A Prophecy of Two Boys

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Harry's Point of View

Waking up in our bed in the Slytherin dorms felt like a dream. The candles flickered gently, freshly lit by the house-elves. The green matt that covered the stone floor was warm beneath our bare feet, and the chill of the dungeon was a shock to our system after the warm blankets that had kept us warm all night.

An eye peered in the window, and I grinned at the sight of our old friend. 'Good morning.'

'And a good morning to you as well, young Lords.' The Giant Squid greeted us. He disappeared shortly after, giving us some privacy to get changed. After spending most of the summer wearing jeans and a t-shirt it was nice to be back in our school robes. They were more restrictive, certainly, but they were also more comfortable somehow.

One thing that we certainly didn't miss, however, was having to wait for Draco, Blaise and Theo to finish their daily morning routine so we could head up for breakfast. Eventually (a.k.a half an hour before breakfast finished) we did make it to the Great Hall. Percy had taken over, and was doing a fine imitation of a happy morning person (despite the rest of our dorm-mates and I knowing better), and generally just irritating everyone else at the Slytherin table near us.

Across the Hall, we caught sight of Charles grinning at us, laughing with Ron as Percy succeeded with his mission to create mayhem on our first morning back. Severus gave us a look through narrowed eyes as he handed out our timetables.

"Nice to see that you four are ready to start this New Year with a bang." Our head of year commented dryly. "And you better hope your homework is up to standard when I see you next."

Theo groaned after our professor had moved on. "Professor Snape's going to kill me! I only mentioned three uses of pegasi feathers…"

"Quick, get it out. Let me look over it." Percy offered. We peered at our friend's neat handwriting, quickly reading though the page. He was right. Theo had failed to reach the five uses requirement, however he had explained the three uses he had in plenty of detail, and reached the three feet mark that Severus had asked for… "You might get away with it. You never know, it's well written. Professor may let you off."

Theo flashed us a thankful grin as Percy passed him back his work. We stood up to leave and head back down into the dungeons when a familiar blond Ravenclaw appeared in front of us. Draco sneered at her, while Theo and Blaise simply looked down at her with a small degree of interest in their eyes. After all, it wasn't often that a Ravenclaw would approach Slytherin. Especially not Slytherin's that were older than them.

"Luna." Percy smiled, recognising that it was, in fact, Luna in control at the moment.

"Percy…" Luna frowned. "Why are you dressed as a Lion in a nest of Snakes? You told u… me that you were a Slytherin."

Draco laughed. "Percy's a Gryffindor, so their robes turn red when he's in control. Harry though, he's Slytherin through and through – enough to keep Percy straight at least."

Luna tilted her head at Draco. "Bad faith… Do you really like your surname?"

"Yes." Draco lifted his chin, though I noticed with a frown that he stiffened slightly. "It isn't about what it means. My name is my name and it's a good name to have, especially in the Wizarding world, so there!"

"Are you alright, Luna?" Percy asked in concern. "Do you need help getting to lesson?"

"Hm? Oh, I expect the nargles can guide me…" Luna winked. "Besides. Our prefects are taking us anyway."

We nodded. "Right…"

'Is she alright this morning?' I asked Percy. 'Luna seems even more out of it than usual.'