Pairings: Tom x Minerva, Charles x Dorea, Abraxas x OC, Orion x OC, Walburga x OC, Cygnus x Druella, Fleamont x Euphemia and Tobias x Eileen
I don't own Harry Potter. All credit goes to J.K Rowling but I do own my OC, Yuki.
-Diagon Alley, Aug. 1938-
"Hogwarts robes, Lord Fudo?" Malkin asked as Harry nodded. She smiled, "Very well, come this way young man and we will get you fitted."
Tom followed Malkin to the back where the fitting rooms were. While waiting, Harry thought of what has happened for the past two years.
With the help of Martha, the Head nurse, Cassiopeia got a job in the clinic. Everyone loves her kindhearted spirit where she got the attention to a young man named Michael Andrews. He came from a halfblood family that is from Salem, Massachusetts.
Michael was working on his Potion Mastery while volunteering in the same clinic where Cassiopeia works. After just a year, the two got married and lived in a small cottage near Slytherin Manor.
For Dorea, after graduating, she married Charlus Potter and the two were living in one of the estates that Charlus inherited as the being the eldest Potter. As for the youngest, Fleamont was dating Euphemia even after graduation. The two would spent some time together before Euphemia had to go back to school.
Walburga, Lucretia and Abraxas were going to their third year. The three promised Harry that they will watch over Tom once he attends Hogwarts this September.
Orion and Alphard were sad as they were going to be alone. They would play with Tom and Harold, the Evans' son, but now, the two will be attending school.
Harry shook his head before seeing Tom coming back to him, hiding behind him. He saw Malkin giggling before telling him about the cost for the robes.
Harry paid before shrinking the bag and pocketed it into his pocket. He took Tom out of the store before heading to the bookstore to get his first-year books.
"Hey dad, did you ever attend Hogwarts?" Tom asked.
Harry froze before biting his lower lip, "No…sadly I didn't. Grandma didn't want me to attend for…safety reasons."
"Oh," said Tom, sadly. "Do…you wish you had gone, dad? And if you had to guess, what house would you have been sorted into?"
"Yea, I guess I would've love to go…and about the house," Harry tapped his chin, "I would say that I would have been sorted into either Slytherin or Gryffindor. But no matter what house you are sorted into, I, no, we will be very proud of you."
Tom had a huge grin on his face, however, Harry felt bad for lying to his son. He couldn't tell him that he did attend Hogwarts and was sorted into Gryffindor, but how can you explain to a child about time travel?
He shook it off and would ask Yuki about it as he can't keep secrets from his son. Yes, he sees the former Dark Lord as his son.
'Well, he can't be 'the Dark Lord' if he never turns into one and then he will never kill James and Lily,' thought Harry.
They reached the bookstore where they met Lucretia and Walburga getting their schoolbooks with their fathers, Arcturus and Pollux.
"Harry, Tom, morning. Ready to start your first year?" Arcturus said.
"Morning, and yea! I can't wait!" Tom said, excitedly.
Harry laughed, "Quite fine, Arcturus. And Pollux, how's Irma and your newborn son?"
Pollux grinned, "They are both doing great. They just got out from the clinic and are resting at home. I forgot how trying it can be with a newborn, but it's worth it."
Harry and Tom grinned upon hearing the good news of the newest member of the Black family, who Pollux and Irma named Cygnus.
"Have you gotten your wand yet Tom?" Walburga asked.
Tom shook his head, "After getting my books, I will."
"Oh, let's go with them father," said Lucretia, happily. "I want to know what wand Tom gets."
Pollux laughed, "You don't mind if we tag along, Harrison?"
Harry agreed and the three adults paid for the schoolbooks before heading over to Ollivanders shop. They entered to find the wand maker at the front of the desk.
"Ah, good morning to you all," greeted Ollivander. "I take it is young Fudo's turn, correct?"
"That's right," said Harry.
"Ah, Lord Fudo, pleasure to see you again," said Ollivander. "Tell me how is your mother?"
"Yea, she's fine," replied Harry before making a face. "But she gave me a damn good rundown before I took my exams."
"Which you passed with flying colors," stated Arcturus.
"You're the first wizard to ever take all Masteries for every subject," said Pollux with praise.
Harry rubbed his head, "It was thanks to Ollivander. He found the perfect wand for me which served me well during the exams."
"And I would've never thought that wand would ever choose a wizard," said Ollivander. "That wand has been here since the shop has been opened."
Arcturus whistled, "Such a wand you have there, Harry. What is it?"
"Stibnite gemstone wand with snake venom core, 10 inches," replied Ollivander.
"Stibnite gemstone?" Pollux asked.
