The Forgotten Hero
2nd September 1991
Harry groaned as he woke up. He checked his watch which said 7.45. Today was the first day of classes. He walked over to Blaise's bed and tried to shake him awake but he just grumbled and ignored him.
Smiling wickedly Harry quietly removed the covers from Blaise's bed and pulled out his wand.
"Stingonia" whispered Harry firing a white stinging jinx at Blaise's rear causing Blaise to jump up.
"Ow, for merlin's sake that hurt Potter, what was that" shouted Blaise glaring at Harry who was laughing his head off.
"Stinging Jinx, you wouldn't wake up so I had to do something, besides I told you yesterday I'd get back at you, I guess were even now" laughed Harry.
"Merlin that hurts, what time is it anyway" said Blaise.
"7.45, plenty of time to have a shower and get dressed" said Harry walking towards the door.
Blaise grumbled and threw a pillow at him.
After Harry and Blaise had finished getting ready they headed for the common room and saw Daphne and Tracey sitting together on one of the settees. The two made their way over to them and sat down on the other settee across from them with Blaise wincing as he sat down.
"Rough night Blaise" said Tracey confused.
"This twat fired a stinging jinx at my arse to wake me up earlier, best have worn off by the time we get to breakfast" grumbled Blaise.
Daphne and Tracey laughed while Harry smirked.
"Nice one Harry" said Daphne.
"I aim to please" said Harry chuckling.
Blaise grumbled.
The four continued talking until it Professor Snape arrived to escort them to breakfast. As the group entered the great hall they noticed the tables were filled with trays of sausages, eggs both scrambled and fried, bacon, tomatos, mushrooms, baked beans, toast, bowls of jam and trays of butter, cereals, fruit and flagons of pumpkin juice, water, tea, coffee and milk.
The four sat down near the bottom of the table and began helping themselves to the food. Harry had gone for a traditional English breakfast along with Blaise, while Tracey and Daphne had opted for cereals instead.
After they had finished eating Snape was walking down the table handing out timetables to each student. Snape avoided Harry's eyes when he handed Harry his timetable.
Harry looked down at his timetable.
Potter, Harry James.
Monday
9.30 to 10.30 – Herbology (with Ravenclaw)
10.30 to 10.45 – Break
10.45 to 11.45 – History of Magic (with Hufflepuff)
11.45 to 12.45 – Lunch
12.45 to 13.45 – Free period
14.00 to 16.00 – Double Charms (with Ravenclaw)
16.00 to 18.00 – Free time
18.00 to 19.00 – Dinner
19.00 to 21.00 – Free time
21.00 – Curfew
Tuesday
9.30 to 11.30 – DADA (with Gryffindor)
11.45 to 12.45 – Lunch
12.45 to 14.45 – Double Transfiguration (with Gryffindor)
15.00 to 16.00 – Potions (with Gryffindor)
16.00 to 18.00 – Free time
18.00 to 19.00 – Dinner
19.00 to 21.00 – Free time
21.00 – Curfew
Wednesday
9.30 to 10.30 – History of Magic (with Hufflepuff)
10.30 to 10.45 – Break
10.45 to 11.45 – Charms (with Ravenclaw)
11.45 to 12.45 – Lunch
12.45 to 13.45 – Free period
14.00 to 16.00 – Double DADA (with Gryffindor)
16.00 to 18.00 – Free time
18.00 to 19.00 – Dinner
19.00 to 21.00 – Free time
21.00 to 23.00 – Astronomy (all houses)
Thursday
9.30 to 11.30 – Double Herbology (with Ravenclaw)
10.30 to 10.45 – Break
10.45 to 11.45 – History of Magic (with Hufflepuff)
11.45 to 12.45 – Lunch
12.45 to 13.45 – Free period
14.00 to 16.00 – Double Charms (with Ravenclaw)
16.00 to 18.00 – Free time
18.00 to 19.00 – Dinner
19.00 to 21.00 – Free time
21.00 – Curfew
Friday
9.30 to 11.30 – Double Potions (with Gryffindor)
11.30 to 11.45 – Break
11.45 to 12.45 – Lunch
12.45 to 13.45 – Transfiguration (with Gryffindor)
14.00 to 16.00 – Flying lessons (with Gryffindor)
16.00 to 18.00 – Free time
18.00 to 19.00 – Dinner
19.00 to 21.00 – Free time
21.00 – Curfew
"Great, four subjects with the red and gold kittens" said Harry sarcastically.
