Chapter 10 - A bit of Drama
" Harry!!". He turned towards the sound and smiled.
" Hey Daphne." He greeted the girl.
" Did you have to do whatever you did with that albino??" She asked.
Harry snorted at her words.
" Ah, don't worry. What is life without a little thrill??" He asked with his signature grin.
" Dammit Potter, can you be serious for a second??" Daphne growled.
" No, that is my godfather." He joked.
Daphne groaned and smacked her forehead. She struck Harry on the back of his head.
" Ow!!!" He grimaced." What the hell Daphne??" He asked the girl.
" Can you not joke about this?" She hissed in anger. She then softened her tone.
" You are in a very dangerous tournament. You might even be killed, Harry. Are you not worrying as to what the tasks are??" She asked him.
Harry smiled.
" Let's think of that when we get to the tasks shall we??" He replied. He took her hand in his and squeezed reassuringly. She smiled at him.
" Well, if you are done chastising me, let's get to the common room. We need to shake up some things." He told with a smile that promised mischief and trouble.
Daphne shook her head.
" Why do I have a feeling that I won't like what you have planned to do??" She asked him with raised eyebrows.
" I am neither confirming nor denying anything." He said with a shrug.
" Yeah right." She snorted.
They walked silently towards the common room.
" Color me curious but how in Merlin's name do you know where our common room is??" She asked surprised.
Harry suddenly looked sheepish.
" Uh.. I may have seen the entrance and your common room in the second year and might have entered it." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.
She turned towards him and started tapping her feet on to the floor and looking at him expectantly.
" I will explain afterwards. I wanted to try something." He told her as they approached the entrance of the Slytherin common room.
" Open." He hissed in parseltongue. The common room opened. Harry laughed in delight. " It works. Good." He laughed.
He entered the room and looked around.
" How is it??" Daphne asked him.
" Ah. Cold. Damp. Secretive. But comfortable." He told her.
" May take some time to adjust to the green and silver though." He said to her.
He moved over and sat on the couch. He stretched his body.
" What were you doing all these months??" She asked.
" Bellatrix and Sirius told me that you had embarked on a dangerous journey." She told him.
" Ah. Something fun. Exciting. Dangerous. Thrilling." He told her with his trademark grin that had Daphne's stomach flutter.
" We don't have another life Daph." He told her. She blushed at his new nickname that had him chuckling. ' Prat.' she thought to herself.
" I should not have lived at all. I don't know what sort of blessings I had but I survived when I was one. Now, I want to live my life. It may be difficult but I still have certain responsibilities. I have aspirations. I have decided to live my life king size.
Do what I want." He told the girl who was listening intently.
" This task was one that every Potter male must take. I took it." He said and she nodded.
The common room door opened and the other Slytherin students entered. Many of them were pointing and whispering towards Harry. The newly arrived first years were looking at him in awe.
" Ahh. It still seems that I am as popular as I was the last time I was here." He said with a snort.
They were joined by Blaise and Tracy as well. He was about to greet them when he heard a delightful squeal and Astoria jumped into the seat next to him.
" Harry. I knew you would come to Slytherin if you were resorted. I am very happy." She babbled.
Harry grinned at the girl.
" Well. I know that you will be sad if I go into any other house. So I ordered the hat to put me here or I am going to let you set fire to him. He was definitely scared of you. He agreed." He joked to which the others laughed.
" I am not scary." She pouted. Harry smiled and ruffled her hair to which she groaned and swatted his hand away.
" How pathetic??" Drawled a voice that Harry hates.
" Is there anything I can do for you Draco??" Asked Harry.
" You can start by begging for an apology for speaking of my father that way, last year.
How dare you, a filthy half-blood, speak of the Malfoy family like that??" He questioned.
"My father wrote back, you know. I told him about your name coming out of the goblet. He was pleased. He says that you will join your filthy mudblood whore of a mother very soon." He laughed and his lackeys joined him in that as well.
The lights in the room began to flicker. The air became extremely thick. The common room became colder than normal. The students gasped when they saw Harry's eyes turn bright green.
" Big mistake. Very big mistake." He said softly that sent shivers down everyone's spine.
There was a hissing sound heard around the common room. Out of nowhere, a black snake jumped at Draco and coiled around his midsection. He started to choke as the snake tightened it's hold on him.
