Chapter 7
Great Hall)
After a few minutes to let the chaos of Harry's sorting die down, the sorting resumed, and the rest of the students were sorted. Two names stood out to Harry, the first being the second boy who interrupted him during his talk with Daphne, Ron Weasley. He was sorted into Gryffindor alongside his brothers but the way he glared at him as he walked over was amusing. The final name was Blaise and predictably he was sorted into Slytherin, and he took his spot besides Hestia.
With the sorting over, everyone looked up to McGonagall and Dumbledore, particularly the older students who wondered what would happen next. To their surprise McGonagall stood up, "This is usually the part of the ceremony where Albus reveals the various rules and regulations that students should focus on this year but seeing as how he's decided to break them himself, the role goes to me for this year." McGonagall said harshly before going few a bunch of rules and regulations. It was hard to not look over at Dumbledore and see him slumping like a kid, but his amusement faded as McGonagall explained a particular real.
"So let me get this straight. They're telling a bunch of teenagers to not go somewhere because it will result in certain death. Who thought that was a good idea." Harry frowned finding the idea absurd.
"Most wizards are taught to respect authority." Daphne pointed out. She agreed with Harry that it was stupid, but she figured she'd justify that."
"But we're still teenagers and there are very few things we love more than learning about something dangerous and trying to test ourselves." Harry acknowledged.
"I for one hope you test yourself there Potter." Malfoy scowled still furious at what happened.
"I can feel the love Draco." Harry said sarcastically but before Draco could respond the food arrived. As everyone started to eat Harry realized that now was as good a time as ever to do something and got up.
"Where are you going." Daphne wondered curiously.
"I want to go over to Ravenclaw. What happened is wild and I want them to know that I had nothing to do with that." Harry said calmly.
"Fair enough." Daphne acknowledged respectfully as Harry walked over.
As he approached the table, Harry looked for somebody with the Prefect badge before stopping at a young man with green hair and beady black eyes. He had an HB pin which suggested he was Head Boy and truthfully that would do perfectly.
"What are you doing over here Potter." The boy asked with a scowl.
Harry would've been in annoyed under normal circumstances, but these were not normal, and he brushed it off, "I wanted you to know that what happened is in no way supposed to be a slight of Ravenclaw. If we're being honest I've been preparing myself to be a Claw ever since I read about the houses. I just wanted to make it clear that my being a Slytherin had everything to do with Dumbledore and that I have no issues with Ravenclaw House or its members"
The boy blinked in surprise as did most of the people around him, "Alright. The name is Garfield Logan, Head Boy and 7th year Ravenclaw"
"Pleasure Mr. Logan. Harry James Potter Lord of House Potter and currently member of Slytherin.
"Well I wish you luck here at Hogwarts Potter. Shame I won't get to see most of it." Garfield chuckled.
"I agree. Good luck to you and the rest of Ravenclaw." Garfield smiled and Harry walked back.
"I'm assuming things went well given how pleased you are" Daphne smiled.
"It did but." Harry paused because Lucretia picked that moment to approach him.
"I hate to interrupt but I thought it would be prudent to let you know that after this is all over and you're moved in, you and Draco will be coming with me to Professor Dumbledore's." Lucretia said in a professional tone.
Harry nodded, "I assume this is about the incident on the train."
"Correct. Expect Professor Snape and McGonagall to be there also considering you also had what happened with Weasley." Lucretia finished.
"Understood." Harry nodded.
"Good and welcome to Slytherin Lord Potter, the next seven years are going to be quite interesting for you." Lucretia smiled.
"Thanks. Nice to know that somebody in the Malfoy household has manners." Harry said taking a cheap shot at Malfoy.
"Watch it Potter." Draco scowled.
"Oh yes. This is definitely going to be interesting." Lucretia purred before going back to her table. Draco looked even more furious, and Harry didn't mind at all. He probably would've minded if he noticed how uncomfortable Daphne was getting.
(Scene Skip)
After the feast, the group was led to the Slytherin dorms by Lucretia which were in the dungeon portion of the school. Despite being in the dungeons and what that would typically signify, the Slytherin common room was pretty nice with green and snake motifs littered all over which wasn't a surprise since it was the house of snakes.
Lucretia then gave a speech that revealed among other things that the boys and girls had single rooms which was a beautiful thing for Harry. The house rules basically came down to settle things on your own if you can help it, and to stick together because most of the school hates Slytherin. With that done, she sent everyone away, well almost everyone, "Potter Greengrass Malfoy, stay here for a moment." Lucretia replied.
The three in question stayed while everyone else went to the dorms. Once they were alone Lucretia spoke up, "After you get moved in, please come back. I'm to take you to Headmaster Dumbledore's to discuss the incidents on the train."
"Why is Greengrass coming if Potter is the one who hexed me." Draco protested.
"Because Draco, she's an impartial witness to all of this and I believe those are necessary since both parties will have their bias." Lucretia said with an eyeroll. Her brother's stupidity often terrified her.
"Makes sense." Harry replied calmly.
"I agree." Daphne smiled since this was going to be good.
"Excellent. Greengrass and Draco you're dismissed, Potter stay behind for a moment." Lucretia said calmly.
"Sure." Harry nodded and he waited while Daphne and Draco left or at least Daphne left.
"Did you not hear me Draco, I said go." Lucretia scowled.
"I refuse to leave you alone with Potter." Draco said firmly.
Lucretia snorted, "Let's play the hypothetical that Potter was stupid enough to try something on me,"
"Which I'm not." Harry interjected.
Lucretia rolled her eyes, "If Potter was stupid enough to try something on me he would be hexed so badly that the Dark Lord himself would be proud. Assuming he doesn't get expelled, which is certainly a possibility with Snape being how he is, he would have to spend the next seven years watching his back, I have ruled this dorm for some time and even with me gone, those loyal to me would ensure that he doesn't have any peace of mind. NOW GO." Lucretia said firmly leaving no room for argument.
Harry whistled at the display as Draco fled as quickly as he could to the dorms, "Now you wanted to speak to me." Harry said calmly.
Lucretia took a deep breath, "That's correct. Under normal circumstances, the house elves take the student's things off the train and hold them until you are sorted and then make sure that your things are brought to your new dorm. How they do it, I've never bothered to ask, but they do anyway. However, your things were not found amongst the students, and I simply wish to know why." Lucretia said calmly.
"My trunk can be shrunken at will as well as made featherlight. Because of that, I shrunk my trunk and carried it with me at all times. I don't want anybody to touch my things" Harry answered
Lucretia nodded her approval, "Good. You're in room 6 so get moved in immediately and then return to the common room so we can deal with this mess."
"Got it." Harry nodded before leaving to get moved in.
The walk up the stairwell was a simple one and Harry quickly noticed some amusing things about the boys floor. The first was that the restroom was in the middle of the corridor and that four rooms were within 5 feet of the restroom with one right next to it and the other three huddled right across. The last two rooms were further down with one about 10 feet from the single door and another 15 feet away and on the other side. Harry wasn't surprised at all when he discovered that the door furthest from everyone belonged to him.
"Well at least I'll be isolated." Harry chuckled as he went inside and unpacked his things. Hedwig was already in the Owlery, so he didn't have to worry about his owl and now he just had to deal with what happened.
Making his way back, he wasn't surprised at all to see Draco come out of the room right next to the bathroom and make his way towards the stairs. If there was ever any proof that forces were against him, this was it and now it was time to deal with what happened earlier.
(Scene Skip)
Harry and Daphne stood side by side as they walked to the Headmaster's office with Lucretia watching her brother. For Harry it wasn't too bad since Daphne held his hand as much as possible only pulling away when Draco looked back. After their arrival, Lucretia took care of the password and they walked inside to find Dumbledore alongside Professor McGonagall, Ron, and a third woman who had long red hair and a massive bust in white robes.
