Albus Severus Potter's Story

James whispered the password to Albus. They then entered into the common room, and he led Albus to his bed, and sure enough, Albus' stuff was right there in the bed next to his. That's when he noted "So you have your schedule right? If I recall, most of my classes are near yours, so I should be able to show you around".

That's when he noted "You better get some sleep, big day ahead".

Stephen was puzzled at the mention of the word Horcrux, never mind he would find out about it later. Stephen felt a comradeship with Dioda and was glad to have at least one friendly person to talk to even if she seemed rather strange. Remembering a line from one of the books he had read a few weeks ago Stephen said:

"Well as the saying goes; there is no good or evil there is only power and the will to use it, it is the victor which decides who is good and who is evil" when Dioda showed a picture of her and her father Stephen commented "I have no pictures of my father he died before i was born, I guess you were lucky enough to have had at least a little time with him or unlucky in the sense that you knew him and saw him die"

the boat ride was as if Stephen was traveling from one world to another as the castle got closer and closer, on the way Stephen asked questions about Hogwarts and learned about the different houses; these didn't make a load of sense to him but then again hardly anything did.
An old woman waited for them on the dock, from this view the castle seemed like a dream and Stephen could not wait to get inside it. The groups split, all the new students were gathered together into a group and so they entered the great hall. The hall was a truly divine place, hundreds of students sat by a series of tables all neatly set in four rows; it seemed that each row was that of another house and already Stephen wondered were he would go. He knew that each house had its "guardian" animal such as the snake the raven and the lion, he personally liked the lion but that was beside the point; this wasn't about which house had the coolest logo. As each of the students was called to the sorting hat; a living hat!!! as one of the potter's walked towards the hat Stephen called "good luck!" he didn't want to rely one one person all the time and that potter seemed to be alright. After a few other kids including Dioda and an example of slytherin's popularity it was Stephen's turn next.

He walked steadily towards the sorting hat dying to prove himself in the eyes of the crowd, when he sat down on the great chair and the had was placed on top of his head Stephen was surprised at the hat's level of speech:

"Hoo i haven't felt a Bradly in a long time! not since your father"
Stephen replied to the hat a little confused "you know my father?"
The had replied in a tone with a hint of patronizing "Yes he came here just like you are here now, I put him in Gryffindor, very brave your father was and so are you"
Stephen looked at the waiting mass at the tables before saying coldly "I am not my father, I don't need to prove anything to him; only to myself"
The hat chuckled and said happily still with a hint of patronizing "Indeed you are not your father, but such bravery could be put to could use in Gryffindor and such a mind would work wonders in Ravenclaw. But if you want to prove yourself prove yourself you shall!" the Hat shouted with a great voice worthy of a first class actor "Slytherin!"

Stephen smiled at his new house which was clapping and saw the snake's banner now actually preferring it to the lion, when the other three houses booed Stephen mealy smiled and said to them loudly:

"The thing about snakes is that if you lash at the tail the snake will simply bite you"

He then used the resulting silence of the crowds to sit by the Slytherin table and search for Dioda.

Cassiopeia soon left the compartment her brothers were in, seeing they were soon joined by others, and found a compartment where some first years sat. One had platinum blonde hair, clearly a Malfoy, but she ignored this as she sat next to her distant relative. Very distant relative.

She said nothing, choosing to tune out the world and the chattering of the others as she stared out the window with bored golden eyes.

Upon reaching Hogsmeade, she went with the other first years into the boats that would take them to the school. Cassiopeia found herself to be in the same boat, literally, with the young Malfoy. She quickly grew tired of his silence, " You're a Malfoy, right?" His cool grey eyes turned to the brunette in surprise. " Scorpius Malfoy," he said quietly with a nod to her, " You?"

" I'm Cassiopeia Potter," the girl answered, quieting as she said her last name. She hated when others judged her by her father and family name. Scorpius said nothing in return and their conversation ended, although Cassiopeia was quite pleased to know her assumption had been correct. As usual.



When they entered the great castle, the first years were ushered into the Great Hall where most oo'd and aw'd over the ceiling and overall enormosity of the room. They were soon sorted and Cassiopeia was pleased to see Albus sorted into Gryffindor before she was called to try the hat. Sitting on the stool the teacher lowered the hat to the girl's head and it began to speak to her.

" You're another Potter," the tone was unsurprised, " hmm, how interesting. Yes..." Cassiopeia glanced upward, seeing the dark brim over her brow. A few moments of consideration and its decision was called out loudly for everyone to hear, " SLYTHERIN!"

