-A Destiny I Never Wanted
By Tenchi Malfoy
Disclaimer: Obviously, the things you recognize are not mine or I would be rich! Well the only thing that is mine is a few select characters and mannerisms as well as the plot to the story.
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Chapter11:Lord Riddle of Water
It was time, time to go back to Hogwarts, the only place that had ever really felt like home. Harry could barely contain his excitement. All his stuff had been packed for a week; yeah you could say he was excited.
The last month he had spent getting used to using a wand again, especially this wand. It was different, it felt different but in a good way. Like it was perfect, perfect for him. He felt good like he hadn't in a really long time, like nothing could ruin him or his happiness.
"Riddle," Harry shook the lean cat on his shoulder, two bleary forest green eyes looked up at him. Suddenly a long tail was inching up his leg and tickling him, he started laughing and grabbed the said object and tugged, hard. A large hiss met his ears and he laughed harder. "Oh boy, just wanted to wake you up today's the big day."
That's right; Riddle was coming to Hogwarts with him. It was sort of last minute but two weeks ago Dumbledore had visited. Harry seized the chance and asked him if he could take Riddle with him explaining that the nundu wouldn't leave his side and would follow anyways.
Dumbledore agreed on a few conditions. Riddle would have to be put under an illusion charm so that he blended into the background. The teachers would be notified of the special circumstances and then Dumbledore chuckled at him saying that it wasn't exactly against the rules, Riddle was indeed a cat, a very large and intelligent cat albeit.
Riddle would have to stay in his dormitory, where ever that be, during his classes. He was allowed out only for eating times, weekends, holidays and after classes. It was fine with him, he was just happy that the cat was coming, not that he would tell the arrogant thing.
Riddle growled and stretched himself over Harry like he usually did. Riddle had grown quite a bit more, hopefully he would stop soon. He stood at just over two and a half feet at shoulder and Harry was hoping he wasn't going to get any bigger. The bugger must have been five feet long, from tail to whisker.
"Ready now?" Harry asked, all he got was two green eyes shutting on him. Riddle suddenly fell to the ground in a heap, courtesy of one Harry James Potter. Riddle was expecting this so he landed on his four paws; Harry laughed like always and got up. After he had changed, they both headed out for their morning training.
Everything went normally and the two swam in the lake to cool off before coming back inside to shower. Harry had solved a problem, it took too much time for him and Riddle to take separate showers. So Harry had Treble elongate the bathtub a little bit and split it in two so Harry could be taking shower why Treble played around unknowingly washing himself.
So Harry ran Treble's bath water while he hopped into the shower. Washing himself off he only had to stop for a moment to stop Riddle's water before he finished up. He dressed himself in a pair of dark blue jeans, brushed his hair out and tied it back, threw on a white t-shirt with the England flag on it and clasped his favorite gold chain around his neck.
"Hurry now boy, mum will have breakfast ready in ten and I want to have time to make sure we have everything packed," he urged the cat who was blowing bubbles under the water, stupid things amuse stupid people or other stupid things. Riddle jumped out gracefully a moment later, Harry unplugged the tub and pulled his wand out of his pocket and waved it in front of Riddle to dry him.
"One day I am going to go crazy from you I bloody swear," Harry muttered as the infuriating cat rubbed himself against Harry's legs. Harry started walking knowing the cat would follow loyally by his side, down the stairs and into the kitchen they went. A loud ring resounded through the house just as they reached the eatery.
"Harry dear could you get that for me?" Lily asked as she flipped some pancakes. Harry nodded and went off towards the floo room. Pushing the now familiar button, he waited for the fire to turn green as he stood silently with Riddle, his hand on the cat's head.
"Ah Harry, came to see you off Sirius will be over in just a bit," Remus greeted the boy with a quick one armed hug; things were still a little awkward between them. "Is your mum in the kitchen?"
Harry nodded and followed Remus into the kitchen; he sat down at the table with Riddle at his feet. Both waiting to be fed. Remus talked with Lily about work and other things, Harry listened intently while Riddle tickled the tops of Harry's feet with his whiskers. Slowly everyone made their way down to breakfast and sat down sleepy eyed and they talked a little while they filled their stomachs.
