Harry Potter and the Real Dark Lord
Chapter 8: Trolls, New Friend, and Confessions
A/N1: We own absolutely everything. Or, at least everything not owned by J.K. and good ol' Sarrey Snape. We use a few of her spells this chapter.
A/N2: Yes the troll's finally here! We promised it long ago, but forgot.
Oh well, shit happens. Also, WARNING: this chapter is not suitable for all audiences, as there are discussions of rape ahead. Well R&R.
Somewhere in Hogwarts…"I thought you finished off the boy!" came a strange and haunting voice. "Who, sir?" A voice stammered. "POTTER!" "So did I sir. Nobody could have possibly survived a broom fall like that, especially an infant-" "I don't care! I just want Potter, finished!" "Yes sir, of course. Whatever you say." Harry woke up with an odd tingling sensation coming from inside his mind.
Harry, Draco, and Pansy were all walking away from an unusually boring History of Magic class. Draco was wondering how on earth Harry could keep notes in that class. Pansy was wondering the same thing. "Say, Harry. How in bloody hell can you take notes in that sodding class, I mean, it's totally monotonous. ?" asked Pansy. "I don't know. I just find everything about magic fascinating, therefore, I want to learn as much as I can about it." He replied. "You know Harry," started Draco, "You are the exact opposite of the Weasel's fool of a muggle-loving father." "Having another go at my father eh, Malfoy?" asked an unfriendly voice from behind them. Of all people, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger had showed up. "Why don't you pick on someone who isn't going to try and make muggle electronics work in the Wizarding World?" Pansy now stepped up to the plate. "Leave him alone, you bloody coward!" Ron spat back, "Listen here you pug-faced little whore. Why don't you go back to screwing your father like we all know you do every summer? He must miss you a bunch." He sneered. Pansy looked at Ron in horror and wondered how in the all nine levels of hell he knew about what happened in her home. With pain and tears shining in her eyes she fled. "You know Ron," began Hermione, looking at Pansy's fleeing back "You really can be a prat sometimes. No wait, all the time!" And she stormed off after Pansy.
"No wait! Hermione!" screamed Ron, but she was already gone. "Ron," Harry started, with a vengeful look in his eyes, "It's about time that you get what's coming to you." "OBVOLVO!" One of Saerry's:TY Ron suddenly became wrapped in duct tape with nothing but his eyes showing. "Wingardium Leviosa Peminito!" Shouted Draco and Ron flew into the air, only to come down when the next spell lifted. "Verto Saerry's again Deuce Weasel!" shouted Harry and Draco, and Ron turned into a duct-taped two-headed weasel hanging in the air, to stay there for 2 hours. Harry and Draco then ran after Pansy, leaving the incriminating scene. "Where did she go?" asked Draco suddenly looking around in bewilderment. "I don't know, but we'll be late for DADA now. Maybe we'll catch her up there." Said Harry, truly sorry for Pansy, but they still continued on to class.
"Hello class, and welcome to yet another Defense Against the Flippin' Dark Arts class. I notice that we are missing some people. Where are Pansy and Ron?" Harry shot him a look that said "Don't go there!" Tom nodded his head slightly. "Ohhhhkay, when you see them have them come and talk to me a about missing class and make-up work. Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy, could you two see me after class? Good. Now a fun lesson today. We are going to practice the Expilliarmus Spell. Can anyone tell me what this does?" Harry and Hermione shot their hands into the air immediately. "Ms. Granger?" "Thank you sir. The Expilliarmus Spell is a disarming spell." "Correct. 10 points to Gryffindor. Now, what would a simple spell like this do to help a person about to engage in a duel?" Once again, Harry and Hermione's hands shot up. "Mr. Potter?" "Professor, a disarming spell would help in a duel because when without a wand, many people are useless. Dumbledore himself probably can't even do wandless magic adequately." "Good point, a job well done." Tom smiled at his charge, "15 points to Slytherin." "Blatant Corruption," Shouted a nearby portrait of Florean Fortascue, "How did Gryffindor only get 10?" A couple Gryffindors nodded in agreement. "Corrupt, eh Florean? I wasn't the one selling ice-cream half-off to Purebloods was I?" Tom smirked back to the portrait in the room. The portrait stopped rambling. "Anyway, Mr. Potter basically had two questions to answer, Ms. Granger had one. I am probably corrupt for not giving Mr. Potter 20 points. Back to the lesson. "
Tom continued on. "Now direct this spell at a person and their wand should fly towards you. Everyone pair up!" Harry and Draco went immediately to each other. "Now, at the count of three! 1!-2!-3! Draco's wand flew into Harry's hand. Only Hermione had also done this. They continued doing this for an hour, until finally the bell rang. "Well, Tom did say to see us after class." Said Harry, "Yeah, let's go." "Well boys, where are Pansy and Ron? "Well, uhhh Ron told Pansy to quote 'go fuck her dad like everyone knows she does'" said Draco sadly "Well, that explains Pansy, but how about Ron?" "Well," began Harry, "We sort of duct-taped him, flew him into the ceiling, and turned him into a two-headed weasel." Harry murmured this sheepishly with a not-so obvious prideful gleam in his eyes. "Ah, of course. 50 points to Slytherin for defending a friend" "Bla-" "Shut it Florean! Okay, do you know where she is?" They shook their heads. "Don't worry; I'll get myself and Diggle to look." "Thank you Professor." "Good now go to the Halloween Feast." They ran along to put away their belongings and headed down towards the feast, still worrying about Pansy.
