The Great Challenge of Friendship

Chapters

Chapter 1 Agreement with Unseen Consequences
Chapter 2 Collision of 2 Worlds
Chapter 3 First Lessons at Hogwarts

Chapter 1 Agreement with Unseen Consequences

Chapter 1 Proposal with Unexpected Consequences

An important thing to know about the summer of that year was the fact that for some it was a normal nice summer, for others not so much considering both the high temperatures and for the activities there had to be done. But no one suspected that that day might change the destinies of a world and its inhabitants forever.

The royal court in Romania was one of them, in Bucharest the royal palace became a true symbol for the monarchic restoration that happened not so much time ago. The Palace wasn’t only the residence of the kings but also the place where they were reigning over 5 different planets in total.

The national territory was placed on the planet of Dacica that became the home planet for the Romanians been similar to Earth around it there were other 4 planets; Moldavia at the eastern space sector with 4 continents filled with forests with 5 important monasteries with the cities situated more to the costs of the internal seas. Valahi in the S where is the agricultural centres near the forests, Planet Transylvana at the west with the industry, Dobrojia with the star ship production facilities for both military and commerce.

Dacica was in the centre of all 4 of them aside been the centre of power and the sight of all the ministries it was where the home territory was situated and by literally cutting the edges at the borders with giant round saws while the territory had been attached several giant four claw hooks and covered all around it with an energy shield to be brought on a space station big as the moon. This happening 320 years ago and was done by almost every single nation from Earth Some making new empires for themselves while other nations remained moderate like Romania and Hungary with its 7 planets total while the US had a total of 18 planets declared an Empire and Russia 23.

The cities have extended and evolved to be like the other human and alien galactic states, the country had a production and exportation of 65-70%. This was a certainty on every planet been the certainty that a good administration can make a state to prosper. A smaller one was of course easier to administrate then a bigger one in any case.

That night was one that seemed normal for every hot summer on Dacica. Temperatures rising to 25 degrees Celsius, but aside from that the sky was much more brighter than usual. The blue gas giant nearby the habitable planet seemed to be much more visible than usual and aside from that, the stars were even more visible then normal not to mention the fact that that some might consider almost unnecessary to turn on the electric street lights.

Outside the city of Bucharest situated near the forest there was a royal residence smaller in comparison to the Royal Palace of the king. On the road an old man dressed in a long blue robe with a great bear reaching almost to the ground was walking in front of the palace gate leading to the compound where there was a small garden decorated with all sorts of flowers. Passing the gate and the palace’s fence that was comprised of sharp like metal spears, the old man observed a small grey cat with stripes.

“What an unexpected surprise Professor McGonagall.” Said the old man and then the cat turned into a woman with square glasses and emerald green robe.

“I was thinking, what might bring you here to Romania aside from the werewolves and vampires?” Asked the man with a friendly smile but the woman had rather a strict un-amused face.

“I believe you can see it very well Professor Dumbledore.” Said the woman.

“So you know about the official agreement otherwise you wouldn’t have moved all the way from the royal palace in the city all the way to the one outside of it.” Said the headmaster.

“It was so abject what had been done to get here.” She said harshly.

“I wasn’t the one who proposed this method but the majority of the ministries thought that it was better this way then to let the High Chancellery to take another system under its authority.”

“This happened ten year ago and now it wasn’t the case.”

“No one will now think about this, especially during the celebrations.” Said Professor Dumbledore.

“I still believe it was low to fool a king especially after controlling the minds of other monarchs including of our own to have they’re permissions for this. Especially after they had been controlled with a forbidden curse.” She commented.

“I was firmly opposed to such a way but a territory to be controlled only by wizards and witches was for many a prize too great to slip through our fingers. And now for the wizards around the galaxy it will be a historic day when they at last are in control of an entire new world, probably of the same importance as Voldemort defeat.” Said the headmaster.

“I see, a new world for some, but not a true family for the hero who defeated Voldemort.” Commented Professor McGonagall before adding.

“I also can’t resist from bringing the discussion at the end between the Patriarch of Romania and our minister of Magic about the possibility that the planet might be inhabited by natives that we don’t know if they are friendly or not.”

“In today’s times everyone from kings to lower people think about the possibility of unfriendly natives inhabiting new worlds. And the priests and other servants of God from every fate and religion no matter human or alien make no exception.” He said thoughtful before turning to the ground.

“And still he and others have all the rights to be concerned, especially that no one can expect what could happen.”

“And what would become of the natives; to be subject of persecution like in the past times from the middle ages.” She said sharply.

“We must try to come to an understanding with them. Of course this will depend if the events are favourable or not.” Said the headmaster turning to the starry sky.

“In any case the universe is full of many mysteries. Which, even we are not able to solve.” He said before Professor McGonagall started to also look at the stars in the sky.

Several days later:

In another world inhabited by equine and many other mythical creatures, the nights were always very calm the usual starry sky and the lonely that stood in charge above all of them. Many of them never thought about what was happening beyond they’re world but some with great imagination saw things really differently.

During that night two children one a male unicorn with dark blue main and light blue coat and the other a female Pegasus with blond main and white coat were admiring the view of the sky, both them imagining different things with the exception that it will soon pass they’re bed time. Both them were close friends from the first grade. They wanted to do it so before the Summer Sun festival.

“You know when I look at the stars I always think of them as small fragments from the sun left behind or from the moon that came out.” Said the Girls.

“How come?” Asked the boy.

“It seems like all the stars are like a small grain of sand that came from the sun with the goal of lighting up the sky alongside the moon.” She said dreamingly.

“And still all the stars are the same they are always unchanged.” Said the boy.

“I know.”

“And still....” He made a long pause thoughtful.

“Still what?”

“You know I am always thinking. Is there something out there?” He said confusing his friend.

“How come?”

“Other life forms that are different from us and everything here that we know.”

“Do you think it is possible?” She asked.

“Well I was starting to think about this possibility, I even told my dad about this but he said that this is impossible. What do you thing?” He asked turning to her.

“Well I don’t think it is impossible, maybe it is true. And maybe they also ask the same question as we are.” She said and her friend started to ask shyly.

“And, do you think we might meet them?”

“Maybe, I am thinking however if they might be friendly.”

“This is now hard to say, maybe?” Said the boy unicorn.

“I am also thinking how different they might be from us.”

“I was also thinking about this. Who knows maybe they are not so different as we imagine.” He said.

“Do you think?” She asked.

“I do.”

“It might be easier however if we will ever meet them.” He said before noticing something like a shooting star that seemed to have abruptly stopped.

“Hey have you seen that?” He asked making the young female Pegasus.

“What?”

“It seemed like a shooting star.” He said pointing to the sky where it seemed like other 6 shooting stars to come out and stop.

“I never saw something like this.” She said.

“Neither have I maybe it was something like a meteor shower.” He said before coming out with an idea.

“Hey let’s put ourselves a wish.” He said before both them closed their eyes and made a wish in they’re minds.

“What have you wished?” She asked.

“To know for certain if there is something out there in space.” He said.

“Really me too I hope they are also friendly when we meet them.” She said.

Those kids in that night felt inside them that something will happen and probably they will know very soon if there really something out there in space. What they don’t know however is the fact that they’re wish to meet other beans will come to reality much more sooner than expected. And those beans are right in this moment looking at them from above their planet surface. 7 massive ships each bearing the colours of a different human nation was right in that moment preparing for the landing. Each of those was long as an 80 story building and with 35 meters high. In each one, there was an estimated 1400 people on board to begin the settlement inside there was building material and a garrison of 10.000 battle robots for defence against threats. Protocol was next; some battle robots accompany the building ones for the building of the settlements exception was the governors and the chiefs of security so supervise the construction. They were to arriving through one small craft. They landed at a field near a forest with the view of the sea.

The governor was the first one to get out of the ship to inspect the view.

“Ah, at last we are here this will be the first non muggle planet in the galaxy.” Said the governor with a large smile of confidence on his face.

Author's Note

Please leave comments. And also please read chapter 2 as well it has more to give.

Chapter 2 Collision of 2 Worlds

Collision of Two Worlds

Ponyville Castle of Friendship throne room

It was hard to imagine the events that happened during the last 2 year; the defeat of the Storm King, Grogar, Cozy Glow, reformation of Tempest, establishing of the Friendship School where everyone: from yaks and dragons to Changelings and Hippogriffs and many other events both good and bad. But one thing to enjoy was the now bright future. Twilight was sitting on her throne surrounded by all her friends, Spike and Starlight. Seeing everyone joyful and well was the most pleasant site for Twilight.

“Boy, many things happened the last year that I barely could count all of them.” Commented Applejack, the hard working orange earth pony.

“It is even hard to tell from where to start. There were so many things.” Said Rarity the white unicorn fashion designer.

“We should have a party to celebrate all those events.” Said Pinkie Pie, the hyperactive earth pony very ecstatic.

“One thing is for certain girls I doubt there will be other things to be concerned.” Said Twilight.

“In a way I wish to have some rest and to don’t think of anything else before we......gulp.” Spike burped out a parchment that landed on the ground. Twilight powered up her horn to see what was written on it.

“What is it Twilight?” asked Starlight curious.

“It is from the Princess it asks us all to come to Canterlot to solve an issue. It says it is important.” She said.

“What is all about?” Asked Fluttershy.

“It concerns some new people that just showed up and he asks us to see to this issue. We shall know more when we arrive.” She said.

“All right another adventure.” Said Rainbow Dash in excitement.

“I wonder what kind of creatures the Princess wants to mention.” Asked Twilight to herself.

“Whoever they are I hope they are nice?” Said Fluttershy in her usual manner.

“And hope they like parties.” Said Pinkie Pie.

“Whatever is all about I hope we can cope with them. Who knows maybe they are friendly as well or we can teach them about friendship.” Said Twilight smiling thinking how things will be. She hopes it will not be like with the Storm King but who knows.

New Diagon Wizard Colony:

It was 10 years since the establishment of the wizard colonies on the planet and the situation didn’t changed very much since that date. The wizard settlements on the planet were now prospering without problem. This was on one side due to the contact of them with the mother country on the native human worlds and trade among themselves and on the other it was due to the trade with the natives whom only 4 years ago some took the risk to communicate with them. On the British side one of the most prosperous was the Colony of New Diagon named after the alley in London which resembles it pretty well by some accounts.

A group of six friends; four boys and two girls were right now walking or better to say sneaking throw the crowded streets of the colony to reach for a specific destination that was for one of the boys, who was wearing an invisibility cloth, a safe house where he can find some peace and quit. This was due to the fact that that boy was wanted, not by the authorities but by crazy fans and this is due to the fact that it was thanks to him that they’re world was officially safe from the one that even after his official defeat some couldn’t find the courage to say his name.

“Ron, I really appreciate this but tell us how much do we have to go.” Asked the brown haired girl, who was also the smartest of the group.

“Don’t worry, we just need to pass the main gate outside and walk for 5 minutes and we are there.” Said the red haired girl pointing at the gate outside the main settlement that leads to the countryside, the gate was so big that two cars can enter or leave at the same time and it was big enough for a tank to come in and out it also had two massive wooden doors made of oak and enforced with a spell. The door was guarded by four skeletal like battle robots with laser blasters, there were two on each side at the exit, there were eight in total four were inside four outside.

The group moved as normally as they could pass by the robots without any problem right before other eight were passing by the gate in front of them, when they were at a relative distance they started to go at an alerted paste before arriving at their destination, The Burrow an odd-looking building with odd-on bits of architecture, inside however was very comfortable. Even thou they could have built something else on their new home world they rather preferred to shrink they’re house with a spell, transport it there and enlarge it.

