The first game of the year had Harry pumped up. It was a beautiful sunny day outside and despite his teams worry about Slytherin's new brooms, he was able to get them pumped up. He promised if they won, he'd get the team some 2001s as well. He reminded them, speed only took you so far, you still had to have skill. That seemed to work on them as they had been working hard during practices.

Once up in the air, he ignored Draco showing off his brrom speed to look for the snitch as fast as possible. Already he could see the Slytherin team working to get as many points as possible.

He might have been a little too focused when he had to, just in time, move out the way of a bludger coming towards his face.

"Close one Harry!" said George as he chased after it to swing it back towards a Slytherin he was sure was named Adrian. His eyes widen when the bludger of its own accord, swings back to aim for Harry again. He immediately flew out of its away and started flying around the field as it chased him. The twins ended up having to stay near him as best as possible to whack it away from him.

Luckly he saw the snitch in the commotion so grabbed it on his way downward. He couldn't even celebrate as the crowds cheered for the winning team as the bludger was not stopping.

He couldn't believe his eyes as it smacked right into Draco's leg as he was lowering to land yet still kept aiming for Harry. The chaos around him finally had it getting a hit, breaking his arm as he was sure it did to Draco's leg.

He fell to the ground and right as it was falling down towards his face, it was blown up in the air above him. He turned to see Professor Snape with his wand raised to wards where it was. He collapses back in relief. Between Madam Hooch and Snape, the boys were placed on stretchers and levitated to the Hospital Wing. Lockhart tried getting in the way, saying he knew the spell to fix their issues when he saw Flint send a hex at the man's legs to trip him.

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Both of their bones has been completely shattered leaving no option but to vanish them for regrowth. Madam Pomfrey assured him that the skelegrow would not interfere with his daily potions he took.

Neville and Hermione made sure to stop by and let him know his broom was back in his room. They sat around him for a game of scrabble until dinner time.

"Could...could you show me how to play that?" The screen around Draco's bed next to his was pushed aside for him to see the other boy.

"Sure!" he uses his wand tomove the side table between their beds to play. "Its basically a word spelling game. A person starts with a word in these squares and then every turn afterwards haves to create a word but from the letters already availble on the board." He shows him an example of what he means. "We typically try to spell out charms and such if we can though normal words are allowed as well. Spells automatically give you 2 extra points for the word." They played 3 rounds before calling it a night.

They were woken up later to the sound of the doors opening to the hospital wing. They kept quiet as the Professors brought in a student that had been petrified. Colin Creevey. He had been trying to sneak up to take a picture of Harry.

He shuddered under his blanket as Dumbledore confirmed that indeed the Chamber of Secrets had been opened.

"I should have expected it would be your stalker that got petrified..." Draco looks at him once they were alone again. Harry couldn't help but agree.

"What kind of monster can petrify you?" he couldn't help sitting up, his arm too uncomfortable to go back to sleep.

"Not many I don't think. I'm sure no one has figured it out because those kind of books woul be in the restricted section. Isn't your friend already in there reading?"

"Yea, I think she is actually. I haven't asked. I told her I don't want to know. I'm a magnet to trouble. I want to stay away from it as much as possible," he says.

"Well...my house things it is a snake. Only because the chamber belonged to Salazar Slytherin. It makes the most sense. Might want to tell her that. Could really lower down the list of books to go through."

"I'll let her know."

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And he did. He let her know what Draco had suggested leaving her to run off to research.

A week later, everyone was hyping up at the notice board about a dueling club. While Hermione was interested, Harry and Neville were not. Percy heard him apparently, as he asked him why not, as it would be a useful thing to learn.

"Look who is teaching it. Lockhart. Since when has that man showed proof that he knows anything he talks about? I don't trust him to teach us proper spells to duel. If I wanted to do that, I'd ask Professor Flitwick as he is a champion duelist. So no," Nobody said anything after that. And when the day came for it, there was less red in the room than any other house.

The few who went proved it had indeed been a disappointment. Hermione was reluctant to admit that her crush on him was fading away to zip nothing. He chuckles to himself when he sees her erasing her hearts on her time schedule.

The next day it was not only snowing, it was a full on blizzard leaving their morning double Herbology class canceled. When they heard Professor Sprout was putting socks and scarves on the Mandrakes, Harry and Neville decided to go offer to assist. They had a good laugh with her as the mandrakes threw a fit at while they worked.

