Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it's probably not mine It all belongs to JK I'm just playing in her sandbox a little. I do read a lot of Fanfiction so if you see anything else you recognize I may have accidentally incorporated something.

AN: 1st thing this chapter shows our first jump and contains the train ride to Hogwarts. I will not be writing this fic as a daily day by day fic. Including all the little details of all that would frankly take up too much space in a fic that as I just finished Chapter 20 last week is sitting at almost 100,000 words. This means that some things are just going to happen off-screen, like Harry's continued lessons with his guardians, classes, meetings with Sirius, and such things. 2nd thing one of the reviews I got recently asked me why Harry was calling Sirius Daddy, he's not he's calling him Paddy, short for Padfoot. Also, to go with that, as will be explained in an upcoming chapter with Draco, in this magical world, a child forms bonds with their parents. So, harry has a magical bond with Sirius, through him being both his godfather and his blood adopted father, so the sudden closeness is also being influenced by the bond that hasn't been fed in years due to the separation craving Sirius magic being around Harry. This along with the fact that Harry has been neglected and at the very least emotionally abused, he is going to cling to an adult that he can view as a parental figure, at least in my opinion.

Final thing due to circumstances out of our control, i.e., Real Life, my Beta's have left this fic. This means that I need a new beta, P.M. if you are at all interested. As always Read and Review.

AN2: I do not own the sorting hats song I took JK Rowling's original and added a few new lines. New version uploaded 1-25-2020

Chapter 9 – The Sorting Feast

~~~~~Power of Ancestral Magics~~~~~

As Harry walked into the great hall, he was stopped by professor Flitwick "Hello, Harry Headmaster Dumbledore would like to see you after the welcoming feast."

"Of course, professor I expected as much." replied Harry. He quietly took his seat at the Gryffindor table, next to Dean and Shamus who both quickly scooted away from him. Harry rolled his eyes and welcomed Ron, Hermione, and Neville who all sat close to him. Looking around he could see that both the hall, and the tables were now larger than they had been in any year past. After reading the covenants and the Original updating copy of Hogwarts a History, he knew that this was not the biggest year they had ever had, nor that it would be the largest in the coming years. No doubt with the political upheaval Britain was about to go through, it would not be the largest of sorting's to go through Hogwarts, in the coming years, but it was larger than any Dumbledore had presided over since he became headmaster. Not a difficult thing to claim as with Dumbledore's ascension to headmaster the attendance rate had halved. With Harry captivated by his thoughts he almost missed the entrance of those to be sorted. And the sorting Hats song but he was pulled from his thoughts by Dumbledore.

"Another year has come and with it changes throughout the school, the first you will have noticed is that the train arrived a few hours early to accommodate the influx of over 500 new transfer students and 200 first years, we will start the sorting this year as usual with the song and then the first years sorting, we will then sort the new second years and so on and so forth. Until we are finished with the seventh years. As we expect that this will take longer than traditionally you will be delivered snacks, directly onto your plates as we go through the sorting, the traditional feast will begin at the end of the sorting and after the traditional beginning of year announcements. Welcome to another year at Hogwarts let the sorting begin.

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In times long past I was new
The king looked out upon the land
And gave a charge to teach

In our land to the four

For even he could see

No greater friends than they

The founders of our great school

With Burden in their steps

And knowledge in their hearts

The four good friends decided

Passing along their knowledge

How could such friendship fail?

The bond of brotherhood

Between Slytherin and Gryffindor

Or the Honor of Sisterhood

Between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw

They created me to do

What they could not

To separate and Divide

And I know the story for I was there

I know the sad and sorry tale

Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry is purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name,"
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same."
Difference that first brought friendship

For what was Bravery without Cunning

Or Knowledge without Hard-Work

The Purest and Cunning went to Slytherin

The Bravest and Boldest went to Gryffindor

Those with the sharpest minds went to Ravenclaw

Loyal Hufflepuff took all the rest as her alone.

But slowly differences caused divide

And the pillars of our proud school

Once the strongest of our land

First bent and then bowed to fear

For discord swept through our land

The houses once loyal friends

Now stood alone divided

And for a while it seemed the school

Our most important charge

Would meet a most early end

What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friend on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
Friendships have since been lost

The eldest lines now vanished

You all now my charge, my purpose

You all I must divide

But now I'll give a warning

As always you will be divided

For that is my writ and creed

Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear.