Harry took out his crystal gem wand that had a black handle.
"This wand has a little myth to it," Ollivander leaned onto his desk, "It says that it matches to Salazar Slytherin's wand."
Arcturus and Pollux widened their eyes while Lucretia and Walburga were in awe.
"Now shall we find out young Fudo's wand," said Ollivander before taking out his measuring tape. "What arm do you write with?"
"My right," replied Tom, softly.
Ollivander nodded before measuring his hand and went to the back of the shop. He came back with a few boxes and started handing different wands to Tom.
The last one in the pile accepted Tom.
"Ah! Yes, Yew with Phoenix feather, thirteen ½ inches," said Ollivander, happily. "Great with defense and a bit of transfiguration."
"A Phoenix feather as a core," said Lucretia in awe. "It's quite rare for a Phoenix to donate one of his feathers. How were you able to get one, Ollivander?"
"Headmaster Dippet has a Phoenix, who offered two of his feathers to me," replied Ollivander. Tom grinned happily before looking back at his wand.
"How much Ollivander?" Harry asked.
"Seven galleons," replied Ollivander.
After paying, the small group left the wand shop and went over to the Leaky Cauldron. They ordered something to eat before continuing with their shopping.
When Harry and Tom came back home, it was late noon and saw that Cassiopeia was looking over some documents while Michael was writing a few parchments.
"Afternoon you two, where are Lillian and Hugo?" Harry asked.
"They took Harold to enroll him to his school for the upcoming year," replied Michael.
"How was your trip?" Cassiopeia asked.
"We ran into your brother and cousin," replied Harry.
"Mm, too bad I couldn't come along, but these papers can't fill them out on their own," said Cassiopeia as Harry gave her a look. "Oh, you know what I mean Uncle Harry."
That's when a small Boa Constrictor came slithering to Tom.
"Nagini!" Tom said, happily. He picked up the snake before going over to the window and started hissing in parseltongue.
"You sure it was wise to give him a Boa Constrictor as a familiar, Harry?" Michael asked. "I mean they are quite protective creatures, but they are still dangerous to young kids."
"You don't need to worry," said Harry, walking over to the small bar and poured himself a cup of firewhiskey. "Nagini is a loyal snake to Tom and wouldn't let nothing happen to him."
"Though I highly doubt that he can take her to Hogwarts," said Cassiopeia.
"No, he can't but she understand why she can't," said Harry as he walked over to Tom, "Best to make sure you have everything packed, alright?"
Tom nodded before picking up Nagini and walked to his room. As he was walking, he came across a portrait that had five people in it.
On the right side, was a man with fuzzy red hair and has bright light blue eyes. He was wearing red and gold robes with a black wizarding hat and a sword.
Next to him, was a young woman with long bright blond hair and has light brown eyes. She was wearing yellow and black robes and was holding onto a strange plant.
Next to her, was a man with messy black hair and has bright emerald eyes. He was wearing green and silver robes and had a small Basilisk around his neck.
The far left was a young woman with long ebony hair and has dark sapphire eyes. She was wearing blue and bronze and was holding a book.
Sitting in the middle, was an elderly man with a long white beard and has bright lavender eyes. He was wearing silver and light blue robes and holding a long staff.
"The one that is holding the young queen, looks like your father," hissed Nagini.
"They…do look awfully similar, but dad has emerald-sapphire eyes while grandfather Salazar has emerald eyes," hissed Tom.
"I like the young master's father, he's kind and healed me," hissed Nagini.
"Yea. Come on, I need to make sure everything is packed," hissed Tom.
The young Fudo gave a bow to his ancestors before continuing off to his room. He placed Nagini by the open window before looking over at his trunk.
-King Cross, Sept. 1-
Tom was pushing his cart while walking in the middle between Walburga and Lucretia while Abraxas was in front. The three were guiding young Tom to their destination; Platform 9 ¾.
When they got to platform 9 and 10, Abraxas stopped in front of Tom. "If you feel nervous than you can ran with your father through the portal."
"We'll find a compartment," said Lucretia before she, Walburga and Abraxas ran straight to the wall between the platform of 9 and 10. Their family followed right after them.
Harry walked over to Tom and placed his hand on his son's shoulder. "Come on or you're going to miss the train."
Tom nodded before dashing to the wall with his father and before he knew it, he was staring at the crimson train that said 'Hogwarts Express' on the front.
"Now where did they go?" Harry murmured. It didn't take long to find the others as they were not too far and standing near an entrance to the train.
"Come on, Lucretia found a compartment quite fast," said Abraxas. He helped his young friend board his trunk onto the train and into the compartment.
