Hello all, here is my latest chapter. Not sure how to describe it, but I hope you will enjoy and as always constructive criticisms and complements are very gratefully appreciated. I'm a bit worried that this one drags on a bit, but I'll let you decide. Oh and in chapter ten I accidentally wrote that Vampires were rare, I actually meant that Vampire attacks were rare. I'll fix that.

xHx: Thanks for getting that memory charm thing. I was worried that not everyone would that I may not have been clear enough about it. But I guess I didn't do as bad as I thought. Sorry I haven't had more time to say hi on the Katie Leung boards on IMDB. But I've been crazy busy. :( And yes, Merritta is quite the racist. Gotta have someone in the fic that you love to hate. And there's no one I hate more. ;)

Summet: Thanks again for the high praise. I'm glad you like the story. I'm going to have a hard time ending this by February; I hope I can have it done by then!

Harrison Potter: Marietta's pretty quick on the draw with those memory charms, and making people remember things in a certain emotion. Her gang is actually going to be bigger than just Danielle and Pansy, but these are the ringleaders of the click.

Chapter 11: The Thirty Consequences of a Bad Intention

After a while, Harry regained his wits, and strength. He didn't know what had happened to him between his carriage and the one upon whose floor, he now sat, but he remembered where he was on his way to. Harry pulled himself up and proceeded towards the prefect's carriage at the front of the train. He had hoped that he wouldn't need to burst in on all the prefects in doing what he was about to do, but he would if necessary. But as luck would have it he would not have to, as he saw Draco Malfoy, flanked by his friends Crab, and Golye, walking towards him from the opposite end of the hall of the carriage. There was only one other student besides Draco, his mates and Harry in the hall. Harry pulled out his wand as he approached the trio. The three of them all caught site of Harry at once. Draco's face became twisted with rage.

"Hey Potter…" Draco started, but was cut off as Harry pointed his wand at the three of them.

"Stupefy! Expelliarmus! Stupefy!" Harry yelled as Crab and Golye fell to the floor with two loud thuds, and Draco's wand ripped from his robes, and fell to the ground. "Accio wand" Harry continued as Draco's wand flew into his other hand. Harry approached a shocked Draco and held both wands to his head. The other occupant of the train stumbled over Crabs unconscious body to get out of the carriage, and away from the chaos. "Now Draco, You and I are going to have a little talk that we should have had long ago. Every year we've attended school, I've had to constantly deal with constant harassments by you three, from the train ride to school to the train ride back. Now I know this year that you're going to feel more motivated to do it than ever because I put your fathers in jail, but rest assured if I get any flack from you three, I will make you all pay! Now…I don't want to start any trouble, I want to have a nice school year for a change. You should want that for yourself too. So I'll make a deal. You three stay out of my way, and…I'll stay out of yours. What I mean by that is no taunts off the Quidditch Pitch, no buttons that say anything like Potter Stinks, and no harassing me in general. Because Prefect or not! I'm really stressed out right now, and I may not be responsible for my own actions. Do you understand me?" Harry said with as much calm as he could muster.

"You look here Potter…if you think you're going to tell me what to do, think again! I'm not afraid of you, and if you attack students without provocation you'll be suspended, or even expelled! And as you pointed out I am a prefect, and you're going to be reported for this!" Draco said defiantly, but sweating from having two wands pointed at his head.

"Trust me Draco; I think you'll find a lot of people very unsympathetic to the sons of Death Eaters." I think you're going to be surprised where some of my support comes from this year, and at how little support you will have. And that's exactly the situation you're facing, the son of a Death Eater, against, The boy who lived. Now I did this so that I have your undivided attention." Harry said pointed at an unconscious Crab, and Golye. "I meant what I said. I don't want any trouble from you this year. If you leave me alone, I'll leave you alone. I'm not looking for a fight, and I'm not looking to hurt anyone. But I swear, if you push me, I'm going to push back." Harry said. "Now, I'm going to deny any of this ever took place. And I'm going to pretend that you and I never met. I suggest that you do the same. Do you understand?" Harry finished.

Draco gave Harry a dirty look, but took a minute to take in what he had said. "You may be big man on campus now Potter, but I remember last year when you didn't have such a fan base. I'll get even with you in time. And I'll catch you in the act sooner or later, with more witnesses. Sooner or later you're going to screw-up and, Boy Who Lived or not, I'll remember this moment. I'll let you go for now, but only because I want my father to see you get expelled from this school. And he will be out again soon Potter.

"Ha! Your father is a Death Eater, and soon he'll be in Azkaban with the rest of Voldermort's lackeys. Just as soon as…" Harry was cut off by Draco.

