Chapter 1

Ed was resting after a long day of work. It has been almost a year since the Promised Day and the country is still going through some changes, although most have already been done. After the Promised Day and getting Al's body back, Ed decided to stay in the military to help with the changes. He admitted to himself that being in the military wasn't so bad and it had been getting better since Fuhrer Grumman took over.

Al went home to Resombool and decided to stay there, and had recently started to date May, much to her delight. Ed was very happy for them. He knew they would go well together and Winry and Granny Pinako approved of it as well. Since he has been stationed in Central, Ed had bought a nice three floor house, so he could have guests (mainly Al and Winry and maybe Granny Pinako and May).

Amestris has been trying to make allies with the other nations. Obviously, they are with Xing, since Ling became the emperor. Aerugo and Certa are somewhat on the line of alliance, and Drachma was outright refusing. Other countries are also known about Amestris. Amestris had always been very closed off from other countries in Bradley's (or rather, Father's) rule. Grumman wants to change that so he's been more open, but not so open that they would be in danger. The other countries are only aware of the riot in Central, the changes in power, and the use of alchemists. Edward was now known out in the world for his large part in the Promised Day. He was also promoted to a Colonel after.

Ed was reading some alchemy books when he got a phone call. Sighing, he picked up the phone. "Hello? Who is this?" He asked.

"Hello Fullmetal. It's been a while hasn't it?" Said a very familiar voice of a bastard.

"Colonel Bastard what do you want?" Ed said, annoyed.

"Actually, it's General Bastard now. (Ed scoffed at that "Same thing!" He said.) Other than the fact that I wanted to see how one of my subordinates was doing, Fuhrer Grumman wanted you to come to his office. I will be there as well," replied Mustang.

"Sigh. Fine I'll be there in a bit," Ed said, hanging up.

Putting on his uniform jacket, he walked out the door of his house and went over to the military headquarters on foot since his house wasn't that far away. Inside, other military officers saluted him as he walked past. He was still uncomfortable at people older than him saluting him but he was a higher rank, if not a well known State Alchemist. Finally, he reached Grumman's office, and as the officers outside his door saw him, they opened the door and let him in.

Inside, he found Fuhrer Grumman and Mustang. Sitting down on a chair he then asked, "Ok I'm here. Now what's this all about?"

"Well Colonel Elric, I'm sure you are aware of the other countries that do not surround us," Grumman said.

Ed was confused. "Of course I do. What is it about them that needed me to get involved?"

"Well, one of the countries has reached out to us. They are called the United Kingdom. ...well, one part of them had reached out."

Now he was even more confused. "Spill," he demanded.

"In the UK, there is a secret society of people. Few know about them. Mainly high government officials know about them. These people… have a special ability," Mustang said.

Ed frowned. "Like alchemy?"

"Well maybe, but they mainly do….magic," Grumman finally said.

Ed was flabbergasted. "Magic? You've gotta be kidding me," he said.

"We didn't believe it either, but once they showed us, we had no choice but to believe them. So just take our word for it." Grumman said.

"So say I believe in magic," Ed said, still in disbelief. "Why am I here?"

"In this society, there is a boy who is a sort of celebrity. He is famous due to the fact that he survived the attack of an evil wizard named Voldemort, when apparently no one else had when he was just a baby."

Ed snorted. "Some villain he is when he got his ass handed to him by a baby," he said. "And what kind of a name is Voldemort?"

"Well apparently, no one knows how he survived. Apparently this Voldemort used a spell that kills instantly," Ed's eyes widened at that, "and when he used this spell on the boy, the spell rebounded and Voldemort disappeared. No one knows if he is truly dead or not since the only people who were there were those two, and the boy's parents who Voldemort killed."

"What's the kid's name?" Ed asked, feeling sympathetic for the boy, for he too had experienced losing parents.

"Harry Potter. He is currently going to a boarding school called Hogwarts, ("What's with these people and coming up with awful names?" Said Ed.) and he is currently learning magic. This is where you come in," Grumman said.

"These people have asked for you to be a sort of bodyguard for him, and they specifically asked for you," said Mustang.