"Alright we'll leave in thirty minutes for the station," Lily told them logically starting to clean up all the dishes. "Harry come down early so we can get the charm on Riddle."
Harry nodded and with Riddle by his side went back upstairs and into his room. He tied up his white sneakers and checked his trunk for the hundredth time to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. Hedwig was locked in her cage still asleep on her perch; he had enjoyed the intelligent owl's presence once again. After all she was his second friend, first was Hagrid of course. Once he was reassured that everything was there, he called in an old friend.
"Treble," Harry called out to nowhere as he petted Riddle behind the ears, both of them sitting on the bed.
"Master Harry is something wrong?" Treble asked urgently appearing out of thin air right after he had called him.
"No just wanted to say goodbye. I'll see you at Christmas won't I?" Harry questioned with a smile patting the piece of bed next to him. The small house-elf clambered up on the bed before answering.
"I is going to be here but Master Harry must study real hard," Treble told him, Harry smiled. "Master Harry may I ask you for a favor?" The poor thing looked like he was about to croak.
"Ask me anything," Harry said sincerely laying back on Riddle's stomach. He could here the steady beat of the nundu's heart.
"Treble has a brother that works for a child attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Treble was wondering if you can pass him this letter on to him for me?" Treble asked hesitantly his eyes looking at his wiggling green toes.
"Mhmm what's his name," Harry asked looking at his ceiling; Riddle was licking his arm making his whiskers tickle him lightly.
"Dobby sir," Treble answered lightly, Harry's eyes swiveled over to meet another pair of green ones as he quickly sat up. "He works for master's young friend, the Malfoys."
It had just hit Harry that Dobby had used to work for the Malfoys in his world during the part of the timeline, why wouldn't he here? Treble was his brother? Maybe that's why he liked Treble so much because he reminded him of Dobby.
"Yeah sure Treble," Harry finally answered, Treble let out a squeak as he took out an envelope and handed it over to Harry who got up and put it in his trunk. Before walking back over to Treble who was sitting on the bed, Harry kneeled down and held Treble in his arms, the house-elf gasping before he returned the gesture.
"Master Harry must be careful, don't go looking for trouble where trouble ought not to be found," Treble warned Harry, Harry stared at the Riddle whose eyes locked with his. He was still in the hug as he answered.
"Don't worry Treble, I'll be fine," Harry said letting of Treble. He pushed the thought of "I don't go looking for trouble, trouble usually finds me," and smiled at the house-elf.
"Yes now you must join Mistress Potter in the entrance hall. She is awaiting your presence," Treble said returning the smile before he popped out of the room. Harry let out a breath as he looked back at Riddle with an impassive face.
"Come on boy," Harry said as he silently contemplated if Treble knew about the sorcerers stone. He couldn't say that he was exactly sure that the stone was in Hogwarts but it had to be. Everything so far was the same in the world; he had just traded places with Neville. He hadn't figure out exactly how Neville had survived the curse but he had a suspicion that his mum had something to do with it and Neville's deceased grandmother. But for now he was going to leave the thoughts and focus on returning to Hogwarts once more.
He heaved his trunk out of his room with Riddle following gracefully beside him. It was as if the cat was mocking him, making fun of him because he had to carry the heavy trunk while Riddle just pranced around. But that was probably just his imagination wanting to dislike the cat, which he now found almost impossible.
"Harry dear there you are come on we are going to be late," Lily ushered taking her wand out and levitating his trunk out of his arms. Harry sighed as the pressure left his arms and he joined Rico by his father's side. "Now since I am the only one who knows how to drive responsibly." James smiled joyfully at this as if remembering a fond memory.
"Good times," James muttered ruffling Rico's mess of red locks, he couldn't do it to Harry anymore since it was too long.
Harry shook his head as he hid his smile from his glaring mother. They walked a little until they reached a black BMW, how they were supposed to fit in that was beyond him. Unless they used magic, after all Ron's parents did but wasn't it illegal? His father put his school trunk into the car trunk as the family waited for him to unlock the doors.
"Bloody hell James would you hurry up!" Lily shouted at him from the other side of the car, James laughed goodheartedly at his wife's patience as he waved his wand, Lily hadn't even thought of using magic. That was now the cause of her light blushing as she got in the car.
