Ron collapsed into an armchair by the fireplace in the common room.
"Why do we always get dragged into these things? Why can't we just be normal students?"
"That's the price you pay when you become my friend." Harry said grinning as he sat in another chair nearby.
"I'm glad Dumbledore let us skip the next class so we could take a break," Tidus said sitting down, "I'm exhausted."
"Well prepare to have your arms fall off," Hermione said glancing at their schedule, "We've got potions class with Snape."
They went down to the dungeons where Snape's classroom was. Some of the Gryffendors were already there along with some of the Ravenclaws. Snape sneered when he saw them.
"Well, well, looks like we have another celebrity here." He laughed, "The all powerful Lady Yuna and her band of makeshift guardians."
"Hello horse face." Tidus remarked. Snape's eyes narrowed and a look of fury formed on his face.
"Here's a word of advice," Tidus continued, "Try actually washing your hair for once! That way it won't be so damn greasy!"
Harry thought he heard Snape mutter something like, "So that's what I've been doing wrong..."
It got worse. Snape paired everyone in the class to work on a dissolving potion. Harry and Tidus were assigned to a cauldron. Soon the mixture was ready.
Suddenly Tidus got a mad gleam in his eyes. He took a spoonful of the potion and held it up like a catapult.
"Hey Harry," Tidus whispered, "Bet I can hit Snape on the back of the head with this stuff."
"Tidus don't!" Harry hissed trying to grab his arm. Too late. The potion flew across the room and smacked Snape in the back of the head. He spun around.
"WHO DID THAT?!" He roared. He immediately looked at Tidus who was laughing his head off. Snape pointed at him. "YOU!"
Tidus looked up. A look of panic formed on his face. "I didn't do it nobody saw me do it you can't prove anything!" He said so quickly that it was almost one word.
"Did anyone see him flick it?!" Snape demanded. No one said anything. Snape stormed back to his desk furious.
Even though Tidus had gotten off the hook that didn't keep Snape from giving him and Harry extra homework that night.
"Alright, WHAT IS THAT GUY'S FREAKIN PROBLEM?!" Tidus yelled dropping all his homework on a table in the common room.
"He and my dad were rivals when they were at school." Harry responded.
"So he's passing the hate onto you huh?" Wakka asked. Harry shrugged.
Christmas came. Everyone (except Snape) was getting into the holiday spirit. Yuna showed everyone how to summon the fire Aeon Ifrit and spent the rest of the class practicing its fire techniques.
About a week before Christmas everyone was eating breakfast in the great hall. Suddenly Harry's owl Hedwig swooped down and dropped a letter into his hands.
"Alright! The next Hogsmeade trip is tomorrow!"
"What's Hogsmeade?" Tidus asked.
"It's village nearby," Ron responded, "You know, the one Voldemort attacked?"
"Yeah I remember." Yuna said bitterly.
"It's loaded with great joke shops!" George said from across the table. He began to list them all along with products he and Fred liked to use on Snape. Tidus began taking down notes of all of them so he could buy them when they went.
"How much are these?" He asked looking over his list.
"If you put them all together then they're 10 sickles."
"What the heck is that?"
"It's wizard money." Harry said. As he spoke he reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of silver coins.
"Aw crap," Tidus said reaching into his own pocket, "All we've got is this!" He slammed some funny looking coins onto the table. Ron looked at it eagerly.
"WHOA! WHAT'S THAT?!"
Tidus looked at him strangely. "It's called Gill, it's the official currency of Spira."
"Man! And I thought muggle money looked weird!"
"Here, you can have it!" Tidus said pushing them towards Ron who took it eagerly.
"We'll pay for it." Hermione said.
As they went back up to the common room, Tidus noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione seemed to be whispering to each other. Tidus could make out several words.
"...Well of course we can trust them Harry!"
"But this is a very serious matter..."
"For cripes sake Harry! They're our friends..."
"But..."
"What are you guys talking about?" Tidus interrupted. Harry froze and turned and turned around. He looked embarrassed. Hermione elbowed him in the ribcage.
"OW! Ok ok!" He smiled, "I'd like you guys to meet my godfather."
Tidus frowned. "Godfather? But you told me you lived with your aunt and uncle!"
"I do, but I can't stand it!"
"Then why aren't you staying with him?"
Harry sighed and bowed his head. "He's a convicted murderer."
"O...k." Wakka said nervously.
"But he was framed!" Harry said quickly, "He was my parent's best friend! He would never betray them to Voldemort! Wormtail did it!"
"Who's Wormtail?"
"Voldemort's right-hand-man."
"My godfather's name is Sirus, he escaped form Azakban, he lives in a cave near Hogsmeade so he can be close to me."
Harry wrote a letter to Sirus explaining that his new friends were coming to see him tomorrow and that they'd sneak him some food from the kitchens.
"We'll be seeing him first thing tomorrow." Harry said smiling.
