Hogwart's Weather

[Wolfthunder7]

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed behind a simple wooden door before it was flung open by a girl breathing rapidly, trying to catch her breath. She had red hair tied in a ponytail and brown eyes with white skin with a pink tinge and many freckles on her face; she was currently wearing what appeared to be a black tunic with gold embroidery.

"W-Why do we have to have so many stairs?" asks the girl breathlessly before someone clears their throat, drawing her attention to a circular table with six seats and only one of them being vacant.

Noticing that all five people at the table were staring at her, the girl nodded sheepishly as she silently sat down.

"You are late again Ember." Comments a boy on the other side of the table, making her look at him in an irritated way.

He had almost white blond hair with sky blue eyes, with a pale skin; the boy was wearing an all-black robe with a black glove on his right hand that was resting on the back of the chair.

"Sorry about that Rhewi but not all of us can be as accurate as you and Torden who were born with a fucking clock inside their asses" complains Ember crossing her arms as she looks away, earning a snort from the person next to her.

"Funny you comment that when you arrive at our meeting almost two hours late." He hits the other person back in a serious way causing Ember to turn to him with an irritated look before a ball of fire forms in her hand, with that she throws the projectile at him.

However, the boy absently raises a wand and spins it, shooting a ray that dissipates along with the fireball when they hit each other.

"As always, impulsive." Comments the boy with the wand in his hand calmly.

This boy had messy black hair, with emerald green eyes, white skin with a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt running from his right eye to the middle of his cheek. He wore a simple green shirt with a black coat over it and dark pants with plain sneakers.

"SHUT UP TORDEN!" Exclaims Ember with flames coming out of her eyes, noticing this Torden raises his eyebrow as a spark came out of the corner of his eye.

"Enough you two, Torden stop antagonizing Ember and as for you Ember stop trying to burn Torden alive." scolds another girl who was next to Rhewi, causing Ember and Torden to stop fighting and stare at her.

She had long, wavy black hair with brown eyes as well, with more tanned skin with a small rippling scar under her eyes across her nose. She was wearing a long-sleeved purple shirt with dark pants and sneakers.

"Of course Sturm." Ember nods happily, while Torden huffs, crossing his arms.

"I hate to interrupt your pranks, but we have to start this meeting." Warns a new voice causing all four young people to turn to the end of the table that contained two adults.

The first was a tall man with unnaturally pale skin with long, greasy black hair and a hooked nose. He wore completely black clothes and stared at the teenagers with a stern look.

On the other side of him was a fair-skinned woman, shorter and thinner with short curly brown hair reaching her chin, her eyes have a greenish tint. She was wearing a lighter outfit than the man next to her, with pastel colors predominating.

Seeing that everyone was now quiet and there was no more banter going on around the table, the woman raised her wand and waved it towards a parchment with a quill. After that, the two objects started to float with the pen starting to write.

"We will now commence the 40th Hogwarts Branch Weather meeting, chaired by myself, the current Branch Head, Severus Tobias Snape, on Saturday 25th August 1991." Decrees Severus calmly as the quill wrote down everything that had been said, he took a deep breath before continuing. "At the meeting are Deputy Branch Director Mary Rilley Macdonald-Snape, along with the current group of incarnations: Rhewi, Torden, Ember, and Sturm, led by Rhewi. We will be discussing at the meeting today matters relating to Hogwarts, the Wizarding School of magical Britain and related matters."

After that, the four teenagers lost any childish and jovial air they had, adopting serious expressions as Severus sat back in his chair.

"Hogwarts will have most of its academic staff untouched with the only apparent change being the professor of defense against the dark arts; the new professor will be Quirinus Quirrell, well known throughout Britain and in African countries with a large repertoire against vampires." Reports Severus causing Rhewi to nod briefly, but he still had an inquisitive look on his face, something that was noticed by Severus. "Any questions Rhewi?"

"There's a catch, isn't there? It is never a good thing when it comes to that position at Hogwarts. Does he have something we should know about beforehand?" Asks the blond boy making Severus nod his head.

"Unfortunately yes, he is connected with contacts of the most radical of the dark faction and with the death eaters. He will be on the disaster list." Announces Severus causing everyone to nod with the information. "Anyway, we must not meddle with Mr. Quirrell until he does something suspicious, but until then we'll keep an eye on him."

The disaster list was a list that had a propensity to cause serious damage both at school and outside, everyone would be being watched and if he did something that was harmful or with the potential to do so, he would be properly eliminated.

"Now, moving on to another milder subject, I would like to know the situation in each of your houses in Hogwarts, something we should look out for next year and new arrivals at the school? Ember, you start." Asks Severus pointing to the girl who nods her head.

"First of all, the vast majority of Hufflepuffs continue to feel neglected and forgotten in relation to the others houses, some reaching the point of thinking about revolution and fighting back with force." Reports Ember with a serious tone, totally at odds with the energetic, flustered girl from before. "But none of them seem to be interested or willing to start anything yet, but... I also wanted to address another matter; most of our younger siblings will be joining Hogwarts this year, should we bring them here as soon as they arrive at school?"

After that, silence reigned at the table with Torden casting a quick glance at Ember while Rhewi and Sturm exchanged conflicted glances.

"No." This time it was Mary who answered, and that brought everyone's gaze to her. "Your recruitment was due to completely different and critical circumstances, let them enjoy the first year while they can, then we will discuss this matter further."

"Very well, as Mary said, we'll discuss that matter another time, now regarding the Hufflepuff problem..." Severus begins with a thoughtful frown before he sighs and turns to the girl. "Ember, watch out for this possible puffs 'revolt' and try to keep damage to a minimum while others influence their respective houses to adopt a more inter-house politics."

The other members nodded at his decision before Severus turned to Sturm. "The Gryffindors have been a big problem recently Sturm, even some of the teachers are complaining... fights have started to occur with other houses, pranks taking place with minors and teachers; I won't even comment on the bullying that some of the older members do with the Slytherin's first years. There must be consequences."

"Yes, I agree, I will personally deal with the twins and anyone else involved in these issues, I will be discreet, don't worry." Declares the girl smiling briefly, making Severus nod.

"Great, that puts me at ease then." Grunts Severus causing Mary to let out a laugh that she quickly covers with a hand, receiving an annoyed look from him.

However, Severus soon cleared his throat before continuing the meeting turning now to Torden.

"Moving on... Torden, are the Ravenclaws having the internal problems yet? And how's the search for Salazar Slytherin's secret chamber going, any progress?" asks Severus making Torden sigh.

"The internal problems are still being resolved, but there are several members who participate in the intimidation, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate who is really a victim, bully and scapegoats, I am gathering what I have and soon I will act, but I will probably need assistance." Reports Torden when he hears a loud and exaggerated sigh coming from his side, which makes him turn to Ember who was staring at him in astonishment with her hand covering her shocked expression.

"Who are you and what have you done with my favorite curmudgeon? He would never ask for help... are you sick? Is really everything fine?" Ember asks in a worried tone, which makes Torden frown at her.

"Ember..." Scolds the boy making Ember laugh to herself, which makes Severus sigh irritably rubbing his eyes while Mary clears her throat, catching their attention again.

"As for the search for the secret chamber, I haven't been successful yet; Ravenclaw's internal problems have kept me busy." Finishes off Torden impassively by crossing his arms at the end.

"I see, thanks Torden." He thanks Severus before turning to the blond boy. "What about Slytherin Rhewi? Something we should know?"

"The same situation as always. They keep having the same fight, the neutral side wants to remain neutral and the dark wants to assimilate them by force. I made sure the conflict ended in the common room and hallways, but I'm not so sure about the bedrooms, anyway, Marcus Flint is getting more and more dangerous, his crazes with trickery and dark magic seem to progress with each passing year, the kind that can cause harm to others..." Rhewi grumbles as the room grew slightly colder. "I think we should put him on the disaster list."

"I see..." Pronounced Severus slowly, exchanging a look with Mary. "We'll be watching him closely then, from now on Marcus Flint will be on the disaster list, now I hand it over to Mary."

"Thank you Severus, recently the Order of the Phoenix and the faction of light have started moving again at Dumbledore's behest." Mary comments before pointing her wand at the table.

At that moment, the center of it began to move before revealing a small pensieve modified with a glass surface above it. Suddenly several smoke particles rose before taking the shape of a Cerberus.

"For some reason, Fluffy, Hagrid's Cerberus, is locked in an empty room at Hogwarts right now and in addition to that there are several simple traps set up by various teachers. I also heard that Dumbledore sent some members to go talk to Nicolas Flamel." Reports Mary with a frown making the four young people face each other

"Nicolas Flamel? Like the famous alchemist who created the philosopher's stone? This Nicolas Flamel?" asks Torden putting his elbows on the table and hiding his face with his hands.

"Yes, exactly." Mary answers exasperated, herself looking frustrated by this, but then continues. "We will probably have one or more class A or S magical objects, so we need to be aware of everything that happens, besides the-girl-who-survived will be arriving at Hogwarts and the chance of the death eaters and the dark faction trying something is pretty big."

"And you want one of us to keep an eye on her depending on which house she enters correct?" Asks Sturm, receiving a nod from Mary.

