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 7: The Notebook
Term soon started and that meant that the corridors were once again noisy with students, some grumbling about what their parents had said when they had gotten home. Harry was glad to see Nott when he returned from vacation the day before term was to start.
"So did your dad say what you thought he would say?" Harry asked him.
"No, he got locked away in Azkaban," Nott told him, not happy about it.
"What's Azkaban?" Harry asked.
"The Wizard Prison," Nott answered, "He'll be locked away for sometime but at least I won't have to hear his fat mouth."
"So you didn't have much of a Christmas," Harry concluded.
"Nope," Nott said, "Everyone was silent and didn't even ask how come I'm friends with you. Like I care what they think."
"Well at least we'll have work to keep our minds off of our unsatisfactory home life," Harry told him, smiling at him.
"Yeah, glad for something's," Nott said.
During breakfast Hedwig flew down with a package for Harry. Harry was surprised since the last time that Hedwig had delivered anything was the letter from Hagrid a couple months ago. He looked at Nott who was interested in what Hedwig had given him. Harry opened it and saw a notebook and a note. He opened the note and read to Nott:
Potter,
This is a special notebook that will allow you to write anything down that you feel the need to write as well as writing any variation to potion recipes. I warn that I have the sister notebook and can see what your writing. However I won't reveal what you've written to anyone, not even the Headmaster.
Sincerely,
Professor S. Snape,
Potions Master and Head of Slytherin House
"Formal!" Nott commented. "I wonder why he didn't deliver it during Christmas."
Harry wondered as well but put it out of his mind.
On another note new term meant that the Slytherins were getting ready for their match against Hufflepuff. They had played against Ravenclaw at the end of November and had beaten them and now they were getting ready to battle Hufflepuff.
"I hope that I don't get killed this time," Harry told Nott as they lined up for Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Professor Quirrell had been acting even odder since Harry's attack and Harry had a very bad feeling that there was something, um, evil about him. When he told Nott this, while Weasley had overheard, he told him that he was probably still feeling jittery from the attack.
"Maybe," Harry had said, but that didn't stop him from having a bad feeling about him.
When they entered Defense Against the Dark Arts they settled in the back and Professor Quirrell walked in and started them on werewolf bites. Harry and Nott opened their books and started copying them down.
Remus Lupin had waited until after the Christmas Holiday's to read the letter that both Professor McGonagall and Headmaster Dumbledore had sent him. McGonagall had written down on the front to open her letter, first, before reading anything that Dumbledore had to say. So he opened her letter and read:
Dear Remus,
How are you doing, I hope that the holidays are treating you well. Anyway, the reason that I'm writing is so that I can stop whatever full brain idea that Dumbledore has, which usually aren't good. This year, as you know, Harry came to Hogwarts and he was sorted, I was surprised by this, in Slytherin. Severus started on him, making him feel low, but then Harry turned around and decided to work very, very, hard in Potion as well as his other subjects.
Dumbledore is starting to entertain the idea the idea that Harry isn't the Chosen One because he's in Slytherin, despite the fact that Lily and James died at the hands of You-Know-Who. He wants Harry to act more like James then Lily despite the fact that he's doing very well in school. I blame the damn Dursley's for this and if you saw what kind of Muggles they were you would agree with me. They've turned him into a Slytherin and there's no way that he would fit into Gryffindor.
Also the students decided, for a short time, to bully him. One of them actually made Harry spit out soap (remind you of anyone). I'm hoping that you'll write back with some answers as I need them. Harry's a good kid just had some very bad things happen to him and he looks up to Severus as a father figure as well as a mentor, despite the fact that Severus is trying to make the child hate him.
Harry hasn't had much of that in his life and it makes me sad that no one in his family cared about him. I'm just hoping that you don't stop caring about him just because he happens to be in Slytherin.
Sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress.
"Oh God, Harry's in Slytherin," Remus said.
Remus wasn't exactly a fan of the house but if the Dursley's had caused Harry to turn into a Slytherin then the only person at fault was Dumbledore. He could have taken care of Harry. However Remus was glad that Harry was determined to do well in school, he knew that Lily would be very proud of how much, like her, Harry was. But he was worried that Harry would turn dark, like so many in Slytherin House had. He read the part about Harry looking up to Severus as a father figure and he had to agree that since
Harry had most likely been abused by the Dursley's Harry would latch on someone that would make his Uncle cringe.
Remus had never met the Dursley's before and Lily had never mentioned her sister. The only thing that he knew about her was the fact that she disliked the fact that Lily had been born a witch. How much of that dislike had been actual hate? Remus had a bad feeling that one day he would find out. He then picked up Dumbledore's letter and opened it.
Remus,
How are you, old boy. I was thinking about you coming to Hogwarts and spending time with Harry. He doesn't know anything about his father and I would like for you to tell him all about him. I'm sure that you heard that Harry was sorted into Slytherin. I don't know what the hat was even thinking but maybe you could convince him to allow to be re-sorted into Gryffindor.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
"Fat chance that will happen," Remus said, remembering that one of the students had made soap come out of Harry mouth.
He took a piece of parchment and wrote a rejection letter to Dumbledore. There was no way that he was going to convince Harry to leave a house that he was obviously comfortable in.
"Gods, Quirrell is creepier then he was before," Nott said.
Quirrell had spent the whole lesson staring at Harry and Nott had noticed this at once.
"I don't know what his problem was," Harry said, "Except maybe a staring problem."
Both boys laughed but Granger started on them. "You shouldn't be making fun of a Hogwarts Professor."
"Hermione, stop," Nott said, "If someone has a staring problem, no matter the world, then he's got a problem."
He was the first Slytherin to call Granger by her first name.
"Well I don't care, don't make fun of him," Granger told him and then headed off to her next class.
"Remind me why we got the bossy one," Nott said and Harry groaned.
Hermione didn't talk to them at all during Transfiguration and Harry was glad.
Every time she opened her mouth Harry felt like hexing her. He knew that she was all about the rules, and even he obeyed them, but why couldn't she let people have a opinion. He shook her out of his mind as he focused on turning his candle from silver to gold.
When the bell rang the Slytherin's headed off to lunch and when they sat down Granger chose to sit on the other side of the table. Harry shook his head and then started on his stew.
"Hay, Potter," yelled Malfoy and Harry turned to see him entering the Great Hall.
"Great, I have to put up with Malfoy right now," he told Nott.
"Best to get it over with," Nott said and Harry watched him sit down.
"What do you want?" Harry asked him, showing his annoyance.
Malfoy smirked at him, "What are you going to do this summer?"
Harry was shocked as Nott was. What was Malfoy up to?
"Spending time with my dumb family," Harry answered, "Why do you want to know?"
Malfoy grinned at him, "Just wanting to once again prove how much better I am to you. At least my family wants me around."
He then left, making Harry wish that he could cut the idiots tongue out.
"Don't let him get to you, my dad's in Azkaban," Nott told him.
"I know but that doesn't stop him from being able to get to me," Harry told him.
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