Cassiopeia stood and removed the magical hat herself, handing it to the surprised teacher before making her way to the Slytherin table. Cheers erupted although she knew some were probably fake but this didn't disappoint her as she sat on the bench, a smug look spreading across her features as her golden eyes found her brothers at the Gryffindor table.



Scorpius hadn't even sat when the teacher placed the hat on his head, where it didn't stay long. " SLYTHERIN!" The hat called out, having barely touched the young boy's mind. Malfoy's were famous for never having been in another House. Ever.

He was quite pleased as he stepped from the platform and strode over to the Slytherin table where the 'snakes' of the school clapped, some cheering. He sat next to the girl he'd met on the boat and, after giving a small smile to her, turned to watch the rest of the sortings.

Potter's, Weasley's, blah blah blah. These were children of the men and women his own father had gone to school with, and bullied, and one was his own House-mate.

James was already holding the map. Where he hides it he doesn't say, but its a safe bet there is some sort of secret pocket somewhere on him at all times. Most likely a magical one. When it came to magic, he was pretty good with various Offensive spells, with a bit of skill in transfiguration and illusion. So, he got up, making sure not to make a single noise. He had made sure of that. He then added "And don't lose Dad's cloak then. Its one of his favorites...."

He then made sure no one else was up, and told Albus to stay close. You see, all throughout Hogwarts there are secret passages. James then activated The Marauders Map, making sure no one was moving or getting close, as he led Albus to one of his more favorite secret passages. If anyone started to get remotely close, he would know.

Dioda stood up and walked out of her bedroom. She wasn't really tired and didn't want to stay there so figured to wander around the castle and maybe scare some Gryphindors. That would actually be funny. Maybe she could even get the blood of Potter she needed for her father. Than atleast she had everything she needed to bring him back and when he was back, the Potters would die, if they wanted it or not. She had enough of their famous name and thost two stupid boys called James and albus. She was going to enjoy watching them die and would help them die in the best way she could. This year would be the last year of the Potters on Hogwarts for they would be killed this year, even Harry Potter himself. He would die too after he figured out that Voldemort had returned. He was no longer a Horcrux so he could easilyh die now, and she would help and laugh.

As she wandered around the castle, she had this strange feeling that Albus and James were on the move. She knew about The Marauders Map and that Albus had that Cloak of Invisability. Maybe she could follow them once she had found them but she knew she would be seen, still she would follow them. A Cloak wasn't going to help them stay away from her.

James simply kept leading forward,but he couldn't help but feel strange. He thought he saw something, but he put it off as his imagination. He then noted "This way, in here". He then opened up a secret room, quickly pulling Albus inside, and it closed quickly. He hid how he had opened it as well. The passageway led to this big room. There was a fireplace, lit by magic, several chairs and a ton of bookcases. This room wasn't on any map, not even The Marauders Map. It has a window, but it's hidden on the outside, protected by several enchantments. On the floor, a giant Seal of Griffindor was placed there.

There are stairs that head to an upper part, which has a medium sized version of wizards chess (with self resetting and repairing pieces), and more chairs. There were various objects too, set all around, for spell casting and testing. That's when James said "Welcome to......Griffindor Sanctuary!. Found it on accident when I was hit into the wall back there. Took me a month to figure out how to open. This place is built by the Founder himself I think. Probably in retaliation to The Chamber of Secrets". James then thought he saw something again for a moment, but collected himself, saying "Well? Pretty cool huh? Just don't tell anyone....unless I tell you it's okay alright? This will be our secret, like the map...."

Albus smiled."Yes,it's alright but that's not what i think we were gonna do after all were we.Albus had the best idea at the time which involved pranks,involvements,and anything that was quite fun to him on the other side."Well James,how about we set a prank on Slytherin's Common room i mean,if you have anything from uncle George.

James smiled and then mentioned "Oh Albus, you know me so well. But it won't be any 'simple' prank. If we are going to do this, we are going to do it right. Luckily, I saved this here cookie....". He took out a cookie, looking all scrumptious and delicious, then taking out a confusion potion. He dipped the cookie in the potion, then took it out.

After a good deal of walking under an invisibility cloak and leading Albus around, he left the cookie in a napkin in the hand of a statue, as if someone forgot it there, yet visible in plain sight, then went to a hiding spot. James could hear people around the corner. He silently said to Albus after checking the marauders map to confirm who it is and to make sure no one is getting close.

