Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or other things related to Harry Potter they belong to J.K. Rowling.

Please review and let me know what you think of the story so far. I am also able to upload this sooner than i thought. So here you go. I am also working on the next one as we speak.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 9: Classes, Outbursts, and Proving One's Love ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The first class that they have is Potions with Prof. Snape and the Slytherins, with Draco Malfoy. As they are walking in they notice that Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle are already seated and are talking.

"Hey Goyle, how long do you think that Potter and that mudblood are going to last?"Draco asks.

"I don't know Draco it seems like they really care for each other."

"Oh well, they deserve each other."

As Draco and Goyle finish talking Prof. Snape walks in. Harry, Ron, and Hermione take their seats and attempt to ignore the foul comments that Draco is making.

"Hey mudblood, so you have settled for Potter instead of staying with Viktor Krum."

"That's enough Malfoy we do not discuss our personal lives in my classroom. One more comment and you will have detention." Snape yells as Harry gets ready to say something back, but changes his mind.

Class ends and the three of them quickly rush out of there so they do not have to deal with Malfoy.

After classes Harry and Hermione do their duties as Head Boy and Head Girl and then go out onto the grounds for a walk.

"Harry do you think I am pretty?"

"Yes I think you are beautiful. Why baby?"

" I was just wondering because you seem to look at Rachel more often than you do me and I just thought that maybe you thought she was prettier than me."

"I could never think anyone is prettier than you. You are the most beautiful person I know, and it doesn't matter what the other girls look like because I only want you." Harry says as he wraps his arms around Hermione to give her a big kiss.

"Let's head back to the Great Hall to get things ready for supper."

On the way back to the castle they run into Rachel and some of her friends. Rachel looks at Harry and gives him a glare that upsets Hermione, who takes off running into the castle.

"Rachel what did I ever do to you for you to treat me and my girlfriend this way?" Harry asks Rachel.

"Harry I just think that you do not belong with Hermione. She isn't right for you."

"What is that supposed to mean? I love Hermione and I have since we were in our first year, way before you were ever here. So do me a favor and leave us alone, we want nothing to do with you or your friends." Harry tells her as he runs off to find Hermione to make sure she is okay.

On the way to find Hermione, Harry runs in to Ron who looks very pissed off.

"Hey Harry, what did you do to Hermione? She came through here crying her eyes out."

"Sorry Ron I can't talk about it right now. Do you by any chance know where she went?"

"Yea she and Ginny ran to the Gryffindor common room."

"Ok thanks man."

On the way Harry thinks about what Rachel said and how Hermione has been acting. No matter what he thinks he knows that he loves Hermione and that Rachel has been wrong, or at least he thinks she has been wrong.

Harry gets to the portrait of the fat lady and enters, but pauses just inside the door because he hears crying and two people talking.

"Hermione he loves you. I have never seen him look at any other girl the way he looks at you."

"But he didn't come after me when I took off after seeing the look that Rachel gave me and him."

"Hermione I'm sure he is on his way to you now. I have a feeling he just set Rachel straight so she would leave the two of you alone."

"Maybe."

"Hermione she's right, I came to find you after I yelled at Rachel. Baby, I love you and I will not let anyone come between us, especially not first years."Harry says as he walks in and over to Hermione to give her a hug and kiss.

"I'm sorry I ever doubted your love for me. It's just hard to see when all of the other girls want you and won't leave us alone."

"Let's go to our common room and relax. I want all of this to be behind us."

"Sounds good to me."

After they reach their common room, they lay on the couch and cuddled each working on homework or reading.

"Baby I think I am going to head up to bed. I'm exhausted after everything that has happened today."Harry says as he gets up from the couch.

"Ok, I am going to go take a bath to relax and then head to bed as well."Hermione says as she gets up as well and gives Harry a hug and kiss goodnight.

As Hermione is taking her bath she thinks of everything that has happened in the last 2 days. Starting where her and Harry expressed their feelings for each other to the most recent being the looks from Rachel when they were coming back from their walk after lunch. She realizes that Harry does love her no matter what she thinks of the looks that they get from other girls. When she is done with her bath she goes to bed.

After Hermione goes into the bathroom to get her bath Harry goes to his bedroom to get ready for bed. Shortly after he is done getting ready he goes to wait for Hermione to finish her bath so that he can give her a hug and kiss goodnight before he goes to sleep. Once he goes to bed he falls asleep and begins to dream again.

He is still on Privet Drive where he is watching his cousin and aunt panic as to what to do to attempt to save his uncle. He then tries to tell his aunt and cousin that there is no way to save him, as Dumbledore appears next to him and tells him that there is no way he can help them.

Harry wakes up with the chills because, that dream scared him. Once he sits up he sees that there is a letter waiting for him and he wonders who sent it to him.

Dear Harry,

When you have the chance and you get this I would like you to come see me because I have some news for you.

Prof. Dumbledore