AUTHOR: Lexi Black
E-MAIL: hermioneluvsharry@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY: Harry, Ron, and Hermione are going into their fifth year at Hogwarts. However, there is a new girl, and a new teacher.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Harry, Ron, Hermione, or anyone else you recognize. They belong to J.K. Rowling, who is a terrific writer. However, Audra Clearwater, Professor Logan, all of the ickle first years and a few other characters belong to me. Basically, if you don't recognize the name, it's mine. Ron's line in Divination (you'll know when you get there) ain't mine, it's from "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Charms" (an X-Files/HP Crossover), and I just had to use it because it was so perfect.
SPOILERS: All of the Harry Potter books, particularly Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire. Not as many for Sorcerer's Stone.
RATING: I dunno...PG, I guess.
AUTHOR NOTES: Some of the characters may not seem as they should (particularly Hermione), but that's just the way I write. Oh, and I was listening my Sci-fi themes CD during some of this.
Year Five at Hogwarts--part 1
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Harry Potter woke up suddenly, staring at the ceiling of his best friend Ron Weasley's ceiling. He wondered what had woke him up, and then he remembered. Today was July 31, his birthday. His fifteenth birthday, to be exact. He could hear footsteps coming up the stairs. It was probably Ron's older brothers, Fred and George. Harry had arrived at the Weasley's the week before, after staying at his aunt and uncle's for a couple of weeks. Harry was glad to have the summer free of his Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and cousin, Dudley, who had last summer reached his goal of becoming wider than he was tall. Harry couldn't stand the Dursleys, and they couldn't stand him. They didn't like him because he was a wizard, and they were Muggles (people with no magical blood). They thought having a wizard in the family was something to be ashamed of. But this was turning out to be the best summer of his life. The Weasley's were his favorite family, and the closest Harry would come to ever having a real family. They often invited him to come stay. Also, Ron's oldest brothers, Bill and Charlie, were there, and Percy wasn't. Fred and George opened the door, setting off a handful of Filibuster's fireworks. Harry laughed as Ron grabbed the nearest thing to him, his wand, and threw it at them, turning Fred's hair pink. "What're you doing?" Ron asked.
"Mum told us to come and wake you up." Fred answered.
"We decided to do so with a bang." George added. They ducked out the door as Ron chucked a book at them.
"We might as well get up and get dressed." Harry said.
"Yeah, I guess. Hey, I wonder..." Ron said.
"What?" Harry asked.
"If Fred and George have any of those Canary Creams left. We could probably trick them into eating one." Ron answered. They both laughed at the thought. They finished dressing and went downstairs, where Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron's sister Ginny, and to their surprise, Hermione Granger, their other best friend.
"Hermione!" Harry said.
"When did you get here?" Ron asked.
"About fifteen minutes ago." Hermione said.
"Come on, sit down and eat!" Mrs. Weasley said, pushing Harry and Ron into chairs. Hermione was beaming.
"Guess what?" she asked.
"What?" Ron asked.
"I've been made a prefect!" she replied.
"And maybe you two will not make it a point to break every single school rule at least once this year." Mrs. Weasley said to Harry and Ron.
"Not bloody likely." Ron said.
"I swear, you two are as bad as Fred and George." Mrs. Weasley added.
"Nah, they've done tons of stuff we haven't." Fred said.
"Like sneak into the Forbidden Forest." George replied.
"And show up at school in a flying car and land in the Whomping Willow." Fred added.
"And other stuff." George said, winking at Harry.
"We didn't do all that on purpose!" Ron protested.
"At least, not most of it." Harry added. Everyone laughed.
"Anyway, do you think you can go an entire year without being threatened with expulsion or ending up in the hospital wing?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Not likely, Mum." Ron replied. Before she could say anything, they heard footsteps in the other room, and Mr. Weasley walked in the room.
"Hi, Molly. Hello, Harry, Hermione." he said.
"Hello." Harry said.
"Good morning." Hermione replied.
"Hi, Arthur. We were just discussing Ron and Harry's, er, adventures at school." Mrs. Weasley said.
"I remember when I was at Hogwarts. I never really was much of a trouble-maker-" Mrs. Weasley gave him a look "-but I remember your father, Harry. I was a seventh year when he was a first, so I didn't know him too well, but him and his group of friends were constantly in trouble, and constantly together. Where ever you'd see James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew were not far behind. And even Dumbledore says he never saw two people make as much trouble as your dad and Sirius. Except for maybe Fred and George, and you two." Mr. Weasley said.
"So it's hereditary." Harry said.
"Enough of that." Mrs. Weasley said. She put a large birthday cake on the table that said, 'Happy Birthday, Harry!'
"Here." Hermione said, handing Harry a package. He opened it up to find a scarlet book that said Quidditch at Hogwarts on the cover.
"I found it at Diagon Alley last week. They had it in all of the House colors." she said.
"Wow, thanks, Hermione." Harry said.
"Hold on, there's someinthing I need to show you. Flip to about thirty pages from the back." she said. Harry did, and was looking at a picture of his father, when he played on the Gryffindor team.
"I saw that picture, and decided I had to get this for you. There's also a picture in the back." she explained. Harry flipped to the back to see himself swoop down and catch the Golden Snitch, and the Gryffindor team surrounded him. He recognized this from when they had won the House Cup when he was a third year.
"Cool." he said. Among the other things he got were a book of Quidditch moves from Ron, a box of Ton-Tongue Toffees, Canary Creams, fake wands, and other things from Fred and George (Mrs. Weasley didn't look too happy), and some candy from Egypt from Bill.
"Thanks, you guys." Harry said. Just then, six large owls flew in the window, dropping envelopes on Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and George's plates. They were from Hogwarts.
"About time! I thought they had forgotten about us!" Fred said.
"Yes, they are rather late this year." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Well, since we have the lists, we might as well go to Diagon Alley next week and get your supplies." Mr. Weasley said. Harry looked at the letter. It was the usual one from Professor McGonagall, and behind it was the list of supplies he would need that year for Hogwarts.
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