Harry Potter: Year Six-Chapter 3

The train reached Hogsmede station, Harry, Ron, and Hermione boarded a carriage drawn by Thestrals, which can only be seen by those who have been witness to death.

Harry paid little attention to the sorting and opening remarks by Dumbledore, instead sat and stared into space or read his book. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who is now a fifth year prefect, went to lead the first years, leaving Harry, who barely noticed they were there in the first place.

Ron and Hermione leading the first years.

"Did Harry eat a bite?" Ron asked.

"He ate a little, but kept his nose in his book, barely awknowledging us, is that how I am?"

"Only sometimes, like the first day of school and test days, mostly, at least I can get a rise out of you."

"Ha, ha, more like annoy me and possibly anger me."

"Mr. Potter.... Mr. Potter...MR. POTTER!" McGonagall called to get Harry's attention.

"Huh," he looked towards her.

"Everyone, but you left ten minutes ago, time to get to the tower."

"Sorry, Professor, caught up in my book."

"That's alright, Mr. Potter, now head up to the tower."

"Alright, thanks Professor, sorry." and he headed up to the tower.

When he got there he remembered,

'Crap, I don't know the password.'

So, he sat next to the Fat Lady and read his book, hoping someone would realize he was missing.

"Ron, is Harry in your dormitory?" Hermione asked.

"No, Why?"

"He's not here, where could he be?" she wondered.

"Maybe Dumbledore wanted to see him, let's wait for ten minutes, then look for him."

"Good idea, your probably, right."

Ten minutes later, Hermione climbs through the portrait hole, followed by Ron, looks down and there sat, Harry, reading by wandlight.

"Harry, there you are!" she exclaimed.

"Hey mate, guess you didn't know the password, eh?"

"Yeah," Harry said standing up, "What is it?"

"Boom," Hermione said.

"I didn't hear a boom, wait, that's the password, here you go, dearies," said the Fat Lady, as she opened up.

"So, do you get guys each get to pick passwords?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, I want Fudge is an Idiot."

"Ron, I used that last year." Hermione said.

"Damn!"

"Yeah, that was a password last year," Harry said.

"Till McGonagall found out and made us change," Hermione said mournfully.

"I'm going to bed," Ron said.

"Yeah, me too, gotta be ready for tomorrow," Hermione said.

"I'm going to stay here for a bit," Harry said.

"Good night, Harry."

"Night, mate."

"See you in the morning," Harry replied.

Harry sat in the common room and read till around three, then went up changed to his pajamas, fell asleep around four, and woke up at six, dressed and grabbed his books and went and read in the common room till Ron and Hermione came down.

"Harry, did you stay here all night?" Hermione asked.

"No, I went to sleep."

"I didn't see you last night, or this morning," Ron said.

"That's cause you were asleep and I woke up at six."

"Oh."

"Shall we go down to breakfast?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, Let's Go!" Ron exclaimed.

"Ron and his stomach," Hermione muttered.

"First day of sixth year," Harry said.

"We get our timetables today!" Hermione exclaimed.

"We won't have Potions together anymore, aww man," Ron complained.

"I forgot about that," Hermione said.

"Mr. Potter, Your timetable, Mr. Potter, Mr. Potter," McGonagall called to Harry, who was once again imersed in a book.

"Professor, I'll take it for him," said Hermione.

"Thank you, Miss Granger and what is he reading so intently?" McGonagall asked.

"Hogwarts :A History," Ron said, trying not to laugh.

"Really?" McGonagall asked shocked.

"Yeah, it was a surprise to us, too," Hermione answered.

"I was wondering if 'Mione brainwashed him or something," Ron joked. Which caused McGonagall to chuckle and say,

"It was a favorite of his mother's too," before she continued to pass out timetables.

"I didn't know Harry was taking Runes and Arithmancy," Hermione said glancing at Harry's schedule.

"Neither did I, I'm starting Muggle studies in place of History of Magic," Ron commented.

"Really, why?"

"Want to learn about fellytones and jellyvisions."

"You mean, Telephones and Televisions?"

"Yeah, that's what I said, what are you taking?"

"Everything I did last year, minus Astronomy."

"You didn't do good on that either?"

"No, how could they attack Hagrid?"

"Blody Bastards."

"Whoa, how can Harry be in Arithmancy and Runes four, that's what I'm in?" Hermione questioned. Harry finaly emerged from his book and said,

"I did extra work over the summer, took the eqivalency test and got in."

"Wow, Harry did you do anything but study this summer?"

"No, not really much else to do, and I did that in August."

"Really all in a month's time!"

"Yeah, I was bored and you rae about how great those classes are, so I decided to check them out."

"Awesome, Harry!"

"So, all the three of us have together is D. A. D. A, Herbology, and Care of Magical Creatures?" Ron asked.

"Yeah, and I'm still in History of Magic," Hermione replied.

"This bites, why'd you have to do so well on your O. W. L's?"

"Ron, there's still Quidditich," said Harry.

"So, who do you think Captain is?"

"I don't know, McGonagall will probably tell soon."

"Time to head to class, what do we have Hermione?" Harry asked.

"Pre-N.E.W.T. Potions."

"Great, Snape."

"Have fun, Harry, 'Mione."

"I've got Transfiguration, sixth year." Ron said.

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Oh yeah can''t remember if I put in a disclaimer, I f you think I own Harry Potter your nuts, J.K. Rowling owns him and all the other characters, sorry took me so long to update, many whining cousins around, no time to write, okay, no quiet to write, next chapter will be classes, don't ask where the Arithmancy/Runes thing came from, I don't know, Hope you all like it Thanks to all of my lovely reviewers, loved them. -ears91