Chapter 3
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Italics = parselmouth
I wake up and find myself lying in the forbidden forest. I sit up and immediately scan the area for threats so used to protecting myself now as I've been fighting for my life for the past 7 years and now it's not over yet. As I'm getting to my feet after reassuring myself that I'm safe. I hear a threatening hiss from the long grass to my right.
I turn quickly to face the sound and using my instincts I snap my fingers and watch a red and gold flame flicker between my fingers, focusing I bend and lengthen the flames until I am holding a fiery dagger. Huh that's what death was talking about when it mentioned elemental powers.
Focusing I realize that I can understand the hissing "intruder" it hissed "must defend self so can get away will not become prey"
Relaxing I answered back "not intruder friend" I heard a hiss of surprise and then the long grass parted to reveal a 8m long Boa Constrictor with bright emerald green scales with gold scales tracing patterns along its length.
"Speaker" the snake hissed it sounded surprised and I'm pretty sure the snake was male.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to intrude but I was sent here to fulfill a task" I hissed
"And what task would that be speaker" the snake hissed back curiously
"I am to kill Voldemort" I hissed back the snake reared back in shock then to my amazement started laughing. I stared at him stunned I didn't know snakes could laugh then I started to get angry. I let a growl rumble through my chest this caused the snake to finally stop laughing.
The snake slide closer to me and then raised himself up to my eye level, this snake has to be seriously strong to be able to do that I think absently. I watch the snake cautiously reminding myself that I am not sure whether it's just Nagini who sided with Voldemort or all snakes. The snake stared deep into my eyes almost as if it were looking for something and finding it letting out a hiss of approval, the snake bowed its head to me.
"You have a good heart young speaker and are very powerful in magic from what I have seen for that I pledge you my loyalty and aid on your task to get rid of Voldemort" hissed the snake
"But why did you laugh at me then?" I hiss back slightly stunned from the strange turn of events.
"Master I didn't laugh at you I was laughing because I was so surprised that someone finally has enough courage to stand up to that bastard and his lapdog Nagini" he hissed back
I was surprised when the snake literally spat Nagini's name like it was poison "I hope you don't mind me asking but it sounds like you don't like Nagini can I ask why?" I hiss curiously
"Nagini thinks herself superior to her brothers and sisters because she has bonded with an heir of Slytherin and a parselmouth. But she does not see how corrupt he is or how he is corrupting her it's almost like a piece of him is inside her but that doesn't make sense master does it?" The snake hisses
"Right first stop calling me master its Harry okay an secondly there is a piece of Voldemort in Nagini or more importantly a piece of Voldemort soul"
At this information the snake flinched and then started swiping its tail along the ground in frantic anxious sweeps. "You mean to tell me master I mean Harry that Nagini is a Horcrux" the snake hissed worriedly
"yeah that's exactually what I'm saying but I will have to tell you about it later as I need to figure out where I am spending the last 3 days of summer, and how I am going to be admitted to Hogwarts." I hiss back
"Well that is easy master I mean Harry lots of students are being admitted right now as we speak cause of Voldemort and everyone knows that Dumbledore is the only wizard he will not cross. All you have to do is send a letter to the school saying you want to attend because you think the school will be safer for you" He hisses intelligently
I look at the snake and smile at him in thanks "that's pretty clever and if I say I'm muggleborn instead of halfblood. I don't have to worry about people asking about my family or letters and things like that" I hiss "but what about where I am going to stay till the term starts and buying school supplies I have no money" I hiss worriedly
"Relax Harry" the snake hisses softly "time runs differently at Gringotts to stop people going back in time to steal stuff. So should have your vault from your time zone there and if not you could always try an inheritance test in case you own any vaults you don't know about" the snake hisses soothingly
I relax at that and smile warmly at the Boa Constrictor lying on the grass "alright then let's go to Gringotts then good thing I passed my apparition test" I hiss excitedly
"Waitone second Harry first we must complete the familiar bond to do this I will bite you and inject you with my venom and another substance which will neutralize the venom, doing this will enable me to find you wherever you are, And for you to sense whenever I am near. You also have to name me ok" the Boa hisses
I nod nervously my mind flashing to the last time a snake bit me and injected me with venom which was a Basilisk in my 2nd year at Hogwarts intent on killing me. I hold my arm out towards the snake and wait, the snake slides forward and licks my arm gently. Then without warning sinks it's fangs into my forearm. I wince but don't pull away and watch in wonder as an emerald green and gold tattoo slides its way up my arm. The tattoo is a tribal design of a snake which loops its way round my arm up my shoulder to my neck were the head is, fangs exposed like it's about to strike and the tail tip ending on the back of my hand.
When the tattoo is completed the snake pulls away retracting its fangs. I study the snake thoughtfully for a moment then grin coming up with a good name. "What do you think about being called Sal after Salazar Slytherin" I hiss softly
The snake thinks for a moment then hisses in pleasure "I like it" Sal hisses
I grin at that and then bend down and after asking for the ok from Sal scooping him up so he can wrap himself around my waist and shoulders and with the telltale crack of apparition we were gone off to Gringotts.
