"The Pupil Who Went Away"
The sequel to "Piano Lessons", and companion fic to "Piano Pupil"
Author Notes: Don't worry, I know I need to update "Piano Pupil", and I know this is the longest I've taken to update, but for you to appreciate my newest plot twist, this must be written first, and all I can say is, "Sorry". I truly am, but hey, at least now you'll know what became of Harry.
Disclaimer: (hysterical laughter) Quit asking! Your driving me nuts with this!
Chapter 1
The First Day Back
"Goodbye Harry", Remus said as he hugged him.
"I'll wr-", could he write? He didn't know. "I'll see you at Christmas".
"Alright Harry……don't worry you'll be fine. You're a good student, a good ki-person, and your going to be fine", Harry nodded, and after 10 minutes, felt it time to break the embrace. He pulled back a bit, and Remus' grip tightened," Will be fine", he repeated.
"Harry! Time to go, or you'll be late!" Molly Weasley shouted up the stairs, and Remus slowly broke the hug.
"I'll see you later then."
Remus nodded, listening as Harry went down the stairs, thinking he'd see Harry at Christmas, instead of way sooner than that, in chapter 12 of, "Piano Pupil"
dbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbbdbdbdbdAs soon as he stepped out of the fireplace, the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, cheerfully greeted, and handed him his schedule, and a note.
"Professor McGonagal will take the note. Now, the teachers will be helping you make up what you missed, and….I do believe that's it", he opened the door," Goodluck".
Walking calmly through the hall amongst those who were sprinting, he made it to the door to the Transfiguration class four minutes late. Standing outside of it, he hesitated. What if he messed up, like he'd done before? What if he couldn't catch up? Maybe he should start preparing for life as a Gamekeeper right now, instead. After all, Gamekeepers just kept the grounds, nothing ultra important; no chance of wrecking lives with-
"Move it you moron!" he was shoved aside, and Draco Malfoy opened the door walking inside without a backwards glance.
"Mr. Malfoy, I suppose you have another of your famous excuses as to why your late?"
"Professor McGonagal it wasn't my fault!"
"It never is", Draco glared at the laughter this statement brought while Harry got up watching unnoticed from the doorway.
"I would have been on time, except that psycho outside your door wouldn't let me in", he lied minorly, before launching into his fish tale," He kept blocking me on my way here, and when I finally made it to your door, he stood in front of it, laughing like a maniac. I was just now able to get in."
"And I'm sure this mysterious psycho has mysteriously disappeared", she glanced at the door," I was told you'd be on time Mr. Potter"
Draco turned and pointed," That's the psycho!"
("I've messed up again…didn't take long"), I thought before fleeing, and not noticing the dual footfalls behind me, until I sat tiredly beside the wall in some unknown hallway.
"Harry! Why'd you run off", Ron asked as he and Hermione came to a stop in front of him.
"I……"
"Tell us what's wrong", Hermione commanded.
"……Nervous"
Ron looked at him incredulous, and Hermione broke the silence," We need to get back". Ron groaned, slapping his forehead snapping out of it," She'll be furious", he held out his hand for Harry, who took it, and got up. He started foreword, relaxing when they grinned walking beside him.
dbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbbdbdbdbd"Mr. Potter, what was the meaning of that?"
"Maniac"-"What a weirdo"-"Laughter"-"Good one Draco"-"Yeah what a freak"
"Silence, all of you. Mr. Potter why did you run off?"
Ron saved him," Well, it's his first day back and he's just nervous cause…well, you know…it's his first day back".
"I wasn't asking you Mr. Weasley"
"J-j-just nervous Professor", ("Thank goodness for Ron")
"Was that why you were late?"
"Yes, Professor".
The Slytherins raised an uproar, and McGonagal had to quiet them down before saying," Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy claims that you were blocking his way to class and caused his tardiness. Is this true?"
("Move it you Moron!") Yes, he had been blocking Malfoy's entrance," Yes, Professor", he said causing Ron to gag.
"So which was it Potter?"
"Both Professor", ("Just to be on the safe side")
Professor McGonagal frowned," I expect better from my sixth year Gryffindors. I'll be taking 30 points from Gryffindor for this, and you now have a week's detentions. Now go sit down!"
He did as he was told, wondering if he should give her the letter. Part of him arguing that she'd said, "Sit down", and not, "Give me that letter", while the other part argued that doing what you were told obviously wasn't working since people were glaring at him, or in Hermione's case, disbelieving staring at him. ("I really can't do anything, but at least my mistakes aren't hurting anyone…yet.")