Harry actually did roll his eyes, as he shifted slightly, allowing the spell to pass by him and raised his own arm in retaliation. It was past time for him to stop holding back the flood. Darkness surged forward, smashing into the man opposite to him and sending the professor crashing to the ground with a cry of pain.
"Wh-wha-what was that?"
"I'm surprised professor, I thought you would have dodged that. A pity, stand back up so that we may resume please."
The blonde struggled to his feet, whimpering slightly as he crashed back down to one knee. "I-I seem to h-have pulled s-something. We will have to r-resume this at a l-later…"
"Stand. Up."
Lockhart froze, before staring up into the darkness filled eyes of his opponent.
"I-I can't Harry…"
"Mr. Potter, you may call me Mr. Potter ."
"Y-yes o-of course… I-I am injured though and…"
"Does it look like I care ? You bragged about how you fought off a Vampire lord with two broken legs, sang about your defeat of a pack of Werewolves without a Wand, claimed you defeated a Voodoo Dark Lord with nothing but your wits and Wandless Magic… stand up ."
"Th-that was just fiction Harry! Just stories to sell books! I-I never…"
"Then what good are you?"
A rod of darkness ripped through the man's back, impaling him through his torso before withdrawing with a sickening sound, leaving the fraud coughing up blood. "W-wait… Harry…"
"Wait? What ever for? You said it yourself, the winner gets to 'play' for the rest of the evening. Does it look as though I am done 'playing'?"
"P-please… Harry…"
A snap echoed through the room as the man's leg was twisted a dozen times in rapid succession, breaking the bones like toothpicks.
"Do you know why I am doing this professor?" the boy inquired, ignoring the screams of agony from his opponent. "It is not because you called me the wrong name. It is not because you are a loser and a fraud . It is not because you dared to presume you could have your way with me… no all of these things I could overlook…"
"P-p-p-please… mercy!"
"The act that condemned you was when you set your sights upon Ginny… when you dared to attempt to take what is mine . I am a greedy man Lockhart… she is mine and will remain mine ."
"I-I-I won't t-touch her, I-I swear!"
"Oh I know you wont…"
Harry would spent the remained of the evening finding new and inventive ways to pull apart a human being without killing them. Lockhart's death would finally come after several hours of dismemberment.
His remains would never be found.
...
"Headmaster, it appears we have a bit of a problem."
"Oh? What is that Nymphadora?"
The Auror fought back the urge to backhand the man, before handing over a leaf of parchment, earning the curiosity of the remainder of the staff.
"It appears as though Professor Lockhart has decided to take a sabbatical…"
"Odd… he did not mention anything to me."
The remainder of the staff shook their heads as well.
"According to his note he has left due to a family emergency…"
Snape's eyes widened, as he directed his gaze towards the paling Headmaster. It was the same 'excuse' they had used in regards to Quirrell's disappearance.
...
"I can't believe we are still doing this…"
"Shut up Nott and shove over, I want to be as far away from Weasel as possible."
"What did you just say Malfoy?"
"You heard me!"
"Gentlemen! Kindly shut your mouths and stand still. The picture will not come out right if you do not."
The boys grumbled and fell into their assigned spots with the rest of their class. It was a tradition at Hogwarts that at the end of every year a class photo would be taken to show unity in Hogwarts, despite the obvious divisions among the House lines.
"Bloody hell Scabbers quit fidgeting."
"You brought your gross rat into the picture!?"
Ron rolled his eyes at the Hufflepuff girl's exclamation, "Of course I did… and he is not gross. He is a family pet."
"Right, stand still children and say 'Merlin'. With everything that has happened this photo will be going on the front page of the Prophet!"
...
"Ginny? What do you think you are doing?"
"What are you talking about Ron? I am just…"
"Talking to Slytherins !"
"Yeah… and?"
"And? AND!? They are Slytherins Ginny! They are evil!"
"They are not…"
"Yes they are! No sister of mine is going to be talking to any slimy snakes!"
" I will talk to whoever I want to talk to! You do not get to decide who I spend time with Ron!"
"You can't be seen with them!"
The young girl rolled her eyes, "And who am I supposed to be seen with then? I don't have any friends in Gryffindor, Luna is always in Slytherin, and I barely know anyone from Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw."
"You should be with Gryffindors! We are the good guys!"
"Oh get over yourself Ron, we are in school, there are no 'good guys' or 'bad guys'. This isn't some stupid adventure book."
"No it isn't, this is real life! What are mom and dad going to say when they hear about this!?"
"They will probably be happy I am making friends, and if not then I do not care about what they say. It is not their business who I choose to have as friends at Hogwarts, besides I already told them about the boy!"
Ron reached out to grab his sister by the arm and pull her away, and yell at her about her choice in potential boyfriends, but gripped a bit too hard and earned a cry of pain from the younger girl.
"Is there a problem here?" a voice called from behind, forcing the redheaded boy to spin around and face down two angry emerald eyes.
"Mind your own business Potter!"
"You are hurting a friend of mine… I consider this my business."
"I said…"
"Mr. Weasley, one hundred points from Gryffindor, and detention tonight."
"What for!?" the boy shouted back at the Slytherin Head of House in rage.
"Harming another student, insulting your fellow classmates, and back talking a teacher."
"Hmph, some teacher you are."
"A week of detention Mr. Weasley, and I dare you to make that comment again." This time it was McGonagall, who had walked into the hallway unseen moments prior.
The boy merely sputtered, before stomping off in rage.
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