Underneath it All

A/N : Here's your fourth chapter. =) Don't forget, 5 reviews and you get another chapter. I wrote a whole bunch of them, so, I'm just waiting for you guys, lolz. I really like how the story is going. And I've decided to make it all of Hermione's Sixth year. So, this series will go on for quite some time. It's about 3 entries per chapter, although, I may make it more. And Christmas break will be one entry as will Easter break. There's really no point in writing those in each day, but, you never know, there's still quite some time until then, lolz. So, enjoy the chapter!  

DISCLAIMER : All characters and places are brought to you by JK Rowling - not me.

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hp/charmed obsesed - Malfoy wasn't out of school, his father, Lucious Malfoy was. "Only, not Draco Malfoy, Lucious Malfoy!" And about making Hermione thick. She's not thick in the story. Just because she doesn't think that Draco likes her, doesn't make her thick. Besides, what makes you so sure he does? ; )



Now we begin...

September 9th,

Classes today! Thank goodness I had my new wand. It looks quite different from my old one though. Ollivander never told me what it was made of though… Funny, he always says what each wand is made of. Ah well, I'm sure it isn't important.

We did quite a bit of practical work today. In Defense Against the Dark Arts, we learned about the Patronus Charm – although everyone from the DA hardly needed that lesson since we learned about that last year from Harry! Professor Parlink was quite shocked when all of us mastered the Patronus Charm so fast.

The rest of the day went quite well. Harry said that he would post the new Quidditch team sometime during the week; I'm crossing my fingers for Ginny.

Of course, Ron and Harry wanted to play Quidditch instead of starting their essays. How they got through the first 5 years, I've no clue! But Ron shirked on Prefect duties! I had to cover for him when Professor McGonagall asked where he was. Honestly. He needs to get his priorities straight!

Professor McGonagall said that since he wasn't there, I may as well patrol with… MALFOY! It was quite an awkward experience, indeed. We didn't say a word except for 'hello' and 'good night.' Except for when we caught one of the younger Slytherins sneaking back to the Common Room from one of the empty classrooms…

It was quite funny actually. Malfoy was acting completely oblivious to what the boy was doing, and was asking him all sorts of questions. The poor boy. It was hilarious though. As soon and the boy had turned the corner, I burst into laughter. But then Malfoy looked at me strangely before… Oh, get this, diary, he smiled! Draco Malfoy actually smiled! I must say, he looked quite…

AH!!! I cannot believe I just wrote that… No!! But, then again… NO! He can't be that bad, can he…?

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September 10th,

Oh, what a lovely day!

Last week, we had all practical lessons. But now we're finally getting homework! Oh, I'm so excited! I finally feel like I'm back home now! We have so many essays to write… And I love to write essays! Ron thinks I'm mad for liking homework. But, what's not to like? It takes up time and it teaches you so many things! Or, at least it WOULD if you did it yourself.

We had Potions – always a fun lesson. We copied down notes and then answered questions from our text book. We have to write 2 rolls of parchment on the elements and their purposes in the Memoria Potion – we're going to be brewing them in our next class.

Malfoy kept looking at me again! I'm growing used to it now… I keep wondering why he's doing it… It's still a tad awkward. I swear I caught him smiling again! I turned around for what had to me the hundredth time and I swear he gave me a slight smile. But then again, it could have been a smirk…

After potions we had Care of Magical Creatures. For once, Hagrid gave us a decent lesson. "The Streeler is a giant snail that changes colour on an hourly basis and deposits behind it a trail so venomous that it shrivels and burns all vegetation over which it passes." They really are quite interesting. We had a homework assignment on them as well. Quite a bit of homework – I was beginning to wonder what happened to Hogwarts!

Dinner… What a memorable dinner THAT was! No one could have expected that to happen… Let me start at the beginning…

So, we were all eating dinner, chatting and having fun. Then, all of a sudden, someone started calling for silence. Naturally, everyone stopped talking and started craning their necks to see who it was and what they wanted.

It was as if they were invisible or something. A giant bowl of soup was pushed by this… Thing, and it fell onto Luna! She didn't seem to care, or even notice for that matter. And then, a handful of mashed potatoes flew through the air, and hit Seamus square in the face!

Needless to say, one thing led to another, and an all out food fight started! Food was being flung from every direction! People were covered in our dinner, and no one cared. They just through it at anyone! It really was quite messy though. I'm surprised Dumbledore or McGonagall didn't do anything. I swear I saw Dumbledore throw something at McGonagall, who threw something back at him!

Everyone was having such fun – no one cared about the mess, the food, or anything! Even the sticklers for the rules were into the food fight. I don't know how long it lasted, but I suppose it stopped once all of the food had run out. Of course, we could have easily conjured more, but, that would have taken the fun of it.

