Chap 8

As the banquet was going on Drake started to eat while he talked with Katie, Fred, George, and a few more students. He also talked a little bit with Nearly Headless Nick ghost.

"Hey, did you see the last girl who went to Slytherin?" asked a boy.

"Yeah…I don't recall seeing her with us since we gathered together with the big guy" said Katie.

"Well, it's strange, very strange and I can say that I remember every new face" replied Drake.

"Oh really…. how can a boy who was surrounded by girls remember every face?" asked Katie with a teasing tone.

"Well…I don't know…I guess…hey, what are your perspectives for this year?" answered Drake with a question and changing the topics.

"Hahaha! The blondie here got shy…" said Fred laughing and everyone started to laugh.

"hmm…a guy who doesn't even have a surname is more popular than me…. bunch of idiots" said Cormac, who was looking at them and talking to other boys.

Everyone near Drake stopped laughing, while Drake looked at him and said:

"Well, it seems the furball likes to listen to the conversations."

"At least, I'm fur ball while you more likely were adopted right…Oh I forgot you do have a family a half-giant…" replied Cormac.

After Cormac finished speaking all the students near then went mute, they looked at him and then to Drake. He had a serene face, he just was too calm…for a few moments, people thought that he would get angry or lash out at Cormac, but instead, he just stays quiet.

Drake started to think about the event of his life and how Dumbledore and all his uncles, which any people here would like at least an autograph with them. He thought about his dreams, where a lady with silver hair and green eyes talked to him about fire magic and other things. She wouldn't say anything about him, but he knew that she was his mother or at least a remnant of it, probably inside of the pendant. Dumbledore would say that people who loved and cared about you will always be with you.

As Drake thought about it, the nails started to transform into claws with small little darkening scales appearing on the tip of his fingers, fortunately, he heard Katie and then Fred and George mocking Cormac. However, this little loss of control by him wasn't unnoticed, a red hair Slytherin girl looked at him before averting her gaze and Dumbledore also noticed the small loss of control. The last one was with a little concerned look.

"Humm…furball…should I give an interview to the Daily Prophet about a furball guy who wet his pants on his first day of school?! Or maybe…let's say another accident like the fur growing up?" said Drake wile he started to smirk with cold eyes.

Meanwhile, he called Mr.Peeves with an object that he gave to the ghost to always be in touch with him (alchemy invention of uncle Flamel). Moments later he appeared and together with Drake Fred and George who already knew him were invited to a prank talk. He went to a corner of the great hall with the ghost, Fred and George before they started to go to the bathroom. This gained a few looks from several students in the different tables and from the teachers too. Since they all knew what Peeves could do. Katie and Cho got a little shocked to see the three go with the ghost but they didn't give any thought about it. No one knew what this talk would bring so many problems to the students and teachers alike. Dumbledore looked at his son with interesting glint.

"This should be fun," thought Dumbledore.

"So Peeves…in a moment I will bring a certain potion…its not a big deal, nothing serious just instantaneous loud, smelly farts. I will give it to you when I go to the bathroom and you will do whatever you want with it…but you need to put it this evening at least on Cormac." Said Drake as he looked at Peeves, Fred and Jorge.

"Hehehehehe! I like it for me is a good deal young Drake…" replied Peeve laughing.

"By the away Fred and George, you can distract him, and Peeves will pour it discretely…if you can…" continued Drake as he turned the back to them and summoned from his hat a bunch of potions.

"Here, one for each of you…by the away don't get caught by any professor or Mr. Filch and if you do don't say it was me who gave them to you and if you are really in pinch just say ["pranks done, pranks have gone, no one can know what it's going on"]. its a safe mechanism to self-destroy the potions invented by me," said Drake.

They talked more and went back to the Gryffindor table, Katie looked at them with question look but they only say that she would see it later.

They continued to eat and talk about several things until Fred started to talk with Cormac followed by George. Cormac was distracted and Peeves in his invisible form went above him and discretely he poured the potion in his drink, the liquid of the potion was almost invisible too. Probably only Dumbledore and few more teachers could see him.

As the banquet goes on, it was time for the desserts. When suddenly people near him started to hear some low sounds likely from someone farting.

*prrrrrr* *prrrrrrrrrr* *prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*

Each sound louder than the other until all the Gryffindor table started to look at Cormac.

