Harry Potter & the Demon Blood
Don't own HP so shoot me if I say other wise.
Chapter Twelve
The next morning found Harry sneaking to the kitchen with a bag of books. He tickled the pear and opened the door before stepping in.
"MISTER HARRY POTTER! Youz haz comes backs! Dobby iz so happy to seez youz again!" A green eyed house elf yelled as it hugged onto his leg.
"Dobby calm down. I came by to give you guys a bunch of new cook books." Before he could continue he was drowned out by hundreds of joyful screams. After a minute they quieted and he continued. "Not to complain or anything, but just having English dishes gets old after a while, so these books are of different places with different foods. Like muggle dishes from America and other places. I figured it would give you something to have fun doing and if you get bored with doing it with magic you could try cooking with out magic and even hold contests of cooking good food with out magic in a certain time limit." Again he had to cover his ears as they shouted in joy. He took out the books and handed them off to random house elves.
"Oh yeah, Dobby, could you do me a favor?"
"What is itz Mister Harry Potter wants sirz?" Dobby answered.
"One, call me Harry. And two could you make these dishes for me every now and then? Especially the ice cream. I would be extremely thankful if you had that at my seat during desert. It's my favorite flavor of ice cream."
"Anything for the great Mister Harry Potter! Dobby wishes that Hogwarts had more half demons like youz."
"What did you say Dobby?" Harry asked after hearing what Dobby said.
"Dobby said that Dobby wishes that Hogwarts had more half demons like youz."
"How do you know I'm a half demon?"
"It doesn't matter what you do to hidez it, house elves will be able to tellz that you are what you are. Wez are after all higher class lesser demons with that unique power."
"Ok, well could you and the others not tell anyone that doesn't already know what I am? And if you do… your punishment is to not be allowed to do any chores for three years." He said with a funny evil smirk. The news that they were really a type of demon didn't faze him, he had met too many already.
"NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WE WILL NOT TELL! We will not tell! Just don't make us do thatz. We'll be good house elves." The house elves screamed in fear. Simple pain was nothing to them, but to be forced to not work was beyond evil.
"Ok, you guys do know I was joking a little. I'd only make you not work for a month. ("NO!") But this is something I don't even want the old man to know. Is this understood every one? Not even the headmaster is to know. I am sure you knew of my father."
"Oh yes he was a great lunar demon. Very nice to us. Almost as nice as Misses Lily Evans. She was much nicer then even youz Mister Harry Potter. She would come and help us when ever the hooligan Marauders came down for a rest after drinking in seventh year. Yourzes father would always apologize afterwards." One of the house elves called out. Several others nodded in agreement.
"Good then think of it this way. If you tell anyone, especially the old man, you will be harming me, and my parents. Both of them."
"Oh no we could never hurt such nice wizards and witch. Never! We would die first."
"Ok, well don't go suicidal on us ok? Anyways another thing, I really would like you guys to call me Harry. Not Harry Potter, not Mister Harry Potter, and not Mister Potter. You are my friends so you can call me by my first name. Oh yeah and in two weeks my girlfriend will be coming to join us here for a while. She's a half blood demon so she will like the same desert as me. Thanks guys. Oh and have fun with those new foods." With that Harry left the kitchens and went back to the tower. Again the Fat Lady swung open with out the password for him.
He sat down and pulled out an action novel about a half demon that strives to prove he is not a killer by hunting sadistic full demons that feast on humans. He liked the book, mostly because it was written by a demon. That and the fact that a lot of the moves that the half demon did he found inspirational for moves of his own.
Soon others started coming down, including the three new Marauders. He got up and they headed down to breakfast. They talked of random things when they were in the main corridors and talking of pranks and other Syndicate business when they were in hidden passage ways, taking short cuts.
"So Harry, When should we introduce ourselves?" Ginny asked as they walked into the Great Hall.
"I figured I'd put the letter up near the end of breakfast. Oh and we have some new foods today." Harry said as he sat down. Sure enough the elves had already put out several new dishes.
"Did you have something to do with this?"
