Hey everyone and welcome back.
This chapter has Harry taking Dumbles to court and then making a few more waves at school.
Also, I will say this once more and then I am ignoring anyone who complains. Harry has the body of an 11-year-old, but his mind is beyond that and other factors are in play. So, yes, he played with and sexually teased Sinistra and knew what he was doing, there is a reason for it, but I'm not revealing it until much later.
With that said and done, let's get this show on the road.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anything else that may appear in this fic.
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CHAPTER 4: THINGS TO DO
WIZENGAMOT
The Wizengamot, Britain's magical government and primary court, was in session today and it involved none other than Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter of all people.
Said government was only assembled in full for dire events or because high level cases were called that required the gathered body politic to vote and discuss what happened or deliver a ruling on the accused.
Of it's 328 total voting seats, 178 were various elected officials and representatives counting the Minister of Magic and Chief Warlock.
Another 100 were various Houses that had seats within the Wizengamot to give motions, vote, and carry out other political moves for the "good" of the magical people. It ranged from the Noble houses, which had been around for at least 500 years, and could be traced back that far, to the Ancient Houses that dated back around 2,000 years, which were a high rarity nowadays.
There was a time that there were sections of Houses that were classified as Most Ancient and could be traced back 4,000 years. There were even Most Ancient and Noble Houses at one point that they predated the split between Israel and Judah, some were rumored to have existed before King David and Solomon.
However, the last confirmed of those had been wiped out by Voldemort in the last war, though that didn't stop a few whispers that House Potter was one such house.
Back to the current matter, the last 50 seats were those who had been awarded/rewarded for various services, acts, deeds, and more to get them recognized, Order of Merlin winners were among these.
Normally, The Chief Warlock acted as the overall judge for various cases that reached a certain level of importance or need while lesser justices and judges handled the lower level matters such as petty crimes and the like.
If the Chief Warlock was not available, one of three voted in backups took the position temporarily to give a ruling and preside over the cases in question.
Times of war were exceptions to this as the DMLE could send a person to prison without trial and due process and thus not have a record of it happening. However, once the war was over the people in prison were to be tried and investigated and then compensated if it was found that they were innocent.
Today, one of the backups would be presiding over the high level case of Hadrian Potter suing Albus Dumbledore for a quite extensive list of things and items ranging from the mundane to the highly illegal.
Of course, as he was the defendant in this case, Dumbledore couldn't stay as Chief Warlock and, depending on the outcome of the trial, would retake his position afterwards.
Given that the majority of people that would be the jury/deciders for this trial were all light sided and eager Dumbledore people and supporters, many that knew what this trial was about were already believing nothing would happen to Dumbledore and he'd be back at his station within an hour.
"This meeting will come to order!" An older woman, meaning she was old enough to look older than McGonagall, called making the various chatterings and talks stop. "We will now begin the case of Hadrian Artorius Potter vs Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Chief Interim Witch Larissa Action presiding." She called making many murmur as the two entered from different doors, Albus showing the perfect grandfather image while Harry had the perfect Pureblood look as he walked in expensive robes and held his head high and walked with confidence in his steps.
"Lady Bones, please read out the accusations against Mr. Dumbledore." Chief Action ordered as a red haired woman that was around the age of Sinistra if not just a few years older stepped forward.
"Yes, ma'am, the accusations are as follows. Attempted line theft, theft of property belonging to house Potter, illegal suppression of a will, illegal erecting of blood wards, negligence, kidnapping, theft of money, willfully ignoring and violating a signed will, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal mind tampering, unprofessional conduct with a student of Hogwarts, unlawful incarceration of a Lord of an Ancient and Noble House, willfully leaking information to the dark lord that made him target both the Potters and Longbottoms..." Madam Bones continued making them all look on in shock while Augusta Longbottom was glaring hatefully at Dumbledore at the moment.
"I am well aware that many of these are punishable offenses that I could not technically sue for, but I wanted to get them listed to draw adequate attention to all of the things Dumbledore has been up to without many realizing it." Harry spoke after Madam Bones finished listing.
"Now, Chief Witch, this is all wild fantasy and there is no proof of this, I do not know why Mr. Potter is-" Dumbledore started only to be cut off by Harry.
"Objection! Chief Witch I wish to add conduct unbecoming of a supposed esteemed member of this court as he is attempting to get the case dismissed before any evidence is presented, clearly a sign of corruption and manipulation on his part." Harry stated making many murmur while Dumbledore sputtered. "Further, ma'am, he's either blind, disrespectful, or stupid to not address me by my proper title of Lord." Harry added as he held up his hand showing the Potter Family's Lord ring making many murmur and look on in surprise while Dumbledore's eyes widened in shock and horror.
"Further, ma'am, we can add to the charges with the proof that for the last decade he has unlawfully been using the Potter, Peverell, and Black Family votes without my consent as I was the heir to those three families up until a 4 years ago and then was lord of the Potter and Peverell Families and still heir to the Black Family as the current Lord, Sirius Black, is unlawfully sitting in Azkaban." Harry continued as the Peverell Lord's ring came to his hand as well as the Black Heir ring making Dumbledore pale further in horror and shock as many began whispering and murmuring again.
"Lord Potter, Sirius Black was a Death Eater that betrayed your parents." One lord Cygnus Greengrass spoke making Harry look at him.
"That is false, sir. I have my parents' last will and testament stating that Sirius Black was never the Secret Keeper and it was in fact Peter Pettigrew who was. Further, the will is witnessed and signed by the defendant himself!" Harry spoke making many gasp and look at Dumbledore in shock and horror.
"That is a lie, Mr. Potter! There is no way you could have the will!" Dumbledore stated harshly making a few frown at him not respecting the boy's title since no one could wear the Lord's ring unless they were indeed the lord of the house.
"Oh? how can you be so sure that I don't?" Harry asked calmly.
"Because I sealed-" Dumbledore started only to stop himself as everyone was looking at him in shock.
"You sealed my parents' will, was that what you were going to say Dumbledore? Funny, to think that you'd be stupid enough to believe that my parents wouldn't have copies of the will in their vault and the Potter Ancestral home." Harry commented making Dumbledore pale further.
Harry then pulled a parchment out, "In this will, it states that Peter Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper and never Sirius Black and it goes on to state that Dumbledore was to be given no authority in where to place me in the event that my parents died and Sirius was unable to care for me. It also states that under no circumstances whatsoever was I to be placed with my mother's sister and her family as they despised magicals and knew my life would be terrible there, but that is EXACTLY where Dumbledore placed me the night of my parents dying! He had no right to take me away from Sirius Black, who then went after Pettigrew to capture him and prove his innocence and as such he kidnapped me from my rightful caregiver who also happened to be my godfather! This shows that he has violated the will that he signed as a witness to on no less than 4 separate accounts and then used his position as Chief Warlock to seal the will and ensure no one could use it or prove what he had done!" Harry continued as he passed the document to Madam Bones, who waved her wand over it several times and had two others do it as well.
