Chapter 2- The First Class
"Ya'll I am scared. I don't want to be sorted into a different house besides Gryffindor; wait I wouldn't mind Slytherin, but I mean what if I get stuck in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?"
"What kind of word is y'all?" Ron said.
"Sorry it is the country in me, but it means you guys or all or you."
"Oh I see now."
"I don't think you will get in any other house but Gryffindor. I am sure you will be sorted in the same house as Ron, Harry, and me."
"Well here goes nothing say the password Hermione."
"Oh no! What was it again."
"Don't tell me you forgot it Hermione!"
"See Ron, women are so forgetful. Unlike us men."
"Shut the hell up Harry I am trying to remember the password!"
"Snooty too!" Harry whispered in Ron's ear, "She must be on her you know what."
"Yep."
"I heard that you too and I am not in a matter of fact!"
"Do you remember the password yet Hermione?"
"Not yet Lacy. Wait! I remember its pumpkin juice!"
The eagle statue started to move and within seconds a flight a stairs stood before them. They headed up the stairs towards Professor Dumbledore's office. It was a long walk for Lacy, even though there weren't that many steps. Harry knocked on the door and walked in. When Harry stepped into Professor Dumbledore's office Fawks flew towards Harry and rested on his shoulder. Harry patted Fawks on the head.
"Come on you guys Professor Dumbledore should be up here," Harry said motioning to the others, who were staring at all the pictures on the wall. They followed Harry. Professor Dumbledore was sitting at his desk. When Fawks caught sight of him he flew towards him and rested on his shoulder.
"Why hello Harry! What brings you here? It is a bit early in the year isn't," Professor Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Oh no Professor I am not in trouble and my summer has been great with Sirius. I haven't had any sight of Voldemort."
"Oh that is good. Then what brings you him my dear boy," Professor Dumbledore looked behind Harry and saw Lacy. "Oh I see now you must be Ms. Green. I am guessing you would like to be sorted into a house?"
"Yes sir I would."
"Well come forward. I will get the hat have a seat." Lacy sat down and Professor Dumbledore got the old ratty Sorting Hat. "Ok just sit down and relax Ms. Green and I will place the hat on your head and you will be in your new house in no time." He placed the hat on Lacy's head and the hat came to life.
"Ahh a foreigner," the hat said. "Let me see lots of skill, very smart, I see a bit a courage, oh and Quidditch skill! Well it better be Gryffindor then!" Lacy was very relieved to hear the hat say Gryffindor.
"That's great! I told you that you would be in Gryffindor with us. Come on Lacy I'll show you where to go," Hermione said.
"Ok. Professor Dumbledore?" Lacy said turning towards Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes."
"Where is my stuff?"
"It will be in your room by the time you get there."
"Ok thank you Professor."
They left Professor Dumbledore's office and went towards the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Hey Lacy," Harry said. "Are you going to try out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team?"
"I don't know I may. What positions are open?"
"Well there is Keeper and Chaser."
"Well I played Seeker back in the States."
"That is my position."
"Oh well I think I could be a Chaser. When are try-outs?"
"I don't know yet. We don't even have a captain this yet."
"What happened to your captain?"
"He graduated in my third year."
"Why didn't y'all have a captain last year."
"We didn't have Quidditch last year because of the Triwizard Tournament."
"Oh what does Quidditch have to do with a Triwizard Tournament. I mean
I've seen one before and we still had Quidditch."
"Well they grew a maze in the Quidditch field."
"Ok. I won't ask. Well any ways what is our first class tomorrow and does anyone have Arithmancy?"
"I do!" Hermione said.
"Cool. When do we have it?"
"Thursday and our first class is double Potions with Slytherin. Then we have lunch and a hour break and then Transfiguration." Ron and Harry groaned.
"What's wrong with Potions or Transfiguration?" Lacy asked.
"It's Potions and well it-" Harry started.
"SUCKS," Ron said finishing Harry's sentence.
"Well that and Professor Snape is-"
"Really mean and gives way to much homework."
"Oh. I love homework!"
"You do?" Harry and Ron said in unison surprised.
"Well I don't mind it."
"I never thought there was someone just like Hermione in this world," Ron said in amazement. Hermione scolded at him. "Do you have a cat?"
"No, but I want one really bad."
"Oh. I was about to say that you can join Hermione when she feeds her cat, goes to the library and check out the biggest book in there, then go up to the common room and do your homework. And if you have time start a protest group against trolls no being free."
"Ron?" Hermione said placing her hands on his shoulders.
