New Marauders Hogwarts

Year 1

Chapter 1

The Letter

By Cindra

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I know long time no chapter, but when one has writers block it's hard to write and I wasn't really sure how to go about the next stage in my New Marauders saga… It's six years later and days before the next generation is about to start their first year at Hogwarts…We begin with an updated character list that I've added bellow and the story opens with Dani not so happy with something that she received at her eleventh Birthday party, so she decided to ditch that and go off on her new broom and sulk…Happy reading.

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Wizarding World Player List 2016

(According to Age Seniority excluding Avalon aka Merlin and the others .... and this is my timeline not canon!)

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Lord Doctor Jonathan Ulysses Rohan Galloway (March 6, ????... 10th regeneration 1000+ years and counting) –m- Lady Renee "Rose" Rosalyn Jacqueline (April 21, 1987)

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Peter Jonathan Ulysses (2011)

Destiny Rose Patience(2011)

------ Great-Grandson it's complicated by Doctors Granddaughter Susan

---Captain Jonathan Jackson Harkness (March 6, 2225)

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Dobby (June 28, ?)-m-Winky ( July 20, ?)

----Children-----

Piper Mione (Sept 5, 2009)

Paxton Harry (2013)

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Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (Oct 31, 1840) -m- Minerva Amelia Minuette McGonagall (October 4, 1922)

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Maxwell Albus Brian Alexander (Feb 31, 1965)

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Rubeus Hagrid ( Dec 6, 1928) -m- Olympe Maxime (Dec 25, 1940)

----Children-----

Jacen Rubeus (May 12, 2006)

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Lady Ginevra Molly Marcella Prewett (1931) -m- Lord Giles Fredrick Charles Prewett (1929)

---Children---

Molly Ginevra Fredericka

Marcella Marie Georgette

Mildred "Milly" Ginevra Molly

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Stephen James Galen Godric Potter-Pendragon (Feb 2, 1945)–m- Anastasia Aurora Marie Lorelei (April 12, 1945)

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James Harry Stephen Arthur Michael (April 1, 1965)

Guinevere Jenna Marie Lorelei (Feb 5, 1969)

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Arthur George William Weasley -m- Molly Ginevra Fredericka Prewett

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William "Bill" Gideon Arthur (Nov 29, 1967 )

Charlie Fabian Arthur (December 12 ,1969)

Percy Ignatius Arthur (August 22, 1983)

Fredrick "Fred" Arthur Charles (April 1, 1985)

George William Arthur (April 1, 1985)

Ronald Bilius Arthur (March 1, 1987)

Ginevra "Ginny" Molly Elizabeth (Aug 11, 1988)

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Lady Marcella Marie Prewett (1960) -m- Lord Mitchell Warren Carstairs (1950)

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Georgette Francesca "Frankie" (1980)

Frederica Desiree (1980)

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Mildred "Milly" Ginevra Prewett-Macanny (1962) -m- Milo Peter Macanny (1960)

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Captain Miles Malcolm Macanny (1982)

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James Harry Stephen Arthur Michael-m- Lily Rosalyn Marie Evans (Jan 1, 1965)

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Katherine Aurora Lily Elizabeth and Andromeda Marie Lorelei Michelle (Aug 30, 1984)

Harry James Merlin (July 31, 1987)

Draco Sirius Lancelot Black [adopted] (Sept 19, 1987)

Lunette Serena Diana Lovegood [adopted] (August 11,-88)

Michael James Andrew and Isabella Madeline Guinevere (4-01-05)

Lily Allura Guinevere (Jan 2011)

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Sirius Lancelot Phineas Nigellus Black-Du Lac (March 21, 1965)-m-Guinevere Jenna Marie Lorelei

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Liam Galen Harry James and Juliet Lucille Hermione Ann (April 1, 2005)

Lancelot Sirius Nigellus (Jan 2011)

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Remus Jay Nathaniel Andrew (March 10, 1965) –m- Genevieve Natalie Jennifer (Feb 14,1965)

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Nathaniel Remus Harry James Lupin (April 1, 2005)

Starla Natalie Genevieve (Jan 2011)

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Maxwell Albus Brian Alexander Dumbledore -m- Angelique Harley Danielle Quinn (June 1, 1965)

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Logan Albus Percival Brian (May 31, 1984)

