Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything with the franchise.
A/N: I bet you all never saw an update coming for this story. Firstly I apologize for the huge delay but these last few years have been exceptionally busy for me and my family, however now that I have finally got some free time on my hands I am going back to my stories and updating some of them. This is one that I have chosen to update and will update in the future. I am going to aim for at least one chapter per month.
Charms Corridor
"Harry!" Cried Rose as she rushed to hug her brother as she saw him approach with the rest of his housemates.
Harry intercepted his sister hugging her in return, "Hey sis, It was only at breakfast you saw me, by the way, I would like you to meet the rest of my housemates Daphne you already know of course, the others are Heir Nott, Heir Blaise, Heiress Parkinson, and Heiress Davis, friends meet my twin sister Rose."
Rose bowed politely "It pleasure to meet you all,"
"The Pleasure is all mine Heiress Potter" Not kissed the back of her hand followed by Blaise where the girls greeted each other more casually.
Rose grabbed Harry's arms and led him up the corridor followed by the other Slytherin. "Harry these are my friend Samual you already know; however, I would like to introduce you to Heiress Turpin, Heiress Lei and Heiress Patel, and my best friend Hermione Granger.
Harry unlike the Slytherin boys didn't kiss the back of their hands instead the curtsy to him and told him what it was pleasure it was to meet him. After the introduction had been made the houses mingled with each other it was easier for Ravenclaws and Slytherin to get on.
The door opened to reveal Professor Flitwick who smiled at seeing the houses mingle "Everyone please inside stand behind one of the desks and please wait for me. The desks were arranged in a squarish horseshoe and Harry, Rose, and all their friends took the front row whereas the other first years took up the other rows around the room. Harry noticed Draco sneer at where he was standing but he ignored it.
The Charms Professor being only 3 feet tall had to stand on a pile of books in the centre of the room to be seen.
Settle down now classes My name is Professor Flitwick I will be your charms Professor for the next five years, after you have taken your OWLS you will be allowed to continue. Anyone who receives an A and above in their OWLS will be permitted to join my NEWT class. Now can anyone tell me the difference between a spell and a charm? Yes Miss Potter"
Rose lowered her hand and answered, "A spell is a term used for any magic performed however a charm is a branch of magic that doesn't change what an object is but adds properties or qualities to an Object."
Flitwick beamed with pride "Oh well done Miss Potter an excellent description 5 points to Ravenclaw, now Miss Potter mentioned Qualities and properties what might Miss Potter mean by that yes "Miss Parkinson"
"Perhaps change the color to an object?" answered Pansy.
Flitwick grinned. "Excellent 5 points to Slytherin, another Property or quality yes Miss Lei"
"Maybe make the object move" answered the shy Ravenclaw.
Flitwick was having a great time he was so pleased to have a knowledgeable class "Well done Miss Lei 5 points to Ravenclaw and the final one Mister Potter"
"To make an object appear or vanish" Replied Harry.
"Bravo 5 points to Slytherin, now today now today we will be learning the simple cushioning charm or softening charm can anyone tell me why you might perform a Softening charm? Yes Miss Granger"
Hermione was pleased to answer a question at last "If someone was falling sir or to add to walls during a dueling lesson when spells like Stupefy and banishing spells are used."
Flitwick was surprised to hear the mention of the stunning spell that wasn't taught until 5th year. "An excellent answer Miss Granger 5 points to Raven Claw."
The charms professor then conjured small hard tiles which he laid out in front of all the students "Now the incantation is Emollitio and a sharp forward motion to the object you which to soften. Now I am going to give you all 30 minutes then we will test the tiles by dropping an egg on it. Your time starts now.
All students used their wands and incanted the spell some were successful others were not. Harry pushed his finger against the tile as it sank into the material. Rose, Daphne, and soon with the support of everyone else the whole front row was successful. Each time the charm professor dropped the egg it didn't break due to the successful charm.
"Everyone on the front row take 5 points for each of your respective houses well done indeed. The Charm professor had just managed to get back up on his book when the bell sounded "That is all for today students please write for me a foot of parchment on the potential other uses this charm could be used and I will see you again Friday."
Great Hall
Harry and Rose lead their respective houses down to the great hall it was decided that everyone would have lunch together on the Ravenclaw table. All the children were laughing and getting to know each other as they all mixed and mingled on the Ravenclaw table.
Minerva was on supervision today for lunch it was unheard of to see houses mingling at lunch but not against the rules she was pleased to see some house unity for once, and it seemed it was Harry and Rose breaking down the house barriers.
"it is wonderful Minerva to see the house mingling." The witch turned to her colleague the small Professor had just taken a seat at the table. "And Harry and Rose, both carbon copies of Lily oh it going to be a joy to teach them for the next seven years.
Minerva was pleased Rose and Harry had settled in, she had Slytherin and Gryffindor next for double Transfigurations she wondered if Harry might try unifying the two houses, it would be a miracle if he could.
Suddenly a tall dark shadow descended on the table as Dumbledore took his seat on the gold throne. He noticed the Ravenclaw table and the mixture of First Years from Slytherin and Ravenclaw he was about to say something when Flitwick spoke.
"Headmaster there is no need to interrupt after all it only states that evening meals house must sit together not breakfast or lunch."
Dumbledore resigned to his throne, it wasn't worth making a scene especially with Flitwick and Minerva here, even though she was under the effect of a loyalty potion or so he thought. It seems Hogwarts was doing little it could and had stopped the elves from serving the potion with the professors' meals. The same had been done with Lord Slytherin and Heiress Potter. But the house elves threw the potion away they would never betray one of the founders.
