The Slytherin Potter

Albus "Al" Potter ~ Slytherin ~ Sixth Year ~ Halfblood ~ Son of Harry and Ginny Potter

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Albus had decided to head to the library to try and do some research. He wasn’t getting anywhere, still completely clueless as to how he could fix what he had done to himself, but he wasn’t even sure if he could. He sighed as he closed a book harshly, annoyed at his lack of progress. As he looked up, however, he noticed someone nearby, “Oh, hey. Didn’t see you there.”

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isaiahlongbottom:

“Well, batman doesn’t even really have any powers.” Isaiah shrugged. “He just is ridiculously rich so he buys things that make it easier to fight the bad guys.” He said, shaking his head slightly. “Don’t make that face, Spiderman is amazing. He got bit by a radioactive spider.”

He grinned, “Batman, then. Batman sounds like a much better superhero. My kind of guy,” he let out a light laugh, but it was quickly replaced with horror, “He was bit by a radioactive spider? Merlin! Spiders are bad enough but radioactive? Now I just feel bad for the guy.”

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jcmesspotterr:

James had given his brother one last long look, trying to see if he could get anything out of Albus’s facial expression that might give away whatever was going on with him. James knew it was something, and from how determined Al was not to let James find out he knew it had to be something important, but what he couldn’t figure out was whether or not whatever had been going on was worth risking Albus continuing to question him and figuring out his own secrets. James knew it made him a shitty brother, nothing should be more important than making sure his little brother was okay, especially something as petty as making sure his… problems with alcohol staid hidden. Family was supposed to be the most important thing and this was just another reason James would never be good enough but maybe he could keep his charade up just a little longer. 

“Forgotten about going to Honeydukes and getting chocolate frogs?” James’s eyebrow raised in a way that nearly perfectly mimicked Albus’s own expression, arms crossing in front of his chest before he shook his head. “Is that what you were doing with your hand in my bag? Throwing candy in it.”

He was relieved when James didn’t mention anything. He schooled his expression to prevent him from picking up on anything. He wasn’t going to risk James finding out and making him go to the Hospital Wing, because there would be no way he was hiding anything once that happened. He could just imagine the reactions he would get when everyone realized just how stupid he was. However, that relief was not very strong, as James continued on about the candy, hitting it on the head.

He paled immediately as his words. He had been so sure that he was home free, that James wouldn’t realize what he had done, but it seemed that he was wrong. His mouth opened several times as he tried to come up with an excuse, “What?” he said, laughing nervously, “No, of course not. Why would I do that?”

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jcmesspotterr:

alpxtter:

“I’m fine,” he responded quickly. He was fine. He wasn’t sick. Whatever he had done to himself was surely easily reversible, and he frowned heavily, arms crossed tightly over his chest. He tried to tell himself that James had no way of knowing that anything was up, that he hadn’t even realized that Albus had dropped a chocolate frog into his bag, but he couldn’t help but worry, “That was just a little cold,” he lied easily, “It’s gone now, and I’m fine.”

He arched an eyebrow at his brother. A part of him felt a bit victorious. After all, his brother’s words were an almost near imitation of his own, so he could easily turn this around on him. Another part, however, felt worried, “Liar,” he accused, narrowing his eyes, “What’s going on with you? I know something is.”

“Fine, fine. I’ll drop it but you have to promise you’ll go to the hospital wing if it gets any worse.” It probably was just a cold, James had always had a tendency to overreact, but he couldn’t help it. He was a worrier, it was just a part of who he was. 

“Nothing is going on.” James said almost too quickly, a hand reaching up to tug at his hair as he sighed heavily. He was a shit liar, and Al was his brother. He knew him too well. “Really, it’s nothing.” He instinctively looked back towards his bag, making sure the handle of whiskey had been well hidden and was about to quickly avert his attention anywhere else when he came to a realization. “I haven’t gone to Honeydukes yet. How did this get into my bag?”

