CHAPTER 5- EVEN MORE PROBLEMS
-I don't want to argue with my brother or someone from his group of friends, it's not even breakfast and i heard rumors he spread about me being dark and all- Harry said with annoying sigh he barely suppressed, he was sitting on one of the benches on Slytherin table, not many students were present at this hour, most of the first years were sitting around him either talking or minding their own business, Harry don't care, as long as they dont bother him, on his left was Malfoy who was reading book about advanced potions, when Harry asked him about his interest in potions he said that Severus is his godfather and he must be the best in his lessons, behind Harry of course, he rolled his eyes what he tried to say. On his right was sitting another first year, her name is Daphne greengrass if he is not wrong, another family he can try to gain alliance with, he don't know her, he only saw her either in Great Hall or in lessons, she is always there, sitting beside him or looking for place to be near him, maybe she wants something to do with him, who knows.
-i dont think your brother would like to have your mother on himself, i heard about her temper, i would be surprised if he would be allowed to play Quidditch till his seventh year- Draco smiled viciously at the thought of the other Potter not being able to play Quidditch, his pained look every time he would saw someone mention it.
-i think he is stupid enough to continue this, he dont care as long as she is not here, but when she will, he will avoiding me for the rest of my life, which i dont realy care, the only person i care about is my younger sister- he said not realy peying attention to what he was saying, food arived so he focused on task in front of him, everything in Great hall quiten around him, he started thinking on things he should do, besides learning about magic maybe he can ask his parents about some money, if they let him have some of the Potter Vault fortune then he will invest it as the tradition he read about, but maybe he should wait to the end of this year, after all, they might say no to his plans, the though that he is in Slytherin where every Potter was in gryfindor or Ravenclaw is strange and concerning, and he cant blame them, the kid who was raised from his family may turn 'dark' to gain their parents affection and love, but his goal is bigger than that, he will plan, he will put them in motion without anyone knowing, the only person who will know about his plans will be his account manager and no one else, he will be better than his brother in everything, he must put him in proper place, he will look into the next year when each of them will get money from their parents, maybe he will do something productive with it like he will.
-that Granger girl is glaring at you and we have a few minutes till our Transfiguration lesson- Draco's voice stopped his thinking about the near future, he looked up and saw the bushy girl indeed glaring at him for some reason, he concluded that she has mental issues.
-yeah lets go, i don't want to be late and irritate her- he stood up with a grunt, he was comfortable in this place, first years followed his steps and exited the place few steps behind him, he saw the curious glances he got from few Professors, mainly from Headmaster and his mother, he felt that in near future he will be forced to explain why so many people are following him around.
this time he didn't get the usual glare from his brother and his followers, only form bushy haired girl that he don't want to know, the reason is simple, he managed to get the job done, first lesson was transfiguring matchstick into needle and know it was goblet into frog, he earned 20 points and Granger only 15, Slytherins are already in lead by nearly 50 points thanks to him, he is answering every question and is doing everything first, even Ravenclaws that are known from being nerds are not as fast as him.
-bet he was tutored in dark magic before, i swear he was, there is no way he is THAT smart, i was teached by our parents before coming to Hogwarts while Harry wasn't- he tunned the rest of his brother words out, it's pointless to argue with idiots, with a heavy sigh he waited for the end of the class, next is divination, it might be very useful in the future, but fortunately for him McGonagall heard his remark and took 10 points, he smiled at the Professor who returned it with her own, maybe this school is not so bad after all.
Divination was a joke, the first impression of the person who was teaching them was woman who has too much coffee, her movements were wild and for first few minutes she was sitting staring blankly at the wall in front of them, maybe she took some drugs before the lesson, only when someone shouted her name which is Trelawney, her big goggles because you can't name it something else, her clothes that made her look like a hobo, he started thinking why this school hired someone like her, but maybe she is a competent teacher, he must just be patient, don't judge book by its cover as someone once said.
