Harry Potter And The Time Of Hell
Created By Com.
A/N: Hello I'm Prophetess of Hearts and I'm sorry but Com is currently unavailable so I've stolen this chapter! *laughs evilly* watch me mess with all the HP characters minds! *continues to laugh like a maniac* Oh yes, and I have special permission from Lone Wolf the author of "Malady Made madness" for the idea, even if no one knows what I'm talking about yet. I got to read some of the story their doing ahead of time.
~* text *~ represents parseltongue
Chapter Two:
(A/N: a little thing I like to call 'death of a Gryffindor, birth of a Slytherin')
The night was going badly to say the least. Harry had escaped Dudley for the short time only to meet up with him once more. The sad thing was that Dudley seemed to have been taking lessons from his father which meant that Harry got a sound beating around his stomach as Dudley was careful not to hit any place that it would show easily.
Now, anyone would probably wonder exactly why Harry didn't pull out his wand and hex Dudley into next week but the answer was simple. Dumbledore still hadn't given Harry back his wand after the whole 'locking him and Snape up' incident. But even then Harry wasn't sure if he would have been allowed to use his wand after all the underage magic rules might still apply.
Harry escaped Dudley after the beating and laid in his bed in the 5th year dormitory, sadly his partial freedom did not last long as Dudley had been placed in there as well. In order to make up for Dudley's lack of knowledge about the spells the professors had decided to give him private lessons after giving him his 'fake' magical powers. This only made Dudley potentially more dangerous along with the rest of the Dursleys. After all everyone knows that the power of some spells (like the unforgivable ones, mainly Crucio and Avada Kedavra) depended on ones hate for the person, sadly with how much the Dursleys hated him (which almost rivaled Voldemort's hate) was almost surely a -very- painful way to go.
All in all Harry decided right then and there to use his Prefect room instead of the 5th year dormitory bed from then on.
In any event it wasn't long before Harry found himself walking right out Hogwart's doors and to the edge of the Forbidden forest. He looked around carefully noting the sun had already set and the stars were starting to appear. He sighed softly and sat down leaning against one of the trees closing his eyes, that is until he heard a voice from behind him speak.
~* Ssso we meet again.*~ The voice said, he knew automatically by the lisp that it was in Parseltongue that the voice was speaking. Yet Harry didn't seem very disturbed by this in fact it was almost comforting. Especially when he recognized the voice as that of the Brazilian Rainbow Boa that he had set free a short time before starting his first year at Hogwarts. And yet now as he saw it he realized that it was roughly about 7 feet long with its glorious reddish brown scales, and black stripes running down its back reflect using the dim star light.
~* Yes, we do. It is nice to see you again, but -why- are you here? *~ Harry asked the snake, after all Harry knew that this wasn't the proper climate for such a beautiful thing.
~* I am here to protect you, Harry Potter *~ The snake said trying obviously to reframe from his normal lisp.
~* Very well, then would you like to stay with me in the castle? *~ Harry asked, because he knew that the snake by all rights should have hopped the first flight to Brazil.
~* I would like that very much Harry Potter *~ the snake said giving Harry what could only be considered a snake-ish bow.
~* Very well, do you have a name then since you know mine? *~ Harry asked, but seeing the snake shake it's head Harry sighed then thought before laughing quietly and smirking at the snake. ~* Do you trust me to name you then? *~ Harry asked still laughing quietly. The snake eyed him as if suspecting something was amiss; after all it wasn't every day that someone laughed while offering to name you.
~* Yes, I trust you.*~ The snake said after a moment, still quietly doubting the logic of saying this, after all he wasn't sure he -wanted- to know what Harry was thinking.
~* Very well your name shall be Tom Marvolo Potter. *~ Harry said smirking as he thought about the face that Voldemort would most likely give after finding out that his dreaded enemy Harry Potter was naming his pet snake after him yet giving it -his- (Harry's) own last name. Needless to say it was too funny causing Harry to break into resisted laughter once more.