Alexandra "Lexi" Amelia Minerva Minuette (Feb 17,1987)

Bianca Brianna Angelique Danielle (June 2, 1993)

Victoria Lorelei Elizabeth Marie (June 20,2006)

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Severus Samuel Princeton Snape (Jan 9, 1965) and Sibyll Calista Abigail Trelawney (Jan 5, 1966)

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Cynthia Raven Samantha (Nov 22, 2005)

Christopher Samuel Severus(Jan 9, 2011)

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Lord Alexander Rafferty Sebastian Granger -m- Lady Katherine Hermione Sabrina Spencer(1965)

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Hermione Ann Diana (Sept. 19, 1986)

Sabrina "Bree" Alexis

(August 4, 1993)

Sebastian "Bastion" Alexander (August 4, 1993)

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Regulus Alphard Leonardo Nigellus (Nov 29, 1966)-m-Princess Dahlia Titania Candace Angelica (Nov 12,2004)

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Candace Angelica Mab (Nov 12, 2004)

Leonardo "Leo" Regulus Nigellus (December 24, 2008)

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Marcus Andrew Edwards -m- Addison Marie Anderson

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2008 grad -Meredith Addison -m- Zane Hale (25)

2010 grad- Abigail Andrea (23)

2013 grad- Brian Marcus (20)

Carrie Marie(16)

Anderson Marcus(16)

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Francis Abel Dominic Tonks (Aug 21, 1970)-m-Georgette Francesca "Frankie"

---Children----

Nora Francesca (2013)

Dominic Abel Francis

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Gideon Beauregard Lockhart(March 17,1970) -m- Frederica Desiree 'Desi'

-----Children-----

Erica Desiree (2013)

Gabriel Gideon Aaron

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William "Bill" Gideon Arthur -m- Fleur Josephine Delacour (May 1, 1984)

----Children-----

Daria Francie Josephine (August 10,2006)

Robert "Bobby" William Arthur (2010)

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Charlie Fabian Arthur –m- Nymphadora Tonks (Dec 1, 1979)

----Children-----

Matthew Arthur Galen (September 15,2005)

Veronica Nora Elizabeth (2010)

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Daniel Shunpike -m- Dawn Danning

---Children---

Fara Danielle (May 2010)

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Logan Albus Percival Brian -m- Valentina Athena Diana (Feb 14,1985 )

----Children-----

Oran Maxwell Conrad (September 15,2005)

Miranda Valentina Athena (Fall 2010)

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Lotus Chang( April 24, 1980) and Kane Rai (Jan 31, 1980)

----Children-----

Mai Lien Rai (September 1,2008)

Jaden Kane ( Dec 21, 2013)

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Mackenzie "Mac" Riley Nicolas Pierce Flamel (Mar 5, 1980 )-m- Cassiopeia Marie Roberts Creevey (May 5, 1980)

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Amanda Cassandra Nicole (August 25, 2008)

Hunter Scott Mackenzie

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Lord Timothy Cooper-m- Lady Delilah Cooper (1980)

----Children---

Daphne Delilah Cooper (Jan 31, 2005)

Thomas Dillon (2015)

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Nanda Sara Lewis (June 24, 1980) -m- Captain Miles Malcolm Macanny (June 24, 1982)

----Children----

Sandra Melanie (2013)

Brady Miles

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William "Wills" Arthur Philip Louis Windsor-Wales (June 21, 1982 ) –m- Katherine Aurora Lily Elizabeth

----Children-----

Diana Katherine Lily Elizabeth(March 21, 2011)

Theodore William Andrew James (March 21, 2011)

Elizabeth Victoria Katherine Diana (2015)

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Percy Ignatius Arthur –m- Penelope Ellen Clearwater (Aug 22, 1983)

----Children-----

Thaddeus Arthur Percival (August 31 ,2008)

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Oliver Asher Wood (1983) –m- Lucille Allysia Bell-Wood (1979)

Willow Lucille (2001)

Ashley Olivia (2001)

Aiden Oliver (2010)

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Chase Landry (July 5,1983) –M—Parvati Neela Patil (June 2, 1987)

----Children-----

Tara Neela (2010 ?)