But divided does not mean enemies

Watch the skies, read the signs

History gives us her secrets

That she may not ne repeated

For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within.
For our Kings soon return

Shall herald a change in eras

Once was done shall so be undone

Heed my warning, prepare your lines

A king to stand among you once more

I have told you, I have warned you…
Let the Sorting now begin.

(T.O.O.T.P.-JKRowling)

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"Umm does the sorting hat do that often," asked Ron, "give warnings like that I mean."

"Not that I know of it's never happened before," Answered Hermione.

"It has happened a few times in the past but not often." Answered Neville.

"It has happened exactly four times since the inception of the Sorting hat and the leaving of the founders." Said Harry as the hall went deathly silent not even Minerva calling out the names of firsties. "The first time heralded in the war of the shadow mages, which ended in the placing of the eleventh seal, the second was the black war which ended in the pacing of the last and final 12th seal, the third warned of the death of our last king and the rise of the traitor, The last and final warning was in 1927, it spoke of the threat of Grindelwald." said Harry Potter.

A question from Slytherin house table brought Harry's attention to the fact that the great hall was silent and many were looking at him.

"I'm sorry I didn't here your question, could you repeat it." He asked.

"Could the hat know, could it be speaking the truth." The Slytherin asked.

"Of course, not the Ministry would have been made aware if a king had returned, and if an heir had been named by the Pendragon house the ministry would be the first to know. Such nonsense let us return to the sorting."

"My apologies Madame Umbridge I did not realize you would be an expert on such matters. To answer your question Heir Brighton," Interjected Serpentis Levine. "Historically Hogwarts has a partial connection to the wards of Albion, as such it is possible that the castle and therefore the hat would know before even the Ministry. So, the answer to your question would be yes."

"And you would be?" interjected a Ravenclaw.

"Serpentis Levine your new History of Magics Professor appointed by the board, the man to his right is the professor to the new class of Wizarding Culture and Traditions, and to my left a few seats down is Delores Umbridge your new Defense Against the dark arts Professor. Now let us allow the sorting to resume, shall we." Questioned the Headmaster.

At the students silence the deputy headmistress began to read the names of the incoming first years. Harry began to tune out the names focusing on the students under his sponsor ship, there was no problem until McGonagall called out "Mercier, Jean-Marc."

Headmaster Dumbledore said scolding, "Young man I understand a desire to be unique amongst your own peers, however those robes are not the Hogwarts uniform, ten points from any student within the Hall not wearing proper student uniforms, continue hat."

"I object and call the headmaster out on his point deduction. Jean-Marc is wearing the correct uniform of both his station, and his year. Just because the uniform has not been used for the passed quarter of a century does not mean it is not a Hogwarts uniform." Answered Harry standing up.

"You have no right to object to anything the headmaster says," sneers Professor Snape. "10 points from Gryffindor for doing so and a further 10 points for not wearing the correct uniform as well, I suggest you look at your own attire before commenting on the attire of others, Mr. Potter."

Harry reaches into his bag and pulls out his copy of the Hogwarts charter quickly flipping through the pages and stating. "Deputy headmistress, I call upon your power as head of discipline for the students, by article 3 section B of the uniform code. All heirs or lords of any line may wear the clothes befitting their station in all areas and to all functions of the classes excluding classes, they may attend as a student. As such I appeal Professor Snape's point deductions. Furthermore, according to the Uniform code, article 1 section 3, All bearers are to wear a denominator of their status in the appearance of a different Hogwarts uniform described below. I won't read further as this is material you as teachers and furthermore as Headmaster are to have memorized. If you look at Jean- Marc's robes he is wearing the traditional Hogwarts bearer robes. As such he is in uniform and cannot be penalized."

"You are correct Mr. Potter, however the Hogwarts charter was repealed almost a century ago as such the headmaster's verdict stands."

