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/…blah…blah/- Harry's thoughts
[…blah…blah]- Remus' thoughts
{…blah…blah}- Severus' thoughts
"…blah…blah" Everyone speaking
A.N Thanks to all my reviewers! You're so great!
Menecarkawan- I haven't liked him since then either. That's where I got the idea from.
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Thanks to all! On with the next chapter.
Why Me?
Chapter four- Awake
Harry's eyes fluttered open, he squinted around.
/Definitely the hospital wing/ He reached around and found his glasses on the bedside table. Once he could see properly he took another look around…
/Why am I here?/ He questioned himself…confusion etched across his face. He spotted the unconscious figure on the bed next to his.
"Remus?" Harry's eyes widened as he remembered all that had happened…Petunia, Vernon and Dudley…all destroyed by Death Eaters…then darkness with only a voice to keep him company. His heart ached…all his fault.
/I. Will. Not. Cry./ His eyes slammed shut as he forced the tears back.
Harry put his feet on the cold stone floor and tried to stand.
"Ah, Harry…you're awake." Albus Dumbledore spoke from the doorway. Harry span and looked the Headmaster in the eye. Harry nodded in response, not saying a word.
"You're things are in Gryffindor tower, make sure you take your wand everywhere you go."
"Sir, is it true? About Ron?" Harry hoped that he was wrong…but a voice in the back of his head told him he wasn't.
"I'm afraid so Harry…" Dumbledore hung his head.
"Right." Harry nodded and pushed past the Headmaster and headed for Gryffindor tower.
/What will Molly say? Damn you Ron! Why would you do this?/
Flashback- Harry's fourth year.
"It's OK, you know you can tell me the truth," he said. "If you don't want everyone else to know, fine, but I don't know why you're bothering to lie, you didn't even get into trouble for it, did you? That friend of the Fat Lady's, that Violet, she's already told us all, Dumbledore's letting you enter. A thousand Galleons prize money, eh? And you don't have to do end-of-year tests either…"
"I didn't put my name in that Goblet!" said Harry, starting to feel angry.
"Yeah, OK," said Ron, in exactly the same sceptical tone as Cedric. "Only you said this morning you'd have done it last night, and no one would've seen you…I'm not stupid, you know."
"You're doing a good impression of it," Harry snapped.
End Flashback
"Jealousy?" Harry couldn't believe it. /No not Ron…he wouldn't go this far…there has to be another reason…but if that is the reason, then/
"It's all my fault…again." Harry pulled on his clothes and headed back downstairs.
Dumbledore's Office
"So what do we do if Potter decides to get revenge on Weasley?" Snape questioned the pacing Headmaster.
"That's what I'm worried about, we're in no position to stop him really, let's just hope that he takes his revenge on the battlefield, that way he'll still be able to get rid of Voldemort." Dumbledore was too busy staring at the floor to notice Severus' eyes thin considerably.
{Again! The fool only cares about ridding himself of Voldemort.}
"What if Potter dies against the Dark Lord? I mean the prophecy only stated that one of them will die, we do not know which." Snape watched the Headmaster.
"Well then we shall have to hope they destroy each other if anything…I'll do anything to destroy Voldemort."
"So really," Severus rose from his seat forcing his voice to be calm, "what you're saying is that you are willing to kill the boy if needed, you wont even try to protect him." He stated this very matter-of-factly.
"Anything to rid us of Voldemort." Albus was now muttering to himself he was lucky he did not see the anger raging behind Severus' eyes. If looks could kill, Albus would be six feet under by now.
"Okay." Severus walked towards the door shaking with rage.
{The lake, that helps me clear my mind} He thought as he stormed through Hogwarts halls.
By the lake
Harry sat down in front of the lake.
/Now then/ Harry smiled at the giant squid /The apology to Snape/
Harry stared at the lake deep in thought, watching the sunlight shimmer off the surface.
Severus had grabbed his notebook and headed outside. {What a perfect way to spend my day, outside in the quiet and working on new potions} He found his favourite tree and sat underneath it. He stretched and looked around.
{Oh great Potter…wait what Is he doing?}
Harry had stood up, his eyes still on the water…he could sense something behind him, he groped his robes in search of his wand.
/Shit! The old fool was right and I didn't listen…/ Harry gulped, he'd left it in the tower…/Wait, I'm about to die…why should I care? I mean it's not as if I'll be a big loss right? I mean I kill everyone who I get close to…god I hate my life, I should let whatever it is just kill me, hopefully it will be quick…but then again do I deserve a quick death?/ Harry turned to face whatever it was that was about to kill him.
Closing his eyes he waited for something to strike…then there it was, a huge thud on his chest that causing him to unbalance…but wait, he didn't feel himself dying, he dared to crack open an eye…
"What are you doing Potter?" A voiced wheezed, "Aren't you supposed to be the hero? Take me to the…Hospital Wing!" Cold grey eyes stared into shocked emerald green ones.