"I'll bet you three Galleons it's either the philosopher's stone or the stake that killed Dracula." Comments Ember before throwing three gold coins on the table.

"Please, he should use something more unusual and relatively dangerous like the Goblet of Fire." He scolds Torden before throwing his own coins on the table causing Mary to fume and Severus to sigh.

"Here we go again..." Severus murmurs tiredly.

"I think he will use the golden apple or the glittering shield used to kill the Medusa." Bet Sturm already adding his Galleons to the stack.

"...either the goblet of fire or the philosopher's stone." Comments Rhewi joining the bet.

With that done, Mary slammed her hands down on the table silencing the four who turned to her slightly embarrassed at the disappointed and scolding look on her face.

"What did I say about your bets during Weather meetings?" Asks the woman causing them to stare at her.

"So we don't do that. I apologize for this, please continue with the meeting." declares Torden causing the others to nod in agreement.

Seeing this Severus nods his head before getting up.

"That was all we had to talk about today, I hereby declare the end of the 40th meeting of the Hogwarts Weather Branch." Announces Severus as the quill stops writing as the parchment curls up before flying into his hand. "If you'll excuse me, I'll take the report of this meeting to the superiors, Mary, are you coming?"

"Always, someone has to keep you in control Sev." Answer the woman with an affectionate tone, which makes the man smile briefly before walking away with his cloak flapping in the wind.

Mary smiles at that before following him muttering about drama queen. As the two adults walked away towards another door, the four teenagers stared at each other.

"Finally it's over! Honestly, I can't wait to get out of Hogwarts and leave this shit in someone else's hands." Claims Ember while leaning on the chair putting her foot on the table.

"But before that we have to find someone like us Ember, or at least those who are incorruptible and powerful enough to replace our places in the organization." Scolds Rhewi without missing a beat before snapping his fingers and several pictures of eleven-year-olds appear.

"I don't know if we will find someone capable of replacing us, but we must be alert and attentive to all newcomers, surely one of them will be able to be a new member." declares Rhewi before he looks at the others who nodded at the boy.

At that moment, Sturm and Rhewi got up from their seats before walking away towards another door, seeing this Ember smiled getting up from her chair before turning to Torden with a thoughtful expression.

"Alone at last, so how are you? How was your summer?" Asks Ember approaching him with her hands behind her head. Torden stared at her for a few seconds before sighing and crossing his arms.

"Imagining how much damage, time and patience we will spend over the next four years, plus the psychiatric cost for the next members." Torden comments dryly earning a laugh from the redhead next to him.

"Torden you need to relax more; seriously, it can't be so healthy to have that frown on most of the time." Comments Ember as she sat down at the table next to him to face him, receiving a look from him, which made her smile. "See? That frown will give you wrinkles, have you tried yoga? I hear it's really good for calming people down."

"Goodnight Ember." With that, Torden gets up from the chair to walk away towards one of the doors, but in the middle of the way, he moves his head to the right letting a small ball of fire pass by him.

"Nice try you redheaded troll."

"...Lamp of poor quality." The girl mutters with a small affectionate tone in her voice.

---

(Some minutes later)

In a dark room there was a chest closed in front of a bed, soon the lid opened and Torden got out of the object. The boy looked quickly at the room before closing the lid, he then removed his coat and placed it on top of a chair taking off his shoes, with that he threw himself on the bed with a tired sigh.

"Went to another meeting and you didn't take me? Did any of the others go?" asks a voice at the head of his bed.

Torden sighed before turning to a fairy-like figure, but her skin was completely green, with two antennae on her head that had four black eyes and a pair of bird wings on her back. The limbs were very thin and atrophied, and it was a small creature, the size of a ball.

"Yes, it was another meeting as it's only a week before we return to Hogwarts and none of the others were there." Answers Torden seriously looking at the creature in his bed before closing his eyes, preparing himself for sleep. "Don't be upset, you looked very peaceful sleeping, I didn't mean to interrupt you."

"Damn it Harry, you're going to make me blush if you talk like that." Comments Tika smiling brightly at the boy before flying to his side on the bed.

Seeing this the boy smiled at Tika slightly, before he placed his hand on the fairy making her smile.

"Look, you can be nice when you want to be… Goodnight Harry." Tika declares before snuggling into the boy's chest making him chuckle briefly.

"Good night Tika."

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"Come on Harry, you have to go faster, we're in a hurry! The others will get there before us." exclaims Tika flying around Harry's head, which makes him snarl at the faerie before facing her.

He was in a kitchen with various utensils and ingredients scattered around the counter. At that point Harry turned off the fire before walking away putting some eggs and toast on the table.

"Sit and wait like a normal person Tika." scolds Harry with a frown as he heads towards the sink.

"I am not a simple human, you Barbarian! I am a nargle!" counters Tika while flying in front of Harry's face.

"Okay Tinkerbell, sit and wait like a regular nargle Tika." Commands Harry as he washes his hands, causing Tika to scoff at him before flying over to the table and sitting on it and glaring at him.

"I hate when you call me that Harry... Oh, it's your parents and sister." With those words Tika turns towards the kitchen door while Harry sat down at the table calmly, starting to eat his breakfast.

At that moment the door is opened a couple of adults, both looking excited, along with a little girl practically jumping around the table with a letter in her hand.

The first was a tall, thin, fair-skinned man with messy black hair and brown eyes covered by round glasses. The second was a tall, slim fair-skinned woman with long, curly red hair and emerald green eyes. The couple wore black outfits with red trim and sported a Gothic "P" symbol on their tunics.

Next to them, the girl was short and a little chubby; her black hair was short to her chin and messy, with a pair of glasses on her face with a small scar in the shape of a lightning bolt on her forehead. She wore a violet long-sleeved shirt with an embroidered V in the middle in a darker tone along with a black skirt and flats.

"Harry I got it! I finally got my Hogwarts letter!" exclaims the girl before shoving the letter in front of Harry's face.

"... Fascinating. Now you don't have to be so loud about something that was going to happen sooner or later." Harry nods stiffly, but the girl doesn't seem to mind his tone before she takes a seat in the chair next to Harry, starting to chatter about various things.

Tika burst out laughing as she flew over Harry's head, listening to the ramblings of the girl next to her. However, the two adults listened and couldn't help but glare at their son.

"Harry be nice to your sister, it's a very special day for her." Complains the frowning woman looking at Harry who just raises his eyebrow at her, not looking impressed.

"Funny, I don't remember you being so energetic when I was the one who got the letter from Hogwarts." comments Harry lightheartedly before finishing his food.

After that, he quickly gets up and puts the dishes in the sink, before heading outside to grab his coat, not seeing the pained expression in his parents' eyes and the sad look in his sister's eyes.

"I'm going out to Diagon Alley, I'll be back later." Warns Harry before leaving, closing the door of the house silently.

What they didn't know was that as soon as Harry left the house he had a small smile on his face which was soon replaced by a frown. At that moment, Tika jumped from her head to his shoulder, staring at him with a pitying expression.

"Do not start this Tika." groans Harry, shoving his hands in his pockets.

"I won't, but I won't leave you alone in this." Ensures Tika smiling at Harry before sitting on his shoulder. "Someone has to look out for you when you're being big bad Harry Potter."

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(With the Potters)

As soon as Harry left all the girl's animation disappeared before she sighed despondently receiving a sad look from her parents, with that she walked away heading towards the stairs. As they watched, their children walk away, the man let out a sigh before turning back to his wife.

"Sometimes I hate how Dumbledore talked us into that stupid plan of his." Declares the man frowning causing the woman to nod her head.

"You and me James, you and me."

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(In Diagon Alley.)

Harry was leaning against a wall with his arms crossed and eyes closed, unfazed by the shouting and movement of wizards around him with Tika sitting on his shoulder with a bored expression. She suddenly perks up before getting up and starting tugging at Harry's ear, which makes him open his eyes and glare at her.

"What is it now?" complains Harry.

"No hello for me Harry? I'm hurt." Says a familiar voice from the approaching him.

Harry turns towards the direction of the voice and notices Ember approaching him with a smile on her face, wearing a yellow and black shirt with the Hufflepuff emblem on the shoulders, with simple pants and sneakers. The girl had the back of her hair tied back in a ponytail.

"...There goes my peaceful day." Harry grumbles softly earning an even bigger smile from the girl.

"Hi Nath." Tika waves.

"Love you too Harry and hello to you Tika." Nath declares with a friendly nod before leaning against the wall next to him, whistling quietly, which makes Harry roll his eyes.

"Of course and where is the…" Harry begins before he is interrupted.

"NATH! TIKA! POTTER!" Calls a deep voice from above them making Harry sigh.

"Forget about it. Greetings Otis." Harry waves before another creature the same size as Tika appears in front of him Harry.

It had a more draconic look, with several scales covering its body, it had a triangular head with a few strands of hair sticking out from the back, it had large red eyes with two very small arms and front legs of a common lizard, and on its back, it had a pair of bird wings.

"Potter..." growls the small animal at Harry before flying towards Nath and landing on her shoulder.

"You shouldn't be so hard on each other." Comments Nath with a small mischievous smile on her face, before the two growl at her and stare at her.

