The Journey of a Dark Phoenix
Summary-
Harry Potter is the younger twin brother of Andrew Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, and the favorite nephew of their aunt and uncle. After a beating from his cousin and older brother, Harry meets a strange man that is invisible to everyone but him. The man takes Harry as his apprentice and teaches him the ways of a Dark Wizard. When the boys are thrusted into the Wizarding World at the young age of 11, Harry turns the Wizarding World upside down.
Chapter 6-
Harry woke up the morning of September 1st in an excited mood, he couldn't wait to go to school and learn as much as he could, what made going to Hogwarts better was that his Master and his new friend were going to be there. Harry got up and noticed that both Andrew and Professor Snape were not in the room, he quickly got dressed. He made sure that everything was packed into his trunk before shrinking and putting it in his pocket, then he left the room after he told his owl; which he had decided to call Hades; to fly to the school and went down to the bar in search of his Professor and brother. He found them in a secluded corner, away from the prying eyes of all the witches and wizards, it was most likely Professor Snape's idea.
As soon as Harry sat down Professor Snape started to quiz them about the Potion course book. "Harry, what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
"There is no difference, monkshood and wolfsbane are the same plant called aconite." Harry said after a moment, as a plate of chocolate chip pancakes appeared in front of him.
"Correct." Professor Snape said then turned to look at Andrew, "Andrew, our new celebrity, please tell me what I would get if I added powdered root of asphodel to in an infusion of wormwood?" Andrew looked at Professor Snape with a confused look and a mouth full of bacon. Harry and Professor Snape looked at him with a disgusted look and Andrew quickly swallowed.
"I-I don't know." Andrew said.
"Did you even read your Potions book?" Professor Snape asked.
"What, I was suppose to?" Andrew asked.
"I will be testing my students on the first day of school, it would be wise for you to read your book, like your brother. Now, Harry please inform your brother the answer to the question." Professor Snape said.
"Yes sir, asphodel and wormwood make a powerful sleeping potion called the Draught of Living Death. The Draught of Living Death brings upon its drinker a very powerful sleep that can last indefinitely. This draught is very dangerous if not used with caution." Harry said then causally took a bite of his pancakes.
"Once again, that is correct." Professor Snape pulled out a pocket watch and checked the time before he snapped it shut and put it back into his pocket, "We have just enough time before we have to leave."
"Leave where?" Andrew asked, his mouthful of pancakes.
"I need to get back to the school, I will be dropping you two off at the station on my way. Are you all packed?" Professor Snape asked.
"Yes sir." Harry said.
"No," Andrew said then quickly added, "Sir."
"Well, you better hurry up and pack because I leave in five minutes with or without you." Professor Snape snapped at him.
"What!? Are you serious?" Andrew asked. Professor Snape glared at Andrew before taking a sip of his coffee.
"Yes, I believe that Professor Snape is serious, you knew that today was September 1st and the day we leave for the school, so you better hurry up and pack." Harry said, a second later Andrew was out of his seat and up the stairs. Four minutes later he was back down into the bar, packed and read to go; also out of breath. Professor Snape raised an eyebrow at him before holding out the pocket watch with a sneer.
"Alright, now that we are all ready to go, take a hold of the pocket watch and hold on tight. We wouldn't want any of you to loose a piece of your body, would we?" Professor Snape asked. Both Harry and Andrew took a tight hold of the pocket watch and a minute later they both felt like they were being pulled in four different directions at once, and the Leaky Cauldron disappeared from around them and became blurs of colors.
Three seconds the colors melted into a dirty ally, Andrew fell on his ass as soon as they landed, Harry stumbled a little, but with the help of a firm arm from Professor Snape he managed to stay standing. Once Professor Snape was sure Harry wouldn't just suddenly fall to the ground like his brother, he dropped his arm and walked out of the ally. Harry followed him like a little, obedient puppy, and Andrew jumped up and ran after them.
They followed Professor Snape into a train station and over to a column between platform 9 and 10. He stopped and spun around to face them, he pulled two tickets out of his pocket and handed one to each of them. "The platform for Hogwarts it through this column, just walk through it and you will be on the platform." He looked Harry in the eye and looked like he wanted to say something to him, but turned around and walked away.
"Stupid git." Andrew said glaring at the spot that Professor Snape had been before he left.