~* Well, we really should be getting into the castle now Tom. *~ Harry said after gaining control over himself. He smiled and watched as Tom started to wind his wat over his body wrapping itself around Harry's middle 3 or 4 times then going up around Harry's back and over his right shoulder then back around Harry's waist a few more times, before going back up and over Harry's other shoulder wrapping it's tail (or what would be considered his tail) around Harry's left leg.
Harry as this happened was amazed when it ended leaving only Tom's head and what would be considered neck free to move around more then about 9 inches total. Needless to say getting about 7 feet of snake wrapped around you is rather shocking especially when it's a part of the Boa -Constrictor- family. Then again he wasn't really sure if the surprising part was the snake only weighing about 10 pounds total. (A/N: I did a project on them.)
Harry then set off back the castle with Tom securely wrapped about him and wondered how come he felt so comfortable like this, but ignored it for now. In any event it was about 15 minutes later that he once again found himself in front of the Fat Lady's portrait and calmly tapped on her frame in order to talk with her.
"Excuse me, but what is the password?" Harry asked kindly, after all in all the time he's been there he didn't remember the Fat Lady's real name. Which if you think about it is rather embarrassing since he never really bothered to ask.
The Fat Lady for her part turned and smiled at Harry. "Hello Harry dear. The password is 'Audentia', it means courage, vivacity, bravery, will, spirit and soul in Latin." The fat lady explained after seeing Harry's slightly puzzled expression. Strangely she had not reacted to the sight of Tom wrapped around Harry.
"Thank-you" Harry said then paused for a second. "I'm sorry but I just realized that I don't know your name." Harry said with a sheepish look.
"That's okay dear, my name is Vevina (A/N: it means sweet lady), but you can call me Ve. Now off with you, it's time for you to sleep you know." Ve said hurrying Harry along and in as she swung open revealing the passage way to the Gryffindor common room, not to mention the common room itself.
Harry walked in as told and went to the 5th year dorms, careful not to wake Dudley and half-carried half-dragged his trunk and other things to his Prefect bedroom. After which Harry waited patiently while Tom unwound from him then collapsed into bed not caring about changing his clothes.
Harry awoke what seemed like seconds later to Dudley pounding on his new room door. How Dudley found his room he wasn't sure especially with all the stairs that Dudley would have to climb in order to get there, but what Harry did know was that Dudley was pounding on his door ordering him up and saying that if Harry wasn't up soon he'd tell his parents.
Harry sighed and straightened out his school robes noting silently that today was September first meaning that later today the other students would be arriving. Harry took a deep breath and exited his room making sure to close and lock it behind him before turning and leading Dudley down the stairs and to the Great Hall where breakfast was currently being served.
The day past quietly after that until the rest of the students arrived signaling the arrival of a new school year. The sorting hat sung it's little founders sound, and first years were sorted, all the time Tom was laying contently in Harry's nice warm bed sleeping the day though believing that for this day there would be no trouble for Harry, that that would wait for tomorrow. And in fact he was right. Harry meet up with the Gryffindors, Draco Malfoy harassed the golden-boy, the boy-who-lived once more and that was about it other then Dumbledore's announcement at the end before everyone could leave.
"This year we have a surprise, not only do we have one new professor for the position of Defense against dark Arts, but we have 2 new professors for Muggle studies, Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. We also have a new addition to Gryffindor, a Fifth year, Dudley Dursley. Please treat them with the same respect you fould any other professor or student." Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkled slightly less then normal at the mention of Mr. Dursley but no one was really noticing that.
Ironically enough both twins had called out at the same time to Dumbledore "You mean none!" while Dumbledore mentioned respect. Maybe it was because they knew full well that the Dursleys were Harry's relatives.
Luckily the night continued rather dully with Hermonie badgering the first years about the work while walking them up the stairs and showed the Gryffindor house to their 13 new Gryffindors while telling everyone that the new password was 'Audentia'.
After that it was a simple matter of Harry telling Ron and Herm that he was fine before going to his Prefect bedroom and curling up on the bed going to sleep, only to be awakened the next day ready for classes as he had gotten his wand back just before the students arrived.