" Well done Cassie." He hissed in parseltongue. The students shuddered at the language.
" Meet Cassie. My familiar. A Lernaean Hydra." He said with a small smile. The students observed the snake properly for the first time. They gasped in fear and surprise.
Of course they knew about the Hydra of Lernae. They were the creatures of legend. The most powerful snake in existence is second only to the basilisk.
The five heads of the snake stared menacingly at the students of Slytherin.
" Squeeze him a bit more but don't go overboard, Cassie." He hissed. The snake nodded and tightened his hold on Draco.
The boy felt all the oxygen leave his body. The glowing green eyes of Potter were almost making him piss himself. Add the mighty snake into the mix and he was pale and shaking unconditionally.
" You were saying something." He said casually and out of nowhere, a throne-like seat materialized in the middle of the common room and Harry sat down on the seat.
"I warned you. I warned you many times. I put aside my pride and requested you to change. But that filth you call father… you really have no respect for Narcissa then." He said as he rubbed his chin.
" Fine then. If that's the path you choose, I can't help you." He then leaned close to him but everyone could hear what he said.
" But if you ever dare use that word and insult mother, I will end you where you stand." He said menacingly.
" Still want to try something??" He asked simply.
Draco shook his head. He suddenly heard the snake hiss and turned to see it's mighty fangs in all its glory.
He shrieked like a girl and pissed himself.
The students in the common room laughed uncontrollably to Malfoy's situation.
" Leave him be Cassie." He instructed his familiar. She nodded and slithered back to him and disappeared into his skin.
" Anybody have any problems??" He asked with a smile and the common room fell quiet.
" Listen guys. I don't want any fights. Just leave me alone and you will be alright. I don't have problems with you people. Yet." He said and the underlying threat wasn't missed by any of them. They were Slytherins afterall. They prided themselves in reading between the words.
" Are you threatening us, you filthy half blood??" Questioned Marcus Flint.
Harry looked straight towards him. He watched him with unblinking eyes, glowing brightly.
They were a group of ten. They stood in front of him with their wands pointing towards him.
" I'll teach you to respect your superiors." Flint growled and went forward to attack.
Harry was up in a flash. He caught the boy's arm and twisted it, making the boy scream in pain.
The other boys attacked him. He used Flint's own hands and fired three bone breakers and two cutting curses at them.
He then sent five bludgeoning curses at them with quick succession and the remaining of them went down.
Harry cleaned some non-existent dust on his robes.
" Anybody else??" He questioned the room. He then crouched next to the fallen boys. " I have been lenient. I will not be so forgiving next time. Choose your path wisely." He growled and healed the fallen boys with a wave of his wand.
He got up and slowly got back and sat next to Daphne and laid down, laying his head on her lap. Daphne froze in her seat. A deep blush formed on her cheeks.
" You don't mind do you??" He asked her with a grin.
Daphne blushed more.
" No." She squeaked. Harry smiled and took her hand in his and kissed it.
" Thanks Daph. You are the best." He said and closed his eyes to sleep.
Poor Daphne had turned Weasley red in embarrassment.
Astoria and Tracy were sniggering at her plight and Blaise was looking smug.
" Shut up." She hissed at them.
She couldn't help but smile at the young man in her lap.
She idly started playing with his hair.
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It was time for lunch when Harry woke up. He felt refreshed. He stretched and his hand touched something soft.
He woke up completely and saw Daphne sleeping on the armrest. He smiled again.
" Daphne." He called her. She mumbled something and took his arm in hers and snuggled closer to him in her sleep.
Harry shook his head with a grin.
" Tippy." He called his elf who popped in.
" Get me something to eat and bring some for her as well." He said, indicating to a sleeping Daphne.
" Yes master." The elf replied and disappeared.
He sat reading a book when the rest of his friends came back from lunch.
Blaise was surprised and a mischievous look made into his face when he saw the two of them.
Harry instantly put a stop to his thoughts.
" One word Zabini, and I will neuter you." He said with a growl and the Zabini heir gulped audibly.
He held his hands up in a peaceful gesture.
" I won't say a word." He said though his grin was infuriating Harry.
He was about to reply when he heard a squeal and turned to see Astoria and Tracy smiling at him.
Harry groaned.
