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Disclaimer: Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter universe Jk rowling and Warrner brothers has that right. I just play with the boys :) oh I also make no money from this

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Disclaimer: We do not own Harry Potter or any of its characters, places, creatures etc. that is the sole property of JK Rowling, Scholastic, and Warner Bros. We make no money for this writing, this is purely a work of fiction and any resemblances to real people are coincidental and not the intent of the authors.

Synopsis: Ten years after the Great War the wizarding world seems to be in a state of utopia, but things aren’t always what they seem.

Warnings: First of all this will contain slash for those of you who are not a fan you will be disappointed, for those of you who want it to happen now, or even in the next few chapters you also will be disappointed. This is the first book of a trilogy that Smaddox and I have mapped out already. This is not a lovey feel good story, there will be death, there will be gore, there will be fowl language and most likely at least one explicit M/M sex scene. This story is not an AU in the truest sense of the word it will be DH complaint although we disregard the epilog. Please do not tell us we have our facts wrong all of the changes we have made will be explained by the end of the book. We promise.

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Book one of the

Verum Increbresco

Trilogy

Chapter Two

Schola dies

The morning light warmed Harry’s face as he walked through the snow covered streets of Hogsmeade. Witches and wizards bustled around in the cold of the winter day carrying brightly wrapped parcels. It had been years since Harry had been in the little village yet everything was just as he remembered it. The smiling crowds gave way to lush forest and expansive fields at the edge of the village; he glanced to where the shrieking shack had once stood and took a deep breath of chilly air.

He always love the way Hogwarts grounds looked under a blanket of snow, it reminded him of the best Christmases of his life. Off in the distance he could see small figures hovering in the air, Quidditch, he thought fondly. The path was thankfully shoveled leading to the castle and he had no problem making his way to the beaming figure standing at the front steps.

“Harry!” Neville called out waving and taking a few steps towards him. “I’m so glad to see you again.”

Harry clapped Neville on the back beaming. “I only wish it was under better circumstances. What exactly is it that Teddy did this time?” He asked sighing.

“Nothing so bad, he was teasing Lucy again only this time he had an accomplice.” Neville replied leading Harry in to the front hall.

“Oh wonderful so Percy is here making a fuss again?” Harry asked wincing.

“Yes he seems to think we should expel Teddy, of course Minerva won’t do that. The boys haven’t even threatened to harm her. They just tease her, actually it reminds me of you and Ron teasing Hermione first year.” Neville smiled and lead them up the first set of staircases. “Oh why isn’t Andromeda here, I know you’re Teddy’s godfather but she’s his mother, shouldn’t she be the one involved?”

Harry sighed ruefully and shook his head. “She has problems with Percy so when things like this happen Minerva contacts me directly it is just easier than allowing those two in a room together.” Harry explained as they came upon the gargoyle entrance to the Headmistresses office.

“For where there are two there was once one.” Neville said quickly making the gargoyle jump to the side and allow them entrance to the staircase. Harry followed after him expecting a less than pleasant afternoon.

Harry blinked as the door to Minerva’s office swung open to reveal Teddy and a brunette with Slytherin robes on sitting in front of her desk. Harry blinked again and shook his head, things must really be different since the war if this was Teddy’s accomplice.

“Harry, how good to see you again.” Minerva greeted standing from her place behind the massive desk and coming to greet him with a hug.

“You as well Minerva, although I wish it were under better circumstances, what exactly has this miscreant done this time?” He asked mostly for Teddy’s benefit.

“He and Mr. Nott seem to have teased Miss Weasley so relentlessly that she will not leave her dormitory.” The elderly woman explained casting a disapproving glance on the two boys who looked less than chastised.

“We only told her she should get her teeth fixed.” Teddy said petulantly. “She is just being a baby about it, we didn’t hurt her!” Nott nodded along with Teddy’s explanation and looked much to earnest for a Slytherin.

“Well you should keep your opinions to yourself Teddy, what would your mother think?” Harry asked knowing that Andromeda was a touchy subject for the boy.