"Yeah. Oh and FG? Don't pull a Ron with this stuff, 'kay?" Harry said as the twins were about to do the opposite of what he was telling them.
They blinked a moment before looking at each other. "That was pure brilliance Harry! You cut our names down so their fast to say! Brilliant!" The twins cheered.
Harry just shrugged as he dug into his food. The others soon followed, testing new foods.
They ate in relative silence, with the three Weasleys commenting on a food now and then until finally the rest of their friends showed up. Ginny looked at Harry and then glanced at Luna before her eyes darted from Harry to the twins. Harry gave a brief nod before taking another bite of house elf made pop tart. Ginny went over and started talking to Luna.
"Hey, what are you guys doing down here so early?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah mate, you were already gone when all of us woke up." Ron added, still oblivious to the food. That is until he reaches for were the pumpkin juice usually is only to find his hand grabbing coffee. After he saw that he looked around.
"What's with all the new food?" He asked. Everyone shrugged.
"Well Harry? Why were you up so early?" Hermione pushed.
"I went to watch the sun rise. It's something me and my girlfriend always did during the summer."
"That's nice, and oh I nearly forgot, what did you guys get on your owls?" Hermione asked. "I got O's in everything but astronomy." She said down cast.
"Amazingly I got A's in everything but DADA, which I got an O thanks to the DA." Ron said.
"Yeah I got the HC in Herbology. Gran was really proud of me." Neville said. Luna was still talking to Ginny.
"Yeah I got it in DADA, no surprise there. I also got a TAS in divination! That part was funny. Oh and Ron, if you keep leaning over like that you'll fall over or shovel food down your neck." Harry said as he watched Ron leaning towards Ginny and Luna, trying to figure out what their incoherent code was. As if by jinx, Ron dumped a spoon full of cereal and cold milk down his neck and fell while jolting in shock. "Told you." Harry said with a laugh. Ron glared at him.
"You could have warned me!" He shouted, angry that he had blown his cover.
"Uh, how should I put this? I did warn you." Harry said.
"Yes, dear brother of ours. He did tell you that quote, 'if you keep leaning over like that you'll fall over or shovel food down your neck'. You were just too busy trying to spy on our baby sister." The twins both said.
"I'm not a baby. And you wouldn't be interested in what we were talking about Ron, it is female stuff." She said with an air of hierarchy.
"And that would be…?" He asked back.
"What kind of tampon to use." Luna said. "And before you fell we were comparing how long our menstrual cycle cramps last."
"TOO MUCH INFORMATION!" Ron shouted covering his ears.
The others laughed, though Hermione was blushing and most of the guys looked ready to follow Ron's example. Fred, George, and Harry seemed unfazed. Hermione noticed this.
"Ok, why is it that you three aren't reacting like the other guys?" She asked. The males echoed her.
"Me and Fred have known about Ginny's stuff since she first had one. We get her meds for the cramps, as we don't want mum and dad to try to get them." George said. Hermione turned to Harry.
"Consider yourself lucky, my girlfriend has a much worse period. It causes her to have 'out of the blue' moments. Like this one time she nearly got us killed by a gang because she suddenly shouted at them for making cat calls." He said laughing. "I never ran so fast in my life this one time she accidentally tried to pet a rabid dog. Unfortunately nothing helps her in that area so every period she needs to be kept inside or escorted."
"And you call her safe? She sounds like she is trying to get both of you killed!" Ron exclaimed.
"Not like death and destruction doesn't seek me out already. Now instead of a snake faced freak out to kill me I have my girlfriend that it quite nice in both body and soul that just happens to attract bad things. It's still nothing compared to Snake Face. Heh, he would probably take that as a complement actually. So more like Snake Assman. That's a good laugh for you." Harry said.
"Have you gone insane? You are dating a woman that nearly gets you killed and you are making up names for a psychopathic man that is out to kill you!" Hermione yelled at him.
Harry shrugged. "Well I know I'm not insane, but most would think I am. Besides, I have full right to be insane, if not suicidal. Having a homicidal maniac out for your head since you were one can do that to people. I know almost anyone else would be. So simply having a girl friend that has luck slightly better then mine is just fine."
