"Truth Kept Secret"
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All characters belong to JK Rowling.
THANKS TO:
SLYTHERIN ROGUE
LINKY2
NATRUAL ANTHEM: I sent you the little poem you wanted.
MIRAISERANT: Hey if you want a DARK HARRY FIC just read my Is It Worth It? and thanks for replying.
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Chapter 11 "DA Reinstated"
Harry sat and watched as his DA members filed into the Room of Requirements.
"Harry, we've got a few Slyths here!" Ron shouted shoving some students in front of Harry who looked at Ron.
"Potter are you sure about this?" Michael Strander (made up character ppl) asked watching Ron wearily.
"Yeah, you're the only ones that haven't decided on which side you're on. Just take a seat and we'll start." Harry said. He noticed Ron staring at him, but thankfully not saying anything.
Harry looked around at everyone, there were a few more people then last year and the room had expanded itself so they could all fit in. He sighed as he noticed the houses. Ravenclaw were in one corner of the room watching him, the Slytherin's had their own little corner which Harry perfectly understood. His own Gryffindors were behind him in one corner watching the other houses quietly. The Hufflepuffs were in another corner of the room. Harry sighed.
"All right, first things first." He brought their attention on himself, "Hufflepuffs mix in with the Ravelclaws. Slytherin's mix with Gryffindors." When no one moved Harry let out a slow breath.
"Well what are you waiting for?"
"Harry what are you doing?" Seamus asked looking at his friend as if he lost his mind.
"Yeah Potter, you know Gryffindor and Slytherins don't get along."
"I'm sorry everyone, but I can't let Hufflepuffs work on their own or Slytherins on their own. If you're planning to stay for training, I suggest you get comfortable with other houses. There will be no house rivalries here." The students still hadn't moved and Harry's patience was running on empty.
"Lavander, Ginny, Parvati, go sit in between the Slytherins." The girls got up and literarily sat inbetween two Slytherin girls who moved slightly away from them. They would have moved farther if it weren't for the glare from Harry.
"Look I know the other houses can get along with each other pretty fine. Last year you got along great, now how about we do the same thing this year or I'm calling the DA off. You've got ten seconds."
In about five seconds all the houses were mixed together and waiting patiently for Harry to begin. Harry smiled.
"Now that that's settled, let's begin."
The students paired off, mixing with other houses as Harry had told them too.
"Great! Now let's try Protego again." As everyone groaned Harry scowled at them.
"It's not my fault you haven't studied over the summer."
"Potter, not many of us can do wandless magic." Michael growled at him and Harry stared at him.
"What did you say?"
Michael looked around and noticing that no one else knew what he was talking about quickly tried to cover up his own mistake.
"I well, I saw you use some of your magic without a wand outside in the corridors."
Harry looked at him and sighed.../I knew I should've been more careful. Dumbledore'll have my head./
"Are you sure it was me?"
Michael again looked worried, he was sure he would've have gotten Harry to spill the beans, but he didn't instead he countered with his own question.
"Are you sure it wasn't you?"
"Michael, what are you playing at? I don't do wandless magic."
"Really, then where do you go every night? I see you walk out of the great hall and up the stairs. I saw you one night and decided to follow you. When I saw you using your magic I got scared and ran away. I don't know what you did, but your magic aura was so strong, I've never seen anything like it, not even the Dark Lord's aura is that strong."
Harry was speechless. /Yup, Dumbledore will kill me, then bury me, then dig me up, and kill me again./
His members of DA were all looking at him for some kind of explanations, but what kind? Harry can't say that even now with only half of his power that he could defeat Voldemort. They would just make him out a freak again and never talk to him. /Or they could help you more and you'd be strong enough to stand against the Dark Lord when it is time./ His little reasoning voice said.
Ron, Hermione, and Ginny stood up and went to Harry side. Harry didn't notice them, hell he didn't notice anyone at the moment.
"Harry what was he talking about?" Cho asked him and Harry simply fell to the floor.
He couldn't tell them, they would hate him. So, he could defeat the Dark Lord, but they would be afraid of him and shun him just like when the found out about the Parseltounge ability. They all believed him to be the heir. Harry wasn't sure if he should tell them or get out as fast as he could.
