Disclaimer: The author doesn't own the HP universe and is getting tired of writing these disclaimers in a creative way but can't risk legal matters so he must. Sad but true.

Harry didn't notice where he was going. He just wanted to get away from the potions classroom. He soon found himself standing in front of Flitwick's office. He had never really been helped by an adult during his stay with the Dursleys but he decided to give it a try. Luckily the charms professor was free at that time and didn't have any class. Harry knocked on the door twice and was asked to come in.

"Hello, Mr Potter. If I am not wrong, shouldn't you be in your potions lesson right now ?" Flitwick asked in his squeaky voice.

"That is why I am here professor. I would like to file an official complain about Professor Snape. He behaved in a completely unprofessional manner today." Harry finished angrily.

"Calm down Mr Potter. First, have a seat and tell me what happened exactly." Harry then proceeded to tell Flitwick all the details of what occurred. By the end, the normally cheerful professor had a frown on his face and those who knew him well would have known that he was close to hexing someone. But for the sake of the child in front of him, he calmed down and said, " Mr Potter, I understand your problem and let me assure you that you are in no fault. I think we should bring this matter to the headmaster."

Snape, after recovering from the initial shock of Harry's departure, immediately went to Dumbledore too. As he gave the gargoyle the password, some muggle candy name, he rapped hard on the office's door and entered when asked to.

"Headmaster I want you to expel Potter. His arrogance is even greater than his father. He strutted inside the class as if he owned it and left it without permission." Snape then told Dumbledore a very inaccurate account of what happened that morning and was shouting by the time he ended.

"Severus please calm down. Let us first have young Harry with us before we decide his punishment." Dumbledore knew this was going to happen. This would have helped portray his grandfatherly image in front of Harry when he would have come to give him some kind words. He had expected Severus to bully Harry but didn't expect Harry to show the backbone to leave the class. 'Severus must have pushed him too far else he couldn't have taken such a step, I have made sure of that' Dumbledore thought and said suddenly when his wards triggered, "I think it is unnecessary to call Harry here since it seems he and professor Flitwick are at the door." And as he said that, a knock was heard and the door opened to reveal the two people.

"Ah professor Flitwick, we were just talking about young Harry. Thank you for dropping him by. I would handle from here." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes. He turned to Harry whose next words completely destroyed his plan for his image, "I rather have him here headmaster. He is my head of house, isn't he? And the Hogwarts charter says that any meeting with you has to be in his presence. Then why would you dismiss him without hearing what he has to say?" Harry was still angry at him for all his sufferings at the Dursleys. He had paid them from his trust vault so he must have known about his treatment there.

"I was thinking the same headmaster. What I want to know is why professor Snape bullied Harry today and then gave him detention for protesting." Flitwick said respectfully though his anger was evident in his voice.

"But Filius, Mr Potter wasn't right in leaving the class. He has to respect his teachers." Dumbledore said but Harry cut him off, "Respect has to be earned headmaster and Snape here hasn't earned any today." And as Harry looked to meet Dumbledore's eyes he met with a strong Leglimency attack. But his initial attack during the feast had kept Harry on his feet and he retaliated with a strong push which resulted in a short shout from Dumbledore and left him with a strong headache that took many days to heal completely.

"Headmaster you just performed Leglimency on a minor which is illegal. What would the public say when they come to know that the head of the judicial system is breaking laws?" Harry said while Flitwick turned to the headmaster and asked in shock and anger, "Is he saying the truth headmaster?" Dumbledore quickly backed down as said with a reassuring smile deciding that currently, Harry was more important than the resident spy, "I was merely trying to know the truth, nothing else. And I understand Harry that you weren't wrong. So I cancel the deduction of the points and the detention. Are you happy now?"

"No headmaster I am not. I refuse to learn from a man who is so unprofessional. I have a lot of gold in my trust vault. I am sure I can afford private tuitions. And also if I were you I would make sure that the teachers don't abuse their powers. I had heard of Professor Snape's bias against other houses but this is just another level of it." Harry said. He decided not to reveal the fact that he knew of his family vault. He had read of Dumbledore's political and magical power and he wanted to make sure that the old wizard didn't get his hands on the money.

