A Whisper Too Late
It seemed so fast sitting at that table and watching the sorting. Harry had barely even gathered his baring yet as to exactly what happened. He knew that he had been placed in the snake house and that Circes was really happy about it.
' He probably likes the idea of a snake being the symbol'
* Haralden shhhall we head to breakfast?
In all honesty this was a good question, today was his first day of classes and he really should be getting ready for the Prefect to take them around the school and show them the way around so they could get to classes.
The tour had gone off without a hitch and the boys' first class was Potions with Professor Arian Alchemine. The Professor had immediately taken a shining to the modestly [only in class] brilliant child, a certain prodigy in the subject area of Potions. A cauldron bubbled over and exploded leaving the woman sighing, 'if only she could say the same for his brother'.
"Haralden!!! You added the newt eyes before stirring the potion three times counter-clockwise! I can't believe you just wrecked another cauldron you are completely hopeless. No wonder you failed your Potions essay you wrote."
" Wait? You failed me on my essay I gave you? I spent two whole days on that essay! "
* Severus grinned evilly at his beloved brother*
" I wouldn't have needed to fail you if you had actuallt read all the sections I had assigned, you didn't think I wouldn't notice you skipping the Wolavera Potion, Polyjuice potion, or Daedlus Drought, did you?
Harry decided to take the pout and ignore route and leave Sevrin all alone while he made lots and lots of friends to spite him. After classes put is plan to action and left Severus all alone in the halls while he went to find new friends.
' I can't believe Harry's still so immature. Oh well, it was worth it to see the shock on his face, Ha! I still can't believe he thought I wouldn't notice him skipping those three potions since he'd written 35 feet by then already.'
Severus still quite pleased with himself, wandered around the dungeons. As he walked along he had the misfortune of running into some Hufflepuff moron that had gotten lost. Deciding [albeit grudgingly] that it was only right to lead the lost peer out of the dungeons Severus led the boy out.
" My name is Gilderoy Lockhart you can just call me Gilderoy. What house are you in? You really don't need to help me I'm not lost you know just turned around a little. It's so nice of you to help me - even if I don't need it. What's your name?"
"My name is Severus Snape and it would do well to note that I am helping you only to get you out of my way so I need not run into you in my dungeons anymore. Oh, and I'm a member of Slytherin house."
" Really?!? I heard Slytherin's were mighty powerful! I can't believe one is helping me! This is so fantastic, I can't wait to duel you some day, we'd probably be a perfect match. Right my good friend? "
" The day I become friends with a nitwit like you is the day I run through the streets stark naked screaming 'I'm a muggle'."
" That sounds like great fun, when are we doing that Sev?"
"THAT'S IT! LEAVE ME BE YOU BLOODY PEST"
Suddenly Sev0 had gotten an idea, a wonderful, horrible, terrible idea.
That Lockhart would pay if he ever decided to continue his perilous pursuit of his friendship. Muahahahahahahaha.
As Severus went to brew some strange potion that would do who knows what to that pesky Hufflepuff peer. Harry had troubles of his own, as of yet he had been unable to make any friends. Circes had been left to sleep in the common room after about the third time someone had run from him simply for having the pet on him.
~ It's dark in here, and cold. Uncle is coming, why did Mommy and Daddy have to die in that car crash. Why am I all alone? Please can anybody help me, would someone just talk to me, please. Anybody. ~
" Who, Who's there? I will help you, just tell me where you are."
Harry searched the empty halls trying to find where the wispy, echoing voice came from only to hear-
~ I'm glad.~
" What are you glad about, where are you?"
~ I'm in the cupboard, but I'm glad I'm not alone. Even if you aren't really here with me at least I can hear you. It's comforting, it's comforting to know that someone will speak with me. You will keep talking to me won't you? ~
Harry didn't know what to say to the voice but finally decided that maybe this was the friend he was looking for. Sadly though, this voice could go away at any time so he'd have to figure out what allowed them to speak with each other.
" I will talk to you as long as I can. How are we speaking?"
~ I don't know I was just dreaming of someone acknowledging me, remembering I'm still alive. ~
" Maybe, maybe you're like me, a wizard. This would be accidental magic...and pretty powerful too. I know next time you want to speak of me dream about hearing my voice rather then simply dreaming of someone speaking to you and we'll be able to talk again!"
~ Wizard? What is that? I've never heard that word before and isn't the 'm' word a bad thing? ~
" 'M' word? Magic??? No magic, is a wonderful thing that allows us to think feel and be whatever we wish, it is the essence of our very being, whether magical or muggle we still have the same core. A wizard is sort of like someone who can access that core and use it to do great things. Of course there are a few not so nice wizards just like there are some not so nice people. "
~ I like the sound of that, I wish I could be where you are but I think my Uncle is coming. I have to go, I will speak to you again sometime I know I will. ~
The voice faded out and Haralden was left alone again in the halls trying to figure out exactly what went on. Not that it mattered much anyway, at least he had a friend now.
