Coming Silence
C: 8
Several years had passed since Sirius had first visited Harry in Alenzar. Harry had invited Sirius back again and had taken up learning how to heal after Sirius's second visit. Remus had loved the gift and told Sirius that the next time he visited Harry- wherever he was- to send his love. Severus Snape, much to Harry's surprise, sent a note. It said, in blunt words, that he thanked Harry for the gift but to get his bratty ass back to Hogwarts.
Harry had sent Severus parchments dedicated to the theory on how to cure lycanthropey by using potions. He knew Severus would get more use of those parchments than he ever would and if anyone could make those potions, it would be Severus. Two years had passed in the wizarding world and it was now the beginning of the seventh year for all those in Harry's old class.
Harry was ready to return. New arrangements between Dulzec and Alenzar had been running smoothly for the last few years, and no more wars had broken out between the two. A brief war to the far north of Alenzar had Harry briefly worried, but it all soon blew over. The council had agreed that Harry was powerful enough- and the new Monarchy strong enough- for Harry to return to the wizarding world.
Kasha, Roltac, Draco his dragon, and Malvorn were going with Harry. Ittana would act as Monarch in Stead while Harry was away, and should Harry die, Ittana would become Ruling Queen. Harry had packed a small trunk magicked to hold all his books, clothing, armory, and herbs that he would need while away and took off towards the portal.
Roltac and Harry had broken off their arrangement two years ago, after Roltac had fallen in love with a handsome young demon. Harry had been happy for the two and acted as Best Man during the two's handfasting ceremony. Sometimes Harry thought he was destined to be alone, as he had yet to find his Mate. Then he would remember that, since he was from a different realm, his Mate would probably be there as well.
Finally, they were off, running down the cold Ghost Gates connecting the two realms together. Harry could see the darkness lying at the end of the portal, signaling the end of the Gate. Out they popped, landing in the field right in front of Hogwarts main doors. Harry looked out over the castle he once knew as home and caught sight of several black figures sneaking in through the open doors. Quickly, Harry sniffed the air. He suddenly growled.
On the air, unmistakable as death, was the scent of Black Claws- a renegade demon gang dedicated to the complete destruction of life. Some one had managed to summon these elite warriors and Harry had a notion of who- Voldemort. Quickly, followed by the others, Harry ran to the edge of the wards. He stopped and raised one pale hand. Running it lightly down the edge of the wards, he slowly manipulated each strand of magic to create a door wide enough for all those in the party to slip through.
Draco, now at full size, slipped between the doorway and loped off after the renegade band. With his cloak pulled up to hide his face, Harry followed. He entered into the hall, faintly hearing the end of Dumbledore's starting term notices. It was the day of the Sorting Feast! Shit! Harry knew that, with everyone in the hall at one time, the renegades could make a big mess.
Harry motioned for the others to be quiet just as the renegades slipped into the hall. Screams filled the air and Harry acted. He jumped into the Great Hall, ignoring the wands pointed in his direction, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "HOLD!"
Instantly the renegades stopped. Even if they weren't his people, Harry was a natural King and the voice of a true King halted every demon when put to full force. Unfortunately, Harry only found this out a year ago.
All eyes turned to him; a small-cloaked figure followed by three tall, menacing figures and one small dragon. The renegades began to cackle and turned their black eyes towards Harry. One, obviously the leader, began to speak in Demonish, filling the whole hall with his harsh words.
"Look, boys. Another small puppet for us to play with! What shall we do with him?" The others all cackled with glee. The whole hall slowly started to shiver as the temperature rapidly plummeted.
Harry calmly replied, "If you leave now, I won't be forced to kill you."
The leader only found this to be a great joke and burst out laughing, his whole body racked with laughter. Harry only sighed and shook his head. "I love it when everybody finds me amusing. Especially when I speak the truth."
The lead demon finally managed to calm down. Tears still streamed down his face as wands through out the hall flashed in his direction. "You are funny, little one. You cannot defeat me, Hinasha the Great! You will fall at my feet!"
