Chap:4 (Back to life at Hogwarts)

Harry got out of bed early that morning being unable to sleep. The thing or person bugging him was Professor Jane Potter. He couldn't stop thinking why Dumbledore or someone else never told him about his paternal family and if he had a family other than the Dursleys.

With these thoughts still bugging him, he went down to the great hall to find only a handful of students and the professors eating breakfast. Hermione was there too with her head stuck into a book. Harry sat down next to her and asked, " What are you reading?"

" Being a successful witch," she answered without stopping to read. She also looked more happier than he saw her this summer.

"Where did McGonagall take you during the feast?" asked Harry remembering Ron was bugging him about this after the feast last night.

Hearing this Hermione's face lit and she took her face out of the book. " They messed up my O.W.L grades," Hermione said excitingly, " They (meaning the people who set up the tests. I don't know what department they are from and I don't have my book here) contacted Hogwarts saying there was a mix up with the results for the first time ."

"Why did it happen?" asked Harry a little afraid that he might get a letter saying his results weren't the excellent O's he got.

" It's a mystery," Hermione said mischievously, " They are trying to get to the bottom of this. There other students will get letters soon with their real results."

"So what did you really get?" asked Harry curiously.

Hermione rather than answering gave him the letters. Harry wasn't quite surprised by her results as he knew it was expected. She got all outstandings.

" Good job," Harry said trying to hide his disappointment. The reason was for she did better than him. This new found ambition of his was making him foes with his own friends,.

" McGonagall first called me up because I got the top marks in the entire year," she smiled broadly. Apparently Harry didn't take this as a good news because she was 'Perfect Hermione'.

About an hour later Ron sat himself beside Harry. Immediately he started grabbing everything (food) his hand could reach and stuffed it in his mouth.

Hermione seeing this gave him a disgusting look, " Did you ever eat before?"

" Soby , buf I'm beby bunbry," Ron apologized with his mouth full of food.

"Don't talk while your eating," Hermione said annoyingly which made Ron frown at Harry.

After finally clearing his mouth of all food Ron asked Harry, 'Why are you do early today?"

"I couldn't sleep." said Harry simply. Deciding to change that subject he added, " The educational department messed up Hermione's O.W.L results. She got all O's"

Ron went on heartily congratulating her and hearing the whole tale while Harry looked at his schedule.

First they had Transfiguration, followed by Double Potions and double charms. He was pretty upset to see that they didn't have Defense Against dark Arts till the end of the week. It meant he had to postpone his quest to find answers about his family.

Transfiguration, as Harry found was not that dull at he always felt. They were now to start human transfigurations for their newts. The assignment was to start transfiguring their partners eye color. To Ron's surprise he transfigured his eyes on the first try into vivid red. Now Ron's eyes matched his hair.

"How did you do that mate?" Ron said while he tried to change Harry's eye color. He pointed his wand to Harry's eyes and muttered Igaro. Instead of turning it red, Harry's eyes completely vanished causing a mayhem in the class. After McGonagall finally transfigured his eyes to normal they left ten minutes late for potions.

"Potter and Weasley," Professor Snape said coldly, " How nice of you to join us ten minutes late."

"Sorry, Professor," staggered Ron, "There was a little accident in Transfiguration. I transfigured Harry's-"

"Enough," exclaimed Snape, "Ten points each from Gryffindor. If this ever happens again I'll kick you out of N.E.W.T level potions. I don't know what got into me to let you two in though Potter's O.W.L scores were quite impressive. I never expected him to get more than a P. His heredity-"

Before Snape could fish his sentence Snape was writhing in pain just like what happened with Kreacher. The students just stared at Harry. He was red with rage looking directly into Snape.

"Stop it Potter." Snape tried to put the words together with great difficulty. " Go to the headmaster's office." As soon as Harry left, the pain stopped and Snape returned to normal.

Harry just stood outside the gargoyle guarding Dumbledore's office. He was still in rage and did not want to face the headmaster. After ten minutes of just staring at the gargoyle Snape arrived.

"Why are you standing here, Potter," said Snape coldly as usual, " I told you to go inside the-"

" I don't know the password," said Harry matter-of-factly.

" Surely you figured the password before." said Snape, " But with power like yours who needs passwords. You can blast in without a wand."

Harry just stared at Snape. What did he mean by "with your powers"? Snape apparently wasn't disturbed by Harry's staring He gave the password ( Ton tongue toffees) and entered . Harry followed him into the headmaster's circular office with the portraits of the ex-headmasters and mistresses snoozing. Dumbledore was seated at his chair calmly waiting for them. Harry couldn't get how he knew they were going to arrive. He always seem to know everything (A/N: I read this fact in a story was quite interested by it. How does he?)

" I have been waiting for you Harry," Dumbledore said surveying him through his half moon spectacles.

Harry stared into his calm blue eyes while Snape started telling the tale. " He should be expelled. He used the crucitias curse on a professor not to say it is illegal." Snape finished.

Harry instead of defending himself just kept staring. " Do you have to say anything in your defense Harry?" asked Dumbledore.

" No." answered Harry. " I may have done it or may not. I don't know."

" What do you mean Potter?" Snape demanded angrily, " You may have done it or not."

" If you want to expel me professor, you may," said Harry calmly to Dumbledore.

Apparently the answer surprised both Snape and Dumbledore. " Do you have any proof Harry did this, Severus?" asked Dumbledore.

" The whole class saw him do it," said Severus angrily. " Are you trying to defend him?"

" Did he use his wand?"

"No, but-"

Dumbledore cut him off. " We both know a sixteen year old isn't capable of wandless magic. Let alone this curse. I doubt I can do it."

" But you know Potter isn't normal," Snape said, " You saw what things he is capable of this summer."

" Severus, you have no proof," Dumbledore said, " Harry you may go back to class now."

Harry left almost immediately. When he arrived at the charms classroom he found out that the class was over and Ron and Hermione were waiting outside for him.

" What was that about Harry?" Hermione asked, " Did you really curse Snape?"

" I don't know," Harry answered.

"What do you mean you don't know?" asked Hermione know in a worried tone. "Do you mean you really used the curse on Snape. Oh Harry it is illegal!"

" I have changed Hermione," said Harry simply leaving his best friends stunned.

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A/N: Sorry this chapter is short but if I have a few many reviews I will update tomorrow. I wanted to write a 2500 word chapter but my back is aching. I spent almost 2 hours on this. Hopefully you like this and excuse me if I have a few spelling, grammar, etc. errors. I tried my best. REMEMBER TO REVIEW OR I'LL GET DISCOURAGED AND STOP WRITING.