(Dumbledore's pov)

It's now the 3rd week into the new term and Harry has yet to go after the stone. I don't even think he knows about the stone yet. Why hasn't he at least checked out the forbidden corridor?

Better yet, why hasn't he even used the invisibility cloak I bought him? It was unfortunate that I had to buy the cloak I gave him, but the real cloak went missing several years ago. I still have no idea who took it.

If it hadn't been stolen from me, I would have anonymously gifted the boy with his first, and only family heirloom.

I kept an eye on the young savior, as he continued to hang out with the Slytherin children, and ignore the Weasley boy.

I had been told of Molly's plan to weave in a mild compulsion charm on a jumper she had made for the Potter heir, so I was wondering why it wasn't working. He must be wearing it, as it would be much better than the hand-me-downs that his relatives have been giving him, due to my wards around his home.

I decided that it was time for plan B.

(Ron's pov)

I have been trying to get Harry's attention ever since term started, but he hasn't given me the time of day. It has gotten to the point that I can't even find him in the halls anymore, and if I do spot him outside class and meals, it's when he's surrounded by his unfortunate dorm mates.

Why hasn't mum and Ginny's plans worked? Shouldn't he have ditched the bloody ferret by now?

I had even tried to corner him in as he left the library last week, the first time this term that he has been alone.

(Flashback)

"Hey Harry! Did you want to go to the Great Hall and play some chess? I can teach you how." I smiled as welcoming a smile as I could. I thought that he probably needed a gentle nudge. After all, he must be afraid of all of the threats he's probably been getting from Malfoy and Zabini.

"Can't find your own friends Weasley? Or did Thomas and Finnigan finally decide to ditch you?" He replied. I was slightly shocked at his tone, because I didn't see any Slytherins around.

"Actually, I was looking for you Harry. I want to hang out, with the boy I have been wanting to be friends with."

"Look Weasley. I am not your friend. I will never be your friend. And I will never hang out with you. Now leave me alone!" He glared at me, sounding just like Malfoy.

"Look Harry! I'm just trying to save you! Didn't you know that Malfoys father is a Death Eater? He's probably using his son to get close to you so that when his precious master returns, you would be gone. His master killed your parents! Haven't you heard about You-Know-Who?"

"Be careful of what you say Weasley. There is no reason to be spreading your lies. So go back to your friends, if you even have any, and leave mine alone!" He glared harder, before walking away like he owns the place.

I glared at the Boy-Who-Lived as he turned the corner. Is it too late to bring him back to the Light?

(Flashback end)

I could not believe the things Harry had said. Didn't understand that I was trying to help him escape Slytherin? It's not like he could have wanted to go to the worst house.

Though, if Malfoy somehow got to him before I was able to, he might have made the clueless boy believe that Slytherin was a 'noble' house. I wonder what Malfoy would say if he found out that Harry had been raised by muggles. Being the pureblood egoist that the ferret is, he'd probably drop Harry like something diseased.

I had overheard Dumbledore and McGonagall arguing about it during Christmas break. I don't think either of them knew that I was there.

So, maybe I should bring up Harrys relatives in front on Malfoy, then when the ferret leaves Harry's side, Harry would need a friend to vent to, and I plan to be that friend.

(Harry's pov)

I stalked into the common room, gaining the attention of all of my friends. I walked over to Pansy, Slytherins gossip queen. If you needed dirt on anyone in Hogwarts, go to her.

"Got any dirt on the any Gryffindor, specifically the Weasleys?"

"I have plenty of dirt on Gryffindors Harry. What do you want to know?"

"Anything prank worthy, especially on the Weasels, but I need to do the whole house. If I focus just on the Weasleys, it might come back to me." I replied, she grinned.

"I want a part of this prank. I have it in for that Brown slut."

"We may need to have a few brainstorming sessions before we can pull it off, but we will also need other volunteers. Perhaps the rest or our friends?"