The new schedule it turned out for Harry and the other Gryffindors was a disastrous one. For those still taking it Divination was the first class, yet Harry had managed to talk to Dumbledore about how Trelawny only predicting his death; instead Harry, Ron and Herm's first class was Muggle Studies with the Slytherins followed by double Potions with the Slytherins, Lunch, Charms with Ravenclaws, and transfiguration with he Slytherins. This as you could have guessed caused quite an uproar with both the Slytherins and the Gryffindors as neither really wanted to have any classes let along 3 classes with one being double in ONE day alone. Ron was particularly vocal complaining at his highest volume about just how dishonorable Slytherins were while the Draco Malfoy was complaining just how much Gryffindors were known for their love of Mudbloods and Muggles getting quite a few agreements out of the rest of the Slytherins. After that it all died down.
Ron, Herm, and Harry all walked in a down trodden manner to the Muggle Studies class room knowing that they were in for hell, yet Herm as usual talking about just how much they'd need to study this year. Without fail they walked into the Muggle Studies class with Vernon at the front of the room glaring at Harry.
When the rest of the students had filled in Vernon started taking roll call favoring his son with a warm smile yet when arriving at where Harry's name was supposed to be simply sat with extreme disgust "BOY!" glaring and turning purple with rage and eyes blazing.
"Yes, sir?" Harry asked deciding not to call Vernon 'professor' but 'sir' instead though he really didn't deserve either title. By now this had caught everyone's attentions, especially Malfoy's who smirked realizing that this would be a professor that didn't favor Harry as if he was a god. The rest of the Slytherins snickered while some of the Gryffindors raised an eyebrow.
They all settled down after this though, and Harry avoided the eyes of everyone else. Sadly though Harry seemed to have completely forgotten about Tom wanting to be there for all of Harry's lessons until a house elf came running in as if Voldemort himself was on his tail. Only to be followed by Tom slithering himself along contently. The house elf, still paranoid out of its mind ran up to Harry, throwing himself in Harry's lap and bursting into tears. Ironically enough, the house-elf was Dobby, which did not go unnoticed by Malfoy, who strangely remained quiet.
Tom eyed Dobby then turned and hissed at Harry. ~*How am I sssupposssed to protect you when you leave me locked up in your room asssleep only to wake up when this -creature- ssstartsss to clean!? *~ And while Tom was ranting his voice was getting higher and higher in volume, his tail swishing frantically, head rising and by the end was looking directly into Harry's eyes, scaring Dobby off Harry's lap and behind Malfoy who was looking on with curiosity. This obviously proved that Dobby thought their was some comfort from his old 'young master'.
Harry, looking properly reprimanded blushed softly and replied back. ~* Would you believe I forgot you were there?*~ To which Tom simply replied by weaving back up and around Harry like he was before and settling in, causing Dobby to squeak all the more.
These actions did not go unnoticed by every other person in the room, as Harry was learning by now observing the others. It seems this conversation had the biggest effect on the Dursleys. Vernon and Dudley were both doing a grape proud with the color in their faces. Dudley however was the first to speak. "THAT'S THAT FREAK SNAKE THAT YOU LET LOOSE ON ME WHEN WE WENT TO THE ZOO!!" Yes, hold it to Dudley to remember the incident.
Harry looked at Dudley, did an amazing impression of Snape with a straight face, a semi-glare and raised eyebrow then made all of Slytherin proud with his drawl. "That was when we were ten, and it's your own fault for harassing the snake by pressing your piggy face against the glass. Is it my fault my magic slipped and took away the glass making you fall in? NO. Now back the hell up and watch your tongue." Harry growled the end but sadly this was not to last.
Vernon stood from behind his desk, walked over to Harry and looked down at him growling, face even more purple and looking as if he was about to burst at least 20 veins if that was possible. "Do NOT talk to my son like that! You're worse then that slut of a mother of yours and that excuse of a human being father of yours!" Vernon was shouting by now, and all the students watched in shock or horror (especially Neville who peed his pants realizing that he found a teacher worse then Snape) as Vernon then proceeded to punch Harry with one of his massive fists knocking Harry to the ground.
