Okay, so here we are with the next chapter

Okay, so here we are with the next chapter! Now, I just realised that I haven't been thanking all my wonderful reviews! *gasps in shock* Aren't I awful! So, I'll do it now!

Crystal Music –My very first reviewer. Seriously, I posted the story and five minutes later I had a review. You should have seen me. I was babbling non-stop through sport, and all the way home. I actually babbled for five hours straight. And when I wasn't babbling (When Mum told me to sit down and shut up ~_~* she sounded like a teacher!), I was clicking my fingers or tapping my feet. I was so excited I couldn't sit still!

Min_1979 – This is my best friend in real life, as well as on the net. She's a trippy cool writer people, check her out!

Itari15 – Third reviewer, and my first who didn't have an account at ff.net. Cheers, Itari!

Hermione Gulliver – Did I email you? I can't remember…

blackskye – Well, I have written more. I'm about a sixth of the way through it, I believe, and sitting pretty at about 26 000 words. And I already have two sequels planned!

Kelzery – *LOL* I got a very enthusiastic response from you, didn't I? I have to admit, you are one of my most faithful and favoured reviews…

A Person – If you aren't I want a picture and an explanation of what you are…

Slayer282 – Hmmm…a Buffy or an Anime fan, I wonder?

Dru – More. I have given you more.

Pumpkin Hatching – Ah yes, the first few chapters were a little cliched, but I needed to have them like that to make it a not-so-cliched story. I hope, anyway…

~*Dumbledore's True Love*~ – Nuppers. Harry hasn't been shot. Maybe someone will have an attempt on their life soon though…*hint hint*

Sandrine Black – You did more than five !'s! That mean's you're insane! IF you don't understand, read Terry Pratchett. He's one of my favourite authors…

Katana – As in a sword? Like the name, anyhoo. I did continue though, and as I said before, two sequels planned.

Unknown – Really? Was it a great start? You see, I was at home being very sickly-like when I got the idea and started writing it. I guess I had a good feeling about it, but I didn't think it was particularly special…

Grimfoot – Thank you! I try…

Tazy Silverpen – I'm trying, though I might not be succeeding…

Sunny – Wow. I got a 'wow' people! YAY!

vmr – What do the letters stand for? It's been bugging me like crazy!

jessica potter – *LOL* vmr wrote something along those lines just before you…

A Girl Who Knows – Well, a Wizard did pop up and save Harry, but I guess it wasn't who you expected, was it? I don't like cliches…BTW, what exactly is it that you know? I can't help wondering.

Katy D *in spirit*and Angelface – Did you make it okay? Believe it or not, a lot of us are worried about you…

Mayleesa – First review for chapter two! I rather liked that one myself…

Agent X – Now if I finished it as soon as possible, you wouldn't be able to read any more, would you? Plus I wouldn't get any more reviews, so where's the fun in that?

julie – I ain't JK, deary. I'm actually a very cynical, sarcastic fourteen year old girl who wears glasses and has hair that would rival Hermione's. I'm glad you liked the speech. I personally just wanted to give Snape a bit of a shock. Plus it'll be important later on…

Lizzy/Tyrgrestick – Laugh all you want, my friend. How's the page going?

Lishel Fracrium – Yeah for Snape! I like Snape. He's just too fun to annoy…

Sweets – Sirius is away on official business for Dumbledore, and Hedwig is locked up in the room with Harry. Did I forget to mention that Vernon boarded up the window?

vmr – Very quick off the mark, weren't you? I sometimes wonder exactly how you people know when I update. I mean, you can't have your email boxes open all the time…

Kelzery – There's going to be a bit of a twist with Snape in this one. I bet you can't guess it…

~*Dumbledore's True Love*~ – Urgh. Do you know how hard it is to type your name? Oh yes, Sirius will have some fun with the Dursley's later, don't worry….

Aurora – Crying with laughter? I haven't ever actually seen someone cry with laughter, not yet anyway…And don't worry, I'm either hyper or angry. Those are my two prominent moods. Right now I'm pissed cause that my brother has been going through my room and stolen my gameboy again cause that he threw his and broke it. I could go and do a Sarah, from Labyrinth – 'I hate you, I hate you!' Eh, too tired to

though…

Sandrine Black – I managed to get the computer to let me update at home! I still have to post new stories from school though…*sob* BTW, if any of you have AOL, do you have problems with ff.net too, or is it just me??

