Chapter 7 More Surprises

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!!?" Harry yelled as he saw them. He wasn't aware of it, but he also caused a huge gust of wind that blew out the fire and knocked down many tables and chairs in his fury. He also sparked lightning from his fingertips that ignited a chair.

The couple broke apart immediately, both red as roses and flustered, not to mention extremely disheveled. Hermione swiftly put out the flame and restarted the fire before either of them said anything. "What do you care?" Ron replied angrily. "You never wanted to see my face again, remember?"

"We, err, got involved." Hermione answered honestly.

"That's the understatement of the year." Harry retorted, still utterly shocked by the scene that had greeted him. "I have to finish some homework, would you mind snogging elsewhere?" he continued bitterly.

"We were NOT snogging!" Hermione said.

"Well it sure as Hell looked that way." Harry replied. As he did indeed have homework, he got to work on it as far as possible from the couple. He still had a lot to do. He had to finish his transfiguration essay as well as his healing one. He hadn't even started on his BBtD (Bring Back the Dead) essay yet. He finished his Healing essay and his Transfiguration essay as Harry knew that his transfiguration essay was due Thurs. and assumed that his Healing one was due tomorrow as she had not specified. By then it was ten o clock and he trudged up to the dormitories, all too aware of the next day's lessons. Harry dreamed that night.

"NOOOOOOOOO!" he heard himself say as he relived Sirius' death for what must have been the thousandth time. This time, however, it was different. After he sunk out of sight, he reappeared. Sirius jumped out from behind the veil and returned to Harry. He hugged his beloved godfather and woke up.

Harry noticed that it was two am. 'I wonder if that was a sign showing me that I can do it.' he thought excitedly. Harry forced himself back to sleep and woke the next morning for breakfast.

He sat clear on the opposite side of the table with Ginny so as to avoid the couple at all costs. What he did next even surprised himself. He angrily looked towards the couple and without thinking grabbed Ginny and kissed her in retaliation. To his disbelief, he and Ginny both thoroughly enjoyed the kiss and started to snog themselves.

Harry stopped long enough to ask her to go out with him, which she of course said yes, and then to eat his breakfast. He kissed her goodbye and rushed off to Transfiguration.

Upon arrival, Harry handed in his essay early to McGonagall's surprise and delight. Then they proceeded to change a peacock's feather into a peacock, which he managed on his fifth try, and back again. Then changed a rabbit to a guinea pig and back again. Finally they wrapped up after what turned out to be a very successful lesson.

He quickly rushed off to Occlumency, where he failed miserably on his first attempt. He had forgotten to practice last night and was ecstatic at no homework and a girlfriend. He just couldn't concentrate.

"So," Snape sneered, "Your love lives are yet again tangled and I get to watch it all." he finished with an evil grin.

Ignoring Snape's comments, Harry quickly said "I finished my essay, would you like it?"

"Of course, give it here Potter." Snape barked, hiding his surprise at an extra roll of parchment AND early. As Harry readied himself for a second blow of Legilimency, Snape graded Harry's essay.

"You, amazingly enough, received an E on this piece of homework, Potter." Snape said, desperately trying, and failing, to hide his disbelief.

"I-I did?" Harry answered, dazed by the fact that he had received an E from Snape. He had been hoping for an A, but an E? That was definitely terrific.

"Ready Potter? Legilimens!" Snape said. Of course, Harry was not ready. He had just received great news and wasn't given time to clear his mind.

"Why wasn't your head cleared?" Snape asked.

"Sorry Sir, I'm ready now." Harry replied. This time he succeeded and held Snape at bay for five minutes before he lifted the spell.

"Your assignment is two rolls of parchment on the uses of Occlumency due Saturday. Now get out of here!" Snape said.

Harry sped out of the room and to the Great Hall quickly. He couldn't wait to see Ginny and tell her about her wonderful day. He swiftly kissed her softly on the lips and sat down to eat. As soon as he was finished, they headed off to the library to "study". Of course, Harry had no business "studying" the inside of Ginny Weasley's mouth. Ron made that be known when he hexed Harry upon seeing him on his sister.

"Petrificus Totalus!" Ron said quickly and Harry's whole body went stiff as a board.

"What'd ya do that for?" Ginny demanded.

"I will not have you SNOGGING with Harry Potter. He does NOT have any business with MY little sister, not that way at least. You are ONLY 15!" Ron yelled, extremely glad that Madame Pince was on vacation right now.

"I CAN SEE HIM IF I WANT TO! YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS RIGHT NOW. GET OVER YOURSELF. I KNOW YOU WANT HARRY BACK. HE DIDN'T WANT HIS NEW POWERS, THEY JUST CAME. IT'S NOT HIS FAULT!" Ginny yelled back.

"Ron, leave Ginny and Harry alone. Ginny's 15, she can take care of herself. I think she's right anyway. You are a bit jealous, just relax. Harry wants you back too." Hermione said in a very soothing voice.

"Fine!" Ron spat and stormed out of the library. Hermione chased after him after unbinding Harry, who was glad that Ron was jealous. 'Let him be a jerk for all I care!' he thought. But deep down, he did need Ron's friendship. Harry had lightning spurting from his fingertips again and accidentally lit a shelf of books on fire. Ginny swiftly put it out and kissed him to calm him down before he had to rush off to Eye Healing.

Upon his arrival he handed in his essay. Madame Pomfrey set him to work curing a number of insect illnesses and conditions. He performed them each satisfactory and she said they would move on to animals next lesson. She assigned one roll of parchment on the history of eye healing due Saturday and Harry was dismissed.

From Healing, he found Ginny and the two of them spent his hour talking, and of course, kissing. Harry looked at the time and realized that if he didn't go now, he would be late to his lessons with Dumbledore so he hurriedly said goodbye to Ginny and sped off.

He arrived at Dumbledore's office where his headmaster was waiting for him with a number of dead insects.

"When you successfully give these insects life, we will move on to animals." Dumbledore explained.

After several tries, he got one of them back to life, but then passed out right after. Dumbledore revived him and gave him chocolate, telling Harry that they would continue next time, that he needed dinner and rest.

Harry left for dinner and ate quickly. He and Ginny snuck up to the Room of Requirement to make-out. They were there until midnight, then made their way back to Gryffindor tower where someone was waiting for them.