Chapter 5

                                    

                                          
28th July 1991 
Potter mansion
"Welcome to yo- the potter mansion Hadrian!"
James exclaimed as he brought the younger into the gigantic house.
"At least he didn't say your new home."
"Woahhh it's big!"
"Yeah brother, the elves will unpack your trunk so don't worry."
"Wait what."
Suddenly a scream echoed through the house.
The family of 4, and a snake, rushed up to Harry's new bedroom. (The art of running and not suffocating when you have a snake around your neck)
One of the elves were sitting on the floor, backing away from the open trunk while a creature the size of a tiger growled at it. Harry immediately recognised the familiar scaly tail and the mismatched wings.
"Shinsei! Don't scare the poor guy!"
Harry rushed over, stepping in front of the angered hybrid. The hybrid immediately transformed back into her usual size and hopped back into the trunk, closing the lid after her. Harry helped the elf up and it apologised profusely.
"I apologise master Hadrian Tabby was just trying to help master unpack."
"Oh dear tabby are you alright?"
Lily came over and gave a calming potion to the elf, tabby.
"You sure have a lot of weird creatures brother."
Jonas poked the trunk, squatting in front of it.
"Oh this one found me, and aunt petunia liked her a lot so I kept her."
"Will she attack again?"
James had his wand aimed at the trunk, prepared to protect Jonas at any time.
"No just don't open the trunk, only I can do that without getting attacked. She's normally not that fierce."
"I've never seen her tiger form before."
"Yeah how come her fur changed colour?"
Harry asked Uma when the potters attention were diverted back to the poor elf, who was terrified.
The catlike hybrid's fur had changed to red and gold and the only reason Harry could recognise her was because of her wings.
Before Uma could answer, lily brought tabby out of the room and James and Jonas followed. 
"Hadrian why not you unpack them, I'll send your books and things for school over soon. Dinners at 7, one of the elves will come to fetch you for dinner."
"Ok bye mr potter."
Once the door closed Uma continued what she was saying.
"I believe it's part of her genetic behaviour. The fur will change colour when they are in different forms."(I have no idea what to call it so haha)
"Her human form didn't change though."
"It did but it's not very obvious to the naked eye, but to magical creatures like me it's easier to see."
Harry quickly unpacked the trunk, and shinsei ran straight into the cupboard and sat on his clothes before falling asleep. 
"She seems tired, was she awake the whole time in the trunk?"
As James said the books, robes and other equipment popped up in his room, and Harry sorted that out as well. 
"Huh only 5.30"
"Pfft Harry is speeddddd."
"Ah now you call me Harry, dumbfu** snake."
"Master Hadrian's language is so colourful."
"Shut it."
Harry then remembered that people used to talk about the potter library, which was said to have books from all over the world. 
"Ok let's go see the so called legendary potter library!"
"Master Hadrian the bag."
"I'll sort it out later, books and knowledge are more important."
"You might get into ravenclaw if you keep thinking like that."
"Oh please I have a freaking snake on my shoulder tell me how the ravenclaws will accept me."
"True true."
Harry cast a direction spell, using the magic particles in the air.(im not sure if it actually exists but like au so can do whatever I want mwahaha)
A few moments later.
"Wow it's actually quite big."
The potter library was filled with bookshelves and was coloured red and gold(no surprise there).
"Apart from the horrible colour choices."
"Yeah it's horrible, but the books are actually quite diverse."
"I suggest you get permission first, before that why not you ward up your room in case your nosy family members come poking around."
"Yeah good idea."
Harry cast a longing look back at the books before heading back to his room.
7.00pm 
Potter Mansion
"Master Hadrian. Master Hadrian!"
Harry heard a squeaky voice outside and put the potions book in the nightstand. He already knew most of the syllabus but it never got boring reading the potions theories again and again.  
He opened the door to the same elf, tabby.
"Master James wishes for you to join them for dinner."
Harry left Uma on the bed and followed tabby to the big dining room. It had space for more than 30 people, but they only occupied the right side of the room. Lily greeted the boy once he sat down next to Jonas. 
"Hello Harry, have you looked around the house yet?"
"Not like I need it but..."
"Yes mrs potter it's amazing, the library is spectacular."
Jonas choked.
"Library? Why not the field, books are so-"
Lily smacked Jonas on the head before looking at Harry.
"I agree I'm proud of our array of books, if you want you can take a few to read in your room. As these two nincompoops,"
Lily glared at Jonas and James who looked at the ceiling and the floor as if it was the most interesting thing in the world,
"don't like reading and thus achieve nothing, we did not have time to make the library comfortable, there's only one armchair in the whole place."
Harry smiled.
"Thank you for the offer mrs potter, if you don't mind would you mind recommending a few potions-"
This time it was James go choke and splutter.
"Potions?! Out of everything why not study the theory of quidditch?!?!"
"Shut up James I'll have you know that potions is a fairly interesting and life saving subject and not everyone is like you."
Lily retorted while james flinched at the remark.
Jonas whispered:
"They fight like this often, since they don't get along when it comes to studies."
The dinner was chicken stew and they had lava cake for dessert. Lily and Harry had a small talk about potions while Jonas and James rolled their eyes at the two study freaks as their minds put it. Lily was delighted that Harry was interested in the subject and brought him to a small laboratory with professional potions equipment. She also took some of the books on potions and passed it to him, warning him to finish the books befor getting more. 
It was 9.00 by the time Harry made his way back to his room, showered and changed into nightclothes.
"You seem happy."
"Yeah they're genuinely nice and trying to include me but I'm still angry at them."
"You should get your revenge then forgive them."
"Where's shinsei?"
"Oh that tabby elf came and gave her some food so now that dumb cat is following her around."
Harry giggled, shinsei was always following someone as long as they had food. Dudley used to have her follow him around the house and play hide and seek with Harry. Harry stared wistfully at the night sky. It felt a bit weird going to sleep without dudleys usual snores.
"I wanted to strike them down if they were horrible, but now that they're being living and kind I have no idea what I'm supposed to do."
Harry decided to sleep on the matter and turned in for the night.