CarolPotter – I continued, I continued!

Crystal Music – I still wanna beta-read for you, if you're still interested. You haven't replied to my last few emails though. Are you okay??

Itari15 – Yes, I would think that would be a good enough reason. ~_~* You'll be finding out soon enough what is going to happen to Dudley and Petunia…

Katy D *in spirit*and Angelface – Yeppers, Sevy saved him. Don't you think that the guy playing him in the movie is just too cool? He's trippy!

Lena – Twisted mind? If yours is twisted, mine is shattered *starts singing* Shattered like a broken mirror, shards of glass lying on the floor…*looks faintly embarrassed* Excuse the singing, don't know where it came from…or the words either, for that matter…

Cosmos12 – Mmmm…you might be right. I think I'm going to have to change the genre, and maybe the rating as well, at least in the sequel. There'll be a lot of violence in that one…

Cosmos12 - *frowns* You weren't supposed to laugh! *LOL* Yes you were. Two reviews in a row! *whistles*

Lucky Woods – Crazy? He's the greatest Wizard in the world! But he is slightly crazy, yes…Is that what Percy said? Something along those lines…

Jinskid – THERE IS MORE MORE MORE!!!

Em - *looks guilty* Wait until my sister posts her story…you'll look back on this one and curse me for my lack of talent…

Anika of Prague – Interesting name. I think that would be my reaction, actually. Or else I'd just kinda curl up in a corner and tell the 'hallucinations' to go away….Imagine what Snape's response would have been if Harry did that!

rachel - *Trys to look proud but fails cause that she currently is still in her PJ's and has a towel wrapped around her head, turban-style* Thank you!

Val – I don't really believe in fortune-telling either, but I'm going to try to do something a little different than the old tea-leaves in a cup and crystal ball thing when I get up to it…

Inscriffany – Oooh! Oooh! A famous author reviewed! Yay!

Min_1979 – Badliness for Harry? Yes indeedy. And more to come, I believe…*looks at story plan* Yep. More badliness for Harry is definitely slotted in there at some point…Or several…

vmr - *looks at you suspiciously* You have that comment of Copy/Paste, don't you??!!??

Katy D *in spirit*and Angelface – Ah, he ain't going to die. Just get in heaps of trouble with the wizarding world in general…

Julianna Edwards – Ooh! I'm on a favourite list! Trippy!

Kelzery - *mystical voice* All shalt be revealed in time, my child…Not literally of course, since I'm only fourteen, and ain't interested in boys anyway…Annoying creatures, in my opinion…

Inscriffany – Incredible? Hardly, my dear.

Lena – In fact I have written up to chapter eighteen, and am starting chapter nineteen after I post chapter ten. Have you seen the shirts? I'm gonna get both!

Sweets – What will happen to Harry when school is over? I think that is decided in the fifteenth or sixteenth chapter…

Em – Almost everyone hates waiting, dear child, but we must put up with it. Tell you what – if you promise to review for both of them, I'll post two chapters this week instead of one, okay?

Berkeley Halperin – Harry's better, but I don't like cherries. How about Snape on top? And yes, I'm being grotty. Don't kill me!

Person – Thank you!

blackskye – Thank you! *nods*

Sandrine Black - You're insane too! Join the club! I am the anthropomorphic personification of insanity, with one of Death's eyes and five of Evil's toenails…

Pleiades – YAY!! ANOTHER FAMOUS AUTHOR AND MY ROLE MODEL ON FF.NET!!!

Pleiades – Many reviews? Not compared to yours!

Pleiades – Aww, ain't she sweet people, reviewing all the chapters? Thanks for choosing to beta-read for me!

Lizzy/Tygrestick – You get brownie points for using the word 'thrice', and I kept my promise!

Cosmos – The same as Cosmos12, or not? It ain't that suspenseful…

Starkitty – Thankyou!

Nori Chan – I keep trying to contact you on ICQ, but it won't let me! *pouts* Do you have MSN Messenger? Email me, okay?

Daphna (~¤˝G®eeND@yGi®l˝¤~) – Thanks for reviewing! And c/c! OMG!

