Season's of Change by Hermione Annie Potter

Rating: G
Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery
Relationships: Harry & Hermione
Book: Harry & Hermione, Books 1 - 5
Published: 08/03/2004
Last Updated: 15/09/2004
Status: In Progress

The First Chapter is the foreard and is just for background information only. The real story
start with chapter 2. Hope taht you will all enjoy this flick.




1. Foreward:  The day of the Wedding of the Century
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Prologue:

The day of the Wedding of the Century

By Hermione Annie Potter

I now pronounce you Husband and wife, you may kiss the bride announced Dumbledore as Harry
Kissed Hermione in a very passionate way. I now present to you Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potter. With
those that had assembled to witness their wedding cheered. Some of them where crying because of the
great happiness they had for the young couple. As Harry and Hermione where walking down the aisle
to leave, you could see that they both had tears rolling down their checks. As they got to the end
of the aisle they turned around to take a last look of Hogwarts and also of all the people that had
come to witness their wedding. With a wave goodbye they both appreated back to the weasly's
front lawn.

Once there they hurried through the front door and up the stairs they went towards Percy's
old home. Where they locked the door behind them and Harry and Hermione decided it was time to give
each other their wedding presents. Hermione went first and gave Harry a picture of them and Ron on
their graduation day a few weeks ago. Also she gave him a very rare book on Prophesies. Harry gave
Hermione a special necklace that matched a ring on his hand. That would let the other one know when
the other one was in danger. Just then they heard a rap on the window and when they looked over
they saw that Fawkes was sitting on a branch of a tree outside of the window. Hermione went over to
the window and let Fawkes in. Fawkes landed on the table next to Harry as Harry untied the piece of
Parchment from his leg. As soon as the piece of parchment was untied from his leg, Fawkes bowed low
as to say goodbye and flew out the window back to Hogwarts.

Who is the letter from asked Hermione as she closed the window? It's from Hogwarts and I
wonder what they wanted Harry said as he opened the letter and he begun to read it out loud to
Hermione.

**Dear** **Mr.** **and** **Mrs.** **Potter,**

**As you may know** **Professor** **Lupin has retired this year from teaching here at
Hogwarts.** **This leaves his position empty.** **We** **know that you just got married
and** **that you** **are getting ready to go on your** **Honeymoon** **as you read this
letter.** **But, we** **want****ed** **to** **extend** **the** **position**
**of teaching the** **Defense** **against the Dark Arts class here at Hogwarts to both of
you.** **Which means that both of you would be in charge of teaching. We hope that you will both
consider out offer and send your answer no later** **then Aug** **15.**

**Albus Dumbledore**

**Headmaster of Hogwarts**

**School Board of** **Governors**

**Staff of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizarding**

Well what do you think Hermione; do you think we should accept it?

I do not know if we should but I have always wanted to teach there. But, I am not sure about
teaching students that are younger than we are and that the ones that we went to school with and
also that we know so well from our days there.

I think that most students at Hogwarts respect us and would love the change to be taught by some
of the best students that have come out of Hogwarts even though we graduated a few days ago.
Let's take the job and help the students there pass their Owl's and their NEWTS.

Ok, let's take it. We can tell Dumbledore at dinner tonight. Which we should head down to
since it should be starting anytime now Hermione said as she opened the door to head
downstairs.

Harry joined Hermione as she was starting down the stairs and as they got closer the kitchen
they begun to hear the voices of the friends and family that they had invited over to dinner that
night before they left for their Honeymoon.

When Harry and Hermione entered the room everyone got up and congratulated them on their
marriage and then each one took a seat at the table. Mrs. Weasly and Mrs. Granger had fixed a very
delicious dinner for their guests. Once everyone had arrived and congratulated Harry and Hermione
dinner was served.

Once dinner was served and everyone had his or her fill, Dumbledore got up out of his seat and
raised his hand in the air to single sinianlce.

I would like to make a toast to Harry and Hermione. Harry I have know you since you where just a
little child even though once your parent s where killed and you where taken to the Durley's.
Though we never met again until you where 11 yrs old and started to attend Hogwarts. Since that
time, you have had many adventures and have grown to become an honorable and loving person. You
have many of the traits that Godric Gryffindor himself had, I hope that as you continue through you
life Harry. That you continue to improve those traits of love, compassion, understanding, etc. You
are very lucky in finding a wife such as Hermione.

