This chapter is dedicated to a reader for her birthday.
Happy birthday Chelsea, I hope you have a good one and enjoy this chapter. =)
Harry awoke on the morning of Samhain with a feeling of dread in his stomach, his eyes automatically sought out his friends in the dorm. But aside from being the first one awake for once nothing was unusual or out of sort. Scrunching up his nose he shook his head, grabbing his toiletries he headed for the shower. But even relaxing under the strong pressured and hot water wasn't enough to deter his dread, he shook his wet hair before stepping out and drying himself off. With a towel wrapped around his waist he moved into the dorm room again, after growing up with Draco, Theo and Blaise none of them were shy about hiding away. As he entered he noticed Theo was awake as well and grabbing his own toiletries, the umber brown-haired boy grinned at Harry.
"Morning Harry, sleep alright?"
"Yeah, but I woke up with this sinking feeling in my gut, like something is going to happen today." Harry confused as he sat down on Theo's bed while his friend continued to get ready for a shower.
"Well, it is Samhain, last Samhain a freaking Troll was let inside of the castle." Theo snorted.
"Dumbledore." Harry muttered in disgust while shaking his head, but he felt better. Theo was extremely intelligent and his reasoning made sense as well. Theo was extremely logical despite being Magical, it was what made him perfect for Hermione as she was very much the same. Theo laughed and nodded, they all knew Dumbledore was manipulative but since coming to Hogwarts it was easier to see it as their parent's did. As Theo left for his shower, Harry turned to his own trunk to pull out his uniform, as he changed he heard Draco grumbling and mumbling his way to the showers.
"No! I'm awake." Blaise shouted sitting up quickly softly panting. Harry looked at him for a moment before collapsing into hysterical laughter and his friends panicked expression.
"Ha! You can't get me now!" Blaise said triumphantly.
"Well done Blaise." Harry said drily, rolling his green eyes as he buttoned up his robe.
"Hey look the Dago is awake." Theo smirked as he entered the room. Harry snickered at the familiar insult for Italians, they had used it for years in a playful manner. Blaise rolled his eyes before playfully tackling Theo to the floor.
"You two are such Muggles." Draco drawled from the doorway as his grey eyes watched the two boys rolling around the room.
"I don't think they care." Harry said as Blaise and Theo continued, ignoring Harry and Draco completely.
"BOYS!" Hermione's voice come from the other side of the door, it was loud enough to startle even Theo and Blaise.
"I guess it is time for breakfast." Harry said over a long silence of the boys looking at the door. Abruptly they all laughed and rushed around to get dressed quickly before making their way out.
Harry was walking down the halls with his sister and friends when suddenly for no reason he reached behind him and pushed his hand into his bag, and he realized the journal from his Father hadn't been placed in it with today's books and homework.
"Guys, I left something behind, go ahead without me." Harry said before spinning around and rushing back to the dorm room. His eyes were wild as he searched under his bed in his trunk for it, but it was fruitless. A beeping sounded in the dorm room, startled Harry spun in circles before he realized what the sound was. It was an alarm spell that was built into the chambers and common room by Salazar Slytherin in himself to remind students of the time for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. With each alarm you had half an hour to get to the Great Hall and eat before the food stops arriving. Sighing he rushed back out wondering if Hermione had it, or if his three roommates had seen it. His heart raced in his chest at the passing thought of what if they had no idea? Growling at his thoughts he forced them from his mind, he would find it. He had too. But while he fought off bad thoughts someone had snuck up behind him. Before he even noticed and well before he could have reacted, his body was slammed forward onto the floor, he felt his nose break for the second time in the year. He rolled over wincing at the pain, and readied himself to jump up, but then three kicks were aimed to his upper body, he cried out as he hit the wall and a suit of amour.
"Not so tough now are you Riddle." A male's voice sneered from above, coughing he looked up to see Potter Jr and Weasley flanked by the either side with their ever-present cohorts; Finnigan and Thomas.
