Meeting with the Slytherins
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Severus stood before the fifth years a pleased sneer on his face. They were meeting at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley where they would stay the first night before their departure.
"I might convince Dumbledore to give Slytherin house points for doing extra work, while the rest of the fifth years refused to do so."
Malfoy looked around smugly.
"Well we should, shouldn't we? After all, we weren't so selfish as to not give up a couple of weeks from our vacation."
Crabbe and Goyle grunted in agreement. Pansy Parkinson just nodded and smiled at Malfoy. He gave her an annoyed look and turned back to the Potions Master.
"Make sure you have all the things you need. Now first thing you need to know is that we must not be seen."
He met each student's eyes with his own cold black eyes making sure they understood clearly.
"Under no circumstances will you have contact with the subject, nor with anyone or anything connected to it, especially Muggles. You mustn't get involved physically or emotionally. This person will cease to be a friend or enemy as soon as we begin to study it."
Millicent Bulstrode raised her hand. Severus gave her a highly annoyed look.
"/What/ is it Bulstrode?"
"Who will we study?"
Severus fixed her with a blank stare until she put her hand down. There was a tense silence.
"That would be your choice. Pick anyone you wish."
Severus then gave the Slytherins leisure to discuss their thoughts on the possible subjects.
Pansy was the first to offer.
"How about that Granger girl? She's a Muggle."
Malfoy snorted.
"Why would /anyone/ want to watch that Mudblood? Besides, she probably spends her whole summer reading and studying. Watching slugs rot would be
more exciting!"
Blaise Zabini offered the next one.
"How about Seamus Finnigan? I'd like to see what it's like to be half and half."
The rest of the group glared at her and she ducked her head pretending she hadn't said anything. Malfoy was fast to shoot down any other suggestions. Crabbe and Goyle didn't offer any; they simply glared at anyone who would even think of second-guessing Malfoy. Pansy somehow missed their glares.
"And what do /you/ propose?"
Malfoy lay back in his chair smugly.
"Potter. Harry Potter."
Pansy squealed giddily causing Malfoy to snap at her.
"Don't you /ever/ squeal around me!"
She turned a bright red and lowered her head. Malfoy looked around the small group.
"All in favor? Good."
He didn't even wait for their response. He didn't really have to, no one would dare oppose and they had to agree, it would be very interesting to observe the Boy Who Lived. Severus had been watching from a distance and had a pleased sneer on his face.
"Have you reached a decision?"
Malfoy nodded.
"Yes Professor. Harry Potter lives with Muggles and it would be interesting to know how he acts around them. We all agreed,"
He gave the group a challenging glare.
"That he would be very a very suitable subject. That is if you consent, of course."
'Do I consent? Sure as hell I do!'
Severus nodded.
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The next day they were all standing before the fireplace at the Leaky Cauldron. He got them all set with an invisibility spell and then on a second thought also cast a soundproof spell so that they couldn't be seen or heard. He gave each student a handful of floo powder.
"Say 'number four Privet Drive'."
The Dursley's fireplace wasn't blocked up anymore. The Dursley's would rather facilitate the Weasley's visits than to have their house a mess for weeks after. There was no one around at the moment. They seemed to be out of the house. This gave the group more time to look around. The house was as ordinary as anyone could have ever pictured it. There were family pictures on the fireplace. All of them showed a happy family. Mr. Dursley was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck and a large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had an uncommonly long neck. Their son was in one word...huge. There were many pictures of him all over the place. Many of them had been taken from far away just so his entire body could fit in the frame. Attempts at school pictures covered the side tables. His face took up almost all the frame. There was the sound of a car pulling up from the driveway. Severus took the students outside through the backdoor and they watched the inside of the house from the window. Pansy gave the professor a confused look.
"Professor are you sure we're in the right house? There's not a sign of Potter in there."
Severus watched as a big man walked up to the house. He guessed the man was Harry's uncle. He was dragging a black haired boy into the house with him. The boy was very thin and pale and didn't look like he had much strength to pull away from the man's grip. Severus pushed back the voice he heard screaming at the back of his mind.
'Potter? No it cant be.'
He couldn't hear what the man was saying but he seemed to be yelling and pointing menacingly at the boy. The boy stood there on the floor covering his face with his arms. He looked at the Slytherin's almost all of them were as confused as he was.
'This can't be Potter.'
The man raised his hand and slapped the boy hard across the face. Severus raised the window slowly so they could hear what was being said but by then the man was walking away. He threw the boy something and entered what was apparently the kitchen. The man's wife and son walked right by the boy on the floor without even looking at him and turned on the TV. The boy picked up what the man had thrown at him and put on...his glasses. Malfoy stood a blank. Bulstrode was taken aback. Parkinson looked shocked. Zabini was speechless. Crabbe and Goyle looked as if someone had asked them to decipher the DNA of a Hippogriff. Severus watched his students for a moment, then Draco Malfoy burst out laughing and was soon joined by the rest of the students.
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Anonymous: Thank you for your input. I appreciate any suggestions.
Lyn: Yeah this will be a Harry torture fic. As much as I hate to do this to Harry *sigh*. It's a great challenge though. Glad you like it! That's the whole point doing this.
Lei Dumbledore: It was a challenge posted by Mars Raven (Phoenix Tears Type 6) and she is a great author. One of my fave! Yeah I definitely have to change my summary that one is just temporary. No problem I'll make the chapters longer.
Mars Raven: Yeah this was an answer to your challenge. It was a great topic so I though 'hey this should be interesting to read' but since no one was doing it I figured I should.
I'm having a blast writing this! Thanks you guys for reading.