Hermione though I have not know you as long as Harry, I would not trade the time I have know you
for anything. When you first came to Hogwarts you seemed to be a know it all, but then you meet
Harry and Ron. I believe at first they both thought that you where a bit stuck up, but that all
changed during Halloween your first year. When Harry and Ron came to your rescue even though they
had hurt your feelings. They saved you that night from the mountain troll, but I think that you
have saved Ron and Harry many times over. By helping them with their homework, helping them keep
their sprits up when they where down. You where a true friend to them as I am sure that they are to
you. Hermione you are a very detriment person and very perceive when you need to be. That is why I
knew one day that you would become one of the brightest students I have ever seen at Hogwarts.
It's been great to see you Harry and Hermione to grow together as you have been going to
Hogwarts.

I would like to wish you all the sceuss in the world and Harry and Hermione make each other
happy. For you are both just started a journey of sorts called Marriage. It has many hills and even
some mountains but if you stay together and work to help each other you will come though on
top.

Best wishes, to you both and with that Dumbledore sat back down in his chair. When he had sat
down you could here sounds of cheers and also of glasses hitting each other.

Soon Harry got up out of his chair and asked for everyone to quiet down. For Hermione and I have
an anncoment to make before you all leave. But first we would like to thank Professor Dumbledore
for his kind and very thoughtful words.

After the Wedding Ceremony Hermione and I had come back here to the Weasly's home to
exchange gifts and to get ready for our honeymoon. When we had a surprise visitor. We looked
towards the window to see who had made the sound and we saw that Fawkes was sitting on the tree
branch outside our window with a letter tied to his leg. So Hermione went and opened the window to
let Fawkes in. He flew in and landed on the table next to me and after I untied the letter from his
leg. He bowed very low and then he flew out the window. So we opened the piece of Parchment and
read the letter. We would like to annocue that we have accepted the offer to teach Defense against
the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts.

There where cheers and also as each guest left they gave Hermione and Harry their Wedding
presents. Soon everyone had left expect for Professor Dumbledore and as he was leaving he gave them
the wedding present from him and also he gave Harry a piece of Parchment address to both of them
and then he left to go back to Hogwarts.

After Harry and Hermione had said goodnight to the to the weasly family they headed back to
their room. Once there Harry locked the door and Hermione asked. What was the piece of parchment
that Dumbledore gave you?

I don't know what it is but I bet it has to do with our new duties at Hogwarts replied Harry
as he broke the seal on the piece of parchment. It read

**Harry and Hermione I presume that you have a few questions concerning you new post at
Hogwarts and I hope that this letter will answer those questions. First off, you will need to
select a book off the list included for** **this** **year's class. As soon as you decide,
please send back your answer by owl as soon as possible.** **Secondly,** **I would like at
least** **the first week of lesson plans by Aug** **20 and** **the last thing is**
**that if you wish you may come with the students on the Hogwarts Express. If you have any
other** **questions,** **you may send them by owl or you can floo over to my office.**

**Best Whishes,**

**Albus Dumbledore**

**Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry**

Well let us start on it tomorrow morning before we leave to go to Hawaiian Islands for our
Honeymoon.

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**Chapter 2**

**Some New Teachers** **at Hogwarts**

*This was a night full of changes for the wizarding world; will good or evil rule*
*s**upreme? Will there be another Dark Lord? Only the future will tell.*

Early the next morning, Ginny Longbottom, Ron Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid, Professors McGongall,
Filtwick, Snape, and Longbottom had gathered in the great hall for that morning's staff Meeting
to discuss the upcoming school year and to also catch up on all the rumors.

“Ron, Neville, what are you doing here today? Aren't you both supposed to be at the Ministry
of Magic, working!?!” exclaimed Ginny.

“No, the Headmaster asked us to be here and we can't say more about it right now, but we
will soon tell you why we are here instead of the Ministry of Magic,” said Ron as he looked over to
his sister.

"Have any of you seen this morning's edition of the Daily Prophet?" When nobody
answered Professor McGonagall went on to say, "It say's that Albus has left Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizarding to become the new Minister of Magic. But it doesn't say who
the new Headmaster of Hogwarts is. I wonder who the new Headmaster is; maybe it is one of us here
or someone that we don't know.”

