Promise me

A/n:As you may know this is the same story that I had which was called “Let Life Live and be lived” I had a new idea to spin this into a better and longer fic for everyone. So first off I changed the title to “Promise Me” which I got from the song “Promise Me” for the band called Lillix. Second listening to this song gave me idea’ to fill in the gaps in my mind so enjoy and hope you like the revised chapter of this fic.

Title: Promise Me

Author name: HermioneandHarry4ever

Author email: sykochick@hotmail.com

Category: Romance

Subcategory: R- Restricted- not suitable for persons under 17

Summary: Spoilers! Harry is in his final year and with emotions on the rise form the history of everything from his parents pasts he is struggling to make it as an Auror and trying to help the new guys make it threw their first and for one’s final year and the school.

DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Promise Me

Chapter 1

It was the first of September and it was the first day of the last year Harry Potter had to spend at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Finally after the past seven years he was rid of this school that had taught him so much about his life. It also taught him the essence of trouble, pain, laughter, talent, and friendship… The list goes on and on in his head over and over. All he knew was this was going to be his final year and he wasn’t going to be the center of all attention. He was going to study hard get the grades he needed and packed his bags and head to Austria to train where his father and mother trained to become Aurors’.

He arrived at the train station before everyone else, lacking sleep and miserable as ever from the night before not just because Dumbledore told him to pick up some new American students and see that they make it to school in one piece, but he still couldn’t shake his gruesome nightmares from the past. The headmaster filled him in quite well with the details he would need to recognize them. One’s name was Brien, he was eleven and sadly blind from a freak accident last year at school. He was little punk kid, loved punk bands and played many instruments to satisfy his needs to get off over his accident. Then there was his older brother Ty, He was seventeen, the same age as Harry, and he was more of a relaxed rock boy with a Grateful Dead sense to him. Harry wouldn’t have trouble finding them. Harry walked over to the old deck master and handed him his bags and Hedwigs’ cage and walked around for a bit.

~****~

Hermione and Ron had just got in the car with Ginny and we’re on their way to Kings Cross. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley didn’t attend this year because Ron and Ginny pleaded them that they were old enough and could go to school on their own. Spending another year with the Order the Weasley’s regretfully agreed knowing that they would have to give them some freedom before they left them forever. So with a long good-bye for the three of them they were on their way. They took a car that the Order supplied and later on George would come and pick it up and bring it back home.

A lot has changed in the three of them. Ron had gotten into music more from the muggle side of the world. Hermione and giving him a second hand guitar that her father was getting rid of; Hermione said she would help him out learning the keys and such then he can just go freely with playing and learning what notes went together and which ones don’t. After a while Mrs. Weasley put a silencing Charm around his room so he wouldn’t bother anyone.

Ginny had changed quite a bit. She had definitely grown into a woman; she grew a few inches taller and her hair seemed to have darkened in redness. Also something everyone seemed to pick up on was that she showed a talent in the vocal department. It was soft and sweet, it seemed whatever song popped into her head she could sing the same pitch. Hermione once asked her about it but Ginny got very read and upset that they heard her singing. It seemed that Ginny didn’t think she was all that good. Plus Ron’s comments didn’t seem to help her at all. Hermione even slapped him upside the head every time he would say something about her singing when she was in the room.

Hermione had changed her sense to study as hard as she could; it increased. She spent the whole summer studying to get in the Italy’s Top Wizarding academy to work on more powerful Magic to bring home. She spent time with Ron helping him learn music, something she had secretly kept to herself for her own reasons. She worked hard around the old hold of 12 Guailmant place working with Mrs. Weasley with cooking and cleaning when she need it. Though for the most part she was reading books and thinking how unfair it was that Harry couldn’t spend their last summer before school together as a trio. She wasn’t able to write or get any information on how he was doing. Which made her so eager to go get back to school.

“I can’t wait to see Harry again. I hate when he’s not around.” Hermione said playing with the dials on the radio.

Ginny looked up and agreed, “Yeah, he’s the only one who doesn’t know my secret, and hopefully he won’t find out… Right you guys?”