"It is real, ma'am." Madam Bones stated causing an uproar in the court before Chief Action blasted her wand into the air to silence everyone.
"Lord Potter, in light of this travesty you've shown, I am willing to let you present all your evidence in this matter, post haste without interruption." Chief Action spoke as she glared at Dumbledore in disgust for what he had done.
"Thank you, Chief Witch." Harry stated before looking to the door and it opened before Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange were brought in, shocking them all. "My godfather Sirius Black was denied a trial when he was arrested, Dumbledore and Barty Crouch Sr. threw him in Azkaban without trial, due process, and without proper etiquette being conducted on the Lord of a Most Ancient and Noble House they then further violated proper procedure by never interrogating or trying him following the end of the war!" Harry stated before producing another document. "I have here the last will and testament of Arcturus Nigellus Black!" Harry announced making many mutter while the two blacks looked at him.
"It says clearly that in the event of his death, which happened 3 weeks before my parents were killed, Sirius Orion Black is to be made Lord of House Black and should he die it is to be placed in holding until I am of age to take it. It also goes on to state that the marriage contract between Bellatrix Black and Rodolphus Lestrange is null and void due to him discovering that her mother used enchantments and potions to make her agree to the marriage and force her to join the Dark Lord's forces." Harry revealed shocking everyone as smoky bindings appeared around Bellatrix before they shattered making her scream as her mind was assaulted before she collapsed to the floor still in normal bindings.
Harry looked at her in pity before he spoke again, "The will also states that Dumbledore nor anyone else not of Black Blood was not to be allowed to use House Black's votes in the Wizengamot under any circumstances." Harry added as a few Aurors were checking on Bellatrix.
He then reached into his pocket and waved his wand making a cage enlarge and show a rat unconscious inside it. "And here is Pettigrew!" Harry declared as he dumped the rat out and flicked his wand making it turn into a rather fat balding man before Harry bound him.
"Aurors!" Chief Action called making three Aurors move and secure him.
"There is still more, Chief Witch." Harry declared before he produced a stack of documents. "These are documents showing that Albus Dumbledore not only was stealing funds from my family vaults, but he had stolen several Potter Family artifacts and kept them in his possession, the total amount of money over the years before his access was cut off comes to over 200,000 Galleons!" Harry informed making many gawk at him in shock while glaring at Dumbledore, who seemed to be frozen in shock and fear.
"This is also a detailed report showing that the Goblins found traces of illegal blood wards erected around my muggle family's home within hours of me being placed there by Dumbledore." Harry added, twisting the knife into Dumbledore more and more. "Finally, these are my medical records showing the amount of pain, abuse, and suffering I endured at the hands of my Muggle Relatives for 3 years of my life before I was rescued." Harry said as he gave more papers and Chief Action began reading them, getting angrier, more horrified, and outraged as she read.
"This is most disturbing. and under these circumstances I am going to call for an immediate vote in Lord Potter's favor." Chief Action stated making many nod.
"I also motion that he be removed as Chief Warlock and as our representative to the ICW and they be made aware of his actions." Harry spoke shocking many at the move.
"Seconded!" Several voices spoke up in agreement.
"You can't do this! I am Albus Dumbledore, the defeater of Grindelwald and the leader of the Light!" Dumbledore shouted angrily.
"Ha!" Harry laughed making people look at him. "If you're really a light wizard, why did you lose your phoenix to me?" Harry asked with a grin shocking everyone. "Fawkes!" Harry called and a flash of fire revealed Fawkes there, who trilled in greeting before rubbing her head against Harry's. "Fawkes broke her bond with you to make one with me, so if you're a light wizard then I must be something even better if a creature of light chose me over you." Harry commented making Dumbledore scowl.
"As for defeating Grindelwald, you beat him in a duel after dragging your feet for years, letting him build his powerbase and influence and causing the deaths of hundreds with your inaction." Harry started off making a few nod in agreement.
"Oh, but you couldn't do anything for a time because of your blood vow with him to always stand beside and support each other. Then again, it's not surprising since you were lovers until a fight between you two and your brother killed your sister." Harry revealed shocking everyone, counting Dumbledore. "Although, even without the vow, you'd have not raised your hand against him because you didn't fully disagree with him, but didn't want to be the one killing to do it. Then you beat him in a duel and exiled him to a prison of your own choosing rather than killing him." Harry continued shocking everyone that Grindelwald was still alive!
"How do you know this?!" Dumbledore roared and Harry smirked.
"You'd be amazed at what I know and how I know it, but that is for me to know and you never to find out." Harry taunted making him growl angrily.
"Enough, we move with the motions. All those in favor of Lord Potter?" Chief Action asked making an overwhelming majority vote yes. "For those in favor of Lord Potter's motion?" She asked and got the same results. "So carried! Albus Wulfric Percival Brian Dumbledore, you are hereby fined 1 million galleons to be paid to Lord Potter for the pain and suffering he has endured because of you and your actions and will be investigated thoroughly for your crimes. You are also hereby stripped of your positions as Chief Warlock and as our representative to the ICW and they will be made aware of this and why, now get out of my sight!" Chief Action declared making Dumbledore scowl and storm off.
"Chief Witch, I move to have these three interrogated and possibly cleared now. I do not wish to chance Dumbledore or Mr. Crouch attempting to cover their asses in some way that could endanger them." Harry spoke after a minute before a few voices sounded off in approval.
"So carried, Aurors, begin!" Chief Action ordered moving the three to the center while Harry stepped back.
They started with Sirius, who agreed to Veritaserum and informed them that he was never the Secret Keeper and under Dumbledore's suggestion, they made Peter the keeper while letting people think it was him.
He also mentioned that James and Lily were getting suspicious of Dumbledore lately as he seemed abnormally interested in Harry and kept probing for information on various things that did not concern him at all until Lily eventually told him to back off or she'd hit him with a harassment lawsuit.
He then mentioned finding Harry with James and Lily dead and Harry alone before Hagrid showed up to take Harry on Dumbledore's orders. He didn't want to argue with the half-giant and decided to chase down Pettigrew while his scent was still fresh and cornered him before Peter used a blasting hex to cause the explosion that killed 13 Muggles before he was detained by Crouch within minutes of it happening and thrown in Azkaban with Dumbledore only saying how disappointed he was in him and not listening when Sirius told him that it was Peter.
