Chapter 13: Second year the beginningWhen the Potters arrived back at their home Harry rushed to his room. Bill followed him there sealing the room's door behind him.
"What was all that about? Why did you suddenly lose control of your powers?" Bill asked a bit worried.
"I didn't lose control Bill my suppressor orb reached its maximum limit. I need to release my powers once in a while to keep me from exploding. I need to go a deserted place." Harry said still feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Why do you need a suppressor orb to hide your power level? You should be able to hide your power levels from other. This also will increase your efficiency in spell casting and endurance of the body." Seeing a confused look on Harry's face Bill added, "You have seen me move faster than a normal human and also see my physical strength. I am able to achieve this by directing my excess powers to increase my speed and strength. I told you that most of my innate powers are blocked. I can train you to hide your excess power levels and utilize them in a better manner." Bill said Harry. He grabbed Harry's hand and took him into a dark forest.
No one was present within a 40 kilometer span. "Remove the suppressor orb Harry." Bill said. "You are standing to close to me. If I release my powers now they will destroy you." Harry said hesitating to remove the orb. "Don't worry; one of the advantages of not using a suppressor orb to hide my powers is that I can call upon them instantly." Bill said placating Harry's fears.
"Come on Harry do it. Show me your true power." Bill encouraged Harry.
Harry could feel his magic flowing through his veins. His body started pulsing with power. He pulled his hands together, gathering power from the magical suppressor orb, the tree's were slowly starting to lean towards the young man and rocks were moving away from him.
With a loud scream and release of power that sent waves throughout the field and forest, awakening all sorts of creatures from their sleep, he released himself. The bang and scream shook the ground, creating a small earthquake. Wave after wave of power was released from the Shadow Mages body. A dark aura surrounded Harry. His hair were standing and moving in a non existent wind. His green eyes were glowing with power.
"So this is your true power. I am impressed. My powers in the human form are just higher than yours. Unfortunately this area won't survive both of us powering up simultaneously. After a short while Harry powered down. He was feeling so much better.
He looked around to survey the damage and saw that where he was standing. He thought 'Bill was right already this area looks like a meteor just struck and created a crater. If Bill also powered up probably every magical ministry would be alerted to their presence. Right now they would probable dismissing this as a natural occurrence.' They went back home.
Harry knew that Bill had lied about his power level. He could guess even in the human form Bill was much stronger than him. 'Why did he lie ton me?' Harry thought.
"Harry power and ability are two different things. In terms of raw power I am little stronger than you. In terms of ability I would outclass you in most of the things we do. People tend to acquire new abilities if they have lived as long as I have. Though I don't have the ability to travel through the shadows like you I can manage." Bill said.
"Sorry. I thought you were lying to me." Harry said apologetically.
Harry started to write the letter to Perenelle and Nicholas about his relationship with them in his dimension. Harry made a promise to himself that he would learn to hide his powers with the use of magical suppressor orb.
Next morning Harry woke up early. He was feeling fresh and energetic. Thinking about the last night brought smile to his face. He had really enjoyed dancing with his mother. Completing his daily routine he heady into the kitchen to help his mother make breakfast.
"How are you feeling this morning sweetheart?" Lily asked hugging Harry as soon as he came into the kitchen. Harry was enjoying the sensation of being pressed into his mother's big breasts.
"I am feeling much better now mom. It was just a slight headache." Harry managed to say while trying to pull his mother into a tighter hug.
The remaining summer was most uneventful. Harry and Bill spent a majority of their time reading books. Harry also tried to spend his remaining time with his mother and sisters. Harry managed to spend little time with his father and Leon.
It was August 31st and tomorrow two sets of twins from the Potter home were leaving for Hogwarts. Harry was currently sleeping in his comfortable bed when he was awoken by two soft knocks on his door. The door creaked open exposing red hair of sister.
"Harry? Big bro?" Little Lily asked quietly, not wanting to wake up Bill.
"Hmmm...Yeah?" Harry asked looking up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Can we come in?" She asked tentatively with an adorable pout she knew he could not resist.
"We?" He asked confused.
"Yep." She answered and opened the door to reveal all the Potter children. Rosa, Sakura, and Sylvia were crying silently, their tears making wet trails on their red cheeks.
