บท 117: Chapter 117- conversations

Harry's POV

The rest of breakfast was extremely awkward for Harry, with Luna at home, and his two other friends kept a secret, Harry planned on using the time of meals to study the books he didn't mind people know he studies- his muggle subjects.

Yet there was one thing he didn't expect, that as he was trying to read his Quantum mechanics book, Lupin was trying to have a dialogue with him, and as it was the same professor who gave him the punishment of having to use his precious time which would be better spent elsewhere to have a 'meaningful conversation' with him about his 'anger issues', made Harry's patience ran extremely low.

"What is this book about?"

"Nothing you would find interesting." He would rather tell him that he wouldn't understand, but he truly didn't want more time wasted in detention.

"Please Harry," he really wanted to punch that shameless man whenever he called him by his first name. "I'm not only a professor in this grand institution, but reading theoretical books was something I enjoyed even as a child."

Finding the need to roll his eyes too big to resist, Harry did just that before answering. "I'm reading regarding the theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles." The clueless look in the werewolf's eyes was one of the greatest things he saw on anyone's face, making him chuckle in his heart.

"I'm sorry? Atoms? What are those?"

"Oh, really?" To their side Professor Flitwick intervened. "I heard many things regarding atoms and physics from almost every muggleborn first year I had the pleasure to have in Ravenclaw, yet only three or four of them had more then basic information regarding the subject, and non continued to study it after getting to know magic is real, as you seem well read in it, would you be so kind as to explain more about the subject?" The excitement the Ravenclaws Professor and his students who heard his shrill voice had on their face made Harry know that the only acceptable answer was yes, and as long as he wouldn't talk about the benefits this studies have on magic, nor about any dangerous subjects such as weapons, Harry would be happy to make this small step into introducing wizards to science, especially as he could use this chance to get away from the previously mentioned punishment.

"I would love to, Professor. The problem is that I'm far behind my schedule in regards to this book, as I'm supposed to finish it today, and with the conversation I need to have with Professor Lupin after that, I would never manage to finish it."

The sharp glint in the charms professor's eyes showed he understood Harry was withholding knowledge as a way to get out of his punishment, yet before he could open his mouth a different man intertwined.

"As we wouldn't want to lose the chance to learn something new, I think the conversation regarding any 'anger issues'" Professor Snape sneered those words. "would be done by your head of house, me. Please mr. Peverel start your lesson." Professor Lupin looked as if he wanted to replay himself, yet stoped before any sound came out of his mouth.

"Well... sure. The first thing that needs to be understood by all of you is the basic four kinds of science..."

By the time he finished explaining basic science knowledge to all those who listened, only the three professors and four other students were still there, the rest left to either duel or join the apparently second snow war the twins were organizing in the third floor.

"Well,I need to get back to my book, if you want more knowledge about the subject I'm sure or muggle studies professor would be able to answer." Harry said while moving toward the exit, using this opportunity to make the Potter Professor to look incompetent.

"One question Mr. Peverel." The drawling of the potion Professor voice made Harry pause. "Why do you study muggle subjects instead of magical?"

Harry could answer in many ways.

He could say he studies both, though it would make people wary of his ability.

He could say he does it to honor his parents, yet he would never use them as an excuse for something so minor.

He could say how he plans on leaving the magical world once he finished school, as it worked to much based on your standing in society.

He could even say the truth and explain how one enhanced the other, but he wasn't dumb.

In the end he just said " For my enjoyment."

Severus's POV

While he was sure mr. Peverel lied to him, at least he got an answer as to why the boy keep studying those muggle subjects, subjects Severus himself hasn't touched since the day he became a Hogwarts student, and probably way before.

"I wish I could figure out why the hat gave him to your house Severus." Filius said to him pulling him from his thoughts as they went to the teachers lounge "while he sometimes have a cunningness in him, you have to admit he is perfect for Ravenclaw."

"I will admit no such thing," Severus said scrawling before smiling "though I admit he might have greater desire for knowledge then most Slytherin, it only means he has more brain then the other dunderheads."

"Oh, but he is just like Lily when sky was still a student, not only copying the instructions but understanding them."

"I don't think he is anything like Lily, and even if he is, she wasn't in Ravenclaw."

"But she should have been! And nothing like Lily? He is a great student and all the things he does, with the exception of the practical lessons he does perfectly, in fact if he wasn't sick a perfectionist I would believe his average scores in the practical parts of the lesson was him getting to hide his abilities" something tingled in the depths of his mind, yet disappeared before he could grasp on it, and he forgot it.

"It has nothing to do with any of that, the reason Lily did so well since the beginning of the school is that since the age of nine we studied my mother's potions and charms books together, by the time we stoped being friends we were halfway through the six year books."

"Really?"

"Really, and this boy, he did the same only better and all by himself."