the painting of the old emperor. Alexander 1st, emperor of Russia since 1801 to 1825. Why did he had a dream like that? Then entered a rather tall man, wait… Why was he tall to begin with? Wasn't history book depicted him as small? Napoleon, he waved a wand that made the Russian guards knelt while the Russian emperor stood his ground.
"Handcuff him" ordered the French emperor. The French Soldiers scuffed the emperor and forced him to kneel before Napoleon.
"Interesting place" Smiled Napoleon, while outside there were still fights in the streets.
"Spar me your spit bastard. What do you want?" Sneered Alexander
"You have something that used to be mine. A Red wand, I need it" he stopped smiling.
"Good luck finding it! My messenger might be half way to Konigsberg now, the English will get it" smiled the detained Russian emperor. The French emperor started to get annoyed as he slapped the Russian emperor with the back of his hand. Alexander spat some blood on the floor before glaring at the French bastard.
"Send a message to our garrison in Prussia" Said Napoleon to a high officer behind him, the French officer bowed before going out of the office.
"Don't think, you have won. We will be back" Said Napoleon before storming out of the office. Alexander was chuckling, the red wand was there on the wall the entire time. It was a miracle that the bastard didn't even see it. The French soldiers still in the office started to remove the security on their musket as their aimed at the kneeling Russian soldiers and the emperor. Alexander casted a wandless freezing curse at them, they all stood there eyes widened as they were paralyzed from inside and soon their body were covered with ice.
"What a way to die" said a Russian Soldier as the emperor lifted the imperius curse from them.
"What do we do now?" asked another soldier.
"We hope that our emissary with the Cossack followed orders in burning villagers and crops" said the emperor "And Kutuzov didn't try an offensive and cost us our armies. The French won't last that long with the winter"
Harry woke up with the Russian emperor smiling at the retreating French soldiers.
Suddenly the train stopped abruptly, the stopping tossed him on the ground while the girls were gripping their seats. The girls were already in their wizarding robes.
"Damn… that's hurt"
"You alright?" said Hermione
"I guess so… Did I miss something?" He got up and went back to his seat.
"You just mumbled something while sleeping and the abrupt stop just now" said Tracy smirking
"You should change to your wizarding robes" suggested Daphne, Harry pulled his Holly wand and transfigured his clothes into Wizarding robes.
"You can do Transfiguration?!" said the three girls at the same time.
"Yeah… We learned early, where I come from" said Harry as he pocketed his wand back to his pocket. "By the way what's going on?"
The door swung open and a tall man with trench coat came in, inspecting the cabin before going out, he was followed by a group of enforcers.
"What are they doing here?" said Tracy
"How should I know, I don't work in the ministry" said Daphne
The controller voice startled the group.
"May you excuse us, the ward felt a very dark magic in the train, and we didn't want any incident happening so we summoned the Aurors to inspect the cars."
It was half an hour later that they were at Hogsmeade, went by boat following an half-giant to the shore of Hogwarts then going upstairs. A stern looking witch was staring at the new batch of students, she was not impressed by the new ones. Her eyes stopped at the form of Harry Potter.
"Welcome to Hogwarts. Now in a few moments you will pass through these doors and join your classmates, but before you take your seats, you need to be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. While you are here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you points. Any rules breaking and you will loses points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded a cup" With her speech over, she opened the door and went to main Hall, the firsties just behind her.