"Don't worry mum, Mrs. Weasley gets even more worked up and Jenny told me once that she ran right into a wall after chasing Fred and George on the day of their first year," Rico said reassuringly, Lily smiled from the front seat. Yup magic had been used or else they wouldn't have been sitting comfortably in the backseat with room to spare. Hedwig in her cage, now awake, was next to him. It didn't help though that Riddle took up almost all of the foot space; he was on the end of many receiving glares.
"Kings Cross Station it is then," Lily said starting the car with a flick of her wand, she pulled out of our driveway and went down a narrow road surrounded by acres of forest.
Harry decided to take a short nap since the drive would take at least a half an hour. He was a little overworked about Hogwarts and wanted to be fully energized for the sorting. He was a bit worried about not getting into Gryffindor. He just wasn't the same person he was seven years ago. Gone was the abused, naïve, bespectacled, innocent little boy. In its place was an independent, powerful, ambitious individual with more secrets then Pandora's Box. He was a seventeen year old warrior in an eleven year child's body. It was the most simply complicated matter that he had ever come across, thinking about it made him want to hurl.
"Right on time lily-flower now come on, Sirius and Remus are probably already in there," James said excitedly as Lily parked, Harry's stomach flip flopped as he was one step closer to being back at Hogwarts.
Lily got a trolley which the trunk was set on as well as Hedwig's cage. Holding on firmly to Riddle's tail, his new way of keeping track of the mischievous cat, he followed silently after his family. Once they reached the platform, they went in by twos. Him and Riddle, Rico and Cyzelena, Zykye and Lily and then James pushing the trolley. Once there they were met by the smiling faces of Sirius and Remus.
"Prongs that you lot had gotten lost," Sirius said with his bark like laughter, he came and patted his best friend on the back, both smiling devilishly at some students. "Yeah we still got it."
"Oh shut it, Harry dear let's find you a compartment to stow away your things," Lily said with a smack to James overly arrogant head. Harry smiled and nodded, he didn't mind it right now that Lily was once more referring to Riddle as a thing.
"This is my old compartment, your father and his friends used to come in ever year and bug my knickers off," Lily said fondly as she rubbed the window in memory. Harry smiled at his mum, who had her back turned toward him, and stored his trunk on the luggage rack above.
"Um mum the train is going to be leaving soon and I want to say goodbye to everyone," Harry urged lightly, Lily nodded and with one last look out the window she left, tripping over Riddle as she did so. Harry had a stinky suspicion Riddle knew that was going to happen.
"Idiot cat, I can't see you but I know it was you," Lily muttered looking like a school girl as she got off the ground with a helping hand from Harry. He glared lightly at the cat, he alone knowing where he was. He didn't need to see Riddle to know where he was at, he sort of felt him in a weird way. It was almost if they had a connection, a bond of some sort. It wouldn't be unheard of, he just had never experienced it before, maybe it was one of the powers of a nundu. To bond to a human, a wizard to be able to feel and protect each other whenever. He just didn't know but he would research it.
"So prongsie you excited about Hogwarts?" Sirius asked, Harry looked up into the mans bright blue eyes and had to turn away. For the moment he couldn't look at Sirius, to many memories, too many bad memories. There were some good ones but they got interrupted by horrible images of death and destruction.
"The educational experience will be unmatched," Harry finally said in a distant voice as he stared determinedly at the scarlet steam engine. It seemed ready to go back to its home station in Hogsmeade.
"Yeah right son but remember to get a few pranks in on Snivellus Snape for us will you?" James said with a laugh at Harry's answer, Lily however was beaming at him. Sirius looked crestfallen as his wife and son joined his side. The engine gave a loud warning to the students, ten minutes until the train would leave. It was time to say good bye for a little while, suddenly he didn't feel like leaving.
"I don't want Harry to leave," Cyzelena whined as small tears came out of her eyes. Harry's long-finger hands reached down to wipe them away; he kneeled and hugged his sister as he whispered that he would be back.
"Make sure you write once a week," Rico reminded him with a smile, Harry returned the gesture and ruffled the boy's hair before giving him a one armed hug.
