Y/n pov
You walk back to the dorm to change out of the bloodied sweater you were wearing. Josh stops you in the common room.
"Y/n where have you been I-" Josh stops seeing you tried you looked. He then glanced at your arm.
"Your arm? What happened? Where on earth were you last night?" Josh grills you.
"I fell and hit my head, this is just some leftover blood, that's why I wasn't here last night." You say, it's the same story you told Pomfrey to tell in case anyone asked.
"Okay..." Josh says skeptical, not buying your answer.
"It's been forever since I've seen you." You state.
"This year has been very busy, it's hard with that warning and that poor kid getting petrified everyone is on high alert." Josh sighs.
"No matter what happens you'll get through it." You tell him smiling he was much taller than you so expressing your concerns felt child like.
"I'll bet. With friends like you I don't think I need to doubt it." You smile at his words. You'll try to help him in whatever he chooses it's hard to believe next ear will be his last.
"I missed talking to you. Will you be here over the holidays?" You asked.
"Yes. Maybe we can catch up then. Right now you need to change and get to class." Josh explains.
"Yes. Sure thing Josh." You say running off to your room.
You make yourself look and smell decent after your events of last night. Peter could've died without you, you both needed each other right now, without him you wouldn't have perused becoming an animagus and without you he'd be dead, or worse.
You smile at yourself before heading off to defense against the dark arts you had heard Lockhart had something special planned. You see Bay and Alli in the crowd and smile. You stood by Draco, Crabbe and Goyle watching the man walk up on the long platform before you.
"Gather around! Can everybody see me, can you all hear me?" Lockhart says you only hope his stupidity has worn off.
"Excellent!" He says looking his eyes and on you and he narrows them.
"In light of the dark events of recent weeks, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little dueling club to train you all up, in case you ever need to defend yourselves, as I myself have done on countless occasions." You glare at the man. Draco smirked at your reaction to him.
"For full details, see my published work." You roll your eyes at him, he's awful. He throws an item of clothing into the crowd and girls gasp as they reach for it. Pathetic. You notice Hermione looks absolutely enthralled by the man.
"Let me introduce, my assistant, professor Snape." You smirk. If he tries anything Snape will tear him a new one.
"He has sportingly agreed to help me with a short demonstration. Now I don't want any of you youngster to worry, you'll still have your potions master when I'm through with him. Never fear." You scoff at Lockhart's confidence.
"It isn't Snape we should be worried about." You whisper to Bay, she tries to hold her laugh in as Alli smiles widely. You notice Snape heard you but hadn't said anything. Lockhart and Snape face off wands at the ready and bow, Snape is annoyed yet patient.
"One. Two. Three." Lockhart says.
"Expelliarmus!" Snape says casting Gilderoy Lockhart to go flying backwards quite a bit. You too laugh with the majority of the students. Lockhart's ego is getting n the way of his senses.
"Do you think he's alright?" Hermione asks worried. You shake your head. Speaking on things getting in the way of senses.
"Who cares?" Ron states looking at how powerful the blast must've been to throw him that far.
"An excellent idea to show them that professor Snape, but if you don't mind be saying, it was pretty obvious what you were about to do, and if I had wanted to stop you it would've only been too easy." Snape looked annoyed by his lying, scheming, ego obsessed behind.
"Perhaps it would be prudent to first teach the students how to block unfriendly spells, professor." Snape suggested. Snape was really good at knowing what to teach students. He was kind... on the inside.
"An excellent suggestion professer Snape. Let's have a volunteer pair, ladies first as I always do say, let's see. Y/n and Hermione." You can't believe this, you know he just wants you to get showed up by Hermione, but you won't let that happen.
"Attempt to disarm only." You look at Snape and he nods, you take a deep breath and walk forward, you and Hermione bow before taking your stances.
"One. Two. Three." Lockhart counted you both in.
"Pe-" Before Hermione could even get the words out you cast your spell.
