Title: Reexamining Things

Rating: K

Summary: This is a story of Harry Potter shattering what everyone things 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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To sjrodgers108: Thanks for your review.

To Desire Passion: He got in using Fawks but that's the last time that you'll see Fawks helping Dumbledore out. Sorry about being a Sadist, didn't mean to scare you.

To Rainbow2007: Thanks for your review.

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To murdrax: I know, that's why Dumbledore is dumb.

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To Luiz4200: I can't show Fred and George's reactions because their in Azkaban, or are they. Sorry if I'm being a tease here. Also James would faint if he knew, though since he's dead he can't. Though it would be funny if he did know.

To Ex Mentis: I haven't yet decided on all points will these Marauders be like the old ones. Of course Harry won't prank anyone because of what happened to him with the Dursley's. But lets just say that it will be interesting.

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Chapter 38: Things Aren't Right

"Things aren't right," Snape told Sirius a few days later.

The Christmas holidays were coming up in a few weeks and most were looking forward to the time away from the students and the students from the Professors.

"What do you mean?" Sirius asked.

"So far the second year that Harry's at Hogwarts has turned almost like the first,"

Snape told him, "But without the Defense Professor trying to kill anyone or getting a stone."

"Maybe it's just your imagination," Sirius suggested.

Snape looked at him, "Are you even believing that," he asked him.

"Well one can be hopeful," Sirius said and then Professor Flitwick came running in. "What's wrong, man?"

"There's been another attack," he said, "The Heir of Slytherin has attacked again."

Snape groaned and then asked, "Who is it?"

"Creevey," Flitwick answered and Snape hit his head on the table.

"Great, just great," he said, "A Gryffindor got it."

"Is he dead?" Sirius asked.

"No petrified," Flitwick answered and Snape was able to take a breath of relief that wasn't needed.

"Does any one have any idea who did it?" Sirius asked.

"No one and with Dumbledore attacking people the school thinks that he might be the Heir of Slytherin."

"I highly doubt that," Snape said, "He might be evil but he isn't the Heir of Slytherin."

"So what's going to happen now?" Sirius asked.

"McGonagall wants to see the staff at once," Flitwick said.

"Now this should be interesting," Snape told him and they both left.

When they arrived they knew that McGonagall looked worried and Snape didn't blame her. The fact that Mrs. Norris, owned by squib Argus Filch, and Colin Creevy, a Muggleborn wizard, had been attacked was enough to send anyone into worryland. Add Dumbledore trying to kill off people that had once been his alley and he was certain that she wouldn't last the year.

"Are we going to tell his father," Sprout asked.

"No," McGonagall said, "Now let's get this meeting started."

Everyone sat down and she took a deep breath. "As you know Colin Creevy was attacked. Now we have no idea how he got attacked but at least we can say that he's not dead."

"He's as good as dead," Sinatra said.

"I agree but I'm going to take Petrified over dead any day," McGonagall said, "Now I've talked to Fudge about this and he said that he will hold back the Daily Prophet so that we can take a crack at finding the Heir. I don't think that I need to remind you that Slytherin House is full of prime suspects but I'm not going to subject them to what happened last term."

Snape knew that she was talking about the truth potion incident.

"What do you think Fudge will do if we don't find out who's doing this?" Hagrid asked.

"I don't think I want to know," McGonagall said.

"Do you need me to continue to investigate?" Snape asked her.

They all looked at him and then McGonagall explained that she wanted Snape to find out who's causing these attacks.

"I think that you'll be good enough…for now," McGonagall said, "The most important thing is that no one must think that its Harry. Last year was too much for me."

When the meeting was over McGonagall kept Snape behind.

"Severus, do you think that it's Hagrid," McGonagall asked, "I know that I asked this before but I want to know if you think it might be, if you have any evidence."

"If it is then he has guts to come here," Snape said, "But I still don't believe that it is.

However Miss Weasley wasn't present during the end of the feast."

McGonagall stared at him, "Surely-."

"I'm not saying that its proof I'm just pointing something out," Snape said, "Now I'm thinking that she left because she didn't want to be seen. Both her and Malfoy have been giving me problems this term."

"With Malfoy not wanting to be taught by Sirius," McGonagall said.

"Correct and the detentions that the entire school was to do haven't been done at all."

"I was thinking about that," McGonagall said. "What should we do about the detention?"

"I was thinking about having the Hufflepuff's do their's first," Snape said, "Washing all the windows will be a good punishment."