“You know I wouldn’t say a word Ginny, and I’ll make sure that your prat of a brother doesn’t say anything about it either.” Hermione raised an eyebrow at Ron.

“Right, I can’t stand one more hand to the back of my head. Besides I don’t know why you get so upset over it Gin, you have a beautiful voice no one knew you had that kind of talent, I mean mum sure didn’t give you that gene.” Ron looked back at her from the rear view mirror. Ginny just rolled her eyes and looked out the window.

~***~

Harry walked all the way to the end of the train and back before he noticed any students coming on the platform. He saw most of his friends from the Gryffindor class and some Hufflepuff kids. Once a decent amount of people had arrived he reached in his pocket and pinned his Head Boy pin to his chest and walked around keeping an eye out for anything out of the ordinary, to his mind anyway.

~***~

“Well Brien, this is it. Clu said that it was the wall between platform 9 and 10.” Tye Stall said holding his duffle bag around his shoulder and a black guitar case in his had, “do you have Kwame?”

“Yes I do, and all my other stuff safely in my right pocket and my money in my left. Kwame is in my backpack eating my nuts from the plane.” Brien Stall said.

“Great, well here we go.” Tye took his brothers arm as they ran at the wall.

~***~

“We’re here. Thank god another hour of you too and I think I would have jumped out of the car.” Ron’s head went forward when both Hermione and Ginny cracked him in the head.

“Then don’t make comments about my choice in men!” Ginny yelled as she got out of the car.

“And I telling Harry how you feel about the gift he sent you. I know he would love to hear it.” Hermione said as she got out of the car and walked away from him.

Ron panicked, he was glad he would never have to drive back here until it was his kids turn, but he had to explain to Hermione why he said that the gift he sent him was totally useless to him at home or anywhere. Ron grabbed his bags and ran after the two pissed off females getting read to walk threw the gate.

~***~

Harry was walking past the entrance messing his hair up in frustration. Some second years started a fight in the middle of the platform and he had to get them and send them to separate sides of the train, after he got hit in the stomach because the one boy thought it was his enemy. Right after he let out a huff of air trying to calm down, the next thing he knew he’s knocked over by two bodies.

“Bloody hell, this platform hates me today.” Harry said get up off the ground.

“Sorry dude, we just ran as fast as we could and if we smacked into the wall then we would know we’re in the wrong spot.” A deep voice said.

Harry looked up knew that he found the two he was supposed to meet. Tye was his size with nice facial hair; it trimmed from his sides and kind of was shaved into a line that broke towards his cheek and back to his chin, up to his lip and a thin mustache that combined. He had dark brown hair that kind of had the spiked shaggy look. His eyes were bright blue that looked like the sun made the light in them. He wore a Tye-dye sleeveless tank with baggy jeans like Harry’s that were torn at the knees, and black wide shoes that said Vans.

Brien was much Darker; he had jet black spiked hair every which way with metallic blue tips. His t-shirt was black with e red skull that looked like it was bleeding, and long black cargo shorts with red bungee cords and thread trimming, and black shoes with a red ‘E’ face down so it looked like an elephant. He wore silver shades with a red metallic covering over his eye sockets.

Harry grinned, “Tye and Brien Stall” Harry held out his hand.

Tye and Brien took his hand, “Harry Potter.” They both said in slight awe.

“Don’t look so surprised I’m no big deal to get all excited over. You might even hate me by the end of the year.” Harry smiled, “I say that to everyone I meet because I don’t like the attention.”

“Ok, now that you memorized what you were going to say, I’m Tye and this is Brien.” Tye explained.

“Yes, Dumbledore told me about you guys and which one was which. But you want to drop your bags off or since it looks like you don’t really have any bags-“

“All our stuff is downsized and is in our pockets, our brother Clu said it’s the best way to travel.” Tye said.

