Author note: thanks to DeeJeezy, kimmybyn and Ebony Jinx for the reviews! I'm sorry for the long wait I have been so busy!
I do not own Harry Potter
(((Hazel is at breakfast the next week, friday)))
Fred gracefully draped his arm around me, while we eat breakfast. I was next to him, next to George. Hermione, Ron and Harry were across from me. I could tell Fred and George really didn't want to sit with their brother, so I mad a mental note to not make them sit with him next meal.
After a short breakfast, I decided to leave for class early so I could get a book I left in my dorm. I told everyone else to just wait. I left the Great Hall.
As I rounded a corner, I felt a strong arm pull me around the corner. I was pulled into a deserted hallway about fifty feet long, only five or six feet wide. There was one old looking classroom at the end. The hall was dark, and I saw a figure standing in front of me.
A dark shadow was upon his face, so I couldn't see it while he was looking down. He slowly raised his head, and I saw piercing gray eyes looking back at me.
"Draco!" I breathed.
I started to leave, but he grabbed my arm with a cold hand.
"Don't leave." He said, coolly. His cold voice soothed me somehow.
I looked back, and breathing unsteadily, I gave him a moment to explain.
"Look. I just wanna…talk. I honestly think we could be great friends, Hazel." Draco smiled a cold evil grin.
"Why would I trust you?" I spat.
"Because… because I don't want to hurt you." He put his arms around my shoulders. I grabbed his hands, and threw his arms down.
"Ow…" He muttered something I didn't catch. "Look, class starts soon. I wanna talk to you. Meet me on the Quidditch pitch at lunch."
I didn't say anything. He slowly walked away from me. But, before he turned his back, I saw him coolly wink at me. I sighed unevenly, and ran to my dorm.
(((Hazel and Fred are doing homework in the common room later that night)))
After the Draco thing, the day seemed pretty boring. I had decided not to go to the pitch. I was a bit worried about what Draco would do, but I didn't really care.
Later that night, I was sitting on the couch near the fire, my legs propped up on the table, next to Fred. We were both writing essays for Snape, who had gave every class a load of homework.
"Hazel, I don't understand Potions." Fred frowned.
"And your point is?" I asked, smirking.
"Will you write it?" He smiled.
"Like I'll understand it! I don't get my own!" I complained.
We both sighed.
"Hermione!" We yelled together.
She came scurrying over.
"What?"
"We need help with our homework." I smiled.
She groaned. "No! I need to do my own. We have a lot, and I need to finish so I don't fall behind."
She went back to her table, leaving Fred and I looking glum.
"Well, lets go to plan B." Fred told me.
"Copy it outta the book." I laughed.
"I love you." He smiled, as we grabbed our separate potions book, and starting scratching our quills.
Fred gave up on is essay and headed upstairs, but I stayed trying to finish. I joined Harry, Ron and Hermione at their usual table.
We all worked on homework, Hermione sitting upright. Harry, Ron and I were all slouching and hardly paying attention to our work.
"Harry?" Hermione asked suddenly.
"Ya?" He asked.
"Have you given thought to teaching the Defense thing?" She asked timidly.
He sighed. "Ya. I mean, I guess I would. But who wants to learn from me?"
Hermione sighed out of relief. "Well, actually I got a few people and we're gonna have a meeting to see who would be interested."
Harry raised an eyebrow, "When?"
"During our Hogsmead trip." She said simply.
"But, Fred was gonna take me to Hogsmead." I groaned.
"Well, do you want to know how to fight?" She asked, annoyed.
I sighed. "Yes."
"Good, then you'll come too. Fred I assume will come?" She asked.
"Ya."
"Well, meet me, Harry and Ron at noon where everyone leaves" She said promptly.
"Yes, mother." I said sarcastically. Ron chuckled, but Hermione scowled.
We finished our homework and soon enough headed up to bed. Hermione and I left for our dorm together.
We slowly opened the door, and saw all the other girls were asleep. I noticed a huge vase of bright pink roses were waiting for Hermione on her nightstand. She gasped, and read the note. She smiled wide, and sat down on her bed.
"Justin?" I asked, smirking.
She bit her lip and nodded, "He had Ally bring them up for him."
I smiled, and got dressed for bed. I whispered goodnight to Hermione and climbed into bed. I heaved the warm covers up to my chin.
I wonder how Hermione and Justin are doing. I mean, I don't ever see them; they don't eat together. I'm not sure when and if they go on date. I feel almost like a bad sister for not knowing anything about her boyfriend.
Before I knew it, I was drifting off into sleep.
In the morning, I slowly got out of bed. I just had time to slip through the shower, and get dressed before I had to meet everyone. It was Saturday, and we were starting the defense thing.
I threw on a pair of light jeans and a t-shirt, and tossed my hair into a ponytail.
I scurried down to the entrance hall, where I was meeting a few people. I got there just as they started to wonder off. Hermione, Harry and Ron were al there.
"Morning." I said brightly.
They all mumbled greetings.
"Are Fred and George not coming?" I said a bit disappointed.
"I think they said they're gonna meet us." Ron reassured me.
I smiled, and we starting walking toward town.