"Harry, you can't hold this in anymore, you've got to tell them." Ginny softly began and Harry raised his head to stare at her. Her warm sad smile was looking into his eyes, and Harry was sure at his soul. She understood why Harry was reluctant to tell them. "Sooner or later, you're going to have to use your power in front of everyone and they will find out anyway. Why not just tell them now and get it over with?"
Harry moved away from his best friends and took a deep breath, "During the summer this year something happened that made my powers mature faster then me." The slight laugh they gave did little to the tension. "I was asleep when the pain came, it must have been at least 3 AM. I thought it was my scar since I was linked with Voldemort, but then I noticed that it didn't come from the scar, but from my back. Don't ask how I got those mixed up." Harry added as they stared at him.
"The pain wasn't so bad at first, but as the morning came it grew worse and I fell sick, I didn't know how or what happened to me, but I couldn't get out of bed at all. I stayed in my room all day until the pain finally loosened its grip. I only got up to get something to drink, but before I could make it to my room it began again and I was paralyzed. I couldn't do anything, I couldn't scream for help or make a sound at all. It lasted longer then the first wave of pain. When my uncle found me in the morning he took me to my room and put me to bed, which is weird because the Dursley's would rather kill themselves before coming near me, I have to say their attitude changed a bit over the summer. I screamed out during the night and lay in my bed during the day. It went on like this for almost a full weak before it finally let go and I was able to stand. I didn't like what it did. I knew that what I went through doesn't usually happen, so I went to check myself in the mirror. Nothing was wrong, I couldn't figure out what happened. Then that day things began to happen. All I had to do was think up what I want done and it got done by itself, I was surprised, but knew that it wasn't going to last. I began training, flexing my mind so it could take in the knowledge that was somehow forced into my head." Harry took a deep breath again.
"I found out how to do wandless magic after two days had passed since the change. I was in the hallway trying to open the door to the kitchen, my arms were full, and I accidentally knocked down my aunt's favorite vase. I had to do something to fix it, but the vase was a family heirloom and if my aunt knew I did something to it she would kill me. So when I heard the car door slams outside I knew they had come and I began to panic, I screamed for it to fix itself in my head and seconds before my aunt and uncle came into the house, the pieces jumped into the air and fixed them selves. I was so scared I would get another letter from the Ministry. When my aunt didn't notice anything I ran upstairs to my room to wait. I knew the owl was going to come and bring my expulsion letter, but it never came. I was surprised, then I noticed that the Ministry had traces on the wands, but not wandless magic. Some wizards believe it is impossible to do wandless magic, but I've seen Dumbledore use it so its not impossible as Fudge would like to think. So anyway, after I found out that they couldn't detect my magic I began to train it, began to do all sorts of spells with it and manage them perfeclty, surprised me a lot."
Harry finished and watched the stunned faces of every person except Ron, Hermione and Ginny. /I knew I shouldn't have told them that much./
"Umm guys?"
"Is that why you look so different this year?" Padma asked? Harry turned his head a little and looked questioningly at her.
"What do you mean?"
"You look taller this year, a little more meat on your bones, or are those your muscles?" Cho asked for her. Harry blushed crimson and stammered out a meek. "I do?"
The entire DA laughed as his face turned bright red, rivaling the Weasley's embarrased look.
"So does that mean you guys aren't afraid of me?"
"No! We're terrified of you!" Dean suddenly screamed running around the room laughing. Harry smirked and went back to his questioning.
"Why would we be afraid of you? You haven't done anything that we should be afraid of." Seamus said, but Harry noticed the glance he sent at the Slytherins. Harry turned to them too.
"I know that the houses don't get along, but if you all work together, maybe we can get over it. I don't even know why the houses even fight. I've listened to the sorting (almost wrote snoring, lol) hat's song last year and I know that its true. If we don't work together there will be no Hogwarts to protect us or anyone, Voldemort will win. Many of you aren't friends, but can you please try to work together at least?"
No one answered, and they didn't want to. Everyone was expecting the Slytherins to agree. The Slytherins were staring back at Harry as if sizing him up and as one they nodded their heads. The other houses soon followed.
"I know some of you are new, but we need everyone to sign this paper with their blood." Harry said as Hermione took out a piece of green paper.