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Henry Charles Albert David Windsor-Wales (Sept 15, 1984) –m- Andromeda Marie Lorelei Michelle

----Children-----

Jessica Diana Andromeda Elizabeth (April 21, 2011)

Nicholas Henry Andrew James (April 21, 2011)

Marie Andromeda Lily Elizabeth (2015)

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Cedric Rohan (March 17, 1984) –m- Katarina "Kate" Rachel (Jun 24, 1982)

----Children-----

Rohan Cedric Amos (March 17,2006)

Rachel Katarina (2013)

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Fredrick "Fred" Arthur Charles –m- Katie Jane Bell (May 24, 1986 )

----Children-----

Fiona Molly Katherine (March 21,2006)

Kevin Fredrick Harry (August 3, 2010)

Kyle Christopher Draco (August 3, 2010)

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George William Arthur –m- Trista Melanie Monet (Feb 14, 1985)

----Children-----

Tabitha Melanie Christina (March 21,2006)

Gavin Arthur George (August 2, 2010)

Galen Michael Arthur (August 2, 2010)

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Harry James Merlin – m -- Hermione Ann Diana (Sept. 19, 1986)

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Danielle Stephanie Anastasia (Aug 28, 2005)

Amelia Lily Katherine (Aug 28, 2005)

Allysia Jamie Alexis (Aug 28, 2005)

James Alexander William Henry (Jun 21, 2010)

Rafferty Albus Arthur Merlin (Jun 21, 2010)

Anastasia Hermione Diana (July 31, 2013)

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Draco Sirius Lancelot –m- Ginevra "Ginny" Molly Elizabeth

----Children-----

Darien James Draco (May 1, 2006)

Serena Lily Ann (Spring 2011)

Samantha Diane Ginevra (Spring 2011)

Zachary Jared Arthur (Dec 25, 2013)

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Ronald Bilius Arthur –m- Lunette Serena Diana

----Children-----

Ryan James Arthur and Tyler Christopher Langley (April 21, 2006)

Callista Lunette Diana (Spring 2011)

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Seamus Riley Quinn Finnigan (March 17, 1987) --m-- Alexandra "Lexi" Amelia Minerva Minuette

----Children-----

Ian Riley Brian (July 21,2006)

Eva Amelia Minuette (2013)

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Dean Thomas (May 29,1987)---M---Padma Avani Patil (Jun 2, 1987)

----Children-----

Avani Kala (2010 ?)

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Neville Franklin Longbottom (July 30, 1987) -m- Lavender Marie Brown (August 1, 1987)

----Children-----

Benjamin Neville (July 20, 2008)

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Daniel Jacob Raddcliffe(July 23, 1989) -m- Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (April 15, 1990)

----Children----

David Harry James (Feb 1, 2011)

Josephine 'Jo' Hermione Ann (April 14, 2015)

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Donavan Asher Clearwater (February 5, 1993) -M- Sabrina "Bree" Alexis

---Children---

Alexis Brianna (2013)

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Sebastian 'Bastion' Alexander -m- Moria Allana Channing (May 5, 1993)

----Children----

Alec James (2013)

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Sean Connor Finnegan (May 6, 1993)-m- Bianca 'Binky' Brianna

----Children----

Connor Brian (2013)

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Alan Kenneth Channing (May 5, 1993) -m- Ami Lei Chang (May 6, 1993)

----Children----

Raye Allana Mei (2013)

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Pets in the chapters…

Nemo/Neva

Pepper

Fluffy

Missy/Czar

Bailey/Maggie

Lolly/Muggles

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(Godric's Hollow- Sanctuary- August 28, 2016)

Dani sat on her most prized birthday present a Seeker class Thunderbolt created for her by her Uncles. She was hovering high above the Quidditch Pitch staring down at the letter that she'd waited what seemed like an eternity to receive. It was her ticket into Hogwarts, not only that, but her entry back to being in class with the others.

She should have been over the moon about it, even her sisters were excitedly anticipating their upcoming first year that was not even a week away. *Why is my letter different then everyone else's? I thought that I would be back with everyone again. It's not fair. I don't wanna be singled out like Daddy was when he first entered Hogwarts. I don't want a spotlight on me!*

DJ knew that something was beyond upsetting Dani, but for the life of him he couldn't get why she was being all melancholy when so far her birthday was picture-perfect. She'd gotten her letter, a new broom, and loads more presents that she'd yet to even open yet. She'd just stared down at her letter, after their Uncle Albus had given it personally to her, and then up and ditched the party after reading it.

