Harry Potter the Snake in Lions Skin by Jeremiah2006
Disclaimer: The creation of Harry Potter belongs to JKR. I have been reading HP fanfiction for years and the world of AU HP stories has become so vast but there are themes used in the majority that I have read. I do NOT intend to still these themes from anyone. I have just read too many to give proper credit to, plus I have absolutely no idea who came up with them first. So if you did or know who did then I give you credit now.
Chapter 1: The lid blows
It was July 15th the day that would change Harry's world once more. He had just received his OWL results. As he broke the ministry seal he saw that his black messaging journal (MJ) signaled a new message was there. Feeling that looking at what Sirius had to say was more urgent than finding out his OWL scores he put the OWLs down on his bed and crossed the room to his desk to read the message.
Opening the journal he read:
Harry, pack your stuff Remus has been sent to get you. The OWL scores arrived here an hour ago. Dumbles decided that he had the right to share your scores with everyone here, THE WHOLE ORDER and RON, GINNY, and HERMIONE. All hell broke lose. 12 OWLS, 12, boy do we have some major talking to do. Remus and I will tell you more when you get here. You get your own room this time. It's my house I get to say if you get your own room not Dumbles. That is a whole other story, a long one. Now PACK.
See you in a few,
Sirius
"Damit, why, why dose HE have to do these things to me" Harry said as he packed what little he had out. His MJs went into his backpack along with his 5C trunk. He put on some of his good clothes and a hat to cover his new hair style for now. The clothes he chose were from his shopping spree before first year, he had gotten some in larger sizes then also, ones he knew would cause objection from a select few people he wanted to offend. He had his wand in a wand holster on his right arm that had disillusion and anti-summoning charms along with a few other handy charms. He was ready to go so he read his OWL scores while he waited for Remus.
Harry James Potter
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
OWL Scores
Passing Grades: O, E, A = 1 OWL each
Failing Grades: P, D, T = 0 OWLs
Ancient Runes: O
Arithamency: O
Astronomy: O
COMC: O
Charms: O
DADA: O*
Divinations: E
History of Magic: O
Herbology: O
Muggle Studies: O
Potions: O
Transfigurations: O
Total number of OWLS: 12**
Rank in Gryffindor: 1st
Rank in Hogwarts: 1st
*Highest score in 150 years, previously held by A. W. B. Dumbledore.
**Most OWLS in 53 years, previously held by Tom M. Riddle at 11 OWLS.
"Well Shite," Harry said as Remus came into Harry's room.
"Cub, you okay?"
"Remus," Harry said as he turned around startled that he didn't even hear Vernon answer the door.
"Sorry cub didn't mean to startle you. I snuck into the house so we could leave with out causing a scene, we'll just leave a note for them. Now are you okay?"
"Yeah, Moony, I was just reading my OWL results. I knew I had 12 from Sirius' message but it's the notes at the end that shocked me," Harry said as he handed over the parchment.
"Shite is right cub. Well congratulations. But we need to go face the mad house so lets go and get it over with so that Siri and we can celebrate and have a long talk in privet," Remus said all of this while giving Harry a hug and then shrinking Harry's trunk which Harry put in his back pack. Harry activated the wards on his backpack so that only he could open it. He told Remus about the wards so that he didn't inadvertently set them off, or Sirius. Then they were off, once out side the wards Remus side-along aparated them to Grimuald Place.
When they walked into the kitchen everyone went quite and then all bust out with questions. Harry just ignored everyone and followed Remus to a chair and sat between him and Sirius. Over the dim of everyone firing questions at him at once, except for a select few, of which he took note, Harry greeted Sirius.
"Hey Siri, long time no see. How have you been?" said while giving him a hug.
"Okay Prongslet okay. And you?"
"Been better, but okay right now, health wise that is. But if this cacophony continues much longer I might go deaf."
With that Sirius stood up and shot sparks out of his wand and called for quite. Once everyone had stopped their shouting and sat down he turned to Harry.
"So do you want to make a statement first?"
"Sure, might as well." Harry relaxed back into his chair got comfortable making everyone impatient for the unnecessary wait for their rightfully deserved explanation.
"I don't see what the big deal is here but since I apparently don't have the same right to privacy that everyone else does I guess you think you all deserve an explanation for my 12 OWLS, 11 O's and one E." Seeing only those that didn't shout questions at him react like he was right in his sarcastic statement he decided to wait a few more minutes and let them all squirm. Surprisingly Snape was one of the few and even gave him an approving look at his decisively Slytherin tactics that he was using. Dumbles was the first one to break the silence.
"Harry that is enough. NOW explain how you got 12 OWLS."
"I sat the all of the exams. It says in a Hogwarts: A History that you don't have to take the classes to take the OWLS."
"But how did you get O's in classes you never took and the rest of you classes when you barley get A's in class?" Dumbles asked.
"I studied and just because I do A work doesn't mean that I am not capable of doing O work or that I don't know more than everyone thinks that I do."
"But HARRY that's not possible, you can't do that level of work. And you never went to Ancient Runes or Arithamency, you have to go to class to learn how to do those. You just can't!" Hermione ranted. Snape snorted shaking his head.
"Well Hermione I DID so it must be possible. I CAN do that level of work YOU just don't like it when I DO."
"That's not true. I am always trying to get you and Ron to do better."
"Hermione, back in first year before we were friends, who was the one to answer questions before you, do spells before you, get better scores on assignments and exams than you? It was ME. I was better then you but when you became my friend you would throw a fit, reminiscent of my cousin by the way, when ever I did better then you. So, I decided that I would rather have you as a friend than show how intelligent I was, so I lowered my grades to below yours and let you answer questions first and do spells first. It wasn't that hard to do after all I have been doing the same thing since I was 5. Once you get beaten a few times for having better grades than your cousin you learn fast how to lower your grades and not have anyone notice. I even lowered them again when Ron started complaining about doing worst then me. I knew that I didn't need to show how much I knew to learn what I wanted, at least not until OWLS."
After that speech everyone was quite. The professors in the group were thinking back to his first year realizing what they overlooked. Some were horror struck at what he did to keep his friends and at what happened when he was 5. Snape was almost smiling at how Slytherin Harry actually was. In the silence Harry's stomach growling could be heard. Sirius stood up and Harry followed him to the kitchen to get some food. Molly started to object.
"What are you two doing it is way past dinner time. I will not be making anything more, so you will just have to wait until morning. Humph!"
"Mrs. Weasley, I have not had anything to eat all day so I am going to eat. I do not need you to make me anything I am fully capable of doing it myself."
With that Harry turned back to the kitchen to fix himself something to eat but Molly was not done.
"HARRY stop right there. This is my kitchen and I will decide when food will be made and right now is not one of those times. Now go back to that table and finish explaining and answering our questions. Then you will go to bed. You can eat in the morning just like everybody else!"
"Mrs. Weasley this is NOT your house it is SIRIUS', HIS kitchen. YOU are NOT my mother so you have NO say in what I can and can not do. Now I have NOT EATEN ALL DAY. I WILL eat now. Then I will leave this room. What I do after that is not any of your business or the ORDERS." Harry turned and took the food Sirius had made him thanked him and went over to the counter to eat ignoring everyone else in the room knowing that Remus and Sirius would tell him later about what was happening. Molly was fuming but couldn't say anything due to the silencing charm Sirius had placed on her. Harry finished his food, put the dish in the sink, picked up his backpack, left the room with Sirius and Remus following, and leaving in their wake total kayos.