"What?! These people want me to babysit some kid?" Ed said, shocked. "Can't they just get one of their lot to do it?"

"Well, they know about your deeds and they also wanted someone under the radar, protecting him in secret. This would also help us make allies with them. Here's the plan: You will need to do this for at least one school year. You're gonna learn magic along with the boy and other students. We're gonna say you are a transfer student who was sent to Hogwarts from a private teacher to further your education. We will also say you are 14, the same as him, so you can keep a closer eye on him. You'll be staying at Hogwarts for the summer, when the other students are on holiday, to catch up with them."

"Before that however, there will be a man named Hagrid who will take you to this place called Diagon Alley to get school supplies. These people, who are called witches and wizards, have their own currency. We've already set up a bank vault with you with plenty of money. Use your pocket watch as your identity. You'll also have to report to us in secret. Report to Mustang, since I'm rather busy." Grumman said.

Ed sighed. "This is a lot to take. And I still think it's ridiculous that I'm needed to babysit some kid, but fine. When do I leave?"

"First thing tomorrow. Make sure you call Al to let him know of your mission," Mustang replied. "You're dismissed."

Ed saluted and left, still absolutely disbelieving of all of this. "I never would have thought anything would surprise me anymore," Ed muttered.

Ed walked back to his house, and after resting for a bit, called Al.

"Hey Al," greeted Ed.

"Hello brother! I hope everything's going ok over there," said Al.

"Everything's fine. I have to go on a mission though. I'm going to this country called the United Kingdom to bodyguard some kid," Ed said sighing.

"Woah! You have to tell me what it's like over there. How long would you be there?" Al asked.

"At least a year. It's kinda bizarre. Ask Mustang or Grumman for more clarification. I really don't wanna get into details. I'm still baffled by it."

Al became worried. "Make sure you keep in touch with me while you're there, ok?"

"Don't worry I will. Say hi to Winry and Granny for me."

"Of course! And take good care of your automail!"

"You don't need to tell me twice. I don't wanna face the wrath of Winry's wrench. Anyways I'll keep in touch," said Ed and he hung up.

'I better get to sleep. It's gonna be insane tomorrow. It's already crazy now. Sigh. What the hell did these people get me into?'

The Next Day

Ed woke up, packing some essentials in a suitcase, before going downstairs for breakfast. Simply making bacon and eggs with toast, he propped open an alchemy book while eating.

After he finished eating, he was washing up and making sure he had all he wanted to bring when there was a very loud knock on the door. 'Geez can't they knock quieter? Do they want to break down the door or something?' "Coming!" He yelled, coming downstairs with his suitcase.

When he opened the door, he was absolutely floored at what was in front of him. He was lucky that it was very early in the morning and was a Sunday and everyone was sleeping in. Otherwise, it would be awkward for people to see a man at least 8 ft tall in front of him. He was gaping for a bit before he snapped out of it. "Sorry about that," he said.

"Ah don worry about that. I get plenty o' stares all de time," the man said.

"I'm assuming you're Hagrid?"

"Righty o'! I'm taking ya ta Diagon Alley for supplies an' then to Hogwarts, where you'll meet the professors and get everything explained," he replied. "Lemmie get dat fo' you," he said, grabbing Ed's suitcase with ease.

'Wow I feel so small with this man,' he thought, annoyed as it reminded him when people would always call him short. (We do not talk about those dark times.) "So uh, how are we getting there?" Ed asked him.

"We be goin there by portkey." Seeing Ed's confused expression, he explained. "A portkey is a bewitched object made ta transport someone who is touching it."

'Ok I am gonna need to get used to this.' Ed thought as he nodded hesitantly.

Hagrid held out an old shoe, which Ed wrinkled his nose at. "Be sure ta hold on tightly. There may be som' side effects to it," Hagrid said.

Ed held onto the shoe and waited. Hagrid looked at the time on a watch and said, "It should be goin in 3, 2, 1…"

Suddenly, Ed felt himself going dizzy as he and Hagrid were being transported. 'I… don't feel… so good,' he thought weakly. As he felt like he was gonna pass out, suddenly, he was back on the ground. He held his stomach for a bit, in case he threw up. When he decided that he wasn't he looked at his surroundings. He appeared to be in some sort of a pub. He then spotted Hagrid, who was waiting for him.