"Not to sound rude but who is this woman." Harry asked curiously.
"It's fine Mr. Potter. I am the head of the DMLE Amelia Bones. I was here because multiple sources informed me that Albus attempted to charm the sorting hat into making Mr. Potter a Gryffindor." Amelia revealed. Those sources included Minerva, Professor Flitwick, and her niece Susan,"
"I used a compulsion on the hat because I wanted to ensure that it did its job after Mr. Potter used his magic on it." Albus said in a very grandfatherly tone.
Everyone in the room looked at Albus in disbelief but Amelia wasn't stupid enough to call him on it. Albus Dumbledore was as protected as anybody and she needed to stay head of the DMLE, "I'll let this go Albus but I'm warning you. if I hear of any more incidents, we will be having words because it's your job to protect the students not to move them as you please." Amelia said with a scowl.
"Very well. I believe that is all for you Amelia." Albus replied.
"Actually Albus, perhaps it's best that Madam Bones stays. There were a few incidents on the Hogwarts Express and that is the reason for this meeting." McGonagall said calmly not wanting Dumbledore to get away with not telling Amelia.
"I see and why wasn't I informed of this." Amelia scowled.
"I thought that since nobody was injured I could handle it myself without wasting your time." Dumbledore said politely.
"I'll be the judge of that. Now please let me hear about these." Amelia said to Dumbledore's annoyance.
Dumbledore was clearly annoyed but continued, "Head Girl Malfoy, please tell everyone what happened as far as you know."
Lucretia smiled because this was going to be fun, "I was sitting in my compartment on the train, one I shared with my little brother Draco, Pansy Parkinson, Theodore Nott, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. A little after 12 PM, Draco left the compartment alongside Crabbe and Goyle in order to speak to Daphne and then locate and befriend Harry Potter."
Amelia raised an eyebrow, "Tell me Mr. Malfoy how on earth were you going to find them on the train."
"I used the Point me Charm to find Daphne and afterwards I was going to use the same spell to find Potter." Draco said shamelessly.
"I see." Amelia replied with an odd expression on her face.
"At any rate. I didn't hear from Draco until 45 minutes later when Draco was quite literally dragged back by Crabbe and Goyle. Somebody had used the Full-Body Bind on him. I asked Crabbe and Goyle what happened ready to hear that the Weasley twins had hexed my brother.
'OI. My brothers didn't do that you dirty snake." Ron protested causing everyone in the room to frown.
"That will be 20 points from Gryffindor for your language and a weeks detention. Please continue Ms. Malfoy." McGonagall frowned.
"Thank you Professor. As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, my first instinct was the Weasley twins, but then Crabbe and Goyle informed me that Draco went to see Daphne who was sitting with somebody he didn't recognize. He started shouting and the person hexed him before peacefully telling Crabbe and Goyle to leave. Ironically, it was only afterwards that they learned the person was Harry Potter." Lucretia smiled.
Everyone besides Daphne frowned but Harry was calm. "Mr. Potter care to give a defense for your actions." Dumbledore said with a hint of disappointment.
Harry shrugged off Dumbledore, "With pleasure sir. Daphne and I were sitting in the cabin, and I was trying to get this sourpuss to relax."
"Oi." Daphne interrupted to the amusement of Amelia Minerva and Professor Dumbledore.
Harry simply smiled, "Anyway. Out of nowhere, somebody barges into our cabin and the moment he sees us starts shouting 'What is the meaning of this'. I told the boy that he had a yellow card for being rude and acting like a snob. He then said 'I am Draco Malfoy, and you will not talk to me like this. That instituted an immediate second yellow and I pulled out my wand and used a full body bind on him to silence him"
"So essentially these yellow cards are similar to a punishment system." Amelia smiled appreciating the sports reference also.
"Precisely." Harry replied.
"Is Mr. Potter telling the truth Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore said calmly.
"Of course not. I only wanted to talk to Ms. Greengrass, and he rudely hexed me." Draco said innocently.
The adults all rolled their eyes, "Ms. Greengrass who's telling of events is more accurate." Dumbledore wondered since this was a case of two people with very different opinions of what happened."
"That would be Mr. Potters. Draco barged in and shouted at me. When Mr. Potter pointed out he was rude, he continued, and Mr. Potter hexed him."
"Very well. So Mr. Potter now that we've understood what happened, care to explain why you immediately went to your wand." Dumbledore frowned. Harry was far too aggressive for his taste.
"Absolutely. Let me pose this question to all of the adults in the room. If somebody barged into your office and acted hostile rude and disrespectful, how would you act." Harry wondered.
"I'd ask them politely to leave and if they don't listen I'd use force." Amelia said calmly.
"I agree." Minerva admitted. Dumbledore was quiet to Harry's amusement.
"Thank you for answering. While I admit my card system is an unknown, the fact remains that I told Draco to act civilized and he responded by getting angrier. So I acted with force. Even when questioned later by Lucretia, I was respectful because that is what I was shown"
"I see." Dumbledore replied calmly and McGonagall and Amelia were pleased.
"That's ridiculous you can't just hex somebody out of nowhere." Draco said in disbelief.
"Ahh but Mr. Malfoy it wasn't out of nowhere. You were the aggressor, and he was right to do what he did. You should be grateful that he only used a Full Body Bind, though how you know that spell is a question that I'd rather not ask" Amelia interrupted.
"I agree. 25 points to Slytherin for excellent use of a powerful curse and 25 points from Slytherin for using it on a fellow student." McGonagall smiled.
"That's ridiculous. He should be punished for his actions." Malfoy scowled.
"He will be Mr. Malfoy. I am waiting to see what happens with Mr. Weasley before deciding his fate. Now please explain what happened in that case Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said calmly.
"Gladly. A young woman named Ms. Granger was talking to us about various subjects when Mr. Weasley barged in unannounced just as Mr. Malfoy did. One of the people sitting with us referred to him as one of the carrots and he responded by calling her a dirty snake which seems to be his insult of choice."
"Her family were bloody Death Eaters and servants of You Know Who. How on earth could you stick up for them." Ron said furiously.
"Mr. Weasley that will be 50 points from Gryffindor and an additional week of detention." McGonagall said angrily.
"I can stick up for Hestia very easily Ron. Her FAMILY were those things but as far as I know she's just a young girl. Punishing her for her family's actions is stupidity of the highest order." Harry replied.
"Well said Mr. Potter." Amelia smiled as did everyone else including Draco.
"That said, much like with Mr. Malfoy, I used a full body bind on and had Flora and Hestia drag him outside. I did get a small lecture from the young woman about using magic but that was it."
"That's about right." Daphne explained once again.
"I see." Amelia smiled.
Dumbledore was not thrilled but admittedly the worst part was that did nothing horribly wrong. The trains are always a place where things can go wrong, and it's not like students know where Prefects are located. Neither student was physically harmed, and it wasn't as though he went in wand waving. Still, he needed to do something, and he came up with an idea, "Mr. Potter using magic to solve problems is not something I would recommend, and while I can't say anything about your card system, I understand that people judge others based on certain criteria. I will be taking 100 points from Slytherin for your actions and giving you two weeks of detention with me." Dumbledore said firmly.
"THAT'S IT." Draco and Ron complained together.
Harry smiled, "While I think the idea of being punished for something when words clearly weren't going to work is idiotic, I will accept the stated punishment."
"Excellent." Dumbledore smiled glad that he could start working on Harry during those detentions.
