These are the only words of advice I'll ever give the lot of you. Never piss off life or time; it'll always come back ta bite ya in the ass.
Disclaimer- I do not in any circumstances own Petshop of Horrors or Harry Potter 'cause if I did their world would be in utter chaos that is not done by anyone from the magical world, only by my friends and me.
"………" talking
'………' thoughts
"………" Parseltongue
Chapter Five
It was a dark night. To anyone that had looked out of their window, they would have seen seven shadows with masks that glowed in the moon light, come towards a small house with the lights still on. Inside were a sleeping couple that had fallen asleep on each other after the movie they had watched had finished and the television was currently off. The Death Eaters gathered around the door, never noticing the glowing green eyes that never left their figures.
The Death Eater nearest to the door raised their wand and whispered a spell. A jet of red light hit the door, and the Death Eaters waited in anticipation for the loud noise to startle the couple, only it didn't come. Instead, the red light stopped just centimetres in front of the door before shooting back to its caster.
The Death Eater flew through the air and landed a good hundred metres away from his original position. The other Death Eaters stared in shock at what had happened, not noticing the Anti-Apparation Wards being placed onto the surrounding area. Then, a small dome of darkness surrounded them all, only allowing the Death Eaters see each other and nothing more.
A sudden chuckle brought them out of their stupor as the huddled closer together, back-to-back. A voice was then heard throughout the expansion of darkness, filled with sadistic amusement. "Very clever," said the voice with some approval. "You go back-to-back to defend each other, but you seem to have left a small opening. Too bad." Those last words were spoken with a child-like innocence and sincere regret that they didn't notice the person standing in the centre of the circle that they had made.
"Shame it ain't going to last longer," said the person as he sighed in disappointment causing the Death Eaters to jump and spin with their wands out, only to see each other. "My, my, my, aren't you all jumpy?" The Death Eaters all turned to see the man sitting in mid-air calmly and boredly as he looked at them with emerald green eyes. He wore all black, black leather pants, black skivvy and a black trench coat with black boots that had two silver buckles on either side and just reached his knees. His pale skin and black hair made him look like Death incarnate; his scythe also didn't help matters at all.
He smiled at them cheerfully. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen," he chirped despite the heavy atmosphere. "I will be your torturer for today; sadly, your present business will have to be concluded at another time. And if any of you are wondering who I am, well," A sinister smile spread across his face as his eyes darkened to a deep forest green. "I am Dark."
And with that, the peaceful little street never heard the screams of terror and pain from the dome of shadows that stood just a few metres in front them.
D sat in the tea room as he waited for Yami to come back from his 'walk'. Totetsu, or T-chan as he was more commonly called, waited with him, hoping that his friend had brought him some fresh meat for him. The other animals also waited for the one who had helped the most when the Count was busy with customers. D sipped his tea calmly as T-chan slept with his head on his arms. The door creaked open and D knew that it was him.
D looked up and smiled as T-chan woke up to the smell of fresh meat. "Welcome back Yami-kun," said D as Dark came from the open door with a waterproof sack over his shoulder. Dark gave D a grin which grew wider when T-chan attempted to tackle him, to the amusement of the other animals, D and Dark. "Slow down, Tetsu," said Dark in a joking voice. The other more carnivorous animals came nearer to them. "If you guys wanna eat, then maybe we should move to a more private room? You don't want the little kiddies getting nightmares from your eating habits do ya?"
T-chan grumbled but nodded in agreement before Dark gave him the large sack and he dashed off with it, leaving a small group of annoyed predators chasing after him. Dark chuckled as he sat on the couch opposite D and took the proffered cup of tea without the sugar. "How many did you leave at the Ministry this time Yami-kun?" asked D as he took a bite of chocolate mousse cake with strawberries. He took a sip of his tea before answering. "Only four," was the indifferent reply. "The other three are being eaten now." D nodded as he studied Dark as he calmly sat on the couch with everyone else around him chatting normally. The last thirteen years had helped Dark mould himself into what he is today and what will become of the future.
D then stood up and smiled at everyone. "Time for bed," said D as he ushered all the younger animals to bed with the help of the older ones. When all the animals except Dark and D had gone to bed, D looked back at Dark. "You better go to bed too Yami-kun," said D as Dark looked up, his fringe hiding his left eye making his right shine like true emeralds. "After all, you have to prepare for your return to the Wizarding World." At this, both smirk before Dark drained his tea and stood up. "'Kay then," said Dark as he stood up and stretched. "Time for bed before planning the rest of my revenge." Chuckling darkly, Dark went to the back as D watched him with a creepy smile on his face. "May you get your wishes granted Yami-kun," whispered D as he turned to his own rooms to go to sleep.
It was the first of September. The Order was on the platform looking for Harry fruitlessly. Ron and Hermione were already on the train in their usual compartment waiting for Harry to come in as usual through the sliding door, with his usual expression of relief to be away from the Dursleys for another year. Unfortunately for all of them, Harry was already on the train. Just not in his usual compartment, acting like his usual self. Instead, he was in the last compartment of the train, wearing all black like his normal self but looking like his old self at sixteen. Around him were four snakes.
Nema, a Brazilian Rainbow Boa with beautiful rich red scales, black markings and rainbow sheen, had placed himself around Harry's shoulders as he sat near the window. Li Tao, a Mandarin Ratsnake with greyish silver scales, and black and gold markings, had wound herself around Harry's left bicep and was currently watching in amusement at all the Order members on the platform trying to refrain from running like lost chickens. Limbo, the Jararaca (or lancehead as his species is more commonly known) with dark grey scales with white marks, and Kai were curled up on the seat opposite, basking in what little sunshine that they could get from the British sun.
