A/N: Another chapter! Thought I'll upload this so you can read it over the weekend! Tell me what you think.

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Chapter 13-A Sunset Conversation

"Ron!" Hermione said, beaming and breathless as she came to the dinner table.

Ron immediately flattened his red hair down some and grinned at Hermione. Hermione came to him eager and excited. She took his hands and said, "Guess what? Rumors are going around that Dumbledore is going to have a special contest around December and I want you to be in it! The winner gets a free shopping spree at Hogsmeade!"

"What's the contest?"

"Who can produce the most effective polyjuice potion! Dumbledore said that whoever's potion could make someone look like any of the teachers here at Hogwarts gets a special reward!"

Ron's smile immediately faded. "I suppose I'm supposed to make the potion?"

"No, silly," Hermione said. "I'm going to make it. We did it our second year. I just want you to drink it."

"Excuse me?" Ron almost screeched. "I am not going to look like Snape!"

"You don't have to look like Snape! It's completely random. We get a bit of an anonymous teacher and make the potion!"

Ron shook his head. "No way! You drink it and look like Dumbledore!"

"Ron!"

"No."

"Ron!"

"No."

"Ron!" Hermione said exasperated. "C'mon, when have I ever made you do anything before? It's always you and Harry dragging me off to some place. Besides, I always turned a blind eye when you broke the rules and----"

Ron sighed dramatically. "Fine."

Hermione looked so cheerful she bent up and hugged Ron and just as she pulled away kissed him on the cheek.

Ron lit up and said as casually as he could manage, "You have to be my date for the Yule Ball, then."

Hermione gave him a teasing smile. "We'll see."

* * *

At dinner, Ron came up to Harry and slammed a fresh copy of the Daily Prophet on the table.

" 'nother report about you, Harry." Ron said. "Doesn't look too good."

Harry reluctantly picked up the paper and read the article by…..

"Rita Skeeter." Cho said out loud. "Why doesn't that woman mind her own business?"

Harry Potter: Cheating "Fiancé"?

Rita Skeeter

As we all know, Harry Potter is famous for practically everything he does. It's no surprise that he may do these scandals to ask for fame, but it seems that he's never satisfied with any amount of publicity.

Potter has been repetitively cheating on his fiancée, Cho Chang, which to remind you readers, is carrying his child.

"Repetitively?!" Harry said, munching on his casserole.

Cho looked at the article. "How does that woman know these things?"

-----Potter was spotted kissing his old flame, Ginny Weasley after a winning game of Quiddich. Mind you, the kiss was passionate and Potter certainly enjoyed himself. Later, Potter found that Chang saw that kiss and received a harsh slap in the face for it before Chang ran off in tears.

However, smooth talking Potter was later spotted at Hogwart's Halloween dance with Chang and they disappeared into the bushes outside, to have, naturally, a better time.

"That's disgusting!" Cho said. "Mentioning such gossip, such obscene gossip on that paper!"

"Cheer up, Cho," Ron tried. "At least no one will believe the old hag. I mean, everyone knows the article is completely based on rumors."

"Potter, Potter, Potter." Malfoy's cold voice came from behind. "There's the original, the one to be, and the one to be wed."

"Malfoy, get a life." Hermione said annoyingly.

"Going to enter Dumbledore's contest, Potter?" Draco continued, ignoring Hermione.

"Maybe so, maybe not." Harry answered. "Why?"

"Aren't too good in potions, huh?" Draco smirked.

"He's plenty good!" Ron said, standing up. "We're entering; the only reason why you think you're good is because of Snape giving you extra points."

"All right then, Potter, let's see if you can turn Chang here into a proper teacher." Draco said before walking off with Crabbe and Goyle.

* * *

Harry and Cho were lying flat on their backs after dinner looking up at the fading sky. They playfully touched each other's hands and Cho kept moving hers and Harry kept trying to reach for it.

"Professor Trelawney just predicted another tragedy," Cho said dryly, recalling the class. She was munching on a sandwich she bought with her from dinner.

"Now, Miss. Chang, I don't mean to rain on your parade, but your orb clearly states that your beauty will be lost after your child is born, so enjoy yourself while you can." Professor Trelawney said.

Cho stared. "What does that mean?"

"Oh, fatigue will make you less aware of your features and you'll soon feel too tired for hair brushing or make-up charms. And then after you add on weight you'll just be a common girl," Professor Trelawney gave Cho a deep tragic look. "Only pretty before your beauty has to be passed on. My, being engaged to Harry Potter, who's future looks so dim. What does the years ahead bring to you?"

Cho thought of throwing her orb at Professor Trelawney for her shallow comment. She didn't need anyone telling her about how messy she looked or how "awful" her future would be.

"So anyway," Cho continued. "I know that I'm snappy and tired and moody, but the way she just throws out predictions like that, you'll think she does it according to favorite students and least favorite."