"What the fuck do you want Potter?" Harry snarled, his eyes flashing in anger.
"To teach you a lesson. You're a dirty snake and a Death Eater in training. Who know's how many people your Father killed in the first war." Weasley said smugly.
"Well Ron, I heard Mother talking the other night, apparently, he doesn't even know who is Father is. Le Clair is his Step-Father not Father." Potter Jr revealed tauntingly.
"Maybe he is the Bastard of a raping Death Eater then." Finnigan laughed loudly.
"Watch yourself, you won't like what happens otherwise." Harry yelled as he reached for his wand while leaping up. Both Potter and Weasley attacked at the same time, Harry gritted his teeth tightly when he felt a rib break. Finally he took his chance and whipped his wand out he had it pointed at them as he climbed to his feet. They were backing away warily as they pulled out their own wands, but then an unwelcome voice was heard.
"RIDDLE! JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!" Harry clenched his jaw as James Potter made his appearance.
"Dad!" Potter Jr yelled in false panic.
"He attacked us! We had to defend ourselves."
"Lies!" Harry yelled out glaring across at the Gryffindors.
"Detention Mr Riddle. Tonight with me." James said smirking at the angry second year.
"I better not see you with your wand out in the halls again, let alone at my son." He warned. Despite everything. Harry flinched back minutely. The anger he felt at his former Father surged inside of him. The hurt from the memories he had buried so long ago were brought forth. He felt his eyes bleeding red again, it always felt the same, like the angry was triggering the dark in his magic and sending it straight to his eyes. In order to hide them he ducked his head and kept it down as James marched him to the infirmary with the Gryffindors trailing behind, without even looking at them Harry knew they would have smug smirks on their faces.
"Just you wait, attacking my son is too far. I always knew you were Dark, and now Albus will know too." James muttered furiously.
"Why are you even here?" Harry snapped glaring up at the man now his eyes had calmed down.
"You are an Auror from what Mother told me, why are here at Hogwarts? Because you know you need to step in for your incompetent son?" Harry taunted, he knew it wasn't his smartest move but the Potter's always bought out the worst of him.
"Because you insipid little shit, despite the fact you don't have the right to question me, I will tell you. The Minister himself asked me to work inside Hogwarts for a few years. I am training students in self-defense, which is why you got hurt trying to harm my son."
"He started it!" Harry snapped even though he knew it was hopeless, the man wouldn't listen to him. Sure enough James sneered down at him, grabbed his arm and stormed into the infirmary doors which they had finally reached.
"What happened?" Madam Pomfrey gasped when she saw Harry's bloody and bruised face and arms.
"He attacked my son, and with the self-defense I've been teaching him he got slightly carried away defending himself." James said coldly before he moved to the floo to call down Albus Dumbledore.
"I did not! They attacked me from behind!" Harry shouted angrily, as Madam Pomfrey set about to fixing his bones and shoving pain relief Potions down his throat. It wasn't long before Albus Dumbledore, Lily Potter, Minerva Mcgonagall and Severus Snape were in the infirmary hearing the story from each student.
"Mr Riddle I am very disappointed." Dumbledore said shaking his head forlornly.
"Excuse me." Severus said shocked.
"They attacked him four on one!"
"That is not what they are saying, along with James witnessing it." Dumbledore said sternly.
"A week's detention with Mr Potter, and twenty points from Slytherin." Mcgonagall said harshly, Harry was about to protest again but Dumbledore glared down at him from his half-moon spectacles, he knew to keep his mouth shut so it wasn't worse. His eyes narrowed when he saw James and Lily talking softly over by the doors. Unfortunately he couldn't cast an eavesdropping charm, not with Dumbledore and Mcgonagall there.
"Can I go now, I am going to be late." He ground out, after receiving a sharp nod, he spun on his heels and stormed out only catching a second of James and Lily's conversation.
"You need to take your potion James." With that line alone, his curiosity peaked dimming his anger slightly.
