31. Hogwarts Express!

"I doubt I'm forgetting something... Well, take good care of the mansion Kreacher." Ryan spoke as he adjusted his robes.

"Yes, Master. Kreacher will do his best." Kreacher spoke with a bow. Ryan was glad that he gave Kreacher the memories of Butlers around the places he visited as they were coming in handy.

"Good. How are the kids Nagini?" He asked the other person in the room. Ryan had honestly not expected Nagini to be captured by some group. His shadows had found her before but only kept a watch as Ryan was busy with his new family. Still, when Aria told him that a cult had captured Nagini and many more animal Maledictus for sacrifices, he went ahead and rescued her and the others.

As for the other maledictus, all were little kids as most people affected by a curse do not live for long and are hunted down by wizards for one reason or another. The cursed get even worse treatment than Muggleborns.

After rescuing them from the captors, who Ryan found was called the Church of Blood, they were using cursed people as a base for the ritual to invoke some demon into the leader's body. Ryan didn't find much more in the minds of the fanatics than the obsession with their 'God of Evil', but he didn't care much. Still, he did decide to look into the Church of Blood as his instinct warned him that they were a bigger problem than they might seem.

'The world is deviating from the cannon HP day by day.' He thought to himself.

As for Nagini, he granted her shapeshifting powers similar to what he did with Regina as he wanted a subordinate before, and then used Aria's analysis of the curse that she had devoured during empowering and purifying Nagini, as well as many books of ritual knowledge from Black, Slytherin, and Pendragon libraries to develop effective ways to convert the curse to an animagus transformation.

"They are well my lord. It will take time for them to get over their animalistic instinct and abandonment issues, but I assure you they will be fine." She replied. Much like Regina, she had caught the 'my lord' virus.

"Then I will leave it up to you. I'm leaving Gandalf here, so get used to your new body and magic. They will be essential for your development." Ryan spoke, and Nagini nodded. Aria had already copied all of Nagini's undamaged memories, and boy does she hold a grudge. She blames Ginderwald for her lover Credence's transformation and Dumbledore for betrayal. And he didn't doubt the last part one bit.

Ryan by now had a very good idea about who to select for his group. The outliers. This includes all Muggleborns, Squibs, Cursed, Demihumans, etc. They were all groups who were still a part of wizarding society but were spat on by them. Magical creatures don't count as they had mostly completely different sets of living methods. Having friendships would be fine, but dealing with prideful centaurs or murder-happy giants was a no-go. The latter often solved all their problems with a fight to the death.

Picking his suitcase and shrinking it, Ryan waved to Kreacher and Nagini and appeared in his room in Tonks's residence. He went down and saw Andromeda standing over Dora and making her presentable while Dora was pouting.

"Ryan, you are looking sharp," Edward said, looking at Ryan. While Ryan could hide his charisma very well, his looks were still more than enough to make others pay attention to him.

"Indeed. Why can't you be like him Nymphadora." Andromeda spoke to Dora, who suppressed a 'don't call me that' to just get it over with. Ryan chuckled seeing this, and sat down with Ted and read the Daily Prophet. Noticing the headline talking about 'the boy who lived' beginning of his school year, Ryan remembered about the Potters, who he had almost completely forgotten about. He was stunned for a second, then a smile bloomed on his face.

He was happy that he had reached the level where he didn't care about them at all. Looking over the Tonks, he was glad to have taken the step he had taken. Even though it had been a few months, they were his most cherished and relaxed moments since he remembered his past life. Finally, he has discarded Harry Potter behind and he now was Hadrian Pervell Pendragon... though it would take time to get used to calling himself Hadrian.

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And they would probably hurry else the paparazzi won't let them enter the train.

*A few Minutes Later*

Ryan liked seeing occasional glimpses of the wonders of wizarding magic, like the enchantment on the wall leading to Platform 9 3/4, or the Hogwarts Express. While he was able to recognize all runes and enchantments thanks to Mystic eyes, thanks to his research about the Hogwarts and Pendragon core, it was a brilliant piece of work nevertheless.

