The Philosophers Stone - Harry Potter Male Reader Insert

14: I Don't Hate You

As Y/N followed Professor Mcgonnagall out of the Great Hall he could feel the eyes of the students burning through the back of his neck.

They stopped when they reached a stone gargoyle.

"Chocolate Frog." Mcgonnagall said to the gargoyle, which jumped aside and allowed them access.

Behind the wall was a spiral staircase that was moving smoothly upwards, like an escalator.

They entered a round-ish room that was filled with portraits of sleeping men and women.

"Wait here please L/N." Professor Mcgonnagall said to him. She then left.

Y/N looked around. Standing on a gold perch behind the door was a beautiful golden and red bird. It had firey orange eyes and a long golden beak.

It was a phoenix. Y/N remembered reading about them in Fastastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

The office door opened. Dumbledore came in.

"Hello Y/N. He greeted. He sat down on an enormous claw-footed desk." Please sit down." he said, gesturing to a chair opposite him.

Y/N took his seat. There was a silence before anyone spoke.

"Y/N, I understand you must be feeling angry." Dumbledore said eventually.

You've got that right Y/N thought.

"I feel I owe you an explanation."

"Yeah."

"You see Y/N, the ministry have been have been extremely against you attending Hogwarts. They completely fear your mother. Therefore they completely fear you."

Y/N stayed silent.

"The Minister of Magic had someone close to him murdered by Harriet Mandeville. He harbours a strong, vengeful hate towards you."

"He lied." Y/N whispered. "Not only did they announce my identity to the public. They've made me seem like some psychotic disease." he started shaking in anger. "Can't you do anything about it? He is telling untruths and everyone believes it."

"The Ministry will do whatever it takes to expell you Y/N. They do not want you learning magic. They will do everything within the law and outside the law they can get away with to do so. I only encourage that you don't give them an excuse to."

"So..." Y/N growled. "Because of my despicable Mother I'm an outcast. In both worlds."

"I am truly sorry Y/N." Dumbledore said sympathetically. "But I promise you have my full support. I will do everything in my power to keep you within Hogwarts. To make sure you receive your full magical education."

"Im not sure I want to stay in Hogwarts anymore Professor." Y/N said. "I'm not an idiot. My days in school are going to be a nightmare. The other students will make sure of that."

"That is inevitable of course. But I urge you not to leave. You have a right to your education. Do not let the Ministry win this battle Y/N. Show the world that you are not the monster they have deemed you to be." Dumbledores blue eyes twinkled with every word.

Y/N looked at him. He nodded.

"If there's one thing I am not, it's a loser."

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Over the next few days. Y/N was mercilessly bullied. Students that didn't simply call him horrible names like "Bastard son of a Murderer." spent extra care shoving him as they walked by, tripping him as he walked and denying him access in the Gryffindor common room by placing a charm he couldn't get through. That last one was obviously done by older and more experienced students. He was forced to spend some nights alone until the charm wore off.