Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ You Know What They Say About Assumptions! ❯ Home Sweet...Snakepit?! ( Chapter 2 )

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Sweet…Snake pit?!! 
 
&ac irc;€œOh, it‟s you again. Finally yourself  ;I see? Interesting, Miss Evans, not even a month of 
emerging and you‟re turning&n bsp;out to be quite the young woman.†The ha t seemed almost 
impressed as it sorted through her personality with the care of a veteran gladiator choosing his 
weapon.  
“I&n bsp;take it you knew about me six years ago.†
“Who cares?â&euro ; The hat brushed off her question. “You really do have a fine mind. Will you allow 
me to place you anywhere I choose?†
“I&n bsp;do hope you don‟t hold grudges. You‟re not going to stick me in Hufflepuff just because?†
â€&oel ig;I‟m inclined to go with what I first said; Slytherin will indeed help you on your journey to 
greatness.†The hat sneered, which must‟ve been a little tricky being headwear and all.  
“I donâ€&Y uml;t know, can you name one good wizard to come out of Slytherin?†
“I don&ac irc;€Ÿt suppose you‟ll want to hear the name Snape, no I thought not. Slytherin himself wasn‟t 
evil, just a bit dark and quite uncouth; not unlike yourself, he didn‟t stick to the standards.†
“What about Gryffindor?†She was truly curious now.  
“He went as bad as they go, in the end Rowena had to kill him; quite messy.†
“I meant my potential in it, but that was interesting to know.†
“Right, Hm…Sadness will consume you eventually, no one wants to wear the mask. There‟s 
heartache down that path, always was. You‟ll be the first to understand that everything is not 
what it first appears.†
“Some would argue that heartache strengthens us, not that I agree.†was added quickly. 
“Well then, to avoid Heartbreak it‟s in Slytherin you‟ll wake!†a docile applause broke out, most 
just relieved that it was over, as harmony was led to a seat and the feast began. She found herself 
next to Pansy and across from Blaise and Draco. All throughout dinner, she kept glancing up to 
find the blonde boy staring at her strangely. She couldn‟t be sure why and she wondered what he 
could be thinking, especially when the two boys began talking and Blaise also began studying 
her as well. Dinner quickly became uncomfortable and Harmony was relieved as it ended and 
they began their trek to the dungeons. 
She was positively awed at the luxuriousness of the dorms and it was partially through that, 
Pansy and she became fast friends that made her love its darkness so much. 
8 weeks later 
“Pansy!†Har mony called as she skidded into their room and tripped over an ornate rug. â€œWe got 
a problem.â& euro; she finished from the floor where she‟d landed on her knees surprisingly not getting 
rugburn.  
“Money, did you trip again?†said girl asked, standing in the bathroom doorway with hands on 
her hips. “I hope you didn‟t break anything.†
“I thin k I‟m in love with Draco.†that stopped Pansy from saying any scathing remarks that 
might have popped into her head. All she could do for a few moments was stare in shock at her 
friend and the bombshell she‟d just dropped.  
“What! How did you…Wow Har!†she couldn‟t seem to form a coherent sentence.  

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“Argh!† Harmony yelled in frustration, “This is all Hermione‟s fault!†she finished, falling flat 
upon her back, save her feet that rested underneath her legs still. “She decided to pick my brain, 
just because I mentioned how sexy his new haircut is. How did hair like turn into love anyway? 
And I know I‟m rambling, but damnit!†
“You looser! What‟s the problem? I‟ve seen the way he looks at you and it isn‟t rivalry, hell it 
isn‟t even just plain like.†Harmony was just about to reply when Snape walked into the doorway 
sneering down at the prone girl. She tilted her head back, the rest of her body unmoving, to get a 
better look at their intruder.  
“Hello Professor.†the two girls chorused in greeting just seconds before the man stepped aside 
to reveal the headmaster.  
“Please, don‟t get up on my account.†he stated before taking Severus‟s place in the doorway. 
Harmony shot a questioning  glance at her head of house as she swiveled into a seated position 
before the old man; it was definitely not a usual occurrence to see the old man away from the 
lion‟s den. He gave an indescribable shrug and rolled his eyes. 
 
Draco was just returning to the common room to; hopefully, catch up with Harmony when 
Dumbledore exited into the dungeon corridor looking positively livid. What the hell was going 
on? He then realized a small crowd near the girls dorm room so he, being the Slytherin that he 
was, went to see what had happened. 
“Dray, you gotta talk to Harmony.†Blaise explained, dragging the blonde through the growing 
mob. “It‟s bad, man, real bad.†Draco entered to find Harmony clinging to a slightly 
uncomfortable& nbsp;looking Snape as she sobbed heart wrenchingly which was extremely odd. At the 
boy‟s whispered questioning of her name, she launched herself at him instead and he 
instinctively wrapped his arms around her in an effort to calm her enough to talk.  
“They‟re de ad, they‟re all dead and it‟s all my fault and you‟ll all just hate me I know it!†she 
cried desperately and then, just as suddenly as she‟d jumped into his arms, two vases and the 
window shattered. 
After calming some, Harmony told him and whoever was within earshot that she had just been 
informed first off that her uncle had seemingly been tortured. The headmaster was angered after 
stating this because the girl just stared for a few seconds and then burst out laughing, claiming 
that it â€žserved the piggish, rat bastard right!‟ And that‟s when an angered Dumbledore stated, 
succinctly, that they were all killed afterwards and it was painful. He then added for good 
measure that the Wizengamot was investigating and she was their prime suspect; Little did she 
know, not mentioning who her family was would be a huge mistake. 
 
Later that night, Harmony had a visitor in her dreams. Cold hands caressed her body and a very 
serpentine- tongue touch ed her in places that made her cry out in nothing akin to pain, and close 
to disgust. She woke sweaty and wet, and then realization hit and she made it to the bathroom 
just in time to vomit in the toilette.  
“He raped me in my sleep!†was Harmony‟s cry in response to pansy‟s quiet inquiry of if the 

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younger girl was alright. After calming themselves, the two girls made their way to breakfast 
where the boys were waiting and, little did she know, her secret waited to be found out.  
 

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