"Yes, but one of those subjects is potions, from what I heard Snape favours us and loathes Gryffindors, he insults them at and deducts points from them at every turn, It'll be a right laugh" said Daphne smiling at him.
Harry chuckled.
"A galleon on Weasley losing points for being too thick to answer a question" said Blaise casually.
"I second that" said Tracey.
"Third" said Daphne.
"I'll put a galleon in but that it happens to my brother instead of the Weasel" said Harry.
"You sure about that?" said Tracey.
"Positive" said Harry smirking.
"Well, as amusing as taking the mick out of the Weasel is, we best get to class" said Daphne.
The four got up and made their way to the greenhouses outside of school for Herbology. Professor Sprout the Herbology teacher and head of Hufflepuff house, she was a short dumpy woman dressed in old grey robes covered in dirt from working in the greenhouses. The first lesson was a theory where Professor Sprout told them about what kind of plants they would be covering this term. At the end of the lesson she set them homework to read the first four chapters of A Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi before the next Herbology lesson.
They arrived in the History of Magic classroom and sat down in the middle with Harry and Blaise sat at one desk and Daphne and Tracey sat at the desk next to theirs.
The four found History of Magic to be a joke. Their teacher was a ghost named Professor Binns, a former teacher who died many years ago but carried on teaching as a ghost instead of passing on into the afterlife. Harry didn't feel like he learned anything as all Binns did for the hour was read his centuries old notes about giant wars. Almost all the class had fallen asleep by the time the lesson finished.
"God, I'm getting a quick quotes quill to take notes for me if each History lesson is like that" said Tracey in a bored tone.
"I'm getting Sirius to send me one before our next history lesson" said Harry in an equally bored tone.
"How the hell is a centuries dead ghost qualified to be a teacher anyway, his clothes look ancient" said Daphne.
"Least we got a free period after lunch" said Blaise sounding relieved.
"Yeah then double Charms, bet there'll be another lecture for the first hour" said Daphne.
"Yeah, we got Flitwick as a teacher though, he'll make it interesting at least, former duelling champion I heard" said Harry.
"Come on let's get to the great hall, I'm starving" said Tracey in an exasperated tone.
"Okay, besides after dinner I want to show you guys something, in private though, I don't want anyone else seeing this" said Harry in a low voice.
"This the thing you were on about this morning?" said Blaise.
"Yeah, it'll also show us somewhere to practice spells as well" said Harry.
"What is it Harry?" Tracey asked eagerly.
"You'll find out soon Trace, don't want to spoil the surprise" said Harry.
"This better be something good Potter, or I'll send you to Madam Pomphrey's with your bits frozen up" said Daphne smirking.
Harry paled.
"You'll what?" said Harry still looking pale.
"I'll use you as a test subject for the freezing spell my mum taught me, told me to use it on boys who bother me, do you want to find out what it does Harry" said Daphne who gave him an innocent smile.
"I'll pass thank you Daph" said Harry nervously.
Daphne, Blaise and Tracey laughed.
"Your evil Daph" said Harry.
"Ah, but we snakes are evil Harry, plotting of murder and world domination are our finest skills" mocked Tracey.
The four laughed and continued walking to the great hall.
The tables were covered with various snacks, sandwiches, fruit and pasties of all kinds. The four sat down and helped themselves to sandwiches and fruit. While they were eating lunch Neville approached them.
"Hey guys" said Neville.
"Neville" the four replied at the same time.
"Sorry about the other day Harry, I didn't know Hermione would act like that" said Neville looking apologetic.
"Don't apologise for her Neville, its not your fault she doesn't think about what she says before speaking" said Daphne.
"That might have something to do with what your brother and Ron told her, doing his usual I did all of this act, can't believe she believed some of it, claimed he could cast silently" said Neville chuckling.
"Nothing to worry about Neville, she'll find out he's talking out of his arse soon, but I'm guessing you didn't just come here to apologise" said Harry.
Neville looked impressed.
"Your right Harry, I came to tell you that Ron's been spouting rubbish about you while we were all in our dorm last night, claiming you attacked him with dark magic, your brother even supported his claims, so he and Ron wrote a letter to Mrs Weasley about you using dark magic on them, so your probably going to get a howler from her tomorrow at breakfast and trust me, her howlers are the worst" said Neville shuddering at the last statement.
"Well Daphne, I think Weasley just proved your point about him not being a real man even more, I mean writing to his mother about what Harry did to him, instead of challenging Harry himself, such a disgrace to the male population" smirked Blaise.
