Hermione noticed it first; the sudden silence which swept over the Slytherin table. She looked up and her jaw dropped – many who saw what she was looking at soon were overcome by the same reactions. A polite cough seemed to echo throughout the hall, calling everyone to complete silence.
"Quite right there, Potter?" Malfoy raised an eyebrow at Harry as he was casually sitting amongst the Slytherins like it was an everyday event.
"Yeah I'm great, thanks for asking! But really, I just had a question for you Malfoy" Harry looked him straight in the face. Draco looked rather confused but he quickly rebutted "Uh no!" like it was the most obvious answer to give; which in hind sight it really was; considering their less than amiable relationship.
"Well anyway" Harry trudged on as if no one had refused him. "Were you home tutored before you came to Hogwarts?"
Pansy, who had been shoved to the side when Harry sat down, look at Harry as though he had just gone insane and declared to the world he was pink puppy dog, hoping to play with a ball before hopping off to class. "You. Are such. A freak." She stated with pauses emphasising every word.
"Well?" Harry prompted Draco, ignoring Pansy as if she weren't there.
Draco was still shocked. "Obviously I was, Pot-Head"
Harry laughed at his new nickname as he got up. "Okay, that was all I wanted. Chocolate frog?" He offered a frog to all those in his vicinity; each person only staring at him.
"What ever" He said to no one in particular as he walked out of the hall, biting off the frogs head – answering the question on everyone's mind – had it been jinxed?
Apparently not.
Whispers broke out through the hall as people sent confused glances to each other. Only one person seemed to get over the mornings events quickly; Hermione. Strange as Harry's actions may have been, she had Ancient Rune books to read an no one was going to stop her!
NOTE: Ok, sorry! Some of the chapters ... like this one... are really quite short!!