"What are you doing Hermione?"
"This," she picked her knee up and kneed him. Ron hit the ground. "That was for your first remark about me," she told Lacy to follow her and stepped on Ron's stomach, "That was for the second one." She walked off and took Lacy to the Common Room. After about ten minutes Ron and Harry hadn't caught up yet. They reached the Common Room and went in. "Well Lacy, this is our Common Room. They say it is the best one in the whole school."
"It probably is," Lacy responded staring at the walls and fireplace. "Over there by the fireplace must be a great place to study or read."
"It is."
"Where is the Girls dormitory."
"This way come on I'll show you the way. The others should be in there it is a bit late." Hermione showed Lacy to the Girls Dormitory and when they walked in Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. "Lacy this is Lavender and Parvati,' Hermione said pointing at the two girls, "Lavender, Parvati this is Lacy Green she was transferred here this year."
"Hello," both the girls said.
"Hi," Lacy said in response. "Which bed is mine?"
"The last one," Lavender said.
"Your lucky that you get to stay with us," Parvati said.
"Hermione, let's see if Harry and Ron made it back yet."
"Ok they should be back by now."
"Well bye Lavender and Parvati I guess I will see y'all later." Hermione and Lacy walked out the door.
"Lavender, what does y'all mean?"
"I don't know Parvati. We can ask Lacy tomorrow let's go to sleep."
"Ok."
While Hermione and Lacy headed down the steps Harry and Ron, who was a little behind, walked in the Common room. Harry sat down by the fire and Ron joined him in the other chair.
"Ron does it still hurt?"
"Yea!"
"I think you deserved it. Those were some mean remarks."
"They were true."
"That doesn't matter Ron."
"At least I didn't lie."
Lacy and Hermione reached the bottom of the steps and came towards Ron and Harry.
"Are you ok Ron?" Lacy asked.
"I've been better."
"Oh ok."
"What are you still doing up?"
"We were seeing if you and Harry had made it back yet."
"We who is we?"
"Shut up Ron you know I am here," Hermione said sternly. "Come on Lacy lets just go to sleep."
"Whatever."
They headed to the Girls Dormitory. Harry and Ron followed a few minutes afterwards to the Boys Dormitory.
That night went by fast. Lacy got up and did her make-up. She got dressed and went down stairs where she guessed Hermione was since she wasn't in her bed. When Lacy got there Hermione wasn't there. The only person in the Common Room was Harry.
"Good morning Harry. Have you seen Hermione come down."
"No. I was looking for Ron. He wasn't in his bed this morning and I am usually the first one up."
"Hermione wasn't in her bed either. So I guessed she was down here but she isn't. I wonder where they are."
"Who knows we will see them at breakfast or at least Potions. Come on lets go eat breakfast."
"Should I get my books?"
"Yea. It's a long walk down to the dungeons."
"Ok let me go and get them."
"All right, I'll wait for you."
Lacy headed up stairs and grabbed her books then went back down stairs to head to breakfast with Harry. They talked a little about Quidditch while they went to the Great Hall. When they reached the Great Hall they looked at the Gryffindor table and neither Ron nor Hermione was there.
"Not here either. I wonder where Hermione is?"
"Same with Ron. Well we might as well eat."
"Yea."
They sat down by Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley.
"Hi Harry. Where is that annoying younger brother of mine," Fred said. "And who is this behind you. A girlfriend?"
"No this is Lacy Green she is in Gryffindor with us and I haven't seen Ron any today."
"Oh. Hopefully he has gone missing."
"I doubt that," said a voice from behind them.
"What do you want Malfoy," Harry said turning around and seeing Malfoy with Crabbe and Goyle behind him.
"I was just going to answer yours and Lacy's question."
"And what might you answer be Draco," Lacy said.
"That Ron and Hermione are both in one of the dungeons snogging."
"There what!"
"What's snogging?"
"I think Americans call it making-out."
"Oh my God there what! I was so right about them."
"Right about what?" Harry asked.
"That they like each other."
"Oh you thought so."
"No I knew so."
"Well Harry I guess you can't have Hermione now," Draco said.
"And what made you think I wanted her. In a matter of fact I like someone besides her"
"Don't tell me you still like that Cho Chang girl."
"How did you find out I liked Cho Chang."
"It's so obvious that you liked her."
"Well I don't like her any more so why don't you go back to the Slytherin table."
"Fine I will. I'll see you in class Lacy."
