Chapter 8
"Harry!" Weasley yelled and I focused my Air Magic and flew down to Potter. I caught him and flew us back to the car. Potter climbed into the passenger seat and then into my seat. I quickly sat in the passenger seat and closed the door.
"I think we found the train," Potter said. I felt a Life Debt snap into place.
"Yeah," Weasley said.
"You can say that again," I said.
"Ow! What was that?" Potter asked and I explained that he now owed me a Life Debt and what it is.
"It's probably best I stay in this seat," I said and they agreed. "You know, we still have to talk, Potter. Did you take the Inheritance and Heritage Test at Gringotts like I told you to?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm the Potter Head of House and the Gryffindor Head of House," Potter said. "There was also a whole bunch of Magical Blocks on me placed by Dumbledore." Weasley and I froze. "And Potions and Spells too. I had them all removed but I still have the results I originally got." He pulled it out of his pocket and I read the extensive list of Potions and Spells he'd put on Potter the day his Parents died. Most of them were to manipulate Potter into being loyal to him but some were to push Potter away from others, like Uncle Sev.
"Potter... Magical Blocks are dangerous," I said.
"Malfoy's right, you know," Weasley said.
"I think you can call me Harry now that you've saved my life," Harry said.
"In that case, call me Cassiopeia," I said. "You too, Weasley."
"I... Ron might be easier since there are a lot of Weasleys," Ron said so I smiled and left it at that.
"The Magical Blocks are really dangerous, though, Harry. For Dumbledore to put a 50% on your Magical Core too... If that Block wasn't removed before you came of age, there would've been a high chance you'd've died, Harry. Magical Blocks are illegal. He could've killed you," I said.
"Dumbledore wouldn't do that," Harry said with a hint of doubt.
"He's supposed to be one of the most powerful Wixen out there. Do you really think he didn't know what he was doing?" I asked and Harry just looked away with a sad but thoughtful look on his face. About an hour later, Harry spoke again.
"How did you get through the barrier?"
"Dobby. He's the one who closed it," I said. I told Ron all about Dobby and Harry and I's conversation back at the Dursleys' place.
"So why didn't you just order your House Elf to stop trying to get Harry to not go back?" Ron asked.
"It's not that simple. If there's even the slightest loophole in a House Elf's orders, the House Elf can use it to disobey their Masters. Ordering Dobby to tell me when he does something to keep Harry from Hogwarts means he'll still do stuff but I can fix it."
"Makes sense, I guess," Ron grumbled.
"Look, we can't tell anyone that it was Dobby who closed the platform. My Dad doesn't treat our House Elves well, despite my Mom and I trying to get him to change. Draco's Head of House so they're technically his House Elves but since he's not of age, that puts my Dad in charge of them as Regent Malfoy. If he finds out, he'll hurt Dobby," I said.
"We won't say anything," Harry said and a moment later, Ron agreed. "So are we going to continue our conversation from my room?" We spent the rest of the drive talking about proper etiquette with Ron only listening because I told him it would be important for passing the Etiquette Exam and if he doesn't pass, he'll be officially disowned from the Prewett Family and he wouldn't get his Trust Vault. I did make sure to point out he'd have to continue to follow proper etiquette after passing his Etiquette Exam or he could still get disowned.
"So, you'll continue our etiquette lessons while we're at Hogwarts so Ginny, Fred, George, Percy and I can pass our Etiquette Exams?" Ron asked.
"And so you all and Harry wouldn't be considered Blood Traitors or a Half-Breed anymore. I'd appreciate it if you wrote to your other two Brothers for me about this too. If they pass their Etiquette Exams, since they're already of age, they'll have access to the Prewett Family Vault. But, and I want to make this clear, none of it goes on your Parents or any of your Siblings who haven't passed their Etiquette Exams. This means, if you fail, you won't have access even through your Siblings who do pass. If anyone breaks that rule, they'll immediately be disowned. Understood?" Ron frantically nodded. "As for your mention of Percy, that's the eldest in Hogwarts, right?" Ron nodded again. "I don't think he'll have any trouble passing even without my classes given how he reacted to seeing the Pendragon Ring on my finger at Flourish and Blotts... Those classes will also be available for Granger, by the way. No proper member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Prewett can be seen with a Mudblood. We must make her into a Muggleborn if you wish to continue to be friends with her. Besides, I'd love a chance to spend more time with that gorgeous, intelligent Witch."
"Ew," Ron said and Harry made a face. I chuckled at their behaviour. Boys.
"You like Hermione?" Harry asked.
"I like cute Witches," I said. "Granger is a cute Witch, therefore, yes, I like her." The car started making a weird noise as we approached the school. "Er, that doesn't sound safe. Give me a minute." I opened the door and used my Air Magic to fly next to the car. I used my Air Magic to steer the car safely to the ground. However, using the amount of Magic required to slowly lower a car safely to the ground, two boys, a Rat, a Rat cage, an Owl, an Owl cage and two trunks was a lot and I fell to the ground and blacked out.
...
