𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬

Ch 116 - Break your Spine

Summer had just started creeping onto the School Grounds around the castle; sky and lake alike turned periwinkle blue and flowers large as cabbages burst into bloom in the Greenhouses.

Lucifer had taken it upon himself to take care of Fang in Hagrid's absence.

He did it mostly to keep busy, but he visited Hermione at least once a day since she had been admitted to the Hospital Wing.

At least he had been, but Madam Pomfrey put a stop to that by barring anyone from visiting the residence of the Wing.

She said they were taking no more chances and that the attacker might come back, so she couldn't allow any visitors.

He and Pomfrey got into a heated argument over this on the third day of him being denied entry, and he got furious, but McGonagall had shown up and talked him down.

He stomped away angrily.

Harry seemed to be looking for spiders to follow from Hagrid's hint, but with everyone having to be shepherded around like sheep, it made it very tedious.

Lucifer then voiced his thoughts, "There might only be spiders at Hagrid's hut."

Harry agreed with this train of thought, it was just getting back out there without risk of getting caught that proved difficult.

There was one person who seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere of terror and suspicion.

Draco Malfoy strutted around the school as though he'd just been appointed head boy.

One day in Potions, Lucifer, Harry, and Ron were all sitting behind Draco and his two cronies.

His reason for being in high spirits was immediately understood, "I always thought Father might be the one who got rid of Dumbledore," he said, not even bothering to keep his voice down.

"I told you he thinks Dumbledore's the worst Headmaster the school ever had. Maybe we'll get a decent Headmaster now. Someone who won't want the Chamber of Secrets closed. McGonagall won't last long, she's only filling in..."

Snape swept past Lucifer, slowing down as he did.

Lucifer didn't look up at him, but he knew Snape was looking at him, and he knew he was grinning wickedly.

He wanted to say something, but held back.

He knew Lucifer was Merlin's Descendant, marking him as a powerful Wizard.

Was Snape afraid of him?

He hoped so.

"Sir," Malfoy said loudly, "Sir, why don't you apply for the Headmaster's job?"

"Now, now, Malfoy," Snape said, though he couldn't suppress a thin-lipped smile. "Professor Dumbledore has only been suspended by the governors. I daresay he'll be back with us soon enough."

"Yeah, right," Malfoy said, and Lucifer could just imagine the smirk on his face, "I expect you'd have Father's vote, sir, if you wanted to apply for the job - I'll tell Father you're the best teacher here, sir-"

Snape smirked as he swept around the dungeon.

It was fortunate that he didn't see Seamus pretending to vomit into his Cauldron.

"I'm quite surprised all the Mudbloods haven't packed their bags by now," he continued.

Lucifer could feel himself growing angry.

He closed his eyes and tried to picture Hermione beside him, keeping him calm.

He knew she was really good at it, "Bet you five galleons the next one dies. Pity it wasn't Granger-"