the unique ability
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Harry Potter has this strange and unusual ability.Not many people have it; in fact harry can count on his five fingers the people who share this ability with him.That is because his ability is truly unique he can after all understand and speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes.He can also gain insight into their thoughts and feelings. He can even command some of them to listen to him
It's a very rare ability, and when Harry first discovered it, he was astonished and intrigued. He tried to use his unique ability for the greater good.He knew that only a few remarkable wizards such as Salazar Slytherin had that ability. Hence why he wanted to use it to help people.
Yet, every time he spoke the forbidden language he felt dread pass through him. You see, it was not only the great Salazar Slytherin who could speak that language but, also his heir and Harry's mortal
enemy; the person who killed his parents when he was a mere child. The person who used the killing curse on him only resulted in a tiny scar that had the shape of a lightning bolt.
the person whom he's fought more than twice now and has been constantly seeing in his dreams.
That person was Tom Marvelo Riddle or as people know him, lord Voldemort.
but Harry doesn't know that he'll soon learn to be more comfortable with his unique skill, he'll appreciate it. After all, it's useful for solving problems, especially draco Malfoy-related ones.
it was yet another normal week that had passed in Hogwarts after Katie Bell was tortured by a cursed Opal Necklace and went to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries to recover.
Harry was returning from his classes with his two best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
A familiar look of displeasure on his face
his visions were getting worse
it wasn't unusual for Harry to share visions with the dark lord
yet this time his visions were haunting him Even though Harry Potter can often differentiate between dreams and reality
this dream was different.
Harry was back in his younger body 4th yearto be precise; he appeared to be in the maze again only this time he knew that he could prevent Cedric's death
He dashed to the cup before Cedric could touch it.Even then he was too late as once Harry's hands had touched the cup he saw Cedric's dull open eyes and his cold lifeless skin in the graveyard.
Harry shrieked jumping back in horror and along his body's sudden movement
his dream somehow shifted he was now seeing Sirius Black his godfather in the Malfoy manor.
Sirius was writhing in pain, he was howling his hair was tangled and dirty, his eyes were droopy and tired, and his clothes were covered in blood as Bellatrix Lestrange carved his arm with her dagger. She was humming the lullaby andromeda sang for them when they were children as she carved the last letter "traitor" was written on his forearm.
she looks up and grinned menacingly like the Cheshire cat " oh it seems your time has come, goodbye cousin" she grinned even more menacingly her eyes seemed to have lost any sign of humanity in themher insanity was spreading like a dangerous forest fire.
Then out of nowhere, her body started melting like a candle she cried from agony droplet after droplet her face dissolved from her cheekbones to her lips only her eye sockets were left.
Out of her eye socket came a tiny spider that crawled its way into a dark being in the shadows
"AVADA KEDAVRA" the mysterious figure grinned
"NO SIRIUS" Harry pleads
not his godfather, not his last living family.Harry couldn't lose anyone else; his heart already felt heavy with grief
The mysterious figure came out of the shadows as he used the killing curse on Sirius.
Harry held his wand tightly, his teeth clenching 'he going to kill them' he thought.
'he was going to make them pay for this'.
Green orbs met other green orbs as Harry held his head high to face the murderer
It was...no!
Harry gasped, stumbled, and fell as his look-alike became fully visible; his jet-black hair was filthy with blood and dirt
his Hogwarts shirt was shredded to pieces his glasses were broken
but what terrified Harry the most was
the unwavering evil smirk he had plastered on
The look-alike suddenly glared storming quickly towards Harry.
terrified, Harry backed up against the the black ancient walls and held his wand in front of him shielding him from any attacks the murderer might do.
"it.was.our.fault"
The look-alike stated furiously "Can't you see!? we did this!!"
Harry shook his head repeatedly holding back his tears. "WE DESERVE TO SUFFER" The stranger pointed his want at harry and "CRUC-" harry woke up with a jolt. He was covered in sweat from head to toe
So yes Harry Potter was not in the mood;
as he made his way up the stairs towards the Gryffindor common room he stopped short as he saw no other than Katie Bell.
". Everyone's been asking me, but I haven't got a clue. The last thing I remember was walking into the ladies in the Three Broomsticks.
Well, I know I pushed open the door, so I suppose whoever Imperiused me was standing just behind it.
After that, my memory was blank until about two weeks ago in St Mungos. Listen, I'd better go, I wouldn't put it past McGonagall to give me lines even if it is my first day back."
Harry remembered when he saw draco Malfoy at the three broomsticks. He was asked by Dumbledore to befriend slughorn so he followed him there. He didn't expect to see Draco suspiciously stalking Katie.
Harry knew that he had done something
the way he kept sneaking out of classes;
the way he looked like a child caught eating candy when he saw Katie's friend.
The way he had this determined yet scared look on his face.
Harry knew draco was involved in Katie's accident.
He didn't need a proof not when Draco had just run out of the hall with his eyes bulging out after seeing Katie.
Harry was certain now that draco was involved; so of course Harry decided to confront him. He thanked Katie before sprinting after him.
it was a bathroom in the third corridor nothing was particularly special about it except that it was almost always empty.Inside the bathroom, he found Malfoy shaking in front of the mirror; his breath was rigid
Draco took off his dress robes trying to calm down. “it's my fault... I can’t do it… I can’t… It won’t work… and unless I do it soon… he says he’ll kill me…”.
Draco whispered rapidly.
Harry realized with shock that draco Malfoy of all people was crying
actual tears.
Malfoy suddenly looked up hearing a squeak and saw Harry staring at him through the mirror
draco glared heatedly at Harry
"what are you doing here potter?"
Harry remained frozen shocked by the events that took place in front of him
"cruc"
"SERPENSORTIA"
Harry broke out of his trance and waved his wand thinking of the least harmless spell he could use to stop draco
he expected a tiny snake to appear.
big enough to scare Malfoy into confessing but too tiny to hurt him.
(........ok so he may have not been ready to duel or whatever but can you blame him
He saw Draco Malfoy weeping.)
instead of a tiny snake came out a 20 ft long basilisk.
Harry thought that it must be blind
as he was still standing on his two feet and not floating as a transparent blue ghost.
Even though Harry still couldn't believe it. Even though he knew it was impossible, the giant basilisk snake was still there standing in front of him. Harry stood tall in front of the basilisk, ready for a fight. The beast was huge and terrifying, with a hissing, spitting mouth, and huge fangs. But Harry was not afraid - he knew he could speak to the basilisk, and he was determined to save Draco from his grave mistake.