I do not own Harry Potter, this is a fan fiction.
First things first, Why did you place Harry in the same house as Neville? Two reasons. First becuase it was the only way to have a even field of competition. McGonagall is by far the most strict and fair head of house in the entire school. Filtwick is just too kind and forgiving, Sprout stones are has less patience than her, and Snape would simply torment Harry to the point of insanity, or help Neville do it. It was simply a matter of placing him in a house where if he outshines Neville, and he tries to do something, he will pay for even thinking of trying it. Hope this helps.
The common room was spacious and comfortable, the notice board easy to reach and accessible. The dorm room large with a beautiful four post bed and a very nice look at the lake from the main window. Now for the negative things. He was placed in the same room with Neville, and he was not sure if he was doing it on purpose, or just bad luck on him. But Neville snored like a pack of grisly bears each with a head cold. Second everyone in the room except him could be called the Neville Longbottom Fan Club.
Third Neville loved to talk about one specific topic, how he was god's gift to the magic world, and how he was great and how Harry sucked by comparison. After a long night of this, Harry began to think a few things, if the killing curse had been cast in Neville he wished it actually worked and save him the headache or that the first charm they learned was the silencing charm, maybe then he could actually sleep in peace.
Ron was being such a brown noser that Harry almost wanted to tell the two to get a room and keep their romance secret, or else they would regret it later when they actually tried asking a member of the opposite sex to be their girlfriend. Neville said some rather nasty remark which earned him a few days detention. Professor McGonnagall clearly did not like it when her students used foul language.
The first lesson was indeed a charm but it was a levitation charm. He asked if he could please tell him when would they learn the silencing charm. Professor Filtwick told him it would be around mid third year. Great he had to wait two more years to be able to use that charm., he was sure to ask his mother for some earplugs. One the positive side he performs the charm on the first try, something that took 10 times for Neville to finally succeed. Harry answered all questions correctly and with his success at casting the charm he earned Gryffindor 50 points. Then Neville caused them to lose 10 points because he called Harry a freaking show off as Professor Filtwick was walking by.
Quirrel's classes had a few opportunities for Harry and Hermione to shine, the managed to earn a few points for their house, which was a miracle since the stuttering the professor did in almost every other sentence made him almost impossible to understand. Neville was very happy to try and trip the teacher as he congratulated either Harry or Hermione for answering the question correctly.
The lunch was not what you would call appetizing. Either Ron did not get any food at his home or his mother had no time to teach him good table manners. He just tried to get as much food and as quickly as possible down his throat. The only thing missing was the curly tail and the snout and you could swear you saw a human size pig wearing clothes and eating in the great hall. The next lesson was history or like Neville and Ron called naptime.
The last lesson was potions and Professor Snape made everyone sure of his feelings towards his students. Hr hated Harry like a dog hates a cat, and treated Neville like he was actually a Slytherin. The best was when he asked Harry some question from a couple grades higher than their class, and he still manage to answer correctly. He did not win anyp points, but at least he did not lose any points. Unless you count the 10 points he took from Hermione for refusing to cut Neville's potion ingredients for him.
During dinner she actually was mad enough that she asked if she could have a few sandwiches and eat them somewhere other that the grand hall, "Seeing someone here ruins my appetite." Neville did not miss the chance of telling g everyone that is was clear what was ruining her appetite,it was seating right next to a thing like Harry Potter. She wanted to slap the living hell out of Neville. Harry just got the sandwiches from a house elf and htanked her for preparing them so quickly. The house elf was smiling almost as if this was the first time student actually thanked her, which was indeed the case.
They both walked towards the great lake and Harry made a small fire just using his hand. "Veela are pretty good with fire magic, it is a central element for us after all." Hermione asked if he turned into a harpy when he was angry. "Honestly I don't know. My aura will not be active for a couple of years, and even then I don't know of any other male veela to ask." Professor Dumbledore pretended to clear his throat to gain their attention. "Male veela undergo the change at age 15, they do not turn the same form as the females do, It is said the the to anger a male veela is to invite death."
"From what I learned during my travels in my youth is male veela turned into massive fire eagles, and their fire makes a dragon's flame seem like the fire of a matchstick. The male veela told me his grandfather actually burned a dragon to ash when the dragon tried to hurt his mate. So beleive me Mr. Potter I am very glad to see you are not quick to anger. This places would be a charred ruin if you were." They finished their dinner and thanked the headmaster for his words of wisdom. "Anytime Mr. Potter, that is what the teachers love to do."