Bellatrix was next and she gladly took the serum and told them everything about her now ex-husband and all the shit he and his family did and made her do. She even shocked many by revealing she went to Dumbledore for help when she was still single and was going to be made to marry Rodolphus and wanted to get away from her family and help fight the Dark Lord. Only, the next day she was called to the Headmaster's office and was ambushed by her mother and father who dragged her home and then proceeded to imprison her in her own mind while making a new personality to follow the Dark Lord's orders and be his savage attack dog.
She then revealed that she was able to get control at one point when they attacked the Longbottoms and was able to hide Neville away to not be found before her mind was captured again and then the Aurors came and captured them.
Augusta Longbottom released a shuddering breath at that account and had to sit back in her seat.
They then went to Pettigrew and his interrogation took the absolute longest, even with the fact that they could use Veritaserum on him since he was declared dead and thus wasn't privy to his right to not be subjugated to it.
He listed countless acts while serving the Dark Lord of his own volition and was spying on various people over the years, counting various females while changing both in their home and at Hogwarts.
However, when he revealed that he had his master's wand on him, Harry walked forward and took it before he proceeded to break it into several small pieces and burn them, shocking everyone at his action while Bellatrix and Sirius grinned at him.
By the end of it, both Blacks were declared innocent and would be getting compensated for years of unjust imprisonment and their mind healing and medical bills would be handled by the ministry.
The court was then dismissed.
Harry went over to Sirius, who was sobbing before hugging him and thanking him for getting him out of that hell. "I told you, Sirius, that I wouldn't abandon you and would get you out of there, I keep my word." Harry said as he returned the hug to Sirius. "Now, I'll come and visit both you and Bellatrix when I can, I have someone who's very eager to meet you both." Harry said with a smile making them both look at him in confusion.
"No, no telling, you'll have to wait and see." He added with a grin making them scoff.
"Lord Potter." A voice stated making them look to see Madam Bones approaching.
"Amelia, looking as ravishing as ever." Harry greeted warmly making Sirius look at him in surprise while Bella looked at the woman.
"Amy." Bella said softly and Amelia looked at her with a smile.
"Bella, it's been some time." She stated just as softly as the two looked at each other.
"Well, I leave these two in your very capable hands. I'll be in contact with you about that other matter soon, I promise." Harry spoke making Amelia nod her head in acceptance before Harry patted both Blacks on the back and walked off.
BACK AT HOGWARTS
Everyone was wondering what was going on as rumors of Harry taking Dumbledore to court were circulating rapidly, mostly because Delphi, Evie, and Jacob told their growing circle of friends, who then told some others and it spread.
Currently, Harry's class was heading for the fields to participate in the first Flying Class of the year.
Draco was still glaring at Isabella and the others before Hooch arrived, "Good afternoon, class." Hooch greeted as she walked forward.
"Good afternoon, Madam Hooch." The class greeted together as Hooch stopped to address them before Harry came walking up, drawing the others' attention.
"Afternoon, professor. I apologize for my tardiness, but I was at the Ministry for court and only just got back." Harry greeted making her nod.
"Yes, Professor McGonagall informed me. Take a place, Mr. Potter, we were just about to begin." Hooch informed making him nod as he took an empty spot and smiled at his friends while just giving a smirk at Draco and Ron, causing them to glare.
"All right, everyone place your hand out over the broom and clearly say UP and prepare to catch the broom when it rises." Hooch spoke clearly and they all nodded before Harry placed his hand out and the broom launched to his hand without saying a word.
Jacob and Evie were next with one call.
Daphne and Isabella were next.
The rest were scattered with the worst two being Draco and Ron, which was a bit funny since Draco hadn't shut up about how skilled and talented he was with a broom only to have this embarrassing showing.
Ron did get the broom to come up, only it came up and smacked into his face making him shout in surprise and Hooch had to send him and another boy to the Medical wing as the broom had broken Ron's nose and he was gushing blood.
"All right, now everyone mount and grip your broom and I will come check and ensure you're doing it properly." Hooch ordered as everyone did so only for Draco to be criticized about his holding.
Hooch nodded to Harry after inspecting his grip before she finally finished adjusting everyone. "All right, when I blow my whistle, I want you to kick off the ground and hover for a moment before coming back to the ground." She instructed before readying her whistle.
However, she was unable to blow on the whistle as two brooms suddenly rose in the air, "Miss Parkinson! Miss Bones! Get back here right now!" Hooch ordered and the two girls screamed as they rose higher.
"We aren't in control!" Susan shouted before screaming as the broom took off and began doing different maneuvers and dangerous tricks with Pansy's doing the same.
"Damn it." Harry sighed before he took off on his broom, shocking everyone as he zoomed past them.
Seeing that Pansy wasn't handling it that well. He went for her first and pulled up alongside her, only for the broom to suddenly try to slam into him.
However, he quickly did an over the head roll and grabbed Pansy before pulling her onto his broom making her clutch onto him tightly as she screamed.
Harry then took off for Susan with Pansy's broom chasing him, making him have to dodge as it tried to slam into his head.
Pansy clutched onto him tighter as he managed to get to Susan, only for her to nearly get bucked off the broom and hung from it causing him to dive under her as her grip gave out and he caught her making her hold onto him from the front as he kept flying and dodging the two brooms.
"Okay, that's it." Harry commented as he dove towards the ground before lifting up at the last second and grazed the grass as one broom slammed into the ground and shattered while the other was able to chase him.
"Let go, I need you to get off." Harry commented as he pushed Susan off the broom and Jacob caught her while Evie and Delphi caught Pansy when he then pushed her off and kept flying with the broom chasing him before the other brooms suddenly shook and then launched after him.
Harry merely sighed in annoyance as he ducked and weaved through the swarm of brooms before he spun around one and slammed his broom into it, sending it careening into the castle wall and shattering. Harry then caught one in his hand and swung it to bat aside two others before he dove for the ground again, still holding the broom before he threw it forward towards the ground and imbedded it there before he flew close to the ground and dodged the brooms trying to strike him before he shot up to the sky with the few remaining brooms chasing after him.
Hooch could only watch in stunned surprise as she watched Harry fly like a seasoned veteran and outfly the brooms easily.
She was so transfixed that she didn't even realize that she had several openings to use her wand on the brooms to help Harry.
Harry then shot towards the trees at the end of the field and rolled through the air dodging branches as the different brooms slammed into the trees before Harry rocketed out of the tree tops and flew back to the group, who began cheering and applauding Harry as he descended and the only sign of anything happening was a couple tears in his uniform and a cut to his face.
Said cut was quickly taken care of by Delphi before Harry mended his robes with a swish of his wand,
"Mr. Potter! Are you all right?!" Hooch asked as she came up and Harry nodded and saw Pansy and Susan still on the ground.