" Girls. She is asleep. Please be quiet." He said to the two.
" Did you …"
" Tracy!! Get your mind out of the gutter. She is sleeping and she is holding my hand tightly. I didn't have the heart to wake her up when she had been generous enough to wait for me when I was asleep." He explained.
" Did you have some fun?? Did she kiss you?? Did you kiss her back??" Tracy went on and on.
Harry was horrified by her words.
" I had no idea that your vision of fun is so.. uhm… unique. Bah!!!" He shuddered.
Tracy pouted.
" You are no fun Harry." She said with a huff.
Harry shakes his head in amusement.
He was suddenly interrupted when Daphne woke up.
Daphne woke up from a wonderful dream. She had a very comfortable sleep. She felt something in her hand and squeezed it. She felt something hard in her hand. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a hand.
She frowned in confusion. She then looked up and into an amused pair of green eyes and her eyes widened. Her face turned bright red.
" Good sleep??" Asked Harry with a smile.
" Harry!!" She squeaked. She saw that the others were here and her friend and sister were giggling madly.
She wanted the ground to open up and swallow her.
" I … uhm.. I forgot something." She said and darted towards her dormitory followed by Tracy and Astoria.
Harry watched them go and turned towards Blaise.
" Women." He said to him.
" Can't live with them. Can't live without them." He finished.
" You know, the fair Ms Delacour was asking for you. Not even a day and you have a Veela behind your back. " Blaise said with a mock sigh.
" I am getting dangerously close to hitting the shit out of you." Harry growled.
" What did she want??" He asked.
" Nothing. She just wanted to speak with you." He said with a shrug.
Harry frowned. He then raised his eyebrows in realisation.
" Oh!!" He said to himself.
" What??" Asked Blaise.
" Oh nothing. She must have had a crush on me." He said with a straight face.
Blaise watched him incredulously.
The both of them roared with laughter.
" Ohh that was fun. But seriously, I don't mind. Having someone like a Fleur Delacour crush on me, I have to be quite a specimen." Harry said pompously.
" Well, it seems that many want to get their hands on you." Blaise said with a smirk.
" You know that I have to marry three times right??" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
Blaise smirked.
" I would like to see you manage Daphne, Delacour and another girl. It will be fun." Blaise said to Harry.
Harry coughed violently and turned a light shade of red.
" What are you…." He asked. But was cut off by Blaise.
" Don't deny it Harry. I know how you feel about Daphne. I know you enough to see that you like her a lot. And by lot I mean a lot. She really likes you very much as well. You must go ahead and do it mate. Ask her out." Blaise said to Harry.
" And if the way Fleur looks at you is anything to go by, you will be banging that girl by the end of this year." Blaise deadpanned.
Harry stared at the boy open mouthed.
" Wh… wait. I really don't want to know." Harry sighed and got up.
" Let's go see my dorm. I will key you to it if there is an emergency." He said and the boys climbed the stairs to the dorm rooms.
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It was time for dinner and Harry made his way to the great hall.
He had spent some time working out in the room of requirement. He was soaked when he came out and had taken a quick bath and went towards the hall. He was famished.
He entered the great hall and was suddenly interrupted by the Gryffindors.
" How could you Potter??" Asked an irate Ron Weasley. " How can you abandon our house?? I should have known what you were. A cheater." Ron screamed.
The Great hall was silent and watching the interaction. The other schools were watching with interest as well.
Harry just stared at the boy blankly.
" Wasn't it a little too much Harry?? Should you have to leave your house??" Hermione asked.
Harry's patience was waning slowly. He took a few calming breaths.
He turned and walked to the Slytherin table.
He sat down next to Fleur Delacour. She smiled at him.
" Aren't you going to answer him??" Elena Zabini asked. Harry looked at her and smiled.
" Well, tell me something. If you throw a stone into a drainage puddle, standing in front of it, what happens??" He asked her.
Elena frowned thoughtfully which for some reason, Harry found strangely endearing.
" The unwanted filth splashes on us." She said to which Harry grinned wider.
" You are right, my dear. If I spend my time talking and arguing petty issues with idiots who think with their ears rather than their brains, I will look like an idiot as well.
And so…. Ta da." He said pointing to the situation.
Elena smiled at him and nodded.
" I am speaking to you Potter. Did we become so less to you??" Growled Ron.