Harry was immediately alarmed and said, "What's wrong?" The four sisters ran up and jumped into his bed, diving their feet under the covers. He was stunned and the girls were getting his shirt wet with their tears.
'Harry play with you little harem some where else I am trying to sleep here. I was perfecting my shield two days non stop.' Bill said telepathically.
Harry was turning red at Bill's comment. Harry said, "Shh! Keep it down Bill is sleeping he was up all night studying. Come here at tell me what is bothering you all."
They climbed under the covers and into his arms. They didn't notice that their action caused Harry's face to become redder with embarrassment. He couldn't help but wonder what Bill said might come true in the future.
Harry saw that Leon was still standing in the door who looked like he was trying to be mature by not crying but failing.
"Come on Leon." Harry said softly, that seemed to break his younger brother as he ran forward and jumped into the bed along with his sisters.
"What caused all of this?" Harry asked perplexed.
Sakura sniffled, "We're scared of going to school. Will you ignore us? Bill doesn't care about us. Will you become like him?" Her eyes were tearing up again and Harry looked at them in shock. This had been one of all the younger Potter children's fear, that they're beloved big brother would ignore them all once at school and with his friends. All of the kids knew he was popular and had a large amount of friends.
"What? Are you kidding, I would never leave or ignore any of you. I'll always be there for you. Bill also cares about you all. He just has a different way of showing it. Both of us will always be there to help you all out." Harry said honestly, inside he was sort of hurt that they thought he would ignore them.
"Promise?" Rosa asked nervously. "On my magic." Harry vowed. He felt the magic seal in his mind.
That seemed to satisfy them. He placed a kiss on each of their small heads before sending them off to bed. As the door closed with a click, Harry sighed and put his face in his hands and breathed slowly. He was very tired and his brain hurt from thinking too much. With his face still in his hands he laid back down on his bed, his head resting on the soft pillow. He took his hands off his face and put his arm across his head. It would now take him forever to fall back asleep. One question was still repeating itself in the back of his mind. What's going to happen? Does Ginny have the diary? Or has Lucius Malfoy planted it anywhere else for a first year to find it in Diagon Alley.
"Ahhhh, Merlin..." Harry groaned. This was so complicated, way too much work. Slowly Harry felt his eyelids get heavier and heavier. Finally sleep overtook him and he closed his eyes and fell into a quiet sleep.
"HARRY! WAKE UP! WE OVER SLEPT!" Little Lily jumped a shocking long distance from the door and landed on a startled Harry's stomach that made him groan at the impact.
'Merlin, Guess all big families have this problem' he thought and chuckled at the memory of the Weasley family running around the house looking like chickens with their head cut off. Glancing at the clock he saw it was 10:20 and the train departed at eleven o'clock. Harry swung his legs out of bed and got up, and was carrying his sister whose legs were wrapped around his waist tightly and had her short arms were locked securely around his neck. He walked out of his room giving a little bounce with it. He looked out further into the hall and saw his sister's Rosa and Sakura wrestling for a brush. He saw Bill sitting on the sofa watch everyone rushing here and there.
Harry untangled Lily's arms from around his neck and set her on the ground and said, "Lily go get dressed okay?"
Lily pouted and groaned. Harry smiled and knelt down, "If you get dressed quickly I'll put your hair up for you." Lily smiled and kissed him on the cheek with an, "Okay big brother!" She skipped off to her and Sylvia's bright purple room and shut the door with a snap. Harry smiled and proceeded to walk over to the blur of red headed girls wrestling.
"It's mine!" "I need it!" "Get your own!" The girl's cries echoed throughout the hall.
Harry walked up to them casually. With his strength he grabbed them both by the collar of the shirts of their pajamas and separated them.
"Come on, break it up...Break it up... No hitting below the belt. OW!" One of the girl's elbows got Harry in the family jewels. The girls stopped but started again. Harry heard their indignant cries of protest. The girls stopped struggling and Harry set them down and put his hand behind his back and conjured a brush.
"Here you go." Harry said, handing the pink brush to Rosa. "Thanks Harry." She said with a smile. With a glare to her sister who rolled her eyes in response, she scampered off to get ready.