"Ya good Ed? Lemme call a house elf ta drop of ya belongings," Hagrid said. "Mimsy!"

Suddenly, there was a loud crack and a small creature with a towel with the Hogwarts crest appeared. "Yes, mister Hagrid?" The house elf said.

"Can ya do me a favor Mimsy, and take his belongings ta his room in Gryffindor Tower?" Hagrid asked.

The house elf named Mimsy nodded and grabbed the suitcase and disappeared with another crack.

"Now we got that settled, let's a go get ya some supplies," Hagrid said. "First stop, Gringotts Bank!"

They walked through the pub and Hagrid stopped at a brick wall. He looked like he was counting and tapping bricks.

'Has he gone mad?' "Um Hagrid, are you sure that this is-"

When Hagrid tapped a certain brick, a large hole started to appear, and all Ed could do was gape as he suddenly saw a large cobblestone alley appear in front of his eyes. 'This defies all sorts of laws!' Ed thought.

"Welcom ta Diagon Alley!" Hagrid said, his arms in the air.

"Wow," was all Ed could say. He saw wizards and witches walking around and many stores with bizarre items for sale. Although it did seem to be very medieval, it also had a sense of magic around it that made it seem appealing and well...magical.

Ed followed Hagrid, thankful he was so tall because there were so many people. They reached a snowy white building, which Ed can assume was Gringotts. He then saw another small creature walk past him. It wasn't a house elf though. It had long fingers and toes and had a look of intelligence.

Ed whispered to Hagrid, "What are these guys?"

"They're goblins. Dey run Gringotts. Highly intelligent creatures dey ar. Ya be mad ta try to break in ta Gringotts. Although, dey don't like us wizards much. We refuse to teach dem the ways of magic and dey refuse ta teach us de way they make items such as jewelry and weapons," Hagrid whispered back.

"That seems ridiculous. A dislike between races because they are both hoard their knowledge greedily?"

"It's jus de way it is Ed," Hagrid simply replied.

As they pass through a set of bronze doors, they then see a pair of silver doors, with words engraved on it saying:

Enter, stranger, but take heed

Of what awaits the sin of greed

For those who take, and do not earn,

Must pay most dearly in their turn.

So if you seek beneath our floors

A treasure that was never yours,

Thief, you have been warned, beware,

Of finding more than treasure there.

'That's a bit excessive but man these goblins mean business,' Ed thought as they went through those doors. They entered a large marble hall with multiple counters with goblins behind each of them. Some were weighing jewels, others were doing some sort of paperwork, and others were helping wizards. They walked towards a available goblin with a shrewd face.

"What can I do for you?" The goblin croaked.

"I like ta get som money outta my vault," Hagrid said, holding out his own key. "It's vault 410."

"Very well, and you?" He asked Ed.

"I would like to take some money out of my account," Ed said.

"Got a key?"

Ed turned to Hagrid and said for him to wait somewhere else. Hagrid looked confused but complied as he walked over to where there were carts. It wasn't that he thought Hagrid was a bad person, but he wasn't sure if he was one of the few who was aware of who Ed was. And also the fact he seemed very gullible.

Ed held out his State Alchemist pocket watch. "Allow me to introduce myself as Colonel Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist. I would also appreciate if you would keep that fact to yourself." Outside of Amestris, no one, (except few like Dumbledore), knew the State Alchemists' identities. All they know of them are their titles and strength and abilities. There were no pictures nor pretty much anything about them.

The goblin's eyes widened in recognition. "Very well, Mr. Elric. I will have a goblin take you down to your vault," he said.

The goblin nodded and motioned for another goblin to come over. "Ragnuk will take you down to both vaults."

The goblin bowed slightly and beckoned him over to where Hagrid was. There was a cart waiting for them. They got in and the cart started moving on it's own rapidly.

Ed was ecstatic and let out a 'woo hoo!', making the goblin grin. They stopped at Hagrid's vault first, since it was closer. Hagrid immediately got out of the cart and placed his large hands on his trembling knees, looking a bit green. "Gimme a second," Hagrid said.

