Elementals of Magic: Prophecy of Lies (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco) [6/36]
Elementals of Magic: Prophecy of Lies (6/36)
Harry Potter; Harry/Draco
PG-13; 13 5000+ words
A 7th year contest causes Harry and Draco to bond, setting off a prophecy long ago stopped by the interference of Sirius Black. A prophecy that told of Voldemort's destruction.
Chapter Six: The Gryffindors' Revenge
That night, as he was lying in bed, Harry wondered why he couldn't talk to the snakes. After all, he was a Parselmouth. He remembered trying to talk the snakes. He had been hissing, speaking in Parseltongue; the snakes had hissed back, but they made a golden, melodious sound that was nothing like Parseltongue. Little did Harry know that the snakes weren't true snakes. Because of Draco's blood, they became hybrids, and they couldn't speak Parseltongue.
The Gryffindors' plan for revenge was put into action the next week. And of course, Harry was the chosen person to act out the plan.
***
On Monday, Harry's stomach was filled with butterflies. It was the day to carry out their revenge. And if it went wrong, well, it wasn't going to be good. Hermione had assured them that the spell would work fine, not that it helped Harry's nerves any. Also, the first contest was going to be held in two weeks. And it didn't help that his first class was with Trelawny, who would probably be predicting his death even more fervently than usual.
It was finally afternoon, time for Double Potions. Being paired with Malfoy was better than Harry had thought, since Malfoy had started doing his share of the work. Probably because he was afraid of Sirius.
"Today, we will be doing an Animagus Identifier Potion. This potion allows you to see the best animal to change into if you want to become an Animagus. Next lesson, we will be brewing the Animagus Potion, which allows you to change into an animal for a limited amount of time. The ingredients and instructions are on the board. You will test your potion fifteen minutes before the end of class."
Harry chopped the milipedes into equal pieces while Draco measured the amount of Dragon Blood needed. Harry accidentally knocked a piece onto the floor.
"Watch it, Potter. But I'm sure you won't mind picking that dirty thing up, seeing as how you absolutely love Mudbloods."
"Ten points from Slytherin, Mr. Malfoy. Now go help Mr. Potter and pick the milipede up for him, will you?"
Draco glared at Kyon hatefully before picking the milipede up the floor and dropping it in the pile. The rest of the ingredients were prepared without any incidents.
Fifteen minutes before class ended, Kyon swept around the class, recording the animals that suited each person. Neville was of all things, a lion. Hermione had a sphinx; Ron was also a lion. Pansy was a cat, which really surprised Ron. Crabbe and Goyle were both bulls. Finally, it was Harry and Draco's turn.
Harry drank some of the potion. He felt a tingling sensation working all throughout his body, then the image of a creature with the head, wings, and claws of an eagle and the body and hind legs of a lion appeared. A griffin.
The image faded, and Harry saw Kyon looking at him curiously.
"A griffin." Harry saw a flash of surprise on Kyon's face for a split second before indifference settled in. Kyon nodded and wrote it down on the piece of parchment he had been holding.
Draco ladled up some potion and drank it all. Same as Harry, a tingling sensation spread throughout his body, then an image of an animal, or really, a creature appeared. The creature seemed like a larger version of a snake, but it had gold scales on its body instead of leathery skin. It had eagle claws at intervals on its body, antlers on its head, and flexible whiskers by its mouth. (A/N: I can't think of words to describe this, but when it moves forward, the end of the whiskers float back, kinda like hair when you're running, i guess.) And Draco instinctively knew that it could fly.
The magnificent creature faded, and Draco found himself back in the dungeons.
"Well, what is it?" Kyon asked impatiently.
"I, I don't know, sir."
"How can you not know, Mr. Malfoy? I'm sure you've studied a variety of creatures in Care of Magical Creatures, did you not?" Ron snickered.
"Yes, Professor, but I swear, I've not seen it, not even in a book."
"Describe it then."
Draco described it Kyon. When he finished, he looked at Kyon inquisitively.
"Are you sure you saw that? I've never heard anything like it. Next lesson, when we make the Animagus Potion, I'll snap a picture."
Draco felt annoyed. Here Kyon was, insulting him on his knowledge of magical creatures when the git didn't even know the creature himself! What a prat!