However, I refuse to take those detentions with you Professor. The sorting hat told everyone that you used a compulsion charm to put me in Gryffindor and your ridiculous excuse holds no water since all I did was cast a cleaning charm something I stated quite clearly. I will gladly take the detention with Professor McGonagall, but I certainly won't be in a room alone with you for any amount of time given your questionable conduct." Harry said firmly.
"That's Albus Dumbledore. You can't just talk to him like that." Ron said in disbelief.
Harry rolled his eyes, "I can, and I just did." Harry said without any shame.
McGonagall smiled and decided to intervene, "Mr. Potter I will gladly take your detention. Truthfully I'm rather upset with Albus also, but rest assured you won't be getting off easily because of me."
"No problem." Harry replied calmly.
Dumbledore wanted to protest but he could simply stop by, "Very well then. Everyone please return to your dorms. It's been a very long day"
"This is ridiculous. You're just going to let him get away with that." Malfoy replied.
"Two weeks detention is a pretty big deal for the first night. In truth, everyone in this situation could've acted smarter." Lucretia spoke up.
"Sis… you can't be serious." Draco replied.
"I am, now be quiet and let's get going. It's been a long day, and I need my beauty sleep." Lucretia smiled.
"Fine but I promise my father will hear of this." Draco scowled.
Harry looked disappointed "This is embarrassing. Are you really going to cry to daddy just because things didn't work out for you." Harry deadpanned.
"Yes." Daphne and Lucretia said together.
"Got it. Let's go so little baby Draco can get his binky and change his diaper.." Harry deadpanned causing everyone in the room to look at him in shock and awe.
"What did you just say!" Draco roared with rage.
"You heard me. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to get some sleep." Harry smiled as he left with Daphne.
Minerva and Amelia Bones could only smile as Dumbledore looked on in concern. This was a very different Harry Potter than he hoped.
(Scene Skip)
Harry made his way downstairs with a smile on his face as he prepared for his first day of class. As he made his way to the common room he saw that all of the first year Slytherin's were gathered together alongside Lucretia, well most of them.
"There's Potter, which means that the only ones left are Nott and my stupid brother. Bloody hell even Crabbe and Goyle are here." Lucretia groaned in annoyance.
While most of the people didn't seem to care there was one exception, "What's going on. This isn't like Draco." A girl with black hair and a pug face said calmly. This was Pansy Parkinson a fellow first year and a girl who was very close to Draco.
"I don't know but frankly I don't care. If they're going to be late that's not my problem. Now let's go because I'm hungry" Lucretia deadpanned as the group made their way downstairs.
Harry found himself with Daphne on his right and Flora and Hestia on his, "Hey Harry."
"Don't worry about Draco."
"We took care of him for you."
"So he learns his lesson." The Carrows whispered.
Harry was pleasantly surprised by that, "So that elf last night was yours." Harry smirked. Last night he was sitting in his room when a house elf appeared with gray skin and dark black eyes. Harry asked who he was and what he was doing. The elf said that his name was Gollum. He said he wanted to protect master's precious. Harry was curious who that master was, but the elf snapped his fingers before saying that precious would be safe now and then leaving.
"Yep."
"Daphne told us what happened."
"So we decided."
"To ensure Draco doesn't mess with you anymore." The twins finished.
Harry was pleased, "I take it that Nott was also caught up in the scheme."
"He was."
"He'll learn a valuable lesson about who to ally himself with." The girls whispered.
Harry was curious what the Carrows ended up doing but that curiosity faded when they heard laughter coming from the Great Hall, "Oh boy. What did the Weasley's do this time." Lucretia frowned.
"The Weasley's. What does that group of blood traitors have to do with this laughter." Pansy scowled.
"Fred and George Weasley are a pair of vicious pranksters known as the Devils of Gryffindor. They are well known for their pranks and mischief, and they would be the type to pull something like this." Lucretia replied as she walked into the Great Hall to a sight none of the first years would soon forget.
Sitting at the Slytherin table not far from where their group sat the night before were Draco and Theodore Nott. The two boys were in what looked like diapers and had large bibs covering their bare chests with pacifiers blocking their mouths as they were surrounded by bars. They were even paralyzed with a full body bind also, "What the hell." Lucretia gasped as the teacher's looked on in shock surrounding them.
"ALBUS. Those Weasley's have gone too far!" A man with greasy black hair roared. This was Severus Snape, Slytherin's Head of House.
"Oi Snape."
"This isn't us."
"Whoever did it is bloody brilliant."
"But. We solemnly swear that we weren't responsible." The Weasley's shouted from the table.
Snape wasn't buying it, "BULLOCK. You two are the only ones brazen enough for this. The only others who would do such a thing are the bloody Marauder's and." Snape paused as he noticed the Slytherin's had arrived and his eyes went to a certain student, something noticed by McGonagall.
"Don't even think about it Severus. Mr. Potter is a first-year student. This work would rival some N.E.W.T work and Mr. Potter should not be capable of that." McGonagall frowned..
"You know good and damn well his father was capable of something like this Minerva. It wouldn't surprise me if he left notes of his antics." Snape frowned.
Harry scowled as he approached the group, "I hate to interrupt but if you're going to accuse me of something get the facts straight Professor. I was raised by my Aunt and Uncle my whole life, and I didn't even know I was a wizard until two months ago when Petunia and Vernon kicked me out of the house"
Snape sneered, "That article is rubbish. You expect me to believe that you lived with Vernon and Petunia this entire time."
"Yes. Although unless you can read my mind, I suppose it'll just have to be your opinion against my reality." Harry replied calmly.
Snape raised an eyebrow, "Look into my eyes Potter." Snape said. If he truly understood what he was saying, this would solve everything.
Harry smiled well aware of what he wanted and more then eager to show off a bit, "One second." Harry said before closing his eyes for about 15 seconds and then opening them to look at Snape.
Snape looked at Harry's eyes and for a few minutes they were silent. Then Snape recoiled and had to stop himself from puking.
"Apologies." Snape said quickly.
"Severus. What happened." Dumbledore frowned focusing on him instead of Harry.
"I… I need to go." Snape said before leaving walking out of the Great Hall and opening the door to the sight of the Gryffindor first years arriving
Off to the side, the Carrow twins narrowed their eyes before whispering something. Everyone was confused by Snape's actions but out of nowhere the cage vanished.
McGonagall and Dumbledore quickly acted to remove the binkies and charming proper clothes onto them, "Care to explain why somebody saw fit to attack you two" McGonagall frowned.
"I don't bloody know. One minute I was going to be nice and wake up Potter and." Draco said angrily.
"Don't lie to them Draco or something else will happen." Theo said in a panic causing everyone to focus on him.
"Silence Nott!" Draco shouted angrily.
"Oh no, Theo please continue." Harry said calmly a look of rage on his face.
"Agreed. Mr. Nott what were you going to say." Dumbledore scowled himself. All around there were dirty looks.
"Draco was angry that Harry got away with what happened on the train and was going to hex him in his sleep. He forced me to help him out because I owe his family. We woke up a bit earlier than normal and when we arrived at his room, we tried to open the door and the next thing we know, we're in these." Theo confessed.
"TRAITOR" Draco roared.
"I see." McGonagall said coldly and pretty much everyone in the Great hall was angry at Draco but none more than Dumbledore.
"200 points from Slytherin EACH and Mr. Malfoy will serve detention with Mr. Filch every day for the rest of the year. Mr. Nott will receive three months for his role."
"WHAT!! My father will hear of this." Malfoy roared.
"Oh he certainly will Draco. I'll tell him personally if you want." Lucretia roared. Hexing somebody in his sleep was a move of cowardice and for Draco to do that infuriated her in every way possible.