After Hagrid recovered from that, the goblin used the key to open the vault. There was a considerable amount of money in it, as Ed looked at it. Hagrid got out a bag and started to put money in it. "De gold ones are galleons, silver ones are sickles, an' de bronze ones are knuts," Hagrid explained. "17 sickles to a galleon and 29 knuts to a sickle."

Ed nodded as he stored that information into his head. After Hagrid got all he needed, they went back onto the cart, with Hagrid saying to go slower, to Ed's vault. Ed's vault was further down, and according to Hagrid, the further down your vault is, the more protected it is. Ed's vault was near the bottom.

They stopped near a large vault door and Ragnuk told him to prick his finger to make it bleed a little and touch the door with the finger. Ed did so and the vault opened. It was quite the site. There were mountains of gold, heaps of silver, and mounds of bronze. Hagrid gaped at the site of it. "Blimey Ed! How rich are ya?"

"What's the exchange rate from Amestrian Cens to wizarding currency?" Ed whispered to Ragnuk.

"5.58 per galleon, 0.33 per sickle, and 0.01 per knut," the goblin replied.

"Huh. So the majority of my money is still in my main account," Ed said.

"The majority?!" Hagrid yelled.

Ed began piling money into a bag. They then went back to the cart after Ed was done, and went back up to the surface. When they got out of the cart, Ed then turned to Ragnuk. "Thank you for your services,'' he said.

The goblin looked surprised. Ed frowned. "Is this not common?" He asked.

"Goblins are treated as a minority race," the goblin spat. "Very few even acknowledge us."

"Well I'm not them. And I want to thank you. I do have manners. Just because you are a goblin, doesn't mean you should be treated less," Ed said.

"You are a strange one, Mr. Elric. You have interesting views. I suppose I must thank you too then," Ragnuk said.

"No problem," said Ed, bowing slightly.

Hagrid and Ed walked out of the wizarding bank a few minutes later. Ed turned to Hagrid and said, "So where should we go first?"

"Let's go ta Madam Malkin's shop fer ya school robes," Hagrid suggested.

Ed didn't want to wear the school uniform, but it was best for him to blend in with the other students, so he agreed.

They went to a shop and Ed went in alone, as Hagrid couldn't fit through the door. A witch in red robes greeted him and started to measure him with a magic ('Of course it's magic' Ed thought) measuring tape.

Eventually getting some black school robes and also a set of dark blue dress robes, he exited the shop and continued on to the apothecary for potion supplies and then to the potions shop for his cauldron and brass weighing scales. He tried buying an expensive set of scales, but Hagrid didn't let him, saying he needed to be responsible with his money.

Throughout the day, Ed was very aggravated and annoyed with these people. All of them keep on asking about his hair color and offering a place to buy Wolfsbane potions or ingredients to make it. ("I am NOT a werewolf!")

They then went to Flourish and Blotts, a bookstore which Ed was very happy about. Hagrid allowed him to buy any book because he was informed that Ed was a researcher and an apparent genius. He bought all the books needed for years 1-4 and also bought the ones for 5-7, just for kicks. He then wanted to buy some of his own books. After asking the store manager where the alchemy section was, he went there.

The alchemy section was poor at best. There weren't that many books and the majority of them held rubbish. ("You shouldn't even be making gold! Don't these wizards know it's illegal?") He then spotted a book and went to read the cover:

A Guide to Alchemy

By Van Hohenheim

To say Ed was shocked would be an understatement. 'My dad was a wizard? What? It looks like there's still plenty to learn about my late father than I thought. I'm gonna ask Hagrid about him.' He decided to buy the book, along with about 10 other books from other sections that looked interesting to him and was able to pay for all of them, which was quite the surprise for the poor assistant.

They then decided to take a little break and bought some ice cream. Ed was mainly staring at his ice cream, which had mini chocolate frogs jumping in and out of it. He kept mumbling, making words that sounded like "S' impossible" and "Whoever came up with this must be crazy or drunk."

He then remembered about Hohenheim and asked Hagrid, "What do you know about Van Hohenheim Hagrid?"

