Hp Druids
Devon stepped out of the fireplace and ended up in the leaky cauldron. As he looked around to see it empty. Suddenly a man came forward "oh hello lad can I help you get something?" He asked
"Um yeah…I'd like to get to Gringotts bank." Devon said
The man nodded "it's just around the back." He said
Devon nodded "thank you sir."
"Tom, call me Tom young lad." He said as Devon left.
He was able to enter the ally easily and made his way to the Bank.
He made his way to the counter and looked at the goblin
"May I help you?" The goblin asked
"Yes I'm looking to get into my account." He asked
"Do you have your key?" The goblin asked
"It's a group account labeled as "The monastery." Devon asked
The goblin was shocked but nodded "very well how much do you want to take out?" He said
"I'll take 500 gallons." Devon said
The goblin hissed to another who ran off and gave it to Devon. Who left.
'Now I need to get my wand…' he said as he made his way into Ollivander's wand shop.
"Ah hello what can I do for you?" The old man asked
"I've come to purchase a wand from you." Devon asked
The man nodded "very well. Hold out your arm." He said
Devon figured he ment dominant arm and held out his right. As he measured it before flexing it and nodded "you can put your hand down I'll be back." He said
Devon felt a twinge of magic around him but before he could act upon it the old man came back.
"Now I have no idea why but I feel as if each one of these are destined for you. Give it a try I'll tell you about each one." Ollivander said
Devon reached for the one farthest on the right and went down the list.
"Ah yes Maple, Dragon Heartstring. Around 11'¾ all of these wands are made of the same core and length but of differing Wood." Ollivander said
Devon nodded and put it back and went to the next one.
"This one is an English Oak." Ollivander said
Devon held it shrugged his shoulders and put it away. Before he went to the last one.
"Ah yes a mysterious Wood. I've been unable to identify it but it's quiet an unique wand. I must say the core jumped into it without any prodding from me." He said
"Where is the rest of the wood?" Devon asked
"I'm sorry?" Ollivander asked
"This wand screams that it was cut too soon is cries out for its mother branch." Devon said
"Speaker of trees, you say?" Ollivander asked
Devon looked back to the street much to the wistifulment of Ollivander before he turned back and leaned against the counter and whispered
"I'm a Druid."
Ollivander's eyes widened
"Oh oh oh dear forgive me I had thought your kind had died off. Ah and that explains how young you are. Usually wizards are around 11 when they get there wands." He said
"Yes, now please the branch?" Devon asked
"Yes yes." Ollivander said as he headed back.
He appeared with a big branch with enough wood for several wands. Devon held it and sighed in contempt.
He placed the branch and the wand on the table.
"I'd like a custom wand please. This branch with a hole in the top to slip the wand in and the branch to be made into a staff." Devon said
Ollivander looked at him
"That is a very odd request." He said
"True but I'm a very odd wizard. I don't mind how long it takes." Devon said
Ollivander smiled "you will have it in two weeks." He said
Devon nodded "I'll be sure to arrive by then to pick it up." He said as he left several galleons behind as payment.
Within two weeks Devon returned and found himself handed his new Magic staff. He smiled "thank you Mr Ollivander pleasure doing business with you." He said as he walked out the door and down the road.
He headed back to his flat at the leaky cauldron where he got a letter saying he had a meeting with Dumbledore about his coming to the school.
However things went sideways from minute one after that.
Cornelius fudge decided to visit Diagon Alley and Mad eye Moody was along to escort him.
Mad eye looked around the leaky cauldron and spotted Devon upstairs. As he excused himself from Fudges backside.
In his room Devon was in his room meditating with his staff. When the door burst open and mad eye walked in.
"I'd there a reason your not in school boy?" He asked
"Is there a reason you break into an innocent man's apartment?" Devon asked
"Mad eye please we're here to ensure I have good support for my election now please- oh hello." Fudge said
"Hello kind sir may I ask people please that you leave?" Devon asked
One of the secretaries scoffed "How dare you?! Do you know who you're speaking to?"
Devon sighed "no and I don't care now please you're disturbing my meditation." Devon said
Everyone looked at each other but Mad eye hobbled forward
"How old are you, kid?" He asked
Devon scoffed and didn't answer.
Mad eye barked
"HEY I'M TALKING TO YOU!?" He snapped his staff forward and a blast of magic shot forth.