Dioda looked at Stephen and then at the egg. ''Well, if the egg dies my pet dies. Then I'll be doomed for a whole year again,'' she said, ignoring Blake. She looked at Malice and smiled at the girl. ''Come, I'll show you,'' Dioda said to them and walked through the hallway, untill she reached the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets. She opened it and then walked down the staircase. She stopped before a door with snakes and spoke Parseltongue and the door opened. She smiled as a toad tried to jump out but she catched it. She walked in, puts the toad in the box and laid the egg under the toad. There were still remains of the other, Salazar Slytherin's, Basilisk.

Dioda then thought back t James and Albus and narrowed her eyes. Wherever those boys were, they would soon help her getting her father back. She would do anything to get her father back. But first, she had to concentrate on the Basilisk. It would help her getting blood from the two boys.

Dioda gasped, looking at James and Albus as she fell to the ground in a kind of soldier position at attention. She froze in that state, seemingly unaware of her enviroments now. A teacher came by and picked her up and carried her to the place where they nursed the students if ill or if something happend to them.

(lol, and as she is crazy, she probably thought it was Blake....or a giant snake....however I'd like to note they were under the invisibility cloak)

James looked out the window, noticing that it is almost day. There was a lot of brewing and exploring, before anyone else could get up, he took out 2 potions and looked at Albus, saying "Here, take one of these. Energy Restoration Potions. Guaranteed to provide energy for a day as if you got a goodnights rest". He gave one to Albus and the other to himself. Now the sun began to shine into the window, which would begin to wake some people up.

Then, there was a giant roar of a dragon in the background. That woke the rest up.

Well, that or a magical roar that sounded like a dragon anyways.

James then noted to Albus "Now come on!! Get ready, we need to head to class soon. I need to see if this new teacher is any good". Notably, there has been a lack of saying what drove the other teacher away. But with James, being both James AND a Potter, there was a good guess as of who may have helped.

Stephen was really exited for this day; his first day of learning magic, something that was actually worth learning for a change!

He had prepared all the things he needed before hand so he would not need to do so in the morning. As Stephen walked down the stairs he remembered all the strange things that had happened yesterday, Stephen decided that it was probably a dare game or a tease as no one would really want to kill some one just like that would they? Saying you wanted to kill some one didn't mean anything ether; Grandpa said he would kill the bank manager 23 times plus the time he said he would half kill him but he never did more then puncher the banker's tires and even that only when he was pissed off and the opportunity presented itself.

Stephen had missed Blake by a few minutes but since he was 2nd year or something they would not be learning in the same class any way. Stephen on his way passed near the Gryffindor house portrait and saw James and Albus Potter exit from it, Stephen waved towards them and made a joking salute.

"Hello clan Potter! You better start running caz we are runnin late!, come with me Albus; I made a point of figuring out were our class is for today so there is no point in you wondering around, its Slytherin and Gryffindor for today anyway."

James began heading towards his Class, while holding Albus' arm in one hand, and led him towards his class. "I already know where Albus' classes are, but we all have to run! ALL classes start early today!"

James started running, and he was pretty fast. The Grand Staircase.....it was the quickest route.....and the way was just starting to move. James quickly pulled Albus onto it before it got too far, and then ran down the steps towards the classrooms.He then noted Albus' classroom being right around the corner, and sprinted to his, just barely making it.

Thats when he heard in an announcement. "Please be aware. There have been sightings of trolls in the area. Please stay alert...."

James walked into his class, which had just started. They were practicing defensive spells. James was then paired with Hester. His arch enemy, so to speak. He could already hear students betting how this would end up. James started with Flippendo, and Hester failed the deflect. Hester, in anger, returned the Flippendo. And this turned into a full blown battle between James and Hester. Offensive spells started flying around, and Asters could only sit and watch as they basically had a magical dual. Hester began throwing out more offensive spells, but James managed to deflect most with the spell they were supposed to learn, and then fire out more spells of his own.

He quickly jumped onto a table as Felkon, who hated James and the Potters just as much as Hester, joined in. James quickly jumped to another desk, then knocked over a chair. Considering it was 2 v 1, James was doing very well. James then managed to knock Hester into Felkon. Thats when Asters intervened. "Alright! Alright! Enough! James, excellent use of the defensive spells. Now, lets all just calm down and continue the class now!!"

James sat down with a smirk. He just won against 2 Slytherine at once.