The world was growing ever darker around them. People knew that the dark lord had returned both by the way the world seemed to darken, the sun shined less bright, the clouds hung lower, casting ominous shadows, the building even seemed to loom in. Hogwarts was thought a safe haven, a place for children to hide from the terror raining outside, a place of learning and growing. But Potions class was where the school really woke up. While everyone struggled, Harry excelled due to his raggedy old text book. When he'd first gotten it he cursed his horrible luck until finally admitting defeat and began using the hand written instructions instead of the text. It led to good things for Harry, just as Dumbledore had wanted.