The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards
The bold words were written on the old chalk board at the back of the room, the History of Magic Professor was floating in front of it droning on in his bland voice. By the time Harry reached the class Binns was so wrapped up in his lecture that he hadn't noticed Harry sneaking in through the door.
"One purpose of The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards is that they have the power to hand out honors and awards to Wizards and Witches, although it was only the 1500's that Witches could receive the award." Binns said as Harry rushed to find a seat. There were six rows of desks, each row divided in two separate columns, which sat four people. The sixth row, closest to the door held his friends and family. One desk held Theo, Blaise and Draco, the other desk had Hermione, Luna, Daphne and Pansy. Thankfully Crabbe, Goyle and Bulstrode were in the third row and nowhere near the others, just how they all prefered it.
"Their most prominent award is the Recognition of Bravery Against Fantastic Beasts. This award has been handed to many Witches and Wizards over the years, one of which is currently Hogwarts own Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. Another to receive the award was the Wizard; Martino Frolic. He was born in 1901, and was the first Muggle-born, and the youngest ever to be chosen for their awards at only twenty years old." Harry quickly made his way to the spare seat, on the end of the table next to Draco. His friends looked up surprised.
"Martin Frolic attained the award after an adolescent Mountain Troll wandered too far from it's home getting lost, the troll stumbled on a Muggle village that resided at the bottom of it's clan's mountain. It went on a rampage killing 37 Muggles before he jumped in defending them and eventually killing the troll to protect a Muggle child." Binns continued.
"What happened?" Hermione hissed, leaning across the space between the two desks.
"Potter." Harry growled.
"Him and his cohorts cornered me, four against one, beat the shit out me then claimed it was self-defence." Just relieving it was enough to make his anger boil again.
"What?" Hermione snarled, her eyes flashing red in anger. All their friends were reacting similarly.
"Yeah, they got Dumbledore, Mcgonagall Potter and Evans, then spun their sob story, Uncle Sev tried to help but it was useless against that lot." Harry grumbled.
"But I did notice something as I was getting ready to leave the infirmary."
"Infirmary?!" Hermione interrupted.
"They beat the shit out of me Mione, remember?" Harry sighed before continuing his tale.
"After Pomphrey fixed me up, they were all waiting for my side of the story, not that they actually believed me. But Potter and his wife were standing off to the side whispering about something. It seemed pretty intense. For a moment, I swear Potter looked confused and angry and then it was gone and he was smiling at her again. As I was walking past I heard her tell him that he needed to take his potion again."
"Potion?" Draco murmured, his grey eyes narrowed as his mind spun through possibilities.
"Do you know what potion?" Theo asked leaning over Blaise to be heard without raising his voice.
"No, she didn't say." Harry said shaking his head.
"Well, I guess we will have to find out ourselves then." Blaise said grinning.
"What difference would it make to know though?" Daphne asked, looking up from where her and Pansy had been drawing on parchment.
"Well, if it is a mental thing or even a physical thing, we could use to get Potter out of the school. Say we don't feel safe while he is on it or something. We can figure out the details after we figure out what the potion is." Hermione said shrugging.
"Hopefully it is one that keeps him sane and we can get him thrown into St Mungo's." Harry said wickedly.
"Not all pain can be fixed easily, even with magic." Luna said smiling softly.
"Pain relief? That could be an easy sell." Harry smirked.
"Addiction?" Hermione questioned.
"Of course." Harry said cockily.
The Cambion's plotting carried on throughout the day, at lunch they watched James Potter take another potion, unfortunately they weren't able to discover which Pain Potion it was as it was in a colored vial instead of clear. They had deduced that it must be a strong one if he was hiding it from everyone. It wasn't long before it was the last class of the day, unfortunately it was also their first time with Gilderoy Lockhart in Defence Against The Dark Arts, and they had been paired with Gryffindor.
