'Harry…..Harry…..Harry...Harry!' Venom yelled in Harry's head as he walked to the Gryffindor table for breakfast with his friends. 'Hey.. don't ignore me!'
'I am not talking to you!' Harry mentally snapped at him.
'Why?!'
'We never agreed on eating Aragog!' Harry yelled.
'I only ate his brain.' Venom argued.
'But you used my body to do so and I didn't agree to it!' Harry yelled.
'Quit your whining,' Venom said in an irritated voice. 'do you know how hard it is to survive on a diet of just chocolate? You won't let me eat human brains, so I make do with what I have and I'm the one that's eating them, not you. It was actually a lot better than I expected, I wasn't expecting it to taste so good.'
"I don't need to know.' Harry let out a groan as he sat down on the Gryffindor table.
"Are you okay?" Hermione frowned as she and Ron sat opposite him.
"Fine," Harry sighed. "just...thinking about Snape." Harry fibbed, though to be fair it was fairly believable, Snape was a cause of suffering for many students.
"Oh yeah," Ron's nose wrinkled. "he'll be gunning for you, especially since you...'
"Hit his silver boy..." One voice began.
"Right in his little boy." Another voice finished just before Fred and George sat on either side of Harry.
"Oh sweet Merlin, does everybody know about that?" Harry asked.
"Nah," The twin on the left said, Harry was going to assume that he was Fred. "not everyone."
"Just everyone at school." George, the other twin, finished. "The news hasn't really reached the muggle world yet but at the speed it's spreading..
"Give it a week." Fred grinned.
"Wonderful." Harry rolled his eyes.
"Indeed!" George agreed wholeheartedly, ignoring Harry's tone.
"Absolutely splendid!" Fred smiled.
"Now, call us next time you're going to do something like that, we want to take pictures." George grinned before the two got up and walked over to where the Gryffindor chasers were sitting.
"Those two are barmy," Ron said, shaking his head before turning to Harry. "still, it was pretty wonderful." Ron's eyes seemed to glaze over as the memory of Malfoy getting hit shot in between his legs.
"It was still horrible behaviour," Hermione cut in disapprovingly. "honestly, Harry, physical violence?
What on Earth got into you?"
"Don't have a..." Harry's reply was cut off by what Harry considered to be a most unwelcome interruption.
"Potter!" Snape's voice barked, Harry groaned before he turned his head and saw his most hated teacher stop next to his seat.
"I heard that you assaulted another student during the train ride, couldn't even wait until reaching the school before causing trouble." Snape glared at Harry with hatred in his eyes.
"You shouldn't listen to rumours, sir," Harry gave him an innocent smile. "if you did then you'd probably end up believing I was the heir of Slytherin or some other nonsense."
"Fortunately, I don't listen to rumours," Snape drawled, looking very unimpressed with Harry.
"however, I do listen to a student coming up to me and making a complaint."
"That... sounds like a remarkably sound method of teaching," Harry said after a short pause, not fully able to keep the surprise out of his voice.
"Indeed, now that will be twenty-five points from Gryffindor and a weeks detention with me, starting tonight." The smallest of smiles briefly appeared on Snape's face. "See me straight after classes, don't be late, Potter." Without waiting for a response, Snape turned and walked away with his cape billowing behind him.
'Dickhead.' Venom commented.
'True.' Harry agreed.
"Detention on the first day," Ron whistled. "the twins will be proud."
"I think they are," Harry replied, glancing down the table and seeing Fred and George giving him a thumbs up.
"Detention on the first day," Hermione huffed. "that's hardly anything to be proud of."
"Never said that I was." Harry rolled his eyes.
'She really needs to back off.' Venom whispered from inside Harry's head, Harry didn't respond as a moment later Professor McGonagall was walking down the table and handing out timetables.
"Mr Potter," Professor McGonagall said as she handed him his timetable. "I have been informed that there was an incident on the train.
"Yeah, a dementor attacked us." Harry frowned, wondering why she was asking him about that when she was already told everything when she visited him in the hospital wing, a second later realization hit him. "Oh, you mean the whole Malfoy thing.
"I do," Professor McGonagall confirmed with a nod.
"Would you believe me if I said I was perfectly innocent?" Harry asked.
"Were you perfectly innocent?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. "And before you answer, I should let you know that Professor Snape has already told me Mr Malfoy's version of events."
"Bugger."
