Warnings: I don't believe there are any this chapter.
Ships: Ironstrange
"I wonder who we'll have as a DADA teacher this year. What do you think Pete?" I shrug at Cedric.
"Dumbledore seems to find weirder people each year. I'm still shocked at Lockhart! How did he even get the job" Everyone else in the compartment shrugs and Cho speaks up.
"He was the most incompetent teacher I've ever seen! What was he thinking?" We all shrug at her. Then we hear a knock at the door. When we look up, we see Hermione granger. I grin at her, and wave for her to come in.
"Hey Peter. I was wondering if you had found the herb I asked for?" I nod. Given I'm one of the only people who live in America, everyone asks for me to get herbs that they can't. Hermione is a large receiver of these. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley come up behind her.
"Bloody Hell Hermione, how did you get here so quickly?" Ron is leaning on his knees, catching his breath and Harry is leaning against the door, breathing deeply. It's clear they had to sprint after her.
"Sorry. I was just so excited to see the herbs!" Only you, Hermione. I pull the jar from my bag and hand it to the over exited 3rd year.
"Here you go. Some Hericium erinaceus. Or lion mane. Good for getting rid of odd smells, and when brewed right, can give you a burst of courage. Took a while to find it, be careful with using it." She nods excitedly and pulls the boys away, looking at the plant.
"Oh! That reminds me, here you go Cedric." I pull another jar out, this time Hydnellum peckii, good for truth speaking and not getting nervous. I think he's gonna use it to ask Cho out.
"Thanks, Pete! You're a lifesaver!" I nod and we all turn to look at Cho.
"We should probably get changed. We're gonna arrive soon." We all nod and Cho leaves while Cedric and I get changed into our Hufflepuff robes, and we leave while she gets changed into her Ravenclaw. And soon, we arrive at our home away from home, Hogwarts.
We get on our carriages after I pet the thestrals, and head into our 5th year in Hogwarts. We settle down at our table, waving goodbye to Cho.
"Have you guys seen the new DADA teacher? He looks hot!" We shake our heads at Caitlyn, one of our friends, and turn to the head, where the hat is now sitting waiting for the first years. Soon they come tromping in. Some of them are already obvious in their houses.
The sorting goes well, and us welcoming all of them to Hogwarts, regardless of the house. We get 9 newcomers to Huffle puff. Yes! Then, Dumbledore takes the stands.
"Hello everyone! Welcome back, or welcome too, Hogwarts! Before we all dig in, I would like to introduce you all to your new defense against the dark arts teacher, who came all the way from America, Dr. Stephen Strange!" I choke on my own saliva while everyone else claps around me. One quick glance at the table, yep. That's my dad. Oh shit, I'm screwed.
"Pete? You ok?" I look at Cedric with clear fear in my eyes.
"That's my dad!" I whisper, aggressively. His eyes widen comically.
"Like the one who adopted you?" I nod. "The one who doesn't know you're a wizard?" My nod gets more frantic.
"Ooh, you're screwed." I turn to Caitlyn, glaring.
"Thanks, Cay. What am I meant to do?" they all shrug.
"Not much you can do at this point, Pete." I groan in defeat and lay my head on my hands, ignoring everyone feasting around me. This is not going to end well for me, is it?
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how to be a Gen Z, by Peter Parker
Fanfictionbunch of Peter parker/Marvel one shots. written in collaboration with Pigeon8472
