Pain, Love, and Protection

A Harry Potter Fanfiction
Fanfiction By: Star2000fire

Chapter Two:
Freinds, Stones, Trolls..
..and Snitch's

Part: A

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: Language. Swearing. Physical Violence.

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.

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something, please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.

Book one: Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone
J.K.Rowling

Response:



...Now On with the show..

Last Time:

Harry pulled the door open and they ran inside.
Hermione Granger was Shrinking against the wall opposite, looking as if she was about to faint.
The troll was advancing on her, knocking the sinks off the walls as it went.
"Confuse it!" Harry said desperetly to Draco, and, Seizing a tap, he trew it as hard as he could against the wall.
The troll stopped a few feet from Hermione. It lumbered around, blinking stupidly, to see what had made the noise.

Lilly Cursed and then spoke up fast. "Harry, Levitation.." she called,causeing her brother to nod in understanding and together they pointed their wand's at the Troll.
"Wingardium Leviosa!"
Two voice's shouted at once and their maigc lashed out, wrapped around the Troll and sent it flying up so fast when it hit the ceiling it knocked itself out. hard.
the crash as the troll fell flat on it's face, with a Thud that made the whole room tremble, before not moveing agian.
all four student's stared at the troll before Hermione spoke up, breaking the silence.
"Is it - dead?"
Lilly spoke up uncertiantly. "I don't think so," She glanced at her twin before continueing. "I think it's just been Knocked out."
The twin's moved to check on Hermione while Draco stood there shocked. Lilly could guess he'd thought they'd all die, or else stuff had just happend to fast. probably that. as they reached Hermione a Sudden slamming and loud footsteps made the four of them look up.
Lilly, in one part of her brain had relised how much of a racket they had been makeing, but in the other she hadn't. she'd been to focused on keeping the other girl from being crushed to death.
A moment later, Professor McGonagall had come bursting into the room, closely followed by Snape, with Quirrell bringing up the rear.
Quirrel took one look at the troll, let out a faint whimper, and sat quickly down on a toilet, clutching his heart.
Snape bent over the troll. Professor McGonagall was looking at Harry, Lilly, Draco and Hermione, her lips where white.
He didn't think he'd ever seen her so angery.
"What on earth were you thinking of?" Professor McGonagall said, with cold fury in her voice.
Harry looked at Lilly, who was still standing next to Hermione, one hand on the girl's shoulder in support.
"You're lucky you weren't killed. Why aren't you in your dormitory?"
Snape gave the women a glare but remained silent. Harry felt worrie fill him, his head of house was probably going to wait until he had his student's alone before tearing into them.
"Please, Professor McGonagall - they were looking for me."
Harry blinked, that was the truth, they'd come to find her.
"Miss Granger!"
Hermione had managed to get her voice to work at last it seemed.
"I went looking for the troll because I - I thought I could deal with it on my own - you know, because I've read all about them."
Harry blinked as Lilly's wand hit the floor before she quickly grabed it up.
Hermione Granger, telling a downright lie to a teacher?
"If they hadn't found me, I'd be dead now. Harry and Lilly both hit it with the Wingardium Leviosa Spell, and and droped it after it slamned it's head to the ceiling." she continued uncertiantly.
For a couple of moments there was complete silence before Draco drawled out. "She's telling the truth as well Professor, I came in behind them, they did do just that."
Harry swallowed stareing down at the toes of his shoes.
"Well - in that case..." said Professor McGonagall, staring at the three of them, "Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of tackling a mountian troll on your won?"
Hermione hung her head. leaveing Harry, and from the look of it Lilly and Draco as well, speechless. Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules,
and here sshe was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble.
"Miss Granger, Five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this," said Professor McGonagall.
"I'm very disappointed in you. If you're not hurt at all, you'd better get off to Gryffindor tower. Students are finishing the feast in their houses."
Hermione left.
Professor McGonagall turned to Harry, Lilly, and Draco. her face pinching up some what as if she'd eaten a lemon.
"Well, I still say you were lucky, but not many first years could have taken on a full-grown mountian troll. You eac win Slytherin Five points. Professor Dumbledore will be informed of this. You may go."
Thye hurried out of the chamber and didn't speak at all until they had climbed two floor's down, and then down the stair's headed back to their common room.
Finely Draco spoke. "We won Fifteen points for Slytherin, and didn't even get in trouble. should I be worried?"

