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'Thoughts'

Parseltongue

(With Harry)

Harry woke the next morning in a good mood. He showered and got dressed before going to the Great Hall. He couldn't wait to tell Ginny and Luna about what happened. His mood changed when Hermione sat down across from him.

"Good morning Hermione." He greeted politely.

"Good morning Harry." She greeted.

Harry continued to eat. Soon Ron was near him as well. He was lucky that he sat down next to Hermione because then he couldn't hear Ron chewing like a cow. He knew how to avoid looking at him so he also didn't have to see it. Once he finished he made his way to Transfigurations. Ron and Hermione sat down on either side of him. He raised an eyebrow when Hermione looked through his bag. He pretended not to notice but he was pissed.

'How dare she look through my things without permission!' He mentally raged.

She soon threw everything back in. He was going to have to fix that. The frizzy haired witch dropped the bag causing him to wince. She looked disappointed.

'Good thing I have an unbreakable charm on my ink and vials. They'd be smashed if I didn't.' Harry thought it annoyance. 'What was she looking for? All that's in there is my school books and supplies for the classes I have today.'

He watched as she shook her head to wand. He was suspicious but figured he would learn what it was later. Soon McGonagall entered the classroom. Everyone went quiet and when she spoke her words caused him to mentally freeze.

"Today we will see who has an animagus form and who does not. If you don't then you get a free period. Those who do will stay." She said.

'Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. How do they know? I only told Ginny and Luna. They would never say anything. Sirius gave me the book but that was only on how to identify an animagus. Wait. Maybe they learned that Sirius gave me a book on them but not what it was about and just assumed. Fuck!' He cursed.

"I'll start with the front." She said.

The teacher went over to Neville Longbottom. She did the spell and to everyone's surprise he was a lion. Harry, despite panicking, was happy for him. Malfoy, much to Ron's dismay, was a regal looking horse. He looked like a palomino. He shot the golden trio a smug look. Insead of doing Ron first she skipped him and went for Harry.

He found it hard to breath. He didn't show it due to years of practice at the Dursleys. She said the spell and almost sighed in relief.

The reason was that nothing showed up. It was a relief to see that his secret wasn't out. He acted like he was sad. McGonagall shot him a look before moving to Ron. She didn't believe it and would wait to see what Snape's results were.

Now that he didn't have to worry about it he relaxed. He was amused when Ron's animagus form turned out to be a weasel. He could hear the Slytherins and some Gryffindors snickering. The redhead scowled and Harry pretended to be sympathetic. It was even better when Hermione's form was revealed to be a skunk. More laughed at that and had to be told to stop. The know-it-all witch was pissed off and glared at them.

Once everyone was checked Harry and two Slytherins left the classroom. Harry went back to the dorm. He sat on his bed and tried to figure out what happened. It finally came to him.

'Of course. The spell reveals a person's animal form not animals plural. Since I have three it doesn't work.' He thought happily. 'That should means the potion doesn't work as well. I hope so. My guess is that Snape will try to see if I have one and what it is.'

The emerald eyed boy decided to do some more reading. It was on war strategies. He knew Dumbledore wasn't going to train him since he wanted Harry to die. He secretly was training himself as well as the girls. He wasn't going to leave them defenseless.

When it was time for divinations he left the dorm and made his way there. He sat down next to a pouting Ron. He was still upset about his form. Harry thought it was fitting. Malfoy made fun of him for it and flaunted that he was a horse. The raven haired wizard defended Ron as expected. He pretended to be upset when Malfoy reminded him he had no animagus form. He looked away from the laughing blonde like he was upset.

'If only you knew Malfoy. One day I should show him just to see his reaction. Spoiled brat.' He thought.

His classes went by uneventfully until his last class. Word had gotten around Ron and Hermione's form. Many congratulated Neville for having their symbol as an animagus form. Harry entered the classroom and sat down. He waited to see what the man's plan was to see if he had a form or not.

'I have three.' He thought smugly making sure not to look at the man. 'Not letting you in jerk.'

"Today you will be learning how to identify potions. You will try to identify the three on your desk." Snape drawled. "To do this you will look at the color and smell it. Write down your guesses on a seperate paper. You may use your books to help. Once you finish guessing them you will take a sip. None of these are harmful. If they do what you guessed you get a point. If not then you don't. Start."

Harry did as told. He used the color of the potion to narrow it down. He narrowed it down further using the shade of the color. The smells weren't that helpful. In the end he ended up guessing. He then sipped the potions. In the end he ended up getting two out of three correct.

The first potion he got correct was the animagus potion. The second was a pepper up potion. The last potion ended up being a hair growth potion. He used a spell to change his hair back. The animagus potion proved him correct. Nothing appeared. The only reason he knew he was correct was because Snape marked it as such. The man had been watching him the whole time.

'I was right. Can't wait to tell Luna and Ginny.' He thought as he packed up.

After he left, he went to the Great Hall for dinner. He ate before going to his room. He did some homework and went to bed.

(Dumbledore's Office)

Everyone gathered in his office. He looked at them all. McGonagall was the first to speak up.

"I did the spell. He has no animagus form." She told them.

"The potion showed the same thing. I made sure he had it and the sip he took was enough to make it work." Snape said.

"I see." He said happy that he didn't have to worry about that. "Ron, Hermione? Did you figure out if he has the book?"

"No. It's not in his trunk, nightstand, or bag." Ron said.

"We plan on asking him tomorrow. We will just ask if Sirius had any books on the subject." Hermione said.

"Good, good." He looked at them. "Any news on Tom?"

"No. He's letting the public destroy you." Snape told him.

"Well he won't stay inactive for long. Keep an eye out." He ordered.

"Yes sir." He said.

"Since there isn't anything else we shall meet back up tomorrow." he told them.

They all left his office. Dumbledore leaned back against his chair with a sigh. He stroked his beard as he popped a lemon drop into his mouth.

"At least that brat won't be causing any trouble for now." He said. "Now I can just focus on getting Tom out into the open."