CHAPTER Three

Harry let Hedwig fly from his arm and watched her fly out over the grounds. Some friends I hung out with he stated to himself. A jealous prat and a book…he couldn't finish that word because he knew how much it hurt Hermione to hear it. Even though he was hurt very badly he couldn't find it in himself to hurt her, she didn't deserve it.

Harry left the owlry and walked down to dinner. On his way down the stairs he felt a buildup of magic behind him and waited until he felt it coming towards him before stepping to the side and shielding himself. He turned and found Crabbe, Goyle, and Malfoy at the top of the stairs. The latter had his wand out and looked surprised that he had missed.

Harry looked at him before he flicked his hand and bound Crabbe and Goyle. Malfoy suddenly looked very scared and tried to turn and run but found he could no longer move. "I don't think so Draco."

Suddenly from around the corner Professor Snape came out screaming "Potter that is fifty points and a month's worth of detentions and you will stop your attack on these students. Harry's reply was to take his left hand and cast a wand less stunner which hit Snape in the chest. He levitated all of them to the Main hall right as dinner was in full swing.

Every head in the hall turned to look at the main doors as they slammed open. Harry followed by the four people who attacked him came into everybody's view and they gasped. Professor Dumbledore looked on and his eyes widened in surprise. Professor McGonagall was quicker with a question "Mister Potter what is the meaning of this?"

Harry looked around and then finally to her "I told you I was done being every body's whipping boy and a person they abuse." Harry sneered "I also told you that there are consequences when I am attacked."

Malfoy began screaming out "Headmaster he attacked the four of us as we were coming to dinner. We didn't do anything to cause this."

Harry looked to Albus Dumbledore "Of course you know that is not going to be my official statement. My statement is that Malfoy attacked me from behind like the coward that he is and when I stopped him, then professor Snape came out of nowhere to protect his snakes and give me detention for attacking them."

Dumbledore looked around and noticed that everyone was looking to him and how he was going to handle this. "Harry, of course since it is your word against Malfoy's there will be no detention and no point loss and both of you should go your separate ways."

Harry smiled "Really but it is my word against Professor Snape's as well and I am sure you will find his story very colorful and that would make it my word against both of theirs. Surely you can believe a professor over a mere student. Maybe I should have the point's loss after all?"

Dumbledore looked surprised and then shocked by the innuendo that Harry was stating "Actually Mr. Potter Professor Snape is not challenging this at all."

Harry then frowned "Well I could wake him from the stunner I caste at him if you want to hear his version of the events."

Professor McGonagall had a little smirk on her face as she said the next "Mr. Potter if I didn't know any better I would suspect that there is more to this story than you are letting on."

Harry grinned "Really, Professor. Could it be that you find it as hard to believe as I and the rest of the students find it that I attacked four people without a reason?" Harry looked around "Would everybody that has been attacked in this same manner by these four and lost points please raise their hands?"

The hall suddenly quieted before people from each house, except Slytherin, raised their hands. Harry looked around "Well it seems that this is a modus operandi for these four and how they terrorize others at their leisure. Perhaps we should investigate this further, after all Headmaster my family's honor is at stake because people may think that I am a lying, attention seeking git." Harry finished that sentence while looking at Ron and Hermione.

Albus leaned forward "Mr. Potter I can assure you that your word is good enough for me and that this inquiry is done."

Harry turned to him "Albus that is your problem, you don't investigate and you allow the bullies to get away with it. I am not done and I want to show everyone the truth because it needs to stop." Harry called out "Accio the Potter Family Pensieve." Harry looked at the headmaster who had suddenly paled. A minute later a large marble stand and a basin floated into the room and sat down besides Harry. Harry looked directly at Albus "Now I wonder how my property came to be at Hogwarts when its' last known location was Gringotts?" The headmaster clearly gulped.

Harry took his wand and withdrew his memory of the event and played it for the entire hall. "That is my memory of the event."

Albus stood up "Very good Mister Potter and it is clear that you were right all along."

Harry looked at him "Sit down Albus because we are not done. I have some Potter family magic that will get us the truth."

Harry bound Professor Snape and then enervated him "Potter put me down, now!"

Harry looked at him "Professor did you help Draco plan an attack on me?"

Professor Snape stopped and looked at him and then up to Dumbledore "Headmaster why is this child allowed to do this. I demand to be released."

Harry put his wand to Professor Snape's head and removed a memory with an incantation. He dumped it into the pensieve and hit four runes to activate a large screen above the basin. The entire student body watched as Professor Snape planned the attack on Potter and instructed Draco Malfoy in how to do it.

Professor Snape stopped fighting the binds that held him and then screamed out "Potter has altered my memory, everybody knows you can't remove memories like that."

Harry didn't flinch and asked Malfoy the same question and repeated the process as he removed the memory from Malfoy's mind. He allowed everybody to see a memory of Professor Snape giving the instructions to Malfoy.

Albus was about to say something when Professor Flitwick stood on the table "I recognize this magic. It is of Goblin origin and only one human family has ever had it other than the Goblin nation and that is the Potter Family. Please note it is authentic because Malfoy's memory was the same as Snape's and from Malfoy's point of view."

Professor Flitwick turned on Albus "You will fix this headmaster by removing Professor Snape as a head of house. If you don't I will resign immediately. My house has been allowed to be mistreated for years and you have done nothing about it."

Professor Sprout stood up "I agree with Filius and state the same."

When Professor McGonagall stood up Albus became active "Stop! There is no need for you to state the same Minerva." Albus turned to Professor Snape "You are hereby removed from your head of house duties and you are no longer allowed to give or take points away or give detentions. You are hereby on probation and if I receive any more complaints about you, you will be fired."

