Ch. 7

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Ooh! The 7th chapter… it took me this long? Man, am I a procrastinator or what? Well, it's out now so read it. Please send me feedback. I just can't go on without it! Okay, so I would go on, but I really do appreciate the feedback.

So what has happened so far? Oh yes… recently on previous chapters: "Harry Potter has been accepted to teach at Hogwarts." He meets many people and befriends many enemies. He subdued a troubled girl's heart and became her first friend, and she has developed a crush on him because of his kindness Now… on with the fanfic!

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Harry walked the halls and through the sunlight pouring through dusty windows. He sighed at how hard his classes were. Man, and I thought being a student was difficult. Now I know how the teachers felt about us.

He turned a sharp corner down a new hall as he made his way to the dining area. He heard footsteps coming up behind him. He turned to face Hermione and Ginny who had just come up on him.

"So, how were your first classes?" Hermione asked unpleasantly as she playfully rested her head on Ginny's head to annoy her.

Harry chuckled, "They could have been better. Kids really can be bullies sometimes."

Ginny pushed Hermione off and decided to speak, "I wonder if we were this bad."

Harry and Hermione switched glances and then shrugged. They all smiled a bit to themselves and remembered their childhood at Hogwarts.

"We sure did break a lot of rules though. We probably lost about more than a thousand points for the Gryffindor house," Hermione grimaced, "those kids would ball their fists when we just thought about danger."

They laughed down the hall until they reached their destination. They went to the back of the dining hall and sat in their seats and waited for Dumbledore to start the meal.

As the first day of classes the kids were talking very loudly about their teachers, assignments, and new friends. Harry tried to listen to at least one conversation without that voice clashing with another. Suddenly, something pounded his shoulder and gripped it.

Harry knew automatically who it was. He knew the ugly cloak anywhere. Without turning around he spoke, "Hello, Malfoy," almost growling while he said it.

Ignoring the rude hello, Draco said, "I heard you made friends with my friends."

"That's none of your business, Malfoy," Harry scowled, "… but what of it?"

"Malfoy once again ignored what he said like Harry had never spoken, "So how did you do it, Potter? I told them what you really were; scum. Apparently, their pea brains wouldn't listen. You must have bribed them… with food, perhaps?"

Harry got very mad. He hit the table with his fist and bolted up. "SHUTUP!" His voice boomed through the entire dining hall. Everyone turned their heads to Harry, eager to find out what was going on. Even Crabbe and Goyle heard, who were cleaning the windows, but had also stopped to listen.

"I don't know why they listened to you, maybe it had something to do with your dad, but I don't care! They were being polite when we saw them. They had changed. Probably experienced something that had changed them."

Draco stood back looking at him, shocked, with wide eyes.

"So, when was the last time you spoke to them?"

Draco stuttered, "Uh…uh… I th-"

"Were you ignoring them?"

"Uh… well… t-they.."

"And you say they were your friends? Answer me this… would you have helped them if they came to you with a problem?"

Draco didn't even try to answer this time.

Harry smiled. His voice became calmer, "It doesn't matter how they treated me before. When someone needs help, you do something. We're all people. We all have feelings no matter how mean we are, seem, or appear. We all need friends. I did not bribe them. I was giving them a hand. And if you, their "friend" won't even help them, then maybe you shouldn't have any friends at all."

Harry sat down satisfied about his statement, but kept a straight face. Draco stood shocked and bewildered in front of him. Even the students were silent for a moment. The large room stood quiet for a while. Until someone made a noise.

It was Rin. She had stood up and was cheering. She had finally conquered her fears and wasn't going to be shy any longer. Many other people including Dumbledore, Hagrid, and all the other staff cheered. Every person and student except for Draco and Snape.

Someone in the crowd in the same class as Rin, was very inspired. She was shy, too, but laughed with the class thinking she should. She got up her courage and walked to Rin. She introduced them selves and became friends.

Draco ran out and disappeared. Harry grinned and continued his meal like nothing had just happened. This would probably be the best day of his teaching career at Hogwarts.

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And so ends this happy little chapter, but trust me, in the future things won't be so great. Spoiler for the next Chapter: Snape finds the message Harry wrote on his paper. Sorry that's all I can spoil for you. Please send that feedback I keep begging you for, because if you don't I won't stop asking. Chapter 8 is coming soon!