"Why do we need to sign in blood? A Slytherin fifth year girl with large glasses asked. Harry was instantly reminded of Hermione, but without glasses. Harry noticed that Hermione must've thought the same thing because she turned away as soon as Harry turned to question her.
"That's Maddy Hill, the smart arse of Slytherin." She mumbled. Harry almost laughed, but didn't knowing Hermione would kill him if he did.
"We are going to sign in blood because as soon as you do sign it, you will be brought into the DA and can never betray it. This is a Voldemort Resistence club so if you don't like it get out." Ron said. Harry glared at him, but Ron just smirked.
"Ron, what did I just say about house rivalries?" Harry asked his best friend, Ron hung his head and peered from his messy red hair hanging over his eyes at Harry.
"Ron's right, as soon as you sign this paper in blood, if your blood turns the color of the paper you've been accepted, if it turns blue, you want to be neutral but still train, that's okay and all, but you will not be called into important meetings. And if your blood turns purple, you're a traitor." Harry said watching all of them. He knew that most Slytherin's would become neutral since most of their parents were either spies or Death Eaters.
Hermione brought back the paper and gave the knife and feather pen to each person.
"When I call your name come up and repeat what I'm going to do." She said and quickly cut her palm and dipped the feather pen into the seeping blood and signed the paper. Her blood turned breen and seeped into the paper.
Ron and Ginny followed her and their blood turned green too as it disappeared into the paper.
"Parvati Patil." Parvati stood up and repeated the ritual. Green.
"Padma Patil." Parvati's sister stood up and shakily sliced her palm and took the pen. She waited over the paper is if wanting to make it disappear.
"Anytime soon, Padma." Her sister called. Padma smiled a little and signed her name. The color turned blue and Padma sighed in relief.
"I didn't really want to do this. I'm too scared of what will happen in it turned green." She explained to her sister's questioningly look.
Parvati shook her head and muttered something about Hufflepuff's. (Is Padma in Hufflepuff?)
"Michael Strander." Hermione called. Michael came up and sliced his palm without a thought and signed his name. The blood turned green as it hit the paper and Harry felt Hermione sigh in relief.
The other soon followed and Harry watched each one as most of them joined up to be part of the elite group to fight Voldemort.
Most Slytherin's had joined, but some were neutral, almost all the Ravenclaws became part of the DA elite group. The Hufflepuffs, only three had decided to fight in the battle, the rest chose neutrality, which was expected, they were Hufflepuffs. The Gryffindors all decided to join, no surprise there since Harry was in Gryffindor and their leader.
"Well now that we're all done, you can leave, we've got nothing else to do."
The others all stood up and approached the door, waving good byes to one another as they exited.
"Harry what do we do now?" Ginny asked. Harry sat down on one of the chairs as the room began to change to fit their moods.
"Well nothing really, we can just train and wait to see what happens. We've got our first members of the Defense Association and we'll see how they all turn out." Ron and Hermione sat down on either side of him and sighed in relief.
"You know I actually thought the Slyths were going to back out." Ron said.
"Yeah so did I, most of them proved me wrong and joined. There will be no traitors, Hermione and I made sure of that. Even if they tried to speak about us they wouldn't be able to, there was a strong silencing spell on the paper that will make sure the traitor doesn't talk."
"What if someone finds the paper like last year?"
Hermione answered, "They won't, Harry and I put a spell that we got from a book in the library, only Harry and I can see the names on the paper. Neither one of us will tell anyone. We had to be more prepared this year, this is a serious club now and no more just playing around. We'll use the Slytherins as spies, they'll agree if they are loyal and spy on Voldemort. The Ravenclaws hear everything because they are trusted by everyone. The Hufflepuffs are loyal to each other and their friends so they won't squeal and if they do, they will be in a heck of a lot of pain."
Harry stiffled a yawn and looked at the clock that appeared on his right, " If we're done talking I'd really like to go to sleep."
"Yeah, it's getting late, and Harry you have a meeting with Dumbledore tomorrow. I heard from Hermione that you're having a test of skill from him." Ginny said.
Harry nodded.
Big test.
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A/N: NOT A BAD CLIFFY! I know it isn't! So anyone want to know what the TEST is?