Outside the building a red haired, short, kind looking woman, wearing a long red dress was waiting for them and made signal with her hand to come inside quickly. Each of them entered inside the house before the woman, named Molly took a last look outside to make sure no one followed.

“Coast is clear. No one followed.” She said closing the door.

“All right Harry you can let yourself be seen again.” Said Ron and the invisible boy took out his cloth and reveal himself as a skinny boy, with white skin, black messy hair, green emerald eyes, wearing blue jeans, and a red anorak and having round glasses. This was the boy everyone knew who he was, Harry Potter; the Hero of the Wizard World and the most famous wizard in the wizard galaxy. But unlike other celebrities who they know tend to turn arrogant, he was all the opposite.

For him personally, thinking about those titles, he feels now more headaches than pride after two weeks of staying in the colony ever since disembarking from the wizard space ship belonging to Hogwarts that brought him here for school purpose every year. Unlike other years however he wasn’t waited by half the wizards residing in the colony or even from other colonies around.

“Ohh, and only thinking today it was only for gathering school supplies or having a short walk.” He said breathing hard thinking this might go one for another 5 days till they embark on the Hogwarts express.

“Well what can we say; it is hard to stop a sea of crazy fans.” Commented Fred, one of the twins.

“Especially when you together with Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Snape and Draco that switched sides, destroyed You-Know-Who for good at last.” Commented George the other twin, they do admit the fact that they tried to hide him in their joke shop ‘The Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes’ when he arrived, only to find out that they were followed in the street, they said to the public that they will not let them in unless they buy their stuff and many came, see him and bought till they barely had something on the stock, took them four days to resupply.

“It is a good thing that we bribe the owner at the book store to don’t say a word, otherwise we might have to again fight through an endless crowd of fans. And even now I’m trying to forget what happened last week.” He said thinking how chaotic was that Tuesday. Only walking the streets normally in a short walk greeting some people in knowing before been overrun by a crowd of fans, and it wasn’t only Harry they targeted it was all three of them. They’re friend tried to say that if it wasn’t for his friends he wouldn’t have stopped You-Know-Who especially after finding out where the Horocruxus were and how to find them due to a strange vision Harry had before blacking out for 24 hours.

But it wasn’t only him the crowd targeted it was actually all three of them. They realised this after some crazy teenage fans started to come out wearing clothes and having hairstyles like them. It was a much harder battle then the one with the Death Eaters and they barely escaped. Beyond that when it was the wedding of his brother Bill and Fleur two weeks ago they found out that his father had told the governor to don’t let this event public and put battle robots to guard the wedding from the distance.

“Ahh, I stopped Voldemort once and for all. But all I want now is only to stay and finish the Hogwarts without any kind of distraction from no one, only the school and nothing else for now.” Harry commented in frustration getting a sit on a chair.

“You know Harry I really love hearing this, especially now. I don’t think many celebrities would say this, not to mention the fact that if you do that you will turn Head Boy at the end of the year for the next one.” Commented Hermione smiling.

“Can’t believe the Ministry decided to introduce an eight year for Hogwarts now.” Fred commented.

“How lucky we are.” George added since the twins finished school two years ago and Ron gave a glare to them, those were news he didn’t received with much enthusiasm. And there was one thing after the defeat of Voldemort some things had been changed in the wizard society, the eight year was dedicated to expand the wizard knowledge and for Harry it was good news because it he wanted to be an Auror and people who wanted to work in the colonies needed to expand their education. Also it was introduced with the intent of introducing studies about the natives among other things, the NEWT exams will still be held in year 7 however. As for other reforms some laws prohibiting werewolves like Lupin to held a job had been removed and a few welfare laws for house-elves were introduced, but overall the number of reforms however weren’t a lot, some of them fixed some gaps but it was not as broad as some like they would have hoped.

“Anyways you turning Head Boy could really be something.”

“Like when I was turned Prefect immediately after defeating him before the end of last year? Don’t get me wrong I am glad that you 2 are the head boy and head girl for Gryffindor this year and I prefect. But I do have to say that becoming Head Boy the next year is now between the last things I’m concerned about, the only thing that I want is feeling normal at least for a time.”

“You shall, if Voldemort is totally gone there is no more obstacle this year and next.” Said Ginny in confidence.

“On the other side dear, at Hogwarts no one will treat you like a big celebrity as the people outside tend to do. The teachers will surely not allow it.” Said Molly.

“If professor Snape is still around surely they will not.” Added Ron before turning to his mother.

“By the way mom, when will dad come home?”

“Unfortunately he will come later than usual, working now at a higher office that regards the British Wizard Colonies with Muggle relations is taking more time than usual. But he will surely arrive for dinner.”

“And right now I only hope there will not be other adventure.” Commented Harry.

“Something new will surely happen, God only knows, maybe we will get some new transferred student for our house.” Commented Ginny just for the sake of argument.

“By the way Harry, have you thought maybe to have a girlfriend this year?” Asked Fred, catching the boy off guard.

“I didn’t even think of it.” He said with a bit of monotony.

“Let’s have a little survey. What kind of girl would you like?” Asked Ginny taking a feather and a quill.

“I really don’t know. Right now one that will not come to me because of fame and fortune, and one that likes me for who I am and not what I am.” He said while Ginny and Hermione were writing everything down.

“And above all, to not come at me and do sweet talk, or be stick to me like glue like the ones that started to come after the last encounter with You-Know-Who.” He said not wanting to mention the name. In a way all the parts were a bit of a problem right at the moment and they were immediately spotted by their friend.

“It cannot be found at the moment I guess.” He said monotonously.

“Don’t worry we will find something. It is a minor setback at Hogwarts there are dozens of girls.”

“The first girls that did the smooth talk were some from Hogwarts. If there will be by any chance a girl that transfers for this year by any chance that didn’t herd of my fame it will be something.” He said but Ron only started to scratch the back of his head, already guessing an answer.

“Ah, yeahhhh.” He started not knowing how to properly answer.

“This might be hard. It might be possible, if the girl is from another world or something like this.” He said knowing it was only a tedious or more to say absurd answer. Harry was however approving with the answer his friend had given.

“Don’t despair we will find something.” Hermione said.

“I should better see myself to this kind of stuff. And please don’t play match maker or something like this.” He said going into the garden to calm himself down and hoping no one will see him.

He went to a table near the bushes before watching the peaceful landscape of the world he was, he knew of course about it, not just due to the fact that he was going to Hogwarts but also because he read several articles in the Dailey Prophet that regarded the planet, however his mind was anything but thinking about the landscape.

Ever since last year before school started and the last confrontation with Voldemort, he never actually told about the vision he had in the fifth year before Hogwarts was finished when he was at the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix to anyone. Not even his best friends but it always puzzled him especially that he actually saw everything during his unconsciousness not to mention the way to defeat his nemesis, he always though many things about the creature in his vision. Was it native to the world? He only knew of them out of description in the books and newspapers but he always though many things about them.

“Sometimes I wish to go live with the natives.” He murmured to himself still in deep thoughts not realising that Ron just came to him until he felt a hand on his shoulder.

“Harry what are you thinking about?” Asked his best friend but the other boy couldn’t explain.

“It’s about the vision isn’t it?” He asked and the boy only nodes.

“Look no one forces you to tell anything but I really wish to know, when you had it when you blacked out, your head seemed to explode.” He said concerned for his friend taking a seat in the next chair, he, Hermione and many others asked him many thing regarding the vision but he simply didn’t wanted to give anything up regarding it. Harry, seeing his friends concerned face couldn’t take it anymore.

“Fine” He said in defeat “When I had the vision, before the end of our fifth year on how to defeat You-Know-Who.” He didn’t want to mention the name to his friend to respect his wish.

“When I blacked out I saw at first something else.”

“What do you mean?” He asked puzzled about this.

“I saw You-Know-Who and his Death Eaters ready to battle against someone else. He called himself Storm or more specific the Storm King, a bipedal native I believe who looked like something of a wolf body and baboon or a yak figure with horns and three fingers at his hands. He was surrounded by some army of creatures; that were bulky, hunchback, gray coat with white hair and having their faces look like masks well armed, calling them Storm Creatures.” The description got the boy’s total attention.

“What happened then?”

“The Forces of both You-Know-Who and King Storm started to engage one another. Due to the scar I was connected to him and saw the battle. It seemed almost as if one side had the upper hand while the other was losing and things switched from one side to the other. I saw Voldemort been defeated turned to stone but returning again, and again, and again. Many of the Death Eaters used all kinds of curses on Storm’s army killing many while the Death Eaters were turned into obsidian stone and crashed, the same was also for the creatures and at the end of the battle both leaders tried to run but Voldemort wanted to destroy him but couldn’t. Every time when Storm wanted to destroy him I saw the Horocruxes and where to find them. At the end the battlefield was filled with either Death Eaters or creatures. The King cursed him saying that because of him he used all his powers and his army while he had almost all his disciples turned to stone and crashed. It was a horrific site.”

“I now understand why you didn’t want to tell us this.” Commented Ron before been joined by the others who heard the story that also included Mr. Weasley, that just arrived.

“What was your opining regarding this....King Storm?” Asked Hermione.

“It was nothing more but the native homolog of Voldemort of this world; I saw how he was, he was deceptive and wanted to gain power by conquering the natives on the world and then probably turning to us the same as the other wanted. The battle was nothing else probably but the fight of the same antagonists in this world.” He said very pressing thinking about this while everyone turned on one another.

“Well you know, we don’t know if we say something logical but.” Started George.

“Maybe this battle was a crucial one for both us and them.” Continued Fred but Harry only looked to them not knowing what they meant.

“What do you mean?”

“Well maybe if this battle didn’t happen, we might have not known how to stop You-Know-Who and destroy him.” Said Ginny.

“And probably this battle was also important for the natives on this world. Because King Storm exhausted his forces battling him and his followers this gave the natives a chance to defeat him.” Hermione explained.

“Hermione’s right this battle gave all of us a chance to defeat both them before they turned, either Storm King on us or the other at the natives.” Said Ron.

“You know, you are right, it was a good thing this battle took place.” Harry said before thinking.

“And who knows maybe we should thank this King Storm for helping us.” Harry said joking.

“If the natives knew about this event, they might also give thanks to You-Know-Who.” Said Ron.

“Although this might never happen, thanking two villains with the same ideas although each was the concern of the other, this will not be a good sign of starting good relations.” Said the elder Witch, while setting up the table outside the house in the garden with her magic before everyone took a seat; Harry was in the middle of his two best friends.

“I mean how did the other wizard colonies come to good relations with the natives in the places they are.” She said taking a seat on the other side near his husband, remembering how it was first contact, the Portuguese were the first to establish contact with the natives in their own place near Novo Lisabona after some teens went outside the protective covering spell and saved a native from drowning.

The native, a sensitive grey horse named Grey Cloud helping a badger from drowning by levitating both out of the water then showing him where they were and after having confirmation from the Ministry of Magic in Lisbon they removed the spell to show themselves before the Spanish wizards followed and then came the Dutch, French, Chinese and so on. Some stayed under the covering spell for a year or longer before the British deactivated it at the beginning of February. Molly then thinking about this event, he realised something.

“Harry, you had the vision of the battle two weeks before the end of the school year right?” She asked.

“Yeah, why?”

“Harry it is possible that both You-Know-Who and King Storm had the intention in occupying the British Colonies at the of your fifth year, we removed the covering spell at the end of February last year and if this battle took place before the end of the school year it means that somehow he knew about us before that, now things really makes sense.” Commented Mr. Weasley making all his children to puzzle.

“Make sense what?” Asked Ron confused.

“You haven’t told them haven’t you?” Asked Arthur moving to his wife that gives a node.

“Dad? What is all about?” Asked Ginny.

