Harry potter The Boy Who Remembers

As for the Gryffindor first years, with Longbottom being too busy with his Quidditch position, they stopped instigating things, which made Malfoy feel like he had won. It was sad that he didn't know that it was all probably designed by the teachers to stop Hogwarts from turning into a battleground. Still, things were starting to calm down, and Hogwarts was beginning to turn into a normal school.

Harry returned to the common room with his Slytherin classmates. He had come to a certain understanding with Granger but dealing with her was exhausting. It wasn't anything bad, but Harry felt more like he was indulging her than hanging out with her. She wasn't really a bad person. She just didn't know how to talk with people. To be fair, Harry didn't know how to talk with people either, but he knew how to fake it. He still didn't understand how he ended up having friends, but he was grateful for them.

When he arrived in the common room, Harry removed another book and started reading it. Tracy rolled her eyes, "How you weren't sorted in Ravenclaw, I have no idea."

"Well, it's not like I convinced the hat to put me here or something. I just let it do its thing," Harry said while looking up from his book.

Blaise responded, "Thank Merlin, it put you here. Could you imagine any other house suffering you? You would have driven them mad in a month."

The Malfoy scion seemed to have been listening to their conversation, and interjected, "Would have been a good riddance if you ask me."

Harry raised an eyebrow, "It's rude to interrupt other people's conversation, Draco. I would have hoped that your parents would have taught you some manners."

"At least I have parents. I bet you don't even know your family's rituals for the Samhain ceremony. I bet you're afraid. I heard that it hurts the more you have muggle blood running through your veins." Draco replied smugly.

Harry honestly had no idea what the hell he was talking about, but Daphne and Blaise looked furious. Tracy, on the other hand, looked as confused as he was. Choosing not to the asshole have the last word, "Honestly Draco, you were in tears when you were hit with a stinging hex by Longbottom. I doubt our definition of pain is close to one another."

The boy huffed, "You won't be as smart when you're deemed unworthy in front of everyone."

The blonde then turned and left without saying a word. Harry still had no clue what he was eluding to. He did keep his questions to himself; he didn't want any of the Slytherin to realize that he was raised by muggles. It would be the closest thing to being a muggleborn in Slytherin, and Harry didn't want to risk it.

So, he stayed silent, and thankfully, Daphne spoke up, "Are any of you scared about Samhain?"

Blaise nodded, "A bit, but I heard that while it hurts, it's worth it."

Tracy was the one that exploded, "What the hell are you on about? What's happening on Samhain?"

Daphne and Blaise's eyes widened, "Sorry, sometimes we forget that you're not from an old lineage. The Samhain after the start of a child's Hogwarts education is where the crest ceremony is held. They're sort of the unlocking of the family magic. Although don't really ask anyone about it, it's sort of taboo."

Blaise continued, "Every family sort of has a crest that is passed to their descendants. It's proof that you're a member of the family. Getting accepted to magic school is the first step to being declared a wizard member of the family. I heard that the crest hurts when it's unlocked but those were some rumours. Otherwise, crests can contain a lot of stuff inside, which depends entirely on what your ancestors put inside. Either way, you never ask anyone about their crests. You'll probably never have one since your family is so young and none of your ancestors built a crest for their descendants."

Harry nodded as if he already knew all of this. Tracy, though, looked thoughtful, "So, when Malfoy was insulting Harry about his family crest…"

"He was telling him that he was unworthy of his legacy because his mother was a muggleborn. There are a few crests like that, that won't be unlocked if they're not pureblood enough, or sometimes there are a few 'worthiness' enchantments that let someone only unlock only a part of the crest. It really depends on the maker." Daphne explained.

"But Harry has to be worthy…" Tracy protested.

"As flattered as I am by your faith in me, I won't know until Samhain. Do either of you know where we're doing the ceremony?" Harry responded for the first time.

Blaise responded, "I asked one of the prefects, and he said they had a special ceremonial ritual room where they hold it every year."

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