Chapter 13

As Jack caught up to Harry they already had gone a quarter of the way.

"Hey! Harry, wait a minute. I want to ask you something."

"Hm?"

"This Voldemort guy how bad is he really?" Harry sighed.

"Pretty bad. He had started the magic war. He had killed and tortured a lot people innocent or not. He had killed children too. Without mercy, without regret."

"He must have had a really fucked up childhood then." Said Jack. Harry looked at him as if he'd gone mad.

"Why would you think such a thing? I mean how do you come to such an idea?"

"I don't know it's just that people are mostly bad when the grow up without love, or hope, or dreams, without joy and wonder. They don't have memories of love to learn from. They just know bitterness and hate, so that's that what they give the world. And by the stories I heard about this Voldemort he must have a really pissed up childhood. I kind of pity him."

Harry was pretty much shocked about what Jack said. He thought about it a bit and then said.

"You are probably right. But I had a pretty pissed off childhood too and I'm not a psychopath."

"Maybe you had a not so wonderful childhood by your cousin, but you did learn what love is, especially when you came to Hogwarts. You have friends. You have kind of found a family in them. Didn't you?"

"Yeah your right my friends are really my family and that a really good one. And you know what?"

"No, what?"

"You are part of this family too." Said Harry with a smile on his lips.

Jack was one moment in shock but then a wide grin appeared on his lips. Jack did indeed see them as a family. He didn't know them more than two days but he could already feel a strong bond with his new friends. A bond as strong as the one he had with the other guardians, his other family.

"I'm really glad you say that. I hope you don't think I'm crazy when I say you that I don't know why but I feel as if I am bond to you guys. Something even thicker than blood."

They had almost forgotten why they were walking the corridors at all. That was until they reached professor McGonagall's door. The exchanged a last worried look before Harry knocked on the door. As a voice called 'Enter' Harry opened the door and stepped into the room followed by Jack.

Jack had known he would most possibly sooner or later end up in this office but he didn't think it would be at his first day. Oh, how North and Tooth would be angry at him.

"Potter, Frost, what do you do here. You should be in the class right now" exclaimed professor McGonagall. Instead of answering Harry just gave her the letter that Umbridge had wrote.

She read the letter with a mask on her face. As she ended she raised her look at the boys who quickly looked at the floor awaiting a speech about their behaviour.

"Potter is it true that you spoke up without the professor's permission?"

"Yes, ma-am."

"And is it true that you said that He-who-must-not-be-named has come back.

"Yes."

"So it's true that you both jelled at the professor?" She asked while raising her eyebrow at the two boys.

"Yes, ma-am." Said the two of them in unison.

"You had shown inappropriate behaviour in professor Umbridge class and criticised her teachings?"

"Yes, ma-am." Came the same answer from both boys.

"Potter! Frost! Take a cookie." She said offering them a jar full of cookies. Jack took one without hesitation. He had developed a real addiction too cookies while staying at North's, the cookies were just delicious, and this were almost as good. Harry had taken one with hesitation, not sure if this could just be a joke.

Jack decided that he liked Professor McGonagall. And definitely hated Umbridge.

Later that day while they were returning from the dinner, Harry and Jack were telling Hermione, Ron, Neville, the twins, and Ginny what happened after they left the classroom and for the two last what had happened on the DADA. Neville and Ron had filled some of the holes the boys forgot.

"I can't believe you really bowed to her, Jack." Said Ron. Fred and George were just as surprised.

When they came to the Gryffindor dorms the twins dragged Jack with them in a dark corner, much to Hermione's uneasiness. She didn't want Jack being dragged into some of the twin's plans. She was kind of blind for the possibility that Jack himself was a prince, if not king, of mischief.

But it wasn't only Hermione that started to fall for the white haired teen. A lot of girls turned around and stared as Jack walked by. Much to the jealousy of the other boys. And Jack? He didn't even acknowledge it.

Ginny had said to Hermione that if she didn't have a boyfriend at the time she would definitely ask Jack out. A lot of the girls planned so but none of them rally go for it. Jack seemed kind of isolated from the most of the students. He did joke around with everyone but it wasn't really the same he was when he was with his friends.