WWP Presents: The Heir of Slytherin

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"The Slashkilter goes to class with him..."

The monster sits in back of Professor Flitwick's charms class, propped on one elbow, staring resolutely at Harry, who is trying his best to ignore it. The rest of the class stares between Harry and the Slashkilter, generally confused.

"The Heir eats with his own kind, and his Slashkilter eats at his watering hole with a few chums."

Harry sits at the Gryffindor table during lunch break. Nearby, the Slashkilter has produced a large hole in the middle of the Great Hall and fills it with water from a hose as two other monsters stand guard, growling at passerby. When the hole is filled, all three dangle their feet into it and pull out bagged lunches.

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"I was wondering what that was all about!" Ron said. "Hermione kept getting all upset because you guys left it there and a bunch of first years fell in. You're both mad, you know that?"

"Yup!"

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"The Heir is a wily creature, but apparently not a nice or patient one." There was a definite sulky tone to Fred's voice as movie Harry yelled at the three monsters, indicating to his bag laying on the ground, ripped to shreds. The Slashkilters look very apologetic and chastised.

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"The Heir of Slytherin has banished his Slashkilters! This is an odd development. Let's get a little closer and see what happens... "

Three sad looking monsters creep after Harry like lost puppy dogs, as sad violin music plays in the background. Luna follows after the whole group stealthily, holding a net.

"The Heir has refused to allow the Slashkilters of Slytherin attend classes with him! ...Perhaps this is an attempt to show dominance!"

More sad music plays as one of the monsters presses his face up the the window in the Transfiguration door, staring at Harry, who looks as though he is trying very hard not to laugh.

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"They'd let me in on the joke by this point," Harry whispered, having been unsilenced by Hermione. "Although they didn't tell me exactly what they were planning..."

"Quiet! Silencio!" George shot another silencing spell at him, without ever taking his eyes from the screen, and hit a first year in the next row.

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"If there is one thing every sane person knows, it is that you do not mess with Slashkilters. Soon, they turn on their ungrateful master."

All three monsters sit at their watering hole again, whispering conspiratorially. One looks up and nudges the other two, and all three glare openly at the camera.

"As you can see, Slashkilters are quite predatory, and work in groups to capture their prey."

All three slashkilters surround a small Slytherin boy, who squeaks in fear and tries to run away. They pick him up and carry him above their heads to a nearby broom closet, and go inside behind him. Passerby watches in horror as the broom closet shakes violently, and soon the Slytherin walks out, looking triumphant. The Slashkilters follow, looking grouchy and nursing small injuries.

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"Lee!!" Fred hollered. "That was the wrong one! What did you do that for?"

He had to yell over the laughter of the crowd and the Slytherin's cheering. The second year (Morag MacDougal) looked very proud as the Slytherins chanted his name. Harry looked satisfied, and Lee looked embarrassed.

"Ahem...moving on..."

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"The Heir is like an overprotective mother..."

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Harry sputtered indignantly as the crowd burst out laughing again.

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"He realizes that he needs to keep his 'children' out of trouble."

Harry passes by the three Slashkilters, who are standing in the middle of a corridor, looking forlornly at a broken vase on the floor. He sighs and pulls out his wand, muttering 'Reparo'. All three Slashkilters look up at him in wonder and begin frolicking and dancing joyfully. Harry rolls his eyes and walks away.

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Hermione stared at the twins. "You two are so...abnormal," she remarked.

"Two years! Two years and she only just now realizes it!" Ron sighed.

"See what I have to live with? ...Two years!"

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"So when the Heir notices his slashkilters sneaking off to do mischief, he follows."

Angelina stands to leave the Great Hall after dinner, the three slashkilters nudge each other, and Slash kilter # 1 (from now on referred to as 'Bubbles') starts slinking along on the floor, attempting to look like a rug when Angelina glances back to wave at a friend. The other two (now called 'Popcorn' and 'Al') grabbed a nearby small Hufflepuff first year and try to hide behind him as he struggles and squeaks in fear. Harry laughs at something Ron says, the looks up sharply at the three slashkilters, and suddenly looks very shifty. Bubbles, Popcorn and Al exit the Hall after Angelina, and Harry follows soon after, trying to look inconspicuous.

"Now the Heir of Slytherin must be secretive. You'll see him here sneaking away unnoticed."

The scene with Harry leaving the Hall is now shown from a different angle, and its very obvious that everyone in the Hall is staring at him. Dumbledore watches, eyes twinkling, moustache twitching.

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Ron turned to Harry, a slightly bemused expression on his face.

"Were you supposed to act so obvious?"

"Hey, I happen to be a great actor, thank you!" he replied trying but failing to look indignant.

"So hey, where were the cameras? I didn't see any that day," Hermione asked curiously.

"Ah, but that is the secret of our special magi-corders!" Fred whispered mysteriously.

"Yes, they have a built in invisibility spell, and you can control them from a distance-" George added.

"-So we could be recording you-"

"-At any moment-"

"-Even right now-"

"And you would have absolutely-"

"-Positively-"

"-No-"

"-Idea!" they finished together, triumphantly. More than one person looked a little more than uncomfortable at this idea.

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"Hmm...suspicious. Let's follow at a distance and see what happens."

The camera creeps closer to the doors. Closer, closer, until suddenly there is a cry of "Help! Help! The Heir of Slytherin's got me!" Every student and teacher in the Great Hall sprang out of their seats and raced to the doors, and in the ruckus, the camera is knocked to the floor and the screen goes black.