The Anger .

"A question, I'm guessing, almost all muggleborns who don't live near London wonder about," said Daphne. "The answer lies in; it's tradition. It's one of those traditions that has arisen for only the last couple hundred years. The Hogwarts Express ride is supposed to be a time when the differences between the Houses comes down. And students are free to interact without interference from the Professors.

"Instead, it is considered by many, including some raised in the wizarding world, as a complete waste of time; irrespective of the fact it's a tradition. But, because it has become tradition, it won't be going away any time soon. And there are those who would feel offended if you recommend it be - done away with."

"Next?" asked Harry

When none were forthcoming, Harry said, "We intend to hold these meetings each Sunday a fortnight apart. They will be held here at the same time, each time. The only time the meetings will not be held will be when we are all on break, whether it be Christmas break, Easter break or summer break, or end-of-year exams are taking place.

"There is no mandatory requirement to attend. However, if you miss a session, and it covers something you want to know about, we will not be discussing it during the next meeting for you. It'll be your responsibility to find out what you missed from your fellow club members.

"We also don't intend to assign mandatory homework. If you want extra material to research or study, it'll be off your own backs; but we can help you there.

"This abandoned classroom will also remain the meeting room for the club. You may even appreciate the decor indicates this. However, it is not a House-less common room. The door will be locked and warded from intrusion when meetings are not being held. Everyone clear on this, so far?" Again with the verbal nods.

"Anyone want to take a punt and ask a question before we wrap it up for the day?" he asked.

"Yeah, umm - Potter," one of the Second Year Gryffindors asked, "What is it with all the Crests around the room?" He was waving his hand in a sweeping gesture to the crests on the walls.

Harry looked at Daphne and gave a slight nod. She understood the message.

"While we plan on going through the nobility of the wizarding world in one of these sessions coming up, I find no harm in giving you an overview of it now.

"You, of course, know of the four Houses of Hogwarts. These crests you see high up on the walls around us represent the Houses of wizarding Britain. The ones with a wide red band through them identify them as Houses that are lost to us. That is, no one knows if there is a current Heir for any of them.

"The others identify those which are still active." Indicating one on the wall above the blackboard, she said, "There's mine; Greengrass. A couple across, there's Harry's; Potter. The reason why the Houses are so important to wizarding Britain will be discussed in a couple of weeks. And, yes, it's important to know.

"The Houses are broken down into Noble and Most Ancient, Noble and Ancient, Ancient, Elder, Minor, and Magical. Within the Noble Houses there are the Lords and Ladies, and the Heirs. Within all Houses are the Head of House and the Heirs. The chart on the back wall identifies the Head of each House and the Heir, whether they be the Heir Apparent or the Heir Presumptive. "Harry is currently Head of House Potter but, because he is not yet of age, is not yet formally recognised as Lord of the House, Lord Potter. I'm Heiress Presumptive of House Greengrass, which means I currently stand to become Lady Greengrass on the passing of my father and I come of age. However, as Harry and I are also betrothed I also stand to become Lady Potter when we marry soon after we both reach our majority.

"What those titles mean, and why they're so important to Wizarding Britain, will be discussed in depth in a couple of weeks. It's going to take a while."

"And, I don't mean to be rude, but what about how you're betrothed at such a young age?" asked another.

"Fair question," replied Harry. "What many of you may be unaware of is that betrothal contracts amongst the nobility of the muggle world used to be quite common until a couple centuries ago. They have since fallen out of favour.

"In the magical world, however, betrothal contracts, while not as common as they once were, can still be found. My and Daphne's fathers wrote up a betrothal contract for the two of us when we were both infants. I don't understand what was going through my father's head at the time, but I know the betrothal was agreed to, in part, to bring our two Houses into a closer formal and public relationship. An alliance."

"But, what if you're not suited to each other?" asked the same person. "What if you even hate each other?"

"Most betrothal contracts have built in escape clauses. One or the other party of the contract can back out; but, it requires the payment of a substantial penalty to do so.

"However, the betrothal contract signed for Daphne and I has no such clause. And that's where magic comes in. From our experiences of this, it appears that magic itself is working with us to ensure we are compatible and will be happy with each other. As things are, both of us are happy with this arrangement. We find ourselves growing closer together the more time we spend with each other."

"So, when Professor Snape tried to separate you last weekend, it could be seen as he was trying to keep you apart, stopping the magic from taking hold?" said one of the lone Slytherins.

"Precisely," replied Harry firmly. "As such he was interfering with the betrothal contract. And that meant he was interfering with the business of both our Houses. So, as you can see, it was a very big and serious thing that happened."

"Wow," he heard one of the young girls say.

"Alright, folks," said Harry. "I know this wasn't a very long session. However, it was to give you an understanding of what we're going to be covering here over the school year, to see if you'd be interested in becoming a member, and give you the opportunity to now report back to those of your friends who asked you to check it out for you.

"The next meeting will be two weeks from today and we're really going to be getting stuck into things from then on. We look forward to seeing you then.

After closing the meeting down Harry led the Seven down to the Great Hall. It was not yet time for dinner, but Harry wanted to see if there was any gossip about the etiquette club among the students.

Sitting at the Ravenclaw table they received a few other students approaching to ask if they could join the club. Each was told to present themselves at the next meeting a fortnight later.

After the meal he led Daphne outside and sat on one of the stones of a large standing circle of them on the path to Hagrid's hut. She joined him sitting on the stone and leaned against him.

"Daddy is coming for us at lunch time tomorrow," she softly said.

Harry grunted in agreement and said, "I still think our leaving the school for half a day tomorrow was a poor excuse for Dumbledore to not grant us permission to visit with Sirius at Greengrass Estate over the weekend."

With a shrug, she said, "He had the right to do it as we didn't give him a suitable reason to allow us to leave. Plus, him coming back with how you missed pretty much all of the first week, then we were gone for a significant part of last Sunday for the trials, and how other students didn't have those level of privileges, was a fair point or two."

"No, he's just shitty at me for that meeting in his office the other day," said Harry. "I half-expected him to reverse his decision to allow us to run the etiquette club, as well. Just out of spite, you know?"

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