"Good of her to get us out of trouble like that," Draco mutterd. "Mind you two, Did save her."
"She might not have needed saving if we hadn't ignored what our brother's friend said to her and stood up for her.."
They had reached the portriat for their Common room.
"Basilisk Venom.."
and enterd. The common room was packed and noisy. Everyone was eating the food that had been sent down.
Harry and Lilly shook their head's and went and made their selve's a Plate while Draco went off to talk to Blaise.
There are some things you can't share without ending up likeing each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountian troll is one of them, so from that day on, the three slytherin's and one Gryffindor where fast freinds.

Quidditch

As they entered November, the weather turned very cold. The mountians around the school became icy gray and the lake like chilled steel.
Every morning the ground was covered in frost, Hagrid could be seen from the upstairs windows defrosting broomsticks on the Quidditch field, bundled up in a long moleskin overcoat, rabbit fur gloves, and enormus beverskin boots.
The Quidditch season had begun. On saturday, Harry and Lilly would be playing in their first match after weeks of training: Slytherin versus Gryffindor.
If Slytherin won, they would move up into second place in the house Championship.
Lilly was Harry's back up Seeker, that way if anything happend to him, she could dart in and take his place. they where both good, if you wanted to call it that. they'd found the Snitch in both rain, and fog. and at night, almost instinctively they could find the snitch. Flint hadn't wanted to try that but when the twin's had begged he'd said they'd be buying the new one if they lost the snitch.
but they hadn't, in the silence they'd been able to hear the little buzzing the wing's made as they moved.
Hardly anyone had seen Hary and Lilly Play because Flint had decided that, as their secret wepon, Harry should be kept, well, secret.
But the news that he was playing Seeker, with his twin as his back up, had leaked out somehow, and Harry didn't know which was worse - People telling him he'd be brilliant or people telling him they'd be running around underneath him holding a mattress.
It was lucky the twins had Hermione as a freind. Harry personaly didn't know how he'd have gotten through all his homework without her, what with all the last - minute Quidditch practice Flint was making them do.
She had also lent him Quidditch through the ages, Which had, like anything they read, turned out to be a very interesting read.
Harry learned that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch fould and that all of them happend during a World Cup match in 1473; that Seekers were usually the smaller and fastest players, and that most serious Quidditch accidents seemed to happen to them; that although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.
Lilly had learned a lot of the same .
Both of them learned they didn't like Professor Quirrell's class, they tended to get bad headach's within that class room.
The day before Harry's first Quidditch match the three of them were out in the freesing courtyard during break, and she had conjured them up a bright blue fire that could be carried around in a jam jar. Draco had had to go and talk with Blaise about a bet, or something or other, when Snape crossed the yard.
Harry noticed at once that Snape was limping. Worrie shot through Harry.
what had happend to his head of house?
when Hermione moved in closer to the Jam jar, trying to hide it from the professor's sight, Harry almost smacked her.
that was a sure fire way to scream without talking that you where up to something that could get you into trouble. he and Lilly just stood still.
Professor snape limped over. He hadn't seen the fire, but he seemed to be looking for a reason to tell them off anyway.
Lilly smiled at their head of house, and if anyone other then the two slytherin's and one Gryffindor had been looking they would of saw him give her a slight smile in return. "What are you two up to, and what's that you got there, Potter?"
It was Quidditch through the ages. Harry showed him.
Snape handed it back. "You'd best take that back inside, Library books are not to be outside in the winter, Irma Pince tends to get fussy if they've been out in the snow or such. women honestly seems to forget that spells have been made to keep her books safe."
They all noded as he turned and left shakeing his head.
"Im betting he's wondering how two of his Slytherin's could talk to a Gryffindor." came Lilly's voice.
Harry nodded in agreement. "Bet your right."
"Wonder what's wrong with his leg?" Hermione wonderd out loud.
"Dunno, but I hope it's not hurting him to much. but from his face Im betting it is." Harry mutterd.