"Don't study too hard son," James said gathering his eldest in for a hug, Lily started to tear up at the perfect picture moment.
"You know me dad," Harry muttered letting go, a pair of small hands suddenly wrapped around his waist. Looking down neat black hair met his gaze; he ruffled the boy's hair fondly as he picked him up. "Going to be good for mum Zykye and practiced your reading."
"Harry do take care of yourself," Remus said after he had set Zykye down. Harry looked up into the amber eyes, the man had been there for him when he needed it the most. In his old world anyway. Up until seventh year Remus had been the father figure he always wanted, but just like his real father and godfather, was murdered. It hurt to look at Remus thinking that the werewolf that killed him in his old world still breathed air in this world.
"I'll have Riddle and Hedwig to help me," Harry laughed rubbing the invisible cat, Remus let out a small chuckle. The man was pale and looking a bit haggard, the full moon must be approaching.
"Since the staff at Hogwarts will know about your thing," Sirius muttered trying hard not to glare at the said animal. Harry shifted feet knowingly, Sirius didn't like it that Harry had an animal considered to be dark and had voiced his opinions on it quite a few times. In fact, in had resulted in a few arguments, Sirius and Harry weren't on the best of terms which saddened him greatly. "You may want to pay a visit to Hagrid; he'll love to meet such a dark and dangerous creature."
Harry nodded silently. Apparently Hagrid was good friends with his family and the rest of the marauders in this world. Not that he ever doubted it but it seemed that Hagrid wasn't too fond of him. The old Harry didn't exactly like Hagrid, in fact more than once Harry had taunted him about his magic and how he was unable to use it. He just hoped that he could fix their relationship; Hagrid was a good friend and a powerful ally.
"Alright champ better get going don't want to miss the train, happened to us once remember Padfoot?" James laughed cupping Harry's shoulder. Lily bent over and kissed him in the cheek lovingly, tears welled up in her eyes as she gazed into identical eyes of her own.
"I love you Harry," Lily murmured before crushing herself against her son in a hug. Harry was stiff though, this was the first time since he got there that he had heard those words. More so, the first time his mother had ever said them to him.
"I-I-" Harry started in a stutter trying to say it back but James was lightly pushing him towards the train that was giving one last hoot before it left the station. "Riddle," he muttered, the cat coming to his side they ran onto the train. Harry looked back at his waving family, which included Sirius, Remus, Roma and Jake. He couldn't smile, Lily's good bye kept playing over in his head. He couldn't help but wonder where Peter was, he wasn't complaining about the rat's lack of appearance. Mark his words though, he would find out where the rat was disappearing too. Looking around though once more, he stopped as he was about to turn his eyes from the window.
Then his eyes caught it or her for better words. She looked so young as she cried hysterically into her mothers arms. Both mother and child waving at the slow moving train, Harry couldn't tear his eyes away. It was then he realized that he could never have Ginny. While he still was madly in love with her, this just wasn't his Ginny. No, his Ginny was cold blood murdered, his Ginny was gone.
"Oh Ginny," Harry muttered tears threatening to spill but he blinked them away as he lost sight of her. He could feel Riddle's restlessness as the cats muscles tensed and shivered under his hand. He looked down at the invisible cat, knowing that his eyes were locked with the forest green ones and nodded.
Silently passing a few familiar faces he was careful to keep Riddle from touching anybody who would be suspicious of the unfamiliar touch of air. That was how Riddle ended up in the air by a small gesture of his wand that went unnoticed by the students of which he silently mourned as he walked back to his compartment. Getting to it though, it wasn't empty.
"Thought this was your luggage Potter," Malfoy greeted him lazily from where he was stroking a handsome looking eagle owl. "Where's that lovely cat of yours?"
"Dumbledore said I couldn't bring him," Harry lied, he could feel Riddle's displeasure at being ignored but he needed to get used to it.
"Bloody Dumbledore thinking he can say and do whatever he wants, who does he think he is?" Draco growled out as Harry took a seat next to Hedwig who was once again napping with her head under her wing.
"Well he is the Headmaster of the school we plan on attending dimwit," Harry told him back with a laugh. Draco amused him, he wasn't going to be best friends with the boy but his alliance would prove to be valuable if he was still here in the future.
