AN: i own nothing but any OC's that may appear, and the text i personally wrote. Harry Potter and its universe are owned by J.K. Rowling, absolutely no rights recieved, but this is a non-profit transformative work. I get nothing but writing muscle and satisfaction.

AN 2: i do not actually reference a 1993-4 calendar, so if any of my schoolday days in this fic fall on weekends, just ignore it, okay? Time-placement is different from the books on a few things as well, so i cant even reference that.

Warning: This story's DARK man. Possible horrific deadly violence as chapters go along, as well as some swearing. You have been warned. However this is NOT a gorefic or torture fic, i am just warning of things taht could appear due to my proceedural writing style.

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Chapter 14: Dealing with the Dogs of War

September 1, 1993.

Harry sat inside the Hogwarts Express next to a sleeping adult he favored with a bit of bemusement. Probably a professor that had a long night, but he has never seen a Professor on board the express before. Probably just too poor to buy a broom? But then couldn't he Floo to Hogwarts from the ministry?

Harry shrugged and cracked open the daily prophet, and learned that Gilderoy got trampled to death by a swarm of fangirls. Due to the fact a Wizard worth his salt would not have died this way, his exploits are now under investigation. Harry looked up and smiled at Hermione as she sat.

"Defense Against the Dark arts, more than likely" Harry motioned to the Adult. "Wonder if we will get a Good one, finally." Hermione Sighed and nodded, settling in for the travel to school.

A couple of hours of chatting later, Lights cut out, and the train grinds to a halt.

Harry looks out as Hermione says"Oh shit, the Nazgul!" while looking out, and Yep, sure enough!

The wraiths start scowering the train, and one opens Harry's compartment.

Harry stands up and looks right through it.

And it gets lost in revolving stairwell hallways with lake ceilings and permiating noise of fulmination for a million years.

It promptly shrieks in agony and flies out with great speed.

The adult was up and his wand was out. Harry smiled at not hearing him move. Deft and deadly. Finally.

"What did you do?" He rasped. Harry smiled "I showed it my mind. It could not find what it was searching... and seeing how it spent a full second in there, it would have grown depressidly insane." The man paled. "You... depressed... a dementor?" Nice name for the Nazgul. Harry looks at the man "Aint i a stinker?"

The Professor gaped, gaped again, and he decided he critically failed speaking as the whistle blared, exiting the compartment. Harry looked at Hermione "Good work, but i think you scared our professor." Harry smiles "Good. May inspire him to step up his game."

September 3

Harry walked into Defense Against the Dark Arts, ready to see if this one was good.

The man, Professor Lupin according to the scedule, took a quick tally to note abdsenses and smiled "Good Morning, and welcome to DADA." Harry almost exploded and wondered how'd he miss that before. Lupin smiled at the stiffled laughter "Yes, i know, i had the same reaction when i first noticed too." beat "In any case, Lets get to work. You may have noticed the thrashing chest over there." Harry had, and like everyone else, nodded. Lupin continued "Inside there is a Boggart. it forms into your greatest fear."

"Now, the best way to defeat a boggart is think of something funny, and cast Riddikulus on it" Lupin notes and demonstrates the wand motion. "And it will shapechange to the funny thing you thought off" Harry groaned. Yes, this was nothing new from Ministry mandated curricilum, But had the same problems the bad sides of the curricilum had. Harry wished Lupin would just give them the trivia they need a day before the test rater than waste class time on learing a specific spell for a specific creature. Harry did not even bother learning this spell.

The class was presented the boggart, which did shift from form to form, And Harry saw it shapeshift into Snape for Neville. Now this is a man who fears the right things, good god. Harry was eventually coralled in front of the Boggart.

Harry smiled "Hello" The Boggart let out a frightful yelp as it became smoke and leaped back into the box.

Lupin and the class stared.

Lupin walked to the chest, trying to pry the boggart out, but it was holding the lid close.

Lupin looked at Harry "Um... wow, i expected a Silly fear, or Voldemort. But i think this is what happens when someone is actually fearless or an excellent Occlumens, They become the Boggart's greatest fear and can drive it away by there mere presence."

Harry smiles "I do have some fears, altho i must admit Voldermort is not among them as i dont even know what he looks like, there were no pictures or anything. I merely have peerless mental defenses bolstered by a dreamscape of madness. Any creature who tries to infiltrate my mind will go mad." Lupin nodded "You are a bit ahead from your peers, but we do not punish that. 20 points for you. You mind leaving the class so the rest can continue?"

