Chapter 16: Back to Hogwarts

Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. I have a lot of fun things planned for this year at Hogwarts as well as including some new characters. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.

Inside Newt's briefcase, Sam, Eric and Cole were tending to a Fire Crab that had a few cracked crystals and lots of branches and weeds stuck on it.

"Oh man, what happened to this poor guy?" Sam asks.

"Poachers. Found the poor thing by a volcano in Fiji looking like that. They clearly wanted her for the crystals on her back.

"How do you know it's a girl?" Eric asks.

"They're much angrier than the males." Newt said.

"Noted." Sam said.

"Alright boys careful and whatever you do, do not stand directly behind its backside." Newt warns as the Fire Crab shoots flames out of its rear end as they walked towards it.

"Whoa!" Eric said startled.

"It farts fire?" Cole asks surprised.

"Only in the Wizarding World." Sam said as they slowly walked towards it.

"Hey it's okay, we're not gonna hurt you." Eric said as Newt bent down and help pull some branches off her. "See. Just wanna help."

Lowering her guard, the Fire Crab lets them pull the weeds and branches off her.

"So Sam, you go back to Hogwarts tomorrow?" Newt asks.

"Yep, second year. Guess you'll be down one student until next summer." Sam said causing Newt to chuckle.

"I think the three of us can manage. Right boys?" Newt asks.

"Oh yeah." Eric nods.

"Absolutely." Cole smiles.

"Hey Newt, you ever read the books by Gilderoy Lockhart? He's my new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year." Sam asks causing Newt to groan.

"I have and honestly I find so many things hard to believe. He once came to me asking for Occamy Eggs so he could make the egg yolks into shampoo." Newt said surprising them.

"Say what?" The three boys said.

"Luckily it was never put on the shelves due it being too dangerous and too expensive for the market. He also says he invented a spell that can turn a werewolf back into a human but you have to do it exactly some way or it won't work." Newt said.

"But then how can you be sure it works at all?" Sam asks.

"You can't. So many things in his story are unbelievable. Just watch yourself around him, Sam. He's a total fame seeker." Newt warns.

"Noted." Sam said.

The next day, Sam had packed his clothes, books, broomstick and his secret Slytherin items before he left with Martha, Eric and Cole.

"It's still not easy watching you leave home." Martha said.

"Don't worry Martha, Noctis will fly back whenever he can with my letters." Sam said as Noctis hoots in agreement.

"Don't have too much fun without us buddy." Eric said.

"Same to you guys." Sam said giving them all a hug before running through to Platform 9 ¾.

Walking out Sam, saw heard quite a few students muttering as he walked to the train.

"There he is. The Slytherin I told you about." A boy said.

"Sam Snape. Wow." A girl said.

"So cool." Another girl said causing Sam to blush at all this attention.

"Well look who's becoming famous." Sam looks to see Tulip and Liz by the train.

"Hey girls." Sam said as they high five. "What's going on?"

"You are Sam. Ever since you helped Harry people are seeing us Slytherins in a whole new light. People aren't afraid to talk to me anymore." Liz smiles.

"That's amazing. And I have some stories to tell you guys." Sam said.

"I bet but I'm waiting for Fred, George and Lee Jordan. I have some prank ideas I wanna share with them." Tulip said.

"Thanks for helping me out Sam." Liz smiles.

"Happy to help." Sam said as Liz gave him a quick hug before getting on the train.

"Wow, feels kinda good to know people don't think I'm crazy anymore." Sam said walking onto the train.

"Hey Samuel Snape." Looking over he saw a boy with black hair walk over to him.

"Hey uh Blaise right?" Sam asks remembering him from Slytherin.

"Yeah that's me, Blaise Zabini. Listen I wanted to say you're alright in my book. Last year, I was a jerk because I thought as a Slytherin I kinda had to be, but then we heard how you stepped up with Barnaby and helped Harry Potter save the school. I just want to say thanks for leading the way." Blaise said.