"Malfoy?" Harry shook himself out of his stupor and lifted the boy up.
"Ouch…" Draco swayed a little so Harry grabbed his arm to stop him from falling again.
"Mr. Malfoy what are you doing here?" The voice of the Potions professor caused Harry to flinch and let go of Draco, who immediately fell onto the grass again.
"Shit…Potter can you do nothing right?" Severus snapped conjuring up a stretcher and levitating Draco onto it. Harry just stared at the floor…
"No…it seems I cant." He whispered, before Severus could say anymore Harry backed off, turned and ran…straight into the forbidden forest.
"Oh for the love of-, can nothing go my way today?"
{Right a frantic and seemingly unarmed Potter running into the Forbidden Forest…or my Godson, unconscious and bleeding on a stretcher…decisions, decisions…} He let out an annoyed grunt and ran towards the Hogwarts main doors, pulling the stretcher behind him, {Good job he's unconscious…imagine that, Severus Snape 'running'} He opened the door and called for two house elves.
{I knew these would come in handy one day…Oh great} Dobby and Winky had appeared in front of him.
"You!" He pointed at Winky, "Take Mr. Malfoy to the Hospital Wing immediately!" She nodded her head quickly and ran off with Draco.
"And you," He turned to Dobby, "Go to the Headmaster and tell him Harry Potter is unarmed and has ran into the Forbidden Forest! Also tell him I've gone to look for him now!" And with that the Potions Master sprinted back out of the doorway and down towards the Forbidden Forest.
{A guy can never get any rest around here can he?} Snape sneered as he ran into the Forbidden Forest.
"Potter! Where are you?" No answer, "Oh great how far has he run into this thing?" Snape questioned through gritted teeth.
Heart Of the Forbidden Forest
Harry had finally stopped running and fell down to his knees.
/Something just come out and kill me now please?!/ He leant back against a tree.
"Why?" He questioned aloud, "Why does it all have to happen to my friends? If it weren't for me…Ron wouldn't be so jealous and would still be on our side…If it weren't for me, Voldemort wouldn't have been able to re-generate himself and be so powerful…if it weren't for me…"
Snape was running deeper and deeper into the Forest, {Why do I always feel I need to protect this boy?} He wondered {I mean, he keeps getting himself into trouble, why should I be responsible for the brat?…Wait haven't you just learned that Potter may be many things but he isn't a brat? Oh well…}
Snape came to a halt and listened for any signs of the boy, his heart began to race, {Oh no! What if I'm too late?!} His heart was thumping ridiculously loud, he feared he wouldn't hear even if the boy did make any noise.
Harry sat and stared at the new beast in front of him…/Friend or enemy?/ He wondered.
The creature had an eerie kind of beauty to it…human in form but very noticeable differences, it skin was pale green and its eyes yellow and cat like…/But nothing like the mermaids I saw in fourth year/
It was very tall for a female, its arms and legs being rather long white nails at the end of both feet and hands. Long deep green hair fell to her waist and she seemed to be wearing armour of some sort…a green and brown breast-plate and leg guards. Black knee-boots and gloves that reached her elbows and a olive green skirt.
She stared intently at Harry…obviously assessing him.
"Aren't you a little stupid?" The creature questioned, not coldly, just rather curiously, "You are obviously a wizard…yet you appear to be unarmed, why run into such a place as this when you could be easily killed?" It tilted its head, Harry was about to answer when he noticed another unusual characteristic about the creature, thin, film like, almost transparent wings.
"Fairy?" He asked dumbfounded. Its eyes assessed him once more,
"Answer my question." It demanded softly.
"How about if I don't care if I die?" Harry couldn't look at the creatures eyes. They were boring into his head.
"Silly human…" She smiled.
"Potter?" Harry heard the voice of his dreaded Potions Professor.
"No…" He whispered. The fairy smiled and spoke again, but this time in Harry's voice,
"Over here!" She shouted and the she disappeared. Harry blinked a few times…/What just happened here?/
"There you are!" Snape panted…{Ok, so be as nice as possible, he's a loose cannon at the moment.}
"You really scared me there Potter…do you want me to d-" {Wait that wont help the situation will it?}
"Do I want you to…" Harry asked staring at the Professor.
"Be driven insane…I cant always be here to find you." Harry raised an eyebrow…now there's a thing he never thought of…this man was always saving his life, along with many others.
/So why isn't he the famous one? He's done a lot more than I have to save people/
"If you aren't scaring me when you're unconscious you're making me run around like a headless chicken when you're awake." He sighed, "Come we'd better get out of here before something nasty shows up." Harry nodded and walked with is Professor…in an almost comfortable silence.
/Now then… the always asked question…the apology to Snape/
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