omega at Hogwarts

27

The following morning Harry's bones have grown back and he is free to leave. After we have finished eating Harry leaves to go and find our friends while I return to my room in search of my mates so that they can help me with my new idea. 

I had figured that the money in mine and Harry's vault was only decreasing in value as Gringotts's doesn't supply interest on savings so after some think I had decided to start my own business and settled on making glass sculptures. They would be easy enough to make using magic and should sell well in the muggle world. 

I spend the rest of the day and many that follow making pieces to sell with my mates and ignore all the chatter about the attacks on Mrs. Norris and Colin Creevy. 

One morning a while after the last attack and after my first heat of the school year had passed Hermione comes rushing up to me talking about the dueling club professor Lockhart will be hosting. At first I refuse but finally cave when she doesn't stop nagging me. 

So the following evening me and my mates find ourselves with my friends as we watch Lockhart and Snape both walk on stage. Lockhart waves his arm for silence and then begins speaking. "Gather round, gather round! Can everyone see me? can you all hear me? excellent! Now 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 - for full details, see my published works." 

I start to zone out as he continues and instead close my eyes and lean back into Luca's chest. I only open them again when I feel a gentle poke to my side. "It's starting." Alex says and I turn to face the stage. "One - two - three" 

Both of them then turn and Snape shouts, "Expelliarmus!" sending Lockhart off his feet and into the wall. Draco and some of the other Slytherin's cheer and I smile slightly. What can I say, I like Snape and I don't like Lockhart.

We all watch Lockhart get back onto his feet unsteadily and make his way back to the platform. "Well, there you have it" That was a disarming charm - as you see, I've lost my wand, ah, thankyou Miss Brown. Yes, an excellent idea to show them that, Professor Snape, but if you don't mind my saying so, it was very obvious what you were about to do. if I had wanted to stop you it would have been only too easy. However I felt it would be instructive to let them see...." 

Snape looked murderous and I heard my twin mates snickering at the scene beside me. "Enough demonstrating!" I'm going to come amongst you now and put you all into pairs. Professor Snape, if you'd like to help me." with this they begin weaving through the crowd pairing up students. 

Snape heads over this way with a sneer. "Time to split up the dream team I think. Weasley you can partner Finnigan. Potter-" He starts addressing Ron and then Harry. I watch Harry move closer to Hermione before Snape stops him. "I don't think so. Mr. Malfoy, lets see what you make of the famous Potter. And you Miss Granger - you can partner Miss Bulstrode." With that he then turns to face me and the rest of my mates. "choose your partners amongst yourself." He says much more kindly before walking off to the next students. 

"I'll go with you Anima Mia (my soul)" Luca says. "I don't need the practice so can help you best. Alex go with Max for the same reason. and you two would've paired up regardless of what I said." Luca says directing his words to the twins that just grin at him. 

Luca gently pull me into a more open space in the cramped room and we stand facing each other. "Face your partners! and bow." We both do so, holding eye contact as we do. "Wands at the ready. when I count to three cast your charms to disarm your opponent - only to disarm them - we don't want any accidents. one ... two .... three." 

On three the room fills with sound and I fire an Expelliarmus charm at Luca which he blocks and I pout disappointed and watch my mate lower his guard as he comes over to comfort me and I grin as I repeat the spell, this time his hand fly's out of his hand and onto the floor. 

"That was very sly of you anima Mia ." He says after he picks up his wand and pulls me into a hug. "Maybe I should call you la mia piccola volpe (my little fox) Instead." I just smile and place a peck to his lips. 

I pull back just as Lockhart once again calls for attention. Lockhart signals for Harry and Draco to make their way onto the stage. "Now Harry, when Draco points his wand at you, you do this." He then did some weird wiggling movement with his hand that causes him to drop it. "Whoops - my wand is a little over - excited." He says as he picks it up. 

They talk some more and then Lockhart is shouting go. I watch Draco shout a spell that causes a long black snake to shoot out and onto the floor. I pushed forward as the crowd pulled back. "Don't move Potter. I'll get rid of it." Snape says only for Lockhart to shout, 

"Allow me!" Lockhart fires a spell that causes the snake to shoot up into the air and land enraged and heading straight at Justin Finch-Fletchley, a boy in our year.

"leave him." Harry says and I rush forwards picking up the creature as it drops to the floor docile. 

"your not dangerous are you, just a bit scared and confused." I say as I pull the creature towards my chest. the snake hisses and then winds itself around my neck and wraps itself around my arms. "Can I keep it sir?" I ask as I look up at Snape who is giving me a strange look but nods none the less. 

I smile and Hurry over to my mates who pull me into their arms and rush me out of the hall, it's only then I notice all of the eyes on me and I shy into Luca's chest before he swiftly picks me up. 

"Why are they all looking at me?" I ask confused as the snake - who I will name Marvin, don't ask me why, - rests it's head on my chest. 

"Because you and Harry are parseltongue's meaning you can both talk to snakes." Max explains and I furrow my brows confused. 

"Which is a trait of Salthazar Slytherin." Alex tacks on. 

"Meaning that everyone now thinks and and Harry are of the Slytherin line and that we are the heir's controlling the attacks." The realization dawns on me and I faint.