------------
If you enjoy please support me on my patreon Future 80+ chapters at patreon.com/Phoenizbeelze
-----
Harry entered the Gringotts bank so he could get money from his trust vault, the goblins looked at him differently from the others witches and wizards, that was because they actually liked him. The sight of Shadow let them know that the wizard was a powerful one despite being so young, the burns and scars taught them that this wizard was either a warrior or one that had suffered, maybe both. Any of those would earn some respect from the goblins.
He was also the Potter heir and therefore he was an important client. They also preferred how he dealt with them, he was quiet, he wasn't loud like the other wizards. He, much like them, preferred to just hurry and do his business before leaving. He also respected them, unlike other wizards.
Shortly after exiting Gringotts with sufficient money, he found Delphi standing outside and trying to make conversation with the goblin guards outside. He noticed that the guards didn't look too happy with that fact. He couldn't blame them, he had conversations with her before.
"My apologies" Harry said to the guards as he grabbed Delphi by the arm "her brain hasn't fully developed yet" He added before dragging her off
"Hey" Delphi said "my brain is quite fine thank you"
"Clearly not if you're bothering the guards" Harry replied
"I wasn't bothering them, I was talking to them
"I just said that" Harry responded "come on, we'll buy all our stuff."
"Fine, fine" Delphi sighed "I still don't get why mom isn't shopping with us"
"That's because you're an idiot"
"Harry"
"Either that or memory loss, because if you remembered then you would know that she doesn't want our day ruined by idiots staring at the boy-who-lived hanging out with a former death eater"
"But that's not fair!" Delphi complained
"I never said it was" Harry sighed. Delphi looked like she wanted to say more but stopped herself.
The two spent a few hours shopping, getting everything they need before they headed over to the bookstore.
"Gilderoy Lockhart is signing his books today?" Delphi read the sign that was just outside the shop "isn't he that guy whose books you and mum don't like?"
"If you mean we laughed at them and burnt them then yes" Harry nodded "I read one of his books, it was garbage. I read another with the hope that it'd be better"
"Was it?"
"No, it was worse" Harry shivered slightly "I tried another but I couldn't bare to do anything beyond skim it and I still somehow ended up with a headache. I am not wasting money on that shite"
"But it's part of our list for this year" Delphi pointed out
"You're mum gave you plenty of money, you spend some on it if you want. I won't" Harry said firmly as the two entered the shop only to find it crowded with tons of witches and wizards crowding around a table where a blonde haired man with a wide smile and unnaturally white teeth. It wouldn't take a genius to guess who it was, that's why Harry knew that even Delphi guessed that it was Gilderoy Lockhart, Harry rolled his eyes at the witches that were trying to get Lockhart's attention.
He and Delphi went around getting all their books for charms, potions and the other subjects. Delphi brought the defence books but Harry still refused to waste money on it. Just as they were about to leave Harry and Delphi met with an unpleasant surprise.
"What are you doing here?!" Ron Weasley demanded, he was accompanied by a bunch of other red heads and Hermione Granger
"Good lord, they're breeding" Harry shivered as he looked between Hermione and the other Weasley's
"We're buying our school supplies, what do you think we're doing?" Delphi said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes
"Merlin's beard" Lockhart said after noticing Harry, Harry rather stood out with his burnt left eye but it attracted Lockhart's attention long enough for him to notice his scar. "It's Harry Potter!" He exclaimed. Harry bit back a series of words, after first year the whole of the wizarding world knew what he looked like and he couldn't really go anywhere without someone noticing. "Come up front Harry, we'll take a picture"
"I would...but I don't really want to" Harry shrugged
"Come now Harry, the two of us would make the front page, and I'll add my entire collective work in for free" Lockhart replied
"No thank you" Harry sighed before walking off, a few witches looked furious but he couldn't really bring himself to care
"Oh, look famous Harry Potter" An annoying yet familiar voice drawled "can't even go to a book store without getting on the front page. Oh, are you hanging out with the Weasels now?" Harry, slightly confused about Malfoy's last comment turned around to see that most of the Weasley family were standing nearby
"No" Harry turned to Draco "they just happen to be standing there. as for me getting more attention than you, I am deeply sorry that nobody wants to take your picture. You poor little baby, it's not your fault that you look like a rodent" A few of the Weasley snickered at Harry's comment, while Delphi barely restrained her laughter at it
"You're one to talk, scar face!" Malfoy shot back
"You're original" Harry rolled his eyes "scar face Malfoy? Really? I would've thought that you could come up with better, though it's understandable since your intelligence is rather on the low side. Now I understand that you're jealous..."
"I am not jealous!"
"Personally I'm jealous of all the people that don't know you" Harry replied "now I know you're a few spells short of an arsenal, but I would like to remind you that there are better ways to get attention then throwing tantrums. Now why don't you cheer up and go find someone who actually wants to talk to you? Fair warning, you'll be searching for a long time"
"You little..." Malfoy started only to be interrupted by a new voice
"Draco" Came the voice of Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father, he walked up to the group. Draco suddenly got quiet and stepped out of the way "Is there a problem?" Lucius asked
"Yes" Harry answered "you're son was whining and complaining like a spoilt brat because I got attention and he didn't."
