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Chapter 6: "Slimy" Snakes
Harry woke early the next morning and disappeared into his trunk. The trunk was the most expensive of his purchases and had ten different rooms and compartments built into it.
On the front of the trunk were eight different keyholes, all carved to look like an animals' face with their mouths open wide. The first (going left to right) was a snake, then a thestral, wolf, owl, griffin, tiger, otter, and phoenix. The rest of the trunk was carved with a forest scene containing all the animals making up the locks and the metal accents were pewter.
The snake opened up to a storage compartment built specifically for potions and ingredients. A room with a bed, kitchen area and bathroom were hidden behind the thestral.
The wolf led to his training room, which was similar to the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts. The owl compartment was his book storage and both the griffin and tiger was just a slightly expanded trunk for any other items he had. The otter had all his school things and the phoenix contained his wardrobe.
Every morning, Harry spent an hour fighting animated golems, using both magical and muggle means and using some gym equipment he had. Though he had skipped his exercise yesterday, he completed his training today; then climbed out and prepared for a run.
Silently opening the window and climbing into the tree, he made it to the ground in the backyard and set off at a light jog. A half hour later, he slipped back in to his room and laughed slightly at the still snoring Ron. Grabbing a change of clothing, he stepped into the bathroom for a shower.
When Harry stepped out of the bathroom, Ron had already left and he was surprised to find that it was already 8:30. When he entered the kitchen, there was again, a lull in conversation as they took in his appearance.
He was wearing tight black slacks tucked into dragon skin boots, a grey button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up past his elbows. He sat down ignoring the looks from Hermione, Ron, and Mrs. Weasley and looked at the person across from him.
It was Snape. He was sitting and eating with his head down, ignoring everyone else and had only given Harry a brief glance when he sat down. Though it may have been his imagination, Snape seemed more tense than usual and he privately hoped that Sirius had enough sense to leave him alone.
His thoughts were interrupted when Mrs. Weasley slid a plate full of eggs, sausage, toast, bacon, pancakes and kippers in front of him. He ate quickly, ignoring some of the more greasy foods, swiping an apple out of the bowl on the table and refusing seconds.
Snape finished eating and after spelling his dishes into the sink, stood and strode towards the door. He was just about to exit the room when Sirius spoke up.
"Hey Snivellus, where do you think you're going?" Snape spun around with a look of rage on his face that would have made a first year piss themselves in fear. As it was, all students in the room automatically scooted away from the Professor. Unfortunately, Sirius took no notice nor did he see Harry grind his teeth and force himself not to curse his godfather.
Over the summer, Harry had gone to his vaults in Gringotts. He wasn't allowed to take much until he turned 17 but he had taken The Marauders Prank Journal. The journal had details of every prank they had played in their seven years of school.
Who they had pranked, why they had pranked them, what the pranks were, how they had done it, who had suggested it and what punishment, if any, they had received.
To Harry's disgust, most of the pranks had not been in good fun and harmless like the twins. Instead, they were cruel and humiliating and their usual victim was Snape. Before they had even been sorted, his father and Sirius had chosen Snape as their favorite person to bully and belittle.
Worst of all was that, they had bullied anyone younger than them after second year, especially Slytherins. That fact in particular ruffled Harry the wrong way. Well known among the younger years of all houses and a guarded secret in Slytherin, Harry was a protector from bullies and would stop anyone, especially those from his own house, from picking on the younger students.
He hadn't looked at Sirius and Remus the same way after reading that journal and was ashamed that his father reminded him of Dudley and Malfoy.
"Come on Snape, not thanking Molly for breakfast is incredibly rude" Black sneered, "Especially since no one wanted you here in the first place." Mrs. Weasley opened her mouth to berate Sirius when both he and Snape drew wands.
"I'm warning you mutt …" Snape started
"Oh, is the big Slytherin mad? What are you going to do? Throw a dark curse at me?" Harry gripped the arms of his chair and tried to remain sitting as Sirius continued. "Or are you going to kidnap me and take me to your master?"
That was the last straw and without realizing it, Harry jumped up, knocking his chair back with a crash. "What is wrong with you Sirius?" he asked quietly, the kitchen had fallen silence and all eyes had turned to him.
Sirius snorted "What do mean Harry? I was just telling this slimy snake what we think of him."
"What you think of him, you mean. In case you hadn't noticed Black, you're as "dark" as Professor Snape is and more a Death Eater then he is."
"Wait just a minute Harry, I am nothing like the Death Eaters. They killed James and Lily."
Harry snorted, "You might not go around killing people you hate but you have tried, unless you don't remember your fifth year and you're just as prejudiced against anyone who doesn't view the world the same as you, which is quite a few because, if you hadn't noticed, we're not all bullies." He yelled and pushed past Snape out of the room, turning his head over his shoulder, "And by the way, snakes are not even close to being slimy."