Title: Double Face
Summary: Not everything is what they seem as Harry's world turns up side down when he realize that there's more that meets the eye.
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English is not my first Language so Please bear with me...
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Chapter 12: Confrontation
"Harry wait" Harry stop to wait for Hermione but he didn't turn to face her. "Where are you going?"
"Place where there be no people who are going to stare at you" Harry answered. Both made there way to the Room of Requirements. When they entered, the room was already set like a living room and foods at the table. When the door close, Hermione put up the strongest ward she knew to prevent unwanted ear.
"Are you alright?" Hermione ask noticing Harry's silence as she put some rousted chicken and pizza at his plate then sat down next to Harry.
"No" Harry said in sarcasm tone. "I mean why everybody expects me to become Mr. Perfect!" he said slumping in the couch that the room provide "it's irritating!"
"If I were you, I wouldn't worry about that one"
"And WHY not?"
"You should worry about Ron, he actually looks betrayed after the sorting hat shouted Slytherin" Hermione explained.
"I know" was the only response of Harry.
"With Ron's attitude" Hermione began. "Anything can happen. What are you going to do about it?" she asks.
"I think I'll just have to prepare for the worst" Harry said as he stand up and started heading at the door.
"What do you?" Hermione ask as she watches the Potter heir opened the door.
"Preparing for Ron to end out friendship" with that Harry left the room leaving Hermione to her own thought.
Harry went to the Gryffindor tower only to be block by the portrait.
"Lion paw" he said to the painting.
"I know that it the password but you no longer belong to this house" the painting said to Harry.
"I just came here to get my stuff" the emerald green boy explained.
"Oh, don't worry about those, the castle elves will ensure that all of your things are properly stored in your bag and transport it to the Slytherin dormitory" the painting said. With that, Harry left thankful that he doesn't need to face the entire house just to get his stuff.
As he made his way to the Slytherin dormitory, another problem enters his mind. How is he supposed to fix his thing if he didn't know what is the password at the serpent house, Damm. He continues walking until he heard someone calling his name.
"Harry, wait up" Harry turn around only to find that it was Ginny who is calling him, he really wish Hermione is right here. Ginny caught up with him and was actually running out of breath due to running. "Pro. Snape wants us to meet in his office" she finally said.
"What for?"
"Duh . . . his our head of the house now and he wants to meets us for introduction" Ginny said as they resumed walking heading to the former potion master of Hogwarts.
"More likely warning" they finally arrived at the office, Ginny knock three times and wait.
"Enter" they heard a voice from the inside. They enter the dimly lit room, different weapons from different countries can be seen all. Some are inside the glass cabinet while the other if not hanging at the wall; they were place at the table. Ginny is the one to close the door while Harry is the one to realize that pro. Snape is not alone; standing beside him is the Malfoy heir.
"You called us professor?" Harry said breaking the silence.
"Yes" Pro. Snape began. "Since you are new to the Slytherin house, a little bit of introduction, Draco Malfoy and Pansy Pakingstone are the fifth year prefects. Ms. Weasley, you shall be joining Ms. Pakingstone, Bulstode and Lestrange in the girl's dormitory while you Mr. Potter will be joining Mr. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle to the boys dormitory, the password is yellow blood" the head of the Slytherin house pause as he looks at the newly sorted Slytherin. "A bit of a warning Mr. Potter, there shall be no fighting among the other Slytherin. I had already spoken to them about the two of you. There shall be no mid night strolling as well and definitely no role breaking is it clear?" the two only nod at the professor. "Mr. Malfoy, I suggest you lead Mr. Weasley to the dormitory. Me and Mr. Potter have other thing to talk about" with a nod Malfoy and Ginny left.
"Sit Potter, we have much to talk about" Pro. Snape said surprising Harry for the lack of sneer. Harry sat at the black leather coach that was near at the fire place.
"What took the sorting hat to announce your new house?" he asks clearly and direct to that point.
"professor, I don't see the relevance of this talk" Harry said not really wanting to tell the potion master the reason why the sorting hat took so long to announce his new house.
"Simple, I am your new head of the house now" the DADA master said in cool tone, frightening Potter isn't really going to work in this kind of situation. Potter averts his gaze for he could tell that the professor in front of him is trying to read his mind and if he brought up his occlumency it may raise suspicion so he just averts his gaze. The DADA master raised an eye brow at the action of Potter when he tried to read his mind and as spy he could also tell that Potter do not trust him at all specially being a member of the Order of the Phoenix. "I maybe a spy Potter but I am not aback stabber" Harry look at him, clearly measuring him and his loyalty.
