Like always welcome to another chapter of "Road to Power".
Thank you all for the positive words. It is wonderful to see this story getting so much attention. I hope I won't disappoint you. With that said let me answer a few questions that more than one person asked.
How many chapters I plan per one Hogwarts year. I don't know, but it mostly depends on the plot I decide. Apart from some of the canon events I am gonna try to create arcs that will handle both MCU and HP. I am not planning to just abandon MCU for the years that Logan will be in Hogwarts, so don't worry.
How Logan is going to interact with people in Hogwarts. That's a tricky question. Remember he is an adult put in the body of a kid. He has a goal and he doesn't really care about friendships. It will probably happen anyway as he slowly adapts to this world, but you can expect him to be an outsider.
And to answer the last general question. No, I am not gonna introduce a character that will steal all the MC's role. Logan is the main character and it is going to stay that way.
That would be all for this AN.
Enjoy.
Chapter 6. Hogwarts
It was about half an hour later when the Platform began to get crowded. People came both through the magical barrier or the floo connection that I spotted in the corner. Like in Diagon Alley most of the people were dressed in modern clothing, but I could already see some kids wearing the robes required for the opening feast.
Why would the wear something so uncomfortable when we still had a few hours until arrival, I didn't know. I wasn't planning on changing as long as I could. After all how long did it wake to throw a robe over my clothing...
Snorting quietly I let my gaze wander over the people in the crowd. I wanted to see if I could spot anybody familiar. If people possessed their appearances in movies then my life would be a bit easier.
The first family I managed to spot were the Malfoys. Really it was hard to miss them with their platinum blond hair.
From what I could see Lucius was saying something to his son Draco, who was just nodding his head obediently. At least now I knew that yes, people had the exact same appearance from movies, or at least they were similar.
I tried to find more familiar faces, but unfortunately, it had been a few years since I watched anything related to Harry Potter. Fanfictions? Yes, but movies not so much...
At least I remembered how the main cast looked.
After being unsuccessful in my scouting I relaxed back in my seat and began playing with a small orb of light in my hands. It was simple wandless manipulation of 'Lumos', but it helped training my control over magic. Small and useful exercise to do when I was bored.
I was broken out of my practice when the doors to my compartment opened. I quickly dismissed the ball of light before anyone coudl spot it and looked at the new arrivals.
"Excuse me, do you mind if we join you?" a young female voice spoke to me.
"Be my guests," I responded curtly as my mind was trying to connect their faces to any of the Hogwarts students I knew of. Unfortunately, I had some problems with that so they were either some kids that never appeared neither in the books nor the movies, or my memory was just that bad...
The girl who asked the question had red hair that went a little over her shoulder. Her face was a bit pudgy while her eyes were blue... or at least I think it was blue. Apart from that, she was one of those who was already dressed in robes. While the girl seemed a bit familiar I really had no clue who she was.
The second girl that followed the read head was even more of an enigma to me. She had short blond hair. Freckles around her nose and grey eyes... I think. Unlike her companion, the girl was still dressed in normal clothing. Also, she seemed a bit shy.
When the girls finally sat down, the redhead decided to start introductions, "Hello, I'm Susan Bones and this is my friend, Hannah Abbott. You will need to excuse her, she is a bit shy around new people," she finished with a grin, but it was quickly replaced with a flinch when the blond girl jabbed her in the ribs.
Well, that was interesting. I couldn't believe that I forgot about the two. While they never made many appearances in books and movies, they were used quite often in fanfictions. Oh well, I could blame my forgetfulness at their fanon appearances. I didn't know why people in their stories tried to give eleven years olds looks of a supermodel...
I chuckled lightly at the interaction, "Nice to meet you, Logan Hunt."
After my short answer, a slightly uncomfortable silence fell upon the compartment. I was perfectly fine with ignoring it and just waiting for the train to start moving. I was a lot older mentally and I had no clue how to interact with kids. Unfortunately for me, Susan had other ideas.
"So are you excited to go to Hogwarts?" she asked when the silence was obviously unnerving her.
I shrugged, "Excited might be a bit too strong of a word, but yes I am happy to go. I only found out about magic a few months ago and I want to see more of it," It was really going to be hard. I just hoped that sooner or later I would adapt or people would notice that I act like a fucking adult.
Thankfully neither Susan nor Hannah seemed to notice. Maybe it would be easier than I thought
"You are Muggleborn," she stated, more than asked. For some, it might have sounded rude, but I didn't hear any negativity in her tone, just plain curiosity.
"I think I am, but I will never know," I lied simply, "I am an orphan so my parents could be magical, but I really doubt it."
Susan calmed down instantly when she heard my status and said quickly, "I'm sorry!"
She obviously referred to my orphan status, but I waved her off, "You didn't know and there is nothing to be sorry about. I never knew my parents and I know nothing about them."
Some good few lies would at least paint me as some random muggle-born kid who just wanted to explore the magical world. Perfect image for someone who wanted to be left alone for at least the first few years in Hogwarts.