The rest of the hall broke out in cheers as Harry released professor Snape who quickly walked out of the hall. Harry released Crabbe and Goyle and told them to sit down at their house table which they did quickly.

Once the hall quieted down Albus looked at Harry "I hope that this concludes the events for this evening? Please release Mr. Malfoy."

Harry smirked as he answered "No Headmaster I don't believe I will. I demand satisfaction because he is a coward, a braggart, and above all a despicable person. He cast a potentially deadly curse at me and he needs to be punished."

Albus shook his head "Harry haven't we had enough turmoil this evening. I believe Mr. Malfoy got the message."

Harry frowned "No he won't he is a bit thick and very full of himself. He thinks he is better than everyone else and it is his god given right to abuse those he thinks are lesser than him. He needs to be taught a lesson he will never forget."

Albus frowned and held his hands out "What is it you would have me do?"

Harry's eyes flashed at him "What you seem to do best headmaster… nothing. I will take care of it." Harry then flicked his fingers and a dueling platform appeared below him and Draco.

Harry then levitated Draco to the other end before he placed a thick golden shield around the platform. Harry waved his fingers and the bindings around Malfoy disappeared and left Malfoy standing at the opposite end of the platform.

Harry held his hands up and quieted everyone "I want Draco to face me without my back being turned to him. I want him to show everyone in this school what a superior wizard looks like and how they act." Harry smiled and gave an evil grin "I know this is asking a lot from a coward like Malfoy but one can always hope."

The whole hall erupted in laughter and Malfoy's face turned red in anger. He held his wand out before him and shouted back at Potter. "I will show you Potter what a superior wizard can do. I am no coward and I will gladly face you in this duel."

Harry glared at him "Really Malfoy all I see is a bunch of hot air coming from one of your orifices as usual. Go ahead Malfoy I will let you cast first or should I turn my back to you?"

Malfoy replied by screaming in frustration and casting a low level cutting curse at Harry. Harry flicked his wand at the last second and deflected the spell at the canvas which ripped a foot wide swath of cloth where the spell hit. Malfoy sneered "I see that got your attention Potter. Are you scared now?"

Harry smiled as he looked at him "Malfoy you are such an idiot. That was a deadly curse fired at the last surviving member of an ancient and noble house. That was an attempt to end that line. You do know that it means I can legally kill you now if I want to?"

Malfoy looked surprised and then his face revealed a fear that had not been there before. Harry looked at him "Are you scared now Malfoy?" Malfoy didn't reply but looked like a cornered, scared child that he was. Harry's face hardened and an evil glint appeared in his eye.

Malfoy without thinking screamed "Avadra Kedavra!" the sickly green curse flew from his wand and moved toward Harry. Harry looked at it and then stepped to the other side and it missed him completely. The hall was deathly quiet as they witnessed Malfoy throw an unforgivable.

Harry frowned and looked deadly serious "That was a bad mistake Malfoy." Harry then flicked his wand and Malfoy's wand flew from his hand and into Harry's. Harry threw both of their wands out of the dueling ring while removing his robe and shirt. "We are going to do this the old fashion way Malfoy with our fists since you can't be trusted not to resort to deadly curses."

Malfoy looked more scared than ever as Harry approached and in haste yelled "I yield, I yield."

Harry kept coming "No, not yet you won't. You have had this coming for a very long time."

Harry moved ever closer and then swung hard before hearing the crunch of Malfoy's nose breaking. Malfoy fell back on his butt holding his nose. With his eyes watering he looked at Harry and was afraid for the first time in his life.

Harry stopped moving "Malfoy I had to learn at the tender age of five how to take a punch from my loving cousin because when I struck back my uncle beat and threw me in a cupboard. I wasn't allowed to fight back you see."

Malfoy stood up and held his arms up similar to Harry's to try and protect himself. Harry moved in and hit him in the solar plexus. Malfoy curled into a ball unable to breathe or move.

Harry walked around "So tonight I am going to teach you all about taking a punch just like I had to learn. Then I am going to teach you about pain because my loving uncle showed me all about that too. I have plenty of scars all over my back to prove that and lastly Malfoy I am tired of people taking advantage of me and I want you to learn to leave me alone because the next time I have to show you… well it will be your last lesson.

Minerva looked over at Albus and frowned deeply "If any of what Harry says is true and you left him there without checking up on him, I will make you pay dearly Headmaster Dumbledore." Albus looked at her and paled before standing up.

Albus walked down the dais and shouted "Harry that is enough!"

Harry turned to look at him "Enough, Headmaster? Enough is when Malfoy quits trying to intimidate people. Enough is when Malfoy thinks he can no longer get away with anything because his name is Malfoy. Enough today is when I say it is enough because nobody in this school has done anything to stop him. That will be enough!"

Harry then picked up Malfoy and began a systematic throttling of Malfoy like had never been done before. Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick, and Professor McGonagall were very worried when Harry enervated Malfoy for the second time and began on him again. By this time Malfoy was begging him to stop. Harry had sweat pouring from his brow as he looked at Draco Malfoy who was curled into a ball crying like a baby."

Harry looked at everybody in the hall looking at him with faces that were a mix of scorn, awe, and fear. He looked at Dumbledore and said with harshness "That is enough I believe to get it across to everyone that I am tired of the careless attitudes of the staff at Hogwarts. I blame you for this Headmaster because you are too worried about the bullies and careless about their victims… I am not a victim anymore so you control your pets or I will do it for you."

Harry dropped the shield and then kicked Malfoy off of the dueling platform before he walked out the door putting his shirt and robe back on. Harry left to a very silent hall. He made his way to a class room and sat down on the floor and sighed heavily. His mind was a mess as he thought about what he had done.