At the feast, Harry and Draco were still wondering about where Pansy was, when Hermione came up to the Slytherin table. "Look you two, I saw Pansy." "Where?" shouted Harry and Draco. "She's in the second floor bathroom." "Hermione, wait." Began Harry, "You're pretty cool. For a Gryffindor." She chuckled. She was about to walk back to her table when Professor Diggle ran in screaming "TROLL! IN THE DUNGEON! TROLL, IN THE DUNGEON!" Then there was silence. "Thought you ought to know." And then he fainted. Pandemonium erupted! Screams filled the Great Hall. "SSSSSILENCE! Prefects please escort all students back to their common rooms." Harry and Draco were about to find Pansy. Seeing that she probably didn't know what was going on. When, Hermione stopped them, "Wait! I'm coming with you."
Harry, Draco, and Hermione set off on a great quest to find Pansy. "Okay," said Harry taking charge, "it's a big castle, so let's split up. Draco, you see if she went down to the common room." "Aye, Aye captain." Mocked Draco with a fake salute. "Ok off you go warrior dragon!" And Draco marched off with dignity. "Hermione, no offenses but you probably know the classrooms on this floor, so you look in them. I'll double back and see if she's still in the bathroom. Okay?" "Yes Harry." "Thanks." Harry made his way to the bathroom, hoping to find Pansy. He heard crying coming from the bathroom, and knew it was Pansy. "Pansy," Harry asked, opening the bathroom door, "What's wrong?" He made his way over to the stall. He opened the stall door and found Pansy cutting slits into her wrist, while crying. "Oh, Pansy, why have you done this to yourself?" "Itt wawawas Rrron." Pansy said during sobs. The blood from her wrists silently dripped onto the floor below.
"Pansy, I think it's about more that. Words alone could not drive you to this." "No, he jjjust brought up some bad memmemmemories." She sobbed. "What did you actually- well you know, do what he said you did?" Harry asked, beyond concerned for his young friend. "In a wwway, yes, bbbut it wasn't lllike that. You see, when I was 9, my mother died. My father was okay for about a week, but then he came in and said he was rather bored now that mum died. He said I had to fill her shoes in a way, and he rrraped me. He said that he always did my mom at least once a week, so he raped ME at least once every week. I tried to stop him, really I did, but he was just too powerful. I'm really sorry Harry." "No, Pansy, this is not your fault okay? No matter what happened, it was not your fault okay? Do you understand me?" She nodded. "Good. C'mon, let's get you to the common room. There is something I want to tell you and sorry, but a girl's bathroom is just NOT the place to have that talk."
But as they were leaving the bathroom, a troll came lumbering in. "Pansy, are you feeling up to a troll?" She nodded, "Good. Stun it on three. One, two, THREE!" "STUPEFY!" Shouted Harry and Pansy, and the troll began wavering. "Again! STUPEFY!" "ONCE AGAIN!" And this time, the troll actually fell. The troll was stunned, motionless on the floor. "UGH" exclaimed Harry, "does this thing smell as bad as I think?" Pansy gave out a small, quiet giggle and nodded in agreement " Draco and Hermione came along with Tom and Professors Diggle and Weasley after hearing the crash. "OH MY BLOODY GOD!" Yelled Tom, but he was not looking at the troll, he was looking at the state of Pansy, with dried blood on her wrists, and also the tears on her cheeks. However, Professor Weasley thought he was talking about the troll. "Bloody god indeed Professor, not many first years could take on a fully grown mountain troll and live to tell the tale. It deeply pains me to award 10 points to Slytherin for sheer dumb luck! Harry closely escorted Pansy to the common room, and realized, that even the most troublesome of troubles, and most problematic of problems, could wait until morning. But that was to be so.