The Slytherin common room was very noisy that evening. Harry, Lilly, and Draco sat together next to a window.
Harry had found out it was charmed to show the grounds, and bring in fresh air, to basicaly act like it was above ground. his comment had been, The make up charms and spells for everything. at which Draco had laughed and mutterd an, Of course.
Lilly was checking over Harry and Ron's Charms homework, she was the better one at Charms then the rest of them. even though Harry did alright. he was best at Defence against the Dark art's. which wasn't to surpriseing.
Becomeing Restless he decided to go ask Professor Snape if he could work on a few Potion's, the man had let him and Lilly do it a time or two when they had to much energy to burn. his reasoning had been, then he didn't have to handle the twins Hyper in his classroom.
"Im gonna go ask if the Professor has any potions I could help with.." he murmerd and started for the door.
"Better you than me." they said together but got up to fallow.
Harry made his way down tot he staffroom and knocked, there was no answer. He knocked again. Nothing.
Perhaps Snape hadn't heard him? It was worth a try. He pushed the door ajar and peered inside - and a horrible scene met their eye's.
Snape and Filch were inside alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees. One of his legs was bloody and mangled.
Filch was handing snape bandages. Harry didn't think he slipped into the room, Lilly and Draco right behind him as Snape mutterd.
"Blasted thing, How are you supposed to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?" and that's when both he and Filch noticed the three slytherins. before they could say anything the twins had moved forward and where helping with the wound.
Lilly Took over cleaning it while Harry asked calmly if they had any Healing potions in the staff room or should he go grab some from the potions lab?
Snape stared at them polexed. after all they where potters, children , and shouldn't know that much about healing right?
"Second cupboard on the right by the sink.." Filch mutterd still a bit shocked. gone where children, in their place where two youngsters who knew exactly what they where doing.
Lilly finished cleaning the wound and Harry gave Professor Snape the healing Draught while he then went and gentle but firmly wraped the Bandages around the other's leg.
as he tied off the bandages, it was at that point the two adults got themselves back together.
"While I thank you for your kindness in helping me you two, Students are not allowed in the staff room, now run along." they both nodded and left, takeing Draco with them and leaveing behind two very confused adults.
"You know where he got injured right?" Harry asked as they headed to the library, where they found Hermione sitting off in what had become Their corner, and filled her in on what had happend. "Yeah, third floor corridor." was her response. "But why?"

+++++++++++++++++

Lilly snorted at the girl. "Honestly Hermione, think, if someone let that Troll into the school, what amount of Knuts do you wanna bet it was as a distraction. so they could get to the thing the dog's gaurding." the Bushy haired girl blushed red but didn't respond right away. Draco added his two cents. "So he went to check and make sure it was okay, only the dog attacked him in the process.." the twins nodded. "But what I want to know.."Lilly said. "Is what is that dog gaurding?"

The next morning dawned very bright and cold. The Great Hall was full of the delicious smell of fried sausages and the cheerful chatter of everyone looking forward to a good Quidditch match.
Hermione, to the Gryffindor's horror, had sat with Harry, Lilly, and Draco at the Slytherin Table.
and Harry was wishing she hadn't.
"You've got to eat some breakfast."
"I don't want anything."
"Just a bit of toast," wheedled Hermione.
"Im not Hungery."
Harry felt terrible. In an hour's time he'd be walking onto the field, not for practice but for a live match.
"Harry, you need your strength." said Blaise Zabini. "Seekers are always the ones who get clobbered by the other team."
"Thanks, Blaise." Said Harry, watching Blaise pile a bit more Bacon on his plate.
only to laugh as Lilly slapped him up side of the head, her green eye's narrowed in a scowl. "Your gonna scare him,and Im already nervous enough about going out on the ptich without haveing to play, I don't need to be worrying about Harry getting hit with a Bludger." Lilly seemed to calm when Blaise apologized to both of them.