Harry just had a brilliant idea.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to teach Weasley a lesson then, I've got a plan" said Harry with a wicked smile.
"What are you gonna do?" said Daphne smirking.
"I'll tell you later, cheers Neville" said Harry.
"Don't mention it, I'll see you later guys" replied Neville as he turned and walked over to the Gryffindor table.
As they finished lunch early they decided to head back to the common room so they could see Harry's surprise.
After they had entered the common room they headed for Harry and Blaise's room and locked the door. Harry went over to his trunk and pulled out the blank Marauders Map and set it down on the bed.
"Blank parchment, Harry, that's your big surprise" snorted Daphne.
"Observe milady" said Harry elongating the last part and smirking.
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" said Harry placing the tip of his wand on the parchment as he spoke.
On cue black ink appeared on the parchment and spread into a picture of Hogwarts with writing underneath it.
"Messrs Moony Wormtail Padfoot and Prongs are proud to present the Marauders Map" said Daphne.
Harry unfolded the layers of the map.
"Wow" said Tracey in awe.
"Friends, I present to you the Marauders Map" said Harry.
"Is that really Dumbledore Harry?" said Blaise as they saw writing with Dumbledores name on it moving around in his office.
"Yep, all of Hogwarts is on this map, including everyone in it" replied Harry.
"Where did you get this Harry?" said Daphne.
"The Weasley twins gave it to me, decided I deserved it more than my brother and Ron did, it used to be my fathers, but Filch took it off of him in his 7th year" said Harry.
"Good to know they made the right choice then" said Tracey.
"Does this show all the secret passages as well Harry?" said Blaise.
"Yeah, one of them is even large enough for us to practice spells in" said Harry.
"Really?" said Daphne looking shocked.
"Yeah, this one right here, behind the gargoyle statue near the potions classroom" pointing to the spot on the map with his wand causing the map to reveal some lettering.
Tap the head and say Disserium to open.
"Nice one, when shall we check it out?" said Tracey.
"After dinner tonight, should give us enough time for some practice as well" replied Harry.
"Sounds like a plan, now tell us about your plan for Weasley" said Daphne.
Harry smirked.
"Well after I get the howler tomorrow, I'll challenge him to a wizards duel in front of the school, if he doesn't agree straight away I'll goad him into it, he'll definitely agree to it if I get him angry enough, and I'll humiliate him as well as beat him" said Harry still smirking.
Daphne and Tracey both had wicked smiles on their faces.
"Good plan Harry" said Blaise.
"It will be, especially if the spell I planned to finish him with works" said Harry.
"What do you mean?" replied Blaise.
"Well Blaise, it will make that stinging hex I gave you this morning look like a mild pinch compared to what will happen to Weasley" smirked Harry.
Blaise laughed.
The four continued to discuss the plans for Weasley and the Marauders Map before leaving to go to their Charms class shared with the Ravenclaws.
Charms class was taught by the small half goblin teacher Professor Flitwick. He was short with black hair and glasses wearing formal black suit robes. He explained how charms were useful to a witch/wizard before having them the six wand movements. At the end of the class he set them homework to explain the six types of wand movement on a six inches of parchment.
After they had eaten dinner in the great hall the four gathered in a corner where Harry pulled out and activated the Marauders Map before setting off for the gargoyle statue.
The statue stood alone in the corridor in front of a brick wall a few metres away from the potions classroom.
Harry pulled out his wand and went to open the passageway.
"Let me Harry" said Daphne pulling out her wand.
Harry smiled and motioned for her to open the passageway.
Daphne tapped the head of the gargoyle with her wand.
"Disserium"
The gargoyle statue clicked and slid backwards across the floor along with the wall revealing a dark tunnel.
"Lumos" said Harry lighting up his wand as he entered the passageway.
The other three activated the Lumos spell and entered the passageway after him.
The passageway closed after they had entered.
"Wow" said Tracey in awe.
"This will do" said Blaise.
"Great job finding this place Harry" said Daphne.
"Well Sirius told me about all of the passages" said Harry modestly.
The room was about the size of a small classroom. There were unlit torches on the walls but none of them knew how to cast the fire spell to light them. At the opposite end of the room there was a doorway presumably leading to the rest of the passageway and its destination.
"How many did he tell you about?" said Blaise.
"He said there are 7, this one leads to Hogsmeade village" said Harry.
"Nice" said Blaise.
"As nice as it is, we can't practice spells in the dark" said Daphne sounding a bit disappointed.