The two were met by none other than Neville, who once again did not miss the opportunity to insult Harry. "Well looks like the knowitalls are back from their little date." Harry did not say anything, this was humiliation enough for poor Hermione, he was not about to add fuel to the fire, Hermione had no problem in throwing a whole proverbial tanker truck to the fire, "It was not a date, but I imagine if it was, I would enjoy it a thousand time more than with an ignorant buffoon like you, I am happier being a knowitall than a knownothing like you!"
"Thanks you Harry, thanks to you I was nice and toasty." The other students could not believe what they just heard, someone managed to be brave enough to stand up to the boy who lived. She was a Gryffindor so it should not be that much of a surprise. "That mudblood bitch will pay for humiliating me like that." Draco was smiling quite happily as he heard this words come out of Neville's own mouth.
Draco spent a complete hour telling everyone in the Slytherin common room he just heard The boy who lived call a muggle born mage a mudblood, and be did not even hesitate to do it. This was funny but it really got a laugh when he said he said to a fellow Gryffindor, now this made them all laugh like they heard the funniest joke ever. "Having a friend like Neville it is never boring sound here." Draco fell asleep dreaming of the day Neville received his very own dark mark.
The next morning Harry woke up early and decided to check his class schedule, he could not believe it, it was Sunday already. That means henhad classes only till the afternoon, and that was because today was the day he would take his first flying lesson. He was looking forward to it all day yesterday. Hard to believe that Hermione told off Neville the previous night. Fred and George could not believe as Ron told them again what she had said to Neville.
"So what exactly are you looking for in a girlfriend? Just asking." Harry looked at Hermione almost doubting her reason for asking, so he decide to be completely honest if not a bit blunt. "Hermione I am not looking for any kind of girlfriend, chances are that I already have a prearranged marriage contract. It really is old fashioned, but quite normal for families like mine, the ancient and noble house of potter has always had arranged marriages. There had been only two exceptions and those were extreme cases, my father and another for some reason dad never mentioned him often."
"So pretty much you could already have a wedding day and you just don't know when?" Harry told her pretty much. "Well I suppose it's your loss, you probably end up getting married to a really ugly, cruel and selfish girl. The contract also seems a good way to find a husband for a girl that has no redeeming feature or personality trait." He found it hard to believe. "Hermione if I did not know any better I could almost swear that you started this conversation because you wanted to be my grilfriend."
"Harry don't be silly, I was simply thinking of the future of my good friend. God knows I would hate to see you staying single for the rest of your life!" Harry thanked her for her concern but she assured her that either he was going to die at an early age, or he would have to beat off potential brides away with a yardstick. "The veela aura is sometimes seen as a curse rather than a blessing sometimes."
"That means you will not be spending so much time talk together? Since you have no interest in a relationship." Harry corrected the third year. "We do have a relationship, she is my best friend and I am her friend too. We can still talk to each other, even help each other when we have a problem, after all of friends help each other? Right?" Hermione told the student that was true. By far she knew of no one that loved to read as much as she did, so she always had a friend to do research with. "It also helps to scare the wrong kind of people."
"You have got to be kidding me, what possible thing could the two of you be reading that is so interesting?" They both looked at Rin like he was saying something stupid. "Our schoolwork for one thing, I don't know about you but I am trying to get the best I can from my education. This could save my live or the lives of my family someday." Hermione agreed with what Harry told him, "We sure as hell did not come to this school to be part of the Neville Longbottom Fan Club like you, Ronald."
Neville was very offended by their words, according to himself, the best any student could do was to fall on their knees and worship the groudnhe walked on because he was the boy who lived, a living hero that defeated the dark lord who inspiredsuch fear no one dare say his name. Harry was pretty sick and tired of the whole he who must not be named nonsense. "His name is Thomas Marvalov Riddle, or Voldemort which ever you prefer, either way I could care less what he calls himself. As long as he makes trouble, an auror will eventually capture him and send him to Azkaban so he enjoys a wonderful romantic moment with a dementor."
"Do we have to even explain that? It is in our first year defense against the dark arts textbook. A kiss from a dementor is what they use to eat the soul of the person they kissed. Come on people, read your textbooks sometimes, you might actually learn something!?" Hermione was very disappointed how little her fellow students paid attention to their responsiblities as a student in Hogwarts. Did they simply not realize that once the time is gone and wasted it could not be recovered by normal means, there as a magical item that would allow travel to the past, but they very hard to obtain permission to use it."
"Anyways we have to prepare for our first transfiguration class, so please keep it down." Neville told them that they should use the school library lime any other hpgeek, nerd or bookworm. "I will remember that when we get to our final exams, and you will beg to see our notes. And I will not lend them to you." Neville said that he would not use the notes written by a blood traitor like a worthless Potter.