Since Harry took a shower the night before he did not have to take one now. While walking back towards his room he caught a glimpse of Leon in his own room. The young Potter had a confused look on his face and was rummaging through his stuff. Harry stepped in the doorway with his arms casually crossed over his chest.
Leon heard him and said without looking up, "Hey Harry have you seen my other Black shoe?" Harry shook his head negatively and replied.
"No little bro. But here, let me summon it for ya." With a wave of his wand, Harry said "Accio Leon's shoe". From a pile of clothes in a corner of the room, a medium sized black shoe flew out of the pile and into Harry's outstretched hand. Harry smiled and tossed it to Leon who caught it and smiled, "Thanks."
"Don't mention it." Harry answered while leaving the room.
Leon left to help his dad and Bill line up the trolleys by the door. The whole house was a disaster. Sakura could not find her cauldrons while Rosa was missing her transfiguration book and to top it all off, no one ate any breakfast yet. Only Bill and Harry had already packed their trunks. Harry walked into his room to get dressed when he heard his mother calling up to him from the kitchen,
"Harry! When you're done getting dressed could you help me with breakfast?" As Harry was pulling on his shirt he yelled back down, "Sure mum!"
After putting on a black, he got some slightly baggy jeans and shoes. He put his hand on his snitch handle and opened the door; he walked downstairs to hear a sound of pans banging together and kitchen cupboard doors opening. He peeked inside the kitchen to see his mother looking through all of the cabinets and refrigerator.
"Hey mum." He greeted and walked over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Lily turned and gave relieved smile and said,
"Morning love, could you help me make breakfast? We have to make something quick. We don't have a lot of time." They had only 20 minutes left and that's the amount of time it took for everyone to eat.
"No problem mum." Lily smiled and gave him a pat on the head.
Harry turned to her and suggested, "How about a breakfast sandwich."
Lily looked up confused at his suggestion. But she remembered her mother making them when she was younger. Lily felt sad at the thought of her mother; she missed her so much since her death in a car accident.
She was shaken from her memories by her son. She smiled and said to him, "Brilliant idea darling." She kissed his cheek and proceeded to make the eggs for the sandwiches while Harry cooked the sausage and bacon. "Hey mum, why don't we get a house elf? Its not that I don't like your cooking or any thing." Harry added instantly. "It's just that you won't have to work so hard. We are a very old family we should have house elf, shouldn't we?" Harry said looking at his mother. "Aww! It's so sweet of you to think that your poor mother is over worked." Lily said kiss Harry's forehead. "The Potter family does have house elves. They are at 'Potter Manor'. I will ask your father to get one for us." Lily said.
James Potter entered the kitchen with all his children children. When they saw their breakfast they gave a questioning glance to Harry and Lily who just nodded encouraging them. The family ate the sandwiches fast and happily. Harry helped clean up little Lily who thought it would be fun to separate to bagel that held together the sandwich and put both sides on her cheeks. Making her cheeks covered with cheese. During the breakfast, Lily told James to get her a house elf.
At Kings Cross Station
They reached King's Cross at a ten fifty via a portkey. Bill and Harry helped Rosa and Sakura to load their luggage on to the train. They were soon joined by the Weasleys, who had entered the station to the barrier.
After saying good-bye kisses and hugs with the family the two set of Potter twin were ready to depart.
Little Lily latched on to Harry crying her eyes out; her chubby arms were wrapped tight around his legs. "Big brother, I-I no want you to g-g-go. D-d-d-don't leave me again." She said the last word ending in a long sob. Harry held her close and started whispering sweet comforting things to her. It was odd that Harry could be so gentle to her, when in battle he was a man who believed in no mercy to dark and killed without even batting an eye lash.
'That is a sign of a true warrior. He can be deadly during battle but at the same time be gentle enough so wouldn't even harm a fly normally.' Bill commented.
"Shhh shh it's okay Lily. It won't be for very long. You're still my number one girl." Lily's sobs lessened somewhat, but she still had her legs wrapped around his waist.
"Come on Lily, I promise I'll come back for Christmas. Okay?" Lily was rubbing the tears in her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Okay." She whimpered.
Harry smiled and kissed her on the nose making her sniff and hiccup. He carried her to his mother who was now a sobbing mess along with Mrs. Weasley. It was bad enough when her baby boys left for school. Now her little girls were leaving her as well. Lily sniffed before grabbing him and pulling him to her chest. She was stroking his messy hair, Harry was just hugging her back before he heard the whistle that told that the train was about to leave.
