Harry Potter Promise NR.11 - Sex Stories

Harry Potter Promise NR.11

... stopped when she noticed that Harry was thinking something through. "Harry? You've got your 'I've got an idea' look on." Harry looked up, startled. "Hmm? Oh, I was just thinking…" He tilted his head to the side. "Professor Slughorn taught here for a long time, right?" Minerva nodded. "Yes. He taught me when I was in school, and I believe he had been teaching for a few years before that." Harry looked like that was the answer he wanted to hear. "Is it possible he taught Voldemort? I mean, Voldemort before he was Voldemort?" Ginny gasped, and Minerva frowned. "I'm not quite sure… there aren't many people who know who You-Know-Who was before he became the feared Dark Lord." Harry nodded. "But he told me in his rant in the Chamber of Secrets about how he was going to kill me that his name was Tom Marvolo Riddle. Which means he had a real name. And there's an award for special services with his name on it, dated 1943, in the trophy room." "That was several years before I started school," Minerva informed them. "But it would be conceivable to infer that Horace taught… Riddle." She found it easier to use You-Know-Who's real name, rather than his moniker. It made him seem more human, somehow. "Maybe that's it, then," Harry said, his eyes wide with the implications. "Professor Slughorn is one of the only people who remembers Voldemort from when he was a kid." "That's just creepy to think about," Ginny shuddered. "But it could be why Dumbledore wants me to get close to him," Harry ...

... argued. "Maybe Slughorn knows something about him that Dumbledore wants to find out." "It might explain why Albus brought Horace here to teach," Minerva commented. "He's kept Severus out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts position all these years, and while I know Severus never really wanted the post, why now? Certainly, it is easier to find a Potions professor than a Defense professor, but still, he's managed all these years." "But if Professor Slughorn knows something, Dumbledore may be trying to protect him from Voldemort by keeping him safe in the castle," Harry continued, nodding eagerly. "It makes sense." "So where do we go from here?" Ginny asked. Harry looked at her. "I get close to Slughorn. See if I can get him to open up to me. It shouldn't be too hard, he keeps going after me to attend those parties of his. I'll stop declining the invites, maybe that'll soften him up a bit." Minerva smiled approvingly. "Please let me know if you learn anything of interest. Albus may have been right about one thing; you probably would be the best bet for getting Horace to open up. He always did favor Lily in his classes, and rightly so, your mother was a superb potions brewer." Harry grinned, and Minerva sent them back to the common room to finish their homework. XXX A few nights later, Harry was woken abruptly from a startlingly clear dream to see the early light of pre-dawn just barely making its way through the window. He frowned, steadying his breathing as he thought about what ...