“When I was returning from work at the town hall, something like a storm or a tornado was brewing in the distance behind the hill that day. We all saw it didn’t we?” He said pointing at the hills and everyone nodes.

“Stanger was the fact that it did not come closer, it stayed there the whole day in one place, and it passed only after the sun settled.” Said Molly remembering the events of that day.

“There were also thunderstorms from what I heard.” Ron said. He wasn’t present at the moment.

“Well after that two Aurors went there to see what the situation was the next day and they saw remnants of a battle. I went there myself with some battle robots after hearing about this for three day and I couldn’t stand for what I saw.” He said getting out a picture of a creature that was turned to stone.

“Was this what you saw?”

“Yeah it was one of them it seems this one was turned to stone.”

“Where is it now?” Ron asked pointing at the picture with the creature that was taken by the moving droids.

“The site took several days to be cleaned up. No one but people working for the ministry or at the governor administration was allowed to go. This one was put in the hall of the Governor’s office. He put it near the fountain, there were other 4 that were still intact but were put in a warehouse one of them might have been sold to some wizard as a garden decoration. And what you said regarding the death eaters also made sense, some of them were also found turned to obsidian statues, while others....” Mr Weasley was a bit disturbed after pulling out some more pictures of the ‘statues’ and some who were trying to glue together.

“Now those are news I would never have imagined.” Ron said not knowing if he could be happy or not that death eaters turned up like this, in his mind one sentence was sure in an ironic tone ‘Thank you Storm King for helping us’.

“What happened to the other death eaters? Harry said the battle was large, there were surely more?”

“Well let’s just say that after they were recognised by their masks, no one wanted to glue them back together that and the shards were too mismatched to even do it. There were some who tried to place back together the creatures, and it took a lot of time and some results weren’t that great.” Arthur said.

“And I guess the Storm King never came back.” Harry mentioned before seeing a patrol of 10 battle droids passing; 5 were skeletal average ones with blasters either small rifles, two were bulky ones that shoot from they’re hand two were skeletal but were more agile with lights in their eyes and one was marked with a marking showing that it was the commander all were having the flag of the UK that was passing accompanied by other 3 patrols of the same size.

“And yet during that time there weren’t so many battle robots of more kinds in patrol after that battle. Why are more patrols this time?” Asked Hermione.

“There were several unwanted events that occurred in the recent times. Building been vandalised, windows been crashed, sometimes small robot patrols of 3 been found crashed or disassembled but not by the way the wild life is doing it.” Said Arthur.

“But the building been vandalised or windows crashed? Weren’t there hooligans.” Harry asked.

“There were public, government and businesses that were vandalised, plus hooligans don’t attack so often the same place or do it in many places on different streets at once and make that much damage.” Said Fred.

“When things like this started we took precautions for our shop. Just for you to know there were like Death Eater raids but no one injured.” Added George.

“Since when all this started?” Asked Harry.

“It all started a week before you arrived, at first it was only an animal shop. But two days later it was a book store, then the Ollivander wand shop and today I heard one of the warehouses been a total mess. There were some things that were stolen as well, like carpets, magic globes, and the potions were totally messed up.” Said Arthur.

“There should be natives that attack.” Harry commented.

“But what is the reason.” Hermione asked.

“No one knows on one hand, on the other no one knows what natives attack us and why.” Ron said taking a bite from his food.

“But if they find out about Storm and everything many might think he is responsible.” Ron commented with mouth full.

“I doubt that son, when the attacked battle robots were examined some of them had hoof marks on their metal chests, so there might be some equine creatures.”

“It should be a misunderstanding; many of us didn’t come here to do them any harm. Let’s hope this will be solved quickly.” Said Molly.

“And yet what happens if they come near Hogwarts?” Asked Harry now concerned.

“You don’t need to worry. The Ministry of Magic both here and in London just decided to increase the garrison at Hogwarts they put British as well as German and Romanian battle droids that were made in excess.” Said Arthur in confidence.

“However Professor Dumbledore mentioned that if things will not be smooth the Ministry might as well turn to Dementors to be put to guard Hogwarts. Of course this will be done if no other option is left. From what it seems things like this happened even in a settlement nearby just two day ago.” Said Molly while Harry mainly got struck when Dementors were mentioned, he hopes that there will be no need of them. Not to mention the fact that he hoped that there wouldn’t be any conflict of any kind between them and this misunderstanding will be solved.

Canterlot; Royal Palace throne room

The Canterlot Royal palace was always a place of talk and many other things but when the girls and Spike reached the palace everything seemed more than usual there were more ponies but strange thing was the fact that there was no announcement of any festival or any other public event. What’s more they rather look at one another with either, concern, fear or having puzzled or a doubtful face. They all moved till they reached the Throne Room where the Princesses Celestia and Luna together with Twilight’s brother Shining Armour and her sister-in-law Princess Cadence. Near them there were other six ponies that were telling her something, the elder white alicorn shifter her attention to Twilight and her friends that were just in front of them.

“Ahh, Twilight I’m glad that you and your friends managed to arrive at those critical times.” Said the solar princess smiling at her student and she returning the gesture.

“We are always here to help. What are the pressing matters?” Twilight asked.

“Twilight we have just heard that there are some new bipedal creatures that started to appear. By the descriptions they are very different from us, we don’t know how much but it seems they are living very close to us.” Said Princess Celestia and this was really puzzling for both Twilight and her friends.

“Do we know how they look like?”

“We do have some pictures and paintings that have been brought.” She said powering up her horn and levitates to Twilight some pictures of the bipedal creatures that she recognises what they are and also shocks her not thinking that they are some kind that are living in they’re world.

“Hey ar yo all right sugar cube?” Asked Applejack.

“I know what those creatures are, they are humans. I know about them because I was in their world when I passed behind the mirror.” She said and her other friends took a look at the pictures; Spike the dragon recognised them immediately.

“Hey she is right they are humans, but how this could be possible. If they would pass throw the mirror they would become ponies or something else.” He commented.

“So this is how they look like. They look a bit strange.” Said Rainbow Dash.

“We don’t know how they come here but we know they are around. What we know is that they can also use magic but aside from that they brought with them some things that are less known.” Said Princess Cadence going to the group.

“What is that?”

“They brought some skeletal like things that seem to carry some sort of weapons that shoot something like beans of magic, they usually accompany them all around although they don’t look that much of a threat many think they are a bipedal homolog of the old Changelings, but they control them like slaves.” Explained Shining Armour before Pinkie started.

“Maybe in the other world where Twilight was they were our homolog but here they might be aliens coming from all around to escape things they don’t like at they’re homes.” She said but Rainbow and Twilight just rolled their eyes.

“Princess, I might have been in another world where the humans are our homolog but I do believe that there are more things to know about them.” Said Twilight.

“All that we know came from those six ponies that told us about them and they’re strange ways.” The princess said pointing at the six of them. Two were earth ponies one has a red coat with black main and black eyes while the other was grey that seemed to have put some weight on him.

Another two were unicorns: one was white coated with blond mane like Blueblood, but skinny with a smirking look, while the other was dark green with red main with a smirk that only showed that he is not reliable.

The other two were Pegasus: one had a dark gray coat and dark red main with a face that seems to have no emotion while the other was red coated with grey main.

Twilight on looking on their faces she had a feeling of distrust in them she thought that they might have told who knows what kind of things to the princesses.

“They told us that they use the skeletal things as slaves, together with the fact that they’re magic is not that powerful but they know how to use it in other ways, and that they usually poses dark objects that they use. It is said that they are even in some other much far away kingdoms beyond Equestria. And that we must be vigilant.” Explained Celestia but Twilight had other ideas on this, for her if humans from the other dimension were like them then those humans shouldn’t be any way near that different and surely not what they say.

“Princess I really doubt that they have the right information regarding them. I mean I know how the other dimension was and I can tell it was no different from us and maybe those aren’t either.” Twilight said and then talk started to go around the six ponies near her. The skinny dark green unicorn then approached the princess and whispered to her ear.

“You’re Majesty. If what she says is true then it is for the best interest that she should go to see how they are from very close.” Said the Unicorn although the princess was reluctant at that.

“What was all about?”

“Twilight, if you are certain that what they say might not exactly be the truth, then maybe you should go and investigate the situation yourself, in order to have more details about them.” Said the Princess.

“It will be no problem; I and my friends are ready for it.” Said Twilight but one of the Pegasus of the group intervened.

“Ah, however you must go there disguise as one of them.”

“It wouldn’t be a problem.” She said in confidence.

“And you must also, go alone.” The green unicorn said catching her and her friends by surprise. How could she actually go alone without her friends to help her.

“Wait a minute why go alone?!” asked Rainbow Dash in a demanding tone.

“Because they are actually very vigilant.” Said the white coated skinny unicorn with blond mane.

“They always take precautions especially on people that could act....” He started to say while looking at the group whom he knew how they’re personalities were.

“In a very suspicious way, they might see some behaviour with suspecting eyes like hyper activeness and other kind of stuff. They from what we have seen in the distance were more with cold and dull, seeing some things might cause suspicion. And we don’t want that.” He explained.

“But how in the hay, will Twilight manage them alone?!” Inquired Applejack.

“Hmm, Princess Twilight how did you managed the first time in the dimension where humans are our counterparts?” He asked with a smirk.

“Well in order to get the crown back I had to copy what they are doing and don’t do things that will not look too suspicious for them. But I also met the homolog in that dimension that looked like my friends here and with they’re help I managed.”

“And this is exactly what you have to do. If you did that in the other dimension all you have to do is do the same in this case and everything will be fine.” Said the white unicorn with a calm smile.

“But in that case I had my friends’ counterparts that I still communicate with time by time.”

“Oh please, you are the Princess of Friendship the title surely wasn’t given for nothing, what you have to do is get along with them as well as you do with your friends.” He commented.

“But isn’t this in a way, cheating. Keeping secret of who I am actually. And what about Spike”

“You don’t need to worry I will take care of him while you are away.” Said Fluttershy

“Twilight I know it is not something moral by keeping this a secret but while we don’t have too many information about them we can’t take risks and so it seems that you must keep who you really are a secret until we know more about them.” Said Princess Celestia, Twilight in a way didn’t wanted to do something against everything she has learned about friends, but in a way she has to do it till, maybe she finds between them people that she could trust. And if the future of Equestria is at stake she has to keep her true identity a secret from them.

“All right, I will do it.” She said and then Princess Luna levitated to her a medallion that was made of gold with a big purple gem in the centre.

“This will give you a human form but you will be able to use magic.” She said and then twilight took the medallion and placed around her neck and in an instance light started to go around her and covered her body, when it was over Twilight saw that her front hooves were now hands and her body was covered in different clothes to take place of her coat; blue jeans on her legs that were purple, a purple vest with white blouse and shoes on her feet. She attempted to get up on her feet but she immediately tripped and was caught by her brother.

“Wow, wow, wow, easy there Twily easy.” He said while he alongside Cadence and Spike helped her to stand.

“Thanks.” She said before turning to the princess who levitated a mirror to her to look at her face, it was the same face she has when she goes in the human world and her homologue there has.

“So what do you think of your new appearance?” Asked Rarity.

“I can’t comment on anything.” She said before turning to Celestia.

“How will I change back?”

“You only need to press on the gem to deactivate the spell as well as activate it.” She said before levitated a letter in an envelope.

“We manage to secretly arrange for you to go to a place they call Hogwarts. From what we know it is a school and you shall be a transferred student for the seventh year.” Said Princess Luna.

“If there is a good place to start the observation for you, this is it.” Said Cadence.

“I don’t think it will be a problem.”

“And aside from that they had managed to gather information about the stuff that you need.” Said Princess Celestia showing behind a chest behind a curtain that was full of books, a cauldron, and what seemed to be a nice crafted stick that has her cutie mark on the handler while the other side was sharp together with other things.