"Ok Draco," Lacy said waving good bye to him. Harry stared at Lacy wondering why she would even want to talk to that jerk. He shrugged his shoulders and sat down by Fred. "So what is there to eat Harry."
"Practically everything Lacy," she sat down by Harry and started putting food on her plate. She and Harry ate until they were full. Then they got up and started walking together to Potions.
Meanwhile, Hermione sat in Ron's lap kissing him. She didn't know why she was doing this but she liked it and couldn't stop. Then noticing who she was kissing she pulled away. "Ron?"
"Yea Hermione."
"Why are we doing this. I mean I don't hate it but all I remember is that you came and got me out of my bed this morning and told me we needed to talk. Then you brought me here and that's all I remember."
"Well Hermione even though it may seem that I don't like besides being friends. I do like you outside if our friendship."
"Why tell me now Ron?"
"I don't know after last night it finally struck me that I liked you. I never thought I liked you and I don't know what even made me say all those mean things."
"Ron I don't know if I feel the same way about you though."
"Oh, Ron said sadly.
"Oh my God what time is it Ron!"
"I think 5 'til 9. Why?"
"We have class at 9 Ron! Quick let's go get our books." Ron and Hermione got up and ran to the Gryffindor Common Room as fast as they could. The went to their dormitories and grabbed there books and ran back down stairs to the dungeons. Only they weren't fast enough. Professor Snape had already started teaching the class when they walked in. Professor Snape was writing on the board.
"Late Mrs. Granger and Mr. Weasley," Professor Snape said turning around. "Stay after class so we can discuss tardiness."
"Yes Sir Professor Snape," both of them said. They sat down with Harry and Lacy who had saved them a seat. When Hermione sat down by Lacy just smiled at her. Hermione thought, 'She must know. Oh no I am so going to get how she was right, but wait she wasn't right because I don't like Ron. I just think he can kiss very very well. That doesn't mean I like him. Does it?'
"Were studying the Polyjuice Potion for those who are late to class to know," Professor Snape said. "Now can anyone besides Ms. Green" he paused, "and Ms. Granger answer any of my questions. Let's try and see if you can answer this one, How long does it take to make a Polyjuice Potion?"
Author's Note- Ok I think I got the paragraphs shorter on both this story and Is Lupin Back? I hope you enjoy them both!
"Ya'll I am scared. I don't want to be sorted into a different house besides Gryffindor; wait I wouldn't mind Slytherin, but I mean what if I get stuck in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?"
"What kind of word is y'all?" Ron said.
"Sorry it is the country in me, but it means you guys or all or you."
"Oh I see now."
"I don't think you will get in any other house but Gryffindor. I am sure you will be sorted in the same house as Ron, Harry, and me."
"Well here goes nothing say the password Hermione."
"Oh no! What was it again."
"Don't tell me you forgot it Hermione!"
"See Ron, women are so forgetful. Unlike us men."
"Shut the hell up Harry I am trying to remember the password!"
"Snooty too!" Harry whispered in Ron's ear, "She must be on her you know what."
"Yep."
"I heard that you too and I am not in a matter of fact!"
"Do you remember the password yet Hermione?"
"Not yet Lacy. Wait! I remember its pumpkin juice!"
The eagle statue started to move and within seconds a flight a stairs stood before them. They headed up the stairs towards Professor Dumbledore's office. It was a long walk for Lacy, even though there weren't that many steps. Harry knocked on the door and walked in. When Harry stepped into Professor Dumbledore's office Fawks flew towards Harry and rested on his shoulder. Harry patted Fawks on the head.
"Come on you guys Professor Dumbledore should be up here," Harry said motioning to the others, who were staring at all the pictures on the wall. They followed Harry. Professor Dumbledore was sitting at his desk. When Fawks caught sight of him he flew towards him and rested on his shoulder.
"Why hello Harry! What brings you here? It is a bit early in the year isn't," Professor Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Oh no Professor I am not in trouble and my summer has been great with Sirius. I haven't had any sight of Voldemort."
"Oh that is good. Then what brings you him my dear boy," Professor Dumbledore looked behind Harry and saw Lacy. "Oh I see now you must be Ms. Green. I am guessing you would like to be sorted into a house?"
"Yes sir I would."
"Well come forward. I will get the hat have a seat." Lacy sat down and Professor Dumbledore got the old ratty Sorting Hat. "Ok just sit down and relax Ms. Green and I will place the hat on your head and you will be in your new house in no time." He placed the hat on Lacy's head and the hat came to life.