Dumbledore's eyes trialled over to the Lion's table where the first-year Weasley was stuffing his face honestly the boy had one job, oh well at least he didn't have to pay the brat anything now. Mentioning pay the Goblin had sent him a bill of everything he had stolen from the Potter vault to fund the Order since James and Lily's death and the money taken from Harry and Rose each month pretending the money was being used for this upkeep but was going to a vault under Prewitt Molly Weasley maiden name. Due to the marriage contract he had formed between Harry and the Weasley youngest daughter who would be attending next year. The plan was very simple isolate the twins have Ron befriend Harry convince the boy all Slytherin was Evil and keep the boy away from any female attention. Now though that plan was in tatters just like the other plans he had for the male Potter brat.
Transfiguration Corridor
Harry had spoken to Daphne and the others that he would be sitting next to Neville again, as he wanted to make friends with the shy Gryffindor as well as build political connections. Harry had explained that if he could manage to sway the Longbottoms and the Bones to his side then they would control over half the Wizengamot.
The other Slytherin had agreed this was a sound plan and decided it would be best left to Harry.
At exactly 1.45 pm the Transfiguration door opened much to all the student's surprise, all that was in the room was rows of desks and a lone tabby cat sitting on the desk watching the class.
The other Lions were surprised when Harry moved to sit next to Neville. "Good afternoon, Heir Longbottom, I enjoyed our time so much together in the potion, do you mind if I sit with you in Transfigurations?"
Neville was surprised but didn't say anything allowing Harry to sit next to him.
The interaction hadn't gone unnoticed by the other Lions or a few of the snakes even the Minerva in her cat animagus form, had noticed. It made sense for Harry to befriend The Longbottom Heir after all both Potters and Longbottom have been sworn allies for centuries. Plus, she had noticed how shy the boy was in Gryffindor and hoped making friends with Harry might bring him out of his shell a little more. The bell sounded Minerva always did this with the first years disguised herself however she frowned as Ron Weasley and another boy called Shamus fell through the door in a heap and were soon dusting themselves down.
"We made it can you imagine old McGonagall's face had she been here and seen we were late" The last word had just been spoken before Minerva jumped off the desk and in mid-jump transformed back to her human self, much to the surprise of Ron and Shamus. All the Ron could reply was.
"That was bloody brilliant."
Minerva smiled sarcastically "Thank you for the wonderful assessment, Mr Weasley, perhaps if I was to transfigure Mr. Finnigan or yourself into a pocket watch, then at least one of you might be on time. I trust you don't need help to find your seats. "The whole class sniggered.
Minerva walked back to the front of the class and turned to the students "Good afternoon, Class my name is Professor McGonagall, and I will be your transfiguration teacher for the next 5 years. If you achieve a Acceptable or above in your OWLS then you will be permitted to continue with Transfigurations for NEWTS. Now can anyone explain to me the difference between charms and Transfiguration magic? Yes Miss Greengrass"
Daphne lowered her arm. "Transfiguration magic is a branch of magic that allows the user to change an object into something else, however, the object must be in similar weight and size"
Minerva nodded. "An excellent assessment Miss Greengrass 5 points to Slytherin. Now as Miss Greengrass mentions weight and size play an important role in transfigurations day we will attempt to transfigure this match stick into a needle, again both of similar weight and size. You will each find a matchstick in front of you. Now another important part of transfigurations is to visualise the change you are trying to make. Now to demonstrate you incant the incantation and make a tight circular motion the jab the object the incantation is Compasatus Verto altogether." Minerva hears the room reply to the incantation. "Excellent you may begin."
Harry managed to do his first time and was now assisting Neville however they were getting strange outcomes Harry noticed the wand Neville was using, it looked way too big for the first year.
"Heir Longbottom, can you tell me where you got your wand from"
Neville turned to Harry, "It was my dad's and please call me Neville."
Harry nodded which would certainly cause the various outcomes, if the wand wasn't in tune with Neville's magic then he would likely get random outcomes. Harry raised his hand and called over the Professor.
"Can I help you Mr Potter and take 10 points for Slytherin for promoting inter-house relations."
Harry smiled; he was pleased with the points but right now they didn't matter. "Professor Neville just informed me the wand he is using isn't his own but his dad's. He is doing the spell correctly and all steps, but we seem to be getting random outcomes I believe it because his magic isn't intuned to his dad's wand."
Minerva frowned "A very good assessment Mr Potter, Mr Longbottom what Mr Potter said was correct you need your wand, or your magic will never truly be intuned. " Now Minerva was aware of Longbottom's past and what had happened to his parents when he had been a boy. The wand was obviously to remind him of his dad, but that would help him in class. A witch or Wizards wand was a tool without the correct tools it would be pointless to do anything.
"Mr Longbottom I will write home to Lady Longbottom tonight and ask that she come to the school to take you to get your wand. Mr Potter thank you for bringing this to my attention. "
Harry was pleased he could help and maybe become closer to Neville. At the end of the class, only 50% of the students had the correct outcome Ron had melted their match sticks which made Harry think about what it was with Ron and melting things. They had melted their cauldron this morning now their match sticks even Minerva was complex about how the wood was melted to the desk.
"Very well done class tonight I would like a foot of parchment on your understanding of today's spell and what you did to get your results. Class dismissed."
Harry waited for the room to clear a little before introducing Neville to his friend in Slytherin he was quite nervous and expected by each of the Slytherin to be polite and respectful. They had even invited Neville to study with them in the library where they would meet both Rose and Samuel and their house.
Minerva watched them all leave and a stray tear leaked from the Professor's eye.
"Oh, James and Lily if only you were here to see what your two children are becoming."