The train ride to Hogwarts began with me and Hermione discussing about the holidays.
She spent the holidays enjoying with her parents. The friends she made during the year were in constant contact with her via owl letters. Her studying also improved significantly since the mental stress decreased. She was very excited to show me the notes she had compiled on the various healing spells that we were supposed to study theoretically during our vacation.
I also retold my experience with the Weasley family during the vacation. She was not surprised that I would go and spend the holidays with the Weasley's considering our friendship with the twins. Me being unable to come out in the open to deal with goblins had led to Hermione being burdened with interacting and communicating between the twins and the goblins. The success of Joker was fully the genius of twins and hard work of Hermione.
She was surprised when I told her how Ron behaved while I was staying with the Weasley's. We both had the impression that he was nothing short of a loose cannon and any association with him would lead to us being troubled unnecessarily.
The next thing I told her was the reveal of the Black Heir. She was worried, which was clearly visible on her face but she still gave me a reassuring smile and supported my plans. Her confidence in me was something that gave me the most assurance. Even after confidently carrying out my plans, somewhere deep inside I was worried if it was still too early and if something would go horribly wrong. Her smile eased my worries.
Because we had been keeping minimal contact during the holidays, there was much to discuss and plan for the upcoming year. This break was a necessity for both of us. It was not just me who was constantly on edge the last couple of years, Hermione was just as busy if not more. While I could not do many things out in the open it was her who had to work extra hard. This break gave us a much-needed reset.
In our first year we had focused on healing as our secondary subject. During the holidays Hermione had asked me to brush up on the theory about ancient runes and arithmancy. For this year we were going to focus on offensive and defensive spells. I had not revealed about the chambers to Hermione yet. This time I hoped for her to be safe and not go running around endangering herself while trying to crack the code.
The reason we had decided to focus on these types of spells was due to the free time we will be having due to the incompetence of our new defence against the dark arts teacher. I had already explained to Hermione how Lockhart was so self-obsessed with himself that even if he was a great wizard, he would not be a great teacher. This was enough for her to lose interest in him.
In the previous timeline Hermione had been blinded by not just his looks and smiles but also the marvellous feats that he had achieved while travelling and exploring. Hermione had been of the mindset that someone who was himself so adept in magic would surely be an amazing teacher. It was this belief that had her blinded. It will not be the same this time around.
Lockhart was very egotistical and this was what we were going to use to our favour. My popularity will make it easy for me to soothe his ego and then I could ask for special perks from him to aid us. Last time around all it took was a few words of flattery for him to hand me a slip to the restricted section, this time we can use it for much more.
We were still going to continue our healing classes with madam Pomphrey in the infirmary. Quick and efficient healing could be the difference between winning and destruction against Voldemort and Dumble's at the end. Ancient runes and Arithmancy will be studied only as a theory this year. Both were highly specialized fields and even if we had basic understanding of mathematics due to our education in the muggle world, it was still a hard and dangerous subject to be learned on our own.
After our brief discussion, Hermione took her leave to meet up with her friends. It was my idea for Hermione to be as social as possible. While I could not mingle much till I complete my objectives, Hermione could.
While I was sitting alone in the carriage, I began to sort out the events that would take place in the upcoming year, and how I could use this knowledge to my advantage without being discovered.
The twins would not release any new products for a couple of years, so the interaction with them will also turn down significantly. My over interference could lead to hampering of their thoughts and creativity.
Draco would surely be more irritating this year due to the appearance of a new Black family heir. The opening of the chambers would only make it worse.
Neville would still take time to overcome his insecurities, even with my help. I just hoped that Ron would try to understand him and make others in his gang be more accepting towards Neville.
Dumble's will surely know about the presence of an Horcrux entering Hogwarts. He himself was adept in the magic after all. This did not mean that Dumble's was not a man with flaws. I was sure that Dumble's knew the entrance to the chambers in the women's washroom. It was just that Riddle had placed some sort of curse or enchantment preventing Dumble's especially from entering till the guardian is alive. Even Dumble's was not immune to the stare of the Basilisk.
He needed me to open the chambers and kill the beast to gain access. Previously I was so relieved on saving Ginny and getting out of there that I completely overlooked the fact that the chamber of one of the founders was a sitting treasure trove. Like I explained previously, last time I was just plain stupid.
This time I was going to properly utilize the opportunity I had received.
Apart from this, one of the final goals for this year was getting justice for Hagrid. He was one of the purest being I had met in both my lives. He demanded nothing and all he did was try and help those in trouble despite the fact that he was less fortunate than most.
Unlike last time I was not going to just get his charges dropped, but get him proper compensation for the years of mistreatment and his right to wield a wand if he so desires. I knew that it was one of his most cherished dreams.
As my thoughts reached the end, so did my journey. We had arrived at the Hogsmeade station.
Unlike first year when we travelled by boats through the lake on our first visit to the Hogwarts castle, this year we would be travelling by carriages.
