AuThOr'S NOTE!!
Woohooooo! Can you believe that Harry is falling for someone else!?! And I'M the only one that knows
that happened... well at least for the next three chapters or so. I hoped you liked the last chapter. I
bet you all thought they were going to commit in acts of rowdy love. Woah. I'm weird.
In this chapter, there is a step by step walkthrough of the second day of school. This chapter will be
very long. It might be longer than chapter 10 which was an amazing 3030 words. The part you really
want to read will be the ending, but read the rest first, because much happens before then!
Chapter 9 might be malfunctioning on some of your computers. If so, please review and tell me so. I
will leave a summary of the chapter in my next writing!
In response to the review asking about Quidditch– Harry got back on the team, and you'll find out
how, Ginny is trying out for Chaser. SORRY I messed that up before. I put Keeper instead. Harry is
Seeker. Ron is Keeper. They want the beaters off the team. Don't worry! It will all get explained.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
SIX O'CLOCK QUIDDITCH CLASS
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had their quick breakfast and ran out the Great Hall to find the
Potion's classroom. There were directions on their schedules, and if it wasn't for the directions, the trio
would have been lost in a heartbeat.
Turning past the artificial courtyard, they took off to a staircase that led up to another floor.
Students were examining their schedules to see if they could find their classes without much effort.
"It says go to your east," Ron said. "Where is east?" he asked looking around as he stood at
the crossroads of four different hallways.
"Point me," Harry said and his wand flung to the right. "That's north. This way is east!" They
took off down an eerie corridor that started looking like the dungeons. Eventually, they found a group
of Ravenclaws talking amongst themselves. Cho Chang was one of them.
"Potions with the 7th years?" Hermione asked. "That's odd."
Cho eyed Harry and smiled. Harry shook his head as a mutual hello and stopped in his walk.
"So, Hermione. You find that Mark dude hot?" Ron asked.
Hermione blushed. "Shut up Ron," she growled. Harry snickered.
"I don't want to go to this Quidditch class tonight," Ron complained. "I wonder who is teaching
it?"
"I have no earthly idea..." Harry said as he tried to think of this. "As long as it isn't Umbridge!"
"How did you get back on the Quidditch team? Hermione asked as she adjusted her book bag.
"Long story short– Angelina sent me an owl saying that I was back on the team after
negotiations between Umbridge and Dumbledore. Since, Umbridge is not the High Inquisitor anymore,
Dumbledore put me back on the team. Now I don't know what the hell is going on. We need to get
more players on the team."
Ron agreed. "This is true. We'll see how this all pans out tonight."
At that moment, Snape walked out of his classroom, his black cloak flying swiftly into the air.
"In," he said nastily and closed the door behind the last Ravenclaw. Hermione, Ron, and Harry
took a seat in the second row of cauldrons.
Snape took a seat behind his desk and clapped his hands. An agenda appeared on the board
in blue chalk. It said: Today's Classwork- The WolfGang Potion.
"When this potion is drunk, the person will become invisible and be able to be invisible for as
long as they like. This is like an Invisibility Cloak... but the potion is banned from use in the Wizarding
World. It can only be used in emergency. We are learning it as part of your N.E.W.T.S. testing.
Hopefully, some of you," he sneered at Harry and Neville, "will be able to pass the Potions part of the
testing next year... Exceeds Expectation will not do you any good."
Harry looked at Ron who looked very pale. Harry suspected he had scored low in Potions on
his O.W.L.S.
"The instructions are on the board. The ingredients are next your cauldron," Snape said and
he waved his wand. Over ten long instructions appeared in small lettering on the board.
"Oh shit," Ron muttered. "Look at this. I can't even read it!"
"I'll read the directions to you Ron... you poor helpless soul," Hermione said to him snottily.
Harry held back a laugh as he added one tablespoon of Erline Essence. It smelled very
wonderful... almost like your in love– which doesn't have a scent...
Harry slapped himself and poured the Essence in. Ron was having the same problem Harry
had and was swaying back and forth and trying to kiss Hermione.
"Get away!" she snapped and pushed him. He fell into Harry.
"Mommy?" he asked.
"Weasley!" Snape yelled from his front desk. "Get up!"
Ron shot up, as if he had awoken from a daze.
Harry's potion was brewing a magenta color as it let off smoke. The air smelled of perfume,
which was probably the Erline Essence going into full throttle.
A few minutes passed. Ron's potion was a very dirty looking brown. Hermione's was the same
color as Harry's. He thought he had done it right since Hermione had the same results as him.
Snape stood up. "Use your ladle to fill up your jar," he instructed. "Then put your name on it
in permanent marker and bring it up to me... same routine as last year."
Harry, Hermione, and Ron did so. Ron looked like he was about to throw up when he saw that
mostly everyone's potion was magenta.
When Ron reached Snape's desk, Ron looked prepared to take Snape's annoying comments.
"It looks like you pooped in this jar, Weasley," he said and some of the kids laughed.
Harry and Hermione saw the fury rise in themselves as they witnessed Ron being bashed by a
teacher.
"Shut up Snape," Hermione mumbled.
"What was that, Miss Granger?" he asked as he made a gesture with his hands for Ron to
move.