"…you don't even start…don't repeat me." The two complain at the same time before looking at each other and looking away clearly annoyed with each other earning a nervous laugh from Tika while Nath appeared to be amused by their exchange.

"Boys, please no fighting." Asks Nath putting her hand in front of her face to hide her laugh.

"NATH!" Calls a voice from the crowd of people before a small, red-haired girl with freckles breaks out of the crowd, running towards the two teenagers on the wall.

"Hey little fireball." Nath greets happily smiling at the girl before elbowing Harry who stares at her for a moment before looking at the girl who trembled with fear under his hard gaze.

"Greetings Ms. Bones, I am Harry Potter the current heir to the oldest and noblest house of Potter." He greets Harry seriously making the girl tremble even more with his tone.

She didn't understand what was going on, but somehow the simple look of the boy in front of her was enough to scare her like there was some monster in front of her. The little girl couldn't even answer properly when a hand landed on her shoulder, bringing her back to reality.

Behind the girl was a red-haired woman who was dressed in an elegant black robe with gold trim with a gothic "B" on the robe, in addition she had a monocle over her left eye. The woman gave Harry and Nath a quick glance before turning back to the smaller girl.

"Susan, I told you not to bother Nathalia that she was going to see her friends." He scolds Amelia with a stern glare before turning to the serious boy to apologize for Susan.

However, even she couldn't help but shiver slightly seeing the boy's stoic and serious gaze, there was something wrong with that gaze, a feeling of fear gripped her heart. She felt small compared to him, for some reason the boy aroused all her danger signals.

"I don't think we've been introduced yet, I am Amelia Bones the current head of the oldest and noblest house of Bones, mother of Nathalia and aunt of Susan." Amelia appears, extending her hand for Harry to take, but he continues to look into her eyes.

"It is a pleasure to see you Madam Bones; I am Harry Potter, heir to the oldest and noblest house of Potter." Introduces the boy shaking the woman's hand making her eyes almost widen.

For a second the boy in front of her was replaced by a much smaller boy who was more shy and studious than the one she kept meeting when she went to visit the Potters. Seeing him now, she couldn't believe it was the same boy, it made her wonder how he got to be like that.

Suddenly a laugh made the two turn to Nath who was laughing openly at the two while Susan stared at her scared.

"Hahahahaha... Awesome as always Harry, seriously, you have to teach me how to scare people with just a look." exclaims Nath while laughing looking at her mother and cousin, making the two stare at her, while Harry sighed letting go of Amelia's hand.

"I wish you had that fear, I would have more peace that way, but it turns out not everything is perfect." Harry complains tiredly putting his hands in his pockets ignoring how Tika scolded him and Otis snarled at him.

He suddenly received a punch on his arm, courtesy of the girl smiling at him.

"Like I said before, I love you too you stupid lamp." Assures Nath happily before looking at her family. "Don't worry about big bad Harry here, that's who he is, you have to earn his respect to really get anything from him."

Harry stares at her for a few seconds before turning and starting to walk away without waiting for her, which makes the girl roll her eyes at him. However, just as she was about to follow him, Amelia grabs her shoulder with a worried expression.

"Nathalia... this friend of yours is the same Harry as..." begins Amelia causing Nath to nod briefly.

"Yeah, don't worry; I'm taking care of it." Declares the girl making Amelia face her with a frown, but nods making her daughter smile. "He can be a bit headstrong, but I take care of him."

With that, Nath moves away from the two running towards Harry, and as soon as she reached him, he started walking beside him whistling a happy tune.

"So Otis, how have you been? Did Nath give you a lot of work?" Asks Tika making Otis stare trying to look away.

"Not so much..." Otis grumbles making Nath widen her eyes and stop whistling.

"So what was that story about a sudden increase in fires?" asks Harry suddenly, earning another punch from Nathalia who now has an embarrassed blush on her face.

"Shut up…it was an accident." Nath declares making Harry roll his eyes.

"Of course it was." mutters Harry before giving the girl a sideways glance. "Just don't forget you're not alone, whenever you need someone you know where to find me."

"Thanks Harry." She thanks Harry in a low tone, smiling at him who gives a nod to her.

After that, the two walked in silence together, before entering a side alley where they saw Sturm materialize in mid-air with a creature floating beside her. The girl was wearing a green beret with a pink shirt and a girly overall with a pair of boots.

Floating beside her was another creature the same size as Tika and Otis, this one however was more like a pink cat, the animal had two earrings in its right ear and bright blue eyes. The animal was wearing a small red dress with a red tail peeking out from behind it, while above it had bird-like wings.

"Priscilla, Juniper." Greets Harry making the girl smile at them.

"Harry, Nath, it's nice to see you here again, now there's just one more left for the group to complete." Greets the girl smiling before Nath steps forward hugging her.

"Pris! It's good to see you, now let's tell me about your summer, not being able to ask during the meeting" exclaims Nath smiling earning a giggle from Priscilla while the cat, Juniper, stuttered with the action of the redhead.

"Oh Juniper, I miss that nervous expression of yours!" exclaims Tika hugging Juniper, making the cat widen her eyes stuttering while Otis watches it stoically.

"Tika, you're going to give her a nervous breakdown... again." grumbles Otis irritated by his friend's exaggerated display.

"Don't worry, I'm already here." Warns Rhewi entering the alley making everyone turn to him.

Rhewi had his hair combed to the side and wore a completely black suit with a Gothic "M" on his tie, with a black glove covering his right hand. He approached the three calmly before a creature appeared on his shoulder.

"Roldophus, Fenris." Greets Harry staring at them as the girls waved.

The creature with Rhewi nods in response, he was a black humanoid wolf who wore an elegant suit and had a species, plus bird wings on his back.

"Can you not imagine, my joy at seeing you, if I had to hear the words pureblood one more time it would probably cause a blizzard." Comments Rodolphus, as Fenris flies towards the other Nargle, before Nath steps forward putting her arm over his shoulders and smiles at them.

"And so the gang is back together, man I've been waiting all summer for this." Comments Nath happily while Harry and Priscilla approach the two.

"Yes… I've been crazy about this day for a long time." comments Priscilla smiling at her friends.

"Guess you weren't the only one." comments Rodolphus, smiling more gently at the others.

"Yes..." Harry agrees with a half-smile before Nath releases Rodolphus and extends her fist between everyone making them stare at her, until Harry narrows his eyes understanding what she wants. "No Nath, we're not 12 anymore, let's not do this."

"Come on Harry, don't you tell me big bad Harry is afraid of a simple greeting. Come on people, help me out here." Implores Nath looking at Rodolphus and Priscilla.

Priscilla chuckled before extending her fist and looking inquiringly at Rodolphus who sighed with a smile but extended his fist as well. With that, all three looked at Harry who sighed seeing their gazes.

"Okay, okay, damn let's do it then." Grunts Harry extending his fist as well.

"3, 2, 1... The weather rocks!" Exclaims Nath along with Priscilla and Rodolphus while Harry grumbled.

With that, everyone bumps their fists together before pulling their arms out with Nath smiling at them. "Oh guys, I miss doing this."

"I'm glad we made you happy, now can we go do our shopping?" grumbles Harry before starting to walk away, but that only makes Nath laugh before running after him.

"Oh come on Harry, you like this as much as I do, admit it." She provokes Harry while followed him, causing Rodolphus and Priscilla to glare before following the two at a more leisurely pace with the four nargles flying after them.

 

[Wolfthunder7]

"Harry wake up, we can't be late today, it's my first day at Hogwarts!" shouts a little girl knocking excitedly on the door to her older brother's room.

She was wearing the traditional Potter family robes with a witch's hat on her head. The little girl waited a few seconds before knocking on the door again, this time more forcefully, but without any result, which left her frustrated.

"Harry, I'm coming in!" She warned the girl before opening the door.

As soon as she entered the room, her excitement vanished when she saw it empty and tidy, with no trunk or backpack inside. The girl frowned and walked further into the room until she noticed a small note on a small piece of furniture next to the bed, so she quickly went over to the note and opened it.

[I left early; I've probably already boarded the train.

See you soon Violet.

~H.P]

After finishing reading the note, Violet felt discouraged as her shoulders slumped. She wished she'd gotten on the train with Harry, it wasn't fair that he'd gone ahead, nor had he said anything to her or her parents.

Just then, she heard a knock on the door, making her turn to see her mother, Lily, staring at her while holding a cage containing a snowy owl, Violet's owl, Hedwig.

"Violet? Did you wake your brother? If we take any longer we might end up being late." Warns Lily as she enters the room, but her expression soon changes to surprise when she sees the room completely empty.

At that moment, James appears in the doorway, probably to hurry them along, but his expression soon changes when he notices the situation, which makes him sigh.

"He's already left, hasn't he?" James asks in frustration, causing Violet to wave at him.

"He's already on the train..."

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(At the same time, somewhere else)

"Shouldn't you be on the Hogwarts Express?" Severus asked, reading the Daily Prophet with Mary by his side, eating and drinking some tea, while Harry stood in front of their table staring at them.