With a loud bang as the doors of the Great Hall opened and Harry and Hermione followed by
Dumbledore walked in and they took their usual seats. “I am glad that all of you could make it to
this meeting, as you may already know; I have accepted the position of the Minister of Magic. I
have taken this job because I have finally found someone that will take care of this school as well
as I have taken care of it. It took me a long while to decide to leave Hogwarts. They Ministry and
several wizards outside of the Ministry wanted me to take this position when Harry defeated
Voldemort, but I declined them at that time because the one I and the School Board wanted
wasn't ready for the position yet. I told them that in five years or so if they still wanted me
to become the Minister of Magic, I would do so as long as the Headmaster was ready to be the
Headmaster. So without further ado I introduce your new Headmaster and Headmistress of Hogwarts,
Mr. Harry James Potter and Mrs. Hermione Granger Potter.”

There was about a minute or two of dead silence, for everyone was shocked. They all began to
congratulate them for everyone was happy for them.

Dumbledore raised his hand for silence and he started talking again, “Harry, Hermione I want
both of you to know that you are the latest of a great line of Headmasters and Headmistresses of
Hogwarts. This line goes all the way back to the Founding Four. Godric Gryffindor, Salazar
Syltherin, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw. Each of one of the founding four had certain
abilities and every one of those abilities lay in both of you. I am afraid that before long both of
you will face a test that will change not only your own history, but the history of the whole
wizarding world. For there is a prophecy that says. “When the Headmaster and Headmistress of
Hogwarts unite and fight against one that is the most evil and powerful dark lord, only they and
one other will be able to defeat the dark lord once and for all. If they succeed, peace will reign
forever more but if they are defeated, it will be the end of both the muggle and wizarding worlds.
There is more to this prophecy but it can't be uttered at this time. For it is about the one
that is to help the Headmaster and Headmistress defeat the Dark Load, but in due time it will also
be revealed. I know that some have you may know of the prophecy that daelt with Harry and
Voldermort which was fulfilled when Voldermort was killed. This Prophecy has to do with a different
Dark Lord besides Lord Voldemort. With that he said, “Harry, Hermione, please be careful and also
look for the person that will help you on your quest.”

“I also know that some of you in this room may wonder why it must be them. I have chosen them
because I have seen them mature and grow into very powerful wizards and they share a love so strong
that no one can separate them, and they are the best people to deal with the current situation on
our hands here at Hogwarts while I work on it at the Ministry. Remember it is best to forget past
misunderstandings and feelings and work together as one, for if you don't work as one many dark
and horrible things will happen to you and the rest of the wizarding world. Now I must go back to
the ministry. Good luck, Mr. and Mrs. Potter along with the rest of the staff. Until we meet again
I bid you adieu" With that Dumbledore apparated back to the Ministry.

So let's get down to business. There are three things that we need to cover before we leave
for the Summer Break. First off I would like to welcome Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom as the
DADA and Herbology Professors. Secondly I would like everyone to come up with names for Head Boy
and Head Girl and I would like to have them turned in to Professor McGonagall in three weeks'
time who will then give them to me and Hermione when we return from our vacation. Thirdly I would
like the eads of the houses to select Prefects for the upcoming year and also turn those in to
Professor McGonagall in three weeks' time.

I would like to turn the remaining time to Ron and Neville for they have some very important
news for us.

“Thanks, Harry,” replied Neville, “we have been getting reports for the last couple of months
that there has been a rise of dark arts activity is on the rise. There have also been reports of a
direct attack on the ministry and Hogwarts. At the moment all we can tell is that there is a group
and the call themselves death champions and that their leader goes by the name of Voldemort's
Heir. We have been asked to stay here at Hogwarts, to watch the students and help prepare them for
what is about to come.”

“Thanks Neville, if that's all, we'll meet back here in about three or four weeks. Have
a good vacation and have fun.”

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3. Hermione's Suprise
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**Chapter 3**

**Hermione's Surprise**

**By Hermione Annie Potter**

Early the next morning at Potter Manor, Hermione woke up to find Harry not in bed. She was
wondering where he could have gone when she started to smell sausage, bacon and eggs coming up from
the kitchen. Harry had woken up early to fix breakfast for us before we had to see my parents.

