Insane Asylum escapees!

It makes the insane ones feel better

The Sorting

"You'd do well in Slytherin," the Hat said, "But you'd also do well in Gryffindor. Hmm…how about, I let you choose?"

"Seriously? Dude…Slytherin! I want to be known as sane!"

"Very well. Have fun, Mr. Potter, in SLYTHERIN!" Harry took the Hat off his head as Dumbledore choked on another one of his lemon drops. Snape raised his hand and McGonagall, Sprout, and Flitwick all grumbled as they put ten galleons each in his hand.

After The Feast: Slytherin Common Room.

Shortly after Snape left (after saying something about House Loyalty and all that - Harry really wasn't paying attention), Draco got up in Harry's face.

"Potter - " before he could continue, Harry interrupted him.

"Are you…stressed, or is that just your natural hair color?" Draco's eye twitched and he pulled out his wand.

"I'll kill you!"

"And why do you have a stick in your hand? Oh, please don't tell me that you actually believe the seniles' whole 'Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' shit. You do realize we're supposed to be the sane ones, right?"

"…" Draco had nothing to say at that, trying to figure out what was going on. Blaise snickered; the only one brave enough to do so.

"I mean, isn't all that for little kids…or you know…the insane people that were sorted in the other three 'houses'?"

"…" Draco was still trying to figure out what was going on. Blaise, having heard rumors on the train, already knew exactly what Harry believed Hogwarts to be.

"Hello?" Harry waved his hand in front of Draco's face, "Hello? Oh, great…he's dead." Harry poked Draco on the forehead and the blonde fell over (it was the Power Poke of Doom™ ).

"Huh?" Draco asked, wondering how he got on the floor.

"He's alive," Harry said, looking like he was conflicted about being happy or sad about that; he settled for happy, "Thank God! I don't want to go to juvie just because of some insane people here."

"What's juvie?" one of the other first years whispered to an older student.

"No idea," the student whispered back.

Later That Night: First Year Boys Dorm Room

"Nice to be in the sane house, isn't it?" Blaise said to Harry, as he levitated his books out of his trunk.

"If you're sane…then why - " Harry was cut off before he could finish asking about Blaise's use of magic.

"It makes the insane ones feel better," Blaise said.

"Ah…I suppose that that's a good enough reason to play along," Harry said, smiling.

The Next Day: Transfiguration Classroom

"Finally decide to give up the 'insane asylum' ruse, Mr. Potter?" McGonagall asked.

"No," Harry replied, as he transfigured his match to a needle and back repeatedly.

"Then why - " McGonagall was cut off, just like Harry last night.

"It makes the insane ones feel better," Harry repeated Blaise's words from the night before. McGonagall's eye twitched. Both Harry and Blaise grinned.

There you have it…Harry now has a best friend and a perfectly good explanation of how he uses magic while still thinking everyone not in Slytherin is insane. Read and Review, please! Smiles!

Rune