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Chapter 24: Hogwarts and Sorting! Part-2

{Hogsmeade station, Hogsmeade}

{1st Sep 1991}

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"...Right, then. First years, this way, please! Come on, now, first years, don't be shy. Come on now, hurry up." A big man could be seen shouting at the top of his lungs. Rigel looked at Hagrid as he took a deep breath and stepped out of the Hogwarts Express.

His vision was a mess of names and numbers as almost everyone rushed away, most of the older students went in a different direction while the level 1 and 2s huddled around Hagrid. He was not that much taller than him but he was definitely a grade or two larger. The lantern dangled as Hagrid waited for everyone to gather but Rigel's focus was not on the half-giant anymore. 

He turned around to look at the Boy Who Lived. Harry didn't look like the actor who played his part in the movies. His scar, his dry and wavy hair, and his green eyes were easily recognizable though. The thing that got his attention was the pulsating second source of magic that he could feel in his scar. 

Both Harry's and his scar's magic was surprisingly almost indistinguishable color-wise, but they both sparked at different frequencies. Another fact was that Harry had surprisingly large mana reserves, more like 3 times his own.

'Is this change because of the prophecy, because in this world normal wizards and witches are not supposed to practice with an actual wand until they are 18.' Rigel pondered but he was brought out of his musings by Daphne.

"Rigel! You okay?" Daphne asked. 

"Yeah, was just surprised by something, let's go." Rigel nodded as their small group huddled along. Hagrid did a little counting thing but all of Rigel's focus was on the Horcrux in Harry's head. For something that had a similar mana color to Harry's, it simply stood out to him.

The fact that Harry had two sources of mana flowing through him just seemed bizarre. 

'Was this how the Prophecy was intended to work, by trying to kill Harry as a baby he created a wizard who had 2 times the mana of a normal wizard.' Rigel pondered as the whole group walked along. They didn't have to walk far as they arrived at the Black Lake. He could see boats laying perfectly still on the water, so still that the whole scenery was bizarre.

The black lake stood up to its name, it was pitch black as it reflected the night sky, and whatever charm was making it perfectly still had the added effect of making the whole thing work like a mirror. Even if he wasn't normally impressed by nature and the beauty of sceneries Rigel had to admit the sight was beautiful.

Daphne seemed to share his view and so did everyone else as most of them took a second to take the sight in. Of course, Hagrid had to go ahead and break the atmosphere by shouting, "Come one, let's go. No more than 4 on a boat."

'Are we really going to Hogwarts in these old-looking boats?' Rigel thought.

While Daphne went back to her default setting, Rigel walked forward to the nearest boat to their group. He extended his hand to either side of him as he carefully stepped into the boat. The old-looking boat was surprisingly stable and Rigel didn't hear it creak even once. He was especially looking for one.

He turned around and shrugged as he extended a hand to Daphne. The blond teen still looked slightly unsure but she grabbed hold of his hand and allowed him to pull her over. The boat wobbled slightly but other than that it was surprisingly still. The water also remained undisturbed.

'Hmm, the magic is surprisingly durable, who cast this, Dumbledore?' Rigel thought as he offered his hand to Tracy. Who was a lot less assured by his shrugged as she almost lost her balance when she jumped over. Rigel had to carefully grab her waist and stabilize her which caused the young witch to blush.

"You okay?" Rigel asked and Tracy nodded as she hurriedly took a step back, she looked at Daphne who had a stoic look before she sat down next to her.

In the movies, the boat had been a lot smaller as 11-year-olds were meant to travel through them. In this reality, though the boat was a lot higher thankfully so they didn't have to squat the whole way. Rigel looked back and noticed another level 2 was looking at him with a questioning look. 

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[Blaise Zabini Lv 2]

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'Why not, let's make it a cliche storyline' Rigel thought.

"You want a hand too?" Rigel spoke to Blaise.

"Nah, I'll just hop on over," Blaise spoke as a small smirk came onto his face. Rigel took a step back and Blaise easily hopped onto the boat.

'Blaise is a lot better than the rest of the Slytherin bunch in my year, he was among the Slytherins who didn't fight with the death eaters I think...' Rigel thought as he settled down. 

Since their boat was filled in their boat automatically drifted in front of the pack and another boat took their place. The whole boarding process later for a little bit as Rigel turned to regard the new addition to their little group.

"My name's Rigel Black, heir apparent to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black." Rigel introduced himself, he shared a look with Daphne who nodded to him slightly.

"Ah yes, My name's Blaise Zabini, we aren't yet qualified to be a house in England though." Blaise shrugged, he wasn't really intimidated by Rigel's introduction and he even maintained a hint of arrogance.

'Hmm, interesting. I admit I know nothing about his character, I kind of invited him because of all the fanon in my head.' Rigel thought as Daphne and Tracy introduced themselves one by one.

By the time they were done with the introduction the boat jerked as Hagrid asked/shouted, "Everyone in?"

'Is there even a point in asking this when the boat automatically recognized that everyone was already in? I wonder what kind of charms were placed on this thing...' Rigel thought as he looked to the side. 

Even though the boat was zooming it didn't generate any ripples on the water and the mirror effect was maintained. He dipped his hand in the water and the ripples his hand generated were smothered out before they even reached 1-2m away from the boat. The whole lake glowed a light blue to his mana sense indicating that the massive charm was acting on the boat creating this beautiful scene.

