A/N: Hello peoples! I wanted to thank everyone who either reviewed or pm'ed me. I sent those lovely people a sneak peaks. So in the spirit of being fare, I will send people who review from this point forward sneak peaks of upcoming chapters. I will also be staggering chapters more, instead of doing multiple uploads a day. I still need a beta, in fact i would like to have several. So if you think you are up to the task, then please pm me. Dont forget to include experience, or if you don't have any you can include english class scores. Thanks again and don't forget to review!
BTW- I had to go back and replace McGonagle with Bellatrix, Habit made me type McGonagle by mistakes :/
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Entering the great hall, harry was flooded with the sights and sounds from his early childhood. Most children could only dream of having an experience like this, but Harry was aware and thankful of everyday he got to live it. The new students were marched in single filed, halfway down the house tables,then instructed to stand quietly and wait to be called to the stool.
Sitting on the stool was the enchanted founders hat. Bellatrix cleared her throat, waking the hat from its apparent slumber. It raised it's eyebrows and bent itself while looking around, as if caught off guard. Ridiculous considering it served only one purpose, and was moved only once a year to fulfill said purpose. after visibly shaking itself, its mouth ripped open and it began to recite its standard beginning of the year song. Describing the four houses, coupled with a sprinkling of an inside joke. Harry wasnt privy to the inside joke, something to do no doubt with snapes hair. The hat didn't seem to have a high opinion of the dour Headmaster.
His face could be seen, pinched in irritation. lestrance how ever was beaming in pleasure.
One by one students had been called, until Harry's name was finally shouted. Harry made his way, winding through the students until reaching the ancient stool. Harry hopped onto the stool, followed by Bellatrix settling the hat on Harry's Head. Immediately harry's vision was blocked by the hat, and then his hearing was overwhelmed by it's voice in his head.
"My my who do we have here? Young master DeWinter, its a pleasure to finally meet the little boy who has been the on and off again hot topic among the staff and the dark lord. Everyone has high expectations for you boy, not all in your best interest. Between having the Prime Minister to the Fae as your mother, and the dueling instructor for an uncle the faculty are quite a buzz. But lets talk of this another time, be sure to speak to Headmaster Snape so you can come and speak to me at a later time."
"Now onto your sorting."
Here the hat paused, humming to itself as it sorted through Harry's memories. Harry was fae, so organic magics came naturally to him. That included mind magics, so Harry could literally fallow the hats progress as it sifted through important and unimportant memories.
"My my, such talent. The fae don't often send children to be taught at Hogwarts, but when they do. Just amazing!, tell me Harry are all fae children as well educated as you?"
Here harry had to giggle to himself. His mum was a slave driver when it came to his education, allot more than normal fae. But Harry didn't like to complain, or point out any differences between himself and the other children.
"Depends sir"
Harry chose to not elaborate, the hat had already expressed the want to speak in private later, and his sorting was already going on eight minutes. Harry could hear Lestrange tapping her heals, huffing dramatically every few seconds. Even the other children had begun whispering, it was becoming embarrassing.
"hmmm Well you could do well in any house, you would be an excellent addition to any of them. How ever, their is one that would do as much for you as you would for it. therefore.."
At this point the hat shouted his answer out loud for everyone to hear.
"SLYTHERIN!"
Immediately all the slytherins stood and began to clap, welcoming Harry to their table. Bellatrix stepped forward removing the hat and waving her wand over the nondescript tie, changing its colors to green and embroidering the Slytherin house coat at its center.
As harry moved down the slytherin table he received verbal welcomes and handshakes, people congratulating him for a good sorting. Harry was the first to be sorted into slytherin, so as was tradition harry moved to sit at the end of the table. Sitting down, closest to the Head table harry was finally able to see all of the teachers. Including his uncle who had raised his glass to send a silent toast harry's way. Toward the middle of the table harry caught the eyes of headmaster snape, his eyes appeared to narrow before turning snapping head back toward the sorting which had continued.
Thirty minutes later, the sorting had been finished. Draco had ended up sitting across from Harry. Not suprising him ending up in slytherin.
Snape gave a dull speech, as expected. Highlighting the most pressing school rules. Then clapped his hands, summoning food to appear along the tables. The feast was as wondrous as Marius had described it. The theme of the evening appeared to be roasted items. Whole turkeys, legs of lamb, suckling pig and stuffed salmons littered the table, with a dappling of veggies and breads between.
The meal was replaced twenty minutes later by the dessert course. It was similarly as grand. Offering cold items, baked items, fruit cocktails and ornate jello molds. All topped with whipped creams, sugary sauces and candy. This aspect of the school had never changed, Harry hoped it never would.
