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AN: This chapter is a little bit shorter than the last two or three and I'm really sorry for that. I've been trying to make them longer, but…well, it's just not going my way right now. Hopefully, everyone will still like this chapter even though it's not as long as most would like. Thanks.

Love You, Hate You

Chapter 8

"My name…is Salazar Scorpius Slytherin. And, yes I am one of the Founders of Hogwarts." Harry's friend declared, giving a small bow.

"Ah?" Everyone gasped at his announcement before lapsing back into silence, not sure on what to say or do. This was due to the denial, surprise, and for some fear that ran through the student's and staff.

"What? You can't be serious, can you?" Ron shouted, interrupting the silence, standing up on his seat.

Everyone turned to look at him as he continued, "One of the Founders? Are you kidding me? They are dead! All gone! And you say you're Salazar Slytherin? If you wanted to pretend to be someone special, you should have chosen someone better. Not some filthy Slytherin. Everyone knows all they are is filthy, lying, cheating, evil-."

"That is enough, Ronald Bilius Weasley. You will not say another wrong thing about anyone, but especially to Master Slytherin. And don't even try to deny it is not him. If you would look at your copy of Hogwarts, A History book you would know he was telling us the truth. Besides, do you truly believe Harry would be around him if he wasn't who he says he is? No, he wouldn't. If you would get off your high horse and quit acting like the pompous arse you are, you would realize this. Merlin, you have got to be one of the stupidest people I have ever met. Ugh!" Hermione interrupted Ron loudly, placing a silencing charm over him.

Everyone was quiet, either in shock or fear at the possibility of being on the wrong end of Hermione's wand next. Hermione Granger had never raised her voice nor has she ever cursed in the entire time she had been at Hogwarts. So, everyone had the right to be in shock and cower with fear at her anger.

'Wow! I didn't think she had it in her to yell and curse all at once. I always knew she had it in her, but I never thought she would realize it herself. Good for her! Go Hermione!' Harry thought to himself, almost bursting with pride at seeing Hermione put Ron in his rightful place.

The silence lasted maybe a minute and it was, this time, broken by Severus, "50 points from Gryffindor and a week's worth of detention, with me, Mr. Weasley. For your nasty remarks against someone who above everyone else should have your respect, if not at least your silence. Maybe you will learn when to keep that trap, you call a mouth, shut."

He sneered before he took a deep breath and continued; looking over at Hermione's still red, with anger, face, "As much as I am usually loathed to do, but I suppose… 30 points to Gryffindor for your defense to one of our Founders, despite who he is. 10 points to your pointing out an intellectual point involving the book 'Hogwarts, A History.' And another 20 points for your quick thinking and use of the silencing charm on Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger."

He finished to the shock of everyone, aside from Harry and Salazar. It was unheard of for Professor Snape, dubbed the overgrown bat of the dungeons, to give any kind of points to any other house aside from his own. For him to award the know-it-all Hermione Granger, a Gryffindor, 60 points is completely mind boggling.

'It's about time that Severus gave young Ms. Granger some house points. She is the brightest witch of her age.' McGonagall thought, giving a small smile.

To say that Hermione was shocked would be an understatement. She was so shocked and slightly excited at earning 60 points that she was barely able to stutter out a, "Thank you, Professor Snape, sir."

"I am to understand that your Daddy giving points to her is a first? Why is that so shocking Harry?" Harry's friend, now Salazar Slytherin, questioned looking curious.

"Well, remember when I told you about the animosity between Gryffindor's and Slytherin's?" Harry asked back, looking up at him.

"Yes, you said that the animosity was supposedly started because me and Godric fought. Which is totally untrue. I loved Godric like a brother." Salazar replied, still looking curious.

"I know it's untrue, Papa. But what I'm saying is, is that Slytherin's and Gryffindor's both loathe giving points to one another. For as long as Daddy has been teaching here, he has only awarded his Slytherin's points and taken points from the other houses. I am not for sure about Professor McGonagall, but I believe she has given points to Slytherin's before, except only if they really deserved them." Harry stated, looking up at the aforementioned people.

'What is Slytherin to Harry? He seems really close to him, he keeps calling him 'Papa' for some reason.' Severus thought to himself, slightly confused, before paying attention to what Slytherin was saying.

Salazar looked thoughtful for a second before he commented, "So, what you are saying is, is that the teachers are prejudiced against the student's and probably other people too because of what house they were sorted into?"

Looking around at the staff, he saw the truth. Assuming from the blush on some of their faces, they now realized how bad his statement mad them out to be. He was going to have to some thinking and some serious talks with all the student's and staff especially.

'Though that blush on Harry's Daddy is quite fetching. Hmmm.' Salazar thought to himself, looking again at Severus who seemed to be having some kind of inner battle with himself.