Harry seemed very put out with these two, they had everything figured out, what more would he need to show them before they got to school. He turned around and then noticed why. Draco Malfoy had just crossed onto the platform and was walking their way. Brien was walking around when Harry noticed Draco was going to intentionally tip the eleven-year-old punk.

Harry went to make a move but Tye grabbed his arm, “Don’t worry, I see that Blond guy, just watch…” Tye grinned.

Draco started to walk faster and as he went to knock him over Brien swung around and tripped Malfoy with his walking stick. Harry couldn’t believe it but Tye explained that when Brien got blind he got super senses and could sense when someone was coming at him and wouldn’t move. Malfoy on the other had was pissed. He got up and ran his hands threw his blond hair and walked up to Brien.

“What the bloody fuck is your problem, tripping people as they walk by.” Malfoy grabbed Brien by the collar of his shirt and pulled him towards him. He went for his wand when both Harry and Tye knew it was time to jump in.

“Malfoy I wouldn’t be doing that if I was you.” Harry said calmly. Malfoy looked up at Harry.

“Oh Potter, I really do.” Malfoy sneered as he let Brien down, “why what can you do if I was to hex this little troll into oblivion.”

“One that boy is more powerful then you can ever be, two his brother is standing right next to me ready to attack the second you mutter a single curse, and three I’m sure you don’t want McGonagll waiting for you once you step off that train, I know she would be very pleased that I was obeying school rules in being Head boy and all.” Harry raised an eyebrow at him.

“Wow this school really is going to shit if you were labeled Head boy.” Malfoy nudged Brien before he walked off.

“Watch out for him, he’s very…” Harry couldn’t think of the word.

“Shady…” Brien said reaching in his pocket.

“Eh, yes, though I don’t know what Shady means.” Harry looked at him.

“It means sneaky always planning to do something without telling you.” Brien looked up at where he thought Harry was, “Thank you though, I can sense when someone is near but I can’t really defend myself when they have me caught.”

“Don’t worry, if Malfoy ever gives you a hard time just tell me and I’ll try my best to take care of it.” Brien smiled at him.

“Here, I made this on the plan over here.” Harry held out his hand, Brien handed him a carved stone that was put threw a string.

“What’s this?” Harry held it up to his face, “Looks like the end to a spear.”

“Sort of. I know you can make could use of it. Just please always have it around your neck, you just might regret not having it one day.” Brien pressed Harry’s hand closed around the necklace.

Harry nodded and tied it around his neck, “I promise.”

Tye looked at Brien, He knew that he gave Harry that necklace for his protection. After Brien became blind more than his senses got stronger, so did his magic. Brien came here to work with Dumbledore to improve his new powers but he wouldn’t go without Tye. On the flight over here Brien spent the whole ride carving out a stone he found at the gate to the airport. It was the perfect stone, to Brien anyway, and he made sure that every little detail was made as he carved it. He even told Tye one night that he had a dream about Harry, it was so surreal to him, Harry looked just like a seventeen year old would look. He had never seen Harry except when he could still see, but that was still in pictures. Brien saw the tall, formed, messy haired guy, his eyes were so deep green they could look like a midnight forest green. He was sitting at the end of a bed and looking into the amber flames before him, tears streaming down his face and hate burning threw him. Brien swore that he could never see the pain he saw in Harry in that dream, it was like his heart was ripped from his chest and lit on fire before him for his own touchier.

“Tye, you ready, Harry is going to take us on the train and get us settled in a compartment.” Brien said tugging on his brother’s arm.

“Ok buddy, let’s get going.” Tye grinned at his brother as he helped him towards the train.

Harry was helping Tye and Brien with their bags so they could get to the train when someone yelled to him, “Harry!” He turned around and saw a long head of red hair running at him.

He smiled as Ginny lunged at him giving him a bone-crushing hug. He smiled at her and saw Hermione running at top speed crushing him again, then Ron walking over with his goofy grin and a trolley with all their things on it. Once Hermione let go of Harry he looked at the three of them.

“Hey guys, how was it this summer?”

