Dealing with Rumors and Rivals

"Alright, show us." Katie said as Harry and the other Gryffindors got back into the common room, Harry couldn't help but notice Ron and Hermione quickly make their way up to their rooms instead of spending time downstairs with the rest, the same way he noticed that Hermione's arm was in a sling. "Come on Harry."

"Show us what?" Neville Longbottom asked.

"Harry's going to show his animagus form." Alicia explained.

"Blimey, you mean the rumor was true?" Dean asked.

"Well...it is this time." Harry replied right before his body shifted, Harry was soon replaced by a white tiger. All the students gasped and looked at Harry in awe, Harry pulled his head back and let out a roar, not as loud as he could make it but just loud enough to be intimidating. After a few moments of the students gazing at him Harry had transformed back into his human form. "Impressive huh?" Harry grinned just before several people began cheering for him. "Thank you, thank you. Hold on guys, I'm just going to go upstairs, I will be right back." Harry said right before he walked up to the fifth year boys room.

Harry when he entered he saw Ron sitting on his bed, Ron was looking through his trunk and looking at his prefect badge. Harry did not know what Dumbledore was thinking by making Ron a prefect, Ron had just as many if not more detentions as Harry plus his work was undoubtedly worse. Harry understood that after last year he was not likely to make prefect but he had thought that perhaps Neville or Dean would be chosen, maybe even Seamus but not Ron.

Ron, who was smiling proudly at his badge, had not noticed Harry, nor did he notice Harry slowly and silently closing the door before he placed several privacy charms to ensure that the two would not be disturbed.

"Hey Ron," Harry said as he leaned against the door and casually twirled his wand in his hand, Ron jumped slightly and looked towards the voice when he saw it was Harry he relaxed slightly. "I learnt something interesting on the way to Hogwarts, do you know what?"

"What are you on about?" Ron asked, looking confused.

"What I am on about is the fact that on the train ride a first year came up to me and was talking to me about how she and her friends had overheard Malfoy and a 'red headed boy' talking about the fact that I am an animagus," Harry said as he glared at the redhead, "I know you were shit at keeping secrets but you couldn't even last a day?"

"Piss off." Ron said as he put his badge away, he stood up and confidently walked over to Harry. "I am a prefect." He said with a smile.

"You're also an idiot," Harry said as he stopped leaning on the door. "you do realise that because of you the whole school will be talking about me and because of you Kingsley had wasted a lot of unnecessary hours 'discreetly' registering me instead of saving time registering me like a normal person?" Harry asked, Ron's smile faltered for a few moments before he brought it back up at full force.

"I didn't mean to tell Malfoy but it happened, so what are you going to do about it?" Ron said in a challenging voice as he pushed Harry so Harry was against the door. "I am a prefect and McGonagall is not exactly as fond of you as she used to be so you'd better stay out of my way Potter." Ron warned, what he did not expect was for Harry to start laughing.

"Oh I am so sorry," Harry chuckled. "but it almost sounded to me like that was a threat."

"Watch it Potter, I am a prefect and ..."

"You think this gives you power over me?" Harry cut him off in an amused voice before he tutted his teeth. "Ah, poor sweet uneducated little Ronald, prefects can't give detentions, I remember that from Percy who we both know would gladly have handed out detentions like sweets if he could.

Second of all you're not as smart as me or as book smart as Hermione, nor are you at the same magical level as either of us, heck I think your sister is probably stronger than you. You going to throw a punch? Fine, go on then, you'd get in trouble as well and you would be doing it to the guy who fought a dark wizard who was ten times better than you will ever be. What are you going to do?

Ah wait, your power is in taking points, isn't it? Of course, I am in the same house as you so when I lose points then you and Gryffindor suffer as well. I believe you are allowed to take no more than thirty points from a student in a day, is that correct? Let's say you take thirty from me everyday because I tell you about how you're an idiot and how your mother would have been better off throwing you away and keeping the stork, you think the Gryffindors will care? No, they will hate you for costing them points. So Ronald, what exactly was your leverage against me?" Harry smirked as he barely managed to hold in his laughter while Ron turned red.

"Fuck off Potter!" Ron snarled as he turned away. "You arrogant prick," He said as he walked off. "your mother should have..." Ron found himself cut off as he fell face first to the floor. Harry who had closed the distance quickly kicked Ron between the legs before hitting him with a body bind, the red head cried out and wheezed in pain as his hand snapped to the sides of his body, taking away the chance to aleivate the pain.

"Don't..." Harry kicked Ron in the side, "...talk..." Harry kicked him once more, "about my mother!" Harry finished with a final kick. He flicked his wand and Ron rose in the air before hanging upside down with his head at about Harry's chest height. Harry threw a silencing spell at the red head's mouth so he didn't hear him.

"You know something Ron," Harry said as he yanked his hair. "I never liked you," Harry hissed "you were always a pain in my side that I had to put up with, first year..." Harry punched Ron in the face, "second and third," Harry punched him two more times, breaking Ron's nose, Ron cried out even though he couldn't be heard. "last year." Harry added before he punched Ron one more time, "There are levels of torture that I hope you give me an excuse to use, but right now you're just a prick so I won't kill you, all I can do is pray that you give me a reason to do so."

Harry dropped Ron on the bed and stunned him, Harry obliviated him and removed the part where Harry assaulted him and replaced it with the belief that Ron had simply insulted him before he left. Harry made it look like Ron had simply fallen asleep in his school clothes and had also reluctantly healed the damage he had inflicted on Ron.

Harry was tempted to have Ron remember what happened but that was just inviting more trouble for him. Harry hit Ron with a sleeping charm right, he left the silencing charm as he knew it would wear off by morning time and if Harry and the others had a night without Ron snoring then all the better.

The sleeping charm wasn't particularly powerful but should Ron happen to oversleep and miss the first couple of lessons or get waken up by someone and forced to go to classes then Harry would not say anything.

Harry smirked before he undid his charms on the door and walked back downstairs while making a mental note to hit Ron with some prank spells in the morning before he left.

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