" I had seen you for what you truly are, Potter. A skinny, ugly scrawny boy who was locked up by his relatives just because you were not wanted.
We rescued you. Fed you and housed you for two months. This is how you repay us??" Ron questioned angrily.
" You are a disgrace. You are the reason for your parents being dead. Now you go into that slimy house. What next, start killing with you know who?? Your parents would be ashamed of you. How can two Gryffindors' children go into that house of darkness?? You probably killed your parents that night." He ranted without thinking.
The hall gasped. Dumbledore couldn't hear what he had heard. He was furious.
McGonagall had gone deathly quiet.
The usually bubbly Flitwick had a murderous expression on his face.
" Mr Weasley!!" Thundered Dumbledore.
Ron turned quickly to the noise and balked at the anger he saw on the face of Dumbledore.
" Detention for the rest of the year Mr Weasley. No, make that up to the end of your seventh year." He said to the redhead who paled at those words.
" Never in all my years had I seen something like this. That was way out of line. I will be writing to your parents. And five hundred points from Gryffindor." Dumbledore said and sat down.
" Don't bother." A voice said and all turned to see Harry getting up to speak.
" It's a waste of effort. He is a bigot. As much as you try, that doesn't stop." Harry said weakly.
" I wondered what the hell your intentions were, Ron. How can a train that has been used for generations and not been full be suddenly full the day I came to Hogwarts??" He asked.
" I passed many empty compartments on my way and found a lot of them empty.
I immediately knew the boy was lying but he seemed nice enough. I gave him a chance. That has come back to bite me in the ass." he said sadly.
" He wanted someone to drag him through the school. He wanted my name to get someone to notice him. He wanted my fame. Not me." He said with a sad smile.
" People never really knew me. I was Harry Potter to them. The boy who lived. Everyone wanted to know me for what I was I had no knowledge of. They never really took time to know about Harry." He said to the hall.
" When I think about it, I feel enraged. Did my parents die and give up their lives so that people like these would smear their sacrifice??" He asked the entire hall.
" Call me a dark lord. A cheater, liar or anything you want to. But don't even dare smear the memory of my parents with your filth just to prove your stupid ideas.
Don't dishonour their sacrifice. It would be a very different world we would have been born into, had they not done whatever they did that night in Godric's Hollow." He said softly and sat down. Fleur squeezed his shoulders in comfort and offered a smile.
Harry nodded at her.
He looked at Ron and Hermione who stood next to him.
" I seriously thought that you were much better than him, Hermione. I never expected that you shared the same beliefs as him. I don't even know what to say. " He told the girl.
" As long as there is trust between people, you are welcome everywhere.
The moment you lose trust in a person' s eyes, then you need to get away and get away very far from them.
I sincerely hoped that you of all people would stand by him but I guess I was expecting the unexpected." He said with a sigh.
" I was taught a very important thing by my grandparents' portraits. The moment you lose respect in a place, don't even leave your footwear at that place. Leave. Immediately." He told the hall.
" It seems that I lost my respect in your house. I left. If everyone in that great house is like you guys, I am glad I left.
A friend's betrayal hurts a hundred times more than the Cruciatus. I experienced it." He said and turned away from them and went back to his food.
Dumbledore got up and came to Harry's table.
" Mr Potter." He called the boy.
Harry turned to the man.
" Yes??" He asked the old man.
" I heard an interesting rumour today. It seems that you possess a new friend who is likely causing trouble to students." Dumbledore couldn't help but smile at Harry's quick change in Harry's posture nor his mischievous smile.
" I don't know what you are talking about." Said Harry.
There suddenly came a small hiss but was heard by many of them.
Harry groaned." Cassie!! Why did you come out??" Harry asked the snake.
He turned to the headmaster.
" This is Cassie. My familiar. " He indicated to the Hydra.
The great hall gasped in surprise at his words.
They were shocked to their cores when they heard of the majestic five headed serpent.
" You are a parselmouth??" Asked a surprised and scared Karkaroff.
" Meh… all the cool kids are one these days." Harry said with a shrug.
Fleur Delacour was the one that started to laugh. Her musical laughter filled the great hall and the other students started to laugh as well.
Harry watched her with a smile.
He spoke again when the laughter quietened.