“Yeah, yeah, sure,” Albus brushed off his brother’s words. The idea of going to the Hospital Wing, where they would undoubtedly find out what he had done, was not one that he wanted to think about. If it got worse... well, he didn’t know what he was going to do, but that’s why he just had to keep going on with what X was telling him to do until he could figure out how to reverse it. He knew that James was just worried, and frankly so was he, but there was no use in letting him know what was going on.

He raised an eyebrow at James. Something was up with him and he knew it, but he had no idea what. He opened his mouth to argue with him again when James mentioned the candy, and he quickly snapped his mouth shut, “Uh, no idea,” he responded awkwardly, shrugging as he lied, “Maybe you just forgot about it?”

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isaiahlongbottom:

“Then I guess none of the flying superheros are for you either.” Isaiah shrugged, chuckling. “He can shoot webs from his hands, it’s actually really cool.”

“Oh, definitely not,” Albus shook his head with a laugh, “Any cool supeheroes that... keep their feet on the ground?” he wrinkled his nose up in disgust, “Shoot webs from his hands? Merlin, that’s... I don’t even know what to say to that. How does that even work?”

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thekatherinejordan:

“Of course I do, it will be fun.” Katherine replied, letting out a small chuckle. She always loved picking up little things to have life a little more exciting. She nodded at the boy’s final statement. “Don’t worry, we won’t get into trouble.”

“Okay, okay,” he said finally, nodding. He picked up his textbook, sliding it into his bag and promising himself that he would look into it more later, “I’ll do it.”

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professor-teddy:

“Well, I’ll hold you to that.” he said. He knew that Al was stubborn, but he wished that he would let people help him sometimes, though asking Louis was better then nothing, the other boy certainly knew his herbology. “Well, as long as you ask someone, I suppose.” he agreed with a small shrug. “I would say that I’m scared, but you on a sugar rush has nothing on Abby when she is.” he shook his head with a fond smile, “That’s when she gives me the biggest run for my money.”

Albus probably wasn’t going to ask anyone, even Louis, for help, but he simply nodded to satisfy Teddy, “Yeah, yeah, I will,” he responded. The thought of actually asking someone for help was not a very pleasing thought, though, so he ignored it, “Oh, surely she can’t be that bad. 

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thekatherinejordan:

“Great, you trusting me will make this easier.” Katherine replied, sending the boy a wink. “Well, I was thinking we could go to the joke shop, get some candy, and then sneak around to the less friendly places around here.”

“Oh, Merlin. You want to go to Zonko’s?” Albus responded, but he was laughing. The idea of getting some candy did not sound very appealing, as the thought of Honeydukes just reminded him of what he was going to do, but he didn’t mention it, “Alright, but I’d rather not get into too much trouble.”

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isaiahlongbottom:

“It’ would be pretty terrifying, but at the same time the idea of getting on a broom and flying used to make me sick so who knows, it could be just as amazing.” Isaiah shrugged, grin widening obviously at this point as he nodded eagerly. “There are a ton, Spiderman, Superman, and I used to have this strange obsession with Wonderwoman as well.”

“The idea of getting on a broom and flying still makes me sick,” Albus responded with a laugh, shaking his head, “I think I’d be just fine without any kind of weird powers,” he said before arching an eyebrow, “Spiderman? What, is he like part acromantula? Merlin, that’s terrifying.”

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professor-teddy:

“Well, generally, yes. But it seems to me like the advice you need right now is ‘Don’t burn yourself out before the first month of school is over’.” he pointed out with a small smile. “You know, I’m sure Neville would be happy to help explain some things to you if you told him you were having trouble. That’s sort of what we’re here for.” he added before shaking his head softly in amusement. “Exactly. That’s what money’s for when you’re still a student.”

