Chapter 2: Life So Far

Harry sat on the edge of his bed, anticipating Malfoy's words. Just as Malfoy was about to speak, the door of the dormitory flew open. Both boys whirled around to face the intruder. In the doorway stood a girl with short black hair and dark, piercing eyes. She was wearing a pair of Gryffindor bedclothes, and had a look of concern on her face.

"Oh my god Draco, what's going on? I heard Crabbe and Goyle leave the dormitory... something about fetching Professor Snape, and something about Harry gone mad... Oh Harry!" The girl cried, sighting him perched on the edge of the bed. She went to go hug hum, but Malfoy stopped her.

"Don't Pansy. He's a bit... odd at the moment," Malfoy said, holding onto her red and gold pajama pants. "I was just about to tell him, at his request, about the past six years of his life," Malfoy said, standing up off the floor. He was tall and slim, with shaggy platinum blonde hair and ice blue eyes. Pansy looked up at him with concern.

"What exactly happened? Why do you have to tell him about the past six years of his life?" Pansy asked.

"I dunno... he just fell out of bed mumbling about something... and we helped him out of those bedsheets... and then as soon as he put on his glasses... he saw me, Crabbe, and Goyle, and freaked!" Malfoy explained.

"Oh no... What if someone's put a hex on his glasses?" Pansy said, tapping her chin. "Harry, take off your glasses,"

"Why?" Harry said, speaking for the first time. "Then I won't be able to see,"

"Because someone might've HEXED them!" Pansy said matter-of-factly. Harry sighed, took off his glasses, blinked a few times, and put them back on again.

"Nope not hexed. Now if you would kindly PLEASE tell me what the hell is going on... I would be extremely grateful," Harry said, as politely as he could manage. Pansy and Draco let out deep sighs.

"All right already, we'll tell, just hold your bloody horses..." Draco said. Pansy summoned two chairs from nearby over to her and Draco, and the two plopped down, facing Harry.

"Well... where should we begin?" Pansy said slowly, clasping her hands together, and glancing over at Draco. "I'm Pansy Parkinson... and he's Draco Malfoy. The three of us have just begun our seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,"

"We've all been best friends since our first year," Draco added. "We're all in Gryffindor house... our head of house is Professor Severus Snape, the transfiguration teacher here at Hogwarts,"

"The headmistress of the school is Sybil Trelawney. She came and informed you and your muggle Aunt and Uncle that you were to come to the school six years ago," Pansy said.

"You mean the Dursleys? But they HATE me with a burning passion! Always have! And I thought this year I'd be ready to be rid of them..." Harry said slowly.

"Hate you? Your aunt, uncle, and cousin were ready to become Squibs from what you've said," Draco said. "They might even get a job working for the ministry as Squibs,"

"The Dursleys? No... no way..." Harry was completely dumbfounded. And what was this business about Trelawney being headmistress? "Where's Dumbledore? Isn't he headmaster?" Harry said, crossing his arms. Draco and Pansy looked as if they were going to bust a gut.

"Dumbledore? Headmaster? That old squib?" Draco said. Harry clutched his wand tightly, wanting to hex Draco again for insulting Dumbledore.

"Harry, Dumbledore is just the grounds keep, nothing more. Him and his psychopathic old phoenix Mr. Fawkes patrol the corridors looking for troublemakers. Why would you think he's headmaster?" Pansy questioned. Before Harry could answer, the door of the dormitory was once again thrown open unceremoniously. Harry, Pansy, and Draco all whirled around to see who was intruding. In marched a tired looking Severus Snape, flanked by a bewildered looking Crabbe and Goyle.

"Potter? Malfoy? Parkinson? What in the blazes is going on?" Snape demanded. "Vincent and Gregory here have just told me... Potter's lost it or something,"

"It's true professor... he can't remember anything..." Pansy said quickly. Snape turned to Potter.

"Vincent and Gregory have already informed me of what happened. Now Potter, please tell me what the blazes you're thinking?" Snape said. Harry looked around at a loss for words. He was surrounded by people who he had thought were his enemies... but... were they? Was he, Harry Potter, loosing it? He looked around at the five anxious faces, and began to consider the fact that maybe he was loosing it.

"I... I don't know professor. I woke up and... I just thought... everything was different, and I just wasn't expecting Malfoy and the others to be here in my dormitory... for some reason I thought they were my enemies or something..." Harry stammered, at a loss for words.

"Potter, it sounds to me like you've just had a bad dream. These children here, from what I gather, have been your close friends for the past six years. It must have been some convincing dream," Snape said sighing. He looked around at the anxious faces of Draco, Pansy, Vincent, and Gregory. "Are you all right Potter? Do you need to see the nurse?" Harry considered this for a moment, and then looked back over their fearful faces. These people... were his close friends? He sighed, and ran a hand through his hair.

"No... no professor, I'll be okay. I guess you're right... it was just a bad dream or something," Harry said standing up.

"Well in that case... it's about six, so you lot might as well get up. Breakfast is in an hour and a half, so no sense going back to sleep," Snape headed for the door. "I'll just see you all later. Behave," And with that Snape exited. Draco, Pansy, Vincent, and Gregory all looked back at Harry with nervous eyes.

"So... you gonna be okay mate?" Malfoy said, rising from his chair and taking a careful step toward Harry.

"Yeah... yeah, I'll be okay," Harry said, at this point convinced he had just been hallucinating after all. Pansy smiled and she jumped out of her chair and swooped Harry into a hug.

"Good to hear it Harry," she said, stepping back carefully. "Now I'm off to change. I'll see you all at breakfast," Pansy said, nodding at the boys. She turned and headed out of the dormitory. The boys watched her leave, and once the door had closed shut behind her, they all turned back to face Harry.

"Well then mate, we better get ready for the day," Draco said, patting Harry on the back. Harry looked around at his friends, and took a deep breath.

"Yeah, back to normal then," Harry said, standing up from his bed and smiling around at his friends.

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