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Chapter 5 - Housemates

Ed's first day at Hogwarts wasn't exactly what you would call perfect. First there was double Potions with Snape, a completely arrogant asshole who figured he would know nothing having not been here for the past 3 years. Ed showed him, factually of course, that his knowledge was better than even Hermione's.

Then there was History of Magic and Divination, Ed could have been tempted at times to jump off the roof of the Divination tower with Professor Trelawney predicting the untimely demise of both him and his father. Repeatedly.

Then to finish the afternoon with double Transfiguration, let us just say that Ed's temper and McGonagal's patience were both worn thin. Ed had refused to 'transfigure' a mouse into a tea cup, on the plain principle it did not meet the laws effectively relating to Alchemy. When the bell rang, Ed was one of the first students to rise, earning a glare from McGonagal "Mr. Elric, if you could stay behind please. The rest of you are dismissed."

"Yes Professor?" Ed queried upon the classroom becoming empty.
"You do realise well that although you are an alchemist, the fact has been hidden from both the government and student body for your own protection, correct?" The Deputy Headmistress asked. "If so, surely you realise that the laws for Alchemy are to be thrown out the window in my classroom Mr. Elric."

"You want me to 'transfigure' that little critter?" Ed asked, horrifiedly staring at the mouse on his desk. "I couldn't do it, not even if I knew no harm was going to come to him. It is a disruption to the explainable natural order of the world and goes against every law of Alchemy, a science which I have dedicated my life to."

"So you'd prefer I give you a terrible grade for this class?" The woman arched an eyebrow.
"With all due respect professor," Ed mumbled, "Yes." Ed marched out of the classroom and down toward the dungeons.

Slytherin Common Room...

"Did anyone else see Elric's face when he got held back by McGonagal?" Malfoy blurted, "It was absolutely priceless, as if he was scared of her or something."

"Did anyone else Malfoy's face after I broke his nose?" Ed piped up from behind Malfoy, his fist raised, a feral smile taking his face as Malfoy turned around in horror as he punched the arrogant twat in the forehead, leaving him unconscious in front of the rest of Slytherin house. Ed walked past the awestruck idiots, choosing to go to bed and ignore them, enjoying the company of his majestic phoenix which had found his way to Ed's right shoulder when Ed arrived in the dorms. Yuki stared at him, blinking several times before flying off out the window to hunt for food, after all, Ed had never seen Yuki eat owl treats.

"Owl treats aren't really the sort of things Phoenix's eat," A voice pointed out from its position behind Ed watching as Yuki flew out into the distance. "They prefer mice and wild animals that they can feast upon." Ed looked up, to see a rather timid looking teenager in his Slytherin robes, gazing longingly at the outer world. "I'm Blaise Zabini, probably the only one you'll get sense out of while you're in this dorm." He held out his hand to shake. Ed cautiously accepted it, causing Blaise great pain by also shaking with his right, metal hand. "Opps," Ed grinned, "Sorry about that, it slipped my mind which hand I was shaking with." Blaise smiled reassuringly, "It's nothing. The aches will subside shortly I'm sure." Ed's smile widened, "Maybe, but they'll all return after our first co-DADA lesson with Umbridge and Moody tomorrow." Blaise smile fell, remembering the horrible Ministry woman. "Yeah, that will be interesting. Especially with the Gryffindor's involved." Ed's smile turned into a frown, "What do you mean?"

"Well," Blaise began, "Slytherin has always had a large rivalry with Gryffindor, particularly with Harry Potter and his friends."

"Why is this rivalry so important?" Ed grumbled, "Where I'm from, the only grudges that people hold are the grudges against the government."

"You really don't know much about Hogwarts or the Magical World do you?" Blaise groaned.

"No," Ed stated blankly, "So hurry the hell up and get me up to date!"