"I am, but those two seem to still be in shock. Should we take them to the hospital wing?" Harry asked and Hooch looked at the two
"I'll handle that, Mr. Potter. It may not seem like much, but take 200 points for your actions in protecting your fellow students and another 50 for some standing flying." Hooch commented as she helped the two up and walked off with them as Harry sighed and stood there.
"That was amazing, Harry." Hermione exclaimed still not sure what happened, but knew that it was impressive to say the least.
"Thanks, though I wish she had scanned the brooms to find out why they acted that way. By the time she returns, the enchantment or jinx or curse could fade and we'll never know if this was an accident or not." Harry commented in annoyance making a few gulp since if this was intentional, what was to stop that person from trying again?
"I'm sure it was just an accident." Hermione commented making many just look at her.
"The first two could have been an accident, but all of the other brooms suddenly chasing and attacking Harry was definitely NOT." Evie commented pointedly making many nod in agreement as Hermione ducked her head.
"Yes, whoever tried this made it perfectly clear that it was intentional rather than an accident. It's kind of sloppy really, a real amateur hour." Harry commented before looking at Draco, "Did you do this Draco? It seems about your quality of work." He suddenly asked making Draco sputter and turn red while a few laughed or sniggered.
"What?!" Draco demanded and Harry just looked at him.
"I was asking if you were the one who tried to kill Parkinson and Bones and then myself, it's rather dumb and amateurish so right up your alley. I mean, it's not even been a month and everyone can see you don't care for her sucking up to you and trying to get into your trousers. Plus, Susan is the niece of Madam Bones, a woman who regularly has caused problems for your father and embarrassed him at times. Trying to kill two pixies with one spell were you?" Harry asked, knowing that it wasn't him for one very clear reason: Draco wasn't anywhere smart enough, clever enough, or skilled enough to enchant/jinx/curse a broom let alone a whole set of them and not get caught..
"I did not!" Draco exclaimed as few stepped back and were whispering and muttering.
"He does have a point, Harry. I mean, I don't think Draco would be smart enough or skilled enough to spell a single broom, let alone a group of them." Jacob commented making Draco turn even redder while some sniggered.
"And just why is it that YOUR broom didn't act up, Potter?! Mess with all the others so you could appear to be the big hero, huh?" Draco exclaimed making a few stop and look at Harry in curiosity and fear.
"Hardly, it was just that the moment I saw the two take off on the broom, I poured my magic into my own to ensure that it couldn't be affected. There are several charms, jinxes, and curses that can cause it to attach to other objects through proximity. Hence, why when I dropped off the two girls and the one broom flew by, all the other brooms were suddenly affected and chased me. If I was behind it, Draco, I'd have targeted some people from the high prominent houses like Longbottom and Greengrass. Parkinson is only a noble family so why would I waste time gaining favor with them? Bones are a high class family, but with only two members left, they've not got as much muscle to gain from as other families even counting Madam Bones' political power in being head of the DMLE. I'm a Ravenclaw, Draco, I'd think that speaks to the point that I'd make the smarter decision and gain favor with the more powerful families." Harry replied calmly making a few mutter and nod in understanding.
"Hell, I could have jinxed your sister and your brooms and saved you both, making me VERY favorable to your mother and father if I wanted political power. Of course, the fact that Sirius Black, my godfather, was released from prison today and will be taking his place as Lord of the Black family means I have quite a bit of power and standing already. In fact, I could ask him to cancel the contract between your mother and father and thus demand the dowry owed for the marriage, that would be a pretty nasty black eye to your family. I could even go so far as to seek to banish you and your mother from the Black Family, leaving you disgraced and your father may have to divorce and disown you two to keep the shame off of him." Harry added making Draco pale and shocking others.
"You wouldn't!" Draco shouted and Harry merely raised an eyebrow.
"Wouldn't I? What exactly have you and your mother added to the Black family besides giving Lucius Malfoy access to its accounts? Give me one reason why I wouldn't do that, Draco, hmm? What possible reason could I have to want to keep you in the Black family or your mother? By removing you, I have no competition to be the next Lord Black unless Sirius has children and your mother being kicked from it means she can't just try to have more kids to give competition to take the Lordship. It also hits Lucius rather hard and weakens his position in the government. So, please, do tell me why I wouldn't do such a thing if I desired to?" Harry asked as Draco sputtered and tried to come up with a response.
"Let me save you some trouble, Draco. I don't do that because at this moment in time, I don't feel like it. But let this be a clear warning and lesson to you that you do not know me, you do not know how far I will go to spite someone who crosses me, and you do not know how vindictive and cruel I can be to those who make themselves my enemy or annoy me to the point I wish to remove them from my way. Keep this in mind the next time you want to try to get in my face or irritate me, boy, because I'm sure your father will be keeping it in mind the moment he realizes just how tight a grip I have on his balls and it only takes one quick movement to rip them off." Harry warned with a glare making Draco duck down and move away from everyone.
"Well, that was rather dramatic, wasn't it?" Jacob asked casually and Harry nodded.
"Indeed. Ah well. We're in what basically equates to Wizard High School, so there's going to be drama around us." Harry commented making Jacob nod.
"Harry... would... would you really have done that?" Isabella asked in some slight fear and Harry hummed a moment.
"Honestly? I'd be tempted to yes, if I considered Draco as anything more than a whiny toddler that just happened to be in an 11 year old's body. Or if I felt your mother deserved the shit that could be piled on her for what your father has pulled. At this moment and time? No. I wouldn't do that, but I could, and Draco should remember that, Isabella. Sirius has no reason to favor you nor your mother or Draco over me and he was NOT a fan of your father when they were in school. So... I really do have your family by the balls, Isabella, and Draco needed to understand that since if he's got any form of Slytherin clout and cunning to him, he'll know to back off and not dare to try anything against me that could result in me using that grip against him." Harry explained making Isabella nod in understanding since her brother was insufferable, she still preferred him to Ron Weasley, but not by a great deal.
"You sure you shouldn't be in Slytherin, Potter?" Theodore Nott asked with a bit of an impressed look on his face.
"I probably could be, Nott, but I was smart enough to avoid Draco and keep the public off my case. Could you imagine the backlash and outcry if the Boy-Who-Lived was sorted into Slytherin? Could you imagine the amount of headaches that Dumbledore would give me from the supposed "Golden Boy of the Light" being in house most known for producing dark wizards? No, I'd much rather avoid those headaches and annoyances, thank you very much." Harry explained making him laugh and nod while the others now saw that Harry wasn't so Ravenclaw as he appeared, it seemed he was more of a mixture of the houses and that meant he could be capable of anything at this point.
