After calming down Noctis went back to his dorm, threatened Malfoy and Thug One and Two then went to bed. The next morning he mt up with Daphne and Tracy and went down to breakfast with them
"I'm going to go join Neville. Do you two want to join me?" he asked.
They shook their heads no and so Noctis walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down beside Neville.
"Hey Nev how's Gryffindor?" he asked the shocked boy.
"G-good how's Slytherin?" he asked nervously trying to ignore the glares the Gryffindor's were giving the two boys.
Noctis grinned "it's great I've almost got Draco, Thug One and Thug Two house trained. It kinda sucks that me, you, Luna and Daphne aren't in the same house though. But oh well."
"You're not wanted here you slimy snake get lost" a red haired boy shouted Noctis ignored him.
"So are you excited for classes?" Noctis asked.
Neville shrugged nervously "I don't think i'll do well" he muttered. "My family thought I was a squib until I got my letter."
"You know there are two reasons that accidental magic may not happen. One you have no magic or two you have too much magic that you subconsciously keep it reined in because otherwise it would result in people's deaths. If you are worried about your magic and if you have much or not then why not just ask one of the teachers to perform a magical core diagnostic spell for you?" Noctis asked.
"I doubt I have too much magic" Neville said weakly.
"OI you get away from our table you filthy snake" the red head yelled again drawing attention from the other tables. Noctis just ignored him.
"Hmmm well in that case why not try and learn how to cast with the bare minimum magic. If you don't have a lot then learn how to use it efficiently with no waste" Noctis suggested.
"how do you do that?" Neville asked hopefully.
"Noctis shrugged "honestly i'm not entirely sure but the weaker Espers spend a lot of time meditating and learning to feel their power and how it works. I'm not sure if it works with wizard magic but it's worth a shot" Noctis suggested.
"How do you do that?" Neville asked hopefully.
"I don't know i'll send a message to Siren asking for advice if you want. I should have something for you in a day or two."
Neville beamed "thanks Noctis."
"No problem" Noctis said smiling before he was punched in the face by the red head.
Everyone in the hall even the teachers just watched it happen. The punch didn't hurt but seeing no one try and stop it or tell the boy off pissed off Noctis.
"Apologize now" he growled to the red head.
"Heh why should I you snakes are just dark wizards in training you deserve all you get" he smirked.
Noctis gripped the table and everyone stared in shock as it was covered in a layer of ice before shattering. "I said apologize."
The boy was obviously scarred but he refused to back down "make me" he sneered.
"Very well" Noctis growled and called his power to him. Everyone watched as his skin took on a blue color and ice white runes appeared on his body.
Frost Strike he punched the red head in the stomach who was sent flying to the other side of the hall. When he landed everyone saw that snow was surrounding him and Noctis though only the red head was cold.
"MR POTTER WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Professor McGonagall shouted.
Noctis turned and glared at her stopping her in her tracks "My name is Noctis Esper" he growled. "And as for what I did I was just teaching him why you do not start a fight with those better than you. Believe me I went easy on him. I have fought Dragons, Behemoths, I have fought demons, dinosaurs and much more. If I wished him dead then he would have died I only broke a few bones. And may I ask what YOU were doing you watched as he punched me but did nothing to stop it or even reprimand him. If you don't do your job then I will."
Everyone gaped no one reprimanded the professors, EVER. "Detention with me for the next week and one hundred points from Slytherin" McGonagall said eventually.
Noctis raised an eyebrow at that "and how do you expect to force me to do detention?" he asked amused/pissed off.
"You will go to your detention or you will be deducted more points Mr Potter" McGonagall growled.
"Oh no we will lose points and not win a worthless old cup" Noctis sneered. "Besides all the house points system does is cause rivalries between the houses i'm not interested in stupid shit like that. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go and collect my timetable it seem's Daphne has mine." With that Noctis walked over to Daphne and grabbed his timetable reading it.