"That's what I thought, Mr Potter, that behaviour is not acceptable at Hogwarts and I do not hope to hear of it again, is that understood?" She asked, giving him a stern look.
"Yes, Professor," Harry said in a quiet voice. "it won't." Harry lowered his head, Professor McGonagall gave him a short nod before walking away.
'Why are we being told to behave when that twat bothers us nearly every day and they don't do anything?' Venom growled.
'He never did anything to you.' Harry pointed out.
'I have vour memories and I am a part of you.' Venom responded. 'what is done to vou has happened to me. Therefore, we should make the little shit pay.
'No, I'm not getting in more trouble.' Harry was perfectly content with ignoring Malfoy for the rest of the year, unfortunately, he knew that the likelihood of that happening was short, and he realized that it was very likely that Venom would soon get his wish. Harry heard a chuckle in his head, no doubt that Venom had heard his thoughts.
"So, did you two like Ancient Runes?" Ron asked as the trio reunited and walked to the care of
magical creatures class.
"It was actually quite fascinating," Hermione began with a smile on her face. "it was very interesting and I think I did well. Harry didn't do too bad himself, Professor Babbling really knows her stuff. She started by explaining how different languages have different sorts of runes and what we could use runes for and...
"It was good." Harry summed up, seeing that Ron's eyes had started glazing over as Hermione talked.
"Good," Ron nodded. "probably better than divination. Professor Trelawney is mad, with the way she keeps moaning, you'd have thought that she had had an anvil dropped on her foot. She made us look at tea leaves, which wasn't that bad in all honesty, but it got weird afterwards. Apparently, Neville is going to die."
"I beg your pardon?" Harry stared at Ron, wondering if he had heard that right.
"She predicted that he would die." Ron shrugged.
"Everyone dies at some point." Hermione scoffed.
"Yeah, but she predicted that he would die this year," Ron explained. "Neville seems to believe her."
"Is that why I don't see him anywhere?" Harry frowned as they arrived outside Hagrid's hut, he looked around and saw that Neville was not among the students that had already arrived.
"Yeah," Ron nodded. "apparently he's been taken to Madam Pomfrey and given a calming potion."
"Honestly," Hermione shook her head with disbelief. "divination is probably the most inaccurate form of magic ever. Besides, it's not like Professor Trelawney has really shown anything to be impressed about."
"Hold on," Ron frowned. "I remember seeing you in divination, but...but then you wouldn't have been able to be in divination, they're both at the same time. You'd have to be in two places at once."
"Don't be silly, Ronald," Hermione rolled her eyes. "how could anyone be in two places at once?"
'She didn't refute his statement.' Venom noted.
'What? Do you think that Hermione is somehow able to be in two places at once?' Harry asked.
'With the number of strange things that happen in your life, we can't really afford to ignore the possibility,' Venom replied. 'just think about it.'
Harry, despite not wanting to, couldn't help but agree with Venom. His life was just a cluster of things that shouldn't be possible, including but not limited to wands, flying brooms, giant snakes, soul-sucking demons and now aliens. Was it possible that Hermione could be in two places at once?
If that was true then why didn't she tell him? Surely she would have, but...he didn't tell her everything, like the fact that he had an alien living in his head, so she probably didn't tell him everything. Perhaps Venom was right, maybe she really did have a way to be in two places at once.
"Hello everyone," Hagrid's voice brought Harry out of his thoughts. "come with me, I've got a great surprise for you." Hagrid grinned.
"This.. was not what I had expected," Harry blinked as he and the class had stopped and stared at the new creature that Hagrid had brought in. It had the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. It was a stormy grey colour with impressive-looking amber eyes.
"Isn't he beautiful?" Hagrid smiled like a kid on Christmas eve. "Say hello to Buckbeak!" He gestured to the creature that was cleaning its wing feathers before perking up at the mention of its name.
"Hagrid, what the bloody hell is that?" Ron gulped as he stared at Buckbeak.
"Is that a griffin?" Terry Boot of Ravenclaw asked.
"No, but good guess," Hagrid replied, tossing Buckbeak a dead ferret. "if he was a griffin then he would be a mix of an eagle and a lion. This is a hippogriff, a very strong and magnificent beast.
Hundreds of years ago they were seen as a symbol, only great wizards would be able to tame them, you know. Now, the first thing you have to remember about them is that they are very easily offended, you do not want to ever insult a hippogriff. It may possibly be the last thing you ever do.
Now, who would like to say hello?" Hagrid looked back at the students. "Oh, well done, Harry."
