The next chap finally!! So sorry for the long wait!!!! thnx sooooo much for reading!!!

Scritch Scratch. "Hn. That's a potato."

"It's a circle!"

"It's a potato."

"Circle!"

"Potato!"

"IT'S A CIRCLE!"

"Well then activate it." Ed crossed his arms and looked at the horribly malformed transmutation circle. Ron eyed it for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and placing his hands on the circle. Nothing happened. He pulled his eyebrows together and started slamming his fists onto it. Ed, sighing, leaned over and held his wrist.

"First of all…you're not doing it right, secondly... that's a potato." Ron scowled and rubbed his temple in confusion. "You must circulate your energy between yourself and the circle. The circle is like a 'conductor' that converts your energy and the materials around it into your desired result."

"I only know English," Ron said incredulously glaring at the circle.

"You just keep working on that," Ed sighed straightening up, "if you don't learn something as simple as this… you'll never become an alchemist." He walked away and stopped before Harry who was trying to complete the same task.

"Harry, you should redraw your circle, it's more oblong at the bottom." Harry nodded and used his wrist the remove the chalk dust. Starting over, he slowly used his elbow to draw an almost perfect circle. He looked up and Ed nodded approvingly.

"Master!" Ed turned and walked to where Hermione sat waving her arm.

"Yes?" She jerked her hand outwards over her circle proudly to display it. It was a perfect transmutation circle. Ed nodded.

"Can you activate it?" he asked leaning forward slightly and squatting next to her. Hermione blushed at the close proximity and nodded. She leaned over and clapped her hands on to it. A bright flash of light appeared and in its place appeared a small wooden dove.

"Great!" Ed praised clapping her approvingly on her back. Hermione blushed and nodded slowly. Ed for once noticed this and coughed, standing up. He turned for her not to see the blush on his own cheeks.

"Keep working on that circle, but try to construct more intricate results without using up all your energy," he said with his voice cracking slightly.

"A-Alright." Ed walked away from the awkward moment and towards the looming 'potato's' mess.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!"

"It's not my fault!"

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"I wish you could see this brother." The blonde leaned back into the grass and sighed. It was a cool, clear night and the moon was a bright, waxy color. The stars swirled around the night sky with an occasional shooting star.

"Master?" Ed turned to see Hermione standing before him with her hands behind her back.

"Hermione?" Hermione blushed slightly and looked up at the stars.

"Master, I was wondering…" she began wringing her hands together, "We are returning to Hogwarts right?" Ed nodded and placed his head on his hand. "What will happen to us?"

"Us?"

"Harry, Ron, and me."

"Hmm..." Ed pondered the question for a few seconds before standing and stretching.

"Your Headmistress seems to be a very lenient person. I will speak with her for you. At the best… you will be able to stay at Hogwarts and learn under me." Hermione sighed in relief and bowed respectively.

"Thank you so much, Master!" She jumped forward and hugged him tightly. Ed stiffened slightly in surprise and stared down at her. She also looked at him. She blushed and was about to pull away and apologize but Ed grasped her back.

"Wha-?" She stopped breathing as Ed leaned forward with his face inches from hers. She closed her eyes.

"Did you think I was going to kiss you?" Ed asked into her ear. Hermione's eyes flew open in surprise and she shook her head back and forth quickly. Ed leaned back and looked her in the eyes with his hands on her shoulders. "I've been watching you," he said calmly, "but don't think so highly of yourself…" Hermione shook her head again. "Did you think I wouldn't notice?"

"W-what do you mean…?" Ed sighed and removed his hands from her shoulders. Turning around, he crossed his arms and looked up at the stars. There was a silence before Ed spoke.

"I know your feelings towards me," he began slowly, "but you and I are different. No matter the feeling you may have for me… or if I developed some for you, we could never be together." He left her stunned in his wake. We he had disappeared into the darkness, she fell to her knees and stared crying.

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"This is the Gryffindor common, Al," Ginny said walking into the warm room. Al followed her and looked around in awe.

"It's beautiful," he said walking around. He gave a short cry when he ran into someone. "O-oh… gomen." He rubbed his head and looked up to see a black haired boy staring down at him in interest. He held out his hand and helped Al to his feet.

"Sorry 'bout that…" the boy said looking him over, "I'm Carter, by the way."

Al smiled brightly and extended his hand in greeting, "I'm Alphonse, but you can call me Al." Carter regarded his hand for a few seconds before crossing his arms and looked away.

"What brings you, a transfer, to Hogwarts at a time like this anyway?" Al was taken by surprise at e question.

"W-well… I-I…" he stuttered wringing his hands slightly.

"He doesn't have to answer you if he doesn't want to, Carter," Ginny said steeping up. She glared at him and he haughtily returned it before he shrugged his shoulders and turned away.

"Whatever you say, Fire hair," he smirked, "Póg mo thóin!"(1) Ginny and Alphonse watched him leave in confusion.

"Just ignore him, Al. He's a real jerk." Al smirked and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Is there such thing as a fake jerk?" Ginny smacked on the back of the head jokingly and they both started laughing.

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(1) Pogue muh ho-in (kiss my ass-Gaelic)(just because it's awesome lol)

Sorry it's so short… I'm kinda short on time but I promise I'll try to update quicker!! I have a plan for the next chapter *winks* See u all later!!! (why not check my other stories while you wait, ne?) Ja ne!