Under the Mask
Lady Highschoolnerd
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A/N: Please review! I feel like I am a failure when nobody seems to be reading my work. I still have an essay to write for AP World, but instead I am doing this. So please, read and review! smiles widely
Chapter Three: Productive Day
He was right. After he finished his daily exercises, he went back to his room as the sun started to crept above the horizon. He would always be in the Gryffindor common room around five-ish to avoid any very early risers.
He thought back to how he spent his last few hours; he loved the feeling of the cold, smooth metal in his hand. It felt great to know that he was in control and that he could protect himself.
Every time he hit his targets, the moving dummies, he felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. He has come a long way.
I could only hope my classes are that productive, he thought as he centered the room he shared with the other boys and pulled over the cover to get a few more hours of sleep. Ron would probably wake him up before class started.
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And he was right, Ron did. But it was not the way he wanted to be awakened.
He blearily opened his eyes as Ron shook him, "We are going to be late and miss breakfast!" Ron yelled frantically into his ear. Or at least he tried. Ron was currently trying to brush his teeth, pull on a pair of pants, and wake Harry up at the same time.
Probably doesn't want to miss his precious food, Harry thought amusingly.
He got up and prepared for the day at a much slower pace. He never has a good start on a day without breakfast, but he didn't consider it in the life or death situation Ron did.
With only half an hour left before they had to leave for their first class, Transfiguration, Harry and Ron headed down to the great hall, but he knew that he had more than enough time to eat.
When he arrived there and sat down, he put a healthy and not overly sweet breakfast on his plate- eggs, ham, and some pancakes and toast.
All three of them, Harry, Hermione, and Ron arrived in the room with five minutes to spare, but throughout the whole time, Ron was complain about how he did not get enough to eat.
Harry simply wanted to strangle him. I wonder what would happen to him if he was locked inside with some meager food pushed through a stinking cap flap! He thought savagely.
Ron's whining only stopped when the bell rang, and Professor McGonagall started lecturing.
"Well, come on, get out your notes, we don't have all day," she instructed in her usual no-nonsense voice.
When all the students were ready, she started to speak again.
"Today, we will be turning rocks into animals. We will first start with smaller mammals, since we have already completed the transfiguration of cold-blooded animals. Then each of you will proceed at different paces, according to how well you complete each transfiguration."
The Professor talked about the wand movement and went more into detail about the theory before allowing the student to practice on their own as she walked around the classroom, pointing out errors and awarding points.
Every time Draco and his father visited him in the room at Privet Drive or he visited Malfoy Manor, Draco's father would teach him spells, but he would always each him spells that were above seventh year or not taught at Hogwarts.
Each time Harry asked, his father had replied, saying that "he didn't want him to even waste more time in class if he already knew all the things" and that "it would only seem more convincing if he truly did not know it and was learning it in earnest."
Of course, it made perfect sense to Harry, so he stopped asking after a while. Anyways, the spells he was taught out of school were much more practical and useful in the real world.
How was he able to win a battle if he takes eight seconds to change a pebble into a cute, fluffy bunny rabbit while the opponent was flinging spells at him?
Transfiguration passed without much incident as Hermione, as always, mastered the spell first and Harry tried to dawdle and seem as average as possible.
Last year, he had finally dropped and Care of Magical Creatures so he could take Runes. He had explained to Dumbledore that the Dark Lord was back again, and that he wanted to be prepared. Dumbledore took the reply with a pleased smile and his madly twinkling eyes.
He had also tearfully explained to Hagrid that over a cup of tea how Voldemort was finally back, and he wanted to be prepared when he finally faced him, so he could make his parents proud, and that he was truly regretful that he had to drop Care of Magical Creatures. He also mentioned that Hagrid was a wonderful teacher, and the lessons were all so interesting, but Dumbledore had said that Runes would help more in a battle.
Overall, they were both very convincing performances. Some of Harry's best, in fact.
The only reason he had kept Divination was so that he could possibly be there in case the "fraud" were to give another prophecy.
Transfiguration wasn't much help, but in runes, Harry learn how to make protective shields from runes that would be more durable and last longer. It was perfect for battle, which made him cheerful. Lunch was noisy and boisterous as usual, but in Charms he had another surprise. There he learned how to charm objects to reflect anything that was thrown, including most spells. Very, very useful.
During dinner, he excused himself saying that he forgot something in the Runes classroom. Instead, he met up with Draco to discuss what was happening with Lord Voldemort and how the Ministry of Magic was faring.
As he sat down to do his homework after dinner, he agreed with Hermione that it was certainly a very productive day.
All he had to do now was finish the assignment Voldemort had given him. He had been wanting to do it for some time anyways.
He was going to stage his death.
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