HP: The Secret Heir.

Ch. 19 Let's talk about Marriage.

After the incident, Lockhart was under scrutiny and the person who was most upset was Snape.

Lockhart tried to reduce the damage that has been caused by his failure. His reputation really dipped quite a bit so to combat that he literally stripped any demonstrations evolving any creature and just stuck to his stories about how he defeated banshees and whatnots.

But there were still some people who believed in his accomplishment namely the majority of the girls in the school. While everything seemed normal on the surface but in actuality, it was not I have been hearing the faint voice of a murderous snake.

I was sitting at the study group table with the group. From the previous year, the study group has now again expanded. Astoria, Luna and Ginny also joined the group kind of. Well, Ginny was there to hang out sometime.

I was sitting there in the library with the group and I was in deep thought about the basilisk as to what to do with it? Should I kill it? Should I enslave it? I mean it can come in handy but it also poses a huge risk.

Not to mention when it starts attacking students pretty much everyone will think that it could either be me or Harry.

But in case they were to assume that it was me I can benefit from it. I can take some political power away from Fudge. I have some info about how some of the dept. aren't happy with Fudge, particularly the DMLE.

They are underpaid, most of the talented people can't get in because of internal politics and how Fudge is breathing down their neck and is looking for every excuse to fire people.

So was I happy if I am under speculation? No, I am euphoric.

"What is he doing?" Ginny asked Hermione.

Hermione looked at me who was staring into the void and smiling looking like a complete idiot she sighed and said: "He is in deep thought, he always does that, don't worry you will get used to it."

Victoria said, "Did you know Draco is the new Seeker?"

It broke me from my train of thought I said "Come again?" It was surprising I didn't think that it was about to happen. I guess we are going to win another Quidditch Cup.

I said, "Let's see how does Clorox do in his first match."

Ginny said, "I hope he losses his teeth." Everyone laughed except Hermione.

Victoria asked Hermione "What is wrong? Hermione, you feel down what happened?"

Hermione sighed and asked me, "Why is it that....you never get angry when Draco calls you Mudblood?" She had anger in her eyes.

I looked in her eyes and said "Because I don't give a shit what anyone says about me. I only care as to what my friends think of me...Well, most of you guys but especially..."

Everyone looked at me and Victoria and Victoria had a blush and I said "I on a regular basis get death treats and is most widely known as the new dark lord. Were every I go people have this fake smile on their face but the eyes are full of hate. "

Hermione, Ginny, Astoria, Olivia and Luna looked awkward when I said that but my Freinds looked pissed, cause almost everyone else Daphne, Victoria, Ted and me have been through that exact same thing Daphne and Victoria to be Great Witches because of their families they were from and Ted and me to be the new Death Eaters.

I then looked at everyone in the room and said, "I am going to give you a piece of advice that is something I personally connect and I say this to everyone 'The disapproval of cowards is praise to the brave'. Stop living your lives that has been dictated by society or anyone else. Do what you want to do because life is short. And don't spend your time wasting what others think of you. It is not worth it. "