Disclaimer: Harry potter characters and plot line belong to J..

This is my first time writing a story so any criticisms will be appreciated. plus there might be mistakes so if you could be so kind as to point them out I'll send you a cookie, if I can figure out how to do that.

There will be slash in this story though it might take a while, so if you don't like that either skip the parts that are obvious or don't read this story.

I'm not fond of Ron or Dumbledore so if you like them and still read this story please don't yell at me when Harry gets revenge on them.

So anyway onto the story...

"This isn't working Hermione," Harry huffed as his 36th attempt at the Accio charm failed, miserably.

After finding out that the first task included dragons Hermione immediately set out to find a way around them. While Harry was grateful for the help he couldn't help but be insulted at the fact that she didn't even listen to any of his ideas.

'Even professor Moody felt like he had to give me a hint. Although, the idea of using my broom to fly past the dragon is pretty damn cool.'

"Honestly Harry, we've been at this for over an hour now and you still haven't made any progress. Compared to the spells and hex's you already know this should be easy. Way easier than the Patronus charm you learnt last year ," the tone Hermione used was full of exasperated irritation.

Harry sighed tiredly and, some what gracefully, flopped into a nearby chair,"I know that Hermione, it irritates me to. That doesn't change the fact that I can't complete this stupid spell."

The young champion watched as his friend adopted her 'thinking face' as Ron calls it and made a thoughtful sound.

"When you were learning the Patronus charm how did professor Lupin teach you?"

Thinking back to the very first lesson he had he told Hermione all he could remember, "well at first he made cast the spell time and time again until I could at least produce a mist..." Hermione interrupted at this point mumbling,

"No that can't be it, it's what we've been doing for the past hour. What else Harry?"

Looking annoyed at the interruption he huffed, "if you don't butt in then I'll tell you, sheesh."

With a sheepish look on her face she nodded.

"After that he brought out the boggart but my mist was useless. So he told me that I had to will more magic and emotion into the spell to make it stronger. Progress was slow but..."he trailed off when he noticed Hermione was no longer paying attention to him. Whilst he was talking she had started to pace in front of the fire, occasionally mumbling under her breathe. Harry waited patiently knowing not to interrupt the witch while she was thinking or he would suffer the consequences.

Finally, after minutes of mumbling, head shaking and hand waving Hermione snapped out of her 'Thinking Trance' (as Ron calls it- he's not very imaginative) and turned to him with an excited look on her face.

"I can't believe I didn't see this before. It's been in front of my face the whole time, the elusive answer the that damned question has been in front of me this whole time and I was just to blind to see it."

"see what 'mione?" the question came out in an interested voice, Hermione's enthusiasm catching.

Instead of answering the question she completely ignored him, to wrapped up in her excitement to see the annoyance he felt settle on his face. She kept talking to herself about how "she had to find this book" or " she had to someone or questions" etc until he couldn't take it anymore.

"HERMIONE JANE GRANGER!!! Will you shut up and answer me for once!"

With a startled squeak the witch finally quieted down and bowed her head meekly. She had forgotten how scary he was when annoyed or, Merlin forbid, angry. Things tended to blow up or shatter. She didn't stay down for long though and hurtled straight into and explanation,

"Sorry Harry, I just got carried away. Anyway have you ever wondered how you can perform high level magic that most wizards or witch's can't but you have trouble with the easiest spells?" Not even waiting for an answer she carried on, "at first I thought it was because most of the higher level spells were for defence against the dark arts and you being you, well you know. But then I thought that that couldn't be the answer because some charms or transfigurations could be really useful in battle. I was at a dead end: stumped. ME,stumped!"

Here Harry quickly jumped in so she could catch a breathe. Plus he doubted she would get to the point anytime soon.

"So what made you think of this break through or whatever it is?"

Smiling at him, she took a deep breathe and continued,slower this time, "when I mentioned the Patronus a thought came to me, 'what if it wasn't the concentration you were getting wrong but the amount of magic you were putting into the spell', and then when you told me what professor Lupin said to you about willing more magic into the spell it suddenly clicked. I can't believe I didn't see the connection when I read the book this summer."

"What book 'mione, you read loads of them."

"I found a history book in Flourish and Blotts about the most magically powerful people that have ever lived. Merlin was one of them and the four founders were very close."

"Harry, I think you might be a Mage."