"Fair enough, Potter, fair enough." Nott stated as he smirked before Harry put an arm around his shoulder.
"Walk with me a minute, Mr. Nott. I have something I want to discuss with you." Harry spoke as he walked with Nott away from the others.
"This isn't going to hurt, is it?" Nott asked in concern and Harry laughed.
"No, no. If I wanted to hurt you, I'd not do it with so many witnesses being here." Harry commented making Nott nod a bit, "No, I wanted to talk to you about a possible alliance with me." Harry commented making Nott look at him in shock.
"Wait... what?!" He asked in shock and Harry smiled.
"You heard me, I think you've got potential and your family could be useful allies in the future, so I wanted to talk to you about an alliance." Harry commented as Nott struggled to find a response. "Take your time, though if you don't get a grip then you're likely to swallow a fly." Harry commented in amusement making Nott shake his head.
"Why would you want to make an alliance with me? You know my father was a Death Eater." Nott said and Harry nodded.
"Yes, I know he is, but that's got nothing to do with you, does it?" Harry asked making Nott look at him in surprise.
"Well.. thanks, but even if I did agree, my father wouldn't and he'd make my life hell at home if he found out that I tried." Nott said and Harry nodded.
"And... if say, he was removed?" Harry asked and Nott looked at him.
"What are you saying?" Nott asked and Harry smirked.
"You know exactly what I am saying, Nott, I'm asking if your father was removed, regardless of how, and as such couldn't be there to harm you, your mother, or your siblings any longer, would you agree to an alliance?" Harry asked and Nott was silent a long moment.
"Done. The bastard is no family of mine and my mother and sisters feel the same way." Nott said as he offered his hand and Harry quickly shook it with a pleasant smile on his face.
"Perfect. It may be a little bit, but it will get done. In the meantime, do me a favor and make friends with Blaise, not only are you both in bad spots, but he could use someone to have his back when Malfoy wants to act like a bigger ass than usual." Harry requested and Nott nodded.
"Sure, I can do that, we're actually roommates so that works out well enough." Nott stated and Harry nodded with a smile.
"I'll be in touch." He commented as he patted Nott's shoulder and walked back to his friends.
He gave a subtle nod to Jacob, who returned it along with Evie before they turned as Hooch came back.
Things were starting to get interesting now.
LATER
Harry walked through the halls intent on finding a room that he knew was in the castle that could serve his purposes.
Once he...
"You! Boy!" A voice came making him stop and turn to see none other than Helena Ravenclaw floating towards him.
"Can I help you?" He asked calmly as she came towards him with a glare.
"Who are you? How do you know my past and how dare you reveal it to those simpletons that dare to think themselves worthy of my mother's house?!" Helena demanded and Harry calmly looked at her.
"My name is Hadrian Artorius Potter, my ancestors were Tristan Alphonse and Marguerite Elessar." Harry revealed making Helena look at him in shock. "I know everything about my family, Helena, and I know a great deal about their lives, both the pleasantries and the tragedies. Tristan was heartbroken with what happened, but Marguerite was able to help mend his heart and he mended hers over the bonding from your loss." Harry continued as he looked at Helena.
"So... Tristan and Marguerite got together... I'm glad, They were good for each other." Helena commented in a distant voice as she looked off into the distance and looked as if she could cry.
She then gasped and looked at Harry in pure shock.
Why?
Because he was cupping her cheek, she could actually feel his hand there and the warmth of it.
Harry smiled sadly at her, "They both missed you so much, but you didn't appear here until after they had left. They had so much they wanted to tell you, so much they wanted to say to get closure and give you it too." He commented as he looked at her and she hesitantly reached up and grabbed his hand.
"H-How are you..." She asked in shock and he smiled a different smile, one she couldn't quite tell what it was.
"I know a great deal about magic and other things that people have forgotten or lost, including how to touch ghosts." He stated as he stroked her cheek gently and she nuzzled into his hand slightly.
"Could... could you tell me about them, please?" She asked and Harry smiled and nodded.
"Of course, right now though I am going to the Room of Requirement, I plan to utilize it and everything within it, and I do mean EVERYTHING." Harry said pointedly making her look at him in surprise.
"I see... very well, I will not object to you using it in exchange for telling me about Tristan and Marguerite." She accepted and Harry nodded.
"That is fair, thank you, miss Helena." Harry stated as he lowered his hand and bowed his head before walking away from her, the whole time Helena stared after him in interest.
Harry moved through the corridors before finding the location he wanted and began pacing, thinking of what he wanted until a large door appeared.
Entering through it, he found a room filled with piles and mountains of things.
Trunks
Chairs
Bags
Books
Clothes
Furniture
Parchments
Sacks
Cages
Quills
and much, much, MUCH more all around.
He simply stared before he smirked. "Deek." He called and his elf popped in and looked around.
"Ah, the room is even more filled than Deek remembers." Deek commented looking around.
"Well, we got plenty of time, Deek. Start taking chunks to our storage area and then organizing it, figure out what is still usable and what's junk or can be broken down for other purposes." Harry ordered and Deek nodded before he snapped his fingers and he and one of the large piles were gone in an instant.
Harry smirked, it paid off a lot to have a former Hogwarts Elf as one of his own elves, mostly because none of the headmasters were smart enough to detach them from the wards so Deek could come and go as he pleased no matter what.
Which also meant that Harry could come and go as he pleased if he wanted Deek to take him.
And the best part, Dumbledore would never even know he had done it.
Shaking his head to clear those thoughts, he quickly made his way to where he knew his target item was and quickly found the wardrobe with the Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw sitting there and he could taste the dark magic coming off of it. "Heh, you put in a good run, Tommy boy, but now it's time to take my dues." Harry commented as he grabbed the Diadem and quickly had the room shift to an open room since he didn't want to destroy any of the junk that was there since he could destroy something useful.
Sighing to himself since this would take a bit, he sat down and quickly placed the Diadem on his head and closed his eyes.
MEANWHILE
Quirrell entered his quarters with a sigh, he hated dealing with these brats. One day in and he already felt like strangling the lot of them. Of course, he couldn't, he had to maintain his cover for his master as well as that stupid stutter and he knew he was in trouble already for not getting the Potter brat during his flying class.
He couldn't wait till he was able to steal the stone and then leave to help his master get a new body. Then he would be rewarded and his master may let him break a few of these brats.
"Hello there." A dark and cruel voice greeted causing Quirrell to turn with his wand drawn only for his wand wrist to be caught and quickly broken before a punch to his stomach shoved the air out of his lungs along with some blood and bile, consequently making his scream of pain impossible to perform.
He then was shoved back into his desk and tried to catch his breath as he looked at his attacker.