"I did not!" Draco said
"Oh, because I clearly remember you saying 'famous Harry Potter, can't even go to a book store without making the front page'." Harry replied "You're a whiny little brat and you know it."
"Enough Draco" Lucius hissed at his son before Draco could respond, Lucius then turned to Harry "ah, Mr Potter, I am Lucius Malfoy."
"Naturally" Harry nodded
"Forgive me" Lucius said as he used his cane to push Harry's hair up so he could see the infamous lightning bolt scar "your scar is legendary, as is the one who gave it to you"
"True" Harry agreed as he pushed the cane away, his agreement surprising both Malfoy and the Weasley's "I don't like him, but even I will admit that the man was skilled and powerful"
"Yes" Lucius nodded, not quite sure how to respond, he averted his gaze on to the Weasleys "ah, don't tell me, red hair and second hand clothes. This must be the Weasleys"
"Alright kids" A balding red man appeared, Harry guessed that this was the father of the Weasleys
"Ah, Arthur" Lucius said
"Lucius" Arthur replied with a forced respect
"The ministry raids keeping you busy?" Lucius smirked as he picked up the books from Ginny Weasley's cauldron "what is the point in being a disgrace to wizards if they don't even pay you well enough for it?"
"Can we hurry this up please?" Harry said impatiently, causing all eyes to fall on him "because the way I see it, I can't go backwards because I'm being blocked by redheads and I can't go forwards because I'm being blocked by blondes. Can someone move before the brunettes start rolling in?"
"Very well" Lucius replied, barely controlling his rage at being spoken to in such a manner, he placed the books back in Ginny's cauldron "though I do wonder who taught you your manners?"
"That would be Bellatrix Lestrange" Harry answered with a grin, Lucius's face went pale
"B...Bellatrix Lestrange, you say?" He said as memories of his sister-in-law flooded his head, memories of a vicious and unmerciful witch, who happened to be bat-shit crazy and absolutely terrifying. "Ah, I imagine that she's taught you quite a lot"
"Yes, including spells. If you don't approve of her teachings, I can always tell her" Harry smirked
"No, that's quite alright" Lucius said as he grabbed Draco's arm "we'll be off now" Lucius said before dragging Draco away "tell me" he whispered to his son "what in Merlin's name were you thinking by antagonising the boy who was taught by Bellatrix bloody Lestrange?!" The two exited the shop
"Let's go" Delphi said to Harry
"You know Lestrange?!" Ron blurted out
"What if I do?" Harry said, he was about to walk off when the eldest Weasley greeted him
"Hello Mr Potter, I am Arthur Weasley, this is my wife Molly" He gestured to the plump red headed woman who had walked up to them
"Hi" Harry said "if that's all, I'll be off"
"I trust you know my sons" Molly Weasley said, informing Harry that that wasn't all
"I've only talked to the one and that was against my will" Harry replied
"W...well" Molly stuttered slightly "never mind, I'm sure you can all get to know each other. This is my youngest, Ginny" Molly gestured to a slightly nervous Ginny Weasley, the only other female of the Weasley family and the youngest "she's starting Hogwarts this year"
"O...kay?" Harry said, not quite understanding why he should care
"You know Bellatrix Lestrange?!" Ron repeated
"Tell me, are you deaf or merely stupid?" Harry rolled his eyes at the second youngest Weasley "I had just said that."
"Dear, I think Ron's just worried" Molly Weasley said "I know you might not want to hear it but she's an evil woman"
"She is not evil!" Delphi exclaimed just before Harry could say anything
"But I thought that she was a dark witch" Hermione said
"You think?" Harry said in mock surprise "I would have never have guessed. Now if you don't mind, we'll be off" Harry said before he and Delphi walked out of the store before any of them could respond
Eventually second year started, the Slytherins had just arrived back in their common room after the sorting feast had finished. By this point the first years were already in bed while the rest of the house began greeting each other.
"Well this is nice" A voice called and all the Slytherin's turned to see Harry Potter walk out of the shadows from one corner of a room
"Potter!" Malfoy exclaimed "What are you doing here?"
"Two things actually" Harry said as he yawned "first of all, I just wanted to remind you all to let the first years know to stay out of my way. Second of all, I've realised that a certain idiot didn't learn from last year. Now, I'm going to hurt Malfoy, if you want to defend him then know that I will go through you to get to him. So if you want to defend him then stay where you are, if not then move out the way"
Malfoy snorted, expecting the whole of Slytherin to jump to his defence. He suddenly became rather horrified when he saw that most of Slytherin had moved out of the way, the only people remaining at his side were Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson and a few upper year Slytherin's whose parents owed his father some favours.
"Great" Harry said as he raised a hand into the air, his skull mask dropped into his hand just as Shadow flew down and landed on one of the pieces of furniture "let's get started" Harry said before he put his mask on
------------
If you enjoy please support me on my patreon Future 80+ chapters at patreon.com/Phoenizbeelze
-----