harry potter: the grey heir

chapter 10: leaving for christmas break

after what happened with the troll hermione stuck to harry like glue just like draco did besides the classes they had apart she was always with them and was proud to call herself a part of their little group

hermione had informed them her re-sorting has been scheduled for after the christmas holidays and of course professor McGonagall had asked she reconsider many times but hermione had told each time she was not happy in gryffindor

harry had his first quidditch match and during it he almost died thanks to quirrell cursing his broom he had thanked his godfather for the counter curse he was using to help harry

christmas came hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow of course the weasley twins were already causing mischief and getting into trouble with help from harry as he was a very devious individual they promised that whatever he helped with they would take the full blame and have yet to break their word as they saw harry as the prank master the things he could come up with were pure evil they turned professor quirrell into a snowman through bewitching the snow around him to gather in that shape and boy was he mad

the few owls that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky had to be nursed by hagrid before they could fly again

while the common room and great hall were nice and toasty thanks to the roasting fire the corridors became bitter cold

"i feel kinda bad for those who have to stay behind for christmas" draco said

harry was not one of them and was very pleased to return to peverell castle for christmas and he was of course invited to the malfoy's yearly solstice so were the blacks mostly cause lucius was still trying to pucker up and ass kiss narcissa he was failing too she would never return to him he was told he was aloud to bring a plus one so he invited hermione who very surprisingly agreed

and so he took it a step further and invited her to his own home for christmas and she said she would like to bring her parents of which i told her she could and she was happy

"we'll come get you" i said she nodded

after disembarking he found jilny who was waiting for him he smiled and allowed her to apparate home after calling another house elf by the name of elsy to go with hermione to their home before returning upon entering he saw his mom wearing a strange robe

"oh welcome home harry" she said i nodded

"what are you wearing" i asked

"it is called a yukata" she said

"hey little bro, you took a bit longer to get back, i had to call another house elf just to get home" my sister lucillia said

"sorry i invited a friend and her family over for the holidays her parents are muggles so, i kinda had to be sure the house-elf i sent with them got back safely with no confusion" i said she nodded

"you are taking steps a lord should, and making your own decisions good" my mother said before i went to hogwarts my mother and i talked and she made it clear that the authority of this house was me then her then lucillia as the future lord i had to learn how to use authority it was another reason why she refused to let me call her mom but i refused to let her call me lord in return though i didn't like it and wished we had a normal relationship

"i have been invited to a party at the malfoy estate, and i have asked hermione to join me" i said she nodded she realized she'd have to have a chat with this girl she could become one of the ladies of the house

"very well" she said

"elsy" i called

"master called me sir" she asked

"are all of our house elf's female" i asked

"yes sir, mistress prefers it" elsy said i nodded i didn't really care i was just curious cause all of the house-elves from our family have been female

"very well take me to the granger home" i said she nodded as i took my hand and brought me to the house

"jilny" i called and the head elf appeared

"good i will need both of you" i said the two elves nodded i walked up to the house cleared my throat and knocked