Lone Wolf – Guess what, guess what, guess what? Next time you're online I'll tell you!

Person – Cool? Is it? *Checks the thermometer* It's actually about twenty-five degrees Celsius, right now, anyway…

Jinskid3 – Exciting? I hope that it is…I'm trying to make it so, anyway…

Jsnell – Thankyou, my friend! Haven't seen you online for a while!

Jessica Black – What happens next? *checks plan* …Stuff!

Malfoy's Best Friend – I am!

rachel – Yes, poor Harry indeed. And a lot more will happen soon…in chapters eleven and twelve stuff happens, I believe…

Miss Drew – I think the ruddy Uncle would say that Harry ruined his life, but I'm agreeing with you.

BaronVonChickenPants – I ain't pissed with you any more, so contact away!

Em - *starts typing really, really fast and screws up all the words* Eh heh…sorry, can't go any faster than fifty-six words a minute…(my current record)

Nagh – Yay! I haven't seen you online for a while either!

FireSorceress – I think only the extremely cold-hearted wouldn't feel sorry for Harry, kiddo.

Lucky Woods – I'm glad you like it!

A Person – Ah yes…my little creation…you'll find out who they are in chapter eighteen…

Sweets – Can't wait or don't want to wait?

vmr – Thankyou!

Berkeley Halperin – But isn't he just so cute when he's insane? Besides, I'm insane, so he has to catch at least a little of it!

Lord of the Net – Thanks! He doesn't exactly give himself up though, cause that he doesn't die for them, but I know what you mean.

Lord of the Net – Trust me, with Snape looking as angry as he was, you automatically think 'What have I done wrong?'

Katy D *in spirit*and Angelface – It's up!

Em – I can't write long chapters. I tend to ramble. ~_~* Yes, you should like this chapter, I think…

Lizzy/Tygrestick – Thankyou! I try to keep them in character, but I don't think I'm actually doing too well…

rachel – I'll keep writing, don't worry!

Kat – Haven't you ever wondered what caused that?

Someone2 and Krazy Kris – A lot of people liked that Society. Maybe I should write about their adventures some time…

Jinskd3 – The best? *lol* I doubt it. Read some of Pleiades or Bliss or Rufus or Inscriffany or Just Silver, and then you'll see what the best is…

Al – Oooh! *rubs hands* Some c/c! I know it's a little choppy and stuff, but you have to remember that this is my first fic, and I had writers block when I was doing this chapter too…to tell the truth I wasn't very happy with it, but I couldn't think of a way to make it better…

amadeus – thankyou!

Lena – A conscience? I don't know, never had a use for one…BTW, I don't need the book, I have Melvin!

A Girl Who Knows – Thanks! I actually planned this one, since it was going to be a long thingo, booky, fanfiction thing. I usually don't, but I found it makes it so much easier when you have writers block!

Pleiades – I try to get them up at about one a week. And of course I know who you are! Who wouldn't??

Lone Wolf – Sadly, Vernon is a muggle, and therefore cannot be punished like a wizard…DAMN!!

Alb@ - Yes I get it! The SSSCAO, it is…

~*Lily Potter*~ – A world record?? Maybe…

Jedi Cosmos – He's better!

Nagh – Best chapter? I doubt it!

blackskye – I have written more!

Nori – Two seaweeds up! Thankyou!

Jessica Black – Possibly, but it will be important.

Coqui – I'm glad you enjoyed the last sentence, I did too!

Min_1979 – Ah, but if I didn't go to school I wouldn't be able to see you and the rest of the gang, would I?

Zenya – Okay, Harry gets over this though…

SEEKER_2000 – Author Alert? I'm on author alert?? YAY!

Jsnell – Greatest fanfic? Hardly, m'dear…

Kelzery – I know it's a little disturbing in the midst of all the badly-like stuff, but I just had to include them somewhere!

ckdsweet – Rules what? Oh dear…I feel a quote from 'Labyrinth' coming on…

'And Hoggle? If she kisses you, I'll turn you into a prince."

'Yeh…yeh will?'

'Prince of the Land of Stench! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….'

~_~* Sorry, just had to do that.

ckdsweet – Read above!

