I'm a Slytherin! |
I do not own the characters from J.K. Rowling's book or any other characters from Heinlein's books, Frank Herbert's or any others. The only character that belongs to me is "Kelly."
Summary: Harry gets tempted by the Mirror of Erised again and meets a succubus who becomes real who can make all his dreams come true. The only thing is, he can't sacrifice himself for England by dying. Harry enters other universes and gets to play with time.
Harry's POV, Summer at the Dursley's, just before 7th year:
Harry walked down the tunnel to the Chamber of Secrets, his wand held out in front of him, lighting his path.
"What am I doing here?" He thought to himself.
He knew he was dreaming, but it felt so real. He could feel the moldy, musty air moving past his skin. He could feel the clammy sweat running down his face.
The tunnel twisted and turned until finally, Harry came to the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. There, in front of him were the snakes that he had to talk to, to open the Chamber door.
A hissing escaped his lips. "Open up," he hissed. Both sides of the Chamber door pulled apart. Harry swallowed the lump that his risen in his throat.
He walked past the entrance and into the shadowy Chamber. The pillars on either side rose up to the vast depths. Each pillar carved with snakes that seemed to be watching him.
Harry looked around nervously as he walked deeper into the Chamber. There in front of him rose the giant statue of Salazar Slytherin.
"What am I doing here?" He thought to himself.
Finally, walking up to the base of the statue, Harry saw something that made his heart lurch. It was the mirror of Erised.
"What's that doing here?" He thought.
Harry walked up to the mirror. He read the inscription one more time just as he had during his first year at Hogwarts..
Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi
He had never been able to figure out what the strange inscription meant, though Dumbledore had told him that it showed one's hearts desire.
Harry knew that it did. It had showed him his whole family. The one thing he desired most.
Sure enough, there he was in the middle of the mirror and standing behind him were his family. His mother and father. Grandparents, aunts and uncles. A whole crowd of people.
Harry felt tears start in his eyes. Why was he dreaming about the Mirror of Erised? He had put the past behind him. He knew that it was dangerous to keep dreaming of being reunited with his family. Dumbledore had warned him not to live in dreams. That it could drive one mad.
Suddenly, Harry heard footsteps resound throughout the Chamber. He turned and looked behind him. Approaching him was a tall girl with long auburn hair. Her face was pretty. Angular with a long nose and blue eyes that were strange, blue within blue.
"Who are you?" He asked.
The girl came up to him and stood beside him.
"Did you like what you saw inside the mirror?" She asked him.
Harry turned back to the mirror. Then he looked back at her.
"No," he said. "It's dangerous. It only shows me something I can't have."
The girl looked at him, a small smile curving her mouth.
"Who said you can't have it?" She said. "What if I were able to promise you that you could have your parents back?"
Harry stared at her in shock.
"No," he said. "That's impossible. They're dead. You can't bring the dead back to life."
"Nothing's impossible…with time," she said.
"With time?"
The girl nodded at him. "Your parents died sixteen years ago, Harry. What if I were to show you a way to go back in time and get them? What would you do for me?"
Harry stared back at her in shock. "Go back in time?" He asked. "That's forbidden! Wizards aren't allowed to mess with time. It's against wizard law."
"It's against wizard law, Harry. But not everyone has to follow wizard law."
Harry stared back at her then at the mirror. His mother smiled at him and Harry felt his eyes sting.
"It's still impossible," he said. "They died sixteen years ago. Even if you went back and got them, you'd change my past. I wouldn't exist as I am now. No," he said shaking his head. "It won't work."
"Look at me Harry," said the girl. "It will work. I'm not talking about changing your past. I'm talking about changing your future."
Harry looked at her, a puzzled expression on his face. "What do you mean?"
The girl suddenly looked around. Harry did too, wondering why she was so suddenly interested in the surroundings.
"The sun's coming up," she said. "It's time for me to go. We'll talk again later."