"I agree," McGonagall said, "I'll have Professor Sprout send them out."

Snape nodded and then left.

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"I can't believe that Colin was attacked," Hermione said.

"Why aren't you surprised," Nott told her, "I mean, I know that there might be a chance that Slytherin's not doing it but he got what was coming to him. I mean, he treated Harry like he was nothing."

"That I'll agree with but the Heir is making our house look bad."

"I'll agree with the Mudblood," Malfoy said.

Nott and Pansy turned on him, "Did anyone include you in the conversation?" Nott asked him.

"So does anyone want to put bets on who the Heir might be?" Harry asked them.

"No bets there, I don't know who it is," Nott said, "Oh, Ron, I think that you need to have Ginny go to the hospital wing. She hasn't been looking good."

Harry and Ron turned to see Ginny staring out into space.

"I wonder what's wrong with her," Hermione asked them.

"Who cares," Pansy said, "She's been nothing but nasty to us."

"Go figure on who her father is," Nott said, "Going on and on about Muggle rights when he hated them just as much as a Death Eater."

"And gay to add to that," Pansy said, "I think that Pureblood wizards should have children with Pureblood witches."

Nott groaned, "Don't bring up all this Pureblood stuff."

"Why, I have a point," Pansy said.

"No, you don't," Nott told her, "Look, can we just change the subject."

"Sure, on what?" Pansy asked.

"Christmas, I'm staying at Hogwarts for Christmas."

"I was myself but I'm spending Christmas at Snape Manor," Harry said. "Ron's coming too."

"Glad to hear that," Hermione said, "My parents have finally forgiven me and so I'm spending Christmas with them."

"I'm glad that you've patched things up with them," Nott said. "It's bad when people fight over things."

Harry and Ron both nodded in agreement.

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Of course everyone in the other houses thought it was Harry that was attacking people but they were very careful in talking about it just in-case Harry was listening.

"He's rotten to the core," said a Hufflepuff, "Look at who he has for a mentor."

"Yeah, blood-sucking Snape," said a Ravenclaw. "But I wonder what he's been doing while he's not been attacking people."

"Probably learning more of the Dark Arts," said a Gryffindor.

It was true that Harry was spending more time with Snape but that was only due to the extra stuff that Snape was making him due. The weather wasn't getting any better but he was still found going to Hogsmead to pick things up. Also he was doing things in his dorm that even his housemates wondered about. Of course Pansy and the rest of Harry's friends joked that he was thinking of an escape plan just in-case the rest of the school came at him with torches and pitch forks.

What none of them knew was that Harry was working on becoming an Animagi. The book had helped him avoid some of the things the Ministry looked for and so far he was able to change his hand into a claw and back again. He was working on the feathers.

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"I wonder what Harry's doing," Ron said to Hermione and the rest. "We can't continue with the torches and pitchfork thing."

"Well it's a lot better then having to put up with some of the school believing that Harry's attacking people."

"Do you think Harry knows that he's being talked about?" Pansy said.

"Um, due to the fact that he's not coming out hardly at all I think that it would be a good assessment to think that Harry does know that he's being talked about."

"I wish they would stop," Pansy said. "It does get annoying."

"They won't stop until the real Heir is caught," Hermione said to her.

"Which I hope is soon," Pansy said.

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"I can't believe their doing this to Harry," Sirius said to Snape.

"They want a scape goat and they've picked Harry," Snape told him, "I'm been trying to get him to come to dinner in my quarters but he's doing something."

Sirius looked at him, "You don't think he's cutting himself."

Snape stared at him, "I don't think so," Snape said, "If he was then the castle would alert me."

Sirius looked at him, "Why you?" he asked.

"Because he trusts me," Snape said, "Now I think that we need to look for something, something that's controlling someone."

"Like what?"

"The only thing that can control someone is a soul fragment," Snape said, "I believe that Riddle's diary is here."

Sirius looked at him, "And how do you know that it's the diary doing it?"

"Because the last time the Chamber was open it was fifty years ago," Snape said, "And Riddle is the Heir of Slytherin. There's no way that Riddle could be doing it because his magic is locked up, including his ability to talk to snakes."

"So someone has the diary and is using it to open the chamber."

"Correct," Snape said, "And when we find it then I can destroy it."

"Let's hope we find it," Sirius said.

"Me too or Hogwarts is finish."

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Note: Now only if Snape was as smart in this story as he was in Rowling. Of course she dumbed him down. I'll post tomorrow.