Disclaimer- None of the characters are mine, they all belong to the great professor Tolkien and JK Rowling. This is my first HP story…so be patient with me! Brittany Spears and her lyrics do not belong to me either…thank goodness. (Took the title for chapter one…because it was too perfect. Lol!)

The Fellowship of Five

Chapter One- Ooops! I did it again.

It was a wonderful Monday afternoon, just after lunch, when Ron, Hermione, and Harry headed to their Transfiguration Class. Hermione was explaining to Ron and Harry the properties and directions for the care and keeping of Mandrake plants…not that they were actually listening.

"…you have to be terribly careful around Mandrakes, you know, their cry can kill you if they are mature, before that it can only knock you out for a couple of hours." Hermione informed.

"Did ya hear that Harry ONLY a couple of hours." Teased Ron poking Harry in the ribs, trying to get him to play along.

"Ronald honestly!" Hermione scolded giving him a glare that would make a Dementor cower.

Ron winced, he hated it when anyone called him by his whole first name and more than that he deplored it when Hermione was mad at him. To make matters worse after she chastised Ron she turned and beamed at Harry. His chest ached every time, she did this. It is always Harry.

'Harry you are so smart.'

'Harry you are so brave.'

'Harry you are wonderful'

'Harry you saved me again'

'Harry you are my hero'

And what do I get? Ron thought. 'Ron cut it out,' 'Ron honestly,' 'Go away Ron.'. These thoughts cut to his very soul. He admired Hermione greatly, loved her even, but she seems to adore Harry. It wouldn't be so bad if Harry reciprocated her apparent feelings but he only saw her as a friend, a sister of sorts. Ron sighed audibly.

"Ron what's wrong?" Hermione asked whirling around, head cocked in interest.

"Nothing." He mumbled pushing past her into the nearby Transfiguration classroom.

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Ron sat down at his usual seat near the front of the room by the wall. Within moments Hermione plopped herself into the seat next to him which usually was Harry's seat.

"Ron something is wrong. I know there is." She stated placing her hand on one of his slumped shoulders.

"Nothing!" He shouted at her, "I told you nothing is wrong!" He wretched his shoulder away from her light touch and lowered his head, pretending to be fascinated with his broken wand on the desk.

Draco Malfoy along with Crabbe and Goyle snickered in the back of the room. "Having relationship problems Weasel?" Draco mocked with an evil grin spreading across his face.

"Shut up Malfoy, you good for nothing slug!" Hermione spat angrily at Draco.

Strangely enough, Malfoy cringed and shut his mouth.

"Ron I am sorry if I did anything that has upset you. I am sorry that I snapped at you."

"That is some of it, not all of it, but it helps just the same. Thanks." he smiled at her weakly.

"Okay class is starting now." Announced Professor McGonagall as she entered the room and walked gracefully to her desk. "Today I will teach you how to make living things smaller, in other words each other."

This was answered by a chorus of 'sweet', 'awesome', 'wicked', and 'bloody hell's.

The Professor smiled. "You must pay attention. First you flick the tip of your wand five times at your partner or partners, as the case may be, and then you say hob-ey-tula. Watch your pronunciation, we don't need any accidents. Now get into your usual groups."

The students are stood and milled around until they were in their clusters. Ron was partners with Harry and Hermione, as always.

"Okay Ron you first." Ordered Professor McGonagall as she approached the threesome.

"Are you sure Professor? I mean my wand…."Questioned Ron indicating his fractured wand.

"Yes Ron, I am sure. It should be fine as long as you mind your pronunciation."

"Alright Professor if you say so." He pointed his wand at Harry and Hermione. Hermione reached out and grasped Harry's arm for support. Ron flicked the end of his wand five times at them before saying, "hobb-it-ula!"

At that moment his wand both fired forwards and backwards in a blinding flash of blue light. The Professor opened her eyes she discovered that all three of them were gone…disappeared.