"Expelliarmus!" You cast and Hermione gets thrown very far backwards and drops her wand. Hermione was quick but you were quicker.
You walk towards her as she slowly picks herself up, you help her back on her feet and hand Hermione her wand back. Students clap and some awe.
"Excellent sportsmanship by the pair." Lockhart announces.
"Sorry, but I'm going to try my best." You said helping her off the stage and stand beside her.
"Fair enough, powerful blast though." She complements.
"Now, lets have another pair..." Gilderoy looks around and his eyes land on Harry.
"Potter, Weasley, How about you?" He bellows.
"Weasley's wand causes devastation with the simplest spells. We'll be sending Potter to the hospital wing in a matchbox. Might I suggest someone from my own house, Malfoy, perhaps?" Snape brings up a good point and Draco climbs up you share a smile and nod. You were rooting for both boys.
"Good luck Potter." Lockhart says walking behind Harry.
"Thank you sir." Harry says looking a little worried but more brave than anything.
"Wands at the ready!" Lockhart yells.
"Scared Potter?" Draco asks.
"You wish." Harry says causing you to smile.
"On the count of three cast your charms to disarm your opponent. Only to disarm. We don't want any accidents here." Lockhart said looking over the two.
"One. Two." Before three Draco cast the first spell.
"Everte Statum!" Harry gets up very quickly and casts next.
"Rictusempra!"
"I said disarm only!" Lockhart reminded.
"Serpensortia!" Draco showed off. A snake, maybe a cobra appeared.
"Don't move Potter. I'll get rid of it for you." Snape said stepping forward.
"Allow me Professor Snape." Lockhart said. Snape stopped. Gilderoy will mess this up surely.
"Alarte Ascendare!" You shook you head at the man, he ended up shooting the snake in the air not killing it but annoying it for sure.
MUST HURT! MUST KILL! The snake said looking for a target.
DON'T ATTACK You hear Harry tell him.
You noticed the snake getting closer to the Hufflepuff boy and you put your arm infront of the Hufflepuff making the snake face you.
DON'T ATTACK, STAND DOWN You ordered The snake. It looked at Justin again before looking at you.
BACK AWAY FROM HIM Harry warned causing the serpent to look at him
LISTEN TO THE BOY You told the snake, it sort of bowed it's head and looked at Harry.
"Vipera Evenesca." Snape casts having the snake burn up in flames.
"What are you two playing at?" Justin asks. You and Harry stare at each other.
"I- I- Don't understand?" You say. You look at Snape ad he stares at you mouth agape. What happened? Before you can ask Bay and Alli rush over to you and quickly pull you off down to the Slytherin common room.
"What's going on?" You ask.
"You and harry were speaking Parseltongue." Bay exclaims.
"Snake language? But I've never studied it." You explain. They both look at each other.
"But I didn't mean too, it was merely speaking, I have no clue why I could understand it. It was as if I could hear it's thoughts..." You try to explain realizing how insane you sounded.
"It wanted to hurt that boy so me and Harry were getting it to stand down." You continued trying to pick up a broken story.
"I believe you Y/n. I think we both know you wouldn't lie to us. And you wouldn't hurt innocent people... but people will think you were convincing it to attack." Bay says kindly.
"I don't know why I can speak Parseltongue, I just can!" You explain getting more worked up.
"There were only few known Parseltongue's, Salazar Slytherin being a big one, people with think that you're the heir." Bay reminds you. You sigh. Of course, they would.
"But I'm not." You say frustrated.
"But they'll think that." Alli chimed in.
"What am I supposed to do about it? I can't erase all their memories. I wouldn't hurt anyone on the basis of blood status. I don't even think I'd be capable of that." You hissed getting scared and masking it with anger.
"We trust you Y/n any anyone that says otherwise we'll tell them off." Bay says and Alli nods.
"Thanks, I only hope this is enough." You explain hopeful.
(Last Friday of grade nine!!!!!)