Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter characters (they belong to JKR) or Larten Crepsley (he belongs to Darren Shan). I'm just borrowing them.
Author's Note: I love Larten! he's my fav Darren Shan character of all time. In this story he is, obviously not deceased. You don't exactly have to have read the Darren Shan books for this story, Larten is the only character I'm using from that series.
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Crepsley's Visit
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Harry Potter, who was wandering around the grounds under his Invisibility Cloak, watched curiously as an odd looking man walked across the grounds of Hogwarts, towards the castle.
The man was tall and thin. He had a small crop of orange hair, pale skin and a deep scar running down his left cheek to his mouth. The man wore dark red clothes and a black cloak with red in the inside. He looked creepy by all accounts, and he would have been frightening had he not been whistling the tune to "This Love."
Harry was watching him until the man disappeared and reappeared by the entrance doors. Harry blinked in surprise before setting off to follow the man.
Harry followed him for twenty minutes before the stranger growled in frustration. "Bloomin' castle!" he muttered.
The man finally reached the stone gargoyle that guarded the Headmasters office. "Open," he demanded in a deep voice. When nothing happened he walked up to the gargoyle and put his face right up to the gargoyle's and hissed something at it.
To Harry's surprise, the gargoyle slowly opened. The man suddenly looked in Harry's direction. Harry thought the man had spotted something in the corridor but the man reached forward and dragged the Invisibility Cloak off him before he could even react.
"Why have you been following me?" he demanded in that deep voice.
"Who are you," Harry asked defiantly avoiding the question.
"That is none of your concern little boy. Now why were you following me?"
Harry's heart was racing in his chest.
The stranger grabbed him by the scruff and dragged him up the stairway to Dumbledore's office. When they finally reached the top, Dumbledore was already sitting at his desk, eyes twinkling merrily.
"Mr Larten Crepsley if I remember correctly?" Dumbledore stood to greet the man, Larten Crepsley.
"Yes. Mr Dumbledore," Larten bowed. "Since when has the school been guarded by whelps?"
Dumbledore laughed. "Ah, Mr Potter. Out after hours I see. I'm afraid that will have to be 2 points from Gryffindor. Run along now."
Harry looked at him confused. Was he really getting off that easily?
"Go on!" Dumbledore shooed him.
"I was in the country and I thought I'd drop by and surprise him. He's still here isn't he?" Larten asked.
"I assume you mean-"
Harry didn't get to hear who Dumbledore said because the airs has started moving down.
This chapter is just to get the story going. I would appreciate any comments, ideas, criticism and praise (I like the last one best).
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