Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter. Also some knowledge.
Words in Bold = the character's thought
Words in Italics = Spells
Harry Potter and the Power of Magic
Chapter 5: Preparing for Lessons
Harry didn't know how much time had gone by. The moment the hat had said that he was in Slytherin, it seemed that nobody knew that he was even there. However, after a few more minutes had passed, Harry placed the hat back on the chair and was about to go and sit with Hermione and Daniel when everyone was knocked back to their senses. The Slytherins were frantically cheering and wished Harry when he sat with them. "Now I realize how stupid it was to be in Gryffindor. The Slytherins seem to give a powerful and commanding aura from them." The boy said to himself. The Slytherins were now at an advantage. They now had the-boy-who-lived onboard. It was a very important moment for the Slytherins. In between the feast when Harry looked at the head table. He saw that Dumbledore's eyes had left their usual twinkle.
Albus Dumbledore had lost his senses the moment the hat had said that Harry was a Slytherin. He was confused; Harry was supposed to be in Gryffindor and was lastly supposed to defeat Voldemort. Harry being in Slytherin changed all of this. If he would not be in Gryffindor, how was he supposed to mold him to destroy Tom? He needed to do something quick. There was a high chance that Harry would be manipulated to serve Tom or worse be destroyed by Riddle himself. "After the feast gets over I have to talk with Severus. Now he is the only one who can help me get the boy back on the track for the greater good." Sighing a little the professor tried to divert his attention for the moment. It would not do any good to stop the feast and forcibly place Harry in Gryffindor. That would make the matters worse.
After Harry's shocking sorting the rest of the feast went by normally. After a few minutes they were soon headed to their dormitories in the dungeons by their prefects. "You are not supposed to roam the castle after night. The door to Slytherins common room won't open if you don't have the password. The password keeps changing every year. The password for this year is Void." Said the prefect Albert Logway once they reached their common room. "You can ask Professor Severus Snape if you have any questions. Lastly, these are your timetables which have the details about when you have each of your classes. Now you can stay in the common room or head to your dorms." He added. Harry along with Hermione and Daniel sat in a corner of the common room. "We are now in Slytherin. What now? I have heard from our fellow Slytherins that some Malfoy wants to be allies with you but it looks like he hates everyone and vice versa." Daniel said. "No. Malfoy is nothing more than just a stupid boy who knows nothing and it's only because of his blood line which is the only reason anybody even listens to him. We will just ignore him and if he becomes a pain in the ass then we have many tricks up our sleeves through which we can make him suffer." Harry said. "And Professor Snape? Everybody says that he is the devil himself and takes house points for no valid reason." Hermione said.
"You are forgetting the fact that we are in his house and he doesn't take house points from his house even if they make mistake. Treat him like any other professor for some time. We will see afterwards if he is good to us or not. Well I think it's enough for today. We will meet you tomorrow." Harry said and after conversing for some time with their housemates went to their dormitories.
Severus was right now in Dumbledore's office. He didn't know what to say.
"What do you think Severus? Was it Mr. Potter's trick or was he rightfully placed in Slytherin by the hat?" Dumbledore had said.
"No sir. Potter doesn't have the required magic to pass through the hats defenses and let himself choose where he wanted to go." Snape said.
"Then you need to keep a close eye on him Severus. That boy can be in danger. If Voldemort returns now he will not have the power to destroy him."
"It will not be a problem."
"You can go now Severus."
And with a nod Severus left the Headmaster's office. He was himself surprised that the Potter line which as long as he could remember were in Gryffindor. That fool James was even in Gryffindor. Then what was this kid had to do with being in Slytherin. He knew that he did not had the capability to command the hat to place him in Slytherin. This was a long day maybe he would get some answers tomorrow when he meets him personally in his classes.
Author's Note: I know it's almost a year since I last gave any chapters but I had to deal with exams and was also in depression. But now I am back in the game. One more thing I know this one is a small chapter but I wanted to post a chapter back very soon so that the story can move on. Coming to that I am not the one who leaves the story in between. I also want to know from you guys that whether you want long chapters which will take considerable time or small chapters which will be posted frequently? Anyways let me know this in your reviews and have fun till the next chapter.