Afterwards, the two boys went out to say farewell to their parents.
Tom saw Walburga being hugged by a crying Alphard and Orion was holding Lucretia's legs tightly. Pollux shook his head with a small smile on his face while Melania was trying to pull Orion away from her daughter's legs.
Tom felt a bit jealous not knowing what a mother's love felt like. He knows that his grandma loves him, and his father adores him, but how does it feel to have a mother?
The young Fudo then felt his father's hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see his father's kind smile before he bent down to his level and placed his hand on his head.
"I'm sorry if you feel left out Tom, but just so you know that Grandma and I love you ever so much. Don't you ever forget that."
Tom widened his eyes before feeling a tear run down from his cheek. He quickly rubbed his eye before burying his head on his father's chest. "I know, but it would be nice to have someone that I can call mum. Too many aunts."
Harry chuckled, "I know, but for now, it's just you, me and your crazy, but loveable grandma."
Tom laughed, "Yea…I'm going to miss you so much dad."
"Me too," murmured Harry before standing up and handed Tom a bag with a few galleons inside. "A little something from your grandma, but don't buy too many sweets or you wouldn't have enough room for the feast."
"Feast?" Tom asked.
Harry winked, "You'll find out soon enough."
That's when the train gave its final warning before it was going to depart.
Tom gave his father one last hug before dashing to where his friends were waiting and got onto the train. Inside the compartment, Abraxas opened the window, and the young Fudo could see Orion and Alphard shouting their names, waving good-bye to them.
Tom looked to see his father giving him a warm smile.
The train started to move, and Tom continued to look out the window before he couldn't see his father anymore. He sat by the window and looked down at his hands sadly.
"Don't worry Tom. You'll see him again in Christmas," assured Lucretia.
"You can send him owl messages," suggested Walburga before making a face. "That's what my brother did to me."
"Ah yes, I remember," said Abraxas, smirking. "Within a month, Walburga got a total of 40 letters from her brother. It was mostly questions about 'How's school?' or 'Are the classes hard?' something like that."
"You got 40 letters?!" Tom said in disbelief.
"I did and it was bloody hell annoying," replied Walburga. Lucretia and Abraxas simply laughed while Tom shook his head before looking out the window.
Hours passed and Abraxas was telling Tom what he would suspect in classes while Lucretia and Walburga were chatting among themselves.
That's when the compartment door opened and standing there was a young dark hair girl with green eyes. She was wearing her school robes which had the Gryffindor tie and seal on her right side.
"Hello, you don't mind if I sit with you four? There's no more room as far as I can see."
Lucretia smiled, "If you don't mind sharing it with two Slytherins?"
"I don't mind as long as they don't cause trouble."
"We wouldn't and if I remember correctly, you're…Minerva McGonagall, a second year Gryffindor. I'm Abraxas Malfoy, third year Slytherin, pleasure to meet you."
"I'm Lucretia Black, third year Ravenclaw."
"And I'm Walburga Black, third year Slytherin."
Minerva nodded, "That's right…weird, my parents tells me that I need to be careful with the Slytherins as they couldn't be trusted, but I can see that you two are different."
Walburga smiled before moving over so that Minerva could sit by her.
"We are," said Lucretia. "But we know the truth of what really happened to Salazar Slytherin and we're going to honor his true ambitions."
"The…truth?" Minerva said.
"Yea, what the history books say about him is a total lie. Oh, sorry, name's Thomas, Tom for short. I'm descendant to Salazar Slytherin from my grandma."
Minerva widened her eyes, "You're kidding me?! Then what's the truth?!"
It took the rest of the train ride for Tom to tell Minerva the truth which surprised the second year Gryffindor. Soon enough, Tom had to separate with his friends as he had to go with the other first years and the Grounds Keeper.
They used boats to go across the lake where it was rumored to have a giant squid living underneath. Tom sat next to a boy that had light brown hair and light brown eyes. He was able to hear that his name was Nicholas Longbottom.
The young Fudo remembered seeing him a few years back, but never really had the chance to talk to him much. There were a few other students that he remembered seeing but couldn't recall their names.
Tom and the other first years walked up a long stairway before stopping in front of a pair of giant doors where the Grounds Keeper told them to wait before walking away.
A man with auburn hair with a bit of gray strands came in front of them before smiling warmly.
"Evening, I'm Professor Albus Dumbledore, your Transfiguration Professor. Beyond these doors, you'll start your education of magic, but before we can start, you'll be sorted into a house. You can be sorted into the house of bravery, Gryffindor; the house of knowledge, Ravenclaw; the house of loyalty, Hufflepuff or…the house of cunning, Slytherin."
