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Chapter one

Ever since Harry Potter's name came out of the goblet of fire he realised just how gullible and naïve he had been to believe and trust most of the people inside Hogwarts, but especially Ron Weasley. They had their fights and arguments since they met and became friends, he had expected that, but not the way Ron was acting now.

One thing that Harry realised though was it was usually him that had to make up to Ron. Harry also realise that Ron acted like a spoiled child. It was like he watched his sibling be given a treat and he wasn't so he chucked a tantrum. But Harry also knew that Ron was a bit of a bully and Harry hated bullies. Because of the way the Dursley's had treated him, bullied him, it made Harry aware of others that bullied, he also could tell who got bullied.

Harry had stood with his wand in hand and made a magical oath to sever all ties with the Weasley family apart from Fred and George. He also added to that oath by announcing that he will never again have anything to do with Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape. He made sure to add that none of them could come near him, they couldn't even write to him. When the light flashed around the Gryffindor common room most people had been stunned or shocked. Harry just glared before he walked off. A few students actually hurried away, to tell their head of house what just happened.

Harry thought about what he done, but he felt better than he ever did especially in regards to Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. The bullying from students was bad enough, but to be continuously bullied by a member of staff is the main reason why he lost all respect for Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. Neither of them stopped Severus Snape from bullying students. To Harry, Snape was a coward, he picked on children and not anyone who could fight back and the headmaster and deputy head stood back and let it happen.

The following day Harry had seen the magical oath take affect when Ginny tried to approach him, she was flung away from him until they hit the wall. She ended up in a heap on the floor. Ron tried to have a go at Harry until the oath took effect, he ended up unconscious. Everyone finally realised just how serious Harry Potter's oath was. Harry stared down at Ginny and called the life debt she owed. He made sure she knew that she could never have anything to do with him even through a third party, if she did she would die. It was right then that Ginny realised how dangerous Harry Potter was. She could see it in his eyes, he would make sure she died if she ever tried to go near him again, even if she tried to send him a letter, she could end up dead.

Over the next few days Harry did a lot of thinking, he could now since he wasn't being harassed by a Weasley, Granger, McGonagall or Dumbledore. He thought being at Hogwarts would be better than staying with the Dursley's, and in some ways it was. But Harry got treated worse by more people at Hogwarts then he ever did at the Dursley's. He never wanted to live with them, he never wanted to return. He knew by law he would need to remain until at least the age of sixteen, but that was two more years away.

Harry had been doing a lot of thinking about his life at Hogwarts and his life with the Dursley's. If he could just get some more money, he could disappear. He didn't want to clean out his vault in case he would need it, but he could use some. The trouble is he needed somewhere to live without anyone finding out, and he would need to eat. He knew if he did leave he couldn't use magic, not for another three years. But he could use that time to learn, read up on everything he could and learn the theory, but he could also try to study for a muggle education. If he could learn enough he might be able to get a job in the muggle world, who had no idea who Harry Potter was. They did not know anything about the-boy-who-lived.

Harry only spoke with one person since his name came out of the goblet of fire. The one Harry realised never once turned his back on Harry, Neville Longbottom. He realised that this shy boy was more a friend than Ron ever was, he also acted like a friend and Harry had begun to really care about Neville. If he did leave he may stay in contact with Neville, as long as Neville promised to never tell anyone anything about him, not even that he had heard from Harry. Harry knew Neville would give his word, he was the loyal type, not like Ron or Hermione. Harry also knew the twins were still loyal to him, so even though Harry had made the oath against the rest of their family, the twins knew it was Ron and Ginny's fault. Harry didn't put the twins in the same category since they had proved to be true friends to Harry. He had added the rest of the family mainly because of how Percy acted, how Molly Weasley liked to yell and Harry hated anyone that yelled. The oath also meant Arthur Weasley because he allowed his wife to yell and embarrass their kids, she even tried to with Harry. One thing he hated about Molly Weasley was how she tried to act like his mother. Harry would never allow anyone to take his mother's place. That is the main reason he added the other Weasley's to his oath. He wouldn't put up with anyone trying to act like his parents.

As Harry was sitting outside trying to think of how he could find out about the task, Hermione walked up to him. He listened to Hermione as she passed on the message about the dragons. He didn't really care, if Ron was involved with the message then he wanted nothing to do with it.

'Just go tell Ronald…'

'I'm not an owl,' Hermione yelled.

