The Hidden Love.

1: Corbus Matthews

"Welcome everybody, to a new school year at Hogwarts. We have a new student at Hogwarts this year. His name is Corbus Matthews. He will be sorted into his team and then we may begin" said Dumbledore.

Matthews walked up to the sorting hat and sat on the chair. The sorting hat was placed on his head. "Hmmm… tough decision…." said the hat. We heard a few groans from the hat and then the hat shouted out "SLYTHERIN!!"

Mathews had been placed into Slytherin. Everyone from the Slytherin table cheered as Matthews walked to the table. Except for Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle and of course, Draco Malfoy.

Matthews took a seat next to Malfoy. It wasn't a very good idea to sit there. "Hello… umm, Mathies was it?" said Malfoy. "No it is Matthews" "Whatever. Listen there are only a few simple rules here on the Slytherin table and the first one is that no mud bloods are allowed on this team or this table. So are your parents a witch or a wizard?" "Well no but my auntie is" replied Matthews. "Not good enough" said Malfoy.

"SILENCE!" said Dumbledore. "Let the feast begin." With the snap of Dumbledore's fingers a huge feast appeared on each table. Matthews got up and went to the teachers, already Ron was jealous, because Matthews wouldn't take his eyes off Hermione and Hermione couldn't take her eyes of him.

Ron purposely spilt some of his food on Hermione. "Oh sorry Hermione!" She turned around looking furiously. "Errrggh!" "You need to be more careful with food Ronald!" Hermione went to wash up.

"Why'd you do that Ron?" asked Harry. "I did it because Hermione and Corbus Matthews haven't taken their eyes off each other!" replied Ron. "So why don't you just tell Hermione that you like her?" asked Harry. "What do you mean? I don't like her!!!"

Hermione, Ron and Harry went to their first class the next day. They had Potions with Professor Snape. Harry and Hermione started to write what Snape was writing. Ron couldn't understand a thing. Ron kept going over to Hermione and saying "Umm… Hermione what does this mean?"

Professor Snape turned around and said: "Mr Weasley, be quiet and do your OWN work. 30 points from Gryffindor." "Thanks a lot Ronald." Hermione said. Ron shot his hand up and said "Sir. I don't understand." Snape said "Ronald Weasley, we have been learning about this all of last year! You should have been listening. Detention."

They went to their next class, Herbology with Professor Sprout. Matthews was in Herbology too and wouldn't take his eyes off Hermione. Ron could see little smiles on Hermione's face.

That afternoon when it was lunchtime, Hermione didn't turn up. "Hey where's Hermione?" Asked Neville. "Why don't you go and ask the new boy? CORBUS MATTHEWS!!" Replied Ron miserably. They looked for Matthew's seat, but he was there. Instead they found that Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were missing.

"Hermione could be hurt!!" Exclaimed Ron. "Why would she be??" Harry said in a confused way.

"Because she's not here, Malfoy's not here, Crabbe's not here and Goyle's not here."

"We have to find her!" exclaimed Harry. Even though Harry thought it was just a coincidence, and there was no need to go and find Hermione. Was He wrong?