"Please do Ms. Malfoy." Dumbledore said as he tried to calm himself down
"Not that I don't find this hilarious, but what's to stop him from doing this again." Harry wondered.
Lucretia smiled, "Simple. I'm currently staying in the Head student Suite in Slytherin. There's one spot for the Head girl and the other for Head Boy in case there's a meeting late at night and they don't want to break curfew. I can give you the other room."
"No. I won't allow it." Draco roared.
Lucretia chuckled, "It's your fault this is happening Draco. Instead of doing things like a respectable wizard you acted like a thug, and this is the consequences."
"But"
"I suggest you shut up little brother because your situation is getting worse by the second." Lucretia warned.
Draco looked and saw that practically everyone was against him. "Fine." Draco huffed.
"Miss Malfoy I'd love to talk more about this arrangement later but right now I think everyone could use some breakfast." Harry smiled.
"Alright" Lucretia smiled.
Dumbledore nodded and summoned breakfast and everyone sat down. Still, this morning was one that would live on in infamy.
(Scene Skip)
Harry's first class of the day Transfiguration with Gryffindor, and the setup was pretty much what one would expect given the Gryffindor and Slytherin rivalry. Harry sat in the back of the class with Daphne next to him. Tracey sat with Blaise and the Carrows sat together also. A still furious Draco sat with Theodore Nott with Crabbe and Goyle together. Pansy sat with Millicent Bulstrode and Lilith Moon sat with Julie Runcorn.
On the Gryffindor side, Hermione Granger sat with Neville Longbottom, the boy she helped on the first day. Lavender Brown was with Parvati Patil. Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan sat together. The only seat unoccupied was that of Fay Dunbar's and there was one Gryffindor missing.
"Looks like Weasley is late." Daphne whispered.
"He is but I'd rather focus on more interesting things." Harry smiled before focusing on the front of the room. There was no sign of Professor McGonagall, which wasn't a surprise since the morning was rather chaotic. However, there was a small black cat sitting on her desk.
"The cat. I'm sure there are stray animals all around." Daphne scoffed.
"Maybe." Harry said with a grin. The class waited patiently for the bell to ring and just as it did, Ron Weasley walked in clearly exhausted.
"I made it. Good thing McGonagall doesn't know." Ron smiled.
"Don't be so sure of that Weasley." Malfoy spoke up with a savage grin on his face.
"What's that supposed to mean Binkie boy." Ron said coldly and it took everything Harry had not to laugh.
"Why you!" Draco growled as he jumped to his feet and reached for his wand just to stop as the cat in front transformed into an angry Professor McGonagall.
"That will be 15 points from Gryffindor Mr. Weasley for being late and for that little insult. That will be 25 points from Slytherin Mr. Malfoy for brandishing your wand in my classroom." McGonagall shouted.
"He started it." Malfoy protested.
"Yes but that doesn't mean you should be brandishing a wand. Now sit down before I make it even worse for you." McGonagall scowled.
"Fine." Draco fumed. So far this was a disaster for hi
The rest of the class went by pretty easily with the task for the day being to transfigure a matchstick into a needle. Predictably Harry got that done first and McGonagall awarded points to Slytherin for it much to the annoyance of Ron Weasley and Draco who were furious that Potter was upstaging him. Hermione Granger frowned before Neville pat her on the shoulder and whispered something. Hermione was calm after that and soon made her own needle to McGonagall's joy.
The rest of the class went by quickly and soon it was time to go.
"That was fun." Harry smiled.
"Yes it was but get ready. Later today is going to be the real test." Daphne sighed.
Harry took a second before remembering, "Right. Potions with Snape" Harry groaned. Daphne warned him about Snape and after what happened earlier, he wondered how the man would react.
(Scene Skip)
Harry used the lunchtime period to make his way over to the Owlery in order to send a letter he wrote to Lacey the night before. "Communication is going to be interesting this year." Harry chuckled. Sure he had the Gringotts system but that only worked so well.
"The fact that you're communicating with a muggle in a magical school tends to do that Harry." Hannah Abbott said with a grin as she approached him from behind.
"Now what are you doing here." Harry said with a grin as he turned towards her.
Hannah closed the distance and embraced him, "I figured you'd want to reach out to Lacey as soon as possible. Good thing I was right." Hannah smiled.
"I see. By the way you did an excellent job of playing pretend on the express." Harry said as he embraced her back pressing her body against his. He was really starting to hate the Hogwarts uniforms because he couldn't enjoy her breasts as much.
"Thank you. I still can't believe that you were put in the place that probably hates you the most." Hannah sighed.
"Thankfully. I have a group of people who have my back."
"I'm assuming you mean Daphne and her crew."
"Yes and I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but Lucretia Malfoy seems interested in me also."
"Good. Though I feel bad for Susan. She's got so much competition that has easy access to you and that will make things much harder for her." Hannah said with a grin.
"Susan is a lovely witch and I'm sure I'll be able to get to know her." Harry smiled.
"True but it will require you to be clever. After all the only class we have together is Herbology." Hannah reminded him.
Harry agreed, "How about this. I'll make a point to say hi to you when I arrive in class and if possible, I'll partner up with you two anytime I can." Harry suggested.
"Works for me. If we were smarter we could've revealed me as your muggle ally on the train but it's too late for that."
"Agreed but before you go there's one thing I want to ask about."
"Sure." Hannah smiled glad to help Harry whenever he could.
'There's an older girl in Hufflepuff with pink hair, do you happen to know her name." Harry wondered.
Hannah smiled, "Her name is Nymphadora Tonks, she's one of the more interesting people in the school. Why do you ask." Hannah wondered.
"Because she looks familiar to me. I can't quite explain it, but I think I know her."
Hannah was pleasantly surprised, "Want me to ask her about you."
"Only if you can do it discreetly.".
"Sounds good." Hannah smiled and the two let go of each other so Hannah could deliver her own message. After all, it had been a chaotic morning to say the least and there was no doubt that more people would be coming soon.
Notes:• This is the link to my discord to discuss my various fics. It's still a fledgling site but get ready. https://discord.gg/8dMfhTcU
• I know why Dumbledore said what he said about the 3rd floor Corridor but it's still rather stupid.
• The Ravenclaw Head boy was a reference to Beast Boy but there will be zero teen titans in this story. This was just me needing a boys name and deciding to go with that. I could've gone Roger, but he would've been a 4th year at best and that wouldn't do what I needed.
• Some might be wondering why Snape wasn't at the meeting to discuss punishment. Technically that should involve him, but I figured that Ameila would be more interesting AND that it would be a little less drama and bullshit.
• Harry's punishment might seem soft but again he did nothing wrong. He couldn't go to anybody, and Draco and Ron weren't going to simply leave.
• Draco's not going to have a good time as you've seen and it's only going to get worse for him moving forward.
• Ron will not be too happy either and frankly I don't mind that.
• Lucretia is going to make this first year very interesting for Harry so stay tuned.
Chapter 8
Text(Hogwarts)
As Harry and the group sat in Professor Snape's dungeon, the tension in the room was as thick as ever. Harry sat with Daphne who was completely calm alongside Harry who could only smile at the stares coming from Draco, who was sitting with Theo and Ron Weasley who was sitting with Seamus Finnegan, an Irish boy with sandy hair, "Here we go." Harry said calmly. In the lead up to joining Hogwarts, Snape was the only teacher who he was warned about and their first interaction in the Great hall was less than spectacular. Then again, he remembered the haunted look on Snape's face when he read his mind, and he wondered if that would change things.
"You okay Harry." Daphne said as she grabbed his hand.
Harry simply smiled back, "I'm fine. Just thinking about things." Harry smiled.
