Monday 9:30

Draco trudged across the damp grass to Care of Magical Creatures. Unluckily the game keeper Hagrid was still teaching it. Just as long as they didn't have to associate with dangerous creatures. He'd really used that situation to its max, Madame Pomfrey could mend scratches in a second. His arm had been fully better in one hour. The guy had never been a teacher before though, probably knew a lot about magical creatures, just wasn't very good with a class.

"Wonder what we're doing today with the big oaf," a slytherin said walking up next to him. Draco shrugged, dismissing the comment about him being a big oaf. Big yes, oaf, well maybe not.

"Hopefully something interesting," Draco said, "You're in my year?"

The slytherin nodded, "I'm Cameo."

"Nice to meet you," Draco said, wondering how it was he didn't even know someone in his own year. Approaching the small wooden building that had recently been installed for that class. Draco spotted some small cages with rats, a few bats, and some lizards.

"Magical pets perhaps?" Draco suggested walking over to the bat cage looking at them curiously. Cameo shrugged and ran a hand through his dark hair.

"Lizards, sweet," Cameo said reaching his hand in to touch one lightly on the head. A moment later he yelped pulling his finger back very quickly, now with a blackish lizard attached to it. Draco laughed as Cameo shook his finger furiously trying to get it off. Hagrid chose to step out of his hut at that time. He frowned seeing the lizard hanging onto Cameo's finger. Draco hid a smile.

"I'd rather ye' not touch the animals before I come out," he said speaking slowly as he always did, "Some of them can be right dangerous."

The lizard dropped off Cameo's finger back into the tank then turned its head and hissed at him.

"Right, let's get started," Hagrid started but was interrupted by a sudden sound like a whip cracking the air. Several of the slytherins jumped and immediately backed away from a spot where one of the tank had shattered. A boy with blond hair and a normally quiet demeanor was standing there. He turned around and Draco realized right away that it was You-Know-Who.

Hagrid's eyes widened and he spoke quickly, "I'll handle this."

Then the boy laughed deeply making everyone shiver, then pointed his wand at Hagrid. Hagrid reached for his own wand, but the boy/Voldemort turned his wand to a student and murmured, "Avada Kadavra."

A bolt of violent green light whipped through the air striking a girl. She collapsed almost immediately. Hagrid lept for You-Know-Who but by the time he'd grabbed the boy and his wand, he'd gone limp.

The lizards from the glass tank that had been shattered started scurrying around. Hagrid yelled and told everyone to go inside, which of course no one did. In a moment a lizard lept up, surprisingly agile, and curled up into a little ball and started zipping around, tearing up the earth it touched. Then as the other lizards started doing the same, the slytherins moved, and fast. Draco caught a glimpse of the daggers now raised on their backs as one rolled past the door. Hagrid picked up the boy, and girl that had been struck and brought them inside on some soft chairs.

A moment later Hagrid had them all in a new tank, and the lizards apparently now calm were basking on the rocks, eyes closed sleepily. A very white-faced slytherin class came carefully outside again. Hagrid went in carrying the girl and being followed by the boy who looked very pale and confused.

"Those are called rock-rollers," Hagrid said as he started walking up towards the castle, "They're quite easy to take care of once ya know how, but I'm canceling class for today so we can finish up next time."

"Easy!" someone said scoffing.

"Ya just pick them up by their tails and their whole body goes limp, don't hurt 'em at all," Hagrid said, "They live in rocks, digging holes in them, quite nasty to get a infestation of these in a stone castle. Filch recently cleared these ones out," Hagrid explained, "The rolling is a defense against predators and the way they make shelters. Live in large groups like rabbits sort of, the holes they make are called warrens. Extremely smart little guys though. Nasty bite they can give as well."

The class silently followed Hagrid up the castle. Cameo glanced at his finger which was now bruised, though surprisingly it hadn't drawn any blood.

Later Draco learned that the girl hadn't been killed, You-Know-Who simply didn't have enough power in the body of a mere student and didn't yet have enough power to take over a teacher.

12:05

Hermione, Harry, and Ron sat at the Gryffindor table talking worriedly about You-Know-Who's presence in the school. Eight other people had been possessed that day.

"His power's growing," Harry said biting his lip.

"Dumbledore will make him go away," Hermione said with a encouraging smile, "No one's been hurt."

"Yet," Ron said.

"Don't be so pessimistic," Hermione scolded him.

"I don't even know what that means!" Ron exclaimed then added, "Well, Sen knows so much about souls and stuff, why don't we see if she knows a way of getting him to leave."

"I think she's been looking," Ginny said sitting down next to Harry who glanced at her and grinned.

"We can look also, can't we?" Hermione asked.

"Research, Hermione's favorite thing," Harry said jokingly.

Hermione smiled then stood up, "I'm gonna go now, do some catch-up work and stuff."

"Okay," Ron said. Harry turned to start talking to Ginny and Ron started putting some more food on his plate.

Hermione picked up her bag and walked over to the Slytherin table where she leaned over to whisper something into Draco's ear. A moment later he nodded.

"Ugh, that still gives me a creepy feeling," Harry said watching Hermione talking quietly to Draco.

"Look at how close she's leaning to him," Ron commented.

Ginny shrugged, "Really, they're friends at the least. Draco may actually be a really nice person and it seems like she really likes him."

"At the least?" Harry asked.

Ginny shrugged, "Who knows? They were together for quite a few months. You can get to know someone really well."

"You can't possibly be suggesting," Harry said with a disbelieving look, "She would have told us by now."

"Well, maybe they're not the only ones keeping a secret," Ginny said giving Harry a look. Harry bit his lip with a grin then glanced at Ron, who was still watching Hermione.

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