The next day Harry was annoyed to be awoken by Blaise shaking him telling him that they had to get down to the Great Hall or they would be late for breakfast. Harry was shocked the entire Slytherin first years were all waiting for him, and waited until he was ready for the small group to all leave together.
Breakfast was a rather annoying affair. Everyone was staring and whispering and pointing at Harry. "Just ignore them Harry, to them you're a hero" Blaise whispered.
"A hero eh, for doing what" Draco said to which Ron and Theo were laughing however then Damien looked at Harry with a knowing smile and nodded before resuming eating the toast he had out. "Oh right you are the great conqueror of the Dark Lord."
"Draco... it would be wise... to not remind people of that... Not every Slytherin will love that Harry got rid of the parent's master" Harry was grateful to Damien, seeing as Draco really was careless around his friends. This only raised his suspicions on the boy more though. Snape then came down and handed out everyone's schedules.
"Oh no Transfiguration with Gryffindor's today." Draco gave an annoyed voice. Harry was more annoyed that they also had History of Magic, a worthless subject, and even worse Defense Against the Dark Arts. Everyone in Slytherin had agreed that Quirrell was going to be a joke, His Uncle had assured him that would be the case.
"Theo I need to go get my Transfiguration book and you're the only other one done, come with me please." Damien pretty much strong armed the taller boy away.
"Do they know each other?" Draco asked. "I mean he jumped right to Theo."
"I doubt it. He was raised by muggles." Ron said
"My brother did not know Theodore Nott to my knowledge until yesterday."
Harry was starting to think. He wanted information on Damien, information that he would never get from the boy. However, his brother was very open.
"I don't think he is that stupid Harry." Blaise whispered finishing Harry's thoughts. They all got up and started heading back to their common room and just as there were about to enter the dungeons a very large boy came striding over. Harry noted he had a large pink face. His eyes where small and watery blue, his hair was thick and Blonde. "Freak, how dare you show up here. It's your fault I'm here."
"Do I know you?" Harry was amused, whoever this boy was did not like him. Next thing he knew he was dodging a punch aimed right for his face. "Oi what do you think you're doing" Ron gave the large boy a death glare.
" Go away Mud-Blood your kind is not welcome here." Draco was once again not shutting his mouth either. "Mud-Blood what's that, think you're a wise guy huh." At this point when the larger boy was aiming to hit Draco he instantly froze mid punch.
"Mud-Blood stay away from them." An icy chill ran down Harry's spine. The voice was very cold, and screamed only the foolish would disobey it. Harry was not shocked to see a very angry Verik walking toward them. "Silly boy I promise the next spell will do more then just freeze you." His voice lightened to its usual amount of coldness "Go now the spell will wear of in a second."
They did what they were told. However, it was not long until they saw the boy again. He was there in Transfiguration. Theo and Damien were already sitting down at a table in the back, the last seat in that row was filled by Crabbe. The only seats were right in front of the Mud-Blood which made Harry groan.
"Excuse me boys my class started 5 minutes ago, Don't be late again." Harry, Blasie and Ron took the empty row in front of the bully as Draco got to the seat in between Pansy and Tracy first.
"Oh look the Freak is here to learn his freakish things he infected me with."
"Shut up I don't even know you."
"I know you freak."
"Stop talking in my Class." McGonagall look at them very Sternly. "One point from both Slytherin and Gryffindor and if I hear you speak it again it will be 10."
The rest of the lesson passed by slowly. As soon as the class was over Crabbe walked over to the bully and started talking to him long enough to allow Harry to get out of the class unnoticed. During the History of Magic lesson things went more or less the same. Damien and Theo sat apart from the other Slytherins. Damien was reading the same book he had on the train. Once again the outside was blank and Harry had no clue what it was. Theo was dutifully taking the notes, however no Slytherin or Hufflepuff in the room was aside from him. Most were struggling to even stay awake from the dull doran of the ghosts lecture.
At lunch Draco was not the first to bring up the sketchy behavior of the two boys. It happened to be Ron. "Why did you guys ditch us huh?" Theo rolled his eyes. " We didn't you guys are just slow. Stop gossiping and getting involved with the mud-bloods and we'll slow our pace down."
"You knew that boy would annoy us." Theo laughed here and started taking " Harry he gives you glares non-stop, its all he has done any second he has you in eye shot.
"I don't know who he is?"
"Dudley Dursely was his name, I think." Supplied Damien. Dursley where did he know that name from. "I have to send a letter guys." With that remark Harry dashed off not noticing that Theo and Damien ran right after him.
"Are you an idiot Harry?" Theo asked. "As there is a boy here that can rip you apart and he very much wants to. At least always stay in a group." Damien nodded which meant that Harry was forced to endure the silence the rest of the long trip to the Owerly.
"So you guys friends?" Harry tried to get them to talk while we has writing a quick letter to Sirius. He had a feeling that the name 'Dursley' had been mentioned a few times in his childhood. He just could not remember where.
He did not get an answer though. The two boys pretty much repeated their answer in the lunchroom. Harry continued to pry at an answer from them but the best he got was ' we have known each other for a day, you don't make friends in a day.'