By the look of their faces it wasn’t all that well. Hermione was the first to speak, “It was ok, but the down part I don’t think we should be talking about it on the platform.” Harry noticed that she had that searching look in her eyes as she looked at him. Finally Hermione looked away at the other two boys standing next to Harry, “Who are these guys?”

Ron, Ginny and Hermione looked at the two. Harry smiled and said, “This is part of the reason why I couldn’t come to stay with you guy this summer. We all know that Tonks and everyone want me in a secure location and all, but Dumbledore sent me a few owls over the summer explaining that he wanted me to help out some new students from the States. Well these are them, meet Tye and Brien Stall.” Harry moved aside to let his friends see the two new students.

Tye was happy to meet them. He always wanted to meet new people, and these guys being friends with Harry just made it so much easier, “Hey there, I’m Tye.” He held out his hand to them. When he went to shake Ginny’s hand he sort of looked at her in a way he never looked at a girl before, “You are…”

Ginny looked back at him in the same way he was looking at her, she seemed kind of dazed when she took his hand, “Ginny… Ginny Weasely.”

Ron rolled his eyes at his little sister as he walked over to break them up, “I’m her older brother Ron.” He said older brother in way that meant keep away from my sister.

“Ron, knock it off.” Hermione said. Ron gave her glare as she moved him aside, “I’m Hermione Granger, nice to meet you.” Tye nodded as he shook her hand.

“It’s grate to meet yall.” Tye smiled, “It’s great to make new friends not even fifteen minuets into stepping on the platform. I though it was going to take weeks.”

Ginny smirked, “Doubt it.” She mumbled to herself. Ron looked at her with a glare, Ginny looked at him and walked away.

“Ok well Tye Brien I can take you to a compartment but then I have to head up to the front of the train to speak with McGonagll about my Head Boy duties.” Harry said walking towards the train.

Hermione, Ron, and Ginny screamed at once, “Stop!” Harry stopped dead in his tracks. He turned around and looked at them when he asked what Hermione lunged at him and crushed his neck in her arms.

“Hermione, I think I might need my spine to move around, yah know.” Harry joked.

She let go of him and backed up, “I’m just glad.”

Ginny came up and gave him a hug, “You earned it Harry.”

“Yeah mate, I got prefect, you got Head Boy were even.” Ron smirked.

“Yeh, I really deserve it.” Harry said as he shrugged. “I mean Hermione can’t be Head Girl without one of us being able to stop her from going Hell bent.” They all laughed as Hermione punched Harry in the arm.

“Come on guys lets get going.” Hermione said as she walked towards the train. The six students walked onto the train laughing.

When they got on the train Harry walked Tye and Brien down to the compartment where Hermione and Ron and him would sit since they were eleven. Tye and Brien sat down and waited for Ron and Ginny. Harry stood by the door and waited to make sure that Malfoy wouldn’t come looking for Brien again. Soon enough Ginny and Ron came walking down the hall, Ron holding his guitar case in his hand. When they got to the compartment Ron took the most open spot and laid his case across his lap. Ginny sat across from him next to Tye who was looking at Ron. Harry found his cue.

“Ok guys me and Hermione will be back in a few minuets after we check all the compartments.” They nodded as he closed the door and walked towards the front of the train.

When he got there, he saw a lot of the prefects sitting in an over sized cabin that could have been bigger then the width of the train. He walked in and nodded to everyone as he sat down in the chair that said head boy. Soon Hermione walked in and sat down in the chair next to him that wrote Head Girl.

“Figures two Gryffindor’s would get Head boy and girl.” Andrew Manson said.

“Not our we have a decent mind that is focused on more then when you will become a death eater.” Harry said not even looking at him.

“Yeh and when I do you’re the first I’ll be going after.” Andrew snapped.

Harry shot out of his chair and looked right at Andrew. Andrew stood as well, the air in the compartment suddenly seemed still and it was so quiet that you could hear the first year girls squealing up the hall. Harry leaned over the table and looked at Manson. Hermione was scared; a student had never threatened Harry like that before, not even Malfoy. She placed a hand on his lower back waiting for his next move.

