Disclaimer: No I don't own them sadly. But I am just borrowing JK's toys for a while. I promise to put them back.
Summary: Harry has come back to Hogwarts for his sixth year. Albus has explained the prophecy and Harry is mad at him. He is upset and Sirius' death and doesn't want to become a murderer. The founders appear with some odd news.
Length: 2,488 Words
Warnings: Language, Creature!Fic, Smut (Later Chapters)
Things To Note: Albus is evil
/Parseltounge/ Speech
Author's Note: Yes I am alive, and yes I did take forever to update sorry guys real life can be a bitch. Now this story is turning out to be one of my favorite ones so far so we'll see how fast I can get the next chapter out.
Oh and the founders, they are a ghost but more solid. I know weird but its my world at the moment right? So they are like solid ghost things. They are powerful enough that is will work. :3
Now On To The Story!
Chapter Two ~ Made a Mess
To say that Draco was shocked at Potter was to say the least. Potter had just told everyone what happened at his home, after he had been told he was the most powerful wizard. Well the founders didn't say it like that but that was what they had meant. Draco had watched Potter as he yelled and cut himself, oh how it had made him hard. Draco wanted Potter now more than ever before. He had accepted that the hatred he felt at Potter for rejecting his hand in their first year had somehow turned into attraction and perhaps even love throughout the school years.
Draco had a fetish for being powerless under people more powerful than him. He wanted Potter to take him. Perhaps this bond thing could work in his favor. Draco smiled to himself a plan forming in his head before Potter had passed out. Draco reached out to him and grabbed Potter before he hit the ground. They would have to go to the hospital wing. That had to be a new record for Potter, him being in the hospital wing on the first night of the school year.
Godric and Salazar had watched the whole thing. Salazar had relayed what Harry had told him is parseltongue during the fight, that was if it could be called a fight. Albus had left quickly Flitwick and Sprout followed him while Severus and Minerva had stayed to help Harry. Godric sighed as he looked over to Salazar. "We haven't told him what will happen to him in a week. His inheritance will take place." Salazar nodded.
"We will just have to protect him while he sleeps and pray that he will wake up shortly." Salazar told him. Rowena and Helga were allowing the others to go and told her the others that Harry would be fine and that their partner would explain what happened. They guided off all of the pairs except for Hermione who would not leave. Godric smiled at the display of loyalty. Harry did know how to pick friends. The Weasley boy worried him though. Godric shook it off and knelt beside Hermione who was kneeling beside Draco while he had Harry's head in his lap. It seemed the plan was already working.
"Malfoy let me see his face. I need to heal the bruise on the back of his head!" Hermione told Draco in an irate tone. Draco sneered before allowing her to move Harry's head. Perhaps he had spoken to early…
Godric let his hands lay just above Harry. He was feeling for the magic that had yet to show itself to them. Harry was already powerful the inheritance would make him even more so. He nodded to Salazar who told Severus to summon a stretcher underneath the two Gryffindors and the Slytherin. Godric floated along with it, he looked at Salazar and they nodded. Salazar left to make the others comfortable and Godric went with the group with Harry. Hermione was still fixing Harry's self-inflicted wounds, it seemed that Harry had been cutting his wrist for a while as well as reigning in his magic had cause him to inflict internal damage. "Miss Granger, If you don't mind my asking… How do you know all these spells?"
"Well Mr. Gryffindor… I have been healing Harry since his second year here. There have been too many times when he would come back from the summer and he would be so beat up. He would never go to the hospital wing since he has always hated how much he ends up there during the school year that he will not go anytime he is shallowly injured. So I heal him up. It works out for both of us, though Ron gets mad when I heal Harry and not him."
"Please call me Godric." Godric told her before looking over Harry. "Why would Ronald get angry over your healing Harry?" He asked softly as Hermione now had tears in her eyes.