____________________________________________________________________
All characters belong to JK Rowling.
THANKS TO:
SLYTHERIN ROGUE
LINKY2
NATRUAL ANTHEM: I sent you the little poem you wanted.
MIRAISERANT: Hey if you want a DARK HARRY FIC just read my Is It Worth It? and thanks for replying.
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Chapter 11 "DA Reinstated"
Harry sat and watched as his DA members filed into the Room of Requirements.
"Harry, we've got a few Slyths here!" Ron shouted shoving some students in front of Harry who looked at Ron.
"Potter are you sure about this?" Michael Strander (made up character ppl) asked watching Ron wearily.
"Yeah, you're the only ones that haven't decided on which side you're on. Just take a seat and we'll start." Harry said. He noticed Ron staring at him, but thankfully not saying anything.
Harry looked around at everyone, there were a few more people then last year and the room had expanded itself so they could all fit in. He sighed as he noticed the houses. Ravenclaw were in one corner of the room watching him, the Slytherin's had their own little corner which Harry perfectly understood. His own Gryffindors were behind him in one corner watching the other houses quietly. The Hufflepuffs were in another corner of the room. Harry sighed.
"All right, first things first." He brought their attention on himself, "Hufflepuffs mix in with the Ravelclaws. Slytherin's mix with Gryffindors." When no one moved Harry let out a slow breath.
"Well what are you waiting for?"
"Harry what are you doing?" Seamus asked looking at his friend as if he lost his mind.
"Yeah Potter, you know Gryffindor and Slytherins don't get along."
"I'm sorry everyone, but I can't let Hufflepuffs work on their own or Slytherins on their own. If you're planning to stay for training, I suggest you get comfortable with other houses. There will be no house rivalries here." The students still hadn't moved and Harry's patience was running on empty.
"Lavander, Ginny, Parvati, go sit in between the Slytherins." The girls got up and literarily sat inbetween two Slytherin girls who moved slightly away from them. They would have moved farther if it weren't for the glare from Harry.
"Look I know the other houses can get along with each other pretty fine. Last year you got along great, now how about we do the same thing this year or I'm calling the DA off. You've got ten seconds."
In about five seconds all the houses were mixed together and waiting patiently for Harry to begin. Harry smiled.
"Now that that's settled, let's begin."
The students paired off, mixing with other houses as Harry had told them too.
"Great! Now let's try Protego again." As everyone groaned Harry scowled at them.
"It's not my fault you haven't studied over the summer."
"Potter, not many of us can do wandless magic." Michael growled at him and Harry stared at him.
"What did you say?"
Michael looked around and noticing that no one else knew what he was talking about quickly tried to cover up his own mistake.
"I well, I saw you use some of your magic without a wand outside in the corridors."
Harry looked at him and sighed.../I knew I should've been more careful. Dumbledore'll have my head./
"Are you sure it was me?"
Michael again looked worried, he was sure he would've have gotten Harry to spill the beans, but he didn't instead he countered with his own question.
"Are you sure it wasn't you?"
"Michael, what are you playing at? I don't do wandless magic."
"Really, then where do you go every night? I see you walk out of the great hall and up the stairs. I saw you one night and decided to follow you. When I saw you using your magic I got scared and ran away. I don't know what you did, but your magic aura was so strong, I've never seen anything like it, not even the Dark Lord's aura is that strong."
Harry was speechless. /Yup, Dumbledore will kill me, then bury me, then dig me up, and kill me again./
His members of DA were all looking at him for some kind of explanations, but what kind? Harry can't say that even now with only half of his power that he could defeat Voldemort. They would just make him out a freak again and never talk to him. /Or they could help you more and you'd be strong enough to stand against the Dark Lord when it is time./ His little reasoning voice said.
Ron, Hermione, and Ginny stood up and went to Harry side. Harry didn't notice them, hell he didn't notice anyone at the moment.
"Harry what was he talking about?" Cho asked him and Harry simply fell to the floor.
He couldn't tell them, they would hate him. So, he could defeat the Dark Lord, but they would be afraid of him and shun him just like when the found out about the Parseltounge ability. They all believed him to be the heir. Harry wasn't sure if he should tell them or get out as fast as he could.
