Harry Potter The Serpent

It was a long walk to the hall in Harry's opinion. The castle was very interesting and Harry drank in every detail he could while also talking with Angela, everything from the moving portraits to the suits of armour.

Though that was not the only reason it felt so long, it was also because of the stares. Everyone from the portraits and ghosts to the few students that were around, stared at him. Partly because he was the boy-who-lived, partly because of his scar and partly because he had a snake on him.

Eventually thought they did get to the hall, Harry sat at the Slytherin table with Angela sitting opposite him. Harry also ignored the way that every student who walked into the hall gaped at him when they saw Jet sitting on his shoulders while he casually ate breakfast.

"I'm hungry." Jet hissed.

"What did he say?" Angela asked Harry after taking a sip of her juice.

"He's hungry," Harry translated. "back where we used to live I would just let him hunt rats and eat insects or whatever else he could get his hands...fangs into. I don't know if that would be a good idea here, at least not until I get a better idea of the castle."

"Hmm, you should call an elf and ask them to get him something to eat." Angela suggested.

"An elf?" Harry asked.

"A house elf," Angela replied. "they are basically beings that are born to serve wizards and witches. Some of the more uneducated members of the wizarding world view it as slavery."

"Is it slavery?" Harry asked in a soft voice, hardly wanting to force another creature to work for him like how the Dursley's had forced himself to work for them.

"Not really, house elves for as long as history has shown, like to work. If you tell a house elf they can't work then they'll either wait to work or do something else that counts as work in the meantime. Matter of fact most of them enjoy it. It's like their way of life. Watch this, can I have a Hogwarts house elf come here please?" Angela called.

A second later a creature popped next to them, it was standing between two to three feet tall, with spindly arms and legs and oversized heads and eyes. It had pointed, bat-like ears and rather than conventional clothing, it simply covered its body with a pillow case.

Harry was surprised by it's sudden appearance and jumped in his seat, Jet instantly looked defensive and began hissing at the elf in a threatening manner, causing the elf to squeak and jump back.

"It's alright," Angela said, to not just Harry but also Jet and the elf. "this is one of the Hogwarts house elves." She said as she gestured to the elf.

"Calm down." Harry whispered to Jet, who after a moment did calm down.

"You...yous be Harry Potter?!" The elf spoke in his broken English, his voice was high pitched and squeaky voice but also held a large amount of awe.

"Apparently." Harry nodded before giving Angela a questioning look.

"The Hogwarts house elves are in charge of cleaning and making food." Angela informed Harry.

"Hmm," Harry looked at the elf. "my snake friend is hungry," Harry said. "is there any chance you can get him something to eat?" Harry asked.

"O...oh yes!" The elf said after shaking himself out of his shock. "Flipsy be doing that."

"Who the hell is Flipsy?" Harry asked.

"I be Flipsy!" The house elf said proudly.

"Hmm, your English is excellent by the way." Harry said with a straight face.

"Thank yous, great Harry Potter!" The elf's chest puffed up at what he thought was a real compliment. "what does Harry Potter's snakey be wanting to eats?" Flipsy asked.

"Rats, mice, small lizards, meat, anything smaller than him." Harry answered.

"He's also a carnivore," Angela added to the elf. "that means he only eats stuff like meat, not plants." She added when the elf looked confused.

"Oh, Flipsy be having some meats left over, is that be fine for Harry Potter's snakey?" Flipsy asked.

"Yes, thank you." Harry nodded, only to frown when the elf looked like he was about to wet himself. "Did I do something wrong?" Harry asked.

"Great Harry Potter be thanking Flipsy?" Flipsy repeated with disbelief, looking at Harry as if he was a god. "Harry Potter be greater than stories say! I be getting his snake some goods meat!" Flipsy said happily before vanishing with a small pop.

"What did I do?" Harry asked Angela.

"House elves don't get thanked much." Angela replied. "Most don't bother because they don't respect house elves or because they feel like the elf should just be glad to have work." Harry frowned at that but didn't say anything else as a plate with a large bit of meat popped into existence next to Harry's plate.

"I assume that's for you." Harry said to Jet who slid off his shoulder and onto the table before he began eating.

"Hey Potter," A voice called just as Daphne took a seat next to Harry while Tracy carefully sat next to Angela, hoping the key to not bothering Jet was to not move too fast. "you made quite an impression yesterday." Daphne commented idly.

"Really?" Harry asked in an amused voice.

"Yeah," Tracy said just as the rest of the Slytherin first years arrived in the hall. "I heard older students talking about it this morning." She said. The other first years sat slightly apart from Harry and the rest, as if afraid Harry would set his snake on them, all apart from one.

"Hello everyone." Blaise said as he sat next to Angela.

"Good morning Blaise, by the way I wanted to apologize to you." Harry replied.

"Apologize?" Blaise blinked. "What for?" He asked.

"I feel like I might have put you on the spot yesterday," Harry admitted. "if you feel like you were forced to be my roommate and want to separate then I understand."

"I...wow..." Blaise looked very surprised, if Harry was looking at Angela then he would have seen the smile on her face. "...um thanks but it's cool. Really, I don't know any of the other boys and having the snake speaker as a roommate provides me more protection than most," Blaise shrugged. "I still can't believe you blasted the sixth year twice!" He added with a grin.

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