"But you could be dating a chick that doesn't have such bad luck." Ron said.
"And have her feel miserable about all my bad luck happening to her too? My girlfriend is as used to her problem as am I so it is like it isn't there." He said in Mya's defense.
"And does she know what kind of danger you are in on your own?" Hermione asked.
"Yes and she doesn't have an issue with it."
"Man Harry, ol'chap, you got a real keeper here. Do you have a picture of her so we can make sure you're right about the body thing?" The twins asked.
"No and I wouldn't show it to you anyways, you have your own girlfriends to drool over last I checked."
"He is right you two, and last I checked those two would be mad if they found you looking at another girl." Ginny said. The twins blanched before returning to eating.
Suddenly there was a cloud of brown smoke that appeared, obscuring everything. When it faded all of the food on the table had taken its original form. There were cows, pigs, chickens, assorted plants, and some containers of fat and other such things on the tables in front of everyone. Snape was unlucky once again and found a chicken on his fork. It didn't seem all that happy either when it looked at him. He would feel those pecks tomorrow.
When the smoke appeared and cleared again they heard the latch again and looked up. The 'lid' was lifted once more and the figure looked down at them. He pulled out a scroll again and let them see it while he read it.
"The Marauding Syndicate would like to present ourselves today. Our founder, Mister Howlbeam. Our second member, Mistress Foxfeather. Next is Mistress Tryfire. And lastly are Messers Smiles and Spots. Now then, we have a few things to tell a few of you.
"Weasley twins, have fun just trying to keep up with us let alone beating us. Messers Smiles and Spots beat you hands down by themselves.
"Professor Snape, you really should work on your timing. It is really bad if you keep putting your spoon or fork to your mouth just as we set our pranks off. And no we really aren't timing it…yet.
"Professor McGonagall, have fun trying to catch us. You will be lucky to find out who we are before we graduate.
"Harry Potter, You are such a lucky bastard to have a Marauder as your father. Just for that we might have to prank you once or twice.
"Messers Smiles and Spots second Mister Howlbeam's decision.
"Mistress Tryfire thirds Mister Howlbeam's decision.
"Mistress Foxfeather dittos Mister Howlbeam's decision and would like to add that Mister Howlbeam has a hot ass.
"Mister Howlbeam requests that Mistress Foxfeather keep informative of such to her self, as he does not like his ass talked about in public.
"Mistress Foxfeather would like to say that she does not care about public viewers when it comes to staring at Mister Howlbeam's half naked body when he is working out.
"Mistress Tryfire suggests that we continue our message instead of talking about Mistress Foxfeather's obsession with Mister Howlbeam's body.
"Heh hem. Anyways now that some of you have finally known what goes into your food we will give you a going away warning. Messers Smiles and Spots, if you may.
"With pleasure. Messers Smiles and Spots would like to warn you all of falling hippos made of butter." With that the message ended and the scroll was put back into the figure's pocket. But this time he pulled his hand out of the other pocket and raised it over the opening. He opened his hand and something yellowish fell. When it came into the light from the hall bellow they saw it was a hippo made of butter letting out a roar of surprise and for help as it plummeted down.
Several students scattered as it came out of the ceiling and soon splattered on the floor in the center of the hall in between the two inner tables(I don't remember the positioning of the houses, sorry).
A few students walked over to the mass of butter, inspecting it. They soon got quite a shock when the butter moved and pulled itself off the floor, retaking its hippo shape and looked around. It spotted the teacher's table and turned to it. It crouched and suddenly sprung upward into a pirouette leap heading straight for the staff. The buttery hippo landed on top of the table with its butt to Snape. It started to eat the food on the table, ignoring Snape's shouts of outrage as it slowly backed up to get more food. Soon its back legs slipped off the table and it fell back, right onto Snape's lap.
The hippo looked around confused while Snape was flailing his arms about. Finally he got out his wand and shot a reducto at it, turning the hippo into oblivion.
A/N: I'm finally off grounding and have gotten most of my stories beta tested so reread some of them if you had issues with grammar before. R&R please.