HP : The Chronicles

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And Albus went on with the details of how he believed the apparent magical outburst had taken place; evidently, there had always been a theory that, the older Adrian got and the closer to maturity his power came, the more violent its manifestations would be until he came to control it. "Being almost a teenager and in a dire situation must have caused such a reaction." The old wizard reasoned.

"But he fainted afterwards." Remus commented.

"That's only expected; the amount of magic he released must have exhausted him." And the fact that he might have actually been stunned never occurred to you? Harry regarded the Headmaster disbelievingly. Was it so far fetched to think that, since he and Severus had entered the Chamber later, somebody else could have done the same?

"But what does that mean for Adrian?" Lily asked, clasping her older son's hand.

"Maybe we should talk about this a little more privately." Albus offered. "Severus, why don't you take young Harry over here to the feast? It must still be going strong." So they would talk about Adrian's training again? How unexpected, the green eyed wizard thought. And he wasn't invited to join the conversation; again, how shocking indeed!

"Of course, Albus." The potions master said and opened the door to escort Harry out of the room. Once the door was closed behind them, Severus motioned them to start walking, not talking to each other as they descended all the way to the dungeons. It was only after the door to Severus's office had been closed and locked that the potions master looked at Harry straight in the eyes. "What in Merlin's name happened?" He asked, his voice tight and gruff.

"Voldemort, as you might have heard. Him and his pet basilisk." The green eyed wizard stated.

"I want details, Harry. What were you thinking?" Severus stated sternly, removing the concealing spells from his self, the grim look remaining. "I thought you had promised you would ask for my help if the need arose." His dark eyes were focused on the boy sitting in front of him and he had to clasp his hands together to stop the trembling. These annual run-ins with Voldemort were going to take years off his life if they hadn't already.

"It wasn't my fault." Harry explained, his expression solemn. "Adrian provided me with a vey tight timeframe. It all started going wrong after the Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson this morning…" His narration of the events coincided sparsely with the one Albus had offered and it had a much more visible effect on the potions master. Once Harry had finished his tale, Severus had stepped forward and enveloped the boy in a tight hug, his tall frame trembling as he held on for dear life. Harry's eyes widened as he hugged him back, realizing the potions master was close to tears.

"Do you realize how easily you could have been killed?" Severus asked after sobering up enough to form complete sentences. "A single bite from that snake and you would have been…" Instead of finishing his sentence he held the boy even tighter.

"I'm okay, Dad." Harry reassured him. "I really am."

"I just wish… I just wish you didn't have to go through all that." Severus admitted.

"I do too." Harry stated softly. "But I am going through it. And I would have it much worse if it wasn't for you." Severus pulled back to look at Harry.

"You'd do great without me."

"I'm not so sure." Harry said disagreeing. "All I know I learned from or because of you." The green eyed boy admitted. "What I'm trying to say here is; thank you, Dad." Severus simply nodded, the slight smile on his face coming in dire contrast with his moist eyes.

"You just have a thing for near death situations, don't you?" Severus asked at an attempt in humor.

"More like near death situations have a thing for me." Harry retorted, rolling his eyes.

"Oh well, I guess you wouldn't be you without those death defying stunts." The potions master stated nonchalantly. "Merlin forbid you had a normal year in Hogwarts!" The sarcasm in his voice only purged Harry's off-handed response.

"Why would I want to be normal when I can be me?" The green eyed wizard asked slyly.

"You cheeky brat!" Severus exclaimed fondly, briefly wondering how many times he had called Harry that -and why he had been justified every time he did.

"You know it!" Harry deadpanned with a smirk. The rest few weeks of the school year passed as calm as one could get after the events of the past few months. Hagrid had returned from Azkaban the very night the basilisk had been killed and the petrified victims had been cured only a few hours after that. To Hermione's great horror, the exams been cancelled had been the first official announcement Dumbledore had made once he was reinstated. Lockhart -after managing to be hit with the spell he was aiming at Adrian and Ron- had managed to cause permanent damage to his memory and was thus removed from the staff to the approval of the whole school. Lucius Malfoy had been relieved of his duties as one of Hogwart's Councilors and Adrian had even tricked him into freeing Dobby who turned out to be one of the Malfoy house elves.

All and all, Harry thought, everything seemed to return back to normal, or whatever normal passed for in his life, the green eyed boy reflected. Well, with the exception of Severus being even more protective than he thought he could ever be, watching over him like a hawk and sending him hot chocolate every night with Minnie; Adrian had even started wondering how it was possible for the kitchens' house elves to favor him so much, but Harry had simply shrugged it off.

And speaking of Adrian… Harry was doing his best not to feel guilty, reasoning that he did save his brother's life after all, but he was finding it difficult; his parents and Dumbledore, excited and scared at the same time with his supposed advance in magic, had decided to double their efforts in reproducing the effects. Visiting doctors and specialist was now deemed unsafe, but the training sessions were doubled and Adrian had been sulking for days as Harry was mentally apologizing. Severus had rolled his eyes and said that he was over-thinking the situation as usual.

On the brighter side, Gryffindor -thanks to the four hundred points Adrian and Ron had been awarded- had won the House Cup second year in a row and Ginny was back to normal; she was laughing and joking around with her brothers and had even let it slip that the Ravenclaw prefect that had been petrified, Penelope Clearwater, was Percy's girlfriend. The twins had actually fallen on their knees and thanked her for the information, their eyes sparkling at the new blackmail material.

"Not very nice of you, outing Percy's secret like that." Harry had stated smirking at the twins retreating forms as he sat down on his seat in Hogwarts Express, waiting for the train to start.

"Well, Percy did prevent me from telling you what I knew of the Chamber that day and besides, he wouldn't be able to keep it a secret for far too long." Ginny stated with a shrug, feeling completely guiltless. Harry had shared a look with Neville; they had reached a mutual understanding of how much of a torture Percy's life would become over the summer.

"You do have a point." Harry considered it a miracle already that Percy had been able to hide such a thing with Fred and George living in the same house.

"And besides, it wasn't that important." Ginny concluded. "Those who know me well understand that I'm exceedingly good at keeping important secrets, Harry." The red-head stated solemnly. Harry noticed her changed demeanor and wondered if she had remembered something from her time under Voldemort's influence; no matter what it was, the look in her eyes made him believe that she was telling the truth. He appreciated Ginny's resolve just a little bit more at that moment. Maybe come next year they could hang out more; it would be nice to have friends around his age -other than the twins. With a soft smile he turned back to his book as the steam engine started moving.

Another year at Hogwarts was over and summer was just beginning; and Merlin do I have plans for the summer, Harry thought, smirking behind his book, his mind focusing for a moment in the, in theory at least, completed designs in his trunk.

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