"What you ask is too much Harry. Professor Snape is our potions master and you can't simply deny him his right of teaching." Dumbledore said as if the matter was closed but Harry was far from finished, "Then headmaster, please accept my withdrawal from the school. I will not tolerate such a man who refuses professionalism. There are other schools. I can go there" Dumbledore was now scared. The boy-who-lived leaving Hogwarts would result in various political problems for him and he needed to keep Harry within his influence to guide him to his destiny. He then said tiredly, "Okay Mr Potter you win. You can arrange for your tutors as you want."

"Headmaster, you can't possibly give in to him. He is just using his fame to get what he wants. See reason." Snape shouted but Dumbledore shot him a hard look which completely shut him up. There was a reason that the dark lord was said to fear Dumbledore.

Harry and Flitwick just nodded and left to their own ways but not before Harry thanking Flitwick profusely for his help. It had been the first time any adult had stood up for him.

Even as he was leaving, Harry knew who he would contact to get the tutors. He went to the common room and entered his dorm, picking some spare parchment on the way and started to write his letter.

Houndclaw was quite surprised to see the beautiful snowy owl with a letter for him and as he read it the surprised feeling only grew. The tutors could be arranged easily and the young Potter heir would have no problems affording the best ones in the business. He then thought about the current state of Hogwarts. No defence teacher had lasted more than a year for many years. A few extra skills in the tutor would hurt no one. He started writing the letter to the best candidate for the position, someone who would have no problem dealing with the likes of Albus Dumbledore. A meeting with Mr Potter wouldn't hurt too so he decided to start his plans early.

Harry, after writing the letter, met up with his classmates who had no choice but to leave after the professor himself had left the class. He was met with a look of disbelief from Hermione and an awed look from Neville while his two Slytherin friends had decided to stay in their common room.

As soon as Hermione saw him she opened her mouth for a rant but was cut off by him, "I know Hermione. It was wrong to leave the class like that but you have to admit it is even worse to treat a student like that."

"But Harry it is wrong to shout at elders," Hermione who had always been taught to respect the authorities said.

"Hermione, you got to learn that the elders are not right all the time. Just look at Snape. He was at fault today even Flitwick agreed to that." Harry said as gently as he could. This habit of hers would take time change. Hermione who had no answer to that stayed quiet and pondered on his statement.

A few hours later they went to their next lesson, History of Magic which was uninteresting, to say the least. Within five minutes of the lesson's beginning, almost all heads were down and even some snores could be heard. Of course, Hermione was taking notes of everything the professor said. Being taught history by a ghost had excited a lot of first years but their excitement shattered the first time they heard the droning voice. It seemed that the couple hours long lesson was a lifetime but as the lesson ended, all the first years scurried out of the classroom.

The dinner was a quiet affair though the food was impeccable. The five friends dined on the Hufflepuff table this time, though none belonged to that house. The friendly badgers were only too happy to accommodate them. They soon made friends with one Susan Bones and Hannah Abbot.

Harry and Hermione went to their common room after that where the knocker seemed to blanched the sight of Harry but asked its question nonetheless.

"What came first, the phoenix or the flame?"

Hermione answered instantly, her muggle nature already acquainted by the chicken version of the riddle, "Its a cycle that neither has a beginning nor an end."

"Aww...Hermione, I wanted to answer that," Harry whined.

"But wouldn't your answer be similar?" Hermione asked with a confused look. Seeing the resulting grin on Harry's face, Hermione decided she didn't want to know. They entered and went to an unoccupied couch. Reading a few books for an hour or so they called it a night.

Harry went to his bed, cast the basic silencing charm to maintain the silence and started working on his mind shields. Two Leglimency attacks in two days weren't acceptable. He decided to add a few unique measures to surprise his attackers and then went to sleep.

The next day Harry met up with Hermione and they both went to the Great Hall for breakfast where only a few people were present, it being rather early. Soon people filtered in and the breakfast was going normally when the doors of the hall opened with a bang. A blonde woman stood there, a few guns on her waist and her wand in her hand. She wore a dark plate-like armor that Harry guessed was dragonhide which he had heard was used to make those. All in all, she looked rather dangerous.

She scanned her eyes around the tables and as her eyes rested on Harry, she walked to him. As she came closer, Harry noticed that she was quite pretty with high cheekbones and stormy grey eyes. She reached to him and said, " Mr Potter if I am not mistaken. I am Enyo Arms, your new potions instructor and trainer."

AN: Thank god for Enss, my beta, without whom this would be filled with errors. It's 14 Jan and I would just like to say- Read and Review and turn to Pg. 394 dunderheads because Snape says so. Rickman rules our hearts in his sarcastic snapey ways. Here's to him.