He has always understood everything that was being taught in school. Teachers have gone as far to say that he was a prodigy. On the other hand, the fifth grade math teacher hated Harry with a fiery passion. He despised how Harry could just ignore a lesson, but get full marks on a test or quiz without seemingly any effort. Mr. Davis always forces Harry to stop reading, or whatever he may be doing during the time. The other teachers have given up by now; but Mr. Davis thinks they are lazy. "They should let him teach, if he doesn’t pay attention to the lesson," he says, multiple times during a teacher meeting. The other teachers look at him incredulously, like they haven’t seen him until now.