Harry walked from the classroom completely defeated, when they were 'predicting' future from cups, he tried to gently tell her that he dont need that, but she forced him to make it anyway, she was disappointed in first attempt, she took cup from him and started shaking it, she seriously though that no one saw that, after she returned his cup to him she gasped and started shaking his shoulders yelling that he will die in near future, Harry in return looked utterly confused and bored by this, he never thought that someone will be so emotional over some cup.
-i cant believe what happened there, i would never guess that teacher will be so emotional, especially her, she is well know from her nature, she never punish people, she never yelled at someone, especially at student, maybe we should report it to Professor Snape- draco spoke from his right side, on his left he saw once again Daphne, she never spoke to him, just walking from class to class, behind him the rest of the first years following him like lost puppies, he gained even attention from some upper years who were giving him dirty looks, storm is coming, soon he will be forced to show who is ruling the Slytherin First years.
-don't tell anyone about this, maybe she is right, did you see the looks many upper years were throwing at me? the fight will break in the common room sooner or later- he whispered so that only Draco and probably Daphne could hear judging by the glance she threw at him, Draco just frowned in response.
-what will you do about it?- he speaked like proper pureblood, no emotions betraying him, Harry hummed and smiled that reached his ears.
-i will show them what we were doing in my old school in this situation- Draco looked concerned at his friend, he heard rumors about this school he was, will he really do this, if yes then he have balls bigger than Dark Lord, no one would just kill someone in school in front of nearly 100 people, he must be crazy or smart, no one said word after it, Harry was already formulating plan, everything will fall in place.
Harry sat again at Slytherin table, he waited patiently for food to arrive, nearly whole place was filled with student population, only few teachers were missing Headmaster is one of them, of course Harry knew some of the Slytherins were whispering and pointing in his direction, one of the abilities he gained in Chroma, and sleeping with open eyes, this was always funny to see when someone tried to do something and they catched him like that.
-Slytherins are nervous today, something is coming, maybe you were right, i just hope they will not throw you out of this school Harry- draco spoke while food arrived, he put some potatoes and steak on h9s plate while Harry just chose salad with chicken, he hummed in knowledge but did not answered, he already knew what to do.
-ok Draco, we are entering Common Room, i suspect that this is the moment this will happen so get ready for some action- he makes sure the thing is in proper place, he could sense Dracos worried gaze, he looked at him and smiled to put him at ease, he did but scowled at him, he told the password which is not surprisingly 'Pureblood'. They entered the place. Surprisingly the attack didn't come, no one even looked at them, some were doing homework, some were speaking and some were sleeping, Draco threw him a dirty look which Harry just shrugged, no one told he would always be right.
-we should relax for now, i'm sure that this whole attack will come today- he said with determined voice, some students looked at them like they were stupid, Draco groaned and sat at nearby coach, harry did the same but kept his guard up, just to be sure.
GRYFFINDOR'S COMMON ROOM
-your brother is infuriating, how is he so smart, i'm obviously studying more than him and he is still outsmarting me in every class possible, how- bushy haired girl which the name is Hermione Granger threw her hand in air and with annoyed huff sat in couch near the fireplace glaring at the flames, her friends sat on her sides but didn't said anything, they are tired of her rant about Arlos brother, he is obviously 'the smart one' of the family, arlo is 'the cool one' just like his father, Harry took after their mother obviously.
-Hermione, please stop it, he id the smart one of the family, as he told us before coming to Hogwarts, he likes to be 'the best' and he aims to be the best of this school so just stop please- arlo groaned in annoyance, the redhead on the other side of the coach grew uncomfortable, argument is in the air, many students in common room were looking from one to another thinking what could happen to have the usually stoic book worm so agitated.
-don't tell me what to do Arlo Potter, what must be done is to study harder in order to outsmart your brother, i will show him who is the smartest in this school- with new gained confidence she stormed from the room, probably towards the library.
-so...what was that all about- one of the Weasley twins approached them and plopped in the place Hermione was earlier.
-just Hermione being her usual self, she is irritated because she can't outsmart my brother- said Arlo sounding tired, she was ranting about his brother for the whole day, from breakfast to this moment, Fred looked confused and looked at his brother to explain which he did with heavy sigh.