"Wait," said Harry, as he saw her image start to fade. "What did you mean about changing my future?"
But it was too late. Brightness was entering the Chamber of Secrets and suddenly Harry felt it against his eyelids.
"Damn," he muttered, as he blinked his eyes rapidly. That was one of the strangest dreams he had ever had, and for Harry Potter, that was saying something.
Once, he had dreamed the Dark Lord had come back with the help of Wormtail and had performed the killing curse on a poor old Muggle. His scar had started hurting during the dream and had woken him up. It was a good thing too, for it had been a warning that the Dark Lord was nearby and was actually trying to kill him.
But did the dream he had last night mean anything? His scar didn't hurt so it didn't have anything to do with Lord Voldemort. Harry wondered about it as he got out of bed and got dressed. He didn't know if he should ask anyone about this. He was tempted to, but he didn't think it was important enough. It's just that, and he hated to admit this to himself. The dream was so disturbing. As if the girl was trying to tempt him.
Harry went downstairs to get breakfast and met Dudley in the hallway. Petunia and Uncle Vernon had given up on the diet two years ago and Dudley was now almost too big to fit in the hallway. Dudley gave him a fearful look as he proceeded Harry into the kitchen.
Not that Harry blamed him. During the summer last year, the Death Eaters had been looking for Harry and had almost found him. They had cornered Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon while they were out with Dudley and had tried to use them to get to Harry. But luckily, the Order of the Phoenix had found out and had saved Harry's relatives before they could be harmed. The Death Eaters had been caught and sent to Azkaban, but ever since then, Harry's relatives had walked fearfully about him, afraid Harry's presence would bring more dangerous people about.
Harry sat down at the table across from Dudley, who immediately started in on his bacon and eggs, wolfing them down and giving pig-like grunts of satisfaction. Harry watched him in disgust as he started putting marmalade on his toast.
Aunt Petunia was just setting the kettle down and had kissed Dudley on his fat head when Uncle Vernon scowled at Harry.
"Have you got that letter yet?" He asked, his moustache quivering.
Harry stared at him. Uncle Vernon never brought up anything to do with magic or Hogwarts. What made him decide to bring it up now?
"No," said Harry. "Though it should be arriving soon. Er…why?"
Uncle Vernon's eyes squinted at his nephew. "Why?" He growled, as
though Harry asking him why were some unspeakable crime. "Because, last year those…those MONSTERS nearly killed your Aunt Petunia and me…THAT'S WHY!"
Harry stared at him. "And?"
Uncle Vernon's eyes opened wide and his mouth opened like a fish. "AND!!" He bellowed. "We don't want that happening again! The sooner you're out of here, the sooner we can live in peace and quiet again!"
Suddenly Harry understood. They were intent on getting rid of him, though for himself, he was just as intent on leaving. They weren't concerned for his safety. They weren't concerned that it was his last year at Hogwarts and that he still hadn't decided what he wanted to do when he was done. They just wanted to get rid of him so they could go back to their boring, normal, muggle lives.
Suddenly, Harry wasn't quite so hungry. He stood up and was about to leave the table when Uncle Vernon's voice stopped him.
"Where do you think you're going?" He roared.
"Back to my room!" Shouted Harry. "That way you don't have to be around me anymore!" And Harry stormed out of the kitchen and went back upstairs to his bedroom.
Once he got there, he looked around and was disheartened. It was too early to pack and he had no one to talk to. Hedwig was gone. Harry had sent her to Ron's a day ago to ask if he could come and stay the summer with him. Harry had been hurt that Ron hadn't asked him to stay but he had swallowed his pride and sent Hedwig off. He couldn't stand it if he had to stay here the whole summer.
Harry went to his desk and decided to pull out his textbooks. At least he could study for his N.E.W.T.S (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) until his letter from Hogwarts arrived, or more hopefully, Hedwig arrived with his answer from Ron.