"Uncle Remus gave me some of his old spell books, there in my trunk, there should be a fire spell in one of them, won't take very long to find it" replied Harry.
"Well if there's nothing else to do here, we might as well leave" said Tracey.
"Your right, I guess we could get started on our homework, would give us extra time to practice if we get it done quickly" said Daphne.
"How do we get out?" said Blaise.
"Same way we got in I guess" replied Harry tapping a gargoyle statue against the same section of wall they used to enter.
"Dissernium" said Harry.
The passageway re-opened.
The four exited the passageway and headed towards the Slytherin common room.
They sat at one of the tables in the corner of the common room and started to work on their Charms homework. After they had finished they began to read the assigned chapters of their Herbology books when Draco Malfoy sauntered over to them flanked by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Ah, Slytherins own daddy's boy, how are you this fine evening?" said Daphne mockingly.
Draco looked furious but managed to maintain his normal voice.
"I came to speak to Potter not you Greengrass" replied Draco.
Harry looked at him.
"There something I can help you with Draco?" said Harry in a bored voice.
"Yes, I demand you tell me why that squib Longbottom was talking to you at our table, you should know better than to associate with those pathetic Gryffindors" said Draco confidently trying to intimidate Harry.
"You should watch what you say Malfoy, Neville is a good friend of mine, and I don't take kindly to people insulting my friends, and as for my conversation with him, I'm afraid that's none of your business, and did you write to your mother like I told you to?" said Harry threateningly.
Draco was intimidated by Harry's tone of voice.
"My father-" said Draco nervously before Harry cut him off.
"Your father can't help you Draco, it appears you haven't learnt your lesson, I guess I'll have to write her myself, tell her what a daddy's boy you really are" said Harry smirking.
All of the common room bar Crabbe, Goyle and a pug faced brown haired first year girl Harry recognised as Pansy Parkinson laughed at Draco.
Furious Malfoy whipped out his wand but Harry was faster.
"Expelliarmus" said Harry.
Draco's wand flew out of his hand and landed near the fire. Crabbe and Goyle scrambled to draw their wands but Daphne, Tracey and Blaise drew their wands and pointed them at the three Slytherins.
"Don't even think about it boys, it won't end well" said Tracey.
Crabbe and Goyle lowered their wands.
Daphne aimed her wand at Draco's genitals.
"Friggio" shouted Daphne.
Draco screamed as he felt his genitals begin to freeze and collapsed to the floor in pain.
"Freezing charm Draco, I'd go to Madam Pomphrey and get help if I were you, before any permanent damage occurs" snarled Daphne.
"Oh and Daddy's boy, if you tell anyone about this, life will become even harder for you, you understand?" said Harry kneeling down and getting in Draco's face.
Draco stopped screaming and rapidly nodded before screaming again.
Crabbe and Goyle hoisted Draco up by his arms and quickly ran out of the common room dragging a screaming Draco with them.
The four turned back to the desk to get back on with their homework.
"Nice one Daph, I should write about that to Mrs Malfoy, give her something to laugh about, hearing people humiliate her son" said Harry.
The other three laughed.
"That should teach him not to stick his nose where it doesn't belong" said Daphne still slightly laughing.
"Madam Pomphrey will hate you for sending him there, she has to see his bits while she thaws them, poor woman" said Blaise laughing.
"Assuming he has any" laughed Tracey.
"I think we can say he does unfortunately, it hurt him that much, hopefully we won't be dealing with him for a while" said Harry.
The four laughed and continued on reading the rest of the assigned chapters of their Herbology textbooks.
They didn't see Draco at breakfast the next day. It was only when Pansy walked past them that they found out that Draco would not be out of the hospital wing until after lunch due to the slow process of thawing his genitals to prevent further damage.
When an old grey owl carrying a light red envelope literally crash landed into the large cereal bowl on the Slytherin table in front of Harry, recognising the owl as the Weasley family owl and that it was carrying a howler, Harry smirked knowing his plan for Weasley was about to begin.
The envelope shot up into the air level with Harry's face and a pair of lips formed at the seal of the envelope which started shouting in a shrieking banshee like voice.
"HARRY JAMES POTTER! How dare you attack my son on the train on the way to Hogwarts using dark magic on him as well, we have known you and respected you since you were 5 years old, we even made sure you felt comfortable and happy at times when your brother was getting the attention he rightly earned, I should have known something was wrong with you when I saw you associating with dark wizards in Diagon Alley, you are a disgrace to the name Potter and will only bring shame on your parents and siblings, you will never be welcome in the Weasley household again and if you had any sense you would beg Ron for forgiveness as quick as you can!" shouted the howler in Molly Weasleys voice.