"I am loathed, to correct a teacher as they are to now better than me but as Lord Longbottom, stated on the train, and I quote If the charter had been removed then the founders magic in Hogwarts would have faded Hermione. No more hat, no points system. None of it, Hogwarts can't function without the charter in place. The castle itself would transfer back to Peverell Lands if the Hogwarts Charter was removed. So unless you are declaring the school closed until the Headmaster and board of Governors can work with and furthermore locate the heirs of Peverell, and the founders, to establish a new charter for the running of Hogwarts I do believe the Hogwarts Charter stands. Furthermore I believe the unsaid statement that it could only be repealed and a new one put into place by a sitting monarch which we have not had in over five centuries, as the last one was ratified by a sitting Monarch, the issue is moot point Heir Potter's point stands." Stated Heir Zabini.

"Indeed, you are right I gift both the heirs Potter, and Zabini, and Lord Longbottom ten points each for common sense and knowledge of the traditions and laws of the Wizarding World."

"This is a matter for another time," States the headmaster, "the teachers will discuss it later, let the sorting recommence without any more delays."

With that the sorting commenced with many an heir glaring quietly at the headmaster quite angry with him many were going to contact their parents to pull out the families copy of the Hogwarts Charter. There was nothing to discuss Harry thought they either obeyed, the school laws or Harry brought the headmaster and the school governors before the Wizengamot court for High treason. Harry watched the remaining sorting and the speech given by both the headmaster and the toady witch from his trial, Delores Umbridge, impassively, not commenting on it when Hermione did. In his opinion the ministry was a day late and a dollar short on interfering with the running of Hogwarts, now the old houses were stepping in to do so. Evidenced as well by the other teachers that would be joining the staff this year. With over 700 hundred students being added to the almost 300 previous students bringing the total of 200 students in both first and second year, around 150 for third through fifth, and around 75 for sixth and seventh years. This meant that the previous method of only one teacher for all main subjects was no longer enough as such the main teachers would only be teaching 5th through 7th years. They would have two teaching assistants that would aid in both teaching the younger years and in grading assignments. Dumbledore introduced the new teacher and the new teaching assistants for all the classes, the students were dismissed to their common rooms, as Harry was asked to remain and wait for the headmaster. Many an heir to the older lines remained as did Harry's cadet's.

"Harry my boy I am very disappointed in you."

"I am neither your boy nor have I given you leave to use my personal name Headmaster, what is it you that you wished to discuss?" interrupted Harry.

"Very well then, unfortunately in regards to the rules outlined in your letter, they cannot be followed, Hogwarts does not tolerate request's of such a nature, and as for the bearers tower that was locked as unnecessary before my time, I am unable to unlock it for at the request of four uncertified bearers, and the uniforms I will have to insist remain the standard until I receive certification by an outside source." Answered the Headmaster.

"Well, as for certification of the authenticity of our bearers' marks, are here don't worry that's merely a copy they have been filed with both the ICW, and I have copies at both Gringotts, here in Britain and overseas, as well as in the family homes. As for the other I'm afraid they are non-negotiable, do not follow them and I will have you up on charges before the Wizengamot, and leave you to explain to the wizarding Populous why Harry Potter is the first Potter since the founding of Hogwarts not to attend the school, as I will immediately switching to Ilvermorny post haste. Now will you be opening the bearers' tower, or will I be leaving Hogwarts?" Harry stated fiercely.

"How dare you Potter just like your insufferable father…" started Snape.

"You I think Lord Prince should be happy I'm not going after you with court sanctions. What you have done in the guise of teaching, is shown me all the ways to challenge and belittle an heir. I have already labelled sanctions against you within my house Professor and have limited the interactions of my house. You would think that the over 200 galleons a month that was given to you from my trust vault by the headmaster would have endeared you to me unfortunately, it seems not to have. Such a pity as if you had treated me respectfully, I might have given you my mothers potions journals, however I have chosen to deny this request and so have chosen to keep them I'm sure my parents would agree. I am still waiting for an answer Dumbledore."

"My boy surely we can discuss this." Answered Dumbledore.

"No, we cannot as sitting head of my house even as a minor I have control of these things as such you will respect my wishes, or you will stand before the Wizengamot for denying a lord his natural rights." Answered Harry.

"I concede that on all points, but bearers tower my boy, as I said before it was placed in lockdown and none my enter." Stated Dumbledore.