"Oh wow, you're welcome." Sam said surprised.

"Good luck, man. Wonder what awesome things you'll do this year." Blaise said walking onto the train.

"Cool, looks like I really am starting to change Slytherin." Sam said as he made his way to the baggage compartment.

Putting his trunk down Noctis hoots at him. "Don't worry Noctis, you'll be at the Owlery soon." Sam said when his trunk opens and his Nimbus 2000 fell out.

"Whoa, a Nimbus 2000." A female voice said picking it up.

Turning around Sam saw a girl with brown hair in a braid and part of it was dyed blue. This was Skye Parkin.

"I want a broom like this when I play Quidditch." Skye said.

"You play?" Sam asks as she handed it back.

"Yep I'm trying out of the position of Chaser on the Slytherin Team." Skye said surprising him.

"Whoa, I'm trying out for Slytherin Seeker." He smiles.

"Fellow Slytherin nice, Skye Parkin." She said.

"Sam Snape." Sam said surprising her.

"Whoa, you're THE Sam Snape everyone's talking about?" Skye asks.

"I'm famous?" Sam asks.

"Are you kidding? You're an inspiration. You got guts to do what you do. I hope we both make the Quidditch Team. I can show you a few of my family moves. My dad runs his own team so I bet you can learn a few things." Skye offers.

"I make the team I'll have to take you up on that." Sam smiles putting the broom back in his trunk.

Saying goodbye to Skye, Sam looks for an open compartment when a girl with long blonde hair in a ponytail walking towards him.

"Uhm Samuel Snape?" She asks.

"Hey you're Daphne." Sam recalls seeing her in Slytherin as well.

"Daphne Greengrass, or as some call me Slytherin's Ice Queen." She said.

"Yeah I've heard of you, but you've never talked to me before." Sam said.

"I know, I acted so cold and distant because honestly, I was afraid people wouldn't want to have anything to do with me because of my house, but then I heard about you and I was inspired to meet others. I just wanted to say thank you." Daphne smiles.

"It's uh no trouble at all." Sam said when Daphne leans in and gives him a peck on the cheek.

"See you at Hogwarts." Daphne giggles before walking away leaving Sam speechless.

"Wow, so this is what being is famous is like. How does Harry handle this?" Sam asks.

As the train started up, Sam found a compartment with Penny, Barnaby and Chiara.

"Hey Chiara." Sam said sitting down.

"Hey Sam, how was your summer?" Chiara asks.

"Very interesting." Sam said when Chiara noticed the moon necklace she gave Sam was still around his neck causing her to smile.

"Tell us everything." Barnaby said.

"Well turns out I met quite a few Slytherins who seem to say I inspired them to better themselves. Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, Skye Parkin." Sam counts.

"Wait Skye Parkin? Like Ethan Parkin, the Founder of the Wigtown Wanderers Quidditch team?" Penny gasps.

"Yeah I guess, apparently she's trying out for the Slytherin Team like me." Sam said causing Penny to squeal softly.

"I am huge fan of that team. I hope you guys make it." Penny said.

"If I do are you two gonna have trouble cheering for Slytherin?" Sam asks.

"Nope, because we'll be rooting for you." Penny smiles causing Sam to blush softly.

"Thanks guys." Sam said.

As Sam told them about his lessons from Newt he was showing them the muggle magic tricks he learned over the summer.

"Alright my turns." Barnaby said picking a card.

"Hey Sam, what are you doing?" Neville asks walking by.

"Magic tricks wanna see?" Sam asks.

"Sure." Neville said interested.

"Alright and is this your card?" Sam asks showing Barnaby his card.

"That's it." He smiles.

"Wow, Sam that's pretty impressive." Neville said.

"Of course, you would think that Longbottom. You can barely do real magic." Malfoy said standing by the door.

"Uh oh, look out guys there's a piece of disgusting garbage out in the hall. Oh wait that's just Malfoy." Sam said causing them to snicker.