As the howler burst into a small ball of flames most of the great hall erupted in laughter. Harry noticed that the only people who weren't laughing were a majority of the Slytherin students, the Weasley twins who looked shocked, and Neville who was glaring daggers at Ron and Charles who were laughing the loudest. The teachers did not seem fazed by what had happened except Snape who looked visibly angry. Various comments and remarks from other students were also heard.
"Just like the article said, he is dark"
"First being sorted into Slytherin, now using dark magic"
"He's the next dark lord for sure"
"That voice sounded more like a banshee than a woman"
Daphne looked at Harry in anticipation. Harry smirked and then stood up facing Ron on the Gryffindor table.
"Ah Mr Weasley, I thought you would have a better plan than getting mummy to send me a howler, I'm rather disappointed" said Harry casually.
"Shut up you dark wizard wannabe" shouted Ron.
"After all I thought Gryffindors were meant to be brave" mocked Harry earning a few chuckles from the Slytherin table.
"We are, were also the best house and students of Hogwarts" said Ron proudly puffing his chest.
"I wouldn't call that plan brave Weasel, how is getting dear mummy to fight your battles for you even remotely brave, though a poor but decently thought out plan makes me question why your not in Slytherin with plans like that" said Harry chuckling.
Ron was fuming and his face had turned red.
"I ain't no filthy slimy muggle hating bastard Slytherin!" shouted Ron.
"50 points from Gryffindor for disrespect Weasley!" roared Professor Snape with a very angry face.
"No f-" shouted Ron in disgust but Harry cut him off.
"Insulting my house now Weasley, you are no braver than that rat you carry around with you, if you want to prove your bravery, then duel me tonight after dinner in the great hall, we'll see exactly how brave you are, or if you choose not too then I guess the entire hall will see your lack of bravery first hand" said Harry smirking.
Most of the students looked shocked.
"Teach him a lesson Ron, show him just how great Gryffindors are" said Charles.
Ron nodded at Charles and looked at Harry.
"I accept, and I'll mop the floor with you, you filthy Slytherin snake" snarled Ron.
"Another 20 points from Gryffindor for your insults Weasley!" shouted Professor Snape.
Ron didn't pay attention to Professor Snapes words.
Harry looked up towards the head table at Professor Flitwick.
"Professor Flitwick, I heard you used to be a duelling champion some time ago, would you be so kind to be our referee for the duel, and would you be so kind to set up a duelling platform for us after dinner please?"
Professor Flitwick looked at him curiously for a few moments before nodding his head.
"Of course Mr Potter, I will be glad to do so" replied Professor Flitwick.
Harry turned his gaze towards Dumbledore who looked quite disappointed and slightly angry.
Harry then turned back to look at Ron.
"Good luck Mr Weasley, your going to need it" said Harry casually as he sat back down to finish his breakfast.
"Well done Harry, you made him out to be a right idiot" said Blaise.
"Wasn't hard, he's already a right idiot" replied Harry casually.
Daphne and Tracey laughed quielty.
"Humiliate him Harry" said Daphne smirking.
"Yeah, at least try and send him to the hospital wing" said Tracey smiling wickedly.
"Wow Trace, didn't know you could be that vicious" joked Blaise.
Tracey lightly punched him in the arm.
"Oh I plan to Daph, and I hope to do that as well, might take him down a peg or two, glad Dumbledore looked angry though, didn't open his mouth once during that ordeal, none of them did, well except Professor Snape, even if it was only to take house points from Weasley" said Harry.
"Not good ones for sure, glad they didn't, that made your Weasel humiliation a lot funnier" said Daphne.
"That it did, and were in Double DADA with them next, along with Transfiguration and potions later today with them, we'll be able to see exactly how he's feeling for this duel" replied Harry grinning evilly.
The four set off for their Double DADA lesson. They arrived and immediately noticed an odd smell of garlic in the room, they sat in the middle of the classroom with Harry and Daphne sharing one desk and Tracey and Blaise sharing another desk.
The rest of the Slytherins minus Draco and the three Gryffindor girls Hermione, Lavander Brown and Parvati Patil arrived and sat down.
Charles, Ron, Neville, and two boys Harry recognised from the sorting as Seamus Finnegan a short sandy haired Irish boy, and Dean Thomas a tall black boy with short dark brown hair arrived shortly after.
