So this is the beginning of my collection of prompted oneshots. These are going to be random, unlinked oneshots. I may or may not connect one oneshot with another, but if I do happen to do that, I will make sure that I specify the connection/continuation of said oneshots. Read and Review. These one shots will be different styles and lengths, but I should be posting quite a few, each one correlating with a one-word prompt.
Prompt- Patience
Summary: Harry had it in spades for everyone but Malfoy, then he had no patience
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. If you recognize it, it probably belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter was known for a lot of things in the Wizarding World.
He was known for defeating Voldemort and deflecting the killing curse as an infant, for defeating Voldemort and killing Quirrel and protecting the Scorer's Stone at the age of eleven along with his phenomenal Quidditch skills. At the age of twelve he became infamous for being a parselmouth and suspected heir of Slytherin, then famous again for killing a basilisk and saving Ginny Weasley all in the same year. Third year brought information that his godfather was Sirius Black—supposed mass murderer— and for being able to cast the Patronas charm at the tender age of thirteen. Fourth year brought the tri-wizard competition, him becoming a champion, Cedric's death, and Voldemort return. Fifth year it was the creation of the D.A., sixth year made him a beacon of hope, and seventh year brought Voldemort's final demise.
All of these things made Harry Potter one of the most famous and influential Wizards out there.
But if one asked anyone who went to Hogwarts with him throughout his years—be they the first years whom only knew him a year or his own year-mates— they'd say he was most famous in school for his unending patience.
He always had a charming smile and warm words for anyone he spoke with—even the Slytherins! He was kind, caring, and courteous to all who sought his attention and had amazing advice in spades along with a calming and comforting persona.
So, yes, he was most famous around his peers for have the patience of a saint to all… minus Draco Malfoy.
With Malfoy, Harry became Potter—the exact replica in the eyes of his many teachers—with a short temper, a nasty word always at the ready, and a whole arsenal of curses, hexes, and jinxes at his disposal and no morals against using them.
The Wizarding World believed Voldemort to be Harry's true enemy—or even Peter Pettigrew when it was found out Sirius hadn't actually been secret-keeper via the Potter will finally becoming public knowledge—and, in some ways, they were right. Voldemort was Harry's archenemy, but Malfoy was Potter's archrival.
Their rivalry had become so huge, it was even in the original, self-updating book of Hogwarts—a History, right along with all of Harry's adventures.
Short and simple. Next one should be longer! Thank you for reading.
~WildFireBurnsTheForest