“Sixty points from Slythrin for Manson’s lip.” Harry said in a deep calming voice.

He sat back down and looked at Hermione. He wanted to grab Manson by the throat and slam him against the wall, this Hermione knew. Gratefully he did in the mature way and didn’t lash out, Hermione wondered why, this was a first for him.

Next thing they all knew a fireplace appeared against the wall in front of Harry. Green and blue flames shot out of the fireplace and Professor McGonagll’s head appeared, “Good afternoon all.” She said to them, they all said the same back as Harry only nodded towards her. She looked at Harry and Hermione, “Congratulations to you both, I hope that you will be as successful as all other’s were.”

“Yes ma’am.” Harry said.

“Yes professor.” Hermione said.

McGonagll looked at everyone, “I see that we have everyone here, good, first off, you are all apart of what happens to the students in this school. I will not see anyone, and I mean anyone doing something against his or her authority. If I, Hermione, Harry or any other teacher see you taking points from those whom have done nothing wrong you will lose your badge and house points will be deducted from your house and a months worth of labor the dungeons with Professor Snape cleaning out his potion jars and polishing the tables, all by hand without magic. Do I make my self clear?” They all nodded, “Perfect, now when we get to the school you will all go separate from your classmates, you will look for Professor Lupin and follow him to different carriages that will send you right to the great hall entrance where you will stand in a line and wait for your classmates and guide them to your tables.”

“Finally, I would like to ask if you all have anything to say.” She looked around waiting.

“I took sixty points from Slythrin.” Harry said not even looking at her.

“Potter, that’s a bit steep don’t you think?” McGonagll asked.

“Not when a Prefect makes a threat to kill someone before they even get to school.” Harry said looking at Manson.

“Ok then, is there anything else?” No one said anything, “Well then all Prefects may leave, and I must speak to the Head boy and girl alone.”

Slowly everyone got up. As they left Manson gave Harry one last glare before a Hufflepuff pushed him out of the room. Harry sat up more in his chair as he looked at his head of house. Hermione was looking between the both of them.

McGonagll was the first to speak, “Which Prefect and to whom?”

Harry looked at her, “Andrew Manson of Slythrin, the threat was to me. He said that when he becomes a Death Eater I’m the first he’s going to kill.”

“Dear god, Potter you did the right thing, do didn’t attack, as much as I know you wanted to, but I will award points for you thought in his punishment. I will have Dumbledore informed and have him deal with Mr. Manson, this won’t be taken lightly.”

“I know, hey, what am I going to do, I’d just be making him look good if I hit him.” Harry looked at Hermione, “Plus there are more important things to keep in mind. That would be my school work.”

Harry walked off to up the compartment leaving Hermione there looked back at him. Something definitely wasn’t right here. Harry was acting totally different, the only problem was how to get it out of him. She looked back at his retreating figure and walked up to the compartment where everyone was waiting for them.

Harry walked all the way to the end of the train to the last compartment, but before entering the compartment he listened. Ron had his guitar out playing a simple melody, nothing big, but it was soft and calming, more or less beautiful. Harry listened for a little bit. Something about that melody made him feel free, it was the melody that he heard over the summer outside his window. This was the melody that made him change the way he did. He wanted to make a change that would make everyone proud, it was a change that could show his parents that he could be the man they would have raised, the way Sirius…

Harry cut off his thoughts as a tear stuck his cheek, that melody was his reason, to find a different way to take out his anger in more music than blowing up people or thinking irrationally. Music was his reason to start over knew. Harry wiped his face; he knew that as long as he was here he would need to find something else. Harry had practiced on Dudley’s guitar as much as he could to practice and get out his frustration, only when they were on a short holiday. Either way Harry was able to play most muggle songs by the time he was getting ready to come back to school.

As Harry got up Hermione bumped into him, “Oh, Harry why were you on the floor?”

“I was eh, just listening to Ron play for a short while before I interrupted him.” Harry smiled.

“Oh. Well we better get in there because I saw Malfoy and he should be on his way up here to give the yearly threats.” Hermione rolled her eyes as she walked in.