"Him? O' he's a very famous wizard back in his time. He came 'ere about a century ago and was Nicholas Flamel's partner. He made groundbreakin' discoveries. E' is said to be as good as Headmaster Dumbledore in magic," Hagrid said.

"Who's Nicholas Flamel?"

"E's a famous alchemist in our community. He made the philosopher's stone!"

"What," Ed said darkly. "He MADE one?!"

Hagrid frowned. "What's da matter Ed? It's destroyed anyways. Dumbledore destroyed it abou' three o' four years ago. Come ta think o' it, you two look very similar. You two related?"

Ed let out a breath of relief. "No, uh…." Ed panicked for a bit. "I-it's just a common look in Amestris!" Ed lied. Ed then realised something. 'But how did he destroy it? I know he's a very powerful wizard but it should have been indestructible. It would make more sense if he was lying and claiming he destroyed it. It would mean no one would go for it. Dumbledore must have done this because someone tried to take it.'

Hagrid looked at Ed confusingly, but took it in stride. "Righ o' Ed. Let's go get yerself a wand," he said.

'Let's see how real this magic is,' thought Ed.

They finished their ice cream and went over to a small shop called Ollivander's. 'Since 382 B.C? Damn that's old.'

They entered the small shop. Ed looked around. Behind a desk, he said rows upon rows of boxes, which he assumed contained wands.

"Hello," said a voice.

Ed looked to where he heard a voice, and saw an old man. "I'm assuming you're Ollivander?"

"You would be correct," said Ollivander. "Hm, you're a bit older than others who get their first wand. Not the oldest I've had however. If you would please stick out your wand arm, Mr…?"

"Elric. Edward Elric. And I'm ambidextrous," Ed replied.

"Hm, interesting. Well, time to start measuring," he said, as he waved over a magic measuring tape. He began measuring strange parts of Ed's body. Ed was confused by this. "Don't you just need to measure my arms?" He asked.

"The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Elric. I must get these measurements so I can get the right wand to you. A wizard can use any wand but if a wand chooses the wizard, it's much more powerful," Ollivander explained.

Ed nodded, just deciding to go with it. After Ollivander finished measuring, he then went over to the shelves of wands and started grabbing some. He came over with a handful and handed one to Ed.

"Here try this one… Oak, 14 ½ inches, with a dragon heartstring core…"

Ed picked it up and immediately was grabbed back by Ollivander.

"No no, that was an awful wand to pick… here wave this one. Beech, 10 inches, with a unicorn hair… excellent for charm work."

Ed picked that one up and waved it around, feeling like an idiot. A blast of red light came from it, destroying a stack of paperwork.

Ed felt guilty and was about to apologise, but Ollivander waved him off.

They kept on trying wands, and while it was making Ed more annoyed, Ollivander seemed to enjoy the challenge.

"Oh my, you are quite the tricky customer aren't you? More tricky than Harry Potter I dare say!" Said Ollivander.

He continued on saying, "Well you are an unusual person," ("Hey!" Ed said.") "So perhaps we just need to find you an unusual wand."

He went to the back of the store and came back moments later with a single box.

"Dark oak, 12 ¼ inches, with a phoenix feather and thestral hair. Very unusual pairing. I mainly use dragon heartstring, unicorn hair, and phoenix feather for wands but I do like to experiment. Try it," said Ollivander.

Ed picked it up and immediately felt his whole body go warm. He raised it and waved it, making fireworks of many colors appear.

Ollivander and Hagrid clapped at the display. "Yes! Fantastic!" Said Ollivander.

"But I must say," Olivander continued, "It is rather odd...very odd…" Ollivander now appeared to be talking to himself.

"What's odd?" Ed interrupted.

"Oh nothing, nothing…" Ollivander replied.

'Nothing my ass,' Ed thought, but decided to let it slide. "How much do I owe you?"

"10 galleons my boy," Ollivander said.

Ed paid the 10 galleons and as they were about to walk out of the shop, Ollivander then whispered to Ed, "Be careful alchemist. There will be much to come in the future."

Ed stiffened and whispered back, "H-how do you know…?"

"I have my ways. This is goodbye for now," was all he said.

