Pain, Love, and Protection

A Harry Potter Fanfiction
Fanfiction By: Star2000fire

Chapter One:
Feast, House,
And First Week of School

Part: C

Disclaimer: I don't Own it, it's not mine, Im makeing no Money from it, just for fun promise.

ALL spelling error's are mine.

Warning For this Chatper: Child abuse and Neglect.

Author's Note:

this Means thought, unless it's after the Last Time then it's the ending of the last chapter.

This is for force behind the words, or yelling. even if it is mental.

Warning, I mgiht get the two mixed up but it should be easy to tell what's what.

Ohh, and if anyone would care to Beta read this story, I'd be greatfull.

Response:

Anders1: Yeah, sorta, 'shrug' could say that. thanks for reading and reveiwing though.

...Now On with the show..

Last Time:

Slytherin!

It took her a couple moment's to relize that had been Shouted out loud, and the hall had once again gone silent.
Ohh thank you thank you ..
She thought at the hat thankfully before takeing it off, hoping down and placeing it carefully on it's stool and skipped off toward's slytherin, her brother and her new freind draco. ignoreing the looks of total shock that two Potter's had been placed in Slytherin.

Albus Dumbledore had gotten to his feet. He was beaming at the students, his arms opend wide, as if nothing could have pleased him more then to see them all there.
"Welcome!" he said. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts!Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. and here they are: Nitwit!Blubber!Oddment!Tweak!"
Lilly stared at the man her mouth hanging open. Then she had to shake her head to clear it. He's mad. Mad I say he shouldn't be teaching students.
"Thank you!" The old man sat back down. Everybody clapped and Cheered. Lilly didn't know weather to laugh or not.
"Is he-a bit mad?" Asked Blaise. the boy on the other side of Draco, causeing Lilly to wait to hear the questions from one of the older students.
"Mad?" came the voice Airily.
"He's a Genius!Best wizard in the world! But he is a bit mad, yes." then the student begain laughing out loud. "Forget that, Just pulling your leg Blaise. he's completely off his rocker." As the feast begain they begain talking quitely, Lilly and her Twin filling their plate's but eating carefully, after all they hadn't ever had this much food, mostly, if they where lucky, they ate what was left over. of course with the way their loveing family ate, that hadn't left them much. Draco talked about some game called Quidditch with some other boy, and she and her twin just focused on eating. Soon came time for Announcements and they all quitely groaned.
Lilly looked up and frowned. "Who are they?" she asked calmly, almost smileing but not, nodding toward's the Head table and Professor Snape and Quirrell, she rememberd seeing him when they'd gone through the pub, Hagrid had stoped to talk to him, mentioning their twin would be comeing to hogwarts. "Who Professor Quirrell's and Snape?" The twins nodded. "We know Quirrell, but we don't know the man he's talking to. "That's Professor Snape, head of our house and the Potions master. all the other house's think he want's Quirrell's job. Knows an awful lot about the Dark Arts, but he's much better at potions. he could create some of the most complex one's in his sleep if he so wished."
At last, the desserts too disappeared, and professor Dumbledore got to his feet again. The hall fell silent.
"Ahem- just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term notices to give you." Lilly shifted so her shoulder was touching Harry's. "First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils.And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well."
Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed in the direction of two red head's, possibly the Weasley twins that Draco had been talking about.
"I have also been asked by Mr.Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between glasses in the corridors." That got a few snickers from some of the slytherin's and Lilly frowned trying to figure out why.
"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch." Lilly heard Harry asking what Quidditch was and knew he'd fill her in later. "And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on hte right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death." Lilly distantly heard her brother, Gordric's laugh, and a few other student's joined him, after all, he was the boy who lived, he'd protect them.
"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!"
"you gotta be kidding me.."Harry softly mutterd and she nodded in agreement, Lilly noticed that the other teachers' smiles became rather fixed.
Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself, snakelike, into words.
"Everyone pick their favorite tune," said Dumbledore. "And off we go!"

"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,..."