Harry only snorted in amusement. His friends laughed at the remark; they, after all, knew what the 'little one' was capable of.
"I find that rather amusing, myself- Hinasha, was it?- but I know that that is false. I won't be falling at your feet- I wouldn't want to, you're too ugly to fall down on bended knees too."
Roltac burst out laughing at Harry's sexual innuendo. Hinasha, however, didn't find it funny at all. His reptilian face contorted with anger and he launched himself towards Harry. Harry, however, only rose one pale hand. Lines of gold flew out in a line right in front of him. They hovered for a moment before disappearing completely.
At the sight of the golden lines, Hinasha stopped. As ugly as he was, the reptile was smart. He knew what magic could do and he had no wish to die by it. As soon as the lines faded, he laughed again.
"Weakling! Did you show that bit of magic just to frighten me? What a load of good that did! Come, brothers, attack!"
All seven renegades attacked. Harry slowly shook his head. How dumb could you get? The renegades where three feet away when they launched themselves in the air. Before they could even reach Harry, a globe of swirling lines spread out in all directions, cutting through the demons flesh over and over again. A long high-pitched scream rang through the hall, as the demons experienced a pain they had never imagined. The bodies hung in the air, then-
They vanished. "How dumb could you get?" Harry shook his head and slowly glided forward, the golden threads collapsing back into his body. Children screamed and suddenly Harry was thrown back into reality.
"SILENCE!" shouted Dumbledore. Harry gazed at the headmaster as he slowly raised his hands, motioning the others to do the same. Wands pointed at him from all directions and Harry sank into the motionlessness Kasha had taught him. Dumbledore looked older and more harried than Harry had remembered. After all these years, the war was finally getting to him.
Harry stared at each and everyone of the teachers as Dumbledore quieted everyone down. He didn't want anyone to leave just yet, in case more of whatever the new comers were, were lurking in the halls. Harry smiled as he saw Remus and Sirius- who was recently released- look over at him. Sirius leaned into the other mans ear and whispered something. A great big grin erupted onto their faces and both lowered their wands. Harry nodded slightly and moved down the line.
It wasn't until he got to Severus Snape that Harry stopped. Those black eyes were drilling into him and he felt an electric shock travel from his head to the tips of his toes, making him shiver- but not in fear. Harry was so wrapped up in Severus's gaze that it took Draco's teeth biting into his calf to wrench him back into reality.
"Who are you?" asked Dumbledore, the twinkle in his eye gone. Harry sighed.
"Don't tell me you were thinking about harming me, were you? I'm hurt, you know that, right?" Underneath the cloak, Harry grinned.
A surprised look crossed Dumbledore's face before fading out. No one could mistake the sound of suppressed laughter coming from Sirius and Remus. Everyone turned to stare at the two in shock. What was going on?
"I'm glad to see someone finds me amusing," muttered Harry with his hands still in the air.
"Give me one good reason for why I shouldn't kill you now."
"Because," Harry bowed his head and slowly pulled his hood off of his face, "Harry Potter has returned to Hogwarts." He lifted his face as silence erupted through the hall. Moments later, two pairs of strong arms wrapped themselves around Harry. He quickly motioned for the others to not kill the two wrapped around him.
"Oh, Harry, it's good to have you back!" said Remus Lupin, gathering the small frame between him and Sirius.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back today?" asked Sirius.
The hall busted into chatter as people tried in vain to see Harry as he was crushed between his two godfathers. "I couldn't, Sirius, I wanted it to be a surprise! I missed you too, Remus, it's good to see you again."
The two peeled themselves off of Harry and stood back to look at him.
"Wow, you have changed. I don't know what exactly, but you have changed," said Remus.
"I will tell you all about it, but first, we have a disgruntled headmaster to deal with."
Turning towards the head table, Harry saw Dumbledore stare at him in shock but it was the Potions Master's gaze that held his attention. The older man had a look of shock mixed with- was that pleasure?- on his face as well as a small smile lingering on the edges of his lips. Harry only could look at him for a small while as he was escorted to the headmaster.