Harry smiles "Sure thing, proffessor Lupin, have fun!" and he left the class, taking out his notebook

Remus Lupin has to follow the mandated Ministry Curricilum, but he seems to have understanding and passion of his subject, and is willing to teach us instead of talking about himself or stuttering us to oblivion. I will give him more chance to get to the meaty stuff before i take action. Rating: Riddikulus

Harry uses his free time to read a bit in the library, gathering knowledge for later use.

He later looked at his Muggle watch and decided to start walking towards Arithmacy

2 hours later he was walking out and writing in his Notebook

Arithmacy with Sepitma Vector starts out as basic muggle math, before later on going to arithmatic-based shortcuts to wordless and wandless magic. It starts way beyond where i am in muggle math, but given how math retarded pure bloods are, this sacrifise is needed so evereyone is in similar levels once actual Arithmacy starts up. Rating: WxI/N

~MEANWHILE~

Draco was scared. Those Hippogryphs had razor-sharp bone talons.

He stepped closer and did his deepest, most honest, regal bow.

It bowed back gracefully.

Hagrid smiled "Gewd werk! Go ahead and touch him. Gently, mind yer." Draco stepped forward and stroked the Hippogryph, and smiled as it cooned pleased. It slowly ducked and and gave perch with one wing. Hagrid gaped "Em, Err... He wans yer to ride im." Draco smiled "Very well, Buckbeak" And deftly mounted the beast, and it took off.

The sensation was unbeliavable. This hippogryph was faster than a Firebolt model broom, Altho draco had no real control, He enjoyed the animated flight more than he did his expensive brooms. Potter once again, was proven correct. Pleasure can be found on the most simple things.

Once Buckbeak landed, Draco dismounted and gave it a neck massage as thanks, before stepping back and by Hagrid.

The Crabbe insulted it and got mauled.

"AEERG! DAMN IT! I WILL MAKE SURE ITS DEAD" he screamed and Draco calmly responded "Crabbe, you will do no such thing" Crabbe looked back, and Draco continued "Our professor warned us repeatedly that those are creatures of respect and precise ritual. You acted like an oaf to it. You deserve the pain that was inflicted to you. You are dismissed till you are healed, and dont let me catch you being undone by your own stupidity again." Crabbe gaped, and was still gaping as hagrid picked him up to get him to the hospital wing.

Draco smiled, inwardly thanking Harry's advice of 'Apply your kindness as Cruelty, and none in Slytherin will dislike you' and was giddy about managing to form his worry about Crabbe's health into a 'brutal reprimand'. Felt so good being Slytherin. This is what it was all about. Not being a git, but the ends justifing the means. The ends here was making sure a retard does not jeopardize school and his health, the means being manipulation of his chosen wording.

Ron Weasly approached.

"Slimy Snake Potter rubbin off you, git. Stop that. I am starting to like you." Draco smiled "Awesome, now i have more ways to annoy you. Draco Malfoy, defender of justice!" Ron gaped. Draco smiled. Ron spoke "bloody hell" and backed off.

Draco was walking back inside later, and caught a peculiar sight. Ginny Weasly being shoved around by 3 Slytherins. Pah!

"Really, housemates? Really?" he calmly stated, shoving stopping at once. He continued "Fists and shoving are tools of GRYFFINDOR. If little firehead here deserves your spite i am sure you have more indirect means of knocking her down a few pegs. Or are you simply too retarded and your placement at Slythering was pleading the hat for a place that culd possibly teach you what cunning is?" The Slytherins backed up, nodded, and took off.

Draco waited a couple minutes before sighing and approaching "i appologize of the rumor mill they may start, i thought you would prefer it to bruises." Ginny gaped and spoke "Wow, um... that was really slick, there, thanks." Draco smiled "No problem. Take care of yourself though. Manny students have a Grudge on the Weasly family thanks to the infernal twins." Ginny frowned "Ugh, i know. And i get it. Kinda surprizing you came to my rescue though... and your dad and mine enemies?" Draco nodded "My father is an adult man. He can be enemies or friends with who he wishes. I am not him." Ginny gave a nod "Yeah. Thanks for getting i am not my brothers either." She offers a hand "Ginevra Weasly. Please use 'Ginny' if you must use my first name."

