Unexpected Things

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and properties don’t belong to me but JK Rowling and I don’t make money from writing this fic. This story hasn’t been betaed yet. So beware of the grammar mistake. I’m looking for a beta to help me fixing the story.


Unexpected Things


Chapter IV


Harry almost couldn’t believe the amount of homework he had. He, Ron and Hermione had to study everyday now and the lesson was getting more and more difficult each day. Luckily for him, he didn’t have any trouble at all practicing spell, verbal or non verbal. In fact, he now was the best student in transfiguration, charms, and defense against the dark arts class. All he needed to do was to wave his wand.

This happened after Voldmemort was killed. Remus had told him that it was happened because Harry might absorb some of Voldemort’s power or because Harry had grown up now so he could access all of his power.

Since his confrontation with Lucius Malfoy, in which he called the man by his given name, Harry hadn’t tried to do anything else. He would do it slowly as not to raise suspicion. But much to Draco Malfoy’s and Slytherins annoyance, Harry now was the best student in DADA and therefore Lucius kept awarding him with house points. Ron couldn’t stop laughing when ever that happened.

Days passed and Harry was going to supervise Quidditch try out. There’re so many students who applied for it this year. He voiced his thought to Hermione and Ron during breakfast.

“Well”, Hermione said, “they want to see you Harry. The entire wizarding world knows that Voldemort had returned and you killed him.” She gestured to Daily Prophet in the table. “And now they call you the Chosen One.”

Harry resisted the urge to bang his head on the table. Great. Really great. Technically he didn’t kill Voldemort. Old Tom managed to kill himself.

“And Harry,” Hermione said again, now smiling slightly, “the fact that you don’t wear your glasses anymore, not to mention your new clothes, also help to raise your popularity. You’re a very attractive young man Harry and I think all the girls and some boys at Hogwarts realize it now.”

Besides him, Ron choked on his drink.


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Harry was really annoyed to find that aside of Gryffindors, even Ravenclaws and Hufflepuff came to the pitch. Some even brought their camera. This wasn’t a circus. And if Harry thought that Gryffindors would be better, he was mistaken. One girl, named Romilda Vane, ambushed him and asked for his autograph in the middle of quidditch pitch.

“That’s enough!” He roared, finally lost his patience. “All of you get out now!”

But in the end Harry finally got the new team. Katie Bell obviously was chosen again as Chaser, plus Demelza Robins and Ginny. For Beaters, Harry got Jimmy Peakes and Ritchie Coote. And for Keeper, Ron. Although there was a problem with one stubborn boy named Cormac Mclaggen, who insisted that he was a better keeper. Luckily, Ron managed to beat him the test. The Seeker, of course, was himself.


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The first Quidditch match was the game between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Harry had heard that Malfoy was chosen as Slytherin Captain. So, it could be understood that Harry wanted to beat Slytherin. Especially with Malfoy taunting that Harry chose Ron as keeper because of their friendship.

Gryffindor did win the match and the look on Malfoy’s face when Harry got the snitch was priceless. The only minus thing in the game was the commentator, Zacharias Smith, a Hufflepuff who Harry greatly disliked. Smith kept giving insulting comments during the game. Ginny finally decided to give him a lesson by crashing into him after the game ended.

After Slytherin’s lose to Gryffindor, Draco Malfoy mood seemed to get worse every time he saw Harry. Ron and Hermione had realized it too. Especially, after a few DADA lesson in which Lucius gave points to Harry. Lucius was a fair teacher to both houses. He turned out to be a strict teacher and he punished them both harshly. Unlike Snape who obviously favored his own house. When Lucius, once again, awarded Harry points for Gryffindor, Malfoy looked like he was ready to kill Harry.

Harry knew it was only a time before Malfoy exploded and it happened, finally. Harry, Hermione, and Ron were on their way to Gryffindor Tower when they spotted Malfoy walking towards them. Malfoy had spotted them too, if his sneer was any indication.

“Look who is this, the mighty Potter,” Malfoy sneered.

“Don’t you have anything else to say Malfoy?” Harry asked. Honestly, after five years of insulting each other, he thought Malfoy could come with better insult than that.

Malfoy’s eyes narrowed. “Oh, you think you’re great don’t you Potter. Getting my father to favor you.”

“What is your problem ferret?” Ron snapped.