Everyone was shocked not only had he reprimanded a professor he had pointed out how stupid the point system was and that it just kept the houses divided from each other, not that any one would admit he was correct.
"Hmmmm Transfiguration first with the Gryffindors" Noctis mused "Ten galleons say I lose one hundred points without being in the wrong morally" Noctis bet Daphne.
After shaking out of her shock Daphne shook her head "Fifty and that Weasley who punched you tries to curse you."
Noctis grinned and shook her hand "you're on."
"You are my hero" Tracy said stars in her eyes.
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Classes were interesting McGonagall deducted twenty five points from him straight away for not having a wand and wearing incorrect clothing. The task was to turn a match into a needle when Noctis got it first try she just glared at him but when Daphne got it on her try she was awarded ten points.
"Excuse me Professor but why was Daphne awarded for doing the transfiguration correctly but I wasn't?" Noctis asked politely. "Isn't that unfair? and in fact from our altercation this morning it could also be seen as you being biased against me."
Noctis watched amused as McGonagall reluctantly awarded him points though she did her best to take as many away from him that class as possible. In the end Daphne won the bet when Weasley tried to hex him.
Herbology with the Hufflepuffs was interesting. They spent the class potting devil's snare which as they preferred the cold all of the devil's snare in the class seemed to gravitate to Noctis who just stood there amused as the Herbology Professor did her best to remove the plants from him with out hurting either the plants or him. She was a nice teacher though sadly she wasn't strict enough to keep some of the Slytherin's in line. Noctis was also annoyed that she kept calling him Mr Potter.
History of magic was useless with in ten minutes everyone in the class besides Noctis, Daphne and Hermione were asleep. Noctis used the class time to read his runes books.
Charms was an interesting class. Noctis as a result of his Foci was not able to do many spells charms well as his gauntlet could only do touch to short range spells but he did have fun practicing and playing around. The Professor was an excellent teacher who kept everyone amused and kept offering helpful hints, when he found out about Noctis's interest in runes and desire to be a sky ship engineer he offered to lend him some more advanced books when his skills got better. Noctis felt more comfortable with this teacher than the rest so decided to ask him a question.
"Excuse me Professor but why do you keep calling me Mr Potter when I go by the name Noctis Esper now?"
Everyone stopped and stared at Professor Flitwick who looked ashamed. "I'm sorry Mr Potter but it is in the rules that we have to call the students by their legal name" he explained apologetically.
Noctis frowned "this is a new rule isn't it?"
"I'm afraid so" Flitwick told him.
"Very well but I will not reply to that name any longer Professor. Sorry but it is not my name nor will it ever be."
And then there was Potions. It was in a cold dark room in the dungeons. Everyone was talking brightly when the door slammed open and everyone instantly got silent.
"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making" the Greasy haired Professor said before turning to face Noctis. "Mr Potter our new celebrity. Tell me Mr Potter what would I get if I added an infusion of wormwood to asphodel?"
Noctis stared blankly ahead.
"Let's try again. Where would you look if I told you to find a bezoar?"
Noctis stared blankly ahead.
The Professor grit his teeth. "What is the difference between monkshood and Wolfsbane?"
Noctis stared blankly ahead.
"Twenty points from Slytherin for ignoring a professor and detention with me tonight Mr Potter."
"Excuse me Professor?" Noctis asked fake politely. "But why are we losing points when there is no one by the name of Mr Potter in Slytherin let alone Hogwarts?"
"You are as arrogant as your father Mr Potter" the Professor sneered.
"Do you mean Mr Malfoy sir? I have met both Malfoy junior and senior and thus I know they are as arrogant as each other or are you possibly hallucinating this Mr Potter?" he asked still mock politely.
Everyone stared in shock. There were twenty six students in the room that day and twenty five were sure that Snape would kill Noctis.
Nape growled, moved to pull out his wand and stopped himself. He visibly counted to ten before deciding it would be best for his health just to ignore the brat.
Yes classes were very interesting for Noctis.