Alexander Prince - Half Blood Potter

"Mr. Prince what is that in your hand?" Asked a curious Flitwick. In my hand was something any muggle would know about, though wizards seem to be lacking. A pen.

"Oh this? This is a muggle pen. A extra fine nib pen to be precise" I say holding it out for him to see

"I see" He says taking it an examining it "And why are you uh writing with this instead of a quill?"

"Well that writes just like the quill does but without the hassle of dipping it in an ink well. So it let's me finish ȧssignments, and take notes, faster."

"Fascinating but Mr. Prince you do know you have to use a quill"

"Ah but professor think of it like this. It writes just as good as a regular quill" I show him what I was writing "and without having to dip it in the well it saves time. How many students have you seen still trying to take notes after you finished speaking and then only get a part of it written down because they missed some it while dipping? This pen fixes that plus once the pen is empty you just replace the cartridge" I pull a spare cauldron from my necklace to show him what it looks like.

"Hm... May I borrow this Mr. Prince? I would like to show it to the other teachers and Headmaster."

"You can keep that one Professor. I bought about about a hundred of them when I went into the muggle world for my tournament." Though the reason I bought so many was to sell them off here. I can't be the only one who hates having to write with a quill. Though perhaps bought isn't the right word since I got these from my mothers office. She has boxes of pens and cartridges in her storeroom.

It was of no surprise when later I was given permission to use my pens and then others found out and I sold each pen for 3 sickles and each replacement cartridge for 5 knuts. See this is what happens when you are taught by your mother who is also a famous business woman. You look for opportunities to make money where ever you are.

Quidditch practice is going well. I got myself, Harry, Theo, and Tracey a Nimbus 2000. Harry asked why I didn't get one for the twins and I told him simply "I can't be seen giving Gryffindor an advantage. So if anyone were to ask, you bought it with the money you received from those books."

Draco has toned it down a little. I sometimes catch him looking at me questioningly. Well I thought he was doing better until he challenged my brother to a Wizards Duel in the middle of the night. Unfortunately I didn't hear about this til the next day when he was bragging about how he set up Potter to get in trouble.

He doesn't really get that my rules are law here. "Congratulations Malfoy." He looked at me skeptically they rest of those he bragged to backed up slightly "Yes congratulations on proving you have no honor whatsoever"

"What do you mean?! The Malfoys have plenty of honor!" He yelled

"Oh then I guess you were adopted."

"I WAS NOT!"

"Then please tell me how you initiated a Wizards Duel and then backed out by not showing up. You have to know that that is a mark of great disgrace and dishonor on you and by extension your family name. So again congratulations and you know what the best part is? You bragged about being a coward to everyone so I suspect your father will hear about you dishonoring the Malfoy name soon" With that I walked away. Now everyone was looking at Malfoy with disdain rather than the praise they were giving him mere moments before.

They seem to have forgotten in their excitement of getting Gryffindors in trouble that not showing up to a Wizards Duel is a disgrace. Though if I left out that an official Wizards Duel between minors needs to be overseen by an ȧduŀt well I guess I just got sudden and temporary amnesia.

At lunch I confront Harry "Harry please tell me you didn't fall for Malfoys trap"

Harry has the decency to look sheepish "I uh"

I roll my eyes and hit him with a tickling jinx, the Hall is used to seeing me use a tickling Jinx on Harry every so often so they ignore it. At one time McGonagall tried taking points from me for doing it until I explained why I do it.

"Ah hahah alex stop hah wait no haha come haha on stop hahahah I'm sorry hahahaa"

I cancel the jinx "Harry you need to be careful not to fall into anymore obvious traps."

"W-well Ron accepted it and said I had to go or it would be a dishonor."

I turn my glare over to Ron who ducks his head "Well he is right about it being a dishonor to back out but he shouldn't have accepted on your behalf either. Anyway tell me what happened, you look a bit too excited today."

"Well we went to the spot with Hermoine, who tried to talk us out of it" Good going book worm. "but Filch came and we ran. We ended up on the third floor"

"You mean where the Headmaster said we could die third floor?"

Harry nods and rubs his neck. "Yea um we ran to this fdoor but it was locked so Hermoine unlocked it with a spell alohara or something"

"Alohomora, it's a first year unlocking spell"

"Ah yes that one. And we ran inside but inside was this huge three headed dog!"

"... They keep a Cerberus on the Third floor" I plant my face in my palm as I release a deep sigh

"Yea and Hermoine says it is guarding something because it was standing on a trap door."

"Well she is probably right. Still keeping a Cerberus in a school full of children is completely stupid especially if one can get into the room with a simple first year spell" I speak to him a bit more then I began talking with the others.

~

Finally it was Halloween. The anniversary of Lily and James deaths. Harry ȧssures me he is fine and will be with his friends today. To the rest of the Wizarding World today is the day Voldemort was defeated but to Harry this is the day he lost most of his family. People seem to forget that bit, I'll have to change that.

At Dinner we all went over to my table but when looking at the Gryffindor table i notice someone is missing "Hey, wheres the book worm?"

