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 10-
Over the first week Harry quickly memorizes his schedule, first from 8 am to 9 am he and the rest of the Slytherin first years had Transfiguration with the Gryffindor first years. Then after Transfiguration they had Herbology from 9 am to 10 am with the Hufflepuffs. From 10 am to 11 am they had Defense Against the Dark Arts with Gryffindor. After that they had a two hour lunch to do what they pleased, Harry and his group took that time to do any homework and study while eating. From 1 pm to 2 pm they had Potions with Gryffindor. And then from 2 pm to 3 pm they had a small break which was spent either doing more homework or studying. After their small break they had Charms alone from 3 pm to 4 pm, and after that they had History of Magic with Ravenclaw from 4 pm to 5 pm. Dinner was from 5 pm to 7 pm and everyone had to eat in the Great Hall.
Transfiguration was interesting, but very difficult due to the mountain of complicated notes that they had to take, and being in the same room as Ron and Andrew while doing that was not easy. Not only that but Harry couldn't understand how the notes had been trying to explain how to transfigure something, no mater how many times he reread the notes. So finally Harry just gave up and did it the way his Master taught him, it was much simpler. Basically all he needed to do was picture what he wanted what ever he was transfiguring to be transfigured into and then let his magic do all the rest.
Harry gained Slytherin 20 points after he was the first one to successfully transfigured a matchstick that Professor McGonagall had given him, along with all the other students in the class, into a needle. He had shocked not only the other students with how easy he made it look, but he had shocked Professor McGonagall for how quickly he was able to do it. After class had ended, and Harry was packing his stuff up, she called out to him. "Mr. Harry Potter, would you wait for a moment?" She asked and Harry heard Ron and Andrew snickering, thinking he was in trouble.
"Yes Professor." Harry said politely then sat back down in his seat.
"I'll wait for you out side." Draco said and Harry smiled up at him.
"No, you go on to Herbology." Harry said, Draco shook his head, telling Harry that he would not be leaving for Herbology without him.
"Now, Mr. Potter you are not in trouble," Professor McGonagall said even though Harry already knew that, "I just wanted to know how you were able to transfigure that matchstick into a needle so soon and so flawlessly."
"I couldn't understand how the notes and the book told us how to do it so I got frustrated and just pictured the matchstick turning into the needle and let my magic flow out of me and into the matchstick." Harry said with a bored look shocking Professor McGonagall with his explanation, "Why, did I do something wrong?"
"No, Mr. Potter, you didn't do anything wrong. I have just never seen anyone be able to do it that way, not since-" Professor McGonagall started but stopped herself, "Well, anyway, I should tell you it won't always be that easy, as you continue to proceed in your schooling, being able to visualize all the aspects of the change becomes harder and harder until you reach the top, which is the animagus transformation." Harry was half tempted to turn her hat into a pile of snakes, but thought against it, "You better get to your next class now." Harry nodded and left with a slip explaining his tardiness, when he saw Draco leaning against the wall waiting for him he magically added Draco's name to the slip as they made their way to Herbology.
Herbology was kind of boring and reminded him of when he was made to weed and take care of Aunt Petunia's garden. Neville seemed to really like it, and seemed to know everything about it. The first day they had Herbology Draco complained about having to get his hands dirty for some 'stupid herbs', that was until Harry pointed out that the 'stupid herbs' that they would be growing in Herbology would be used in Potions, Draco's favorite subject. That quickly shut him up, and he had eagerly dug into the soil to remove a 'not so stupid herb'.
The class passed by quickly, with Neville either answering the questions or whispering the correct answer to them when Professor Sprout called on them when she thought they weren't paying attention. Pretty soon they were making their way towards Defense Against the Dark Arts. The first day Harry had been excited to be taught by his Master once again, but quickly became annoyed with Professor Quirrell's stuttering. After his first lesson his Master explained that Professor Quirrell's stutters came from him possessing him. After that Harry and his little group decided that it would just be best to read their text books and learn DADA that way.
As the class dragged on Harry zoned out, the feeling that something was wrong was getting harder and harder to ignore. And now it felt like there was a giant hole somewhere in the school, he could tell that somewhere in the school there was a huge place that was void of magic and life. But he could never pin-point the place where the void was, it was like it was just floating around, never stopping in one place for to long. And it was driving him mad.
