Suicide Solution.

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Summary: A Severitus challenge, [Snape is Harry's father] Story begins at 11.59pm on July 30th. It's the summer before Harry's 6th year, and Harry's changing . . . (A Dark Harry fic)

Chapter 11

Harry awoke to the sound of Dean and Seamus arguing again. It was Dean shouting now

"You're so stupid! If you think for one minute that I believe you, you've got another thing co-"

"What's going on?" Harry asked poking his head out from between his curtains.

Dean and Seamus both whipped 'round to face Harry,

"Uh . . . nothing Harry, nothing, come on lets go and get break fast." Seamus stumbled, as both he and Dean walked quickly out of the dormitory. Scowling Harry climbed out of bed and looked around the dorm, it was empty. 'Nice of them to wait for me.' He thought bitterly.

Harry sat back on his bed and looked over to the portrait of Campaspe

"Good morrow milady."

"Good morning Tanathos, why do you look so morose?"

"Everyone' s either arguing about me, ignoring me or just plain pissing me off."

"Why is that?"

"I think it's spread from the whole Kretcher thing, stupid little elf, I should have killed him last year."

"Why are they ignoring you it was only one little death? It was only an elf."

"Because they're all stuck up, perfect little Gryffindor s, man I should have listened to the sorting hat."

"Didn't the sorting hat want you in Gryffindor then?"

Harry smirked "Nope, it said 'you could do well in Slytherin, and Slytherin would help you on your way to greatness! There's no doubt about that.' But me being me kept repeating 'not Slytherin, not Slytherin.' And it relented and put me in Gryffindor. Oh well it's not like it matters any more, I'm in Gryffindor now."

"You could ask to be re-sorted."

"Yeah, 'cept all of Slytherin now hate me, well except Blaise."

"Have you spoken to Blaise since I last saw you?"

"No, I came up here straight away and went to bed."

Campaspe looked thoughtful and then spoke once more

"Do you want me to start tutoring you now? Or would you rather wait until later on today?"

Harry thought for a moment, "Now's good, I have a free morning 'till lunch, then DADA after that."

"Well get ready, and we'll head off in a while."

"Okay. Be back in a while."

Harry closed the frame put it back on the bedside table and got washed and dressed. He picked up the frame and put it back into his cloak pocket, picked up his wand, which was lying next to it and headed out of the dormitory. The common room was empty too, 'seems like every bloody Gryffindor is avoiding me. Fine if they want to be like that then they can, suits me just fine.'

Harry walked out of the common room and made his way up to the 7th floor. Finding the correct spot he walked backwards and forwards three times thinking of what he wanted, 'A place to study and learn what others learnt growing up.' On the third pass a door appeared and harry entered it.

The room of requirement was decked in a dark wood, with a table stacked with potion ingredients at one end and a tall case filled with books covered another wall, on a separate table with lots of small objects and creatures for spell, curse, and hex practices.

Harry smirked this was perfect.

He pulled out the picture frame again

"Milady, I'm all set."

She smiled

"Good. Put me back up on the wall so I can see the room."

Harry did as he was told.

"Okay Tanathos, the first things I am going to teach you is a Shelter spell, the incantation is Adamans Defendo. It's powered by the casters energy if you hold it for to long you will pass out. Okay now try it, first with your wand then with out."

Harry waved his wand and cried "Adamans Defendo!" and a silver shield appeared around him in the shape of a sphere. "Finite Incantantum." The silver shield disappeared. "Why are all shields silver? I mean that one is, the Patronus is."

Campaspe thought for a while before answering. "I don't really know that will require a little research. Okay now try that spell again but without your wand. Put it on the table out of reach."

Harry did as he was told, and once again cried "Adamans Defendo!" the silver shield appeared again, only this time it was paler and wasn't as bold.

Campaspe clapped, "Well done Tanathos, next time we come here we should bring Blaise as a practice partner."

Harry nodded.

"Next spell is Barathrum, it causes a pit to form in the ground. Not remotely good for duels but it can be handy."

Harry didn't even pick up his wand this time, just trying it without straight away.

"Barathrum!" a small dip in the ground appeared, and Harry tried again "Barathrum!!" the pit grew slightly larger "BARATHRUM!" he commanded, the pit was now big enough to hold 2 men comfortably.

Breathing deeply harry collapsed onto the soft chair that appeared behind him. He was sweating heavily and whipped his forehead with the sleeve of his cloak.

Campaspe was watching him, "You did well, wandless magics are incredibly hard, and to be able to do spells the first time with success is amazing you must be a very powerful wizard Tanathos."

Harry laughed lightly, "Heh, thanks, but I'm not good enough yet."

"No, but if we keep practicing then you will be."

Harry looked up at her, "Thank you Lady Campaspe, you have helped me a lot in the past two months."

"Have a glass of water, then go for lunch. We'll continue this later after your DADA class."

Harry looked at the grandfather clock leaning up against the wall, which he hadn't noticed before and was shocked to find that he had 15 minutes before morning classes finished.

"Okay, thank you for the lesson. We shall continue this later. 'till later lady Campaspe."

"Until later, lord Tanathos."

Harry shrunk Campaspe 's image again and put her back into his pocket. Drinking three glasses of water quickly he left the room of retirement and headed off to the great hall for lunch. Having missed breakfast he was now extremely hungry.

He smirked to himself, with the extra lessons from Campaspe his grades should improve and he would learn everything that all the other pureblooded witches and wizards learnt growing up. 'This looks to be a interesting year already and we havent even reached all hallow eve yet.'

~S~

The spells, Adamans Defendo and Barathrum are from

'A Guide to Hexes, Curses, and Spells: The how to, where to, when to, and why in Merlin's name to. By the Lord and Lady Hex.

From one of the best fanfics I have ever read called 'NOT MYSELF' it is by SAERRY SNAPE and if you liked my story then you will love hers and if you like Slytherin harry fics then you will love hers and if you like Severitus challenge fics then you will love NOT MYSELF.

SO GO READ IT!

Ni and Harry have given other readers permission to use their spells from their book, besides one [which has a good reason of why not]. But anyway I thank then for allowing readers to use them and I praise Saerry for creating them!!!

Keep reading and reviewing!

Lady Snake ~S~