KateMarie – Genius? Well, I took and IQ test and got 178, which is apparently high genius. I think that's pretty screwed though…

SEEKER_2000 – Oooh! Someone who can spell amnesia properly! The majority of people in my grade at my school can't spell it. Isn't that sad?

Alb@ - I'm trying that now, Alb@

Lucky Woods – I'm glad you like it, and I'm hurrying!

Creamy Mimi – Contacts? I wouldn't ever be able to wear contacts…*shivers* I'm going to get the lens' of my eyes shaved when I'm older though, I think…

Min_1979 – She can count to three?? WOW!! Smart little girl, she is…

Inscriffany – I's has it on my fav's list!

AjaKe – Interesting? I'm trying to make it so…

Nykto – Your manners are fine, dear child, so there is no reason to apologise.

amadues – Your curses are almost as good as mine!

vmr – Thankyou!

Lizzy/Tygrestick – I'm glad you like it. This is turning out to be a very long list…

Berkeley Halperin – Worth the wait? Is it? Thanks!

Ruka-chan – None of your business! *LOL* Just joking! Read on, and you will see!

Lena – Oh yes, Snape is very fun to play around with! *Yells* Min! I know you're going to take that in a grotty way!!

Errol – Nice? I hope it is!

Jedi Cosmos – He doesn't really have any real grasp of people's personalities, so he isn't really intimidated by Severus right now.

Lone Wolf – All the teachers were students once too!

Gia – Best story you've ever read? Liar!

No Reply – I'm glad it does!

Nagh – Thankyou!

Neona ^.^`;;-,` - Thankyou! I have a sneaking suspicion that I don't really have a sense of humour, so it's reassuring to know that other people think I do!

Darth Yoda – Yeppers, he gets his memory back soon, don't worry.

Sweets – Slytherin? Harry? Never!

Selene110 – More? Certainly!

O-Bake – Nothing compared to yours!

rachel – Thankyou!

Em – Writers block is a royal pain in the ass.

Desert Hacker – Please? You have good manners!

Amy – awesome? Hardly!

pheonixangel – Oooh yes! A fan of both Matrix and Card Captor Sakura! Nice story so far, btw!

Red_Rosettes – Have!

Coqui – Nope, Will ain't a person. Sorry! The story reminds you of it? Thank you! I haven't read it, but if it's your highest compliment, it must be good!

Min_1979 – I WASN'T IN THE T.O.M!!

Rufus – Thankyou! yet another famous author!

Alchemy - *LOL* I like your name. have you read any Terry Pratchett? If you have, you'll know why!

Kara Star – I'll keep it up, I promise!

Penpen – Ah, little brothers…so lazy!

Penpen – Read above, Otooto-baka!

Gia – Thankyou!

Lone Wolf – He's cured!

vmr – Thankyou!

Lena – Oooh, yes! Sebastian! I rather like that little secosnake!

Person – Have!

SEEKER_2000 – Yeppers, will do!

Lizzy/Tygrestick – Of course she has a cure! Are you doubting her abilities too?!?!

Hyperactive_Wabit – Have!

No Reply - =)

Creamy Mimi – Confusion? I think that's out of Fire and Ice, isn't it?

Satoshi a.k.a. Heero Yuyz – Will!

Sandrine Black – I will, or attempt to, anyway…~_~*

Berkeley Halperin – No, I didn't. That'll happen in a flashback doovy-whacker!

Desert Hacker – Yes, okay!

amadeus – Sometimes, depending on his mood. All heads have more volume, obviously, so when he's angry or peeved all the heads hiss, if not it's just a couple.

Zenya – I update about once a week.

Lucky Woods – I will!

Sophie – Good? Me? Hardly!

Cristene – Yep!

rachel – Is it? Thankyou!

Em – Maybe, but they'll be important later!

Kelzery – Yes, all better now!

Jedi Cosmos – I've written more, never fear!

magma – Thankyou! *bows*

Coqui – I think its pretty good, considering the fact that poor ickle me is still in school and has homework and assignments right now since it's end of term…

blackskye – Onions are nice!

Nicole – Harry's snake has a name now!

Ranma – I'll try!

Jedi Cosmos – I have several, but I'm always willing to have more! You can never have too many beta-readers, at least in my case…

Pleiades – Matrix is good, very good…especially since I'm an Aussie!