Lilly stared in horrer, and it took Draco pokeing her to get her to close her mouth, she felt her brother's head on the back of her shoulder's as he fought to keep his laughter contained. "This is the most bizzare place we've been, and this is only the first few hours." Was all lilly said causeing a few other student's near her to laugh as well, but nodding in agreement none the less.
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the twin red head's were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.
Dombledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest.
"Ah, Music," He said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!"
The Slytherin first years followed Adrian Pucey Through the chattering crowds, out of the Great Hall, and down a Marble staircase. Lilly's Legs where like lead again, but only because she was so tired and full of food. She couldn't remember the last time her and Harry had eaten so much. and a small smile played on her lips, her and her twin held on to each other leaning in against each other as they moved.
they went down a hall and up agaisnt a wall where the hall broke off to two sides. the wall infront of them had a snake carveing, the snake was asleep, or so it seemed until Adrian spoke up. "Basilisk Venom." and the snake's eye's opend it melted away into the rock, revealing a doorway that lead into the Slytherin common room.
The twin's looked around at everything as fast as they could take in in.
Up against one wall where three bookshelve's full of books, against a couple other's where. Lilly was to sleepy to be surprised the people in the portraits along the room whisperd and moved around, but did force herself to pay attention as Adrian Pucey spoke up. "Girls down the right hand Stair's and boy's the left, there is a Sex spell that will force you to remain out side of the girls dorm's. and that's when Lilly relised something and came fully awake. Her and Harry couldn't share a room.



Harry Became aware of his sister's fear and replayed what the Slytherin Perfect had said, and his face paled. O..our o..own rooms? but but, We wouldn't be able to sleep. Harry and Lilly moved off to one side of the room and wairly eye'd the other's who soon cleared out of the common room, Adrian Pucey noticed them off to the side and walked over to them. "What's wrong you two? Potters isn't it?" of course that was a dumb question, considering all three Children had their Lightening bolt-shaped scar on their forehead's, in the exact same place. though Harry and lilly both looked two year's younger then their eleven years. "Y..Yes sir." Lilly's soft voice had Harry pulling her in against his side, Green eye's glareing up at the perfect. but he didn't stop his twin from continuing. "D..d..do w..w..we have to go in seperate rooms, w..we've never had to do that..I..I..I mean we've changed in a bathroom but otherwise w..w..we've had the same room all our lives." Harry thought Adrian was going to force them to go to Seperate dorm's but saw the older boy consider then. "No you won't, come on then we'll move you into a joint room, it's for case's like your's, so you don't feel like your being forced apart. I have no want to wake up in the middle of the night because you two have a nightmare. go grab your trunks." and the twins took off, fear gone at once.
They came back out at the same time and fallowed Adrian into a room that seemed smaller then the dorm's but still to large by their standerd's, he left them there to get settled, there were two beds, two dressers, and a closet. the bed's where huge, and they glanced at each other before setting up shop. their books went on the small book shelf they had, their clothes that they'd bought in Diagon Alley at Flourish and Blotts.
Hedwig's stand was set up and they put out some food and water for her before letting her out of her Cage, then climbed into their bed after putting on night clothes.


The Next Morning

The next morning found Lilly curled up at his side, andt hem both under Harry's bed, blanket's Made the floor comfortable, and the feeling of the bed above them made them feel safer, Harry came awake when he heard someone enter the room and mutter to themselves. "Now where are they, Adrian said he gave them the single rom for kids who can't sleep without each other..and why is that blanket under the bed.." Harry knew draco's voice anywhere and before he could move, the Silver eye'd blond haired boy's head poped into the space directly infront of his face, just after he'd pulled his round spectacles, and felt his twin moveing around grabing her own as well. "What are you two doing under here?" Harry blinked and blushed slightly. he didn't want to tell the other they'd gotten scared and felt safer under the bed. Plus it'd make grabbing them a heck of a lot harder if someone wanted to hurt them. before he could speak Lilly beat him to it. "We feel safer down here, someone can't sneak up on us without makeing a lot of noise comeing down and I very much doubt they could use a silenceing charm, because they'd have to say it clearly. and did you have to wake us, we just got to sleep a few hours ago." Harry chuckled at Draco's polexed look. "It's 6 in the morning we gotta go get breakfeast, or did you want to be late to that, then to the rest of your classes?" Harry Grunted and slide out from under the bed, his twin doing the same on the other side and they yawned. then Harry noticed Draco's frown. "Don't you two have sleep clothes?" they glanced at each other. "Never had them..alway's slept in whatever outfit we weren't useing for public." Harry explained while they both grabed out one of their newer outfits, and moveing off to the rooms single bathroom, He let Lilly go first. as Draco was blinking. "Let me get this striaght, it's safer under the bed then on it, and you sleep in your old clothes?" Harry blinked but nodded. the blond shook his head. "I'll meet you in the common room." and he turned and walked away muttering something about talking to Uncle Severus.
Soon both Harry and Lilly where dressed, and set to go, fallowing one of the other kids, Pansy and Millicent, who where chattering back and forth at speeds Harry wasn't even sure his sister could fallow, and wasn't by her almost Glazed green eye'd look.
Once at the Table they where both given a slat with their classes on it and Harry blinked. "With Gryffindor's?" why did they have to deal with Gordric just after breakfeast? Well maybe it won't be so bad. if we're lucky. Harry thought hopefully.

