[HP] The lesser of two evils #10

Chapter #10: My own worst enemy.

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Harry was feeling a little confused right now, the last thing he remembered was that he was in the bathroom vomiting blood just a few moments ago, and then in a glimpse, he appeared here, he knew there was a price he had to pay for using magic so he could get all things back to its place on his parents' studio but this was a new experience for him.

Of all the times he has gotten out of control, this is the first time he’s in this place, and he was wondering if this was even real, many ideas were running through his head, and deep inside he was worried that he could be dead right now, the thought worried him but not because he didn’t want to die or something like that.

No, he was worried because he had no idea what was going on right now in the real world, every time he awakes from this out-of-control state, he wakes up to realize he made a mess, well, now that he's more informed, he knows that the Horcrux is the one that always makes a mess and that’s something that terrifies him right now.

The things he did every time he got out of control just got worse as years went by so, he was worried about what was going on right in the real world and not in this strange dimension, the thought of hurting his loved ones was killing him, especially on this occasion when they were happily celebrating his mother’s forty-five birthday, it would be a cruel prank of destiny if something like that was happening right now, however, he had other things to worry about at the moment.

“Who…Who are you?” Asked Harry with a worried tone at the feminine figure that was standing in front of him.

The figure suddenly started to laugh, he was having a hard time understanding what was so funny, still, even if that person looked harmless and crazy, it was better for him to not get too trusting of her, whoever that feminine figure was, there was no way he was going to trust her so easily.

“I am you,” she suddenly confessed and Harry couldn’t understand what she was talking about.

He has many dreams in his life but becoming a woman is not one of them, he is sure about it, even though he respects people who want to change their gender as it is not that difficult with magic, he has never thought of doing that, so, this revelation didn’t make sense to him.

“Or more like, I’m the darkest part of you…The one who has been lurking in complete silence for most of your life, except during times like this when you get out of control,” she said with a smirk and Harry’s eyes suddenly widened.

“You are…” He couldn’t finish.

“Yes…I’m the Horcrux that lives inside you, I’m the accidental horcrux Voldemort created when you killed him,” the figure said in a cold and hateful tone.

Hearing that made Harry gulp, meeting this figure was something hard to believe, the thing he was trying to destroy was standing in front of him, and something was troubling him, the figure knew he killed Voldemort, so, now he was worried the thing might know about the dream he had with the goddess, still, he wanted to test things to see how much that thing knew about him.

He decided to remain calm, he needed to know if the figure in front of him had any idea about what the goddess told him, so, he decided to play pretend and see what the Horcrux knew about him and the plans he had to destroy it.

“What are you talking about? It was my brother Henry the one who defeated you, that’s why he was unconscious, he used an incredible amount of power that day, that's why he and my parents became unconscious, they didn’t wake up for almost a week, they protected me even though I was so weak,” he said in a defeating tone.

The figure only closed her eyes and shook her head from side to side disapprovingly, she didn’t like the way he was acting right now.

“What kind of bullshit is that!? I could’ve never been killed by someone as pathetic as the weak Potter!” She said angrily and Harry was even surprised by her show of anger.

“That’s what the story and official reports say, sorry, I don’t make the rules but that’s the reality, if you feel bad because you were killed by someone as you said was pathetic, well, that’s your fault, if he was pathetic then you’re below that!” Harry told her without caring about the consequences.

If there’s one thing Harry is known for is the way he controls his emotions, he’s a calm person most of the time, but when someone defames his family or when someone insults any of the members of his life, he’s ready to make them pay, he doesn’t hesitate to support them, even though in this case he was just acting, he needed to.

“You’re a fool too…I can’t believe you were the one who killed me!“ She was still insisting and Harry was getting more annoyed as time passed went by.

He hated to admit it, but there was a time when he was jealous of the attention his brother received for being the chosen one, everybody loved him, and he always got amazing gifts during Christmas and in high quantities, all the wizards and witches in Britain were thankful to him and they were always sending him free things as thanks for saving them.

However, seeing his brother struggle so much to deal with the fame made him reconsider those feelings, and instead, he decided to empathize with his brother more which caused them to become closer, and eventually, they became best friends.

“Come on…Don’t you think it’s kind of suspicious?” She asked with a smirk on her face.

“What do you mean?” He asked with a fake concerning tone.

“Don’t you think it’s suspicious you were the one who was conscious when the Aurors arrived after I attacked your family? Your father, a very strong Auror was unconscious, your mother, the smartest and strongest witch of her generation was unconscious too, and your brother, well, he was too weak, so that was natural, but you…Only you were the one who didn’t lose his consciousness…Don’t you think that’s suspicious?” She asked with a smirk on her face.

Harry couldn’t help but feel cornered, but it was okay, at least this confirmed something, this thing had no idea about the dream he had with the goddess and the things she told him, which means that Voldemort’s piece of soul didn’t know he was planning to destroy it, he was fine with that.

“Come on…You know it…That’s why you’ve been searching for ways to destroy a Horcrux, right?” She asked with a huge grin on her face.

Harry’s eyes widened, it seemed like she knew what he had been doing lately, this thing knew he was trying to destroy it, he couldn’t help but gulp, this wasn’t right, his plans were about to go to waste.

“I know you try to look like you’re dumb, but dumb is the last thing you are if you figured out about my existence…Not even your parents know about me,” the figure said in a cold tone that made Harry shiver. “I just want you to know this isn’t personal but…You need to understand that I don’t want to get destroyed,” the thing said before she teleported until she was behind him.

Harry’s eyes widened, he knew he was about to get killed, however, he managed to get on his knees before the thing decapitated him with an energy blade.

“See? No one but you has managed to avoid my attacks…You need to get eliminated before you become a threat to my plans…I’m planning to come back to life today,” the thing said with a serious tone and Harry gulped.

This wasn’t a good situation for him to be in.

“Wait a minute,” he said with his eyes open wide. “I can use magic now, I can do it without worrying about you controlling me, at least I can do it in this dimension!” He said with a smirk on his face as his wand appeared.

The thing was angry, it seemed like he realized what the figure was trying to hide from him but still, she was too confident, she knew she was going to win, she possessed more knowledge about magic than him, and even though he managed to skip her attacks, he won’t be able to last for too long with that strategy.

“Very well, if you don’t want to have a peaceful death then, I’ll grant you the slowest and most painful death you could ever get…Prepare yourself!” She declared and soon her whole body started to get covered with a green energy.

Harry couldn’t help but feel a little worried, but he had to do everything in his hands to avoid this thing from taking over his body, he was going to defeat her even if it cost him his body, he was going to take her down with him.