Harry looked up at the orange, red, purple sky. The sun was setting. He was very relaxed and needed to get his mind off of certain things: Sirius for one, and Snape's nasty comments for two.

"Cho, don't pay attention to anything Professor Trelawney says. I think you're fine, I mean, what does she know about looking messy? I don't see a change at all."

"That's because you're looking at the sky, Harry."

Harry rolled over, looked at Cho, and then rolled back to face the radiant clouds.

"Nope, no change." Harry reached over and tore off a piece of Cho's sandwich. When he bit into it, he immediately spat it out.

"What kind of sandwich is that?"


"Just peanut butter and onions."

Harry immediately took out his wand and received a glass of pumpkin juice. "Peanut butter and onions?"

"Well excuse me, Harry, but I rather like the combination." Cho said.

Harry was reminded of her short temper these days. "Well, it's your opinion. You look nice, Cho."

Cho giggled. "Thanks, Harry. What about your day?"

"Well, Snape had this love potion class and you would never guess who drank the love potion and fell for that greasy slime ball."

"Who?" Cho asked with interest.

"Professor LeBlanc."

"Going for Snape?" Cho said, gasping.

"Yeah, my reaction too."

"Oh, Severus." Professor LeBlanc said with sweetness in her voice.

Snape looked very surprised and then cleared his throat in what attempted to be a 'manly voice' replied, "Yes, Veronica?"

"You look so handsome today."

Snape's face broke into a grin and he patted his greasy hair. "And you look as beautiful as always."

Meanwhile, the rest of the class was watching with their mouths dropped open.

"Oh Severus, you're too kind." Professor LeBlanc said and touched Snape's pale face.

"This is getting very disturbing," Ron whispered to Harry. Hermione was watching with raised eyebrows.

"Whoever thought of Snape getting a woman?" Harry said.

"You can't believe how amazing it is to see him having a woman paying him a compliment." Ron replied.

"Severus, excuse me for being so blunt, but you do have the most dazzling eyes." Professor LeBlanc said.

"Thank you, Veronica." Snape said in his oily voice. "And you have the most gorgeous face."

"Oh, Severus." She said falling into his arms and gazing into Snape's eyes.

"I cannot believe this is happening. This should be R rated, for being disgusting." Dean Thomas muttered.

The whole class watched as Professor LeBlanc fluttered her eyelashes at Snape and Snape trying his best to be so "tall and handsome" as Professor LeBlanc described him.

"You're joking," Cho said, finishing her sandwich and with a swish of her wand, held a glass of pumpkin juice in her hand. "I just can't imagine that. They are complete opposites!"

"They kind of did a little slow dance before Neville knocked over his cauldron in shock, and then Snape kind of snapped into reality. He jeered at Neville for being clumsy and then took his time retrieving the antidote from his cabinets." Harry recalled, smiling at the amusing memory.

"I must give you that antidote," Snape muttered, searching through his shelves.

"Oh my, you must be so brilliant," Professor LeBlanc said in a daze. "So much complicated potions, Severus." She hung on to Snape's arm. Snape cleared his throat and proudly displayed his cupboard.

"All of my naturally brewed liquids." He said.

"This is really, really disturbing," Ron said to Harry. "Look at the greasy slimball."

Snape searched for the antidote for quite some time and Professor LeBlanc lovingly said, "Oh Severus, you have such a great body."

Somewhere in the classroom, someone snorted.

After about half an hour, Snape took out the antidote and poured some in a cup. He handed it to Professor LeBlanc, who drank it while gazing into Snape's eyes.

"After the antidote was drunk, she realized what had been going on and then ran out really embarrassed." Harry finished his memory.

Cho laughed. "Must have been some class."

"You wouldn't believe it."

"Harry," Cho said gently as the sunset began to fade. "Have your thought of any names, yet?"

"No," Harry said, and then looking at Cho's face, immediately said, "Oh yeah! Loads."

"Like what?" Cho asked, curious.

"Oh, you know, Mark and Robert and Daniel and Sam and all that----"

"Boys' names?" Cho said in a huff.

"Well, yeah." Harry said.

"It's a girl, Harry."

Harry jerked. "It is?"

"I hope so," Cho said and then corrected herself. "I think so, because it's just something you know."

"But you don't know for sure." Harry said wiggling his eyebrows.

Cho paused. "Maybe not……but……"

Harry grinned. "Ha! Watch it be a son!"

They goofed around for awhile and giggled, completely oblivious that someone was watching them. Harry took Cho into his arms and gave her a kiss, which she started giggling and kissed him back.

The figure walked quickly, hand tight on a powerful wand, and suddenly emerged from the distance. He paused before the boy.

"Hello, Potter." The familiar stranger said.

Harry's skin turned pale.

A/N: Whooooo is the familiar stranger? Hint hint, it is not Uncle Vernon, although that is kind of obvious. lol.