Squib

Chapter 11: Return to Hogwarts

Some of you seem to think that Harry isn't angry with his parents for the magical transfer. Let me remind you that I skipped from his sixth birthday to his eleventh. In that time he had just accepted being a squib and now he doesn't even want to think that he was born a wizard. The anger is there, it hasn't come out yet. Bear with me and it will.

By the way, most of you guessed Adam's house right!

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Return to Hogwarts

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"HUFFLEPUFF!" The Hufflepuff table gave generous applause. Harry was the only Slytherin to be clapping but he didn't care. Adam smiled as he saw Harry clapping. Harry chanced a glance at the head table and saw that Snape was staring at him as he had been since Harry arrived. When Snape saw Harry clapping, he raised an eyebrow questioningly. Harry merely shrugged in reply.

Throughout the feast, Harry was feeling really excited. He was going to accept an apprenticeship with Snape and he was going to meet the Brotherhood that night too. After the feast was over, Dumbledore got up and told the school the start of term notices while announcing the new DADA teacher as Lockhart. Harry looked at Adam who was looking back at him with a grimace on his face.

When Dumbledore bade everybody goodnight, Harry looked at Snape who nodded his head and left the hall in a flurry of robes. Harry knew what that meant, he was expected at Snape's office. The night has only begun.

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"Well, I can not say I am entirely pleased but I would have been really displeased if you chose any bond lower than that." Snape commented on Harry's choice of apprenticeship bond. Harry nodded his head in return.

"Am I right in assuming that your parents have no knowledge of this?" Snape inquired. Harry nodded once again, "yes sir". Snape smirked. "Well thank Merlin (literally) for ancient laws and no modern law has the power to stop a master and his apprentice if they both consent." Harry was happy to hear that, he didn't want his parents to get in between him and his education anyways.

"Very well, We have to undergo a simple ritual." Snape took out a dagger from his pocket, he told Harry to stand back and it was then that Harry noticed the markings on the floor. First Snape cut his finger and let three drops of blood drop into a circle on the floor. He motioned for Harry to do the same on another smaller circle. The lines on the floor glowed for a while before a piece of ancient looking parchment appeared on the floor. Snape picked it up.

When Harry inquired about the parchment, Snape replied, "Well you can not simply force someone into the bond. This parchment ensures that the donor of the blood was willing. You simply have to touch it while concentrating on the type of Apprenticeship bond you want." When Harry had done so the parchment copied itself and both parchments rolled into a scroll. Snape took one and handed the other to Harry.

"This makes the bond official. A copy will also appear in the ministry...I am sure this will reach the Daily Prophet before morning." Snape said. Harry's eyebrows shot up, this was not good. He wasn't prepared for the reaction of his parents yet. Snape it seemed knew what he was thinking but only smirked in reply while bidding him Good night.

Harry was still in a daze as he was walking along the dungeons. Just as he turned a corner, he bumped into someone, looking up he saw it was Argus Filch. "I've been looking for you Harry, come along. They're waiting." Harry knew who 'they' were and asked no questions as he followed after Filch.

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"Hello Harry, How are you?" Grindelwald stated as he saw Harry. He nodded to Filch who gave a short bow before retreating to the woods. Grindelwald was the same and so were his body guards. "Fine" Harry mumbled, still not used to the former dark lord.