Harry grinned as he looked down the hall before he walked into the compartment. When he got in their Ginny and Brien were on the floor Ron was taking up most of a seat practicing and Tye was listing to… a CD player. Harry was shocked; he couldn’t have one! Magic out beats muggle electronics. He sat down between him and Hermione.

“Tye,” Harry said. Tye didn’t respond, “Tye” Harry said again but this time he nudged him. Tye looked at him and took off his headset.

“Yeh.” He said stopping the device.

“How are you able to listen to that? Doesn’t the magic interfere?”

“Nah, not when my brother Clu put these in.” Tye popped open the battery case. Harry looked bewildered. Inside were two clear looking batteries with a metallic looking liquid inside, “Metallic Magic Batteries. They can be used in any muggle device to bring to the magic world. The liquid surges threw then electronic parts and puts a covering on them, a set can last maybe a month for you. And you can put regular muggle CD’s in them and everything.”

Harry was amazed at this he got up, “Tye come with me please.” He was smiling bigger then he ever thought he could smile.

Tye got up and followed Harry out of the compartment and down the hall. As they were walking Harry asked him a few questions, “Do you carry your guitars and drums in your pocket all the time?”

“Hell yeah, I don’t trust anyone with my music except me and Brien. Why?”

Harry led him into a huge compartment, “Welcome to the head boy and girl compartment.” Tye looked confused, “Hake out your guitar. I’d like to see it, Possibly, play it.” Harry looked at him confidently.

“You want to play the prodigy?” Tye looked shocked, “ My dad gave me this guitar when I was eight and it’s gotten me pretty good, better after he died.” He looked at Harry, “Only if you know how to play.” Tye looked so serious and he could have made Harry tell the truth with his glare.

“I can play.” Harry sat down on the chair and Tye reached in his pocket and pulled out a tiny trinket. He set it in the ground and muttered growth and soon enough as large electric guitar formed. It was beautiful. A red and black base with a whammy board, it was pretty banged up but it looked so original. And American flag sticker was and the bottom of it with a skull head next to it.

Tye lifted it and handed it to Harry carefully. Harry put the strap around his shoulder and looked at the light instrument in his hands. He missed the feel of holding a guitar in his hands and it felt even better knowing he didn’t have to worry about Dudley coming in his room and seeing Harry playing on something that was his, even if he didn’t play much.

Tye sat back in the seat across from Harry to see what was in store for him. Harry closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he laid his fingers over the strings. An open E came out followed by an A, D, G, B, E and back again. After a little while of going up and down the scales Harry started to play something. It started out slightly fast Harry was picking the strings quickly before he was in full blown jamming. Tye sat up and looked at him as he continued, he knew this song but it was hard with out the words. Harry’s eyes were closed tight so no one could look into them and see what he was feeling. Once Harry got to a B# something snapped inside him and he got slower and slower before he ended it.

Harry opened his eyes and looked at Tye, Tye saw why he had his eyes closed, and there was pain inside them that only the music he played could release that pain. He looked right into Harry’s eyes, “Somewhere you belong. I understand, and I trust you with my guitar and I know that you need that to feel something that you never could feel.”

“Somewhere I belong…” Harry said looking at the guitar in his hands, “but I can’t here… Not with Ron playing… I know I’m good, but not great.”

“But you know your better than him.” Harry nodded, “Then your secret it safe with me. No one will know bout this unless you tell them. But I would like to offer my services to you.” Harry looked at him strange, “Well I noticed that that G# wasn’t the right note to end that song, some of your notes were a bit off. I want to teach you all the right notes and whatever you need to learn. We will do it privately, your Head Boy, if you can get a spot in your quarters and put a strong silencing charm around it… we can practice for hours.” Tye had a smile on his face, “What do you say to that?”

Harry looked at him before grinning; “Deal. There has to be something I can do for you though.”