"Ahh a foreigner," the hat said. "Let me see lots of skill, very smart, I see a bit a courage, oh and Quidditch skill! Well it better be Gryffindor then!" Lacy was very relieved to hear the hat say Gryffindor.
"That's great! I told you that you would be in Gryffindor with us. Come on Lacy I'll show you where to go," Hermione said.
"Ok. Professor Dumbledore?" Lacy said turning towards Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes."
"Where is my stuff?"
"It will be in your room by the time you get there."
"Ok thank you Professor."
They left Professor Dumbledore's office and went towards the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Hey Lacy," Harry said. "Are you going to try out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team?"
"I don't know I may. What positions are open?"
"Well there is Keeper and Chaser."
"Well I played Seeker back in the States."
"That is my position."
"Oh well I think I could be a Chaser. When are try-outs?"
"I don't know yet. We don't even have a captain this yet."
"What happened to your captain?"
"He graduated in my third year."
"Why didn't y'all have a captain last year."
"We didn't have Quidditch last year because of the Triwizard Tournament."
"Oh what does Quidditch have to do with a Triwizard Tournament. I mean
I've seen one before and we still had Quidditch."
"Well they grew a maze in the Quidditch field."
"Ok. I won't ask. Well any ways what is our first class tomorrow and does anyone have Arithmancy?"
"I do!" Hermione said.
"Cool. When do we have it?"
"Thursday and our first class is double Potions with Slytherin. Then we have lunch and a hour break and then Transfiguration." Ron and Harry groaned.
"What's wrong with Potions or Transfiguration?" Lacy asked.
"It's Potions and well it-" Harry started.
"SUCKS," Ron said finishing Harry's sentence.
"Well that and Professor Snape is-"
"Really mean and gives way to much homework."
"Oh. I love homework!"
"You do?" Harry and Ron said in unison surprised.
"Well I don't mind it."
"I never thought there was someone just like Hermione in this world," Ron said in amazement. Hermione scolded at him. "Do you have a cat?"
"No, but I want one really bad."
"Oh. I was about to say that you can join Hermione when she feeds her cat, goes to the library and check out the biggest book in there, then go up to the common room and do your homework. And if you have time start a protest group against trolls no being free."
"Ron?" Hermione said placing her hands on his shoulders.
"What are you doing Hermione?"
"This," she picked her knee up and kneed him. Ron hit the ground. "That was for your first remark about me," she told Lacy to follow her and stepped on Ron's stomach, "That was for the second one." She walked off and took Lacy to the Common Room. After about ten minutes Ron and Harry hadn't caught up yet. They reached the Common Room and went in. "Well Lacy, this is our Common Room. They say it is the best one in the whole school."
"It probably is," Lacy responded staring at the walls and fireplace. "Over there by the fireplace must be a great place to study or read."
"It is."
"Where is the Girls dormitory."
"This way come on I'll show you the way. The others should be in there it is a bit late." Hermione showed Lacy to the Girls Dormitory and when they walked in Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. "Lacy this is Lavender and Parvati,' Hermione said pointing at the two girls, "Lavender, Parvati this is Lacy Green she was transferred here this year."
"Hello," both the girls said.
"Hi," Lacy said in response. "Which bed is mine?"
"The last one," Lavender said.
"Your lucky that you get to stay with us," Parvati said.
"Hermione, let's see if Harry and Ron made it back yet."
"Ok they should be back by now."
"Well bye Lavender and Parvati I guess I will see y'all later." Hermione and Lacy walked out the door.
"Lavender, what does y'all mean?"
"I don't know Parvati. We can ask Lacy tomorrow let's go to sleep."
"Ok."
While Hermione and Lacy headed down the steps Harry and Ron, who was a little behind, walked in the Common room. Harry sat down by the fire and Ron joined him in the other chair.
"Ron does it still hurt?"
"Yea!"
"I think you deserved it. Those were some mean remarks."
"They were true."
"That doesn't matter Ron."
"At least I didn't lie."
Lacy and Hermione reached the bottom of the steps and came towards Ron and Harry.
"Are you ok Ron?" Lacy asked.
"I've been better."
"Oh ok."
"What are you still doing up?"
"We were seeing if you and Harry had made it back yet."
"We who is we?"
"Shut up Ron you know I am here," Hermione said sternly. "Come on Lacy lets just go to sleep."
"Whatever."
They headed to the Girls Dormitory. Harry and Ron followed a few minutes afterwards to the Boys Dormitory.
