Harry Potter nearly tore out of the Headmaster's hallway, incensed with himself more than anything. He'd spent the last few months learning spells. Learning how to defend himself!
How could he have been so stupid!
He knew, more than most, that it was Uncle Vernon's legal status over him that kept Harry under his roof. Likewise, it had been the school's legal power that had compelled him to go to school (and especially Dudley who had a particular hatred of the institution).
And yet, here he'd spent months upon months learning spells.
This was ridiculous. He was at a school.
Why weren't they teaching him this?
He'd have to revise everything.
And while he was at it, he'd have to start working harder with Hermione Granger on Occlumency.
Why had he gotten that distracted, anyhow?
Maybe he could tell the Golden Twins (Ron and Hermione) that he really thought they could actually catch the person trying to kill him.
Oh, yes, I'll be the best bait ever!
No, but seriously, he was pretty sure he could get them to believe it.
He sure as hell wouldn't believe it. And, if he truly believed that it was Severus Snape, Potions Master and Head of House Slytherin, he'd still run for the hills, even if it made the entire Wizarding World collapse. Hell, he might try being a muggle for a change (Not a Dursley) - maybe sell papers and live in a cardboard box!
Because if Snape was trying to kill him, Harry Potter knew that there were hundreds of undetectable poisons that he couldn't possibly hope to maneuver around - and, as his teacher, Snape might even be legally able to invite him for Tea! (Like McGonagall had done when Harry told her he wanted to leave Hogwarts!)
Yeah, that was just a recipe for disaster, in enumerated fashion.
But he was gut-level-certain it wasn't Snape.
Not that he had much clue who it could be.
[a/n: Yes, he gets headaches in Quirrell's class. No, presence of headaches - which everyone gets in Trelawney's class, does not automatically mean Possessed by Voldemort.
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And, in other news, I actually finished something! Read Sanctuary, a story where i got really, really frustrated with the idea that Everyone Who Knows Voldie Isnt' Dead did nothing for ten years!
... as this story is taking exceptionally long (I'm not even done with the first semester yet!), I thought you might want to know that I can actually finish stories!]