Hogwarts Incursion

Harry was feeling great, the DA was progressing splendidly and Voldemort hadn't done anything that has made news in months.

An owl's screech interrupted his thoughts; he looked up from his Charms homework to see a Hogwarts owl swoop over to him at his position in the Gryffindor common room.

Wonder Boy,

The snakes are planning something big…very big.

We really need to talk.

Don't write back, it would be suspicious.

Harry read the note twice before rolling it into a ball and tossing it into the fire, there were only a few people who used the nickname of "wonder boy" for him, The Slytherins of the DA and particularly one Slytherin, Draco Malfoy.

Harry put away his books and left the common room, and took out his Marauder's map.

He quickly located the stationary Malfoy, standing right outside the Room of Requirement.

Harry casually strolled into the corridor and leant against the wall, Malfoy soon appeared next to him, disillusionment charm fading, Harry cleaned his glasses on his shirt as he waited for Malfoy to speak.

"We think Voldemort might be coming to Hogwarts…" Malfoy said, eyes staring at the wall opposite them.

"Why do you think this?" Harry said, his mind going into overdrive, scenarios racing through his head a mile a minute.

"We have overhead most of the "Death-Eater Slytherins" talking about it, down to orders they had been given."

"Shit!" Harry cursed, "We need to up training, we need to talk to Dumbledore…we need you back in the top dog position of Slytherin."

"How are we going to do that?" Malfoy asked, eyes calculating as he turned to look at Harry.

"Hhmm," Harry stroked his chin in thought, "Public humiliation…um…blackmail?"

Malfoy smirked, "well…it could work."

…………….

"Chocolate frogs…Canary Creams…urgh I don't have time for his rubbish!" Harry said angrily, the teen took out his wand and centred on the statue's forehead.

"Move, or I shall destroy you," Harry said, in what he hoped was a menacing voice, surprisingly the statue actually moved.

Well…I didn't expect that to work Harry thought, amazed, the young wizard stepped through hesitantly.

"Come on up Mr. Potter," Dumbledore's voice called down the stairs.

Harry climbed the steps hurriedly; the office door was already open.

"Welcome Mr. Potter…what seems to be the problem?" Dumbledore asked, hands folded in front of his face as he sat behind his large desk.

"Some shocking news Sir," Harry said, looking around the room, Professors Snape and McGonnagal, along with Mad-eye Moody were seated in Dumbledore's office.

The headmaster waited silently for Harry to continue, "I have some…knowledge that Hogwarts is going to be attacked by Voldemort in the near future."

"Why do you think that?" Dumbledore asked, not showing any emotion as he looked at Harry over his interlaced hands.

"I have some contacts in Slytherin, and due to Slytherins undeniable Death-Eater presence, or Death-Eater-to-be's," Harry replied.

"You know some people inside Slytherin? You aren't the most popular person to the majority of the house," Snape asked curiously, with only a slight added sneer to his voice.

"I know some people…I also know that Malfoy isn't Slytherins poster-boy anymore, why do you think that is Professor?" Harry replied, eyes boring into the Head of Slytherin's emotionless façade.

"A temporary power-shift in the hierarchy of a political house…it won't last," Snape said, matching Harry's stare.

"I intend to speed up the transition back to the old hierarchy," Harry said, letting a smile past cross his face.

"Why would you do that?" Snape asked, genuinely surprised at the 'Golden Boy of Gryffindor'.

"I've heard that Malfoy has started to doubt his allegiance to the 'Dark Lord'," Harry said inspecting his nails, "if he comes back into power in Slytherin House, I may be able to negotiate a deal of sorts."

"I told you, you would be good in Slytherin," a voice said from a shelf.

Everyone looked up and saw the Sorting Hat its stitched mouth stretched out into a grin.

"Maybe…but that's not the topic on conversation today," Harry said, avoiding the statement.

"Severus, have you any news about this attack?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yes Sir…but it hasn't been announced to the dark lord's followers yet, it's only been told to the inner circle."

Dumbledore stood and straightened his robes, "An Order meeting must be called…and evacuation procedure for the students."

"Sir," Harry interrupted, cleaning his glasses on his shirt as if they were just talking about the weather, "if the students are evacuated Riddle may think about a spy in his midst."

Dumbledore halted his movements, "Are you suggesting that I leave the students here as…bait?"

"I'm not suggesting anything Headmaster, but we don't know when Riddle is planning to attack yet. But what would I know about this, I'm just a student myself," Harry said giving a coy smile. "Goodnight Headmaster, Professors," he nodded to each of them and left through the doorway.

"It's times like these I KNOW I made the wrong decision putting him in Gryffindor," the sorting hat announced.

…….

Harry looked around at the gathered Slytherins, "None of you are in Nott's clique?" he asked them.

"Hell no, you have to be 'devoted followers of the Dark Lord' to be in his little group" a tall 7th year boy replied.

"Do you think the majority of Slytherin would follow them to the Dark Lord's service?" Harry asked them.

"Probably, he holds sway over most of Slytherin now," another Slytherin boy announced.

Harry stroked his chin, "it would be beneficial for him to…err…'not have sway'?"

"Oh yes…that would be helpful," said the tall Slytherin, sporting a rather wicked grin.

