Chapter 70 : The Troll Incident

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The troll tumbled and fell with a loud thumb, in pain but still alive; Harry half hid behind the door -not that the present occupants of the bathroom were paying any attention- as Ron flicked his wand making the troll's club take flight and hit the creature on the head, knocking it out. The green eyed boy sighed in relief; suddenly he could hear voices and footsteps in the distance now that the yelling and growling had stopped. It was just a second before a group of teachers -Dumbledore included- appeared that he managed to duck behind an armor. Professor McGonagall was the first to speak, chewing Adrian and Ron out before Hermione jumped to their rescue, taking the blame all on herself. Points were subtracted and awarded when Dumbledore's voice interrupted.

"The troll's leg seems to be broken; by a curse nonetheless." Harry could practically hear his eyes twinkling in his voice; the Headmaster was extremely pleased.

"Broken?" Professor Sinistra asked. "But it would take a great deal of magic for a spell to get through the skin of a troll!" The silence was broken by Hermione's timid voice.

"Adrian hit the troll with a Stupefy." She offered and a round of gasps echoed to where Harry was hiding.

"Quite extraordinary, if I may say so myself. " Albus said chuckling and Harry itched to follow his example; so they thought that Adrian had knocked down the troll? At least something had gone well that night! A great deal of explaining he didn't want to do would have been required otherwise. The three students were escorted back to the Gryffindor tower, passing by Harry, never guessing he was hidden there. Harry followed them from behind, hiding in the shadows; once they reached the third floor they were met with the sight of one Severus Snape -thank Merlin, Harry thought- walking towards the group where he was swiftly informed of what had happened. When they started to move again, he turned towards Harry's general direction and whispered with a smile;

"Nicely done Harry. Nicely done indeed!" And then he joined the rest of the teachers, leaving a proudly smiling Harry in his wake. It was only then, as the potions master's black cloak bellowed when he turned around, that the green eyed boy noticed Severus' pants -almost the complete right leg from the knee down- was torn into shreds.

"Nicely done Harry. Nicely done indeed!" And then he joined the rest of the teachers, leaving a proudly smiling Harry in his wake. It was only then, as the potions master's black cloak bellowed when he turned around, that the green eyed boy noticed Severus' pants -almost the complete right leg from the knee down- was torn into shreds.

Harry had snooped back into his room that night while the rest of the common room ate -a courtesy of Hogwarts' house elves as their feast had been somewhat interrupted- only to descend the stairs a while later, making certain he would be seen doing so and putting up his best shocked face when his brother explained what had happened. Or rather, what he thought had happened.

"You know Mom is going to skin you alive for this stunt, right?" Harry asked cocking an eyebrow. Adrian blanched and Harry chuckled, the fact that his brother was alive and well while he could have been killed by that troll finally seeping into his heart. He pulled Adrian into a hug; promising yet again he would look out for his accident prone brother.

"But Prongs and Sirius, after they get over the initial shock mind you, will be proud. Might even get you a present." Adrian laughed too and patted his brother's back. "And I think knocking down a full grown troll is wicked!" Harry stated, unable to help himself; it was wicked if he was allowed to say so himself, thank you very much!

"Thanks bro!" Adrian exclaimed and looked over the food. Harry laughed again.

"You three better grab something to eat; you must be starved!" Harry stated and promptly followed his own advice. He had to wait for a couple of hours before everybody was asleep and he could sneak out with the invisibility cloak; Severus could be hurt, he realised. Sure, he hadn't limped or anything when he had climbed down the stairs but his dad could be stubborn as a gryphon sometimes, especially when it came to showing any traces of pain or discomfort. He could have been bleeding to death and smile rather than showing it! With that thought he doubled his speed and reached the castle's dungeons in a record time. He knocked on the door rather hard and, sometime after the forth knock, Severus -who didn't appear to have attempted to sleep at all- opened the door. Upon seeing nobody, he swiftly moved a little to the left, smirking when he felt Harry pass by him, and closed the door.

"What brings you down here, Harry?" Severus asked as the green eyed boy removed his invisibility cloak. "Any more trolls I should know of?" Harry rolled his eyes and sat down on an armchair.

"I swear Adrian is trying to scare me to death sometimes but that's not the point."

"Oh?" Severus chuckled slightly at the businesslike air the green eyed wizard had assumed, one that reminded him of himself when worried.

"Are you hurt?" Harry asked his eyes intent on his leg.

"Am I hurt?" Severus asked back perplexed; he hadn't seen that coming.

"You went to check on Fluffy while I was trying to prevent my brother from being beaten to a pulp by a troll, didn't you?" Harry offered flippantly, his worry not quite successfully masked by his tone.

"As a matter of fact I did."

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