Title: Parseltongue

Author: HatefulSoul

Rating: M (just in case)

Summary: Harry goes numb after Sirius' death and just looks for a way to feel. Funny how something he inadvertently inherited from Voldemort is the only thing that can bring Harry back. (I suck at summaries, please read)

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Parseltongue

Chapter 2: Finally Sirius

It's been weeks since I first started talking to Anna and it was the last night I would speak to her until after the Holidays; in the morning she was leaving with her owner to go back home and I would be staying here.

"Anna, where are you?" It was like this every night. I would call out to her and wait till she slid her way up my arm. It was a lot colder recently, so I let her slide into my cloak (I charmed it to stay warm). It never occurred to us to go inside when it got cold, or rainy. It was the sky that caught us and held us out here. So here we stayed.

She stuck her tongue out to taste my cheek once she got comfortable. I liked to think it was a kiss hello.

Hi there, Harry. Did you talk to Ron and Hermione yet?

"Well I told them I wasn't going with them back to the Burrow if that's what you mean…"

I guess that will have to do for now, but Harry, you really need to let them know what they're doing to you. We were going to talk about Sirius. I felt it. It's been months and I still haven't told her about Sirius. It's time, I decided.

"-So you see. If I had been practicing Occlumency like Dumbledore asked me to I wouldn't have gotten into Voldemort's head. Sirius wouldn't have had to come and save my dumb ass and he would still be here." I'd been talking for nearly an hour. And now…now I finally cried.

"He was the only family I had left…and I killed him…" I guess it didn't hit her what I'd just insinuated because she let me cry for a few minutes before she bit me.

"Jesus, Anna! What was that for!"

You daft asshole! The only…honestly! What do you think Ron and Hermione are! They are your family Harry! I mean no disrespect to Sirius but they have been around longer! All this time they've just been worried about you! Goodness, you had me thinking they were just some nosey bastard ex-friends that wouldn't leave you alone! And…Even me! For Salazar's sake I should hope that at least you see me as family enough! I really hadn't thought about it…I was shutting them out too. God, its not my fault that I can't bring myself to talk about him with them.

And Harry. It's not your fault he died. Voldemort is a sadistic bitch. Think of it this way. If you keep moping around like this you're just making him happy. He likes to see you in pain. If you really want to piss him off make yourself happy again! And then eventually get out there and kill his scrawny ass! I laughed. I knew she was right and so I laughed.

"By the way, how old are you, Anna?"

Hmm. Good question. I'm actually sixteen but I should be about thirty-three…

So did you bring the sketch book like you said you would?

"Yes, Anna, I brought it. It's not very good but…" I started to flip through the pages. You see, lately I've been dreaming with this guy. He doesn't have a face but by god does he have a body. Most of my sketchbook is filled with pictures of him and me. There's a few of Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. But those were ancient.

Oh Harry! They are spectacular! Oooooh especially this one! I didn't even think two guys could do that!

We were only a few paces from the entrance to the Slytherin common room.

Well, I have something rather amusing to add to the conversation then. And if it was possible for snakes to laugh. She most definitely did.

"Well, give it a go then. I could use a good laugh."

Well, do you have any idea how hard it is to be horny as fuck and be a snake at the same time! I burst into hysterics, not caring how loud I was.

I'll let you think about that for vacation! I bent down as she gave me another kiss. Bye, Harry!

"Bye, Anna! Goodnight!"

The scars that I made within the next few weeks just added to my good mood. I still wasn't happy and I still didn't have much emotion left in me but I was beginning to calm down.

I'd even written Ron and Hermione for Christmas promising that I would talk once they got back.

Toward the end of vacation the isolation started to get to me. I missed having someone to talk to…my cuts were getting deeper…and I'd stopped using the glimmer charm.

A/N: I confused myself a little with this chapter so I hope it makes sense…If not then I'll try n make sense out of it in the next one…

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