"I said..." she hesitated. "Shut up."
"Well... talking back to a instructor, are we now? I believe there are no points for Gryffindor
are there? Well, let's see... about you all start off with negative... twenty– no make it forty house
points."
The Gryffindors groaned and avoided Hermione the rest of the day. She looked very livid, like
she was about to throw up over anyone who passed her.
"It's FINE, Hermione," Ron reassured her.
"I've never lost that much for the house before!" Hermione exclaimed and began to cry.
Harry noticed that Ginny was talking to Luna and a black girl in the courtyard.
"I'm going to go to the bathroom. I'll be back," Harry said.
"I'll try and calm her down," Ron said as they took off for Transfiguration. Harry nodded and
took off to the courtyard. Ginny saw him and excused herself from her friends who started talking
without her.
She walked over slowly to Harry. He lightly grabbed her hand and pulled her next to a tree.
He leaned her against it.
"All you all right?" Harry asked her.
Ginny didn't make eye contact with him. "I'm just... well... I didn't think you felt the same
about me since last night."
Harry smiled sweetly and lifted her head up. "Now why would you think that?"
Ginny grinned slightly and kissed him. After a few seconds, they separated.
"How has your day been?" Harry asked her.
"History of Magic. Lord– could Binns get any duller? I would rather watch two woman wrestle
each other in mud and BELIEVE ME, I do not support that."
Harry laughed. "I have to get on to Transfiguration. I'll see you tonight?"
Ginny nodded. Harry was beginning to walk away when Ginny grabbed his hand, which pulled
Harry back to her.
They were very close together, closer than ever before.
"I love you," she said.
Harry stared at her motionlessly. Ginny was waiting for something... Harry knew it. He knew
what to say. They stood their embarrassingly.
"I lurve you too," Harry said and then he noticed he had said 'love' wrong.
Ginny eyed him and kissed him gently. Harry closed his eyes. Then he spoke, "I mean... I love
you too."
Ginny giggled and let Harry run off to class which was just down the hall. He was just in time,
because everyone had taken their seats. Hermione was wailing now and Professor McGonagall was
giving her a motivational talk.
"It is just forty points, Miss Granger. Potter here has lost fifty," she said, putting him on the
spotlight. Harry uttered a thank you.
"BUT I MOUTHED OFF TO A TEACHER!" Hermione howled as water dripped from her eyes and
dropped onto the table she was sitting at with Ron. Harry took the seat next to her.
"If you be quiet Hermione, I will–" he whispered something in her ear.
"OH MY GOD!" she screamed in delight. "THANK YOU!"
No one else said anything. Professor McGonagall, looking utterly perplexed, returned to her
seat with a slight frown on her face. Hermione was rocking from side to side in her seat.
"Today we will learn much more advanced Transfiguration. Many of the lessons I have planned
are required to know for your N.E.W.T.S. next year."
Hermione was tilting so much, that she knocked Ron a few inches off his seat.
"We will be learning how to turn a simple book, as you have placed next to you, into a
flamingo. Mind you, sometimes the spells go wrong... and they end up talking."
Some students started talking jubilantly about this.
"Now, watch me," Professor McGonagall said. "You will need to say, 'TEAMINGO!'"
Her book grew very large suddenly and turned pink. Two legs popped out of the bottom and
the rigid edges of the book turned into the round body of a pink flamingo who jumped off her desk
and roamed around the classroom. "Now you try."
Hermione grabbed her wand. "TEAMINGO!" Her book instantly transformed into the exotic
bird.
"Well done!" Professor McGonagall said. "FORTY points to Gryffindor."
Hermione grinned... she had gained all of her lost points back.
Harry said the spell and watched as his book turned into a blue flamingo.
"Yes! I almost did it!" Harry yelled.
"Hello there chap!" someone said. Harry looked at the bird and gaped. He was smoking a
cigarette with his wing and was talking.
"Would you fancy some popcorn?"
"That's fine... thank you," Harry said, very frightened that a flamingo was smoking.
"Ohh! I want popcorn!" Ron butt in.
"Sure thing!" the flamingo said and put out his cigarette on the desk. It made a burn in the
wood. All of a sudden, the bird starting cawing a mating call.
"No!" Professor McGonagall yelled when she noticed what was happening. It was to late
though, because many pops were echoing throughout the room. Everyone looked up when they felt
something slick hitting their heads. There was thick cloud of popcorn over the classroom, and butter
was dropping down onto everyone's cloaks.
"Popcorn it is!" the flamingo said joyfully and every kernel of popcorn dropped onto the
classroom.
"AWESOME!" Seamus yelled as he grabbed some to eat.
"Ahhh!!!" Hermione said and grabbed her flamingo in her arms before it got smothered to
death by the popcorn. Ron leaped over Harry to grab some popocorn.
"GET UP!" Professor McGonagall shouted. "CLEANICIO!"
All the popcorn vanished in a loud bang. The floor was coated in butter. Harry's hair was full of
it.
"Ewww!!!" Lavender squealed as the flamingo jumped on her desk and pooped. She got up
and ran after the blue flamingo who was running around the room laughing. "You stupid flamingo!"
