(Year one) A Brave New World
Hello everyone, this is the author. My name is Reaper, and this is my first attempt at HP fanfiction. Now I know it's mostly filled with ships and romance but I'd like to take a different approach to this as I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I love writing it. Please feel free to give me feedback but please don't belittle me because that's not feedback that's more like intimidation. Also in the meantime I'll be able to give you Character Descriptions later on. I hope you enjoy….
Most people would assume that wizards and witches are evil. Not necessarily true in a sense, as most witches and wizards are pure of heart, while others are nothing more than pure of prejudice and hatred. In this world, wizards and witches come from all sorts of backgrounds; From poor to rich, from magic to non magical, they all breathe the same magical air as the rest of us. However in the eyes of some, there are fully magical families (also known as Pure-Bloods) who believe that half magical families (Muggle-Born or Half-Born) are below them, and sometimes treat them with disdain. Such an example would come from He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, a dark wizard who tried to exterminate the population of the Muggle-Born families so that he could make a world where only Pure-Bloods remained. Now we move on to the real story, where we meet an unlikely duo that will change the wizarding world forever.
"Alright Tom, you got your stuff?" A student in dress robes said as he grabbed his luggage along with a weapon of sorts.
"Yes Shino. Make sure you don't cause any trouble here!" The other student with much finely combed hair retorted after picking up his rather large truck and walking with the other boy. "You know, that time turner that blew up brought us here, how do you think it even did such a thing? I've never heard of time turners capable of such feats!"
Shino sighed as he walked towards the entrance of platform 9 3/4s before pointing towards the doors so that Tom would keep up. " I have no idea, but for now we might as well try to explain things to Dumbledore. Maybe he can explain to us whats going on, and why we're suddenly kids again!"
As the two kept discussing their current predicament, a whistle of a train suddenly blew their attention away from their subject and more towards the train car doors. "Oh crap we're going to miss the train! Come on Tom!" Tom panicked as he saw Shino run hastily towards the doors, and immediately followed suit. If they hurried they might be able to catch it before the doors closed. Easier said than done, since Tom's suitcase carried more than enough supplies for the year.
Managing to catch the doors just before they closed, The boys breathed a huge sigh of relief. They would've had to Apparate to school, which probably would've caused the Ministry to get involved. While walking through the cabins trying to find an empty room, they came across a cabin with 3 people in it. "Do you mind if we snag a seat? Everywhere else is full." The three kids looked at each other before nodding in agreement. "Thank you." Tom and Shino sat across from each other so as to not get squished.
"I haven't seen you two before. What are your names?" The girl kindly asked before Shino and Tom looked at each other with confusion.
"Really? That's odd. My name is Shino Yukio. I'm a se-" Tom covered his mouth before he could speak any further.
"Sorry about him, he tends to speak whatever comes through his mind. My name is Tom Riddle. We're new students here at Hogwarts." Tom sighed and looked at Shino with an expression of disbelief, who in return shrugged it off with no sense of concern.
As they continued on through the train ride to school, Shino saw that the boy next to him had a strange sort of marking on his forehead.
"What is that on your head?" He asked with a sense of wonder.
The boy looked at him with confusion before lifting his hair to show a lightning bolt stamped onto his head. It almost looked like a scar.
"It's a scar I've had ever since I was a child. He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named was the cause of it." He answered with a brief notion of curiosity. "I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Harry Potter."
The others tuned in as well. "Forgive me, My name is Hermione Granger."
"My name is Ronald Weasley. You two don't know who Harry is?" Ron asked as the duo shook their heads in disagreement.
Hermione spoke up before Ron could open his mouth. "Harry Potter is the boy who lived! He survived the killing curse. Do you two live under a rock or something?" Her choice of words caused Tom to become insulted.
"No, we don't live under a rock! We do, however, live in a small cottage." He answered with a less confident sense of pride, but Shino knew that the cottage they shared wasn't exactly the best. It was better than Tom's old family home though.
"You survived the killing curse? That's pretty extraordinary." Shino said with utmost respect.
As the train finally stopped, the students began to come out of their cabins group after group, and Tom saw this chance to try and see if they could find a professor.
"Well we appreciated the ride here, but for now we have to take care of some business. Come on Shino, let's go before we get squashed in!" Tom exclaimed as he grabbed his wrist and bolted out the door.