***
After dinner, Harry followed Malfoy and his goons to the dungeons, taking care to keep out of sight. He heard them say the password ("serpent") and walked back to Gryffindor Tower, with the purpose of retrieving his Invisibility Cloak.
Harry exited again, this time with the Invisibility Cloak on, and headed for the Slytherin common room. He waited impatiently by the door. Soon, Blaise showed up, and Harry slipped by Blaise.
The Slytherin common room was as Harry remembered, dim and dark. A few Slytherins were up, mostly sitting by themselves or with a small group, whispering. Then, he saw Malfoy and Pansy sitting by each other. Harry walked over and stationed himself next to Malfoy, hoping to find out about his secret.
"Did you really see that...that thing?"
"Yeah. I have no idea what it is, and I doubt Mother would."
"She had been a Ravenclaw. Maybe she'll figure it out."
"I doubt even that Hagrid knows what that creature is. And he's supposed to be an expert on Magical Creatures."
"You have to admit that the centaur lessons are pretty neat."
"As long as no one else hears."
"So, how will you get out of the contract between us?"
"Don't remind me about that."
"Lucius won't ever forgive you if you don't marry me."
Harry, seeing that the conversation was plain boring, left Malfoy's side and went to stand by the fireplace. It seemed as if the Slytherins just refused to leave the common room. Everytime someone left, two others came in. Finally, ten minutes after midnight, Malfoy and Parkinson left the room.
Harry looked around, just to make sure that two more Slytherins wouldn't come barging in. After making sure that all the Slytherins were in their dorms, he left the common room, saying the spell as the wall closed behind him. A red stream of light shot out of his wand and hit the common room wall, splitting into two more streams of light as the dungeon wall closed completely.
***
As Draco woke up, he felt warm. Warmer than usual. As he rubbed his hands over his eyes, the Slytherin felt fur. Fur?!
Draco quickly looked at himself and groaned. Fur had grown all over his body. And if he was hearing things right, the other Slytherins had just discovered their problem. This needed to be reported to Kyon.
Draco left the dorm and the common room at amazing speed, reaching the Potions classroom in less than a minute. The blonde knocked on Kyon's office door.
"Yes?" Kyon's head poked out. When he saw Draco, he fought back the impulse to laugh.
"What is it, Mr. Malfoy?"
"May we miss lessons until we recover?"
"No. You will not miss class."
"But..the Gryffindors..."
"No buts, Mr. Malfoy. Tell the House that if anyone misses class, they will have detention for a week." As soon as Kyon closed the door, he burst out laughing. Did he miss the days as a Marauder!
***
The day did not go well for the Slytherins. They had to endure the laughter of the whole school, and quite a few got into fights. In fact, it took everything Draco had to stop himself from hexingPotter and Weasel with Dark Magic.
As soon as classes ended, Draco made his way down to the Slytherin dorms and took out his book.
Mother, the whole Slytherin House has been hit with a spell. We've all grown fur. Can you find a countercurse or potion?
The next day, it as even worse. The male Slytherins who already had a beard, mustache, or some kind of facial hair grew a mane around their heads. All the Slytherins had grown sharp canines, and as Draco found out at breakfast, he could only eat meat.
The jeering was even worse than the previous day. Draco was beginning to hate Kyon more and more by the moment. No doubt the man had once been a Gryffindor. By the time all the classes ended for the day, plenty of Gryffindors had been sent up to the Hospital Wing. Because the Slytherins were morphing into lions, they had gained the speed and agility of the lion, making them almost unbeatable in a physical fight with a normal human being.
Again, Draco took out his book. There was nothing in it.
Mother, we are morphing into lions. Today, we grew canines and some guys grew manes. I'm sure there's a countercurse somewhere in Father's library.
Draco was in luck. When the Slytherin came back from dinner and checked his book, there was writing in it in blue ink.
I've found the counterpotion. The ingredients are listed below. Go to Remus Lupin and ask him for help. Do not be afraid. Tell him I send my regards.
Draco sighed. Go to Remus Lupin? The werewolf would probably laugh in his face, then slam the door. After all, Draco hadn't exactly been the best student in class. But there was no way he could get some of these potion ingredients from Kyon, especially if the man's prejudiced against Slytherin. Thus, Draco trudged off to Lupin's office, after copying the potion ingredients down.
