Chapter 10—Threats and other nice things
The girls and I were lucky and it did not take but a day or two to realize it. Slytherin and Gryffindore were scheduled to take the same classes at the same time. That was like starting a mini war as they hated each others guts. That however did not stop them from trying to pick on each other or me.
"Harry Potter, how does it feel to be the lesser Potter?" Orion started.
"Haven't the foggiest, does it make you feel better or dumber?" I replied.
"You best respect your betters as when I turn seventeen and take on the Lord Potter mantel you may end up with out a stipend."
"Sound a bit like Draco the magnificent, his father could teach you a lesson or two in snobbery Orion." I answered.
Morgana, he fired a 'reducio' at me which I dodged, unfortunately a student at the Huffelpuff table wasn't quick enough.
"That will be fifty points from both of you for fighting in the Great Hall. "Mouthed the greasy haired git known to everyone as Snape.
Half the hall came to my defense, which I notice was almost all girls. Snape ignored everyone and continued, "You will also have detention with me for the next week."
"I think that is enough Professor Snape, Harry Potter never drew a wand and your punishment will not stand." chimed in Professor Filius Flitwick, my Head of House.
Filius only tried to pat me on the back and say good job avoiding trouble.
Now I knew that Ron, Orion and Draco had issues with me over all the girls hanging around me. We studied, ate, and some even worked out with me in the mornings. Now I had Snape, this was soon clear at the next Potion class. "Potter you're late, that will be 5 points from Ravenclaw."
I hope I am not a bully like Snape and a few others that I could mention but this class made me quietly snickering. After about six times that, points were removed from me for looking at the instructions or breathing, it was get even time. Snape had the school cabinet for the students but there were shelves full of his private stock lining the room. Some very expensive ingredients, as he deducted more points and a jar of Griffin claws turned to dust with a crack. My finger under the desk was the source of his problems. When the Ashwinder eggs melted with a steaming hiss, he turned on me. "What are you doing Potter?" he grabbed my wand off my workbench and did a spell which showed the last spell I had used with that wand. Throwing my wand at me, he took 10 points for incompetence. I thought he was going to cry when a jar of Unicorn Blood smashed to the ground. I hear he was wand testing for quite a while.
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Now I never asked and it really does not make much difference why but I always had a half-dozen girls walking with me. I was not kissing them or holding their hand they were just there. They however were quite familiar if one left I got a kiss on the cheek or a grab on the arm to drag me somewhere, I was not objecting. Ron and Orion did one day after our little group left the library.
Now this problem may be caused by me pointing out a solution to one of Hermione's numerous projects. "Oh Harry I just love you to death" she squealed and grabbed me. The kiss on the lips was short and I was in shock, my first kiss. Now at our age this was not leading into a romantic love affair but it did give the girls an idea or two, which caused even more problems.
Madam Pince tossed us out of the library.
"Oiy, lover boy" Orion exited one of the empty classrooms into the hall with Ron and two other guys.
"We are not happy with you spending all you time with our girls" Ron growled.
"Oh, sorry, but I don't swing that way guys, but thanks for the offer." I could not resist and that got the girls to giggling.
Ron and Orion drew their wands and I said, "Ladies be so kind and step back, I believe these ruffians have a problem with me or they want some alone time with me." I actually did not want any of the girls to touch me as I had just become electrified. In that I mean how bad can a first year curse another, this was going to become a brawl. The 'reducio' Orion cast was a deadly curse if it hit someone, the others got off weak 'stupify' or other minor spells. I dodged most but Orion's second 'reducio' got me in the chest. By then it was too late as I was in grabbing distance. I am no physicist but apparently magic is electrically based and the curse just got absorbed into my electric body shield. I hit Orion square in the nose, breaking same and delivering a severe electric charge. I grabbed one of the others and he started screaming, so Ron and the remaining guy were last seen running down the hall. I now had two unconscious idiots so I dropped my electrical charge. Good thing as the girls mobbed me wanting to check that I was not hurt.
I levitated the two and headed to the hospital wing where Madam Pomfrey was not thrilled.
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The Headmasters office was designed to terrify a student and impress an adult. Snape's presence was part of the terrify. The big bird takes one look at me and emits a melody, which said "beautiful day how are you?" I just answered in English "Isn't it and I am just fine thank you."
"Don't start with us Potter you are here to answers questions…"
The bird Fawkes flies over and onto my shoulder and sings again. The stupid bird is heavy. "And who are you little one, I see avian but something else, I'm Fawkes."
