Harry's Unknown Power (A Father and Son fanfic) Book 2

Chapter 9: The Rogue Bludger and Dobby Returns

Suddenly.... WHAM! He had stayed still for too long. The bludger slammed right into his elbow. He felt his arm break. He slid slightly to the side from the impact. The bludger came back for another attack. Harry swerved out of the way as he glares at Malfoy. He saw that the snitch was still there. There was only one thing to do, fly at Malfoy and catch that snitch! Through the haze of pain, he dived at Malfoy's sneering face, aiming for the snitch. Malfoy's eyes widen in fear. He thought Harry was going to attack him! Malfoy said, "What the....?" As he swerved out of the way. Harry takes his remaining hand off of his broom and stretches out towards the snitch. He felt his fingers wrap around the snitch as its wings stopped moving. He was now only holding the broom with his legs as he flew towards the ground. Snape yelled, "HARRY!" As he watches from the crowd, wide-eyed. With a thud, he hits the ground and rolls off of his broom. His arm was at a strange angle and the pain was overwhelming. He looks at his other hand and said, "I did it. I caught the snitch. We won." The crowd roars as he hears people running onto the field. He saw Lockhart's smiling face, holding his wand out. Harry shakes his head and said, "Oh no, not you." Lockhart said, "Poor boy, he doesn't know what he's saying. Not to worry, Harry, I'll fix your arm straight away." Harry tries to get up, but the pain prevents him from doing so. Lockhart pushes him back down and said, "Lie back, Harry. It's a simple charm. I've used it countless times." Harry said, "I can just go to the hospital wing, sir." Lockhart ignores him and said as he rolls up his sleeve, "Stand back." He points his wand at Harry's arm and said, "Breakium Immendo!" A strange and unpleasant sensation starts at Harry's shoulder and spreads all the way to his fingers. He didn't feel any more pain now, but his arm didn't feel like an arm either. Lockhart said, "Ah, yes well, that can sometimes happen. The point is, the bones are no longer broken." Hagrid said, "He has no bones left!" Snape snarls, "You removed all of his bone in his arm, you incompetent fool! You should have let him go up to the hospital wing like he wanted to!" Snape helps Harry to his feet. Harry looks down at his arm. His eyes widen, his arm looked like a flesh-colored glove! Lockhart said, "Yes right... Take him up to the hospital wing then. Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger can join you in taking him there." They lead him back up to the castle and up to the hopsital wing. Once they arrived, they had Harry sit on a bed, while Snape went to get Madam Pomfrey. Harry said, "Lockhart removed the bones from my arm! My arm look like a glove now!" Ron looks at Harry sympathetically as Hermione said, "I'm sure Madam Pomfrey can fix it." Harry said, "I hope so, Hermione." Snape returned with Madam Pomfrey. She was not looking pleased. She said, "You should have come straight to me! I can mend bones in a heart beat, but growing them back...." Harry said, desperately, "You will be able to, won't you?" Madam Pomfrey said, "I'll be able to certainly, but it will be painful. You'll have to stay the night." Madam Pomfrey adds as she shakes her head, "You're in for a rough night, Mr. Snape. Regrowing bones is a nasty business." She pours a beakerful of the potion and hands it to Harry. The beaker was steaming as Harry takes it from Madam Pomfrey. Harry downs the potion as quick as possible. He sputters and cough as it went down. He hands the beaker back to Madam Pomfrey. Madam Pomfrey said, "What did you expect?! Pumpkin juice!" Madam Pomfrey shakes her head as she leaves with the bottle. Snape said, "Be lucky that I restocked her stores of Skele-Gro yesterday. She was running low. You'll be fine by tomorrow morning. Just rest for now, Harry." Harry said, "So, all the potions she has, are made by you, dad?" Snape said, "Most of the potions she has are made by me. She's a competent potion maker herself. However, she can only do so much, which is why I agree to make some of the potions she needs." Harry nods and smiles as he rests his head. He said, "That was very nice of you to help her, dad." Snape smiles, slightly, "I'm the only one she can turn to for her potion needs. So, naturally, I assist her in that particular area." Harry smiles at Snape, who smiles back in return. 