The Slytherin knocked, and the door was immediately opened.
"Mr. Malfoy? Come in, please."
Draco walked in and took a seat.
"What can I do for you?"
This might not be as hard as I thought.
"I need some potion ingredients."
"Why aren't you talking to Professor Kyon then?"
"Someone adviced me to ask you. Can you help or not?" Draco asked, with a touch of irritation in his voice.
"What are the ingredients?"
Draco handed the list over. Lupin scanned it and nodded.
"Come by after lunch. It should be ready then."
Draco stood up and walked to the door.
"Thank you. Mother sends her regards." With that, the Malfoy was gone, leaving Lupin alone in the office.
I'll need Flora's help again. But otherwise, I can coax the ingredients from Siri.
***
The next day, the Slytherins grew tails. All throughout the day, the tails kept getting stepped on, accidentally and non-accidentally, which sent even more people up to the Hospital Wing, none of them Slytherins. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were beginning to regret cursing them, if it meant that the Slytherins would be able to win physical fights against them.
After lunch, Draco went to Lupin's office.
This had better be ready, or I swear, I will curse someone with one of the Unforgivables. I'm sure Weasel wouldn't mind a little pain.
Draco prepared to knock on Lupin's office door, but before his knuckles touched the door, the door opened. The Slytherin stepped in and saw a huge kettle of clear liquid sitting in a corner of the room. He ladled some up and drank it. Instantly, the tail and fur disappeared.
"Thank you. I'll tell the rest of my House about this."
That evening, the Slytherins had returned to normal, though that couldn't be said for the people in the Hospital Wing. Weasel seemed a bit down, but Draco wasn't surprised. After all, he was probably responsible for the Slytherins' dilemma.
After dinner, Draco went straight to his dorm and took out his book. His mother had come through, as usual.
Thank you, Mummy.
As he put the book back in his trunk, his fingers closed against something cold and smooth. Draco took it out. It was a blue crystal narcissus, with a tiny, pale, golden, crystal dragon curled up on top of it. His mother had given this to him before he came back to Hogwarts to show that she will always be there for him. Yes, his mother was the best.
Chapter Seven
Harry Potter; Harry/Draco
PG-13; 13 5000+ words
A 7th year contest causes Harry and Draco to bond, setting off a prophecy long ago stopped by the interference of Sirius Black. A prophecy that told of Voldemort's destruction.
Chapter Six: The Gryffindors' Revenge
That night, as he was lying in bed, Harry wondered why he couldn't talk to the snakes. After all, he was a Parselmouth. He remembered trying to talk the snakes. He had been hissing, speaking in Parseltongue; the snakes had hissed back, but they made a golden, melodious sound that was nothing like Parseltongue. Little did Harry know that the snakes weren't true snakes. Because of Draco's blood, they became hybrids, and they couldn't speak Parseltongue.
The Gryffindors' plan for revenge was put into action the next week. And of course, Harry was the chosen person to act out the plan.
***
On Monday, Harry's stomach was filled with butterflies. It was the day to carry out their revenge. And if it went wrong, well, it wasn't going to be good. Hermione had assured them that the spell would work fine, not that it helped Harry's nerves any. Also, the first contest was going to be held in two weeks. And it didn't help that his first class was with Trelawny, who would probably be predicting his death even more fervently than usual.
It was finally afternoon, time for Double Potions. Being paired with Malfoy was better than Harry had thought, since Malfoy had started doing his share of the work. Probably because he was afraid of Sirius.
"Today, we will be doing an Animagus Identifier Potion. This potion allows you to see the best animal to change into if you want to become an Animagus. Next lesson, we will be brewing the Animagus Potion, which allows you to change into an animal for a limited amount of time. The ingredients and instructions are on the board. You will test your potion fifteen minutes before the end of class."
Harry chopped the milipedes into equal pieces while Draco measured the amount of Dragon Blood needed. Harry accidentally knocked a piece onto the floor.
"Watch it, Potter. But I'm sure you won't mind picking that dirty thing up, seeing as how you absolutely love Mudbloods."
"Ten points from Slytherin, Mr. Malfoy. Now go help Mr. Potter and pick the milipede up for him, will you?"