"A warning" he whispered. This got the DADA masters attention more. It is very rare for a magical object like the sorting hat to give a warning to a person secretly.
"What kind of warning?" hoping that the Potter heir would explain.
"I don't know" Harry said now standing up and approach the fire place, watching the dancing flames. "it goes in riddles with double meaning that I didn't understand"
"Tell me"
"And what do I hold to ensure that you won't betray me like what others did" he said quietly but with a hint of danger in it.
You just have to trust me" he said knowing fully well whom the Potter heir is referring to.
"Fine, but I want a wizard oath that you would never tell the headmaster or any other that was inside of that stupid Order of the Phoenix" Harry said
"Fine but how did you know about the Order" he ask. He was bit surprised that Potter forbid him to not to tell the order. Why the order.
"There's a saying, wall have ears and eyes" Harry said as he return to his sit. "The sorting hat said that the lion's den is no longer safe for me" the Potter began. "That not everything is what they seem to be, and then he gave ma a riddle that I really didn't understand"
"What is it" Severus asks, anxious to know what it may contain. Harry eyed him before he began.
"It likes this . . .
Not everything is what they seem
Look beyond the black wall of blood
There you'll see your real foe
Look beyond the past time
There you'll see where you belong
Beware of the animal trainer
For he strikes his whips with lies and anger
Star that shine through him is his mark
It will only be safe in your father's arm
The book of havens is no longer safe
As your hour glass loses its last drape
Guard your back for you'll never know
What lies behind the white door
Follow the melody of your mothers heart beat
For it will lead you back to your father's flit
. . . . That what the sorting hat said" Harry said clearly frustrated at what the riddle may contain, he is not really good when it come to riddles. Sure, he was able to answer the riddle in the third task at the maze but this one is different.
"I see" was the only thing the DADA master could say. He was about to ask more question when his eyes fell on the clock. The two of them have been talking for nearly an hour. So, he just assured Potter that his secret is safe with him from the headmaster and let Harry go to his dorm to fix his thing.
When Harry left, the former potion master sat at his favorite chair and brandy at hand and to contemplate at the information he just gain. 'my god, the sorting hat had just warned Potter about the true war that is happening. Beware of the animal trainer . . . . Hmm . . . . I think the sorting hat is referring to the headmaster, wait the minute if the sorting hat is referring to the headmaster them it only meant that he is actually trying to warn and the Guard of Potter up around the headmaster, strange, why not from the dark lord . . . . . it will only be safe in your father's arm . . . but Potter's parent is dead unless it refers to a place . . . . The Potter manor maybe . . . no it doesn't fit . . . . But what it is? . . . .'.
Instead of answers the only thing Severus earned are more set of question though one thing is certain, the Potter heir is not what the people thought he is.
Harry made his way to the Slytherin dormitory while thinking on what pushed him to tell the DADA master about it. He knew all about the Order of the Phoenix, thank to the room he found in the library. Before he could figure out what push him into telling, he was already standing in front of the portrait door of the Slytherin House. How did he know where it is located, blame it on his second year.
"Yellow blood" he said to the portrait of a lady wearing a black dress with a serpent around his shoulder. The painting swing open letting him in.
Once inside, he realized that the Slytherin room had never change, everything is fully furnished. He made his way to the boys dormitory remembering the instruction that Pro. Snape gave him about the dorm. Once he got to his room, he was thankful that the room is empty. He saw his trunk was already there, sitting peacefully near the bed and presume that it belongs to him. He started fixing his thing, when the door open and Malfoy entered the room and close the door.
"Pro. Snape spoke to us about you" Malfoy said breaking the silence.
"I know"
"Have you seen the face of Weasley when you where place at Slytherin?" Malfoy ask watching the reaction of Potter.
"Which one?" Harry said without facing the Malfoy Heir.
"That tail of yours" Malfoy answered. Harry couldn't help but chuckle at Malfoy's comment, making the Malfoy heir's eye brow raise.
"Oh him, I haven't seen his reaction but I guise everything will be settled Tomorrow morning" Harry answered for the first time civil at the Malfoy heir.
"And here I thought your going to defend him" Malfoy said.
"I did"
"Your not as bad as I thought" Malfoy said as he walk closer to Harry. "How bout a truce Potter" Malfoy said extending his hand.
"Sure, why not" Harry did not think twice about it.
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