My explanation made the girls relax a bit and this time it was Hannah who spoke. The shyness was still there, but the girls obviously wanted to change the topic, "Do you know about houses in Hogwarts?"
I nodded, "Yeah, one of the books I bought mentioned something about Houses and their function. Before you ask, I don't know where I will go. The book didn't say enough for me to get a good picture. "
The girl's smile fell a bit, "Oh well... I and Susan are hoping to end up in Hufflepuff. Most of our family members ended up there and while it is not a tradition, it is still something we would like to follow."
"I understand," I really didn't. While I knew that they just wanted to make their family proud. I was an orphan in both of my lives so I didn't really have anyone I wanted to please. Like always I worked for myself.
The girls asked a few more questions that I answered with half-truths. After that, they began talking between themselves and I thanked whoever was listening for those small mercies. I knew that I wouldn't escape more conversations with kids, but gossip between eleven-year-old girls wasn't something I wanted any part in.
I shuddered at the thought before taking a quick glance at my companions to see if the noticed my weird reaction.
Thankfully they didn't. I again could relax a bit and take a look out of the window. After all soon the train would leave and this meant that it was high time for the Weasleys and Harry to appear at the platform.
It was about five minutes later when a bunch of redheads with one black-haired boy appeared at the station. With a quick look, I confirmed that every member of the Weasly family looked the same as I remembered.
Finally, there was Harry Potter himself. He was small and skinny from what I could see. Which was expected from his not so normal childhood. Really sometimes I wondered if the kid wouldn't have a better life in a Children's Home.
Like always the boy wore round-rimmed glasses that saw better days and clothes that definitely didn't fit him. All in all, he looked just like I expected.
His arrival with the Weasleys only confirmed that for now, things were going according to the canon. That was good as I didn't want my foreknowledge to disappear before I even used it once...
Of course, even if my actions during the first year wouldn't cause many changes, I was sure that my plans for the second year, definitely would. That was of course if I didn't fuck something up before that.
I was broken out of my thoughts when the doors to our compartment opened again.
This time it was a boy, probably the same age as the rest of us. He was also already dressed in his robes, but they were scruffy and untidy, making the boy look like a slob. He also had sandy-colored hair and I again couldn't recognize him from the books or movies.
"Hello, can I join you?" the boy asked in a very distinct Irish accent, "Your compartment is the first one that has some seats left, I don't really want to search for an empty one through all of the train."
I shrugged, "Fine by me. Girls?" I asked motioning to the two females that sat across me.
Both Susan and Hannah quickly gave their permission and the boy sat down with a sigh of relief, "Thanks. It would be a pain to drag my trunk in search for an empty compartment. Mam didn't want to make it lighter, sadi I would do it when I learned it myself," he said with a snort, "I am Seamus Finnigan by the way."
Ah, now I remembered, he was a Gryffindor in Harry's year.
Susan again took over the introduction and I found myself without the need to say anything. Seamus was bombarded with questions just like I was in the beginning and after about ten minutes the boy looked at me searching for help.
I ignored him completely. I already went through this and didn't plan to fall into this trap again.
The boy was finally saved by the movement of the train. I also thanked for the sudden silence as my head was starting to hurt from the constant babbling. I really hated being a kid again...
From there, the ride went quite nice. I was mostly left alone to my reading, after all, there was no time to waste, but from time to time I would join in a conversation or some wizarding games that I had no clue how to play.
It was definitely an interesting experience and I could see why kids liked it.
Somewhere during the ride, a woman with the trolley came and I couldn't stop myself from buying some sweets from it. I had a sweet tooth, so what?
Thankfully the food was quite cheap so it didn't even put a dent in my pockets.
Finally hours later when it was already dark outside the train stopped and after we dressed in our robes, we went outside to join the rest of the students.
There were definitely a lot more students than either the books or movies showed. Not that I was surprised as after all this universe was much different so a bigger number of students was expected. Besides I always thought it weird that Hogwarts had only thirty or so pupils per year. I understood that the war reduced the number of magical population, but still.
We didn't need to wait long before I heard some shouting not that far away from my little group.
Like I expect it was Hagrid, the giant of a man whose face was hidden beneath a bushy beard and long black hair. We followed his orders and soon we all were packed into small boats.
The ride was cold - which told me to learn warming charm as soon as I could - and quite boring, at least until we got close enough to get a look at the magnificent castle of Hogwarts.
I never had a chance in my old life to travel around the world and see all of its wonders for myself, so to be honest it was my first time seeing something so beautiful. It also made me remember that with this being a mix of HP and MCU, I would be able to witness things that some people could only dream of.
Chuckling quietly I stepped out of the boat and followed my future classmates.
After a short walk, we came upon large doors that Hagrid proceeded to knock on with his massive fist.
The door opened at once and revealed a witch in emerald-green robes. Her hair was pulled back in a bun, and she gazed at all of us with a stern expression. If I didn't know who she was and I was as young as the rest of the kids there, I might have felt intimidated. Thankfully I wasn't so I just waited for McGonagall to do her part.