“This is what you will need to be there; the books that are surprisingly having our language on them, a cauldron for potions, as well as this stick they call ‘a wand’” Said Princess Celestia while her student looked at the stuff she will have.

“And aside from that you must also wear specific clothes.” Said Celestia.

“Specific clothes.” Asked Twilight while Rarity the unicorn fashion designer got a bit weary.

“Ahh, Princess what are those ‘Specific clothes’ that you mention.” She asked with a stressed tone.

“It seems that the school has a strict regulations regarding what they should wear.” Cadence said.

“You should go and try the clothes you will need to wear.” Said Princess Luna. They leaded her to a room where she had to change herself, followed by the others who had waited outside. After some minutes she managed to change in her new clothes. All of them were plain black robes with ties and black pointed hats with white t-shirts and black vests. The changing went very fast without a problem, after she was fully dressed she went to a mirror nearby to see how it looks on her. For her everything was very nice and didn’t had any problem wearing it, but she knew that Rarity will not like the plain clothes and will surely insist on changing them.

“Come on Twilight, we want to see how you look in them.” Called her assistant Spike, Twilight opened the door for everyone to see, of course Rarity was almost about to faint on seeing them.

“So how is it on them?” Asked Starlight.

“It isn’t so bad actually, I pretty much like them.” She said.

“Are you serious darling? Look at them; they are so......black and dull.” Rarity said in protest as Twilight expected but she was followed by Applejack who just rolled her eyes.

“Yeah and you have to think that ever singe one in that school has to wear them.” Said Rainbow Dash and Rarity now really fainted in a dramatic way.

“In any case you must go and see if we can talk to them and have good relations with them. And see how they’re leaders are?” Said the Princess Luna.

“I will see to it but what are all things about?”

“There had been some rumours circling around about them.” Said Princess Celestia.

“Some ponies say that they are actually very violent, and they know only of force and not kindness. Together with many other things” Said Cadence in fear thinking about them.

“There had also been an increase in security especially nearby they’re territory.” Said Shining Armour before Twilight turned her head to the six ponies that were talking between them not too far from the corridor. Twilight in a way felt there was something off about them, they arrived out of nowhere and they immediately went near the Princesses to tell what they know, in a way she has a feeling of distrust in them thinking that they have other things in mind that they don’t want others to know.

“Excuse me Cadence but could you tell me when did they arrive to tell Princess Celestia and Luna about the humans?” Asked Twilight.

“They arrive a week ago, there were some gossip circling around for some time and they had showed up only 4 days ago. They claim that they have studied them for a long time and are in a way expert in them.” Said Cadence.

“For how long did they study them?”

“They haven’t mentioned, for how long.” Said Shining Armour which only brought her more suspicion, the white unicorn then came to them.

“The school year for them will start in five days time. I really do recommend that you will read some things from the books.” He said in a more arrogant manner.

“I will start immediately don’t worry.” She said pressing on the gem to turn back to her pony self.

“You do not need to worry if you do like the time you first went into the other dimension everything will go fine.”

“Still it is a total wretch that she will have to go there on her own.” Commented Rainbow Dash.

“We do apologise for that but we don’t have any other option.” Said the red one before adding with a smirk.

“It is in a way better to prevent discovery and unwanted attention.”

“I see?” She said still distrusting them.

Nine days later, New Diagon, train station.

Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny were preparing to get into the Hogwarts express at platform 9, the design was similar to the wizard train station in London but unlike there it wasn’t a need to get throw a wall to get to the train it was only to get to some inside hiding if it was necessary especially with the attacks. But while walking through the Hogwarts Express Harry noticed some droids getting into the train while there were other 3 on the top of each wagon of the train not to mention a full wagon that contains only battle robots.

“It seems the train will be more crowded than the other times.” Commented Harry regarding the droids.

“Hope they will not enter in our compartments.” Commented Ron.

“They will only patrol the corridors from what I heard but if there will be acts of aggression they will enter.” Said Hermione.

“Never thought that we will get bodyguards.” Joked Ron.

“Neither did I.” Harry said monotonous.

“Don’t worry, without You-Know-Who there wouldn’t be other adventures. We shall finish Hogwarts in two quiet years.” Commented Ron.

“Unless the natives do something stupid and you might have to do something.” Fred Commented.

“And we mean it, some of those natives you don’t know what you could expect from them. They do make surprises.” Added George.

“You only mention the Pirates I guess?” Asked Ginny un amused.

“Not just the pirates we can tell you.” Said George tracking they’re mother attention.

“Oh come on you two sell them explosive stuff whenever they come here.” Commented Ron.

“It is all business brother.”

“In any case I am sure there will be a fine year for all of you.” Said Molly before turning to the twins.

“And I will talk to you two later, regarding those Pirates.”

“Molly it’s just business for them, besides they always give us a glimpse of how things are in this world plus there is only one crew that came in the port and don’t do problems.” Came Arthur in they’re defence.

“And hope it stays that way.” She said before turning to the group.

“Well have a nice and safe trip to all of you. And Harry dear.”

“Yes Mrs. Weasely.” Hope that at least this year will be a better one without distractions.”

“I hope the same thing.”

“And try to find a girl for you, one that will not be after you because off.....everything.” She said.

“I will try.” He said before all entered in the train in the prefects carriage for the long trip to Hogwarts.

Back in Ponyville

Twilight and her friends together with her brother and Cadence were prepared to get her to the location, several carriages dragged by Pegasus royal guards with two spaces were prepared to get them to it.

“It seems that everything is prepared to get to that place.” Rainbow Dash said she was totally opposed for her friend to get to a place and some new people that they don’t know how they were.

“Are you sure that you are all right to do this alone Twilight?” Asked Fluttershy concerned.

“If Princess Celestia wants that, then I shall do it alone.” She said placing the last of the books that they had acquired and are necessary for this school in her trunk. In a way it will not be a danger to be at a new school for her, learning new things was really exciting especially that she had went through the entire list of books from beginning to end and already gained a full understanding. However there was something off in everything especially for those six ponies that came near the Princesses after they heard of it.

“Are you all right Twilight?” Asked Shining Armour.

“Yeah. I’m fine.” She said but it didn’t seem so much.

“Sugar cube, you don’t seem that fine for me. What’s the problem” Said Applejack but Twilight wasn’t that much in the mood to talk.

“Truth is something is off to them. I mean we have seen so many creatures beyond Equestria that were very different from us and they proved that they know about friendship. And in a way, I don’t know there is something off about them that I don’t like; they seem that they are hiding something and in a way I don’t trust them.”

“So you say that some things that they told us might not be true.” Said Spike.

“Yes, and I want to ask to keep an eye on them. I simply know there is something off.”

“Don’t worry Twilight me and Cadence will keep an eye on them. If there is something off, we will tell you.” Said Shining Armour.

“And don’t worry about the school we shall take care of it.” Said Pinkie before all of them got in the carriages to fly towards their destination it took them 30 minutes flying till they landed nearby in a forest reminding them of the Everfree forest.

“From here we have to go on foot.” Said Shining Armour.

“But where do we have to arrive exactly?” Asked Rarity taking her backpack and trunk where he had wheels attached to it.

“I think I know.” said Spike pointing at the giant castle on the high grounds near a lake.

“Wow, a castle, I didn’t expected that.” Said Twilight impressed by the size of it.

“We will have to walk some miles till we get near.” Said Cadence before the group moved on towards it. After some mile they arrived near a covered bridge.

“Well here we are.” Said Spike and then Twilight pressed on the gem to have her human form fully dressed in her uniform.

“Let’s hope everything will be all right.” Twilight said.

“Twilight, if something goes off, tell me and I will come as soon as possible.” Said Shining Armour, who was actually the most concerned for his little sister.

“Don’t worry everything will be fine.” Said Twilight taking a deep breath before moving forward to the bridge, when she was near it she turned around to the bush to wave her hand at her friends who were hiding in, without noticing an elderly woman with glasses came to her.

“I haven’t seen you before.” Said the elderly woman making Twilight to turn to her.

“Oh, yeah wait a moment.” She said with a bit of stress looking for the letter in her pocket before giving it to her for the woman to inspect it. Her friends were watching from afar stressed what will happen.

“Oh, you are the new transferred student, Twilight Sparkle isn’t?”

“Yes I am. And sorry if I ask madam, but who are you?”

“I am Professor Minerva McGonagall Deputy-headmistress of Hogwarts, transfiguration teacher and Head of the Gryffindor house.” She said in a very formal way.

“Ahm excuse me Professor. Gryffindor House?” Asked Twilight.

“Hogwarts has four houses Gryffindor, Huffelpuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house is with a specific character Gryffindor for instance is with Loyalty, courage and nerve.” Said Professor McGonagall.

“Oh yeah I haven’t managed to get more information about Hogwarts.”

“It is all right, please follow me.” both started to walk towards the main gate, her friends even with the fact that for now everything went fine were still a bit concerned about how things will go. While moving Twilight managed to get from professor McGonagall a wider glimpse of how the school was and ask more about the Gryffindor house. The fact that it was a school of magic brought only excitement for her, she was of course told that she will enter the school year with the students that were to be placed in the first year.

Inside the main hall everyone was prepared for the ceremony to start, some of them were already seeing the year with all they’re exams passed and ready for a new life. At the Gryffindor table the Golden Trio were sitting ready for everything to start.

“Can’t wait to start.” Hermione said excited.

“Easy there we will start very soon.” Said Ron before he and Harry turned to the teacher’s table where they noticed one thing, one of the teachers Professor Horace Slughorn wasn’t at the teacher’s table but Snape was. It was trouble.

“Hey look professor Slughorn is not at the teacher’s table.” Ron said pointing at it.

“Someone else is however.” Said Hermione pointing at the teacher sitting near Professor Snape, a man with white face, black flat hair, green eyes and with what seemed to be a friendly face although he seemed to be an agreeable person there was one thing to know Snape was back as a potion master so it was somehow, trouble.

“I wonder how he is.”

“I’m more concerned regarding how thing will be with professor Snape now.” Harry said before Dumbledore started to track everybody’s attention in order to speak.

“I wish all the students, Welcome back to Hogwarts, as always we are all waiting for the fresh minds of you returning from your holydays, but aside from that I have an official announcement that this year we will get a transferred student that will be in the 7th year of Hogwarts and as per ministry order an eight year was placed now which will cover more interesting subjects that were available before.” Started Dumbledore as some students groaned in annoyance “I know for some it might be annoying but in time I am confident that you all will come to see their benefits. There will also be other things that I will want to announce to all of you, however that will happen after the sorting ceremony that shall begin right now.” He said before the main gate opened and the new students started to enter, the one in front of the group was a girl older than others with a purple hair and a pink stripe that was immediately noticed by Harry.

Twilight on entering the main hall she was totally stunned by everything that seemed totally abnormal like flying candles and the roof that seemed to be opened but it wasn’t and not to mention the fact that the old man in the middle of the table in front reminded her of Star swirl the Bearded not to mention other things but aside from that she continued to walk on following the Professor McGonagall, who went in front of the group opening a parchment.

“When I call your names, I shall place the sorting hat on your head, when it will call 1 of the houses you shall go and join them.” She said before reading the parchment.

“Sparkle, Twilight.”

Twilight gulped thinking in what house she will be placed, thinking for a little she hoped she will be placed in the one of professor McGonagall since for her it was the only one she knew now and the only one she knew more information about from the teacher. The girl started to walk forward silently before sitting in the chair and Professor McGonagall placed the hat on her.

“Ohh.” He said in her year amazed at her memories “a really unexpected thing this year, never expected that a real winged unicorn will come from this world.” Said the hat in her ear.

