Created By Com.
1 Harry Potter
2 And The
3 Time OfHell
A/N: Anyone who hasn't read the books up to the forth one, go read them! I can't be bothered writing about Harry's history when it's not likely that a person that hasn't read the books will read these. There's just too much that's happened over the years of potter world.
Chapter One:
It was Friday the 31st of august the day before Harry was meant to go back to Hogwarts. It was 8:00am and his Uncle Vernon was just leaving for work. It was now or never He thought to himself. He went to the door and opened it: his uncle Vernon still hadn't gone to work.
" What are you doing up at this time boy!"
" Well tomorrow is the day to go back to hog… I mean my school, but I can't get to Kings cross Station and I was just wondering if you could give me a lift" he said quickly
" And why should I give you a lift to that school of yours," he paused then said, "Those friends of yours, the Weasleys, have they forgotten about you or something," he said nastily
"No, there just busy," he grumbled, this was true. He had gotten an owl from Ron yesterday saying that he couldn't come pick him up. And that they were really busy with the you know who business.
" Beg!"
" What?"
"BEG!!!"
" No"
" For the last time, BEG!"
" No."
" Go to your cupboard,"
" FINE!"
" Don't you shout at me boy!"
" Why not you were shouting at me!"
" I'm ALLOWED to,"
" No your not,"
" That's it, get to your cupboard!"
"NO!" But Harry knew that he'd gone too far. Vernon grabbed Harry round the chest and through him against the cupboard door. Just as he was raising his fist someone appeared out of nowhere.
" Potter, get off the floor."
Harry looked up, and for the first time ever he was relived to see his least favorite teacher, Professor Snape.
" Boy, who is this?"
"It's on of my school professors, Professor Snape."
" Well hurry up and get off the floor," Snape snapped at him then added, you must be Vernon Dursley
" Yes sir" Harry stood up.
" Potter get your stuff quick, we've got to go to Hogwarts."
" Hogwarts!" Harry exclaimed
" Yes potter. It's the only safe place for you"
"What do you mean?" Vernon asked
"Hurry up and get your stuff." he snapped back
Harry ran to the cupboard to get his stuff
"HE'S NOT GOING!" he heard from outside his cupboard
"Yes he is, and you are going too, along with the rest of your family. It's not safe here any more."
"What!" Harry exclaimed.
"Go wake your Aunt and cousin Harry. There are hit wizards out there waiting on you and a limozen."
"Don't you mean limozine?"
"No limonene, a magic limo."
"We're not going in that," Vernon said
" Yes you are, if you want to live."
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't you tell them, potter?"
" No"
" I'll tell them in the limo" Harry added on seeing the look his professor was giving him.
"Good."
He turned back to Vernon "Go get packed"
" In half an hour every thing was packed, and in the car ready to go"
They stopped off at London for Harry's supplies. Vernon and Petunia were saying very close to the hit wizards but Dudley went wandering off on his own.
"Dad did you know that Harry was famous." He said when he came back.
" What?" uncle Vernon asked dumbly."
"Yes he's one of the most famous wizards of all time," added Snape sarcastically
Harry had accidentally left out the bit about him being
famous when he brought them up to date on everything.
" Err, well I suppose some people know my name"
And at just that moment Rita Skeeter came zooming up to them and started taking pictures.
"Is this your family Harry?"
"Who's that?" uncle Vernon asked
"Rita Skeeter, big time reporter, only interviews the best." Snape said.
"Thank you Severus." Rita said
"Yes thanks Professor."
"No need to thank me Harry." Snape said sarcastically.
Just as Harry was opening his mouth to reply when the hit wizards hurried them away saying that they were late. When they got to Kings Cross they walked over to the barrier and Snape muttered some words to open it up. Harry was about to go into a compartment when Snape called him over to the prefect compartment where all the teachers were. When Harry walked into the compartment, they all looked at him in surprise.
"Harry what are you doing here, term doesn't start till tomorrow." Professor McGonagall asked as the Dursey's walked in clearly still recovering from the barrier "Are you Harry's family?" she asked in a discussed sort of voice eyeing the Dursey's.
"Yes, Minerva they are," Snape said, " Harry was to come on Dumbledore orders, he said something about there being spies on the train tomorrow and he also said that they've got to come with him."
They came in and sat down uncle Vernon sat down beside Harry, " I'll get you boy, you'll pay for dragging us along and putting my family in danger." Harry gulped at this he didn't like the sound of that at all.
McGonagall tried to make forced talk and was going quite smoothly till she asked if Harry had done that transfiguration essay that she had asked for.