The class was divided by two, one side the Slytherin's the other, Gryffindor. Split right the down the middle rows; it wasn't like either house trusted the other to sit behind them. Harry was in the back row with Theo, Blaise and Draco again, Hermione, Pansy, Daphne and Luna were in the row in front. Two rows in front of them was Goyle, Crabbe and Bulstrode. In the same row but next desk across from Harry was Potter Jr, Weasley, Finnigan and Thomas. In front of them were the annoying gossip girls; Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. The front table held Neville Longbottom with the two new girls Lily Moon and Fay Dunbar. Harry could feel the glares coming from four of the Gryffindor boys, but continued to ignore them, it wasn't like they had detention that night or had been jumped four on one. But he knew that he would get his revenge, and he would make it sweet.
Suddenly the doors to the Professor's office opened. They all watched as Lockhart made his way down the stairs and to the front of the room where his desk and chalkboard was. Grinning widely the man walked forward and picked up a book from Neville's desk. It was a copy of his own book; Travels with Trolls.
"Me." He said his smile growing bigger to show his white teeth, he continued with a wink.
"Gilderoy Lockhart. Order of Merlin Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defence League, and Five time Winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award. But I don't talk about that. I didn't get rid of the Bandon Banshee by smiling at her!" He looked around as if expecting them to laugh. Harry grimaced, the expression shared by his friends. He shot disgusted looks when he heard Brown and Patil giggling and sighing dreamily at the fraud.
"Now, we haven't had a class yet due to unfortunate circumstances. So today I decided we would start with a quiz to see if you have read the books assigned while we didn't have a class." Hermione turned in her seat to share an incredulous look with Harry as Lockhart handed out the quiz to each student.
"You have thirty minutes, start, now!" Lockhart said cheerfully. Harry looked down at his paper and read the questions on the page, they seemed to get more and more ridiculous the further he read. His eyes went wide in shock. This man couldn't be serious. But apparently he was judging by the fact that he was walking between the rows smiling happily as they started. Brown and Patil were scribbling away furiously. Harry groaned and looked back down, before smirking and lifting his quill.
1) What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favourite color?
Most likely the blue that his eyes are. I imagine it is the only thing he really looks at with how much time he spends looking in mirrors, or perhaps the gold of his hair.
2) What is Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition?
To win Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award a sixth time?
3) What in your opinion is Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement?
I think Professor Gilderoy Lockhart has two greatest achievements.
Managing with stay upright with his inflated ego.
Being able walk and breathe at the same time.
This went on for another 6 questions. There were three pieces of parchment, both sides of used for nine questions. There were a total of 54 questions. Finally he had the first eighteen questions answered and he was on to the second parchment.
22) How many times has Gilderoy Lockhart won The Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award?
Too many times considering the runner-up was more charming and Lockhart comes across creepy not charming.
23) In his book Break with a Banshee how did Gilderoy Lockhart bravely banish the Banshee?
By winking at her? That would make anyone/thing run in fear.
24) Which is Gilderoy Lockhart's best side for photographs?
Doesn't matter, as long as he has a rubbish bag over his face.
Harry felt the headache coming on as he continued the quiz. He knew logically he could just refuse to do it and get a satisfying response for doing so. But he was looking forward to the man's reaction from reading Harry's answers. He had to admit, at least to himself, that he was also curious about how far he could push the newest Professor, and maybe taking out his frustration from Potter on Lockhart a bit.
52) Which product does Gilderoy Lockhart use to clean his teeth to achieve his famous dazzling white smile?
The Muggle product Bleach.
53) What is the name, of a person, did Gilderoy Lockhart gave to his Broomstick?
Ew, I do not want to know. Is that even appropriate to ask students? Let alone second years?
54) When is Gilderoy Lockhart's birthday? And what would his ideal gift be?
Once a year? More photos of himself winking at the camera?
And finally he was done, releasing the quill and stretching his fingers out to relieve the cramps. Smirking he sat back and relaxed, waiting for the time to be up and for their quizzes to be taken back and graded.
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