Late that night Harry went down to the common room to get a snack. There, sitting on one of the couches, staring at the fire was Pansy. She had streaks of tears still glimmering across her face. She was lost in her own nightmarish memories. Harry paused, not sure how to approach her. He quickly made two steaming cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows and walked quietly over to her. "Here," Harry said gently, "try this." Pansy started at his voice, she didn't even realize he was there. She gave a quick nod at him, not even really looking at him and merely whispered "Thanks" "Here, you may want these too." Harry handed her over a box of tissues. Pansy looked up at this and their eyes met, Pansy was stunned. All she could see was Harry's look. She couldn't quite place it; there was a mix of understanding, sadness and something like anger in his eyes. She wasn't sure what she was seeing. When Harry gazed into her eyes, he could see the shame and humiliation and anger at herself there. Harry gave himself an internal shake then knelt down in front of her, gently taking the mug from her hands and placing it on the table next to his. He took her hands into his own and said quietly to her "There is something I'd like to share with you, but it's not an easy thing to discuss okay?" Pansy merely nodded at him, stunned by what she saw in his eyes.
Harry's Comfort
Harry took a long breath and let it out slowly. He didn't know where he should start. With a courage that would have been more suited towards a Gryffindor he began. "I was raised at an orphanage if you didn't already know that." Pansy nodded, having heard this from Draco. "While I was there we were all raised by a woman who I call now a Demon Bitch Minerva, The Keeper." Pansy just gazed at him. "She was not a nice person at all, She used to beat me repeatedly, and sometimes used me as her uhhh….how did she put it, her play toy." Pansy stared at him, shocked. "If it wasn't for Dari, (SHE"S BACK!) I would have been dead along time ago." Pansy's mouth was open, horrified at what she was hearing. Harry looked away, lost for a moment in his memories. He gave himself a quick shake of his head then looked back at Pansy. "Look, I know what it feels like to be helpless and not in control of what's happening to you." He felt tears prick behind his eyes and gazed deeply at Pansy. "You feel angry, hopeless, out of control, ashamed, bewildered…and I don't know….just a lot of shit at the same time" Pansy stared at him with an unfathomable gaze. "I just want you know that I realized what was going on after the weasel ran off his mouth." Pansy started to cry again, silently.
"I want you to know this right now," Harry's gaze was fierce as he looked at one of his best friends, his hands gripping hers more tightly. "You have NOTHING to feel ashamed of; if anyone does it's your father. Pansy listen to me…." Pansy had started to shake her hands were trembling in Harry's, her crying more audible now. "IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT! YOU COULDN'T STOP IT!" Harry was yelling at her now, still holding onto to her. "SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER-IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT!" Harry paused and took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself. "Listen," he said more softly, "I understand how you feel and you will not be going back there again-this I promise you-NO…I swear to you, you will never go back to him again!" Pansy looked up at him and fully realized that what he was saying was true. She was somewhat afraid at the emotions he was projecting and the angry power behind them, but she was somehow not afraid of him. Pansy looked at Harry fully for the first time and said shakily, "I believe you" With this she threw her self into Harry's arms and let her emotions loose for the first time in a very long time. Harry just took her up into his arms and sat on the couch just holding her and letting get rid of her own demons silently cursing his own.
After a long time Pansy looked up at Harry and said "Thank You" Harry merely held her close and said, "Any time." As he continued to hold Pansy close, remembering his own nightmares, his thoughts drifted toward Tom and he felt a grave wealth of relief to him…knowing that his wisdom had helped him and in turn, had Harry somehow help Pansy….well, he thought….time to talk to him about all this. He knew that pansy would never go back to her so-called father, and with Pansy finally sleeping peacefully in his arms, he bowed his head onto hers and finally fell asleep…Pansy still being held protectively in his arms.
A/N: Was it any good? Really please review. Pretty please?
A/N2: Awww wasn't Harry so damn sweet? Yes a moment of comfort for the two (tear)
Golly Gee can't ya just wait for the next chapter…as for Snape you rascal-you will find out about him later or (sniggers)..Or not…Jjhboy& Phoenix 39, signing off.