*Why, in the name of magic, would getting her letter make her so upset?* It just didn't make any sense to him.

So here he was standing in the middle of the pitch looking up at Dani, pondering just how he should approach talking about what was bothering her. "Dani what's going on with you today? Why did ya ditch your party? Didn't ya want your letter? Why aren't you ecstatic about starting Hogwarts?" He called up to her.

"Look. I don't feel like partying right now and I don't wish to talk about it!" She snarled down at him. "Go back to the manor and leave me be, Darien James. Feel free to have my share of cake and ice-cream too!

"Sorry, but not gonna happen unless you go back with me!" He glared up at her. :What the hell is your damage!? Why, in first-grandpa's name, are you out here throwing a royal snit when you finally get to be with everyone again!:

"Well you have a long wait, because I feel like testing my new broom against Daddy's training snitch!" She took the item in question out of her pocket, tapped the center of it with her finger, and then tossed it up into the air.

The tiny golden winged ball began conjuring energy rings as it zipped around the Pitch.

Fred and George had reinvented their own version of the snitch, after seeing something similar in the muggle Harry Potter video games. It was meant to be used as a tool to aid in training to teach one to fly on the broom, as well as to challenge both physically, and mentally even the most famous of Seekers. The brighter the color the faster more challenging the snitch became and the closer the challenger was to catching the snitch.

Dani had mastered several other versions of the training snitch, but this one in particular was created especially for her father, making it infinitely more difficult for her to master which was fine by her.

:That's just it, DJ! I'm not with everyone! I'm being singled out just like Daddy was!: Dani had shoved the letter into the pocket of her shorts, it had fallen out when she had started after the snitch, and was laying at DJ's feet.

DJ picked up the letter and scanned it.

There was a special welcome to Hogwarts message, no surprise there, and the usual list of needs. Though, hers seemed more extensive than any of the letters that his other cousins had received on their birthdays. Theirs had a list as well, but it looked nothing like the letter in his hands. None of the books on her list had Year One on any of the titles and there was also an extensive list of potions supplies. It puzzled him, because that was one of the things that they weren't allowed to even try in Pre-Hogwarts. Potions, Herbology, and Transfiguration weren't supposed to be covered until they attended Hogwarts. Yet, hers specifically stated that she needed Advanced Potions, Transfiguration, and Herbology textbooks. Not only those, but she also had Arithmacy and Runes on her list. Way beyond a first year's knowledge. Dani was years ahead of the rest of her class, so in a way it made sense to him. It even had a boon for her, giving her permission to visit the kitchens during her free time, and that alone should have made her smile.:You're getting all cheesed off for nothing. You've been ages ahead of everyone for years, so it makes sense that they would wish to continue your schooling at Hogwarts at the same level, or else you'd be bored to tears.:

:You don't get it, DJ! I don't wanna be put in Ravenclaw! I just know that Sorty is gonna renege on his promise and put me there!: Dani lost her concentration, nearly crashing into the stadium stands when she misjudged the snitch. It went streaking past her nose then shot straight up into the sky. "Damn it, play fair you little golden pest!"

"Dani, you just got that broom. Don't smash into anything or your mum is gonna lock it away and you won't get to fly it till you're a teenager! Winding up broken won't help any either!" DJ hated seeing her like this, her mood was making her reckless, and that was never good when doing dangerous maneuvers on a broom.

:Hello! Earth to Dani! You're a Pendragon and it's a given that you're gonna be sorted into Gryffindor. He wouldn't dare renege on his deal with your parents, besides he adores you. I mean, they'll be sitting at the head table with most of the rest of the family. My Dad is teaching first-fourth year Potions. Mum is teaching Charms. Your Mum is teaching Arithmacy and Runes. Your Dad is teaching DADA. Uncle Ron is co-teaching Muggle Studies. Aunt Luna is teaching Transfiguration. Uncle Neville is teaching Herbology, and that's just who I'm aware of. It's not gonna be that bad. You'll still be able to confide in me, because the younger cousins and me are all gonna be taking our lessons with our Aunts and Uncles as our teachers in the family wing. Like it or not you are very much an equal part of both your parents and that makes you something very special and nothing to be upset about. Anyone who thinks otherwise are just clueless morons and they don't matter, so don't worry about it.:

"I don't plan on doing either!" She gritted her teeth, as the snitch whizzed out of her reach again. It was just too fast for her. The maze of rings was just way too complex for her to keep up with, but she was too stubborn to know when to give up, and continued to seek out the snitch. :That's not the point. Everyone is gonna expect so much of me and I just don't wanna disappoint them!:

"Look. I know that you didn't get permission to borrow that and it's way beyond your level of flying! You don't wanna spend your last days before school starts grounded; now let's go back before either of us is missed!" DJ shouted up at her when she nearly crashed again.

:Just do your best and they'll be happy, that's all they ever ask of any of us. Well that and stay out of mischief, but then where's the fun in that.: He tried to soothe her mood enough for her to see that she was brooding over nothing.

:DJ would be correct in assuming that you borrowed that out of my Quidditch chest without asking. You know the rules no flying without armor or one of us with you.: Harry easily flew the gauntlet of energy rings, had the snitch in his hands in moments, before flying his broom over beside his beyond unhappy daughter. "Land now or you won't see that broom for a very longtime and will have to settle for your Quester Mentis for another few years."

"I just needed air and something to focus my frustrations on." Dani landed on the pitch next to DJ, who in turn shot her an I-told-you-so look.

"You were fine until Uncle Albus gave you your letter. If you're having second thoughts, it won't do you any good. School is a nonnegotiable, so you'll just have to live with it." Harry landed beside her and confiscated her broom.

"Look! I'm me and not you or mum! So whatever I achieve at Hogwarts will be of my own doing and not because I'm your kid!" Dani glared defiantly up at him.

"Dani, contrary to what you think, I was all thumbs my first year at Hogwarts. Your mum was the brains of our trio. I was just trying to fit in, not to mention stay alive. Granted I was intelligent and an A student until I entered Hogwarts, but then it went dicey after that. I blew at potions, because Uncle Severus had it in for me. I didn't score high marks until my sixth year, when I finally focused on mastering all that I could to defeat Voldemort. I focused more on staying in one-piece during my first five or so years than on scoring O's like your mum. After sixth year I was able to focus on more important things, rather than just not getting dead." Harry hadn't really thought that she was gonna react to getting her letter like this. Excited yes, frustrated no.

"She knows all that already, because we've all read your take on your time at Hogwarts. It's just that she thought she'd be with everyone again, but this list of school supplies, not to mention book list, shot that wish out of the water." DJ handed his uncle her letter.

Harry scanned the letter and it clued him into what was causing this change of attitude with his little shadow. "Can you honestly tell me that you wouldn't be bored to tears if you were placed in the same classes with your sisters and the others? You can't possibly say that you'd be happy sitting in classes that would be nothing but review in your eyes." He tried to reason with her.

"No but…"

"You are so very much like your mother and because of that you strive to excel at anything that you set that infinite mind of yours to. She was taking higher level classes by her third year, because she wasn't being challenged enough, and to keep up with her classes she was entrusted with a Time Turner device. Had she been exposed to Wizarding World before she was eleven, I've no doubt that she would have been at your level at the start of her first year. You're still with them in spirit and they all understand why you're not in class with them. Six years of extensive study with the greatest minds of our world gave you a challenge and focus. Look at it this way, you get access to the kitchens, or even the kitchen in the family wing where you can create to your hearts content during your free time. You've also got DJ nearby and all of us to talk with anytime you like, that's unless you're in class, or we're teaching…" Harry found himself hugged by his little girl and he sighed in relief.

"I just don't wanna be sorted into Ravenclaw. I'd be miserable there without the others." She whimpered miserably against his chest.

"Sweetie, you aren't gonna be sorted into Ravenclaw. We decided that all of you would be in Gryffindor when you were nearly four months old. Trust me. He doesn't wanna incur mine or your mother's wrath, so no worries okay." Harry cuddled her closer to him.

"I don't wanna disappoint you or momma…" She looked up at him with miserable tear filled eyes.

"Hey, now none of that talk. All we want you to do is your best and try to keep losing House points to a minimum." Harry brushed away her tears. "I'm never gonna judge you or expect perfection from any of my kids, that's not the way I am."