“Shut up Weasel!” Malfoy spat, looking condescendingly at Ron. “I see that being the friend of the chosen one doesn’t improve your wealth at all. Being blood traitor definitely has no use at all for your family.”

“Still spouting blood supremacy, Malfoy?” Hermione asked. “One would think that you know better now.”

“I don’t ask for your opinion Mudblood!”

Harry and Hermione had to restrain Ron right now so that he didn’t attack Malfoy.

“It’s only a matter of time Potter. Do you think you could truly kill the Dark Lord?” Malfoy sneered. “He will return and when he does you won’t be so lucky. You will end up like your dog godfather!”

It was as if someone had poured a bucket of ice towards Harry.

PRANG!!!

The window glass in the corridor had exploded.

“HARRY!” Ron and Hermione screamed in unison.

Anger ran through Harry. How dare this nothing for good idiot insulted Sirius like that, Malfoy, who always used his father as his ticket to get everything he wanted.

Malfoy, on the other hand, looked scared now. “Potter! What did you do? What did you do to me?!” the blond screamed. Apparently Harry’s accidental magic had restrained him on the spot. “Let me go Potter! Or I will-“

Harry cut him. “Or you will what Malfoy?”

The shattered glass from the broken window floated around him, causing Hermione and Ron to stay in their place. They didn’t dare to move closer.

“Or you will call you father, wasn’t that what you’re going to say.” Harry stated coldly, walking closer to Malfoy. “Always your father. You bought your place in Slytherin quidditch team with the broom your father bought for you. You asked your father to fire Hagrid. Even Crabbe and Goyle befriended you because of your father. Not to mention that pug face Parkinson.”

From the expression on Malfoy’s face, Harry knew he had guessed right. Then again, why would those two followed Malfoy every order if not because of Lucius. Harry could vaguely heard Ron and Hermione calling for him. But he ignored them.

“Stay away from me Potter!” Malfoy screamed.

“You’re always bragging about Voldemort, or should I call him Tom. Don’t you know that Voldemort was half blood? And to think, that a pure blood like you, was bowing down to kiss the robe of a half blood. How ironic,” Harry said.

At the look of disbelief on Malfoy’s face, Harry continued. “But you didn’t know about that, did you? I bet that you never attended death eater meeting. If you did, you would see with your own eyes, your father, the patriarch of Malfoy family, kneeling down to kiss Voldemort feet,” Harry said sarcastically. “Hard to imagine, huh? And what do you know about death eaters. Do you imagine it as pure blood conference? You’re really naïve, Malfoy. Do you know how Voldemort tortured his victims and his followers? Do you know how he killed them?”

“Stop it!”

“But no, all you knew you heard from daddy dearest and Aunt Bellatrix, right? What’s the matter Malfoy? Couldn’t face the truth? You’re nothing but a pathetic, weak person.”

Ron and Hermione were silent, so was with Malfoy who was staring at Harry with wide grey eyes.

“You think that this death eaters business is a game, don’t you? Well, let me tell you something. This is not a game. We’re talking about people’s life here. A life that Voldemort and those death eaters helped ruined. And the last, you’re hoping that Voldemort would return again. If he were alive Malfoy, you couldn’t imagine what kind of punishment he would give to your family for you daddy’s failure in the ministry.” Harry smirked. “As for you Malfoy, if you get in you will never get out again. Unless if you’re dead of course.”

Whatever Harry wanted to say next was cut off as cold steel voice interrupted them. “That’s enough!”

Harry turned.

Standing in the corridor, looking as tall and intimidating as he always did, was Lucius Malfoy.


Author’s Note:

My first Harry Potter fanfiction. So don’t be harsh ok. The challenge is there. If anyone wants to write a story based on the idea, go ahead. The more the merrier. Some part of the story I got from Half Blood Prince.

Oh, and you also can give suggestion as to how Harry would manage to sway Lucius. If the ideas fit the story, I will incorporate it. So give me suggestions and ideas, ok. And also, do you think Harry need to continue DA or no? I still haven’t decided it yet. And for Harry’s confrontation with Draco Malfoy, it’s so Malfoy can open his eyes and see the real. He and Harry won’t be a friend but they would be civil to each other, just like the book after Malfoy found out about Voldemort and the real terror.

And the last, why nobody gives me review???? I want my reviews. You don’t need to sign in. Just click review button. It makes me wondering if nobody read the story if I don’t get reviews. And thanks to you who had reviewed the story.