" No I couldn't" he replied very aware of all the teachers looking at him.
" And may I ask why ever not?"
" Ask them," he replied meaning the Dursley's.
" I asked you," she said sternly
"Well for starters he took away my trunk away as soon as I stepped through the door then he started beating me up every time he had a bad day at work. If professor Snape hadn't showed up, I'd probably be unconscious right now"
" What you're lying." Vernon exclaimed.
"Oh yeh!" Harry said taking of his shirt to show the top half of his body which was covered in bruises all the teachers except Snape gasped though he did open his mouth a little.
" You deserved it boy! You kneaded to be taught discipline," he said this while ripping of his belt and throwing Harry against the compartment door that smashed sending shards of glass everywhere. The teachers were amazed that Harry didn't even moan or cry he just sat there gasping for breath when Vernon struck Harry with the belt, but even Harry couldn't hold it in. he cried out in pain when Vernon raised it again just as someone ran through the door opposite him. It was Dumbledore.
He shouted the disarming spell and sent Vernon flying back. Dumbledore then advanced on all the Dursey's.
" If you so much as raise a hand to Harry you will be sorry!" the fire in Dumbledore eyes were unbearable then Dumbledore turned to Harry he looked at the bruises in a hurting sort of way that plainly said "that looks sore"
Then he said, " Come with me Harry you better come to," he said to the Dursey's
Dumbledore led them to a compartment and sat them down apart, Harry was whimpering in pain and Vernon rubbing his head where he had banged it off the wall.
"What happened during this summer Harry? I knew you weren't happy, but I didn't know it was that bad."
"Well to put it short Professor, I got in the door, they locked me in the cupboard, and took away my trunk and only let me out for chores and the occasional bit of crummy bread."
Dumbledore looked shocked that any one could hate Harry that much that they'd really want to hurt him, with the exception of Voldemort.
Harry saw that Dumbledore's eyes had fire in them again he looked at Vernon like he was a bit of dirt and said in a tone of voice that Harry couldn't read " Well Harry looks like your going to be staying at Hogwarts until we can get another home sorted out for you, you too Mr. Dursley. Your son, Dudley, can be sorted into one of the houses, and you and your wife will become teachers of muggle studies. And of course you will all be given magical powers."
Now it was Harry's turn to complain, "Will I have to call them Professors?"
"I'm afraid so Harry."
"What!"
"Cam down Harry."
"No, why should I!" and with that he turned and ran out of the room.
Harry knew he shouldn't have run out like that but the Dursley's at Hogwarts. He would get detention every time he had muggle studies. This was going to be the worst. Imagine Draco Malfoys face when he found out that Dudley was his cousin. What about the threat Vernon had made, should he tell a teacher about it?
He was running so fast he had ran into Snape. "The Headmaster seems to think your upset for some reason, he sent me to come and find you."
"Well I'm fine thank you very much."
"Then take off your shirt."
"What?"
"I've to make a potion to heal up them bruises but I'll have to see them first won't I!"
Harry removed his shirt. "Did Vernon give them all to you?"
"Yes, both him and Dudley. Do you need to touch them?"
"I'm afraid so," was it just Harry or was Snape trying to be nice?
It took about half a hour till Snape was finished he told Harry that he had a broken rib and very bad bruises but they would be gone in a few minuets and so they were.
"Em… Professor, will Vernon be able to hurt me at Hogwarts."
"Shouldn't think so Harry." Harry wasn't imagining it. Snape was being nice to him.
" You will be staying with me during the summer holidays. Ok?"
" Ok Professor."
Two hours later they arrived at Hogwarts and began their long walk up to Hogwarts. When they got there the castle was just as he left it last year maybe even tidier "Now Harry you can go anywhere in the school just stay out of the way understand."
" Yes Professor McGonagall." Harry said quickly trying to get away from Vernon he practically ran up the stairs.
" Running in the corridors Mr. Potter, oh dear not a very good start. You'll be getting points off before you even start school."
"Sorry Professor Snape."
"Dumbledore told me to give you this Potter. He held out a peace of parchment. But if I ever find you wandering about after dark when you're not on patrol."
"What do you mean Professor?"
"Are you as thick as you are big headed Potter, you're a prefect."
"What! What about Hermoine?
" As sad as it is. Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger and Mr. Finnegan are all prefects. You are to repot to the headmaster immediately."
"What's the password?"
" Acid pops."
"Thanks"
"What ever Potter," and he turned on his heal and walked off.
As soon as Snape had left he unfolded the piece of parchment and saw his gleaming prefects badge, but this one was different from the others on it had his name his quidduich position and even the fact that he was a Hogwarts Champion on it and there was something else that he didn't expect on it according to this he was quidduich captain as well.