"Just like the person I'm standing next to." Harry said then smirked at Andrew when he glared at him, "Well, I need to go find my friend, bye." Harry walked through the gateway to the Hogwarts platform and out of Andrew's view. When Harry stepped onto the platform, his breath caught in his throat at the sight of the crimson train.
Harry had to step out of the way as a crowd of a red headed family barreled through the gate and nearly ran him over. Harry sneered at them before he began to scan the crowd for any sign of Draco or his father, after a few minutes he spotted both of the Malfoy men standing with a beautiful woman with long light-blond hair and ice blue eyes. Draco seemed to notice him at the same time that he had noticed Draco, for he had smiled at Harry as soon as their eyes met. Harry tried to fight the blush that he knew was on his cheeks as he forced his way through the crowd towards Draco, his father and the woman.
When Harry had gotten to within five feet of Draco he found his hand held in a firm, yet gentle and loving way. No one had even seen Draco's hand shoot from his side to grab Harry's hand, Harry saw the woman standing with them glanced at the clasped hands then looked over at Lucius with a shocked look. "Harry." Draco said and Harry could tell that Draco really wanted to pull into a hug, but was restraining himself for some reason.
"Hello Draco, Lucius." Harry said squeezing Draco's hand then looked at the woman, "Ma'am."
"Harry, I would like you to meet wife Narcissa." Lucius said, resting a hand on Narcissa's shoulder for a minute before he dropped his hand back to his side.
"It is nice to meet you, Mrs. Narcissa." Harry said and saw that Narcissa glared at their still clasped hands, Harry tried to pull his hand from Draco's grip but he refuse to let his hand go so Harry stopped.
"It is lovely to have met you, Mr. Potter. It'll be sad when you two stop being friends." Narcissa said and Harry looked confused why Lucius and Draco glared at her.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked.
"Well, when you get sorted into Gryffindor like your parents you and Draco will not be able to be friends." Narcissa said. Harry opened his mouth to respond but was cut off by a loud whistle from the train telling every student that it was time to board.
"Father, Mother, I will write you, come Harry, we don't want to miss the train." Draco said giving his parents a hug and grabbed Harry's hand again and began to leading him towards the train.
"Goodbye Lucius, Mrs. Malfoy." Harry called over his shoulder. They ran towards the train, Draco jumped on as soon as it started to pull away, causing him to loose his grip on Harry's hand, Draco held out his hand for Harry to grab. Harry ran and jumped onto the train and stumbled nearly falling off the train but was caught by Draco and pulled into his strong chest. "T-Thanks." Harry said blushing.
"I told you I would protect." Draco said with a smirk and gave Harry a peck on the cheek. "Now, let us get to our compartment." He said as he began to lead the way through the students.
"Our compartment?" Harry asked.
"Me and my family got here early and secured us a compartment." Draco said and began to look in compartments.
"But wouldn't other students take the compartment?" Harry asked.
"Yes, so that is why I had Crabbe and Goyle make sure no one took it." Draco said.
"Crabbe and Goyle?" Harry asked.
"My acquaintances." Draco said then opened a compartment that had two large boys, that reminded Harry of Dudley and some of his friend, standing with their arms crossed in front of the door, automatically Harry hid behind Draco. "Harry?" He asked turning his head to look at Harry and saw the fear in his eyes and understood what was going on in Harry's mind and moved Harry so that he was standing in front of him, facing Crabbe and Goyle "Don't worry Precious, they do everything I tell them, and I have told them to treat you like they treat me." He whispered into his ear.
"And how do they treat you?" Harry asked, Draco didn't answer all he did was smirk and lead him past the boys and Harry was greeted with five other people.
"Harry these are my friends Blaize Zabini," Draco said pointing to a boy with short wavy light brown hair and golden-brown eyes, "Theodore Nott," He said pointing to a boy with short black hair and onyx black eyes, "Pansy Parkinson," He said pointing to a girl with short black hair, dark brown eyes, and a pug-face, "Daphne Greengrass," He said pointing to a cute girl with shoulder length blonde hair and green eyes, "And Millicent Bulstrode," He said pointing to a girl who was built more like Crabbe and Goyle with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes.
"Nice to meet you." Harry said and noticed that Pansy was glaring at their clasped hands. "I am Harry Potter."
"Dray," Pansy said as Draco sat down in the only available seat which was next to Blaize, "Why did you bring a Gryffindork into our compartment?"