We ended up enlisting Draco, Blaise, Theo, Daphne, Tracey Davis, and Millicent Bulstrode. The guys and I will handle the boys dorms, and the girls would set up the girls.

Eventually we discussed a few good ideas, and we chose some to use this time while the rest were written up, and saved so we could use them later.

It was up to me and Daphne to do recon on Gryffindor Tower. I knew about a special map of Hogwarts from my dad's journal. It is called the Marauders map, and that it could show where everybody is, even if the person is under an invisibility cloak.

However, thanks to the same journal, my dad had explained how to perform a spell that would erase themselves from the map, so I can hide in Gryffindor Tower without anyone knowing. Granted, I don't know who has the map right now, but I know that I don't currently have it. I just know that I don't want to take any chances.

I started off with using my cloak to follow some unsuspecting Second year Gryffindors. I found out that the Gryffindor Common Room was located on the Seventh floor, behind the portrait of the Fat Lady.

I was able to locate all of the bathrooms and dorms on the boys side. I had to stifle the full blown laugh I wanted to release, at the fact that the Gryffindors didn't have any privacy. The room I entered, for the third year boys, had five beds in the room, and the glancing into the bathroom showed me that they don't even have name plates on their shower stalls.

Before leaving the dorm room I was in I used a spell I had read about in the Potter Library, that would reveal the location of a stolen heirloom.

"Heirloom revealing" I whispered as I waved my hand. My eyes widened as I saw the golden glow coming from the trunk that stood in front of the bed closest to the window, which overlooked the Quidditch pitch.

I checked and temporarily removed the wards on the trunk before opening it, keeping an eye on the door, while I quickly removed the map, which wasn't even well hidden, and locked the trunk and replaced all of the wards. I had just stepped away from the trunk when the door to the dorm opened and both Weasley twins entered.

"What invention should we work on now Forge?"

"Let's check my trunk and see what we have set up for today Gred." The second twin grinned as he opened the trunk I had just gotten the map out of. I almost froze as I waited to see if he would notice the missing map.

I mentally sighed when he grabbed a piece of parchment and closed the trunk, not even noticing the slight change in the mess that was his trunk.

I quickly slid out of the room with the redheads and checked the state of all of the other boys dorms, noting that they were all shared dorms with barely private bathrooms. By barely private I meant that they at least had shower stalls.

I waited until a few students left the Common Room, and followed them out of the portrait hole.

It was nearly curfew when I made it back into the more tasteful Slytherin common room. Daphne, Draco, and Blaise were waiting for me.

"So where is it?" Was the first question, asked by Daphne.

"On the Seventh floor, behind the portrait of the Fat Lady. Password is Caput Draconis."

"What kind of password is 'dragon's head'?" Draco asked. I shrugged.

"I'm just glad that I became a Slytherin. After seeing their Common Room and dorms, I would agree with what Draco said on the train. If I had ended up in Gryffindor I would've left."

"That bad?" Blaise asked.

"The interior designer had to have been drunk. Burgundy red walls, red carpet, dark wood furniture and a bright golden fireplace. Almost blinding to look at, though becoming blind would be an improvement. Absolutely tasteless."

"Anything I should know before I go in Harry?"

"Take an anti-nausea potion with you. You will need it. I checked the boys dorms, and I suspect that the girls dorms will be the same. Each dorm is a shared dorm with a shared bathroom. They don't have name plates on their shower stalls."

"Ugh. I would almost feel bad for the Gryffindorks."

"When I say stall I don't mean a full stall. The walls and doors don't reach the whole distance. At best it only hide the chest to upper legs. A tall boy would be able to see over the door and wall, and you'll be able to see below the knees."

"That's even worse!" Daphne exclaimed, looking a little green.

"Yep. Definitely glad I'm a Slytherin." I nodded at Dracos statement. I stood up, deciding to get to work on the potions we would need so that they would be ready.