Harry was brought out of his thoughts by a hand, he blinked and looked at the owner of the hand, Daphne Greengrass. She gave him a almost knowing look before she leaned close to him to whisper in his ear. Behind him he swore he heard a low threatening growl come from somewhere behind him where Draco was forced to sit. Professor Quirrell had a seating arrangement and Draco was made to sit three seats behind him with Blaize while Daphne and Harry were forced to sit with each other.
Harry was jolted back to the present when Daphne placed a hand on his shoulder, something behind him broke, he tried to turn to see what had broke but Daphne stopped him. "Don't think about it so hard." She whispered and Harry froze, "If you can't find something, sometimes the best thing to do is to stop looking for it, stop thinking about it, and let it come to you."
"What? How-?" Harry whispered but couldn't find the right words to ask what he wanted, could she sense the void too? Suddenly Harry found his book bag being placed around his shoulder and his arm was hooked around Daphne's like a true gentleman's arm would be.
"Come, I wish to have a little fun with Draco, and I need your help with that." Daphne said and signaled to Millicent who came over and took Daphne's book bag then followed them like an obedient guard dog when Daphne lead Harry quickly out of the room before Draco could catch up with them.
Blaize and Neville stepped away from Draco as they stormed, well Draco stormed (while growling dangerously), down the hall in search for Daphne and Millicent who 'stole Harry from him and must be punished' as Draco had growled out after Daphne, Millicent, and Harry disappeared. Suddenly Draco stopped growling and stood in the middle of the hall for a minute before he sighed and shook his head. He turned and began to walk towards the Great Hall with an almost 'just kicked puppy' kind of look.
When they got to the Great Hall Blaize had to bite his cheek to keep from laughing as Draco gave an annoyed growl when they saw Harry, Daphne, and Millicent sitting in their usual seats doing their homework like always. "What took you so long?" Harry asked with an innocent smile when Draco sat down next to him. Draco gave him a glare before pulling out his homework and began to ignore everyone as he did his homework. Well, he tried to ignore everyone, but he just couldn't seem to be able to ignore Harry, no matter how hard he tried. He was mad at Harry and was confused, everyday there were times where Harry seemed like he wanted to be with him, and then there were times where Harry didn't seem to care about him.
Draco glared over the top of his Defense Against the Dark Arts book as Harry leaned over the table to whisper something into Blaize's ear, Blaize smirked and winked at Harry who laughed and winked back before placing a small kiss on his cheek. That was it, that was the last straw. Draco slammed his book closed, and harshly threw his stuff into his book bag, not caring that he had caused a scene and everyone was staring at him. He angrily stood up and stormed out of the Great Hall and towards the dungeon.
When he was in front of the statue that was next to the entrance to the Slytherin Common Room, Draco felt someone wrap their arms around him from behind and rest their head against his back. Draco knew that it was Harry but he was too angry to care, but he did stop moving and just glared at the wall in front of him. "I'm sorry." Harry whispered, Draco didn't say anything just gritted his teeth, "I know how you feel about people touching me, and yet I still go and kiss Blaize on the cheek like that. I swear the kiss meant nothing, and was Daphne's idea. She wanted to see how you would react, she didn't think you would get that mad."
The kiss, not the laughing and flirting he did with Blaize, just the damn kiss was Daphne's idea, everything else with Blaize had been all Harry. Draco growled and flung Harry's arms off him, Harry gasped and stumbled back from the force Draco had uses. He gasped and covered his mouth when Draco turned around and Harry saw that his eyes were glowing a bright silver, he had never seen Draco like this. Draco took a step closer and Harry took a step back, this dance continued until Harry's back hit the other wall, Draco quickly pined Harry in when Harry moved to escape.