Ed exited the shop, and Hagrid was waiting for him. 'Don't know how I feel about Ollivander.' "Ok, I got all of the things I need," Ed said.

"Well do ya want ta get a pet? Hogwarts allows students ta have dem," Hagrid offered.

Ed shrugged. "Sure, why not."

They walked over to the Magical Menagerie, where there were cages of animals everywhere. Ed looked at saw giant purple toads, owls screeching at the rooftop, and even a white rabbit that kept turning into a magic hat. Ed continued to walk through the shop, until he felt something land on his shoulder.

He looked at his right shoulder and saw a large bird that had red and orange feathers, looking like fire. It sang a small song, which made him and the other animals around him relax. The bird's feathers and Ed's golden hair went beautifully together. "Wow," he whispered softly. "You're beautiful."

He decided to buy it. He went over to the witch behind the counter. The witch's jaw dropped when she saw the bird on his shoulder. "Y-you want to buy the phoenix?" She stuttered.

'This is a phoenix? Wow! If the legends are correct, they have amazing healing abilities and are able to calm the creatures surrounding it as well.'

Ed then said, "Of course, why else would I have it here? How much?"

"120 galleons, s-sir."

Ed shrugged. "Ok."

He gave the witch a full bag of money and in turn she also gave him some bird feed and the cage. He said goodbye and left the shop.

Hagrid was floored at the site. "Blimey Ed! A phoenix? You ar very lucky! De phoenix must have decided you were good enough ta be it's partner!"

"Yeah, it's pretty cool. Can we go now?" Ed said impatiently.

Hagrid nodded and took out the old shoe that glowed blue. Knowing what he needed to do, he grabbed on and soon they were both transported to Hogwarts. This time was better, though Ed was still somewhat disoriented and he had a feeling that it was gonna happen every time.

Ed marveled at the sight of the castle. 'These kids live like kings!'

Hagrid and Ed entered the castle and walked through the halls. He saw paintings that move and were even having conversations with each other, and looked curiously at him as he and Hagrid walked past. When they turned a corner, he was met with an appalling sight.

"I-is that a ghost?!" Ed said.

"Don't be so rude!" The ghost said.

"S-sorry. This is just the first one I've ever seen." 'Ok moving pictures is one thing GHOSTS is another!'

"Well then, allow me to introduce myself as Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington!" He said, bowing.

"Um… can I just call you Nick?" Ed asked.

"Of course! It's better than the name the other students call me…" he said grumpily.

Decided not to ask what it is, he said goodbye and walked on contemplating this discovery. Hagrid saw this and said, "Very few who die would choose the life as a ghost. Only those who don't want to leave the Earth or are afraid of passing to the afterlife would choose this. It also is not a very good life."

"Oh," was all Ed said.

After walking and climbing many stairs, ("Watch out fer dat stair, it will make ya fall through!") they finally reached the statue of a gargoyle. Hagrid stood in front of it and said, "Ice Mice."

The gargoyle then appeared to be brought to life and stood aside, revealing a staircase. "Nothing's gonna surprise me anymore after all of this," Ed mumbled, receiving a chuckle from Hagrid. They continued up the staircase until they faced a pair of doors.

Hagrid knocked on the door saying, "Professor Dumbledore, I got de transfer student with me."

'So he wasn't told about who I really am,' Ed thought as Dumbledore said for him to enter.

As he entered in with his phoenix he looked around at the round office. He saw many books, an old hat, and to his surprise, another phoenix. The two phoenixes flew around each other and stared.

Ed heard a chuckle, and saw a rather old man in spangled robes. "I'm assuming you're Headmaster Dumbledore?" Ed asked.

"Indeed. Welcome to Hogwarts Edward," Dumbledore replied.

"Just Ed will do." "Sir," he added quickly.

"So I'm assuming you know your role in this?"

"Yes, sir."

"Well let me tell you some more about this. This year, we will be hosting a very important event with two other schools. It's called the Triwizard Tournament. It's a very dangerous tournament that could result in death. Although this year, I made sure only students of age, 17 years or older, can enter. However, it couldn't hurt to have protection around Harry."

"I know the basic story about him, but I'm assuming you believe that this Voldemort is still alive?"