Harry stood up, he was glaring at Hermione, 'You're not an owl, you just acted like one by passing on that pricks message, yet you won't pass on mine. You know what…Granger, you deserve the little prick, so get the fuck away from me and stay away. All of you deserve each other, so don't think I will ever forgive any of you, not anymore,' Harry pulled his wand and redid his oath, which now included Hermione. He saw the shock flash across Hermione's face before he pushed past her making her stumble until she ended up flat on her back. Harry just headed back to the castle. That was the final straw for Harry, Hermione saying she wasn't an owl, yet she acted like one. It showed she supported the red head, and probably always did.

Harry ignored everyone as he lay on his bed behind his curtain. He was thinking about how his name came out of the goblet of fire and how he was told that since it is a magical binding contract that he had to compete. He had re-read the rule book on the triwizard tournament, he mainly concentrated on the magic that bound the champions. If a person entered the magic bound them to the tournament. They had to compete even if they ended up injured, they had to finish or they would have their magical core bound, which would basically make them a squib.

'I lived without magic before I found out about it, if I could get away from the Dursley's then living like a muggle wouldn't be so bad. I would need money though, I couldn't afford to use all that was in vault, so how can I earn money to afford to live away from the Dursley's? But if I did lose my magic then I may not be able to get back into Gringotts, because I wouldn't be able to open the archway to Diagon alley. I would need to remove my money and place it in a muggle bank.'

Harry put his hands behind his head, it was time to do some serious thinking. Not just about the triwizard tournament but about figuring out a way to get a job in the muggle world that won't have witches and wizards find him. If he did leave would anyone really care, Sirius would but it was not like Sirius could help. Remus wouldn't care, he never did for all those years before he turned up as the defence against the dark arts teacher. Only at the end of the year did he find out that Remus Lupin had been one of his father's best friends. He was another that didn't act like a friend. From what Sirius wrote, the Marauders helped each other, Sirius and James helped Remus a lot during the wolf nights. Yet the man didn't bother to help Harry while he was growing up being mistreated by the Dursley's.

Harry sat beside Neville during dinner, he saw Hermione look at him a lot, he would glare back then just go back to eating.

'Dumbledore looks worried, every time he looks this way, at you, he seems really concerned about something,' Neville whispered.

'Probably wondering if I'm going to die during the first task, which I probably will. I mean even if I was the same age as Cedric I'm not sure I could find something that would help me get past a dragon. Who thinks up these things Neville, or do they want to see students injured or killed?'

'It does seem excessive; it takes years of training to become a dragon handler and that starts after they leave Hogwarts or whatever school they attended.'

'It's downright irresponsible to put students in this type of danger. I'm used to the danger that seems to find me here at Hogwarts, but this is going too far. Anyway, I'm finished and I need to research something in the library before curfew. Talk to you later Neville.' Harry saw Neville nod as he got up and left the great hall.

Harry searched the library, he even asked Madam Pince on books about magical binding contracts and magical cores. Harry needed a lot more research before he could decide if he was going to ignore the contract. He knew he could lose his magic, but Harry realised that it didn't worry him, that much. He would learn to adapt to not having magic, like he did as a kid.

'Hey Harry.'

Harry turned to see who was whispering, 'Hi boys, what are you two up to, more mayhem?'

Fred and George chuckled, 'We thought we could help you out with a way to practice…' Fred said.

'…without everyone watching or finding out,' George said.

'Seventh floor, opposite the picture of Barnabas the barmy…' Fred said.

'The dancing trolls,' George smirked, 'Walk past the wall three time thinking about what you want in a room.'

'A door will appear and the room behind it will be exactly what you were thinking about.'

'It's called the room of requirement or the come and go room, it's brilliant.'

'People use it to hide stuff.' Fred said.

'Couples that have found it use it to snog, or shag, it becomes a bedroom, Lee told us,' George said.

'We heard that Trelawney hides her sherry bottles in there,' Fred said.

'Why don't you check it out,' George said then patted Harry on the shoulder, Fred did the same before they left.

Harry stared after the red heads while he thought about what the twins said. If this room was real then it could give him time to figure out what he wanted to do. He gathered the books he found, checked them out then headed to Gryffindor tower. He put the books in his trunk, sealed it, grabbed the map and his cloak then hurried away. He ignored the looks as he left the common room even though it was only a few minutes before curfew. He didn't even care if any, like Hermione Granger, would go to McGonagall and tell that he was out after curfew. Harry thought she was like an owl in a lot of ways, always delivering messages by telling on others. Harry had stopped caring what anyone thought of him, especially the teachers.