[Author's note: Hey, sorie for my mistake in the last chapter. I said I
didn't own any of the characters. Well, I own Jake Watson. The new
professor. Ok? In this chapter I own Andrew Watson. Yeah. Enjoy this
chapter.]
"Jake Watson is really cute isn't he? His eyes are so.captivating. He's charming too. Too bad you got old Professor Brown for Defence against the Dark Arts." Lavender whispered loudly to Ginny during lunch. Both their boyfriends turned to them alertly.
"Lavender, don't you go telling my girl who's cute and who's not around here. She's got me, and ONLY me." Harry laughed. Ginny poked him in the ribs. Ron nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, Lavender. He's much too old for you, girl. I'm not." Ron broke into laughter. Ever since he became an item with Lavender, he became less shy and more out-going. Lavender giggled. Hermione shook her head.
"He is an extremely good-looking young man. But much too old for us girls. Anyway, I'm going to the library. I desperately need to check out this book, Potions Master. I heard it's really good. See you guys later. I'll be late for class, I have a meeting with Professor Mcgonagall." Hermione stood up from the table.
When she stepped out of the hall, she came face to face with.Draco. She wondered what he was doing, hanging out outside the Great Hall. He smiled at her.
"Hey, Hermione. Heading up to the library?" He asked conversationally. Hermione tried to find a streak of sarcasm. But surprisingly, she didn't find any.
"Yup. There's a book I just have to have. You.want to come along?" She added as an afterthought. He nodded.
"Have you eaten?" She inquired while they walked up the stairs. He bobbed his head.
"Yeah. I ate a little just now, then I went back to the dorm to put back some books. It was getting pretty irritating, lugging them around." Draco replied, staring pointedly at the stack of books in Hermione's hand. She laughed lightly.
"I'll be returning these to the library. I borrowed them before the summer, so I could read during the holidays." She explained. They arrived at the library.
The librarian barely gave a glance to Hermione entering, but when she saw Draco, she blinked again. Hermione dumped the load of books on into the returning slot and hurried to the back of the room. Draco followed her, looking around.
He's not been in the library for a long time and he had practically forgotten how it looked like. Hermione peered on the shelves and then sighed dejectedly.
"It's not here." She moaned. Then she shrugged. "I can get it in Hogsmeade at the next Hogsmeade weekend. Oh yeah, speaking of that, when are we going to start planning out the calendar of this year's events, Draco?" She asked him.
Draco said, "We can start anytime soon. Or maybe when we have settled down a bit you know. Maybe next week. Okay?" Draco suggested. Hermione agreed.
"Let's get out of here. Almost all the books here I've either already read, or have it at home." She giggled softly. Draco loved the way she smiled, laughed, even the way she talked. He pushed the thoughts out of his mind.
"Dad will kill me if he finds out how I feel about this beautiful Mud- Muggle-born." Draco couldn't bear calling Hermione mudblood, even if it was behind her back. The two walked to Professor Mcgonagall's office. They were a couple of minutes early so they waited outside.
"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Granger. How nice to see you again." Professor Jake greeted them. Hermione stood up straighter.
"Why, hello, Professor. Not having Lunch?" She asked, smiling, nudging Draco. Draco forced a smile onto his face and nodded to the professor. The young professor beamed.
"No, I'm pretty full from what I had for breakfast. The food here is outstanding. And what are both of you doing here? I don't think you're being punished, or are you?" He inquired, peering at the odd pair standing in front of him.
"No, not at all. We're waiting for Professor Mcgonagall to show. We have a meeting with her." Draco finally voiced out. The professor nodded.
"Well, I better be going now. See you guys tomorrow during class. Bye!" The handsome professor was off, whistling.
"Good to see you're both early. Come on in." Professor Mcgonagall stood in front of the door to her office waving the two in. Once they were inside, the professor offered them orange pops. Draco accepted one, but Hermione refused, muttering something about bad cavities.