Devon vanished leaving dust and an explosion in his wake.
As the smoke cleared he stood Feet shoulder with apart his body relaxed his hand on its natural resting state on his staff. He looked calmed but focused
"I'm happy that Samurai from Japan gave me a rundown of his training. Otherwise I'd probably not survive that." He said more to himself
Everyone else in the room stepped back in awe even Mad eye
He…he dodged the magic?!" The secretary asked
Devon gripped the staff and as if pulling out a sword from the sheath the wand drew clean as he balanced it in his hand
'Let's not hurt anyone I don't wanna go to prison for killing before I've met the boy who lived.' He throught.
Mad eye grit his teeth "Minister get out of here." He snapped
Fudge put on his bolder hat and started to run down the stairs "right carry on!" He cried
Above him the wood exploded showering him in shrapnel making him wince and fly down the stairs as fast as he could once he reached the bottom he turned around too the punk get his lights beaten out of him by his most powerful Aroura.
Unfortunately that's not what fudge saw quiet the opposite.
Moody was sweating for breath as Devon was holding his own quiet well.
"I have to admit you are a fair duelists." Devon said
Moody huffed as he stopped attacking
"And…and your untouchable… I know when I'm beat kid…grant me safe passage and I won't bug you anymore." He said
"I am a fair person by all means. But before I do…I just need to ask. What's your name?" Devon asked
"Alastor Moody." He said between pants.
"Very well Alastor you may leave." Devon said as he slid his wand back into his staff and sat back on the floor.
"What that's it?" Alaistor asked shocked at how cordial he was being.
"I already said I would not attack you further should you do the same. And I highly doubt your willing to break that promise now after I soundly beat you." Devon explained
Alaistor sighed "fuck I'm too old to be doing this." He said as he took a swig from his flask.
"What is your name kid for the record?" He asked
"You gonna have a team Trail me?" Devon asked
Moody shook his head "just the opposite. Make sure no one is stupid enough to do so." He said
Devon smiled "Devon Oak." He said
Alaistor nodded "good day then Mr. Oak." He said as he left down the stairs.
Fudge was shocked as Moody was coming down alone.
"W-where's the kid?" He asked
"Leave him he's fine." Alaistor said
Fudge ran after him
"W-what do you mean? Call more Auroras call in everyone that man is dangerous!" Fudge snapped in the middle of diagon alley Alaistor spun around and hooked his staff on his neck and looked at him with eyes of steel
"If you do that it will be a bloodbath, only one man can't possibly take him down. And even then I'm not sure." Alastor said as he stopped off.
"C-call him." Fudge said
"It's not that simple." Alastor said as he walked down the street.
"F-fine…I'm heading back…" Fudge said
Alastair moody turned around
"Back?" He asked
"Yes I said back!" Fudge snapped clearly shaken by the encounter.
"But the tour?" Alaistor asked
"Bloody screw the tour!" Fudge snapped "I will not have my life endangered by a ruffian like that!" Fudge said as he started to walk away back towards the cauldron
Alastor Moody rolled his eyes and followed
In fudges office Fudge sat down he had just wrote a letter to his friend and tutor Albus Dumbledore.
Suddenly the fireplace lit up and Albus Stepped out.
"Ah Albus so good to see you." He said
"Yes Cornelius I came as quickly as I could but I have a ton of paperwork to fill for Hogwarts." Albus said with a cheerful smile but it was waning he had a lot of stress on his mind as of late especially with the nearing of Harry's first years of Hogwarts everything had to be perfect.
"Yes yes we'll I'm sorry but I have to throw a Spanner in the work." He said
Albus's smile fell going deadly seriously thinking Fudge was trying to interfere with the Prophecy while he goes and tries to save magickal Britain.
"I'm sorry?"
Fudge waved him off not noticing the change of tone he waved a happy smile "oh just something the muggle prime minister said. Nothing to it. I'm only talking about the fact someone else is going to be joining Hogwarts early." He said
Albus who was half way of blasting Fudge with the death stick suddenly shifted back to a happy stance knowing his quest to save the world wasn't in danger.
"Oh that! That's grand." He said as he spun around hiding the crisis that painted across his face as he tried to process the implications of what we was going to do to Fudge.
