Harry Potter The Serpent’s Turn

"Ah, a Gregorvitch creation, isn't it?" Olivander asked as he examined the wand "Yes, I believe it is...hornbeam and dragon heartstring?" He asked Krum who nodded. "It's a bit thicker than one usually sees and it's quite rigid...hmm...ten and a quarter inch as well". He proceeded to test the wand, which was also good enough to be used. "Now Mr Potter" He said to Harry and gestured for his wand. Harry let out a small sigh before he took his and out and handed it to Olivander.

"Here you go." Harry said.

"Ah, this is one of mine," Olivander smiled momentarily before taking the wand. "holly, eleven inches with a phoenix core..." Olivander waved it and a trio of birds flew out of the wand before he vanished them. "...yes, the wand is in perfect condition." He said before handing it back to Harry.

"Well that is the ceremony done." Dumbledore said since Harry was the last one.

"Great," Harry said before he walked up to Barty Crouch. "do you happen to have a tri-wizard rulebook or something?"

"Yes, did you not get one?" Barty Crouch frowned.

"I don't know, perhaps the fact that I am asking for one may clue you in." Harry replied, he had to admit that he was rather enjoying himself.

"Well, have this one." Barty Crouch said as he handed Harry a book though he glared at Harry off his comment.

"Right then, that's me done so I'm off." Harry said before he turned and walked towards the exit, he was about to leave when Ludo Bagman grabbed him by the shoulder.

"Hold up...we need to take pictures." He said, protesting against Harry disappearing so soon.

"Is this part of the tri-wizard contract?" Harry asked.

"No but..."

"In that case I do not need to take pictures. You all can do it if you want. Now excuse me." Harry said before walking off and out of the door.

The next day the teachers noticed something strange, Harry Potter did not attend a single class, nor did he appear at breakfast, lunch or dinner nor was he seen in the common room. Something that ended up causing a lot of rumors appearing throughout the school, including some that said he had left the school and ran away. However most of the rumors were gone when he appeared the next day for breakfast.

Harry sat at the Gryffindor table on his own when suddenly three people sat opposite him. It was the Gryffindor chasers Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson.

"Harry," Katie said in a concerned voice. "are you alright?"

"Well...still alive." Harry shrugged. "Why do you ask?"

"Well you've apparently been gone the last day and the night before and you weren't seen in the common room either." Alicia answered. "Plus apparently all of your stuff is gone."

"I've got to be honest," Harry sighed. "I've had enough."

"What are you on about?" Angelina frowned.

"I've...had enough." Harry repeated. "Do you know what I've been doing since I came to Hogwarts?"

"Magic? Quidditch? Saving the school?" Katie guessed.

"All of the above," Harry nodded. "but I was also pretending to be someone I'm not. Everyone wanted the polite boy-who-lived and I spent four years trying to be that person. I mean I helped people even if I didn't care, I resisted the urge to snap at people who looked at me like a zoo animal nearly every day, I've done my best to give everyone what they wanted. And what do I get for it? The whole school turning on me twice."

"Well...what about your friends?" Angelina asked, hoping to make him see the positives.

"You mean other than you lot?" Harry snorted. "Ginny was the only other one who told me they believed me. Hermione and Ron were actually against me and having both of my 'best friends' not supporting me did not help my situation in more way than one."

"If they didn't support you more people would think that you actually did it." Alicia realised.

"Exactly, I spent years putting up with the two and now they chose to abandon me."

"Putting with them?" Alicia asked.

"They are incredibly annoying," Harry replied as if it was obvious and he couldn't believe how she didn't know. "between the bossy overachiever and the idiotic underachiever I was ready to rip my hair out by the first year. But I put up with them because that was what I was supposed to do, I was Harry Potter and I was supposed to put other people's wants above my own. And this goblet of fire is the last straw for me, I am tired of doing what other people want. Now I'm being me for me."

"And who exactly are 'you'?" Katie asked, raising an eyebrow. "Who is the new Harry Potter?"

"I guess you'll see eventually." Harry shrugged. "What about you guys? How are you all doing?"

"Fine...for the most part." Angelina replied. "We're not happy with most of the other Gryffindor's, we can't believe how they treated you."

"Yeah, imagine them trying this with Oliver here." Alicia said, thinking about the Gryffindor quidditch captain who left last year.

"He wouldn't do anything," Harry said. "he didn't in the chamber of secrets incident and quite frankly he didn't really care about much beyond my ability to play seeker."

"Don't you think that's a little harsh?" Angelina frowned.