Just then Fawkes flamed in with the sorting hat in his talons, "If you had asked Headmaster, I would have told you how any bearer, may enter the bearer's tower." Answered the sorting Hat. "Young man go up towards Gryffindor tower and before you reach the portrait assigned to Gryffindor, you should see a picture of three men sitting gracefully in a window seat, reading. Approach them and tell them bearers' return and smear a drop of blood on its frame it will then allow you to choose a password for the Gryffindor bearer's tower entrance."

"and the other entrances?" Harry asked.

"Are near the entrances of the regular dorms and all are protected by the same picture frame you are only required to shed blood once onto the frame but that is to keep all non-bearers out of the tower, as entrances lead to the same tower." Answered the Hat.

"Thank you hat your help has been appreciated." With that Harry and all remaining students left the great hall.

"What rules did he mention headmaster?" asked Flitwick, curious.

It was Minerva who answered, "When Mr. Potter wrote telling us that some children of his cadet lines would be under sponsorship and attending Hogwarts he also informed us of specific rules that would guideline out some of the requirements of their and his continued attendance. He also informed the headmaster that as a Bearer, he and his cadets of the same status would not be staying in the general boys dorm, as they did not wish to bring dishonor to their houses."

"A fortuitous response as no doubt that would have been a way for the Ministry to slander young heir Potter in the prophet otherwise. As for your addressment of him, I believe in the Wizengamot he quite clearly stated that he was to be addressed by his status, I suggest you do so." Abraxas said.

"I see no need for that, he is merely going through a phase, apologies will be made soon enough and things will return to how they were before. Besides we have no need to use such titles in the classroom, our students are equals calling one student heir/heiress, and the other Mr./ Ms. Would not give them the feeling of being equals." Stated Dumbledore.

"Albus they are not equals, I have a feeling that those of you who continue calling him by name rather than title will quickly find yourselves out of favor with the him, and other heirs in the castle, our foreign students are accustomed to being addressed by their titles and you will have many an angered parent contacting the ICW, if you do not follow this caveat of wizarding customs." Abraxas answered as he left the great hall.

A flash of anger, spread across the face of Albus Dumbledore, as he dismissed the teachers, he would have to find a way to get control of his school back and he had a feeling that that would start with bringing Harry potter back under his control.

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Hogwarts, Scotland, England

Harry and the other Bearer's had retreated to the bearer's dorms. The tower was beautiful, you entered into a circular room with, four staircases and a single door. Going through the doorway you entered a spacious common room with couches, chairs, and rugs, littering the room, about a dozen fireplaces littered two walls with widow seats with plush cushions spaced between them. At the top of each staircase sat four doors all marked with different house crests, one for each staircase. Walking up the stairs and through the doorway marked as Gryffindor Harry saw a hallway interspersed with more doorways. Each doorway held a nameplate proudly displaying either a name or a blank slate, finding the one with his name on it, Harry walked through the door. He stepped into a living room area, with a small study nook, through a doorway to the right he could see a furnished kitchen, stepping through the doorway to the left he saw a bedroom with a large bed in the center surrounded by curtains. Stepping through the doorway in the back of the bedroom he stepped into the en-suite bathroom. The bathroom was separated into three distinct areas, a water closet to the right, with a single marble vanity beside it, to the right of the vanity was a doorway into his walk-in closet. To the left of the water closet was a door, stepping through the final door, into the final area, Harry found the bathing area. The front corner nearest to Harry held a medium shower stall with gently spraying water. The center and back was taken up by a large bathtub, or as Harry wanted to call it a small pool that got steadily deeper as you waded before leveling of at about 4 feet deep. The back section of the pool had a gentle waterfall flowing from the ceiling. Harry was amazed, deciding to try the bathroom out in the morning he quietly slipped to bed and went to sleep.

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Headmasters Office, Hogwarts, Scotland

Albus Dumbledore sat in the headmaster's office seething as the other professors gathered around. He knew that with the new professors added he would not have his regular control of the school. As lords, they knew the Hogwarts bylaws, and much liked tonight would not be afraid to call him out when he overstepped his bounds. With Harry's new independence that would be troublesome. he would have to adjust his plans, his manipulations of the boy would have to come from other people. But who from that would be the question. The ministry being against him would only help him.

