Title: Reexamining Things
Rating: K
Summary: This is a story of Harry Potter shattering what everyone thinks about him and their first impressions. Based on the First Impressions challenge posted by PyroChilde on Potions and Snitches.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of J.K Rowling's characters and I'm not making any money off of this.
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Chapter 3: Getting Attacked
"I don't know why you saved that little Mudblood's life," Malfoy said, "She deserved to get herself killed."
Harry didn't know what a Mudblood was and he asked Nott.
"Dirty blood," Nott said, "That's what we call Muggleborn witches and wizards."
Harry saw red and asked, "Does that include my mother?"
"It sure does," Malfoy said and Harry made the bookcase fall on him.
He was taken to the Hospital Wing and Harry went to see Professor Snape.
"He included my mother," Harry told Snape after Snape had asked him why he had sent
Malfoy to the Hospital Wing.
"Be as it may, Mr. Potter," Snape said, "Hurting a student in full view of a Slytherin
Prefect isn't the best way to handle the problem."
"Yeah, your right, I should next time cut out his tongue and use it for a potions ingredient," Harry said to him.
"You will absolutely not do that," Snape said, "I know that Mr. Malfoy is a right git but I shall not have you going down to his level. Do I make myself very clear, young man?"
"Yes, sir," Harry said.
"I'm taking five points from Slytherin for what he did," Snape said, "And for your information I actually liked your mother. Lily would be very proud that her son is actually doing well in something that doesn't have a broomstick attached to it."
"Thanks, sir, I'm very proud of everything that I'm learning here," Harry said.
"Your dismissed, Mr. Potter," Snape said and Harry left.
When he got back to the common room Nott wanted to know what had happened. In other words he wanted to know if Harry had gotten more detention. When Harry told him that he hadn't, minus the part that Snape liked his mother, Nott whistled.
"I thought with Snape starting this war with you he would take pleasure in what Malfoy had done and give you more detention."
"I guess he doesn't consider a student almost getting killed by a troll as funny," Harry said, "Look, I don't care his reason for not giving me detention I'm just glad that he didn't."
"Point taken," Nott said.
"Are you giving Arry a hard time?" Hagrid asked Snape the next morning in the teachers lounge.
"No," Snape said, "Though the child does try my patience."
"Well he didn't like your first class," Hagrid said.
"No one likes my first class," Snape told him, "But first classes are needed if you're going to get to the second class."
This got the half-giant agitated. "Don't play smart with me."
Snape wanted to say something but he knew where to not pick his fights at.
"I can't believe that Potter didn't get suspended for attacking you," Ron said to Hermione.
"Believe it," Hermione said, "Potter is teachers little pet with Snape. Oh I wish Snape would do something to get sacked."
Ron snorted, "Like that's going to happen," he said, "Snape's got Dumbledore wrapped around his pretty little finger."
"Well I've got something that might be of interest to you," Hermione said to Ron, "I know for a fact that a dog is guarding something and Snape got himself bitten. I think he's after whatever the dog's guarding."
"Great but how do we prove it?" Ron asked her.
"Leave it to me, I'll figure out something," Hermione said and then went back to her breakfast.
"So looking forward to the first Quidditch Match of the season, Harry?" Nott asked as they were doing their Charms work.
"Yeah, Flint has been telling me about it," Harry said, "Glad I'm not on the team though."
"Harry, I don't think you're going to be on any team," Nott said and Harry glared at him, "No, that's not what I mean."
"And what do you mean?"
"Well you don't seem like the kind of person that would go for Quidditch, even Snape doesn't like the game," Nott said.
"And how do you know what Snape does and does not like?" Harry asked him, giving him an odd look.
"Hay, don't even go there," Nott said, "He just has this odd look when Quidditch is mentioned. Of course he has the Quidditch Cup in his office but that doesn't mean anything. McGonagall and Sprout are more Quidditch obsessed then Snape is."
"Well I figured that much," Harry said, "But still the game will be good."
And he went back to his work.
A few days later the entire school was buzzing with Quidditch excitement. Over at the Slytherin table the players were already dressed in their Quidditch robes and the Gryffindors were making faces at them.
"They look about five doing that," Harry told Nott.
"They always look like their five," Pansy said and then turned to Harry, "I'm still not forgiving you for that Giggling spell that you gave me. I was in the hospital wing overnight until Madam Pomfrey could reverse it."
"Well it isn't my fault that you can't dodge charms yet," Harry told her which earned a nasty look from Pansy.
"Oh watch it, Potter, I'll get you back for that," Pansy vowed.
"Ooh I'm really scared," Harry said and both he and Nott laughed.
"Boys, honestly," Pansy muttered, "You two are closer then feathers and tar."
"Well we have many things in common," Nott told her.
"Did I really want to know that," Pansy said to them.
Finally, at long last, the game was to start and that meant that the students had to head out. Harry stayed behind to finish the last of his bacon and then he headed out of the Great Hall. Suddenly a flash of green light came out of nowhere and there was nothing but darkness. Harry was floating somewhere and he knew that he wasn't in the entrance hall. Mist was hanging around him and then it cleared to reveal a platform just like the one that he took to get to Hogwarts.
"Hello, sweetheart," said a friendly voice and Harry saw a woman with bright red hair standing there.
"Mum," Harry said and the woman nodded.
"Oh my baby, come here," his mother said and Harry ran over to her and hugged her, "Oh I've missed you so much."
"What happened, where am I?" Harry asked her.
"Well you're sort of in-between," his mother said, "You were hit with the Killing Curse and I'm afraid that you're dead and will remain so unless you decide to return and fight against Voldemort."
"But how can I fight against someone that just killed me?"
"The prophecy will direct you," his mother said. "Harry, look, I'm sorry that your father isn't here. He's sort of ashamed that you ended up in Slytherin but I'm glad that you're getting to know Severus. He's a good man despite all the mistakes that he made, that we all made."
"Were you friends," Harry asked her.
"Yes, he was the one that told me that I was a witch," his mother said, "Don't let his mood get to you and I know that you'll both end up as good friends. That is if you choose to return."
Harry wanted too much to be with his mother but he still had things to do and one of them was to continue to prove that he belonged in the Wizarding World.
"I'll go back," Harry said.
"Good choice," his mother said, "And have a good life."
The mist formed once again and then he dived back into the darkness.
A girl named Cho Chang was the one that screamed and her scream when through the entire line of returning students. The Headmaster and Professor McGonagall came through and that's when they found Harry's dead body.
"Get him to the hospital wing," Dumbledore told her, "And inform Severus that Mr. Potter has been killed."
McGonagall nodded and took the body up to the wing, while students muttered about Harry's passing.
When McGonagall informed Snape that Harry was murdered he at once showed up and saw Harry's body covered in black cloth, plans already made for his burial. He couldn't believe that Lily's son was dead.
"Gods, I should have made sure that Potter was with me," Snape told Madam Pomfrey.
"Severus, this wasn't your fault," Madam Pomfrey said, "Someone in the castle wanted Potter dead and they got their wish."
Snape at once vowed to find that person and show him, or her, what the Killing Curse felt like.
The entire Slytherin House was allowed to visit Harry before he was taken to be buried. Everyone was sorry that he died and Pansy cried really hard. Suddenly Nott noticed Harry's hand twitching and he yelled for Madam Pomfrey, who came over at once.
"That's just the last bit firing off," she told him. "I assure you, Mr. Nott, Potter is dead."
Only then when Harry gasped for air did the Matron scream for everyone to leave. By some strange miracle Harry Potter had survived the Killing Curse…again.
Note: I usually write a longer chapter but I wanted to show that Harry was now free of Voldemort.