Harry was sure this was a bad idea. Giles was one of those Slytherins that Harry steered clear of. Added to Giles generally dark and controlling nature, was the fact that his Hufflepuff love interest had told him she could never be interested in someone dark like him, and she had been seen flirting with Hopkins; well, it was a recipe for disaster. Harry's instincts proved accurate as after trading minor hexes, jinxes and a curse or two, instead of the disarming hex, Giles threw a " Serpensortia."
Most every one backpedaled. Harry thought, 'how stupid can you get, summoning a weapon that you can't control.' Then the idiot Lockhart had to do it, he had to make a bad situation worse. He did a spell that threw the snake up into the air and made it land two feet from Justin Finch-Fletchley. Harry could hear the snake saying how mad it was and how it was going to teach these people a lesson. He flung a " petrificus totalis " at the snake, hoping the targeting drills Dan and Will had him doing counted for something.
The snake stiffened midair and hit Justin, who fainted.
Professor Snape, after verifying Justin hadn't been bitten, just hit, banished the snake He awarded Harry twenty-five points for quick thinking and rescuing a classmate. Justin was given a calming draught and Professor Snape dismissed everyone to bed. As Harry left the room he heard Snape snarl at Lockhart, "Lockhart a word-"
It was the next day later after supper that Harry got his sense of something wrong again. Draco the git had been late to Defense today, Lockhart had been looking for reasons to take points from Slytherin since Harry had showed him up at Dueling club, as result Draco had detention with Lockhart.
Draco had been at detention for thirty minutes when Harry noticed a slight change in the position of the dots in the defense classroom. With Lockhart's dot practically on top of Draco's, Harry left his books and notes on the table in the library and ran for the DADA classroom. When he got close he fired an " alohomora" and did a leaping kick designed to take the door off the hinges. He figured the shock of breaking the door in would buy him time to disarm and possibly hex Lockhart. He really hoped he was wrong but what he saw as he came through the door had him convinced he'd been right about Lockhart all along.
Harry cast "E xpelliarmus " which hit, sending Lockhart crashing away from his position behind Draco's tied to the desk form. His robes were open and Harry could see that Draco's had been removed. Draco's face was awash with tears. Once Harry had Lockhart's wand he said, "Give up, Lockhart, and I won't make you wish you'd never been born."
To Harry's surprise Lockhart pulled a second wand from his sleeve. "Do you think I'm going to let a boy like you tarnish my reputation? Oh no, you need to learn your place, boy! Obliviate!"
Harry ducked the spell and did what he felt would be the most effective thing; he took the fight physical. He moved to close quarters so he could control where Lockhart was pointing the second wand, and while holding Lockhart's wand arm he took out the man's right knee and then broke his wand arm. He followed up with a full force kick to the guy's solar plexus and another to his privates on general principle, before stepping back and casting " incarcerous " with his own wand. He smirked as he realized the man's bonds included a gag.
He stepped over to Draco and and freed him. Draco collapsed into a ball on the floor and cried. Harry called, "Wibbly."
"Yes, Master?"
"I need you to get Professor Snape, Madame Pomfrey, and Professor Dumbledore in that order and bring them to this classroom. I want one of the others to collect my belongings from the library. Go."
Harry looked reluctantly at Draco. He noticed the boy was starting to show signs of shock. In the end he shucked his robe, thankful for for the clothes he wore under them and wrapped it around Draco and cast a warming charm. To his surprise the other boy latched on to his hand and wouldn't let go.
Five minutes later Professor Snape came into the class room. "Potter, what is the meaning of sending an elf after me. Don't you realize I have enough to do after today's attack on that Hufflepuff-What in Merlin's name!"
"Did Marcus pass my warning on about my suspicions about a certain professor?"
"He did."
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