"I can't believe Muggles consider that garbage magic. And what's even sadder is that you do it." Malfoy said.

"Hey those tricks are impressive." Skye said.

"It's all trickery, none of that is real magic." Malfoy said.

"So how did I do it then?" Sam asks.

"I don't care. I'm a Pure Blood wizard." Malfoy said.

"Come on, not knowing is half the fun." Neville said.

"Not knowing half the fun. What is that, the motto of your family?" Malfoy asks before looking to his cards.

"Here Sam do me, next." Chiara said.

"Alright." Sam holds out the deck and Chiara picks one. "Alright look at it, but don't show me."

Chiara looks at it and puts the card back allowing Sam to shuffle.

"Pfft. You'll never find it." Malfoy said.

"Hmm alright now flip over the 6th card." Sam said as Chiara did and saw the Jack of Hearts.

"No way." Chiara said.

"Is that your card?" Sam asks.

"Yes." Chiara smiles.

"Clearly the cards are marked." Malfoy said.

"I thought you said you didn't care?" Barnaby smirks.

"I don't." Malfoy said.

"Hey I think I know how you did it." Neville said.

"Oh please, if I couldn't there's no way someone like you can." Malfoy said as Neville leans in and whispers something to Sam.

"Correct." Sam said.

"What?!" Malfoy said outraged before storming off.

"How were you able to figure it out?" Penny asks.

"I didn't. I just asked Sam to say I got it to make him mad." Neville smirks.

"Yeah, he fell for it hook line and sinker." Sam said as he and Neville high five.

"You guys." Penny smiles.

"Thanks for that Neville." Sam said.

"Payback for all of last year." Neville said when Hermione and Ginny walk over.

"Hey Sam, Neville have any of you seen Harry?" Hermione asks.

"Isn't he with you guys?" Sam asks.

"He was but when we got to the platform we lost track of him and we can't find Ron either." Ginny said.

"We can't find them anywhere on the train." Hermione said.

"Wait, did you see them get on?" Neville asks.

"They must've missed the train." Penny gasps.

"Oh no, this is bad." Barnaby said.

"I hope they figure out a way to get here." Chiara said when Sam heard a noise from the window.

"Uh guys am I hearing things or did I just a car?" Sam asks.

"A car? All the way out here?" Chiara asks when they looked out the window and gasped seeing a blue car flying through the air alongside the train.

"What the what?" Sam said shocked.

"It is a flying car." Penny gasps.

"Wait, that's my dad's car." Ginny points.

"Huh?" Chiara looks to the window and looking closely she saw Harry holding on for dear life as Ron drove the car. "It's Harry and Ron!"

"What? They can't drive a car. You have to be at least 16 to be behind the wheel." Sam said.

"Of all the idiotic things to do." Hermione said.

"Mom is gonna kill him." Ginny cringed as the car disappeared from view.

"Oh boy." Sam cringed worried for his friends hoping they got to Hogwarts okay and kinda grateful he wasn't in that car.

That night, Sam and his friends had put on their robes and made their way to the carriages while Hagrid took the first years to the boats before they arrived at the Great Hall.

Happy to be back, Sam looks ahead to the staff table and in his corner sat Prof. Snape with his usual stern look on his face.

"Ah another exciting year, don't you think Severus?" Dumbledore asks.

"Yes quite." Snape said when he looks to see Sam waving at him causing a soft smile to appear on his face.

"I see your boy is still happy to see you." Dumbledore chuckles before Bea, Ginny and quite a few other first years walked in.

As Bea walks in she saw Penny smiling causing her to feel a little better as Prof. McGonagall put the Sorting Hat down.

"Alright, when I call your name please c—" Before McGonagall could finish they all heard a crashing noise out back.

"My it appears the new year has gotten interesting and we haven't even started." Dumbledore said turning to Mr. Filch and Prof. Snape. "Mr. Flich, Prof. Snape will you two please go look into this?"

