*The next day, Ron and Harry met Dumbledore in his office.*
Dumbledore: You both realize, of course...that in the past few hours, you have broken perhaps a dozen school rules.
Harry/Ron: Yes, sir.
Dumbledore: There is sufficient evidence to have you both expelled.
Harry/Ron: Yes, sir.
Dumbledore: Therefore, it is only fitting that you both receive...Special Awards for Services to the School.
Ron: Thanks, sir.
*Dumbledore smiled, got up from his desk to grab a roll of parchment, and handed it to Ron.*
Dumbledore: Now, Mr. Weasley, if you would...have an owl deliver these release papers to Azkaban. I believe we want our gamekeeper back.
*Ron walked out of the office to get the release papers delivered to Azkaban. Dumbledore then turned his attention to Harry.*
Dumbledore: First, I want to thank you, Harry. You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you. And...second...I sense that something is troubling you. Am I right, Harry?
Harry: It's just...You see, sir, I couldn't help but notice certain things, certain...Certain similarities between Tom Riddle and me.
Dumbledore: I see. Well, you can speak Parseltongue, Harry. Why?
*Harry took a second but shrugged.*
Dumbledore: Because Lord Voldemort can speak Parseltongue. If I'm not mistaken, Harry...he transferred some of his powers to you...the night he gave you that scar.
Harry: Voldemort transferred some of his powers to me?
Dumbledore: Not intentionally...but yes.
Harry: So the Sorting Hat was right. I should be in Slytherin.
Dumbledore: It's true. You possess many of the qualities that Voldemort himself prizes. Determination, resourcefulness...and if I may say so, a certain disregard for the rules. Why, then, did the Sorting Hat place you in Gryffindor?
Harry: Because I asked it to.
Dumbledore: Exactly, Harry. Exactly. Which makes you different from Voldemort. It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices. If you want proof why you belong in Gryffindor...then I suggest you look more closely at this.
*Dumbledore lifted up the sword and handed it to Harry. Harry grabbed the sword carefully.*
Dumbledore: Be careful.
*Harry looked along the sword to see a name inscripted on it.*
Harry: Godric Gryffindor.
Dumbledore: It would take a true Gryffindor to pull that out of the hat.
*Just then, the door opened and in walked Lucius Malfoy. And behind him was Dobby, the house elf who kept warning Harry not to return to Hogwarts.*
Harry: Dobby. So this is your master. The family you serve is the Malfoys.
*Dobby whimpered and looked up at Lucius.*
Lucius: I'll deal with you later.
*He then walked over to the desk and moved Harry out of the way with his cane.*
Lucius: Out of my way, Potter. So it's true. You have returned.
Dumbledore: When the governors learned that Arthur Weasley's daughter...was taken into the Chamber, they saw fit to summon me back.
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The Dark Knight of Hogwarts: A Male Batman Reader x Hermione Granger Fanfic 1-4
ActionYoung Damian Thomas Wayne lost his parents due to a fire at Wayne Manor and only had one person to care for him, the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Ten years later, he's been accepted into Hogwarts where he meets some new friends, Harry Potter, R...