"Weird people I tell you." Ron spat.
As they got out they saw Hagrid, even though he looked a bit more hairier than usual. "Hagrid! Oh thank goodness you're here. We've experienced something mad with a time turner! You've gotta help us!" Tom then realized he looked a bit taller. "Blimey Hagrid, what did you eat??"
Seeing as he didn't know who these kids were, Hagrid tried to push them away. "You two better stop talking mad nonsense. How do you know me? Are you trying to pull my leg?"
"Are you crazy?!" Shino exclaimed. "Look Hagrid, we need to speak to Professor Dumbledore. He gave us a time turner that we used to try and skip class, now it all of a sudden took us here! And it made us turn into children!"
As Hagrid became more and more aware of their situation, and the possible realism of their situation, he sighed with defeat. "Alright you two. I have no idea whats going on, but you'll have to wait till after the ceremony. Since it clearly seems you're not aware of your surroundings, I'll be sure to have professor McGonagall say your names for the sorting hat."
"Oh great. We have to go over the whole process again? What the bloody hell is going on?!" Tom exclaimed. Shino was now starting to question everything.
"Something isn't right. Hagrid doesn't know who we are, and we certainly don't remember having to take the sorting ceremony again! We must have gone further into the future!" Shino slammed his head along the palm of his hand before having to follow Hagrid and the other students to the docks, where the boats took them off towards the castle. Shino and Tom saw it looked the exact same, seeing nothing out of the ordinary, yet every first year starred in wonder. Even the three they talked to on the train seemed to be enjoying the view. Hermione however was busy telling other students fun facts she read about in Hogwarts, a History.
Being guided by a Professor they both recognized, the students walked up the steps towards the great hall, where the professor left them for a moment. While the students were talking amongst themselves, a lone voice echoed among them.
"So is it true then?" The boy spat as he revealed himself. " Harry Potter has come to hogwarts?" He had blonde hair and a smug look on his face, something Tom chuckled at. The boy took notice of this, already seeming like he was the one to be upset by the slightest hiccup. "Whats so funny?"
"Oh nothing." Tom uttered. "I just find your tone a bit judgemental."
The boy walked towards him with a now more defensive face. Although it looked as if he was surprised by the comment.
"You best watch your tone. My name is Draco Malfoy. These two are Crabbe and Goyle." As he spoke, a giggle was heard behind them, which turned out to be none other than Ron Weasley. "Think my name's funny?" Draco inspected him as he smirked with disgust and pride. "Red-hair, hand-me-down robe? You must be a Weasley." Shino then got in front of Weasley, who already looked bummed out by the negativity.
"Judging a man by his appearance rather than his skills shows me just how immature you are, Malfoy." He spat as he shot him a vicious glare. Tom then decided to intervene before he did something stupid.
"Look, he doesn't appreciate you having clouded judgment towards other wizards. How about we start over? I'm Tom Riddle." He held out his hand for Draco, who shook it after debating for a few moments. "His name is Shino Yukio. He's very judgmental of those who believe in the hypocrisy of blood purity. Best to just try and be nice to him. You wouldn't want to get on his bad side."
After shaking his hand, Draco was a bit taken aback by the sudden kindness. He had acted rudely towards them but he was the only one who decided to be nice to him. This revelation was then halted when professor mcgonagall came back, and Draco shot a glare at Harry and Ron before walking back to his group.
"Thanks for that. You seem to be a good person at heart." Ron said as he smiled towards the duo who nodded back in a welcoming manner.
After explaining the four houses, the first years were then introduced as they walked in the middle of the great hall towards the front of the teachers table. While they walked, Hermione then said another interesting fact about the ceiling and how it's bewitched to another student, and Ron and Harry exchanged glances of astonishment, while Tom and Shion simply shook their heads.
"As I call your name, please step forwards so that the sorting hat can assess which house you belong to." Professor Mcgonagall then began to go down a list of students to which the duo had never heard of. Draco was put into slytherin, while Ronald was put into gryffindor with his other siblings. When Harry went up to the sorting hat, almost everyone had their eyes on him, including the two boys who were more fascinated by how long it took to sort him than him being put into Gryffindor. After most of the first years names were said, Professor Mcgonagall then read from a different sheet of parchment, where her eyes soon read shock and disbelief. "T-Tom Riddle!" This caused all of the teachers to stare at him when he walked towards the hat, while the students talked amongst themselves, and Shino was the most confused towards the teachers sudden worrying looks.
