The Man Eating Scroll

House: Slytherin

Category: Drabble

Prompt: Old Scroll

Words: 531

And by no means are Harry and Antony in a relationship! They're like Ron and Harry in canon! Just close friends, ok?

This Drabble is supposed to be fun, and perhaps a little amusing.

This was betaed by Carolare Scarletus

Disclaimer: HP belongs to JK Rowling.

Harry Potter and his best friend Antony Goldstein were cleaning out Professor Snape's office. Professor Snape had disappeared unexpectedly, and the task of clearing up his desk had fallen to Harry and Antony.

"I still can't work out what happened to Professor Snape! His clothes and personal belongings are still here! So, he can't have run off or something," said Antony who was still trying to get his head around it.

Harry said, "I know, Antony. It is very weird."

Then Antony picked up a very, very old looking scroll. Antony said to Harry, "Look at this!"

"It's an old Scroll, and it looks like it belonged to Salazar Slytherin because I remember Professor Binns saying that the Founders had special Symbols, they put on their creations. I checked them up in the Library, and that looks like the one Salazar Slytherin had. Should we read it?" asked Harry.

Antony nodded quickly and said, "Yeah, let's read it."

But, as Antony opened the scroll, he started to sink into it. Antony said panicking, "Harry! Help me!"

Harry quickly shot a stinging hex at the scroll, which caused it to let go of Antony and be sent into the wall behind him. Antony said to Harry, "Thanks, Harry."

"That's okay," said Harry, nodding.

Suddenly, the Scroll began to move and flung itself at them. Shocked, Harry and Antony dodged out of the way, landing away from the demented scroll. It began to growl in a low, horrible tone. They had to act quickly unless they wanted to be eaten.

Antony suggested as they ran around the office avoiding the scroll, "How about we try burning it?"

"Okay," said Harry then the two boys stopped and set the Scroll on fire.

This did not to much. All it did was make the scroll mad, and now it was after them, spitting fire as it hurled itself at them again. Harry and Antony were even more scared now. Not only did the scroll eat people, but it was on fire, too. Harry said to Antony, "Let's try Fiendfyre! It can't hurt!"

"Harry! Fiendfyre could burn this office and us! But, it's the only option we have I guess!" Antony called, then they stopped and used Fiendfyre on the scroll, which caused it to turn into a pile of ash.

Antony and Harry sighed in relief. They were safe! But, Harry was worried about the scroll rising from the ashes, so he banished the ashes. Harry then said, "Never again are we touching old Scrolls."

"Yes, definitely! Ravenclaws or not, I don't have a death wish," Said Antony.

Harry nodded to agree, then he said, "Do you suppose that is what happened to Professor Snape? He was eaten by that?"

"It's bloody likely! Why would Salazar Slytherin create something like that?" said Antony.

Harry shrugged and said, "I don't know, maybe to eat Godric Gryffindor if he annoyed him too much?"

"Harry! That's an awful thing to suggest!" said Antony.

Harry said, "Hey, no one said Salazar was nice, did they? They just said he took protecting the students very seriously."

Then the two boys made a vow never to touch an Old Scroll again.