"I'm not just mad about the kiss!" Draco growled out and Harry flinched away, truly scared of Draco as Draco's powerful magic slammed against his body angrily, like it was punishing him while also trying to get him to submit. Harry gladly let him magic submit to Draco, he didn't know what was happening to Draco but hoped that if he submitted to him, his Draco would come back to him. Harry was glad to see the glow leave and he was staring into the sad gray-blue eyes of Draco. "Just tell me, are we or are we not boyfriends. I need to know so I can stop going crazy reading your action towards me, because one moment you are acting like my boyfriend," Suddenly the glow came back and Draco punched the wall next to Harry's head and Harry began to cry, "And the next you are flirting with any guy that looks at you! So which is it?!" Draco all but yelled. Harry could feel Professor Snape's magic and the Snake Twin's magic quickly heading towards them, almost as if they were running towards them. Harry had to do something fast before Draco got into trouble, so he did the only thing he could think of, he threw his arms around Draco's neck and pulled him into a hug while still crying.
"I'm sorry!" Harry cried into Draco's chest just as Professor Snape and the Snake Twins got there.
"What is going on here?" Professor Snape demanded.
"M-me and Draco were just having a discussion sir." Harry said peeking at Professor Snape, while trying to hide his tears.
"That wasn't what it looked like to us." One of the Snake Twins said, she was Myari Sven and she had long hair that was dyed many shades of blue, light blue at the roots of her hair and dark blue at the tips.
"It looked like Draco was about to start hitting you." The other said, she was Nikki Sven and she had long hair that was dyed many shades of purple, light purple at the roots for her hair and dark purple at the tips. Draco tensed up at her words.
"Draco would never hit me, it was just a misunderstanding." Harry said tightening his hold on Draco before glancing up at Draco and saw that Draco wasn't looking at Professor Snape and the Snake Twins, nor was he looking at him, he was looking down the hall, away from everyone and his face was hidden in shadows. And he didn't have his arms around Harry, they were at his sides, this made Harry's tears come down faster.
"Myari, Nikki," Professor Snape said and the Snake Twins looked at him, "Take Harry to the Potion's classroom and then get to class. I need to speak with Draco alone." The twins nodded then moved towards Harry and Draco, Myari gently pried Harry's arms from around Draco while Nikki grabbed Harry's forgotten book bag from where it had dropped to the floor earlier.
"Come on sweety, everything will be okay." The twins said as they lead Harry away from Draco and Professor Snape.
"You don't have to say anything, I'll be writing to my father and telling him what happened, even though I don't fully know what happened. I lost control, I almost hit Harry, and all because I was angry that Blaize and Harry were having fun, and I saw that as them flirting with each other." Draco said once he was sure that the twins and Harry were out of earshot, he turned to look at Professor Snape with heartbroken gray-blue eyes.
"I hate to do this Draco, but you leave me no choice, you assaulted a fellow Slytherin and destroyed school property," Professor Snape said nodding his head to the hole that was next to where Harry's head had been that was caused by Draco punching the wall and letting his magic out through his hand, "350 House Points from Slytherin and you will have three weeks of detention with me starting tonight. If you had not had the self-control to redirect your punch at the last second- I fear what that could have done to Harry." With that said Professor Snape grabbed Draco by the gruff of the neck, summoned his book bag that had been thrown sometime in Harry and Draco's encounter, and began to push him towards the Potion classroom, "I am truly disappointed in you Draco, I had thought that me and your father had taught you differently. I had honestly hoped that Narcissa's temper had not been passed to you, I see I was wrong."
By this point Draco had silently started to cry, he had truly almost hurt his Precious Dark Phoenix. Draco bowed his head in shame as Professor Snape finally let go of his neck and angrily slammed the door open and let Draco step in before him. Draco quickly and quietly found an empty seat in the back of the class, shocking everyone because Harry had saved him a seat next to him, at the front of the classroom where they always sat together.
"Weasely," Professor Snape snapped, "What would you get it you added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
"I-I don't know." Ron stuttered, every Slytherin besides Harry and Draco laughed at him and Professor Snape glared at him.
"You don't know? Well, here is an easy one since you are mentally challenged, where would you look if I told you to fine me a bezoar, Weasely?"
"I-I don't know." Ron stuttered again, going red in embarrassment.
"Weasely, you really are useless if you can't even look at your copy of 'One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi to find the answers, or did it fall apart due to being handed down from several brother's already?" Professor Snape asked with a glare, he turned around to see Harry looking at Draco with a sad look, and looked like he was about to start crying again. Professor inwardly sighed and knew he shouldn't call upon Harry, but seeing as Draco most likely wouldn't be able to focus (he wouldn't honestly be surprised f Draco messed up his Potion today) he needed his other best student to show the Gryffindors up. "Harry," Harry jerked his head to look at Professor Snape with shocked eyes, everyone else was shocked that he didn't call upon Draco like he usually does, "Perhaps you can inform your classmates of the answers." Harry straightened up and looked to be trying to recall either what the answers where or what the questions were.