Two hours, frustrated by studying, Harry heard a clicking at his window. He looked up and to his relief, saw it was Hedwig.
"Thanks goodness," he said, as he got up and went to the window to open it.
Hedwig fluttered into the room and landed on his desk. Harry went to her and hurriedly tore off the letter that was attached to her leg. He opened it and read Ron's reply.
Dear Harry,
How are your holidays? Probably not that good what with the Muggles, eh?
Of course you can come stay with us this summer. I'm sorry I didn't mention it after we got off the train. How about in a couple of weeks, ok? I wish it could be sooner, but Mum and Dad are in Romania visiting Charlie and I've got to ask them.
Hey, how about we spend our last days this summer at the Leaky Cauldron? I've got some money saved up and it would be fun to let off some steam before we start back to school. Let me know what you think.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Your friend,
Ron
Harry read the letter thankfully and then pulled his quill and a piece of parchment towards him. Two whole weeks. Well, it could be worse. He could survive that long with the Dursley's. At least he'd have something to look forward to. And he liked Ron's idea of blowing off steam at the Leaky Cauldron before they had to start the new term. Harry still had quite a bit of wizarding gold left and thought he deserved a good time at Diagon Alley before he started his last year at Hogwarts.
Harry wrote out his reply
Dear Ron,
Thank you for saying yes. I'll reserve a spot on the Knight Bus and see you in two weeks.
I like your idea of blowing off steam at the Leaky Cauldron before we start back at Hogwarts. It should be a lot of fun. Count me in!
I'll see you in two weeks.
Harry
Probable scene:
Harry hurriedly finished his breakfast and ran all the way up to the hospital wing where he found Kelly asleep. He took her hand in his and gave it a quick kiss, while trying to catch his breath.
Kelly's eyelids fluttered open, and she smiled up at Harry, who smiled back.
"How are you feeling today?" Asked Harry.
"Better," said Kelly. "Madame Pomfrey fixed my legs and my face last night."
"You look better," said Harry.
"Thank you," said Kelly, then she decided to sit up in bed. "Oh," she said,"Madame Pomfrey has an assistant."
"Really?" Asked Harry. "Who?"
"A really scary woman from Bulgaria," said Kelly. "Her name is Fraulein Blau Augen."
Just then, as if she had super human hearing, the woman in question came from behind a curtain and came towards the two of them. Harry was thunderstruck at her appearance. First, she was tall, at least 6 feet. Second, she was fat and muscular, at least weighing 25 stone. Third, she had brown hair that was greasy (she was giving Snape a run for his money) and that she wore in a Princess Leia, Star Wars type hairdo, Fourth, she had a hairy upper lip and a big fat mole on her nose. And finally, she was wearing trainers with men's gym socks and had hairy legs. Harry guessed that in Bulgaria, the nurses and healers didn't wear long robes.
She came walking, Harry should say thundering, towards them then stopped a few feet from them, clicked her heels together and bowed her head in one swift motion. Then she put her large, meaty hands on her hips and said, "He-wo! Mine namen IST! Fraulien Blau Augen. And I'm here to vash your VA! gina."
Harry was immediately taken aback, almost literally. He let go of Kelly's hand and seemed to fall backwards. Kelly looked intensely frightened and climbed to the top of the bed and tried to climb the curtains. Harry came back to himself and pulled her down and tried to comfort her. All this time Fraulein Blau Augen seemed not to notice the effect she was having on people.
"YOU!" She said, pointing a sausage-like finger at Harry, "OUT!"
"AND you!" She said to Kelly, "Get undressed."
Harry looked at the nurse as if she had lost her mind. Kelly, though, reassured him, telling him not to worry, she'd been through worse. Harry nodded his head, bent down and gave her a quick kiss, then he turned to go. He was halfway out the hospital wing when he heard Kelly shouting and cursing in the background and the nurse shouting back. Apparently Kelly was not going to just sit back and take it from that overgrown behemoth.