"Well, I see you two have been getting along extremely well. As I hear from Professor Snape & Jake, you've been partners for both Defence against Dark Arts AND Potions. I'm happy to hear that. Anyway, I think you two can start planning the calendar for this year in a couple of days. Today is much too early." The professor looked at the Head Boy and Head Girl for agreement. Both of them bobbed their heads.
"Is there anything you have to ask me regarding your duties?" Professor Mcgonagall added.
"Yes. Besides planning all these events, making sure everyone's following the rules, breaking up fights if it's necessary, what else must we do?" Hermione leaned forward in her seat. The professor thought for a moment.
"Oh, yes. You have to attend all the balls, parties and formal events together. And seeing how well you are behaving, I assume both of you are in agreement." The professor finished with a slight smile.
"Oh, and one more thing. About Professor Jake, it will come across as peculiar to see such a young man teaching you all. Well, actually, he's an Auror, not quite well known, and his father, Andrew Watson, is in the ministry. You might have heard of him. I trust both of you not to let the cat out of the bag about this. He doesn't want anyone to know about him being an Auror and all. And he's here because- " The professor broke off.
"Because what, Professor?" Draco asked curiously. The professor shook her head.
"Nothing, nothing at all, Mr. Malfoy. I think you two better go now. Your class is almost half-over. Give these to Hagrid. These are the notes from me telling Hagrid you were with me, and that's why you're late. " Professor Mcgonagall stood up and shooed her two head students out of her office, shoving notes into their hands. Once they were outside, they started talking about what they thought their professor was about to say when she suddenly caught herself.
"What is it she wanted to say?" Hermione wondered as they walked leisurely to the edge of the forest, where their Care for Magical Creatures class was held. Draco shrugged, deep in thought. They arrived at the class and passed Hagrid their notes. Draco walked to Crabbe and Goyle, and stood next to them, deep in thought.
[Author's Note: Okay, I'm quite disappointed with this chapter, but I hope you guys don't feel the same way. I know all of you are very extremely curious to know what Professor Mcgonagall was about to say, but I'm not going to tell you now. You'll know later on in the story. Reviews, please! Au revoir!]
"Jake Watson is really cute isn't he? His eyes are so.captivating. He's charming too. Too bad you got old Professor Brown for Defence against the Dark Arts." Lavender whispered loudly to Ginny during lunch. Both their boyfriends turned to them alertly.
"Lavender, don't you go telling my girl who's cute and who's not around here. She's got me, and ONLY me." Harry laughed. Ginny poked him in the ribs. Ron nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, Lavender. He's much too old for you, girl. I'm not." Ron broke into laughter. Ever since he became an item with Lavender, he became less shy and more out-going. Lavender giggled. Hermione shook her head.
"He is an extremely good-looking young man. But much too old for us girls. Anyway, I'm going to the library. I desperately need to check out this book, Potions Master. I heard it's really good. See you guys later. I'll be late for class, I have a meeting with Professor Mcgonagall." Hermione stood up from the table.
When she stepped out of the hall, she came face to face with.Draco. She wondered what he was doing, hanging out outside the Great Hall. He smiled at her.
"Hey, Hermione. Heading up to the library?" He asked conversationally. Hermione tried to find a streak of sarcasm. But surprisingly, she didn't find any.
"Yup. There's a book I just have to have. You.want to come along?" She added as an afterthought. He nodded.
"Have you eaten?" She inquired while they walked up the stairs. He bobbed his head.
"Yeah. I ate a little just now, then I went back to the dorm to put back some books. It was getting pretty irritating, lugging them around." Draco replied, staring pointedly at the stack of books in Hermione's hand. She laughed lightly.
"I'll be returning these to the library. I borrowed them before the summer, so I could read during the holidays." She explained. They arrived at the library.
The librarian barely gave a glance to Hermione entering, but when she saw Draco, she blinked again. Hermione dumped the load of books on into the returning slot and hurried to the back of the room. Draco followed her, looking around.