He suddenly disappeared too. The class turned to look at Professor McGonagall who had her
wand raised. "THIS is what I meant by doing the spell properly. At least it wasn't as bad as when the
flamingo asked if anyone wanted water and flooded the classroom. We almost all drowned!"
Harry and Ron said good-bye to Hermione as they headed up to Divination. They didn't know
who their teacher would be. Ron was hoping it would be Professor Trelawney instead of the crazy The
centaur.
When they reached the classroom, they found that they were with the Slytherins.
Draco Malfoy was with his gang and flicked off Harry when he neared.
"Hey Pottass... put my father in jail? Well he's out now!" Pansy Parkinson laughed and Draco's
smart remark.
"Har har Malfoy. No more money to keep you happy?" Harry shot back. Most of the
Gryffindor's laughed. Ron's was the loudest though and it seemed a bit forced.
A ladder shot down from the ceiling, which was a shield so no one attacked the other side.
Everyone climbed up and found the classroom like it was when Professor Trelawney had been
professor. In fact, it was exactly the same with a burning fireplace, bean bags around circular, low
tables and a stench of heavy perfume. Harry and Ron sat down near a bookcase full of teacups and
books.
A figure stepped out of the shadows.
"I am back!" a familiar voice rang. It belonged to the much looney Professor Trelawney. "That
centaur went back to The Forbidden Forest. He couldn't stand being away from family. How sweet,
they took him back in, you know? Well, anyhow... welcome back. Today, we will be learning more
about palm reading... one of the most advanced works of Divination."
After Ron predicted that Harry would become gay and have a relationship with Trelawney's
brother, it was nearly time to go. Harry foretold that Ron would commit incest with his cousin.
They packed up their book bags by putting away the interesting book, Using Palm Reading to
Tell of the Past, Present, and Future. Divination was the last class for many that day, but Harry and
Ron had a Qudditch class that night. They met up with Hermione in the Gryffindor Common Room.
Divination had lasted a very tiresome two hours and Harry had gone upstairs to get changed.
Someone stopped him along the way.
"Hello Harry," Katherin Kelriot said. "Have you had a good day?"
She had never talked to Harry before. "Yes... quite good," Harry said.
"I hope to audition for the Quidditch team. If you could ever show me some moves, it would
be great."
Harry nodded. "I would love you."
"Excuse me?" she said with a strange look on her face.
"I mean, I would love to... teach you some moves. Anytime," Harry made up for.
Katherine smiled invitingly as she turned away and her short skirt swayed. Harry would just
love to hold her hand... He slapped himself again. He proceeded upstairs to get changed. No one was
in the dormitory, so Harry didn't need to get changed in his spacious closet. He took off his vest and
unbuttoned his white shirt underneath. He untucked it and hung it up. He searched for a shirt, but
was disrupted when the door to the dormitory opened and then closed. Ginny emerged at his
doorway.
"Ginny!" Harry said. "You can't be in here... wait, let me put a shirt on."
Ginny walked over to him. "That's fine. I like you without out a chest on." She walked over a
placed a hand on his stomach. "I just need to talk to you."
"Okay, shoot," Harry said.
"Do you think I have a good shot at becoming a Chaser?"
"I've never seen you play, sweetheart," Harry said to her.
"Well... okay then, I'll leave you to change," she said and kissed Harry on the cheek and
walked out of the room. Harry was changing out of his pants when Hermione walked back in. She
stopped dead in her tracks.
"Oh... my... I'm sorry Harry," she said and closed her eyes. Harry grabbed his pants to hold in
front of his boxers.
"You can look," Harry assured her. "What did you need?"
"I just wanted to know... do you want to walk to the class with me?" Ginny said, biting her lip.
"I hope Ron lets me," Harry laughed. "But yeah, of course I will."
Ginny nodded quickly and looked at his closet. "Wear this," she said and threw a tight tee at
him that said Quidditch on it. "Oh," she turned again. "Don't be afraid to show off those boxers...
cutie."
Harry just wanted to tackle her at that moment and let everything loose. He wanted her so
badly– and not just to kiss her...
Six o'clock approached steadily and Harry came down dressed almost exactly the same as he
had at the Ministry that one day.
Ron was waiting for him at the staircase. "Are you ready?" he asked and looked at his watch
while clutching his schedule.
"I promised Ginny I would accompany her to class... to catch up, you know?" Harry broke the
news to Ron.
"Oh good! I need to take a much needed bathroom break," Ron gave out a sigh of relief.
"Why not use the bathrooms in here?" Harry asked.
"I don't feel like it," Ron answered and took off running for the portrait hole, clutching his
behind. Ginny was standing near a table, tying her hair into a ponytail. She looked better than ever
with some sports pants on and a tight dark blue halter top.
"Ready?" she asked. Harry nodded and waved good-bye to Hermione, Neville, Dean, and
Seamus. When they got outside the common room, Ginny clutched his hand.
"You look amazing," he said to Ginny.
"Why thank you," she said. "Just trying to impress you."
Harry stopped. "You will never need to impress me."
Ginny's cheeks crimsoned.
They walked a bit more when Harry asked a question. "Do you think we should tell anyone
that we going out?"