Draco glared at Kyon hatefully before picking the milipede up the floor and dropping it in the pile. The rest of the ingredients were prepared without any incidents.
Fifteen minutes before class ended, Kyon swept around the class, recording the animals that suited each person. Neville was of all things, a lion. Hermione had a sphinx; Ron was also a lion. Pansy was a cat, which really surprised Ron. Crabbe and Goyle were both bulls. Finally, it was Harry and Draco's turn.
Harry drank some of the potion. He felt a tingling sensation working all throughout his body, then the image of a creature with the head, wings, and claws of an eagle and the body and hind legs of a lion appeared. A griffin.
The image faded, and Harry saw Kyon looking at him curiously.
"A griffin." Harry saw a flash of surprise on Kyon's face for a split second before indifference settled in. Kyon nodded and wrote it down on the piece of parchment he had been holding.
Draco ladled up some potion and drank it all. Same as Harry, a tingling sensation spread throughout his body, then an image of an animal, or really, a creature appeared. The creature seemed like a larger version of a snake, but it had gold scales on its body instead of leathery skin. It had eagle claws at intervals on its body, antlers on its head, and flexible whiskers by its mouth. (A/N: I can't think of words to describe this, but when it moves forward, the end of the whiskers float back, kinda like hair when you're running, i guess.) And Draco instinctively knew that it could fly.
The magnificent creature faded, and Draco found himself back in the dungeons.
"Well, what is it?" Kyon asked impatiently.
"I, I don't know, sir."
"How can you not know, Mr. Malfoy? I'm sure you've studied a variety of creatures in Care of Magical Creatures, did you not?" Ron snickered.
"Yes, Professor, but I swear, I've not seen it, not even in a book."
"Describe it then."
Draco described it Kyon. When he finished, he looked at Kyon inquisitively.
"Are you sure you saw that? I've never heard anything like it. Next lesson, when we make the Animagus Potion, I'll snap a picture."
Draco felt annoyed. Here Kyon was, insulting him on his knowledge of magical creatures when the git didn't even know the creature himself! What a prat!
***
After dinner, Harry followed Malfoy and his goons to the dungeons, taking care to keep out of sight. He heard them say the password ("serpent") and walked back to Gryffindor Tower, with the purpose of retrieving his Invisibility Cloak.
Harry exited again, this time with the Invisibility Cloak on, and headed for the Slytherin common room. He waited impatiently by the door. Soon, Blaise showed up, and Harry slipped by Blaise.
The Slytherin common room was as Harry remembered, dim and dark. A few Slytherins were up, mostly sitting by themselves or with a small group, whispering. Then, he saw Malfoy and Pansy sitting by each other. Harry walked over and stationed himself next to Malfoy, hoping to find out about his secret.
"Did you really see that...that thing?"
"Yeah. I have no idea what it is, and I doubt Mother would."
"She had been a Ravenclaw. Maybe she'll figure it out."
"I doubt even that Hagrid knows what that creature is. And he's supposed to be an expert on Magical Creatures."
"You have to admit that the centaur lessons are pretty neat."
"As long as no one else hears."
"So, how will you get out of the contract between us?"
"Don't remind me about that."
"Lucius won't ever forgive you if you don't marry me."
Harry, seeing that the conversation was plain boring, left Malfoy's side and went to stand by the fireplace. It seemed as if the Slytherins just refused to leave the common room. Everytime someone left, two others came in. Finally, ten minutes after midnight, Malfoy and Parkinson left the room.
Harry looked around, just to make sure that two more Slytherins wouldn't come barging in. After making sure that all the Slytherins were in their dorms, he left the common room, saying the spell as the wall closed behind him. A red stream of light shot out of his wand and hit the common room wall, splitting into two more streams of light as the dungeon wall closed completely.
***
As Draco woke up, he felt warm. Warmer than usual. As he rubbed his hands over his eyes, the Slytherin felt fur. Fur?!
Draco quickly looked at himself and groaned. Fur had grown all over his body. And if he was hearing things right, the other Slytherins had just discovered their problem. This needed to be reported to Kyon.
Draco left the dorm and the common room at amazing speed, reaching the Potions classroom in less than a minute. The blonde knocked on Kyon's office door.
