A/n: This is just a short chapter to show that I haven't given up on Harry's education. The next chapter deals with the Politics of Slytherin. I hope it clears up a few grey areas for you. You know the drill with disclaimers and dedications.

"Hey Lisa," Harry said with a smile as he took his seat beside her.

"Hi Harry. Are you ready?"

"Sure am. What are we going to work on today?"

"Charms. Namely, the Fidelius Charm."

Harry's face changed instantly. He frowned and glared at the desk, his shoulders stiffening. "Do we have to?" he asked shortly.

"Well, it will be on the N.E.W.Ts…"

"Fine, let's do it. Whatever."

"Well, the Fidelius Charm-"

"The Fidelius Charm," Harry broke in, "Is an immensely complex spell involving the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul. The information is hidden inside the chosen person, or Secret-Keeper, and is henceforth impossible to find – unless, of course, the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it."

Lisa stared at Harry. He sounded like he was reciting form memory, but that wasn't the way it was described in their textbook. It was still an accurate description, but it was differently worded and besides, Harry had never been able to quote something from a textbook before. She considered asking him about it, but after seeing his hooded gaze she decided against it.

"Yes, that's great Harry. Now, can you tell me about some of the responsibilities of the Secret-Keeper?"

"For starters they shouldn't betray the person they're keeping the secret for!" Harry snapped, folding his arms.

"How about we move on to another topic?"

"Like what?" Harry asked gloomily.

"Well, there's something I should really talk to you about…" Lisa began, deciding to come clean.

"Oh?"

"It's about my friends. Ginny said you didn't think I had any, and I can understand why you would since I won't talk about them. I just-"

"It's okay Lisa. Like you said, I probably wouldn't know them anyway. They'll all be in Ravenclaw with you, right?"

"Not exactly…"

"Well, as long as they aren't in Slytherin!" Harry joked. Lisa forced out a laugh turned back to the books in front of them. Coming clean would have to wait. Suddenly something occurred to her. Maybe…

"How about we look at History of Magic for a while?"

"Yeah, okay."

"What do you know about the Craig's Stand?"

"I don't think we've covered that…"

"Or you could have slept through that lesson. It's not hard to do. I've actually done it myself a few times."

"Really?"

"Actually, no, but I think Mandy might have…Anyway, Craig's Stand took place in 1978 when a man named Felinoch Craig fought a group of Death Eaters in order to save the lives of thirty-four witches and wizards. The amazing part is that he fought his twin brother, Michael Craig, and his girlfriend, Melissa Anders, for a group of people that he hated. It would have been a lot easier for him to join them, the people he loved and had loved for a long time, than to lose his life in the attempt to save a lot of people who considered him an enemy. He killed his brother and girlfriend and three other Death Eaters before anybody managed to actually hit him the Killing Curse."

"He was very brave. Was he in Gryffindor?"

"No. His brother was, and so was Melissa Anders, but Felinoch Craig was in Slytherin."

"What?"

"It's true. You can ask Hermione or Professor Binns if you'd like."

"Well, maybe he wasn't so brave then. Maybe he just wanted to look good in front of those people."

"Against those odds? Fifty armed Death Eaters against one man?"

"Well it worked, didn't it? Nearly twenty years later and we're studying him! Praising him for his 'bravery'. It's probably what he wanted!"

"Harry, you're being unreasonable! Dumbledore himself suggested that he be awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class. Are you going to argue with him?"

That seemed to sober Harry up a bit. "But he was in Slytherin," he protested, albeit weakly.

"Harry, not all Slytherins are Death Eaters, contrary to popular belief. Just like not everybody in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are saints. Slytherins have a bad name because the majority of Dark Wizards and their followers are from Slytherin. But that's just a high percentage rate. Just like a higher percentage of humans are heterosexual but there are still quite a number of homosexual people in the world. Just like a high percentage of human beings can speak English but there are still millions of people who can't. Do you see what I'm getting at? It's not good to generalize. Believing in stereotypes is just going to get you in a lot of trouble, Harry. The world isn't black and white. There's red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange…so many different shades…don't try to class everything."

"That's the longest lecture I ever heard," Harry said after a minute.

"Did you pay attention or will I have to go over it again?"

"No, I paid attention. I have a hard time believing it, but I guess you're right. It might take me a while to get used to it, but I'm sure there are one or two nice Slytherins in the school. Just not in our grade."

Lisa suppressed a sigh. For a moment she thought she'd gotten through to him. It might take a bit longer than she'd planned though.