"Quirinus is hiding something." Harry declared, ignoring Severus's question, which made the couple sigh. "When Violet went to Diagon Alley with my parents, they met briefly, but the man I saw didn't match the profile on his resume."

Severus stared at him intrigued before exchanging a look with Mary, who nodded and put down her cup. They both turned to Harry with more serious features.

"What caught your eye?" Mary asked.

"Very exaggerated reactions for someone who is said to have killed countless vampires, afraid of his own shadow, exaggerated stuttering and the turban he wears, it stinks of black magic." Harry said, before picking up a leather-bound book that he had placed on the table and thrusting it at the two adults. "This is a book he wrote describing the physiology of a Vampire and how it's different from that of normal wizards, with a very technical theory about why they need blood. The problem is that in order for him to know most of this information, he had to test it on live vampires, which means... he had to get his hands dirty more than once."

"I see..." Severus commented, glancing at the book before casually picking it up and flipping through a few pages. "Don't worry about Quirinus; I'll keep an eye on him myself."

Hearing this Harry nods slowly before Tika flies up to his shoulder and nudges him, making him turn his attention to her.

"He's got what you asked for, hidden in their room." Tika warned, making Harry nod and turn to Severus.

Seeing his look, the man let out a sigh, already having an idea of what Harry wanted. With that, the man raised his wand to the ceiling, receiving a scolding look from Mary.

"Accio book 'Cows and their impact on magic.'" Severus chanted before a book flew past Harry's head and into the man's hand.

Just as he grabbed the book, he received a slap on the back of the head from Mary, who went back to drinking her tea. Severus grunted in pain, rubbing the back of his neck before turning to Mary, who stared back at him, not looking impressed.

"You know the rules Sev, no magic in the house." Mary scolded, making Severus grunt and nod at the woman.

"Yes dear..." Murmured the man before standing up, walking over to Harry and handing him the book.

Harry glanced at the title of the book before turning to Severus, who rolled his eyes at the boy's suspicion. "Yes, that's the book you want. I've explained it to you before, Harry, not all Dark Magic books are so straightforward. The most dangerous ones are the ones hidden from everyone's eyes and this is one of them, I had to fight hard to get this copy of the Weather."

"Thanks, I'll be on my way then." Harry thanked him before turning away, but he stopped when he heard Mary sniffle, which made the boy turn to her. "Yes?"

"Harry dear, it's still very early, have you had breakfast?" Mary asked calmly.

"I've already got something in my bag; I'll eat it on the train." Harry assured her, making Mary frown at him.

"...Harry, get a chair and eat with us." Mary asked, getting up as she walked over to the stove.

Seeing this Severus walked back to his chair before sitting down and picking up his newspaper while Harry grunted and turned to Mary.

"I appreciate the offer, but I'm going to..." Harry began, trying to deny the offer when Mary suddenly turned to face him.

"Harry, be a dear and sit down to coffee with us." Mary asked in an affectionate tone, making Harry stare at her.

At that moment, Tika started to laugh as Harry sighed before walking over to the table and sitting down next to Severus. Seeing that the boy obeyed his wife, Severus laughed a little before a new pair of toasts were placed on his plate.

"I hope you eat it all." Mary declared, sitting back down in her chair. With that, all three of them began to eat, while Tika continued to giggle into Harry's shoulder, much to the boy's annoyance.

---

Harry opened the door of the compartment he found on the train; despite his lateness, his 'fame' at Hogwarts ensured that his seat was empty for him. None of the other students would want to mess with him, not even the seventh years. He calmly put his trunk away while Tika slipped out of her coat, flying over to the bench where she sat down and stretched before looking at Harry.

"Do you think they'll notice that you left early?" Tika asked, watching as Harry sat down next to her, relaxing in the armchair.

"They didn't notice for almost 11 years, why would they notice now?" Harry asked, uninterested in the subject as he put on a pair of headphones before crossing his arms and closing his eyes.

Just then, a small cassette player activated with a few sparks coming out of it as the music began to play, causing Tika to roll her eyes at him.

"Very mature Harry, very mature." mocked Tika before flying to his shoulder and lying down on it.

At that moment, the candle inside the compartment suddenly increased before Nathalia appeared from the flame, falling onto the seat opposite Harry, which made the boy sigh and remove his headphones.

"Hi Tika, Harry." Greets Nath, making Tika wave to her while Harry stares at her.

Just then, Otis appeared from the wall before looking at Harry and growling at the boy.

"Greetings Nath, Otis." Harry greets stoically, looking at the two new passengers in his compartment.

"Hi Nath! Hi Otis!" Greets Tika, making Otis turn to her in a friendlier way.

"Oh, hi Tika." Greets Otis before turning to Harry with a frown. "Potter..."

Seeing this, Nathalia couldn't help but laugh as Harry rolled his eyes at the nargle. With that, Tika and Otis started to fly towards one of the ceiling supports before sitting down and starting to talk. Harry watched the two nargles before turning to Nath with a serious expression.

"Have Rolph and Pris got on the train yet?" Harry asked, causing Nath to nod at him.

"Oh, Rolph got on almost the moment the train opened its doors and Pris arrived here some time ago." Nath replied with a thoughtful expression before turning to Harry with a mischievous smile. "It seems that even the big and bad Harry Potter can't always arrive early, there's a first time for everything..."

"...At least I'm not late for everything like a certain person I know. Remember the incident with the acromantulas in our second year?" Harry calmly rebutted, causing Nathalia's eyes to widen as a slight blush appeared on her face, at the same time her hair became slightly shiny, causing the temperature in the compartment to rise."

"I've already apologized for that... I told you it was an accident too, I'd just gotten out of detention with Mcgonagall, and there was no way I could have known the situation was under control." Nath murmured in embarrassment, causing Harry to snort in amusement.

"Nath, you were late for the fight, Rolph, Pris and I had just trapped all the spiders in an ice prison. Then you, in your infinite wisdom, decided to arrive in a dramatic fashion, like a bloody fireball... Which ended up freeing all the acromantulas we'd trapped." Harry commented, remembering the event, which made Nath feel even more ashamed. "In the end, we had to miss two classes to kill all the spiders, not to mention the detention Mary gave us."

"Harry!" Nathalia exclaimed angrily, throwing a small fireball at Harry, who shot lightning at the projectile that exploded between them.

After that, they were both silent before they started laughing, with Nath being more animated and Harry calmer. They carried on like this before the girl leaned against the side of the window and looked at how the train was starting to leave.

"Hey Harry." Nath called, making Harry look at her. Seeing that she had his attention, she continued. "Do you think they'll show up here? Rolph and Pris."

"Honestly? I don't think so. They've got the worst job right now, remember they're Slytherin and Gryffindor, the two of them have to keep the two most extreme houses under control throughout the trip. We don't want another Weasley twins and Flint situation like last year." Harry replied, making Nath shudder.

That incident was one of the worst during the trip on the Hogwarts Express, which caused the Weasleys to go on a campaign against Slytherin, but especially the members of the Slytherin Quidditch team. The consequences of that incident had repercussions for the whole year, which made all the members of the Climate, including Severus and Mary, to be able to put an end to that problem.

"Look... What I'm about to say might be a bit wrong..." Nath commented before looking directly at Harry. "But I'm glad we're not in their shoes right now."

"...Unfortunately, I agree with you." The boy agrees.

---

(Some time later.)

The train had already left King's Cross station and was halfway to Hogwarts. While the journey was taking place, the students were trying to occupy themselves with whatever they could, including Harry and Nath.

Harry was now lying on his seat with his headphones on, looking as if he was asleep, but he was fully awake, meditating while the outside was filled with storm clouds and thunder echoed. In front of him was Nathalia with some playing cards, she was shuffling the cards in different ways, having fun with it, the girl seemed quite entertained that she didn't even take her eyes off the cards. Tika and Otis, on the other hand, were lying on the window ledge, both of them snoring softly.

Suddenly, Harry and Nathalia stood up as they turned towards the compartment door. However, the two soon noticed that there was a frog on the floor standing right in front of their door, Nathalia tilted her head in confusion while Harry sighed before turning to her.

"Looks like a first year has lost his pet, again, typical." Grumbled Harry before opening the cabin.

With that, he quickly took the toad into his hands before returning to the compartment. He then took out his wand and waved it, summoning a small box with several holes in it, which Harry promptly placed the toad inside before closing it.

He soon noticed that Nath was staring at him with a raised eyebrow, which made Harry roll his eyes.

"You wouldn't catch the frog and I'm sure the first year child would be worried about the animal." Harry explains before returning to the position he was in before, which makes Nathalia blink in surprise before smiling at him.

"Ownt, big and bad Harry Potter has a heart behind all those muscles and volts." Nath commented mockingly, noticing how Harry stared at her with a twitching eyebrow.

With that, he pointed one of his fingers at her before a small bolt of lightning shot towards her hand. As soon as it hit her, the girl let out a small scream before throwing herself into the chair cradling her fingers, she grumbled a little before facing Harry.

"My goodness... It's amazing how we can feel shocks out of nowhere, isn't it? It must be the static." Harry commented with a stoic tone, but there was a glint of amusement in his eyes that he didn't even try to hide from her, which made Nath narrow her eyes at him.

