Chapter 4 -

"Alright Potter," Malfoy sneered once they all got into the Slytherin common room, all of the other Slytherin's had spread out and stood around the edge of the room, including Harry's group while Harry and Draco stood together in the centre of the room. "time to show you why a pureblood is better than a filthy halfblood like yourself!"

Malfoy pulled out his wand and aimed it at Harry, his wand tip glowed as he prepared to cast a spell but he never got to saying the incantation seeing as Harry slapped quickly the wand out of his hand. Malfoy looked stunned, it seemed like the idea of his wand being slapped out of his hand had never had occurred to him.

"Whenever your ready." Harry said with a straight face, something that his friends did not have as they openly snorted and laughed at a reddening Malfoy. Malfoy growled and picked up his wand, he aimed it at Harry only for the results to repeat. "It's alright, take your time."

"Stop that!" Malfoy glared at him.

"Stop what?" Harry asked innocently.

"Stop slapping it out my hand! You halfblood freak!" Malfoy said as he took a step back and fired a spell, Harry dodged the spell and rushed towards Malfoy. He grabbed him by the wrist with one hand and pulled him closer just as his other hand pushed his face and he kicked Malfoy's legs out. Malfoy landed hard on the ground, he groaned in pain. Harry decided to take the opportunity to delicately pluck Malfoy's wand out of his hands.

"Is that better?" Harry asked as he uncaringly tossed Malfoy's wand away. "Warm up wasn't bad. When are we going to start the duel?" Harry asked "Huh Malfoy? Are we going to duel or what?"

"What are you talking about?!" Malfoy demanded as he quickly got to his feet and rushed to pick up his wand.

"What am I talking about?" Harry smirked and looked at his friends. "He doesn't know," Harry said as he gestured to Malfoy. "can you believe that?"

"I would've though that a 'proud pureblood' would know." Violet commented while giving Malfoy a mocking smile.

"Are we sure he is pureblood?" Ryan asked. "We sure he's not just a muggleborn adopted by Malfoy Sr."

"How dare you?!" Malfoy aimed his wand at the group.

"Try it blondie," Red said in a warning tone. "try it and I'll shove that wand right up your..."

"Now, now Red" Harry said with a smile. "it's our duty to educate the uneducated." Harry turned to Malfoy. "Now Malfoy, I won't claim to be an expert but surely you are aware of duelling rules. So you must clearly be aware of the fact that a true duel begins after the two duellist establish a set of rules like civilised men. Since you decided to just jump straight into the combat part I was under the impression you simply wanted to brawl like a common muggle.

Though that's to be expected of a Malfoy, after all it's common knowledge that the only thing important about your family is your money. Without it you'd just be an unimportant pureblood hoping to get noticed. Now this time let's try this like people actually worthy of being in Salazar's noble house, I understand that may be difficult for you but give it a go Malfoy, surely you can get if a 'halfblood freak' like me "

Malfoy reddened in anger and embarrassment, everyone looked at him as Harry's words registered in their ears. They all thought about it and realised that Harry was right as duels were supposed to have the rules set before the duel started, if that did not happen then it was simply fighting which was not something a noble her of a pureblood family would do. What made it worse in Malfoy's opinion, along with certain others, was the fact that a halfblood had to point it out.

"Fine Potter, standard duelling rules." Malfoy said, glaring at him with as much hate as he could muster.

"If you're sure that's not too complicated for you." Harry said with a small smile as he pulled his wand out. He and Malfoy stood together, both raised their wands in front of their faces.

"I am going to humiliate you." Malfoy promised.

"You'd know all about humiliation, walking around with that hair." Harry grinned. Malfoy scowled as the two brought their wands to the side, they turned around and took ten paces away before turning back to face each other. The two took their duelling stances. "Whenever you're ready Malfoy."

"Alarte Ascendare!" Malfoy yelled as he fired the first spell, he was hoping to use the spell to send Harry straight up into the air so he could fall down and land on his face. Harry casually cast a non-verbal shield spell to block it.

"He did that non-verbally!" One Slytherin exclaimed in shock and surprise, a feeling that was mirrored by every other Slytherin in the room. After all non-verbal magic wasn't something taught at Harry Potter's age.

"That surprises you?" Red snorted, causing the whole room to look at him. "We've doing non-verbal for as long as I can remember."

"You know you can still give up." Ryan said to Malfoy. "No shame in admitting defeat to a superior opponent."

"I'll show you superior!" Malfoy growled as he aimed his wand at Harry. He shot a disarming spell followed by a body bind. Harry easily dodged the first and blocked the second.

"I was really hoping for better Malfoy." Harry said in a bored tone.

"You want better?! Take this!" Malfoy said before sending a bone breaker at Harry. Harry was undeniably bored as he simply dodged it.

"That's...disappointing." Harry said in a slow voice. "It's always disappointing when those that think they're larger than life don't have the power or skill to back up their words, and now I'm bored. So I'm just going to end this if that's okay with you."