"Harry? Is that really you?"
"Yup!" said Sirius proudly. "He looks exactly like I last saw him."
The headmaster's gaze turned sharply to Sirius. "You knew where he was this whole time and didn't even tell us?"
Sirius nodded but before he could explain, Harry cut in. His voice was sharp and filled with a commanding presence that briefly shocked Dumbledore. Harry had grown up in more ways than one.
"Yes he did, Albus, and before you yell at him about it, Sirius couldn't tell you, even if you had doused him with Veritaserum. He was spelled, under my wishes, so that he wouldn't, not even if he wanted to, be able to disclose my location. No else knew about where I was, not even Remus. If you want to know the story, I will be glad to tell you but you will not, I repeat, you will NOT yell at Sirius for a condition he couldn't help having."
Severus smirked slightly and sidled up to the headmaster. "It looks like our young Mister Potter grew a backbone. How fortunate for us."
Harry only smiled and let out a soft laugh.
"You have no idea," muttered Roltac from behind him. Harry elbowed the offending body and returned his attention to the headmaster.
"If I were you, Alus, I would let these kids get on with their meal while we discuss where I have been and why I have been gone these last two years."
Dumbledore nodded and quickly quieted everyone down. The food was placed onto the tables and Dumbledore nodded for MacGonagall, Severus, Hagrid, Sirius and Remus to follow them out of the hall.
Harry stood silently and gazed about the hall, letting memories of his past float across his mind. This was his first true home. He had never forgotten it and he knew he never would. A small sad smile flickered across his face and just as he turned to leave and follow Dumbledore, a voice he remembered yelled across the hall.
"Harry! Harry, wait up!"
Harry stiffened and Draco growled low in his throat. The small dragon wrapped itself around his legs and Harry asked what was wrong as a tall red head ran into his view, followed by a beautiful bushy haired girl and a small red head that had to be the first ones sibling.
^What's wrong, Draco?^
^These ones smell bad, Harry. Very bad. I do not like them at all. The small girl smells fine, but these two smell bad.^
^I agree. Calm down, dragon, I don't want you in trouble.^
"Harry, you're back!" squealed Hermione. Just as she was about to throw herself into Harry's arms, a deep growl thundered from Harry's throat. This caught the attention of the teachers just before they all exited. Hermione stopped in her tracks, her face paling quickly.
Harry continued to glare as Ron stepped forward. "Harry, where have you been? We've been worried sick these last two years! You could have wrote or visited or something to let us know-" Harry growled and his three friends quickly positioned themselves around him as Sirius and Remus hurried over.
"Stop lying, Weasel. You weren't worried at all where you?" Harry slowly started to circle the two figures, leaving Ginny alone. "I just bet you were glad I was gone. Probably got a lot of attention, now that the boy-who- lived had disappeared, didn't you? And you enjoyed every minute of it."
The smell coming off of the two only verified the truth of Harry's words. Ron had enjoyed the attention and there was no way he could deny it- though he tried.
"I don't know-"
"SILENCE! Don't lie to me, Weasel. I can tell when you lie. Neither you nor Hermione really liked me. Well, you can rest assured now because our so called 'friendship' is over."
He then turned to Ginny and gave the girl a startling hug, saying, "But you, Ginny, I still like you. You know, though, that we will never be together and I hope you find true love. I look forward to talking to you again."
With a last growl at Hermione and Ron, Harry turned around and followed the teachers out. When the doors to the hall closed, every one erupted into an ear splitting scream, talking about what had happened to break the Golden Trio apart. No one noticed the appraising eyes staring at the closed door.