"Oh I dunno..." Ginny said. "I think it keeps it more mysterious if we don't, but we will need to
soon."
They reached the classroom where the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw Quidditch team were
gathered.
Cho Chang stood there talking to Roger Davies who was in his seventh year and very
muscular looking. Cho Chang noticed Harry and excused herself to talk to him. Ginny knew that Harry
had used to liked Cho Chang, but Ginny did not show signs of jealousy.
"Hi Harry!" Cho Chang said and smiled. "I can't believe they are paring the Quidditch teams!
As long as it isn't Slytherin! Oh, how are you Ginny? Are you trying for a new place on the team now?"
"Oh yes... I hope to be Chaser. We will see though, We barely have a team." She pointed to
two beaters who were analyzing their hands. "They don't count," Ginny laughed.
Ron came hurrying up to them. "I forgot to tell you Harry! Did you hear what happened to
Hermione?"
"No, what?" Harry asked.
"Remember when I whispered into her ear during Transfiguration? Well, I told her if she would
quiet down, I would ask that Mark guy if he thought she was attractive. So I did... and he said yes!"
Ginny laughed. "Maybe a new couple to add to the list!"
Ron looked stupefied. "Are there couples already?"
"Erm, no–" Ginny said quickly.
The doors finally opened to the classroom and Professor McGonagall and Madam Hooch were
inside.
"Take a seat," Madam Hooch instructed. Everyone sat down... Harry next to Ginny. Ginny next
to Cho Chang... Cho Chang next to Ron. "Let's get started, very quickly. We have much to learn.
Since the Quidditch Field is being built, we will be learning some fundamentals for the game... some
spells to help you out, and tips on playing. Professor McGonagall is the Gryffindor House Head and is
very passionate about this sport."
They were starting with tips on how to play the game. The class was very active and everyone
participated. Harry and Cho Chang gave a lot of tips on eying the Snitch... all of which were praised
by Madam Hooch and Professor McGonagall. They had to report back there on Friday to learn about
spells to help increase their game, which "DID NOT MEAN STEROIDS!" according to Madam Hooch.
Everyone left the class, talking eagerly. Students were still in the hallway, roaming and
conversing with others. Nearly Headless Nick was talking to Colin Creevey.
When the Gryffindors reached the common room, everyone plopped down on couchs to relax.
Harry entered the bathroom and looked for unlocked stalls. He found one at the end and opened in.
He gasped.
"HERMIONE!?" Harry yelled and looked who was beside her. "MARK!?" They were interlocked.
Hermione was grabbing Mark's bosom as he kissed her neck wildly.
Hermione kicked the door closed and locked it
Harry turned around and smiled.
"Hoooooolllyy Shit," he said simply and left the restroom to go upstairs. He said good-night to
Ron and Ginny and the rest of his friends.
As he changed near his bed, the door opened and Ginny appeared again.
"I should not be sneaking up the boy's staircase... but it leads to the girls so I have an
excuse," Ginny said. Harry laughed and sat on the edge of his bed. He was tying the tie on his
sleeping bottoms when Ginny told him something he was most anxious to hear.
"Your going to get what you want Harry Potter... because I can't resist you."
"What do you mean, Ginny?"
"You will know what I mean," she said and stroked his waist. Her hand came awfully close to a
different region.
"Sweet dreams," she said. Harry grinned and got into bed. He couldn't believe he had a
girlfriend who was simply amazing. Unfortunately, images of Katherine kept popping to his head. He
wanted them to stop! Cho Chang was also on his mind. He didn't know why. Harry wasn't really fond
of her anymore. He placed his glasses next to his clock. Then he began to think– if Ginny meant what
Harry thought she meant... which was sex... were they to young? Ginny wasn't even sixteen yet.
There had only been dating for two weeks. This couldn't go so fast. It was only the second day of
school, after all.
The rest of the guys came in shortly after and sank into their cozy beds. Ron began to talk.
"Is Harry asleep?" Ron asked aloud. Harry pretended to snore.
"He's out," Seamus said.
"I don't want him to know this... but– you see– I went out with Hermione over the summer.
Then we broke up. Now she likes that Mark guy. The Head Boy, you know?"
"Yeah, continue," Dean said.
"Well– okay. I don't think I'm over Hermione."
Harry's eyes shot open.
"Woah," Neville said. "You better tell her before she gets involved with this Mark guy.
Harry knew that Hermione would not be please if Ron came up to her saying that he liked her
again, especially since Harry had just seen her making out with mark in the boys bathroom. Ron
would be heart broken if Hermione just rejected him. He wanted to say something... but he couldn't.
Harry didn't know why... but he couldn't.
He began to sink into a deep sleep thinking about Ginny's appeal and Ron's major decision.
The school was definitely more different since they were all older. They had relationships– other
priorities. Harry wasn't sure if he wanted to make out with Ginny everyday. She had seen him naked
except in boxers! He didn't want to think about this. He loved Ginny. He just thought they were going
too fast. But they were older. Maybe people were supposed to go faster. Harry was to confused
though. He needed help. And fast. He would have to tell someone. He would have to ask for
assistance from two people who knew about this subject best: Fred and George Weasley.
