Disclaimer:

As sad as I am, I do not own any characters I use here. JK Rowling does.

BUT the plot and the Felicorpus Charm, as well as the explanations about the Charm is my pure invention, at least I get to own one little thingy :)

Chapter 1: The happiest day...or not

A whistle sounded in the far distant sky. Harry, Ron and Hermione had just arrived on platform ¾ at Kings Cross Station. In front of them was the well-known Hogwarts Express waiting to carry the Golden Trio and the other pupils to Hogwarts, their second home (well first for some of them). Harry was chatting with Hermione since he only saw them today. Ron looked around, seeing Seamus and Dean giving each other the details of their summer holidays. He saw Neville hugging his grandma good-bye. His mother was helping Ginny with her luggage. He was about to join Harry and Hermione when he accidentally ran into someone's back.

"Sorry," He muffled quickly, but was caught before he left.

"So...Weasel. Bumping into people without excusing yourself is something you can overpass? I doubt that. You ought to be taught some manners. But then again with the father of yours, you can't really be too surprised with the result."

Malfoy. Shit. Why did it have to be him? Geez he really wasn't lucky today.

"If you cleaned your ears you would've heard I said sorry, but if I had knew it was you..." These last words were spoken very softly under his breath.

"It so happens, unfortunately for you, that I caught that last bit so don't worry for my hearing"

Like I would Ron thought.

"And you are supposed to say sorry to whoever the person is. So remember that Weasel."

Ron was starting to boil and was ready to cast a jinx at Malfoy when two gentle hands came resting on his shoulders. Harry and Hermione had come to him.

"Is everything all right Ron?" Harry asked, giving a cold glance at Malfoy and reaching for his wand in his back pocket.

"Yeah, fine Harry, thanks. Malfoy was just been a selfish arrogant little brat...as usual" Ron was not looking away from the blond's eyes in fear of missing the first move.

Malfoy was smirking and couldn't stop himself from laughing at the three. "Well if somebody was more careful when they blundered around there wouldn't be an argument right now. Besides, he still hasn't apologised for touching my back." Malfoy folded his arms in front of him to show he wasn't going to leave soon.

"I didn't touch your back, I was pushed against it and that wasn't my fault. Like I would touch his back anyway, or any part of him, yeuk.

Ron was boiling now and nearly jumped on Malfoy to push him, but Harry and Hermione held on and prevented him.

"Control yourself Weasel! You wouldn't like me to burst this cute little face of yours now would we?" And with that said Draco Malfoy climbed in the train joined by Crabbe and Goyle.

"I swear one day I'm gonna kill him. I'll rip those expensive clothes off him, beat him until all his bones are smashed and his skin bruised. I'll damage him physically and morally, just like he deserves." Ron was panting heavily when he was finished. He stormed into the train followed close by Ginny who had been dismissed from Mrs. Weasley.

"Wow," Harry said, "That was really scary what he said. I know I don't quite fancy Malfoy but I wouldn't dare wish a death like that for him or anybody."

"Yeah, I see what you mean Harry. I think he went a little too overboard. Let's catch up with him and try to calm him down before he decides to kill anyone who doesn't see his bad mood." Hermione grabbed Crookshanks and her trunk, climbed into the train. Harry followed her close by with his belongings.

They found Ron in a compartment with Neville and Luna.

"I don't think it really is a Carnivore plant Neville. Don't you see those purple dots on the leaves? That means it's a Coliwoful plant," Luna said.

"And I tell you it's my grandmother who bought it for me in a plant shop and they say on the note that it's a Draculenis and it actually like to eat spiders and other flying insects like flies, bees and even butterflies," Neville said, trying to be patient. He gave Luna the note, which she just skimmed before speaking to Ron.

"What do you think about it Ron? It doesn't look like a dangerous plant, no?"

"If it eats spiders, snakes and especially a certain Slytherin, I'm well happy to possess one whatever they're called." Ron was looking out the window and didn't acknowledge his friends entrance.

"Hi Harry, hello Hermione," Luna said in her sleepy voice.

Hermione sat down next to Luna "Good morning to both of you."

"Morning Hermione, nice to see you the two of you." Harry sat down next to Neville, who took the opportunity, while Luna was busy discussing the plant problem with Hermione, to whisper to Harry "What's with Ron? He's been like this since he came in. Did something happened?"

Harry only needed one word to respond. "Malfoy." An understanding looked appeared on Neville's face. He decided to change the subject. "So what have you been up to you three during your holidays?"

Harry talked first since he didn't do much. He spend the hot days in his bedroom, practising his technical movements for the hard charms and curses he had found the previous year in the library at Hogwarts. Some days the Dursleys would go outside for the day so he had the house all for himself. He would go and do some cooking and bake some sweets, practising for his birthday cake. The sweet delicious pastries would be for Big D so he could have some peace with him and his so-called friends. He would sometime watch TV or try to catch some news in the wizarding world by sending Hedwig to get The Daily Prophet. Not much happened, and nothing about Voldemort was mentioned.

Hermione, on the other hand, went to France at the French Riviera in Cannes. She learned scuba-diving (nose-dive?) and took plenty of photos of fish she saw. She even saw a giant turtle. This trip was offered by her parents for the excellent OWLs she got at the end of her 5th year. She learnt a bit more French words and practised her talking with some friends she made during her lessons at the sea.

Luna was absolutely ecstatic to hear news and things from other countries.

"Have you heard of the Phelicorpant fish? It's purple with pink stripes. My father gave me a postcard of this rare fish that lives in the Mediterranean sea. Did you see one?"

"No sorry Luna. I don't remember seeing a purple-pink stripped fish."

"Doesn't matter," Luna said. "And you Ron? What amazing things did you do this summer?"

No reply.

"Ron?" Harry tried to make Ron come back with them.

"Nothing."

"What?" asked Luna, "I didn't hear you Ron."

"Nothing, I did nothing amazing during my holidays. Happy?" He really was pissed off by all of them and their happy chatting. Couldn't they leave him alone for once?

Hermione bent down to whisper in Luna's ear "He crossed Malfoy just before the train departed. Don't take it personally and forget him while he's like that."

"Ok!" she responded cheerfully.

Not much happened during the journey to Hogwarts. Now they were all sitting at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall. The first years were settling down at their respective house tables. Dumbledore had finished his speech and they started to eat while discussing the year to come and mostly about the Quidditch cup.

At the end of the feast Ron was still sulking and left early before the dessert and went to bed. Harry and Hermione followed short after him but stopped at the common room to talk.

"What do you think about Ron?" asked a worried Hermione. "Do you think he'll be better tomorrow?"

Harry, who was facing the fireplace, shrugged. "Lets hope so. I feel sorry for him. We weren't even at school before Malfoy started to fight with him."

"Yeah I know, but he should've apologised and that was it."

Harry nodded. They decided it was time to go to bed for both of them and just wait and see what tomorrow will bring them.

xxxxx

The next morning Harry climbed out of bed to see an empty bed next to his. Arriving in the Great Hall he saw his two best friends chatting happily together. Walking towards them he sat in front of them. By the time he sat down Ron had turned to talked with Seamus about the try-outs for Quidditch and who they thought would try.

"So? What's with the happy face? We can see him glowing from very far," Harry asked Hermione.

"He dreamed about Malfoy."

"What's so fantastic to dream about him?" Harry was clueless. Yesterday his friend would have murdered the git right in place of he didn't stopped him. Now he's happy he dreamed about the git. He didn't quite get it.

"He dreamed he did all that killing-ripping stuff he gently described for us yesterday."

Now he understood. "Well lucky for Malfoy it was only a dream. Lets just hope he had enough with yesterday and don't pick on Ron because I don't think I would be in the mood to restrain myself too." Harry had a headache because of his scare. He had had a really bad dream himself and wasn't too happy about it.

They were nearly finished in their breakfast when the time-tables were given out. Ron was about to toss his aside since he already knew what lessons he had and with who he'll have them. But then something caught his attention. Right there, on this paper, he saw the nice writing of Ravenclaw written beneath Gryffindor in the lesson of Defence Against the Dark Arts.

"Oh my god!"exclaimed Ron. "Do you see what I see?" He shoved his time-table into the nose of Harry. "See?"

"No actually I can't see anything Ron."

"Oops sorry." He drew the paper back a little. "Look, we've got Defence Against the Dark Arts with the Ravenclaws, and not those self-haughty Slytherins!" By the time Harry finally got to see Ron was jumping up and down with excitement. "This must be the happiest day of my life. One more lesson without the Slytherins and Malfoy. Great. Just leaves us with Potions. Couldn't hope to have it with Hufflepuff can we? Can't count on that, huh?"

Ron was too engrossed in his happy bubble to notice that Malfoy was at the table just behind him and had heard everything. He was about to take another pumpkin juice to toast when Malfoy got up and went straight to Ron.

"If I may correct you, you still have Charms now with us self-haughty Slytherins, and just after breakfast. Be happy, and prepare," He smirked. He had pronounced the same words Ron used to described the Slytherins and imitated Ron's voice. He had shown a happy face to prove he was pleased with the turn of events but as he stormed out of the Great Hall he could be heard muttering, "This is the worst day ever."

Meanwhile, Ron had been stunned to place when Malfoy had announce they had Charms together. Charms, that's silly. We never had Charms with others than Gryffindors of other classes.

"Harry..." Ron's voice croaked slowly.

Harry didn't know what to do other than reply with a weak "Yes?"

"Tell me," Ron swallowed, blanching at the space Malfoy (no, the Devil) had just occupied. "Tell me what he said is just pure fiction and he made all this up just to get to me." Ron stood, not moving at all, and continued to stare at the now Malfoy-free space.

Harry didn't dare move to look at their time-table to see if Malfoy was right.

Hermione took hers, Harry's and Ron's and saw in the little box that said Charms for this morning that the classes taking it was in fact Gryffindors with...Slytherins. She gathered up all her courage and spoke in the most gentle voice possible, "I'm sorry Ron. But it seems that Malfoy did in fact told the truth. We have Charms with his house this morning in about ten minutes."

Ron flinched when Hermione said Malfoy had told the truth. He became so pale Harry and Hermione were worried he would need a trip to the infirmary. But then Harry had a plan.

"You know what Ron? Hermione and I think it's a good idea we have Charms with the Slytherins" He replied.

"You do?" Ron was perplexed. He couldn't see what was so great about sharing up to six more hours in the week with Malfoy and his fellows.

"We do?" Hermione too was puzzled.

"Well, sorry Hermione to put you in this too, but don't you see it Ron? What do we do in Charms?"

"We learn spells. Don't take me for an idiot Harry." he was starting to take more colours in the cheeks now.

"I'm not. But especially how do we learn those spells?"

Hermione was starting to see where this was going. "Harry don't even think about it. I know he's not that nice, but..."

"Not that nice? Hermione, bloody hell, he calls you Mudblood. That is more than that nice if you ask me" Ron was already back to nearly exploding.

"Okay okay, now Ron how do we learn those spells again?"

"We practice them with a partner"

Hermione couldn't restrain herself any more. "Precisely, we do it with a partner Harry, and not on others. Enemy or friend you don't do it."

Ron stared at Harry, a huge grin spread across his face. Harry grinned back.

"You see now Ron?"

"Oh yes you bet mate, you're a genius Harry."

Hermione started to panic. "Don't you dare, both of you, to think that. Don't you realise you could lose points if Professor Flitwick catches you?"

"Who cares? We're both going to like what Malfoy will do. And like Harry said it's not gonna be noticed if Malfoy gets hit by a couple of curses here and there during charms since we practice those hard spells that are hard to control."

They departed for class with only two minutes left before the bell would ring. Hermione wasn't too happy about what was about to happen, but Ron had gone back to his normal self again so she didn't complain more.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to appreciate this class this year. Lucky day.

A/N: CHAPTER REVISED – 11 December 2010

Ok so here you have it, my first chapter of the tremendous Felicorpus charm, hoped you liked it.

Please Read but mostly Review to give me your first impression on this chapter.

Rated M for future scenes I'm planning in the other chapters.

See you soon everybody

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