A/N Here's the next chapter. Hope people like it, and reviews (good, bad, anything) are always appreciated.

Merrillee and Hermione were up early the next morning. Though they didn't have ballet auditions till two o'clock, they were still really excited! Merrillee tossed all her leotards, tights, and skirts into a bag along with a pair of her pointe shoes. Hermione had gotten rid of all her dance things a long time ago, but it didn't matter. Fleur was providing clothes for everyone who didn't have any. Since Merrillee didn't have robes or a Hogwarts uniform yet (she still needed to be fitted), she chose plain black chino pants, a dark red sweater, and simple black loafers.

Down in the Great Hall, the girls met up with Ginny and the boys. Ginny was just as excited about the afternoon's ballet audition as the girls were, and Harry, Seamus, and Dean were cautiously optimistic as well. Ron wasn't, though. "Mom sent me an owl," he groaned, holding up a piece of milkstained parchment. "She wants to be sure I participate in ballet. Ugh!" Just then, Professor McGonagall walked down the table giving people their schedules. Merrillee looked at hers. Today, Monday, she and the other Gryffindor sixth years who had passed those OWLs had transfiguration, charms, and defense against the dark arts. It turned out that Ron, Hermione, and Harry all had those classes too. Merrillee had been home schooled while she was in ballet, so she knew enough about magic to join them in their year.

Merrillee followed her cousin and their friends to transfiguration. It turned out that now that fewer students were taking the same subjects, there were other dorms than Gryffindor in their transfiguration class. The Ravenclaws who were continuing transfiguration were also in the class. That day, the project was Switching Spells; the class was trying to swap a dog's toenails for real nails. Hermione did the best, but Merrillee was a close second. Then in charms, they were with the Hufflepuffs who were continuing the class. Neville was in the class and managed to make his knees sing "God Save the Queen" over and over. Dumbledore's defense against the dark arts lesson was the best, though. It was only Gryffindors in this class because all the Gryffindors were continuing the subject. Dumbledore had them learn some minor jinxes that they hadn't already been taught by the imposter Moody. Merrillee needed help with this because she hadn't had any of that yet.

She learned the Bat-Bogey Hex, the Jelly-Legs Jinx, and the Tickling Curse. It was quite fun to practice these. Ron got her with a particularly good Jelly-Legs Jinx; if Dumbledore hadn't set her right, she'd have still been shaking for dance class. As the students filed out of Dumbledore's classroom, Merrillee looked at her watch, counting the thirty remaining minutes until dance class.

A/N I wanted to talk about the classes, so I hope people weren't too bored. I hope you liked it. The next chapter will have dance in it.