He, as it was definitely a he, was standing over six feet in height and was wearing black robes, but these weren't wizarding robes. They seemed older and more suited for combat than what wizards wore nowadays. With those robes, he had black boots, pants with many pockets, a belt with several pouches, and had different armor pieces on it such as a cuirass, bracers, pauldrons, and greaves. He could also make out a leather piece on his abdomen area that had an assortment of knives attached/holstered on it.
The unnerving thing was the hood shadowed their face completely except for a pair of glowing red eyes.
Quirrell couldn't deny that those eyes unnerved him almost as much as his master's did.
"W-w-wh-who a-a-a-are y-y-y-y-y-you?" Quirrell asked keeping appearances up, though it wasn't too hard as the pain in his wrist was making it difficult, along with the pain in his torso, only to receive a backhand to his face that knocked a tooth out.
"Drop that pathetic stuttering act, Quirrell, it's annoying." The figure stated as they approached, "Now, I may not give a shit what happens to Potter since the brat is at times more trouble than he is worth, but you aimed at children while hiding like a coward." He continued before backhanding Quirrell again when he opened his mouth and then punched his ribs causing a couple audible cracks to be heard, "Be silent, you insignificant little cockroach. Just sit there like the vermin you are and let me speak to your master." He ordered, making Quirrell shiver.
"Do as he says." A raspy voice sounded out making Quirrell shakily stand before he turned and undid his turban revealing a face on the back of his head. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance." It stated as the figure looked on.
"Lord Voldemort, I presume. I must say I am truly shocked that you chose this waste of flesh as a vessel. I'd have thought until you could at least regrow some power you'd inhabit one of your more dangerous followers, though I suppose the fact that this idiot gave you access to Hogwarts and your more loyal ones are tormented by Dementors every day does make him worth more. Not much, but still worth more." The unknown man stated and Voldemort chuckled.
"How true, I also did not want to waste my more capable followers as I can't just leave a body once I've possessed it without proper preparation. To do so is most hazardous to the host's health." Voldemort clarified as the figure nodded. "Now, you know my name, but I'm not aware of yours or whatever title you call yourself." Voldemort continued leading the unasked question.
"Hmm, you can call me Riddick." The now identified Riddick stated as he looked at Voldemort, "Why exactly are you so interested in the Potter boy? I understand being here since the old fool decided to try and hide the stone here, but realistically he did it just to trap you and lure you out. The boy may have gotten some fame from surviving your attack and "ending" you, but honestly quite a few people have survived your attacks and stopping the killing curse isn't that grand an achievement. I'm sure you know at least two ways to do so." Riddick questioned and spoke making Voldemort smirk.
"I assumed the old fool would be setting a trap, but it is an acceptable risk. As for Potter, I merely wish to see what my supposed rival is capable of and if he should receive as much attention as he does. His performance so far has been interesting, but I've yet to see any real meat to it." Voldemort revealed, knowing it didn't truly matter what he told this stranger.
"Fair point, I only saw your pet at the flying class as I had business nearby and wanted to see the next crop of potential recruits." Riddick stated before a pounding on the door came, "Ah, that would be 'help' coming for you, no doubt due to the monitoring devices that played the start of our conversation before I deactivated them and then wanted to speak to you. Seems our conversation is at an end, we'll have to pick it up another time." Riddick stated as he stepped back and Quirrell stood and put his turban back on quickly or as quick as he could given he could only use one hand.
Luckily, he had managed to get his head covered when the door smashed open allowing Dumbledore, McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout, and Snape to enter with their wands drawn.
"Step away from Professor Quirrell and identify yourself!" Dumbledore ordered making Riddick just look at him.
"Hmph, how Gellert lost to you, I'll never know beyond him likely not having the stomach to break you." Riddick spoke calmly, not even phased by the five wands pointed at him.
Dumbledore narrowed his eyes, but didn't rise to the taunt. "Step away, now!" He ordered letting some magic out, but Riddick still stood there unfazed.
"I have a better idea." Riddick commented before he grabbed Quirrell and the desk. He then threw Quirrell into Snape and Flitwick while throwing the desk at McGonagall and Sprout, who were too stunned by the move that they couldn't react.
Luckily, for them, Dumbledore did and put a shield up letting the desk smash into it before he turned only to widen his eyes in shock at Riddick being gone.
He cast a few detections charms, wanting to be sure the man hadn't pulled a cloak on in the confusion, but found nothing.
He turned to help his staff, deciding to ponder the mystery man later. "Are you all right?" He asked the three professors as Snape stood and Flitwick did as well while helping Quirrell to his feet.
"I-I-I t-t-think s-s-so. I'll n-n-n-need t-t-to go t-to the hospital w-w-wing though. M-m-my wrist i-i-is b-broken and a r-rib or t-two along w-w-with two of m-m-my teeth being knocked out." Quirrell stated as the other two nodded.
"My goodness!" McGonagall exclaimed in shock.
"What spells did he hit you with?" Flitwick asked and Quirrell shook his head.
"H-he di-didn't, h-he b-b-beat me w-with his f-f-f-fists." He explained shocking the five. "He b-b-bbroke my wrist w-w-w-when I tried t-t-t-to draw m-m-m-my wand, my ribs and t-t-t-teeth were from n-n-n-not giving him s-s-s-satisfactory answers."
"Pomona, please escort Professor Quirrell to the hospital wing. Minerva, have the ghosts and portraits keep an eye out for our mysterious guest. He can't have gotten far. Severus, have Argus and Hagrid scout the grounds. Filius, check on the other teachers just to be safe." Dumbledore ordered, making the others nod.
"H-h-he s-s-s-said his n-n-n-name was r-r-r-Riddick. I've n-n-n-no idea w-w-who he is. H-h-he w-w-wanted to kn-know about some of the f-f-first years and s-s-s-seventh years. S-s-something about r-r-r-recruitment n-n-never s-s-starting too early." Quirrell supplied, hoping that this new person would distract Dumbledore, who frowned in thought.
"I'm unfamiliar with him as well, we'll look into it, for now be on the lookout. We'll discuss what happened in detail later, but keep quiet for now. I don't want to alarm the children." Dumbledore ordered, making them nod and depart.
Dumbledore frowned in thought as questions surged through his head. Who was this Riddick? What did he want? How did he get into Hogwarts without anyone knowing?
Did he know Quirrell housed Voldemort? If he did, was he an ally of Voldemort and only harmed Quirrell to throw them off? If he wasn't an ally of Voldemort, why not expose or end him himself? Did he know about the stone?
Who interested him among the students? What was he recruiting them for? Was he somehow involved with Harry's disappearance from Privet Drive? How did he vanish without them finding any trace? Did he know Gellert personally? His former best friend and lover knew a great many people and had numerous contacts before Dumbledore defeated and imprisoned him, so it was possible
Too many questions and no answers in view at the moment.