We finally reached Hogsmeade, and walked all the way through the busy town. We came across a worn down small little pub that Hermione led us into. The sign read "Hogs Head." I noticed that Fred and I had once passed it.
The four of us walking in skeptically; the door creaking open. The small pub was far from anything like the Three Broomsticks. There were small tables placed around everywhere, with a bar. The barman looked old and worn out. Everywhere there was dust and mold.
I looked at Hermione, and she shrugged. We made our way to the back of the pub in a corner, and saw about twenty to thirty people waiting for us. I saw people of all ages and houses (minus Slytherin) here. There were our own friends from Gryffindor, Luna, and a few others from Ravenclaw, and Justin Flinch-Fletch and some others from Hufflepuff.
"Wow." I mumbled.
I saw Harry eyes go wide.
I decided, I didn't want to explain anything, so I took a seat next to Fred, both of us smiling. I saw a few kids snicker.
Ron and Harry too sat down, which left Hermione to speak.
"He-hello everyone." She said shaking, Justin gave her a thumbs up, and she got more confident. "Well, we all know why we're here. We need a proper teacher, so Harry and I," Harry shot her a glare. "I had the idea Harry could teach us all."
"You're doing this just to get good grades?" A Ravenclaw boy, yelled at Hermione.
Hermione looked taken back "Well of course I want to get good grades, but I have other reasons. Like Voldemort being back." Many people shuddered at the name.
After a minuet of people shrieking, Hermione started up again. "So, if you all -want to join, we can-"
"What proof is there he's back, huh?" Some blonde kid asked.
"Dumbledore says so." Hermione said nervously.
"No, Dumbledore's taking Harry's word." He yelled.
"Who are you?" Ron screamed.
"Zacharias Smith. And I think we should all know why you lot think he's back."
"Look." Harry stood up now, I saw him avoid Cho's eye. "I saw him rise okay. Hazel was there to." Many people's heads jerked to me.
"What proof is that?" Some one else asked.
"Is it not proof enough that Hazel cant even talk about the subject? Or I get angry when people don't believe me?"
"Well, Dumbledore didn't give us any details on how Diggory was killed." Smith yelled. I felt my eyes well up in tears at Cedric's name.
Harry sighed. "Look, I'm not gonna talk about that night and-"
I stood up. "Look you lot. I was there. I saw it all. Ced-Cedric was murdered my Vol- You-Know-Who. I swear on everything I love. Neither of us likes talking about this. Just shut up about the topic and let Hermione finish."
I sat back down, but almost immediately Susan Bones, I think her name is, asked, "and is it true you can produce a patronus?"
"I've seen it." Hermione said.
Terry Boot then spoke up and said, "And you killed that basilisk."
There were murmurs of 'wow'.
Neville spoke for the firs time saying, "And you saved that stone first year."
"Not to mention all the tasks last year." I saw Harry's eyes shine as Cho said this.
"Look, it sounds great but I had help with all that." Harry said, modestly.
"Not with those dementors, mate." Justin said.
"LOOK!" Harry announced. "Its not the same as it sounds. If it weren't for some really amazing people, I wouldn't be alive or have done any of those things. When you're looking back on those things they sound great. But, having to go through all of that… it's the worst thing. It's hard. And when your so close to death, or someone else's…you don't know what its like."
Everyone was quite, and Harry sat back down.
"So, is everyone is favor of dong this?" Hemrione asked.
Everyone yelled yes.
"We'll need to figure out days." I told Hermione.
"We need to make sure this doesn't conflict with Quidditch." Alicia pointed out.
There were many murmurs, from everyone who played.
"We'll find something that works." Hermione reassured everyone.
"And there needs to still be time to study for our O.W.L.'s a Ravenclaw girl in our year yelled.
"Of course."
"I can't believe we got such a ruddy teacher just as our O.W.L's come up." Justin said.
"We think the ministry doesn't want us trained." Harry said, rolling his eyes.
Everyone started talking about the ministry, and dates until no one could hear anything.
"Hem hem." We all looked around, and saw Ginny smirking, at the fact she had made the noise.
"So, where are we going to practice?" George asked.
"We need somewhere where no one will find us. "Luna said, dreamily.
My eyes widened.
"What?" Fred whispered.
"Hermione." I said. "The room of requirement."
"But- it's hidden. I've read but I don't know where it is." Hermione said hopelessly.
"Fred and I do." I whispered.
"Well, we'll work on that later." Hermione said, a look of curiosity on her face.
"We should all sign something, so we know who's coming." I announced, "And putting your name down means you wont say anything."
We took out a piece of parchment, and everyone there signed.
Everyone then departed going their own ways and I couldn't help but wonder where Justin and Hermione were going.
Fred took my hand, and we walked the streets of Hogsmead.
I couldn't help but feel like this was gonna be a good year.
(((…)))
Author note: Again, I'm sorry for the long wait. I've been super busy! I really hope you all like this!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I am going on vacation (Harry Potter world!) until mid July. I will try to write while I'm in Florida, but no promises. I just want everyone to know that the next update could be a few weeks. This IS NOT ON HIATUS. The next update will just be a while. I'm really, really sorry. I hope you will all forgive me. I'll update as soon as I can.
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