"Ron gets mad at Harry for no reason then beats him up as bad, if not worse than his uncle. If Harry gets any hits or injuries on Ron I won't heal them but I will heal Harry. I honestly think that Dumbledore has paid Ron to hurt Harry, not that we have any proof." Hermione growled finishing healing the large bruise on Harry's chest. Godric looked up to see Draco drooling over Harry's exposed chest. Smiling at the reaction Godric looked over to see Severus growling in disapproval. Godric floated over to him. "They are destined to be together, you know that as well as the next head of house. It was prophesied long ago." Godric said with a smile. "There will be no more secrets kept from him. You know you will have to protect him from the evil all around him." Godric said as they floated into the hospital wing.
Harry woke up slowly. He stretched hearing the clinging of the metal chain to the cuff Harry sat up. "Oh god." He whispered. Looking around he saw Hermione and Malfoy smiling at him. The founders were surrounding him as well. Luna was smiling staring off through the window. "Damage done?" He asked Hermione as he relaxed against the headboard. He knew that he had done something and that he would probably regret it come tomorrow.
"You gave Dumbledore what's what, you are the descendant of the founders, you are chained to Draco Malfoy, and now everyone who could hear in the meeting heard what you said and the rest watched in horror…" Hermione took a deep breath, "Dumbledore, Sprout, and Flitwick are all angry and want to expel you, suspend you, or at least give you detention. Surprisingly Snape and McGonagall are on your side as are all the founders, Ronald is angry and on Dumbledore's side. And the rest of the student body is undecided. Then again the rest of the student body is still asleep and we will see what happens tomorrow as Dumbledore will try to manipulate you back into his good books." Hermione reported. "You are all healed; Pomfrey fixed all the broken ribs from the beating before you left. You had some internal bleeding and if left unchecked could have killed you." She said with a sob. She hugged Harry tightly, "I could have lost you!" She cried. "I wish you didn't have to go to the damn muggles house every summer, Dumbledore wouldn't even let you visit the Burrow this summer!" Her tears fell onto Harry's shirt as he gave her and awkward one armed hug.
"What else is new?" He asked. "I almost died. My quota for the year is complete." Harry quipped. Hermione gave him a watery smile before cuffing him lightly on the arm. "Anyways 'Mione we have the founders on our side now." Harry reminded her looking around. Godric and Salazar floated down and looked at Harry.
"How are you feeling Mr. Potter?" Godric asked looking Harry over.
Harry sighed and turned to face Godric. "I have a favor to ask. 'Mione and I have a ritual that we do every September first. Unchain us so that we can do it please." Harry looked at Godric then Salazar with pleading puppy dog eyes.
Salazar looked away sighing. "Very well, I will speak with the matron and you will meet us in the Room of Requirement." He stated turning back to face Harry. "What will you need?" He asked feeling that his ritual was very important to Harry.
"Severus." Harry replied to everyone's shock.
20 minutes later the group was gathered outside of the room while Severus paced in front of the room trying to picture what would be needed. They needed running water, the potions he had, herbs, a silver dagger, and Harry. (He could hardly keep calling him Potter after what he had seen.) Granger and Draco were holding Harry up. His head was bowed and he seemed out of it. Severus let the room open and pulled the handle letting the others move in first. Lovegood skipped past him and smiled while the others moved in. Taking over Draco's position Serverus looked over to Salazar who nodded and let the chains connecting Harry and Granger to their partners drop. The chains slithered over to Salazar closing over his wrists.
"The chains will not allow only one side to be chained so they will be chained to me until this is over." He stated at the looks of confusion. Severus nodded and then picked Harry up bridal style and moved out of the little side room he had made to keep everyone not important to the ritual. Draco looked as if he wanted to protest but Severus left the room snapping the door shut behind him. Granger looked around the pale yellow room smirked at Draco and then left through the door as well.
Severus looked up as Granger moved over to the waterfall he and Harry were near. He quickly undressed him placing Harry under the running water. Harry smiled up at him before nodding at Granger to start the chant. It was the chant Severus had taught to Harry that fateful night at the end of Harry's third year. He shook himself looking at Harry who was now unconscious due to the chant. This ritual was to take all the abuse and harm done to Harry and purify him. Granger knew the chant well as she did the ritual for Harry since the start of their fourth year.