Draco in his old world had been a mystery to all. He had played the whole Snape card the entire time he attended Hogwarts. Before disappearing in the middle of sixth year, only to return at the final battle. He was one would call neutral until he was sure what side was going to win, realizing that Voldemort was going to lose, he had fought for the light. Betraying his father by shooting him with the killing curse. Secretly Harry thought the boy had always had a crush on Ginny, but he could never prove it.
"Hey did you talk to Zabini lately?"
"Um no why would I?"
"His mum was going to let him attend Durmstrang but her old husband's will was brought back up by his grandmother. It stated that Blaise was to attend Hogwarts," Draco explained standing up. "Speaking of the bloke, I'm going to go and find him."
"You do that," Harry muttered under his breath as Draco left the compartment. Harry lowered Riddle when the coast was clear and all but had to push Riddle under the seat as the door opened, two red headed individuals heads popped in, he could just make out an embarrassed looking Ron in the background.
"Oh never mind wouldn't even condemn our own brother to the likes of you," George said glaring at him; Harry looked back out the window. He didn't feel like facing his old friends that loathed him to death for what he had put his sister through.
"I remember hearing though Forge that he did apologize at our dear friend Rico's birthday party, said he's a changed man," Fred pointed out looking around the compartment. Harry looked back at them with silent hope that was before he noticed their eyes on the crest on Malfoys trunk and owl cage. "But lies, that be the Malfoy's crest."
"I see it old brother to hell with you Potter," Fred and George said in unison before slamming the compartment shut. Harry looked at the compartment door for a moment longer before the valleys of green got his attention once more.
Malfoy seemed to have a knack for either showing up at the wrong times. It didn't matter though, it would take a while to gain back Fred and George's trust and when it came to getting Ron's, he doubted it more than ever. The boy was his old best friend yes but he was also thick headed and close minded and even changing worlds wouldn't change such a personality.
The trees swayed in the wind, Harry sighed sadly. He missed using his elemental powers, being able to have somewhat control over the weather was great. Being able to talk to the plants was interesting; they made for good spies as well. But he would have to wait; his elemental powers couldn't be used in such in inadequate body. His other magic was not at a place where it could control the much more powerful element magic, he just felt that if he tried using the powers too soon that he wouldn't like he results. If it was too soon, then he could either magically implode which would use up all his magic or have to start all over again. Or he would be killed by his own magic. Both were not on his lists of things to accomplish.
So for now he would just listen to his magic and let it build up. Then when his magic felt it was safe and that it could handle elemental magic he would practice it once more. It would come in stages as his regular magic gained back its old power. The more regular magic he had, the more elemental magic he could. That meant at first he would only be able to use small bouts of the magic, like talking to the trees and flowers. Then as his magic progressed he would, no could start using the elements around him, then hopefully he could get back to being able to conjure the elements or ask them for help. It didn't matter it all came down to patience, luckily it was something he learned to have a lot of.
His thoughts however were once more interrupted by the compartment door sliding open. In came a flustered looking witch with bushy brown hair and overly large front teeth. Hermione.
"Have you seen a toad? Only Neville's lost one," Hermione's voice met his ears for the first time in what felt like decades. He stared into her chocolate orbs keeping his sadness from showing; it felt so good to have someone around him that didn't hate him. At least not yet.
"No I haven't actually, maybe you could get one of the older years to summon him with a simple charm?" Harry suggested with a small smile before turning back toward the window, not being able to bare the girl's presence at the moment. All he saw right now when he looked at her was blood and all he heard when she talked was her painful screams.
"Oh I can't believe I didn't think of that. I'm Hermione Granger by the way," she introduced herself sticking her hand out as she stepped into the compartment. Harry turned his head toward her once more but he was saved from grasping her hand, which he knew once touching her that he wouldn't be able to let go. It was now a proven fact that Malfoy comes in at the wrong times, but in a way they were good but who really knows?
"Finally found the bugger," Malfoy muttered pushing passed Hermione with a familiar looking boy behind him. Blaise Zabini was already a highly handsome dark skinned boy with high cheekbones and a strong jaw. Harry knew in which he had inherited for his famous mother who was known to kill her husbands and steal their money. She was famous for her unbearably good looks. "And who are you?"