Seeing the familiar Thestral was relieving. I always felt a special bond with them. Though my Patronus previously was a stag, like that of my father, I now knew that most of my previous life was heavily manipulated. This had me in anticipation what it will be this time around.
I sat on a carriage and began my ride towards the castle.
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The carriage ride towards the castle was without much affair. Considering the love that dangerous events had for me, I was honestly expecting something to go terribly wrong before I reached the castle. This was due to the fact that I had avoided both Dobby and the magic car ride to Hogwarts. It was as if I was expecting fate to place a hurdle in my journey because I had the wilfulness of removing the ones that it had set.
As we finally took our places in the great hall, Hermione left her friends and sat beside me.
The hall was full of excited students returning and reuniting with their friends. I could make out a curious head in the sea of green, trying very hard to not make it obvious that she was trying to take a peek at me from the other side of the hall. I knew that it will bother Daphne that I did not speak with her on the train ride, but considering all that was at stake and our agreement, I chose to ignore her for now. I will make up for it to her some other time.
Another one making a ruckus in the sea of green was none other than Draco Malfoy. The news about the new Black heir had no doubt reached the ears of every important wizarding family. This will sure to be the top most topic for discussion among the Slytherin's. Barring Sirius, the entirety of Black family had always been in Slytherin. The Heir was definitely an underage wizard considering the willingness that the Greengrass had shown in the betrothal of their eldest daughter.
This all pointed out to the fact that one of the students currently inside the castle was the Black heir. Draco on the other hand had proclaimed himself the heir since the day he arrived at Hogwarts. He had also spoken without constraint towards Daphne on how they were in a betrothal by a magical contract and therefore she was to always listen to his commands. Now that everyone knew the real heir was among them, they were sure to not let Draco live it down.
I was just imagining how absurd the situation will be when it is revealed that this year there is not one but two heirs residing in the castle. Technically Riddle was somewhere between alive and dead, but he was the heir of Slytherin.
A somewhat similar scenario was played on our own house table. Ron and his gang were loudly discussing the reveal of the Black heir, no doubt to anger and humiliate Malfoy and Slytherins. Unlike Slytherin, the topic of discussion among our house was how badly must the heir feel about Slytherin that he had decided to hide his identity and how unsafe he must feel. This surely got reactions from the other side.
Apart from this I could see the familiar face of Lockhart on the teacher's table. He himself was looking smug while talking with the rest of the faculty. Professor McGonigal was putting on her fake smile and nodding slightly. Professor Snape was sitting with his original expression of disinterest and irritation. Hagrid also had made himself home at the corner of the teacher's table. Dumble's could be seen speaking merrily with madam Pomphrey.
As if on cue, he glanced in my direction, raised the cup in his hand and gave a nod to me as if welcoming me back. It did send chills down my spine when I thought about how well concealed this man was in his ways.
After a brief moment professor McGonigal rose from her seat and excited the great hall via the teacher's exit. Five minutes later we heard the grand door of the hall open and in came the fresh students. They, like many others before them had a look of awe and curiosity about all that the castle had to offer. They were trying to glance towards the senior students hoping to find a familiar face, or pointing towards Hagrid while exclaiming on how the school allowed giants onto the campus. Some were guessing loudly on the age-old question of how they will be sorted into the houses and whether they will successfully pass the test.
In the long line of new students, I was able to make out two faces. One of them was within my expectations and the other had totally slipped my mind. Ginny was looking towards us and waving, while her brothers did the same showing her their support. The new face that I recognized of was Luna.
Luna Lovegood.
One of the, if not the purest hearted wizard I had the pleasure of knowing in my life. The only regret I had was that it was not till our fifth year that we became friends with her. The only other person that was so pure was Hagrid.
Luna was a bit different than the rest, but she was honest, trusting, fierce and loyal to a fault to her friends and family. I remembered clearly how, even after being apprehended by the death eaters she did not disclose any information that she had on us. The target was me, but the victim was her. Her father too eventually lost his life in the crossfire, but she never once did blame me or Hermione or Ron. She fought with us right to the end, all with a smile on her face.
This was another life that I wished to better the second time around.
After suddenly seeing her, I added one more task for the upcoming year within my mental notes.
I do not know how, but just like how Dumble's was able to look towards me at the time when I was just thinking about him, Luna too looked towards me and gave me a smile and a nod. After the brief shock I too responded with a smile and a nod. Hermione who was sitting beside was puzzled and asked if I knew the girl. When I replied that I did not, she questioned me about the smile and nod that was exchanged between us. I just told her that it was instinctive and maybe we could be friends with her.
She looked oddly towards me, then decided to drop the matter for now.
The students were then asked to place the sorting hat on their heads to complete their placement and begin the feast. After a long thirty minutes the ceremony ended and the cap began its ceremonial song to welcome the new students and warn the older ones.
After the song Dumble's said his usual greetings to the new students along with the reciting of rules and request from Filch. Then the feast began.
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