She let go and kissed his forehead but not before whispering, "You be careful this year sweetie. And you make sure you take care of your sisters." She said to him seriously.
Harry nodded his head before kissing her cheek, "I will mum, I promise. I love you." Harry said good-bye to the rest of his family and jumped on the train with his sisters and Bill. They stuck their heads out of a door and waved to rest of the family. Harry smiled as Lily and Sylvia ran behind the train, silent tears rolling down their faces.
As the train turned the corner and they lost sight of their family, Harry sighed and grabbed Rosa and Sakura's hands.
"Come on lets go find Yuna and Alex. Maybe they found a compartment."
Halfway through searching for them, the Potter siblings came across one with Ron, Hermione and Padma already in it. Harry smiled and opened the door.
"Hey guys!" He said cheerfully. Hermione and Padma who were talking to each other snapped their heads up at his voice. "Harry!" They both squealed before knocking him into the wall with their combined hug.
"Ooof." Harry gasped as he was knocked into the wall. Harry tried to stop feeling like a pervert when the girl's chests were pressed up against him. They were starting to develop.
"Well that's a wonderful greeting. Hey Mione, Padma how are you? How was your summer?" Harry asked curiously. Both Hermione and Padma smiled.
Padma answered with an excited tone, "Oh it was wonderful Harry, my family and I went to see some relatives who lived in Australia! One of my cousins is getting married. You should see the stars there. They were absolutely beautiful." She said dreamily. Truth was Padma would have done anything to have had Harry holding her while gazing up at the stars.
"That sounds great." Harry always wanted to go to Australia.
He and Ginny were going to go there for they're honeymoon, Ginny already had it all planned out. He sighed sadly in his mind, 'I can't think about that now. Nothing will bring my Ginny back. Nothing. I should forget about her.' He looked to Hermione who started a detailed description of her skiing trip to France with her parents.
"My dad continuously grumbled about all the shopping we did." She said sounding a bit annoyed. Harry knew girls always love to shop. He sympathized with Mr. Granger as he knew how hectic shopping with girls could be.
"You have met my sisters haven't you?" Harry asked. Padma replied, "Oh yeah, we met them on the train coming back from school. Hi!" Rosa and Sakura smiled in return. "Hi!" They said together. Minutes later Harry realized he had yet to find Yuna or Alex.
"Oh hell I forgot, I'm going to find Yuna and Alex. You guys talk. I'll be right back." He looked back and smiled as Hermione, Padma and Rosa started talking excitedly about school and its Hogwarts, while Ron and Sakura were busy talking about Quidditch.
"Canons are the best." Ron said. "Are you mad? Holy Head Harpies are so much better." Sakura argued with him.
Harry took off his leather jacket and proceeded to walk down the train, occasionally he was peeking his head into some compartments and saying hello to some people he knew. "Hey Harry!" "What's up Harry?" Finally he came to one that had just the people he was looking for and he told them just that.
"Just the people I was looking for." He grinned lopsidedly and was leaning with his back against the doorway. Yuna smiled brightly her grin spread throughout her entire face.
"HARRY!" She jumped up and kissed him on the cheek and he waved to Alex who had a knowing grin on his face, "Hey Harry." He greeted.
"Hey guys, I missed you getting on the train. We woke up late."
"Yeah, mum made us get up super early so we wouldn't be late. She woke us up at bloody 8 AM." Alex answered with a groan.
Yuna swatted her brother on the arm, "Alex, language." She scolded while glaring at her brother. Harry raised his eyebrows at her, surprised at her bossiness.
Alex saw his look and explained, "Mum told her to make sure I am a perfect gentleman at school. I didn't think that she would take it so seriously."
Harry casually said, "So do you want to come to my compartment? Bill, my sisters and some of my friends are there." Both nodded and started to lift their trunks. Harry saw Yuna was having trouble with hers and said, "Please, allow me." He picked up the trunk with no trouble. Yuna blushed and murmured, "Thank you." Harry smirked, 'Think I'll fool around a sec.'
"It's no problem when it comes down to my Yuna." He charmingly smiled at her which made her turn the pink.