He looked at the piece of parchment it had come in and saw that it was the Murderers Map. "Thank you Dumbledore." He said aloud. He ran to Dumbledore's office and said the password.
"Albus I will not except that Voldemort is risen."
"I know it is hard Minister but it is true. Harry saw it with his own eyes."
"Yes well you know what I think of the boy. He thinks Blacks innocent after he betrayed his own parents to that monster."
"Em. Minister I don't think you should be saying that right now." The voice of mad eye Moody came through the door.
"I will say what I wish."
"What I mean is that he's right outside the door."
Harry decided that he had better come in or they would think he was spying on them.
"Harry nice to see you," Fudge said
"Minister," Harry greeted him glaring at him at the same time.
"I must be going Albus. Young Weasley can't hold the ministry up forever." And he walked out the room.
"Me too got to have a wee talk with Snapey-poo. You know about the task he's facing." And with that he to walked out as well.
"Sorry you had to here that Harry," Dumbledore said when they had both left.
" I might as well get used to it, I suppose I'll get a lot of it from now on at school, what did you want to see me about, Headmaster."
" Well I presume that professor Snape told you his arrangement to come and live with him during the summer holidays?"
" His arrangement?"
" Oh yes, he was quite stubborn that you did."
"If I may ask, why?"
"I'm afraid he will have to tell you that himself."
Harry then for the first time noticed Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, and just as he was leaning out to stroke him. The door flew open, it was the Dursleys and in the lead was Harry's uncle Vernon, Harry immediately jumped up and practically ran behind his head master, which Harry knew was stupid Vernon would hardly attack him right under Dumbledore nose.
He had clearly had a time getting passed the gargoyle because professor McGonagall came up two seconds later nearly laughing. " You wanted to see them Albus."
"Yes, yes, come in." also clearly fighting back the urge to laugh at there faces. And professor Snape."
"Here!" came a harsh voice from the stair. And an angry looking potions master appeared from behind the door of the headmaster office.
" Now that your all here. I would like to announce that we have two new professors among us. They are of course Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. They will be teaching Muggle studies from now on. And their son, Dudley, will be sorted in to one of the houses. So any questions?" He paused for a few seconds than continued, " Dudley, will you step over here and sit on this stool. He did, nearly breaking the stool in the process. Both of the head of the houses were hoping him not to be put into their houses. Dumbledore placed the hat on his head.
" Difficult, very difficult."
" I see you've got strong connections in both Gryffindor and Slytherin one aunt in Gryffindor and one uncle in Slytherin. This shocked Harry. Who was in Slytherin in his family? He new both his mother and his father were in Gryffindor, so who else went to Hogwarts. Did he even have an other uncle, one that he didn't know about maybe? Harry was just about to ask Dumbledore this when he put his finger on his lips and pointed to the sorting hat. It was saying something else.
" What house do you want to be in son," it said.
" What house is Harry in?"
"Harry potter? He was another hard one between Gryffindor and Slytherin." McGonagall and Snape looked at each other in horror, Snape because the fact of a potter in Slytherin was scary and McGonagall because the fact that such a decent boy could be considered to be put in Slytherin. They then looked at Harry, but he just shrugged them off not wanting to explain.
" So what one was he put in?"
" Gryffindor."
" I want that to then."
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"What no way!" Harry complained.
McGonagall was stunned at the sorting hats decision but she decided not to say anything. Snape was pleased and shocked at the same time. And Dumbledore was acting normally as if he hadn't heard Harry.
"Minerva, the hat." he reminded McGonagall as she was still in shock
"What? Oh yes, the hat." She practically ran over and took off the hat.
" Now Dudley I want to hear that you're not bothering Harry at all, and your trying your best in all your subjects. You will be at a slight disadvantage but you'll soon learn if you try hard enough. Ok," McGonagall said this all very fast and Harry had a hard time hearing this properly. This must have been showing on his face because Dumbledore said after a while.
"Harry are you ok?"
" Yes professor."
" Harry you've got to understand that if I could change the decision of the sorting hat I would, but I can't."
" Thanks," he said then he looked around every one else was gone except Snape and Dumbledore " I'll go now."
" No Harry wait."
"The real resin I called you up here was to let you talk to Professor Snape. About your attitudes, now Harry I know you've been through a lot and so have you Severus but I ask that you put you differences aside and start being nicer to each other. We face a dark time ahead we have to work together on this. Understood?
"Yes." They both said trying to hide their disgust.