"Certainly sir," Harry said, "Powdered root of asphodel combined with an infusion of wormwood creates a sleeping draught known as the Draught of Living Death, and a bezoar is the stone found in the stomach of a goat and it will save you from most poisons."
"Very good Harry, 50 points to Slytherin. What is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane, Harry?"
"Nothing, sir, they are the same plant that is also called aconite." Harry said and Professor Snape nodded and then awarded another 50 points to Slytherin before he began to snap questions at random class members to see if they had prepared for class or not. Once he had finished with that he set them to making a potion to cure boils. Harry went to work on his potion alone feeling weird at not having Draco beside him and helping him, he had his potion bubbling nicely when Professor Snape can around to inspect it.
Harry was just bottling his potion when there was a horrible hissing noise and a foul smell, he looked around and quickly jumped onto his chair and demanded the rest of his small group do the same. The reason for this was quite clear, Draco Malfoy had somehow managed to melt his cauldron and the potion was sliding all over the floor, and him. Everyone was shocked to find that Draco, one of the best students, had messed up and badly. Draco had his eyes closed and looked to be not only in shame but pain.
Professor Snape snarled at the mess before he vanished it and sent Draco to the Hospital Wing with a growl. He turned and snapped at everyone else, "All those who were burnt by the potion go to the Hospital Wing. Those who weren't, finish your potions and don't melt the cauldrons." Harry glared at Ron and Andrew when he heard soft snickers from them, he finished bottling up his potion and went up to Professor Snape at his desk.
"I'm finished, sir. May I go up to the Hospital Wing and give Draco his stuff?" Harry asked and Professor Snape glanced at the back of the classroom to see Draco's forgotten book bag, before he looked back at Harry.
"I do not think that is wise, I will have Blaize or someone else return his stuff to him." Professor Snape said quietly.
"Please sir, I know Draco would never hurt me, please, I need to see him and explain everything to him." Harry said and Professor Snape sighed.
"You may go." Professor Snape said and Harry smiled at him.
"Thank you sir." Harry returned to his desk and packed his stuff then went over to Draco's desk and packed his stuff before walking out of the classroom. Once out of the room Harry took off running through the halls to quickly get to the Hospital Wing. He burst through the double doors of the Hospital Wing, making it there in record time, and saw Draco sitting on one of the beds covered in burns and made his way to Draco, ignoring the glare that the medi-witch was giving him. "Draco." Harry said trying to get Draco to look at him, but he refused to look at him, so Harry sat down and gave him a gentle, yet loving kiss on the cheek. "Forgive me."
"Why do you do this to me?" Draco asked "Why do you make me feel like I am your boyfriend and then turn around and act like I am only a friend."
"I want you to be my boyfriend, but I didn't know if you wanted to be my boyfriend." Harry said. Draco whipped around and started at Harry in shock.
"You didn't know- Oh Harry didn't I make it clear that I want to be your boyfriend?" Draco asked and Harry just looked at him.
"Probably for other people, but Draco you have got to remember that before I met you the only friend I had was my snake, Tom Riddle." Harry said not wanting to mention in front of the medi-witch that Tom was also his Master Lord Voldemort.
"Well then, Harry I want to be your boyfriend, and I want you to be my boyfriend." Draco said and Harry smiled.
"I would love to be your boyfriend." Harry said then kissed Draco on the cheek and gently grabbed his hand.
"This is all very well, but Draco you still need to inform your father what happened in the hall before Potions and serve out your detentions." Professor Snape said shocking Draco and Harry because he didn't feel him come into the Hospital Wing.
"Yes sir." Draco said but pulled Harry to him, it didn't seem as bad, he had Harry as his boyfriend now.
"Oh, yes about that." Harry said pulling away to glare at Draco, "Never do anything like that to me again, you really frightened me." Draco winced and pulled Harry closer to him.
"I promise that I will try my hardest to never lose control like that with you ever again." Draco said.