"Attention students, attention please. As you all have most likely heard, due to the recent prison escape the Ministry has seen fit to place Dementors around the school in an attempt to ward off and locate Sirius Black. Because of the creature's influence I urge everyone to be extra cautious this year anytime you travel outside of the castle. Dementors do not care for reasons or excuses. However I can assure you all that they will not be able to enter Hogwarts itself, thus we have asked, and received, a small group of Aurors to patrol the halls and ensure your safety." With that Dumbledore gave a sweeping gesture, along with starting a round of applause, towards the group of six adults standing nearby.
Most were unknown, however one female stood out as her eyes swept the room until the landed on her secret lover.
Giving Harry a slight smile Tonks redirected her attention to where her commanding officer was busy assuring the students that everything would be perfectly safe and that classes would continue as they always had. The only changes planned were that one officer would be staying in a guest room in each of the four houses, while two others patrolled every night.
Risking another glance at her newest obsession the metamorphmagus fought the urge to squirm as she caught sight of Harry's intense gaze focused in on her, slowly tracing every part of her body as his hands had done less than a month prior, as his mouth had done… blinking away the memories the woman made a mental note to take a very cold shower following the dinner, and then see if she could be one of those assigned to the Slytherin commons.
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"So my Lord, what are you planning on taking for Electives this year?" Draco Malfoy asked excitedly as he browsed through the pamphlet of choices. They had until the end of the week to make their decisions and register for classes, which would begin the following Monday.
"I already gave my word that I would be taking Astronomy. Arithmancy and Ancient Runes might also be mildly interesting as well."
The blonde nodded, before making a note on looking into those courses as well. "Long as I am not stuck in Care of Magical Creatures with that buffoon Hagrid I will be fine."
"Hm, although it would certainly be interesting to see all of the dangerous creatures. I wonder if any of them are truly lethal…"
Draco froze, and paled, at the thought before clearing his thoughts and making another note to definitely avoid that class.
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"Ginny, what the hell is wrong with you!?"
The young redhead turned, before blinking a few times in confusion at the expression of anger on her brother's face. "What are you talking about now Ron?"
"I heard you were sitting on the train with a bunch of Slytherins!"
"Oh? Did you also hear that I was with Luna and Hermione as well?"
"Looney and the loser? Who the hell cares about them? We don't associate with…"
"AND that we were attacked by Dementors? That we were saved by a Slytherin? But you don't care about that do you? You and pretty much every other bigoted arsehole in Gryffindor is more concerned that I was sitting with some students from a different house than the fact I was almost killed." the girl raged back, earning more than a few shameful glances from the others.
"Gin that isn't…"
" Ginny my name is Ginny to you Ronald . If you won't act like a brother then you are not allowed to treat me like one. So I will just tell you this now. I am going to be spending time with Slytherins, and Luna, and whoever the hell else I want . You have no say in it do you know why? Because you are just some stupid bigot who is no better than the Slytherins you hate!"
With her rage spent the youngest Weasley stomped up to her dorm room, intent on sending a letter to her savior and seeing if his offer was still on the table, if she could still join his house. Meanwhile a pair of twins glared dangerously at their younger brother from across the room, planning more than a few acts of retribution against the one who was upsetting their darling sister.
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"Dobby"
The creature popped into existence an second later, bowing before the boy who he considered to be his greatest master.
"What can Dobby do Master Harry Potter sir?"
"I would like you to begin preparing a large trunk full of food and drink. It will need to last an adult at least a full month with four meals a day. Water would be the most preferable drink."
"The food Master?"
"A wide variety but focused on cooked meats, and I want them to be heated in an instant, or frozen in status so that they are always ready."
"Of course Master, Dobby will make sure there is lots of tasty foods."
"Nutrition as well Dobby, fruits and vegetables. I would like this individual to eat as a king for a month at least."
"Dobby will see it done Master."
"Good"
With that the tiny creature vanished in the snap of its fingers, leaving Harry to turn and stare out the charmed window once more. Things were beginning to advance far more rapidly than he had originally intended, and while it certainly was not inhibitive towards his future goals it was more than a little annoying.
He had wanted some sort of challenge in at least one area, not to simply succeed without effort in everything he tried. What was the fun in that after all?
Letting out a sigh he shook his head before walking over to his bed.
"Is something wrong Harry?" his ever present companion inquired softly as she walked in from the bathroom.
"No, it is just becoming far easier than I originally thought it would… at this rate I will be in control of the entire Ministry before I even graduate Hogwarts." he replied with a soft chuckle, before laying down on top of the covers.
"Is that a bad thing?" she continued moving towards him, only a few feet from his prone position.
"Yes and no. It will make things easier in the long run but that isn't really what I want right now. What is the point if there is no thrill or excitement?"
"Well you can always just try a different approach." she whispered before stopping to stand next to him.
"And that would be?"
Hedwig smiled faintly, before climbing onto the bed and straddling his waist, "Enjoying what and who you have. I cannot imagine many teenage boys being upset over the idea of a stress-free year full of women throwing themselves at them."
"True, and I can certainly ensure that the women enjoy it as well… now can't I?" he finished with a husky whisper of his own, before his hands began making their way up her legs.
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