"I know that Daddy, but momma…"

"I'll be more than satisfied that you did your best." Hermione overheard that last part of their conversation and decided that a little reassurance on her part was necessary.

"Momma, you strove for achieving nothing but O's. How can you say that anything less would be satisfactory in your eyes?" Dani turned around to stare at her mum in confusion.

"That was a goal that I always set for me. Partly, because my parents strived on achieving perfection and instilled the same ideals in me at a very early age, I never wanted to disappoint my parents. Now that I'm older and wiser I've learned that perfection isn't always a goal that can be achieved and that if one does their best at something then that's all that matters in the end." Hermione smiled down at her then winked.

"I married your father didn't I and believe me he was far from perfect, but all that mattered to me is that I'd finally caught my other-half's attention and that he loved me. We loved each other regardless of our flaws; him with his adventurous heroic marauder side, me with my constant need to achieve perfection."

"Uncle Doc taught me that sometimes one has to fail in something to eventually be able to master it. If we don't fail in anything then we'll never learn humility or how to pick ourselves up and try again." Dani sniffled.

"Your Uncle Doc is brilliant a man, who has learned that lesson over and over again during his lengthy existence, and so have us all. No one likes to fail, Dani, but it's just a part of life that one has to live with." Hermione looked up at Harry. "What brought all of this on anyway?"

"See for yourself." Harry handed her Dani's letter.

Hermione took the letter her eyebrows rose as she read its contents. "Oh I see. You're upset because by the looks of this list you're not going to be attending class at the first year level and wanted to be with your sisters again."

"She's mad that they're trying to force her into your shoes." DJ summed it up.

"Sweetie, this surpasses me by a mile. If anything you're starting fresh and out of my shadow, because I didn't take any of this until I was in my third year. You see. I didn't have Pre-Hogwarts or six years of home schooling like you did. You're used to being one-on-one with your teachers and that if anything will be the main thing that you will have to get used to again."

"Having to take classes with older kids won't be a factor either. I know that starting school is a bit scary, but we're gonna be just down the corridor in the Pendragon Wing, so that should ease your fears. We're also gonna be your teachers and will more than be able to rein in the older students if they start anything. You've more than touched on all the major subjects at Hogwarts, whereas your sisters and the others have only touched on some of the subjects taught there. None of them have taken Potions, Transfiguration, DADA, or Herbology."

"Charms and just rudimentary spells were taught at the Pre-Hogwarts level, so they can move on to more advanced magic during their first years. They also touched on Astronomy, The History of Magic, and Care of Magical Creatures. Most of the focus was on Muggle education rather than magic. At least for most of the students and a more advanced regimen was devised for your Aunt, Uncle, sisters, and cousins. Nothing like what you were subjected to during your classes at home, but more than enough to challenge their minds. You'll find that some of the classes like Charms, Astronomy, and what have you are a year or ahead of the first years. So they will also have to take some classes with the students older than them." Hermione found herself hugged fiercely by her daughter.

"I'll do the best that I possibly can and will watch Annie and the boys when I don't have loads of homework or if you need me to." Dani felt a lot better about going to school now.

"I know that you adore your baby sister and little brothers, but trust us when we say that we won't have a lack of baby-sitters and want you to focus on your first year. By all means, spend quality time with them. But believe me when I say that you'll be relishing your free time when you have it. Watching your siblings will be the last thing on your list of free things to do." Harry ruffled Dani's hair tenderly.

"Yeah, like explore the castle, visit the dragons, unicorns, centaurs, or walk the dogs, pups, and Fluffy." DJ's moss green eyes sparkled with mischief.

"Let's go you two. We have candles for Dani to blow out, as well as presents that she hasn't opened yet. Then this evening we're all heading for Hogwarts to get settled in before term starts." Harry decided not to lay down the rules just yet and didn't comment on DJ's list of things to do and the four of them headed back up to the manor.

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Chapter 2

'The Abyss'

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I do not claim any of Jo's characters only that I love being able to create my own kind of mischief with her beloved characters. I do not claim any other things that are owned by other companies that I may mention once and a while in the stories...Although the original characters and ideas are mine and I loved creating them. So please review if you wish but try not to flame me too badly.

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Cindra 2004-2009