Not only was Ron and Herm pissed at this time, but so was Tom, probly more so then Ron and Hermione as he quickly unwound himself from Harry, and in no time at all was wrapped around Vernon's middle and neck hissing right in his face which only Harry could understand. ~* Don't you dare touch him again you arrogant, ignorant, basssssstard! *~ Tom yelled as much as a snake could getting in a good 6 S's in the word bastard while squeezing on him causing Vernon's purple face to turn blue instead.
Harry sighed then looked at Tom. ~* Let him go Tom, Merlin knows he deserves it but let him go. We'll get him better some other time.*~ With a snake-ish sigh Tom let go and slithered back up and around Harry while still glaring at Vernon.
"You shouldn't have done that Uncle Vernon; didn't you realize how many people die because of me? Whether it be because they hurt me, or because they were simply there? I am the bringer and cause of death, meaning I cannot die just yet, at least not by you. Tom Marvolo Riddle or Voldemort has that privilege." Harry said very calmly as if it were a known and accepted fact. Of course all the students even Malfoy cringed at the name of Voldemort.
Harry paused then and got a very Malfoy-ish smirk on his face. "And watch it Uncle dear because you never know, I could join with him just for the pleasure of tearing you and wonderful little whore Petty and Duddlikins apart piece by bloody piece. Oh yes, and you might reframe from pissing my Brazilian Rainbow Boa here off... and for future knowledge Dudley," harry continued looking at Dudley who was clasping his bottom and hising behind the furthest desk. "This snakes name is TOM MARVOLO POTTER, not 'That freak snake' cousin!" Harry said imitating Dudley's high pitched voice. "And yes, he is named after Voldemort's real name in case you failed to realize it. That is minus his last name and adding mine." Harry finished his natural magic flaring slightly around him in his contained anger before walking to the door where he paused then turned to the class. "And THAT" he said pointing at Vernon, "Is how MUGGLES really are, after all Mr. Dursley IS the muggliest muggle there could be." With that Harry walked out of the room in a VERY dignified manner, walking as quietly as Snape and elegantly as Malfoy.
Harry at first didn't know where he was headed as he walked but as soon as he reached the gargoyle in front of Dumbledore's office he knew why he was there. He quietly said the password to the creature (Acid Pops) before walking up the stairs and into Dumbledore's actual office and looking right into the Headmasters eyes. "I want to be resorted." He said, his magic still fluttering around him.
Dumbledore for his part sighed and looked at Harry and said softly "I shall think about it Harry." before returning to his work trusting Harry to let himself out as he did. Luckily the first class had ended and Harry now only had to face his next four classes with the 0bruise developing nicely on his face.
Strangely enough the rest of the classes went on quietly no one really saying much to Harry, yet saying allot about him as they switched classes leaving everyone knowing what had happened in Muggle Studies, along with the news of the new Muggle Studies professors being Muggles. And also strangely enough it seemed that allot of the Slytherins either understood Harry a bit more or simply tolerance as they did not egg the situation on.
Sadly this piece did not last as Harry soon found himself cornered at dinner time in the Gryffindor common room by none other the Dudley before getting the shit beat out of him, as Tom was off taking a nap. So much so that his right wrist was fractured and bruises forming quickly all over his body.
That is until Dudley left and went to dinner leaving Harry in a pile to have the twins George and Fred finding him. George picked Harry up and to the hospital wing while sending Fred off to yell at Dumbledore about Harry being beaten to a bloody pulp and found in their common room. Along with the fact that George was currently taking him to the Hospital Wing. While Fred said this to Dumbledore the whole hall had become deathly silent with all the Dursleys smirking softly in satisfaction.
Dumbledore quickly fled the room along with Fred, McGonagall and surprisingly Snape following behind bursting into the hospital wing only to find George fretting over the badly beaten Harry, along with a semi-shocked Madam Pomfrey. As Dumbledore leaned over Harry's prone form Harry opened his green eyes looking straight into Dumbledore's eyes before saying: "So how about that re-sorting?" and passing out of the world of the living and into the world of unconsciousness.