Daphne was about to reply when Snape walked in and practically stormed towards the front of the room with his robes billowing like some fantasy character. An act that caused daphne to release her hold so they could focus, "There will be no foolish wand waving or silly incantations in this class." Snape started to say and Harry just tuned him out until he was done only focusing on him when his name was called.
What followed was a classic example of how not to teach a class. It started when Snape zeroed in on Ron Weasley and asked him a series of questions that Harry was pretty sure no first year should know, or at least that's what he thought because Hermione raised her hand to answer. Sadly, Snape ignored her in favor of berating Weasley and then screamed at the class for not writing it down. When that was finally done, he looked towards the class and waved his arm to summon the instructions for their potion and telling students to begin.
"This is going to be fun." Harry deadpanned as the students practically ran over to the potions cabinet to grab ingredients. Snape was clearly as bad as advertised and he wondered if the fact he was in Slytherin spared him from the nonsense.
"Relax. There isn't a potion in the first-year textbook I can't do." Daphne assured him.
Once again Harry was glad for the blonde and relaxed, "I see. Well then I'm yours to command." Harry smiled. What followed was a relatively peaceful lesson and Harry and Daphne got started with Harry taking care of ingredients while Daphne did the prep. They were perfectly fine during class thanks in large part to Daphne. The same could not be said for Ron and Seamus who struggled with Snape constantly hovering over them and then their potion exploded. Snape was furious and even went so far as to berate Neville and Hermione who were doing quite well until then.
"Aren't you glad you're not in Gryffindor." Daphne teased.
'No comment." Harry replied with a grin as they eventually finished their potion and brought it up to Snape for evaluation.
"As expected from two of my Slytherin's this is perfect. Ms. Greengrass you are dismissed. Mr. Potter stay behind I wish to speak with you."
"Very well." Harry replied.
Daphne looked at him nervously before leaving and Harry stayed at his spot and relaxed.
It was interesting watching everyone work but soon class was over, and Harry walked up to Snape who was still rather irritable if his expression was any indication.
"Thank you for staying Mr. Potter." Snape said politely.
"My professor asked me to stay. Of course I would." Harry said flatly.
"Indeed. It seems I owe you an apology Mr. Potter." Snape said calmly.
"What for." Harry asked innocently.
Snape very clearly grit his teeth, "Your father and I have a…. difficult history and I had an impression of you based on that. You deserve better Mr. Potter." Snape said calmly.
"I would think so Professor so how about a compromise. From now on, you judge me on my merits and actions not on anything else. In fact, judge EVERY student on that. Potions is an important class, and students are relying on you. I can't speak for myself but I'm pretty sure one of the reasons that Seamus and Ron struggled so much was you hovering over them. Then you berated Hermione and Neville, which was totally unnecessary. Don't just be better to me, be better to everyone and if you do that, I'm sure everything will work itself out."
In years past Snape would've been furious to see anybody talk to him like that but considering what he saw from Harry's memories, it was clear that Harry had flourished despite his family issues, and he shuddered even thinking about what his life was like with Petunia and Vernon, "Very well. It will take me some time, but I will attempt to do so." Snape promised. He owed it to Lily to make sure that her son had the love of potions that she did and in truth if not for his actions, it's very possible she would be the one teaching instead of him. Whether Lily's son developed the love of potions that she did was up to him and perhaps he would be able to finally find peace in this way of life.
"Alright. Have a nice day Professor." Harry said calmly.
"One more thing Mr. Potter."
"Yes." Harry wondered.
"Do you have ANY idea why Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Nott were found in the Great Hall in those outfits." Snape said calmly.
"I have no idea. I was as surprised as you by that."
"I see." Snape said calmly. There was a lot going on right now and he needed to gather himself.
(Scene Skip)
Much to Harry's surprise, Daphne and the others were waiting for him just outside Snape's classroom, "I'm surprised you guys are here." Harry said with a grin.
"I'll explain later, please follow me." Daphne said calmly and they made their way back to the dorm room. When they arrived Daphne didn't go to the entrance poster but moved about 10 feet further down to a poster of a Large Black snake with coal black eyes and spikes all over its body. Harry recognized it as a photo of a legendary creature known as the Leviathan, "Imperial" Daphne said, and the portrait opened up and Daphne walked through.
Harry was curious and looked toward Tracey and the Carrows, but both were seemingly caught off guard. Regardless they came in and Daphne led them down a small pathway until they arrived at a luxurious room with a massive L sectional couch in the middle that was pure green and a large green coffee table. All over there were various paintings of figures that Harry assumed were legendary in Slytherin. "Welcome Harry to the Slytherin Head Boy and Girl suite. There's an entrance from the common room side but I didn't feel like walking through there for now" Daphne said calmly as she motioned over to the couch. Harry sat down in the middle and was pleasantly surprised to see the Carrow sisters sit next to him. Daphne and Tracey went over to the sides and pulled sections of the couch out and moved in front of the group.
"I'm assuming Lucretia gave you access to this room." Harry mused.
'She did. The moment she learned that she was Head Girl, she contacted me in the hopes that I would join Slytherin so she could prepare me to be one of the new leaders once she left."
"What about Draco. You seemed to suggest he'd be nominated also." Harry mused.
Daphne was about to reply when a new voice spoke up, "My little brother is a fool who believes that as long as he has access to our father he can simply complain to him and get anything he wants. "Lucretia Malfoy said with a smile as she appeared from the same pathway that they were on before. To the group's surprise Lucretia was dressed in a green v cut sleeveless dress that was tied in the back but barely held up her enormous breasts with a silver sash in the middle. The Head girl walked towards the group and stood in front of the Coffee table so they could all talk together without any issue. The fact Harry could see her in this lovely outfit didn't hurt.
"I see." Harry blushed at the incredible sight.
"And yet the Prefect for the 7th year was going to groom him just like you were planning to groom me." Daphne deadpanned.
Lucretia smirked, "He was, though he told me that the baby incident in the Great Hall ruined that. It's hard to have the respect of your peers after something like that. Excellent work by the way." Lucretia smiled.
"I didn't do anything." Harry frowned.
"I was talking to Flora and Hestia." Lucretia smiled causing the twin's eyes to widen but they weren't the only ones.
"Wait. You were responsible for what happened to Draco and Nott." Daphne gasped.
The two twins looked at Daphne and then the smiling Lucretia, "We were."
"So how did you figure out it was us." The twins said with grins on their faces.
"The hint was the baby costume in the Great Hall combined with the full body bind. Daphne was the only one who heard the baby comment, but I figured she'd vent to you guys afterwards. Plus, I heard from my mother how vicious and sadistic your mother and uncle were during the war." Lucretia explained.
Flora and Hestia couldn't hide the grins on their faces "Being a bit sadistic."
"Is one of the few things that we're glad our parents taught us." The Carrows grinned.
"Indeed. Though I am curious how you pulled that off. It was a rather effective move" Lucretia wondered.
"We had our House elf Gollum set up a rune that would cause anybody who touched Harry's doorbell with malicious intent to be hit with a powerful stunning spell that would knock them out as well as alert us the minute that it happened regardless of time."
"Since his actions ruined a rather lovely dream we were having, we weren't in a good mood."
"We took a bit of inspiration from Harry's baby Draco comment inside Professor Dumbledore's office and the full body bind from the train." Flora explained.
"It took a bit of time, so we were a bit tired afterwards."
"Thankfully we took a nap during Binns's class." The twins said together.
Lucretia smiled, "Well done and you're right. Draco will not soon forget what happened and neither will most of the school.
"Thank you." the twins replied.