AN: Wow, longest chapter yet! Don't worry, Harry will explain to Ron and Hermione why he hates them and still likes Ginny. Please be kind and rewind! Sorry, I just finished this at 3;23 A.M and mom is not happy. Thanks to those who have reviewed. If you like this, tell me to keep up with the chapters or I will stop. I don't know if I like it. Also, tell me if I should make it a Severus/ Harry or Draco/ Harry. ~Cheers
Several years had passed since Sirius had first visited Harry in Alenzar. Harry had invited Sirius back again and had taken up learning how to heal after Sirius's second visit. Remus had loved the gift and told Sirius that the next time he visited Harry- wherever he was- to send his love. Severus Snape, much to Harry's surprise, sent a note. It said, in blunt words, that he thanked Harry for the gift but to get his bratty ass back to Hogwarts.
Harry had sent Severus parchments dedicated to the theory on how to cure lycanthropey by using potions. He knew Severus would get more use of those parchments than he ever would and if anyone could make those potions, it would be Severus. Two years had passed in the wizarding world and it was now the beginning of the seventh year for all those in Harry's old class.
Harry was ready to return. New arrangements between Dulzec and Alenzar had been running smoothly for the last few years, and no more wars had broken out between the two. A brief war to the far north of Alenzar had Harry briefly worried, but it all soon blew over. The council had agreed that Harry was powerful enough- and the new Monarchy strong enough- for Harry to return to the wizarding world.
Kasha, Roltac, Draco his dragon, and Malvorn were going with Harry. Ittana would act as Monarch in Stead while Harry was away, and should Harry die, Ittana would become Ruling Queen. Harry had packed a small trunk magicked to hold all his books, clothing, armory, and herbs that he would need while away and took off towards the portal.
Roltac and Harry had broken off their arrangement two years ago, after Roltac had fallen in love with a handsome young demon. Harry had been happy for the two and acted as Best Man during the two's handfasting ceremony. Sometimes Harry thought he was destined to be alone, as he had yet to find his Mate. Then he would remember that, since he was from a different realm, his Mate would probably be there as well.
Finally, they were off, running down the cold Ghost Gates connecting the two realms together. Harry could see the darkness lying at the end of the portal, signaling the end of the Gate. Out they popped, landing in the field right in front of Hogwarts main doors. Harry looked out over the castle he once knew as home and caught sight of several black figures sneaking in through the open doors. Quickly, Harry sniffed the air. He suddenly growled.
On the air, unmistakable as death, was the scent of Black Claws- a renegade demon gang dedicated to the complete destruction of life. Some one had managed to summon these elite warriors and Harry had a notion of who- Voldemort. Quickly, followed by the others, Harry ran to the edge of the wards. He stopped and raised one pale hand. Running it lightly down the edge of the wards, he slowly manipulated each strand of magic to create a door wide enough for all those in the party to slip through.
Draco, now at full size, slipped between the doorway and loped off after the renegade band. With his cloak pulled up to hide his face, Harry followed. He entered into the hall, faintly hearing the end of Dumbledore's starting term notices. It was the day of the Sorting Feast! Shit! Harry knew that, with everyone in the hall at one time, the renegades could make a big mess.
Harry motioned for the others to be quiet just as the renegades slipped into the hall. Screams filled the air and Harry acted. He jumped into the Great Hall, ignoring the wands pointed in his direction, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "HOLD!"
Instantly the renegades stopped. Even if they weren't his people, Harry was a natural King and the voice of a true King halted every demon when put to full force. Unfortunately, Harry only found this out a year ago.
All eyes turned to him; a small-cloaked figure followed by three tall, menacing figures and one small dragon. The renegades began to cackle and turned their black eyes towards Harry. One, obviously the leader, began to speak in Demonish, filling the whole hall with his harsh words.
"Look, boys. Another small puppet for us to play with! What shall we do with him?" The others all cackled with glee. The whole hall slowly started to shiver as the temperature rapidly plummeted.
Harry calmly replied, "If you leave now, I won't be forced to kill you."
The leader only found this to be a great joke and burst out laughing, his whole body racked with laughter. Harry only sighed and shook his head. "I love it when everybody finds me amusing. Especially when I speak the truth."
The lead demon finally managed to calm down. Tears still streamed down his face as wands through out the hall flashed in his direction. "You are funny, little one. You cannot defeat me, Hinasha the Great! You will fall at my feet!"