“I’m sorry Uncle Harry.” Teddy said crossly hanging his head.

“As you should be.” Minerva broke in with a disapproving glare. “Now I think we need to bring in Mr. and Mrs. Weasley as well as Mr. and Mrs. Nott so that we can all talk about this behavior. Boys go down stairs, Professor Longbottom is waiting for you, I will send for you when your punishment has been decided.”

They both nodded and headed out of the door looking as though they were walking to their deaths.

“This is going to be a very long day Harry I do hope you don’t have any other plans.” Minerva commented rubbing her temples and sending one of the portraits to fetch the other parents.

When Harry could hear Nott and Percy coming up the stairs he knew this afternoon was not going to be a fun one. By the time they had reached the door and he could make out their words he was contemplating attempting to apparate from Hogwarts just to get away from the impending conversation.

“No bloody Slytherin is going to make my daughter cry you Death Eater scum.” Percy’s voice drifted through the wood of the still closed door.

Minerva stood in a flash flicking her wand and making the great door slam in to the wall.

“Mr. Weasley!” She bellowed, causing Harry to flash back to the numerous scolding’s she had given Ron. “You will not use that sort of language in my school!”

Percy flinched and bowed his head a bit in defense. “Of course headmistress, excuse my language.” He answered her shooting Nott a death glare from beneath his bangs. “But what are you going to do about these revolting little urchins making my princess cry?” He asked heatedly once again on the offensive. “She is so fragile and I think they may be compromising her mental health.”

“Now Mr. Weasley I don’t think it is as bad as all that. We have a few students that have given testimony about the incidents and I have personally spoken to all three of the children and I do not believe there is much to worry about.”

“Not much to worry about! Are you insane? My baby girl is refusing to go to classes!” Percy exclaimed cutting Minerva off.

“As I was saying, it seems Lucy is giving as good as the boys are. She called Terry a Death Eater last week. I wonder where she could have learned that hmm? Where would she have learned to call Slytherins that Mr. Weasley?” she asked glaring at him in a way that reminded Harry once again of his time in school.

“Well she has the right idea those monsters are obviously Death Eaters in training!” Percy exclaimed glaring at Nott again. Beside him Penelope gasped and covered her heart with one hand.

Harry jumped to his feet snarling. “You sonofabitch are you calling Teddy a Death Eater? Do you remember who I am, who is mother is? Are you really accusing us of raising him to be a dark wizard?”

“I do remember who his mother is Potter, Bellatrix Lestrange’s sister and who are we to say she is any less a death eater than she was?” Percy shot back stepping forward so he was chest to chest with Harry.

Harry felt a rage he had never before experienced rise in side of him and lash out at Percy with the force of a thousand stunning spells: sending the man flying backwards over his wife and in to the wall. Harry growled and advanced on Percy with the intention to kick his ass in to the next century. “If you ever speak ill of Andromeda or Teddy again Weasel I will kill you, I promise you that.” Harry growled.

“Are you threatening me Potter? Do you all hear him, he is threatening my life!” Percy screamed looking around the room for a friend.

“I’m sorry Mr. Weasley I must have been dozing because I heard nothing of the sort.” Minerva replied staring him down.

“Penelope you heard him didn’t you? He beseeched his wife.

“No I’m sorry dear you are on your own this time.” She said in a voice weighed down with sadness.

Harry turned from Percy and took his seat, leaving the red head strewn on the floor looking shocked and confused.

Once Percy had gotten to his feet and taken a seat next to his wife the six adults spoke more calmly about what should happen with the children.

They all decided that the boys deserved detention; thankfully Percy had given up his campaign to get the boys expelled. Harry and the Notts thought Lucy deserved detention as well. It was obvious that their children were not the only problem from the testimony of the other students. Percy was of course deeply against that but one glare from Harry and a sharp elbow from his wife made him stop complaining.

Well then it’s settled.” Minerva exclaimed standing from her desk with an heir of impatience. “All of the children will serve detention together and hopefully we can build something more than animosity between them.”