"She's nobody and was just leaving," Harry interrupted before Hermione could tell the boy her name. Harry knew the moment Hermione spoke; Draco would begin his mud blood tirade. He thought pushing the girl out of the compartment was nicer then letting Draco harass her about her bloodlines. Harry gently pushed her out with a small apologetic smile and shut the door in her muttering face. "Where were we?"
"Bit odd today aren't we Potter?" Zabini asked his voice low and silky, the normal aristocratic tone.
"I would rather not be in the company of a girl at the moment," Harry lied as he sat back down, Riddle's amusement reached him as the cat's tail wrapped around his ankle. "What about you Zabini, have a good summer?"
"Mother stayed for the first part and we visited Australia, she met another hopeless bloke there. Guess that's good bye to husband number eleven," Zabini said with a sadistic smile on his face, Harry laughed lightly. He felt oddly comfortable with these two and honestly he didn't know why. "I heard from Draco that you acquired a nundu."
"Yes Riddle," Harry confirmed fondly, the cat's tail tightened at the mention of his name but no other reaction came from him. He wondered if Zabini held any hatred towards muggles, you could say the two weren't exactly close back in his old world.
"Dirty muggle name if you ask me," Zabini muttered straightening his Hogwarts robes. There goes that theory.
"Good thing I haven't a care about what you think," Harry said offhandedly as he stroked Hedwig's plumage. Zabini nodded thoughtfully, Harry noticed he didn't have any luggage with him. "Staying in another compartment are you?"
"Yeah with the other Slytherins better company you see," Zabini said with a serious voice, Harry couldn't tell if he was joking or not. "They for one dote on my every word."
"Well then scurry back to them lot," Harry urged, Zabini didn't seem to be too much of a horrible person. He didn't think they would be best friends but acquaintances didn't seem to far off. Malfoy was being rather quiet, it could be that he was entranced with petting his owl but somehow Harry doubted it. "You alright mate?"
"Its nothing just thinking that it would have been better if Zabini had gone to Durmstrang," Draco chuckled; Harry smiled at the glaring Zabini. It had never occurred to him though, that while dark wizards were truly selfish at heart that they could have actual friends. From what he had gathered, the old Harry, Draco and Blaise had been good friends.
"You as well," Harry added with a light smile, this got Blaise to chuckle at the outrageous look on Draco's face.
"Well anyone up for going to the Slytherin compartment?" Draco asked changing the subject as he stood up.
"Best idea out of you this year," the dark boy muttered standing up. "What about you Potter?" Harry noticed that while they seemed good friends, most of the time they used each others last name. He stored it for later.
"No actually I think I am going to take a nap," Harry rejected with a tight smile on his face. He wanted to go and see what Slytherins actually talked about but he felt like sleeping again. He was unusually tired and he expected it's was from all the energy he had spent running that morning, he usually took a short one to two hour nap.
"Suit yourself," Draco muttered walking from the compartment with a thoughtful Blaise to follow. "Do you think he is acting a bit weird? I dunno maybe it's just me but he seems sort of off."
"Well he did look terrible," Zabini supplied but truthfully his friend did seem a bit too cheerful. He usually was ranting about one thing another whether it be about his family or just plain whining. "He is probably just having a good day; I heard a rumor that he might be squib."
"Yeah father informed me and now that I think of it. Harry never did show signs of magic but Hogwarts wouldn't have accepted him if he was squib." Blaise nodded thoughtfully at the correct statement, Harry seemed to be magic.
"Perhaps that is why he is in such a cheerful mood?" Blaise suggested as they found the Slytherin compartment, Draco nodded in agreement before they both slid the door in and settled down to chat.
Harry slept through the whole train ride, waking only a few times. Once for the trolley witch who he kindly bought a few chocolate frogs from, one from a prefect making rounds and the last from Draco telling him that he needed to change into his robes, they would be arriving soon.
He felt a lot better and well rested as he quickly changed into his black robes, a crest not at the moment on there. Draco had left saying that he was going to get Blaise, the boy had already changed into his robes and didn't fancy watching Harry do the same.