“We are called alicorns, how will you sort me?”Twilight whispered.

“Ooh I can see everything here in your head every single thing and every memory. For example I see that you are curious and from what I see a great talent and a great mind, alongside an unparalleled talent for magic, a real Ravenclaw I could say. Old Rowina if she was here would have taken you on without even a blink.”

“I am flattered.” The disguised pony whispered.

“But I can also see the real reason of you been here.” The hat started making her nervous.

“Don’t tell them.”

“Oooh it is not my job to tell anyone that information, however it is up to you on how you will proceed forwards, with the task given to you, when things will become tenuous.” Said the hat in her ear.

“I want to do the right thing; I also want to learn to know how things really are and want to make friends whom I will defend.” Twilight whispered.

“Like I said, a real Ravenclaw and yet, you have a lot of courage and a great loyalty for the ones you care, even thou the one that you have, will not be here like in the past adventures that you got. But I know where the place for you it is here, considering the adventures and experiences of the past. You have this great power that leads you into the light and a great desire for the good of other, alongside courage and nerve in tenuous situations. So I will place you in....”

“GRYFFINDOR” The hat shouted and the students at the red and gold table started to applause and cheers. Twilight sat near the Golden Trio on her right and Ginny in the left, she then noticed that her robes had magically changed colour from plain black they were now red like the others and the crest of Gryffindor had appeared also by magic fascinating the disguised alicorn and in a sense she felt a true sense of honour and joy to be part of the ‘house’. After the sorting Dumbledore started again his speech.

“I wish all the new students to have a warm welcome to Hogwarts, now there are some things that I shall tell you and it concerns your safety. As you would know after the destruction of You-Know-Who all of us thought that there will be no more distractions, however there will be something to know, the forbidden Forest shall be out of bounds unless accompanied. There had been official reports regarding attacks by the natives, even thou there were more innocent ones and no one was hurt it is the best for all of us to be safe inside the castle grounds. And as for the other part Professor Slughorn due to an unwanted event he will not be teaching potions this year the task shall be in the hands of Professor Snape.” After this announcement Twilight noticed frowns regarding this change regarding this Professor Snape and from what it seemed even he didn’t liked that as well.

“The task for Defence Against the Dark Arts shall go on our new teacher Professor Horace Flang.” He said and the teacher went up on his feet.

“As new teacher I really do hope I shall have the understanding of all the students regarding my methods. I am deeply sorry to what happened to one of my colleagues and I really do hope that he shall get better for the next year. I promise to you that I shall be a fair and inspiring teacher for all of you to learn. I am waiting forward in seeing you to my classes.” He said before taking a seat.

“As for the matter of safety the task shall fall on our two tactical robots chiefs of security and one commander.” He said presenting the two robots that came both seem to have almost skeletal like legs and arms with three fingers on each hand, square hear with two eyes glowing white and having chests that seemed a bit bulky. The only thing that was different was the markings on them one had a black cross surrounded by white stripes on the outside and had grey stripes all over his chest while the other had a round circle with red, yellow and blue markings on it with yellow stripes on him. The field commander was with the description he was like a skeleton with a long head as a face but he was all grey and the round circle was with the colours white, blue and red. The first to speak was the one with the cross in a strong German accent.

“Tse new rules for your safety will be next: No one will be allowed to walk into the forest alone unless accompanied by four to seven droids or with a teacher. No one is allowed to interact with natives unless they are friendly. When natives are around, report to patrols, prefects or teachers.” He said followed by the other.

“The limit in the forest for you all will be marked by a blue stripe or circle from there you are not allowed to go further, the territory that is the official limit for Hogwarts is marked with red stripes and a red circle where the droid garrison of 30.000 will patrol. And for the new first years or old trouble makers if you want to explore, forget about this idea if you pass the limit or get in the forbidden forest you will be placed in detention by your teachers with a letter sent to your parents.”

“During the day the majority will be deactivated, but you will see us in small numbers on the corridors, during the night with the Prefect we will be around in greater number. You shall be inform by the prefects how there will be the regulations in the case of the new comers. For now we bid you all welcome to Hogwarts.” Said the last one.

“Thank you all, there is only one thing to announce. Let the Feast Begin.” Said the headmaster and different kinds of foods just appeared on the tables another thing she could not imagine but even with that she grabbed some of the foods for her plate.

“Welcome to Gryffindor my name is Ginny.” Said the girl next to her.

“My name is Twilight.” She said smiling.

“Hey Twilight, I’m Hermione.” Said the haired girl next to her.

“This is Ron and he is Harry.” She said introducing the two boys who waved at her.

“So what is your first impress of Hogwarts for you as a transferred student?” asked Harry with a nervous tone.

“It’s amazing I really haven’t expected so much, back at my school we didn’t had some of the stuff like what you have here like, flying candles or the roof to show the sky here in the main hall.” She said with still amazed by everything around her.

“The roof is actually spelled to show the sky. This is written in the book Hogwarts a History. If you want I can show it to you.” Said Hermione.

“I would really want.”

“I’m sure you would like here a lot, even if it is for two years now.” Said Ron.

“Two years?” She asked.

“The Ministry decided to introduce an eight year for Hogwarts, in the past the seventh would have been the last.” Ron explained.

“I guess I am in luck then.” Twilight said.

“We will show you everything around the castle then, maybe we will all be in luck.” Said Harry smiling.

“I would really enjoy that plus I think it will be great. On the other hand I can barely wait till we start the classes tomorrow. I was always keen on learning new things.” Said Twilight with excitement.

“I hardly doubt that and I believe we will make a great team. Have you read the books?” Said Hermione already knowing how things will be with the new girl.

“Yeah and I noticed that they are different from the spells I have learned done back at my school. But let’s just say that I magic is my talent, but maybe I might need some guidance.” Said Twilight shyly.

“Don’t worry we will show you the others and help you catch up.” Said Harry a bit stressed the reason his friends already might know.

“I would really want that thank you all.” She said and enjoyed the feast.

After the feast Twilight followed Hermione, Ron and Harry to the Gryffindor tower the password for this year was Luna Twilight noted it down for her, it was really amusing been connected to one of the Princesses. Another thing whom she had found even more amusing were the moving, talking pictures on the walls it was shocking at first, then she thought of them to be amazing not to mention the flying staircases, who she swore Discord designed them.

“Well Twilight since you are in my year I will show you where you will be sleeping.” Hermione said showing the girl’s bedroom.

“Cosy.” She said before noticing her bags and her trunk with her cutie mark symbol on it.

“Hey my bags and my trunk.” She exclaimed before opening it to reveal some clothes both casual made by Rarity with reluctance. After dressing up in her night clothes she was ready to turn to bed.

“Well tomorrow will be our first lessons that I can barely wait. I hope everything will go fine.” Said Twilight in confidence, in a way she will be more focused on new studies and friends then on spying.

“It will surely be, let’s hope Professor Snape wouldn’t be too mad on this change.” Hermione said placing herself on her bed tracking Twilight’s attention.

“What do you mean?” Asked Twilight.

“He always wanted to be the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, He mainly was the potion master. Of course he had the post in my previous year when we had Professor Horace Slughorn as potion master, I don’t know what happened to him, but whatever it was, it is surely not very good.” She said making Twilight to think, she hopes that this setback for him will not affect them too much.

“I wonder how he is coping with this change.” She asked.

“We shall see this tomorrow. Goodnight Twilight.”

“Goodnight Hermione.” After each of the girls placed they’re head on their pillows for sleeping Twilight looked around her for one last time, she in a way thought that nothing is too unusual between the ponies and them she decided that she will send tomorrow after the classes the first letter to her friends and the Princess to assure her that nothing will go badly. She will surely spend the time at Hogwarts for the whole year but she will make sure everything will be just fine.

Author's Note

Please leave comments, and as you can guess, there are some elements from Star Wars, more precisely the Battle Droids of different types. Strange for a Magical School but you will find out why.

Chapter 3 First Lessons at Hogwarts

First Lessons at Hogwarts

The main hall was once again bustling with the morning breakfast served from 7-9am. They had just received the timetable from Professor McGonagall. It seemed that they will have double potions with Slytherin then Defence Against the Dark Arts. From what she had heard till now Snape was a teacher to avoid and not mess up with. She took her time studying the potion book to know what will be. The potions they were making she thought were far more advanced then what she was used to. Both she Hermione, Ron and Harry were standing at one end of the table enjoying a good breakfast.

Aside from that she also noticed the many big paintings that seemed to be the only ones not moving they were very big the size was 5 meters high everyone was showing one specific person that were by the names: King George the XVI of Great Britain, Tsar Nicholas the VII Romanov of the Russian Galactic Empire or Kaiser Wilhelm the VI of the German Galactic Empire. Only by the mentioning it was clear that Pinkie was right regarding that in their dimension they were aliens from different human galactic nations.

“You know Twilight you should really eat something before class.” Said Ron stuffing himself with toast bread and cheese making her giggle.

“Sorry, I really love reading besides I need to know at least something before class starts so that I know what I am doing. Back at my school we didn’t had so far advanced.” She said slurping from her orange juice.

“Well Twilight Professor Snape usually loves his own house and hates us but even with that we have also read what we will have.” Said Harry.

“Some of us at least.” Hermione said sarcastically.

“Especially that some of us don’t need to worry anymore regarding You-Know-Who.” Said Ron smiling.

“Who is You-Know-Who?” Asked Twilight confused making the golden Trio to turn to her with numb faces.

“What?”

“You haven’t heard of him?” Asked Harry confused.

“Yeah I mean who is he?” All three friends turned to one another in total confusion, they though how in the whole wizard galaxy didn’t someone heard of him or his Death Eaters, in a way it also meant another thing she surely didn’t heard of the one responsible for his official defeat.

“Twilight, are you serious that you don’t know him?”Asked Harry.

“Yeah, what’s the big deal with him anyways?” Twilight asked.

“We will let Harry explain.” Ron said although Harry was more reluctant at telling about it, but Ron made a look that he doesn’t need to tell about him.

“His name was Voldemort, he was one of the most evil wizards of all times known to us. He a long time ago was the most feared wizards in the galaxy, he started to gather around him an army of loyal servants called The Death Eaters whom he had converted to Dark Magic, everyone who stood against him was immediately eliminated by the death curse. Between his victims were my parents.” He said lowering his eyes to the ground.

“Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t know. I think you have taken it personally didn’t you.” She said sorry for the boy.

“I did. I also met him personally, he never knew of friendship, love or carrying like I did. He only cared about power and to rule through fear, he was nothing more but a tyrant and a mad man.” He said with bitterness.

“You said that he was eventually stopped, who stopped him?” Asked Twilight, Hermione was about to speak but Ron came in.

“By a great wizard, whom maybe you should try to find out yourself who he is, I mean it will not be a problem for someone like you who will surely research on it.” Said Ron.

“Maybe I will see to it once.” Twilight said

“Still how come that you didn’t knew of Voldemort or his acolytes?” Asked Hermione catching her off guard.

“Well I.....” The bell rang and everyone packed up to go to class. While moving in the direction of the dungeons Hermione grabbed Ron by the sleeve.

“Why did you prevent me from telling her it was Harry?” She said sharply.

“Hermione think about how many girls are now assaulting Harry for been famous, you saw it yourself when it was the first day here.” He said.

“I know that but some were also on us as well.” She said.

“I know that but, haven’t you seen that Harry kind of likes her?”

“I noticed something.” She said before realising what they could do.

“You want to try to get them together?” She asked.

“If she really doesn’t know that he is the hero and is famous. Then maybe we can try to get her to like him how he is as a person on one hand, on the other haven’t you noticed how he became after the event with the coma when he saw how to defeat Voldemort (he said his name stuttering not wanting to mention it often).” He said now catching the girl totally off guard, he was right in a way Harry after that experience with the vision of the battle with an evil native army Harry became more and more dull and sometimes depressed and distant towards them and practically everyone. He seems to almost no more be the person he used to be. Ron was right maybe this might bring a little change for him to the better.