Percy huffed but nodded with the other parents so Harry refrained from hurting him.

When the rest of the parents had left Minerva gave Harry a disapproving look and sighed audibly. “Do you always have to use violence to solve your problems Mr. Potter?” She asked wearily.

“I’ve given him more than enough warnings; his bigotry threatens the peace we worked so hard for. He needs to learn to keep his opinions to himself.” Harry shot back glaring back at her.

Minerva visibly deflated. “I am sorry Harry I just hate to see you boys fight. This peace has been so hard won.”

Harry noticed for the first time how old Minerva actually was, the lines on her face seemed so much deeper than he ever remembered them to be. She picked up a few pieces of parchment rolled them and tucked the pile neatly in to a desk drawer.

“Come now Harry lets have lunch the three of us.” Minerva said suddenly in better spirits.

“The three of us?” Harry inquired sure he already knew the answer.

“Yes I thought Professor Longbottom would enjoy joining us.” She replied striding to the door and pushing it open.

“That sounds lovely.” Harry said smiling following her from the office.

Neville met them at the bottom of the stairs with a pile of parchment in his arms. “I thought I might do some grading while we ate. We are going to lunch in the Great Hall aren’t we Professor?” He asked eagerly, joining them in an easy stroll to the hall.

“Oh yes Longbottom I do believe the Great Hall will do nicely.” Minerva answered smiling at him as though he were a much beloved grandchild.

“Headmistress!” A woman’s voice echoed through the stone halls as Poppy Pomfrey hurried up to their little group. “Oh Headmistress Arthur McCullin has fallen from his broom again and this time his skull was fractured you must come right the boy’s parents are irate.” Poppy exclaimed while wringing her hands.

“Oh my, yes of course Poppy I’ll come immediately. You boys understand of course.” She remarked already at Poppy’s side flying from the corridor.

“And that my dear friend is why I will never become a teacher.” Harry remarked as he and Neville once again began to make their way to lunch.

The Great Hall was somehow different then Harry remembered it. There were still four house tables, he counted them twice just to be sure. And the head table still loomed over the room so the teachers could keep their eyes out for miscreants. The banners still hung colorful as ever above their respective house and the winter sun shone brightly from above their heads. Everything seemed normal at first glance but Harry couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something off.

“Is there something different about the Great Hall Neville?” Harry asked in a hushed tone.

Neville laughed and gestured to the four tables. “They are all sitting together Harry, Don’t you see it? There aren’t really house tables anymore.”

And then Harry could see it, the badges were all mixed together Slytherins and Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws even Gryffindors all sitting together united finally as a school.

“This is… Amazing Nev. Can you imagine what Dumbledore would say? This is what he always wanted for us and now our children have accomplished it.” Harry stood in awe turning slowly to look at the entire room.

Neville grabbed him by the shoulder and pushed him to the Head Table. “Come on then Harry let’s eat before you scare the children.” He mock whispered snickering.

Harry smiled and followed along obediently, he had never been so happy for change.

They sat comfortably behind the Head Table and tucked in to lunch. There weren’t many Professors present and the ones that were Harry was unfamiliar with so he turned to Neville and continued his train of thought.

“Would you have thought when we were in school that this would happen? Slytherins and Gryffindors sitting together? I mean, we hated the Slytherins.”

“Yeah we sure did Harry, I remember uou had such a rivalry with… who was it that you always fought with?”

“You know I can’t recall… that’s so strange. When it was happening I thought I would never forget his face but… I suppose some things really do fade with time.”

“Hmm yeah I guess they do. So how’s work lately? I heard your running for Minister.”

Leaving Hogwarts after dinner was bitter sweet for Harry, he did miss his school days. As crazy as they had been he had never felt quite as loved as when Albus was alive.

He made the long walk back to Hogsmeade and apparated to the front walk of Ron and Hermione’s home. The large two story house looked beautiful decked as it was with wreaths, bows and fairy lights. Harry knocked lightly on the front door and it was immediately opened by a happy heavily pregnant Hermione.