"Right away Headmaster." Snape said standing up as he walked to the door he passed by Sam and the two locked eyes for a second before he walked out.

As they resumed the sorting, Bea ended up in Hufflepuff with Penny, Ginny ended up in Gryffindor.

"Colin Creevey." McGonagall said as a small boy with a camera in his hands stepped up.

"Gryffindor!" The Hat announced.

Smiling Colin took a picture of the Gryffindor table before walking over.

"Whoa, that's a first." Sam said.

"Total newbie." Merula scoffs.

"Luna Lovegood." McGonagall said as a girl with blonde hair a curious look on her face stepped up.

"Ravenclaw!" The hat declared causing her to smile and walk over.

After the Sorting ceremony, Dumbledore walked up.

"And now before we eat, I have an announcement. After the unfortunate tragedy of the death of our last Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Prof. Quirrel." Dumbledore started.

"Poor? As if, the nutjob almost killed me a few times." Sam said under his breath.

"Fortunately for us, I would like to welcome our new teacher, Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart." Dumbledore announced as mini fireworks shot out of the entrance getting everyone's attention.

"Thank you, Prof. Dumbledore. I'll take it from here." Prof. Lockhart said strutting in causing so many female students to sigh and applaud him.

"Every fangirl witch thinks that guy is so amazing." Merula said.

"He's such a showoff." Ismelda said.

"The only thing amazing about him is that he doesn't trip over his clearly expensive clothing." Sam said causing both girls to look at him.

"Whoa, we actually agree on something." Merula said.

"Well what do you know." Sam said.

"Now I know what so many of you are thinking, yes I am the real deal and yes my hair is as magnificent as it looks." Lockhart said causing Penny and Hermione to sigh while Sam glares at him. "Now while I'm here I don't want you to see as a super famous wizard with a breathtaking smile. Think of me as your friend, your very VERY good-looking friend/ teacher who will help guide you all down the right path and turn you all into amazing witches and wizards." Lockhart said causing everyone to applaud him.

"Wow he's good." Ismelda said.

"Yeah at making himself look good." Merula said.

After the feast, everyone made their way to the common rooms and as everyone went to bed Sam was in the main room reading Lockhart's book Voyaging with Vampires.

"Ugh what?" Sam scoffs when the door opens to reveal Prof. Snape.

"Of all the reckless, idiotic things." Snape mutters.

"Good to see you too." Sam said putting his book down as Snape walks over. "What happened?"

"Potter and Weasley happened." Snape said holding up a Daily Prophet showing the flying car. "Over 7 Muggles saw them. They risked exposing our entire world not to mention they severely damaged our Whomping Willow."

"Oh boy." Sam cringed. "How much trouble are they in?"

"If they were in my house, I would have expelled them but McGonagall decided on just Detention and calling their homes." Snape said before sitting down. "As if I didn't have enough problems with that idiot Lockhart."

"You hate Lockhart too?" Sam asks.

"I was the first to apply for the Defense Against the Dark Arts position but Dumbledore chose that idiot over me." Snape said.

"Tell me about it, I'm reading his book and he says that by the time he was done with the vampire it only ate lettuce for the rest of its life. Vampires need blood substance to keep their urges under control." Sam said.

"Exactly, that man is nothing but a showboat." Snape said.

"More like a showcruise." Sam said causing Snape to snicker getting his attention.

"Very true, but just because Lockhart is a joke, I expect you to work hard, especially with the Potions curriculum I have planned." Snape said.

"Yes, Professor Snape." Sam nods getting up but before he left Snape put his hand on his shoulder.

"Uh listen…it's good to have you back. You're one of my better students." Snape said causing Sam to smile.

"Good to be back." Sam said before walking to his room.

Even if Snape would never admit it, just having Sam by his side again made him feel like he could make it through the year and they finally figured out a way they could bond, bashing Lockhart.