“There is. Just be there if I need you for something, like studying or Quidditch or something like that. I can only tell you this Harry, Me and you can learn a lot from each other.” Tye smiled as he got up and shrunk his guitar back down to mini size and put it back in his pocket.

Harry and Tye walked out of the compartment and back up to the one where everyone was playing a game of exploding snap. As they both walked in the cards exploded and one shot up and hit Harry right above the eye. Everyone stopped as Harry bent over on one knee holding his eye.

Tye got down with him trying to help him, “Harry, dude, let me see.” Harry shook his head as he griped his head.

“Everyone just back up please, it’s no big deal!” Harry tried to assure them. When he stood back up and removed his hand blood started to gush from his head and hand. Ron and Tye both took Harry by and arm and carried him out of the compartment where Ginny and Hermione were screaming things that no one could understand. Tye and Ron carried him down the hall an into the boys bathroom where they finally let go of him, “Bloody hell, you guys I’m fine it’s only a little blood.”

“A little blood, Harry your gushing worse then when Pettigrew sliced your arm in fourth year!” Ron yelled ass he grabbed a rag and soaked it in cold water.

“Guys I’ll be fine, it was a stupid card and that gave me a good gash in the head, I can’t even feel the damn thing.” Harry tried to reason with them until Ron slammed a cold towel to his head, “Ow! Ron!”

Ron removed the towel and dabbed his head lightly, there was a knock on the door, “damn it! Ok lets’ get him back to the compartment and let him deal with it.” Ron said but was knocked out of the way by Harry.

“Bout time.” Harry passed them off and walked out of the door blowing off Hermione, Ginny, and Brien and back into the compartment.

Tye and Ron came out of the bathroom, Ron holding a slightly red washing towel looking at everyone else, “He’s defiantly got a chip on his shoulder and even I can see it and I barely know him.” Tye stated before he walked into the compartment after him, followed by the others.

~***~

It was a silent trip the rest of the way, Ginny and Hermione finally got Harry to walk to the nurses’ station and get fixed up. When he came back he told them he would be in the head boy and girl compartment sleeping. After he left Brien was the first to speak.

“Something isn’t right about him. He looks like he’s broken on the inside and trying to hide it on the outside.”

“You think so, I think he’s hiding something and won’t tell us.” Ron said in a cocky tone.

“Ron, of course he’s hiding something, why else would he be acting this way.” Ginny said.

“Guys, guys, just give the guy a break, obviously he needs some time alone, who knows what could have happened this summer with him. He hasn’t written to either of you of course, he had to prepare to help me and Brien threw the first day here, and he’s now Head Boy and a guy who has to work extra hard to get in to the Aurors academy. Ron, Your attitude with him doesn’t show much help to your best friend. You slammed a towel to his head that had cold water soaked threw it. So get over what ever it is that is bothering you about him and start being his best friend and try to help.”

Ron looked as though he was about to explode, “I am his best friend, but you know what, even the best friend has to give tough love to show how much he cares! And if it’s to hard for you guys to see then fine I’ll be the ass hole that I can be and blow you all off, hang out with other people and work my ass of with other things so I don’t piss any of you off. How’s that sound?”

Brien leaned over into Hermione’s ear, “Who shoved the stick up his ass and twisted it?” Hermione smirked as she looked at her hotheaded friend.

Everyone continued to talk as the train slowly came to a stop. It was quite dark out as everyone shipped out of the trains. Harry was standing holding to door open for the first years, his first real smile came when he saw Hagrid’s giant body waving for the little first years to follow him. Hagrid spotted Harry and gave him a warm smile and a wink as he lead the first years to the boats. Brien got off last as another first year helped him to the boats, Harry patted his shoulder before he whispered in his ear, “Don’t worry if you fall off, the giant squid is nice.” Brien nearly froze as the other boy helped him on his way.

Once everyone one was off Harry walked over to the carriages that were going to transport all prefects and head boy and girl to the castle. As he got in the first carriage with Hermione he noticed someone else sitting across from her. Tye was sitting waiting anxiously to get going and to see what was in store for him. Harry was a little taken off by this, “Tye what are you doing here?” he shook his head from the light chill.