Woohooooo! Can you believe that Harry is falling for someone else!?! And I'M the only one that knows
that happened... well at least for the next three chapters or so. I hoped you liked the last chapter. I
bet you all thought they were going to commit in acts of rowdy love. Woah. I'm weird.
In this chapter, there is a step by step walkthrough of the second day of school. This chapter will be
very long. It might be longer than chapter 10 which was an amazing 3030 words. The part you really
want to read will be the ending, but read the rest first, because much happens before then!
Chapter 9 might be malfunctioning on some of your computers. If so, please review and tell me so. I
will leave a summary of the chapter in my next writing!
In response to the review asking about Quidditch– Harry got back on the team, and you'll find out
how, Ginny is trying out for Chaser. SORRY I messed that up before. I put Keeper instead. Harry is
Seeker. Ron is Keeper. They want the beaters off the team. Don't worry! It will all get explained.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
SIX O'CLOCK QUIDDITCH CLASS
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had their quick breakfast and ran out the Great Hall to find the
Potion's classroom. There were directions on their schedules, and if it wasn't for the directions, the trio
would have been lost in a heartbeat.
Turning past the artificial courtyard, they took off to a staircase that led up to another floor.
Students were examining their schedules to see if they could find their classes without much effort.
"It says go to your east," Ron said. "Where is east?" he asked looking around as he stood at
the crossroads of four different hallways.
"Point me," Harry said and his wand flung to the right. "That's north. This way is east!" They
took off down an eerie corridor that started looking like the dungeons. Eventually, they found a group
of Ravenclaws talking amongst themselves. Cho Chang was one of them.
"Potions with the 7th years?" Hermione asked. "That's odd."
Cho eyed Harry and smiled. Harry shook his head as a mutual hello and stopped in his walk.
"So, Hermione. You find that Mark dude hot?" Ron asked.
Hermione blushed. "Shut up Ron," she growled. Harry snickered.
"I don't want to go to this Quidditch class tonight," Ron complained. "I wonder who is teaching
it?"
"I have no earthly idea..." Harry said as he tried to think of this. "As long as it isn't Umbridge!"
"How did you get back on the Quidditch team? Hermione asked as she adjusted her book bag.
"Long story short– Angelina sent me an owl saying that I was back on the team after
negotiations between Umbridge and Dumbledore. Since, Umbridge is not the High Inquisitor anymore,
Dumbledore put me back on the team. Now I don't know what the hell is going on. We need to get
more players on the team."
Ron agreed. "This is true. We'll see how this all pans out tonight."
At that moment, Snape walked out of his classroom, his black cloak flying swiftly into the air.
"In," he said nastily and closed the door behind the last Ravenclaw. Hermione, Ron, and Harry
took a seat in the second row of cauldrons.
Snape took a seat behind his desk and clapped his hands. An agenda appeared on the board
in blue chalk. It said: Today's Classwork- The WolfGang Potion.
"When this potion is drunk, the person will become invisible and be able to be invisible for as
long as they like. This is like an Invisibility Cloak... but the potion is banned from use in the Wizarding
World. It can only be used in emergency. We are learning it as part of your N.E.W.T.S. testing.
Hopefully, some of you," he sneered at Harry and Neville, "will be able to pass the Potions part of the
testing next year... Exceeds Expectation will not do you any good."
Harry looked at Ron who looked very pale. Harry suspected he had scored low in Potions on
his O.W.L.S.
"The instructions are on the board. The ingredients are next your cauldron," Snape said and
he waved his wand. Over ten long instructions appeared in small lettering on the board.
"Oh shit," Ron muttered. "Look at this. I can't even read it!"
"I'll read the directions to you Ron... you poor helpless soul," Hermione said to him snottily.
Harry held back a laugh as he added one tablespoon of Erline Essence. It smelled very
wonderful... almost like your in love– which doesn't have a scent...
Harry slapped himself and poured the Essence in. Ron was having the same problem Harry
had and was swaying back and forth and trying to kiss Hermione.
"Get away!" she snapped and pushed him. He fell into Harry.
"Mommy?" he asked.
"Weasley!" Snape yelled from his front desk. "Get up!"
Ron shot up, as if he had awoken from a daze.
Harry's potion was brewing a magenta color as it let off smoke. The air smelled of perfume,
which was probably the Erline Essence going into full throttle.
A few minutes passed. Ron's potion was a very dirty looking brown. Hermione's was the same
color as Harry's. He thought he had done it right since Hermione had the same results as him.
Snape stood up. "Use your ladle to fill up your jar," he instructed. "Then put your name on it
in permanent marker and bring it up to me... same routine as last year."
Harry, Hermione, and Ron did so. Ron looked like he was about to throw up when he saw that
mostly everyone's potion was magenta.
When Ron reached Snape's desk, Ron looked prepared to take Snape's annoying comments.
"It looks like you pooped in this jar, Weasley," he said and some of the kids laughed.
Harry and Hermione saw the fury rise in themselves as they witnessed Ron being bashed by a
teacher.
"Shut up Snape," Hermione mumbled.
"What was that, Miss Granger?" he asked as he made a gesture with his hands for Ron to
move.
