Regina pokes a bear, Emma prods a young maid into action, and Mr. Gold comes for a favor. Henry just wants to spend some time with his blood family, is that too much to ask for?
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"So, at school, do you have any really close friends?" Henry asked Harry from where he was walking back from the counter with their hot chocolates.
Harry's face lit up in a grin. "Okay, so, my very best friend, his name is Draco. He was my first friend, besides Aunt Tina and Mum when we first met months before she adopted me, and he's protective, but only when he needs to be. He knows when I need a hug, and he knows exactly when he needs to leave me be. He helped me overcome some big challenges at school with my other best friend Mia, or Hermione, which is her actual name. Mia is a bookworm, simple as that. Draco and I don't like reading much so she kept us on track with schoolwork, and being on time, and basically she kept us from failing our first year. She utilizes the knowledge she receives from everyone (but mostly books) and makes sure everyone knows something they might not. It really depends. If she's in a bad mood, she'll snap and walk away, but if she's happy, she's happy. She always knows when something is wrong, and she takes care of us. She makes sure we eat all three meals, she makes sure we get sleep. She keeps us in line, and it makes her even more endearing. Last, but definitely not least, is Neville. Nev is very shy with new people, and very self-conscious. But he's brave. Now that he has Dray, Mia and I he's brave enough, most of the time at least, to stand up to the school bully. He's funny, and he definitely doesn't like it when people fight. Between the four of us, we each have our strengths. I'm our ambition and cunning, Draco is our bravery and chivalry, Mia is our reasoning and logic, and Neville is our kindness and honesty. They all live in the U.K., but the people at school are from all over the United Kingdom. But my birth parents went there, so I am, too."
Harry took a deep breath because he'd spoken with almost no breaks, and Henry smiled at him. "Sounds like you have a good support system then," he remarked.
Harry beamed. "I really do," he nodded.
"So, you said Hermione makes sure you eat all three meals, right?" he asked, realizing that that couldn't be right, unless it was a boarding school of some kind. "How's that possible? Don't you live in New York and then in the U.K.?"
"We go to school together in Scotland, up in the highlands. It's a boarding school for gifted kids called Hogwarts, and it's in a gigantic castle. That's where we live for, like . . . ten months, from September 1st until the first week of June! We obviously get to come home for Christmas and the Easter holidays, though. To get there, we ride a big train called The Hogwarts Express that takes us through the highlands. We get on the train and it leaves at exactly eleven am on the first of September, we get there about seven hours later, then we have dinner and the Sorting, and then it's time for bed!" Harry grinned at Henry's awed face.
"That's so cool!" He gushed. "Tell me more! You said something about a Sorting? What's that?"
Harry smirked at him. "Well, there's Houses that you can get sorted into. That's the place that'll become like family to you. You get Sorted into one of four your first year, and that's where you stay. That's where the common rooms are, that's where dorms are too. But we all eat each meal together in the Great Hall, where all important ceremonies take place. The houses are: Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw. Each House represents something different and each has an element, animal and two different colors. Slytherin, Draco's House, represents cunningness, ambition, heritage, resourcefulness, self preservation, talent, and pride. Their element is water, their animal is a serpent, and their colors are jade green or emerald green, depending on how you see it. The rest of us are in Gryffindor, where we value bravery, chivalry, and daringness, and determination. Our animal is a Griffin, part lion, part eagle. Our element is fire and our colors are maroon and gold. Hufflepuff House represents loyalty, honesty, justice, humility, hard work, and patience. Their element is earth, their animal is a badger and their color is sun yellow and black. Ravenclaws value wisdom, intelligence, wit, originality, learning and creativity. Their element is air, their animal is an eagle, and their colors are bronze and navy blue. Neville, Draco, Hermione, and I are suited to our Houses, but we each fit better in another house. Draco fits in Gryffindor, I fit in Slytherin, Mia can fit in all four, and Neville fits in at Hufflepuff. We haven't - "
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