The three walked to the compartment but halfway there Harry caught a glimpse of red hair out of the corner of his eye, 'Ginny'.Harry always wondered who she sat with on the train in second year when they were driving a car. She sat alone in the compartment and was looking out the window, 'Well, I'll have to do something about that.'
Harry stopped in the middle of the hall, "You guys go ahead. I just need to talk to someone first." He told them.
Yuna went to get her trunk again and Harry shook his head, "No, I'll get it. Go on." They shrugged and continued, while Harry opened the door and Ginny turned her head from the window. At the sight of him she smiled, "Hi Harry." She said quietly.
Harry smiled at the cute red head, "What are you doing sitting in here all alone?" Ginny blushed and said, "Ron told me to go sit some place else. He said he didn't want me to embarrass him in front of his friends." Harry frowned inwardly, 'Damn it Ron.'
"He did huh?" Harry asked her as he sat down on the seat across from her.
Ginny nodded sadly. Harry 'hmmmed' to himself. Suddenly he slapped his hands against his thighs and got up, "Well who cares what Ron said? Come on, come sit with us. You can meet the rest of the gang." He grabbed her trunk along with Yuna's and pulled it over his shoulder.
Her chocolate brown eyes widened and she stuttered, "O-oh no it's okay. You don't have to, really I'm fine."
Harry ignored it, "Nonsense. You're my friend. Please, and don't worry about Ron he's just being a git." He rolled his eyes and opened the door.
She giggled, "Okay." He smiled his famous smile and Ginny felt as if she would melt on the spot. When they strolled to the compartment, they were greeted by five glares sent towards Ginny.
Harry could understand Ron's glare because he did not want his little sister hanging out with his friends. But Hermione, Padma and Yuna also glared at her? He had no clue. Ginny looked down at seeing the looks and Harry saw this, he sent a cold look to them which wiped the glare right of their faces.
"You are a naive Harry." Bill said to him. Harry looked at him a bit puzzled manner.
"Everyone, you know Ginny." Harry introduced. Everyone murmured a quiet, "Hi."
Suddenly the compartment door opened and Neville Longbottom and his friends were standing in the door. "Well well well," He drawled, "Look what we have here."
"What do you want Longbottom?" Padma asked nastily.
Neville glared at her and snapped, "Shut up you Ravenclaw bitch. I just came to see the Veela and the little Potters. Why don't you all come sit with some real men?"
He looked creepily over at Yuna, Rosa and Sakura. Something snapped inside Harry 'If he touches a hair on their little heads I will destroy him.'
Bill stood up and glared at Neville. His eyes were glowing with power. The eerie glow sent a chill down Neville's spine.
Harry was the first one of the two to act. He charged full force towards Neville and slammed him into the wall holding him up by his neck. Bill sent Neville's pal to join him with a flick of his wand.
The people in the compartment gasped as they had never seen the two of them that angry before. Well they have rarely seen Bill expressing any emotions.
Harry's tried to calm himself and put on his emotionless mask on. He leaned in next to Neville's ear and whispered in a quiet, yet cold and threatening voice,
"If you ever touch any of my friends or my little sisters I will make it so you will never have children. Do you understand?" His voice sent chills through everyone's spine.
"After I am through with you I will hand you over to Bill. He make sure that you will regret the day you were born." Harry added.
Neville was completely blue and nodded as much as he could, Harry let go and Neville fell to the ground gasping for air. Dean and Seamus were dropped unceremoniously. They all manage to get up and hurried down the hall, as far away from Harry and Bill as they could get. After they left, Harry calmly readjusted his shirt. He nodded at Bill will walked back through the door and sat down.
"I will go have a word with Neville."Bill said walking out of the compartment. "Don't kill him." Harry shouted from the compartment door.
Hermione could not hold it anymore, "Oh Harry stop Bill he could get into trouble. Why did you do that? Even you're probably going to get in trouble for threatening Neville." She said worriedly. Harry just smiled over at her, "Hermione, no one can stop Bill from doing any thing he wants to. Thought both of us are equally strong, I can never stop him. Plus, I've noticed that I follow the rules too much. I plan on getting some detentions this year." Hermione and Padma gasped at his statement.