"Why do we always get dragged into these things? Why can't we just be normal students?"
"That's the price you pay when you become my friend." Harry said grinning as he sat in another chair nearby.
"I'm glad Dumbledore let us skip the next class so we could take a break," Tidus said sitting down, "I'm exhausted."
"Well prepare to have your arms fall off," Hermione said glancing at their schedule, "We've got potions class with Snape."
They went down to the dungeons where Snape's classroom was. Some of the Gryffendors were already there along with some of the Ravenclaws. Snape sneered when he saw them.
"Well, well, looks like we have another celebrity here." He laughed, "The all powerful Lady Yuna and her band of makeshift guardians."
"Hello horse face." Tidus remarked. Snape's eyes narrowed and a look of fury formed on his face.
"Here's a word of advice," Tidus continued, "Try actually washing your hair for once! That way it won't be so damn greasy!"
Harry thought he heard Snape mutter something like, "So that's what I've been doing wrong..."
It got worse. Snape paired everyone in the class to work on a dissolving potion. Harry and Tidus were assigned to a cauldron. Soon the mixture was ready.
Suddenly Tidus got a mad gleam in his eyes. He took a spoonful of the potion and held it up like a catapult.
"Hey Harry," Tidus whispered, "Bet I can hit Snape on the back of the head with this stuff."
"Tidus don't!" Harry hissed trying to grab his arm. Too late. The potion flew across the room and smacked Snape in the back of the head. He spun around.
"WHO DID THAT?!" He roared. He immediately looked at Tidus who was laughing his head off. Snape pointed at him. "YOU!"
Tidus looked up. A look of panic formed on his face. "I didn't do it nobody saw me do it you can't prove anything!" He said so quickly that it was almost one word.
"Did anyone see him flick it?!" Snape demanded. No one said anything. Snape stormed back to his desk furious.
Even though Tidus had gotten off the hook that didn't keep Snape from giving him and Harry extra homework that night.
"Alright, WHAT IS THAT GUY'S FREAKIN PROBLEM?!" Tidus yelled dropping all his homework on a table in the common room.
"He and my dad were rivals when they were at school." Harry responded.
"So he's passing the hate onto you huh?" Wakka asked. Harry shrugged.
Christmas came. Everyone (except Snape) was getting into the holiday spirit. Yuna showed everyone how to summon the fire Aeon Ifrit and spent the rest of the class practicing its fire techniques.
About a week before Christmas everyone was eating breakfast in the great hall. Suddenly Harry's owl Hedwig swooped down and dropped a letter into his hands.
"Alright! The next Hogsmeade trip is tomorrow!"
"What's Hogsmeade?" Tidus asked.
"It's village nearby," Ron responded, "You know, the one Voldemort attacked?"
"Yeah I remember." Yuna said bitterly.
"It's loaded with great joke shops!" George said from across the table. He began to list them all along with products he and Fred liked to use on Snape. Tidus began taking down notes of all of them so he could buy them when they went.
"How much are these?" He asked looking over his list.
"If you put them all together then they're 10 sickles."
"What the heck is that?"
"It's wizard money." Harry said. As he spoke he reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of silver coins.
"Aw crap," Tidus said reaching into his own pocket, "All we've got is this!" He slammed some funny looking coins onto the table. Ron looked at it eagerly.
"WHOA! WHAT'S THAT?!"
Tidus looked at him strangely. "It's called Gill, it's the official currency of Spira."
"Man! And I thought muggle money looked weird!"
"Here, you can have it!" Tidus said pushing them towards Ron who took it eagerly.
"We'll pay for it." Hermione said.
As they went back up to the common room, Tidus noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione seemed to be whispering to each other. Tidus could make out several words.
"...Well of course we can trust them Harry!"
"But this is a very serious matter..."
"For cripes sake Harry! They're our friends..."
"But..."
"What are you guys talking about?" Tidus interrupted. Harry froze and turned and turned around. He looked embarrassed. Hermione elbowed him in the ribcage.
"OW! Ok ok!" He smiled, "I'd like you guys to meet my godfather."
Tidus frowned. "Godfather? But you told me you lived with your aunt and uncle!"
"I do, but I can't stand it!"
"Then why aren't you staying with him?"
Harry sighed and bowed his head. "He's a convicted murderer."
"O...k." Wakka said nervously.
"But he was framed!" Harry said quickly, "He was my parent's best friend! He would never betray them to Voldemort! Wormtail did it!"
"Who's Wormtail?"
"Voldemort's right-hand-man."
"My godfather's name is Sirus, he escaped form Azakban, he lives in a cave near Hogsmeade so he can be close to me."
Harry wrote a letter to Sirus explaining that his new friends were coming to see him tomorrow and that they'd sneak him some food from the kitchens.
"We'll be seeing him first thing tomorrow." Harry said smiling.