“All right, we will not tell her how the whole story goes, but when we start to know her better and officially become our friend that we could trust we will tell. That or when she will find out on her own.” She said.

“All right, got it, it will be that way.” Ron said and headed to the dungeons and potions class. Inside the potion class everyone was waiting for the class to start, Twilight was still reading the potions book not noticing that another boy from Slytherin just stopped Harry.

“Ahh, Potter I was wondering how is your mood this year.” He said in a provocative manner.

“I’m not interested in any trouble Malfoy if you want to know.” He said silently but firmly.

“I just want to know, how you think of the new transferred girl for this year. He doesn’t look bad doesn’t she?” He tried again to provoke him who seemed at first to work but in just two seconds he calmed down.

“Listen, I do appreciate what you and your father did in that fight but at present this year I want to know nothing of what happened or the outcome. There are now other things that are concerning all of us. Plus I have no interest in any conflict of any sort now.” He said firmly looking at him.

“So it’s true, mighty Harry Potter really did change, after that vision that almost seemed to end your life.” He said taking his seat before Harry went near Ron.

“And yet who knows, you might be again called up to put out a conflict. The one thing I do like for helping you is that now even I am famous.” He said with a smirk before Professor Snape entered Class and went to the teacher’s desk.

“Well it seems that many of you have another year with me. At Potions this time, and yet I do noticed that we now have a transferred student from a school that it looks like they were too passive on rules.” He said the last sentence pressing tracking the girl’s attention from the potion book.

“Mrs. Sparkle tell me from where I can get Fire Seeds, and a Bezoar?” He asked making the girl a bit nervous.

“Fire Seeds are collected from the fire seed bush. The Bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat, both of them to fight against poisons.” She said in a stressed voice.

“Now tell me the usage for Doxy Eggs and unicorn horn.” Said the professor in black long robe and with slimy hair.

“Doxy Eggs are collected from the Doxy creature nests, they are related to the pixy and the fairies but they are considered pests who are buried underground. Unicorn horn is used to cure many maladies and poisons as well as purification.” She said in a sense nearly catching the professor off in what appeared to be an attempt to pick on her, however he did found some she missed.

“Hmm, not too bad yet you need to add more details: Fire seeds must be first cooled down with a freezing spell or wait till they’re temperature drops and the Doxy creatures are located mostly in cold climates.” He said pressing, and a bit annoying her she thought that she will have to go to the library to get more information.

“For today’s class you will do the potion written on the board in groups of two, Mrs. Sparkle you will do it with Mrs. Granger.” Professor Snape said and everyone started to do the potion that was written. Hermione and Twilight were almost ready to finish it after 45 minutes alongside Harry and Ron till one cauldron was about to explode and Twilight had to ravel it in a ball of magic for anyone to don’t get splashed. Of course both she and the boy who was from Gryffindor were deducted 5 points each, Twilight for using magic in class without permission. After the bell rang everyone went out Hermione went together with Twilight while Ron and Harry had to clean up the scraps from ingredients in their place.

“Hey, I want to thank you for back there, sorry for that incident.” The round-face, chubby, blond haired boy said.

“It was nothing, I’m just annoyed that Snape reduced me points for helping you.” She said smiling to him.

“Yeah, that’s how he is unfortunately. By the way my name is Neville Longbottom.” He said smiling.

“My name is Twilight Sparkle.”

“Nice to meet you, and how was at your old school?” He asked curiously.

“It was a very nice place, we also had hours in a castle but I didn’t had a so reticent teacher like Snape at potions. She was more tolerant if we didn’t know the whole information.”

“Probably I would have been better with that kind of teacher at potions; your teacher might have been like Professor Sprout.”

“Professor Sprout?”

“She is our herbology teacher Twilight, Neville is the best one at herbology out of all subjects.” Said Hermione.

“In a way I believe that Herbology and Potions must work together since each depends on one another, herbology with ingredients and the other how to make the potions.” She commented smiling.

“Well it seems some are with cultivating while others are with potion making.” Said Neville before the Ron and Harry arrived.

“Come we must go to Defence against the Dark Arts with Professor Flang. We can’t be late in the first day.” Said Ron.

“I agree let’s go.” Said Hermione and everyone followed her.

“By the way thanks again for back there.” Said Neville.

“No problem.” She said while all followed Hermione to the class at the North Tower first floor. They had double class with Slytherin again but thankfully no one even said a word to the other group before entering. Twilight had to tell Hermione that usually back at her school it was more theoretical and not often practical, of course for her it was more independent magic practice then in a class and curses were not even written, something she did not mentioned and of course she didn’t knew how a curse is for them or what kind of dark magic they know but with her enthusiasm to learn she was looking forward to see. The Professor entered just when everyone was sitting in they’re places.

“Good morning students, first I wish to declare that I am really happy to be here to teach you Defence against the Dark Arts. I guess that you already know about the small native hostile incurious that seems to start happening. Unlike the previous years with the ‘other problem’ we will practice spells this time to defend ourselves from possible native attacks. If anyone has any questions no matter how stupid I am open to answer them.” Said Professor Flang and Twilight raised her hand.

“Yes?”

“Sir, from what we were told by the Headmaster everything will be fine while we stay inside the school grounds having the robots to protect us.” She said while some from the Slytherin started to laugh at her silently.

“True, but Muggle technology has limitations, we can’t base ourselves on robots alone all of us must know how to defend ourselves and be vigilant when the time comes, especially that we might never know when we could be attacked or not. That’s why this year during the class we will learn how to respond quickly to attacks.” The teacher said walking to the white board.

“We shall start first with a full review on spells that you have done the previous year. Could anyone tell me some spells that could be used to repulse or stun an aggressor?”

“Depulso.” Hermione Started.

“Stupefy.” Come Ron.

“Petrificus Totallus alongside Levicorpus, Impedimenta and others.” Said Harry.

“Good, now a little demonstration. I will call two students who must play the role of wizards doing their thing other two will play the role of aggressors who must try to surprise them. Mr. Weasely with Mrs Granger will play the role of defenders, Mrs Parkinson and Mr. Goyle the aggressors.” Said the professor and the two Gryffindor and Slytherin groups went to the duelling platform. The teacher directed the two groups where to stay and what to do after all four acknowledged the groups spited Gryffindor on the platform and Slytherin near it hidden at one end.

“When I count to three, start; one, two, three.” The Slytherin came out and used different spells on targets Hermione made a shied in front of them for the spells to don’t touch them before Ron used Expelliamus to try to disarm but they avoided the spell and the two Slytherin departed in two separate ways; Goyle to the left Parkinson to the right. Goyle used depulso but Hermione averted it and disarmed him, Ron was however hit by Parkinson behind him and when she tried on Hermione, both said the spells at the same time and which collided and exploded, making both girls to fall on their backs and then the Professor stopped everything.

“Good, you must always try to be prepared to expect an attack that might come from all parts. It will be essential. Now we will change.” He said and the defenders become the aggressors while the aggressors become the defenders. Situation was the same but from what it looks Goyle was more the problem, he seemed to be very slow minded in Twilight’s opinion and he was the first to be disarmed while Parkinson was much more faster and this time managed to put Hermione down. The thing went on for the rest of the hour till the bell rang and during that time Twilight noted every spell, jinx and charm that came out as well as what they do. She, Harry and other two from Slytherin didn’t come up.

After the class and a light lunch they went to Transfigurations with professor McGonagall and Twilight whenever she was in a class couldn’t do anything but be in total aw by the magic that they are using despite seeing to not be like the one they use. Another thing that she couldn’t resist of been spellbound was always the magic portraits that move and the flying books that if you are careful you could catch them, thing she only had in her dreams. She together with Harry, Ron and Hermione were now in the Library doing their homeworks for the classes they had today Twilight alongside Hermione were the first ones to finish before helping Harry and Ron.

“You are much worst then Hermione Twilight, when it comes to books.” Commented Ron on seeing how many she had just read in order to finish her homework and Harry taking the example.

“Sorry but everything around here is so amazing. From where I came we didn’t had some of the magic that is in use here.” She exclaimed in a very exciting tone.

“We had noticed.” Said Hermione already liking the new girl, it was as if seeing herself in a mirror.

“It’s just too bad that I can’t do the spells that I had written down during the classes I would really love to try them out.” She said.

“We can actually do it, but only in the Room of Requirement.” Said Harry.

“Where is this room?”

“I will show you after I finish. I really must have this homework done in order to ready the team for the next Quidditch match I’m playing as the seeker catching the Golden snitch and I am also the captain of it.” Said Harry proudly before finding the last part for the homework he was doing.

“AH if you want you can come and see how we are doing the training.” Harry said a little nervous.

“Harry I have to tell you that I don’t know what Quidditch is, we never had it back at my old school.” Twilight said and Ron dropped her jaw in total shock.

“YOU DON”T KNOW WHAT QUIDDITCH IS!” Both shouted in unison.

“Well then we better tell you how it is played.” Ron said while both he and the black messy haired boy placed bookmarks on the pages where they need information.

“And maybe when we will go to the Room of Requirement we will also start defensive training with spells we can’t risk to be attacked by natives for God know what reason.” Said Hermione and all nodded.

Twilight then sited there listening to how the game is played and again she will go and see how things are.

In the evening, everyone was now preparing to turn on for the night; Twilight however was writing a letter to her friends regarding Hogwarts, the students and the teachers. While thinking on what to write she had a thought in her mind that maybe there will be some things she should take in consideration. On one hand she thought that the other dimension where she was and where Starlight lives now was only one world but here from what she heard from Harry, Ron and Hermione there were two kinds of people and worlds, or rather Galaxies, the Muggles or non wizard humans whom are with technology and are not believing in magic so much, or in the case of Harry’s relatives that hates it, and the wizards whom they rather prefer to keep to themselves so they would not be used by some non wizards to gain advantages or something like this. Reflect on this information she decided that maybe she should try to do a research on how both societies work.

After making her plan on what to study about them besides magic she turned to her letter.

Dear Friends.

Today I had seen how they are and from what I can tell they are a lot more complex then we think. Hogwarts is actually a school dedicated only to the study of magic and everything associated with it. There are many subjects that I find very interesting, some are strange but very exciting as well as very new.

One of them is Defence against the Dark Arts where it is taught about different curses and how to use spells to defend ourselves from them as well as many other charms and jinxes as well as transfigurations where we are taught how to transform some things into other things and how to turn ourselves into animals to disguise ourselves, aside from that there are also potions where we are taught how to use and how to make different concoctions. I immediately realised that what they know is far superior from what I had imagined and what we had been taught regarding magic.

I shall send another letter at the end of the week both to you and to the Princesses, till then I will see how things are in the following days. But from what I can tell you all, there is absolutely no danger here. I actually met very interesting characters between them whom I befriended with, I have also learned about a new kind of game whom I believe Rainbow Dash would go crazy regarding it.

I shall give you more details later in my following letter till then I hope all of you are fine and Spike is taken care of.

With Sincerity your friend Twilight Sparkle.

She rolled the parchment letter before giving it to Owlowiscious, she heard from Harry about the owl mail that is in use. She would of course send it through Spike but if he wasn’t there especially with the rule of dragons not allowed, she thought that this is also a good way to deliver messages as well as efficient.

Back at the castle of Friendship Spike with the rest of the Main 6, together with Starlight and the students at the School of Friendship were waiting with deep concern about their friend regarding the humans and if she was all right with them.

“Someone should have really gone with her not just her on her own” Commented Applejack with great concern.