With that, Hermione rolled out of bed and walked over to her dresser where she got a change of
clothes. She headed to the shower to freshen up after that and headed downstairs where she realized
she was the last one up that morning.

She walked into the kitchen to find their four children sitting around the table. She sat down
next to their youngest daughter, Hermione Ann Potter, Jr. (Everyone called her Ann though so as not
to get her confused with her mother.) She looked like her father except she had her mother's
brown eyes and she had her grandmother's bright flaming red hair. She and her brother James
were 8 years old; they where twins. James was a very rowdy little boy; he looked just like his
mother except for the ever-messy jet black hair that his father had. Next came Lily, who would turn
11 on Aug 1st. She was quite excited to be finally going to Hogwarts. She looked exactly
like her mother from head to toe, but she had the loving and caring nature from her dad. Finally we
have Sirius, he will be starting his 4th year at Hogwarts.

Suddenly, Hermione snapped back to reality because the phone had started to ring. So, she got up
and answered it. It was her parents. They where called into the dental office to settle a few last
matters of business and was wondering if they could meet them there at the office instead, of the
house.

Hermione said, “That would be alright.” So after saying their goodbyes, Hermione headed back to
the table to finish her breakfast.

“So what did you parents want?” asked Harry.

“Oh, they asked us if we could meet them in their office since they got called down there for
some final business before they retire.”

“Sounds great,” replied Harry. So, as soon as the kids were ready and the dishes were put away,
they all took a portkey to her parents' dentist office. Only, they showed up in her parent
private office. But when they got there, Harry wasn't with them. She didn't know where he
had gone to.

Harry had apparated to the Granger residence where he met up with Ron, Luna, Neville and Ginny.
They hard agreed to help Harry with the moving of Hermione's parents' stuff over to Potter
Manor where they would be living with Harry and Hermione. So they all went in and started getting
stuff packed and shrunken. They went over to Potter Manor where they unpacked everything into their
respectful rooms. Harry said that he needed to meet up with Hermione before she got too worried and
thanked them for the help. With a loud crack he was gone.

Just as he got back to Mr. and Mrs. Granger's Dentist Office, where Hermione and her parents
where just about to leave the premises, Harry appeared from around the corner.

“Where have you been, Harry?” Hermione said harshly.

“I was just finishing up the touches on your surprise from your parents.”

Mrs. Granger said, “Well, since we are finished here, why don't we head for home then?” And
so they all headed out to Mr. and Mrs. Ganger's car and they all got in and started to drive
off towards home. Well Hermione thought that they where headed to her parents house but she was in
for a surprise. After they had past her parents' house she began to wonder where they were
going. She knew that her parents wanted to move since they just retired. But she thought they where
going to move some months from now so they could have some time to look for houses. But soon enough
Hermione found out their destination: Potter Manor, where Harry and some of the gang helped move
all of the Grangers' stuff over to the Northwest side of the manor. As they arrived there,
Hermione asked Harry why they where there at their home.

He replied, “I am going to let your parents answer that one.”

Just then her father spoke up and said, “As you know, we've wanted to move to a smaller
house for a while, and we had found one not to far from here. We where going to buy that one when
we decided to ask Harry about the area and such. That's when he suggested that we just move
into the manor with you. He said, `There's lots of room and then that way you could be closer
to your grandchildren and daughter and son in-law.' So we decided to do just that and while you
where at the office he and some of your friends helped move all of our stuff over.”

Hermione was so surprised that she didn't know what to say, and the tears started to come
from her eyes for she was so happy to have her parents so close to her again.

“I am so happy that you decided to stay here with us. That will be really great for the kids,
too.”

Well I guess I better get dinner started since Ron, Luna, Ginny, and Neville are coming over for
dinner tonight and then we're off to our vacation to France.

Once everyone had sat down to the dinner table, Harry started bringing the food out from the
kitchen. He had fixed a small turkey and a small ham with baked potatoes and carrots. For dessert
he served a blueberry cheesecake.

Once everyone was filled from the delicious food. Hermione thanked all of her friends for
helping moving her parents stuff over to the manor. She also thanked her parents for the wonderful
surprise. With that Neville, Ginny, Ron, and Luna and to go. They thanked Harry and Hermione for
the wonderful food and also thanked Mr. and Mrs. Granger for the opportunity to help them and
wished them both the best of luck on their retirement.