Still, Ryan wished Asgardians had an All-Read skill similar to All-Speak, but Aria was the mother of all decoders, so it wasn't really a problem.

He took a glance at the number of aurors present at the station, as well as the number of people holding cameras, which were still increasing.

He turned towards Andromeda who spoke "Ryan, you are smart for your age, I know that. But still, be careful. While Hogwarts is indeed a wonderful place, it is also where heirs and children of prominent wizarding families are present. And while they are just kids playing adults, the families can still make trouble for their pride. You will also face trouble because of your family name. If there is any problem, mail us. We will be there."

Ryan smiled at his empathy picking up her concern and nodded. "Don't worry, there won't be any troubles." Andromeda sighed seeing his smile. Something about Ryan always reassured her everything would be fine, while her maternal instincts were in denial.

Ted placed his hand over his wife's shoulder and spoke, "Enjoy your life kiddo. Don't let others get to you, but maintain a good image for everyone else." Ryan nodded to him.

"Don't worry Mom, I'm there as well," Dora spoke, puffing up her chest.

"That's what got me more worried," Andy commented.

"Hey!" The three chuckled seeing Dora pout. They all shared a hug, and Ryan felt the happiest he had felt ever. Getting away from the hug, he now had another resolve. Protecting his new family at all costs. Even if he had to burn the world for it, he will do it without any hesitation.

Seeing the crowd increase even more, Ryan and Dora picked up their luggage and boarded the train. The coach for all first years was different from the other years, so Dora couldn't stay with him during the ride, and Ryan shooed her off when she teased him about being scared alone.

*Half an hour later*

"Well... consider me annoyed," Ryan spoke while reading notes made by Aria about her research on Patronous so far. Ryan was looking to make spells for wizards that could kill dark creatures. He could do it easily after overloading his patronous with a lot of mana, supercharging it. But this would help Tonks protect themselves until they reach the limit of their capabilities. Plus, it would also help him make a solid standing if his notes were ever published. What better to counter a leader of light than becoming the founder of white magic!

As for the reason Ryan was annoyed... the train was delayed its departure. Ryan couldn't remember any records of the train ever being departed late. First Dumbles delayed the semester, and now the train. Then again, the cause of the delay was the 'boy who lived.'

Like all celebrities, they were coming late. And he doubted they would come through the sea of reporters in just a minute. He had reservations, and as much he hated it, some hope, that they would be decent people, that maybe something had happened to make them leave him in the hellhole, or maybe Dumbles did something. But they got doused with water before they could even burn a bit.

Still, there were some advantages of the delay. Like one mystical supercomputer with such high processing speed and access to telepathy that could enter even the most well-protected minds and exit with knowledge of their entire life in barely a second. He was getting everything, from normal gossip topics of children and reporters to secrets of Aurors and families. Especially the ones that could be used as blackmail.

Ryan didn't himself make her give him all the memories to 'avoid spoilers', but he made sure Aria had it in case he ever needed some info. For example, one Narcissa Malfoy Nee Black was sold to Malfoy as a slave. Yeah, slave. Blacks were a shitty family, enough to give Dursleys tough competition. But what good did it do? Their only alive son was in jail, while Lucius plotted extensively to kill the Blacks and make it seem natural, for his son to inherit all the wealth. Lucy was definitely not gonna be happy with Ryan's existence.

The only exception was James Potter. Ryan didn't want to know anything about that man.

Still, info like the one obtained from the Malfoy could be used as an advantage. Aria was also compiling knowledge of many underhanded and illegal businesses by families like Goyle and Nott. As for mind-reading being an invasion of privacy? Well, so is killing, and getting used to that was harder. And as Dumbles like to put it, it's for the 'greater good'. His own greater good.