Chapter 4 - Urrgh?

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Note: "." - talking . - thoughts ~.~ - animal language *.* - Telepathic

The Hogwarts train would be arriving. Harry made his way down to the hall and sat down waiting. Soon, the doors opened and the students came in. Harry tried to spot Ron and Hermione and saw them looking for him.

"Hermione! Ron!"

They turned and saw Harry sitting at the table. Running towards him, they sat down.

"Where were you? You weren't on the train!"

Harry could only stare at Hermione.

She has changed

Indeed, Hermione's hair was much tamer. It was no longer the frizzy curls but softer and wavy curls. She has a figure now and looks much prettier.

She is a woman now Harry thought

"Harry!" Hermione said again

"Talk to you later" Harry whispered as Dumbledore stood up

"Welcome everyone back to Hogwarts. Now, we would start the Sorting"

After the sorting with Gryfinndor 8 first years, Ravenclaw 7, Hufflepuff 10 and Slytherin 9, Dumbledore stood up and said again " Everyone please welcome back Professor Lupin as our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Also, please welcome Professore Sirius Black as your new Dueling teacher. This new lesson is due to the rise of Voldemort (flinched). Let the feast begin!"

Everybody started tucking into the delicious food. Harry did not have much appetite and looked at Hermione.

She's grown prettier... I can't believe how I didn't really look at her

Ron looked up from his plate and said "What did you want to say just now?"

"Later" Harry said, spotting Seamus and Dean near them.

Ron and Hermione exchanged a look but did not question further. After the feast, Dumbledore said "New fifth-year prefects for each house, please come to the teachers table. Other prefects, please lead your houses to the dormitories." Harry, Ron, Hermione and Lavender walked to the teachers' table. (A/N Each house has four prefects)

They looked in horror as Malfoy was also made a prefect!

"Prefects, please take note for extra precautions. No students are allowed to wander in the grounds after sunset and everyone must be back at the dormitories by 9. Any sights of extraordinary things, please report to the teachers at once. Very well, you may go" Dumbledore said, shooting a meaningful glance at Harry, Ron and Hermione.

They turned around and made their way out of the hall.

"Well well well, look at that. Weasel is made a prefect!"

Harry, Hermione and Ron turned around to see Draco Malfoy. Ron turned red and moved towards Malfoy. Harry held him back while Hermione walked up.

"Malfoy, would you mind your own business? Or I suppose you were made a prefect because your father has no face to face the world?"

"What you filthy Mudblood!" Malfoy shouted

Harry felt his blood boil but held himself back. However, Ron wrenched from Harry's grasp and pulled Malfoy by the collar.

"Apologies at once!" Ron shouted

"Ron, forget it!" Hermione shouted

Malfoy whipped his wand out and threatened to hex Ron.

"No magic in corridors. Five points from Slytherin!" Harry said at once.

Malfoy looked ready to kill. Keeping his wand, he walked towards Harry

"As I said before, your parents were fools. You are heading for a sticky end, Harry Potter!" Malfoy spitted. With that, he whipped himself off.

"Damn that Malfoy!" Ron shouted.

"Ron! Don't swear!" Hermione said dismissively but looking worriedly at Harry

"I'm all right, let's go. I have to talk to you"

At the dormitory, they sat down in armchairs. Everyone has gone to bed.

"I have something important to tell you. Please don't interrupt me. I AM THE HEIR TO MERLIN." Harry said

"BLOODY HELL!"Ron shouted at once while Hermione fainted.

"Enervate" Harry said rather lazily WITHOUT his wand Hermione stirred and pulled herself to a sitting position again.

"You are the heir to Merlin and Hogwarts Four!" Hermione said in disbelieve

"Yes, please listen" Harry said impatiently. He told them what happened during the summer and Faye flew to his shoulder.

~Harry. Are they your friends?~ Faye said in phoenix language

~This is Hermione and that is Ron~

"BLOODY HELL! YOU COULD SPEAK PHOENIX LANGUAGE!"

"Yes, Ron, I know you probably would be jealous... But I hope you understand my problems. I have permission from Dumbledore for you to join the Order. We would go tomorrow. Before October, I have to summon the elements and everything. I hope you would assist me. You must realize that both of you are in dangerous positions. Especially you, Hermione"

"I understand..."

"By the way Ron, you know that the quidditch team needs a keeper?"

"Yeah, I think they would hold auditions soon..."

"You could try!" Harry said

"I could?"

"Yeah, of course"

"All right, after all, Fred and George says I'm a fair keeper"

"Goodnight then, we have a day tomorrow"

In the boy's dormitory~~~

"Ron, come here" Harry whispered

"What? I'm sleepy" Ron grumbled

"Here, take this" Harry said and thrust Ron the Firebolt. "Take this and you get into the Quidditch team"

"Ha...Harry, are you sure? Then what would you use?"

"Don't bother. Just take it and make into the Quidditch team ok!"

"Ok" Ron said awed "Wow!"

~Next Day~

"Good morning, here, the time table" Hermione gave to Harry and Ron It read:

Monday Herbology Lunch Double Transfiguration

Tuesday Care of Magical Creatures Lunch Free

Wednesday Dueling Lunch Double Defense Against the Dark Arts

Thursday History of Magic Lunch Double Charms

Friday Divination Lunch Double Potions

"Wow, heavy schedule" Ron grumbled

Putting the time-table away, Harry tucked into his bacon and eggs.

"We could see Dumbledore during our free period"

"Right"

After breakfast, they got their bags and went for Care of Magical creatures class

"Hey there Hagrid" Harry said cheerfully

"Ow yar doin 'er Arry"

"Fine!"

"Grea, at's go in an wait for thee res"

"Ok" Hermione said and went with Hagrid to a tank

"What are those! Hagrid!" Ron shouted

There in the tank were several weird looking fishes with furry bodies and abnormally big eyes. They were burping out a reddish substance that turned the water red. It looked like...

"Bloody Burget!" Hagrid said pointing "The substance is burps out is blood, very magical and valuable! It can survive without water"

"Urgh..." Hermione said

"Bloody Burget was first discovered in 1835 in Asia. It was known as Uniross. It fur is red in spring, blue in summer, yellow in autumn and green in winter" Harry said unconsciously

"Ow did ya no at, Arry!" Hagrid said surprised

"Um... cause, cause" Harry stammered

"Cause he read it in the book!" Hermione said quickly

"O" Hagrid said

Harry looked gratefully at Hermione and she smiled.

Ron looked jealously at them~

End!

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