~* New Faces *~

A/N: Hey! Here is the latest on the story, I hope y'all like it!!! This is just a "time has passed" chapter, so, sorry if ya don't like it. I've already finished the story.it'll be about 4 more chapters.

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~* Study Break *~

Term began a few days after the New Year. The castle was bustling around again and nothing was happening unusually.until along about February, when the professors swamped them with work.

"This essay is horrible!" Hermione declared, slamming down her quill. Snape had assigned a particularly horrid essay about mind reading potions and their complications. Eve had already finished hers, having made one of the hardest and most dangerous mind reading potions at the beginning of the year, she knew all about them. She was now working on her astronomy charts.

"I swear," began Ron, "it's McGonagalls time of the month!" Eve and Hermione exchanged glances and rolled their eyes.

"Yeah, she really needs to pop a Midol!" exclaimed Steven, who was also pouring over her work, this time the girls burst out laughing.

"Eve, how did you get us out of Snap's test?" Harry asked.

"I don't know, he asked me was the other professors were giving us, so I pulled out my list. He was astounded and said that another test would finish us off." She answered."Ugh! I know what we need, bad! Accio violin and guitar!"

Two long cases flew down from the girl's dorms. She pulled out her violin and guitar.

"Help me, Steven" she said before she broke into "Devil went Down to Georgia"

i"The Devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal. He was in a bind, 'cause he was way behind, he was willing to make a deal. When he came across this young man sawing on a fiddle and playing it hot. And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said, "Boy let me tell you what: I guess you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too, And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you. Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, but give the Devil his due. I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul 'cause I think I'm better than you."

The boy said, "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin, But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret, 'cause I'm the best there's ever been."

Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard, 'Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia and the Devil deals the cards And if you win you'll get this shiny fiddle made of gold, But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul!

The Devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show." And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow. And he pulled the bow across the strings and it made an evil hiss. Then a band of demons joined in, and it sounded something like this.

When the Devil finished, Johnny said, "Well you're pretty good old son. But sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done!"

Fire on the Mountain, run, boys, run. The Devil's in the house of the rising sun. Chicken in the breadpan picking out dough, Granny does your dog bite, "No, child, no."

The Devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat. And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet. Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back if you ever want to try again, I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best there's ever been."

He played...

Fire on the Mountain, run, boys, run. The Devil's in the house of the rising sun. Chicken in the breadpan picking out dough, Granny will your dog bite, "No, child, no."/i ~*~ sang Steven.

Eve rocked the solos and when she was finished, the whole common room burst into applause.

"Before we get back to work, I'm gonna get one more song outta my system." Said Eve, putting her violin away and picking up her guitar. She went into a slower tune called "But I Do Love You"

She sang, i "I don't like to be alone in the night and I dont like to hear I'm wrong when I'm right and I dont like to have the rain on my shoes but I do love you but I do love you

I don't like to see the sky painted grey and I don't like when nothing's going my way and I don't like to be the one with the blues but I do love you but I do love you

I don't like to see the sky painted grey and I don't like when nothing's going my way and I don't like to be the one with the blues but I do love you but I do love you

love everything about the way you're loving me the way you lay your head upon my shoulder when you sleep and I love to kiss you in the rain I love everything you do, oh I do

I don't like to turn the radio on just to find I've missed my favorite song and I don't like to be the last with the news but I do love you but I do love you

love everything about the way you're loving me the way you lay your head upon my shoulder when you sleep and I love to kiss you in the rain I love everything you do, oh I do

I don't like to be alone in the night and I don't like to hear I'm wrong when I'm right and I don't like to have the rain on my shoes but I do love you but I do love you but I do love you but I do love you...."/i ~*~

"I didn't know she could sing." Harry whispered to Hermione.

"It sounds better when it's not from the shower" she explained.

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A/N: Well, I hope ya liked it.sorry about the lyrics, but I just wanted to show a time progression 'cause I can't get my lazy ass to write the rest of the year.

P.S..I think I screwed up the chapter before thisin'.she was going to write down her dream, but she forgot it before she had a chance to write anything down.for the next chapter, remember: she doesn't remember her dream.Steven does, though.

Love, ~* courtney *~