"Well, Albus," said Abraxas. "You wanted to discuss the Hogwarts charter."

"Indeed" said Serpentis "I do not see what there is to discuss the charter stands or the grounds go into lockdown, and we are forced to locate and guide the founders and Peverell heirs through blood Rites, to be able to remake a new charter, in the meantime the students here would have to be sent to other schools. As 5 of the Albion schools are here in Britain, the students would not have to much work to transfer."

"Nonsense," said Delores. "The ministry sanctioned blood Rites as classified to those in the know over a century ago. Besides its bound to be a pureblood the titles pass to the muggle-borns need never know of it."

"Indeed blood Rites took many from us" said Babbling. "We could never tell beforehand whether or not one would pass. It became too dangerous. The thought of any student undergoing such a thing makes me shudder. you will not be teaching that in your classes will you?" she asks addressing Abraxas and Serpentis.

Looking at each other, they both say "no".

"Now I have recently informed my grandson of this Rite but he it of my house and as such falls under my purview according to the law the other students do not." Continues Abraxas.

"We have however gotten away from the point" said Filius "the charter is still enacted then. I fear after tonight if we do not brush up on the details of the charter, we will find ourselves under scrutiny from the student as to our rulings and guidelines. May I suggest you all brush up on what it says."

Several teachers nod. "I don't see the point" and snaps Severus. It won't change much anyways.

I second that says Delores I will not be changing how I teach to that document after all the ministry I'm sure will deal with charter matter. With that, the teachers left.

As Abraxas and Serpentis walked down the hallway together, they both quietly mused over what to tell the dark lord and the other old families who had asked for information inside Hogwarts.

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Unknown Location, Slytherin Manor, England

Voldemort sat thinking over the words his right hand had spoken of. "You have to remember that prophecy only has power when people believe in them, most predictions are self-fulfilling without any input from us as individuals." Had he given the prophecy power by believing in it? Could Potter not be the threat he believed he was?

Thinking of this he looked at the books in front of him. History, Traditions the books covered many things forbidden to be spoken of in the presence of those not in the know, not of your blood, or of some relation to you. These where the books on family magics the Rites and rituals the ministry could not simply outlaw but wished to make it all but illegal to perform. Here were the Rites such as Blood Rites, and the Rite of inheritance. Years ago, when he was still a Hogwarts student, Mortimer Malfoy, Abraxas own grandfather had taken him to Gringotts and paid for him to have the Legacy, and Inheritance tests performed.

He had had a few blood locked lines one of which was Le-fay, and the other was Slytherin. He had only told Mortimer of the Slytherin line. While like many lines Slytherin had a secondary way to access or awaken the family magic, it would never give him access to the full family Grimoire or to the Slytherin Lordship for that he would require Blood Rites. The blood Rites Ritual was tricky though and had several requirements. Firstly, the freely spilling of ones own blood. Secondly the cleaning rituals that had to happen beforehand. Thirdly, a place to perform the ritual. This was perhaps the most important, for the Rite could last from one day to two weeks. At this point you were trapped in your own mind and could not escape, if someone attacked you could not defend yourself. It was why many went to the Goblins to do such a thing. Was the benefits of being able to claim not just the Slytherin but the Le-fay Lordship as well be worth it to expose himself to that level of vulnerability?

Le-fay was an ancestral house though, it held power here in Albion. For Britain the Ancestral houses were Emrys the white line, Le-fay the grey, and Evanshade the Dark line. By claiming the Le-fay house he would gain the loyalty of all those that fell under the grey banner, but he would also have a stronger voice in the Wizengamot as well as not even the Most Ancient houses could speak against him. Going through blood Rites would also give him the rights to claim such as it is the one ritual where after undergoing it you are considered pardoned for all previous crimes committed.

Deciding that the power he could gain would outweigh the vulnerability he would place himself under, it was the last and most important requirement of the ritual gave him pause. Blood Rites could only be done at specific times of the year, the Sabbat days: February 1, March 21, May 1, June 21, August 1, September 21, October 31, December 21. As it was September 1st the closest day to do so was in three weeks, he would have to decide September 21st or October 31st. November 1st however was the start of the next set of Wizengamot sessions. So, September twenty-first would be best day for the Rite to be performed.