"Because, Pansy," Draco said and pulled Harry onto his lap by tugging at their still clasped hands, "I have a feeling that Harry here will be in Slytherin with us."
"Well then, welcome to the group Harry." Blaize said holding out his hand for Harry to take.
"Thank you for accepting me." Harry said with a smile and took his hand, intending on shaking it, but was shocked when Blaize lifted his hand to his mouth and kissed his knuckles. Harry heard Draco growl before his hand was snatched away from Blaize and he was situated so that he was on Draco's other knee with his back pressed against the compartment wall.
"So Harry," Daphne started, "Where is your trunk?"
"Yes Harry, where is your trunk?" Draco asked.
"Right here." Harry said then pulled his shrunken trunk out of his pocket, he showed them his trunk then started to put it back into his pocket but Draco stopped it.
"Here," Draco said while standing up making Harry stand, "Let me un-shrink it, and we can put it with our trunks."
"Oh, no need, I'll un-shrink it." Harry sat it on the rack with the other trunks and hissed 'enlarge' in Parseltongue.
"Merlin, you're a Parselmouth?" Draco asked.
"Yes." Harry said.
"Are you a descendant of Slytherin?" Blaize asked.
"No." Harry said, "I don't know about my family, but my Master does, and he has informed me that the Potter family line does not cross with the Slytherin family line in any way." He then looked at everyone with a pleading look, "Please don't mention this to anyone, I wasn't suppose to use Parseltongue in front of anyone that my Master has not approved of. And there is only one person in this room that my Master has approved, and that is Draco Malfoy." Draco smirked at being approved of by Voldemort, even though only he and Harry knew who Harry's Master was.
"Who is your master?" Theodore asked, speaking for the first time since Harry stepped into the compartment.
"I can't tell you." Harry said.
"Figures." Theodore muttered and Draco glared at him then sat down and pulled Harry into his lap, making sure to have his back against the compartment wall and his hands away from Blaize who was throwing Draco amused glances.
"Why can't you tell us?" Millicent asked.
"He hasn't given me permission to tell you." Harry said.
"I bet you don't even have a master and are just saying that to impress Draco." Pansy sneered and Harry looked at her with a blank face.
"Oh, I get it." Harry said a smirk growing on his face confusing everyone.
"Get what?" Pansy asked.
"You're jealous." Harry said, his smirk turned dark.
"What?" Pansy asked.
"You. Are. Jealous." Harry said, "You want to be the one that Draco holds hands with, and the one that he wants to sit on his lap." Harry said then gave Pansy a sarcastically sympathetic look, "I'm sorry, I understand how you feel, but you really need to give up on him because I don't think Draco is really into bestiality." Everyone but Harry and Pansy burst into uncontrollable laughter while Harry smirked at Pansy who was glaring at him.
"You can't talk to me like that, I'm a Pure-Blood you're only a Half-Blood. My family can destroy you." Pansy said.
"Oh, I don't think they can even touch me. You see, I have the protection of the Malfoy family, you don't." Harry said.
"It's true, Harry is protected by the Malfoy family and Professor Snape." Draco said, then stood up making Harry stand up, "Well I feel like mocking Andrew Potter, anyone else want to come?" Everyone shook their heads, "Oh well, Crabbe, Goyle, you're coming with us." Draco said and lead Harry out of the compartment, Crabbe and Goyle followed after them like obedient bulldogs. The corridors of the train were clearer now and were a lot easier to walk down, suddenly Draco let go of Harry's hand. Harry was about to question Draco when suddenly Harry felt Draco's arm around his shoulders and was pulled closer to Draco. "You did a really good job at put Parkinson in her place."
"You're not mad that I said that to your friend?" Harry asked.
"To be honest, the only person in there that is my friend for who I am and not what my last name is is Blaize. I only tolerate the other's because they may be of use to me later on down the line." Draco said.
"And what am I?" Harry asked. Draco stopped and made Harry look at him, he slipped his arm from around Harry's shoulder to his waist and pulled him as close as he could.
"You," Draco said softly and rested his cheek on Harry's head, "You are my Precious Dark Phoenix. you are my soul-mate." Harry knew what a soul-mate was and knew what it entailed and he wasn't ready, he was too young, he was only 11 for Merlin's sake! "And though we are way too young to even think about bond, that doesn't mean we can't form a different bond, a bond that is formed from close friendship and love."
