Curiosity Killed the Cat
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A/N:SO… I'm sorry I got eaten by my school, literally! So don't kill me please! *ducks from a knife thrown at my head.* remember you guys love me :D
"thought", "Spoken", "Cat language", "Parseltongue"
Chapter two: Diagon Ally
Harry was standing in a bathroom at grimwald place halfway dressed. He was examining the fur on his back which was in strange shapes but it was all black. One shape looked like a dragon lying down across his upper back. Right above the dragon was an ice bird of some sort which was distinguished by the ice like spikes from its head. Bellow the dragon was a serpent with a crown on its head. On the lowest part of his lower back a demon unicorn was rearing up.
"Harry, hurry up. We are about to leave for Diagon Ally." Ron said from right outside the door.
Harry sighed, "Yeah, one second." He gave one last quick glance at his marks and then pulled a green t-shirt over his head. He spelled the jeans to have a hole for his tail and then slipped them on.
Harry ran a hand through his shoulder length hair that was apparently deciding to be tame now that he had his inheritance. And, of course, now that he had his inheritance he was much more graceful then he had been.
Harry walked out and almost collided with Ron. "Took you long enough. Come on we are fluing." Ron said as Harry slipped past him gracefully. The boys walked into the living room to see that everyone else was standing there. One by one all of the Weaslys flued out. Harry went right before Hermione and Remus did.
The fire place spun before him and then suddenly stopped. Harry stepped out in one fluid motion. "That's a fist." He said eyeing the fire place.
"What's a first?" Ran asked as he came up. "Oh never mind mum wants you to put on your hood so people can't see your ears."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Harry said as he pulled up his hood making sure to hide his whiskers while he was at it.
walked over and looked at Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and Gorge. "I'll let you six run off but stay in groups of three please." He said. They all nodded.
Ginny, Fred, and Gorge skipped off with each other, "I swear they are going to open a joke shop together the three of them." Ron said.
"Mmm, yeah, I am funding the twins and knowing Ginny she will probably join them," Harry said watching them from under his hood, "I bet I look like a death eater."
"You don't, anyways, where do you want to go seeing as it's your birthday?" Hermione said turning away from the joker three with a disapproving look.
"Well, I have 50 galleons to spend from everyone… I kind of want to look at blades, I know Olavanders has blades. Why don't we go there." Harry said starting off towards the wand shop.
Ron and Hermione shared a knowing look and fallowed after him. They were almost there when they got stopped by Draco Malfoy.
"If it isn't Weasel and mudblood… who's this and where's Potter?" Malfoy asked, "Wait I bet that is Potter hiding from everyone who knows he's a fake." He said after some thought.
Harry's ears went flat underneath the hood and he was baring his sharp teeth. His claws had unsheathed and his tail was flicking dangerously. Then he stopped his sudden aggression when he noticed a faint outline on Malfoy's head. He tilted his head to the side curiously.
"Isn't it a bit hot to be wearing a cloak, Potter?" Malfoy asked taking a step towards Harry.
Harry looked at Hermione and Ron out of the corner of his eyes. They were being strangely silent for once when it came to Malfoy. Harry looked back at Malfoy noticing he was wearing a long sleeve shirt.
"Isn't it a bit hot to be wearing a long sleeve shirt, Malfoy?" Harry countered. That was a mistake. He had forgotten his voice was a lot smoother now and it seemed Malfoy had noticed that.
"Voice change, Potter, how pathetic." He sneered.
Harry shook his head and turned to look back at Ron and Hermione, "Come on guys let's go." He said.
"Nah, Harry let's stay here a bit longer Malfoy seems like he has something interesting to say." Hermione said.
"Yeah let's stay." Ron said, "And Malfoy was right it is to hot to be wearing a cloak why don't you take it off."
What the fuck are they talking about? Harry turned back to Malfoy. "What ever you did, undo it." He said in a quiet dangerous voice.
"Fine, I will after I see your arms." Malfoy said eyeing Harry's sides where he supposed his arms were.
God, am I thankful I'm a submissive. Harry thought has he pulled his arms out from his cloak and showed them to Malfoy. "See, nothing on my arms." He said.
Malfoy scowled and then waved his hand and suddenly Ron was yelling and Hermione was trying to get him to calm down. "Have it your way, Potter, but I know something about you has changed." The Malfoy walked away.
Ron tried to charge after him but Hermione stopped him. "Harry, what was that about?" she called over Ron's struggling.
"I don't know… Ron stop that, come on lets go get me a blade." Harry said turning his back to Malfoy's form and walking into the wand shop. Ron and Hermione followed. Ron was mumbling about stupid Slytherins.
