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"Harry Potter: The Next Dark Lord?"

It's only been 3 months since You-Know-Who was defeated, but is our hero turning into a villain before our very eyes? Despite the fact that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was the worst threat to the public since Grindelwald, the fact remains that Harry Potter has now killed many people. Could he be out for more blood?

"There's always been something dark about Harry. First of all he could speak to snakes, and then he had visions of people being killed." confided a classmate who wished to remain anonymous. As we know, Parseltongue has always been associated with dark wizards, and if we are to believe the rumours that Harry shared a mental connection with You-Know-Who, it is likely that his mind was further contaminated with darkness.

Ron Weasley, a member of the famous Golden Trio had this to say; "I think that all the fame has gone to his head. He is so used to being the centre of attention that he won't want to just fade into the background. Now that he's killed You-Know-Who and loads of Death Eaters, I wouldn't be surprised if tries to follow in his footsteps, just to get more fame."

Harry angrily screwed up the latest edition of the Daily Prophet and threw it across the dark hallway. The portrait of Mrs Black started screaming in indignation, but he ignored her and stormed up to his bedroom. Why did everyone always turn against him? He had always considered Ron his best friend, but that clearly wasn't the case if his comment in the article and the lack of letters was anything to go by. Sirius was the only person he had left who believed in him.

All he wanted was to get as far away from the wizarding world as he could, leaving behind all the hateful gossip and whispering. He longed to be somewhere that he wouldn't be constantly hounded by reporters, or members of the public who were angry at him for not saving their loved ones.

He took a deep breath to try to calm himself down, and headed off to the library to find Sirius.