Ron said to Hermione, "How can you stick up for Lockhart now? If Harry had wanted a deboning he would have asked." Snape sighs as he pinches the bridge of his nose. Hermione said, "Anyone can make a mistake. It doesn't hurt anymore, does it, Harry?" Harry said, "No, but it doesn't do anything else either." Snape sighs and looks at Hermione, "Miss. Granger, please stop defending Lockhart. He is nothing but an incompetent fool, who doesn't deserve to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts." Hermione said meekly, "Ok, Professor." Ron said, grinning, "Anyways, we won. That was some catch you made. Malfoy's face.... He looked ready to kill...." Harry grins at Ron as the doors open. The rest of the team came in to see Harry. They were wet and muddy. They grin as George said, "Unbelievable flying, Harry! I've just seen Marcus Flint yelling at Malfoy. Something about having the Snitch on top of his head and not noticing. Malfoy didn't seem too happy." Madam Pomfrey came storming out of her office. She shouts, "This boy needs rest! He's got 33 bones to regrow! Out! OUT!" The Gryffindor Quidditch team said their good byes and left. Ron and Hermione hugs Harry and wishes him well, before leaving the hospital wing as well. Snape said, "I had better get going as well, Harry. Get some rest, alright? I'll see you tomorrow." Harry smiles as Snape hugs him. Harry hugs him back as he said, "Ok dad, I will. See you tomorrow." Snape smiles, then leaves the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey tucks Harry in then leaves. Harry was now all alone, with nothing to distract him from the stabbing pain, that he was now beginning to feel in his limp arm. Harry eventually falls asleep, only to wake up several hours later. It was pitch black in the hospital wing. He yelps in pain to what felt like large splinters getting jabbed into his arm. He thought maybe that was what woke him up. Then he realized in horror, that someone was sponging his forehead. Harry said, "Get off!" He looks around to see Dobby's big green eyes looking back at him. Dobby said, "Hello." Harry said, "Dobby!" Dobby said, "Harry should have listened to Dobby. Harry should have gone back home when he missed the train." Harry realized something as he said, "It was you. You stopped the barrier from letting Ron and me through." Dobby said, "Indeed. Yes, sir." Harry whispered angrily, "You nearly got Ron and me expelled!" Dobby said, "At least you would be away from here. Harry must go home. Dobby thought his bludger would be enough for Harry to see...." Harry cuts him off as he said, angrily, "Your bludger? You made that bludger chase after me?" Dobby nods, "Dobby feels most aggrieved, sir. Dobby had to iron his hands." Dobby shows Harry his bandaged hands. Harry said, "You better clear off, before my bones grow back, or I might strangle you." Dobby scurries back as Harry gets out of bed. Dobby said, "Dobby's used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home." Harry said, "I don't suppose you could tell me why you're trying to kill me?" Dobby said, "Not kill you sir. Never kill you. Dobby remembers how it was before Harry triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. We house elves were treated like vermins, sir. Of course, Dobby is still treated like vermin." Dobby begins to cry and blows his nose on the pillow case that he wore. Harry said, feeling bad for Dobby, "Why do you wear that thing, Dobby?" Dobby pulls at his pillowcase as he said, "This sir? It's the mark of the house elf's enslavement. Dobby can only be freed, if his master presents him with clothes." A noise is heard outside the hospital wing, which makes Dobby gasp. Dobby beckons him closer and said, "Listen. Listen! Terrible things are about to happen at Hogwarts. Harry must not stay here, now that history is to repeat itself." Harry said, "Repeat itself? You mean this has happened before?" Dobby said, "I shouldn't have said that." He grabs the Skele-Gro bottle and starts hitting himself on the head with it, shouting, "Bad Dobby!" Harry said, "Stop it! Stop it, Dobby!" Harry takes the bottle away from Dobby and puts it on the table tray. The doors open and Dobby disappears with a crack, right before Harry's eyes. Harry jumps back into bed and pretends to be asleep.

Dumbledore, McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey enter the hospital wing, followed shortly by 2 wizards, carrying a student. They carefully put the student on the bed. Madam Pomfrey said, "Put him here." Madam Pomfrey looks at Dumbledore and said, "What happened?" Dumbledore said, "There's been another attack." McGonagall said, "I think he's been petrified, Madam Pomfrey. Perhaps he managed to take a picture of his attacker." Dumbledore manages to take the camera from the boy's grip. He opens the back of the camera in hopes of finding film inside. The minute he opened it, however, a plume of smoke came out of the camera, the film had been destroyed. A smell of burnt plastic filled Harry's nose, as he laid there listening. McGonagall said, "What can this mean, Albus?" Dumbledore said, "It means that our students are in great danger." McGonagall said, "What should I tell the staff?" Dumbledore said, "The truth. Tell them that Hogwarts is no longer safe. It is as we feared, Minerva. The Chamber of Secrets has indeed been open again." After they leave, Harry looks over at the bed. The boy that laid there like a statue, was Colin Creevey. Harry eventually fell asleep, after trying to figure out why this is happening. He woke up the next day, with his arm feeling better now, despite the stiffness. Madam Pomfrey, helped him gain his mobility back, before discharging him from the hospital wing. He went looking for Ron and Hermione, only to find them in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, checking on the potion. Hermione had chosen the bathroom to brew the potion, as no one ever went in there. Due to Moaning Myrtle herself, who haunts the bathroom there. After Harry explained everything to them, Hermione said, "You mean the Chamber of Secrets has been opened before?" Harry nods as Ron said, "Of course! Don't you see? Lucius Malfoy must have opened it when he was at school here, and now he's taught dear Draco how to do it." Hermione said, "Maybe. We'll have to wait for the polyjuice potion to know for sure." Ron said, "Enighten me, why are we brewing this potion, in broad daylight, in the middle of the girls' lavatory? Don't you think that we'll all get caught?" Hermione said, "No. No one ever comes in here." Ron said, "Why?" Hermione said, "Moaning Myrtle." Ron said, "Who?" Hermione sees a ghost of a student float out of a stall and look at Ron. The ghost had dark pigtails with bangs and wore glasses. Hermione said, looking at her, "Moaning Myrtle." Ron said, "Whose Moaning Myrtle?" Moaning Myrtle said, as she gets right into Ron's face, "I'm Moaning Myrtle!" She flies up into the air and looks at them. She said, "I wouldn't expect you to know me! Who would want to talk about ugly, miserable, moping Moaning Myrtle?" She screams as she flies to her stall and disappears down into the toilet, splashing toilet water everywhere. Hermione said, "She's a little sensitive." Ron gives her a look as if to say, 'A little?' Harry thought, 'A little sensitive' was an understatement. After they check on the potion, they leave it to brew some more, as they leave Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. They discussed what Dobby said as they head back to the common room.