Turning, Draco let himself through the door that lead to Severus' office. There he found his godfather marking papers. "Severus."
Looking up Severus smiled and gestured for Draco to sit down. "What brings you here at this time?"
"Potter is getting better."
Severus arched an eyebrow and then nodded. "It has something to do with those first years who are under his tutelage?"
"Try this, all of the first years are in the common room receiving lessons from him." Draco smiled at the shocked look on his godfather's.
Severus turned to a mirror behind his desk and charmed it to show him the common room. Harry was seriously answering some question a first year sitting by his chair had asked. All of the first years were watching him with adoration as they scribbled down what ever he was saying. "It looks as though we might save a few more, Draco."
Draco nodded. "It seems so."
Draco walked slowly over to where Harry sat near the lake while studying a large book very hard. "Potter." He acknowledged as he sat beside him trying to get a look at what ever had Harry's attention.
A half glance up was all he got with, "Malfoy."
Finally irritated a few minutes later Draco asked. "What's got your attention?"
"I'm trying to find some good books for the first and second years. There just aren't enough copies of anything in the library and I don't want to ask Madam Pince to order more." Harry said as he flipped through the catalog he'd gotten from the book store his last trip to Hogsmead.
"Oh... Second years you say? I thought you only teach the first years?" Draco was surprised he hadn't noticed any of the other years in Harry group.
Nodding Harry smiled brightly. "I'm teaching the entire first year group, all but two of the second year class and five of the third years."
"Wow... I've got to give you credit, Potter... You do know what you're talking about. At least, more than any of the DADA professors we've had come through recently." Draco complimented him and was surprised he didn't feel ill from it.
Harry looked at him in shock. "Thanks... And could you call me Harry, please?"
"Of course. And please feel free to call me Draco if you like... And should you ever like, I would be willing to help with your class, if you should need someone to help... Also, it would be a pleasure to duel with you on an even playing field." Draco offered his hand and waited to see if he'd have it refused again.
Harry stared at the hand before taking it. "Thanks, I'd like to duel you again. As for the help with the class I'll keep you in mind."
Draco reached out and pulled the catalogue onto his lap and grimaced at the list of texts. "There has to be an easier way to do this."
"I'm afraid not. It's a matter of going through each book summary and finding which one is the best for the groups. I've already got some for the third years and a couple for myself. I've just got to find something that won't scare the firsts and seconds to death with their pictures." Harry sighed as he scooched closer and together he and Draco began to go through the book.
"I've never seen him this serious about anything in the entire time I've known him, not even his old hate for me." Draco told his godfather as he sat across from him having tea. "He's ordered better than a thousand galleons worth of books to teach the first, second, third and forth years. He's even roped Blaise and I into tutoring some of the young ones in charms and transfiguration."
"He's already got the forth years? All of them?" Severus was proud of the boy he was starting to understand better.
"All of them but three, whom are known Deatheaters already. And if I'm not mistaken I thought I heard some of the fifth years talking about going to him about tutoring." Draco shook his head and wondered how long it would be before he and the most of the sixth years would be going to Harry for lessons.
"How is he able to keep up with his own work while teaching so many? And how is he able to teach so many different levels at once?" Severus didn't understand how Harry's grades could be going up, but as his head of house, Severus kept a close eye on them.
"I don't know about his grades. As for how he teaches... Well he'll start each lesson very basic and then stop long enough to assign something to the first years before going on to teach stuff a little more advanced and then stop for the second years' assignment. He'll keep on getting more advance as he goes, each time stopping at a point to assign work to each of the years. When they're all done the first years generally have their work done and they turn it in. He grades it and just about the time he's done with that the second years' work comes in and so on. It's actually a very good system." Draco admitted as he took a sip of tea.
Severus snorted and shook his head. "What is he doing with all of the books he's bought to teach from?"
"He's just got them stored in his room. But there's getting to be too many to continue with that. And he's expecting another twenty or so more books this weekend when we go into Hogsmead." Draco shook his head, happy that he only had ten young ones under his tutelage. And with them he was able to use the books they were using for their class. He was happy to say that all of the children's charms grades had gone up considerable since he started helping them.
Nodding, Severus began to plan. If this would save some of his Slytherins from Voldemort and save Harry from himself, it was a win-win situation for him.