Harry decide to savor his final trimesters at Stuart-Cavanaugh. He joined the soccer/football team and joined the planning committee for the cotillion class. He spent what little free time he had with his friends and together the five students had loads of fun. Harry had made sure his friends were able to come on the final trip. The first of the two trimesters was over before he knew it. Greece was stupendous. And Harry's three weeks in Chicago between trimesters wound up being an intensive crash course in healing. Harry found himself combining muggle and magical techniques. He learned enough information that he suspected he could take an exam and qualify as a paramedic. Charlie took pity on him enough that he got a few high quality duels in. Time seemingly flew by.
His weekends at Nic's usually consisted of Magic lessons he was surprised when the first Nic's weekend of his final trimester Rachel handed him a book. He opened it to see his Father's handwriting.
He gave Rachel a questioning look.
"Sirius gave it to me to give to you when I thought you were within a year of being ready."
Harry looked at it again this time looking closely at the words that were written. "Dad's animagus journal?"
"Your grasp of the principles of transfiguration is sound. I think you could probably start to do the meditations this year and who knows maybe next year you could be ready to attempt the change. With the exception of Haley Newhall, and Jeremiah Stormcloud you will probably be the youngest animagus in a century."
"Wow. You're not just saying that are you? And remember I'm like two and a half years older than I look. Technically I may only be ten but I'm actually closer to thirteen."
"Your godfather and your dad are probably the youngest I've heard of attempting it, and they didn't until they were fifteen. Haley and Jeremiah are both natural animagi for them it was instinctive not learned. Face it Harry, you are going to be one of this century's outstanding wizards."
Harry reverently ran his finger over the page. "You really think I'm ready ?"
"Listen closely, when you are within a year of being ready. Right now, I think you need a little more practice on your human transfiguration. But in a years time, yes, you will be ready."
"Cool."
"Right so let's get to work."
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Twelve weeks weeks later, Harry finished the last question on the last test of his Stuart-Cavanaugh career. He put his pencil down. The next school he was going to would be Hogwarts. He was staying with Nic this weekend then Monday he, Rachel, Alexis, and his school friends would be boarding a plane and going to India. He was totally psyched for this trip. One of the sites the trip was visiting looked to be very interesting because it was a historic site for both muggle and magical people and there was an unplanned afternoon in the itinerary. Rachel, Alexis, and he all looked forward to checking out the magical side of things. He had made many of his goodbyes around campus already and he still needed to pack the last of his stuff before Nic came to get him.
The first thing he noticed when he entered his room was all his stuff was gone. Then he noticed a piece of blue paper on his desk. After a quick but paranoid check for spells, Harry picked it up and read it.
Bars measures beats if you want your stuff find me.
Harry snorted as riddles went that was easy. He headed to the music department. He entered the orchestra room and spotted another blue sheet on the music stand for 1st cello.
Hey, hey, hey crunch and munch hurry if you don't want to have your stuff trot away.
Harry sighed and backtracked across campus to the stables.
In the stables he found yet another piece of blue paper. He raised his hand to his face and rubbed his temples he really didn't have time for this. He opened the note.
In darkness is found a truth worth a thousand words.
"Ugh, who is doing this?" Harry once again jogged to a distant part of the campus. He opened the door to the campus darkroom and found another piece of blue paper.
Find your next clue in the deep blue.
Harry frowned as clues went that one was slightly more obscure. So far all the clues related to him and his activities. Deep blue… deep blue..deep. The pool! He jogged across two thirds the campus again, when he caught up with whoever was behind this… Actually this prank had an almost marauderesque quality to it. Harry wondered it this little hunt wasn't something engineered by his godfather to surprise him with a going away party. When he got to the pool he was puzzled no blue paper obviously lying any where. Then he noticed one of the swim bricks was in the deep end and it looked like something was tied to it. Harry looked at it then frowned. His swim gear was with his stuff. No one was around, should he strip to his boxers then retrieve it and go regimental afterwards. After running around in the heat it would no doubt feel great. He suspected that was the perpetrator's intent. Harry looked around again. His trickster didn't know about his magic, no one was around. Harry pulled his wand from the reversed holster he carried going from his left shoulder to his hip. Harry's wand had no under age trace because he had an exemption form. " Accio brick and annoying note." This note was in a zip-lock bag. It read:
One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, dip and sway. Surely you want to stay and play.
Thankfully the ballroom where the school held cotillion and any school wide banquets was a mere quarter campus away. But Harry looked down at himself he was sticky from all his running no doubt that was why the prankster had set him up to go swim. Well there was more than one way to skin a cat. He cast a freshening charm on himself and his clothes. After tucking his wand away he slowly strolled the short distance to the ballroom and briefly visited a nearby bathroom to check himself in the mirror. He sauntered casually into the ballroom, where he was greeted by a large group of his fellow students, teammates from all the various teams he'd been on, kids from the orchestra, the school journalism club, and various other clubs he'd been a part of at different times and class mates pretty much everyone in his year and the ones on either side with a couple from both younger and older years thrown in for good measure. All his teachers, the school administrators, and the dorm parents were there in addition to Uncle Nic. There was a banner proclaiming Bon Chance Harry. The party was loads of fun the music playing was loud and between conversations food and dancing the party lasted four and a half hours. An hour into the party Harry spotted Bonnie Barnes. He went over to say hi and found out Sirius had planned the party for him. When the party was over He asked Nic, "So where's my stuff?"
"In my car."
They were interrupted by Chelsea a girl in the year behind Harry who didn't seem to mind the age difference. "Bye Harry. I'll miss you, Good luck at your new school."
Harry smiled, "Thanks Chelsea."
"Will we ever see you again?"
"I'm not sure. I'll write though."
"I'll look forward to it."
As soon as she was out of earshot, Nic had to tease him. "She likes you. I can tell."
Harry had the barest hint of a blush as he responded. "So what if she does? I'm just the flavor of the week and I'm not staying. Nothing will come of it, so let it go or I'll hex you when we're back at your condo."
Steve came up behind him and asked. "So Harry I've been wondering all party long if you went starkers into the pool or if you're going commando now?"
"Steve. I should have known. You're sick you know that?" Harry for all his self control couldn't stop the blush. Steve and Harry's other friends surrounded them and snickered at Harry's blush.
"Just wanted to be sure I was remembered."
"Just you wait, you'll get yours."
"What do you mean, Harry?" Cassie asked joining them. As the only girl in the group and the fact Harry had been trained to act the gentleman, Harry got even redder and wouldn't explain.
Finally Harry bid his friends goodnight and told them he'd see them Monday at the airport. When they got back to Nic's Harry had his hands full sorting his belongings into what he was taking with him to India and what was being shipped to England. He looked forward to seeing Sheba. She had gone to England with Beth, Sirius and the triplets. Harry cast shrinking charms at everything in his room so he'd have space for his exercises as a relaxation before going to bed.
An hour later Nic peeked in the room Harry was sound asleep. When Beth and Sirius had first approached him about semi parenting Harry while they were in England he'd been unsure if he wanted to but looking back it had been one of the most fun experiences of his life. He was going to miss the boy when he left on Monday maybe he should get serious about finding someone to get serious with.
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