"I'm Harry and there is always something else when I am concerned."
Just then, Snape starts a rant, scaring Fawkes who returns to his perch and Professor Flitwick rushes in and Dumbledore starts; Filius can you return later I am busy right now?"
"The Professor stays, page 54, paragraph 2 line 6 states that the Head of House will be present for any disciplinary actions and I think I am not here for my health."
The meeting degenerated from there. Snape wanted to have me expelled for destroying his potion material. Dumbledore wanted me in trouble or something for damaging his boy who lived.
"Since you have no proof that I damaged your stores Snape…"
"That's Professor Snape Harry!"
"No that Mr. Potter to you and Greasy, as I was saying you have no proof but I have witnesses that your little fair-haired boy used a deadly curse. So you give me trouble and I head to the Board of Governors for his expulsion, do I have to cite the rule, line and page?"
We left shortly after that with a giggling Professor Flitwick.
The rest of the year, was the rest of the year, the only high spot for me was the disaster over the Philosopher' Stone.
Hermione came running up one evening crying for help. The girls comforted her while I pried the information out of her. In class, she was a fountain of information word for word from the books. However, when she was not sure you could not get her name out of her.
Then she started; "Harry they are going after the Stone on the third floor, you know the one Dumbledore said was off-limits. Ron wanted me to join Orion and get the stone before Snape gets it for Voldemort." We finally got her quieted and told her we needed to see Dumdum but he was gone. Therefore, we should see McGonagall, but they had already, with a mind your own business for their effort. How about we go down to the kitchens and get a large Sundae, we did. I am a first year, am I to run around electrocuting every one who is stupid? If management can't do anything when they are told, it's not my job.
The ice cream Sundae was so good the girls decided another was in order and the evening passed away with ice cream and chit-chat. We missed all the action but the rumor mill filled it in the next morning.
Ron, Orion and Lavender was in the hospital. Rumor stated that all this was a great secret BUT, Ron got smashed on the head with a chess piece, Orion's backside was full of flying keys and Lavender was poisoned. Well that was not the really juicy part, the Great Hall got destroyed just before dinner started. Now the couple of eyewitnesses stated that Quirrell and Dumbledore were trying to kill each other and Quirrell had another face on the back of his head. But what really was interesting was that all this was over a phony stone and that Dumbledore was laying in ambush for Quirrell on the Third Floor while watching the students get hurt.
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I was called to Dumbledore's office and unfortunately Flitwick was nowhere to be found. When I arrived, I was stunned and 'floed' to a place close to the Dursley's and unceremoniously dumped in the Dudley's living room. "Don't worry about him the stunner it will ware off in about twenty' more minutes" and they left. Well never let an opportunity pass, Dudley was giving me a few kicks as I lay there while Vernon laughed. Vernon finally picked me up, slapped me around a bit and threw me in the boot cupboard. He the closed the now metal door and I heard the locks engage.
Needless to say, I was a bit mad, this was no way to start the summer. When I became unfrozen, I thought I would live and was free of broken parts. I then blasted the door off the cupboard. I then gave the three occupants three seconds to leave the house. I had to blast Vernon out through the front door before the other two got the message.
Then on a crystal clear day a freak thunder-storm sent lightning bolts down and destroying the house at # 4 Privet Drive. "If I ever return I will not ask you to leave before I destroy everything." As I flew to Gringotts, I felt that I might have a cracked rib.
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"Harry my boy how you doing?" Ragnok was in a good mood.
"Now that Hurtlip has fixed my cracked rib, not too bad." I replied.
"Well great as you are going on vacation."
"Ragnok you are too happy, what have you planned for me on this vacation?"
"There is a prophesy that has been given about you and well you get to go."
"What were you saying about self full filling prophesy's?"
"Well the prophesy is about you and I am not telling, so use the Gringott's 'floe' and head to Paris France, here is a pile of French Francs and if you need more go to Gringotts France, they know your coming."
I then got the bums rush and walked out of Paris France Gringotts onto the streets paved in trash. I was not impressed with Paris. Therefore, I turned around and sought lodging in the magical section. To say I was bored would be mild, I headed to a local book store to see if I could find some ward books in English.
Three days later, I was back at the bookstore searching for something to read. As in England, it looked like France schools were on break as there were children of all ages running around. There also were a lot of frustrated adults trying to keep the kids from frustrating everyone. I had found a book on wards that was in English. It was an English translation of a rare French book. Being engrossed in the text, I walked right into a girl and that was the last thing I remember of that day.