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Harry Potter and His Questionable Creature Friends (DISCONTINUED)

Summary:

A crack-treated-seriously-esque fic where Harry Potter gains an army of steadily increasing, steadily worrisome magical creatures by his side.

(Don't mind any grammatical mistakes or story errors. This is purely for enjoyment purposes, I'm not beta-ed, and its like 20:00.)

Edit: If you haven't already noticed, I upload sporadically and when I feel like it. (You try being an actual writer with a proper schedule at 14 while in high school. Yeaaaaah- nope.)

Notes:

First HP story. Wooo?

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: "Aunt Petunia, There's a Three-Headed Snake in Your Flower Bed Calling Me 'Little Speaker'!"

Chapter Text

AN: I don't really have any keys for what's Parseltongue, what's text, and what's thought, but I will probably stick to these guidelines:

Thoughts - Italicized With Single Quotes / Apostrophes

Texts (Papers and Whatnot) - Bold

Parseltongue / All Speak - "Underlined Italics"

Memories - Bold Italics

 

 

Petunia Dursley (nee Evans) will take to her deathbed the story of a 5 year old Harry James Potter working on her flower garden and coming back inside with a small snake that had three heads...

"Aunt Petunia," a voice from behind Petunia called. She had 'freak' on the tip of her tongue when she turned around and came face-to-face with a snake, with three heads, looking at her as if she was a rabbit to be eaten.

"What is it fre- I mean, boy?" Petunia asked harshly. Couldn't the good for nothing son of his dear dead sister be useful for her garden and be quiet? 

"Well," Harry began, "I was doing what you told me to, Aunt Petunia, watering the flowers and pulling the weeds. But! Then I met this snake!" Harry nodded towards the closest head to him. "He says his name is Oxinos, but he said I could call him Oxinos because for some reason that's different." Harry petted the middle head's nose before continuing, "He says that I'm a 'Little Speaker'. What's that, Aunt Petunia? Oh, and can I keep him!?"

Petunia took a deep breath in.

Out.

In.

Out.

'Just great! More freakishness to the list of the freak's freakishness! What would my poor Duddykins think if he saw that- that monster and wanted one because the freak had one?! No. I won't allow it.' Petunia internally thought. She looked down at the short boy and gave him the meanest glare she could.

"No."

Harry visibly wilted a little. He really wanted this pet this time. He didn't know why. He just felt Oxinos was more special than the dog at the pet store Dudley wanted or the cat the neighbor had that Dudley chased up a tree. He wouldn't argue with Aunt Petunia though. No, that led to extra Cupboard Time. He didn't like Cupboard Time.

"Okay, Aunt Petunia. I'll go put him back- woah! Hey!" Before Harry could walk back outside and put the snake back, the snake Harry was holding began to hiss menacingly at Petunia.

"Foolish two leg! You think you can stop I, the mighty Oxinos, hatchling descendant of the mighty Aima and terror Thalassa?! Ha, don't make me laugh. I've finally found myself a worthy one to bond with. Better yet, he's a Little Speaker! I will not have you ruining this, fake flower two leg!"

During Oxinos' hissy fit (pun intended), his three heads started thrashing about, cornering Petunia's head in place. Harry was touched by his new friend defending him. Although, the way he spoke sort of confused poor Harry. 

Petunia was terrified. The freak brought some freakish snake into her perfectly normal life, her perfectly normal home. How she wished to just get rid of the freak. She wouldn't have to deal with his freakishness anymore if she did. But, she remembered the thinly veiled threat hidden under the note left by Harry's freakish dropper offers. She sighed deeply to herself.

"Fine, freak. But, if I see that bloody snake do anything, and I mean anything, I will see to it that you never see that thing again!" Petunia screeched. She huffed when Harry's face lit up. He was supposed to be scared. Damn it!

"Thank you, Aunt Petunia!" Harry called as he made his way back outside, the three snake heads looking directly at her over his shoulder as he went back to finish working on his gardening chores.

 

 

"So, tell me, Little Speaker, why it is that you live with a two leg who smells of a fake flower?" Oxinos asked once the two of them were back outside. Oxinos was sunning himself on a rock a little ways away from Harry as Harry went back to weeding and watering. "She smells like a terrible two leg, ugly too. She resembles this animal I saw at this 'zoo' where I was temporarily staying once. I believe they are called 'gee-raffs'. Little Speaker, don't you agree that the two leg looked like a gee-raff?"