"Idiot!" Nathalia curses, making Harry stand up to face her now.

"Is that the worst you can think of, you matchstick?" Harry retorts with narrowed eyes.

"Not even close, you low-quality bulb." Nath growls.

"Really? Funny, I didn't know dragons had so few neurons."

"Why, you..."

"Excuse me..." A new female voice declared, opening the compartment door, causing Harry and Nathalia to stop arguing and turn to the new person who had entered the cabin.

"What!?" They both exclaimed before glaring at each other in irritation.

If they hadn't been so caught up in their argument, they would have seen that it wasn't just one person who had entered their cabin, but three.

The first was a light-skinned girl with thick brown hair, brown eyes and large front teeth. She was wearing the all-black Hogwarts uniform, indicating that she was a first-year student, this was Hermione Granger. The other two people with her, however, were much more familiar to Harry and Nathalia.

"Harry?" Calls Violet Potter with wide eyes, stopping the bickering between the two elders.

"Nathalia?" This time it was Susan Bones who called out, in a similar state to the other girl.

When they heard the younger girls, they turned to face them, Nathalia smiling while Harry had an expressionless look on his face. He stared at them for a few seconds, which made all three shiver with fear. Then he sat back down on the bench and put on his headphones, which made Nathalia roll her eyes at him.

"Hey little fireball, Violet, ignore the big and bad Harry here, he's in a bad mood right now." Greets Nathalia, giving Harry a mocking look, who glares at her, but she ignores it. "That doesn't work on me, Harry. Anyway, how are you? Are you excited for Hogwarts?"

Violet stammered briefly before sniffling, after which she looked at Susan and then at Nathalia, she stayed like that for a while before opening her eyes wide.

"Nath?" Violet asked, making Nathalia smile at her.

"The one and only, nice to see that you still remember me." Nathalia says hello before Violet jumps in and gives the older girl a hug, which she promptly returns.

It had been a long time since the two had seen each other, with Nathalia going to Hogwarts and Harry not visiting anymore. In the past, the Potters visited the Bones a lot, which fostered their friendship, but especially Violet's with Nathalia and Susan.

"Of course I remember! Mom and Aunt Amelia were friends, we used to go to the Bones mansion all the time and you used to go to the Potter mansion, didn't you Harry?" Violet asked happily as she turned to her brother who continued to stare at her in silence.

Noticing that Violet was starting to get a little annoyed by Harry's silence, Nathalia snorted before pointing at the boy.

"Oh Harry? Don't worry too much about it, he remembers, he's just being a rigid idiot as usual, which earned him the nickname 'Human Ministry'." After saying this, Nathalia approached Violet with her hand covering her mouth, as if she was going to tell her a secret. "But don't call him that, he's sensitive about it."

Immediately Violet let out a small laugh along with Susan, while Hermione stared at the situation uncomprehendingly. Suddenly a small packet of beans of all flavors hit Nathalia in the face, causing her to let out a small scream before turning to face Harry, who was staring at her with an inexpressive look.

"You deserved it for saying such a slanderous thing." Harry stated calmly, causing Nathalia to roll her eyes.

"Yes, yes, I love you too, Harry." Mumbles the girl before picking up the package and throwing it back at Harry.

However, he held the projectile before it hit him and stared at the girl, who stuck her tongue out at him.

"Very mature." Mocked Harry before turning to the children, who tensed at his gaze. "And what have you come here for?"

"It's polite to give your name before asking someone for something." Hermione declared, before noticing how Harry's gaze focused on her, not seeming to give a damn what she said. Hermione swallowed before continuing. "B-But of course that's not necessary all the time, it's just a matter of social etiquette, good manners and..."

"Okay, let's start again, shall we?" Nathalia smiled as she got up and stood between the children and Harry, especially when she realized that everyone was almost shaking with fear. "I'm Nathalia Bones, Susan's older cousin, but everyone calls me Nath, and this is Harry Potter, Violet's older brother. Look, you know us now and who would you be?"

"A-h, my name is Hermione Granger, first year student at Hogwarts." Hermione declared before coughing into her fist in an attempt to regain control of the conversation. "We came here to ask if you'd seen a toad around here, Neville ended up losing his..."

"Ah, Pris's little brother." Nathalia commented before turning to Harry and holding out her hand. "Yes, we found him, Harry please."

Seeing the gesture, the boy handed the box containing the frog to Nathalia, who promptly passed it on to Hermione.

"Here it is, a lost toad on a whim, give it to Neville or Priscilla, she should be in the Gryffindor carriage." Nathalia explained, before Hermione took the box with a grateful nod and ran out of the compartment, followed by Susan who waved to her cousin before leaving.

That left only Harry, Nathalia and Violet, with Tika and Otis still asleep. Nathalia let out a sigh before looking at Violet, who seemed embarrassed.

"Violet, what's the matter?" Nathalia asked, noticing how Harry was looking at them both discreetly.

"I... Would it be all right if I stayed here with you for a while? I didn't get a chance to see Harry this morning." Violet asked shyly, looking at Harry.

Noticing the look on the girl's face, Harry stared at her inexpressively before turning to Nath, who seemed to be trying not to laugh. At that moment, Harry's eyebrow began to twitch before he closed his eyes and let out a sigh, turning to his sister.

With that, he opens his eyes and stares at her without expressing any emotion, causing Violet to stare at him nervously with wide, bright eyes like a little puppy.

"...Okay, but just for a few minutes, the first-year students should arrive together to catch the boats. It's a tradition." Harry declared and suddenly Violet sat down next to him, leaning against his arm with a huge smile on her face.

At the same time, Violet's hasty action caused Nathalia to stop holding back and start laughing, waking up Tika and Otis. The two nargles looked at the three people in the compartment in confusion before Tika turned to Harry, who had an irritated look on his face as he stared at Nathalia.

"...Did we miss much?" Tika asked, making Harry turn his annoyed gaze to her before crossing his arms and staring at Nathalia, laughing.

"I'd be quieter Nath, all this energy could end up creating more static, we don't want another shock, do we?" Harry asked sarcastically, causing Nathalia to stop laughing and look at him with a mischievous smile.

"Oh no, the big and bad Harry's threatening me, it's a good thing I've got your sister as a witness to whatever you do to the delicate lady that I am." Nath smiled, making Harry raise an eyebrow at her.

"Delicate lady? Only in your dreams, you're more like a red-headed troll." Harry mocked, making Nathalia narrow her eyes at him.

"Look who's talking, the person who looks like the Ministry in human form." Nathalia retorts, causing Harry to scowl at her.

"Take that back, you matchstick."

"Make me, you old lamp!" Nathalia exclaimed, and the two of them looked at each other with frowns on their faces, while Violet began to hug Harry's arm when she saw the intensity of their gazes.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

---

Severus suppressed a grimace as he looked down at the clipboard in his hands, the students were due at Hogwarts later and he still had to check all the ingredients in the stock, as well as making sure the dormitories were ready for the students. It was almost funny to him that he was now a teacher and even more so the head of the Slytherin house at Hogwarts.

The title didn't really matter to him, in fact, nothing to do with Hogwarts had mattered to him for a long time, not since he joined the Weather. Before that, he was a foolish and passionate young man, needy for attention that made him make some of his worst mistakes. Severus lost his best friend after calling her a mudblood, something that brought all of Lily Evans' hatred and resentment down on him.

It was thanks to this that Severus found himself alone again, as he was before he met Lily. He was desperate, the Marauders had become worse with him, and their pranks were more humiliating and painful, as well as making everyone laugh at his shame, including Lily, his best friend. However, even with the cold shoulder and painful refusals, Severus kept trying to mend his relationship with her.

However, all that changed one day when he discovered that two of his Slytherin classmates were ambushing a sixth-year Gryffindor student. He didn't know what prompted him to act, but it was the first time Severus had really tried to help, which wasn't very smart, as the two of them would almost have been cursed if one of the teachers hadn't shown up.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at the time had helped them, but not only that, it was he who had brought them to the Weather, something bigger than anything else.

"What are you thinking now Sev?" Mary asked, entering the same room, making Severus widen his eyes before turning to see his wife smiling mischievously at him.

"...Nothing, just checking the ingredients." Assured Severus, which made Mary nod before approaching him, but as soon as she entered, she locked the door and raised her wand.

"Muffliato." Mary chanted, causing a ripple to emanate around them before disappearing.

"What's the situation?" Severus asked, looking at Mary.

They didn't use their sound muffling spell unless there was something important they needed to discuss, if Mary used it then it was something serious.

"A new incarnation is on the train, it's coming to Hogwarts." Mary declared, making Severus widen his eyes in shock before swallowing and looking at the woman.

"...How do you know that? Is there any chance it's a false alarm?" Severus asked, making Mary nod.

"I've just received a communiqué from a weather agent on the platform. The letter is official, the amulet was sent along as proof." Mary explained, slipping her hand inside her cloak before pulling out a letter with a pendant in her hand.

As soon as he saw the two of them, Severus took the letter and read it briefly, his expression becoming increasingly serious, after which he grabbed the pendant and analyzed it before growling.