"Harry, you can't hold this in anymore, you've got to tell them." Ginny softly began and Harry raised his head to stare at her. Her warm sad smile was looking into his eyes, and Harry was sure at his soul. She understood why Harry was reluctant to tell them. "Sooner or later, you're going to have to use your power in front of everyone and they will find out anyway. Why not just tell them now and get it over with?"
Harry moved away from his best friends and took a deep breath, "During the summer this year something happened that made my powers mature faster then me." The slight laugh they gave did little to the tension. "I was asleep when the pain came, it must have been at least 3 AM. I thought it was my scar since I was linked with Voldemort, but then I noticed that it didn't come from the scar, but from my back. Don't ask how I got those mixed up." Harry added as they stared at him.
"The pain wasn't so bad at first, but as the morning came it grew worse and I fell sick, I didn't know how or what happened to me, but I couldn't get out of bed at all. I stayed in my room all day until the pain finally loosened its grip. I only got up to get something to drink, but before I could make it to my room it began again and I was paralyzed. I couldn't do anything, I couldn't scream for help or make a sound at all. It lasted longer then the first wave of pain. When my uncle found me in the morning he took me to my room and put me to bed, which is weird because the Dursley's would rather kill themselves before coming near me, I have to say their attitude changed a bit over the summer. I screamed out during the night and lay in my bed during the day. It went on like this for almost a full weak before it finally let go and I was able to stand. I didn't like what it did. I knew that what I went through doesn't usually happen, so I went to check myself in the mirror. Nothing was wrong, I couldn't figure out what happened. Then that day things began to happen. All I had to do was think up what I want done and it got done by itself, I was surprised, but knew that it wasn't going to last. I began training, flexing my mind so it could take in the knowledge that was somehow forced into my head." Harry took a deep breath again.
"I found out how to do wandless magic after two days had passed since the change. I was in the hallway trying to open the door to the kitchen, my arms were full, and I accidentally knocked down my aunt's favorite vase. I had to do something to fix it, but the vase was a family heirloom and if my aunt knew I did something to it she would kill me. So when I heard the car door slams outside I knew they had come and I began to panic, I screamed for it to fix itself in my head and seconds before my aunt and uncle came into the house, the pieces jumped into the air and fixed them selves. I was so scared I would get another letter from the Ministry. When my aunt didn't notice anything I ran upstairs to my room to wait. I knew the owl was going to come and bring my expulsion letter, but it never came. I was surprised, then I noticed that the Ministry had traces on the wands, but not wandless magic. Some wizards believe it is impossible to do wandless magic, but I've seen Dumbledore use it so its not impossible as Fudge would like to think. So anyway, after I found out that they couldn't detect my magic I began to train it, began to do all sorts of spells with it and manage them perfeclty, surprised me a lot."
Harry finished and watched the stunned faces of every person except Ron, Hermione and Ginny. /I knew I shouldn't have told them that much./
"Umm guys?"
"Is that why you look so different this year?" Padma asked? Harry turned his head a little and looked questioningly at her.
"What do you mean?"
"You look taller this year, a little more meat on your bones, or are those your muscles?" Cho asked for her. Harry blushed crimson and stammered out a meek. "I do?"
The entire DA laughed as his face turned bright red, rivaling the Weasley's embarrased look.
"So does that mean you guys aren't afraid of me?"
"No! We're terrified of you!" Dean suddenly screamed running around the room laughing. Harry smirked and went back to his questioning.
"Why would we be afraid of you? You haven't done anything that we should be afraid of." Seamus said, but Harry noticed the glance he sent at the Slytherins. Harry turned to them too.
"I know that the houses don't get along, but if you all work together, maybe we can get over it. I don't even know why the houses even fight. I've listened to the sorting (almost wrote snoring, lol) hat's song last year and I know that its true. If we don't work together there will be no Hogwarts to protect us or anyone, Voldemort will win. Many of you aren't friends, but can you please try to work together at least?"
No one answered, and they didn't want to. Everyone was expecting the Slytherins to agree. The Slytherins were staring back at Harry as if sizing him up and as one they nodded their heads. The other houses soon followed.
"I know some of you are new, but we need everyone to sign this paper with their blood." Harry said as Hermione took out a piece of green paper.
