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Chapter 8: Occlumency

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Occlumency

Harry carefully stepped out of his compartment when someone bumped into him. He was on his way back from the holidays. "What the hell are you doing here?" Harry looked into the confused face of none other than John Potter.

"None of your business!" Harry shoved past him and made his way out. He missed the smirking face of John Potter though. Like John had something up his sleeve. But Harry found out soon enough, the next morning in fact.

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"HARRY JAMES POTTER!" Lily's voice rang through the hall at breakfast. Harry cowered away from the howler. The whole school was watching. "How dare you go away on your own to someplace without telling us? You could've been killed! We will have a talk about this!" The letter burst into flames.

Harry looked up to see Snape making his way towards him. "Headmaster's Office Mr. Potter, it seems your parents..." Snape's lips curled "..are here."

Grudgingly Harry followed Snape to Dumbledore's Office. "Don't look the headmaster in the eye." With that, Snape left him. Harry didn't have much time to ponder over it as the doors were opened and Harry was greeted by the sight of his infuriated parents.

Harry's mother gathered him up in a hug. When she separated, she gave him a small jerk. "Where were you?" She asked with warning in her tone. Harry smiled, "I was under the impression that you didn't care."

"Of course we care! We're your parents, aren't we?" James asked angrily. "Did you know how much worried your mother and I were last night?"

"Well, it was foolish of you guys to worry seeing as I had already returned." Harry answered which infuriated James even more but Dumbledore intervened here.

"Harry, please, I would like to know where you were during the holidays," Blue eyes twinkling and staring straight at Harry.

Harry avoided direct contact with Dumbledore's eyes, "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH" Harry turned towards his parents. "YOU PRACTICALLY WORSHIP JOHN AND NEGLECT ME. AND NOW THAT I GO TO VISIT SOME FRIENDS, YOU'RE THE FIRST TO QUESTION ME. SO SHUT UP!"

Harry calmed his rising temper. At this rate, he'd no sooner take out his dagger and stab the lot of them. Before he would say anything he'd regret in the future, Harry immediately made his way out.

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Dumbledore stared pointedly at the shocked parents. "I don't think we should call him back again. Let him settle his anger and maybe over the summer, you can ask him where he went."

"Yes, thankyou for the suggestion Albus, we'll go with it", said Lily, standing up. James was shaking his head, "Was it my failing as a father?" But Lily immediately shook her head. "Don't be silly James, look at the bright boy John that we raised, even if Harry is a little angry, he'll grow out of it eventually." Both Albus and James nodded their heads.

"I think he has already grown out of it and seen the fools that are his parents, Potter", Came a voice from the door. James, enraged, turned to see a smirking Severus Snape standing in the doorway. "No one asked you Snivellus" James snarled.

"Come on hon, let's go see John before going home." Lily said, turning to the doorway. James reluctantly nodded and followed, still staring hard at Snape.

"Oh and remind your imbecile of a son that he has detention with me tonight, Potter. And I mean the foolish Gryffindor one". Snape's voice could be heard even as James descended the staircase.