"Bloody hell... We have a new incarnation at Hogwarts. Change of plans, Mary, I need you to go with Mcgonagall to collect the first years, I'll go after the Sorting Hat." Severus declared, withdrawing his wand before casting the spell around them, before the two of them ran off.

---

(Back to the train.)

"We'll be at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train."

As soon as she heard the conductor's message, Violet, who was sitting next to her brother, stood up with a small frown, her Hogwarts robes were in the cabin she had taken with Susan. With that, she turned to her brother and Nathalia with a shy smile on her face.

"Thank you for letting me stay here until we get closer to Hogwarts." She thanked the girl, opening the cabin door before smiling at Harry. "Save me a seat at the Gryffindor table, Harry."

With that last request, Violet left their cabin, closing the door behind her. As she walked away, she never noticed that Harry glanced as she walked away before raising his wand and waving it, causing his clothes to change into the Hogwarts uniform with the ravenclaw symbols and colors.

Nath stood silently staring at him as Otis and Tika flew onto the shoulders of their human colleagues.

"...Harry, you never told Violet that you're a ravenclaw?" Nath asked incredulously, causing Harry to stare at her in silence, something that was also copied by Tika before the two of them stared at each other, causing the girl in front of them to narrow her eyes.

"Really? Harry, how in the name of Hecate have you managed to hide this for four years? It's incomprehensible to me." Nathalia commented, glaring at him with an annoyed look on her face before she looked at the door and raised her wand. "Muffliato."

With that, a ripple went through the door and window before Nathalia faced Harry.

"I know your plan involves this chasm between you and the rest of your family, but don't you think it's getting a bit drastic now? You've spent your whole life on it and the effects seem to be wearing off. You have to tell them, Harry." Nathalia commented, making Harry stare at her with his arms crossed.

"It doesn't matter, I'm close to discovering the cure and after that I'll keep our promise." Harry assured her, picking up a necklace with a blue stone strung on it, which made Nathalia sigh and lift the same necklace around her neck.

"I know, Harry, I'm just worried about you." Nathalia commented, making Harry look away as he put his necklace away.

"I appreciate your concern, Nath, I really do. But it's not necessary; anyway, I think we'll get to Hogwarts soon." Harry declared, making Nathalia nod before putting his necklace away and taking his wand out of his pocket, making a movement that transformed his clothes into the Hogwarts uniform with the symbol and colors of the Hufflepuff.

With that done, the two of them turned towards Hogwarts, which appeared in their window. However, Nathalia didn't notice a look that Harry and Tika shared, before Nargle flew into the wall, entering it as if it were water.

"Potter, where did Tika go?" asked Otis, making Nathalia look at Harry, noticing how his Nargle partner had disappeared.

"She's got something to do."

---

Susan and Violet got off the train with a little effort to move through the crowd of students until they reached the platform, all huddled in a large group. At the same time Violet noticed how the other Hogwarts students were heading for a row of carriages pulled by some scrawny horses.

"Hey Susan." Violet called out, making her friend stare at her. "Do you know what those horses pulling the carriages are?"

Unknown to both of them, Tika was standing on the beams of the station looking down at the two of them and couldn't help but frown when she heard Violet's question.

"So Harry was right, Violet really can see the Thestrals, he'll hate to hear that." Tika comments with a worried frown until she notices the half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid approaching them.

"First-year students! First years here!" Exclaimed the man as he approached the children, causing some to stare at him in surprise and awe at his size.

He quickly counted all the students gathered around him before looking back at the train.

"Anyone else from first year?" Called Hagrid watching as a few children emerged from the crowd of students before heading in his direction, he waited until all the students had left before turning around. "Come on, come with me."

With that Hagrid started walking, being followed by the first year students with some tripping and slipping on their cloaks, with Tika following discreetly above, her eyes never losing sight of Violet. However, she soon found herself freezing as she noticed something else among the students, a nargle.

However, it was no ordinary nargle, it was one like Tika and the others. This Nargle looked like an armadillo with lilac armor and sky-blue butterfly wings with cat ears on its head, and the creature was lying on top of the head of another first-year student.

Tika couldn't see very well, apart from the fact that it had brown hair. Nevertheless, that wasn't important, what it meant was another story, a new incarnation had arrived at Hogwarts.

"You'll get your first glimpse of Hogwarts in a second, just around that bend." Hagrid announced, looking over his shoulder until he and the children reached a small harbor with several wooden boats around it.

"Only four students per boat!" Warns Hagrid before heading for one of the boats, taking up all four of its spaces.

Upon hearing this, Susan and Violet immediately went to one of the boats before noticing a certain blonde girl nearby.

"Hannah!" Calls Susan smiling at the girl, which caused Hannah to turn towards them.

Hannah was a short, slightly broad girl with blonde hair tied up in side braids and a tiara on her head. Like everyone else, she was also wearing her Hogwarts uniform.

"Hi Susan, hi Violet." Hannah greeted, approaching the other two before the three of them got into a boat and started looking at the castle. It really was as amazing as they imagined, worthy of the stories their parents had told them since they were little.

"...Can I come with you?" A voice asked, causing the three to turn towards the fountain.

Standing in front of them was a white-skinned boy with brown hair and green eyes, with a small scar on his right lip that went down to his chin, looking like a crack. The boy looked a little uncomfortable, as his gaze seemed to switch between them and the lake, with a certain wariness.

Unbeknownst to them, this was the boy who had a Nargle on his head.

"Oh, yes, of course." Violet nods, making the boy smile nervously before getting into the boat with a little difficulty.

After that, Violet was about to introduce herself and start a conversation with him when she noticed that as soon as the boy got on the boat his face turned a little green and he gripped the seat tightly, closing his eyes.

"Hey, are you okay?" Violet asked worriedly, something that was shared by Susan and Hannah.

Despite their concern, the boy just nodded slowly before the boats started moving. The effect was instantaneous, the seasick boy turned to the side of the boat and vomited, earning several screams from the children around him as the Nargle on his head began to pat his head.

"Okay, buddy, get it all out... no rush." Nargle said as the boy continued to feel sick.

At the same time, Violet approached him, holding his clothes so that he wouldn't fall into the water. However, he didn't seem to mind as he continued to empty his stomach.

"Interesting." thought Tika, flying above them as she observed the boy's nausea.

The journey continued without too much trouble as some of the students glanced at Violet's boat, which was carrying the sick boy. The journey continued in silence despite the seasick boy's grunts until the children and the half giant arrived at a kind of underground pier at the base of the cliff that housed the castle

Once there, everyone began to disembark from the boats, with Violet helping the seasick boy to his feet, considering his queasy expression.

"Thank you..." He thanks the boy slowly before finally being released by Violet, who sighs with relief.

"It's okay; you looked like you needed help." Violet comments, making the boy laugh softly before smiling nervously at her.

"Yeah, sorry about that, I don't do well with trips that get off the ground." Reveals the embarrassed boy before holding out his hand to her. "Anyway, I'm Liam Walker."

"Nice to meet you Liam, I'm Violet Potter and these two are my friends Hannah Abbot and Susan Bones." Introduces Violet, making the two girls nod at him, although they seemed a little hesitant.

"Nice to meet you too." The boy nods before pointing to the Nargle on his head who was waving at the girls. "Oh and this is my best friend, Dorothy."

Dorothy waved to the girls who looked at his head but saw nothing, which made Susan and Hannah exchange a look as Violet tilted her head.

"Is she invisible? What is she?" Violet asked curiously, while Susan narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms.

"Yes, what exactly would Dorothy be?" Susan asked.

"She's..." Liam began, but he soon stopped thinking before raising his head, drawing Dorothy's attention. "Hey Dorothy, what are you exactly?"

"I'm a nargle."

"She's a nargle!" Liam replied, smiling at the girls before noticing Susan and Hannah grabbing Violet's arms.

"Well, it was nice to meet you Walker, maybe we can get to know each other better later, we've just seen some friends and we want to miss each other." Hannah said, smiling gently, but Violet noticed that Liam's excitement seemed to wane at this.

"Yeah, see you later Walker." Susan says before she and Hannah pull Violet with them, leaving Liam alone.

"Ah, okay... see you later." Liam nods dejectedly before letting out a sigh as Dorothy pops out of his head and flies in front of him.

"Alone again?" Dorothy asked, causing the boy to nod.

"Alone again... it's not because I have magic and now I'm going to a magic school that it will be normal to talk to you..." Liam commented depressed before taking a deep breath and smiling at his friend. "But that doesn't matter, let's go and see Hogwarts!"

"Yes!"

---

Harry grumbled to himself as he watched his classmates interacting with each other as they normally did, he just wanted to get the damn ceremony over with and get to his new dormitory. The only thing that made him slightly comfortable was that he wasn't the only one, he could see that Rodolphus, Priscilla and Nathalia looked just as exhausted as he did.

Despite this, something that was worrying him at the moment was Severus, the man looked restless, as well as a little pale, sending glances at the Sorting Hat, but another thing that was bothering him was that Mary was nowhere to be seen at the teachers' table. Something was happening tonight.

At that moment, Harry noticed Tika leaving the ground before flying up to his shoulder.

"There's a new incarnation at Hogwarts." Tika warned, making Harry's eyes widen, but he didn't react much.