"Haralden, what are you doing here?"
Severus looked at Harry and tried to discern what was with the uncharacteristicly thoughtful look on his brother's face. It seemed as if since their mother's death the two had drifted somewhat apart.
" Hey? Harry, what is the most annoying bug on the planet?"
Haralden furrowed his brow in a somewhat thoughtful manner, before brightening up as if he had solved some great riddle.
" A miqutio, y'know those suckers at the cottage that buzz about and steal small amounts of magic from your veins leaving you with that annoying tingling itch, and sometimes throw off your magical balance, and make you feel really tired for awhile. C'mon you should know I was bitten by one when we went camping in that magical forest two years ago."
" Great! I remember now, that is perfect! I'll get right on it. Thank you Harry!"
Severus jumped up and hugged Harry tightly before quickly pulling a vial out of his sleeve and muttering a small incantation.
" Sevrin, I was going to ask exactly what your up to but the back of my head is screaming leave now while you still can claim under veritaserum you had nothing to do with whatever he is doing. So I'm out of here, see you in the great hall."
"Bye Heralden!"
Severus put the finishing touches on the concoction he'd made and merrily skipped towards the great hall for supper. That bug would /never/ know what hit him.
As dinner began in the great hall Harry noticed the scarily pleased looking face of his brother that could only possibly mean one of two things - a) He just pulled some major prank, or did something equally naughty *p.s. not that sort of naughty they're still 1st years.* or b) he'd just succeeded in making some terribly hard potion and got praised for it. Little did Harry expect that it was a little of both and that-
"Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!"
*hey!!! You cut off my dramatic narrative moment that's it I quit find yourself a new mysterious - glargh! *
Everyone stared as Gilderoy jumped on top of the Hufflepuff table and began buzzing very loudly before full transfiguring into a miqutio. Afterwards he buzzed around the great hall for the remainder of dinner and just as it ended turned back into himself.
The great Hall was a mixture of shock, laughter and pity for the first year boy and whoever did it to him since Prof. Sprout seemed quite peeved and had quite the temper if you could actually manage to make her angry. The boy on the other hand seemed to believe that he must be a natural animagus and wanted to begin training right away so he could control his outbursts.
Severus was slightly peeved at Lockhart not figuring out 'why' he was turned into a bug but it was worth it. Especially since even though the moron didn't get it everyone else did.
"Sevrin? Did you have /any/ involvement in that ... occurrence during supper?"
" ... Which do you want, truth, half-truth, utter lie?"
" How about you surprise me?"
" Ok then, I freed a fairy whose wing was caught on a thorn and she promised to grant me a favour for helping her and I employed her talents to turn that kid who'd been bothering me into a miqutio."
Harry nearly face-faulted before muttering " Why did I even ask."
Next Chapter: Friends and face-faults or was that this chapter? Meh.
AN Note: La! Sorry for this being sort of late ducks I really didn't mean it to be but I was very busy this week and Friday and sat. were essentially lost in reasoning my report card marks to my parents so I could return to my beloved computer. snuggles computer lovingly Now Here's my reviewer responses- ie. You guys R4wk!
Anonymous - Yeeps! I never noticed I work in the metric and asked my older brother what a good-sized wand would be in inches and he said three. I never actually checked to see how much that would be until you questioned it and well... that is kinda small. From now on it will be about the size of a regular chopstick, screw measurements unless someone else can recommend a better set.
Deity - I used your idea, thankies for the inspiration. I'm glad you liked the sorting hat song, it was my first try at that sort of thing. I'm not much of a poet so trying to rhyme every line was sort of hard, so I didn't. ^_____^
My Snakey friend - Yes, yes, I know it was too short and I know this chapter was too, but I'm getting better I'm certain. Also, I did try nd include Sevvie in this chapter more and it will slowly bring him into frontal and Harry into back after we hit fifth year. * jeez, everything about this story seems focused there but I can't help it. I hope you can bear with me until we hit the point where this plot is actually apparent.*
Embers of Fate - I did send you an e-mail explaining that the story required Harry not to be in Gryffindor and that it was one of the few extremely important and completely unchangeable points of this fic. I'm still very happy for your input and would gladly take any other suggestions you may have to heart. I love feedback.
Lastly I would like people to know I'm still open for suggestions on what to do with Peter or Gilderoy next, I will not do anything too permanent though *like killing them* since they are still first years. I'm mostly looking for pranks etc.. I like the idea of readers being able to have some fun with the story so I'll try to fit any suggestions in to the best of my ability.
Bai Bai!