Fudge ever unaware of Albus stood up "it is, isn't it! It will just be like before with Young Tom." He said as he clapped Dumbledore on the shoulder and lead him to a chair
Fudge sat across from him and his face turned serious
"Now I need to warn you. He is dangerous but he hasn't done anything wrong. That's the reason I called you. We need to keep him someplace where he can't do anything to ruin anything!" Fudge said
"I'm not sure Hogwarts is the best bet." Albus started
"But your there my firend surely if your able to keep everything running you can handle him as well." Fudge said
Albus sighed "very well tell me his name and I'll visit him." He said
"This had to pick out of Mad eye hard he really didn't want to give it up. The kids name is Devon Oak. And he might look young but he's powerful he made mad eye run with his tail between his legs." Fudge said
Albus looked serious and nodded "very well I'll speak to him as soon as I can today even." He said
Fudge smiled "thank you I knew I could count on you."
Albus walked into the fireplace and flooed away to the leaky cauldron.
Devon sat at a table eating his dinner when he felt a massive weight fall around him he looked up behind him to see Albus Dumbledore standing before him
"Wanna Chip?" Devon asked the headmaster.
Within minutes they were sitting across from each other laughing like schoolboys at an inappropriate joke
"Oh my god! So you were sent into the forbidden forest and the forest was soafraidof you it lit itself of fire than allow you entrance?" Devon asked
"Oh yes…and that was surely the least strangest punishments I had at my Tenure at Hogwarts." He said
Devon nodded as he finished his drink.
"Would you like another?" He asked to the headmaster
The man shook his head "I'm quite good, thank you." He said
Devon grabbed his staff and stood up
"Then I think I will head to bed good day Sir." He said
However Dumbledore grabbed his staff keeping him still
"Hold a moment." He said
"Huh?" Devon asked
"I've never gotten your name…Devon…" Albus said
Devon stood unphased by the headmaster knowing his name.
"You're finding my staff very interesting, may I ask why?" He asked
Albus smiled "I've seen very few like it…pure of nature you should say." He said
Devon nodded and looked to Tom "I'll take my desert upstairs in my room thank you." He said
Albus stood up "the both of us will." He announced.
Devon looked to Dumbledore and nodded before he started to climb the stairs.
Devon entered followed by Dumbledore who shut the door as the food magickly appeared on the table in the room.
Devon tossed his staff towards the door where it hung in the air for a second or two before laying still i. The corner.
Albus looked over at Devon "impressive use of wandless magick." The headmaster said
"Why thank you." Devon said
"Do you know who I am?" The man asked shocked that the boy was unfazed by him.
"Your Albus Dumbledore one of the most powerful and wisest wizards to grace magickal Britain…you know I don't understand why the Elder's don't like you, I've always thought you would make a wonderful Druid,"
Albus smiled "unfortunately my proclivity to get involved in international incident's clash's with there isolationist nature." Albus said
Devon narrowed his eyes he'd grown up around the Druids his whole life and never would he consider themselves isolationists sure they stayed out of the last war but that's only because of the Magickal worlds distaste for them and The Ministry's insistence that they control all avenues of teaching magic. Something that clashed very much with the Druids idea that magick is a free entity and everyone including muggles had access to it.
Heck he knew this as he remember several squibs going through the monastery and now they are some of the most powerful Druids of the order.
The reason how they viewed magick. Everything alive had magick. You couldn't breath if you didn't just a few had a nature to tap into it naturally (what the ministry would call wizards) but the Druids are able to actually teach anyone how to open the way to magick. Which is something the bigoted Ministry didn't like and thus arguments erupted and lead to the Druid order leaving the ministry. Allowing hundreds of magick's to be lost to time.
That doesn't mean that there aren't those that the order does trust in the ministry. There are several in the DoM that are actually Druids and there idea of protecting magick is something they are very much interested in. The entire hall of prophecies is actually on loan to the ministry from the Druids something they try very hard to hide.
"Now I bet you're wondering why I'm here in that case?"