Daphne looked at the boys and smirked.
"I hope your planning on paying attention in this class Weasel, you'll need all the practice you can get, before you face a real man" said Daphne mockingly.
The Slytherin students laughed laughed. Neville, Parvati and Lavander chuckled. Hermione looked abashed. Charles did not react.
Ron fumed and opened his mouth to reply but Harry cut him off with a deadly glare.
"Careful Daphne, don't make him too nervous, otherwise I won't get a decent challenge from him, I don't want it to be too easy" said Harry casually.
The Slytherins laughed again.
Ron's face flushed with embarrassment and anger.
Ron was about to reply when Professor Quirrell entered the classroom so he immediately backed down. The first part of the lesson Professor Quirrell gave a brief introduction to the subject. For the rest of the lesson he had them practising Disarming spells. Harry found this easy having already mastered the spell over the summer, Daphne, Blaise, Charles and Hermione picked this up quickly while the rest of the class were struggling. Harry spent the next half hour helping Tracey since she was the only one out of the four struggling with the spell. By the end of the lesson Daphne, Tracey, Blaise, Charles and Hermione had become quite proficient at the spell.
To Harry's amusement Ron could not get the spell right and looked worried as Professor Quirrell told them to stop practising the Disarming spell and move on to the Jelly-leg jinx. Again Harry spent the time helping the other four who were quick to master the jinx, only Hermione managed to get it right by the end of the lesson. Ron left the room quickly as soon as the lesson ended looking almost scared. The four friends found this amusing as they headed off to the great hall for lunch.
Draco Malfoy arrived in the great hall from the hospital wing fifteen minutes into lunch. As he walked past Daphne she gave him an icy stare and jokingly reached for her wand. Draco paled and quickly walked past them further up the table.
"I don't think Draco will be bothering you for a while Daphne, he's scared to death of you" said Tracey.
Daphne smirked.
"You know, we could use this to our advantage" said Harry.
"How so?" said Blaise giving Harry a questioning look.
"Well, Malfoy is already trying to use his fathers money and influence to gain control of Slytherin house, if he's scared of Daphne and the rest of us because were Daphne's friends, then we could bring more Slytherins round to our way of thinking, and get more control over the house as the years go on" replied Harry.
"Good plan" said Daphne amazed.
"It might not be possible till were older of course maybe 4th or 5th year, but if we start now we'll have more influence in the house by then" said Harry.
"So it will be easier to bring them over to our side when we get control" said Tracey.
"Exactly" replied Harry.
"Your a genius Harry" said Daphne smiling.
"I try, I try" replied Harry cheekily.
The four laughed.
They finished their lunch and headed for their Double Transfiguration lesson shared with the Gryffindors again. They arrived in the classroom and took a large table near the back which they all shared between the four of them. As the other students were entering the classroom Tracey noticed a brown tabby cat with black stripes sat on the desk.
"It seems what my mum said was true about Professer Mcgonagall, she really is a cat" said Tracey in amazement.
"You mental or something Davis, Mcgonagall can't be a cat" said Ron as the last of their class entered the room.
At that point the cat leaped off of the desk and quickly morphed into Professor Mcgonagall.
"Convinced now Weasley" said Tracey.
Ron said nothing but looked really shocked.
"Your amazement is noted Mr Weasley, now would you kindly take your seat so we can begin" said Professor Mcgonagall sternly.
Ron sat down next to Charles and Professor Mcgonagall addressed the class about basic transfiguration and warned them that she will not tolerate people messing about. For the first hour and a half she had them making all sorts of notes about how to transfigure objects properly using concentration and how to focus their magic properly. For the last half hour she gave them each a matchstick and tasked them with turning it into a needle. She told them that they must say the word of the object they wanted to turn match into but focus their magic into the word while concentrating on the match.
Hermione was the first to do this earning ten points for Gryffindor in the process, Harry noticed that Ron looked annoyed at this having failed to transfigure his matchstick properly. Blaise had been the first one of the four to do so earning himself some praise from Professor Mcgonagall but he scowled as she did not give him any house points like she did for Hermione. Blaise instructed the other three on how to do this and Harry and Daphne managed to succeed after a few more attempts. After many more attempts Tracey finally succeeded and surprisingly so did Malfoy who had been trying in vain to succeed all lesson.
After Transfiguration they had a break before heading off to the dungeons for Potions class with Professor Snape. As they entered the dungeons and sat down at two desks shared between the four of them with Harry next to Daphne and Blaise next to Tracey.