"Hermoine? I over heard from Parvati say that she is in the girls bathroom crying" Said Teddy

"Why would she be in the bathroom crying? She was fine in charms" I catch Harry and Ron exchanging a look. "Ok what did you do" I glare at Ron

"Why do you ȧssume I did anything?" I merely raised a brow "Fine I um... Kinda said it is no wonder she didn't have friends."

"Why in the bloody hell would you say that?!"

"I-I was angry that I couldn't get the spell right and she could and I just"

"So you were jealous." I then look over at the Twins "Sorry Forge and Gred. I am going to have to reschedule your prank appointment for next week and pencil in a mister Ronald Weasley. I apologize for the inconvenience"

"Well it is an emergency"

"So we accept your apology"

"Can we move"

"the appointment to Tuesday?"

"I will pen you in" I love how we all just go along with this craziness. The twins they just roll with whatever I do and I return that action. It's why we are great friends.

I swat Ron on the back of the head then I leave the great hall. I found, or rather heard, the book worm in the second bathroom on this floor, as there are three girls restrooms on this floor and I had no idea which one she was in. Now normally I shouldn't go in but everyone else was at the Feast so"

"Hey Book worm." I say knocking on the stall I hear the crying coming from

"W-what do you want Alexander you're not supposed to hic be in here!"

"Yea I know that much. I heard 'Mr. I got the sensitivity of a spoon' had insulted you and you were in here crying so I came to talk to you"

"W-why would you hic do that? You don't even like me."

"I don't like your attitude. You are bossy and think you know better than others and have this II am superior to you tone whenever you say something you know that ou think no one else does." She stays silent "But I also think you are a brilliant witch."

"Y-you what?"

"I said I think you are a brilliant witch. Without anyone elses help you still manage to do the spells before most others do them. Which is amazing considering you are a muggle born and are out doing those who have been around magic their whole lives. You know almost all the answers and if you don't know something you go to find the answer yourself."

"But you and harry get things done before i do..."

"Yea but we practiced at our home."

"Y-you think I am smart?"

"Of course I do. If you just lost the attitude I, and I am sure many others, would be willing to be your friend."

"R-really?"

"Of course. Now how about you come on out and we can talk and eat something. I don't know about you but I am starving" She giggles and opens the door. We go and sit near the wall as I get a house elf to bring us some food.

"You said you practiced at home but what about the trace?"

"I had my manor warded as soon as possible. The wards make it so that we can practice magic without the ministry getting notification"

"How?! Can I get that on my house?"

"Yea if you can pay the goblins they will ward the house for you, or just a room if you want"

She seems to go into thought. Suddenly a stench hits us both "Ugh what is that" I look at the stalls and then I hear a thud. Turning around towards the door me and Hermoine see a troll standing there. Hermoine screams and the troll shifts it's attention towards."

"Hermoine get in the stall and cover your head!" I push her towards the stall

"But what about you that's a troll you can't-"

"I'll be fine" I then push her and jump back as the club smashes down right where we were just standing. "Well looks like I get to fight a troll after all" I say remembering Ron say we had to wrestle a troll at the Sorting Feast.

My hands began to glow with yellow light "Envy go guard Hermoine" Envy hops out from my collar, she likes to nestle against my neck, and makes his way to Hermoine where she shifted into a Wampus Cat and protectively guarded book worm.

The troll yells and strikes at me with it's club. Forming a fist and bracing my legs I strike upwards at the club. I point a dent in the club and caused it to rebound up. I heard a scream but it didn't sound like it came from Hermoine. It was then I saw Harry and Ron standing in the door way. Idiots!

The troll, angered now, turned around to see the one who screamed. It began to turn towards them, the easier targets "Oh hell no!" I dart forward. Sparks began to form into existance around my legs along with a yellow glow wrapping around my leg, just bellow me knee. Jumping up I spin mid air and launch a roundhouse kick on the side of trolls knee. The sparks caused the flesh to burn.

The troll yells again and tries to hit me with the club in a backwards swing that brook the nearby stalls, luckily Hermoine is hidden in the last stall. The club struck me knocking my back into the mirror "Fuck!" I said coughing out some blood. When I open my eyes they have changed from Green to Silver and I release a feral growl. The world seems to get a slight red tint around me as my thoughts revolve around killing the troll who had the audacity to strike me!

Launching myself forward I kick the trolls wrist causing it to drop it's club. I pick it up with strength I didn't think I had, I must have been unconsciously using Envy's power to help. And I swing it like a bat smashing the troll into the mirrors. But I wasn't done. I swung again and again and again til the troll stopped twitching.

"Mr. Prince!"

I look over towards the doorway and I see McGonagal, Dumbledore, Snape, and Flitwick. My eyes immediately turned back to green. I lower the club back to the floor but I do not release it. I flick my gaze to Ron who looks terrified. Harry just seems relieved I am alright. Hermoine is still in the stall.

"What happened here?!" McGonagall said loudly, but there is a touch of concern in her stern voice