" Are you always this beautiful or are you more beautiful when you are laughing??" He questioned with a mischievous grin.
" Frankly speaking, I think you look beautiful either way. What do you say Ms Delacour??" He asked the girl.
For the first time in many years, Fleur Delacour blushed due to the words of the opposite sex for the first time.
" Uhmm… I …" she stuttered.
The girl sitting next to Fleur giggled.
" Well, now this is not the sight you get to see often. Fleur Delacour blushing to a boy's words." The girl said to the further embarrassment of Fleur.
Harry turned to the girl. The girl was very pretty, with raven locks and hazel eyes and a full face.
" I don't think I had the pleasure of meeting you Miss…" Harry trailed off.
" Aimee Blanc." She said as she gave her hand to his outstretched hand.
Harry took it and kissed it in greeting.
He then leaned towards her ear.
" I don't know about boy, Ms Blanc but I am all man in the right areas. Care to test my word on that??" He asked with a naughty grin.
" I mean, I am really all man there." He said and sat back.
The poor girl had gone wide eyed and had become blood red in her face. The others looked at him in confusion.
Harry shrugged.
" It's personal." The others nodded but
they had certain doubts on what he may have said.
He turned back to Fleur and was about to talk when he heard a cough from behind and turned to see Dumbledore looking at his group with amusement.
" As much as I love to listen to you young people, I had asked you a question Mr Potter." He said to which Harry nodded and sighed.
" Cassie." He called his familiar.
The hall watched with fascination when a brilliant glow emanated from Harry's chest and a black snake sprung forth from there.
The Hydra raised its head majestically. It's five heads observing the entire hall.
Dumbledore took a step back and Karkaroff fell off. The headmistress of Ilvermony took a step forward and watched the beast with wonder.
" Beautiful." She exclaimed.
" It truly is the legendary beast." Dumbledore spoke with marvel.
" Yes she is." Harry spoke, pride evident in his voice.
" Where did you find it??" Asked headmistress Asami.
Harry shrugged.
" I didn't. She found me. I really don't know what she saw in me but still she wouldn't leave me. Well, who am I to deny a lady of her wishes. She bonded with me last month and I was surprised and pleased. She has been living with me ever since." He finished and Cassie slithered towards Harry. She stopped suddenly and looked at Elena sitting in front of Harry. She slithered towards the girl and scrutinized the girl carefully.
The poor girl had frozen in place when Cassie stood in front of her. The snake suddenly slithered towards her and slowly climbed into her arms and slithered onto her shoulders.
The snake squeezed the girl gently and assuringly.
Harry watched this in amusement. " She seems to like you a lot." Harry said gently and Elena turned towards him.
She nodded.
" Ahh, you know. Special ones identify other special ones quickly. " Harry said with a grin.
Elena Zabini blushed hard as she heard Harry's words.
" Great. He is flirting with my sister." Blaise grumbled.
Harry shot the boy a glare.
" That's enough Cassie. Let her be. Come on." He called the snake who shook her head and stayed on her shoulders with a defiant shake of her head.
" Great. My snake has fallen in love. Well I can't blame her. The lady here is gorgeous." He said to which the poor girl blushed even more.
He heard a cough again. " For Merlin's sake old man. Stop those bloody lemon drops if you are coughing so much." Harry snapped irritably.
The hall gasped as Harry blatantly disrespected the headmaster.
" Potter!!!" Came a noise that Harry hates extremely.
" How dare you disrespect the headmaster?? Just like your father. Arrogant and big headed. That will be…" Snape trailed off when Harry stood up.
" Listen Snape. I am coming dangerously close to destroying your life. I have been endearing your stupid comments for the past three years. Do you want a repeat of last year??" He growled and magic rolled off him in waves.
He failed to notice but Fleur Delacour sitting next to him met his magic in full force. Her allure blasted and her face flushed when she felt her bottom quiver.
She bit her lip and held the moan that threatened to escape her mouth.
" You have some nerve talking about respect for what?? Just because you are older than me. That man has failed to keep me from harm for the past three years. I had to do his job for him. He understands and he shuts his mouth and accepts it.
What have you done?? Belittle me. Harass me. Using my dead father's name to taunt me. I am arrogant and you probably might be the solo example of a respectable man.
The Harry that came to Hogwarts a few years back is dead, Snape. He is no more.