Devon shrugged "I knew the elders talked about my arrival to hogwarts but that's not for a few years so I'm guessing That minister of your forced your hand." Devon said
Albus gave a grandfatherly smile
"I see very few things escape your notice." He said
Devon smiled "very few, so i assume you want to me to go to the school. And I assume your going to want me to go this year." Devon said
Albus smiled "it would placate Fudge." Albus said
Devon smiled " very well but i have some caveats for it." he said
Albus querked his eyebrow at the boy, "oh?" he asked
Devon smiled. "Yes one if im going this year im going to ask that I also have 2 extra years of schooling, i don't care how your able to do it, even if you need to fail me both extra years." devon said
Dumbledore looked at Devon confused "that is one odd request." he said
Devon smiled "lets not pitter patter around the issue we both know your preparing Hogwarts for the Boy-who-lived. And the druids are also interested in him, i have been sent to protect and prepare him." devon said
"Prepare?" Albus asked
The druid sighed "i think your forgetting that the druids gave the ministry the Hall of prophecies we have ways of finding out stuff. We know of the boy he marked of his equal and the entire prophecy. I know the ministry was angry that the druids stayed out of the last war but this war is going to be different, and screw the ministery opinion of the order." devon said
Albus sighed this screwed up his plans alot but they were not unfixable. "Very well I can work with this." Albus said he stood up "I will accommodate your requests as much as possible." he said as he left.
Devon smiled as he salvaged his plan. He grit his teeth "damn fudge."
(time jump Train to hogwarts 1991)
Devon sat down the hogwarts express, its now 1991. The year the Boy of prophecy would be making his way to Hogwarts. The two years he was there early was there were of minor note, no troubles occurred Devon brushed past most of the classes, he was more angry at the studies than anything else.
He sat alone on the train looking out the window as they moved through the scottish lowlands the door opened. And he looked to see a 11 year old with unkempt wild hair
"I'd this cabin taken?" He asked
"No, please sit down." Devon said as he moved his staff out of the way as the boy sat across from him
"I'm Harry, Harry Potter." He said
"Ah the famous Mr Potter is it. Well I'm Devon." Devon said as he shook his hand
Once contact was made both hands glowed Harry shot his hand back as fast as he could but Devon twisted his hand around looking at it.
"Hmmm interesting." He said
"Um…what is?" Harry asked
"It seems that this meeting is fate." He said
Suddenly the door opened and a plucky redhead boy stepped in.
"Is it true? Your Harry Potter?" He asked
Harry nodded
The boy sat down next to him
"Wicked I'm Ron, Ron Weasley. you have it?" Ron asked
Harry tilted his head
"What?" Harry asked
"The scar?"
Harry lifted his head as Ron's eyes shot up to the size of golfballs Devon rolled his eyes. And the trolley lady came by and they paid for their food and snacks.
A bushy brunette stood by the door interested at the boys not changed.
"You should change soon we're nearly at Hogwarts. Oh your doing magic let's see then." Harmonie said
Ron tried to do some magick to impress Harry on scabbers which didn't work
Devon rolled his eyes after it fails "that's not a spell." He said
Hermione rolled her eyes "you don't know that. Oh your glasses here let me." Hermione drew her wand "repario"
Harry flinched as his glasse fixed themself while on his face.
"I'm Hermione Granger." She said as she drew her wand away.
"Harry Potter." Harry said
"Ron Weasley." He said
"Are you really Harry Potter?" Hermonie asked
Harry nodded
Hermonie went on to talk to Devon
"Who are you?"
"My name is Devon Oak." He said
Hermonie lurched forward "Wait I know you. Yea it's here in hogwarts a history. Your the first person I the history of the school to not pass a grade. Twice." She said
The boys were shocked at this
Devon shrugged "it turns out you can't pass if you don't sit the final even if your grade is passing." He said not ashamed
Hermonie looked at him judgeing him
"It also says you've broken numerous school rules. Yet are the brightest student there." She said
"Clearly I think I had been outshined tell me how many volumes did you have to read, to find this?"
Hermonie blushed and looked over to his stuff.
"I don't think that staff is valid for Hogwarts."
Devon shook his head "it's connected to my Wand it's made of the same wood I won't carry it around often it will stay in my room. But yea."
Hermonie nodded and stood up "Well I gave you the warning you needed I'm going to go… see you at the feast."
The boys looked to Devon
"What?" He asked
"What's the sorting like?" Ron asked
"My brothers said you have to fight a troll."
Devon shook his head "I don't know I was unavailable someplace else in the castle during the Ceremonies so I wasn't placed. But I don't think you had to fight a troll.