That night went by fast. Lacy got up and did her make-up. She got dressed and went down stairs where she guessed Hermione was since she wasn't in her bed. When Lacy got there Hermione wasn't there. The only person in the Common Room was Harry.
"Good morning Harry. Have you seen Hermione come down."
"No. I was looking for Ron. He wasn't in his bed this morning and I am usually the first one up."
"Hermione wasn't in her bed either. So I guessed she was down here but she isn't. I wonder where they are."
"Who knows we will see them at breakfast or at least Potions. Come on lets go eat breakfast."
"Should I get my books?"
"Yea. It's a long walk down to the dungeons."
"Ok let me go and get them."
"All right, I'll wait for you."
Lacy headed up stairs and grabbed her books then went back down stairs to head to breakfast with Harry. They talked a little about Quidditch while they went to the Great Hall. When they reached the Great Hall they looked at the Gryffindor table and neither Ron nor Hermione was there.
"Not here either. I wonder where Hermione is?"
"Same with Ron. Well we might as well eat."
"Yea."
They sat down by Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley.
"Hi Harry. Where is that annoying younger brother of mine," Fred said. "And who is this behind you. A girlfriend?"
"No this is Lacy Green she is in Gryffindor with us and I haven't seen Ron any today."
"Oh. Hopefully he has gone missing."
"I doubt that," said a voice from behind them.
"What do you want Malfoy," Harry said turning around and seeing Malfoy with Crabbe and Goyle behind him.
"I was just going to answer yours and Lacy's question."
"And what might you answer be Draco," Lacy said.
"That Ron and Hermione are both in one of the dungeons snogging."
"There what!"
"What's snogging?"
"I think Americans call it making-out."
"Oh my God there what! I was so right about them."
"Right about what?" Harry asked.
"That they like each other."
"Oh you thought so."
"No I knew so."
"Well Harry I guess you can't have Hermione now," Draco said.
"And what made you think I wanted her. In a matter of fact I like someone besides her"
"Don't tell me you still like that Cho Chang girl."
"How did you find out I liked Cho Chang."
"It's so obvious that you liked her."
"Well I don't like her any more so why don't you go back to the Slytherin table."
"Fine I will. I'll see you in class Lacy."
"Ok Draco," Lacy said waving good bye to him. Harry stared at Lacy wondering why she would even want to talk to that jerk. He shrugged his shoulders and sat down by Fred. "So what is there to eat Harry."
"Practically everything Lacy," she sat down by Harry and started putting food on her plate. She and Harry ate until they were full. Then they got up and started walking together to Potions.
Meanwhile, Hermione sat in Ron's lap kissing him. She didn't know why she was doing this but she liked it and couldn't stop. Then noticing who she was kissing she pulled away. "Ron?"
"Yea Hermione."
"Why are we doing this. I mean I don't hate it but all I remember is that you came and got me out of my bed this morning and told me we needed to talk. Then you brought me here and that's all I remember."
"Well Hermione even though it may seem that I don't like besides being friends. I do like you outside if our friendship."
"Why tell me now Ron?"
"I don't know after last night it finally struck me that I liked you. I never thought I liked you and I don't know what even made me say all those mean things."
"Ron I don't know if I feel the same way about you though."
"Oh, Ron said sadly.
"Oh my God what time is it Ron!"
"I think 5 'til 9. Why?"
"We have class at 9 Ron! Quick let's go get our books." Ron and Hermione got up and ran to the Gryffindor Common Room as fast as they could. The went to their dormitories and grabbed there books and ran back down stairs to the dungeons. Only they weren't fast enough. Professor Snape had already started teaching the class when they walked in. Professor Snape was writing on the board.
"Late Mrs. Granger and Mr. Weasley," Professor Snape said turning around. "Stay after class so we can discuss tardiness."
"Yes Sir Professor Snape," both of them said. They sat down with Harry and Lacy who had saved them a seat. When Hermione sat down by Lacy just smiled at her. Hermione thought, 'She must know. Oh no I am so going to get how she was right, but wait she wasn't right because I don't like Ron. I just think he can kiss very very well. That doesn't mean I like him. Does it?'
"Were studying the Polyjuice Potion for those who are late to class to know," Professor Snape said. "Now can anyone besides Ms. Green" he paused, "and Ms. Granger answer any of my questions. Let's try and see if you can answer this one, How long does it take to make a Polyjuice Potion?"
Author's Note- Ok I think I got the paragraphs shorter on both this story and Is Lupin Back? I hope you enjoy them both!
