Leaky Cauldron
I don't own Harry Potter Or Bleach.
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A Skulled figure stalked the streets of an abandoned town.
He was dressed in a black coat. White hair flew out from his neck, down his back. Black sockets are how he viewed the world around him.
Houses left empty of life, but filled with furniture. Book shelves filled to the brim with titles of all sorts, waiting to be picked up and opened.
They would continue to wait.
The creature walked at an easy pace, exploring for a friend of his to discuss a few things.
He drifted away from the row of houses, to an open field. He crossed the field to his destination, a warm welcoming looking forest.
The skulled figure stopped briefly to examine a few of the trees, remembering when he helped plant them, and helped them grow.
Nodding to himself, satisfied with the growth of said trees, he continues to his destination.
The center of the forest.
Soon he came into the view of a very large bear. Now that would not be surprising by itself, simply a bear in the forest, but it was what the bear was doing that would have shocked others.
It was the fact that it was a black bear with a tint of dark red, was playing a guitar, with skill many would kill for. Atop the bears head was a black mask, which had a resemblance to the one which the masked creatures had. However the mask did not sit like a regular mask, the one the bear wore was tilted on the left side of the fuzzy things head. The mask had feral teeth instead of seemingly human teeth….Like a bears… also it had five claw like marking's cascading down its face with blue paint.
"Hullo Hollow. How are you this fine day?" The bear called out in a deep rumbling voice.
(Look up Bear Interrupted by `imaginism on deviantart for the picture bear took in my mind. I could not do anything else concerning him….I did not make the pic. )
The masked creature now we know as Hollow spoke to his fellow friend.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your practice, but tomorrow will be a eventful day for him. We will have to decide what to do with Snape when he arrives."
"Indeed! Our little Harry is growing up! Now or soon to be entering the wizarding world, to do great things, to become what has always been expecting of him! HA HA! I can bearly wait!"Bear bellowed out his amusement.
Hollows mask could not make facial movements, but he was just as exuberant as his fuzzy friend.
"This is true, but we must be prepared to help, and protect Harry when he needs it. Don't get out of focus Core."
"Never will I lose sight of my goal to protect Harry. He is my partner, and I will forever stand beside him. But it is in times like this where I may keep my eyes and nose on him, but allow sights of the future flow into my vision as well. Shifting around him, the possibilities of what is to come!" The usually stoic teddy bear was truly enthusiastic today.
'I to have a hard time to prevent myself from acting in the same manner I must admit….'
Hollow shook his head to gather his thoughts.
"Core stop dancing!" Core the bear began to sail around the clearing in almost ballerina like steps, only to stop when Hollow yelled at him.
"I know how you feel, but this is Snape we are talking about! Everything we hope for Harry could be destroyed if things go badly tomorrow!"
Core promptly settles down to talk, a mighty thump sounded when he sat down.
"If things turn out badly, we will need to kill Snape. If he still follows the Voldemort, we end the treat he posses. No. Matter…. What… Agreed?"
Core gained a meditated look to him, his fur covered his eyes mostly, his claws fingered the strings of his guitar.
Finally.
"Yes. He is too much of a threat to remain. If either of use fell he is still loyal to the dark lord, we must exterminate him to ensure Harry's safety. But how should we test him?"
"Simple, we get Harry to throw a bit of blood lust, and Spiritual pressure at him. If he is violent, or attempts to hurt Harry we will have our answer."
Core asked
"What if he is unable to move from the force?"
Hollow scoffed.
"The dark lord's right hand man succumbing to a little blood lust, and SP? Reflexes alone would aid him if he felt the need."
Core nodded to this logic. Snape would be a deadly man; there should be no reason for him to choke if he was set on bringing harm to Harry.
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Professor Snape glared over the table at the Headmaster. He had not once been sent out like this to get a new potential student gather his things from DigonAlly.
He was a Potions master not a simple elf to be ordered around like this.
'But' Snape stopped himself 'This is no ordinary student. This is the Potter child… Lily's child, if nothing else this would give me a chance to get some influence with him and his life rather than leave him to the dunderheads of the Gryffindor's. If he had even a fraction of her intellect he would be worth the effort to help mold.'
Snape continued to have his internal debate while Albus had his.
'Could Harry have been taken over by the shard Voldemort left in him?' He immediately cast that idea away as soon as it had popped into his mind. 'No, I personally made sure there would be none of that, I place protective wards on Harry's soul itself (impressive work if I do say so myself) that would prevent that from happening.'
'But then where would have Harry found out about Severus then? Not from Lily Potters sister, as I recall she hated him with a passion, she would have suggested myself to come get Harry before Severus…. Troubling indeed….. On the other hand there is no evidence that this is a bad thing, he could have heard about him over a conversation from his guardians….'
The old wizard nodded to himself, deciding there was nothing to worry about in this instance. He placed a genuine smile on his lips as he looked up.
Albus looked up to see said professor still glaring at him. The smile almost faltered ….
"Well?" Snape questioned.
"Well what, Severus?" Dumbledore counter meekly.
Snapes nostrils' flared in anger.
"What do you think about this? How could have Potter have known about me in the first place?"
"Well….." the old Headmaster pondered "I think you will have to ask him yourself won't you, for I haven't the slightest idea what so ever." He announced slightly over exuberant for Snape's liking, and that damnable twinkle in his eye was really bright today.
