[HP] - Adventure Book [Xover]

The first week went by quickly, the routine was exhausting for most, but for Rigel, it was actually very peaceful.

They had a lot of homework, answers that normally required three to five lines needed at least 30. The nominal goal was to get the student to look for more sources, more texts, and give an honest opinion about what they had learned.

The result, in Gryffindor, was a bunch of grumbling boys writing as much as they could with the little vocabulary they had, only to realize they hadn't even filled in half of it, trying to cheat off their classmates proved ineffective when their own classmate wanted to cheat off them.

Of course, there were two exceptions in Gryffindor's first year.

Rigel and Hermione.

However, the difference between the two was evident, Hermione finished her homework and pointed her nose in the air, asking the others if they had done the same, saying how easy it was and that they should do it soon.

If Rigel hadn't known it wasn't on purpose, he would have thought the girl was mocking them.

Later, when they tried to cheat off Hermione, since she had made it quite clear that she had finished her homework, the girl seemed completely offended and vehemently refused.

Rigel watched the whole process from beginning to end, speechless. Hermione really did have trouble making friends, and not without reason.

Rigel also finished his lesson quickly, after all he already had a theoretical knowledge from years of studying beforehand, although he admits that he needed to reread the books from the first year, since he doesn't have eidetic memory.

However, Rigel didn't announce it like Hermione, he used to practice controlling ink with wandless magic before bed. With his talent for water magic, it was quite easy, he quickly got used to writing only with his thoughts, so it was a fun process from beginning to end, and he felt his control improving rapidly.

The hyperactive boys had already been asleep for a long time when Rigel was doing his homework, and the next day they were easily distracted by other things. In the end, for the time being, nobody realized that Rigel was 'intelligent', instead, the conversation remained limited to Chocolate Frog cards, Quidditch, football, or anything even remotely interesting that happened at school.

Sure, this wouldn't last forever, eventually, they'd realize Rigel was an 'intruder,' but at that point, who would care?

No matter how smart your cousin is, as long as your mother doesn't throw it in your face, it's none of your problem.

Thus, the boys quickly adapted to the daily routine.

Although the six of them used to stay together, small groups soon formed as well.

Ron managed to separate Harry from the others when it was least expected, Seamus and Dean, being incredibly talkative, quickly became involved in their own affairs, and in the end Rigel stayed with Neville.

Rigel really liked that arrangement.

Neville was clumsy and forgetful, but deep down, he was a quiet and gentle boy. Neville's company offered a pleasant quiet that the rest of Gryffindor seemed to lack. Rigel was nearly driven mad after a week with these hyperactive boys, but spending time with Neville was incredibly comfortable, except perhaps for the moments when the boy was the target of the universe.

Rigel had to 'save' Neville at least once a day, such as when he slipped on a head of garlic in Professor Quirrell's class, when he accidentally stepped on Mrs. Norris's tail and was chased by the Cat and the furious Filch, or when he tried to lean on a window ledge and almost fell from the second floor.

Honestly, Rigel thought Neville might have been cursed at some point, the amount of bad luck the boy had was absurd.

Rigel knew about the boy's talent for plants, so he dragged him to the library and gave him an introductory book on magical plants to read. Neville soon found himself so curious that he forgot he had come there with Rigel.

Rigel nodded, satisfied, then focused on his own reading. He practiced magic while he slept, reserving the days for the theoretical part, it was truly productive.

On the first day, Neville had to be dragged, on the second, he walked expectantly, and on the third day, Neville was ready to go even before Rigel called.

On Friday morning, Rigel knew that today would be a problematic day, although the afternoon was free and he planned to finally go to the Black Lake to visit the giant squid.

Two classes in the morning, both on potions, Rigel knew the plot and knew what it meant, the first official meeting between Snape and Harry.

Harry was about to have a terrible day.

The first-year boys and girls stood up together and chatted as they walked to potions class.

Jack had already adapted to the routine, he waved goodbye and continued to puff out his cheeks. After that, he went to play with the older students who hadn't yet had Gryffindor classes.

At the table, everyone already considered Jack a mascot, thanks to the Twins' forced promotion, so the monkey had a lot of fun.

"I heard that the potions professor doesn't like Gryffindors." Dean said, sounding a little worried.

"Yes, Fred and George said he's largely responsible for Gryffindor losing points, we haven't won a House Cup in years because of him!" Ron complained.

"That bad?" Seamus seemed surprised.

Ron, being the center of attention, quickly became animated.

The girls weren't far away, Hermione spoke up as soon as she heard this. "It can't be that bad, can it? He's a professor chosen by professor Dumbledore, these rumors are probably false."

The girl tried to defend Snape, she believed that all professors should be respected. Unfortunately, she would soon discover that these were not just false rumors.

"Of course, because Quirrell and Binns are great examples." Ron rolled his eyes at the girl, clearly annoyed at being contradicted, again by that annoying girl.

Hermione pursed her lips, but said nothing, Quirrell and Binns had really lowered her standards considerably, even those she considered Hogwarts 'the best school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world'.

It didn't take long for them to reach the potions classroom, located in the dungeons, and as the name suggests, it was a damp, dark, and cold area of the castle, where the stone walls were adorned with glass jars filled with bizarre ingredients and preserved animals.

Snape was nowhere to be seen, instead, the Slytherin students had already arrived, clearly choosing to stay on the left side. The Gryffindor students had already been 'indoctrinated' by the older students, as was clear from the way the group didn't interact, instead staring at each other.

Of course, there were exceptions, and in this case, the exception was precisely Rigel.

Rigel sighed and saw Draco looking at him with obvious irritation. There was an empty chair next to Draco's, so Rigel turned and went over to it, surprising both groups.

It wasn't that Rigel wanted to stand out, far from it, but continuing to ignore Draco as he has been doing all week will only worsen their relationship.

He doesn't want that, Draco isn't really a bad kid, besides, cutting ties with the Malfoys over a childish fight is stupid.

So he was ready to make peace.

Sitting next to Draco, the group of Slytherins looked at him with a mixture of curiosity and revulsion, to some of them, Rigel was no different from the Weasleys, traitors.

"What are you doing here, traitor?!"

Rigel sighed as he heard Draco's voice, this was going to be complicated.

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