Harry had been halfway through finishing off a pecan pie that he had claimed as his own, when whipers from students at the other tables made him pause. Looking up, spoon halfway to his mouth. Harry became aware that the Dark Lord had entered and sat himself at the Head table, and Nagini was dragging herself down the isle's. She was looking around, flicking her tongue at each student she passed. This of course caused the youngest children to jump on top of the benches, screaming and crying. The older children simply sat still, not moving or breathing. Their eyes and faces the only parts to move, tracking the movements of the snake down the isle's. although not comfortable, the other students had apparently been conditioned and trained to respond this way to her presence.
Harry, could still remember Nagini, and didn't feel the need to alter his behavior. So he turned back to his pie, savoring each sugary bite. The fae had a borderline addiction to sweets. fairy's and Sprites were known to collect magical items from the forest in exchange for candies and fruits.
While harry sat ignoring the actions of the people around him, focused on his pie. Nagini made her way down each isle, she was searching for her Nathair Prionsa. The dark lord had informed Nagini upon arrival to the castle that Nathair would be here finally. Every year voldemort would attend the opening feast, and every year Nagini had asked if this was the year that her Nathair would return. She had received a negative reply every year, fallowed by the order to behave and remain behind the Head table with him. This year, her nathair had returned and this year she would ignore his command.
All tables but one searched, Nagini came to the Slytherin table. Moving down tasting each student one by one. Eventually Nagini came to Harry. Nagini was on the ground, so from her point of view she observed him to be eating. Not one to be left out, Nagini hefted herself onto the bench next to him. The child that had been seated next to harry scrambled away pushing the other child on his other side in a desperate scramble to not come in contact with the giant snake.
It was then that harry registered the movement next to him, turning his face to see what the fuss was about. He came eye to eye with Nagini, she was so close that when her tongue flicked out it was able to tickle the tip of his nose. This caused harry to give the snake a wide smile.
"My Nathair Prionsa has finally returned. Nathair was naughty leaving without seeking out Nagini to say good bye!"
Harry tilted his head, his smile slowly melting away while he pondered her words. Five years was a long time for him, but apparently not for Nagini. Harry was not eager to draw attention to his ability to speak to snakes, even among the fae he was seen as an oddity since the revealing of his parseltongue. So instead of responding, he held out his fork with a piece of pie and a radiant smile. The snakes eyes flickered to the bite of food on his fork, then back to him. Some unknown thoughts being processed, then her tongue flickered out tasting the pie. It was odd, Harry nEw. Hopefully the other students wouldnt be too curiouse.
mind made up nagini leaned forward taking the bite of pie from harry's fork. His peace offering accepted, the snake swallowed then demanded harry feed her the rest as reparation for her suffering in his absence.
after a moment the older slytherins began focusing back onto their deserts, trying to project a calm demeanor. The other tables, soon fallowing their lead. But the other first years, still frightened continued to point, stare and whisper. At this rate, Nagini was going to cause Harry to become the isolated pariah again.
But the freak show didn't end their, after dessert had disappeared. Voldemort had chosen to stand and address the students. Standing up, and clinking his wine glass with his silverware causing an instant hush to blanket the room,the dark lord addressed the students. His normal charming smile in place.
"Another year at Hogwarts has started. The Ministry and I have full confidence in the faculty and staff and know that you have an exciting and educational year ahead. This year, I would like to be the first to welcome your new deputy headmistress and defence against the dark arts teacher. Mrs. Bellatrix lestrange."
The dark lord began to clap during this pause in his speech. Lestrange stood and bowed, a red tinge covering her face. she was smiling at the dark lord, pleasure that was borderline obscene displayed. Finished clapping the dark lord continued his speech, turning toward a darker subject.
"I would like to remind everyone that my wing is off limits to all who have not received clearance. Nagini has full permission to defend her territory, and my wing is considered her territory. with that said, I would also suggest everyone to give Nagini a wide birth around the school, she is no pet but a wild animal. I would also like to remind certain students"
here the dark lord shot his eyes toward the Griffindor table, giving a brief pause.
"That instigating nagini, through jokes, traps or general harassment will not be tolerated. Nagini will bite each and every one of you if you're not careful, to her you are dinner."
An audible gulp was heard from the boy that had been sitting next to him, Zambini. Harry turned his eyes, the boy was sweating bullets while staring at the snake. How hilarious! a slytherin afraid of the house mascot!
Meal finished, and speech complete the dark lord wished the children good night and pardoned them from the table. How ever before Harry could fully stand the dark lord called out over the students heads, eyes locked with Harry.
"Harry, do be kind and bring Nagini with you to speak with me in the morning before breakfast."
All the students paused to stare again at Harry and then at Nagini. Harry's face had turned to flames, heat radiating from the surface like a supernova. A small sigh and then a possative nodding of his head his only response before turning and heading out the double doors. Nagini gliding over the bench and onto the floor in order to follow him. It would seem that Nagini would be taking back up her mission to shadow harry within the school. Hopefully, he could find a way to ditch the snake on his way down to the dungeons.
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