He hoped this new entity wouldn't interfere with his plans. Harry had already made things difficult with his actions at the Wizengamot. Another unknown interfering as they pleased could have multiple unforeseen consequences and issues.
Perhaps he should contact some of the order and find if they knew anything of this Riddick.
Yes. That was likely to be the best recourse while Dumbledore used some of his own connections to look into things.
GREAT HALL: NEXT MORNING
The students were buzzing with talks about what had happened to Quirrell, which wasn't surprising since he was walking through the halls limping and bleeding from his mouth and then was treated by Pomfrey.
Add in the fact the portraits didn't check their surroundings before starting conversations didn't help either.
No one had specifics other than Quirrell was apparently attacked in his office and that the person beat him physically instead of using magic.
Naturally that set some people on edge that an attacker could get into Hogwarts and escape without people knowing.
Of course, for others, it was more evidence that Quirrell shouldn't be teaching since he was taken down in pathetic muggle fashion and didn't even get a spell off. It was disgraceful, especially since he was supposed to be teaching them defensive arts.
Through it all, Harry and his three friends ate calmly and ignored it all while their new acquaintances took note.
"Not interested in the fact a teacher was attacked?" Daphne asked curiously and they shrugged.
"We've grown up in places that have things like that happening as a common occurrence, it happening here isn't that shocking since no place is impenetrable. Is it unlikely to happen here? Yes, but not impossible." Evie said calmly as she ate.
"Besides, he's an adult and supposed to be capable of fending off a vampire on his own, so he should be able to handle himself. If he can't, then clearly he's not as qualified for the position as we were led to believe." Jacob added as he ate.
"Besides, I'm sure Dumbledore is going to upgrade the security and reinforce it now. Meaning if someone did get in and attack again, they'd have to already be in the castle when it happened or be exceedingly powerful." Harry added calmly as he sipped some juice.
"There's also the fact that a teacher being attacked doesn't have much to do with us. He's traveled and done things we don't know about, he could have enemies that don't care about us and just wanted a chance to attack him." Delphi added with a smile as she ate some pancakes covered in syrup.
"You guys are really a glass half full kind of thing, huh?" Tracey asked and they all shrugged.
"I'll meet you all later. I got an errand to run." Harry said as he stood and walked off.
"What does he have to do?" Isabella asked curiously.
"Probably just writing some letters for business and personal reasons." Jacob answered easily.
"Where did you grow up?" Hermione asked in concern and confusion after a few moments of silence.
"I was in an orphanage in Wales before I met Harry and he took me in and introduced me to the Wizarding world." Delphi revealed surprising people.
"Jacob and I were living o the streets in London after our parents died. Harry then saved us from some trouble and took us in." Evie said surprising them again.
"Harry's been all over the place. We're not the first strays he took in and helped either. He traveled a lot before he finally decided to pick an area and settle down, though he still travels at times and brings us along." Jacob informed making many become curious.
"Where does he live?" Cho asked curiously, able to overhear them rather easily.
"He's got places all over, but primarily he stays in Knockturn." Evie answered getting spit takes, chokes, gasps, and shocked looks from many there.
"He what?!" A few people said in shock drawing attention from all over the hall.
"I said he prefers to live in Knockturn Alley." Evie said simply as she kept eating.
This got several stammers and sputters from a few people.
"What's Knockturn alley?" Hermione asked in confusion.
"Essentially it's a more lawless and black market version of Diagon. You can find nearly anything there for the right price, regardless of the legality of it." Jacob answered evenly as he finished some eggs and started on some pancakes.
"B-b-but then why would Harry want to be there?!" Hermione asked in shock.
"Supplies, fun, money, and a host of other things. Harry's carved his own area in Knockturn and his crew are totally loyal and devoted to him. He's been making it safer and more respected since he began to do his thing. It doesn't hurt that he's got some allies from before we met him to help, and they're no joke." Delphi said as she happily ate some waffles soaked in syrup after she finished the pancakes.
Everyone in hearing distance was confused and concerned about this, but a few of the more intelligent ones were wondering why they were so forthcoming with this information.
Not only would it make people look into finding Harry more, but many who had families that did business in Knockturn would now know that Harry was interfering in some way or that they were doing business with Harry.
Plus, it would draw more attention to Knockturn than there was already.
But then again, maybe that was the point.
If Harry was living in Knockturn, that was going to be a major point of interest, outrage, and concern for the general public that their hero was living in such a place.
The more Slytherin minded people were realizing that giving this information was a form of manipulation to get attention drawn in a way that Harry wanted, possibly to piss off Dumbledore and maybe get some more business opportunities.
They suppressed the smirk at that since the Hogwarts rumor mill would make it known to the entire school within the day and different students would be telling their families soon after which would just spread it further and further until the whole country and beyond knew and then the outcry and outrage would spread.
Harry had just made it so Hogwarts would get the news out that Dumbledore quite possibly fucked up and he couldn't even be blamed for it.
The group resumed eating before they carried on with their day.
HEADMASTER'S OFFICE: LATER IN THE WEEK
Dumbledore sat calmly with the other teachers to have their early school meeting to discuss the new students, any problems or troubles with returning students, and basically how things were going thus far before they reached some of the holidays.
"Shall we start with the first years?" Dumbledore asked and they all nodded, though Quirrell wasn't there as he was still recovering from his encounter with Riddick.
"I shall start. The first years for myself are a rather unique and skilled bunch, all eager to learn and progress, minus one or two of course." Sprout said evenly making the others nod.
"My lions are the same, there are some hiccups, but that is natural for young children just starting out in a school without their parents around." McGonagall said evenly as she sipped some tea.
"The same is true for my eagles. They are all bright and eager to learn and have been doing well." Flitwick said before they all looked at Snape, anticipating a rant of some kind.
"These new students... show potential." He said calmly making everyone just blink at him in shock and astonishment.
"Right... well moving onto favored students. From my own house, I'd say Ernest Macmillan, Hannah Abbot, and Susan Bones from my own house. However, Neville Longbottom, Jacob and Evie Frye, Delphi Riddle, and Harry Potter are without a doubt my favorite students overall." Sprout continued making a few blink at her in surprise, "They work hard and get their work done without complaint, though Mr. Potter seems to do it with laughable ease while his three friends are doing well but not to his level and Mr. Longbottom is just behind them. My least favorite students would have to be Draco Malfoy and Ron Weasley. The latter constantly tries to get Mr. Potter's attention or has something to say about people in Slytherin or related to Slytherin families and constantly makes mistakes by not paying attention or is as delicate as a mountain troll. Mr. Malfoy though is worse as he does nothing but complain that Herbology is nothing but servant work." She said in exasperation and even Snape shook his head and rolled his eyes at that.