"I said..." she hesitated. "Shut up."
"Well... talking back to a instructor, are we now? I believe there are no points for Gryffindor
are there? Well, let's see... about you all start off with negative... twenty– no make it forty house
points."
The Gryffindors groaned and avoided Hermione the rest of the day. She looked very livid, like
she was about to throw up over anyone who passed her.
"It's FINE, Hermione," Ron reassured her.
"I've never lost that much for the house before!" Hermione exclaimed and began to cry.
Harry noticed that Ginny was talking to Luna and a black girl in the courtyard.
"I'm going to go to the bathroom. I'll be back," Harry said.
"I'll try and calm her down," Ron said as they took off for Transfiguration. Harry nodded and
took off to the courtyard. Ginny saw him and excused herself from her friends who started talking
without her.
She walked over slowly to Harry. He lightly grabbed her hand and pulled her next to a tree.
He leaned her against it.
"All you all right?" Harry asked her.
Ginny didn't make eye contact with him. "I'm just... well... I didn't think you felt the same
about me since last night."
Harry smiled sweetly and lifted her head up. "Now why would you think that?"
Ginny grinned slightly and kissed him. After a few seconds, they separated.
"How has your day been?" Harry asked her.
"History of Magic. Lord– could Binns get any duller? I would rather watch two woman wrestle
each other in mud and BELIEVE ME, I do not support that."
Harry laughed. "I have to get on to Transfiguration. I'll see you tonight?"
Ginny nodded. Harry was beginning to walk away when Ginny grabbed his hand, which pulled
Harry back to her.
They were very close together, closer than ever before.
"I love you," she said.
Harry stared at her motionlessly. Ginny was waiting for something... Harry knew it. He knew
what to say. They stood their embarrassingly.
"I lurve you too," Harry said and then he noticed he had said 'love' wrong.
Ginny eyed him and kissed him gently. Harry closed his eyes. Then he spoke, "I mean... I love
you too."
Ginny giggled and let Harry run off to class which was just down the hall. He was just in time,
because everyone had taken their seats. Hermione was wailing now and Professor McGonagall was
giving her a motivational talk.
"It is just forty points, Miss Granger. Potter here has lost fifty," she said, putting him on the
spotlight. Harry uttered a thank you.
"BUT I MOUTHED OFF TO A TEACHER!" Hermione howled as water dripped from her eyes and
dropped onto the table she was sitting at with Ron. Harry took the seat next to her.
"If you be quiet Hermione, I will–" he whispered something in her ear.
"OH MY GOD!" she screamed in delight. "THANK YOU!"
No one else said anything. Professor McGonagall, looking utterly perplexed, returned to her
seat with a slight frown on her face. Hermione was rocking from side to side in her seat.
"Today we will learn much more advanced Transfiguration. Many of the lessons I have planned
are required to know for your N.E.W.T.S. next year."
Hermione was tilting so much, that she knocked Ron a few inches off his seat.
"We will be learning how to turn a simple book, as you have placed next to you, into a
flamingo. Mind you, sometimes the spells go wrong... and they end up talking."
Some students started talking jubilantly about this.
"Now, watch me," Professor McGonagall said. "You will need to say, 'TEAMINGO!'"
Her book grew very large suddenly and turned pink. Two legs popped out of the bottom and
the rigid edges of the book turned into the round body of a pink flamingo who jumped off her desk
and roamed around the classroom. "Now you try."
Hermione grabbed her wand. "TEAMINGO!" Her book instantly transformed into the exotic
bird.
"Well done!" Professor McGonagall said. "FORTY points to Gryffindor."
Hermione grinned... she had gained all of her lost points back.
Harry said the spell and watched as his book turned into a blue flamingo.
"Yes! I almost did it!" Harry yelled.
"Hello there chap!" someone said. Harry looked at the bird and gaped. He was smoking a
cigarette with his wing and was talking.
"Would you fancy some popcorn?"
"That's fine... thank you," Harry said, very frightened that a flamingo was smoking.
"Ohh! I want popcorn!" Ron butt in.
"Sure thing!" the flamingo said and put out his cigarette on the desk. It made a burn in the
wood. All of a sudden, the bird starting cawing a mating call.
"No!" Professor McGonagall yelled when she noticed what was happening. It was to late
though, because many pops were echoing throughout the room. Everyone looked up when they felt
something slick hitting their heads. There was thick cloud of popcorn over the classroom, and butter
was dropping down onto everyone's cloaks.
"Popcorn it is!" the flamingo said joyfully and every kernel of popcorn dropped onto the
classroom.
"AWESOME!" Seamus yelled as he grabbed some to eat.
"Ahhh!!!" Hermione said and grabbed her flamingo in her arms before it got smothered to
death by the popcorn. Ron leaped over Harry to grab some popocorn.
"GET UP!" Professor McGonagall shouted. "CLEANICIO!"
All the popcorn vanished in a loud bang. The floor was coated in butter. Harry's hair was full of
it.
"Ewww!!!" Lavender squealed as the flamingo jumped on her desk and pooped. She got up
and ran after the blue flamingo who was running around the room laughing. "You stupid flamingo!"