Harry only snorted in amusement. His friends laughed at the remark; they, after all, knew what the 'little one' was capable of.
"I find that rather amusing, myself- Hinasha, was it?- but I know that that is false. I won't be falling at your feet- I wouldn't want to, you're too ugly to fall down on bended knees too."
Roltac burst out laughing at Harry's sexual innuendo. Hinasha, however, didn't find it funny at all. His reptilian face contorted with anger and he launched himself towards Harry. Harry, however, only rose one pale hand. Lines of gold flew out in a line right in front of him. They hovered for a moment before disappearing completely.
At the sight of the golden lines, Hinasha stopped. As ugly as he was, the reptile was smart. He knew what magic could do and he had no wish to die by it. As soon as the lines faded, he laughed again.
"Weakling! Did you show that bit of magic just to frighten me? What a load of good that did! Come, brothers, attack!"
All seven renegades attacked. Harry slowly shook his head. How dumb could you get? The renegades where three feet away when they launched themselves in the air. Before they could even reach Harry, a globe of swirling lines spread out in all directions, cutting through the demons flesh over and over again. A long high-pitched scream rang through the hall, as the demons experienced a pain they had never imagined. The bodies hung in the air, then-
They vanished. "How dumb could you get?" Harry shook his head and slowly glided forward, the golden threads collapsing back into his body. Children screamed and suddenly Harry was thrown back into reality.
"SILENCE!" shouted Dumbledore. Harry gazed at the headmaster as he slowly raised his hands, motioning the others to do the same. Wands pointed at him from all directions and Harry sank into the motionlessness Kasha had taught him. Dumbledore looked older and more harried than Harry had remembered. After all these years, the war was finally getting to him.
Harry stared at each and everyone of the teachers as Dumbledore quieted everyone down. He didn't want anyone to leave just yet, in case more of whatever the new comers were, were lurking in the halls. Harry smiled as he saw Remus and Sirius- who was recently released- look over at him. Sirius leaned into the other mans ear and whispered something. A great big grin erupted onto their faces and both lowered their wands. Harry nodded slightly and moved down the line.
It wasn't until he got to Severus Snape that Harry stopped. Those black eyes were drilling into him and he felt an electric shock travel from his head to the tips of his toes, making him shiver- but not in fear. Harry was so wrapped up in Severus's gaze that it took Draco's teeth biting into his calf to wrench him back into reality.
"Who are you?" asked Dumbledore, the twinkle in his eye gone. Harry sighed.
"Don't tell me you were thinking about harming me, were you? I'm hurt, you know that, right?" Underneath the cloak, Harry grinned.
A surprised look crossed Dumbledore's face before fading out. No one could mistake the sound of suppressed laughter coming from Sirius and Remus. Everyone turned to stare at the two in shock. What was going on?
"I'm glad to see someone finds me amusing," muttered Harry with his hands still in the air.
"Give me one good reason for why I shouldn't kill you now."
"Because," Harry bowed his head and slowly pulled his hood off of his face, "Harry Potter has returned to Hogwarts." He lifted his face as silence erupted through the hall. Moments later, two pairs of strong arms wrapped themselves around Harry. He quickly motioned for the others to not kill the two wrapped around him.
"Oh, Harry, it's good to have you back!" said Remus Lupin, gathering the small frame between him and Sirius.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back today?" asked Sirius.
The hall busted into chatter as people tried in vain to see Harry as he was crushed between his two godfathers. "I couldn't, Sirius, I wanted it to be a surprise! I missed you too, Remus, it's good to see you again."
The two peeled themselves off of Harry and stood back to look at him.
"Wow, you have changed. I don't know what exactly, but you have changed," said Remus.
"I will tell you all about it, but first, we have a disgruntled headmaster to deal with."
Turning towards the head table, Harry saw Dumbledore stare at him in shock but it was the Potions Master's gaze that held his attention. The older man had a look of shock mixed with- was that pleasure?- on his face as well as a small smile lingering on the edges of his lips. Harry only could look at him for a small while as he was escorted to the headmaster.