"My father was under the imperious curse. He was arrested after Dumbledore filled the Minister of Magic with lies. There are hoards of people clamoring for my father to be released. They all are well aware of my father's most charitable contributions to noble and popular causes in the wizarding world. He and I have a lot of support still left in the right places." Draco looked Potter over. "Boy Who Lived." He said with a sneer. "You know I'm going to dance on your grave after the Dark Lord gets done with you! Has your scar been hurting?" Harry enraged pressed the two wands harder against Malfoy's profusely sweating head.

"You're very confident for someone with two wands pointed at their head Malfoy. I know your also working for the Dark Lord too. Like father like…"

"What's going on here?" An angry looking dark haired, dark skinned boy shouted, wand held at the ready, in his hand. It was Ernie Mac Millan, a sixth year Hufflepuff. Harry noticed the boy who had been in the hall earlier was with him.

"Oh…nothing. Malfoy and I were just having a little chat." Harry said indifferently.

"Really? That's not what I hear Potter. Chapman here tells me you came in and attacked Draco, and his friends here." He said pointing to Crab and Golye, who were just getting up from there stupor.

"Well…uh, why are you concerned?" Harry asked trying to think of a way out of the spot he was in.

"I'm the sixth year prefect for Hufflepuff. And you're in a lot of trouble Potter." He said with a stone face.

"Since you know me, and you seem know Draco, then you must know that his father, as well as Crab, and Golye's, are all Death Eaters! Draco and his wankers are also likely working for the Dark Lord." Harry said in a serious tone. I'm just giving them a warning to keep out of mischief." Harry finished. Mac Millan didn't look impressed.

"Look Potter, this is the United Kingdom, and here a person is innocent until proven guilty, and we don't have guilt by association. Now take your wands away from Malfoy's head. I'm going to take thirty points from your house for this, and I'm very disappointed in you, someone with such a prestigious reputation. I hope that you will learn from this that you can't just go around starting trouble when it pleases you." He said with a grim face.

"Oh come on, Malfoy harasses me every year on this trip. I was just giving him a taste of his own medicine. Why don't you give me a break Mac Millan?" Harry complained.

"If, I had seen Malfoy harass you, I would be taking points from his house. Look Potter, I am giving you a break. I could recommend detention, but seeing as how you acted with such courage at the Ministry last year, well, I think Malfoy and I can over look this." Mac Millan said.

"Speak for yourself Mac Millan, now that I know I have witnesses, I'm going to have potter expelled." Draco said with a wide smile across his face.

"Don't be silly Malfoy, who's going to expel The Harry Potter? Look he acted a bit rash, but considering that he saved the entire wizarding world, I think we can drop this here with an apology. Harry it would be best if you apologized to Malfoy, and his mates, so we can all put this behind us." Mac Millan said in an authoritive tone. Harry hesitated, he had just lost his house thirty points, and now he had to apologize to Malfoy? His rash judgment had cost him. Harry only wanted to get Malfoy to lay off him for the year, but he had gone about it the wrong way. Malfoy leered at him.

"That's right Potter, beg my forgiveness so we can all put this behind us. And you can grovel on you're…"

"There's no need for that Malfoy! A simple I'm sorry, and it will not happen again will suffice." Mac Millan shot at Malfoy. Malfoy gave Mac Millan a dirty look, but said nothing. Harry looked at Malfoy and his friends and gave a begrudging apology to them, as they smirked at his capitulation. "Oh and Potter…give Malfoy back his wand." Mac Millan said. Harry begrudgingly handed back the wand to Malfoy as Malfoy sneered at him.

"Look guys I need to talk to Potter alone if you don't mind. Come on Potter we need to talk." Mac Millan said, and they moved to the hall of the next carriage. When Mac Millan saw that their was no one else left in the hall, he again spoke. "Look Potter, I know there is a lot of bad blood between you and Malfoy, but whatever he says to you, just ignore him, his father is in jail, and he's going through a tough time right now. Now I know that he's going to taunt you this year, like he does every year, if that happens you can come to me and I'll take care of it, but you can't go around picking fights, just because you feel like it. Do you understand me?" Mac Millan asked.

Harry looked at him appreciatively, and nodded. "Yea, I…thanks Mac Millan. I just thought I'd make it clear to him that I don't want any trouble this year. I just want to have a good year." Harry said.

"Well Harry, I don't think that blasting people with wands is any way of conveying to them that you don't want trouble." Mac Millan finished.

Harry smiled. "Yea, I guess your right. Sorry."

"Just take it easy Potter. You'll have a good school year yet." Mac Millan said. The two of them shook hands and went there separate ways.