He suddenly disappeared too. The class turned to look at Professor McGonagall who had her
wand raised. "THIS is what I meant by doing the spell properly. At least it wasn't as bad as when the
flamingo asked if anyone wanted water and flooded the classroom. We almost all drowned!"
Harry and Ron said good-bye to Hermione as they headed up to Divination. They didn't know
who their teacher would be. Ron was hoping it would be Professor Trelawney instead of the crazy The
centaur.
When they reached the classroom, they found that they were with the Slytherins.
Draco Malfoy was with his gang and flicked off Harry when he neared.
"Hey Pottass... put my father in jail? Well he's out now!" Pansy Parkinson laughed and Draco's
smart remark.
"Har har Malfoy. No more money to keep you happy?" Harry shot back. Most of the
Gryffindor's laughed. Ron's was the loudest though and it seemed a bit forced.
A ladder shot down from the ceiling, which was a shield so no one attacked the other side.
Everyone climbed up and found the classroom like it was when Professor Trelawney had been
professor. In fact, it was exactly the same with a burning fireplace, bean bags around circular, low
tables and a stench of heavy perfume. Harry and Ron sat down near a bookcase full of teacups and
books.
A figure stepped out of the shadows.
"I am back!" a familiar voice rang. It belonged to the much looney Professor Trelawney. "That
centaur went back to The Forbidden Forest. He couldn't stand being away from family. How sweet,
they took him back in, you know? Well, anyhow... welcome back. Today, we will be learning more
about palm reading... one of the most advanced works of Divination."
After Ron predicted that Harry would become gay and have a relationship with Trelawney's
brother, it was nearly time to go. Harry foretold that Ron would commit incest with his cousin.
They packed up their book bags by putting away the interesting book, Using Palm Reading to
Tell of the Past, Present, and Future. Divination was the last class for many that day, but Harry and
Ron had a Qudditch class that night. They met up with Hermione in the Gryffindor Common Room.
Divination had lasted a very tiresome two hours and Harry had gone upstairs to get changed.
Someone stopped him along the way.
"Hello Harry," Katherin Kelriot said. "Have you had a good day?"
She had never talked to Harry before. "Yes... quite good," Harry said.
"I hope to audition for the Quidditch team. If you could ever show me some moves, it would
be great."
Harry nodded. "I would love you."
"Excuse me?" she said with a strange look on her face.
"I mean, I would love to... teach you some moves. Anytime," Harry made up for.
Katherine smiled invitingly as she turned away and her short skirt swayed. Harry would just
love to hold her hand... He slapped himself again. He proceeded upstairs to get changed. No one was
in the dormitory, so Harry didn't need to get changed in his spacious closet. He took off his vest and
unbuttoned his white shirt underneath. He untucked it and hung it up. He searched for a shirt, but
was disrupted when the door to the dormitory opened and then closed. Ginny emerged at his
doorway.
"Ginny!" Harry said. "You can't be in here... wait, let me put a shirt on."
Ginny walked over to him. "That's fine. I like you without out a chest on." She walked over a
placed a hand on his stomach. "I just need to talk to you."
"Okay, shoot," Harry said.
"Do you think I have a good shot at becoming a Chaser?"
"I've never seen you play, sweetheart," Harry said to her.
"Well... okay then, I'll leave you to change," she said and kissed Harry on the cheek and
walked out of the room. Harry was changing out of his pants when Hermione walked back in. She
stopped dead in her tracks.
"Oh... my... I'm sorry Harry," she said and closed her eyes. Harry grabbed his pants to hold in
front of his boxers.
"You can look," Harry assured her. "What did you need?"
"I just wanted to know... do you want to walk to the class with me?" Ginny said, biting her lip.
"I hope Ron lets me," Harry laughed. "But yeah, of course I will."
Ginny nodded quickly and looked at his closet. "Wear this," she said and threw a tight tee at
him that said Quidditch on it. "Oh," she turned again. "Don't be afraid to show off those boxers...
cutie."
Harry just wanted to tackle her at that moment and let everything loose. He wanted her so
badly– and not just to kiss her...
Six o'clock approached steadily and Harry came down dressed almost exactly the same as he
had at the Ministry that one day.
Ron was waiting for him at the staircase. "Are you ready?" he asked and looked at his watch
while clutching his schedule.
"I promised Ginny I would accompany her to class... to catch up, you know?" Harry broke the
news to Ron.
"Oh good! I need to take a much needed bathroom break," Ron gave out a sigh of relief.
"Why not use the bathrooms in here?" Harry asked.
"I don't feel like it," Ron answered and took off running for the portrait hole, clutching his
behind. Ginny was standing near a table, tying her hair into a ponytail. She looked better than ever
with some sports pants on and a tight dark blue halter top.
"Ready?" she asked. Harry nodded and waved good-bye to Hermione, Neville, Dean, and
Seamus. When they got outside the common room, Ginny clutched his hand.
"You look amazing," he said to Ginny.
"Why thank you," she said. "Just trying to impress you."
Harry stopped. "You will never need to impress me."
Ginny's cheeks crimsoned.
They walked a bit more when Harry asked a question. "Do you think we should tell anyone
that we going out?"