"Tell the others, discreetly." Harry asked quietly, causing Tika to nod and fly off.

Just then, the doors to the Great Hall opened, revealing Deputy Headmistress Mcgonagall and Mary leading the first-year students to the teachers' table.

"Finally, it's about time they showed up." Mumbled one of the ravens near Harry as everyone stared at the new students.

Harry looked carefully at each one, his gaze lingering a little longer on Violet, but he soon found Liam and Dorothy at the end of the group. The boy seemed a little distant from the others, but at the same time seemed to look around with fascination and curiosity.

As soon as his eyes landed on the boy, Harry looked around for his friends and saw that they had also seen the new entrance. Unfortunately, none of them could do anything about it now, so they went back to concentrating on the sorting ceremony. The hat then began to sing.

The Weather members applauded politely when the hat finished singing, unlike the excitement of the rest of the students around them. Once everyone had calmed down, Mary pulled out a list from the pockets of her robes while Mcgonagall raised the Sorting Hat in her hands.

"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool for the selection. Abbot, Hannah Abbot." Mary called, causing Hannah to blush a little before walking over to the stool where she placed the hat on her head. The silence lasted a few seconds before the hat spoke.

"Hufflepuff!"

At that moment, the gray parts of the girl's uniform took on a yellowish hue with the Hufflepuff symbol appearing on her brooch, while at the same time the entire Hufflepuff table applauded their new colleague. With that, Hannah shyly approached the table of her new home at Hogwarts to receive a warm welcome.

"Bones, Susan Bones." Mary called out and immediately the excitement seemed to die down around the great hall.

"...Is it just me, or did she say Bones? Is she related to Nathalia Bones?"

"By Merlin's beard, another Bones..."

"Bloody hell, is it too late to transfer me?"

"I hope not."

Hearing all the whispering around the hall, Harry couldn't help but laugh before looking at Nathalia, who, as soon as she noticed him, stuck her tongue out at him, which only made Harry laugh even more.

"Hufflepuff."

After that, the sorting continued as normal with several students going to each of the houses, none of them really of great importance to the atmosphere that awaited the boy's selection with Nargle.

"Longbottom, Neville Longbottom." Calls Mary, causing another round of whispers to echo around.

"Longbottom? Did she say Longbottom?"

"Did Priscilla have a younger brother?"

"Look... they don't look that much alike if you don't count their hair color."

Upon hearing this, Priscilla's reaction was simply to roll her eyes and shrug off her friends' stares.

"Gryffindor!"

Hearing the name of his house at Hogwarts, Neville gave a big smile before walking over to the table where he sat down in a vacant seat next to Priscilla. The older girl smiled at her brother and ruffled his hair affectionately, which made him smile back at her.

"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." Mary called, continuing with the selection, causing another round of sighs and comments from the students.

"Holy shit, do you think he is related to Rodolphus?"

"So the youngest Malfoy arrived at Hogwarts..."

"He doesn't look like much compared to Rodolphus."

"Slytherin!"

Rodolphus, like Priscilla, didn't seem to mind the whispers echoing around him, only giving a tired sigh when he heard them. At the same time, Draco approached the Slytherin table before taking a seat near his friends and turning his attention back to the selection.

The sorting continued for a few more moments until it came to one of the names most awaited by Hogwarts and the Weather. Mary paused in her reading, sending a quick glance at Severus, who remained expressionless, staring at the students.

"Potter, Violet Potter."

---

(Violet's point of view.)

As soon as my name was called by Professor Macdonald-Snape, I thought I'd stopped walking and my stomach felt as if I'd eaten something bad. Despite this, I advanced towards the stool, sitting down on it before having the hat placed on my head.

While this was happening, I couldn't help but look around the great hall, looking for my friends and acquaintances first. Hermione, Neville and the Weasleys were in Gryffindor; Susan and Hannah were in Hufflepuff; Tracey and Daphne were in Slytherin.

I could see myself in all three houses with my friends, although I had a bit of trouble in Slytherin at first, but it would be manageable... maybe.

However, something that confused me was the lack of my older brother's presence in Gryffindor, no matter how many times I looked around the table, I couldn't find him. Despite this, one thing did catch my attention, the whispers that echoed when my surname was spoken.

"Potter, that's what she said, right?"

"Violet Potter, the girl-who-lived."

"Hey, get a grip, she may be the-girl-who-lived, but don't forget who her brother is."

"Jeez... Potter's sister, remind me never to piss her off, he scares me."

"Is she as powerful as him?"

I didn't understand exactly what they were talking about; did my brother have a reputation like those other three students? Several questions were piling up in my head before my vision suddenly darkened. It was the sorting hat, it was on my head.

"Difficult, very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. A reasonable mind, but not so eager to seek knowledge. A lot of loyalty in your heart, raw determination. A willingness to prove yourself, a lot of untapped talent in you and... Oh." remarks the little voice in my head before falling silent for a few seconds, causing me to feel a little anxious, worried about what he now saw in my head. "Interesting, very interesting..."

"...What's interesting?" I couldn't help asking myself mentally, which made the hat laugh in my head.

"You have a lot of potential, more than I've seen in many other great Hogwarts students. Look for your brother; he's the only one capable of teaching you some of what you should know." Declares the hat, making me confused, what did all this have to do with my brother?

"Where is my brother?" I asked immediately, several questions forming in my head after that.

"He's at Ravenclaw, but that doesn't matter, you're not going to that house." He assures the hat, annoying me.

He should classify me according to what he saw and from what he told me, I had to talk to my brother, I... I wanted us to be siblings again.

"Oh, that flame of loyalty is brilliant, your determination is commendable, I can feel... guilt? Remorse? Longing! I see... in that case there's only one possible alternative!"

"Hufflepuff!"

---

"Hufflepuff!" Declares the hat, transforming Violet's uniform to match that of the house.

"What!?" Exclaimed the girl, stunned by what had happened, and she wasn't the only one.

"What!?" The Hogwarts students exclaimed, including the Hufflepuff students. No one had expected the girl-who-survived to go to the Hufflepuff.

"What!?" Some of the teachers exclaimed, especially Mcgonagall and Sprout who looked at the hat in astonishment, as did Dumbledore himself who, despite his surprise, continued to clap politely.

"What!?" Exclaimed the ghosts now, the legend of the Girl-Who-Lived was well known among them, as was the notion that she would probably follow the legacy of the rest of her family and enter Gryffindor.

"Idiots, I'm surrounded by idiots." Harry thought with a scowl, his eyebrow twitching, trying to ignore the other students around him, impressed by what had happened.

At the Slytherin table, Rodolphus was in a similar situation, hiding his face while rubbing his eyes, ignoring the machinations of the students around him. At the Hufflepuff table, Nathalia seemed to be trying hard not to laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation, or because she thought it was funny. At the Gryffindor table, most of the students were inconsolable, while Priscilla smiled nervously at everyone around her.

"Miss Potter, you may go to your table now." Mary declared, causing Violet to nod before walking slowly to the Hufflepuff table, but her gaze seemed empty.

Noticing this, Harry narrowed his eyes, before looking at Tika, who nodded at him. With that, the Nargle flew discreetly over to the girl, landing in front of her and although Violet couldn't see it, Tika began to hum softly to the girl as she slowly seemed to get happier.

After that, the sorting went back to normal, with various children being called up until it finally came to the moment when the boy with the Nargle was called up.

"Walker, Liam Walker." Calls Mary, making the boy finally approach the stool.

Hearing his name called, Liam swallowed before exchanging a glance with Dorothy, who nodded. With that, he slowly approached the stool before sitting down on it, with Dorothy climbing off his head to sit on his lap while the hat was put on.

At that moment Harry could have sworn that the sorting hat made a surprised expression before continuing its selection, talking mentally to Liam. However, this time, the conversation was longer than usual, while Violet's only took five minutes or less, his started to reach ten minutes.

"Harry, what's going on?" Tika asked, flying in front of Harry to try and get a better view of the draw.

"I don't know." Mumbled Harry apprehensively before the hat finally sorted the boy.

"Ravenclaw!"

"What!?" The boy exclaimed, looking startled, causing the hall to shake a little, something that surprised Harry and the other members of the Weather. "Ravenclaw like a bird? Am I going to have to fly or something? I don't feel comfortable flying, I want to keep my feet firmly on the ground, thank you!"

"...He's an idiot." That was one of the worst first impressions Harry had ever had of anyone; next to him, Tika seemed to be having more fun as she laughed at what was happening.

"Don't worry about it Mr. Walker, no one here is going to fly yet and we can certainly fix your situation later." Mary assured him, a little nervous about the shaking, something that also worried the teachers, but she and Snape were the only ones who had any idea of what had happened. "Now, please, you can go and sit at your desk."

"A-ah, okay." He nods before getting up and walking towards the table, a little embarrassed by his earlier outburst.

"Welcome!" Said Dumbledore as he stood up, opening his arms, as if nothing in the world could have pleased him more than seeing all the students gathered there. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we start our feast, I'd like to say a few words: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you."