"Why do we need to sign in blood? A Slytherin fifth year girl with large glasses asked. Harry was instantly reminded of Hermione, but without glasses. Harry noticed that Hermione must've thought the same thing because she turned away as soon as Harry turned to question her.
"That's Maddy Hill, the smart arse of Slytherin." She mumbled. Harry almost laughed, but didn't knowing Hermione would kill him if he did.
"We are going to sign in blood because as soon as you do sign it, you will be brought into the DA and can never betray it. This is a Voldemort Resistence club so if you don't like it get out." Ron said. Harry glared at him, but Ron just smirked.
"Ron, what did I just say about house rivalries?" Harry asked his best friend, Ron hung his head and peered from his messy red hair hanging over his eyes at Harry.
"Ron's right, as soon as you sign this paper in blood, if your blood turns the color of the paper you've been accepted, if it turns blue, you want to be neutral but still train, that's okay and all, but you will not be called into important meetings. And if your blood turns purple, you're a traitor." Harry said watching all of them. He knew that most Slytherin's would become neutral since most of their parents were either spies or Death Eaters.
Hermione brought back the paper and gave the knife and feather pen to each person.
"When I call your name come up and repeat what I'm going to do." She said and quickly cut her palm and dipped the feather pen into the seeping blood and signed the paper. Her blood turned breen and seeped into the paper.
Ron and Ginny followed her and their blood turned green too as it disappeared into the paper.
"Parvati Patil." Parvati stood up and repeated the ritual. Green.
"Padma Patil." Parvati's sister stood up and shakily sliced her palm and took the pen. She waited over the paper is if wanting to make it disappear.
"Anytime soon, Padma." Her sister called. Padma smiled a little and signed her name. The color turned blue and Padma sighed in relief.
"I didn't really want to do this. I'm too scared of what will happen in it turned green." She explained to her sister's questioningly look.
Parvati shook her head and muttered something about Hufflepuff's. (Is Padma in Hufflepuff?)
"Michael Strander." Hermione called. Michael came up and sliced his palm without a thought and signed his name. The blood turned green as it hit the paper and Harry felt Hermione sigh in relief.
The other soon followed and Harry watched each one as most of them joined up to be part of the elite group to fight Voldemort.
Most Slytherin's had joined, but some were neutral, almost all the Ravenclaws became part of the DA elite group. The Hufflepuffs, only three had decided to fight in the battle, the rest chose neutrality, which was expected, they were Hufflepuffs. The Gryffindors all decided to join, no surprise there since Harry was in Gryffindor and their leader.
"Well now that we're all done, you can leave, we've got nothing else to do."
The others all stood up and approached the door, waving good byes to one another as they exited.
"Harry what do we do now?" Ginny asked. Harry sat down on one of the chairs as the room began to change to fit their moods.
"Well nothing really, we can just train and wait to see what happens. We've got our first members of the Defense Association and we'll see how they all turn out." Ron and Hermione sat down on either side of him and sighed in relief.
"You know I actually thought the Slyths were going to back out." Ron said.
"Yeah so did I, most of them proved me wrong and joined. There will be no traitors, Hermione and I made sure of that. Even if they tried to speak about us they wouldn't be able to, there was a strong silencing spell on the paper that will make sure the traitor doesn't talk."
"What if someone finds the paper like last year?"
Hermione answered, "They won't, Harry and I put a spell that we got from a book in the library, only Harry and I can see the names on the paper. Neither one of us will tell anyone. We had to be more prepared this year, this is a serious club now and no more just playing around. We'll use the Slytherins as spies, they'll agree if they are loyal and spy on Voldemort. The Ravenclaws hear everything because they are trusted by everyone. The Hufflepuffs are loyal to each other and their friends so they won't squeal and if they do, they will be in a heck of a lot of pain."
Harry stiffled a yawn and looked at the clock that appeared on his right, " If we're done talking I'd really like to go to sleep."
"Yeah, it's getting late, and Harry you have a meeting with Dumbledore tomorrow. I heard from Hermione that you're having a test of skill from him." Ginny said.
Harry nodded.
Big test.
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A/N: NOT A BAD CLIFFY! I know it isn't! So anyone want to know what the TEST is?