Harry tried to keep the chuckle from escaping him as he pictured Aunt Petunia as a giraffe. It was an amusing picture, he had to admit. "I stay here because they are my only family, Oxinos. My mum and dad died when I was a baby. They were drunk drivers is what Aunt Petunia said. I have nowhere else to go anyway. I have to stay here." Harry went back to his work after answering the three headed snake.

Oxinos looked like he was thinking, or at least as best as a snake could look like he was thinking. "Why don't you just come live with me, Little Speaker? My kind would welcome a speaker such as yourself! You speakers are always snakes with human skins."

The thought did tempt him. He could go? Be free of 'Harry Hunting' and chores? Free of 'boy' and 'freak'? Free of Cupboard Time and missed birthdays? It almost sounded too good to be true. With a small amount of hope shining through his green, green eyes, he nodded to Oxinos.

"If I go with you, I'll be safe, right? You'll still be my friend as well, right?" Harry didn't want to be too hopeful, but getting away sounded wonderful. 'I wonder if I'd make new friends...?' Harry wondered. More friends could never hurt, right? He never had friends before Oxinos. Dudley made sure of it. Who'd want to be friends with 'Freaky Harry' the person who was only good for 'Harry Hunting'?

Nobody. That's who.

But, it'd be okay now. He has a friend that'd be with him. Him having a friend was a big shock, but the fact that his friend wants to open his home up for him was heartwarming to the young boy.

Oxinos's left most head stuck its tongue out, "Of course I will still be your friend, Little Speaker! I'm not some barbaric two leg!" It was at the two leg comment that Oxinos's right most head thought opening his jaw and hissing menacingly was the best thing to do. Oxinos' middle head continued to speak about how nice the forest is and how he, a speaker, should never have been allowed to live in such a horrible two leg home. Harry smiled softly at Oxinos when he finally stopped ranting.

Oxinos' three heads all looked up to Harry, "Are you reading, Little Speaker? Ready to get away from this place?"

"Please. Take me away." 

 

 

Names come from Google Translate... yeh

Oxinos - Acidic

Aima - Blood

Thalassa - Sea

AN: This isn't my main hobby. I'm just doing this for fun, so please don't ask for longer chapters, more frequent uploads, or anything like that.

Words: 1153

Chapter 2: "Why Is Slithering So Hard With Feet!?"

Summary:

Harry follows Oxinos away from the Dursleys on 4 Privet Drive.

Chapter Text

AN: Happy Early Halloween I mean "Something Bad Must Happen to Harry James Potter" Day!

Thoughts - 'Italicized With Single Quotes / Apostrophes'

Texts (Papers and Whatnot) - Bold

Parseltongue / All Speak - "Underlined Italics"

Memories - Bold Italics

 

 

Oxinos led Harry away from the Dursley family and Privet Drive in general. Along the way, Harry was mesmerized by the city around him. Whenever he usually went out, it him shopping or running from Dudley's gang of "Harry Hunters". But now, he could look at the blue sky and the feel the dewy grass and breathe the fresh air (sure he's been outside doing yard work for Petunia, but he just feels like the air is fresher now) and hear the birds chirp happily above and so much more than before!

Eventually, Oxinos stopped Harry outside of a forest. "I didn't even know there was a forest here..." Harry muttered allowed. 

Oxinos simply bobbed his middle head and began to slither into the forest. At first, Harry tried to follow by walking, but came across low hanging branches that were too low to walk past and too crowded to climb over. 

Harry sighed, gave himself a 'nobody's gonna see...', and tried to imitate Oxinos. Harry got down on his hands and knees and began to flop about like a fish on land. Oxinos had to eventually poke his heads back out from the forestation to look at Harry fail to be a snake.

To this day, Harry will always admit how embarrassing it is to try slithering with legs. (Even if he has grown quite talented at it.)

"What's the problem, Little Speaker?" Oxinos asked after reemerging from the green leaves surrounding him, "Are you having trouble getting through? You are bigger than I. I wonder if you could go around? Towards the loud two leg things on wheels, back at that grey path, there is a larger opening. Try there, maybe?"

Harry was worried. He didn't want to be separated from his new friend. He didn't like being alone. But, he had to be a big boy. He was 5 years old—nearly 6 soon—so he could do this task.

"O-okay. Is it safe though?"

"Of course it is! I've crossed through there many times when these branches were sagging too much due to rain. You should be perfectly safe, Little Speaker."

"Alright...I'll see you soon, Oxinos!"

Harry waved goodbye to Oxinos as he made his way back towards the street they had passed earlier. It wasn't too busy, but it was the only street where he could here the cars moving along. He followed the tree line until he came across the hole he thinks Oxinos was talking about. 

