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The Illusion of Innocence
Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
and everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day,
school one day, school one day,
It followed her to school one day,
which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play,
laugh and play, laugh and play,
it made the children laugh and play,
to see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
turned it out, turned it out,
And so the teacher turned it out,
but still it lingered near.
And waited patiently about,
patiently about, patiently about,
And waited patiently about,
till Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
Love Mary so? Love Mary so?
"Why does the lamb love Mary so,"
the eager children cry.
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
The lamb, you know, the lamb, you know,
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
the teacher did reply.
Prologue: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Over the summer, Matryoshka grew taller, stronger and more beautiful. So beautiful in fact that it rivaled a woman's, and he still had many years to grow. His hair had grown even longer, now tied back with a thin piece of copper wire, and his emerald eyes had grown more vibrant. Unfortunately, both his beauty and skill have made him a target for two very influential groups: Millennium and the Death Eaters.
The Major wants him to fight for him. He wants for Harry to become little more than a pet that's ready to fight on a moment's notice. He wants to turn him into something like Hans and Schroodinger. He wants to strip away what's left of his humanity just like the other two.
Voldemort became entranced by the boy when he heard rumors of his murderousness. He eagerly listened to what the Death Eater's children had to say. He wants to offer a place at his side for Harry, not as an underling but as an equal.
And Alucard is determined to keep them both away.
Chapter 1: Matryoshka's Snake-like Tongue
On the first day of the new school year, Harry walks into the Great Hall with a bright blue snake curled around his arm. He whisper hisses to his lovely as he walks over to the Slytherin table. "Hey, Dragon!" Draco looks up with wide eyes. "Look what I found!"
Blaise facepalms. "Do you always have to get strange animals?"
"Yeah."
"What is wrong with you?" Theodore asks.
"Everything." The snake hisses in agreement. §Shut up.§ It laughs.
"I hate when you do that," Draco mutters.
"What's wrong with speaking in parseltongue?"
"It makes you as a potential dark lord."
"And people that believe that are stupid. I'm am the most innocent and light oriented person you know." Chuckles break out at the table. "Yeah, I'm aware that was the stupidest thing I've ever said."
"And wholly untrue," Pansy says and takes a bite out of her muffin. "You're like the child version of Satan."
"Now that's the truth!" Daphne cries, and another round of laughs come out.
Schroodinger sits up on Harry's shoulder outside, a cold look on his little kitten face. "What's wrong, Schro?"
"I think something bad is going to happen soon."
"Like what?"
"I don't know." The black cat leaps down, onto the windowsill. "It's just something I'm certain of." He looks back up at the emerald eyed boy. "Just be careful, Matryoshka."
"I will." Harry picks up the ex-Nazi and cradles him in his left arm as he pets the older boy. A loud purr rumbles out of Schroodinger's throat. "You're adorable."
"Shut up." Harry giggles and kisses the top of his head. Fortunately for the elder male, he doesn't hear the murmured, "I like you…"
Above them, in the Gryffindor girl's dormitory, Ginny Weasley holds a diary in her hands. She writes to it about the infamous Harry Potter and his little black cat, Schroodinger, and it expresses a want to meet the boy. In the end, she promises to let it meet her idol as long as it promises not to spill her secrets.