With that, Dumbledore sat down while the students clapped and cheered at his words, something Harry ignored in favor of turning to the food that appeared in front of him, with him separating a few slices of apple for Tika who was eating discreetly.

"So Harry..." Hearing the voice that called out to him, Harry turned to a girl sitting next to him, placing the food on her plate before facing him. "How was the summer of the strongest Ravenclaw of this age?"

The girl in question was Penelope Clearwater, she had white skin with a rosy tinge to her cheeks with long curly blonde hair that went down to her shoulders, she is also a current ravenclaw monitor.

"As fascinating as you'd expect and stop calling me 'the strongest ravenclaw of this era', there are several others who can claim that title." Harry comments, returning to his plate, which makes Penelope, roll her eyes.

"As if that were possible, Harry, you're terrifying, no one from the upper years has the courage to enter into a duel with you and that's without counting your ease in mastering any magic that appears in front of you." Penelope rebuts, although she shudders when he looks at her out of the corner of his eye. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry, whoever said that is no longer here."

With that, Harry turns back to his food, only to see Tika staring at him sternly, not looking impressed before pointing at Penelope.

"...And how was your summer? Is Weasley still being annoying?" Harry asked, making Penelope blink and turn to him before laughing.

"Be careful Harry, it looked like you were jealous." The girl commented.

"No." Denies Harry immediately, causing the girl to lose heart a little.

"Ah, sorry... but what you call annoying I call cute." Declares the girl, making Harry turn to her with a raised eyebrow, which makes Penelope cringe. "In a strange way?"

"...Do you want to pretend we never started talking and just ate our dinner in silence?" Harry offers, making Penelope nod.

"Yes... I'd rather have my confidence up to date when I take the first years to the dormitory." Penelope commented, returning to her meal.

---

(At the Hufflepuff table.)

Violet was eating with an irritated expression while Susan and Hannah were eating next to her and couldn't help but notice her bad mood.

"What's the matter, Violet? Didn't you like joining the Hufflepuff?" Susan asked, making Violet sigh before turning to her friend.

"No, it's not that." Violet denied before looking at Harry. "I just can't believe he never told me he was in Ravenclaw, not even my parents told me, I grew up thinking he was in Gryffindor."

"Ah... that's annoying." Hannah comments calmly before looking at the rest of the Hufflepuff table. "But I think we're lucky, we have Cedric and Nathalia at our table."

"Yes, Cedric is the captain of the Quidditch team, and Nath is the best of them all! But now I kind of feel bad for Tracey and Daphne, they're just in Slytherin with Malfoy." Susan reflected, glancing at the girls before letting out an amused laugh. "What am I saying? They'll eat everyone alive in there, Daphne especially being a Greengrass of the sacred twenty-eight families."

"You know what? You're right, the Hufflepuff will kick ass!" Violet agreed, smiling brightly before noticing Liam looking around the ravenclaw a little nervously, before their eyes met.

Noticing her gaze, Liam tries to disguise it, but Violet just smiles at him and waves her hand amicably, something that surprises him and makes him respond in the same way.

---

(At the teachers' table.)

"It's him, isn't it?" Severus asked, looking at Liam at the ravenclaw table.

"Yes, you noticed that the ground shook when he thought he was going to fly, didn't you?" Mary asked, making Severus nod.

"He's the incarnation, but considering what he did? Is it really possible? There hasn't been one like him for almost a hundred years." Severus commented, making Mary frown and stare at him.

"I know, Sev, but the ground shook with his emotional instability, and when Minerva and I went to pick up the students, he was very affected by the boat trip. The chances and evidence are very high." Mary commented, making Severus nod slowly before noticing that Quirinus was muttering quietly to himself.

Noticing his gaze, Mary gave Severus a little push, making him look at her and see that she was pointing at Quirinus. Realizing what she meant, Severus promptly approached Quirinus to talk about something.

Finally, the desserts disappeared after the feast, causing Dumbledore to stand up once more, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"Um, just a few more words now that we've eaten and drunk. I have some announcements for all the students before we start the semester." Dumbledore declared before sniffling and looking at everyone present, as he pulled out a list from inside his robes, preparing to read it.

"First of all, first year students should know that it is forbidden to walk in the estate forest, as some older students may remember, it is called the Forbidden Forest for a reason." Dumbledore announced, causing some students to nod and stare at the Weasley twins, who whistled, ignoring the stares.

"Mr. Filch also reiterates that it is forbidden to perform magic in the corridors during class breaks." Dumbledore commented, pausing briefly as he read the rest of the paper. "In addition, it seems that some items have been added to the list of forbidden objects at Hogwarts, the complete list is with Mr. Filch, if anyone is curious to know what these items are, please contact him."

"Quidditch try-outs will be held in the second week of school. Anyone interested in joining their house team should contact Madame Hooch. And finally, I must warn you that this year, the corridor on the third floor on the right-hand side is off limits to anyone who doesn't want to die a very painful death." Warns Dumbledore, making the members of the Climate stare at him, already having an idea of what it might be. "And now, before we go to bed, let's sing the Hogwarts anthem."

"And here we go again." Thought Harry angrily as he stood up and mumbled the lyrics while everyone around him sang the song in different tones. He continued mumbling, noticing how Nathalia seemed to be singing in a lively way while Priscilla was doing something a little quieter, as was Rodolphus.

They soon finished the song, as did everyone else, who started applauding, as did Dumbledore, who wiped away the tears that were falling from his eyes.

"Ah, the music." Dumbledore said in a warm, cheerful tone. "A magic that transcends all that we do here! And now, it's time for bed, monitors, guide the first years, the rest can get on with it."

Seeing this, Harry was one of the first to get up, but he stopped next to Penelope and gave her a look.

"Good luck." With that, Harry walked away again, along with most of the other students.

"..." Penelope was quiet for a few seconds before she stood up, took a deep breath and walked towards the first years.

"First-year students." Calls Penelope, making all the children stare at her "Hi, I'm Penelope Clearwater and I'm the ravenclaw monitor, please follow me to your new dormitories."

---

After leaving the Great Hall, all the ravenclaw students followed Penelope around Hogwarts, with her introducing them to a few places, such as the classrooms for spells, the history of magic and transfiguration, as well as telling them where the rooms for herbology, potions and other things were. It was then that they came to a large corridor that led to a room with spiral staircases with eagle-like ornaments.

"And finally, we've reached the ravenclaw dormitories and common room, please follow me." Penelope called out before climbing the stairs, accompanied by all the first-years.

Liam, who was among the children, looked around at his classmates, not sure how to approach them or start a conversation with them; they all seemed very closed off and serious. Dorothy, on the other hand, looked at everything with great excitement, amazed at what she saw.

It was at this point that they arrived in another room, which had a giant door with a knocker in the shape of an eagle with its wings spread.

"Okay, I'm asking for everyone's attention now!" Calls Penelope, turning to the children before pointing at the eagle. "Behind those doors are the common room and the dormitories which are exclusively for us ravenclaw members. To get in, you need to stand in front of the eagle, who will ask you a riddle that you must answer correctly to open it. Would anyone volunteer to try?"

Before anyone could say anything, one of the girls stepped forward in front of the eagle that seemed to move, looking directly at her. The girl was of Japanese origin with her eyes drawn back and her almost bluish black hair down to her chin, like everyone else there, she was wearing the ravenclaw uniform, and this was Sue Li.

"What came first, the phoenix or the flame?" asked the eagle in a loud, metallic voice.

"A circle has no beginning." Sue replied just after the eagle had finished its question, causing the statue to close its wings before the door opened.

"...Well done Miss Li, looks like we've got a real ravenclaw on our hands." Penelope complimented, only to receive a nod from Sue, who didn't seem to mind. "Now, please everyone inside.

"And this is the ravenclaw tower, as you have seen, we are in the west wing of the castle, here we have a variety of unique books exclusively for members of the house, you cannot under any circumstances lend them to other houses, understand?" Penelope asked, receiving several nods from the students. "Good, now..."

"Liam Walker." A voice called out, making everyone freeze, with the exception of Liam.

For some reason that voice echoed like thunder, making everyone feel paralyzed and some of the students even broke out in a cold sweat at hearing it. Slowly Penelope swallowed before turning around, mentally cursing the person who had done this and knowing full well who was to blame.

"Harry, for Merlin's sake, don't do that, it's scary!" Penelope asked, looking at Harry leaning against one of the pillars and staring directly at Liam.

Despite Penelope's request, Harry moved away from the pillar and approached the children, all of whom were still paralyzed with fear as they stared at him.

"Liam Walker." He called Harry again, causing Liam to take a few steps forward while looking at Harry, who stared back at him. "I'll take care of this one; you can take care of the others."

"What? B-but Harry, I'm the monitor and..." Penelope began, only to freeze when Harry turned completely towards her, his movement seeming to cause an explosion in the girl's eardrums.

"I wasn't asking." Garbled Harry before turning to Liam. "Come with me, boy."

"... What if I don't want a scar face?" Liam asked with a challenging tone.

In response, Harry paused for a second before snorting in amusement and turning to Liam again.

"You can bring your little flying friend." Harry assures Liam and Dorothy, making their eyes widen, before Harry walks away towards the corridor, with Liam following quickly.