-Harry James Potter called 'the prodigy' always the first in class regarding to magic knowledge, he is smart, and as girls says 'cute', he is in control of all first year slimy snakes, they are following him around the castle like a bunch of lost puppies, they don't ask questions, just following, we don't know how he did it but he did, i think he cast some dark magic and they saw him as their leader, even Malfoy is following him- those words made quite the shock in the room, this was the first time they heard something like that, Slytherins following one person is unheard off, whispering started and arlo through dirty look at Ron while he looked confused.
-did you really said that he cast dark magic, news will travel around the castle that i said THAT not YOU Ron, whatever, if he would like to ask me about it then i will say that was You and not ME, goodnight everyone- he did not heard the response of his housemates, he just plopped into his bed not even changing from his robes, this day was exhausting like nothing he experienced in his life, he fell asleep when his head touched the pillow, he didn't woke up when his roommates came into the room, nothing would wake him up now.
Harry was sitting in the Great Hall eating some eggs while answering the questions Draco sometimes asked, the atmosphere was calm, the attack on him never came, maybe he mistaked the whole intent, maybe they heard some rumors about him or his brother, the possibilities are many.
-Granger is looking at you Harry, she looks...smug for some reason- voice on his right distracted him from his eating, he looked in direction of Gryffindors table and indeed she was smiling smugly at him for some reason, yet again some weird thing regarding him and her, maybe she is in love in him or something.
-i don't have any idea what this can be about, i only saw her yesterday in library with many books around her, maybe she discovered my method of learning- he mumbled under his nose looking pointly at her face, she averted her gaze to Arlo who was speaking with Ron at the moment, Harry knew that this day will be especially exhausting.
-i heard he has turned dark because he was abducted at young age- -poor lad he must be really traumatized by this- -i heard he tortured his family into letting him attend Hogwarts, after all having someone as dark as him is shameful- -i heard that he was abducted and tortured at young age, maybe he is dark to protect himself- -someone told me at dinner that his snake is really a beautiful woman, that he have fun in abandoned classrooms.
The last comment nearly made him trip himself, those ridiculous whispers were following him through the whole day, even teachers believed them, especially McGonagall, she took him to her room and asked if the rumors were true, the most comfortable person was Flitwick, he just smiled when he entered his class but those eyes held pity he suppressed, if Flitwick is believing in those things then what about the rest of population. His followers are the best he ever got, they shielded him every time someone wanted to do something in his direction, they even beat someone for pulling his wand out, poor lad, Boiling Hex is very bad but nothing Madam Pomfrey can't heal, they didn't thrown looks at him, just kept following, maybe he should made a statement in Great Hall, a speech, yes that will be great, or maybe not, on the other though those stories might reproduce into some more ridiculous ones and he dont want that, the only teacher who did not cared about this was Binns, but who can blame the guy, he is dead, he don't hold any feelings towards students and all so the situation in Binns class was good, his protectors are taking care of any unwanted attention, he is like an Alpha amongst the first years, interesting will be his family reaction when he will deliver the news to them, he sighed as he remembered that he must write to his sister soon or otherwise she will go berserk on him. Harry alongside with his followers entered the Great Hall for dinner, all conversations actually stopped and all eyes fell on him, even professors stopped eating to glance at him, many held pity in their eyes, someone was whispering while looking at him, his mother even looked concerned, he sighed and sat on the end of the table, his servants followed him and sat on his sides cutting him from Great Hall, probably to the best, if one more person will come to him asking if he is dark then he will PROVE them that he IS.
-those rumors will die tomorrow, there are many people who will get annoyed at this and stop spreading those things around trust me- Draco said from his left, Harry is reluctant believing him, he is here merely few days so how can he know this kind of things already, he raised eyebrows at him with silent question which he answered.
-there are many gossiping people in Hogwarts one of the Prefects told me, those people are valuable for population, they have news on everything, even if they dont they will surely find out, i already paid them to clear you from anything, look, its starting to work- he gestured with his head to the people around him, Harry saw that many of them started looking at his brother who was looking furious for some reason and redhead on his side wasn't looking any better, his face was in crimson red, he can suspect that he started those things, interesting how money can change so much in so little space of time, money is really important in wizarding world.