In his place stands a young man who has responsibilities. He won't get down to your level of continuing this stupid grudge against you.
To be honest, you are of no consequence to me. I am not giving much thought to you or yourself.
If I even take two minutes to worry about you, you will not be in this country by the next morning.
And I am not joking." He said in a deadly voice that sent shivers down Snape's spine.
" When there is my fault, I will bow down and accept my punishment. If you think that you can push me around, then you have another thing coming.
My father was a man who gave his life, so that his son and wife can live a happy life.
I am not contradicting what he had done in his days. He was a prankster. But don't think for a second that you are innocent in that Snape. I know the kind of people you were mingling with.
My father will be twice the man that you would ever be Snape. You won't even be able to match a nail on his toe for all your affairs.
You will never be like my father. You will never get what you wished for. You want to know why, because that wish you wanted married and lived happily with my father." He said and Snape reeled back when he heard those words.
The hall was silent. Snape was a bastard. He hated everyone and everything. But dressing him down in front of the other schools was something nobody dared to do.
But Harry Potter was not somebody.
Snape shook with fury. His anger erupted. His wand was out and he aimed it at Harry.
" How dare you!!!??" He seethed.
The professors tried to interfere, but it wasn't any use.
'Let's play Snivellus.' Harry thought.
Harry waved his hand and a ward was erected. The teachers tried to enter but couldn't.
The charming and easy going Harry Potter disappeared and in his place stood the dangerous looking Lord Potter with his green eyes shining and his hair billowing.
The air around him crackled with power and magic.
" Go on Snape. I dare you." Harry growled.
Snape raised his wand. " Shut up." Snape screamed.
Harry walked to the man. He took Snape's outstretched wand arm and held the wand in between his forehead. He stared at the man in his eyes.
" Go on. I am in front of you. I dare you Snivellus." Harry taunted.
Snape was now red with rage.
" Shut up. Shut up." He growled again.
Harry smirked. He had the man exactly where he wanted.
" Is poor Snivellus sad that he didn't get Lily Evans?? Guess what, she hates you. She absolutely loathes you. She will never forgive you for what you called her." Harry said to the man.
" She fell in love with James Potter. She married James Potter. She made the right choices. She married a man who grew up. She married a man who truly was in love with her. Not a man who was obsessed with her." ' Check.' Harry thought mentally.
Snape was shocked.
" How do you know this??" he asked the boy.
Harry grinned. " Your mental shields are not as powerful as you believe." He said and that was the last straw.
Snape roared in anger.
" Severus no!!" Dumbledore tried to interfere.
Harry pushed Snape back. He then grinned the trademark Potter grin.
Snape saw red. He saw the face of James Potter in Harry's place taunting him.
Anger coursed through the man's veins.
" Crucio!!!" He roared.
Harry smiled. ' And checkmate!!!' he smiled.
The curse hit him full on and Harry fell to the ground and allowed the pain to hit him. He relaxed his body and the pain hit him square on.
The great hall gasped. The other students were horrified and the staff was deadly pale.
A professor using an unforgivable on a student. Especially on the Lord of Two ancient and Noble houses and heir to another.
Dumbledore shook with rage. " Severus!!!!" He roared.
Snape didn't heed his words.
Harry dispelled the ward as he shook.
Dumbledore didn't waste any time. He disarmed the man instantly and bound him in ropes.
Gone was the twinkling eyed grandfatherly man and in his place stood a legendary wizard, the best in centuries and defeater of Grindelwald.
" How dare you??" He questioned.
The magic of the old wizard was rolling of him in waves
" How dare you use an unforgivable on a student?? In front of me no less. Dumbledore questioned.
" But Headmaster… "
" Shut up Severus. You have gone too far. Leave the place. You are fired." Dumbledore spoke.
" But…." Snape tried to reason.
" Don't bother old man." A voice came and Dumbledore turned to see a grinning Harry.
Harry walked forward. He snapped his fingers and his entire appearance changed from dishevelled to his proper self.
" Severus Snape. Did you like my game??" Asked Harry.
Snape and Dumbledore looked confused.
" What are you talking about Mr Potter??" Asked the headmaster.
Harry grinned mischievously.
" Do you remember when I said that if I think about you for two minutes, then you will disappear from the face of this country??" He asked and both the men nodded.