Draco gave a chuckle "Merlins beard i dont blame you, with a name like that. Draco Lucius Malfoy, just Draco if you are in a hurry." beat "Also, i'd really appreciate no one knows of what occured here. I will still need my reputation within Slytherin." Ginny nodded "I getcha, i am not a complete Gryffindork. Thanks again!" and she took off as Draco walked into the Dungeons to grab his potion supplies.

Fred and George emerged from behind the stairs, having till recently planned to save ginny with Fireworks, and looked at each other.

"Me thinks that Slimy Snake Potter got the Dragon, Forge." "Would seem so, Gred." "On good terms with our Ginevra as well" "And now a Slytherin we can like." "We back off, Gred?" "Sure thing, Forge." and took up the stairs.

6 of September, 1993 10:35

Harry met with his proving grounds squad in the Hogwarts grounds, Since it was Saturday.

"Well, Friends and Allies, i think its time we tackle the creation of a dreamscape for you all. It will severely help your mental defenses grow, and is very useful for memorization. This task will not be completed today and will take you monts, but its important to set the foundations as soon as possible." He looked at Draco, Neville, Hermione, and Suzan nod. "Good. Lets get to work."

Albus Dumbledore felt Sirius Black enter the wards, but decided not to alert the authorities.

14:45

Harry held up a hand, stopping the nearly done session, as something enters his detection range. He noticed a black, mangy dog emerging from the forbidden forest and looking at them all.

Harry shook his head and approached, and kneeled, stroking the mutt "hello, you lost?" but Serenity spoke through his sleeve "Canid not canid. But master-kin." Ah. Wizard. Harry focused his eyes into the 'Dog's' and it went limp.

Sirius Black 'woke up' inside a cozy, warm room, inside a bed, under chibi cthulhu covers, and did not want to move. He felt so comfortable. He noted it was kinda similar to Imperio, but he heard no orders so he felt free to relax and lightly nap.

Neville gasped "what did you do?" Harry smiled "No worries, should be just fine." he hoists the sleeping mutt with a Wingardium and walks back towards the school "Keep todays mental exersises untill it takes shape. Then work on expanding it. Dont overwork yourseves." and vanished through the main gates of the building.

Snape sees harry enter with a mutt and blinks "Potter? What is the meaning of this?" Harry frowned "Sorry. Serenity told me this is a wizard, and she was never wrong when it came to smells." Snape blinked "Ah, so she has warned you of Lupin too, then?" Harry smiles "Duh. Why you think i ordered wolfsbane?" Snape let himself enjoy a small smile, and sealed the room, then ordered Harry to place the comatose dog down. "Animagum Revalo" he droned and it sure enough, shaped back to a man. Sirius Black.

Snape frowned and opened his apothicary, taking out Veritaserum. "Potter, releash him now." Harry nodded, and Ejected Sirius from his dreamscape trap.

Sirius woke up on the cold floor and slumped up. Severus made a signal, and slipped a chair close to Sirius. Harry picked the signal up, wand emerging into his hand. "Locomotor mortis!" ankles snap shut, and Sirius sits down on the chair, dazed. "Accio Wand!" and there goes his wand. He shakes his head and clears his vision, seeing Harry and Snape.

He then notices the son of James has Green-edged robes.

"H-Harry..." he rasped. Harry saw Snape slip 5 drops of veritaserum in a goblet of water and he levitated it over to Sirius, who drank it with great thirst. Harry spoke. "Now then, what did you gain from betraying my parents?"

Sirius realized he had just drank veritaserum when "It was not me, it was Peter Pedigrew, Wormtail." spilled out. Harry frowned "Ah. You left me for dead to chase him, i guess. Where is he at?" Sirius took a breath and spoke "Animagus. Rat. Hides with the weasleys." Harry suddenly grinned. Sirius gaped "H-Harry?" Harry spoke "I killed him in the Hogwarts Express. Serenity told me it was a shifter, and i thought it was a pedophile, so i Ice Bolted him in the neck." Sirius searched for an answer "Who is Serenity?"

Harry smiled "The one who betrayed YOU as an animagus as well, and Lupin as a Werewolf. Serenity is my closest friend and ally."

Sirius smiled a bit "You have a girlfriend, Harry?"