"Oh yes. I do. And this tournament might be the time when Voldemort strikes and tries to kill Harry. I want you to be as discreet about your true role as much as possible. Make sure you don't make any connection with your job or country. Say you are German, since Amestrian and German are very similar. For the next two months, I want you to learn magic and be at the same level as the other 4th year students at least. From your superior officers, I have heard that it will not be much of a challenge for you?"

"Yeah, I think I got this. I don't want to brag, but I am a prodigy of sorts. And you also want me to cover my automail as well, right?"

"Yes, I think that would be best. I'll simply do an illusionment charm on them," Dumbledore said, waving his wand. Ed's automail arm and leg now looked human.

"Thanks. Anything else you need to tell me?" Ed asked.

"I'll have Professors Mcgonagall and Snape test you throughout the summer to see your progress. Also, before school starts, Harry's best friend's family wants to take him and his other friend to the World Quidditch Cup. If his relatives allow it, I also want you to go, to become friends with him and his friends and get to know him."

"Ok. And can I also get some oil sent to my room?"

"Of course, I'll send a house elf to do that," said Dumbledore.

"Ok, goodbye sir," Edward said.

Ed went out of the office and Hagrid led him to the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Password?" She asked.

"Wattlebird," Hagrid replied.

The Fat Lady then swung open the portrait. Ed then climbed in.

"Ask a house elf or a ghost fer instructions to the great hall fer dinner," Hagrid said, before leaving.

Ed then went up the stairs to the 4th year boys dorm. Inside, he saw 6 large poster beds. 'Geez these kids are spoiled.' He saw his suitcase on one of them, so he went to it. He started to unpack. After doing so, he then laid on his bed going through everything he saw today. His phoenix then landed next to him.

"Hm… I haven't named you yet have I?" Ed said, stroking the flame bird's head.

"How about...Celosia? It means a burning flame."

The bird trilled, seeming satisfied with the name her owner had given.

Ed then got out the first year textbooks and started to study and practice.

"Hmm….ok. Wingardium Leviosa!" He said, pointing to a book.

To his astonishment, the book levitated. "Huh. Wasn't expecting to get that first try."

After a few hours of practicing and learning, Ed found out something. Magic was easy. These wizards had it so easy! Although magic is very useful, he could see a flaw. If a wizard is separated from his wand, the wizard is fucked. They don't have any sort of physical class here, which seemed quite stupid. These wizards rely on their wands too much.

Ed was already almost done with the first year stuff, when he noticed the alchemy book. Made by his father. How much more had he kept hidden? He didn't even mention anything about magic. Did he not want his sons to find out about it? After everything they have been through? God this was so confusing. 'I'd better get used to it.'

After practicing for a while, he then went down to the Great Hall with the help of the ghost he met earlier.

He entered the Great Hall and Saw a total of five tables. Four of them were vertical and one was horizontal. The four were empty, but the 5th had some people occupying it, so he joined them. He recognized two of them as Professor Dumbledore and Hagrid. There were two others he hadn't met before. One was an elderly witch with emerald green robes and a witch hat. The other was younger, but had greasy hair and a hooked nose, giving a bad vibe.

"Hello Ed," Dumbledore greeted. "Come and sit at the table. These are professors Mcgonagall and Snape. They are the ones who will test you."

Mcgonagall nodded her head in greeting but Snape just merely looked. 'Rude much?'

I sat down next to Mcgonagall. "It's nice to meet the both of you," I say to them. I looked at Mcgonagall. 'If I recall correctly, the paper with the school supplies had her name on it as the Deputy Headmistress. So there's a good chance she knows about this arrangement as well. Maybe Snape… but not likely.'

The five of us ate, making small talk. Although it was mainly my questions about Hogwarts. After I finished eating, I headed back to the dorms. Luckily, I can find my way around places easily enough. Dumbledore should really give the students maps.

After coming back to the dorm, I feed Celosia and practice and read more. Time passed, and when I opened my pocket watch to check the time, it was past midnight. 'I should get to sleep.'

I got ready for bed and crawled under the silky sheets. I had a bit of trouble sleeping, so I started naming the periodic table and soon enough, entered the land of slumber.