Three Day's later :
Potion's Classroom

By the end of the first potion's class Harry and Lilly considerd Professor Snape, their hero.
Potion lessons took place down in one of the dungeons. It was colder here then up in the main castle, not that Harry or Lilly felt it, it was, to them, warmer then they where used to, and would have been quite creepy enough without the pickled animals floating in glass jars all around the walls. or at least the Gryffindor's considerd it Creepy, what by their whispers back and forth.
Snape, Like Flitwick, started the class by takeing the roll call, and like Flitwick, he paused at Gordric's name.
"Ah, Yes," he said softly. "Gordric Potter, Our new- Celebrity." Draco Malfoy and his freinds Crabbe and Goyle sniggerd behind their hands, Harry and Lilly also doing so. it was hard, their brother looked like he wanted to snap at the man but seemed to know better. Snape finished calling the names and looked up at the class. His eyes where black like Hagrid's, but they had none of Hagrid's warmth, well not to the unobserved. Harry caught it far in the back as they looked over the Gryffindor side with soemthing akin to disgust, Harry and Lilly had no doubt the other's found them cold and empty, and made them think of dark tunnels.
"You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of Potion-makeing." he begain. he spoke in barely more then a whisper, but they caught every word-like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping the class silent without effort.
"As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect y ou will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering Cauldron with it's shimmering fumes. the delicate power of Liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses...I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death- if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."
More Silence followed this little speech.then out of no where. "Potter!" said Snape suddenly. "What would I get if I added Powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" as Snape was stareing at Gordric they had little problem knowing who he was talking to.
"I don't know, Sir." Gordric said.
Snape's lips curled into a sneer.
"Tut, tut-fame clearly isn't everything.
Harry Giggled, he couldn't help it his brother looked like he was going to throw a fit. but didn't quite dare.
Harry saw the girl, Hermione, who'd stuck her nose up at them when they'd asked her to help them with something in the library and said she wasn't haveing anyone cheet off of Her work had her hand up. Snape ignored it to most of Slytherin's amusement.
"Let's try again. Potter, where would you look if I told you to Find me a Bezoar?"
The girl Stretched her hand as high into the air as it would go without her leaveing her seat, but Gordric didn't look like he had the faintest idea what a bezoar was.
"I don't know, sir." Harry could swear his brother was grinding his teeth.
"Thought you wouldn't open a book before comeing, eh, Potter?" Harry chuckled. their brother didn't even know what a book was.
"What is the difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
Harry blinked as Hermione Stood up, and frowned. why the hell was she being so stupied, Professor Snape was just trying to make sure His brother knew he didn't know anything, to keep him from getting a big head. didn't the idiot girl know that? apparently not."I don't know," Gordric ground out but continued quitely. "I think Hermione Does, though, why don't you try her?"
Harry nearly choked, Lilly had to pound on his back to get him to breath properly again, Professor snape didn't even turn his eye's from Harry. "Does anyone else, Beside Miss.Granger know the answer." Harry's hand darted up. "Yes Potter?"
Harry took a calming breath and answerd as politely as he could. "Asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful it is known as the Draught of Liveing Death. a bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it will save you from most poisons. As for Monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of Aconite. Sir.." He saw Snape's lips twich a little before he snapped out. "Well? Why aren't you all copying that down?" and then as an after thought. "And a point will be taken from Gryffindor house for your Cheek, Potter. fifteen given to slytherin for the well spoken information Mr.potter." Harry felt some pride wash through him.
Thing's didn't improve for Gryffindors but Harry and Lilly where haveing a blast.
Neville longbottm somehow messed up the potion he and Gordric where working on and they both ended up dosed in the potion they where doing, and Harry had had to bit his lip hard not to laugh to hard. his rib's actully protested the laughter but not enough to make him stop.
Lilly and Harry's potion was one of only a handfull of potions that got bottled up for The medical ward