"Harry? Is that really you?"
"Yup!" said Sirius proudly. "He looks exactly like I last saw him."
The headmaster's gaze turned sharply to Sirius. "You knew where he was this whole time and didn't even tell us?"
Sirius nodded but before he could explain, Harry cut in. His voice was sharp and filled with a commanding presence that briefly shocked Dumbledore. Harry had grown up in more ways than one.
"Yes he did, Albus, and before you yell at him about it, Sirius couldn't tell you, even if you had doused him with Veritaserum. He was spelled, under my wishes, so that he wouldn't, not even if he wanted to, be able to disclose my location. No else knew about where I was, not even Remus. If you want to know the story, I will be glad to tell you but you will not, I repeat, you will NOT yell at Sirius for a condition he couldn't help having."
Severus smirked slightly and sidled up to the headmaster. "It looks like our young Mister Potter grew a backbone. How fortunate for us."
Harry only smiled and let out a soft laugh.
"You have no idea," muttered Roltac from behind him. Harry elbowed the offending body and returned his attention to the headmaster.
"If I were you, Alus, I would let these kids get on with their meal while we discuss where I have been and why I have been gone these last two years."
Dumbledore nodded and quickly quieted everyone down. The food was placed onto the tables and Dumbledore nodded for MacGonagall, Severus, Hagrid, Sirius and Remus to follow them out of the hall.
Harry stood silently and gazed about the hall, letting memories of his past float across his mind. This was his first true home. He had never forgotten it and he knew he never would. A small sad smile flickered across his face and just as he turned to leave and follow Dumbledore, a voice he remembered yelled across the hall.
"Harry! Harry, wait up!"
Harry stiffened and Draco growled low in his throat. The small dragon wrapped itself around his legs and Harry asked what was wrong as a tall red head ran into his view, followed by a beautiful bushy haired girl and a small red head that had to be the first ones sibling.
^What's wrong, Draco?^
^These ones smell bad, Harry. Very bad. I do not like them at all. The small girl smells fine, but these two smell bad.^
^I agree. Calm down, dragon, I don't want you in trouble.^
"Harry, you're back!" squealed Hermione. Just as she was about to throw herself into Harry's arms, a deep growl thundered from Harry's throat. This caught the attention of the teachers just before they all exited. Hermione stopped in her tracks, her face paling quickly.
Harry continued to glare as Ron stepped forward. "Harry, where have you been? We've been worried sick these last two years! You could have wrote or visited or something to let us know-" Harry growled and his three friends quickly positioned themselves around him as Sirius and Remus hurried over.
"Stop lying, Weasel. You weren't worried at all where you?" Harry slowly started to circle the two figures, leaving Ginny alone. "I just bet you were glad I was gone. Probably got a lot of attention, now that the boy-who- lived had disappeared, didn't you? And you enjoyed every minute of it."
The smell coming off of the two only verified the truth of Harry's words. Ron had enjoyed the attention and there was no way he could deny it- though he tried.
"I don't know-"
"SILENCE! Don't lie to me, Weasel. I can tell when you lie. Neither you nor Hermione really liked me. Well, you can rest assured now because our so called 'friendship' is over."
He then turned to Ginny and gave the girl a startling hug, saying, "But you, Ginny, I still like you. You know, though, that we will never be together and I hope you find true love. I look forward to talking to you again."
With a last growl at Hermione and Ron, Harry turned around and followed the teachers out. When the doors to the hall closed, every one erupted into an ear splitting scream, talking about what had happened to break the Golden Trio apart. No one noticed the appraising eyes staring at the closed door.
AN: Wow, longest chapter yet! Don't worry, Harry will explain to Ron and Hermione why he hates them and still likes Ginny. Please be kind and rewind! Sorry, I just finished this at 3;23 A.M and mom is not happy. Thanks to those who have reviewed. If you like this, tell me to keep up with the chapters or I will stop. I don't know if I like it. Also, tell me if I should make it a Severus/ Harry or Draco/ Harry. ~Cheers