Hedwig was sleeping on the baggage rack with her head under her wing as they all waited patiently for the train to leave the station. A strong locking charm had been placed on the door so no one could open it, lest they annoy any of Harry's friends from the pet-shop or his own 'snake' with the compartment door blind down and a masking spell on the window. Harry was reading a priceless book on Parsel-spells by Salazar Slytherin which was, of course, written in Parseltongue that he had gotten so many years ago in America at a flea market of all places.
Another five minutes passed when the train finally moved. Li Tao and Nema laughed as the Order members gave up the search and walked out of the station dejectedly causing Harry to smile slightly in amusement at theirs. Limbo woke up from his comfort and stared at Nema and Li Tao. Now there was a man with grey eyes, black hair with grey flecks and lightly tanned skin. He wore a priest-like outfit in black with white borders and dark grey, nearly black, slacks and black ankle-length boots. Perched on his nose was pair of oval glasses with a thin silver frame.
"You think you two can be a little quieter?" said softly Limbo in an American accent. "Kai and I were trying to get some of this weak British sun you know." Li Tao was then also replaced by a Chinese woman, with pitch black eyes and hair, in a greyish-silver Chinese dress that had black circles with a yellowish-gold spot in middle, in a pattern on her dress. Nema had changed into a young man with what looked like an ochre red leather vest, black leather pants with black knee high boots and an ochre and black choker.
They both smiled at him sheepishly from their positions around Harry. "Sorry Limbo," said Li Tao with a slight Chinese accent. "Yeah, sorry Limbo," repeated Nema with a grin. "You too, Kai." Kai opened an ice eye lazily and merely gave an 'hnn' sound to them all before going back to his sunbathing. He now looked like a young Chinese man with deep blue, nearly black, hair and ice blue eyes. Kai was wearing a sea green sleeveless cheongsam with embroidered dragons on it and a white under shirt and sea green sash and slippers. All four reptiles had scales on some parts of their body but Kai was the only one with pectoral fin-like ears and sharp claws on the end of each thumb and finger.
Nema pouted since Kai just ignored him after he had kindly apologised, causing Harry and Li Tao to break out into snickers as Limbo merely smiled with his eyes closed. The rest of the trip was peaceful, only interrupted by the trolley lady and the few arguments that Li Tao and Nema had over some meat that Harry had with them. The sky darkened as the day neared its end, the train getting closer and closer to Hogwarts with each and every minute.
Soon enough the train was stopping at the station and Harry was ready to get off with Kai, Nema, Li Tao and Limbo in various positions on his body. Harry was the first one off the train and headed to the first carriage he could get. As he got in, he immediately tried to shut the door only to have it stopped in mid-motion by a pale hand. The door was forced open by the owner of the hand to reveal Draco Malfoy who jumped in before slamming the door with all his might and placing several locking and silencing charms on said door.
Harry raised an eyebrow in amusement as he caught the scent of a girl and could hear the faint sound of a high pitched voice crying 'Drakie-poo' for the whole world to hear. He doubted that he would have heard anything had it not been for his enhanced senses due to his prolonged existence in his Animagus form and that fact that he had been living in the pet-shop for so long.
Draco sighed in visible relief as Harry watched him calmly. Nema then decided to poke his head out of Harry's right sleeve and looked at Draco curiously. Harry stroked Nema's head as the snake hissed in pleasure causing Draco to stiffen and look up slowly. His own grey eyes met the amused ones of Harry as the other three snakes decided to poke their own heads out of the various spots they had hidden themselves in. Kai appeared from Harry's neck as he let loose the invisibility spell, Li Tao from his left sleeve and Limbo from Harry's pocket.
Harry smiled slightly as he waved an arm lazily towards the door. "Escaping from the screaming banshee?" asked Harry as they watched the impact of Pansy's fists on the carriage door. The four snakes stared at the door and pictured the female behind the poor beaten wooden door as they heard the annoyed sounds of the Threstrals. Draco nodded slightly as Harry sighed. He leaned towards Draco and rapped on the wood behind him. "Take us to the school, please," said Harry clearly enough for the Threstrals to hear. Draco looked at him as if he was crazy before the carriage moved and he figured out that he had probably spoken to the skeletal creatures that were pulling the carriage.
The entire trip was enveloped in silence as Harry looked out of the small window while the snakes around him hissed soothingly and recommended some pranks that they could pull at the school along with getting the help of some of the more aware ghosts. Draco studied him with guarded eyes as he watched the snakes move slowly. "How come you're not with Weasley and Granger?"
Harry looked at him with a perfectly blank face as his hair fell onto his face and covered his eyes slightly. Silence followed this question and it wasn't answered until the carriage had stopped in front of the school. "No one said I had to be with them twenty-four/seven now did they?" He opened the door and went out with Kai, Nema, Li Tao and Limbo going back to their hiding positions. In their wake, they left a pondering and curious Draco.
As Harry climbed up the stairs, he smirked slightly as his hair covered his left eye causing his other eye to glint in a menacing manner. "Let the gamesss begin," hissed Harry as he walked through the doors of Hogwarts with Kai, Nema, Li Tao and Limbo all agreeing/cheering in agreement or excitement.
To be continued…
Yatta! Another chappie to add to 'Meet the Count'! I'm so happy T.T Hopefully you'll all enjoy this chappie as much as you've enjoyed the others. Until nxt time, ja ne!