Harry chuckled, "With you girls watching me like that, maybe things won't be so bad" Harry smiled.
"The rune isn't something we can do constantly."
"And Draco is nothing if not stubborn so he will try something again" The twins sighed.
"The Carrows are correct. You would be much safer moving in to the room as I suggested. If that doesn't convince you there's another hidden benefit." Lucretia smiled.
"I assume you're not talking about getting to see you like this every day." Harry said shamelessly. One of the things he hated was how the robes ruined some lovely visuals.
"Correct, but I don't mind showing off for you regardless. If you live here, It gives you a place to spend true quality time with Daphne and the girls without the dorm being any wiser. Most of the Slytherin's knew I'd be training Daphne anyway and the Carrows and Tracey follow her the way that Crabbe Goyle and Pansy follow my brother." Lucretia smiled.
"Hey."
"Don't compare us to those fools." The Carrows huffed.
"Sorry." Lucretia smiled.
"You're forgiven."
'As long as we get to visit Harry once he moves in."
"Of course. While I'm talking to Daphne about the odds and ends. You guys can relax with Harry and Daphne can even spend some time with him afterwards."
"We like that idea."
"What about you Harry."
"I'm not against it, but things are rather complicated for me right now. I don't think it would be a good idea to move into the suite with you" Harry admitted. He'd be lying if the idea of living with a beauty like her wasn't incredibly desirable and having free access to the girls was awesome, but he still had doubts.
"You mean because of your squib lover."
"Or is there something else." The twins smiled.
This time it was Harry's turn to freak out, "How did you know about that."
"It was obvious that the girl you were with was a squib to anybody with half a brain.
"Which isn't many people in the magical world" The twins explained nonchalantly.
Harry was legitimately nervous considering the depths that the twins went to already but out of nowhere they kissed him on the cheek again.
"Don't worry Harry."
'We won't ask anything about her or try and figure out who she is."
"Despite our parent's history you gave us a chance."
"And that means a lot." The twins said with smiles on their faces.
"Okay." Harry replied, a bit relieved that Lacey and her family were safe. The Abbots would help but he couldn't help but be worried since there was only so much they could do.
"Not that I don't find this entertaining, but I was about to shower when you guys barged in." Lucretia said with a slight huff.
"That's my fault. I wanted to talk to Harry about what Snape said to him after Potions, and I figured this would be easier than the common room." Daphne said bashfully.
"I understand. Harry you have until the end of the week to decide whether or not you want to move in okay."
"Sounds good. Things have been a bit crazy so making a decision like that shouldn't come lightly." Harry mused.
"Very well. Regardless you're free to use this room to talk but next time, use the entrance in the dorm room." Lucretia deadpanned.
"Got it." Daphne smiled.
As Lucretia left to get showered, Harry told the girls about what happened with Snape, and they all relaxed after another crazy day of class.
(Scene Skip)
Harry smiled as he walked back to the Slytherin dorm after a peaceful charms class. Unlike Snape, Professor Flitwick was a wonderful person who seemed to enjoy teaching. The Lumos Charm was also pretty easy thanks in large part to Daphne putting in on the list of spells she gave him for his birthday.
As they walked back, Harry couldn't help but glance at Draco, who was still very annoyed. In fairness to Draco, he was a brother worried about his sister. Piers made his displeasure about his relationship with Lacey known and much like Piers, Draco didn't handle it with grace at all. The fact that, as far as he knew, Harry would be moving into a Suite where he had very easy access to said sister was a problem. Thankfully Draco was quiet as they walked back but once they got in the dorm things changed.
"Potter!" Draco shouted.
Flora and Hestia, who had taken to stay right next to him glared at them, but Harry gave them a nod, "What is it Draco." Harry smiled.
"I may not be able to do anything about you moving into the same suite as my sister but if you lay a finger on her you'll regret it." Draco warned.
Harry couldn't believe Draco was doing this and while he understood why Draco was this way, he didn't feel liked dealing with Piers 2.0, "You really are a fool aren't you."
"What did you just call me." Draco roared.
"I called you a fool. The reason I'm even in this position in the first place is because your dumb ass tried to attack me in my sleep. Thankfully, you were stopped, and you paid the price but clearly that hasn't stopped you from being irrational" Harry said bluntly.
"That doesn't matter. You touch her and I'll."
"You'll what. Try to fight me. We already know you don't have the guts for that. If you did, you would've directly challenged me instead of trying to hex me in my sleep." Harry interrupted coldly. Draco was embarrassing and everyone watching was pretty much of the same opinion outside of his lackies.
Draco fumed, "In that case I challenge you to a wizards duel right now."
"No." Harry said quickly.
Draco chuckled "You just said that I don't have the guts for it and now you're backing away from a challenge. You truly are an embarrassment Potter" Draco said with a grin.
Harry wasn't fazed by the insult, "I'm the embarrassment and yet you're the one who was dressed up in a diaper for everyone to see. Have a good day Diaper Malfoy." Harry said viciously before moving towards the Great Hall.
Draco's face went red on that, "That's it. YOU'RE DEAD POTTER!" Draco fumed as he reached for his wand just to stop as he felt 4 wand tips at his neck and four angry girls staring at him
"Fire a spell Draco. Give me an excuse." Daphne said through gritted teeth.
"Can we do it anyway." Tracey suggested
"I agree."
"He deserves it." The Carrows finished.
Daphne and her crew knew Draco well enough that they'd secretly grabbed their wands as Harry and Draco were talking. The moment that Harry left, they quickly moved to stop Draco before he got any ideas.
"That's enough girls!" Lucretia Malfoy scowled as she made her way towards the group. She had a feeling Draco would try something and watched from the sidelines.
Daphne and the girls moved away despite their advantage due to the sheer respect they had for Lucretia, "Sorry Lucretia. This ponce just doesn't know when to quit." Daphne scowled.
Lucretia gave her a vicious grin, "That ponce is still my little brother." Lucretia smiled causing Daphne to gulp nervously, "However in this case you're right. Draco stop being so pathetic. Your failed attempt caused this and now you've seen that Potter won't be intimidated by you. Just drop it".
"I will not Sister. That filthy half-blood isn't worthy of being in the Noble House of Slytherin much less being anywhere near you." Draco said angrily.
Lucretia sighed before she came up with an idea, "Alright. I apologize Harry but perhaps it isn't the right time for you to move in." Lucretia said calmly.
"I'm glad you see reason." Draco replied calmly.
"HOWEVER, we'll revisit this at Christmas break dear brother. Since you don't seem to think Potter is worthy I trust you'll be able to out rank him when grades are out."
"Of course. I'm the future Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Malfoy. I'm far more worthy then some blood traitor like Potter." Draco smiled.
"In that case as long as you out rank him he will stay in his room. HOWEVER, if he outranks you, then not only will I permit him to move into the Head Boy and Girl Suite with me, but he will have my permission to use me as he sees fit" Lucretia said causing Draco's eyes to widen along with those of most of the dorm. Lucretia Malfoy had an iron grip on everyone and now she was giving it up for Harry Potter of all people.
"WHAT!!!" Draco fumed and for once Daphne agreed. Harry was just shell shocked.
"You heard me Draco. If your concern is that he's unworthy you should be able to easily surpass him in academics. As you said, you're the Heir to the Great House of Malfoy. Beating him should be easy. Besides if he's more worthy than the Head of House Malfoy, then as a member of said House, he's worthy to do as he pleases with me." Lucretia said in a teasing manner.
Draco was furious but in truth his sister had him in a vicious trap. If he disagreed he'd be admitting he was concerned about Potter and all his bluster would be for nothing, "Fine. We have a deal." Draco said firmly.