Created By Com.
A/N: Hello I'm Prophetess of Hearts and I'm sorry but Com is currently unavailable so I've stolen this chapter! *laughs evilly* watch me mess with all the HP characters minds! *continues to laugh like a maniac* Oh yes, and I have special permission from Lone Wolf the author of "Malady Made madness" for the idea, even if no one knows what I'm talking about yet. I got to read some of the story their doing ahead of time.
~* text *~ represents parseltongue
Chapter Two:
(A/N: a little thing I like to call 'death of a Gryffindor, birth of a Slytherin')
The night was going badly to say the least. Harry had escaped Dudley for the short time only to meet up with him once more. The sad thing was that Dudley seemed to have been taking lessons from his father which meant that Harry got a sound beating around his stomach as Dudley was careful not to hit any place that it would show easily.
Now, anyone would probably wonder exactly why Harry didn't pull out his wand and hex Dudley into next week but the answer was simple. Dumbledore still hadn't given Harry back his wand after the whole 'locking him and Snape up' incident. But even then Harry wasn't sure if he would have been allowed to use his wand after all the underage magic rules might still apply.
Harry escaped Dudley after the beating and laid in his bed in the 5th year dormitory, sadly his partial freedom did not last long as Dudley had been placed in there as well. In order to make up for Dudley's lack of knowledge about the spells the professors had decided to give him private lessons after giving him his 'fake' magical powers. This only made Dudley potentially more dangerous along with the rest of the Dursleys. After all everyone knows that the power of some spells (like the unforgivable ones, mainly Crucio and Avada Kedavra) depended on ones hate for the person, sadly with how much the Dursleys hated him (which almost rivaled Voldemort's hate) was almost surely a -very- painful way to go.
All in all Harry decided right then and there to use his Prefect room instead of the 5th year dormitory bed from then on.
In any event it wasn't long before Harry found himself walking right out Hogwart's doors and to the edge of the Forbidden forest. He looked around carefully noting the sun had already set and the stars were starting to appear. He sighed softly and sat down leaning against one of the trees closing his eyes, that is until he heard a voice from behind him speak.
~* Ssso we meet again.*~ The voice said, he knew automatically by the lisp that it was in Parseltongue that the voice was speaking. Yet Harry didn't seem very disturbed by this in fact it was almost comforting. Especially when he recognized the voice as that of the Brazilian Rainbow Boa that he had set free a short time before starting his first year at Hogwarts. And yet now as he saw it he realized that it was roughly about 7 feet long with its glorious reddish brown scales, and black stripes running down its back reflect using the dim star light.
~* Yes, we do. It is nice to see you again, but -why- are you here? *~ Harry asked the snake, after all Harry knew that this wasn't the proper climate for such a beautiful thing.
~* I am here to protect you, Harry Potter *~ The snake said trying obviously to reframe from his normal lisp.
~* Very well, then would you like to stay with me in the castle? *~ Harry asked, because he knew that the snake by all rights should have hopped the first flight to Brazil.
~* I would like that very much Harry Potter *~ the snake said giving Harry what could only be considered a snake-ish bow.
~* Very well, do you have a name then since you know mine? *~ Harry asked, but seeing the snake shake it's head Harry sighed then thought before laughing quietly and smirking at the snake. ~* Do you trust me to name you then? *~ Harry asked still laughing quietly. The snake eyed him as if suspecting something was amiss; after all it wasn't every day that someone laughed while offering to name you.
~* Yes, I trust you.*~ The snake said after a moment, still quietly doubting the logic of saying this, after all he wasn't sure he -wanted- to know what Harry was thinking.
~* Very well your name shall be Tom Marvolo Potter. *~ Harry said smirking as he thought about the face that Voldemort would most likely give after finding out that his dreaded enemy Harry Potter was naming his pet snake after him yet giving it -his- (Harry's) own last name. Needless to say it was too funny causing Harry to break into resisted laughter once more.