"Yes?" Kyon's head poked out. When he saw Draco, he fought back the impulse to laugh.
"What is it, Mr. Malfoy?"
"May we miss lessons until we recover?"
"No. You will not miss class."
"But..the Gryffindors..."
"No buts, Mr. Malfoy. Tell the House that if anyone misses class, they will have detention for a week." As soon as Kyon closed the door, he burst out laughing. Did he miss the days as a Marauder!
***
The day did not go well for the Slytherins. They had to endure the laughter of the whole school, and quite a few got into fights. In fact, it took everything Draco had to stop himself from hexingPotter and Weasel with Dark Magic.
As soon as classes ended, Draco made his way down to the Slytherin dorms and took out his book.
Mother, the whole Slytherin House has been hit with a spell. We've all grown fur. Can you find a countercurse or potion?
The next day, it as even worse. The male Slytherins who already had a beard, mustache, or some kind of facial hair grew a mane around their heads. All the Slytherins had grown sharp canines, and as Draco found out at breakfast, he could only eat meat.
The jeering was even worse than the previous day. Draco was beginning to hate Kyon more and more by the moment. No doubt the man had once been a Gryffindor. By the time all the classes ended for the day, plenty of Gryffindors had been sent up to the Hospital Wing. Because the Slytherins were morphing into lions, they had gained the speed and agility of the lion, making them almost unbeatable in a physical fight with a normal human being.
Again, Draco took out his book. There was nothing in it.
Mother, we are morphing into lions. Today, we grew canines and some guys grew manes. I'm sure there's a countercurse somewhere in Father's library.
Draco was in luck. When the Slytherin came back from dinner and checked his book, there was writing in it in blue ink.
I've found the counterpotion. The ingredients are listed below. Go to Remus Lupin and ask him for help. Do not be afraid. Tell him I send my regards.
Draco sighed. Go to Remus Lupin? The werewolf would probably laugh in his face, then slam the door. After all, Draco hadn't exactly been the best student in class. But there was no way he could get some of these potion ingredients from Kyon, especially if the man's prejudiced against Slytherin. Thus, Draco trudged off to Lupin's office, after copying the potion ingredients down.
The Slytherin knocked, and the door was immediately opened.
"Mr. Malfoy? Come in, please."
Draco walked in and took a seat.
"What can I do for you?"
This might not be as hard as I thought.
"I need some potion ingredients."
"Why aren't you talking to Professor Kyon then?"
"Someone adviced me to ask you. Can you help or not?" Draco asked, with a touch of irritation in his voice.
"What are the ingredients?"
Draco handed the list over. Lupin scanned it and nodded.
"Come by after lunch. It should be ready then."
Draco stood up and walked to the door.
"Thank you. Mother sends her regards." With that, the Malfoy was gone, leaving Lupin alone in the office.
I'll need Flora's help again. But otherwise, I can coax the ingredients from Siri.
***
The next day, the Slytherins grew tails. All throughout the day, the tails kept getting stepped on, accidentally and non-accidentally, which sent even more people up to the Hospital Wing, none of them Slytherins. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were beginning to regret cursing them, if it meant that the Slytherins would be able to win physical fights against them.
After lunch, Draco went to Lupin's office.
This had better be ready, or I swear, I will curse someone with one of the Unforgivables. I'm sure Weasel wouldn't mind a little pain.
Draco prepared to knock on Lupin's office door, but before his knuckles touched the door, the door opened. The Slytherin stepped in and saw a huge kettle of clear liquid sitting in a corner of the room. He ladled some up and drank it. Instantly, the tail and fur disappeared.
"Thank you. I'll tell the rest of my House about this."
That evening, the Slytherins had returned to normal, though that couldn't be said for the people in the Hospital Wing. Weasel seemed a bit down, but Draco wasn't surprised. After all, he was probably responsible for the Slytherins' dilemma.
After dinner, Draco went straight to his dorm and took out his book. His mother had come through, as usual.
Thank you, Mummy.
As he put the book back in his trunk, his fingers closed against something cold and smooth. Draco took it out. It was a blue crystal narcissus, with a tiny, pale, golden, crystal dragon curled up on top of it. His mother had given this to him before he came back to Hogwarts to show that she will always be there for him. Yes, his mother was the best.
Chapter Seven