Harry Potter & The Messenger's betrayal
By: Rachelfan5000
Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Harry Potter, if I did I wouldn't be writing a disclaimer. Duh.
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Chapter 8 - Homework stress
"Guess what? In the dormitory next to ours there was an attack!" Lavender and Parvati were telling the fifth year Hufflepuffs in Herbology.
Rumours had been flying around Hogwarts all morning, most Gryffindors seemed to think that it would sound cool to tell their friends in different houses, making out they had survived some sort of terrible harsh battle. And now some kids had a very wrong idea in their heads.
"Really?" asked Hannah Abbot, tucking her hair behind her ears.
Harry could hear all of the girl's conversation on the other side of the table. Not that he was trying to, but Parvati was talking loudly, probably hoping someone was eavesdropping.
But at least none of them were doing everything truly disgusting; like the pus last year.
"Now can anyone tell me what is the use in the plant you have in front of you?" Professor Sprout had to yell over the noise. Hermione's hand went straight up, no surprise there.
Harry stared at the small treelike thing in front of him, or was it a tree? It looked more like a stick poking out of the soil, or maybe it was a stick insect, which hadn't decided to move just yet. It was so black and sticky looking Harry thought it must've been painted in tar.
Daringly Ron held out his finger to touch the black tree thing. It recoiled like a slug, and Ron took his hand away pretty quickly.
"Yuk. This things disgusting!" He said loudly in the middle of Hermione telling Professor Sprout what the thing was. The greenhouse went quiet, and then exploded with laughter.
"Now, Now if you'd all be quiet -" But Sprout gave up in the noise.
"What are these anyway?" Ron asked Hermione, pointing to the black thing.
"Very sticky," said Harry, looking at it in disgust.
"A Yubrona," Hermione muttered.
"So what does it do - apart from look disgusting," Ron said. Hermione just shrugged.
"Edible, I think. It's a vital ingredient in some potions too, but we don't cover this thing in potions til sixth year." She said.
"You eat this thing?!" Ron and Harry said together. Clearly sharing the same thoughts of the Yubrona.
"Yeah, it's pretty nice I've heard. But there might be some side effects that noone wants to see," Hermione said.
"I can see why," Harry muttered.
"No kidding." Ron agreed.
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"I can't believe every teacher gave us homework on the first day!" Ron moaned as he Harry and Hermione walked to the fat lady after lessons. Harry muttered the password and the trio entered the common room.
"Well most of them couldn't get a word in edgeways, so we have to prove we've learned anything in homework I guess," Hermione said. Searching her bag for her quill and some parchment.
"Guess we better get going." She said, writing the homework heading.
"Tell us when you're done 'Mione, then we'll copy your work. Harry, want a game of exploding snap?"
Hermione acted like she was about to protest but as Harry and Ron walked away she decided to let it go.
In the middle of Harry and Ron's second game the fourth years flooded into the common room. Harry turned around to smile at Ginny but his cards exploded. Causing him to concentrate more on the game than anything else.
Ron laughed.
"What did you turn around for anyway?" Ron grinned. Harry shook his head.
"Nothing." He muttered.
Just then Dean and Seamus moved over to chat with Harry and Ron.
"So, who are you taking to the ball?" Seamus asked, the ball? Why would anyone be thinking of that right now? They still had a few months to worry about their dates.
"No idea yet." Harry said. Ron nodded.
"Yeah, well I just planned early," Seamus said.
"He's going with Lavender - again!" Dean cut in. Harry glanced around and saw Parvati and Lavender talking to two third years. Harry wondered if they could do anything besides talk.
But as he looked around his eyes fell on Ginny, and he just couldn't remove them. And when he did he noticed Hermione was glaring at Ron. Maybe he'd missed something.
Harry decided he would look for a date - a month before the ball. No need to stress before then, all the pretty girls wouldn't be taken. Hopefully.
Finally Hermione dropped her quill and joined the boys.
"I've finished. Nothings very hard today guess we're lucky -" Hermione was cut off by a very loud first year boy.
"Have you seen all this homework? I'll never finish this!"
The five of them laughed. The boy called Chris had to learn a thing or two. Parvati glanced at him, clearly annoyed about being distracted from her girl-to-girl talk.
"Why homework?" moaned Ron. As he grabbed his quill and decided to do the homework. Dean and Seamus moved on to speak with someone on the other side of the room.
Within seconds Ron ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.
"What?" He muttered to his book.
"Sure we can't copy yours?" Harry asked, dipping his quill in green ink. Hermione shook her head strictly. Harry sighed, it was always worth a try.
"This Yubrona sounds awful." Ron said, "Listen to this."
"Yubrona is a black spice, which, in it's found form, can be used for certain potions. It is strong enough to knock out a muggle for a few days, although many love it's spicy taste, especially Italian wizards and witches, who use it in some of their most delish dinners." Ron read aloud.
"It just talks about it's taste, how are we supposed to know which potions they're used in?"
"Good point." Said Harry.
"That's why you're supposed to listen in class." Hermione said in a strict tone; she wasn't telling.
"Oh just tell us the answer." Ron said, playing with his quill.
"Fine then." Hermione snapped. Why did Hermione give us the answer? Harry wondered. Any normal day she wouldn't of. Would she?
Harry shook his head. Girls were confusing.
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Boring chapter I know. (Is there ever a chapter that I can't find something wrong with?) Please review. Oh and if you review tell me if you actually read this thing.
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