"The first years, Professor," Hagrid said before stepping back.
"Thank you Hagrid," she said curtly, "I shall take them from here."
We then followed McGonagall to the Entrance Hall which was much bigger than I remembered. I definitely wasn't going to believe all the things from the movies from now on. Unfortunately, I didn't remember the books apart from the characters and the major events.
Curse you, fanon knowledge.
We didn't stop until we reached a smaller room with a closed door that I knew led to the Great Hall.
"The Sorting Ceremony will begin in a few minutes," the strict witch said. She then proceeded to explain the whole idea about the Houses that I read about at least a thousand times, "Wait here, I will be back for you in a moment."
After McGonagall left the room, the kids began to talk between themselves without a care in the world. It was only thanks to the appearance of the ghosts that the room again became silent.
I inspected every ghost intently, it was the first time that I saw something like this and I was definitely curious.
To my surprise when I switched my gaze to the last ghost, the Grey Lady, or as I knew from the books Helena Ravenclaw, she was already looking straight at me. I saw her frown heavily at me before she turned away and left quickly through the wall.
I really hoped that the ghost didn't make any connections between me and Tom Riddle. After all, he used something special to her to create his Horcrux. Oh well, I would deal with this new problem later...
Thankfully McGonagall came back a minute later so I decided to focus on what was going around me. We followed the woman through the door straight to the Great Hall and stopped at her command.
The Great Hall was certainly impressive. The thousands of candles that were floating in the air over four long tables. The decorations that the tables were full of, or the enchanted ceiling that showed everyone the starry night. All of it gave the room a certain charm. For the first time, I was glad that I was wearing my robes as I would feel out of place with my normal clothing.
I then looked back at McGonagall who was just finishing bringing out the three-legged stool and the Sorting Hat.
Of course, before the sorting could begin, Dumbledore who was sitting with the rest of the teachers stood up and gave his own short welcoming speech. Just like in canon he spoke about the Forbidden Forest, the third-floor corridor, and a few more things that definitely weren't in his original speech.
After that, we were treated to the Sorting Hat's song, which I definitely didn't always skip when I saw it in every story.
Finally, McGonagall took out a roll of a paper and began, "When I call your name, you will come forward, place the Sorting Hat on your head, and wait to be Sorted."
"Abbot, Hannah!"
The blond girl stumbled forward and up to the hat. McGonagall lowered the Hat and after a short pause it shouted, "Hufflepuff!" from there it progressed very slowly, really by the time McGonagall read my name I already counted fifteen minutes.
"Hunt, Logan!"
I casually stepped out of the line and sat down on the stool. Soon the hat fell on my eyes and I heard a voice in my head.
"Welcome Mr. Hunt to Hogwarts. Let's see what we have here," it or he said in a male voice, "Oh my, it is the first time I have encountered someone like you. A reborn traveler from a universe completely different from ours. And reborn as the son of the last Dark Lord no less."
I knew that this would happen, there was no way that the Sorting Hat would miss those parts of my life, "I hope that all of this will remain between us."
The Hat chuckled, "Don't worry young man. After some very... unfortunate events, I was charmed to keep everything I see in the student's head a secret. Only if I see something that would threaten the school or students I can talk. And even with your plans and heritage, I can't see anything that would make me spill your secrets."
I sighed in relief, "That's good. So where will you place me?"
The Hat hummed for a moment before speaking, "You could go to pretty much every house apart from Hufflepuff, you don't really trust anyone."
I thought about this for a moment. I didn't want to go to Slytherin, after all, I was a lowly muggle-born in their eyes and I didn't have the patience to deal with bigoted idiots.
I could go to Ravenclaw and be left alone to my own dealings, but I could also have that in Gryffindor. Besides going to the lion's house would give me easier access to the main cast in case I needed something and Dumbledore might leave me alone if I want to the House of the Brave.
Yeah, that was the best choice I could think of.
"If that's what you want then so be it and better be a Gryffindor!" the Hat shouted at the end.
I received a warm welcome like every new member of the House and walked to join them at their table. I took a quick peek at Dumbledore and saw him giving me a wide smile. At least now I knew that it was the right decision and hopefully I wouldn't need to worry about Albus spying on me.
From there the sorting went without a hitch, at least until McGonagall read Harry Potter's name.
Canonically the whole Hall went silent before the whispering began. I watched amused as Harry timidly sat on the stool and began his own sorting. A minute later the Hat shouted the expected House and Gryffindor exploded in cheers.
Harry sat down a few seats away from me and I decided to just tune out everything around me.
Yeah, my placement in Gryffindor House might have a lot of advantages, but why were they so FUCKING LOUD!?
And that's it.
We are finally at Hogwarts and I will finally, be able to start having some fun with the plot.
I bet no one expected Logan to choose Gryfindorr as his house. To be honest, neither did I, but then I thought about all the advantages of Voldemort's son going to the House of Brave, and I couldn't stop myself.
The next chapter should be out in 3-4 days.
Thank you all for reading and I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Let me know what you think.
Have a good day/night.