By eleven o' clock the whole school seemed to be out in the stands around the Quidditch pitch. Many students had binoculars.
The seats might be raised high in the air, but it was still difficult to see what was going on sometimes.
Hermione joined Draco and Blaise in the Slytherin seats, ignoreing her housemate's looks of horror that one of their's could be freinds, let along vote for slytherin's team.
Meanwhile, in the locker room, Harry and the rest of the team where changeing into their Green robes.(Gryffindor would be playing in Scarlet).
Flint Cleared his throat for Silence.
"Okay, men," he said.
"And women," said Chaser Millicent Bulstrode.
"And wemen," Flint agreed. "This is it."
"The big one." said Terence Higgs.
"The one we've all been waiting for," Said Miles Bletchley, the Slytherin Perfect.
"We know Marcus's speech by heart," Terence told Harry, "we were on the team last year."
"Shut up, you two," said Flint. "This is the best team Slytherin's had in years. We're going to win, I know it."
He glared at them all as if to say, "Or else."
"Right. It's time. Good luck, all of you."
Harry followed Miles and Terence out of the locker room, and hoping his knees weren't going to give way, walked onto the field to loud cheers.
Madam Hooch was refereeing. She stood in the middle of the field waiting for the two teams, her broom in her hand.
"Now, I want a nice fair game, all of you ," she said, once they were all gatherd around her.
But Harry noticed with some disgust, that she seemed to be speaking particularly to Marcus Flint.
"Mount your brooms, please."
Harry Clambered onto his Nimbus Two Thousand.
Madam Hooch gave a loud blast on her silver whistle.
Fifteen brooms rose up, high, high into the air.
They where off.
"And the Quaffle is taken immediately by Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor - what an excellent Chaser that girl is, and rather attractive, too - "
"JORDAN!"
"Sorry, Professor."
Harry Shook his head in amusement, he knew Lee Jordan, was the Weasley twins' freind, and he was doing the commentary for the match, closely watched by Professor McGonagall.
"And she's really belting along up there, a neat pass to Alicia Spinner, a good find of Oliver Wood's, last year only a reserve - back to Johnson and - no, the Slytherins have taken the Quaffle, Slytherin Captian Marcus Flint gains the Quaffle and off he goes - Flint flying like an eagle up there - he's going to sc - no, stopped by an excellent move by Gryffindor Keper Wood and the Gryffindors take the Quaffle - that's Chaser Katie Bell of Gryffindor there, nice dive around Flint, off up the field and - OUCH - that must have hurt, hit in the back of the head by a Bludger - Quaffle taken by the Slytherins - That's Adrian Pucey speeding off toward the goal posts, but he's blocked by a second Bludger - sent his way by Fred or George Weasley, can't tell which - nice play by the Gryffindor Beater, anyway, and Johnson back in possession of the Quaffle, a clear field ahead and off she goes - she's really flying - dodges a speeding Bludger - the goal posts are ahead - come on, now, Angelina - Keeper Bletchly dives - misses - GRYFFINDORS SCORE!"
Gryffindor cheers filled the cold air, with howls and moans from the slytherins.
Harry dimly saw Hagrid moveing to sit with Gordric and Ron on the Gryffindor side of the pitch and shook his head.
Harry Glided over the game, Squinting about for some sign of the Snitch.
This was part of his and Flint's game plan.
"Keep out of the way until you catch sight of the Snitch," Flint had said. "We don't want you attacked before you have to be."
When Angelina had scored, Harry had done a few Loop-the- loops to let off his feelings. He hoped he found the Snitch soon, not wanting Gryffindor to get ahead of them.
Now he was back to staring around for the Snitch. Once he caught sight of a flash of gold, but it was just a reflection from one of the Weasley's wristwatches, and once a Bludger decided to come pelting his way, more like a cannonball then anything, But Harry dodged it and Terence Higgs came chasing after it.
"All right there, Harry?" he had time to yell, as he beat the Bludger furiously toward's Oliver Wood.
"Slytherin in possession," Lee Jordan was saying, "Chaser Pucey ducks two Bludgers, two Weasleys, and Chaser Bell, and speeds toward the - wait a moment - was that the Snitch?"
A murmer ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey dropped the Quaffle, too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that had passed his left ear.
Harry saw it. In a great rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold. Gryffindor Seeker Kenneth Towler had seen it, too.
Neck and Neck they hurtled toward the Snitch - all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch.