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"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" cried Ginerva Weasley flipping her flaming red hair over her shoulder "DOUBLE POTIONS WITH THOSE GITS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON THE FIRST DAY!"
"Yeah and don't forget the greasy haired hook nosed git" said her best friend Hermione Granger her amber eyes twinkling
"Thanks. That makes me feel so much better" shot back Ginny rolling her eyes at her friend's cheek
"No problem. After all what are friends for if not to make a person feel better" said Hermione smirking
"Tell me how come we are friends again?" asked her grinning friend
"Because you love me that's why" said Hermione batting her eyelids in a mock flirtatious way
"Sorry, Hermione I don't swing that way" replied Ginny beginning to laugh
"Yeah I know I don't either" replied Hermione with a straight face before joining in the laughter
"Hello girls what's up?" asked their mutual best friend Luna setting her long blond hair into a knot atop her head while descending the stairs
"Morning sleeping beauty" chimed Ginny knowing Luna's love of sleeping "How are you this morning? Sleep well?"
"Yeah. Luna good morning isn't it" said Hermione
"Good morning to you guys too so what was so hilarious while I was coming down?" asked Luna with an arched blond brow
"Well our beloved Ginny here was her usual chirpy self, you know", Hermione added with a significant look towards Luna "So I thought that I would show my appreciation of her friendship by making her happy and you know how loveable I am"
"Yeah loveable alright.In fact downright cuddly" mumbled Ginny rolling her eyes
"I know, Ginny. No need to sing my praises you know" replied Hermione with a mock bow
Luna just smiled looking at her friends who were clowning around as usual
"So what is the first class this morning" she asked as they were exiting the portrait hole. They always made it a point of being one of the early risers so that, they could read before class and only then observed Hermione shaking her head
'Oops'thought Luna as Ginny took a deep breath before starting her rant which meant one thing- double potions "sorry" she mouthed to Hermione
Hermione just rolled her eyes and shrugged as both of them had to listen to another "Weasley rant" as they had termed it
"You know" Ginny was saying "it should be against the law to have potions as the first class in the morning especially when it is being taken by a guy who makes it a point to dip his head in a vat of grease everyday and not only that we have to have that class"
"With the slytherins" finished Hermione and Luna along with Ginny having listened to it over the years
"We know that! Just as we know that it is one of the subjects you are best at" said Hermione "Do you think we find having classes with those idiots fun? No. So cut being the drama queen and do your best as usual"
"You know we should hurry up if we want to have a decent breakfast" told Luna as they reached the entrance to the great hall
"Yeah I am hungry" said Ginny
"When aren't you?" countered Hermione "I swear Ginny. I really don't know how you manage to eat so much and still maintain your shape
"Hey!" said Ginny in a mock insulted tone "I am a growing girl, I need nutrition"
"Yeah we know" said Luna and Hermione together for the second time that day.
Ginny just stuck her tongue out at her two best friends who just laughed
"Real mature Ginny. Real mature" muttered Hermione as they made their way to the Gryffindor table
Good Morning Ron. Good Morning Harry" said Draco as he came down the steps with his usual smirk on his face
"Good Morning" replied Harry his hair as messy as usual but at least he was smiling unlike his other best friend who looked pissed off in the morning
"Could one of you please tell me the reason as to why we had to get up so early in the morning" asked Ron who even though was dressed looked as if he would like nothing better than to go right back to sleep
"Because we have classes today and you Mr. Prefect have a meeting with Mc Gonnagall in the morning about your patrol duties" told his grinning friend Harry
"Oi you prats the meeting's in the afternoon after lunch" fumed the red haired boy
"Sorry but anyway I thought that you wanted to see Luna before she left about something" asked Draco
Both Harry and Draco watched in amusement as their red haired friend blushed the colour of his hair before getting up and smirking as well
"As if you guys don't want to see Ginny and Hermione" his grin getting wider as both his friends now blushed and Harry muttered "Touché" before getting up and changing the topic "So who do you guys think will be the chasers for our quidditch team this year seeing as how Angelina,Katie and Alicia left"
"Don't know only hope that Wood doesn't develop a coronary" replied Draco thinking about their quidditch captain
"I heard Ginny mention that all three of them may try out for it"replied Ron as they exited the common room
"Are you sure" asked Draco
"Yeah. Oh and Draco I better not see you making googly eyes at my sister."
"Hey. You make googly eyes at Luna in front of me when you think she's not looking. You don't hear me complaining, do you" asked Draco
"She's not your sister. Anyway even if you do want to date my sister go ahead but if you hurt her…….." Ron trailed off cracking his knuckles threateningly
Draco nodded knowing Ron's protective big brother attitude when it came to Ginny. In a way, he was feeling oddly touched at Ron's permission, having been a witness to what happened to guys who Ron didn't like, Draco was happy that his friendship will be the same even if he did ask Ginny out. Anyway Ron needn't have worried, because Draco knew if he hurt Ginny in any way Ron will have to deal with Draco's pieces after Ginny was through.
"So today we have double potions in the morning don't we" asked Harry
"Yeah man I swear that git delights in tormenting us" said Draco "I mean Gonnagall never favours us like that"
"But the slytherins can't get their marks without him can they" asked Ron
"Yeah I know" replied Harry as they made their way over to the Gryffindor table
"You girls are trying for chasers aren't you?" asked Ginny as they were finishing their food
"Of course. We told you we would" told Hermione after finishing her pumpkin juice just to see the three guys coming towards them "Oh. Hi guys. Ready for the first class of the day?"
"Of course we are" told Harry "You girls finished already" asked Draco after wishing the girls
"C'mon girls can't you lighten up on the first day back" asked Ron in a way which made the question sound like an insult as usual
"Ronald Bilius Weasley! Are you implying that we are stuffy" asked Ginny strangely reminding him of his mother as both of them missed the look of resignation on the faces of their friends
"Of course not, Ginny why must you misinterpret most of the things I say" told Ron wondering how to placate his sister now, but before he could say anything to her, she had got up and walked away.
"Whoa. Ron is your sister PMS ing or something" asked Draco
"What. Did. You. Say Malfoy?" asked Hermione in a dangerous voice
Harry and Ron winced together knowing that when Hermione used your last name it meant only one thing- get the hell away from her as fast as possible if you valued your life
Apparently Draco realized the same thing because he gulped and said "Oh nothing Hermione nothing at all" at the same time looking around and wondering which object will shield him better.
"Good" said Hermione before getting up and saying "C'mon Luna we need to catch up with Ginny" and stomped off after bidding farewell to Harry and Ron
"Bye guys see you in class" said Luna getting up
"Oh Luna we have a meeting with Mc Gonnagall after lunch she asked me to tell you"said Ron
"Sure Ronald we will go together after lunch will you wait for me?" asked Luna with a smile
Ron smiled and nodded before replying "Sure. See You"
Only after he was sure that the two of them were out of ear shot did Draco release a breath he did not realize he had been holding
"That was real smooth Romeo" Harry told Ron smirking
"Shut up you prat" told Ron "I don't see any fault with it" as Harry rolled his eyes
"Some best mates the two of you are" told Draco sulking "You guys didn't even come to my rescue"
"Sorry Draco I would like to have a family when I grow up" told Ron shaking his head at his blond friend
"Yeah and I like my body parts just where they are thank you very much as a matter of fact I like being a man" replied Harry with a shudder
"Some Gryffindors the two of you are" retorted Draco still sulking
"Mate those three girls are quite scary when they are angry. In fact I didn't see you exhibiting your Gryffindor bravery just now did I?" asked Harry looking over at Draco who was now drinking his pumpkin juice
"What
have we let ourselves in for? If they don't like us the same way
we're doomed" said all three of them said at the same time.
They saw the funny look their fellow Gryffindors were giving them and started eating hurriedly.
When the three boys entered the dungeons they noticed the three girls sitting at one of the first desks as usual. The three guys made their way to the seat behind theirs sat down took out their books and started reading till the bell rang and all the students filed in
Their potions master Severus Snape made his way into the class as usual with his black robes bellowing behind him and without a smile started his usual start of term speech
"Another year has come and I see some students still here. This year is the O.W.L year and I will not tolerate any tardiness in my class, I expect all my assignments to be done on time and I am warning you I will not accept students who get lesser than an exceeds expectations in my class" this he directed with a particularly nasty look toward Neville Longbottom who was their fellow Gryffindor sitting beside his betrothed. Lavender Brown
The three of them considered Neville as a friend of sorts He was a bit timid for a Gryffindor but he had his moments of bravery and to make matters worse he was scared of thecreep standing in front of them
"What's with the slime ball this morning" whispered Ron
"Wonder what's got his knickers in a twist" mused Harry
"You know something mates I think he starches his knickers" whispered Draco
The three girls sitting in front were used to the comical commentary as they called it, as it happened every potions class. It was funny and consequently turned the stupid man's class bearable. They could keep a straight face and in the event of not being able to control their laughter they would pass a note discreetly to the boys
Little did they know it was a potions class to remember for life