Tom frowned upon hearing when this man used a different tone when he said about the Slytherins, not like the other houses.
When Albus said that he would return to announce their arrival, Tom looked around to see that a few students were a bit nervous while some were chatting happily among themselves.
It wasn't long before Albus came back and opened the doors for them. They walked between two tables before stopping in front of the Head table.
Albus walked forward before picking up an old black hat and magically summoned a parchment onto his hand. "Now I'm going to call out your name where you'll be sorted to your house by the sorting hat," he said as he started off the names.
"Fudo, Thomas!"
Tom took a deep breath before walking to the stool and sat down. He felt the hat being placed on top of his head and heard a voice inside of his mind.
"Ah, what do we have here? An adopted child from the Fudo's? It's been a long time since I have not sorted someone from that family."
"Would that be my grandmother?" Tom asked.
"Yes, Yuki…she was quite a handful I must say. Lord Slytherin had to keep an eye on her, or she would somehow cause some kind of trouble."
Tom smiled upon hearing of his grandmother's time in Hogwarts.
"Now, let's see…mm, so you're adopted by the current Lord Slytherin-Fudo…your life wasn't that pleasant at the start, but you endure it the best you can. Your ambitions are quite like Salazar and your knowledge is like Rowena, where shall I place you?"
Tom bit his lip and hoped to be sorted to his rightful house, where his father and grandmother would be proud of.
"Yes, everything is right here. Good luck young heir as you will need it to reunite the four houses once again – Slytherin!"
Tom sighed in relief as the hat was being removed. He got up from the stool and walked over to the Slytherin table where he took a seat by Abraxas.
"Crabbe, Adrian – Slytherin!"
"Goyle, Johnson – Slytherin!"
"Lestrange, Samuel – Slytherin!"
"Longbottom, Nicholas – Gryffindor!"
"Lupin, John – Gryffindor!"
"Moon, Elizabeth – Hufflepuff!"
"Wilson, Augusata – Gryffindor!"
An elderly man stood up and smiled warmly to the students. "Welcome everyone, I'm Headmaster Armando Dippet and this will be your beginning of your future. Come and let us enjoy our meal before tomorrow you start your classes."
Headmaster Dippet clapped his hands and the food magically appeared on the tables.
Tom's eyes shined when he saw the varieties of foods and didn't know which one to choose from. Luckily, Abraxas helped him on deciding what to eat first while Walburga made sure that Tom didn't eat too many sweets.
The young Fudo was enjoying his meal when someone interrupted him.
"Fudo, right? Does that mean you're from a pureblood family from Japan?"
"Well, my grandmother's family was original from Japan before coming here," replied Tom before frowning. "Why are you asking?"
"Cause only purebloods are allowed to be sorted into the house of the great Salazar Slytherin. And I haven't heard your surname before."
"I see," murmured Tom before sighing. "Well, my family is from a pureblood bloodline."
"Good. I didn't want to know that I was sitting next to a filthy mudblood. Samuel Lestrange, pleasure to meet you Fudo."
"…likewise, Lestrange," said Tom.
"If you like, you can hang out with me and my friends," said Samuel with a smug on his face. "I can tell you which families to become friends with and avoid those blood traitors that support those filthy muggles and mudbloods."
"Sorry, but he's under my wing Lestrange," said Abraxas as he took his cup. He glared over to the first year, "He doesn't need your lousy guidance."
"Shut up Malfoy," snapped Samuel. "I don't care what my father said! I can prove to him that I don't need your help, Malfoy!"
Abraxas smirked, "If you say so Lestrange, but let me tell you this, a young hatchling wouldn't survive out there if they don't know where to look for."
Samuel gritted his teeth before looking at Tom, "So, what's going to be Fudo?"
"Sorry, but I have to decline…your generous offer," replied Tom before going back to his meal.
Samuel cursed silently before looking the other way while Walburga gave Tom a thumbs up. Abraxas ruffled Tom's hair before talking to other older classmates.
Tom sighed, 'I guess…reuniting the houses will be troublesome than I thought, but that's not going to stop me. Maybe…I can make friends with Longbottom and Minerva."
After the feast, the Slytherin Prefect led the first years to the dungeons where the Slytherin common rooms were. Tom and the other first year students were introduce to their Head house, Professor Horace Slughorn who happens to be their Potion Professor as well.
When the introductions were done, the Prefects told them that they would be having a roommate to share. Tom learned he was rooming with a boy named Richard Parkinson who was not bad, but rather snobby.
The young Fudo didn't care as he went to bed and hoped his years in Hogwarts wouldn't be troublesome.
-Break Line-
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