"Riddle I have to levitate you again boy," Harry told the nundu with an amused smile, the cat didn't like hanging in the air above but he hadn't a choice. The train came to a stop and Harry lifted Riddle into the air and said a short goodbye to Hedwig before walking out from the compartment. Blaise and Draco waiting just outside, both greeted him with gentle nods.
"I personally just can't wait to finally be sorted. Not that I don't know where I'll be, Slytherin of course. Family has been there for ages," Zabini muttered, Draco nodded his head in agreement both looked a bit curious at Harry though. "A shoe-in for Slytherin Potter?"
"I honestly dunno but as you both undoubtedly know. I have many characteristics that Lord Salazar himself prided in his pupils," Harry said thoughtfully thinking of Dumbledore but what he said wasn't a lie. He did have lots of Slytherin qualities more now then had ever had.
And he honestly didn't know what house he was going to be in. He didn't much care either; the happiness of just being back at the castle was overwhelming. If he got into Gryffindor again, then swell. But that was a long shot and he knew it. Too much had happened too him, he was brave still yes more now then ever but one couldn't call him reckless.
That's when he thought that maybe he was now a Ravenclaw. Wisdom he had gained through years of hard work and a force to grow up in a world of death and hate. He prized knowledge above many things; he was no longer the boy who could care less if he knew the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane.
He doubted Hufflepuff was a choice though; yes he was loyal but kind and gentle? He was polite but mercy gave way at his powerful temper. Even his loyalty wavered sometimes, trusting people had gotten him no where and even know after it all he was still cautious about giving anyone his loyalty.
Then there was Slytherin. It seemed he had the ability to still speak Parseltongue, of which he knew of no idea as to how. He had several theories though. One which being that for using the language for so long he had just learned to remember it. He was glad to have it too; such a thing would come in handy in the future. If he was still here that is.
Then there was his streak of cunning and his life's ambition. Both highly showed, he expected a lot of himself and he expected it to be down well. He would probably fall under the word of mysterious but if people chose to underestimate him than that was their own downfall. He actually welcomed them to such a thought, for it would work greatly to his advantage.
Harry stepped out of the train and immediately heard the booming voice of Hagrid. He sighed happily at the sight of his first friend he ever hand, once more thoughts of his death filled his mind. Roughly he pushed them from his mind as he gracefully walked along side Draco and Blaise making their way into a boat. Another boy, Nott, he recognized joined them. Harry wondered where Crabbe and Goyle were, weren't they back in his world Draco's loyal lackeys?
"Theodore Nott," said the fourth boy sticking his hand out in a greeting. The voice was though not as deep as his fathers, would one day be. And the elder Nott was not on his Christmas list. "You must be Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini and a Potter?"
"Yes Harry Potter is there a problem?" Harry asked tensely as he felt Riddle's paw brush his head as the cat tried to reach the water. Harry moved the cat from above the boat and let his Wingardium Leviosa charm cancel itself. A big splash was heard as water splashed on them, Harry felt Riddle resurface but just as he did so the cat was dragged back under.
Harry furrowed his eyebrows as every wonder looked around for the cause of the sudden water splash. When Riddle didn't resurface a few seconds later, Harry caught sight of a rather large tentacle over Draco's indignant cries of telling his father about being splashed. Riddle still hadn't resurfaced; Harry did the first thing that came to mind.
Standing up he dived into the water ignoring the shouts from above he sent a call out through the water. He had for the first time used his elemental magic but for good reason. Riddle couldn't hold his breath long underwater and if he didn't find him soon, he would die.
AN: So I know this is super late and it is so for reasons that I must keep to myself since they are quite personal. Well this chapter was fun and the next chapter should hold the saving of Riddle, the sorting and possibly a discussion with Dumbledore. Not sure yet, I might even get Snape involved, who knows? Anyways hope you like the new chapter. Now I know I haven't asked you lot a question in ages so I thought now would be the proffered time.
Question: Harry's wand, any questions, comments or concerns about it?
If there is please do say something and I will do my best to answer them. I rather like how I presented Harry's wand, it does fit him quite perfectly. Well I must be off but do enjoy this chapter and if you could please review for it does renew my child like love for this story. Much love.
Tenchi Malfoy