"Ow, ow, ow!" I said as I sat up. I opened my eyes and saw Harry, Ron, two Witches, Uncle Sev and a Wizard that had to be Albus Dumbledore. "What happened?"
"You kind of fell out of the air and hit the ground hard," Ron said. "The car threw me and Harry out, then our trunks and Scabbers and Hedwig."
"Scabbers? Hedwig?" I asked.
"Scabbers is Ron's Rat and Hedwig is my Owl," Harry said, which reminded me of my own pets. I quickly turned to Uncle Sev.
"Are Bellatrix and Orion okay?"
"Bellatrix and Orion?" Ron asked.
"Bellatrix is my Niffler, I named her after my Aunt since she's playful and mischievous, and Orion's my Owl. Well, I have two Owls but I let Mom keep Cygnus while I'm at school so she can owl me when she wants and she doesn't have to wait for me to owl her or to use Draco's Owl, Ulysses. I wanted to name all of my current and future pets by the Black Family tradition. I'm planning on getting a Cat called Andromeda, an Occamy called Regulus and a Snake called Rigel. Though, I don't think Regulus and Rigel would be allowed at Hogwarts..." I said with a pout.
"That will be up to your Head of House. I'm Headmaster Albus Dumbledore," Dumbledore said. "Mr Potter and Mr Weasley have told me, Severus, Minerva and Poppy that you helped them stop Arthur Weasley's flying car from crashing using Magic."
"Air Magic, Sir. That's why I passed out. After using it earlier to save Harry's life when he fell out of the car and then using it then too, it took a lot out of me."
"Yes, it did," Madam Pomfrey said. "You'll have to stay in here until Saturday at the earliest for observation and to take the Potions necessary for your Magical Exhaustion."
"But it's Tuesday!" I groaned.
"You saved Mr Potter's life?" Professor McGonagall asked in disbelief. She's stunning.
"Of course, Gorgeous," I said and everyone looked at me in shock.
"Now, Miss Malfoy, that's highly inappropriate. I'm a Professor," she responded.
"Yes, but I haven't been Sorted yet, so you're not my Professor yet and I can't be punished for anything I do now. Just as I couldn't be punished further than being confined to the dorms other than at mealtimes if I did anything over the holidays if I choose to stay here. I've read all of Hogwarts' bylines since I've been owling with my Cousin Dora. She gave me lots of ideas for Metamorphmagus pranks too." I grinned and Harry and Ron chuckled while the Professors all looked terrified at the idea of another Metamorphmagus prankster while they still have the Weasley twins in the school. I decided to scare them a little more. "Don't worry, though. Fred and George said they've got some pranks I can help them out with so I won't just be focusing on Dora's ideas, Gorgeous."
"Please stop calling me that, Miss Malfoy," Professor McGonagall said.
"You know 'Miss Malfoy' is actually disrespectful given my titles, right? Until I become an official Hogwarts' student, which is when I'm Sorted, you're not my Professor and you should be using one of my official titles. However, since you're one, really attractive, two, one of my future Professors and three, really attractive, and yes, I said that one twice, I'll let you get away with it," I said and she looked stuck between confused, annoyed and flattered. Harry and Ron chuckled but quickly stopped when they noticed Professor McGonagall glaring at them.
"Miss Malfoy," Dumbledore said and I glared at him. "You three will have to be punished for your actions. As Head of House for Gryffindor, Minerva will choose Mr Weasley and Mr Potter's punishment. However, you'll have to be Sorted before your Head of House is determined and they can punish you."
"Wrong. I won't face any punishment other than possible legal action. Until I'm Sorted, I'm not an official Hogwarts' student. As all of this happened before my Sorting, no one at Hogwarts can punish me for my actions. It's written in the bylaws, of which, you should know as I believe you wrote that one yourself," I said. "Also, I suggested sending Harry's Owl, Hedwig, with a letter so we could be retrieved by a Professor but Ron decided to take the car instead and I refused to be left alone, a little girl surrounded by strangers in an unfamiliar world. I made sure Ron drove to a secluded spot before turning on the car's Invisibility Booster and if the Invisibility Booster hadn't stopped working, we wouldn't've been spotted at all."
"She's telling the truth," Harry said. "And she saved my life and stopped us from crashing and I owe her a Life Debt now." Dumbledore winced and his eyes went wide. Interesting. "She should be rewarded not punished... Thanks for that, Cassiopeia."
"Just as they can't punish me as I'm not a Hogwarts' student yet, they can't reward me either," I said. "And you're welcome, Harry."
"Well, as for your punishments, Mr Weasley, Mr Potter," Professor McGonagall said. "I must impress on both of you the seriousness of what you have done. I will be writing to your Families tonight, and you will both have detention for two months."
"And I'll be writing to your Parents tonight too, Cassiopeia," Uncle Sev said. "About all of this." I winced a little since Mom would know I'd already ended up in the Hospital Wing before smiling as I realised Dad would know that Harry Potter owes me a Life Debt.
"So, if I'm stuck in here, what about my Sorting?" I asked and Dumbledore pointed at a Hat that was on the end of my hospital bed. What the fuck?