"Well then I'll leave you to get to know each other better. Ok?"
"Ok." Harry said
Dumbledore gave Snape a look " Ok."
" Good, now give me your wands."
"What?" they both said "Why?" Snape said
"Do you really think I can trust you two together in the same room armed with your wands. Now hand them over." They did so, Snape rather reluctantly and Dumbledore left.
"How about we just put on a show for Dumbledore and it goes no further potter."
"Fine with me." He got up and walked over to the large oak door and pulled. It didn't budge.
"For a seeker you are very weak potter." Snape said as he got up and walked over to the door and pulled as well, it was well and truly stuck.
" Tut, tut , tut. Did you really think that I'd fall for that old trick, Severus I really did think the better of you."
"Wha? Snape said looking around.
"Look up Severus." He did and saw a camcorder with a microphone and speakers in the corner of the sealing.
"Now do it properly." He snapped doing an impression of Snape almost perfectly, Harry laughed, Snape shot him a glare then put on a smile.
"Am I really that bad? " He asked Harry.
Harry was to shocked to answer straight away but recovered and answered as truthfully as possible. They didn't have their wands but that wouldn't stop Snape from killing him with his bare hands. " Well you can be when you try."
"Professor why do you hate me so much?"
"You know the answer to that."
"What, your saying that you've hated me for four years just because of what my father did? I some how don't believe that, do you?"
" I don't hate you potter, I dislike you, but I don't hate you."
Harry was prepared for any thing but that.
"Wha?"
Snape smiled and it surprisingly suited him.
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Later on Harry walked down to dinner very happy and it wasn't until he walked into the great hall he remembered why he was unhappy in the first place, the Dursley's, professor Dumbledore must have gave them a calming potion so that they would at least sit down at the table. They were now talking to professor sprout, 'So how long have you been teaching?'' I came in Harry's first year?' was some of their conversation that he heard, he then turned his attention to Dumbledore who in turn smirked back then turned to professor McGonagall. He couldn't see new teacher anywhere. He was going to go to Gryffindor table when to every one but Harry's and Dumbledore's shock Snape stood up and called him over to the empty chair beside him, Harry smirked at the professor and then nearly laughed out loud at McGonagall face.
Harry new she had been trying hard to figure out the only person in Gryffindor that she hadn't figured out, him, he also knew that she had thought she had finally figured him out when, bang! Snape was calling him over to sit beside him with ought even a glare or a nasty comment. She put her head down on her arms and started banging her head off the table. Laughing Dumbledore tuned to Snape and smiled and winked at him, but Snape was to busy lowering his wand under the table and aiming for McGonagall then he saw Harry and winked then raised his finger to his lips and muttered a spell. All of a sudden there was a giant chicken chasing Snape around the room trying to peck him shouting 'Severus if I ever get my hands on you I'll kill you!'
"With what? Your beak?" gales of laughter rang through the hall.
"Turn me back Severus, please? I've got first years first period tomorrow I'll probably try and eat my self when I turn into Mocco!"
" Mocco?" Harry asked Snape when he got back slightly out of breath.
"Her animages form." He replied still trying to get his breath back, which was hard because McGonagall was now begging Dumbledore to turn her back.
Finally when all the food was done, Harry ate most of it, Dumbledore stood up " now I'm pleased to announce the new DADA teacher, is none other than Arabella Fig."
"What? Mrs. figs a witch?" both Dudley and Harry said together, it seemed to Harry that the Dursley's were getting used to being wizards.
Just wait until they meet the Slytherins tomorrow Harry thought grinning to himself.
Just down the table Dumbledore had just sat down, he was still wishing that there was an other way to keep the Dursley's safe from Lord Voldemort and Sirius Black, when he finds out what Vernon and Dudley done to Harry they would be on the hunt for there bodies, and keep Harry safe at the same time so he was going to keep them apart at Hogwarts but since Dudley chose Gryffindor, well, they were stuck with each other. As long as Vernon didn't get Harry alone every thing was gong to be fine. As for his little prank today, he really hadn't expected it to work. He thought that both of them would sit in opposite corners till I let them out for tea. Oh well.
Harry stood up from the table took one last look at McGonagall and ran from the room laughing but Dudley who had been on a very big diet and was quite fit now even though he was still stupid caught in now time at all. "Dad said you've to show me where to go." Harry could hear the Professors coming to see what's happening and because he didn't want to have teachers hanging over him all the time he acted on instinct and bolted it to Gryffindor common room but he didn't know the password to open the portrait. Luckily in his spare time at the Dursleys he studied the Map of hogwarts and he knew a secret passage way in side
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