^___^
~ Sets-chan
It seemed so fast sitting at that table and watching the sorting. Harry had barely even gathered his baring yet as to exactly what happened. He knew that he had been placed in the snake house and that Circes was really happy about it.
' He probably likes the idea of a snake being the symbol'
* Haralden shhhall we head to breakfast?
In all honesty this was a good question, today was his first day of classes and he really should be getting ready for the Prefect to take them around the school and show them the way around so they could get to classes.
The tour had gone off without a hitch and the boys' first class was Potions with Professor Arian Alchemine. The Professor had immediately taken a shining to the modestly [only in class] brilliant child, a certain prodigy in the subject area of Potions. A cauldron bubbled over and exploded leaving the woman sighing, 'if only she could say the same for his brother'.
"Haralden!!! You added the newt eyes before stirring the potion three times counter-clockwise! I can't believe you just wrecked another cauldron you are completely hopeless. No wonder you failed your Potions essay you wrote."
" Wait? You failed me on my essay I gave you? I spent two whole days on that essay! "
* Severus grinned evilly at his beloved brother*
" I wouldn't have needed to fail you if you had actuallt read all the sections I had assigned, you didn't think I wouldn't notice you skipping the Wolavera Potion, Polyjuice potion, or Daedlus Drought, did you?
Harry decided to take the pout and ignore route and leave Sevrin all alone while he made lots and lots of friends to spite him. After classes put is plan to action and left Severus all alone in the halls while he went to find new friends.
' I can't believe Harry's still so immature. Oh well, it was worth it to see the shock on his face, Ha! I still can't believe he thought I wouldn't notice him skipping those three potions since he'd written 35 feet by then already.'
Severus still quite pleased with himself, wandered around the dungeons. As he walked along he had the misfortune of running into some Hufflepuff moron that had gotten lost. Deciding [albeit grudgingly] that it was only right to lead the lost peer out of the dungeons Severus led the boy out.
" My name is Gilderoy Lockhart you can just call me Gilderoy. What house are you in? You really don't need to help me I'm not lost you know just turned around a little. It's so nice of you to help me - even if I don't need it. What's your name?"
"My name is Severus Snape and it would do well to note that I am helping you only to get you out of my way so I need not run into you in my dungeons anymore. Oh, and I'm a member of Slytherin house."
" Really?!? I heard Slytherin's were mighty powerful! I can't believe one is helping me! This is so fantastic, I can't wait to duel you some day, we'd probably be a perfect match. Right my good friend? "
" The day I become friends with a nitwit like you is the day I run through the streets stark naked screaming 'I'm a muggle'."
" That sounds like great fun, when are we doing that Sev?"
"THAT'S IT! LEAVE ME BE YOU BLOODY PEST"
Suddenly Sev0 had gotten an idea, a wonderful, horrible, terrible idea.
That Lockhart would pay if he ever decided to continue his perilous pursuit of his friendship. Muahahahahahahaha.
As Severus went to brew some strange potion that would do who knows what to that pesky Hufflepuff peer. Harry had troubles of his own, as of yet he had been unable to make any friends. Circes had been left to sleep in the common room after about the third time someone had run from him simply for having the pet on him.
~ It's dark in here, and cold. Uncle is coming, why did Mommy and Daddy have to die in that car crash. Why am I all alone? Please can anybody help me, would someone just talk to me, please. Anybody. ~
" Who, Who's there? I will help you, just tell me where you are."
Harry searched the empty halls trying to find where the wispy, echoing voice came from only to hear-
~ I'm glad.~
" What are you glad about, where are you?"
~ I'm in the cupboard, but I'm glad I'm not alone. Even if you aren't really here with me at least I can hear you. It's comforting, it's comforting to know that someone will speak with me. You will keep talking to me won't you? ~
Harry didn't know what to say to the voice but finally decided that maybe this was the friend he was looking for. Sadly though, this voice could go away at any time so he'd have to figure out what allowed them to speak with each other.
" I will talk to you as long as I can. How are we speaking?"
~ I don't know I was just dreaming of someone acknowledging me, remembering I'm still alive. ~
" Maybe, maybe you're like me, a wizard. This would be accidental magic...and pretty powerful too. I know next time you want to speak of me dream about hearing my voice rather then simply dreaming of someone speaking to you and we'll be able to talk again!"
~ Wizard? What is that? I've never heard that word before and isn't the 'm' word a bad thing? ~
" 'M' word? Magic??? No magic, is a wonderful thing that allows us to think feel and be whatever we wish, it is the essence of our very being, whether magical or muggle we still have the same core. A wizard is sort of like someone who can access that core and use it to do great things. Of course there are a few not so nice wizards just like there are some not so nice people. "
~ I like the sound of that, I wish I could be where you are but I think my Uncle is coming. I have to go, I will speak to you again sometime I know I will. ~
The voice faded out and Haralden was left alone again in the halls trying to figure out exactly what went on. Not that it mattered much anyway, at least he had a friend now.
