The Fanatical Plants
At breakfast Harry had gotten his normal schedule from Professor McGonnagall for his classes for the day. Harry looked down on it to see that he was going to be having Herbology today.
"Uh… Professor, I think you have a mistake; I'm not taking Herbology this year. My OWLs results didn't include Herbology." Harry complained to Professor McGonnagall.
"Well I guess that must have been a mess up. Go to class today, but after you must tell Professor Sprout that you will not be doing her classes for you don't need to take it." She answered.
"Well Harry, I guess I have you in my class, for today at least. We have it with Slytherin so you're not missing anything anyways." Ron said.
"Who do we have Charms with?" Harry wondered.
"Hufflepuff. I forgot you weren't there, we didn't do much, just reviewed the cheery charm. We can also sit wherever, he's not picky like Moody." Ron told Harry.
"I noticed that we don't have any classes with Ravenclaw, well we used to have them in Divination—"
"Well that's because they have classes with us in the classes you aren't taking, like Ancient Runes, and muggle studies. We also used to have them in Astronomy. Come on guys, or else we are going to be late for Professor Sprout's class; we have to make our way all the way to the third greenhouse." Hermione rushed.
"Alright, alright." Said Ron as he picked up his books still annoyed at Hermione and followed her and Harry out the castle. Once again they had to show the ghost guards their schedules so they could leave, and then they ran their way to the third greenhouse where the class was already gathered around.
"A little late Potter?" Came Malfoy's sneer.
"Oh well I'm not taking this class this year, I just came for today. Why you are probably taking it to figure out what plants best to use on people when you become a death eater like your father!" Harry yelled back.
"Well me and my dad at least have good memories, you have none with your father, unless you want to call seeing them out of Voldemort's wand one." This struck Harry hard and he started to go for his wand when Hermione went up to him and punched his head.
"I recall three years ago when I smacked you for something like this, but now you deserve a punch! Like that feeling? Well Harry has to feel three times that pain in his head constantly from a stupid scar in which your father's "Lord" gave to him! It's because of the person your father works for that Harry doesn't have parents and those memories you make fun that he doesn't have of them! You better watch it Draco or else you won't be having too many new memories of your father either."
"Ooo Granger is that a threat?"
"Well if you can't notice a threat when you hear one then you are just as stupid as your father. I love that saying like father, like son!"
"Pretty soon Harry is going to end up just like his father, dead." Ron now joined in on this.
"Alright Malfoy that's it, Carobs Suconiu—"
"What's going on over here?" Came Professor Sprout walking in on Ron's wand pointing out at Malfoy. Ron just stood there not knowing what to say or how to react.
"Weasly put your wand away. Well the schedule was changed to be in greenhouse two, but I don't think that you got the message. Well come now follow me."
"You're lucky Sprout walked in Malfoy or else you would have been toast." Ron said with utter evil in his voice. Just as Malfoy was about to respond, he reacted in clutching his arm in pain instead. Crabbe and Goyal both reacted in the same way as Malfoy and Harry clutched his scar.
"What the—" Came Ron's voice. Hermione Ran up to Malfoy and tried to lift up the arm of his robe.
"Get away from me you filthy Mudblood!" Hermione gave no action to step away from Malfoy; instead she kept trying to revile what lay underneath Draco's Robe.
"Hermione what are you doing?" Ron wondered. Just at that moment Malfoy threw Hermione off of him, and Crabbe and Goyal both stopped clutching their arms. Harry on the other hand looked like he was going to pass out still.
"Harry?" Came Hermione's voice. But Harry couldn't hear her; he was hearing laughing and a scream pounding through his ears. He was with Voldemort now and he was feeling his power. "Hello Harry." Came his voice. "I just wanted you to experience what a death feels like. I'll see you soon Harry." And with that all the pain seeped away from Harry. He now too was able to stand up straight.
"Potter, what just happened?" Malfoy sneered as if he knew.
"Voldemort. Come one we got to catch up with the class." Said Harry to Ron and Hermione and they ran up to greenhouse two. Just as they did so, every plant started to either scream or move around mentally. Plants even started to attack each other.
"What's going on?" Ron wondered.
"I don't know, something is happening to the plants. It looks like they have been cursed or something." Harry answered. The class started to panic and run around trying to get out. Professor Sprout also looked in panic and tried to calm everyone else down. One of the plants was now biting another one.
"Harry maybe they aren't cursed, maybe they are in fear of a curse!" Hermione screamed.
"What do you mean?"
"Harry just get out of here."
"Well it's kind of hard when everyone else is!" Harry tried to yell over the entire commotion-taking place. Harry saw through one side of the glass that Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyal were all laughing their heads off. "Hermione do you think that maybe Malfoy is cursing the plants?"
"Harry he doesn't know enough magic, and he's no strong enough. He probably just finds this whole situation funny. Come on let's get out of here." Hermione responded and the three acted like the rest of the class in trying to get out of the greenhouse. It was no use because they were pushed all the way to the back of everyone. The greenhouse was now full of flying leaves and petals everywhere. Professor Sprout could be seen trying to run around to all of her plants to find out what happened. Hermione, Ron, and Harry finally made it to the door and as soon as all three of them left it the greenhouse went as still as life was in the eye of a hurricane. Professor Sprout took a couple of seconds to notice that the greenhouse was still because she was still screaming and running around like a maniac a couple of seconds after everything stopped.
The class looked around at each other and then directed their attention to Harry.
