A/N: Okay, first of all, I've got to say some stuff and I'm sorry if I start blabbering but this has to be said so here: This is my first fic I've actually put up on ff.net so please R/R but don't be to hard on me please? If something sounds weird or you don't quite get the plot then tell me but please tell me how to improve as well... enough with the warnings . Anyway, this is the beginning of my series and before I even start it I'm going to thank some people . First J.K. Rowling (did I mention these are all her characters, only the words here are mine?), Cat (who gave me the idea for this in the first place), and my really cool proof reading person..( I don't really know what to call you... I have so many names for you.. oh well, let's just go with "really cool proof reading person" k?) . Also Amy who has listened to my insane fanfic ramblings no matter what . Thank you all! You are all cool! Okay so read up, tell me what you think blah blah blah... Once again all the characters are J.K Rowling's not mine! Now.. here goes the story! *Dun Dun Dun!!!*
ANOTHER GOLDEN YEAR
Part 1
'Geez!' Yelled Ron Weasly in disgust as soon as he, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger reached the safety of the Gryffindor Common Room where they were free to insult Snape.
'I can't believe it! He takes any chance to get a Gryffindor in trouble!'
This was true . Proffesor Severus Snape was potions master and head of Slytherin house, which was in constant rivalry with Gryffindor . So, when he had found three of his least favorite students wandering in the halls searching for the Charms classroom (which had misplaced itself, as the classrooms on Hogwarts so often did), he did not hesitate to give them all detention .
'We have to clean the whole Hospital Wing! That'll take all day!'
'Shut up!' Harry hissed from beside him, though he was equally mad at Snape, 'The whole Common Rooms staring at you!'
They were . There were at least a hundred eyes all fixed on Ron . He quickly did as Harry said and talk in the Common Room resumed .
'Ron,' Hermione reassured, 'I know that you are angry with Snape but you don't have to let him see! You know he loves to see you mad at him, don't just give him that pleasure!
Hermione was right, Harry reasoned . But, that didn't mean that they weren't all going to hate their detention . The Hospital Wing was quite big, and with detention there was never any magic to be used what so ever!
They decided that talking about the matter wouldn't help in the least so they sat down around a table, opened 'Intermediate Transfiguration, Level 2' and began their homework . Hermione was, of course finished before Harry and Ron had barely started and refused to give them any help . 'You've got to learn it for yourself, you know!' she said, they both groaned .
That night, after Harry and Ron had given up trying to get in two rolls of parchment right then, they all went up to their dorms . Hermione fell asleep right away, wanting not to be to tired to work tomorrow, but Harry and Ron were still mad at Snape and couldn't fall asleep (not as if they even tried) .
'I can't believe it still!' Harry began .
'Me neither! You'd think Dumbledore or McGonagall would have stopped him!' Ron agreed.
'No kidding!'
'Or someone else,' Ron continued, 'I wouldn't care who!'
'I don't see why we can't use magic! It would be good practice!' Harry reasoned .
'Yeah! I reckon Snape just wants to make us work!'Ron said violently .
'He hates us doesn't he?' Harry agreed .
Neville gave a long, low snore.
'We should get to bed.' Ron said, checking his watch, 'It's almost midnight.'
But neither Harry nor Ron could sleep. They were both still extremely angry with Prof. Snape. Also, they were dreading the next day, 'What a horrible way to spend your Saturday!' Ron groaned .
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Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked down to the Hospital Wing at 7:00 in the morning the next day. Harry and Ron were still complaining .
'I think he should have let us use magic!' Ron stated.
'Then it wouldn't be a punishment though,' said Hermione, 'it would be a reward!'
Ron then got the weirdest expression on his face . One of his eyebrows was raised and his mouth was hanging wide open . Harry wished for the first time in his life that Colin Creevy had been standing right behind him, (as he so often was,) maybe he could have gotten a picture. Harry choked back a laugh.
'You think cleaning is fun?' Ron gapped, and his voice echoed through the hall, 'Then why don't you just go off and live with the House Elves?'
It was now Hermione's turn to gape, looking very offended, before retorting, 'For one, I did not say I liked cleaning! I said I liked magic! And another thing, House Elves have feelings too! They just clean because they don't know what's good for them!'
Ron was speechless for a few seconds, then he opened his mouth to say something, undoubtably rude, to Hermione when he ran right into Snape (,literally)!
'You're late!' He sneered, 'Five points from Gryffindor each!'
Harry, Ron and Hermione filed into the Hospital Wing, unwilling to begin another point-taking spree on the part of Snape . They began to clean up .
After half an hour Snape left and Madame Pomfrey became in charge . It was much easier to do the work without Snape sneering and breathing down their backs all the time .
Around lunch, they got a break, something that would never have happened had Snape ben there .
'Well, it's not quite as good as the food in Hogsmeade, were we could be right now if it weren't for Snape,' Ron admitted, 'but it's better than nothing!'And he went to throw his sandwich wrapper away .
'Hey! Look at this!' He exclaimed, looking into the trash can .
'What?' asked Harry . He couldn't possibly imagine anything worth seeing to be in the trash . But, just incase there was, he went to look .
Harry and Hermione peered in . There was some crumpled paper, a banana peel, Ron's sandwich wrapper, and an old book .
The book said in gold writing, 'Hogwarts, Another Golden Year' .
'It's a Yearbook!' exclaimed Hermione, 'Oooooh! Let's do have a look!'
Harry and Ron weren't quite sure how they were going to get a look, because it was in the trash can, and neither of them would be to happy to pick it out .
'And how exactly will we get it out of the trash can?' Ron asked sarcastically .
Hermione smiled, then with a wave of her wand and a cry of 'Accio!', the Yearbook flew into her hands . It was excellently preformed! The only problem was that the banana peel, which had been sitting on top of the book flew out of the bin as well, and right onto Ron's head .
'Great!' He yelled, with more sarcasm then was needed, 'Now my hair will be covered in banana mush!'
Before Ron could say another word against Hermione, Harry snatched the yearbook from her hands and opened it . On the first page, was an old picture of the whole school, from a bit more than thirty years back . Harry could see Sirius, his parents, Lupin, and Snape . They all looked about his age, fifth years .
'Look!' exclaimed Hermione, 'Harry! It's your parents!' and she pointed a finger at them . Except that instead of her finger stopping at the solid photograph it went right through the picture!
'What the -?' Harry asked, surprised, as Hermione's whole arm was dragged into the picture .
'Help!' Hermione let out a little squeal, and in a second, both boys were pulling her as hard as they could .
Then, without warning, the Hospital Wing lurched upside down and they were falling . They hit the ground with a thump .
A/N (again): And that's all folks... it was kinda short, but tell my what you think! Also, this is probably a boring chapter but we need to start somewhere right? I don't care if this is a million years later that you're reading it.. REVIEW!!! Please! I need feedback!! Also, if this fic got screwed up in the middle then I apologize, I'm a bit new at this!