A white ball appeared on top of Harry's wand, he flicked it in Malfoy's direction. The ball shot off of his wand and went through Malfoy's legs before bouncing off the floor and hitting him in the lower back, causing Malfoy to fall forwards. Harry began hitting him with prank hexes, one spell to turn his hair pink followed by another that made his skin itchy and a third that constantly made him feel like sneezing.

Once he was done he hit Malfoy with a body bind before levitating Malfoy in the air from his ankles after hitting him with a silencing spell, Malfoy's wand fell out of his hands and the duel ended since he was no longer capable of winning.

"Please tell me that he wasn't the best student here." Violet said to the other Slytherin's in a begging tone.

"Malfoy?" Tracy asked in surprise. "Hell no."

"So just a daddy's boy who thinks he's tough?" Red summarised.

"That'd be about it." Tracy nodded.

"Well we've all had a long day," Harry said to his group. "I'm going to sleep." Harry said before walking up to the dorm.

"We might as well do the same." Red said to Ryan. "Nothing else to do until tomorrow."

"Fair point." Rose yawned. "I'm sleepy anyway."

"Right...well...good night." Violet said to all the Slytherin's before the whole group went up the stairs to their rooms, leaving a stunned common room.

"Excuse me." Harry heard a voice say when he entered the Slytherin common room the next morning. He turned to see who had spoke and met eyes with the beautiful blonde in front of him. "

"Ah the lovely Miss Greengrass, how may I help you?" Harry asked.

"I was planning to go to breakfast, I was wondering if you would be willing to accompany me?" She asked, wanting to use the opportunity to talk to him.

"I'd be delighted," Harry smiled at her. "would you like to go now?"

"What about your friends?" Daphne asked. "Won't they be expecting you to wait for them?"

"They're intelligent enough to know make their way to the great hall on their own and no they won't." Harry said as he offered her an arm. She merely raised an eyebrow before taking his arm and walking alongside him out of the common room.

"You made quite an impact last night." Daphne commented in an idle voice, designed to disguise her interest in learning more information.

"It's what I do," Harry replied in the exact same tone. "in every place there is always one alpha who believes that they are in charge, I just remind people that there is always stronger."

"By that logic there is someone stronger than you."

"I never said there wasn't, but unlike some I recognise that there could be. As of the moment the only person I've met that is capable of challenging me is Red and Violet."

"Are they you're adopted family?" Daphne asked curiously.

"Well we've adopted each other, now Miss Greengrass, I understand that there is a system for gaining information in Slytherin but I've always thought there were better ways to spend my time rather than beating around the bush, especially so early in the morning. What is it you want from me?"

"What makes you think I want anything?" Daphne raised an eyebrow, keeping calm on the outside despite her nervousness on the inside.

"Miss Greengrass, I think it's fairly obvious that you do. My interest in you is a lot simpler, I see a beautiful woman who's captured my interest. You on the other hand are different. I know you're interest is not in money."

"What makes you say that?" She asked, Harry stopped walking which caused her to stop, they turned to each other.

Harry moved closer to her, an action that caused her to let go of his arm and back up until she reached a wall. She was suddenly reminded that Harry was taller than her, he looked down at her. Her initial reaction was to reach for her wand, she had been in this situation before and it always ended up with her walking away while boys ended up in the hospital wing.

But she stopped after removing her wand, usually by now she would've probably hexed him but she stopped when she looked at him. His eyes showed amusement, she could tell that he had noticed her wand draw and his lips had actually quirked up into a smile.

"Are you going to hex me?" He asked in a calm voice.

"I haven't decided yet." She admitted.

"Well may I speak while you decide?" Harry asked, and she nodded. "Thank you, now where was I? Ah yes, you're not interested in money. You're the heiress to the Greengrass family, a most ancient and noble house. If that's not enough then I can simply mention your looks. Your clothes are of high quality, your perfume is also quite expensive and you're wearing that today on a normal regular day. Either something's happening today that I'm unaware of or you're rich enough to be able to afford it, or maybe you really just want to impress me. Personally I hope it's the third."

"You would." She snorted.

"I would," Harry nodded immediately. "now I don't think you're interested in me for the money. It's possible for you to be interested because I am Adrian Potter's brother, but I doubt that too. You would've just gone straight after him if that's what you wanted."

"What makes you think that? He is a Gryffindor after all and doesn't associate with us Slytherin's." Daphne countered.

"Because I don't care what he believes in, you're beautiful and smart enough to be able to wrap him around your pretty little finger within a month."

"What makes you think I'm smart?" She asked, expertly hiding a blush.

"If you know what to look for then a smart girl stands out from the dumb ones like a lion does from zebras." Harry replied. "It's the eyes that give it away."

"What do you do legilimency on them or something?" She asked sarcastically.

"No, it's tempting but I don't read the mind of everyone I come into contact with." He replied, shocking her at his admittance of being able to use legilimency, an art that is incredibly difficult to learn. "I know how to read people, and I can read you."