So, little by little, everyone started leaving for their Common Rooms so that they could get cleaned up. Almost everyone had left soon. Me and Ginny were the only Gryffindors left apart from a few First Years who were coming out from under the table.

After they had left, we thought we were alone. But then I felt something hit the back of my head! I turned around, and saw Malfoy leaving the Great Hall. He was the only one in sight, and he was trying to hide a smirk. So, I did all I could do. I pelted him with grapes! Ginny noticed and joined in. Malfoy just stood there for a moment – in shock I suppose – before dashing for the Slytherin table.

We had our own little food fight with the food we could find. I don't think Ginny knew who it was – we were barely recognizable since we were covered in food. It was quite strange, actually. I never thought that I could have fun with Malfoy. He just didn't seem like the type. But we were all letting loose and having fun.

The food fight didn't last long though. Snape came marching in and started telling us of. Thank goodness we were covered in food or else he would have docked points! The three of us just shuffled out of the Great Hall and went our separate ways.

Back at the Common Room, everyone was still covered – no one had gone to clean themselves up. Ginny joined a group of her friends while I headed for the showers. I came back 10 minutes later, and the Common Room was considerably emptier. Only the older students were left since the younger ones were tired and wanted to clean up.

We all just made one big group and sat around the fire chatting. It would have been perfect if we had had hot chocolate as well. It didn't seem to matter that well all weren't friends; we just sat there talking to each other. It was quite fun… It would be nice if we did that more often too.

We didn't stay like that long though. One by one, people started going upstairs to clean themselves up and get ready for bed. Soon, it was only Harry, Ron, and I. We snuggled up together on the couch and kept talking. That was nice… Ron really is quite comfortable.

I suppose Harry noticed how much I liked being near Ron, so he decided to turn it for the night. It was a bit awkward at first. I don't think that Ron and I have ever spent time alone – apart from Prefect duties, but those hardly count.

Nothing was really different though. We were just two friends sitting together and chatting. Although, perhaps, someday…

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September 11th,

Wednesday: the middle of the week. It's such an ordinary day - well, as ordinary as it gets at Hogwarts. We had classes, meals, and breaks; nothing different. I simply loathe Wednesdays. They're just so… Predictable! Now, don't get me wrong, I don't want to go around living a life where I never know what's going to happen. But, a little bit of newness would be nice on Wednesdays – to spice them up a bit, if you know what I mean.

Harry posted the new Quidditch Team today though. Ginny made Chaser! She was simply ecstatic; she really deserved that position. Harry's obviously the Seeker; and Ron's obviously the Keeper. The two other Chaser's are a pair of 4th year girls: Henrietta Bornet and Marina Shorbest. Then there's a pair of brothers as the Beaters: Jack and Tom Morbentor. I've no idea how to team will do, but Harry's pretty confident, so, I hope for his sake that they do well.

Harry wanted to start Quidditch practice right away, but it started to rain in the middle of classes. It's still going on, actually. So, he tried to hold a meeting in the Common Room… Needless to say, it didn't work out since there were so many distractions.

I spent most of the evening in the Library: doing homework and reading. It's so peaceful there since hardly anyone ever spends time there – unless it's to take out a book, and then they're only there for 5 minutes or so. I don't mind though, I like the Library better when I'm all alone in it.

I just couldn't seem to keep my eyes open all day. I suppose it' just a boring day… I never thought I would say that, ever. I've always wanted to live my life so that I could honestly say I had never been bored. I got that philosophy from my father. He always has some interesting story to share about how he beat boredom. Why, one day when he and his brother were sick, they made 100 little men and little horses out of clay. After that, they smashed them together in a little war! (A/N : True story! My dad told me it, lolz.)

Well, I suppose I should turn in now… If I don't, I'm sure that I'll fall asleep here…

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September 12th,

As usual, classes went on. I'm finally used to being here again. Well, I already was before, it's just that now… Now I KNOW… This is home.

After classes, the rain had turned to a slight drizzle, so, Harry decided to hold a Quidditch practice. It wouldn't be an official one; just a get to know you and just to see how everyone played. Now, I don't know a thing about Quidditch, but, what I DO know, is that this team needs work…

I don't mean to be rude, and I know that I'm one to talk about being a good Quidditch player… But, Harry really does have his work cut out for him. I'm sure that each player was good separate, but, they just don't seem to work very well together… Although, I suppose it's only got to do with the fact that they've never played…

After the practice, Harry came out of the changing rooms and he and Ron started talking about the new team. I was sort of pushed to the side… Both metaphorically and literally…

Luckily the day was almost over, so I just ran up my dormitory to read… And now I'm here. I wonder if they noticed…

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A/N : Memoria Potion – Memoria is Latin for memory. The potion is used to remember something. I just made it up for lack of better potion.

Streeler – The quote and creature comes directly from 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.' I just needed a creature to mention.