𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆-

𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, (𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲) , 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬. 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦, (𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨) 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚-

𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨

— 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐋 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐌𝐏 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐘𝐒.

"Ugh, now hopefully there's a change of clothes, I'm soaked!" Hazel sighed

They walked up to the house, tall, sturdy enough

When Harry looked up, he saw Maggie writing in some sort of journal while sitting in the window seat.

He smiled, he never really realized he liked her more than he thought

"Brother, are you giving Maggie Weasley heart eyes?"

"What? No. No, we're just friends" he replied quickly

"For now" she smirked

Harry groaned, walking to the door

Maggie went downstairs, but saw two owls, and two giant bags of luggage and clothing

"Hedwig, chestnut" she said "Mum!"

"Maggie, what is it?"

"I was only wondering when the Potters got here"

"What? I think I'd know if the Potters were in my house, wouldn't I?"

"Well, their trunks are in the kitchen, and their owls, too"

"No dear, I seriously doubt that" as if I'm cue, the owls chirped

"Harry? Potter? Someone said Potter?" Ron said running to the banister

"Me , nosy. Are they up there with you?"

"Of course not. Think I'd know if my best friend was in my room" Ron sassed

"Is that an owl I heard?" Hermione and Aspen ran up to the banister

"Did I hear Hazel?" Charlie appeared, she was staying with the Weasleys over the summer

"Haven't seen them have you? Apparently they're wondering around the house"

"Harry! Hazel!" Molly shouted, Rain flew down the stairs, he was staying there while his dad was.. to be honest who knows what he's doing

Maggie ran and hugged Harry, a little too long

"They're hugging a little too long just to be friends" Rain chuckles, and kisses Hazel

"I know, that's what I teased him about five minutes ago, that's why he's red"

"Harry!" Hermione ran and hugged him, "and Hazel" she side hugged her too

Charlie engulfed Hazel in a hug

"Okay, I need to breathe"

"Sorry" she said

Aspen wiped hermione's mouth with their sleeve

"Got a bit of toothpaste" they said

~ ~ ~

"So when you get here?" Harry asked Hermione

"A few days ago. Although for awhile I wasn't sure I was coming"

"Mom sort of lost it last week" Maggie said

"She said we had no business going back to Hogwarts" Ron said, "that its too dangerous"

"Oh, come on"

"She's not alone" Hermione said , "even my parents, they're muggles and they know something is up"

"Anyway, dad stepped in, told her she was being barmy, and, took a few days but she came round" Maggie said

"This is hogwarts. Dumbledore what could be safer?" Harry asked

"There's been a lot of talk recently about, that Dumbledores gotten a bit old" Rain said

"Rubbish! He's only-"

"How old is he?" Hazel asked

"A hundred fifty, give or take a few years" Rain said

They all giggled over that

~ ~ ~

Meanwhile, the Weasleys shop was doing very well.

"Step up, step up!" Fred yelled

"We've got fainting fancies!" george said

"Nosebleed nougats!" Aspen yelled

"And just in time for back to school!" Fred concluded

"Puking pastilles!"

"Into the cauldron, handsome" the twins said in unison

"Peruvian instant darkness power?" Harry asked, Hazel and Rain were also beside him

"A real money spinner, that one" Aspen said

"Handy if you need to make a quick getaway"

"Helloooo, ladies" the twins said again in unison

"Love potions, eh? Yeah,  they really do work!"

"But then again, the way we hear it sis, you're doing just fine on your own" Fred said

"Zachary Longbottom, eh?" George said,

"I thought it was Dean Thomas" Fred said

"That was last year, he's a doozy" George replied

"Excuse me? You over here ? Why when you have a girlfriend right here" Aspen teased, Hermione blushed, they'd been together for almost two years now, as have Illy and Cassian, Rain and Hazel, and Charlie and George, Charlie was sort of wondering around on her own.

"Everything's all closed down, now" Rain said

They walked along, looking at all the old shops that used to be there, all lit up and colourful

Ron spotted Draco, Illy and their mother, in the dark part of the alley

"Harry? Guys?" He said

"Is it just me, or do the twins and mummy look like three people who don't wanna be followed?"

Rain honestly was confused, why was Illy there?