"Is it true?" A voice said from the hall
"They say the famous Harry Potter is here. I'm Draco Malfoy. I see you've already met Weasley you can see them from a mile away big red hair and freckles. And you… oh you must be that homeless twat Devon. My father told me about you I think that if you fail to be sorted this year they kick you out finally." Draco insulted Devon shrugged his sholder
Draco turned back to Harry
"Anyways you'll learn that some wizarding families are a lot better than others." Draco said as he held out his hand
Harry looked at his hand then back at Draco "I think I can choose my friends for myself thank you."
Draco scowled
"You'll regret that Potter." He said
Devon stood up "yes but not before you regret insulting a senior above you now get out." Devon said
Draco took his leave.
Devon looked at the two "I'm going to get changed I'll be back.
Devon walked away.
Eventually the train arrived at the station and everyone climbed out
"First yer's ovr here!" Hagrid called
Harry, Ron, Hermonie and Devon sat in a boat as they approached the school. Where they were greeted by professor Mcgonagall and gave her into speech.
"Greetings students." She said as she met her eyes at Devon "some more than others." She said she explained the house system and the sorting before they were lead into the great hall Devon noticed many students were whispering and pointing at him. Probably because of the staff which he didn't have time to put away before they were brought to the hall.
As she called the firsts years up and they were sorted She finally got to Devon
"Oak Devon!" She called
Devon stepped forward and sat down as she placed the hat on his head
"Ah someone quiet important I see yes very well I don't know where he will go but I have the urging. Yes yes yes Gryffindor!" He said
Unlike the rest of the hall when someone was sorted only the Teachers clapped the rest of the table were stunned.
Mcgonagall smiled "sorry about them." She said
"It's fine I'm use to it probably the staff." He said as he walked to the table at sat down. She countuned the list
"Potter Harry!" She said
He two was sorted into Gryffindor to loud applause "we got potter we got potter!" The Weasley twins Fred and George sang.
Devon smiled as Harry walked down the table and sat right next to him
Devon looked shocked as did the rest of the table
"You know you don't have to sit next to me you'll probably just isolate yourself." He said
Harry shrugged "so I've been like that all my life. I want to be with people who like me for who I am not what I am." He said
Devon smiled "then may I say welcome to Gryffindor." He said as they clanged Goblets.
Finally everyone was sorted and food was served and eventually everyone warmed up to Devon and Harry and Ron.
Percy was the first to slid over to Devon
"I don't like you. You've got a history of being a ruffian. Skimping out of Sortings and missing finals is one things but you've made firends with my brother I will not have you corrupting him down your path." He hissed
Devon smiled "in that case I think you should watch over Fred and George first." He said as he looked at the twins were trying to spike a Slytherins girls goblet.
"Hey you two back off!" Percy snapped
"Aw you're no fun Percy!" Fred sagged
Devon smiled as finally they reached the end of the meal and all students were lead to the common room Percy let them in and everyone went to bed
Devon sat in the common room as Professor McGonagall and Percy were in the common room
"Ah Devon you're still up." She said
"I was just about to go to bed did you want to talk to me?" Devon asked
"Just the rules regarding your staff. Dumbledore has explained to us the reason you keep it. However we don't tolerate first year Students to "bent the rules" your other years here aside your still a first year if you pass this year then we can discuss you going from day to day in class with the staff otherwise I'd have to ask you to leave it in your room and only bring it out on the weekends.
Devon nodded "to be honest professor that was far more kind than I expected I knew the only reason I was able to keep it in the past was because I wasn't sorted. And I had planned to keep it in my room all 7 years only taking it out in the weekends this Is far more favorable than I expected." He said
His head of house nodded
"Let it also be clear the only reason your even considered this exemption is because of your status as a Druid were it not for that you wouldn't be able to keep it at all.
Percy was shocked
"You're a Druid?" He asked
Devon nodded
"Aren't you a bit young?" He asked
Devon shrugged "I rose the ranks quite quickly. I'm studying here to finish my training in foreign magick's before I rise the rank officially." He said
Percy nodded
Devon bowed to them "if that will be all good evening Professor." He said as he went to bed
(Eoc)
A/n
I skipped Devon's first two years because they weren't important the only interesting and story parts was the fact he failed his finals to stay behind.
(Fudge insists Devon goes to the school early)
Is nearly put in the wrong house)
Refused to pass the required classes to wait for Harry)