Harry Potter's 7th year at Hogwarts of Witch craft and Wizardry.
Chapter One, The New Year.
(Me and my friend both wrote this :D)
Harry walked into the Great Hall with Ron and Hermione. They sat down at the table to have breakfast.
"So, what do we have this year?" He asked helping himself to some bacon.
"Of course we have Slughorn…and McGonagall…We always have the same thing each year…Hermione on the other hand always gets something new!" Ron replied helping himself to a lot of things to eat and stuffing his face immediately.
Harry ignored Ron who had started talking with his mouth full so you couldn't understand one word he was saying. Harry looked at Hermione.
"What do you have this year?" He asked.
Hermione sat up straight as she read her list of classes.
"Well I chose to go back into Muggle Studies again…" She continued to list her advanced classes until she reached the end of her classes.
Ron looked at his schedule. "Oh looks like we have Muggle Study together Hermione…" Ron said and he then looked at Harry. "Well…at least we don't have to deal with Snape this year!"
Harry sighed thinking about Dumbledore immediately as Snape's name was spoken, he couldn't help but remember that horrible night when Snape killed him. And how Harry could do nothing to have saved him.
"Yeah…I'm sure last year wasn't the last time we'll see him.." Harry replied.
Hermione shook her head. "Let's not talk about that subject. We should be talking about our classes and how we'll all try harder than last year!" She looked pointly at Ron.
Ron tried to say with his mouth full, "What!" Like she had just blamed him for something he didn't know he did.
"Ron, don't talk with your mouth full, you know Hermione hates it.." Harry mumbled, and Ron immediately shut his mouth.
Finally after he swallowed his food he spoke. "Well look Hermione, some of us aren't exactly as smart and as talented as you are! This learning stuff comes to you EASY! To some of us…it comes to us really hard!" He then looked at his food like he was puzzled.
"It has to be hard if you and Harry were sleeping all through Hogwarts History!" She stated.
"WE WERE NOT! Besides, how would you know! You don't even have that class with us!"
"I know I wasn't sleeping, but I know others were.." Harry looked at Ron when saying this.
"I was not sleeping!" Ron snapped.
"Ron you had to be. I do take that class, everyone takes it until after OWLS." Hermione said calmly.
"Alright already! Let's get to class before we're late…I know we're all just excited to go to Slughorn's room!" Harry said with no excitement in his voice, as he stood up.
"I take it you've taken the Blood Prince's book, and thrown it away?" Ron asked.
"No…I left it in the Room of Requirements. I want nothing to do with Snape anymore, but have revenge for Dumbledore!…" He said sternly heading to Potions class.
"About time he got rid of that book!" She muttered catching up to him and Ron.
"Why couldn't you of given me that book!" Ron asked Harry eagerly when he caught up.
"You don't need it either Ron! That book is no good! Especially when who owned it is a Death Eater!" Harry replied.
"Do your own work Ron!" Hermione added.
"You were just jealous that you couldn't figure out half the things Snape could do back then! You were starting to get mad cause you weren't better than everyone for once!" Ron said in an honest voice.
Hermione huffed before taking off to the dungeons.
Harry looked at Ron after Hermione stormed off.
"Ron, could you please stop talking about Snape…It doesn't help me with my anger!" Harry said in what seemed like clenched teeth. "Let's just get through this, until December…Once December leaves I'm gone!"
"Fine!" Ron said roughly, "But Hermione, does need to calm down a bit! It's not that big of a deal, and it was only the truth!" He said entering the room and sat across from Hermione, and Harry sat near Ron.
Hermione sat quietly reading one of her many books that were with her. Slughorn finally walked into the room, all smiling and cheerful. "Good Mornin' class!" He said looking around. "Ah! Harry M'boy!" He said cheerful, and walking to up to Harry patting him on the shoulder. "So glad to see you are back I here!"
Harry tried to hold back the expression that he was annoyed, and faked a smile looking at the table keeping his eyes set on the books. Ron rolled his eyes; he still held a grudge at Slughorn for never inviting him to one of those parties.
"Alright Class! Let's get started then, Shall we?" He said and walked over to his desk. "Now, today we're going to make a Truth Potion! As you can see the materials are out and ready for you! All you have to do is get up, and get them. BEGIN!" He said and everyone immediately got up so fast that it didn't even seem like Harry had gotten an inch off his seat before everyone was back in their seats and starting. They probably thought they'd be rewarded something.
Hermione got her stuff, and began to brew her potion. Harry read the instructions carefully, and started his, and was catching up rather quickly to Hermione. While Ron on the other hand, was muttering cuss words under his breath and getting frustrated.