So after they left, Harry said, “I think that we all need to go to bed so that we can get up
early in the morning so we catch our flight to France.” Everyone agreed with them and so after
saying goodnight to everyone. Harry showed Mr. and Mrs. Granger where they would be sleeping and
with that Harry went to bed.

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4. School Starts
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Chapter 4

School Stats

By Hermione Ann Potter

“Finally the day has come!” I exclaimed as she and Sirus pushed their trunks through the barrier
and out onto Platform 9¾.

“We’re going to Hogwarts,” shouted Lily.

“But you have been there several times already,” replied Sirius.

“Yeah, but this is the first time for me to be with the students and have classes with them. By
the way, there is Professor McGonagall she invited me to share their compartment with her
granddaughter Cathy, and also Professor Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom.”

With that I headed off to meet Professor McGonagall. When I got close enough to talk to her I
said, “Hello Professor McGonagall, could we go to our compartment for the train ride to
Hogwarts?”

“Sure, I was headed there myself,” replied Professor McGonagall.

I can recall that the ride was uneventful. Until it stopped unexpectedly and we started to hear
screams and voices yelling out cries and curses and spells all over the place.

About this time the three professors ran out of the compartments to help the students. Most of
the younger students hid in their compartments while a few of the older students tried their best
to protect them from the intruders. The battle seemed to go on forever.

Cathy and I where so scared that we didn’t know what to do. Finally, it became dead silent, so
Cathy and I started to head out of our compartment to see what had happened. We worked out way to
the front of the train where Professor R. Weasley asked us to help him search for any injured or
dead students. Then he said while we did that, he was going to notify her mom and dad.

We started from the front of the train and we headed towards the back. We found most of the
students where fine except for a few bruises and cuts. About halfway we started seeing people dead
or hurt very badly, we even saw Professor McGonagall hurt really bad and we decided that we needed
to find Ron or Neville as soon as possible. So we hurried out of the compartment and started to
look for Ron or Neville, and as we were headed to the back of the train we ran into Neville and
then we told him about Professor McGonagall. He said, ”I will notify St. Mungo’s to come and help
with the injured.”

Then, we headed back up to the front of the train to find you, mom, dad, and Ron. “Thank you
Lily, for bringing us up to date on what happened on the train. Let’s get everyone to Hogwarts as
soon as possible. I would like you, Ron, to go to St. Mungo’s to see if they could send over 3 or 4
healers over to Hogwarts to help care for those injured. Then have Madam Pomfrey meet me here to
identify and take care of the ones that died. Once they have been identified and taken back to
Hogwarts to Professor Snape’s extra room. Have her go back to Hogwarts to help with the
healers.

“Hermione, I would like you to go to Hogwarts and notify the other professors of what has
happened here and give them these assignments. The two professors will meet with the students in
the front hall where they are coming by portkey.

“Then the students will be escorted to the great hall. Once you are done with that, come back
here. Then you and I will go and tell Dumbledore what happened.” With that they went on there way
to do the assignments as they were given.

Soon, students began appearing in the front hall where Professor Ginny Weasley and Professor
Snape will escort them to the great hall, where Professor Brown and Professor Filtwick were waiting
to meet them.

Soon everyone was there in the great hall waiting for the ceremony to begin. Harry and Hermione
met up with Ron and Neville as the last group of students arrived in the front hall. Harry asked
Ron if they would be able to go and get the first years ready and while he and Hermione got the
Sorting Hat and talked to Dumbledore by Floo powder. Once they arrived at their office, Harry went
over to the fireplace and grabbed some Floo powder and throw it in the fire as he said, “The
Minister of Magic.” Soon Dumbledore’s head showed up in the fire.

“What can I do for you tonight, Harry?”

“We just wanted to inform you that there as been an attack on the Hogwarts Express and several
students have been killed or injured badly.”

“Thanks for informing me, but I am in the middle of a important meeting right now.”

“Let me contact you in the morning. And if it would be alright with you guys, I would like to
send 18 to 20 aurors to the school to guard the grounds.”

“That will be okay with us.” So with that, Dumbledore’s head disappeared from the fire and Harry
grabbed the sorting hat while Hermione grabbed the stool and then they headed down to the Great
hall for the sorting ceremony.



