Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or make money from this - Chapter four:Getting A Pet

Harry found the first week of class interesting, though he hoped it would get harder the following months.

He had charms first, and all they did was theory, which Harry already knew. It didn't seem like that would change for the time being.

Transfiguration was more interesting, and Harry had to admit he liked it. They did a little bit of theory at the start, but then the professor gave them each a matchstick and told them to turn it into a needle.

Harry changed his into a needle on his first try, and Mcgonagall walked over.

"Well done Mr Potter, try turning it back again." He turned it back. "Twenty points to Slytherin, try turning it into a more detailed needle and show me your best needle at the end of class.

At the end of class when the students handed in their matches/needles only one other person had transfigured the match to a needle, but not back again, it was the girl who yelled at him on the train. Harry, on the other hand handed in a beautiful snake like needle, with green scales and yellow eyes with a pink tongue sticking out and a curved tale at the end. It was embroidered in gold with the letters H.P.

"Well done mr Potter, 50 more points to Slytherin."

All the other students were glaring at him, not like he cared. Although he didn't mind being above average, it would hinder his plan of going unnoticed.

History class was what Harry thought would be good, even though the wars always have great bias to the winners, it was possible to deduct what the truth in the war was, and he would find it greatly interesting.

History turned out to be a disappointment however. The teacher just glided through the board and started listing the facts about goblin wars, without any wizard involvements in those wars and also without the professor stating what war they were learning about

Harry then went to defense against the dark arts. Before Quirrell had even spoken, he had his hand up.

"Y-y-y-yes P-P-Potter?"

"What do we learn in this subject?" The whole class laughed.

"W-w-well I t-thought it was o-obvious, h-h-hence the t-title."

"What I mean is, what is considered dark magic?"

"D-dark m-m-magic is what the ministry considers e-e-evil."

"So magic is banned because a few humans think it has the small chance of being used for bad."

All of the Slytherins started to think, and nodded in agreement with what Harry said next.

"There is no such thing as good and evil. Only power and those too weak to seek it."

Ron glared at him, "Are you kidding you mental git!"

The next day, every student in the school looked at him differently. They used to respect him, but now they all had a look of pure fear. It was a wonderful emotion, Harry thought.

It was the day after that Harry found the first person he would be willing to talk to. Many would say he was Harry's first friend, Harry would say he was like a pet.

It was at dinner, Harry was reading his books when the boy the other students avoided on his boat came up to him, his head bowed slightly. "Can I sit here?" He asked, and Harry nodded. "You have a good mask, but you let it slip slightly for a fraction of a second. The reason I want to sit with you is because the people who has parents claiming to be under the imperius shouldn't be seen with the child of a known death eater," the boy, who Harry recognised as Theodore Nott, spat.

"What book is that?" Theo asked Harry.

"Ancient Runes book," Harry said, noticing that Theo's eyes went wide."Something the matter?"

"You understand ancient runes! That is hard stuff, I have been trying to understand it I just can't do it!"

Harry smirked, "Well, I am rumoured to become the next dark lord, I suppose that makes you my first follower."

"Ok, shall I call you my liege then?" Theo joked.

"No, my lord will do," Harry said, giving his first true smile. Theo glowed at the fact he impressed Harry.

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