"Harry get over here!" Came Professor Sprouts voice. Harry took two steps to the greenhouse as Hermione yelled,
"Harry don't—" But it was too late for as soon as he entered the greenhouse again the plants started to go crazy. Harry got back out of the greenhouse and then stepped back in again and then back out. The plants would scream while he was in and be calm while he wasn't.
"Harry this is your last class!" Came Professor Sprouts voice.
"Well I came to tell you that I didn't need to take this course for the occupation I want to be, this was going to be my only class anyways. Professor, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to—"
"Harry, just get back in Hogwarts." And with that Professor Sprout clutched a couple of her plants and started to weep, "It's okay, he's gone now, you don't need to be frightened anymore. Shhh…"
"The old bat is crazy." Whispered Malfoy.
What went wrong with those plants? I used to be able to be in those greenhouses before. Is it this new thing that's happening to my scar? Oh Sirius I don't know what to do or what to think about anything anymore. What should I do? No answer came, but a light breeze blew through Harry's hair. Well that really helps. Harry thought somewhat annoyed as he made his way to the entrance of the castle, but something caught his eye. Smoke coming out of Hagrid's hut. Hagrid doesn't seem to have a class now. Harry thought and then he made his way to Hagrid's place instead of the castle. Harry ran up to Hagrid's hut and knocked on his door.
"Who's there?"
"Hagrid it's me!"
"Harry? You shoul'n't be visit'n me."
"But Hagrid I never get to see you, please let me in."
"Alrigh' fine. Just promise me dat ya's won't be visit'n me no more."
"I promise Hagrid." As soon as Harry said that Hagrid opened the door with his eyes swelled with tears and he basically jumped on Harry and started to squeeze him into a huge hug. Harry felt as though his spinal cord was going to break, and usually when this happens he has Ron and Hermione to get Hagrid off of him. Since he didn't have them with him, he just let Hagrid almost break his back and let him in his house.
"I'm sorry. It's jus dat I never get ter see you any more. I miss seeing ya guys, but I know dat I can't anymore because of, of, He-who-must-not-be-named."
"Oh come on Hagrid, you can use his name by now. VOLDEMORT!" Harry teased. Hagrid nearly jumped out of his seat.
"Harry now das not funny. Want some tea?"
"Sure."
"How about me brownies I jus made." Knowing Hagrid's cooking he decided to refuse.
"Alrigh' then. So how's yer school year going?"
"Not good. Everyday something happens. I've already been in the hospital once, Voldemort has spoken through to me many times, I keep having this dream about burning houses, and I just made one of the greenhouses tear to shreds. Oh yes, and Sirius is the thing I most fear."
"Wow dat good huh? Yea I heard bout ya's being in the hospital an' all. You alrigh'?"
"Oh yea, I'm just great."
"Harry ya can't let You-Know-Who get to ya. Yer strong Harry, just fight him off."
"But Hagrid that's the thing, I can't. He acts through our bond of the scar, and I don't know how to fight back. I'm just learning how to protect myself, let alone try to attack him." The teapot now started to whistle and Hagrid got up to make their tea.
"Well I would figure Sirius be the one ya most fear."
"What do you mean?"
"Ya fear the part of being separated from him. Ya have ter get over dat fear Harry, or else dat Boggart tis jus gonna keep turning into Sirius."
"But Hagrid I feel that there is a part of me that still wants the Boggart to turn into Sirius. I know I still want to see him."
"Ya well, jus follow where yer heart Harry." Hagrid now placed the cups filled with tea on the table. Harry took a sip of his and nearly burned his mouth. "Still a little hot." Hagrid told Harry.
"Yea I kind of got that one." Harry joked.
"Well ya should be getting back now Harry."
"NOW! But I just got here. I still have to talk to you about Quidditch and I still haven't heard about how your summer was, and how your classes are going—"
"I know Harry, but I don't want ya ter get into any trouble is all. And I heard about you being cap'in. I always knew yer would be."
"Well thanks Hagrid. I have tryouts taking place tomorrow."
"Well I'll try ter come watch it. I'll see ya's at Magical Creatures lesson tomorrow. I've got som'thin special ter show ya."
"But Hagrid—"
"Goodbye Harry." And Hagrid gave Harry another big hug. Harry took one last sip of his tea and got up to leave.
"See you round Hagrid."
"Bye Harry." And with that Harry opened the door to Hagrid's hut and shut it behind him. As soon as Harry did that he could hear Hagrid's pathetic sob from the other side of the door. He misses me too. Harry thought as he made his way back to the castle.
"Back so early Harry?" Asked Sir Nicholas. Harry noticed that he was still too early for the class to be over so he decided to tell Nick what happened.
"Yeah… I messed up one of the greenhouses by walking into it."
"Oh what the luck. Well I still can't join the headless hunt yet. Maybe in a couple of months they'll let me."
Harry just smiled at this because he didn't want to put Sir Nick down for telling him that he would probably never join the headless hunt.
"Well good day to you Harry."
"And to you." And with that Harry made his way to the common room to wait for Ron and Hermione to get back. They didn't have another class until after lunch, and that was the Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Author's note: hmm…. Sorry that chappie wasn't as long as I thought it was going to be, but the chappie's tell me when to end, I don't tell them! Hehe. I wonder why Malfoy clenched his arm? Hmmm well I don't wonder cause I know why, but I am thinking in your perspective, some might be smart enough to know, but for those others…. LoL I'm just kidding. Funny thing that happened to those plants… and funny how they are Professor Sprouts life. Poor Harry and Hagrid can't see each other… but next chappie is QUIDITCH TRYOUTS!!! AHH I'm so exited! Hehe ne who stick in tomorrow folks! TGIF tomorrow! Hehe REVIEW!