They followed them, what did you expect

They entered Borgin and Burks

Illy hesitated entering, but Draco shoved her inside as she almost tripped over her own feet

"Look" Hazel said, a light turned on around back

They went around back to a roof where they decided to climb to  see what they were doing

Harry climbed on Ron's shoulders, Hazel stayed on the ground for lookout along with Maggie and Ron  while and Hermione Rain climbed up

They quickly hid down as they saw someone , but the blinds closed

~ ~ ~

— 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐀𝐖

Illy was with Draco's friends right now, and Rain and Cassian were not really sure why

"Why is she there? They hate her and she hates them!" Rain said, pushing his hair back

"I don't know, but, we can't really do anything about it" Cassian sighed, looking outside

"Yeah well, I'll try and talk to her later" Rain sighed, leaving back in his seat.

Later, they were joined by the rest of the Colesons, minus Liam, Edie and Charlie, who where off with their lovers

"Quibbler" Luna said

"He's lovely," Luna said, gesturing Ginny's pigmy puff, Zach stood beside her, holding her waist, "they've been known to sing on Boxing Day, you know?"

"Quibbler?" Salem said

"Oh, please!" She said

"What's a wrackspurt?" Zach asked

"They're invisible creatures that float in your ears and make your brain go all fuzzy" Salem said

Meanwhile...

"So what we're Draco and Illy doing with that weird looking cabinet?" Harry said, "and who were all those people? Don't you see? It was a ceremony. An initiation"

"Stop it, Harry. I know where you're going with this" Hermione sighed

"It happened. They're one of them"

"One of what?" Maggie asked

"Harry is under the impression that the Malfoy twins are no death eaters" Hermione sighed

"What? Illy is not a death eater are you out of your mind? She helped us!" Maggie fought

"Yeah well, I'm not so sure about that anymore"

"What would you know who want with them anyway?" Ron asked

"I don't know. I need some air"

~ ~ ~

Darkness covered the train car, as everyone screamed

"What was that? Blaise?" Draco said

"I don't know" Blaise said

"Relax, it's probably just a first year messing around. Come on, Draco. Sit down. We'll be at Hogwarts soon" Pansy softly replied

"Hogwarts. What a pathetic excuse for a school" Draco said, Illy sat next to him, just trying to get through the ride of hell, "I'd pitch myself off the astronomy tower if I thought I had to continue for another two years"

"What does that mean?"

"Let's just say you won't see me wasting my time in charms class next year"

Blaise laughs

"Amused, Blaise?" He said, "we'll see just who's laughing in the end" he said with a mean and scowl look on his face

He looked up, saw his bag moving.

When the train finally arrived Illy rushed outta there faster than lightning.

"Go, I need to check something" Draco gestures his friends to leave

"Where's Harry?" Maggie said

"Probably on the platform" Ron said

The blinds closed in a slick manner

"Didn't mummy ever tell it's rude to eavesdrop, Potter?" He said, turning around "petrificus totalus!"

He removed the invisibility cloak off of Harry

"Oh yeah" he started, "she was dead before you could wipe the drool off your chin"

He stomped on Harry's face, and probably broke something in the process

"As for my father, enjoy your ride bake to London" he said, covering him again

Then he got off the train, like never happened. Willow gave him a look, they hadn't talked since he joined the inquisitorial squad last year. It's been four months since they've spoken, no letters, nothing over the summer. He forgot about them.
And they knew he did.

He looked at them, but then gave them a mean glare and he pushed past them, nudging their shoulder, and left them with tears in their eyes. He isn't who he used to be, they thought. He's not the boy I fell in love with.

Luckily for Harry's sake, Luna was still on the train, Salem had gone to find Willow, who she did find a little while later. But before that, this happened.

"Hell, Harry"

"Luna! How'd you know where i was?"

"Wrackspurts! Your heads full of them"

"Sorry I made you miss the carriages, Luna" he said

"That's alright. It's like being with a friend" she replied

"Oh, I am your friend, Luna"

"That's nice"

"Ah! About time! I've been looking all over for you two" professor Flitwick said, "names?"

"Professor Flitwick, you've know me for five years"

"No exceptions, Potter"

"What's this cane here?" Filch said

"It's not a cane you cretin, it's a walking stick" Draco snapped

"And what exactly would you be wanting with a-"

"It's all right, Mr Filch. I can vouch for Mr Malfoy"

"Nice face, Pottah" he said walking into the woods

"Would you like me yo fix it, for you? Personally, I think you look a little more 'devil may care this way' but, it's up to you"

"Um, have you ever fixed a nose, before?" Harry asked

"No, but I've done several toes, and how different are they really?"

"Okay, yeah, um, give it a go"

"Episkey!"

A bone snapped back into place

"How do I look?"

"Exceptionally ordinary" Luna responded

"Brilliant"

— 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄, 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐃...