'Why am I blushing like some little school girl? I'm an adult and I should not be embarrassed by his words, not when I don't feel that the other houses deserve any points. Not when they are so discriminatory towards my snakes.' Severus thought fiercely to himself, trying to control his blush.

When Salazar looked back to Harry, Harry spoke to him, "Hmm, I guess so. I've never really looked at it that way. Your right, though, most are prejudiced, but some like Professors' Flitwick, Trelawney, Lupin, and Hagrid; they don't really care what house a student is in. I've never heard of them being mean or discriminating towards a student for the house that they are or were in. They just love to teach, so they don't care so much."

This time when Salazar looked around him, it was to the student's. He found almost, if not all, of them nodding their heads in agreement to what Harry had said. Making Salazar think better of a few of the staff, but not all of them.

"Hmmm…maybe you're not all hopeless then." Salazar murmured, not wanting to really comment until he had some time to think about what he should do about everything going on with Hogwarts.

"Ahem." Dumbledore cleared his throat, getting the attention of everyone in the Hall.

"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore? Did you have something to say?" Salazar asked, looking him in the eye.

"Please, Albus. And I was just curious about something." Albus smiled apologetically, "How are you here with us? By all accounts you should be dead. A thousand years dead, actually."

Salazar opened his mouth to answer, but before he could, a dreamy-yet serious voice cut him off, "Beware! The Dark Lord has a mission. A mission to get the Vampyre King on his side. A mission that ends in death. He calls upon the Prince's intended to do this mission. He has seen through his web of lies and plans to get rid of him once and for all. Beware! The Dark Lord has a mission that ends in death. He calls."

Everyone sat staring open-mouthed at the prediction that Luna Lovegood had just made. Everyone that was except for Harry and Salazar, for they knew and understood what Luna had meant.

"So soon? Why now? Couldn't he have waited? And why him? Why send him?" Harry ranted worriedly looking to Salazar for answers.

'What is he going on about? What was it that Luna was trying to say? I never can understand her when she talks like that. She's so confusing sometimes.' Hermione thought, looking over towards Luna to see that she was looking off into space again.

"I didn't think it would be this soon either, but he had to have felt our power announcing to everyone there was someone with a lot of power at their disposal. He wants the power that he felt, which inadvertently means he wants us. And as for him? It's to hurt you, because by hurting you he hopes to cripple you." Salazar said, looking down at Harry's upturned face which twisted into rage at his words.

'What does he mean by that? Was all that power really Harry? No, maybe both of them? I have never felt so happy in my life than when that power spread throughout the world.' Dumbledore thought, his eyes twinkling madly; he was so happy.

"He's not getting me or you. And he's most definitely no getting my Dragon!" Harry spat fiercely, beginning to pace back and forth. By now, power was practically rolling off of Harry in waves and everyone was watching in abstract awe and fear of him.

"Now, Harry. Please calm down. You can't do anything right now. Besides he can't get even get him or us." Salazar tried to say soothingly, but Harry didn't stop his pacing nor calm down any. If fact he just got angrier.

"No! I will rip his head off before he even thinks of getting near my Dragon or you." Harry practically snarled, showing off two inch fangs.

Many gasped at his fangs, but he paid them no heed; for Severus had just grabbed his left arm in pain, indicating that he was being summoned.

'Fangs? Where did they come from?' Were the thoughts of many throughout the Hall, but none spoke, choosing to stay quiet to see what would happen next. And what happened next was worth the wait to their questions.

Suddenly, something seemed to snap inside of Harry and he began to vibrate with his suppressed rage. Salazar started to reach for him at the same time that Severus did, but they ended up reaching for empty air.

"Harry!" Salazar yelled brokenly, dropping to his knees.

Everyone was left blinking in shock. Harry Potter had just apparated. In Hogwarts! Unbelievable. Impossible.

After a moment of silence, Blaise asked hesitantly, "Where do you think Harry went?"

"I have a pretty good idea."

"I just hope I'm wrong."

Severus and Salazar both answered at the same time, looking grim. If it wasn't a serious moment, then they would have chuckled, but as it is, they did not. They just looked at each other, then back to the spot where Harry disappeared from.

*Once again, one to none at all. I really can't find too many changes to be made when I'm reviewing my story. When I first decided to take my story down, I thought that I would have many things that I wanted to change, but alas not many chapters need any real changes. I just hope that not many of you are too disappointed in the lack of changes.

Please review and give me your opinions. Thanks.

Oh and I am looking for a beta to help with my other Harry Potter story. It is different from this story, but same pairing. There are of course other differences but I won't tell that to anyone. Hehe!

I also have another fic that I have been working on. It is a Bleach fanfic and I am looking for a beta for that one also. It will be an Ichigo/Stark and Aizen/Gin for the main pairings. I don't know how many chaps this one is going to have, but I hope to make it only about 10 tops. I already have almost 7 complete so… I will just have to see how far it goes.

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