Hermione's potion turned to violet. Harry even though he didn't feel like doing what he learned from Snape's book he did the easy way he remembered, and his potion turned clear and he was done making his potion. He sat and waited for Slughorn to say 'Times up'.
"Can't you just help me a little!" Ron asked Hermione seeming Desperate.
Hermione ignored Ron muttering about Snape's book, and her potion turned clear.
"Times up! Times up!" Slughorn finally said, tapping his wand on his desk to get the classes attention. Everyone put their items down, and looked at their potions quickly before he came around. Slughorn walked around looking at them smelling them. A few 'Pretty Good!' compliments here and there, but not many. Then other times a disgusted face from the bad smell from some potions, like from Neville's.
Harry sighed and looked at the ground as Slughorn came to his. "Ah, Harry! Well done! You've got it again, perfect m'boy!" He then looked at Hermione's. "And Miss Granger! Great Job!" He finally got to Ron's and made an 'Ugh!' sound for it smelled horrible!
Ron muttered things, and crossed his arms looking so frustrated and angry he looked at the wall the rest of the class time. The bell finally rang, and Hermione walked out of the classroom being followed by Ron and Harry.
"I hate that blimey teacher!" Ron said with a grim expression.
"You don't seem to like any of the Potion's teachers do you Ron?" Harry asked, and Ron muttered things.
"Hermione what have you got next?" Harry asked running up beside her, and Ron scooted to the other side of her.
"I," She said, "Have Ancient Runes!"
"Alright…I guess Ron and I will see you in the common room.."
"Yeah" Ron added…
Hermione walked quickly off into the distance so she wouldn't be late to class, and Ron and Harry walked to their next class, and sat down.
"This year is going to go by slowly, I can tell…" Ron said with a loud sigh.
Neville sat at a table next to them looking at his homework confused.
"Hi Neville…What are you looking at?" Harry asked looking curiously at the piece of paper in Neville's hands.
"Just the potions homework we had. I don't understand it at all!" He replied, and looked up at Ron and Harry with distress.
"It's alright Neville, we don't understand any of it either…Hermione will help you I'm sure…she seems to like to help you more…" Ron replied.
"Ron she helps you too! But you do deserve it at times when she doesn't because you blow up in her face.." Harry added.
"Yeah, yeah! Let's just get this class over with!" Ron snorted.
The Class ended and Neville followed Harry and Ron to the common room. Along the way Harry and Ron talked in whispers so Neville couldn't' hear.
"I don't think I can wait until December!" Ron sighed.
"Well if you don't want to go Ron, then don't! I didn't want you or Hermione to come with me in the first place!" They both spoke in whispers, and Neville felt he was not wanted at the time, and said goodnight to them.
When Harry and Ron entered the common room Hermione walked up to them. "Hi Hermione." They both said at the same time, and slumped down in a chair in front of a table. Pulling out homework.
"I'm swamped!" Harry said looking at all his homework.
"How do they ever think we can do this? Honestly! Not all of us are super minds like Hermione! We can't always do things like her…even though we all wish we could!" Ron pulled out his quill while saying this, and began to write slowly and boredly.
Harry rolled his eyes, and started on his potions homework. "Hermione, Neville said he didn't understand his Potions homework, so maybe you could help him tomorrow since he's already went to bed now.."
Hermione looked at Harry. "Of course, I'd be glad to help Neville!..
"Then can you help me! ;" Ron asked with puppy eyes.
"You do know that when it comes to Neville, it's a totally different case? But I'll help you…I'm not just going to give you the answers though!" She replied, sitting in a chair right in the middle of Ron and Harry.
"Thanks Hermione! You help out LOADS!" He said sliding closer to her so they could both do his homework.
"When has she never helped us out?" Harry asked looking at Ron blankly.
Hermione pulled their books closer to her. "Alright, tell me what you need help on." She said, and started flipping through pages.
Ron sighed, and spoke, "Just about everything! I don't get how to make any type of Potion and let alone a Truth Potion! And I can't believe that blimey teacher assigned us an essay to write about how to make a Truth Potion!"
"He probably assigned it because almost everyone got it wrong…" Harry said squiggling something down on parchment.
"Hi Hermione…Ron, Harry." Seamus said walking up to them smiling.
They all looked at Seamus and said, "Hello Seamus.."
"So how are you doing with your Potions essay, Seamus?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, I've finished mine with Dean…Did you guys hear about our new DADA teacher!"
"No.." Ron and Harry both said, and they both looked at Hermione. "Do you? You always know everything, Hermione." Ron added.
Hermione looked at the two of them. "No…I don't…" She replied almost ashamed of admitting it.
A/N: Alright I know it may be a little boring at the moment but it'll get WAY BETTER I promise! Haha! Well hope you enjoyed it and PLEASE R&R:D Thank you!