"Haralden, what are you doing here?"
Severus looked at Harry and tried to discern what was with the uncharacteristicly thoughtful look on his brother's face. It seemed as if since their mother's death the two had drifted somewhat apart.
" Hey? Harry, what is the most annoying bug on the planet?"
Haralden furrowed his brow in a somewhat thoughtful manner, before brightening up as if he had solved some great riddle.
" A miqutio, y'know those suckers at the cottage that buzz about and steal small amounts of magic from your veins leaving you with that annoying tingling itch, and sometimes throw off your magical balance, and make you feel really tired for awhile. C'mon you should know I was bitten by one when we went camping in that magical forest two years ago."
" Great! I remember now, that is perfect! I'll get right on it. Thank you Harry!"
Severus jumped up and hugged Harry tightly before quickly pulling a vial out of his sleeve and muttering a small incantation.
" Sevrin, I was going to ask exactly what your up to but the back of my head is screaming leave now while you still can claim under veritaserum you had nothing to do with whatever he is doing. So I'm out of here, see you in the great hall."
"Bye Heralden!"
Severus put the finishing touches on the concoction he'd made and merrily skipped towards the great hall for supper. That bug would /never/ know what hit him.
As dinner began in the great hall Harry noticed the scarily pleased looking face of his brother that could only possibly mean one of two things - a) He just pulled some major prank, or did something equally naughty *p.s. not that sort of naughty they're still 1st years.* or b) he'd just succeeded in making some terribly hard potion and got praised for it. Little did Harry expect that it was a little of both and that-
"Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!"
*hey!!! You cut off my dramatic narrative moment that's it I quit find yourself a new mysterious - glargh! *
Everyone stared as Gilderoy jumped on top of the Hufflepuff table and began buzzing very loudly before full transfiguring into a miqutio. Afterwards he buzzed around the great hall for the remainder of dinner and just as it ended turned back into himself.
The great Hall was a mixture of shock, laughter and pity for the first year boy and whoever did it to him since Prof. Sprout seemed quite peeved and had quite the temper if you could actually manage to make her angry. The boy on the other hand seemed to believe that he must be a natural animagus and wanted to begin training right away so he could control his outbursts.
Severus was slightly peeved at Lockhart not figuring out 'why' he was turned into a bug but it was worth it. Especially since even though the moron didn't get it everyone else did.
"Sevrin? Did you have /any/ involvement in that ... occurrence during supper?"
" ... Which do you want, truth, half-truth, utter lie?"
" How about you surprise me?"
" Ok then, I freed a fairy whose wing was caught on a thorn and she promised to grant me a favour for helping her and I employed her talents to turn that kid who'd been bothering me into a miqutio."
Harry nearly face-faulted before muttering " Why did I even ask."
Next Chapter: Friends and face-faults or was that this chapter? Meh.
AN Note: La! Sorry for this being sort of late ducks I really didn't mean it to be but I was very busy this week and Friday and sat. were essentially lost in reasoning my report card marks to my parents so I could return to my beloved computer. snuggles computer lovingly Now Here's my reviewer responses- ie. You guys R4wk!
Anonymous - Yeeps! I never noticed I work in the metric and asked my older brother what a good-sized wand would be in inches and he said three. I never actually checked to see how much that would be until you questioned it and well... that is kinda small. From now on it will be about the size of a regular chopstick, screw measurements unless someone else can recommend a better set.
Deity - I used your idea, thankies for the inspiration. I'm glad you liked the sorting hat song, it was my first try at that sort of thing. I'm not much of a poet so trying to rhyme every line was sort of hard, so I didn't. ^_____^
My Snakey friend - Yes, yes, I know it was too short and I know this chapter was too, but I'm getting better I'm certain. Also, I did try nd include Sevvie in this chapter more and it will slowly bring him into frontal and Harry into back after we hit fifth year. * jeez, everything about this story seems focused there but I can't help it. I hope you can bear with me until we hit the point where this plot is actually apparent.*
Embers of Fate - I did send you an e-mail explaining that the story required Harry not to be in Gryffindor and that it was one of the few extremely important and completely unchangeable points of this fic. I'm still very happy for your input and would gladly take any other suggestions you may have to heart. I love feedback.
Lastly I would like people to know I'm still open for suggestions on what to do with Peter or Gilderoy next, I will not do anything too permanent though *like killing them* since they are still first years. I'm mostly looking for pranks etc.. I like the idea of readers being able to have some fun with the story so I'll try to fit any suggestions in to the best of my ability.
Bai Bai!
^___^
~ Sets-chan