-that means money can buy very much of anything huh?- Harry wasn't expecting an answer but it came with a nod from Malfoy, he started thinking about the money he will get from his parents for next year, maybe he should invest it in something and become millionaire in wizarding world, that's a good plan, he will be able to pumped his sister a little till he have time.
-either way, i wanted to ask you, why first years are following me around like puppies?- he stopped eating and glanced at Draco who gave him look saying 'are you realy that stupid?'.
-many will follow the 'prodigy' as we say it, Purebloods are raised in that way 'follow the strongest' thats why, if something will happen we have your protection, no one wants to be on bad side with someone of your capabilities- Draco resumed his eating not even sparing him a glance, meanwhile Harry got lost in his own mind, why him? He is nothing special, sure he got most of the spells at first try but that's it, Draco sensing the question that wasn't answered while eating.
-you are extraordinary Harry, besides knowledge on magic you have power to control it, you are ALWAYS the first to master the spells we are tough in classes, maybe you didn't saw that but those are pure facts, you are the strongest and probably will be the best in this school, that's why we are following you- silence answered the Dracos words, Harry was still unsure about the whole situation, but maybe Malfoy is right and he is the best in their year, after all it's one of his goals coming to this school, to be the best among the best, this is his goal, to be better than anyone else, even if it will take him his whole damn life, he will be better.
-i will be sure to not disappoint them, after all, there can be only one who is the best in everything, and it won't be my brother, Granger or whoever else, the spot on top is mine- he nearly spat the last words, Draco blinked few times and smiled, this year will be very interesting indeed, just like his father said, he will follow Potter and then turn him to the Dark Lord, he will be a powerful asset in war, Harry didn't said anything but saw the look in Malfoy's eyes, the one that promised betrayal, so the reason he is friends with him is not for gaining superiority about others but completely different reason, this is another thing he must finish in this school year, it's on his fifth place, first is learning about magic obviously, second is the third corridor that Headmaster announced on welcoming feast, third is to bring Granger into mental breakdown, fourth is to avoid his brother for the whole year, if he is lucky, he can avoid him even in Potter manor, he started thinking what his next objectives for this year would be.
The next few weeks passed very quickly, to quickly for Harry's liking, he managed to get Granger to cry few times, in class or halls when she confronted him, he got dettensions because of it but it was still worth seeing the girl devastated because of his intelligence and brilliance, he avoided his brother to the best of his abilities, with the exception when he had classes with this idiot, but even then he didn't even spare one glance at him, ignorance to the fullest, its surprising he didn't talked to their mom about this, does he wants to prove something to him or something like that? Harry really don't know what is going on deep inside the third corridor, he only met cute fluffy dog who liked him from the start for some reason, he comes there every friday after lessons to hang out with his new friend, both of them made some sort of understanding, they even know what the other one is thinking, they even started sneaking from school into forbidden forest, they met centaurs and unicorns, alongside with fairies, they stayed even from Acromantulas nest though, the coldness and dread coming from that place was successful. The search about Malfoys situation came to an end, it was very quick, he asked Daphne, who became his new friend, she said that Malfoys are dark family who would do everything to see their master rais in power, and that Dracos plan might be to influence his mind in the future to turn his family down in favor of Voldemort. His brother actually wanted to fight with him many times, the reason? he got Hermione upset and that is in Arnos no-no book, so he got an idea to insult and threw spell at him when he was surrounded by his loyal followers, he ended in hospital wing with many broken bones and few fractures, his mother grounded him when he come back for holidays, he shrugged it off, he knows that it wasn't him and she knows that as well, but it seems like she musta ct as a proper adult this time, after that things didn't came peaceful, Granger came often insulting him about some things he didn't even did or knew about, he either ignored or threatened her to bugger off, because next time he won't be so kind, after that her boyfriend Weasley came with his dogs, three Gryffindors who wanted to act boldly but quickly got intimidated by Slytherin prefect who told them that they will got detention with Snape if they will stay for too long, Harry started thinking why Granger has so many loyal dogs, like, is she doing their homework or something, maybe they sleep together in one bed, cuddling for the whole night, or maybe something else he don't want to think about, he shuddered at they though, all of them with her is just...ewww, he cringed and cleared his mind from it, he has better things to do than this.