"Oh I dunno..." Ginny said. "I think it keeps it more mysterious if we don't, but we will need to
soon."
They reached the classroom where the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw Quidditch team were
gathered.
Cho Chang stood there talking to Roger Davies who was in his seventh year and very
muscular looking. Cho Chang noticed Harry and excused herself to talk to him. Ginny knew that Harry
had used to liked Cho Chang, but Ginny did not show signs of jealousy.
"Hi Harry!" Cho Chang said and smiled. "I can't believe they are paring the Quidditch teams!
As long as it isn't Slytherin! Oh, how are you Ginny? Are you trying for a new place on the team now?"
"Oh yes... I hope to be Chaser. We will see though, We barely have a team." She pointed to
two beaters who were analyzing their hands. "They don't count," Ginny laughed.
Ron came hurrying up to them. "I forgot to tell you Harry! Did you hear what happened to
Hermione?"
"No, what?" Harry asked.
"Remember when I whispered into her ear during Transfiguration? Well, I told her if she would
quiet down, I would ask that Mark guy if he thought she was attractive. So I did... and he said yes!"
Ginny laughed. "Maybe a new couple to add to the list!"
Ron looked stupefied. "Are there couples already?"
"Erm, no–" Ginny said quickly.
The doors finally opened to the classroom and Professor McGonagall and Madam Hooch were
inside.
"Take a seat," Madam Hooch instructed. Everyone sat down... Harry next to Ginny. Ginny next
to Cho Chang... Cho Chang next to Ron. "Let's get started, very quickly. We have much to learn.
Since the Quidditch Field is being built, we will be learning some fundamentals for the game... some
spells to help you out, and tips on playing. Professor McGonagall is the Gryffindor House Head and is
very passionate about this sport."
They were starting with tips on how to play the game. The class was very active and everyone
participated. Harry and Cho Chang gave a lot of tips on eying the Snitch... all of which were praised
by Madam Hooch and Professor McGonagall. They had to report back there on Friday to learn about
spells to help increase their game, which "DID NOT MEAN STEROIDS!" according to Madam Hooch.
Everyone left the class, talking eagerly. Students were still in the hallway, roaming and
conversing with others. Nearly Headless Nick was talking to Colin Creevey.
When the Gryffindors reached the common room, everyone plopped down on couchs to relax.
Harry entered the bathroom and looked for unlocked stalls. He found one at the end and opened in.
He gasped.
"HERMIONE!?" Harry yelled and looked who was beside her. "MARK!?" They were interlocked.
Hermione was grabbing Mark's bosom as he kissed her neck wildly.
Hermione kicked the door closed and locked it
Harry turned around and smiled.
"Hoooooolllyy Shit," he said simply and left the restroom to go upstairs. He said good-night to
Ron and Ginny and the rest of his friends.
As he changed near his bed, the door opened and Ginny appeared again.
"I should not be sneaking up the boy's staircase... but it leads to the girls so I have an
excuse," Ginny said. Harry laughed and sat on the edge of his bed. He was tying the tie on his
sleeping bottoms when Ginny told him something he was most anxious to hear.
"Your going to get what you want Harry Potter... because I can't resist you."
"What do you mean, Ginny?"
"You will know what I mean," she said and stroked his waist. Her hand came awfully close to a
different region.
"Sweet dreams," she said. Harry grinned and got into bed. He couldn't believe he had a
girlfriend who was simply amazing. Unfortunately, images of Katherine kept popping to his head. He
wanted them to stop! Cho Chang was also on his mind. He didn't know why. Harry wasn't really fond
of her anymore. He placed his glasses next to his clock. Then he began to think– if Ginny meant what
Harry thought she meant... which was sex... were they to young? Ginny wasn't even sixteen yet.
There had only been dating for two weeks. This couldn't go so fast. It was only the second day of
school, after all.
The rest of the guys came in shortly after and sank into their cozy beds. Ron began to talk.
"Is Harry asleep?" Ron asked aloud. Harry pretended to snore.
"He's out," Seamus said.
"I don't want him to know this... but– you see– I went out with Hermione over the summer.
Then we broke up. Now she likes that Mark guy. The Head Boy, you know?"
"Yeah, continue," Dean said.
"Well– okay. I don't think I'm over Hermione."
Harry's eyes shot open.
"Woah," Neville said. "You better tell her before she gets involved with this Mark guy.
Harry knew that Hermione would not be please if Ron came up to her saying that he liked her
again, especially since Harry had just seen her making out with mark in the boys bathroom. Ron
would be heart broken if Hermione just rejected him. He wanted to say something... but he couldn't.
Harry didn't know why... but he couldn't.
He began to sink into a deep sleep thinking about Ginny's appeal and Ron's major decision.
The school was definitely more different since they were all older. They had relationships– other
priorities. Harry wasn't sure if he wanted to make out with Ginny everyday. She had seen him naked
except in boxers! He didn't want to think about this. He loved Ginny. He just thought they were going
too fast. But they were older. Maybe people were supposed to go faster. Harry was to confused
though. He needed help. And fast. He would have to tell someone. He would have to ask for
assistance from two people who knew about this subject best: Fred and George Weasley.