Alchemy – I have, and I will!

Sweets – Yes, he does. Naughty Harry, not remembering his friends!

Bon – Is it?

Avalon Princess – Okay, here it is!

Lily KittyKat712 – Have!

Miss Drew – Nuppers, it doesn't. Interesting idea though…hmmm…

Lishel Fracrium – Aww, okies. Only since you asked real nice though!

Sailor Starly – That's what I plan to do!

Gia – I have!

Lena – Chapter nineteen now! I have a sneaking suspicion that if I didn't put myself down my ego wouldn't fit in the country!

Bon – Slightly, yes. At least I hope so!

- No name, eh? It's not neat at all, you know. Rather messy, actually. You should see my planning book!

Em – Malfoy will appear more later, never fear!

Bay Area Ryoga – Thankyou! Yes, when you're in the mood a good, dark story is great for your health!

Desert Hacker – So many people are asking the same question! I've got more up!

vmr – Thankyou!

Rufus - ~_~* I'm still embarrassed… Oh well…

SEEKER_2000 – My brother acts like a toddler all the time and he never stamps his foot, unless it's on someone else's. I wasn't much of a foot-stamper myself, either…

SarWolf Snape – More? Here you are!

jules_rox – I've done more. I disagree though. I'm sure Harry has plenty of galleons in his bank account…

Nadia Rose – Is it? Cool!

Kylana – I will!

Darth Yoda – YAY!! ANOTHER AUSSIE!! I'll try! Except I have to go to the footy finals…*starts mumbling to self* Just think Manga shop, just think Manga shop…

Kelzery – I don't mind at all! I write the story for me, the reviews are just a bonus. ~_~*

Rufus – Thanks! You're story is really good, btw!

Min_1979 – Thankyou!

MORE POST MORE – Umm…okay?

SEEKER_2000 – GOT MORE NOW!!

Lena – Thankyou! I decided to stick him by himself though, cause that, what with the way he is now, it would be too OOC.

Jedi Cosmos – Oooh! Email me! Please?

vmr – Thankyou!

Jack Knife – Oooh yes, I liked that line too!

Desiree – Have, and will!

Gia – I try to!

Em – Okies…thanks for the ideas and long review! You're one of my most faithful reviewers, you know that?

starkitty – I'm not telling! You'll have to wait and see!

Lin-z – I will!

centaurderoma – I will!

Nytewolf - Yay! I love it when people put my story on their fav. list!

swardlaw – Thankyou! I think I just tend to write the things that I wouldn't usually say for fear of insulting someone, so thanks!

Lily gurl @--- – Thankyou!

Lily gurl @--- - Read above!

Lucky Woods - I will, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

summersun – THANKYOU!!

Galadriel – Thank you so much! I'm actually half-way happy with this story, which is a record for me…~_~*

Dumbledore123 – I will, and I'm glad you do!

Star Dust – Thankyou, and I will!

Creamy Mimi – It's a line from a James Bond movie, I believe. I have a thing with Anthropomorphic Personifications. I mean, I own Death. Is that insane or what?

Inscriffany – Yeah, I'm trying to have a few light chapters amidst the dark ones, because I find that if I read something that is too serious for too long it starts to bore me. ~_~* I hope I'm not boring you…

Coqui – I like the original story, but not the movie. I don't like that fact that they changed it to make it suitable for children.

Pleiades – Draco and Harry are cute, yes, but I'm trying to keep this PG-13. Tell you what: After I've finished this series, I'll have a go at writing a short slash, okay?

Bon – I think that's the largest review you've written me! Thanks!

dawn – Thankyou! A lot of HP fans find that recapping the story is annoying, but I'm trying to up my skills as a writer and recapping is important sometimes, plus I'm trying to make this story good for everyone, not just HP fans.

Sandra Slaria Dees – Not as demanding as me, I'm sure. ~_~*

SEEKER_2000 – Thankyou!

Rogue15 – Oh, it will be. Yes, he used his wand. He wasn't having a surge, and all the times he's used magic without a wand was when he was having a surge or in trouble.

Lin-z – Same here. Don't worry, he's fine!

Lena – Yes, poor Ron!

vmr – Thankyou!

Creamy Mimi – Yep!

Gia – Okay!