Albus let out a hum in thought before shaking his head. He had much more pressing matters to attend to than worrying about burning out. The uncomfortable feeling in his lungs were a constant reminder of that as he let out a light cough unconsciously, “I’m not going to burn out,” he responded, before wrinkling his nose in disgust. The idea of asking a professor for help, even if it was Neville, seemed appalling,“Yeah, not gonna happen. I’ll probably just go to Louis for help...” he didn’t bring up his cousin being a year below him and instead quickly smirked, “Well, I can’t wait to have a sugar rush for the rest of the day.”

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thekatherinejordan:

“Aren’t all the best people insane?” Katherine replied, letting out a small chuckle. She loved spending time with the Potter-Weasley clan. “I am sure that we can figure out a way to have a ton of fun. No need to worry.”

“I can’t argue with that,” he responded with a light grin, nodding, “I trust you. I trust you,” he said, before, suspiciously, asking, “What do you have in mind?”

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thekatherinejordan:

“I’ve spent enough time with your family that I am pretty much an honorary cousin at this point.” Katherine replied, letting out a small chuckle. “You’re in good hands, I swear.”

He laughed, smirking playfully at her, “I don’t know. I’m kind of scared,” he joked, “Mostly for your sanity, though, since you spend so much time with us. I mean, I’m pretty sure I lost my mind years ago.”

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freddievv:

They couldn’t help giving Al an odd look, but they quickly replaced it with their usual smile, “I’m sure you’ll find something soon. I wish I could help, but I’m not the family expert in anything academic. If you’ve ever got an art crisis though,” they held up their sketchbook and clicked their tongue. “I’m going to do some sketches of the village, with a focus on the crowds that’re everywhere today. I want it to look like it’s a Hogwarts trip, and not just another day at Hogsmeade.”

“Hopefully,” he responded, before quickly shaking his head, “It’s just been boring,” he said casually shrugging, “I already know most of this, I mean,” he paused, frowning to himself. That sounded conceited. He forced himself to smile and quickly said, “Well, if I ever ind myself have an art crisis, I’l be sure to call you,” he responded to them with a light laugh, “And that sounds interesting. You’ll have to show me some when you’re done. I bet they’ll be great.”

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thekatherinejordan:

“It is when you’re with the right person, and luckily for you that is me. I can make anything an adventure.”

“If you’re sure,” Albus said with a light grin, shaking his head, “I suppose that I’ll trust you.”

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isaiahlongbottom:

“Yeah, it would be amazing to just wake up one day and be able to run faster than planes fly.” Isaiah nodded, shrugging a single shoulder. He usually didn’t admit his passion for muggle comics, remembering why he’d gotten into them in the first place brought back bad memories. Besides, they weren’t exactly the coolest thing to be into. “I don’t really go around telling people, back when I first started showing signs of magic it was… relatable I guess.I liked that they could do all these weird things too.”

“Sounds pretty scary to me. I’d undoubtedly run straight into something,” he joked lightly, grinning. He wasn’t the most graceful person, which was one of the reasons he was horrible at flying. Things were much safer when he was on the ground, going normal speeds. He let out a hum of thought at his words and nodded, “I can see how they would be attractive to kids with muggleborns. Are there any other comic book... uh, people?”

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thekatherinejordan:

“Okay, that’s it. Next time we come to Hogsmeade I am taking you on an adventure. This working on homework while you are supposed to be having fun is unacceptable.” 

He scoffed playfully and grinned, “An adventure? Is Hogsmeade really that interesting?” he asked, though he knew that there was probably a lot of stuff to do that he typically ignored.

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freddievv:

“Have you found anything interesting? I haven’t been up to much,” they shrugged. “I ran into Lily and we got a bite to eat. Other than that I’ve just been wandering around looking for ideas of things to draw. I figured I’d actually come take a minute to sketch some of them.”

“Can’t say I have,” he responded with a small sigh, grimacing down at his textbook and mentally berating himself for that for a short moment before he forced himself to smile at them, “What are you going to sketch?” he asked curiously.