"Huh?" Harry asked intellignetily.
'Harry, look behind you.' Venom instructed, Harry did as Venom said and saw that the rest of the students had all taken a step back.
'Traitorous bitches!' Harry mentally seethed before turning back and staring at Buckbeak.
"Right.. what do I have to do?" He asked, after taking a breath to calm himself down.
"Right, the first thing you would have to do is say 'hello'. Now, give him a nice bow, nice and low, then you wait and see if he bows back, if he does then you can go and touch him, if not...then...we'll get to that later. Go on then." Hagrid encouraged. Harry sighed before giving Buckbeak a nice and deep bow.
"It's a shame about the robes, Harry's got a cute butt." He heard a girl whisper to another student.
"Yeah, he's looking a lot better this year." Another girl replied. Harry's cheeks blushed slightly as he realised that enhanced hearing has its disadvantages as well. He chose to ignore them in favour of keeping his attention on the hippogriff a short distance away. Buckbeak let out a few sharp barks before he slowly lowered his head in his own version of a bow.
"Oh, well done, Harry!" Hagrid said proudly as Harry and Buckbeak straightened up. "Now, you walk to him and try to get him to touch you, do it nice and slowly, stop a small distance away and then let him come to you. Off you go." Harry gulped but did what Hagrid said, which was how he ended up a few feet away from Buckbeak. Buckbeak stared at him for several seconds before eventually moving forwards and pressing his head against Harry's hand.
'Oh, that's cute.' Venom thought to himself as Harry petted Buckbeak.
"I think he may let you ride him now." Hagrid smiled as he stepped next to Harry.
"What?" Harry had barely gotten the word out of his mouth before he was lifted and dropped onto Buckbeak. "Wait, Hagrid...'
"Don't pull on his feathers, he doesn't like that." Hagrid let Hary know before he gently slapped Buckbeak on the back. Buckbeak reared back onto his two legs before charging forwards, his wings began flapping as the wind pocked up, Buckbeak pushed off the ground and took off into the air while Harry remained on his back and hung on for dear life.
'This.is actually quite beautiful.' Venom commented as they soared over the Hogwarts grounds.
Harry, once he was fairly sure that he wouldn't fall straight off of Buckbeak, nodded in agreement.
This was far from the same feeling as when he flew on a broom, but it did feel pretty good, and the view was indeed beautiful.
"Yeah, this...this is amazing!" Harry grinned widely as he took in the view of Hogwarts from the air, taking in everything from the ancient castle to the calming presence of the lake and even the beauty of the forest.
'Maybe your world isn't as ugly as I originally thought.' Harry heard Venom admit just as Buckbeak finally landed back with the rest of the class.
"Oh, well done, Harry." Hagrid smiled as he picked Harry off of Buckbeak. "How did you like it?" He asked as he gently placed Harry on the ground.
"That was great!" Harry laughed. "I want to do it again!"
"I figured you would," Hagrid chuckled. "little thrill-seeker."
"You're not dangerous at all, are you?" A voice said, the two turned to see Draco Malfoy strutting forwards towards Buckbeak, ignoring the fact that he was doing all the stuff that Hagrid had told him not to do. "You big ugly brute." He snorted in amusement as he stopped in front of Buckbeak.
Though that amusement was quickly slapped off his face as Buckbeak let out an angry shriek as he moved back and stood on his two back legs, his eagle claws rising into the air.
To Harry, it was like the world had suddenly shifted into slow motion, one moment was being his usual self, the next Buckbeak's claw was falling down through the air and had hit Draco on his arm just before Hagrid jumped into the situation and backed Buckbeak away. Harry shook his head as he forced himself out of his shock and he saw Draco lying on the floor, holding his arm.
"It killed me! It killed me!" Draco cried out dramatically.
'That barely scratched him!' Venom complained, Harry stared at Draco's arm and he couldn't help but agree. Draco's robes may have been scratched but his arm looked perfectly fine, Buckbeak apparently hadn't made full contact during his attack. Even if Draco's arm was broken, then it would still be fixed rather quickly by Madam Pomfrey.
Harry watched as Hagrid picked up Draco and dismissed the class before he took the crying and whining boy away to the hospital wing.
'We should really hurt him,' Venom suggested. 'give him a real reason to cry.'
'I…..I don't know.' Harry thought about it, and the idea was really appealing to him, but could he really do that? Just attack someone?
'Think about it, Harry, who deserves it more than Draco?' Venom purred.