"Remember our bet Daph" said Harry smirking.
"Of course Harry, I'll remember when your paying up" said Daphne smirking back at him.
Tracey and Blaise chuckled.
"You 2 best remember our bet as well, for I will be winning that money" said Harry chuckling at them.
"Of course Harry" said Tracey smirking.
Moments later the door opened and Professor Snape strode into the classroom shutting the door wordlessly with his wand.
"There will be no foolish wand waving in this class, and there will be consequences for those who wish to mess around in this class" said Professor Snape nastily as everyone watched him in fear or in some cases amazement.
"Most of you in here will not appreciate the subtle art of potion making, or the relevance for it in society, I can already see that some of you are not going to pass this subject due to your inability to pay attention" continued Professor Snape who was now glaring at Ron.
Ron was leaning back in his chair looking at the ceiling in boredom.
"MR WEASLEY!" shouted Professor Snape causing Ron to quickly look at Professor Snape in fear.
"Given you deem yourself too important to pay attention Mr Weasley, you can answer a few questions as you must find my classes not to be worth your time" sneered Professor Snape glaring at Ron.
Ron paled.
"Tell me Mr Weasley, what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel and wormwood?" said Professor Snape.
Hermione's hand shot into the air.
"I don't know" said Ron.
"Disappointing, another one then, where would I look if I wanted to find a bezoar?" said Professor Snape smirking evilly.
Again Hermione's hand shot into the air.
"Your store cupboard" said Ron nervously.
"10 points from Gryffindor for cheek, but I'll let you redeem yourself Weasley, what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?" said Professor Snape smirking even more.
This time Hermione didn't put her hand up as she realised that Professor Snape wasn't going to let her answer the question.
"I really don't know, you haven't told me the answer" said Ron casually.
"That will be another 10 points Weasley, its becoming a chore to take points off of you, and since you are too thick to learn the information, would someone be able to answer the questions and educate Weasley since he has not bothered to learn the answers himself?" said Professor Snape as the Slytherin students howled with laughter causing Ron to get embarrassed.
Daphne put her hand up.
"Yes Miss Greengrass" said Professor Snape.
"Asphodel and wormwood don't do anything when added together but are 2 of the main ingredients for the sleep potion Draught of Living Death, a bezoar is a stone found in the stomach of goats that can be used to cure most poisons, and monkshood and wolfsbane are the same plant also known as acconite" replied Daphne proudly while smirking at Ron mocking him.
Professor Snape nodded at her.
"Thank you Miss Greengrass, at least some of you actually read the textbook instead of wasting away your education, unlike some" said Professor Snape sneering at Ron at the last statement.
Ron glared at Professor Snape.
"That's not in the first year textbook Snivillus, why don't you stick with questions related to first year" sneered Charles.
Harry and the rest of the class minus Ron who smirked gasped. Sirius had told him all about how they used to treat Professor Snape when they were at school. So he and Charles knew what the Snivillus nickname meant, Harry knew Charles was in a lot of trouble.
"Detention every night for the rest of the week Potter, including the weekend and 50 points from Gryffindor for your disrespect" snarled Professor Snape glaring at Charles.
The Slytherin students laughed at this.
"You will all spend the rest of the lesson writing down everything I have said to you in detailed paragraphs" said Professor Snape still angry.
There was a scrambling for quills and parchment as the students began copying down all of the stuff they had learned.
After the lesson had finished the students left the classroom as they had two hours of free time before dinner. The four decided to go to the secret passageway to practice their spells since Harry had figured out how to cast the fire spell Incendio.
After entering the passageway Harry lit all of the torches using the Incendio spell illuminating the room. Harry taught the three how to cast shield charms as he fired minor jinxes and hexes at them reversing the effects if he hit them using the Finite charm. They kept this up until a few minutes before dinner with Daphne, Tracey and Blaise now being able to perform strong shield charms with ease.
Harry put the torches out using a light Augamenti spell and the group left the passageway and heading for the great hall.
Harry waited for every student to finish their dinner and had stood up from their seats before he got up and told Ron that it was time for their duel. Ron paled at first but nodded his head. Harry looked up towards the head table.
"Professor Flitwick, me and Mr Weasley are ready for our duel now" said Harry.
Professor Flitwick nodded and stood up. He drew his wand and wordlessly summoned a large purple and gold platform in the middle of the hall while vanishing the house tables and the head table so the students could watch.