"Alright boys, 20 points each for your assistance. Now run along inside before you catch cold," she cast a warmth charm on them before they left.

They could see Hagrid walking towards them threw the snow with a dead rooster hanging in his hands.

"Alright there Hagrid?" He calls out.

"Oi! Hello Harry! Neville! Just going to Professor Dumbledore to get permission to put a charm around the hen coop. Second rooster dead this term," he greets them.

"Actually I have been reading about wards and charms. I can put one on the coop if thats alright with you?" Harry offers.

"Oh would you! As long as you don't mind. Bundled up good yes?" They followed him to the coop. It took him mere minutes to set up not just the ward but a charm to warn if any more intruders attempt breaking in.

"Brilliant Harry, Thank you! Now run along inside, don't want you getting late for your next class."

When they walked into the school though they were bombarded by repeating announcement for all students to go to their common rooms. Classes were canceled.

They rush back up the stairs to the Gryffindor tower quickly. It wasn't hard to learn through the mania that it was the justin boy from Hufflepuff and Nearly Headless Nick who were the victims this time. Thats what scared them the most. What could get a ghost?

the common room was filled with noise. Hermione followed them up to the boys dorm to be able to hear each other. The boys told her about the greenhouse and then helping Hagrid with the chicken coop. She found it interesting about the roosters but didn't explain why.

After the incident, students were scrambling to sign up for going home for the break. While the Weasleys were staying at the school, Harry was going back to the Manor and Hermione was going with her parents to visit family in France.

He made sure to give the heads of the houses his common room gift baskets with the board games before he went to catch the train.

He almost chose to stay. He wasn't keen on being alone in the giant home. However, he had been keeping in contact with Madam Bones in the DMLE through December and learned his information had been a big help. A discreet trial had been held for Sirius Black that had proven his innocence. He was currently staying at St Mungos as they treated him for the affects the prison and dementors had on his body and mind. Harry planned to visit him there and get to know him.

He had also been invited to Longbottom Manor for a christmas celebration. He was excited to attend.

"Here you go Hermione. Thought it might be good to give it to you now so Hedwig doesn't have to fly far to deliver it," he hands her her christmas presents.

"Thank you Harry!" She hugs him before running off to meet her parents on the otherside of the platform. He waves his other friends goodbye before finding a secluded covered spot to call on Bibsy to take him home.

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Christmas morning had been flying down the stairs to the Breakfast room where Bibsy had food awaiting for him. And Sirius Black. He was still staying at St Mungos but had been given the clear to visit for the day. He was going with him to the Longbottom party and then would head back tothe hospital after.

"Sirius! You're here early!" he hugs his godfather.

"Pup! I wanted to be here when you opened your presents! Let's eat!" They chatted about nothing and everything as they ate. it felt good to have some more activity in the manor after all the silence he's had so far. Not that he regretted the silence. He's rather be there than back with the Dursley.

The tree in the library was well lit and full of presents. Sirius had him sit down on the floor and started arranging the gifts around him.

"Now, before you open these, I want you to take this first," Sirius pulls out a rolled up parchment from his robes. Harry takes it and couldn't help gasping at what he read.

"You're handing over your lordship to me?!"

"Yes well...I was never really meant for the position. I was only handed it because i was the eldest son. Regulus would have been the next Lord Black if he hadn't...well died. I think you will do well. You have already shown much maturity for your age. And I can always stan in for you as proxy until you come of age. Play the Lord until then..." Harry hugs him.

"So what do I need to do?"

"Just 3 drops of your blood on that line. It will update everything on its own. I have your ring," he hands over the silver and black ring.

After that he went crazy opening his gifts. it looked like that wasn't the only gift by his godfather. He had the Firebolt now.

"I got you gifts for every year I missed." Harry did his best to hide his tears.

Hermione had gotten him a broom care kit and an advanced potions kit.He thought it was ironic as he had given her the same potions kit though with a cross body bag that held both an enlargement charm and a featherweight charm.

Neville got him a book on plants and potions. And a bag of honeydukes chocolates.

He also got a gift from Oliver wood. he was sure it was because he gave him the Nimbus 2000. It was a pair of Seeker gloves.

All in all, he's had the most gifts he's ever had in his entire life. Now it was time to get ready for a fun party.