Chapter 1

Summary: When Harry overhears a conversation between his two friends and Dumbledore, he realizes that the Light has betrayed him and kept secrets from him. He goes to Gringotts to find out his true inheritance, and what he finds out flips his entire world upside down. Dark!Harry Slytherin!Harry Powerful!Harry Smart!Harry Dumbledore/Ron/Hermione/Ginny!Bashing

Hi guys this is a rewrite of Betrayal has Consequences! I know that story was going way too fast, so I decided that it would not hurt to simply do a rewrite. I think this rewrite is a lot better than the first story, and I have pre-typed about the next five chapters, that I just need to do a bit of rereading and adjusting. I know you guys liked Betrayal has Consequences, so I figured it would not hurt to do an even better story than that, based on what I had going already. Please don't exit out of this and think this is going to be terrible, I honestly think this is a way better story, and I have it going in a better direction anyway. This will also be more believable than Betrayal has Consequences, I noticed that my previous story had a lot of potholes, so I got rid of those. I'm thinking of possibly adding some DracoxHarry, as it would fit into the storyline, but only if you guys think so, if you guys like the idea, please comment it! Criticism is always helpful, as it helps me make a better story overall. Tips on ways to take my story would also be helpful, as I don't have the complete storyline down yet. Tips are also helpful because they give me inspiration to keep writing and help me to not fall into writers block or being uninspired to write. I really hope you guys enjoy this story, and, as always, please Read and Review!

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"Speaking"

'Thinking'

$Parseltongue$

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Harry Potter was wandering the halls of Hogwarts. It was the end of his fourth year at the school, and he had plenty to think about. Voldemort had come back, gained a new body, and gotten all his Death Eaters back. He had killed Cedric Diggory, which truly hit him hard. The words of "Kill the spare" kept echoing in his mind as survivors guilt plagued him. He kept thinking of ways he could have saved Cedric, ways he could have stopped Voldemort.

Harry's mind drifted to Cho, how devastated she had been when she learned that Cedric had died. Harry could have stopped that. He then thought of his friends, Ron and Hermione. They were his closest friends, the ones that had stayed loyal and close to him at all times. He did everything in his life for his friends. He truly did not know what to do if he were to lose them. Little did Harry know, he would have to figure out something to do in that exact situation very, very soon.

At the moment, Harry was simply wandering. Up a staircase, down a hallway, through a corridor. He was not really paying any attention to what was going on around him. Almost everyone was up in their dorms packing to leave, but he had finished a while ago. As he was nearing the Great Hall, he heard voices coming from inside. His curiosity got the better of him, and he walked very quietly up to the doorway, careful not to make a sound.

Leaning in, he heard the voices of the Headmaster, Dumbledore, and his two friends. What he heard nearly gave him a heart attack. "Ron, m'boy, you are doing a wonderful job dumbing the boy down, if he knew what his true heritage was, he would surely seek to break his magical core blocks."

From inside the hall, Ron snickered. "Of course, headmaster. Anything for the Greater Good, and he is definitely not a loss to this world. Too stupid to tell we're nowhere near to his friends, the prat." Harry's eyes widened in disbelief at what he was nearly sure he was hearing.

He heard Hermione's voice next. "But headmaster, what are we to do with Black and Lupin? They seem more loyal to Potter than to you, and they will surely break down when our dear old 'friend' dies a tragical war accident." Hermione sneered.

Harry was done. He backed away slowly from the door, once again carefully as to leave no trace he had ever been there. As soon as he was out of hearing range, he sprinted outside to digest what he had just heard. He ran to the Black Lake, lowering himself into the tall grass next to a tree. He did not know how to even place what he had just heard.

He was simply sitting there, lost in thought, when a small green and yellow snake came up to him. $Hello$ Harry hissed in Parseltongue. The snake looked at him in what could only be an expression of incredulity.

$It is a speaker$ She hissed in a soft tone, $What is your name

Wizard-Child?$

Harry smiled slightly at the snake, glad to have a companion. $My name is Harry Potter$

The snake looked shocked $A Potter is a Parseltongue?$

$Why yes, I did just say my name was Harry Potter, and you can clearly hear that I am a Parseltongue.$

The snake gave what could almost be a smirk. $And a Potter with a sense of humor so Slytherin. Never mind that, what has you so sad, Child?$

Harry thought for a second, then decided to face it. He would face the truth, and deal with the consequences. $I have been betrayed by my only friends, they view me as nothing but a sacrifice. They plan for me to die a 'tragic war death' and most likely steal my fortune after.$

The snake, whose name was Lila, was so stunned and angry with this, she had to wait a few seconds before she was able to speak again. $That is wrong, no one should betray a friend. If they call that good, what is evil?$

Harry had to smirk at that, if that was what Dumbledore called 'good' than who truly was worse? Voldemort or Dumbledore? Then, all of a sudden, a quote popped into his head. "There is no good and evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it." He understood the quote now, and how true it was.

Power was the only important thing. It was what Dumbledore held, it was what Voldemort held, and it was something he would soon wield. All he had to do, was choose a side. Who would he choose, the one who killed his parents, or the one who betrayed him, seeking to use him only as a weapon?

End of Chapter 1

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