"Good. Now let's all get to our rooms. This has been far more trouble than it's worth." Lucretia said firmly. Almost as one, the gathering crowd left and tried to digest the insane day.
(Scene Skip)
A single figure appeared inside a bedroom around 1 AM. "Lumos" the figure whispered allowing for a small bit of light to fill the room. Turning towards the bedroom, the figure was met with a pleasant surprise.
Instead of a single person lying in the twin bed sleeping comfortably, there were three people on the bed, and it was expanded so all three could fit comfortably underneath the green bed sheets with a silver snake adorning the comforter. The first figure on the bed was it's intended occupant Harry Potter, and the other two figures were Flora and Hestia Carrow lying on Harry's chest with his arms around their backs as they snuggled in comfortably. As the figure cracked a smile they were forced to dodge a stunner from the Carrow on the right, and she wasn't sure which one it was.
"If you intend to harm him leave now." The Carrow twin said firmly.
The figure smiled before putting up both hands, "My intention was the same as yours. Though it seems I was beaten to it."
"I see." The Carrow replied.
"So. Do you think I can expand the bed to make a bit more room." The figure asked politely.
The Carrow was about to respond when a surprising voice spoke up, "As much fun as it would be to have a third person in my bed, after a chaotic first day. I'd like to actually get some sleep, and I don't think I could do that with three lovely witches pressed against me." Harry Potter said with his eyes closed.
"Harry! I didn't think you were awake." The Carrow said in shock.
"I'm actually a very light sleeper. I'd need to be in order to make sure that I avoid as much stupidity as possible." Harry said even with his eyes lidded.
The mysterious figure narrowed her eyes, "I'm assuming you're not referring to what happened on your first night here."
"Unfortunately, I'm not. As I mentioned in that interview, the muggles I grew up with didn't like me very much." Harry frowned.
This caused the other Carrow to join the conversation having stayed silent the whole time, "You lied to the papers didn't you."
"Those muggles actually abused you didn't they." The twins said angrily.
"That's correct/ I have my reasons for not saying anything and I hope you'll respect that" Harry said calmly.
The figure was furious as were the Carrows but none of them were going to ask more, "Alright. I'll leave being your bedmate to those two. Get some sleep Harry." The figure said calmly.
Harry smiled as he got up and looked at the figure with his eyes open, "Good night to you also Lucretia." Harry smiled as he gazed at Lucretia Malfoy though he couldn't see her at all thanks to the room still being quite dark. He had to admit that seeing Hestia fire the spell at her in the dark was impressive.
Lucretia Malfoy smiled, "Goodnight Harry." Lucretia said before vanishing in a pop and appearing back in her room.
Unlike the boy's dorm, which had a light which for the first week was turned off by the House elves around 11 PM. Lucretia's room was fit with a series of bright lighting charms and Lucretia walked towards her desk, clad in a sheer silver nightgown that had a green tie holding it together but Lucretia Malfoy was in a foul mood. "I can't believe this. The Boy Who Lived was abused and that bastard Dumbledore did nothing about it. Those bloody muggles will." Lucretia said angrily until she realized something.
"Harry Potter you truly are incredible." Lucretia said with a big grin as she realized why Harry kept it a secret. If Harry mentioned the abuse that he got at the hands of the muggles to the Prophet, he'd have pretty much every pureblood wizard and quite a few half-bloods out for blood. Some of them wouldn't stop at just the Dursley's and burn the whole town to the ground in their fury. That would mean that Harry's squib girlfriend would also be in danger, and he wouldn't want that. Lucretia could appreciate him keeping her safe and decided that she would try and figure out where Harry lived so he could show his relatives her displeasure. As for his girlfriend. When Harry was ready to tell them about her, he would do it.
(Scene Skip)
Harry's second day was off to an absolutely incredible start. He woke up to the wonderous sight of the Carrow twins licking his cock together dressed in silver bras and panties with their clothes off to the side. Since there was no electricity the room was typically lit up by the House elves, a rather annoying headache but the Carrows took care of that for him as well as helping him deal with his morning wood. Once they were done, the twins cleaned him up and gave him a wonderful view of their lithe bodies before grabbing their clothes and summoning Gollum to go back to their rooms.
After that he took a shower but as he was finishing, Draco walked in with Crabbe and Goyle. Harry decided to deal a psychological blow to Malfoy by 'accidentally' dropping his towel to reveal his cock which wasn't at full length but at 7 inches soft was still above average for most kids his age. Draco was practically seething with rage as Harry apologized before grabbing his towel and walking out. Whether it was the fact he was larger than Draco or the knowledge that his cock would be able to do whatever it wanted to his sister in a few months if Draco didn't outdo him academically he didn't know, but clearly he won the latest spar between the two.
After getting dressed, Harry walked down and saw the twins Daphne and Tracey were already there, "Morning girls." Harry beamed.
"Hi" Daphne said with a grumpy look on her face.
"You okay." Harry frowned.
"She's just annoyed because of what Lucretia said yesterday." Tracey said shamelessly. Tracey understood Daphne's annoyance because getting free access to a beauty like Lucretia was incredible and Daphne couldn't compete with that.
"Tracey!!" Daphne exclaimed a blush forming on her face.
Harry smiled before walking over to Daphne and cupping her face with no hesitation, "She is absolutely gorgeous, and I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't looking forward to Christmas break to see how that plays out. That said, just as you can't replace my girlfriend, she will not be able to replace you." Harry smiled as his hand went from her cheek and trailed down her body until it rested on her hip and gave her a small squeeze
Daphne blushed heavily at the sensual action and decided to give in a bit more, "In that case let me remind you what I can do since your move was postponed" Daphne smiled before wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in for a quick snog in the middle of the common room, something Daphne seemingly forgot when she heard an unpleasant voice.
"It's a good thing I haven't eaten yet because I think I'd lose my breakfast." Pansy said with a scowl on her face.
"She says that, but I wonder when the last time she got a kiss from Draco was." Flora teased.
"Come on sister. You know that the only kissing between those two is Pansy kissing his."
"Please don't finish that." Tracey groaned well aware of what the twins were up to.
"Sorry" the twins said with a sheepish.
Harry and Daphne pulled away as Daphne focused on the twins instead of Pansy, "Flora Hestia you know that Pansy isn't worth our time. Let's get some food." Daphne scoffed.
"We're not too hungry."
"But we'll join you." the twins said with a knowing smile.
Harry resisted the urge to chuckle at the hidden meaning. "This is going to be fun." Harry chuckled as he prepared for another day at Hogwarts.
(Scene Skip)
As they arrived in the Great Hall and walked towards their spot from yesterday, Harry was stunned by the pitcher of a purple drink sitting where his group was the day before, "NO way." Harry gasped as he sat in front of the pitcher in shock. Flora and Hestia quickly sat next to him.
"I take it you know what this weird drink is Harry." Flora frowned.
"It's called grape juice and." Harry paused because he felt an odd pulse on his finger where the Potter lord's ring sat.
Daphne frowned at the pause, "Something wrong."
"Yes. Yes there is." Harry replied calmly as he summoned the Potter ring onto his finger and put it over the juice just to watch it glow brightly.
Daphne widened her eyes before revealing a silver ring with a small cauldron on it which was her heiress ring. Sliding it over the food, she noticed that the ring glowed just like Harry's did. Furious, she grabbed her wand and cast a Sonorous charm on her throat before turning towards a stunned teacher's table, "Professor Snape. It appears that somebody decided to put some potions in the food for this section of the table. Can we have a house elf exchange all of that for food that doesn't have any taint." Daphne shouted.