Harry carefully approached the hole in the wall of trees, not wanted a hidden animal or something to attack him for his sudden movements. He didn't know how, but he felt eyes on him.

'The woods look darker inside than I thought...' mused Harry. 'It doesn't matter though! I can do this.'

Harry crossed the tree line with cautious steps before taking in a big breathe. The forest was now huge.

The forest also seemed almost brighter from the inside. The trees looked taller. The pathway was more spacious than he thought it'd be. The rumble of cars seemed to disappear. 

Harry relaxed minutely at the scenery. It was so beautiful. He then got a serious face on and began to walk back towards where he thinks Oxinos was. After a few paces east? West? After a few paces towards Oxinos' alleged whereabouts, he heard a new voice.

"What is a human drake doing in here I wonder. He smells no older than 5 summers but looks as old as 3 or 4?"

Harry stopped in his tracks and turned around.

Only to come face to face with two yellow slit eyes of a dragon.

Harry froze. 'Is that a DRAGON?! And it's looking at me!' Harry took a deep breath in and looked at the dragon right in the eyes, the subtle quiver of his clenched hands the only hint to him being scared.

"He-hello."

"The human drakes can speak? You can speak, human drake?"

"Yes? I can speak..."

"Interesting! I haven't come across a human speaker in a couple hundred—maybe even thousand—years! How did you get into this forest, young one? Non-magic ones shouldn't be allowed in, but I don't feel any magic off of you."

"Magic?" at this Harry turned his head in confusion, then fear, "You can't say the "m" word! Uncle Vermon says so! It's a curse and not real! It's not! It's not! It's not!"

The dragon took a step back in mild shock at Harry's sudden outburst before lowering its head to bump its nose into Harry's chest gently. "No, young one, magic is real and not a curse. It is a gift given to a special few by Lady Magic. How else can you prove your ability to talk to me? How can you explain me being here if not for magic?"

Harry pondered this for a bit before responding. "Because of my freaky freakishness?" Harry asked. He didn't know.

The dragon looked rightfully offended. "No, us magic folk aren't cursed or freaky or anything those horrible things those non-magic folk like to spew these days." The dragon nuzzled Harry's stomach, its warm breaths fanning Harry.

Harry grew quiet for a minute before slowly patting the head of the dragon. The dragon gave a soft, satisfied hum before raising its head once more.

"Now, young one, will you tell me how you got here?"

Harry blushed. Right, he should probably explain himself.

"Okay. So I came here with my new friend-"

"Little Speaker!"

Harry was interrupted by a familiar hiss. Harry turned around and beamed at the approaching snake. "Oxinos!"

While Harry was walking towards Oxinos, the dragon behind him narrowed its eyes.

"Oxinos, why did you bring a human drake here? You know the rules in order to keep this forest safe." the dragon reprimanded. 

Oxinos ducked his heads in submission before replying, "I know, Great Thyella, but I had to! His two leg family was simply awful to the Little Speaker. I found him doing all the work that the dam and sire should be doing! It wasn't right!" There was a protective glint in his six eyes and Harry felt his heart warm.

The dragon—Thyella as Oxinos called it—closed its eyes in contemplation. Finally, after what felt like ages, Thyella spoke, "I suppose that is an acceptable reason for bringing a human here. But, he must swear this forest to secrecy. I must protect the land I was blessed with by Lady Magic."

Harry's eyes sparkled. "Oh thank you for letting me stay!" He ran up to Thyella and hugged one big foreleg. 

Oxinos watching this occur, gave a small, pleased hiss. 

"Welcome to your new home, Little Speaker."

 

 

Oxinos - Acidic

Aima - Blood

Thalassa - Sea

Thyella - Storm

AN: Should I be annoying and repost the definitions for certain names and what certain texts mean? I know it's helpful to some and bothersome to other. 

A baby dragon is referred to as so many things: wyrmling, drake, dragonling, dragonlet, and more. I just chose drake. No hate.

Words: 1207

Chapter 3: Apology

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;-; I am so sorry for my MIA status. I haven't had any inspiration to write at all lately. I promised some that I'd try to write more about this work once summer started but it's already been over a month. I doubt I will continue this series so I am marking it as Abandoned and Discontinued as of now. I might go back and rewrite this story as I love the concept but my old writing scares me...

Apologies. I hope all of you have a wonderful day/night/whatever!

- Hakkekkyu

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I hope you liked it!