When the sorting hat was put on Tom as he sat down, it stayed silent for a moment before beginning its assessment.
"Strange, Strange." It spoke. "Very interesting indeed. You are not the Tom I remember at all. You seem to be the opposite of the one I know." This caused Tom to worry more than he did before.
"What do you mean, the one you know?" He asked, slightly worried. "Whats going on? First the time turner now this?"
The hat began assessing Tom even more, now taking his words into consideration. "Considering you seem to be more of a good person than a bad one, and since you were previously a slytherin by nature, along with your seemingly undying loyalty for your friends ...I would say you belong to ...RAVENCLAW!" This caused a major uproar among the students and teachers, to which Shino was shocked by this revelation. Blimey, they were both in Slytherin!!
"Shino Yukio!" Professor Mcgonagall announced as he walked forward, getting even more stares from the students as the hat was put on him, which actually began its assessment as soon as it felt its head.
"Well I've never heard of you before. You have all sorts of talents and all sorts of strengths, but no weaknesses. Very strange. You could fit all four, Yet you seem to favor intelligence and wisdom over power…I would say…RAVENCLAW!" Everyone in the gryffindor house shouted in joy, while most teachers clapped in respect. Shino then sat next to Tom as the rest were sorted out.
After a brief moment of talking amongst themselves, Professor Mcgonagall tapped a glass with her spoon to which it echoed across the hall. "May I have your attention please?" A man with a very long beard white as snow stood up to speak to the crowd.
"Let the feast…begin!" As those words were spoken, food emerged from thin air. All the students began to dig in, including Shino and Tom, who were both amazed by the magic.
"Shino look! It's fried chicken!" Tom had a fascination for american foods. Meanwhile, Shino grabbed some simple fish and chips.
"Yes I know Tom. It's interesting as to how the food evolved. It used to be boiled chicken and stuff." He began to dig in, and he was amazed by the taste. Reminded him of his hometown in Manchester.
"You guys must be completely new or something. It's quite strange to see you being sorted at the last minute" A girl with brown hair said as she ate a cupcake.
"Yes, it's a bit odd." A girl with black hair chimed in. "The teachers looked as if they'd gone mad!"
Tom simply shrugged his shoulders, while Shino slapped his hand on his forehead in frustration. "I have no idea. By the way my name is Shino Yukio. I hope to be a good classmate to you all."
"My name is Cho Chang. Very nice to meet you. I'm a second year student, so if you guys need any help please let me know!" Cho smiled so brightly Tom mistook her for almost faking it. Yet he could see that she wasn't faking it at all.
"I'm Olivia Jones. But just call me Olivia. You seem very strange indeed Shino. How come you have a sword with you?" She pointed to his sword next to him that was now uncovered.
Suddenly, a hand grasped his shoulder, causing him to violently turn before reaching his dagger, which Tom grabbed before he would make a huge mistake.
"The headmaster wishes to see you in his office." The professor said sharply. As the boys excused themselves, they were then guided towards the teachers table, which professor Dumbledore and two more followed them towards the office.
"I guess we'll never know why he has a sword." Olivia began to think very hard as Cho sighed with a chuckle escaping her lips.
As the boys walked with the professors to the office, Dumbledore began to stroke his beard in thought. "So, Hagrid tells me you had some issues with a time turner?" Dumbledore looked closely towards Tom, who showed a slight sense of insecurity and uncomfortableness. "Very strange. How could you two come into possession of such a powerful item? The Ministry doesn't give them out every so lightly."
Shino sighed as he looked towards the professor. "You gave it to us professor! It took us too far into the future. The hat even said that Tom wasn't like the Tom you know. We're confused really." As he was to ask more, they reached the entrance of the headmasters office.
"Headmaster I find this hard to believe. Two young boys in the possession of a time turner? I find that preposterous. Especially since they claim you gave it to them." Professor snape said sharply and accusingly before glaring at the two boys.
"We're not young! We're eighteen!" Shino said before Tom slapped him across the head.