Disclaimer:
Severus stood before the fifth years a pleased sneer on his face. They were meeting at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley where they would stay the first night before their departure.
"I might convince Dumbledore to give Slytherin house points for doing extra work, while the rest of the fifth years refused to do so."
Malfoy looked around smugly.
"Well we should, shouldn't we? After all, we weren't so selfish as to not give up a couple of weeks from our vacation."
Crabbe and Goyle grunted in agreement. Pansy Parkinson just nodded and smiled at Malfoy. He gave her an annoyed look and turned back to the Potions Master.
"Make sure you have all the things you need. Now first thing you need to know is that we must not be seen."
He met each student's eyes with his own cold black eyes making sure they understood clearly.
"Under no circumstances will you have contact with the subject, nor with anyone or anything connected to it, especially Muggles. You mustn't get involved physically or emotionally. This person will cease to be a friend or enemy as soon as we begin to study it."
Millicent Bulstrode raised her hand. Severus gave her a highly annoyed look.
"/What/ is it Bulstrode?"
"Who will we study?"
Severus fixed her with a blank stare until she put her hand down. There was a tense silence.
"That would be your choice. Pick anyone you wish."
Severus then gave the Slytherins leisure to discuss their thoughts on the possible subjects.
Pansy was the first to offer.
"How about that Granger girl? She's a Muggle."
Malfoy snorted.
"Why would /anyone/ want to watch that Mudblood? Besides, she probably spends her whole summer reading and studying. Watching slugs rot would be
more exciting!"
Blaise Zabini offered the next one.
"How about Seamus Finnigan? I'd like to see what it's like to be half and half."
The rest of the group glared at her and she ducked her head pretending she hadn't said anything. Malfoy was fast to shoot down any other suggestions. Crabbe and Goyle didn't offer any; they simply glared at anyone who would even think of second-guessing Malfoy. Pansy somehow missed their glares.
"And what do /you/ propose?"
Malfoy lay back in his chair smugly.
"Potter. Harry Potter."
Pansy squealed giddily causing Malfoy to snap at her.
"Don't you /ever/ squeal around me!"
She turned a bright red and lowered her head. Malfoy looked around the small group.
"All in favor? Good."
He didn't even wait for their response. He didn't really have to, no one would dare oppose and they had to agree, it would be very interesting to observe the Boy Who Lived. Severus had been watching from a distance and had a pleased sneer on his face.
"Have you reached a decision?"
Malfoy nodded.
"Yes Professor. Harry Potter lives with Muggles and it would be interesting to know how he acts around them. We all agreed,"
He gave the group a challenging glare.
"That he would be very a very suitable subject. That is if you consent, of course."
'Do I consent? Sure as hell I do!'
Severus nodded.
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The next day they were all standing before the fireplace at the Leaky Cauldron. He got them all set with an invisibility spell and then on a second thought also cast a soundproof spell so that they couldn't be seen or heard. He gave each student a handful of floo powder.
"Say 'number four Privet Drive'."
The Dursley's fireplace wasn't blocked up anymore. The Dursley's would rather facilitate the Weasley's visits than to have their house a mess for weeks after. There was no one around at the moment. They seemed to be out of the house. This gave the group more time to look around. The house was as ordinary as anyone could have ever pictured it. There were family pictures on the fireplace. All of them showed a happy family. Mr. Dursley was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck and a large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had an uncommonly long neck. Their son was in one word...huge. There were many pictures of him all over the place. Many of them had been taken from far away just so his entire body could fit in the frame. Attempts at school pictures covered the side tables. His face took up almost all the frame. There was the sound of a car pulling up from the driveway. Severus took the students outside through the backdoor and they watched the inside of the house from the window. Pansy gave the professor a confused look.
"Professor are you sure we're in the right house? There's not a sign of Potter in there."
Severus watched as a big man walked up to the house. He guessed the man was Harry's uncle. He was dragging a black haired boy into the house with him. The boy was very thin and pale and didn't look like he had much strength to pull away from the man's grip. Severus pushed back the voice he heard screaming at the back of his mind.
'Potter? No it cant be.'
He couldn't hear what the man was saying but he seemed to be yelling and pointing menacingly at the boy. The boy stood there on the floor covering his face with his arms. He looked at the Slytherin's almost all of them were as confused as he was.
'This can't be Potter.'
The man raised his hand and slapped the boy hard across the face. Severus raised the window slowly so they could hear what was being said but by then the man was walking away. He threw the boy something and entered what was apparently the kitchen. The man's wife and son walked right by the boy on the floor without even looking at him and turned on the TV. The boy picked up what the man had thrown at him and put on...his glasses. Malfoy stood a blank. Bulstrode was taken aback. Parkinson looked shocked. Zabini was speechless. Crabbe and Goyle looked as if someone had asked them to decipher the DNA of a Hippogriff. Severus watched his students for a moment, then Draco Malfoy burst out laughing and was soon joined by the rest of the students.
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Anonymous: Thank you for your input. I appreciate any suggestions.
Lyn: Yeah this will be a Harry torture fic. As much as I hate to do this to Harry *sigh*. It's a great challenge though. Glad you like it! That's the whole point doing this.
Lei Dumbledore: It was a challenge posted by Mars Raven (Phoenix Tears Type 6) and she is a great author. One of my fave! Yeah I definitely have to change my summary that one is just temporary. No problem I'll make the chapters longer.
Mars Raven: Yeah this was an answer to your challenge. It was a great topic so I though 'hey this should be interesting to read' but since no one was doing it I figured I should.
I'm having a blast writing this! Thanks you guys for reading.