Harry and Ron both walked up onto the platform at opposite ends facing each other with their wands drawn.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a traditional wizards duel which will end when one of the duellists either loses his wand or is unable to continue for any reason, the rules are basic no dark magic or illegal spells, and no spells that could prove to be fatal, any participant who breaks these rules will be immediately disqualified and the match will stop, gentlemen are you ready to begin" said Professor Flitwick.
"I'm ready" said Ron.
"Bring it on Weasley" said Harry.
"Expelliarmus" shouted Ron.
"Protego" shouted Harry deflecting Ron's spell back towards him who ducked allowing the spell to sail over his head.
"Jelly Legs" shouted Ron.
Harry sidestepped the badly aimed spell with ease.
"Trippus" shouted Ron.
"Protego" said Harry lazilly as he blocked Rons Trip jinx.
"Too predictable Weasley, you should practice more" said Harry casually.
Daphne, Tracey and Blaise laughed.
"Trippus, Trippus" shouted Ron firing two weaker Tripping jinxes at Harry.
"Protego" said Harry holding the shield spell to deflect both spells.
Ron looked frustrated.
"My turn, Stingonia, Stingonia, Stupefy" shouted Harry rapidly while pushing his magic into each spell as three spells erupted from his wand.
Ron failed to block or dodge any of the spells. The first stinging hex hit him in the wrist he was using to hold his wand causing him to drop it, the second stinging hex hit him in the groin at the same time that Harry's stunning spell hit him square in the chest with enough power to send him flying off the stage and onto the floor.
Ron was groaning on the floor as Charles and Hermione went to check on him.
Harry lowered his wand.
"I win" said Harry smiling.
The Slytherins all cheered.
"You might have seriously hurt Mr Weasley Harry" said Dumbledore in a stern but disappointed voice.
Harry looked at Dumbledore.
"I just did what I had to do to win Headmaster" said Harry casually.
"Did you really have to go that far though Harry" replied Dumbledore.
"No, but I did anyway" said Harry casually.
"10 points from Slytherin for cheek Harry" said Dumbledore.
Harry just shrugged and walked over to his friends.
"Nice one Harry" said Blaise smirking.
"Yeah, you've sent Weasley to the hospital wing as well, well done" said Tracey indicating to Madam Pomphrey conjuring a stretcher for Ron.
"Well done Harry" said Daphne who then hugged him.
Harry wrapped his arms around her returning the hug.
"Come on lets go celebrate in the common room, my mum told me how to find the kitchens so we can get some food and drink" said Tracey.
The four were walking out of the great hall when Professor Snape stopped them.
"Good spell work Mr Potter, 20 points to Slytherin" said Professor Snape before leaving them.
The four made their way to the Hogwarts kitchens located near the Hufflepuff dormitories and were given a variety of sweets and kegs of butterbeer and pumpkin juice. The four shrunk the items and placed them in their pockets before walking back to the common room.
The party took place in the Slytherin common with many students congratulating Harry and making jokes about how he flattened Ron including Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson and some of the seventh years. After the party had died down with everyone going to bed Harry sat at one of the tables in the common room with his quill and some parchment deciding to write a letter to his mum.
Dear Mum
Life has been excellent at Hogwarts so far and its only been two days. I did get into Slytherin which no doubt you've heard from Charles, how did dad take it?. Anyway I'm doing well in my lessons so far, History of Magic is boring, I'm going to ask Sirius to send me a quick quotes quill because its too hard to stay awake during Binn's lectures.
Half of my house mates are alright, though Draco Malfoy is a right git, Daphne used a special freezing spell on his "cough" private "cough" areas and now he's terrified of her so he doesn't bother us anymore.
Anyway Ron Weasley lied to his mother claiming that I had used dark magic on him when he insulted my friends on the train and she sent me a howler. Rather amusing really as he accepted my challenge of a wizards duel, I beat him and put him in the hospital wing, not that I care much he's done nothing but bad mouth me and the rest of Slytherin house since he got here.
Say hi to dad for me and tell Dorea I love her and I'll have lots of stories to tell her when I get back at christmas. I'll write as often as I can.
Lots of love
Harry
P.S Charles stupidly decided to call Professor Snape Snivillus in front of the entire potions class and Snape himself in the middle of the lesson, so now he's got detention for the rest of the week.
Harry folded up the letter and placed it in his pocket. He walked up to his dormitory and went to bed.
A.N – okay since this story will contain quite a lot of chapters I have decided to split each year into a separate story instead of having it all in one long single story.