Noticeable Changes 5

The prophecy was being made to Dumbledore. This means the old coot knew about the prophecy and either kept them under Fidelius or he might have done according to Snape's insistence. He had a gut feeling that it is because of Snape, he doesn't know why.

Either way, the past is done and gone. He is going to find his Godfather and bail him out and is going to become an Animagus like his father and Godfather and finally become strong to kill Voldemort as cruelly as possible.

Voldemort is going to experience every second of pain Harry himself experienced in his childhood because of the Dursleys and even in the Castle when he came here in the first and second years.

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As the classes started Harry settled well in the Castle. He chose the electives to go through for his 3rd year. In addition to the Core subjects of Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Herbology, DADA and Astronomy he should take 2 or more electives.

The choices were Divination, Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Study of Ancient Runes and Muggle Studies he took 3 subjects.

Harry is not interested in Divination as an according to him if the stupid prophecy was not made, then he would have his parents. He is not going to waste his time on something useless and worthless unless you are a real seer, from what he knows about himself doesn't include being a seer and the book his mother wrote about the requirements for that subject agrees with him. He dropped it when he was asked to send his electives choice.

As for Arithmancy, Arithmancy was a more accurate (or at least more accepted) way of predicting the future, similar to an obscure but existing hobby of numerology, the belief that number patterns existing in real life could be calculated to give information regarding the future.

It is full of equations and such and Harry had a good liking for them when he read them in his mother's notes and chose them. It is taught by Professor Septima Vector.

Ancient Runes was a mostly theoretical subject that studied the ancient runic scripts of magic. It is used in rituals and in ward making. Both fields he wanted to be exceptional in. The former is for learning what all the rituals are about and the latter as it is one of his family's specialities. This is taught by Professor Bathsheda Babbling.

As for Care of Magical Creatures, he wanted to know about different magical creatures not only as just a subject and elective, but all the rituals he is going to perform or already performed has something related to them.

He wanted to know more about the creatures which he is using and although the book clearly explains their usage in the particular ritual, he wanted to know more about them in general and Hagrid being the Professor for it is certainly a good thing which made him take the subject as well.

As for muggle studies, he is not interested in them. He is already registered in a High School in the muggle world as per the recommendations of Ted.

He is going to pass out of High School and do his graduation in the muggle world as well as the Magical one. As a person who is raised by Muggles, he knew everything about their technology and how to use them as well.

He doesn't need a subject especially dedicated to learning that. So he didn't take it. He went to sleep after thinking some more about his muggle studies and classes tomorrow.

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That Weekend

The week passed quickly and Hagrid's class went well as he introduced a Hippogriff, Buckbeak to the class. Harry took it with the puffs. They are good to him and apologised to him for their behaviour last year, after some consideration, Harry forgave them and told them not to repeat.

He heard that Draco had tried to stand up against Buckbeak, not heeding Hagrid's warning and according to rumours, Draco was 'attacked' by the Hippogriff and vowed to tell his father about this and get the 'filthy bird' executed. Harry laughed at that.

'He can't stand against the simplest of creatures and he calls himself superior to all of them because he is pure blood,' thought Harry with a sigh.

He needs to change some things in school to protect Hogwarts from inside and out. He is going to think of a way to change them for good in the future.

Tomorrow they have a combined class of DADA, the first class of his father's friend Remus Lupin. Lupin didn't approach or talk to Harry even once after school had started.

Harry couldn't understand why. Because from his mother's diary, his father was the one who befriended Lupin in their first year as he was a meek child back then.

But by the way, Lupin was behaving, Harry knew he felt guilty for not being for him, but to not even talk is going too far in his view. He chose to stay silent as well and continued with his work.