As Granger chanted Severus watched Harry, this ritual moved you into all the positions that you had been abused in. Severus watched carefully as Harry moved from the fetal position to on his hands and knees. Severus' eyes widened. Petunia could not have allowed that to happen in her own house! Severus became more astonished at the submissive kneeling position Harry was at.
It seemed as if hours had past Severus had watched the ritual carefully and had mentally cataloged every position the boy had been in. He would talk to Harry at a later date. Granger finished her last line of the chant and fell silent as Harry was on his side his arms out in front of him as if he was chained, his legs curled up to try and protect himself. As the ritual finished Harry sunk into the water, Severus quickly reached in and dragged Harry out of the water not caring one bit that he was getting himself soaking wet. Harry awoke with a cough and sputter then he latched on to Severus neck and started to cry.
Severus let his hand move through Harry's hair, it seemed longer now, or so he thought. Turing slightly to glare at Granger she got the message and left into the other room. Severus gently pried Harry's arms off his neck and looked into his striking green eyes that reminded Severus so much of Lily. "Calm child…" He whispered using one hand to reach into his robes and pull out a calming draught. "Harry, I want you to drink this all okay?" He asked uncorking the vial and moving it toward Harry. "It's a calming draught and then we can talk."
"Yes Uncle." Harry replied seemingly stuck in memories at the moment. Severus pressed the vial to Harry's lips and tilted it slightly Harry tilted his head back and took the potion obediently. "Sevvy…" He said his eyes flickering with the pain of the summer. Severus took Harry into his arms clothing him with a wave of his hand.
"Shhhh, it will be alright. I'll make sure you never have to go back." Severus promised reverently. He held Harry close, his hand running though Harry's hair.
"I- It was horrible Sev." Harry stuttered. "I'm glad you saved me this year… Do you know what He had set up this year?" He asked terror filling his voice. "A system used to keep dogs chained up but in the house, and he used it on me!" Harry started to sob pressing his face into Severus' shoulder.
Severus didn't know how to reply so he held Harry closer whispering reassurances into his ear.
Harry was glad that he had asked Severus to be there, he was just as glad that they had worked out their differences and they both tried to defy the old man. It was a good thing that Albus still thought they hated each other, as did the rest of the school. Harry felt Sev start to sway back and forth. He was sure that the draught Sev had given him was mixed with a potion to make him sleep. He pressed closer to Severus and felt his eyes droop. Listening to the nonsense that Sev whispered in his ear he quickly fell asleep glad that he could be with Sev.
Severus could feel Harry drifting off to sleep. Once he was sure that he was fully asleep he picked him up and headed out to the other room. The questioning looks that he received were scared off with a sneer. "Let's go he needs to rest and he will get his rest in the hospital wing under my care.
He walked briskly away his robes flaring out behind him as he made his way to the hospital wing.
Salazar looked over at Godric, "This shall be interesting I think we have a secret with those two that we must figure out." He told him before letting one chain go back to Hermione and then moving out the door. He could tell that it was going to get even better when Draco sputtered out something and then tried to follow after Harry and Severus the chain keeping him back.
"Can't you people move any faster?" Draco snarled wanting to get to Harry but not sure why he was so protective. Salazar nodded and the made their way to the hospital wing trying to find Harry.
Severus saw them and waved them over to the private room. Madame Pomfrey was looking over Harry then she turned to Snape. "He will need nutrient potions as well. You should get started on them Severus." He nodded and then sat next to Harry's sleeping form. Hermione looked over at Harry and smiled.
"May we come see him tomorrow sir?" She asked knowing that she would have to leave.
"Yes Miss Granger." Severus replied not looking up from Harry's still form. She nodded and waved as she and Luna were lead off by Godric.
When only Slytherins remained awake in the room Slazar spoke and tha chains moved back to Harry's wrist. "Mr. Malfoy will remain here and I shall go check on others." He said reaching out and running a hand through Harry's hair. Feeling foreign magic around him hand he pulled away and looked at Harry carefully.
Had he possibly gotten his inheritance early?