Heading back down to the lunchroom for the last bit of lunch he figured it was the best answer he was going to get.
************* A few days later****************
Harry avoided Dudley like the plague. The boy seemed to love the control he had over the just as annoying Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan. He also had Crabbe and Goyle faking a love for him under the orders of Draco. The two hated dealing with the Mud-blood however they felt Harry's safety was a priority.
There was the rather rocky relationship between Theo and Damien as well. The two after the first day never really talked except in classes and in the dorm. Damien took to hanging onto Blasie whenever his brother was around, which Harry found annoying as Damien's brother was super over protective and all he did was be around him. Blasie in one of the rare moments they got alone informed him that as most of the first years had Death Eater parents, or light parents his brother only wanted him around Neutral families. Which was only Blaise, Tracy and to a degree Harry. As Tracy did not like the smaller boy Blaise and Harry never got much alone time to start uncovering Dumbledore's plans. The boy literally just sat around and read all the time however Harry was not a fool. He heard everything and knew everything that happened. Having a conversation with him around that was anything less than one-hundred percent public information was foolish with him being an unknown entity.
So it was on there lovely Friday, the only other class with the Gryffindor's, a double potions that Harry got three letters: From Coral, Sirius, and his Uncle respectively. He figured what his uncle's would say so he opened that one first.
Harry,
As you only have my class today, and I do not have an classes after lunch today either I thought we should meet up for tea and discuss your first week, and anything else we might need to talk about. Just do what you usually do and you'll be fine.
PROFFESSOR SNAPE
Harry laughed a bit at how obvious this was. He took the letter into his pocket and then began reading Sirius's
.
Harry,
Hope your first week is going well. I don't know enough about that boy to help. I really hope everything is going well and you are not getting into trouble yet. Aside from the little issues that you mentioned just do what you think is wanted and act the part you need to. Snape will help you, trust him, he will never betray you.
Padfoot
He finally proceeded to read the letter written by his Aunt.
Harry,
I hope your first week has been going well. Sirius told me about a issue with a Dudley. Dudley from what I have been able to discover is the child of you Mother's muggle sister. It took a lot of digging into the records at the Ministry to find it, but I knew I had seen the name when I researched your family tree before. He might blame you for becoming like this. Id suggest just staying away from him and focus on schooling and behaving. I wish you well and hope everything goes well from here on out. Make sure to see Serv today. He'll never admit it but he would be upset if you turned down his offer.
Coral
Harry was not shocked. Coral was a talented potion maker at the ministry and was the one who discovered Dumbledore's cover-up that could have prevented him and Blasie from finding out they were cousins. He slipped the letters into Blaise's bag and distracted the group while he went into the common room and burned the letters like they planned.
Harry got the thrill of his life when Dudley made himself an utter fool for not knowing anything about Bezoars and Ron impressed Snape with his understanding that monkshood and wolfsbane where the same thing that also was called aconite. The best part was when Dudley and Neville messed up there potion so bad that they were covered in boils and had to have Seamus and Dean escort them to the hospital wing.
********* Halloween ************
The first month of Hogwarts was crazy. After talking to his uncle Harry was convinced that two things were going on. Dumbledore was going to plant something past the guards on the third floor to test Harry, and Quirrell wanted that object. Both agreed that doing what Dumbledore wanted was best for now.
Dudley also had spent every second trying to make Harry's life hell. First trying to get him to have a fist fight, then stealing Neville's remembrall which harry had gotten back, and due to his ability at getting it back earned him the Seeker spot on the Slytherin quidditch team.
This annoyed the Mud-blood so bad he had the nerve to challenge Harry to a wizard's duel. He never showed up when Harry went with Blasie, Damien, and Draco and the group almost got caught by Fitch. They found themselves stuck in the forbidden corridor and meet a three headed dog, standing on a trap door.
Some good things had happened though. After a few weeks Verik began to allow his brother to actually choose his own friends, kind of, and for the most par went back to hanging out in the library with Theo where the two were always absorbed in books, however the two did hang out with the group sometimes.
Ron was also not annoying everyone every second and Draco finally stopped stating idiot things all the time. For the most part Hogwarts was exactly as Harry had expected it to be. Spending most of his time with Draco, Blaise and to appease Dumbledore Ron, despite this Harry had actually grown to like the boy who was getting to act more prim and proper every day. He even referred to Dudley as 'that mud-blood' now.
However, today was Halloween and Harry was very excited for the feast. However, Ron was very rude to Hermoine who had taken up to crying so when a Troll came in to the school Damien suggested going to warn her pulling Harry away from the rest of the group. The two managed to save her, Harry reminding her she now owed him, which to his disdain she re payed by not ratting him out for just looking for the troll however Damien once again proved his people skills and managed to become Granger's only friend.
As we got into bed he questioned Damien about his motives and he was shocked by his answer ' One cannot have too many friends that know much. Especially if you are seeking what Dumbledore hid for Nicholas Flamel." With a smile the boy laid down and Harry in that moment felt that once again Damien was fifteen steps ahead of him at a game meant for him and Dumbledore only.