"Everyone duck!" Hagrid shouted and Rigel had to admit he was surprised as they passed through a cave and the scene revealed itself. Instead of seeing the castle itself, the first glimpse of Hogwarts he saw was on the reflection in the lake. 

'Wow!'

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AN - I know I'm slowing down the story slightly, but I wanted to introduce Harry's mark from Rigel's senses!

P.S. - 29 Extra chapters on P.atreon.


Chapter 25: Hogwarts and Sorting! Part-3

{Black Lake, Hogwarts}

{1st Sep 1991}

It was a magical scene. Hogwarts stood tall in the dark night reflected in the massive lake. Rigel realized why the charm on the lake was necessary, it wasn't done to improve the whole journey, the whole thing was a setup for this very scene. 

Hogwarts was an important part of a wizard and witch's life. Each of the 3 schools introduced had their own kind of stamp to it. The Durmstrang Institute he hadn't heard about but from its origin story of Grindelwald it was more appealing to the believers of the Dark Arts. The Beauxbatons Academy of Magic's architecture was more beautiful and artsy, with glass and ice colliding together to create a forward-looking center of Research.

Hogwarts was an old-looking castle, but Rigel was sure this opening scene would stay in the minds of all the witches and wizards that passed through its halls. There were no gimmicks other than the one he was seeing, Hogwarts simply was the oldest established magical academy in the World, created by 4 exceptional wizards in their field. The old castle was a symbol of the amount of time it had withstood sieges and the number of lives it had protected. 

Everyone just watched the scene with bated breath for a couple of moments. The boats drifted every so closer with every passing moment and the castle grew grander. No one spoke until the boats landed on the shore and with unsteady legs everyone started disembarking.

'There was no magical manipulation involved, it was sheer awe and a feeling of being a part of the real magical world that kept the students quiet.' Rigel concluded as he hopped off the boat. 

He turned around to help Daphne and Tracy off as well and the muttering returned. Rigel could hear people being amazed at the old castle as even Tracy muttered, "That was beautiful, I guess it makes sense why Mother never told me about the boat ride." 

"Makes sense, maybe she never really could have done it justice." Rigel spoke, he turned to Daphne and asked, "Did you notice the lake?"

"Yeah, the absurdly still lake?" Daphne asked, "It must be a spell, there is no other way to affect something so large." She continued as she turned around to look at the Lake.

"Do you reckon it's only for today?" Rigel asked.

"100%, since it's a spell its effects are bound to run out," Daphne responded as Hagrid began instructing everyone to follow. Since the first years arrived by the boat, they didn't have to walk long, a short distance later they arrived in an expansive courtyard. In front of them was a small park-like structure with a walkway surrounding it, Rigel was reminded of the place where Draco was turned into a ferret in the movies. 

Once they walked through the courtyard they arrived in front of Large double doors that were locked shut. Hagrid walked over to the knocker and banged his fists against the door.

~Bam~ ~Bam~

'That was more like an attack than a knock.' Rigel thought. Prof. McGonagall was undeterred as she likely knew Hagrid's knocks by now. The door flew open and Prof. McGonagall peaked through the door.

"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid as he gave the woman a winning smile.

She looked at the newest batch of students and spoke, "Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here." She opened the door wide and Rigel got his first look at Hogwarts.

The aesthetic of the castle was, well castle-like. The walls were made of solid stone blocks, several flaming torches were hung across the walls casting long shadows on the ground. A marble staircase was visible on the other end of the door with stairs that were... moving?

Prof. McGonagall didn't say anything but simply turned around and walked into it. By this time Hagrid had walked back the way they had come. With no instruction, the group simply followed the professor like headless kitchens. Rigel focused on Prof. McGonagall again. 

While before her dress was a little more modest as she was visiting the wizarding world, now her green robes were a little more open and a lot more suggestive. With every step, her dress rode up to her thighs as Rigel enjoyed the view. They walked right beside the landing and Rigel could hear several muffled voices from a large double door. 

'Did they make this castle for giants or something, why is everything so large?' An odd thought popped into his head as he looked up at the ceiling.

Minerva looked at Rigel looking around and then she turned to look at Harry, both of them had arrived safely and she could take a breather. When all news about Rigel had vanished she was sure that the Malfoy family had got to him and they were simply trying to find him as a ploy.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house's dormitory, and spend free time in the same common room."

"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the housecup, a great honor, and some additional perks but those do not apply to you guys. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours."

"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I'll go and check if they are ready for you, I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting." Minerva finished her tirade before she opened the door and slipped inside. 

For a moment Rigel got a glimpse of the Great Hall and his mana sense was overwhelmed by the number of students in the Great Hall. The door slammed shut and his mana sense was cut off. He took a step back to stabilize himself as he looked at the oak doors with a frown.

"What happened?" Daphne asked, she clearly noticed that something was up. 

"Nothing," Rigel waved her concern away as he gave her a small smile. He focused on dialing back his senses a little in preparation as 3 ghosts floated out of the door. 

'What is this though, I can hear muffled voices through the door but I can't sense any mana through it... and what are these ghosts made up of!'

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An - Sorting in the next chapter! 

P.S - 29 extra chapters on P.atreon.


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