Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter……Blah Blah….

A/N: Basically the 'juicy' parts aren't going to appear till the 4th or 5th chapter (Just like in And Then They Were None by Agatha Christie, the exciting part isn't till chapter 5 when a guy dies. If you are ONLY interested in the D/H/C triangle (which most of you are)…..check back later……it'll be up soon….

I promise. EnjoyJ

Harry Potter and the Ring of Fire – Chapter Two – School, Quidditch and a Tad Bit of Love

Harry woke up, the sunlight in his eyes. He sat up on his bed and peeked through the scarlet curtain that was hung around his bed, Ron seems to have awoken also.

"Morning," Harry yawned and stretched his arms

"Mmmm," Ron replied back and rubbed his eyes

Both of the boys got dressed and went to the Great Hall for breakfast, they weren't surprised to see Hermione reading a book there.

"Morning Herm," Harry said and sat down beside her

"Morning," She replied back in a cheerful and energetic voice, unlike how Ron replied to Harry when they woke up.

"I've read our schedules, we have Defence Against the Dark Arts first, then we have Potions. Both classes we are stuck with Slytherin again." Hermione said and handed Ron and Harry their schedules.

"I wonder who the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teach is," Ron said and stuffed himself with some eggs.

"I hope is not someone like Snape," Harry said as he ate some bacon

The Gang finished their breakfast quickly and headed to the dorms to get their books. They hurried off to Defence Against the Dark Arts room, just making it there right on time. The room was dark. The thick curtains blocked the sunlight from the windows. Harry barely could see and nearly bumped into Draco Malfoy.

Malfoy is Harry's enemy. Harry disliked him ever since when he came to Hogwarts, Malfoy is always pushing people around.

Suddenly, the door sprang open, and a figure dressed in black walked in. The figure had a tall witch hat on, which made Harry sure that the new teacher was a woman.

"Silence, class," she said. "Why is it so dark in here? Hey you, boy!" she said and pointed to Malfoy, "open up those curtains. Students will never learn if they can't even see the blackboard clearly."

Malfoy stood up and walked to the windows, once he pulled the curtains away from the windows, Harry's jaw dropped.

Harry took one good look at the teacher and whispered, "I don't believe it!"

"What? What don't you believe?" Ron whispered back

"I know her, I know the new teacher. Her name is Mrs. Figgs! She is the neighbor of the Dursleys! I thought she was Muggle!" Harry said and tried to keep his voice down, but excitement and shock kept his voice up. Mrs. Figgs glared at Harry and Ron.

"Be quiet over there," she snapped, then paused a bit and said, "Well if it isn't Harry Potter. Hello Harry, I suppose you already know who I am." Harry didn't say anything; he just nodded.

"Good. I know Mr. Potter know me, but the rest of you don't. Let me introduce myself, my name is Professor Figgs. I don't like kids who fool around or show off, so if you want to get on my good side, don't do those things." Professor Figgs said, "now, let's start with defence shields. Who can tell me what spells can go through a Water Defence Shield?

No one rose his or her hand except for Hermione.

"Speak," Professor Figgs said and pointed to Hermione

Hermione stood up.

"All spells can go through a Water Shield if it's used on land. A Water Shield is only useful in water. If it's used in water, no spells can go through," Hermione said quickly and sat down with a grin.

"Very nice," Professor Figgs said, "just don't show off THAT much next time."

"But I wasn't showing off, professor," Hermione said and chuckled a bit.

"I don't like students that back talk either," Figgs said and glared at Hermione like a cat whose kittens are being handed around for inspection. Hermione was pretty mad for the rest of the class.

Potions weren't that great, Snape was picking on them as usual.

****3 Weeks Later****

"I booked the field for tomorrow morning," Angelina Johnson, the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain. "So make sure you tell the others that, especially that new kid," Angelina said and slapped Fred on the head as Fred sat on a couch in the Common Room.

"Ow! That hurts you know," Fred said rubbing his head

"Well that's for you to think straight and to remember," Angelina said, circling the couch Fred and George sat on.

"We better get some sleep, tomorrow we have a big day tomorrow." Angelina said. She was right; tomorrow will be a big day….

****

Harry woke up early and joined his Quidditch team in the Common Room. The sky was still gray as the Gryffindor Quidditch team made their way into the field. They practiced for a while, testing out the new keeper of the team, Malcolm Kingsley, a 3rd year.

Harry was tired after the practice. He met Ron and Hermione in the Great Hall, fighting once again, this time about some type of ingredient for a potion. Harry was relieved when Angelina interrupted their fight with something important about Quidditch.

"Madame Hooch just told me who are we going against in a few weeks," Angelina said, trying to catch her breath.

The whole team huddled up in a circle. "And that is…??" George asked, anxious to hear.

Angelina sighed and replied, "Its Slytherin."

"Slytherin?!" Fred bursted out, "I thought we would go against Hufflepuff for sure!"

"That's just you dreaming dear," Angelina said, "Hufflepuffs are way too easy since Cedric is no longer the seeker, Ravenclaws are sure to beat them. If we beat the Slytherins, I'm sure we have a chance, but if we lose, I'm afraid we'll have to let Ravenclaw take the cup. The Ravenclaws are way too powerful now, ever since Cho was made the captain of the team and most of the players had a broom upgrade. We'll have to practice more, it's the only way if we want to win again."

Harry's heart jumped just from the word 'Cho'. His heart even jumped more when he heard her voice behind him.

"Saying anything bad about me?" Cho joked.

The whole team jumped.

"We weren't talking bad about you," Fred replied, "just remember not to sneak up on people next time."

"I'll try," Cho joked again as George pushed her playfully, "Anyway, I'm just here to ask if Fred and Angelina is going to use the 'Make Out Room' today."

The whole team gasped and looked at Fred and Angelina.

"Make Out Room?" Katie Bell asked, giving a weird look to her girlfriend.

Angelina laughed nervously and didn't say a word.

"Of course not Cho, the room is always free," Fred replied nervously then whispered in Cho's ear, "except on Friday nights."

"Ok, then. I guess its ok for me to use it today," Cho said, "I need some privacy and I didn't want to interrupt you love birds in the middle of 'something' because the lock is broken and I can just walk in on you guys…."

"Nonsense, all we do is study in there!" Angelina exclaimed

"Ok, thanks for letting me know," Cho said and jogged away to the Ravenclaw table, leaving the Quidditch team with a questioning look on Fred and Angelina.

"My dear brother," George said and slapped his twin on the back, "I think we need to have a little talk about this Make Out Room of yours."

A/N: Ok….I'll leave it there for now. If you want to know what this 'Make Out Room' is and where is it……tune in!! The ring of fire doesn't come later….so don't ask me why the title is called the ring of fire. And yes: REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!