“Dumbledore said to come here so I can get sorted before the other guys and could sit with my right table before all the first years come in.”

“I see; Dumbledore always has a solution to every problem. Well I can’t wait to see what house you will end up in.” Harry smiled.

“Same here, It would be a shame to see you end up in Slythrin though. Yet again, you don’t show any sign of wanting to be dark.” Hermione laughed before the carriage shot up the side of a tall hill and with in a few seconds they were at the entrance to the school. Look back down the hill Hermione saw everyone else just starting a slow ride up to the Great Hall.

McGonagll was waiting outside the entrance for them. Once all prefects were lined up and ready to go she took Tye by the arm and lead him in first followed by Harry, Hermione, and the rest of the prefects. Once in the Great Hall she turned around, “now all of you please take your seats at your tables, we are going to see what house Mr. Stall will be living in for the rest of the year.”

Once everyone took their seats Professor McGonagll brought Tye in front of the entire staff before seating him on the three-legged stool. Tye sat on it waiting for the next step, once McGonagll came over to him with the ratty old witches hat, he became very nervous, he didn’t want to be put in the wrong house, he wanted to be with his new friends! Before he knew it the hat was placed on his head.

“Hello there Mr. Stall. I’ve been waiting for you to come.” The hat whispered in his head.

“What do you mean?” Tye said back.

“You are the next to be honored in this school… Next to Mr. Potter over there.” Tye looked over Harry’s way; “I had a hard time placing him in a good house. I thought he would do best in Slythrin, but he wanted Gryffindor… I couldn’t argue with him… as it seems, he’s doing a good job with them.”

“This is a great history lesson magic hat guy, but please, this is embarrassing up here in front a bunch of people I don’t know.” Tye told the hat with slight pleading in his head.

“Of course. Well you seem to have the knowledge of Ravenclaw, the wit of Hufflepuff, and the thirst to prove your self as in Slythrin, yet. Your biggest strength his Bravery, friendship, loyalty, and the power to change the worst of a situation into the best. What do you think, Gryffindor, no?”

“YES!” Tye screamed in his head.

“Very well. You will have what you think is best…” The hat stood up straight when he belted out, “GRYFFINDOR!”

Harry and Hermione both jumped up and started clapping for their newfound friend and member to the house. Tye smirked as he removed the hat and handed it to Professor McGonagll and headed down to the table where Harry and Hermione were making room for him. When he sat down sixth year Kyle Jones and fifth year Stacey Bell shook his hand and welcomed him into their house. Tye shook their hands and looked up and down the tables, as he only feared the amount of people in this house.

Soon enough all the other students minus the first years filled in and took their seats to wait for the rest of the ceremony. Ron found his way between Hermione and Harry to wait for everyone to get in the great hall. Before they knew it the hall was quiet and the first years were lead into the great hall that filed along the small platform in front of the staff. McGonagll walked out with the scroll of all the students and one by one called out their names.

“David Goode!” the boy sat down and waited before the hat screamed out, “Ravenclaw!”

Clapping and cheered was heard from the Ravenclaw table before the next one was called out, “Ron Forster” then the hat screamed, “Slythrin!”

On and on it went until there were few kids left. McGonagll called out, “Brien Stall!”

Brien walked up to the stool; Dumbledore was looking at him with great interest, as was Snape! Brien took his seat as he wait. Tye, Harry, Hermione, and Ron held their breaths. Tye made eye contact with his brother and noticed something a second before the hat called out… “SLYTHRIN!”

Harry nearly fell over as Brien walked down the platform and to the Slythrin table. When everyone looked over at the Slythrin table, all eyes were on Malfoy. He looked as though he was petrified! Brien walked passed him giving him a nudge before taking his seat. Tye was shocked at what his brother did… Why in earth would be pick the same house as the dark lord… non-the less, their Uncle was the head of house.

A/n: Well hope you enjoy this chapter, give me some feed back so I can see what I can improve on and what I should keep just right. Read and Review!!!!