Harry headed back to his carriage in the back of the train. "How stupid!" he chastised himself. A brief moment of satisfaction had cost Gryffindor thirty points and the train was not even to school yet. Harry solemnly vowed to himself not to act so rash again. Ernie Mac Millan was right. It was he who went looking for a fight. He couldn't make the excuse of Malfoy giving him a hard time because; Harry hadn't given him a chance to. Furthermore Mac Millan was also right about just ignoring Malfoy and his friends, as clearly Harry was in a better position socially than any of them. The children of Death Eaters were not going to be to popular this year. Harry knew he should have realized that Malfoy and his mates were going to have too many of their own problems to deal with him this year. No…this time Harry had been in the wrong, he thought to himself. "I had sought out Malfoy with every intention of causing a row. Of coarse Harry wouldn't have hurt him anymore than giving him a minor jinx, like a slug curse, but still he shouldn't have gone looking for trouble. "Why did I do that?" He asked himself as he continued to walk through the carriages. "Because he's been at me since I first started school. Because his father is a Death Eater. Because he's also probably working for Voldermort, and will probably act as a spy for him while he's at Hogwarts. But Ernie Mac Millan was right. Harry had no proof of their intentions, and with out proof nothing else mattered.

Harry entered the carriage to find a very impatient Ron and Hermione waiting with Neville, Ginny, and Gloria.

"Where have you been?" Hermione shouted. "We've been waiting here for an hour. Were prefects, and we have duties to attend to you know. But you asked us to wait, and we have. I didn't know you were going to be so long." she finished. Harry put his head down, and avoided their gaze.

"I uh…Well I met with Malfoy and his gang…and lost thirty points for Gryffindor, sorry." Harry said ashamed. Ron was furious and started.

"What that arse! He can't just go around taking points from people because it pleases him. I'll complain to Dumbledore. Malfoy will be sorry he ever…"

"Uh actually Ron, it was Ernie Mac Millan that took the points from me, and I…it was actually my fault. I went looking for Malfoy, zapped Crab and Golye with stupefy, took Malfoy's wand from him, and threatened him. Harry stated even more ashamed. Hermione put her hands over her mouth.

"But why Harry!" she asked. Harry looked at Hermione with a grim face.

"I…just wanted him to leave me alone this year. I just wanted him to back off me for once. I wasn't really going to hurt him; I just wanted to make it clear that I wasn't going to put up with his crap this year. Anyway someone saw me attack them and told Mac Millan. He caught me in the act of threatening Malfoy, so he took ten points off for that, and ten for zapping Crab and Golye with stupefy. Look, I really am sorry guys, I was a dick. I went looking for trouble, and it cost Gryffindor thirty points. I promise it will not happen again, and I'll get the points back." Harry finished feeling really bummed out. Everyone was silent for a moment as they took in what Harry was telling them. It was Gloria Kingston that suddenly broke the silence with a thundering condemnation of Harry.

"You should be ashamed of yourself Harry Potter! Attacking poor Malfoy, and his friends like that. And after his fathers been falsely imprisoned for being a Death Eater. We Slytherins may not usually associate with anyone other than the people in our house, but at least we don't go around blasting our wands at people whenever it pleases us. You know I actually do associate with Muggle borne people, and try to convince my fellow House mates that your not all that bad, but then someone like you comes along, and starts making all muggle-bornes look bad in their eyes." Gloria said in a fit of rage.

"Look, I said I'm sorry. It was a mistake, and I won't go looking for trouble again. But Malfoy's dad is a Death Eater, and I think Malfoy is a spy for You-Know-Who as well. Malfoy's dad only contributed to all those charities to make himself look good. If he gets let out by claiming the imperious curse again, then it will be a great miscarriage of justice." Harry complained. Gloria just gave Harry a "Humph!" and a dirty look, and then turned away to ignore him. Hermione was also displeased.

"Harry, I'm very disappointed in you. You should have a little more sympathy for Malfoy with his Dad being in jail. I don't like him much either, but there's no excuse to just pull wands on him. But I'm glad you learned your lesson, although I'm sorry it cost our house thirty points." Hermione lectured him.

"Well we have to go to our duties now Harry. Don't worry; we'll have some fun with Malfoy and his lot with the goodies that Fred and George gave us. Ron smiled.

"Ron! Don't encourage in bad behavior. You're a prefect for crying out loud. You're supposed to be an example to others. And we don't need any more points taken off." Hermione said. Sudden she felt the train start to slow. "Oh, were getting close to Hogwarts. Okay Harry, Neville, Ginny, Gloria; See you all in the great hall. Harry sat down exhausted from the stress of what had happened, and repeated his vow to himself to not look for trouble anymore. He was going to be a lot more civil from now on. And he wasn't going to let Malfoy get to him this year, he thought as the train pulled to a stop.

Authors note: "Don't worry. I'm not trying to make Harry into an ass. I promise. I know it may look like that, but I'm a big HP fan. See you next chapter." :D