“I’m really thinking how she is surviving there. It was totally different when she went to the other world especially that I was with her.” Said Spike.

“Yeah but now she’s all alone.” Said Rainbow Dash.

“I’m really thinking how will she manage with the humans in our world especially with they’re dullness clothes.” Commented Rarity while Applejack only rolled her eyes, just in that moment they saw Owlowiscious entering the main hall dropping a parchment on the table. Starlight grabbed it and started reading everyone was in a total stress to what the letter was all about.

“What does it says?” Asked Ocellus the changeling.

“Is everything all right?” Asked Fluttershy silently.

“Twilight is all right.” Said Starlight smiling in relief.

“Wait? Everything is all right?” Asked Spike.

“Yeah, it seems that the place where she is, Hogwarts is a school of magic and today had the first lessons and there isn’t anything to worry about for now.” She said giving the letter to the group. After reading it all they’re worries have melted away.

“Well it seems that we might have worried too much.” Commented Applejack.

“It seems that we shouldn’t have relied on the rumours and gossips that we have heard about them.” Commented Applejack.

“Umm, guys the ponies relied on those rumours before Twilight went to see for herself what was all about.” Said Sandbar the sea light green earth pony. This information made everyone both ponies, changeling, yak and dragons in the room to turn to him.

“Wait what do you mean by that?” Asked Spike.

“Immediately after the event with Cozy Glow, many rumours started to go around the place about the newcomers, it was in a way at a small scale but I heard some of them, everything was only aberrations and I didn’t believe them, but many other ponies took it for granted.” He explained.

“And did this happen a lot?” Asked Yona the yak.

“Yeah but I did not believed a word of it, until recently when this thing became official. Even now I heard things like this and every passing day it seems like more and more bad things are said about them.” This explanation made everyone in the room to think about this.

“Something is going on and I believe it is bad, bad, BAD.” Said Pinkie.

At the end of the week at Hogwarts Twilight managed to get used to the new timetable she has for her new school, in a way it is much more enjoying been a student here, then been a Princess, plus it seems that she isn’t that much forcing her she is rather enjoying the student life and people who treat her as an equal and don’t refer to her as princess. She however noticed that she couldn’t expect good things from some people in Slytherin, from what she knows now some of them have a bad reputation among the students, not all of them of course but for the moment she decided to better stay away for the time been, especially due to the rivalry between her house and theirs that might not be the best option for now, but she would not lose hope in finding some that will be on her side. She however grew more and more closer to Harry, Ron Hermione and Ginny alongside the whole Gryffindor house whom she started to really love and enjoy the time with them either been at the class getting points or outside the program.

She was right now finishing homework for DADA, it was amazing how someone could reduce to pieces the whole roof with only this curse it surely must be very powerful and by what she had heard someone must be very skilled with it. While she was finishing her homework Harry had just received a letter from his cousin Dudley, he remembered the day when he departed Private Drive. He heard his uncle and aunt gossiping that maybe the natives would make him disappear totally especially how his uncle once referred to him as a ‘waste of space’ while Dudley for the first time seeing him that he isn’t accepting that remark. Before leaving his cousin was the only one who had shook hands with him and said that he didn’t considered what his parents said and thanked for saving his life, and from that moment on both them had reconciled with one another.

Harry

I hope that this letter doesn’t finds you in a tense moment, I saw in dad’s newspaper the fact that several native attacks started to occur nearby where you are, of course there was no casualty and it isn’t a big subject for us since the planet is considered at the backwaters of the Galaxy. But even with that it was mentioned that several measures will be taken for this events to stop including sending more battle robots. I believe that sooner or later it might turn into a major event and probably there wouldn’t be any peace for this year in that place.

I never managed to express it much but I really am grateful that you saved my life from those Dementor things two years ago, they effect however made me see clear how I was and I do apologise for all the years of torment I gave to you. The only think I wish now is only to accept my apology and I only hope that you will be all right this year while there.

Signed, Dudley.

Harry after reading the letter thought for a moment at this, and in his heart he really was grateful that he managed to reconcile with his cousin, although it was later in life he was having a feeling of real gratitude for this event. Not waiting for much longer he took out a piece of parchment and quill and started to compose his reply letter.

Dear big ‘D’

I do am grateful for the fact that we managed to reconcile and I really hope that everything will go all right for you as well. As for me, I am all right at the moment, however even we know about the situations with the attacks. From what it seems it is mainly sometimes for stealing or making acts of vandalism on buildings and property. It is not too often however, not for now at least. As for me in a way I have no concerns regarding it. Everything I wish this year will be only to not be involved in another adventure like the other years. In a way if there is something I would comment is next. If the natives would do something stupid and I would be a victim there will be no regrets for me personally.

Why I say this, I have seen much more gruesome stuff then many other people, and in a way I am not so much fond of more of it. And just like I said, I only wish for this year to be a quiet one. But if there is no possibility then I will have to do what it must be done. I’m not blaming you or anyone on anything now anymore, but I blame the circumstances that made many things to go the wrong way and factors that lead to it. Whatever happens it will happen. Let’s just hope that it will go in a better way than other events.

I wish you all well Big D and that nothing will go badly and I hope that every single event will have a good ending. I wish that one day we will see each other again and hopefully in a calmer environment.

Your cousin: Harry.

Harry after rolling the letter, he attached it to the foot of his best owl friend, Hedwig before realising her outside to fly away. Harry knew that in the galactic wizard mail someone from a planet could send a letter to a person via owl directly on the same planet but in the case of delivering to another world, the letter is transported with a ship that after it arrives at the planet destination another owl is sent to the person that is addressed to it, is never used the same owl and when someone delivers a reply the mail again comes with another owl.

Looking at his owl flying away in the distance he thought about the many things he hoped for this year, one of them is no more misadventures. Just in that time his friend came to him.

“Harry, still thinking about; you know?” He asked.

“I’m just hoping nothing else badly will happen this year.” He said in a tone that seemed emotionless.

“I know, I want that as well now. Let’s just hope it will be this way not taking the native problem in consideration.” Said Ron but Harry seemed only to not give a glimpse of emotion. Thinking for a minute Ron eventually came up with an idea.

“Hey, how about we visit Hagrid today he will surely have many news to tell us.” Harry for a moment seemed to let out a small smile.

“Let’s go then.”

“And how about we present him to Twilight, he only knows him as a teacher not as a friend, she will surely like him.” Ron noticed that on mentioning the girl’s name his friend seemed to lighten up a bit more as well as getting a bit more nervous.

“Yeah, ahh but, what about Hermione?”

“She said that she can’t come right now but Twilight surely will.” Ron said.

“Let’s go tell her then.” Harry said, and Ron gave a small smile of pride, praising in his mind the fact that he knows what his soft point is to make him brighter. When they reached the Gryffindor Common room Harry didn’t noticed Twilight in front of him and bumped into her.

“Oh, sorry Twilight I wasn’t watching where was I going?” He said with a stressed tone.

“No worries.” She replied before noticing Ron behind him.

“Where were you two going?”

“We wanted to go to see Hagrid, I believe you know him.”

“Hagrid? Isn’t he the teacher at the Care of Magical creatures?”

“He is but he is also the keeper of keys at Hogwarts as well as grounds keeper. He is also a very good friend of ours; he is the one that introduced me the magical world.” Harry said.

“Wow, I didn’t expect that.”

“Would you like to meet him?” Ron asked.

“We mean if it is all right and you finished your work.” Harry said with a nervous voice.

“I already finished my work. I really want to meet him. But shouldn’t we tell Hermione about this?”

“She is busy at the moment with Professor McGonagall. But she said that she would come later.” Ron said.

“Oh, all right then. So where is he living”

“Follow us.” Harry said before all three exited the Common Room and went outside they passed both students as well as several armed battle robots that happened to be here and there passing by them not saying a word, all those robots were either in groups of two or four staying at the entrances, in the gardens or nearby the forest, the group even saw several droids stationed nearby his hut.

“You will surely like Hagrid he is a very nice person but watch out for his cooking, his cookies are as taught as a stone.” Commented Harry staying in front of the door and Ron knocked at it. When the door opened a giant of a man probably two times greater than the average human with great long black hair and beard dressed in a moleskin overcoat with great pockets and big boots came out and smiled to all of them, Twilight was dumbstruck at the size of this wizard she never saw one like him in the other world or here at Hogwarts of course she saw him at a distance but when is so close she never thought to be so giant.

“Hoho, I was hoping you would come to visit me, come in I just made some tea.” He said to the group joyful before the group entered, Twilight took a glimpse of the hut, it was somehow very simple with a table and a chimney together with some other stuff, but the look of it might make Rarity to be outraged even thou she was a princess she doesn’t need to comment on the way someone lives. All three of them went to the table to sit down while Hagrid was pouring tea in four cups.

“Oh Hagrid this is Twilight, she just transferred this year she is also in Gryffindor.” Harry said.

“Oh I know I was present at the sorting ceremony when she came. You probably noticed me haven’t ya?”

“Oh I did, and from a distance I wasn’t aware that you are so....massive.” She said nervously.

“Well from a wizard that is half giant, what could someone expect?” He said smiling at her.

“So how was the first week at Hogwarts?”

“I really enjoy it; there are many things I wish to know and to discover here. Of course there were many things I also haven’t expected; back at my old school we didn’t had flying books, moving pictures and many other things.” She said.

“Ah, this is only the beginning, you haven’t seen all.” Said Hagrid smiling before serving some cookies made by him, Twilight took one to try but it was hard as stone, she then tried to put them in the tea to soften it but it was still a bit hard to bite she decided to give up not managing to eat even the first one.

“Hagrid we saw several battle robots near your hut. I was wondering is there any problem with them?” Asked Harry.

“Well you get used to them; a bit annoying the German ones with they’re strong accent from they’re vocal programming, but they don’t bother too much, at least they are not like the Dementors from Azkaban.” Said Hagrid.

“Dementors? I haven’t heard of them.” Said Twilight making everyone in the room to turn to her.

“Because, we did not have them on our timetable curriculum and we didn’t talked too much about those things or Azkaban.” She said nervously.

“In a way Professor Snape had a point when he commented about your school been too passive regarding dark magic.” Commented Ron.

“But what is about them? What are they?” She asked.

“A Dementor is a guard of Azkaban they are dark creature that feed on the good memories. When they attack their victims are made to remember and hear only the worst memories of their lives, when they are around they have the effect of making every single cheerful felling and memory to disappear. They haunt the night and could be located in shabby dark places of decay.” Harry said with a sense of dread.

“They are very dangerous and if you stay too close to one you could turn into a soulless being left with nothing else but the bad experience of your life.” Ron added with dread.

“Oh, I didn’t know about this.” She said ashamed after seeing how much fear there was regarding them.

“I’m sorry.”

“You don’t need to be, we understand your curiosity. Out there in this giant Universe are many things. But I always considered that bringing them in this world was one of the worst decisions the Ministry could have done to this world.” Hagrid said.

“What do you mean?” Twilight asked.

“Some goof from the ministry made a proposal to bring a small number of Dementors to this world to “keep unwanted visitors” away. For me personally the Muggle robots were everything we needed to garrison and protect us.” Commented Hagrid.

“But don’t they attack natives as well?” Asked Twilight worried for Equestria and her friends.

“They are restrained to a small island in the western ocean, which unfortunately became the second prison of Azkaban. WHERE, some big property owners those that are narrow minded send natives that attack and steal. Some of the natives now call it The Gates of Tartarus or Fortress of Oblivion and many other things, since that is the place where all evils are confined.” Ron said feeling a great sorrow for the people there and for the ones that might follow.

“Good thing they are not here otherwise they might get loose to go to the natives.” Said Hagrid.

