: Chapter Two : Life Goes On
"Well that was easy," said Harry with a twinkle in his eyes. Harry, Ron and Hermoine had made a PolyJuice Potion in their second year and knew all about its smell, taste, looks and effects in excruciating detail.
"And to think," responded Hermoine, "we only made it in our second year! That was highly advanced for our level. I mean we just started it today, in our fifth year! I wonder if Snape noticed that we knew so much about it, I mean," looking a Ron and Harry with a look of reproach on her face, " it's not as if you two exactly make wonderful grades in that class."
" Oh well, at least he'll notice something, stupid git, he didn't even look over when me and Harry were playing gobstones in the corner," Ron said with a laugh, "I though we were dead when I got hit in the face with that liquid that they shoot, but he didn't even smell it! And plus," said Ron, getting back to what Hermoine had said, "the only reason we got that Polyjuice stuff to work three years ago, is because you were there to do it," he said with a slight hint of red in his cheeks.
"Why, thank you, Ron, that's the nicest thing you've said to me all day." said Hermoine blushing a little too.
"Listen Hermoine, I need to talk to Harry real quick, do you mind?" "No, not at all, I have to get to the library anyway. Bye then!" said Hermoine as she turned down the hall and started talking to Ginny.
"Well, do you think I should talk to her today?" said Ron in a hushed voice.
"I don't know Ron, its you that likes her not me," said Harry with a look of uncomfort upon his face. He didn't have very much experience in this field. "You need to act by your standards and your gut feeling. If there's a time that really feels right to you then do it! If it were me, I would wait for the holidays, that way you have plenty of time to be alone without having to worry about homework, Snape, classes, Snape, people barging in on you all the time and Snape!"
"Don't forget Snape!" Ron replied jokingly.
As life went on so did the trio's as usual. They all had lived their life normally, (but Harry, though others did not, noticed that their was a lot less fight between Ron and Hermoine, a lot more compliments between the two, and plenty of blushing), hating Snape, trying to get around their new FOUL Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Umbridge and having tons of fun going against Umbridge in DA (Dumbledore's Army), a program they put together in order to learn real defense against the Dark Arts. They were all greatly irritated at the fact that Umbridge's idea of teaching was all bookwork. It felt good to defy her. The holidays were approaching and Harry knew that Ron's time was running short.
"Well that was easy," said Harry with a twinkle in his eyes. Harry, Ron and Hermoine had made a PolyJuice Potion in their second year and knew all about its smell, taste, looks and effects in excruciating detail.
"And to think," responded Hermoine, "we only made it in our second year! That was highly advanced for our level. I mean we just started it today, in our fifth year! I wonder if Snape noticed that we knew so much about it, I mean," looking a Ron and Harry with a look of reproach on her face, " it's not as if you two exactly make wonderful grades in that class."
" Oh well, at least he'll notice something, stupid git, he didn't even look over when me and Harry were playing gobstones in the corner," Ron said with a laugh, "I though we were dead when I got hit in the face with that liquid that they shoot, but he didn't even smell it! And plus," said Ron, getting back to what Hermoine had said, "the only reason we got that Polyjuice stuff to work three years ago, is because you were there to do it," he said with a slight hint of red in his cheeks.
"Why, thank you, Ron, that's the nicest thing you've said to me all day." said Hermoine blushing a little too.
"Listen Hermoine, I need to talk to Harry real quick, do you mind?" "No, not at all, I have to get to the library anyway. Bye then!" said Hermoine as she turned down the hall and started talking to Ginny.
"Well, do you think I should talk to her today?" said Ron in a hushed voice.
"I don't know Ron, its you that likes her not me," said Harry with a look of uncomfort upon his face. He didn't have very much experience in this field. "You need to act by your standards and your gut feeling. If there's a time that really feels right to you then do it! If it were me, I would wait for the holidays, that way you have plenty of time to be alone without having to worry about homework, Snape, classes, Snape, people barging in on you all the time and Snape!"
"Don't forget Snape!" Ron replied jokingly.
As life went on so did the trio's as usual. They all had lived their life normally, (but Harry, though others did not, noticed that their was a lot less fight between Ron and Hermoine, a lot more compliments between the two, and plenty of blushing), hating Snape, trying to get around their new FOUL Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Umbridge and having tons of fun going against Umbridge in DA (Dumbledore's Army), a program they put together in order to learn real defense against the Dark Arts. They were all greatly irritated at the fact that Umbridge's idea of teaching was all bookwork. It felt good to defy her. The holidays were approaching and Harry knew that Ron's time was running short.