Erin Finnlaith – I WILL!! I WILL!!

Oceana – Okies!

Ruka-chan – So do I! ~_~*

Kristen of Mistallia – Thankyou!

Jinskid3 – I will, and I'm glad you like it!

Lucky Woods – Yeah, I know!

QtPie079 – Thank you!

Bon – I will!

Sandra Solaria Dees – He will, trust me. Heh heh…

herm – Will!

Coqui – Strange days…have found me…*LOL*

Lilly Potter – You'll see!

No Reply – Yes!

Kitty c – Okay!

summersun – He and Petunia are currently at Hogwarts.

So there you are! All nice and thanked!

Disclaimer- The goods ain't mine. Comprende? Characters and worlds etc, etc are all the brainchild or JK Rowling, and as such are © to her.

Chapter Ten

"You-Know-Who," Ron began slowly, "Is the most powerful, evil wizard in the world. He first began to take over the world more than a decade ago. He killed wizards and muggles alike, when something happened to stop him in his tracks."

"What happened?" Dudley asked, fascinated.

Harry snorted before saying, "Me. I happened."

"What? What do you mean?"

Harry turned to face Dudley, leaning forward so that Dudley could here his quiet voice. The flickering flames from the fire cast shadows over Harry's face, creating an eerie and menacing effect.

"Fourteen years ago, on the night of Halloween, Voldemort—that is the real name of You-Know-Who—came to my parents' house. My parents had used the Fidelius Charm, which seals a secret deep within a Wizard's soul so that cannot be revealed unless the Wizard used tells it to someone, to hide their whereabouts. Pettigrew, their so-called friend and secret keeper, told Voldemort where they were. He killed my father, then my mother when she wouldn't hand me over to him. Her sacrifice protected me from the curse, and reflected it back onto him, leaving me with this scar—" Harry pushed up his fringe at this point, "—on my forehead. He fled, barely alive, and I became the Boy Who Lived. Last year during the Triwizard tournament, he used the remains of his father, the flesh of Pettigrew, and my blood to return."

Dudley and Ron had both been getting paler as Harry spoke, though for different reasons.

"Don't—say—his—name!" Ron hissed, glancing about nervously. Dudley, however, had other things on his mind.

"You, you're lying! You're parents were killed in a car crash!"

Harry sat back, an amused smile on his face. "If you believe that, you are even more stupid than I thought. Voldemort is back."

A sly smile touched Harry's lips for a moment. "You know, you're probably in danger too. I mean, I'm top on Voldemort's hit list, and you're related to me. If he knew that..." Harry shook his head. Dudley's mouth was hanging open, and he suddenly stood up and ran towards the exit. He somehow managed to pull himself through the opening, and charged off down the corridor, yelling 'I don't know Harry Potter!' to the amusement of several people on their way to their next class. Harry sat back, a smug look on his face.

"Well, that got rid of him," He commented.

Ron snorted. "It certainly did!"

Harry stood up, and brushed off his robes, before walking out of the common room.

"Hey, where are you going?" Ron yelled after him.

"Back to Potions. We have OWLs this year, and I don't want to give Snape any more reason to fail me than necessary," Harry tossed over his shoulder. Ron shook his head incredulously.

'He sounds like Hermione,' He thought to himself, before growing serious (Can't you just imagine Sirius going 'How can you grow to be me?'). 'He looked like someone else, just for a moment. I just can't place who...' He shrugged, and followed Harry out of the room.

The two boys knocked on the door of the Potions room, before entering and heading to their places as quietly as possible. Snape sneered at them for a moment, before turning back to the class. It wasn't long before Neville gave a cry of despair as his cauldron began to melt. Snape turned around and bellowed 'Five points from Gryffindor!' before telling Neville, who was bright red with embarrassment, to clean up the mess. Harry groaned. This was going to be one long lesson…

Ron groaned. "I can't believe him! Sixty points from Gryffindor in one lesson! It makes me wonder exactly how far that man has a stick shoved up his-"

"What do we have next?" Hermione asked Ron quickly, hoping to distract him from his rant. She succeeded. He rummaged through his bag for a moment, before pulling out his schedule triumphantly.

"Let's see…. Today is Thursday…Care of Magical Creatures! That means we get to see Hagrid. I bet he's really anxious to see you, Harry!"