“I’m really relived for that. I mean we don’t want to provoke them, this would be not even the last thing we would want.” Harry said while the girl breathed in relief. Harry then noticed the Dailey Prophet newspaper on the table in the front page there was a report of several new attacks that occurred around the colonies and it wasn’t just the British but also a nearby German and a nearby Italian settlement.

“Hey, look at this, other attacks.” Harry said pointing the newspaper to his friends.

Three new attacks have been reported to nearby wizard settlements which include the British: New Hogsmead, Diagon and Knockturn. Alongside with the settlement of Schlitzenburg from the German zone together with the Swiss settlement of Nouvo Valais. There had been no reports of any victims but some places including the local libraries were attacked, everywhere there had been declared the same acts of hooliganism and as usual it was reported that the source was a native one. Auroras had investigated and found through magic spells hoof prints on the road alongside some pieces from clothing stuck in some nails. The local Governors declared that the ministries from both the home country as well as the colonial ministries decided after this that more battle robots will be sent to places that have a high level risk which includes, to receive at least two transports of droids after each attack. It was also decided that whenever the situation worsens more equipment with heavier armaments will be sent and placed under the authority of the governors, administrators and Auroras.

“Recipe for more trouble.” Ron Commented.

“How come?” Twilight Asked.

“If attacks will start to get more and more often we might have an intervention from the Muggles and probably from the High Chancellery.”

“The High Chancellery?”

“It is the governing body of the United Galactic Nations, an organization meant to prevent galactic wars from happening. By Galactic Law the Chancellery works as a mediator and is neutral regarding tensions between galactic nations. They are also possessing 10 star systems, whom by law they are also declared neutral and no one is allowed to attack them.” Harry explained

“And is that so bad?”

“The planets were acquired 19 years ago after some tensions between some human empires on whom to take them, they came and solved the problem with declaring them to be put under their control, they literally control the systems through their own laws and legislations that are actually stricter and rigid, dictatorial even.”

“And if they would declare that we are under them we might have to bind to they’re rules. Many wizards around the galaxy said that if muggles can have whatever planet they might like why shouldn’t there be one for wizards only. There has been an official agreement for this one to be shared with the condition of no wizard colonies that belong to a nation to attack colonies of another one. If it wasn’t for that this world might have been placed again under the authority of the Chancellery.” Ron said.

“And all of us are separated by the natives whom we don’t consider threats, on the contrary many like to hang out with them and mind their own business. Besides no one can leave now since everyone gave up everything back home to move here. No one wants now to go back.” Hagrid said making Twilight to think about what each of them have said. There were lots of planets out there among the stars but it was this ‘Chancellery’ that had done something that seemed unpopular for them 19 year ago and they thought that if there will be colonising this world in common by multiple nations the Chancellery might not do what it did 19 years ago and will consider us neutral as well. In a way it seemed to work until now.

“Yeah, well I wish to know. How are the natives actually here in this world?” Asked Twilight curious about how they are thinking about her world.

“Well up until now they were very nice. The Hippogriffs of this world that are more evolved then the ones we have give a lot of interesting stuff from the sea, they also told us how to cultivate different sea plants for our potions more efficiently.” Said Hagrid drinking a little tea.

“Not to mention the yaks, they were a bit aggressive and to themselves, but it seems a little incense and other dried flowers that make pleasant smells really were for their liking.”

“And the griffins they really got a liking for softness of the French stuff as well as some dragons that in some cases from stealing, raiding and things like that they more turned French then the dragon that they were once, and this summer I met one that told me that in a way it was encouraged by their Dragon Lord, while some of them are for the Russians.”

“Some are very compatible with the Russians, many of them like extreme experiences just like them. I read that in a wizard article.” Said Hermione whom she just arrived and the giant prepared another cup of tea for her.

“Some of them are a bit of a nuisance however.” Ron started.

“What do you mean?” Twilight asked.

“There is a sky pirate crew of anthropomorphic birds that come time by time in Diagon and usually go to my big twin brothers ‘shop for pranks where they usually buy explosive stuff. They came a week before Harry and Hermione. I don’t have anything against them but when I am around they like to prank me with my brothers.” Ron explained and Twilight already seemed to know who they might be.

“But how come that they sometimes stop at Diagon?”

“The Governor of Diagon alongside many others gave them Letters of Mark in which they are allowed to come and go whenever they want, and they usually raid smugglers and attack people who do contraband and sell the stuff, when they discover things that are dangerous or illegal they immediately go to the governors to get paid and they are usually paid either with money or muggle stuff whom they sell to other natives sometimes even keeping what they looted.” Explained Ron.

“Ron this is privateering.” Hermione said.

“I know and it’s not just the British colonies, they work even for the wizard colonies of other nations, at first it was paying them to not attack our merchants or settlements but then everything started to go next, they started to hire them to hunt down smugglers or traffickers probably not just those two. And it’s not just them, others started to do the same, beyond that; they did made a real fortune. The captain of the crew once raided a ship of a rich wizard that wanted to commercialise forbidden things and she took all the expensive furniture for her cabin and for the crew’s quarters and I even saw some of the crew members wearing expensive silk clothing brought directly from France.”

“But don’t they want to go do they’re things again?” Asked Twilight tracking his attention.

“I mean.....they are sky pirates.”

“I asked them the same question and they replied that they don’t bother this. They also mentioned that they had some kind of bad employer, which fortunately they are no more under his control. For them this job is better than the one they had under the previous person.”

“And, did they told you who it was the bad employer?”

“They didn’t left many details, they only said that they were pressed to work for him, they were thankful however that they have met good friends to get rid of him and resume they’re life of excitement and adventure.” Twilight on hearing that now she knew for certain what pirate crew was.

“A real happy ending I could say.” Hagrid said.

“I only wish that they wouldn’t try to prank me if I meet them again.” Said the red haired boy taking a slip from his tea, they stayed at Hagrid for at least another hour time in which Hermione told Twilight that McGonagall wants her to choose several new subjects of interest for the year. Twilight immediately gave answer that she would want to attend Care for Magical Creatures and Muggle studies. Later that day after spending some time in the library, each finishing their homework all were prepared to turn in for the night, Twilight noticed how fervent Harry was doing his probably to have time for the Quidditch training the following day.

“Well I believe I finished the homework for Professor McGonagall.” Harry said before Hermione took a look at it and noticed here and there some grammar mistakes but not so many.

“Aside from small grammar mistakes here and there I would say it is very well done.” She said in her usual academic tone.

“I need the next day for the Quidditch practice so I must have it done.” He said.

“I really appreciate that Harry.” Twilight said while Ron chuckled a bit noticing him blushing.

“Yet you should take a break Harry don’t you think?” Said a voice that seemed to be coming from beneath them making, Twilight to look around in confusion.

“Who said that?!”

“It was me Miss. Twilight.” Said the voice again to her right and saw another human that was all white and ghostly with a moustache and strange clothing that was floating in the air thing that made the girl to almost drop to the ground.

“A..a...are.....you....a...”

“Twilight this is the Gryffindor house ghost: Nearly Headless Nick.” Said Ron. “Or as he likes Sir. Nicholas.”

“You are a real ghost?” She asked shocked.

“Of course I am, back at your old school you didn’t had ghosts?” He asked.

“Unfortunately not.” She said.

“While too bad but don’t worry I don’t bite like other ones related to my kind.” Said the ghost with a smile.

“Wow, good to know.” The girl said trying to keep a calm face but the ghost noticed that she was a bit scared and the girl noticed that as well.

“Look, it’s not that you are a ghost or anything but I am simply not used to most stuff here. It’s not your fault I only need more time to get used to some things.” She said and the ghost smiled in understanding.

“I see, and don’t worry many that experience ghosts for the first time are a bit scared you are not the first but in two weeks you shall love us.” Said the ghost with a friendly smile and the girl returned the gesture.

“By the way Nick where have you been at the start of the year?” Asked Harry.

“I and all the other ghosts had to leave for a ghost convention, held by the ghosts that moved to this planet, some even discussed about the problem with the natives and some even said that maybe the ones that are friendly to the colonies should know about us ghosts from who we really are. Beyond that many also decided that in case of attack we should also try to scare them off if they get inside. Many really have a point; we can’t rely only on those machines the muggles are building and will constantly send us.”

“And I believe you the ghosts of Hogwarts will do a good job.” Ron started.

“My mother said that in case the situation worsens they might start to send Dementors here and that is certainly a thing we don’t want.”

“Indeed it is. Well I think I will have to go to the others there is much to discuss with the headless horsemans.” Said Nick before flying away passing through Harry who made him shiver like in an icy shower.

“By the way.” Twilight came and tracked his attention.

“Why do they call you Nearly Headless? Your head seem to stand on your shoulders.” She asked before Nick took his head by his hair and leaned it in one side which made her even more horrified before placing it back.

“The executioner didn’t hit me properly with the axe and this is how it remained.” He said before moving on leaving the group.

“This is not what I expected today.” Twilight said still thinking of what she had seen.

“Don’t worry you just saw that Nick was very nice.” Said Ron.

“It’s not that. I did not expect to have ghosts, back at my school we didn’t had one even.”

“Don’t worry you will get used to it.” Said Hermione.

“Still how many they are?” Asked Twilight.

“Each house has its own ghost and from what Nick said you will start to see them every day from now on. And by number, Hogwarts has dozens of them.” Harry explained making Twilight to shiver, all her life she never believed in Ghosts and out of a sudden here she was now surrounded by them. It will be an everyday irrational experience till she will manage to get use to it.

After they finished their work and went back to the dormitories to turn for the night Twilight started to comprise a letter for the Princesses.

Dear Princess Celestia

I have found out many things regarding the humans, from what I know the ones that are here are magical humans who use magic for all aspects of life and rely on it every day. The school where I am Hogwarts is a magic school dedicated only to the study of magic but in a much different way, they consider it like a refined science that they use every day and at every hour. The subject are extremely interesting and very practical, many of the teachers are very good in their field. There is of course the potion master Severus Snape who is much bitterer but in the rest everything is very exciting and I learn very interesting things.

From what I know of their society they are separated in two; the wizards who are only for magic and see non magical objects and people in a different way and the non magical humans who are only for science. The wizards prefer to keep to themselves because they believe that the non wizards might use them for different purposes that they don’t like. That is also the reason why they came here, mainly to keep to themselves. From what I have seen they are no threat to Equestria but they are concerned regarding several attacks that started to happen to them recently, no one of them is injured but many things are destroyed for reasons they don’t know.

Anyways here at Hogwarts I have made several new friends whom I found very interesting: Hermione Granger is one of the smartest witch, she also loves books and is very talented with spells, whatever spell she reads she makes it perfectly.

Ron Weasely is a very loyal and really funny person who sticks to his friends and family doing everything for them. He and his little sister Ginny are always there whenever their friends need help.

And the last is Harry Potter he is more the mysterious guy, who seems to keep to himself many things, but he is brave, loyal and always gives a helping hand, he also seems to have a natural talent for magic. He usually seems a bit shy and doesn’t like to talk too much about himself but he is a very good company.

They are all wonderful people it is too bad that I have to keep my identity a secret from them I would really love for them to also meet my friends from Ponyville in my opinion we could easily befriend them just like with many others.

There will also be a holiday called Halloween which seems to be similar to our Nightmare Night and it is also on the same date.

I would write as soon as I get more information about them, there are still many things that I have to find out about them. From what it seems there are several things that must be much more carefully studied and I intend to find out about them.

Princess Twilight Sparkle

After finishing both letters she gave them to Owlowicious to be delivered in the next order the first one to her friends the other to the Princess. For her everything will go well what she doesn’t know is the fact that things back in Equestria are getting unexpected turns of events which will lead to unforeseen consequences.
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Author's Note

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