Book 6: Harry Potter Male Reader Insert

Chapter 25: Dinner Party

"I should probably get going" Harry said after grabbing some food from the table. "Better not keep the all powerful Severus Snape waiting" he added sarcastically.

"Harry I know you don't like him, but he's saved your life so many times, just give it a rest" (Y/n) said exasperated.

"I will when he does" Harry replied stubbornly.

"Great the chosen one who'll defeat the dark lord has the brain of a six year old" (Y/n) said rolling his eyes. "How're you gonna defeat him, whine until he stops?"

Harry made a rude hand gesture at him, before walking out of the hall.

"We better get going too (Y/n)" Hermione said taking his hand.

"Where're you two going?" Ron asked aggressively. "We've only just got here"

"We've got Slughorn's party remember?" Hermione told him.

"Yeah just cuz your brains the size of a goldfish doesn't mean you need to have the memory of one too." (Y/n) added with a chuckle.

"We'll be back soon Ron alright" Hermione said sympathetically, and the two of them left a rather lonely looking Ron in the great hall.

"Ugh" (Y/n) moaned after stepping into Slughorn's office and seeing McLaggen.

"Just be civil and ignore him (Y/n)" Hermione said putting her hand on his shoulder.

"I will if he is" (Y/n) said through gritted teeth.

Hermione let out a giggle "didn't you just scold Harry for saying the same thing?"

"You're supposed to be on my side Mione" replied (Y/n) with pout. "Here take this" he said handing her his wand. "Just in case"

"I'll need the other one too" Hermione said. "Just in case" she added.

(Y/n) pulled Richie's wand out of his arm and handed that to Hermione as well.

"Ah Miss Granger, Mr. (L/n) I'm so glad you could make it!" Slughorn said. "Come sit, there's two seats over there for the two of you." Slughorn said motioning to the two empty seats on the other side of the table before taking his own seat.

(Y/n) had already met most of the Slug Club from the train, and the others that were there were people he had seen around the school.

"Hi (Y/n)" he looked to the owner of the voice and saw Grace was there.

"Hey Grace how's it going?" (Y/n) asked her, taking his seat next to Hermione. "Oh this is my girlfriend Hermione."

The two of them introduced themselves to each other and exchanged pleasantries.

"So how's you get invited to this.... well this" (Y/n) asked her.

"I got an invitation earlier tonight from Professor Slughorn, said I had a certain skill with magical creatures" Grace explained.

"Ah Hermione I was hoping you'd be here" Cormac said loudly from across the table. "We haven't had much of a chance to talk have we"

"Umm well no" Hermione said clearly uncomfortable.

"You know I'm one of the best keepers there are" Cormac continued. "One of the best you know"

(Y/n) snorted at this "Then why didn't you make the team?"

"Because potter favored his friends." Cormac said bluntly glaring at (Y/n).

"Or perhaps because you're a fat headed guy who thinks he's better than he really is" (Y/n) said coldly.

"Now now then boys settle down settle" Slughorn said in a bemused voice.

"Yes, yes." Cormac said still glaring at (Y/n). "Well Miss Granger, can I call you Hermione?" Cormac asked going back to trying to make passes at her.

"Umm well I'd rather you didn't" Hermione said sounding very uncomfortable.

"Well I guess we'll just have to get to know each other better then" Cormac said smugly.

At that point he jumped up from the table suddenly, the hem of his robes on fire.

There was a bit of panic between the guests as Cormac ran around the room trying to put himself out, with (Y/n) grinning like a madman, before Slughorn pulled out his wand and put the fire out.

"Good lord look at the time" he said after he had calmed down the room. "Well I guess now would be a good time to stop then, I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I did" Slughorn continued.

"And I hope you will join me in the future for more meetings of our little slug club" he finished because wishing them goodnight.

Everyone started to get up and leave, but (Y/n) noticed something on Slughorn's cabinet.

"I'll meet you back in the common room Hermione" (Y/n) said kissing her. "I just want to have a few words with Slughorn before I leave.

Hermione nodded and waved goodbye to him, and she left the office talking with Grace.

"Ah Mr (L/n) is there something I can do for you?" Slughorn asked upon realizing he was the only one left in the room.

"Ah what's that you've found" he commented walking over to him.

"This... this is my mother isn't it?" (Y/n) asked picking up one of the pictures.

"Ah yes, yes it is Elizabeth" Slughorn said reminiscing. "She was  extremely gifted at potions, I suppose that were you get it from." He continued.

"One of the best potion makes I've ever met, she had the skills to rival Severus even, she was a beautiful lady, very talented and smart as well. It's a shame what happened to her..." Slughorn trailed off.

"And that is your father" he continued as he saw (Y/n) had picked up another photo. "Not the best at potions but he got by, he had a knack for spells though, excelled at Defense Against the Dark Art."

"That there next to him is one of his good friends William. William Wartnick. Dreadful at potions, managed to melt a hole through the floor a few times. But he did have quieted a knack for charms. Terrible what happened to him."

"His wife and daughter killed during the war. Such a shame, although so many people died in that war, all shames. He never recovered after that, some say he went mad, others say he went crazy trying to bring them back."

"Who knows though, he could still be out there somewhere. He was such a kind boy, always sticking up for his friends." Slughorn said.

"It's such a shame" Slughorn said sadly. "But that's all passed now, I assume he's dead by now, he's been gone for so long" Slughorn said with a sigh.

"You better get going Mr (L/n), before you get in trouble"