The trio trooped towards Hagrid's hut, discussing what manner of weird and most probably dangerous creatures Hagrid would be teaching them about. They soon found that the rest of the Gryffindors had not yet made it to class, and the only other ones there were Malfoy and his two cronies.

"Well, well, well. Look at what we have here. Mudblood, Potty and Weasel," Malfoy sneered. Crabbe and Goyle snickered behind him, as Ron turned red. Hermione grabbed hold of him as he launched himself at Malfoy, and Harry stared at Malfoy coldly.

"Shut up, Ferret. At least we don't have to pay people to pretend to be our friends, unlike some," Harry retorted. Malfoy spluttered as the group walked past him to greet Hagrid, who had just emerged from his cabin. The majority of the class had arrived, and the lesson soon started.

"Now, our subjects for the next few lessons haven't arrived yet…Wait a minute! Here they are!" Hagrid cried happily. The class turned, and Harry gasped. The faeries that they had been learning about were flying towards them, small trails of magic left in their wake.

"This is what we're learning about? Fairies?" Malfoy asked, disbelief and slight anger etched in his face. Hagrid frowned at him.

"Not fairies, faeries. They don' like bein' mistaken for their cousins," Hagrid told him, as the dark blue faerie that had approached Harry glared at Malfoy. It poked its tongue out at Draco before whizzing past, almost knocking him over. He turned around and opened his mouth angrily to yell at it, but no sound came out. He turned towards Hagrid who was grinning widely, with a scowl.

"That's jus' one of the abilities faeries have. Now, Professor Moody an' I have decided that since we are both teachin' yeh about faeries, that we would pair each of you off with one. Yeh'll be takin' care of 'em for the next few weeks, so you'd better treat them well. Now, you won't be pickin' which one you get, they'll be choosing yeh, so jus' sit down an' wait for one to approach yeh."

The class settled themselves onto the cool grass, and began to chatter quietly amongst themselves. Harry was almost immediately approached by the faerie he had drawn the picture for in Defence Against Dark Arts. It settled on his head for a moment, before floating down in front of him. It studied Harry for a moment, before lifting the glasses of his nose and flying off with them.

"Hey!" He cried, reaching out in an attempt to catch it. His blurred vision prevented him from being able to see it properly however, and it slipped out of his grasp. Grinning, Harry took off after it. The faerie promptly flew up above his head, just high enough for him not to be able to reach it. Harry grinned again, and pulled out his wand.

"Accio glasses!" He cried, and the black-rimmed frames zoomed towards him. Harry deftly caught them and placed them back on his nose. The faerie pouted for a moment, before giggling again and returning to its former position on his head.

By the end of the lesson almost all of the class had a faerie hovering about them. The last few little beings fluttered towards their chosen partners, some slightly reluctantly.

"Now, each faerie will respond to its partner in a different way. You have to be very polite to them, otherwise they'll get upset. Now, off yeh go, and remember everything I said," Hagrid told them, as he ushered the group towards the castle.

"Great ta see yeh all righ' Harry. Why don' yeh come down ta visit me this weekend?" Hagrid muttered to him as he passed. Harry grinned at the towering man for a moment.

"That'd be great, Hagrid, thanks!" He replied, before following Ron and Hermione up to the school.

"Look's like that faerie's really taken to you, Harry," Hermione said as he approached. A pastel yellow faerie was by her side, and a brilliant red one followed Ron. Harry shrugged as the small creature on his head giggled.

"It's not my fault I'm so irresistible," He said, before bolting ahead of the group as Hermione tried to hit him.

"Race you!" He cried, before running away from the group. He heard Ron and Hermione shouting for him to wait up, and laughed. The faerie on his head held onto his hair tightly as he sprinted towards Hogwarts. Yet somewhere in the back of his mind he could not shake the feeling that something was wrong, and he winced as the slightest tinge of pain echoed through his scar.

Well, that's it! The list of thankyou's is longer then the actual chapter…~_~*

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Oh! I almost forgot to tell you about my reaccuring dream. I keep dreaming that I am a dragon on a pile of gold and treasure. Hmmmm. I wonder what the cause of that is… J

I just thought of something else. The idea of this story is © to me.