"Don't worry, he'll be here in a minute" Ron said, but the thing was dinner was finished and dessert was almost done, too.

"Will. You. Stop. Eating!" Hermione said, smacking him with a book on each word, "your best friend is missing"

"Oi! Turn around, you lunatic"

"He's covered in blood again. Why is it he's always covered in blood"Ginny asked

"Looks like it's his own this time" Maggie said

"Where have you been?" Hazel asked

"What happened to your face?"

"Later, what did I miss?" He asked

"Nothing much. The sorting hats song" Maggie said

Things were basic from there, but when it got interesting.

"The post of defence against the dark arts will be take by professor snape"

"Oh, fuck, I am gonna fail this class" Maggie said

"It's what he's been going after for years, should we be worried?" Atlas asked Hazel

"At this point, I'm worried about everything" she replied

"Now, every one of you was watched upon your arrival tonight. And you deserve to know why" he continues, "once, there was a young man, who, like you, sat in this very hall, walked this castles corridors, slept under its roof. He seemed to all the world a student like any other" he said, "his name? Tom Riddle."

Everyone started whispering

"Today, of course, he's known all over the world by a different name- which is why, as I stand looking out on you all tonight, I'm reminded of a sobering fact. Every day, every hour, this very minute, perhaps, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castles walls. But in the end, their greatest weapon, is you"

"That was cheerful"

~ ~ ~

"Mr Davies! Mr Davies! That is the girls lavatory" Professor McGonagall spoke, Harry and Ron stood laughing at the sidelines

She noticed, and they were in for it

"Potter" she said, Harry's smile faded instantly

"Oh, this can't be good" he sighed

"Enjoying ourselves, are we?"

"I had a free period this morning, professor"

"So I noticed. I would think you would want to fill it with potions, or is it no longer your ambition to become an Auror?"

"It was, but, I was told I had to get an Outstanding in my O.W.L"

"So you did, when professor snape was teaching potions, however , professor slughorn is perfectly happy to accept N.E.W.T s students"

"Brilliant! Um, I'll head there straight away"

"Oh, good. Potter?" He turned around, "take Weasley with you, he looks far too happy over there" she gestures to Ron

As Slughorn got them settled, he was explaining a potion.

"As I was saying, I've prepared some concoctions this morning. Any ideas what these might be?"

Willow and Hermiones hands flew up, but he chose Willow.

"Yes, Ms-"

"Snape - Diggory, sir" they said

And as they were explaining, Ron and Harry opened the cupboard, which means war...

They fought like little kids for the book, and Harry lost.

"And this is Amortentia, a love potion. The most powerful love potion in the world, I might add" they said, "it's rumoured to smell differently according to what attracts them- " they hesitated, "for example, I smell- green apples, men's colonge, and a wood crackling fire" is what they were gonna say, but they didn't

"For example, I smell, a rainy breeze, the quidditch pitch and fresh bread" they lied

Then everyone began making the drought of death. In the end, Harry won the liquid luck.

~ ~ ~

— 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐎𝐘 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊

Illy walked behind Draco, her older twin by ten minutes, as she tried figuring out a way to back outta this.

She wasn't even allowed at the DE meetings, so why was she allowed to do this? Not that she wanted to, but it didn't really make sense why she couldn't attend the meetings but she could do the task that was asked.

In the room of requirement, where she previously was taught lessons by Harry behind her brothers back, the room was now filled with random junk, which was a good distraction, she could fiddle with stuff, or even try and escape.

But brainstorming an escape was kind of hard when your brother was constantly throwing an apple into the air and catching it with his hand, and it made a loud sound.

He pulled an old cloak off this cabinet, and Illy just stood there.

He admired it, like he did previously at Borgin and Burkes.

All while she stood there.

~ ~ ~

At quidditch try outs, Ron was doing surprisingly well.

Hermione missing her girlfriend who she used to cheer on at the games, who was now also out of school, and even practicing with world top teams

Cormac was very good, though.

Salem whispered a spell under her breath, which made Cormac lose focus and allow the goal to be scored

She smiled , though she still couldn't help but notice lavender, who was literally heart eyes on him

~ ~ ~

Meanwhile Harry was trying to protect his little book, from hemrione.

"I wanna see whos book that is"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"The binding is fragile" Harry said, (wow amazing excuse we all totally believe you)

Maggie snatched the book while he wasn't looking, "who's the half blood Prince?" She asked

"Who?" Ginny asked

"That's what it says right here, this book is property of the half blood Prince"