It wasn't too surprising since as a Potions Master, he had to be well versed in Herbology to grow and harvest plants himself, so he had respect for the subject.
"I must agree on that front. Mr. Weasley doesn't take things seriously and Mr. Malfoy constantly complains or tries and fails to one up Mr. Potter. That is even after Mr. Potter defeated him easily in a duel in my class." Flitwick said making many look at him in surprise since they had heard the rumors, but just assumed they were exaggerated.
"Really? I didn't realize you had allowed dueling." McGonagall asked and Flitwick shook his head.
"I don't, normally, but Mr. Malfoy apparently agreed to duel Mr. Potter and the latter said it would be good for the class to see a duel if nothing else. I agreed and was going to be the referee. Mr. Malfoy though was embarrassing himself since he didn't follow proper etiquette to start the duel and I believe Mr. Potter was knowingly embarrassing him by not pointing it out directly. Instead, he merely kept slapping Mr. Malfoy's wand out of his hand every time he tried to use a spell. Once Mr. Malfoy was told by Mr. Potter why he was doing so, the duel began with Draco taking a subpar dueling stance and Harry stood there with his wand in his right hand and left hand in his pocket with his eyes closed." Flitwick explained making everyone listen in curiosity, not even caring that Flitwick stopped using titles.
"Draco launched a Flipendo at Harry, but Harry just simply leaned his head out of the way and let the spell fly past him. Draco got upset and then launched another five Flipendos at Harry, but he simply dodged them all without leaving the spot he was in. He then commented that Draco's attacks were slow, which I am in agreement with, before Draco then unleashed a variety of spells, none of which were overly impressive, and Harry simply blocked them with a non-verbal shield." Flitwick continued surprising people again.
"Non-verbally?!" Sprout asked in shock and Flitwick nodded.
"Yes, I was amazed too, but then Harry just simply said 'Force' and the next thing I know, Draco slams into the floor as if he had a great weight over his body. Harry then waved his wand and the wood of the floor came up and trapped Draco's hands while his wand flew into Harry's hand. I then called the duel in his favor and he cancelled the spells on Draco with a few flicks of his wand." Flitwick said making them all look at him in shock and surprise.
"Needless to say, Mr. Potter is my best and favored student, he's even helped some of my students that are preparing to go into their NEWT year with work and shown his capabilities in using advanced spells." Flitwick said making them look at him, stunned.
"I plan to have a private meeting with him soon to see where he is fully and plan any extra work for him that he could handle. His three friends are next behind him and then Daphne Greengrass is just behind them. Miss Hermione Granger is good on the theoretical side, but her practical side is lacking quite a bit. My worst students are tied between Ron Weasley and Vincent Crabbe, though the latter it seems more that he doesn't understand what he should be doing while Mr. Weasley just doesn't seem to care and easily gets frustrated and angry when the spell doesn't immediately work for him." Flitwick said as they all nodded at that.
"I'm not as surprised by Mr. Potter as the rest of you. He produced these in his first lesson." McGonagall said as she produced the four needles. "Not only did he do this on his first attempt, he did it wandlessly and silently as well, counting turning one needle into four." She said surprising them.
"That shouldn't be possible!" Dumbledore exclaimed and McGonagall shrugged.
"And yet it is, I watched him do it myself." McGonagall replied. "He not only did that but he gave very well and detailed instructions to those around him to help them get the match turned near perfectly, though his friends did do it themselves. He even helped Mr. Longbottom as he apparently came with a mismatched wand since his grandmother thought it would be wise to send him here with his father's rather than getting his own. I have taken him to Diagon already and he has a matched wand now, so I expect his work will improve." She added while shaking her head along with some others.
"My least favorites are Zacharias Smith and Gregory Goyle, but like with Mr. Crabbe in Charms, it seems like Mr. Goyle is just lacking understanding of the subject on his part. I do not have a favorite among my lions at this moment." McGonagall finished making them all nod in understanding.
"Draco and Mr. Weasley are by far the two worst in my class." Snape started as he rubbed his temples to soothe the headache he felt coming.
No one blinked at him referring to Draco by his first name since he was the boy's godfather.
"Draco is under the impression that his name and house make him untouchable and as such he doesn't have to actually put in any work. That is saddening since his father was capable in his lessons and his mother was exceptional in potions and other areas. His ego is only outmatched by Mr. Weasley's apparent stupidity. He messes around, adds ingredients haphazardly, and then ignores the rest of the instructions. His brothers, loathe as I am to admit it, are quite talented at potions, the twins especially when they take it seriously. Both Draco and Weasley's younger sisters are doing well, but they and the rest of the class are eclipsed by Mr. Potter." Snape said making them look at him curiously since he was actually being a bit respectful.
"Not only has Mr. Potter done excellently in class, but he actually improved one of the potions." Snape revealed shocking them all.
"He what?!" A few people exclaimed and Snape nodded.
"He improved the potion, both in potency and cutting down the time it takes to brew it. He said he had been studying potions and the different aspects of ingredients with his teachers, and found some areas for improvement. I've already sent his changes off to the British Potioneers Society to be studied and published." Snape revealed surprising them.
"How is it that he improved it but others didn't?" Sprout asked and Snape sighed.
"Sadly, most wizards and witches have gotten lazy. If it works then why try to improve it?" Snape answered making her nod as she saw his point.
"Mr. Potter is also my favorite." Sinistra stated, making sure to not shift too much in her seat. "He's knowledgeable and skilled, but he's not flaunting or acting like he's superior to everyone else." She said and they nodded.
Dumbledore said nothing as he listened to the teachers.
His mind too focused on the fact that Harry was far more powerful than he should be, or how Dumbledore wanted him to be for that matter.
This wasn't good.
Even worse when it was clear that Harry didn't like or care for him, so there was less likelihood that he could get information from the boy without there being problems.
It didn't help that he had to use quite a few resources, favors, and friends to minimize the damage that Harry had caused him already.
The fact that he was lord of two powerful families and knew about Sirius and several other matters was another point of confusion and concern for him.
Harry shouldn't have known ANYTHING about his connections in the Wizarding world.
It was also a problem that the boy was living in Knockturn Alley and if that became public knowledge then things were going to get much worse.
Who took him and what all did they teach or put him through to turn him into what he was now?
Was Harry connected to Riddick somehow?
So many questions and so few answers available.
What to do?
He needed Harry in the Light for the war and for Harry to let him guide him on the path he needed to walk.
Just what was he to do now without tipping his hand?
DONE!
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