"But I just met you, it's too soon to be in that relationship." Harry whispered, afraid that Draco would leave and go to that Parkinson girl, and though he wasn't ready to bond with him, that didn't mean he wanted him to be with someone else until their 17 birthday when they had to start creating the soul-mate bond.
"And I understand. I grew up in the wizarding world I understood what the dreams meant, you didn't." Draco said.
"Dreams?" Harry asked.
"The dreams our souls showed us, I've had dreams of you since I was five, when I was first taught magic." Draco said.
"I didn't start having dreams about you until I was 9." Harry said and then remembered what happened right before his first dream, "Right after my first lesson with my Master."
"Everyone's soul tries to show them who their soul-mate is, but only people with magical core get to see who our soul-mates are in dream, and we only get to see them in dreams after we first learn how to control our magic. And only powerful wizards and witches are able to remember the dreams they had of their soul-mates." Draco explained.
"Excuse me." The voice of a young girl said cutting into their moment, they turned their heads to see a young girl with long bushy brown hair and sky blue eyes, she had an air of an arrogant and bossy person, standing in front of them. Harry noticed a very thin chocolate brown line around her body, and felt the hum of untamed magic, and could tell she had just used her magic in a spell just a few minutes ago. Harry could sense that she would be very powerful once she had learned better control of her magic and knew he need to have her on his allegiance list.
"I'm sorry, were we in your way?" Harry asked before Draco could say anything.
"No, well actually yes, but the real reason I got your attention was to see if you have seen a toad, Neville seems to have lost his." The girl said, Harry glanced behind her to see a scared looking boy with short dark brown hair and honey brown eyes, around his body was a golden-brown light that seemed to flicker like a fame. It was the boy's magic, wild and untamed and would be hard for him to use until he got the confidence and strength to put it under his control. And just like with the girl, Harry knew he needed to keep this boy on his allegiance list.
"No, I'm sorry, we haven't see a toad." Harry said and both the girl and Neville looked disappointed, "But I promise to keep my eye out for it."
"Th-thank you." Neville stuttered and the girl lead him around Harry and Draco.
"Excuse me." Harry snapped causing both of them to stop when they were right in front of them, "I believe it is polite to offer one's name to the people who are helping you look for something." He said with a soft, warm smile, his eyes were closed to hide his annoyance at them.
"Oh, right." The girl muttered staring at him wearily, "I'm Hermione Granger, and, as I said before, this is Neville."
"Neville what? How am I suppose to find him to return his toad if I don't know his last name?" Harry asked still smiling that soft, warm smile, but he opened his eyes and gave them a pointed stare daring them to deny him.
"Longbottom." Neville said softly, and Harry looked at him with an expression that demanded he say that again, only louder. "My last name his Longbottom." Harry smiled at them once again and grabbed Draco's hand and gave it a squeeze when he saw him sneer at Neville.
"Thank you, I will inform one or both of you if I find your toad Neville." Harry said then lead Draco away from them, never telling them his name.
"What was that about?" Draco whispered as he pulled his hand from Harry's grip and wrapped his arm around Harry's waist to pull him close enough to whisper in his ear.
"Something told me that they will be of great use to me in the long run, I want them on my allegiance list, but I also need them to know who is the stronger out of the three of us." Harry said with a dark smirk, Draco smirked and kissed Harry's temple.
"That's my Precious Dark Phoenix." Draco whispered before throwing open a compartment door to see Andrew was sitting surrounded by candy and a boy with short, wild wavy red hair, ice blue eyes, freckles across his nose, and a dirt smug on the side of his nose. Harry could barely see a faint sky blue line around his body, and if he concentrated he could feel the barely there hum of the boy's weak magic.
"Oh look Harry, Andrew made a wittle fweind." Draco stage whispered to Harry who giggled and tried to fight a blush.
"Who the heck are you?" Andrew demanded.
"Why, I thought you would know who your own brother is, but seeing as you are sitting with this pea-brain, I wouldn't be surprised if you did actually forget your own brother's name." Harry said with a smirk.
"Not you boy!" Andrew snapped and Harry automatically flinched at the name Vernon always yelled at him just before he was beat, or thrown into his cupboard, Andrew saw this and smirked. Suddenly Harry's view of Andrew and the red head was blocked by Crabbe and Goyle.