Snape's eyes widened in shock as did McGonagall's and the other professors. The black-haired man ran down as quickly as possible, "Anybody who possess an heir or Lords Ring please activate them and scan the table." Snape shouted.
All around the Great Hall rings were summoned and students checked to see if there was more tainted food but amazingly the only taint came from this area.
Snape was absolutely furious before turning towards the Weasley twins who were as stunned as everyone by what was happening, "I will be going to speak to the House elves and if I discover that you two were behind this, expulsion will be the least of your concerns." Snape scowled
"Professor I don't think this was them" Harry scowled.
"Mr. Potter believe me when I say you have no idea what they are capable of." Snape frowned.
Harry shrugged, "You're right I don't, but what I do know is this. As I told the Carrows the purple juice is grape juice which is one of my favorite drinks in the Muggle world. Seeing as how I haven't said a word to them since I arrived, there's no way they'd know about that." harry frowned. In fact, the only people who knew about this were his group of Slytherin's and Professor McGonagall.
"I see." Snape said calmly.
Speaking of McGonagall, the Professor walked towards the table, and she was equally annoyed, "Rest assured Severus, we will be getting to the bottom of this. For now I need a house elf to immediately take this food to be scanned. I will personally determine who is responsible in my duties as Deputy Headmistress." Minerva said firmly.
"See that you do." Snape said firmly.
Over at the Hufflepuff table Susan Bones was not pleased and neither was Hannah and a pink-haired older girl. Thankfully, the food was quickly replaced including a new pitcher of juice that wasn't tainted and everyone went on their way but the second day was not off to a good start.
(Scene Skip)
Harry's first class of the day was Herbology and Harry walked in to find most of the puffs already there, "Hope you don't mind girls but I'm going to sit with Hannah and Susan today." Harry said calmly. He promised Hannah that he'd try and sit with them, and he was a man of his word. After what happened today, he knew Hannah in particular was concerned.
"Okay." Daphne pouted.
Harry barely resisted the urge to kiss her cheek, but he walked over anyway and when Hannah saw him her eyes lit up, "Hello Harry." Hannah smiled before moving over slightly as the girls next to her followed suit and Harry took the vacant spot to Hannah's left and between her and Susan
"Hey there" Harry said back with a grin.
"Didn't think you knew Potter, Abbott." Zacharias Smith frowned.
"Hannah ran into him when we were waiting to change uniforms." Megan Jones spoke up.
"I see." Smith replied calmly.
"Hey Potter, what happened to that obsidian ring from earlier. In fact, I saw a few of you guys with rings earlier but now they're not here" A boy with short brown hair asked curiously.
"What's your name." Harry wondered.
"Justin Finch Fletchley. Muggleborn."
"I see. Well Justin, that ring is what's referred to as a Lord's Ring. It denotes my status as Lord Potter. I don't know about the others but."
"Wait. You're a lord already. I thought you couldn't' claim your lordship until you were much older." Zacharias interrupted.
"If you paid attention during dad's lessons Zach, you'd know that if you were the last of line that you can claim them sooner." A girl with Sandy hair that was in a pixie cut said with a solemn expression. Considering their similar appearances and her response, it was clear that the two were twins.
Zacharias was a bit embarrassed before looking towards Harry with an apologetic look on her face, "Good point Sally and I'm sorry Potter."
Harry having dismissed that in favor of a separate topic "Seeing as you two are twins, I'm curious which one is older." Harry asked politely.
"She is by a few minutes." Zacharias answered.
"Pleasure to meet you Lord Potter, Sally Smith heiress of House Smith."
"It's a pleasure Heiress Smith." Harry smiled giving.
"The pleasure is all mine but to answer Justin's question. Lord Rings and heiress rings like mine have a lot of functions. One of them is that it's only visible if you want it to be and it alerts the wearer to any poisons or potions in his food." Sally explained.
"So that glow was showing that Harry's food was tainted."
"Correct." Sally frowned.
"Speaking of what happened earlier. I made sure to reach out to my Auntie about that." Susan said causing everyone to focus on her.
"Good. I can't believe somebody would try and potion your food like that." Hannah frowned.
"The question is who." Sally frowned.
"You're asking the wrong question Sally." Harry frowned.
Sally blushed slightly at being called her first name to Zach's annoyance, "What do you mean by that Potter." Zacharias frowned.
"The reason I knew that something was off was the fact that somebody put Grape juice in that section. The only people who know that are Daphne and her crew, and Professor McGonagall. Considering how shocked both parties were by this, it means somebody else was behind it. The question that needs to be asked is who would be able to find out hidden information and then have the knowledge to set this up." Harry frowned. Hannah also knew but he wasn't going to reveal that. Regardless, there was only one person who could've pulled this off and that's Dumbledore.
The group nodded at the logic, "Regardless. My Aunt will press Dumbledore for information since this doesn't just involve you. It involves multiple Noble houses and that's not good." Susan said firmly.
"I agree and thanks for reaching out Susan." Harry smiled.
"Sure" Susan blushed something that Zach and a few other Hufflepuff boys were not pleased by.
"I wonder what your girlfriend would think about this." Zach said deciding to change the subject.
"Hmm. What are you talking about." Harry wondered.
"Well the moment you got here you left Daphne and her crew and made a beeline for Hannah and Susan. What would she think about you doing that along with spending time with all those girls." Zacharias said coldly.
"Seriously Zach." Sally frowned at the petty action by her brother.
Harry couldn't help but smile since he could make up for a previous mistake, "She'd be perfectly okay with it. After all, Hannah was her best friend." Harry smiled.
'Say what!!!" Zacharias gasped and now everyone was paying attention.
"I met my girlfriend at the Muggle primary school i attended as a child. Her best friend at the time was Hannah so i've known her for years. Though i haven't seen her in 2 years thanks to the difference in muggle primary schools" Harry answered.
Hannah widened her eyes at the chance they were given, "Yeah. Imagine my shock when I see Harry on the train to Hogwarts." Hannah grinned.
"So the family friend that you mentioned. Was it Hannah." Susan said in disbelief.
"Yes it was. My muggle relatives were not my favorite people and after a while, I began to think of my girlfriend's family as my own." Harry replied calmly.
Everyone was stunned by the revelation but before anybody else could say anything Professor Sprout walked in, "Welcome everybody to Herbology. I hope you're ready for a wonderful experience in the world of magical plants." Sprout smiled.
Everyone's focus quickly turned to class and Harry couldn't hide the grin on his face. Thanks to Zacharias he could not only keep Lacey safe from anybody looking into her, but now he could spend time with Hannah without it looking so weird. He didn't miss the blush from Susan and Sally's annoyance at Zacharias's antics so he would look into it also. Of course none of this would've been possible if Professor Sprout hadn't let them talk. regardless his second day was off to a very interesting start.
Notes:• This is the link to my discord to discuss my various fics. https://discord.gg/8dMfhTcU
• This chapter unveils a few very fun dynamics in Harry's life. The first is that Snape at least understands the difference between Harry and his dad thanks to the Dursley's. He's also going to be less of a dick. Then again, you won't see much proof of that since very little of Harry Potter takes place in the classroom.
• Another very fun dynamic is his relationship with Daphne Lucretia and The Carrows. Daphne likes him but she's under pressure from Lucretia and the Carrows both who have clearly made their interest known.
• Some people might be confused with the scene in Harry's room and why I didn't mention Lucretia until the end. I thought it would be more fun that way. The fact it lets me have some fun with the lighting situation in the dorms since they never really tell you how that works.
• Draco very clearly doesn't like Harry and has made his feelings known on a few occasions. That's only going to get worse soon.
• Harry gaining the interest of Susan and Sally Smith was another fun fact and it's another way to make things interesting.