*PRRRRRRR* *PRRRRRRRRRRRRR* *PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

Even some students of the other tables started to look at him. Cormac filling all the gazes on him started to stan up but that only made it louder. The teachers started to hear the farts, by now all the students were already laughing inclusively Drake and company. Meanwhile, Peeves ran away from bloody baron ghost.

Cormac was getting more each time he farted louder until Snape stood up went to Dumbledore whispering at his ears. Next, he called Madame Pomfrey, the Hogwarts matron who took the red and crying Cormac to the nursery as all the Hall was laughing.

After, this situation and with a few words of Dumbledore saying it was a bad prank, the banquet was resumed.

"Hhahahaha! Did you see his face…I can't laugh anymore! I'm going to die!" said Fred to George and Drake.

"Hahaahah! Me too! By Merlin Beard! Drake where did you find this potion?" asked Jorge laughing.

"Oh, I made it. Hahahahah! I know a few things of alchemy and potion making" replied Drake.

The twins, Katie and a few more students near him looked at him with a surprised look.

"Nice!!! Said Fred and Jorge at the same time. "Now we have someone who can make potions and knows alchemy, we can make them in the school, and we don't have to smuggle it anymore hehhehe! Continued the twins as they looked at Drake and smiled.

After a little bit more of talking and eating Dumbledore ended the banquet and each student went to his respective dormitories. The new years went with their head house students to their respective House towers. Before Drake could go with the new students Professor McGonagall called him. He said goodnight to his fellow friend and went with her, after while they arrive at the entrance of Dumbledore office. Guarding the entrance was golden Gargoyle statue.

Professor McGonagall said the password and the Gargoyle started to move and behind it, a spiral stair started to appear.

"Well, auntie what does the old man want? Asked Drake in a teasing tone which in turn was received by a serious stare.

"You probably know better than me what have you done since you arrived at Hogwarts…at least you seem to have made some friends already. After all, everything it's not bad…by the away young man, if one of your pets his seen near the school or inside of it, I will tell your Dad to confiscate the hat and the suitcase. I'm also the headteacher of Gryffindor house, so behave or I will give negative points to the house because of you…are we cleared?!" said Minerva after giving one more time the same speech she gave a few days before he went to Hogwarts.

"Yes auntie, you won't notice me." Replied Drake taking off his hat and storing it in the small spatial pouch that Nicola Flamel has given him, and he attached it to the pendant. It has very little space, only enough to guard the hat and few coins.

They arrived at Dumbledore office and before they knocked at the door, Dumbledore said that they could enter.

"Well, Albus here it is the boy, I hope you give him a very serious talk," said Minerva as she went out of the office after she gave a gentle pat on his head with a serious look.

"So…Dad…why did you call me here?" asked Drake as he went in front of Dumbledore. Dumbledore was reading some papers before Minerva and Drake came in.

"Well, boy I need to talk to you about two important things. The first one his about your little pranks and I saw what you did to Cormac after leaving the train and you're dealing with Mr. Peeves and the Weasley twins. And I only want to say that don't bring the pranks to serious and always respect your colleagues mainly your housemates. I won't forbid you of doing the things you do in your little laboratory, but if I see any dangerous or deadly thing in Hogwarts grounds, I will confiscate your suitcase. And one more time keep in check your animals, I also saw what you did on the train to the young lady, if you had used another method, you would suffer the consequences. Are we clear son?"

"Yeah Dad…but the guy was the one who said bad things about me and Uncle Hagrid…" said Drake with a downcast expression on his face.

"I know Drake, I know but we need to be stronger than that and don't let words affect us. We are better than them and we will show them…of course, sometimes a few lessons are needed hehehe" said Dumbledore.

"Okey Dad…I will try to ignore him, but you know that my bottom line is my family."

"Yeah I know and it's about your family the second topic I wanted to talk to you." Said Dumbledore as he went under his secretary and brought a journal and gave it to Drake. On the cover you could read "Another War?!" and the image were two wizards fighting. One of the wizards was wearing a robe with a symbol that seems like the shape of Drake pendant that his mother gave it to him.

"This…this shape it seems to be…seems…to be equal to my pendant…" said Drake shuttering.

"Yes, this was supposed to be on the cover of the daily prophet back in 1970 but got cancelled and I could only find these because of an old friend. It seems that while we were fighting against you know who, another war was taking place in the Iberian Peninsula. I will have to visit a few friends before I have more info about it."

Drake went to Dumbledore and hugged him while a few tears could be seen out of the corner of his eyes.