Slowly the conversation started to rise. Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman with the tea trolley slid back their door and said, "Anything off the cart, dears?"
Immediately Ron and Ginny's ears went pink and they both muttered about having brought sandwiches. Harry announced to everyone, "My treat guys." Ron and Ginny's faces relaxed a bit. He walked out of the compartment and closed the door, and walked to the slightly hunched lady greeted her with a hug while she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Harry greeted her warmly, "Hello Shirley. How are you? Oh, and did Trixie have her kittens yet?" The old lady smiled, this was one of the very few children she ever met on the train that made conversation with her besides getting their food.
"Oh she's wonderful Harry. She had a litter of seven kittens. Four of them were tiger and three were calicos." She said proudly, with a smug grin. Harry smiled back at her. "That's wonderful. I hope you can find nice home's for all of them."
She gestured to the cart, "Would you like anything?"
Harry nodded and pulled at least ten galleons out of his pocket. He looked at the supply and saw all of his and his friend's favorites. There were Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Rosamy's Best Blowing Gum that Rosa loved, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, Ice Mice that Yuna found hysterical, and Jelly Slugs. Harry also saw much to his pleasure, bottles of iced pumpkin juice. When Harry came back to the compartment, he had so much candy stacked up in his arms you could barely see his head.
"Wow!" was all that they could utter. Harry dropped the food on a seat; he saw that they were still staring at the large food portion. Harry grabbed a bottle of pumpkin juice and pried the cap off with his fingernails.
"Wish I brought a bottle cap opener." He murmured quietly to himself. He took a swig of pumpkin juice and looked over to the rest of his friends; they still had not touched it.
"Well dig in." He encouraged and that seemed to snap the out of their trance. They started grabbing all sorts of candy to eat. Hermione, seeing as her parents being dentists, was reluctant at first to have anything with sugar in it.
Her parents generally didn't like her eating sweets or chocolate but she eventually caved due to hunger. Hermione smiled at Harry, "You're corrupting me Harry Potter. My mum and dad would go mad if they saw what I'm eating."
Harry grinned back at her, "Oh you know you love it." Hermione rolled her eyes and opened a chocolate frog before biting the head off it.
Bill walked in to join them. He looked at Harry for a second before sitting in his chair. The other looked curiously at Bill but he just ignored them.
'So is he alive?' Harry asked Bill mentally. 'He'll live. They all wetted their pants though. He wouldn't try to bother Rosa or Sakura in the near future.' Bill replied.
One hour later they were all still eating candy and listening to Wizards Wireless, Ron had finally found the Agrippa card he was missing from the chocolate frogs.
Sakura was sitting across from Harry and was holding a Bertie Botts bean, concentrating with a bit of her tongue between her teeth. His mouth was open awaiting the bean.
"Sit still." She chastised him.
Sakura threw it up and Harry maneuvered his head forward and caught it with his mouth with a satisfied grin that quickly morphed into a sick look.
He started to cough. "Euuughh, vomit flavor. Gross." Yuna laughed and Harry threw a frog at her. She gasped but with a smile and slapped at his arm playfully. Harry grinned at her and Padma scowled from her spot next to Rosa.
Harry turned to the wireless resting near the window, and turned the knob making a static sound and catching small snippets of other stations till he found a music station he loved that played all different types of music. The rest of the ride was some what uneventful. There was surprisingly no unwanted visit from Malfoy. 'Hmm, wonder if Neville will try out for the Quidditch team this year? He'll most likely try the 'I'm the Boy-Who-Lived trick.' Harry thought to himself. They kept on listening to music and laughing, talking about what was to come in the year and giving advice to the newbie's.
"Don't get on the ghost's or Snape's bad side." Padma said seriously. "Yeah!" Ron and Hermione agreed simultaneously. Harry was confused; they never gave him that much trouble.
Padma saw this look and said to him, "Harry just because the teachers love you doesn't mean they like us. Really just tell the ghost's that your friends with Harry or in your case family and Peeves will never bother you." She said the last part to Rosa, Sakura, Yuna and Alex.
"The ghosts don't bother Bill either." Harry said. "That is because they are scared of him for some reason." Padma said.
Harry shrugged and looked down at his watch, it was 5:30. Harry peered out of the window. It was getting dark. He could see mountains and forests under a deep purple sky. The train did seem to be slowing down.