" I played him. I wanted him to raise his wand. If he had fired a spell, his job would have been taken away. But if he used an unforgivable on a Lord of my standing, he is dead. Literally." Dumbledore and Snape lost all colour from their faces.
" You are finished, Snape. Don't bother with anything. You will not be alive to see the light or be sane enough again." He turned towards the headmaster.
" If he dares escape, you will regret ever being born." Harry warned.
" Take the bastard away and call for a trial." He snapped at the aged Headmaster.
He then crouched in front of Snape.
" Two kids lost their parents because of you. Two families destroyed because of you. Hundreds have suffered because of you. I made sure that justice has been delivered." He said and punched the man continuously. Each and every blow that Harry hit him with contained all the pain he had. The pain of losing his parents. His imprisoned godfather. His Godmother Bellatrix's sad life.
Dumbledore pulled the boy back.
" It's enough Harry. I will make sure he is punished." Dumbledore soothed the boy.
Harry nodded and walked back out of the hall. He walked towards his common room but was stopped by Daphne.
She slowly hugged him and Harry let out a sigh. He hugged her back.
" Thanks Daph. You really are the best." He said and kissed her cheek.
She blushed prettily for that.
" Will you write to mum and Sirius?? I will have a nap." He asked her.
She nodded.
" Take care." She said to him,
" I will." He kissed her cheek again and went to his dormitory.
Daphne stood frozen in her place. She touched the place that he had kissed.
She smiled brightly.
" He kissed me." She told herself.
Daphne smiled and went to write a letter.
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Bellatrix sighed as she came out of the training room in Potter Manor. She had made it up in her mind to train as much as possible.
She knew that Voldemort was not dead and will be back and her son will be the target.
Harry. She smiled at the thoughts of her son. Her life had so much meaning now that he is in her life.
She never expected her baby boy to forgive her due to all her crimes. She had not done it on purpose but she still felt apprehensive.
The boy liked to get into hell lots of trouble but was a very intelligent and kind boy. Very powerful. Bellatrix was one of the few in the Wizarding world that can sense magic. Her baby boy was extremely powerful.
She heard about his training regimen from her uncle and aunt and was following in the same footsteps. Sirius and Remus had agreed with her decision and had started to train religiously.
Sirius was the most notable improvement.
He drove himself in training and practiced all kinds of magic.
He vowed to Bella that he won't make the same mistake and disappoint Harry and Bellatrix. He promised that he will die in the battlefield fighting with Harry rather than slack off now.
Bellatrix had never been more proud of her cousin.
He had come a long way from the prankster he was when they were young.
" I will keep him safe James. I will make sure he will live a life full of happiness and love. You have my word." She said as she wiped her eyes of the tears that formed.
" I love you James. Forever and ever." She whispered as she held his photograph tightly to her chest.
This was a photo that was taken when the two were fourteen years old. James and Bellatrix had visited a muggle park with Sirius near Potter Manor without the knowledge of their families. James was pushing the swing that Bellatrix was sitting on Bellatrix was laughing with joy.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Sirius looking down at her with a sad smile.
" You really miss him don't you??" Asked Sirius.
Bellatrix nodded. Sirius sat next to her and pulled her close to him and held her, giving some comfort.
" Did I make a mistake Siri??" She asked her cousin.
" Should I have told him about my feelings for him??" She asked.
Sirius nodded sadly.
" You should have. Though, I don't know if he would have reciprocated it but you should have. Lily became serious with him only after our sixth year." Sirius told her.
Bellatrix nodded.
" It's alright to feel sad Bella. You missed a wonderful man. I missed a few chances. We can do nothing but move on. We have a gift. Harry. We have a mini James with us. He adores us. The least we can do is take care of him and give him all the love he needs." He said to Bellatrix.
" Yes. I and Angela have been discussing a marriage contract between Elena and Harry. The girl is a bit of a loner and she seems like the perfect match for Harry." She said with a smile. Sirius nodded.
" I liked the girl. But will Harry agree to it?" Sirius asked her.
" He has to take on two more wives Siri. We do have a right to put him in a betrothal. They will mingle well and he can bring the girl out of her shell. She was genuinely interested in him. I saw the looks she and Fleur Delacour were sending his way yesterday night.