“Harry! Oh I am so glad you could make it! I have been missing your company.” Hermione exclaimed pulling him in for a long hug.

“I missed you too Mione, and I brought you a present!” Harry replied laughing and pulling a tin of chocolate covered chips out of his pocket. Hermione let out a loud unintelligible string of what Harry assumed were words, grabbed the tin and dug in immediately leading him towards the sitting room.

Harry smiled brightly as he turned the corner and came upon the sight of Ron fighting valiantly with a string of tangled muggle Christmas lights.

“Need help there mate?” Harry asked kneeling next to the red head and grabbing one side of the mess.

“Yeah that’d be great. Mione wants Muggle lights up, says they remind her of her childhood. I think these lights are meant to kill you.” Ron finished, once again hunched over the tangle.

Dinner was served an hour later and the three of them sat down to a roasted turkey with all the trimmings. Hermione was chatting animatedly about a new law her department was trying to pass, Ron had been right the distraction of chocolate potato chips, chatting about work and her ever present hunger had stopped Hermione from once again complaining about kreacher. The old elf had been serving dinner to the two Weasley’s since Hermione had announced her pregnancy. Andromeda had insisted she would have never gotten through her own without house elves.

“So you went to Hogwarts today mate?” Ron asked as Hermione finished her explanation of dwarfish tradition. Harry blinked and realized he hadn’t really been paying attention to the conversation.

“Err, yeah how did you hear about that?” He asked confused.

“Oh Percy won’t shut up about it, thinks Teddy is the next Dark Lord all because his sweet little Princess can’t take a joke. Mum keeps telling him he coddles her to much but the idiot won’t listen.”

“Oh well yeah Teddy, Theo and Lucy all have detention together. They sound like the three of us first year always together and always fighting.” Harry mentioned laughing at Hermiones outraged look.

“I never missed classes over something as silly as you two teasing me!” She announced sticking her nose into the air.

“I know Mione, although I do remember one particularly nasty troll we had to save you from, after a particularly nasty comment from Ron.”

“Well yes but that was after classes were done.” She asserted.

Ron groaned and sunk low in his chair. “Our children are going to think school is more important than their lives aren’t they?” He mocked whispered to Harry.

"Now Ronald don’t start spouting nonsense again.” Hermione bristled in a very Mrs. Weasley sort of way, although Harry thought she was now a Mrs. Weasley so maybe it was appropriate.

Ron snorted and turned to Harry again, so who is this Theo character?” Ron asked in a blatant attempt to change the conversation.

“Oh that’s the strange part I suppose he’s Theodore Nott’s son and a Slytherin at that. He and Teddy seem to be best friends if Minerva is to be trusted.”

“Hmm a Slytherin eh? Well I suppose the times are different now.” Ron commented moth filled with food.

“Yes well I for one am glad Teddy is big enough to put aside stereotypes and get to know this boy.” Hermione commented allowing Kreacher to take her plate.

“Err yeah, I’m not sure he even knows about those stereotypes I mean it’s been ten year since the war ended and Teddy is just now starting school.”

“Well yes but Harry we knew about them and the same could have been said for our generation.” Hermione reminded him standing from the table. “I need to use the ladies’ room, I’ll be back in a moment.”

Harry watched Hermione’s very pregnant frame disappear through the door and wondered if he should mention the strange unification happening at Hogwarts. Nah he thought it’s probably nothing.

By the time Harry returned home that night Andromeda was fast asleep and the house was dark. He made his way quietly though the entrance hall in to the formal dining room, through the ball room, the sun room and finally out in to the veranda. The waxing moon shone above him brilliantly illuminating the grounds below him and glinting off the large icy lake just beyond the gardens. He was beginning to feel like this was home; it was strange considering he had only ever felt this way about Hogwarts. But Harry though he could get used to it. Smiling he took one last deep breath of the chilly evening air and stepped back inside to head to bed.
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