SLYTHERIN AND MYTHOLOGY: PART I

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After the love potion incident, Umbridge was leaving no stone unturned in trying to find the person/s responsible for it, and almost everyone suspected that if they were caught, they might have to face expulsion from the school, maybe a taste of Umbridge's Blood Quill (her Cruciatus, too) and possibly a brief stint in Azkaban as well. All in all, it was going to be an unpleasant experience for him or her. Harry was really worried for that brave person and kept trying to find out who had done it. So far, his efforts were in vain, for it seemed that the person was hell-bent upon keeping his or her identity unknown and they were doing a pretty darn good job of it too.

So far, Umbridge's search for the 'culprit' consisted of Decree Number Goodness Knows What. According to it, she had every member of the Inquisitorial Squad keep an eye on a 'select few' suspects. Well, mainly, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and other members of Dumbledore's Army. They were allowed to tail the 'suspects' even in their common room (How can a Slytherin enter the Gryffindor Common Room? This was one of the many protests that the students had). This completely stopped any interaction they might have had and allowed them no way of communicating as they were always being watched.

One day, though, they became really lucky as the ones tailing them were none other than Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson. Now, they were seated in the Gryffindor Common Room, way after normal sleeping hours. Hermione had casted a silencing charm around them so no one will be the wiser.

"Alright. So, which one of you is the love potion 'culprit'?" Draco asked, doing the air quotes for the word culprits. "I need to know so that I can try to save you from Umbridge's wrath. And, I promise on Salazar Slytherin's dead body, that I will not disclose the information to anyone else, least of all, Umbitch."

When the Gryffindors only stared incredulously at him, Pansy hastened to explain, "We're not asking you as the members of the Inquisitorial Squad. We're asking as the two students who hate Umb itch just as much as you do, want her gone from not only this school, but also from this world and those who even helped you prank her."

It was Ginny who answered, albeit in a small voice.

"Uh, I did it. I had loads of help from Mum and Dobby. Mum sent me the love potion in a bottle of cough drops, so Umbitch will not have an inkling about it and I had Dobby pour it into her cup of tea that morning. I, of course, didn't expect it to go as far as the marriage, but then again, I can't really complain as it was pretty entertaining and funny." She coughed nervously.

There was a split second silence before Harry engulfed her in a bear-hug. "Oh, Merlin, that was you! I was so worried you might get caught. That was an amazing, ingeniously brilliant plan, by the way! Good on you, Gin! You're awesome!" He flashed her his lopsided grin, and all she could think of was, 'guys with drop-dead gorgeous grins like those should be declared as dangerous or all girls would start collapsing immediately.'

So, of course, everyone started praising her and congratulating her. Ginny, though, was stuck in a bubble of 'Harry said I am awesome. How cool is that!'

"…Gin? Hey? Ginny!"

"What?" She said when she hastily rose out of her stupor. "Oh. Sorry. Just zoned out. So, what were you saying, Pansy?"

Pansy shook her head at the girl. It was obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that she was head-over-heels in love with the Potter boy, but she refused to tell him (Merlin knows why!).

"Yes, so as I was saying, what is our plan next? I vote we continue the same way. Umbitch'll expect us to lay low for a while and will not expect a sudden attack. So, we'll do just that. The question is: What, though?" She continued.

"I was hoping for something Slytherin. Literally. You know, involving snakes. Alive, ones." Draco declared.

"I want to do something related to Muggle mythology." Harry said at the same time that Draco said his.

They both stared at each other for a few minutes, before Harry gave a loud whoop and grinned ecstatically at them all. "I know! Why don't we combine both of them together. Listen up. I have an idea."

And he proceeded to tell them his brilliant plan. By midnight, they'd all agreed on the next prank, stifling their giggles as they went back to their dormitories. Tomorrow couldn't come sooner.

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