And Daphne seems to be extremely interested in him. So I have an idea of who Harry might end up with. Trust me Sirius. I know their mothers and if they are anything like them, then Harry will be trapped between them. Well we can not expect something better. The three are extremely beautiful. Powerful and smart and have the ability to keep him in line. They are a perfect match for his family lordships." Bellatrix told her cousin.
They were interrupted by the arrival of Hedwig. Bellatrix took the letter that was written.
Hedwig sensed the melancholic mood and trilled a beautiful song to lift their spirits.
Bellatrix smiled.
" Thanks Hedwig." She thanked the phoenix.
She opened the letter and frowned when she saw the unfamiliar handwriting. She began to worry when she saw the contents of the letter.
" Sirius, we are going to Hogwarts. Something has come up." She said and made towards her room to leave.
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Harry woke up the next morning and went down to the common room. He left to do his normal workouts and was coming back when he saw his godfather and mother.
" Mum. Sirius. What are you guys doing here??" Asked a surprised Harry.
Bellatrix hugged Harry.
" Daphne wrote to us and we came here immediately to learn what happened." Bellatrix said as Sirius gave Harry a hug.
" There was no need. I have been able to manage well." He said with a shrug.
" Harry. That son of a bitch cast a cruciatus at you." Bellatrix hissed.
" I played him mum. That bastard was a two faced twisted man. He was never truly on our side. He is a twisted man. Likes rape and torture. He only switched sides to act as the other side's spy. That story of him liking my mother was bull crap." Harry said with a shrug.
" He is waiting for the dark lord to come back. He will switch sides immediately." Harry said." It's better to finish him off. No loose ends." He said, as he sighed again.
" I baited him to attack me and he responded. Now, we have a trial and we can find out what his true intentions were." Harry said to his family.
" Is there anything that we can do right now Harry??" Asked Sirius.
" Oh, I will always need you. You two are the most important people to me. It will stay that way. But right now, no. I am fine." He said with a grin.
The two elders smiled at Harry.
" Now Harry, tell me about Daphne and Fleur and Elena." Asked Bellatrix.
Harry frowned in confusion.
' Probably because they are present here and I hope that they are allies,' he thought.
" They are brilliant. Daphne, I have known for some time now. She is intelligent, quick witted and very powerful. She is very quick with her wand and is an excellent Slytherin." He said with a smile that didn't go unnoticed by Sirius and Bellatrix.
" Elena and Fleur, I don't know much about them. They tend to be alone from their peers. Maybe a bad experience. They have to be very intelligent and powerful if they are selected as champions. Well, I will get to know them. We have many days to go.
Is there any reason why you are asking me this??" Harry asked with raised eyebrows.
" No reason. Just asked." Bellatrix told him.
" We will leave Harry. We will see you soon." Sirius said.
Harry bade the two of them goodbye. He turned and walked towards the Slytherin common room.
The two adults walked out of the castle.
They were interrupted by Elena coming into the castle.
" Aunt Bellatrix." She greeted Bella. She smiled at Sirius who winked at her
" What are you doing here?" She asked.
" We came to see Harry. Daphne had written to us about yesterday' s events." She said to the girl.
Elena nodded.
" He was amazing, you know. The way he played that man into a trap was extremely brilliant. I knew he was powerful but he erected a ward with wandless magic." She exclaimed, still in shock and awe with what she had witnessed.
Bellatrix raised an eyebrow.
" What more can you tell me about Harry??" Asked Sirius.
" Well he is powerful. No second thoughts on that. Intelligent. Witty. He is a nice guy." She blushed a bit and smiled.
" I need to get going. I will see you guys later." Elena said and waved her goodbye to the two and went into the castle.
" Ok. She is absolutely into him." Sirius said to a smug looking Bella.
" Give some time and you will see a lot of development there. " She said and shook her head.
" Let's go then. We have some work to do." Bellatrix said as they stepped out of the wards and disappeared to Potter Manor.
TBC--
Hey guys. Well, the next chapter is here. I hope you guys will enjoy reading it.
I have planned to establish a contract between Elena and Harry. We will think about how it goes.
And Batmansucks, apology accepted mate. I didn't check the part you had mentioned and published it anyway.
It's I that should apologise for that mistake.
You spoke out and I appreciate it. No problem. Water under the bridge.
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