~* Well, we really should be getting into the castle now Tom. *~ Harry said after gaining control over himself. He smiled and watched as Tom started to wind his wat over his body wrapping itself around Harry's middle 3 or 4 times then going up around Harry's back and over his right shoulder then back around Harry's waist a few more times, before going back up and over Harry's other shoulder wrapping it's tail (or what would be considered his tail) around Harry's left leg.
Harry as this happened was amazed when it ended leaving only Tom's head and what would be considered neck free to move around more then about 9 inches total. Needless to say getting about 7 feet of snake wrapped around you is rather shocking especially when it's a part of the Boa -Constrictor- family. Then again he wasn't really sure if the surprising part was the snake only weighing about 10 pounds total. (A/N: I did a project on them.)
Harry then set off back the castle with Tom securely wrapped about him and wondered how come he felt so comfortable like this, but ignored it for now. In any event it was about 15 minutes later that he once again found himself in front of the Fat Lady's portrait and calmly tapped on her frame in order to talk with her.
"Excuse me, but what is the password?" Harry asked kindly, after all in all the time he's been there he didn't remember the Fat Lady's real name. Which if you think about it is rather embarrassing since he never really bothered to ask.
The Fat Lady for her part turned and smiled at Harry. "Hello Harry dear. The password is 'Audentia', it means courage, vivacity, bravery, will, spirit and soul in Latin." The fat lady explained after seeing Harry's slightly puzzled expression. Strangely she had not reacted to the sight of Tom wrapped around Harry.
"Thank-you" Harry said then paused for a second. "I'm sorry but I just realized that I don't know your name." Harry said with a sheepish look.
"That's okay dear, my name is Vevina (A/N: it means sweet lady), but you can call me Ve. Now off with you, it's time for you to sleep you know." Ve said hurrying Harry along and in as she swung open revealing the passage way to the Gryffindor common room, not to mention the common room itself.
Harry walked in as told and went to the 5th year dorms, careful not to wake Dudley and half-carried half-dragged his trunk and other things to his Prefect bedroom. After which Harry waited patiently while Tom unwound from him then collapsed into bed not caring about changing his clothes.
Harry awoke what seemed like seconds later to Dudley pounding on his new room door. How Dudley found his room he wasn't sure especially with all the stairs that Dudley would have to climb in order to get there, but what Harry did know was that Dudley was pounding on his door ordering him up and saying that if Harry wasn't up soon he'd tell his parents.
Harry sighed and straightened out his school robes noting silently that today was September first meaning that later today the other students would be arriving. Harry took a deep breath and exited his room making sure to close and lock it behind him before turning and leading Dudley down the stairs and to the Great Hall where breakfast was currently being served.
The day past quietly after that until the rest of the students arrived signaling the arrival of a new school year. The sorting hat sung it's little founders sound, and first years were sorted, all the time Tom was laying contently in Harry's nice warm bed sleeping the day though believing that for this day there would be no trouble for Harry, that that would wait for tomorrow. And in fact he was right. Harry meet up with the Gryffindors, Draco Malfoy harassed the golden-boy, the boy-who-lived once more and that was about it other then Dumbledore's announcement at the end before everyone could leave.
"This year we have a surprise, not only do we have one new professor for the position of Defense against dark Arts, but we have 2 new professors for Muggle studies, Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. We also have a new addition to Gryffindor, a Fifth year, Dudley Dursley. Please treat them with the same respect you fould any other professor or student." Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkled slightly less then normal at the mention of Mr. Dursley but no one was really noticing that.
Ironically enough both twins had called out at the same time to Dumbledore "You mean none!" while Dumbledore mentioned respect. Maybe it was because they knew full well that the Dursleys were Harry's relatives.
Luckily the night continued rather dully with Hermonie badgering the first years about the work while walking them up the stairs and showed the Gryffindor house to their 13 new Gryffindors while telling everyone that the new password was 'Audentia'.
After that it was a simple matter of Harry telling Ron and Herm that he was fine before going to his Prefect bedroom and curling up on the bed going to sleep, only to be awakened the next day ready for classes as he had gotten his wand back just before the students arrived.