"Oh?" She raised an eyebrow. "Go on then." She said challengingly.

"The speed in which you took out your wand suggests that you have experience with that seeing as it was far faster than the usual speed people have when they do it, I'd recommend getting a wand holster and practising, you'd be brilliant. Anyway, when you stand I can clearly see pride and confidence but not quite boarding on arrogant. When you walk I see graceful, everything about you indicates that you've had pureblood training. Everything from how you sit to how you walk. It's easy to see.

You also hide your emotions behind a mask gained form practising occlumency. But it's your eyes that give you away, those perfect and pretty little blue eyes. Now if you want honesty from me then I expect honesty in return, what do you want?" Harry asked, not rudely or impatiently and with no hint of anger. His voice was instead patient and curious.

"It's not something I'd rather say where people could hear." Daphne admitted.

"Well then there's a simple solution." Harry said before removing his wand and waving it around the two. "There, nobody will hear us. Now please speak."

"Very well," Daphne sighed as she looked at him. "are you aware of that you and I are in a magical contract to be married?" She asked, deciding there was no point in skirting around the issue.

"I was aware of a contract but not that it'd be with you." Harry said, a little surprised by that but took it in his stride. "I had originally planned to search for the girl the next year and go from there but this rather helps speed up the issue."

"So what do you plan to do now?" Daphne asked.

"I plan to get rid of this privacy spell, escort a lovely lady to breakfast and go from there." Harry said as he got rid of the spell, he offered his arm to her again, she blinked before dumbly taking it and walking along with him. "Now, as far as I understand this, both of us have the option of not getting married seeing as the contract gives us both the option to refuse, correct?"

"Correct." She nodded.

"Now I propose that you become my girlfriend."

"What?!" She blurted out in shock.

"It's rather simple, I'm asking you out. Become my girlfriend today and we'll try for a relationship, if we both enjoy it then in the future we can get married. If we don't then we can both refuse the contract and get on with our lives. What do you say?"

"C...can I have some time to think about it?" She asked.

"Take as much time as you want." Harry nodded.

"So...there are a lot of theories going on about you and your little group?" Daphne said, wanting to avoid walking in silence.

"I'm sure that there is," Harry chuckled. "not that I blame them. We do tend to make an impact. What are these theories?"

"One of which is that you've been kicked out of the Potter family for being dark which is obviously ridiculous." Daphne replied.

"Exactly, how can dead people kick me out of a family?" Harry responded.

"Dead?" Daphne repeated once they entered the hall and sat down opposite each other at the Slytherin table. "Your parents aren't dead!"

"What are you talking about?" Harry frowned.

"They're alive."

"Don't joke about that."

"I'm not joking! They're in a coma! How did you not know that?!" Daphne said with disbelief in her voice.

"Well I wasn't exactly in the country for a long time and any news about the boy-who-lived never mentions me or our parents." Harry said defending himself while he began processing this news. "Hmm...if what you're saying is true then I probably need to visit St Mungo's. Thanks for that."

"Oi Greengrass!" An angry voice said, the pair saw Draco Malfoy stomping towards them.

"What can I help you with Malfoy?" Daphne said in a bored voice.

"What are you sitting with Potter for?!" Malfoy demanded. "You know you're going to be contracted to be my bride soon! I won't have you associating with other boys, especially not Potter!"

"I am not contracted to you!" Daphne glared at Malfoy.

"It'll only be a matter of time," Malfoy said like it wasn't an issue. "you know it'll happen soon enough."

"Well, unfortunately for you Malfoy, I am already contracted to marry my boyfriend." Daphne replied as she reached across the table and placed her hand in Harry's. Harry meanwhile just raised an eyebrow, it turns out she had made her choice and he had just gained a girlfriend. Plus he would have to admit that she looked hot when she's angry.

"What?! Him?!" Malfoy glared between the two of them.

"Yes, now off you go Draco." Harry said with a wave of his hand.

"Do not dismiss me like some kind of house elf."

"House elf? No, you're not a house elf. You are nowhere near as likable. You're more of a dog, off you go."

"How dare..."

"Malfoy!" Daphne cut him off. "I understand it might be difficult for you but perhaps you could stop causing a scene like a child."

"This isn't the end of this!" Malfoy growled before turning on his feet and storming away.

"Hey Malfoy," Harry said, causing Malfoy to stop and turn back to him. "shoo, off you go, shoo."

"Just wait Potter!" Malfoy spat before walking away.

"So, I guess I'm your boyfriend now." Harry said to Daphne who suddenly realised the two were still holding hands.

"Don't get any wrong ideas Potter." She said as she removed her hand and began eating.

"Oh I have plenty of ideas in my head but I promise you that they are all the right ones." Harry grinned, his grin had become even bigger when he saw her cheeks turn slightly red.

A.N: Hi guys, next chapter will have Harry meet Adrian for the first time. As for pairings, I've decided on all apart form Red so I'm going to put it to a vote. Should Red be with Tracy or Luna? Answer in the reviews.