"No sir. We are eighteen, but the time turner seemed to decrease our age to young children. Luckily it seems our magic prowess remains within us." Tom was then inspected by Snape.
Dumbledore sat down before eyeing the two boys. "Gentleman, are you aware of why Tom is a feared name here among the teachers?" The duo shook their heads as Professor Dumbledore took a deep breath. "Tom Marvelo Riddle is known here as Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who threatened the very existence of our world. He was a student here at Hogwarts." Tom fell back in shock as he was helped up by Professor Mcgonagall. "Now, I'm sure the two of you are very confused as to how you got here, but I have never heard of a time turner traveling different worlds."
"What do you mean Professor?" Shino asked, slightly confused.
"Boys. You are from another world. You are in our world. This time turner you speak of transported you to another world, which means it was extremely powerful. I couldn't imagine why I would give you such a thing but I could think of one reason why." Dumbledore then eyed the two boys once more. "Tom was convinced to become good, and you two boys were the chaotic duo who helped my other self with tasks of justice." The two boys then nodded in agreement, which caused a shocked look among Professor Snape and Mcgonagall.
"Now, as you might be aware, things have changed here." Professor Dumbledore explained. "You will experience things you never saw in your world. You will build relationships with others you've never met. Most of the professors you know are not the ones you know in your world. Hagrid, for example, was a friend of yours?" Tom nodded to this.
"Yes sir. Shino and I managed to get his pet spider to be admitted into school. Someone had tried to frame him for a murder that happened at the school, but we managed to stop them." Professor Snape then looked at Professor Dumbledore before turning to Tom.
"And who was this person?" Snape asked curiously.
"Perseus." Tom answered. "He had opened the chamber of secrets beneath the school and tried to release the basilisk onto the school. Shino managed to slay it with his sword." Shino then gave the blade to Snape, who after unsheathing it, was appalled and shook by the image of it.
"Headmaster this is…" Snape began.
"The Sword of Gryffindor." Dumbledore finished as he studied the sword with a spark of fascination. It wasn't like their sword. It resembled more of a medieval sword with a shorter blade of fifteen inches. No gems at all, but there was a marking of light in the shape of a moon crest. "Very fascinating. Not as fancy as our sword, don't you say Professor Mcgonagall?"
"Not at all. This is very interesting indeed." The professor said as she studied the sword as well. "How on earth did you get this? Is this your wand perhaps? I noticed you carried it around with you the whole time."
Shino nodded as he began to explain. "It's an enchanted magic sword I was given during my second year at Hogwarts by my father. We don't know how we were able to possess it, but it's a special one. It has a unicorn hair in the handles wrapping. It can cast magic and block spells. It is very challenging though. The mobility is improved thanks to the shortness of the blade, but casting spells is like trying to play quidditch blindfolded." As he finished, all three teachers looked at each other with amazement. These two boys have extraordinary circumstances that led them here. A sword as a wand? Never in their dreams could that have happened.
"Well, I assume you two have no idea how to get back?" Dumbledore asked as the duo again shook their heads in disappointment.
"Our time turner sir." Tom took it out as it was as black as charcoal. Seemingly broken from all of its magic. "It exploded in our faces when we ended up in knockturn alley. Almost killed us really. Had to run from a few locals."
Dumbledore stroked his beard a couple times and paced around the study as Professor Snape gave them his sword back. "I suppose you'll just have to…tag along for the ride." He chuckled as he put up a smile. "But be warned. This world is more of a challenge than what you were used to back in your world. I would advise caution and be wary. I suppose you should be careful about using magic outside of school. The ministry would see this as trouble if not aware of your circumstances." Tom and Shino looked at each other with concern. They wondered what would happen to them.
"I would assume they would like to arrest us or accuse us of being dark wizards?" Tom asked.
"No no. Nothing of the sort." Dumbledore assured. "I'm sure the ministry is unaware of two time traveling wizards here. Since you are now underage because of the effects of the time turner, you now have the trace once more." Shino sighed at that.
"Oh brother. Now it's like we have to start over!" Shino exclaimed.
As the two boys were later told how to handle their new lives here at Hogwarts, both of them were unaware of the troubles they'd face. The adventure begins as two wizards of contradicting circumstances face their new world, unaware of what changes they would make to this world.