"I think you should take Harry shopping tomorrow…."
'Damn twinkling eye…' Snape allowed himself to curse the Headmaster as he rang the door bell to house he now stood in front of.
He truly detested places like this. Carbon copies of the house next to it, no variation besides the grade of lawn and the flowers in the garden.
'Places like this almost go against every natural rule in the world.' Sneer fully in place.
He was pulled from the vicious thought he held for this Neighborhood as the door opened.
"Hello professor, I knew you would come….." Here stood a small boy, with flowing black hair, with a deep, deep tint of red (the red must be from Lily), green shining eyes with no glasses (thank Merlin they are not hidden behind a wire frame like his father), a simple smile danced on his lips, and the most striking feature was the black bandages he had on.
The Black fabric was wrapped tightly enough around his hands encompassing his fingers also; he also had them wrapping his forehead.
They boy noticed his gaze and smiled.
"Accidents happen, and some scars just don't fade away." He explained. "Some of them I'm not very proud of at all. I'm sure you understand." He tapped his forehead as he said this.
Snape could not move. Harry Potter looked so much like his mother it was scary. The black long hair that cascaded down his shoulders gave him the small vision that this is what his child would have looked like if Lily had made her decision to come to him instead of Potter.
He was shaken from his train of thoughts at the mention of scars. 'He is not proud of it? He hates it enough to hide it like some shameful mark?'
"You dislike the mark?" Snape questioned Harry.
"I would trade all of the world, all my fame, and money, for my parents back. I hate this mark because it is a symbol of my loss. I gain attention that I do not want at the cost of my parent's death…. What the hell do you think?"
Snape almost took a step back from the power Harry was emitting. He could feel the hate rolling off of the small child, building steadily, until he was sure it would snap and unleash it's furry on the closest person there. If he had felt the need he would have pulled his wand out.
'but that would go badly, this is Lily's son! I have sworn to protect, the hell I will pull my wand on him!'
The anger and promise of death continued to build. Snape had almost buckled under the weight it was producing. But still he stood strong.
Within an instance, it was gone. Replaced with a calm and warm smile. Snape looked at Harry with confusion, sweat seeping out of him.
Harry's smile grew into a full blown grin.
"Congrats! You pass."
Truly missing what just happened Snape asked. "What…. did I pass?"
Full blown grin shining away and a possible twinkle in Harry's eyes he answered with.
"Don't worry about it bro."
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Core and Hollow high fived within the recess of Harry's mindscape. Both sitting comfortably on a large couch watching everything from a big screen TV.
"I win!" yelled Core.
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Snape was kicked from his stupor when another child approached the door.
This one was a heavy set weight wise, but was a healthy kind, round face, blond hair, a shy smile upon his features.
"May I help you?" Snape drawled.
"My mistake!" Harry shoved the child in front of him. "This is Dudley! He's coming with us to go shopping."
"Mr. Potter" Snape sighed. "I will only take the magical people with us. As I understand it, your cousin….?"
Harry and Dudley nodded
"…does not have any magic. Therefore will not be coming with us."
The two children looked at each other in confusion.
Harry suddenly rushed inside, and up the stairs. After a few moments of thumps, and crashes, Harry came racing down the steps.
"But we got this letter last night! It said Dudley would be coming with me to Hogwarts!"
Snapes eyes widened with shock. He snatched the paper away from the young Harry to read it himself.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL Headmaster:
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Dursley we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Deputy Headmistress
Snape coughed.
He could not believe this.
'Dumbledore knew! I wouldn't have done this if I knew the boy of Lily's sister was going too!' Snape silently raged, cursing the Headmaster once again.
His outer appearance however stayed the same.
"Let us be off then, we have wasted enough time already." Snape turned on his heel and stalked to the sidewalk, glad in hearing the pitter-patter f two pair of feet.
Snape raised his wand in the air, waiting for the Knight bus.
Just as Harry and Dudley made it to his side, the bus lurched to a stop.
Both of the young boy's looked in awe, they had only blinked and suddenly there was a bus there waiting for them.
They looked at each other, and smiled wickedly.
'These two are going to be trouble' Snape internally groaned.
"Wipe those smiles off your faces, and get on." He snapped. He paid for the fee or all three passengers and sat down on the closest bench. The two boys still stood, admiring the bus and its three tiers.
Snape leaned over "you might want to sit down, or hold on…."
Snape sat back and watched as the two looked at him with questioning gazes.
Just as Harry opened his mouth to ask why, the bus took off like a rocket. Harry and Dudley were thrown into a bed, dazed by the sudden movement…
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No sooner had the Knight bus stopped, when the doors were thrown open and two kids dove for the ground.
There was a crowd howling with laughter inside the bus, laughing at the green horns.
Snape had exited with more grace then the other two, and a smile tugged at the side of his mouth.
"Get up; we have made it to our destination."
Harry was the first up on his feet, helping his cousin up as well.
"This the Leaky Cauldron, the entrance into Digon Ally, the shopping center if you will, of the wizarding world. There are others out there but this is the main one for the UK."
Snape looked down at the two to continue, only to find them not at his side, but already inside the Leaky Caldron, waving at him through a dusty window.
Shaking his head, he too headed inside.
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Sorry it has been a long time, but exams are going on right now.
Anyways, tell me what you think please.
That is all.
Regards
Killroy