"Ahh, Mr. Potter, I was wondering when you would be back." Olevander said as he walked towards the back of the shop. "Come fallow me."
Harry fallowed obediently to the very back. "Sir, I want a blade."
"I figured… hummm this one," He started mumbling to himself as he picked out boxes. Eventually he had five boxes in his hand and carried them back to the front. Harry fallowed him there.
"Try this one." Olevander handed Harry a blade that's handle had a carved lion on it and a ruby at the top for the eye. The blade was custom silver. When Harry took the blade from him it jerked from his hand onto the ground. "Guess not."
The next one Harry took had a hippogriff on the hilt a Safire stone and silver blade. It rejected him like the first. The third one a large cat and the stone was an opal. Rejected. The fourth had a snake around the hilt and a diamond stone. Rejected.
The last blade was silver like the rest but the hilt was white. A dragon was carved out twisting around the blade and the stone was a sparkling emerald. This blade didn't do a thing it just sat in his hands peacefully. "That is the one. Here," Olevander handed Harry the sheath. The sheath was a deep forest green with silver at the tip and sliver at the opening. Harry lased it though his belt loops and clipped closed before he sheathed the Blade.
"Oh and here is the bow that goes with it. I'm sure that it will work with you because the blade does." The bow was pure Silver with a dragon carved on. There were two emeralds where the eyes would have been. The quiver was decorated the same way as the sheath for the blade was.
Harry slung it over his shoulder, "Thank you, how much will it be?"
"The price is nothing. Consider it a birthday present, Mr. Potter." With that said Olevander walk away into the back.
"He is strange," Ron said. "Come on let's go get ice cream, and then go meet mum and dad back at Flourish and Blots.
Harry sighed, "Yeah." They walked over to the ice cream shop and ordered three small cones of chocolate. After they got the ice cream they headed over to Flourish and Blots.
Malfoy ran into them again literally. He was running from something and ran into Harry causing him to fall onto the ground and his hood to come off. Harry hissed in surprise and tried to push Malfoy off but failed. "Watch where you're going, Malfoy." He said noticing that Malfoy was stratlling him.
"Potter, you're a Cattersine?" Malfoy asked looking at him slightly dazed.
"Yeah, so?" Harry finally managed to slip out from underneath Malfoy. He stood up and in one fluent motion pulled his hood up.
"They are said to be very dark creatures." Malfoy stood up also giving him a strange look.
"And your point is? Everyone thinks I'm insane anyways" Harry glanced down and noticed Malfoy's hand twitch.
"That's because you are" Malfoy's hand twitched again, "SO you are scared to show your true inheritance?"
"I'm not scared," Harry was sorely tempted to say you wish, "I'm just supposed to be the symbol of the light and having a DARK creature as that might cause havoc."
"Ahhh but no one believes you so why should it matter?"
Harry lost his temper and flung himself at Malfoy. He went to strike Malfoy down completely forgetting that Malfoy was bigger than him. Ron lunged at Malfoy after Harry, but Hermione grabbed him, "Come on let's get the others, Harry is stronger now. He can deal with Malfoy." Hermione dragged Ron into the book store.
Malfoy reacted quicker then Harry expected. He grabbed Harry's hand right before it hit his face and forced it backwards. Harry quickly turned himself around to stop the worst of the pain. That on the other hand proved to work for Malfoy. He forced Harry's hand farther up his back. "You should remember Potter to never underestimate your opponent." Malfoy whispered in his ear.
Harry hissed in parseltongue, "Damn you!"
Malfoy pulled his arm higher up his back. "I'm sorry didn't catch that, I don't understand snake."
Harry howled in pain, "Damn it, Malfoy, let me go."
"I don't understand… cat either." Harry caught Malfoy's hesitation at that also.
Harry sighed in annoyance, "Let me go."
Harry could almost feel Malfoy smirk, "I think not."
Harry growled, "Fine be that way."
"What?" Malfoy tightened his grip suspiciously.
Harry smirked and then let his power push out from him. "You forget who your messing with."
Malfoy let go of his arm immediately, "Right, Cattersine, creepy creatures that are annoyingly powerful. Remember that." He then ran off.
"Cowered as ever," Harry held his shoulder from where the older boy had hurt it.
"Harry? Are you okay?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, Malfoy just over powered me." Harry rolled his head and turned around to see Hermione with her eyes wide.
"He shouldn't have been able to overpower you," Her voice cracked.
a/n: how did that go? It's a lot longer than the last chapter… well…
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