"Right, where to start..." Blaise mumbled, wishing he hadn't gotten himself into this mess, "Many years ago, when Hogwarts was founded, each of the houses got along, until one day, Salazar Slytherin attempted to kill his only potential rival in life Godric Gryffindor. Slytherin failed, albeit after wounding Gryffindor badly. Gryffindor made a deal with the goblins however, for a sword of immense power, a sword known only as the sword of Gryffindor, the goblic name is not known. With it, Gryffindor struck down upon Slytherin with searing revenge, murdering all of Slytherin's family before slaying the man himself. The sword has only been seen on two occasions since that fateful day, once in the hands of Professor Dumbledore during his early fight with Grindelwald many years ago, where it was thought to have been destroyed and then again in the hands of Potter in second year. The killing of Slytherin and his family has led the house to hold an unending and enduring grudge against Gryffindor's own. Particularly those seen to be future and current 'heads of house'."

"So what you're saying," Ed grumbled, "Is that you are all basically holding a grudge for something that happened thousands of years ago and is completely and entirely pointless? How stupid can fucking wizards be?"
"Let us not forget you are one," Blaise reminded the irate young man.

"I'm not as stupid as the rest of you bloody idiots though." Ed smirked, "I'm much clever."

"You think so do you? You've not spent enough time in a classroom with that Granger then," Blaise grinned, "You'll soon change your mind then I assure you."

"I doubt it," Ed grinned cockily, "I hardly ever change my mind. I'm going to bed anyway."

"Good night Elric," Blaise grinned.
"Night, Zab...Zab...oh for fuck...Good night." Ed grumbled, forgetting Blaise's last name.

Ed wandered over to his bed, sitting on the edge and preparing to pull the curtains. "You know Truth, it's rude to interrupt people when they're talking. Come back when I'm asleep."

The wicked grin in the painting next to Ed's bed vanished, leaving a calmer feel about the blonde.

Sometime later in the Gate...

"You are achieving nothing Elric, the potential of yours seems to be slipping." Truth cackled.

"I don't see why you find this so funny," Ed grinned.
"Oh? Why?" Truth's eerie voice retorted.
"Because, if I don't do what you want, you lose!" Ed's evil smile came into play, "I don't have to return home, I can survive here."

"Without your friends or family?" Truth grinned malevolently, "Isn't that the whole reason why you chose this path in the first place?"

"Bastard!" Ed grumbled.

"Okay Mr. Alchemist, it's time to play." Truth grinned, "You need to find for me, he who has assumed the identity of another. His soul will do nicely for what I have planned. Your curiosity need not get involved."

"How the hell am I meant to determine who stole the identity of another?" Ed grumbled, "I know no one from this damned place!"
"Then use someone who does, use your head Alchemist!" Truth grinned, "Good night, sleep tight. Oh, and don't let those fools that are about to touch your arm to discover if its metal or not get away with it."

Back in the dorms...

Ed jolted awake, his right fist slamming straight into Goyle's nose as the terrified imbossile tried to get away. Next his left elbow hound its place straight in Crabbe's stomach. "Can I help you gentleman?" Ed asked, really pissed off now.

"Uh,..." Goyle stuttered and slurred badly, "We uh,...uh...uh...Crabbe can t'll ya."
Ed's eyes whirled around to face the now alienated Crabbe. "Uh,...,uh...We were just doing what Malfoy told us t'do. Y'know?"

"No, I don't know." Ed distastefully growled, "Why don't you enlighten me!"

"Ugh," Goyle stuttered again, "Told us if we rolled ya sleeve up on ur right arm, it'd be made of metal. We was just curious."

"Well then," Ed's fiery eyes lit up, his wand came out his left sleeve and seconds later, Crabbe and Goyle were both bound in a rather awkward position around one of the bed posts of Malfoy's bed. Goyle's foot in Malfoy's face was most likely giving off an awful stench given the way that the platinum blonde rolled away to avoid it. "Lets see whether Malfoy will get you out of this one." Ed grinned triumphantly, running his fingers through his golden locks, before yawning and returning to a light sleep.

