Escape
A/N: I noticed that I made the mistake of putting Tyne in Ravenclaw. She is actually in Slytherin sorry about the mix-up. Oh and I'm having them arrive on Sunday so they begin a full week of classes right away.
Summary: Harry is sent to live with his relatives who end up abusing him. On a trip to London he meets a snake that tells him about the magical world. The snake decides to stay with him and becomes his Guardian.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
"Talking"
-Speaking Parsletounge- -Mind Speaking Parsletounge-'Thoughts'
Last Chapter
'Well I've never minded how others saw me before. I don't really have any need of friends either. I do like learning though. I want to know as much as I can so that I can protect myself. Whichever house you think will help me accomplish that is the one I want.'
'It had better be…'
Chapter 4: Ravenclaw
'…Ravenclaw!'
There was loud clapping at the Ravenclaw table and disappointed sighs from the Gryfindors but they ended with clapping as well. Harry stood up and made his way to his House table and sat down at the end next to Mitchell who had saved him a seat. Several people greeted him and then they went back to watching the rest of the sorting. Although he wasn't used to this much attention Harry made short replies to all of his new house mates. Soon it was time for the boy who had sat next to him on the train to be sorted. Ron was sorted into Gryfindor where it looked like the rest of his family had also been placed. Not long after that it was Blaise's turn to be sorted and he was sent to Slytherin. Tyne had left room for him to sit next to her and he took the spot at the end of the table.
Headmaster Dumbledore stood up and made his speech as soon as Blaise had sat down since he was the last person to be sorted. The speech seemed to be along the same lines as it was every year judging from the faces of the older students. Mostly it was about the students not allowed to enter the forbidden forest and no magic in the halls and apparently a man named Argus Filch had a list of everything banned from the school posted on his doors. Since the older students didn't seem concerned about this Harry figured he could read the list and avoid infractions pretty easily. What caused some muttering and quiet debate was when the Headmaster declared that one of the third floor corridors was off limits under the pain of death. The food appeared after the Headmaster finished speaking. Harry mimicked his friends and put some food on his plate. He made sure that everyone else had started eating before taking a bite of food. It seemed that the food was supposed to last for a while so Harry made sure to eat slowly. Kadian was around his neck whispering to him. The snake told him not to worry too much because the school was nothing like his relatives house. It took a while but he was able to convince Harry that no one was going to punish him at the school.
After eating most of his food Mitchell asked what Harry thought of Hogwarts so far. He told him that it was a bit overwhelming. Mitchell laughed but said that he agreed. They continued talking about what they had done to prepare for their upcoming schooling. Harry said he had been studying mostly from books since his relatives were muggles. Mitchell nodded his head in sympathy and asked which books he had used. He also offered to help Harry catch up in any area he needed. They agreed to help each other and decided to meet in the library after classes the next day to set up a study schedule. In the end they decided to invite both Blaise and Tyne since they had seemed nice on the boat.
They had ended up getting so caught up in their talk that they didn't notice when everyone else stood up to leave. A first year that was sitting next to them had to nudge Mitchell to get their attention. Mitchell and Harry stood up and decided to tell Blaise and Tyne about meeting in the library. After they all agreed on a time Mitchell and Harry said their goodnight's and then headed off with the rest of their house to Ravenclaw tower while the other two headed off with the rest of the Slytherins. It took them a while to get to their tower since they had to go to the other side of the castle. The prefects led them to a portrait of a beautiful woman. She had long black hair that was draped over her shoulder's, her skin was so pale it blended with the moonlight streaming in through her window. She was sitting in a room with only the window for light; everything was cast in shadows that seemed to move about. When she asked for the password her voice was so soft and musical you instantly relaxed at the sound of it.
The prefects told them the password and they all entered. The common room had a huge fireplace against one wall with two plush couches in front of it. Along the wall on each side of the fireplace was an overstuffed chair. Through out the room were various other chairs and a few desks for studying. Everything was decorated in shades of blue with gold highlights through-out. On the walls were shelves full of books and reference material. All the students thought it was a perfect place to study. The Prefects led them through the common room and pointed out two staircases which they said led to the dormitories. They also introduced the first years to their Head of House Professor Filius Flitwick who welcomed them to the Ravenclaw House. He also told them that the dorms were separated by sex and year so the first years had the first floor while second years had the one above that and so on. The girls section was on the right hand side while the boys were on the left. Before he let them go he told them that they could go to him with any problems and that they could also go to the Prefects since that was part of their duties.
They split into two groups, one of boys and the other of girls, and were shown to their rooms. When they got to the first year area they were told to pick a roommate since there were two to a room. It was explained that they got to pick their own roommate since that was who they would share their room with for the next seven years. Harry and Mitchell quickly paired up and were told to pick their room since they were done first. They picked the one farthest from the common room but closest to the showers. Leaving the other first years to sort themselves out they entered the room and set about organizing their things.
There were two four poster beds decorated in blue shades with gold trimming much like the common room. The beds were on either side of the door with the headboards against the wall they had just entered from. A long table pushed up against the far wall with empty bookcases on both sides. The two boys looked around and decided they liked it. They immediately set to work filling up the bookcases and setting their things on the table. When they were done with that they put their clothes away in the wardrobes that sat against the wall at the foot of each bed. With all of their things put away they spent the next hour going over their course books and each others notes. When they were fairly certain they had a basic understanding of their new classes they climbed in bed and went to sleep.