"So you remember the plan?" Harry asked the little girl, bending down so that he was eye to eye with her.

"Uh huh, I have to walk up to that Slytherin and loudly of accusing of… 'Premature ejaculation'?" the little first year asked pronouncing the last two words with difficulty.

"That's it! You got it, now remember you will not be in any danger whatsoever because I have seven friends with me, all ready to intervene, so go get them tiger and remember to use a loud voice," Harry said, smiling at the little girl.

The first year smiled bravely and walked across the Great Hall to stand in front of Nott and his clique of friends, "NOTT, I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL BUT I WAS WRONG YOU LIKE THE BOYS MORE THAN YOU LIKE ME. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU AND YOUR PREMATURE EJACULATION YOU CAN GO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO TUCK YOU IN AT NIGHT!" The first year turned around and stormed away amidst laughter from all the houses. Nott stood to draw his wand in anger but Harry and the rest of the Slytherin DA quietly disarmed him and bound him to the chair, so that all he could do is sit and stew in his anger and embarrassment.

Harry grinned, Phase one complete.

Harry adjusted his glasses and leant further into the shadows, "He's going to be up here any second, everyone get ready have your faces charmed."

Hurried footsteps echoed up the corridor as Nott swiftly made his way down the corridor, "Why are you in such a hurry Slytherin," Harry said as he stepped from his hiding place, he was the only on that didn't have a charm to disguise himself out of the whole ordeal.

"That's none of your damn business Potter," Nott said as he turned around to walk away from the Gryffindor to find 3 peoples blocking his way, so he turned back around to Potter to find him flanked by two more people.

"What do you want?" Nott spat, trying to hide his fear.

"We don't like the way you are using Slytherin house," A voice called from the underneath the hood from the shadowy figure standing next to Harry.

"Wh-what?" Nott said backing into the wall.

"Stay out of the spotlight Nott, you are leading Slytherin to doom…stick to the shadows and you won't get hurt," Harry said as he and the other Slytherins formed a tight circle around the cowering Nott. Harry pulled his wand out, as did everyone in the semi-circle.

Harry quickly stunned him, "Now you guys have got to sneak in to put him in his bed." Harry tapped Nott's head and the words 'Stay in the shadows' appeared on Nott's forehead then faded. "That will only appear to him when he looks at himself."

The other Slytherins grinned and picked up the unconscious Nott, "Remember to be quiet and use the training you've learnt," Harry called out to them as they quietly padded down the corridor.

Phase two complete

The next morning saw a very shaken up Nott trying to find his appetite for breakfast as Harry watched him across the hall.

He followed Nott around whenever he could, making the Slytherin very jumpy by the end of the day. "Are you almost done with Nott?" Ron asked him at lunch.

"Almost, I have one more thing to do tonight which I think will make him piss his pants," Harry replied, grinning evilly.

Harry snuck into the Slytherin dorms courtesy of one of his Slytherin associates telling him the password, and waited near Nott's bed in his invisibility cloak. The Slytherin entered the dorm first and settled into his bed with a sigh of relief.

Harry wordlessly bound Nott to the bed with his wand and bent down close to his ear, "I thought I said to stay in the shadows Nott," the Slytherin immediately tried to move but couldn't, Harry conjured a snake on the bed which made its way up to a desperately squirming Slytherins head. Nott tried to scream but found he couldn't. Harry released the binds on his bed and voice when the snake neared his head. Nott quickly knocked the snake aside as he leapt from his bed with a girly scream and launched himself down the stairs.

He emerged in the common room still screaming to come face to face with pretty much the whole of Slytherin in his pyjamas. "Had a nightmare did we Nott?" Draco called out to the quaking Slytherin as he strutted his way through the Slytherins to stand in the middle of the group.

Nott turned wide eyes towards Malfoy, "You did this didn't you? You made the snake attack me!" Nott screamed and ran at Malfoy who quickly drew his wand and sent a bludgeoning hex right into Nott's ribcage, sending his backwards to land on his back.

Nott jumped up with a yell and lunged at Malfoy again, only to be slammed against the back wall viciously by another spell from Malfoy.

"You are a failure to his prestigious house Nott," Malfoy sneered at him, Nott just slumped against the wall unconscious.

"Someone take him to the hospital wing and say he fell down the stairs," Malfoy ordered, immediately two Slytherins rushed out to pick up Nott and left the common room.

Malfoy turned back to the rest of the house, "Nott was going to make this house the scourge of the wizarding world, be glad he didn't succeed."

Scattered clapping erupted as everyone made their way to their dorms, while stopping to offer their comments on how bad Nott was to Malfoy.

From his vantage point in the corner, Harry watched everything from under his invisibility cloak. I should have brought popcorn to watch that spectacle.

Soon it was only Malfoy left sitting in front of the fire, Harry flicked his wand at the various exits and entries to the common room to set up warding charms.

Harry uncloaked himself to appear in a seat next to Malfoy, who didn't seem surprised to see him. "You know…I didn't expect you'd be able to do it…but you did and I'm thankful," Malfoy said turning to him, displaying a rare show of emotion.

Harry waved away his thanks, "Just remember that you have to make sure that they think Voldemort is a bad option. You did well tonight Draco," He said and cloaked himself.

"Yes…bad option…" Malfoy whispered as he stared into the fire.

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