"We better put on our robes, we will be arriving soon." He announced to them and he sat up and tugged on Ron and Alex's arms. Bill walked out of the compartment.
Ron and Alex looked at him in confusion, "What?" Harry rolled his eyes and said, "Come on let's give the girls some privacy."
The females in the room looked pleased. The boys looked confused more and Harry just pulled them up and pushed them out while closing the door behind them. They went to the bathroom to change. They pulled on their long black robes. Ron's were a bit short for him; his trainers could be seen underneath them. A voice echoed through the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train; it will be taken to the school separately."
They re-entered the compartment and they all crammed their pockets with the last of the sweets and joined the crowd in the corridor. The train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way toward the door and out on to a tiny, dark platform.
Harry shivered in the cold night air. Then a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: "Firs' years! Firs' years over here! All right there, Harry?" Hagrid's big hairy face beamed over the sea of heads.
"Hi, Hagrid!" Harry yelled to the gigantic man at the end of the platform.
"C'mon, follow me. Mind yer step, now! Firs' years follow me!" He waved them on to follow him. Harry said to his sisters, "Go on, I'll see you in a few minutes."
Rosa asked him as she looked up, "Are you sure? Aren't we supposed to go with you?" Harry smiled and said, "Go with Hagrid. Don't worry, he's my friend. I'll see you soon."
A hundred horseless carriages stood waiting for them outside the station. Bill, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Padma climbed into one of them, the door shut with a snap. Harry looked out the window in the front and saw the familiar sight of the beautiful skeletal horses. A few moments later, with a great lurch, the long procession of carriages was rumbling and splashing its way up the track toward Hogwarts. The large amount of kids walked in through the great oak doors. They entered the great hall and Harry felt a rush of happiness go through his body at the sight of it.
Innumerable candles were hovering in midair over four long tables, making the golden plates and goblets sparkle. The students took their seats and Padma said, "I'll see you guys later." And she took off towards the Ravenclaw table.
Harry was right in between Hermione and Ron. Bill sat opposite them. The doors opened and dozens of tiny first years walked in and gasped looking up and pointing at the ceiling. His family members were among them. Harry could easily spot Ginny, Yuna and his sisters. Alex walked by him and gave him a high five as he passed, and they gathered around the stool.
The sorting hat sang and Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment.
"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," she said. She called out,
"Aubrey, Michael!"
The sorting continued Harry only Paid interested with the Black Twins name came up. They both were sorted to Gryffindor.
His interested again as he heard a familiar name of, "Lovegood, Luna!" being called out.
The familiar dreamy looking blonde sat on the stool and Harry was very surprised when the sorting hat announced, "Gryffindor!"
Luna smiled dreamily and scuttled off to sit next to Ron who looked kind of uncomfortable sitting next to the wide-eyed girl.
His twin sisters were sorted to Gryffindor. What shocked him and the Weasleys was that Ginny got sorted in to Slytherin house. She was the first Weasley in 200 hundred years to be sorted into a house other than Gryffindor. Ron was pretty pissed that his sister got sorted into the house of snakes. The other Weasleys didn't mind Ginny being sorted into Slytherin house. Little did Ron know that he was the reason that caused Ginny to be sorted in Slytherin house. The picked up her desire to prove herself. Ginny had become cunning due living in a house with her six big brothers.
Harry also noted that Aeris Fudge was sorted into Ravenclaw. 'She must get her brains and beauty from her mother and certainly not from her father.' Harry thought.
Dumbledore stood up. This caught everyone's attention. "Welcome," he said. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Now I know that you all must be very hungry so I will keep it short. All I have to say for now is Tuck in!" He said lastly and sat back down.
The feast magically appeared as Dumbledore raised his hand. Harry always adored the welcome feast of Hogwarts. On the table in front of him was a large variety of foods: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, veal, sausages, steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, corn, gravy, ketchup, and peppermint humbugs. Sakura, Rosa, Yuna and Alex eyes looked like they were about to pop out. "Come on guys eat up." He encouraged while taking a bite out of his chicken.
They looked up at him with wide eyes and Sakura said in a dreamy voice as she looked at the food that reminded him of Luna, "I love this place already." It took a whole three seconds for Sakura to eat a roll and she seemed to be eating like Ron. After diner was over, Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again and the hall fell silent.
"Ahem" He cleared his voice. "Just a few more words now tat we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term notices to give you." Many of the students groaned, Dumbledore continued like he didn't hear. "First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils."
"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors." He gestured to the ugly looking man in the back of the hall with the demon cat. Yuna tapped Harry's foot under the table, and nodded her head to Mr. Filch and raised her eyebrows. Harry just mouthed, 'Harmless.' to her.
"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch."
Dumbledore smiled before saying, "And I would also like to introduce our new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart." The applause was very loud as Lockhart got up and put his arms up and winking at all the girls who gave sighs and swooned. Harry turned to Ron and Alex before sticking his finger in his mouth and faking a gagging sound. Ron and Alex snorted out loud drawing glares from Parvati and Lavender.
"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!" cried Dumbledore.
Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, and raised high above the tables and twisted itself, like a snake into words. "Everyone pick their favorite tune," said Dumbledore, "and off we go!" The Potter and Black children raised their eyebrows towards Harry and he said, "Just read the words and sing as horrible as you can." They still were suspicious but did as they were told.
And the school bellowed:
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.
Dumbledore sighed and wiped his eye and finished with, "Now off to bed with you." The sound of benches skidding across the floor filled the hall and people shuffled their way out the doors. They walked past muttering portraits and creaking suits of armor, and climbed narrow flights of stone stairs, until at last they reached the passage where the secret entrance to Gryffindor Tower was hidden, behind the oil painting of the fat lady.
"Password?" she asked. "Wattlebird," The Seventh year prefect girl said. The portrait opened and all of the students walked inside and as Harry walked in, the prefect who Harry realized was Tonks again gave him a wink which he returned.
As Percy was telling all of the first years the rules, Harry jumped over the back of the couch and onto the over stuffed cushions. Stretching his arms Harry could feel the bones pop in his back. He heard several girls sigh as his stomach was showing somewhat and Harry quickly put his arms down and blushed. Hermione saw this and glared at the girls who didn't even notice.
Bill went strait to the second year dormitory. He wanted to set up is bed and study table as soon as possible. He had planned to work on some new project.
Sakura and Rosa walked over from Percy and sat next to their brother, resting their heads on his shoulder. They were exhausted. He let them rest there or a while. He noticed that his twin sisters were starting to develop Breast at an early age. He resisted the urge to cup their budding breast. He went to bed an hour later but as they stepped into the dorms, Harry had to groan at the sight of Neville talking. Seeing Harry, Neville smirked but surprisingly did not say anything.
He just kept talking on about how great he was and how he was going to try out for Quidditch this year, "I'm thinking of trying out for seeker." Neville continued on and on. "Seeing as this seeker has no talent." He and looked over for Harry's response.
Harry just lifted his head from his bed and said, "Ouch, you've wounded me." With a bored sigh and placing his hand on his heart Harry said,
"Really Longbottom you should read a book and try come up with better insults for God sake. Your trash talking is almost as bad as your awful dueling."
Longbottom got up into a superior stance and strutted to Harry's bed and said pompously, "You'd be surprised; my father has taught me some tricks this summer." 'This should piss him off.' Harry thought.
"OH NO! Your father taught you some tricks. How terrifying. I'm shaking in my slippers. My God, you will never learn how to shut up now will you?" Harry said sarcastically.
Neville looked furious and slowly started to turn red. Harry continued in his sarcastic tone, "You're about as scary as little bunny." Everyone in the room winced at the last jab from Harry.
Harry sat up from his bed, "I have a feeling our professor Goldy Locks is going to start a dueling club this year how about we see who the real king of the wand is then." Bill looked at him and raised his right eye brow. 'I am not challenging you in public brother.' Harry said telepathically. Neville stepped back nervously, he wasn't so confident now but also didn't want to back down to look like a fool so he accepted Harry's challenge.
Neville held out his hand in agreement and Harry smirked before almost crushing Neville's hand with his shake. Harry looked over to Ron who just shook his head and lay back down on his bed.
Harry fell asleep thinking about Ginny being sorted into Slytherin.
A/N 1) There won't be Ginny bashing. She isn't evil in the fic.