It was an entirely new experience for Harry. He was surprised by how good it felt to know that he was prepared for classes and that he wouldn't have to make up excuses through out the year about bruises or broken bones. He would finally get a chance to see what it was like to be normal. Well as normal as he could get anyway. The next morning he got up at five like normal and started his morning routine. He sat and meditated for a while and then quietly went through his exercises. When he was done he went and jumped in the shower and then sat at the table to study until Mitchell woke up. It was about a half an hour after he started studying when Mitchell got up. He seemed surprised to see Harry already up but shrugged it off and got in the shower himself. Once Mitchell was done in the bathroom they set off for the Great Hall to get some breakfast.
As they finished eating their House Head came by handing out class schedules. They noticed that most of their classes were with Slytherin though they did have two with Hufflepuff and one with Gryffindor.
Time-----------Mon, Wed, Fri----------------Tue, Thu, Sat
9:00-11:00---Potions- with Slytherin---------Charms- with Slytherin
11:20-1:20---Herbology- with Slytherin------Care of Magical Creatures- with Hufflepuff
1:20-2:20----Lunch--------------------------Lunch
2:20-3:20----History- with Slytherin---------History- with Slytherin
3:40-5:40----Transfiguration- with Hufflepuff---Defense Against the Dark Arts- with Gryffindor
Since Sunday was the only day they had off they were going to use it to rest and only study if they really needed to. They decided that since most of their classes were with Slytherin that they could study and finish homework with Tyne and Blaise after classes. With that decided they went to their first class which was Potions.
On the way to the dungeons they got lost and ran into a group of Slytherins. It looked like they were all first years and Harry decided to ask for directions since they were going to the same place. Recognizing the blond boy in the front of the group as the same boy he had met while getting his robes he spoke to him.
"Would you mind giving us directions to the Potions classroom please?"
The blond boy sneered at him but before he could answer Blaise and Tyne came up behind the group and greeted them. When Tyne saw what was going on she took matters into her own hands and asked the Ravenclaws if they would like to walk to class together. The Slytherins were shocked to say the least. It was a well known fact that the Morgaen family had very strong ties to the Dark Lord and here was the family's only daughter inviting the Boy-Who-Lived to class.
Harry knew exactly was wrong from his lessons with Kadian. The snake had gone through the mark on his chest this morning so that he could be there in case something like this happened. He reassured Harry that he was doing everything right and that it would be best if he could dispel the notion of him being the Light's golden boy as early as possible. These Slytherins seemed the perfect place to start with that.
Blaise suggested that they all start walking since they would be late if they stood there for much longer. It seemed that was all it took for the other Slytherins to get themselves under control and the group started off again. Harry nodded his thanks to the two and started a discussion on what type of potions they would be most likely to learn in their first year. Some of the Slytherins seemed surprised at his knowledge and willingness to talk to them but soon got over it and soon their discussion turned into a friendly debate. They soon made it to the classroom and all of them sat near each other so that they could continue the debate until class started.
They were all so involved with the topic that none of them noticed people staring at them or the fact that the Professor was standing in the doorway watching them. Soon though they began to feel the eyes on them and stopped talking. Most of the Slytherins paled slightly when they caught sight of their Head of House. The man stood watching them still with a calculating look in his eyes. As everyone quieted though he went to the front of the classroom and introduced himself. He flicked his wand at the chalk board and it filled up with notes that they were told to copy. With one last look around the classroom to make sure everyone was writing he went back to his thoughts.
It was rare for him to find students that were as knowledgeable as the group that had been talking when he walked in the classroom. They were discussing material years ahead of where they should be especially considering it was there first day of school. He decided to test them on their knowledge and if they were that advanced then he would assign them more appropriate material to work on. As the class drew to an end he asked the group to stay behind. When everyone else had left he started questioning them. When it became clear that they all understood the material he told them that they would be working on more advanced material during class and as such they would have their own work area. He told them to write their names on a list and come back when classes ended to take a placement test so he would know exactly where they were.
Once they all left he took the list back to his desk and waited for his next class. It surprised him that Harry Potter was on the list but he decided that he needed to re-evaluate his opinion of the boy. He obviously wasn't his father, James Potter had been adequate at best in potions and there was no way he was anywhere near his Ravenclaw son in intelligence. Severus Snape shook thoughts of the man he had hated away and decided that Harry must have taken after his mother more than anyone thought. With that he looked at the rest of the names on the list and wasn't surprised that the rest were all Purebloods. Blaise Zabini, Tyne Morgaen, Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Nathan Moon, Lisa Turpin and Su Li were all on the list as well. It would be an interesting year with so many students showing such aptitude though he would still wait for the placement tests to set any material.
TBC…
Yay!! I did it, finally! I finally finished this chapter. I am so sorry for how long it took but I lost interest in the story for a while and just couldn't get into it enough to write anything. I think I will be able to get more chapters out at a better pace now though. Thank you so much for your patience.