Harry was leading in hierarchy of first year, Slytherin house was leading in points by 178 now, many of those points were only his, his words are coming true, he is the best or at least will be by the end of this year, at least in his year, there is no chance he will be as good as upper years, but he will at some point.
-TROLL, TROLL IN THE DUNGEONS, though you would like to know- the weird man with turban on his head fainted, Harry's fork with food midway to his mouth when chaos erupted in Great Hall, Harry saw his brother and Weasley kid whispering while pointing at each other, he understood that something must have happened beetwen the three of them, but the thing is that Granger was not there, while Dumbedoor ordered everyone to return to common rooms Harry followed his stupid brother through the school all the way to girls bathroom, seeing that the both of them didnt saw him even if he was right behind them, he leaned against the frame of big wooden doors and watched the futil attempts to retrive the girl before the troll would get here, finalt after dozens of attempts he finaly took action.
-oi Granger are you going to be there the whole night? didnt you heard, Troll is at the loss in the castle, i would like to be in my common room and read so hurry up, i will give you 2 minutes, if not then im knocking those fucking doors down if you like it or not- he banged at her doors making his point, he heard whimper from inside but no words came from her mouth, he ignored his brother calls to go to the 'slimy snakes pit' he so wanted to punch his brother but he will control himself for now. Two minutes were running out, he counted last seconds in his head then casted silent Alohomora to unlock the doors, then with one kick he opened the doors to see Granger with fear on her face and tears running down her face, he grabbed her arm and forced her out of the cabin, she yielped in pain, arlo and Ron were pointing their wands at him ready to defend their friend even when one of them was the reason she is here.
-listen here girl, i don't care for you and everything around you, i don't want to know why are you doing this but i swear to god the next time you will come to me blabbering about how you are smarter than me i will break your arm, and trust me i WILL do it, stop with self pity and start taking notes from your mistakes, open your useless mind a little, stop being a bookworm and enjoy life a little. Now, the reason why im here is simple, i made a promise with my and Arlos parents that i will watch out for him while we are here, and i ALWAYS keep promises, so you can thank my parents for that now goodbye- he turned around and didn't even spared them a glance, when he exited the place he came to face with face with his mother, Snape, Minerva and Dumbledoor, he cursed in his mind knowing that he will be forced to explain later what happened here.
-can someone explain please what happened here- their mother said quietly but with force they both didn't know she had, Harry didn't say anything, he leaned against the wall, folded his arms and looked in another direction with an annoyed look.
-we came here to warn Hermione because she wasn't on feast, we wanted to sneak back to common room but she wouldn't come from the place, that is the moment Harry came, he threatened to break her arm if she won't come out- he took deep breath, that was the moment the eyes fell on him, the silent question was there, he shook his head and with tired face he came to his brother and punched him in his face, the crack emanated through the room, he paid no attention to the teachers calling, he saw his brother fall on ground with a groan, he felt slight satisfaction with this for some reason. He walked into his common room to see that it was empty, everyone was asleep now, better for him, less questions and even less explaining to do, he walked into his own room, the privilege of being a Sytherin, everyone has their own rooms and bathrooms. Harry took a quick shower and laid in bed thinking about his brother's broken nose, his loyal friend and companion on his right side, near his face. He fell asleep with a smile on his face and with melodious laugh emanating around him, the last thought was his brother groaning while holding his face
AN: HELLO AGAIN, I FINALLY CAME TO AN END WITH THIS CHAPTER, THIS WHOLE THING TOOK A LITTLE LONGER BECAUSE I STARTED WRITING CHAPTERS TO MY OTHER FANFICS, NOW I WILL FOCUS ON MY MAIN ONES, WHICH THIS ONE BELONGS TO THEM, I HOPE YOU WILL BE OK TILL NEXT CHAPTER
AN2: HARRY POTTER DON'T BELONG TO ME, ONLY CHARACTERS OF MY IMAGINATION
