"I own nothing I tell you NOTHING…except maybe the computer I am using!"

Essential, Chapter 3

Harry and Ron had woken up and got dressed for their 1st day of class. Both of them went down stairs to the common room to see an already awoken Hermione. "I have been waiting for you two for HALF AN HOUR!" Hermione yelled. Ron and Harry just laughed. This was typical of Hermione. She was always up at 5:30 in the morning and ready to go by 7:00. "Lets go eat I'm starving!" Said Ron. "Sorry to break it to you Ron, but your ALWAYS hungry!" laughed Harry. The three of them went down to the Great Hall for a great breakfast. All the students had gotten their schedules. "Potions with Slytherin, Flying with Slytherin, Divination with Slytherins, and Care of Magical Creatures with Slytherin!" yelled an exasperated Ron. "We only have Transfiguration, Herbology, and Magical History without those ass holes." Said Harry. All Gryffindor 5th years were complaining about their schedules. "There is one upside guys look!" Said Hermione. "Today we have a double class of flying with Wood!" Harry was beaming! He was just so excited to see Oliver again. Rumor had it that Oliver was seeing Gryffindor's Alicia Spinett. The rumor is pretty believable considering that she was and is on the Gryffindor Quidditch team as a Chaser, and she is only two years younger than Wood. Which makes her a 7th year. "Well I hope Alicia and Wood are going out" started Lavender, "they would flirt so much on the field and they would look perfectly smashing together!" Unfortunately first class was potions…with Slytherins.

"Welcome back all of you, I hope you have done your assignments over the vacation or else you will be lost and I assure you that 10-50 points will be taken away from your house." It was usual for Professor Snape to start his classes by being as annoying as ever and taking away points wherever he could. Snape hates Gryffindors and loves Slytherins, just because he is the head of that house. Luckily for the Gryffindors they only got 30 points taken away from them this class. 10 or Neville for breaking his cauldron…once again, 5 for Lavender for doodling on her notebook, (A/N: Wonder what she was doodling how about I love SOVS cough Ron cough) 10 for Harry for giving the wrong answer, and 5 for Ron for just not paying attention. All the Gryffindors 5th years were happy to be out of that 'hell hole' as Dean Thomas called it. " I fucking hate Snape!" said Lavender to Seamus. He and her had gone out in 4th year but then they realized they were best friends instead of lovers. "I do too! I mean he'll take away points for sneezing! I really would want to punch him out some day" Seamus said. Finally, Flying Lessons had come along. "Welcome to Flying," started Wood. "I know that ALL of you know me as Gryffindor's best captain Oliver Wood, but now that I have graduated I will be known as the best Flying Teacher!" All the Gryffindors laughed. "What Harry? Don't believe me? How bout you Ron? Seamus? Neville? Dean?" asked Oliver. "How can Alicia go out with someone as conceited as you!" said Lavender jokingly. "It's no point of hiding it anymore how many people know that I am going out with Alicia?" asked Wood. All the students raised their hands and burst into an uncontrollable laughter. Hermione was even laughing so hard that she fell on Harry, accidentally. (A/N: Accidentally…please!) All the students stopped laughing when they saw Hermione in Harry's arms on the ground. "Hermione and Harry! This is flying lessons not snogging lessons!" exclaimed Wood. Hermione got up quickly and blushed. "I fell!" "Sure you did" started Malfoy, "and Britney Spears isn't ALL fake!" Luckily the class was over before Malfoy could start making fun of Hermione and Harry.

It was finally lunch now and all the students only had one class left. For the Gryffindors and Slytherins it was Divination. The only one who had a different schedule was Hermione who had Muggle Studies. Hermione hated deeply the class of Divination so asked to get changed to Muggle Studies. "Yes! Divination is next! Professor Trelawney is such an inspiration!" squealed Lavender and Parvati. "Not really, I think her class is a big load of rubbish! I mean there is NOT one class that I pass with her where she doesn't mention I am going to die" Harry stated. Reluctantly Harry and Ron went to Divination. As usual Pr. Trelawney was there at her desk telling every student to go to one of the little round table and get seated. Her class was pretty incredible. The students sat on little fluffy cushions and there was a sweet aroma in the air. "Today class we are going to start with Tarot cards" started Trelawney. "Lavender will you please come up so I can show the class a demonstration" Lavender did as she was instructed and let Trelawney do the Magic. "Oh! This is quite surprising! It says here in the cards that you will have a long and good life…A ROMANCE! With a certain boy in this class! That will lead to many tears but also many great and enchanting moments…the cards say he is 'the one' " Lavender was shocked by these readings. "Harry you come up now please" instructed the professor. "Watch her predict your death Harry." Said Ron jokingly. Harry went up to Trelawney and let her do the magic just as Lavender did. "It says here that you will live a Romance with a girl in this school, you already know her, and…MR. POTTER! YOU WILL UNFORTUNATELY DIE BEFORE YOU GET TO TELL THIS GIRL HOW YOU TRULY FEEL ABOUT HER!" The whole class laughed. It was so predictable that Trelawney was going to preview Harry's death that it became a real joke for all the Gryffindors. At the end of class Lavender, Harry, and Ron were walking towards the common room before they got stopped once again by Malfoy. "So Lavender," started Malfoy, 'Who knew that you and me would have a romance and I would end up being the man of you're dreams. I mean it is true that we would be perfect for each other. Pure Bloods, respectable families, good looks, and I'm sure you're as good as me in bed too…" Malfoy brushed his hand against Lav's cheek. Lavender flinched. "Let go of me!" she said, but Malfoy wouldn't. Harry and Ron got on top of Malfoy and started pushing him away from Lavender. 'Don't you ever come near her again do you hear me!" said Harry. Malfoy was just walking and chuckling at himself. Lavender ran into the common room followed by Ron and Harry. She collapsed on the couch and started crying on Hermione's shoulder. "Lav, what's wrong?!" asked a concerned Hermione. "Malfoy harassed her out in the hall two minutes ago." Stated Harry. "HE'S SUCH A GIT I HATE HIM!" Cried Lavender. "Ron take Lavender upstairs and stay with her all right?" Said Harry. Ron did as he was instructed. Harry and Hermione were left alone in the common room. "I can't believe Malfoy did that to Lavender I was there and it was horrible I don't know what I would of done if it had been you…" exclaimed Harry, "I would of probably tried to kill him, no one messes with you…ever" Hermione was touched by what Harry had just said. Harry cared about her. It made Mione feel good and loved. Hermione moved onto Harry's side and looked straight into his eyes. "You would've protected me? Really?" asked Hermione. 'I would never let any one hurt you…ever. If anything every happened to you I would probably stop living" said Harry. "I love you" said Hermione. "I love you too" said Harry. Hermione laid her head on Harry's chest and stayed there thinking. 'He probably thinks I love him in the friend way…but I do love him in that way don't I?' thought Hermione. 'She probably thinks I lover her in the friend way…but I do lover her in the friend way don't I?' Thought Harry. They both laid there the whole night, falling asleep in each others arms.