The new schedule it turned out for Harry and the other Gryffindors was a disastrous one. For those still taking it Divination was the first class, yet Harry had managed to talk to Dumbledore about how Trelawny only predicting his death; instead Harry, Ron and Herm's first class was Muggle Studies with the Slytherins followed by double Potions with the Slytherins, Lunch, Charms with Ravenclaws, and transfiguration with he Slytherins. This as you could have guessed caused quite an uproar with both the Slytherins and the Gryffindors as neither really wanted to have any classes let along 3 classes with one being double in ONE day alone. Ron was particularly vocal complaining at his highest volume about just how dishonorable Slytherins were while the Draco Malfoy was complaining just how much Gryffindors were known for their love of Mudbloods and Muggles getting quite a few agreements out of the rest of the Slytherins. After that it all died down.
Ron, Herm, and Harry all walked in a down trodden manner to the Muggle Studies class room knowing that they were in for hell, yet Herm as usual talking about just how much they'd need to study this year. Without fail they walked into the Muggle Studies class with Vernon at the front of the room glaring at Harry.
When the rest of the students had filled in Vernon started taking roll call favoring his son with a warm smile yet when arriving at where Harry's name was supposed to be simply sat with extreme disgust "BOY!" glaring and turning purple with rage and eyes blazing.
"Yes, sir?" Harry asked deciding not to call Vernon 'professor' but 'sir' instead though he really didn't deserve either title. By now this had caught everyone's attentions, especially Malfoy's who smirked realizing that this would be a professor that didn't favor Harry as if he was a god. The rest of the Slytherins snickered while some of the Gryffindors raised an eyebrow.
They all settled down after this though, and Harry avoided the eyes of everyone else. Sadly though Harry seemed to have completely forgotten about Tom wanting to be there for all of Harry's lessons until a house elf came running in as if Voldemort himself was on his tail. Only to be followed by Tom slithering himself along contently. The house elf, still paranoid out of its mind ran up to Harry, throwing himself in Harry's lap and bursting into tears. Ironically enough, the house-elf was Dobby, which did not go unnoticed by Malfoy, who strangely remained quiet.
Tom eyed Dobby then turned and hissed at Harry. ~*How am I sssupposssed to protect you when you leave me locked up in your room asssleep only to wake up when this -creature- ssstartsss to clean!? *~ And while Tom was ranting his voice was getting higher and higher in volume, his tail swishing frantically, head rising and by the end was looking directly into Harry's eyes, scaring Dobby off Harry's lap and behind Malfoy who was looking on with curiosity. This obviously proved that Dobby thought their was some comfort from his old 'young master'.
Harry, looking properly reprimanded blushed softly and replied back. ~* Would you believe I forgot you were there?*~ To which Tom simply replied by weaving back up and around Harry like he was before and settling in, causing Dobby to squeak all the more.
These actions did not go unnoticed by every other person in the room, as Harry was learning by now observing the others. It seems this conversation had the biggest effect on the Dursleys. Vernon and Dudley were both doing a grape proud with the color in their faces. Dudley however was the first to speak. "THAT'S THAT FREAK SNAKE THAT YOU LET LOOSE ON ME WHEN WE WENT TO THE ZOO!!" Yes, hold it to Dudley to remember the incident.
Harry looked at Dudley, did an amazing impression of Snape with a straight face, a semi-glare and raised eyebrow then made all of Slytherin proud with his drawl. "That was when we were ten, and it's your own fault for harassing the snake by pressing your piggy face against the glass. Is it my fault my magic slipped and took away the glass making you fall in? NO. Now back the hell up and watch your tongue." Harry growled the end but sadly this was not to last.
Vernon stood from behind his desk, walked over to Harry and looked down at him growling, face even more purple and looking as if he was about to burst at least 20 veins if that was possible. "Do NOT talk to my son like that! You're worse then that slut of a mother of yours and that excuse of a human being father of yours!" Vernon was shouting by now, and all the students watched in shock or horror (especially Neville who peed his pants realizing that he found a teacher worse then Snape) as Vernon then proceeded to punch Harry with one of his massive fists knocking Harry to the ground.