The morning, uh oh...

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU IDIOTS DOING?" Malfoy shouted, as he awoke to the sight of Goyle's feet in his face. "I know you like to follow me about, but clearly boys, I don't swing that way, I've got girlfriends you know!"

"Malfoy, one day you'll learn, that the way you interpret things and the actual reality of the world is far different to what you were expecting of it." Ed grinned from his bed before pissing himself in laughter at the position Crabbe and Goyle were still stuck in. "Maybe you should get them down." Ed grinned, if Malfoy tried, the jinx he'd cast on the twin idiots would activate and also stick Malfoy to his bed post with them.

Sure enough, the idiot followed through with his plan to rescue his two lackeys and boy did he get a shock when he two was bound to a pole on his bed, especially when he realised he was upside down and his pajama bottoms had stayed on the bed and not with him, leaving him in just his under wear. Ed doubled over, snickering at the hilarity of the situation as more and more Slytherin's gathered around to see what had happened to the 'three little pigs' as Ed had dubbed them.

Ed had moved down to the common room to study some books on transfiguration further to try and establish what sort of a link it held with Alchemy when he noticed that Professor Snape had walked past and stormed up into the dormitory's. Probably on his way to rescue the little piggies Ed grinned gleefully, untll that was he noticed the same mans shadow hovering over him. "Can I help you professor?" He asked kindly.

"Yes Elric, perhaps you can." Snape sneered, "Can you please explain to me what happened in the dorms?"
"What do you mean, sir?" Ed feigned innocence.
"I'm talking about Mr. Malfoy and Co. did you think it would be funny to start the year off with a practical joke on your room mates?" Snape drawled.

"I woke up to some idiot screaming about the two people that were in his face and the next minute I knew, Malfoy joined his lackeys on the bed post. What more is there to the story then that sir?" Ed smiled briefly at the thought of what had happened.

"Detention Elric, 9 o'clock tonight in my office." Snape sneered, "Come prepared appropriately."
"BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!" Ed shouted.

"We both know that is a complete lie boy, don't try any more with me or I'll take 50 points from Slytherin." Snape hissed, wowing the students in view that he would take points from his own house.

Detention with Snape...

Ed grumbled as he walked down the halls toward Professor Snape's office. All he'd done was stand up to the bullies, seriously, what was wrong with that? He continued to walk briskly and whine in his mind about how unfair this whole scenario was but knew there was nothing he could do to change it. He turned the corner before stopping at the door bearing the dreaded name "Prof. S Snape". "Arrogant asshole," Ed grumbled before knocking.

"Come in Elric!" was the dreary response. Ed advanced into the office not knowing what to expect, seeing seeing as this was Snape. What he saw worried him. Vials, Flasks, Couldrons on the boil. Anthing in this room could be considered lethal.

"Now Elric," Snape began bemused, "Do you think what you did today could honestly go without consequence?"
"I don't know what you mean..." Ed was cut off.

"Don't give me that garbage Elric, a trace spell clearly indicated it was you that cast the hex and jinx that left Draco Malfoy and Co stuck to a bed post." Snape's eyes lit up, "What can you possibly have to say about that?"
"...Ok, he pissed me off so I stuck him and his lackys to his bed post." Ed gritted out, "Happy now?"
"Not in the slightest," Snape sneered, "I'm afraid that this act cannot go without repercussions. Even for a member of the Order. One weeks detentions to be spent in my office correcting students homework. These will commence tomorrow. You're dismissed."

A/N: Wow has it been ages guys, yeah, October last year. Sorry so much for not getting this up, and a supreme apology for length being not as long as I'd hoped. In order to make the story sustainable, chapter lengths have been cut back to 2,000-2,500 words. Its easier for me, and thats likely to be fortnightly or maybe even weekly updates depending on how I feel. Hopefully I get life into order from now on.

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