Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.

Harry: Darn right you don't!

Chi: Then why does the collar around your neck say "Name: Harry Potter, Owner: Chi Yagami"?

Harry: …

Ron: (sweatdrop) --;

Chi: Now, onto the story!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chapter 18

Another Riddle

The next morning came too quickly for Harry.  Christmas Day had been wonderful.  The food!  There had been so much food.  Harry had felt like a bowling ball for the rest of the night.

"Hi ya, Harry!"

"Hullo, Colin."

"Don't forget to say 'high' to me, Harry!"

"Hullo, Dennis.  Bye Dennis."

"Hey Harry, what about me?" Colin shouted after Harry.

"Hi, Harry."  It was Cho Chang and her best friend, Megan.

"Hi Cho.  Hi Megan."

"Did you like my Christmas present?"

"Ya, sure.  Whatever.  I got to go, okay."  Before Cho could answer, Harry turned and walked away.  Harry knew he should have told Cho the truth, but he just couldn't with Megan standing there.

Later that day, while Harry was walking down the hall to the library, he heard Draco and Crabbe's voices.

"Promise Crabbe?"

"Yes."

"I've fallen in love with… Hermione Granger."

Harry was going down to tell Hermione at dinner, but on his way there, he saw Ron and Hermione go into a classroom.

"So," Hermione was saying.  "Are you sure no one knows?"

"Of course no one knows."  Harry watched with awe as he realized who had stolen his Invisibility Cloak.

"Ron, can I ask you something?  Do you promise you'll answer?"

"Ya, Harry. What?"

"Why were you and Hermione making out in an empty classroom?"

As Harry got into bed that night, he remembered Zoe's face when she had showed him the 3-D heart he gave her.  He had never been more embarrassed in his entire life.

In his dream, Harry saw Dumbledore fighting Voldemort.  Then it turned into Voldemort confessing everything.

"Okay, so I have a child at Hogwarts.  Her name is Kari Kamiya Riddle.  She is my only relative. 

Harry knew there was a fourth year girl named Kari, but she was in Gryffindor.  Most likely, if Voldemort had relatives, they'd be put in Slytherin.

"I had a girl friend when I was younger.  Rita something or other.  Anyway, she ditched me for Arnold Skeeter, and then Harriet was born.  So I went in search for another girl.  And then I found…  Shannon Kamiya."

Harry watched as Voldemort lunged towards Dumbledore again.  Harry's mind was swirling.  Gryffindor Kari was related to Voldemort; Rita Skeeter had been his girlfriend; Harriet Skeeter was Rita's daughter…

Then suddenly, Harry was transformed into his dream.  Not his sleeping body, just his mind.

"Harry Potter, how kind of you to join us.  My soul can jump from body to body.  Did you know that?  And right now… I'm in your body, making you do terrible things.  Let's see…  Ah, I know…  I'll light Hermione Granger up with a torch."

Suddenly, Harry felt the ground move.

"You see, that was you getting up."

"No!"

"You can only wake up if you defeat me in this nightmare."

"You're going down, Voldemort."

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Chi: So, whadya think?

Harry: (muttering something incoherent and dirty)

Chi: WHAT WAS THAT?????

Harry: () Nothing…

Ron: Bloody hell it was.

All: O.O

Ron: …

Hermione: I thought Harry was very brave!

All: O.o

Voldemort: Well, that was random.

All: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Voldemort: --;

Ron: Go to hell, mate.

Voldemort: Why thank you, but I've already been there.  It's sorta lovely, but could use more curtains…

All: (sweatdrop) O.o;