Not only was Ron and Herm pissed at this time, but so was Tom, probly more so then Ron and Hermione as he quickly unwound himself from Harry, and in no time at all was wrapped around Vernon's middle and neck hissing right in his face which only Harry could understand. ~* Don't you dare touch him again you arrogant, ignorant, basssssstard! *~ Tom yelled as much as a snake could getting in a good 6 S's in the word bastard while squeezing on him causing Vernon's purple face to turn blue instead.
Harry sighed then looked at Tom. ~* Let him go Tom, Merlin knows he deserves it but let him go. We'll get him better some other time.*~ With a snake-ish sigh Tom let go and slithered back up and around Harry while still glaring at Vernon.
"You shouldn't have done that Uncle Vernon; didn't you realize how many people die because of me? Whether it be because they hurt me, or because they were simply there? I am the bringer and cause of death, meaning I cannot die just yet, at least not by you. Tom Marvolo Riddle or Voldemort has that privilege." Harry said very calmly as if it were a known and accepted fact. Of course all the students even Malfoy cringed at the name of Voldemort.
Harry paused then and got a very Malfoy-ish smirk on his face. "And watch it Uncle dear because you never know, I could join with him just for the pleasure of tearing you and wonderful little whore Petty and Duddlikins apart piece by bloody piece. Oh yes, and you might reframe from pissing my Brazilian Rainbow Boa here off... and for future knowledge Dudley," harry continued looking at Dudley who was clasping his bottom and hising behind the furthest desk. "This snakes name is TOM MARVOLO POTTER, not 'That freak snake' cousin!" Harry said imitating Dudley's high pitched voice. "And yes, he is named after Voldemort's real name in case you failed to realize it. That is minus his last name and adding mine." Harry finished his natural magic flaring slightly around him in his contained anger before walking to the door where he paused then turned to the class. "And THAT" he said pointing at Vernon, "Is how MUGGLES really are, after all Mr. Dursley IS the muggliest muggle there could be." With that Harry walked out of the room in a VERY dignified manner, walking as quietly as Snape and elegantly as Malfoy.
Harry at first didn't know where he was headed as he walked but as soon as he reached the gargoyle in front of Dumbledore's office he knew why he was there. He quietly said the password to the creature (Acid Pops) before walking up the stairs and into Dumbledore's actual office and looking right into the Headmasters eyes. "I want to be resorted." He said, his magic still fluttering around him.
Dumbledore for his part sighed and looked at Harry and said softly "I shall think about it Harry." before returning to his work trusting Harry to let himself out as he did. Luckily the first class had ended and Harry now only had to face his next four classes with the 0bruise developing nicely on his face.
Strangely enough the rest of the classes went on quietly no one really saying much to Harry, yet saying allot about him as they switched classes leaving everyone knowing what had happened in Muggle Studies, along with the news of the new Muggle Studies professors being Muggles. And also strangely enough it seemed that allot of the Slytherins either understood Harry a bit more or simply tolerance as they did not egg the situation on.
Sadly this piece did not last as Harry soon found himself cornered at dinner time in the Gryffindor common room by none other the Dudley before getting the shit beat out of him, as Tom was off taking a nap. So much so that his right wrist was fractured and bruises forming quickly all over his body.
That is until Dudley left and went to dinner leaving Harry in a pile to have the twins George and Fred finding him. George picked Harry up and to the hospital wing while sending Fred off to yell at Dumbledore about Harry being beaten to a bloody pulp and found in their common room. Along with the fact that George was currently taking him to the Hospital Wing. While Fred said this to Dumbledore the whole hall had become deathly silent with all the Dursleys smirking softly in satisfaction.
Dumbledore quickly fled the room along with Fred, McGonagall and surprisingly Snape following behind bursting into the hospital wing only to find George fretting over the badly beaten Harry, along with a semi-shocked Madam Pomfrey. As Dumbledore leaned over Harry's prone form Harry opened his green eyes looking straight into Dumbledore's eyes before saying: "So how about that re-sorting?" and passing out of the world of the living and into the world of unconsciousness.