Chapter Six; Doctor Snape

"Can somebody please tell me what's going on!?" Tobey exclaimed.

"Basically Harry invented a potion that allows the drinker to have the ability to speak to animals." Ginny told him as he grinned.

"Well that's pretty cool. Whatever gave him that idea?" he wondered as Ginny, Ron, and Hermione all exchanged looks.

"Come with me son, I'll explain it to you on the way to my office." His father told him while Angel stood back up on her feet and Snape guided them both away. Meanwhile Harry was walking down to Hagrid's hut with Zip right behind him.

"So Master, I was wondering,.." she began. "Why do humans poop and pee inside that great big water dish that's next to the bathtub?" she asked him. "I mean that's kind of disgusting isn't it?" she questioned him. "I drink out of that dish." She said.

"Well,.. you see,.." Harry began but before he had time to answer her question he stopped in front of Chance and Hagrid. Chance perked up his ears the moment he caught sight of them and started wagging his tail.

"Oh great! My friends are back!" he cried with a playful and energetic bark before he sprinted over to them and jumped up on Harry placing his front paws over his shoulders. "Rub my belly, rub my belly, rub my belly." He chanted while he panted and continued wagging his tail but that's when Hagrid clapped his hands together loudly.

"Chance! Get down!" he hollered while grabbing ahold of his collar and pulling him back down to his feet. The dog started to whimper and stuck his tail in-between his legs.

"Man, you never let me have any fun." He said before he spotted Zip. "Hey you! What's your name again?" he questioned.

"Zipporah." She replied. "But my master calls me Zip most of the time." She explained.

"Alright then, do you want to play with me?" he questioned her with another playful bark.

"Sure." She barked at him as both of the dogs wagged their tails and then ran off together before Harry sat down next to Hagrid.

"It looks like the dogs sure are having fun." Hagrid said with a grin while Harry slumped his shoulders and slowly turned his head away from him.

"Yeah." He replied sadly.

"Are you alright there Harry?" Hagrid asked him.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." Harry lied.

"Oh I see, how is your sister doing?" Hagrid asked him.

"She's doing fine. She just needs a little bit more rest is all." He said.

"Well that's good. She told me that while she and your brother have been preparing for their exams you invented a potion that allows you to talk to and understand animals. Is that really true?" Hagrid wondered as Harry slowly turned his head to look back at him and smiled while he nodded at him.

"Yeah, it is." He replied.

"So that means then that you can understand what the dogs are saying right now then?" Hagrid wondered as Harry continued to smile at him and nodded again. "Wow, it's like that muggle movie Doctor Doolittle. That's pretty amazing that is." He told him before he leaned his head further in towards him. "So, what are they saying?" he muttered under his breath before Harry turned to look back at the dogs.

"I'll let you sniff my butt if you let me sniff yours." Chance said as Harry laughed.

"I don't think you want to know." He said while the big dog let out a rather large yawn and laid down.

"Boy, I don't know about you but I'm beat." He said as Zip sat down beside him.

"So Master do you think that the thing that you drank so that you could be able to understand us will ever wear off?" Zip asked him but that's when suddenly Harry had a thought enter his mind inside a dark and cold hissing voice.

"His life will end after he saves hers." It said while Zip cocked her head at him.

"Master?" she questioned again while Hagrid turned to look at him with a worried and concerned look on his face.

"Harry, are you alright? You have a funny look on your face." He told him as Harry turned to look back at Hagrid and felt his turn pale.

To Be Continued…

Next Time; Tobey and Eve complete their exams (and pass) and go home for the summer. Harry plans to have a surprise party for them but winds up getting sick while at the same time trying to figure out what the new prophecy means.