"These are my friends Crabbe and Goyle, I really wouldn't get on my bad side or you might just get to personally know them." Crabbe and Goyle moved from in front of him and Draco gently pulled Harry back to him, keeping a protective arm around his waist. "And I am Draco Malfoy." The red headed boy snorted and tried to hide it behind a cough when Draco glared at him, "Think my name's funny do you? No need to tell me who you are, your red hair, freckles, and hand-me-down clothes tell me exactly who you are. You are a Weasely, and my father warned me that all the Weaselys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford."
"Oi, Weasely, did you know that me and Andiekins here are filthy rich." Harry smirked when the red-headed boy's eyes widened, "Oh yes, we each have three vaults to hold all of our money that our parents split up for us." Harry looked towards Andrew, "Now Andiekins, stop all this pretending, we miss you over in the Slytherin compartment, come back to where you belong." Harry said even though he knew that Andrew had no place in Slytherin, he just wanted to wind him up.
"Don't Call Me That! I don't belong in Slytherin, and neither do you. We both belong in Gryffindor like our parents were!" Andrew yelled red-faced, "And Ron don't listen to him, I didn't even know about all that money until my 11th birthday, I'm as poor as you."
"Says the spoiled boy who got everything he ever wanted from our aunt and uncle every time he threw a fit." Harry sneered.
"Shut up fag!" Andrew yelled and stood up to punch Harry but was stopped when a deep male voice interrupted them.
"What is going on here?" They all turned to see a nicely dressed teenager that was already dressed in his school robes and had a golden pendant with a 'P' engraved on it. The teenager had short red hair, freckles across his nose, and ocean blue eyes hidden behind thin wired glasses. Harry saw a strong light brown line surrounding his body, almost as if it were a shield, Harry felt the teenager's powerful magic humming, ready to be used, and Harry found yet another person he wanted on his allegiance list.
"I came in here to visit my older twin brother, Andrew," Harry started and pointed at Andrew who still had his fist positioned to punch Harry, "And see if he wanted to sit with me and my friends when he just started yelling at me and calling me a fag." Harry finished just as another teenager with short dark brown hair and light brown eyes walked up behind the first teenager, both teenagers tensed when they heard the last part and gave Andrew a cold look.
"Is there anything wrong with ones brother wanting to invite you into his compartment to meet his friends?" The first teenager asked.
"Or being in a relationship with another boy?" The second teenager asked.
"N-no," Andrew stuttered, "But Harry is lieing. He was making fun of me and Ron and rubbed the fact that me and him had money in Ron's face!"
"I did not make fun of Ron nor did I make fun of you." Harry said, "And if informing Ron that we had money was seen as rubbing it in his face I apologize." Andrew and Ron opened their mouth to argue.
"Stop being such a little baby Ron, Harry here has apologized for accidentally offending you. Now I want both of you to apologize to Harry and Draco here for accusing them of something they didn't do." The first teenager said.
"But Percy, they are lieing!" Ron yelled.
"Ron, I am a Prefect, I can and will take points away from which ever house you two get into. Now do you really want to loose house points before you even started Hogwarts?" Percy asked and Ron's face went red before he turned to Harry and Draco and muttered something. "What was that?" Percy demanded.
"I said 'I'm sorry'." Ron growled out.
"Was that so hard Ronniekins?" The other teenager asked and Ron glared at him.
"Andrew, apologize to your brother and his friend before you loose house points and get a detention." Percy said.
"Sorry." Andrew muttered loud enough that it could barely be heard by everyone.
"Your apologizes have been accepted." Harry said.
"Now, Harry, Draco, I think it would be best if you two returned to your own compartment, and I would suggest changing into your school robes we will be arriving shortly." Percy said then turned around, "Come Oliver, I have a letter I need to write to mother." And with that bother teenagers left, Draco smirked at Ron and Andrew.
"Well, Andiekins, Ronniekins, I guess we will see you at school." Harry said then blew Ron and Andrew a sarcastic kiss and left their compartment with Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle following him.
"That was smooth." Draco said wrapping his arm and Harry's waist.
"What all I did was tell Percy the truth." Harry said.
"Let me guess, two more on your allegiance list?" Draco asked.
"Well, Percy yes, I don't know about Oliver, I didn't get a good reading of him yet." Harry said and opened the door of their compartment.