He's not been in the library for a long time and he had practically forgotten how it looked like. Hermione peered on the shelves and then sighed dejectedly.
"It's not here." She moaned. Then she shrugged. "I can get it in Hogsmeade at the next Hogsmeade weekend. Oh yeah, speaking of that, when are we going to start planning out the calendar of this year's events, Draco?" She asked him.
Draco said, "We can start anytime soon. Or maybe when we have settled down a bit you know. Maybe next week. Okay?" Draco suggested. Hermione agreed.
"Let's get out of here. Almost all the books here I've either already read, or have it at home." She giggled softly. Draco loved the way she smiled, laughed, even the way she talked. He pushed the thoughts out of his mind.
"Dad will kill me if he finds out how I feel about this beautiful Mud- Muggle-born." Draco couldn't bear calling Hermione mudblood, even if it was behind her back. The two walked to Professor Mcgonagall's office. They were a couple of minutes early so they waited outside.
"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Granger. How nice to see you again." Professor Jake greeted them. Hermione stood up straighter.
"Why, hello, Professor. Not having Lunch?" She asked, smiling, nudging Draco. Draco forced a smile onto his face and nodded to the professor. The young professor beamed.
"No, I'm pretty full from what I had for breakfast. The food here is outstanding. And what are both of you doing here? I don't think you're being punished, or are you?" He inquired, peering at the odd pair standing in front of him.
"No, not at all. We're waiting for Professor Mcgonagall to show. We have a meeting with her." Draco finally voiced out. The professor nodded.
"Well, I better be going now. See you guys tomorrow during class. Bye!" The handsome professor was off, whistling.
"Good to see you're both early. Come on in." Professor Mcgonagall stood in front of the door to her office waving the two in. Once they were inside, the professor offered them orange pops. Draco accepted one, but Hermione refused, muttering something about bad cavities.
"Well, I see you two have been getting along extremely well. As I hear from Professor Snape & Jake, you've been partners for both Defence against Dark Arts AND Potions. I'm happy to hear that. Anyway, I think you two can start planning the calendar for this year in a couple of days. Today is much too early." The professor looked at the Head Boy and Head Girl for agreement. Both of them bobbed their heads.
"Is there anything you have to ask me regarding your duties?" Professor Mcgonagall added.
"Yes. Besides planning all these events, making sure everyone's following the rules, breaking up fights if it's necessary, what else must we do?" Hermione leaned forward in her seat. The professor thought for a moment.
"Oh, yes. You have to attend all the balls, parties and formal events together. And seeing how well you are behaving, I assume both of you are in agreement." The professor finished with a slight smile.
"Oh, and one more thing. About Professor Jake, it will come across as peculiar to see such a young man teaching you all. Well, actually, he's an Auror, not quite well known, and his father, Andrew Watson, is in the ministry. You might have heard of him. I trust both of you not to let the cat out of the bag about this. He doesn't want anyone to know about him being an Auror and all. And he's here because- " The professor broke off.
"Because what, Professor?" Draco asked curiously. The professor shook her head.
"Nothing, nothing at all, Mr. Malfoy. I think you two better go now. Your class is almost half-over. Give these to Hagrid. These are the notes from me telling Hagrid you were with me, and that's why you're late. " Professor Mcgonagall stood up and shooed her two head students out of her office, shoving notes into their hands. Once they were outside, they started talking about what they thought their professor was about to say when she suddenly caught herself.
"What is it she wanted to say?" Hermione wondered as they walked leisurely to the edge of the forest, where their Care for Magical Creatures class was held. Draco shrugged, deep in thought. They arrived at the class and passed Hagrid their notes. Draco walked to Crabbe and Goyle, and stood next to them, deep in thought.
[Author's Note: Okay, I'm quite disappointed with this chapter, but I hope you guys don't feel the same way. I know all of you are very extremely curious to know what Professor Mcgonagall was about to say, but I'm not going to tell you now. You'll know later on in the story. Reviews, please! Au revoir!]