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Chapter 3: Beauty is only skin deep...right?

Hermione POV

I stepped out of Professor McGonagall's office feeling nervous. I could feel the Time Tuner under my cloak. She had told me not to tell anyone about it, but when I saw Harry outside of her office waiting for me, I admit I was tempted. I mean he was one of my best friends. But Professor's warning stuck in my brain and I decided to keep the time turner to myself.

"What did he want Hermione?" Harry asked curiously.

"Nothing, we just worked on my schedule," I lied, "You know I'm taking Muggle Studies and Arithmancy too,"

"How do you find time to take all these classes?" Harry wondered as we headed toward the Great hall.

"Oh darn it we missed the sorting," I said avoiding his question, "Looks like Ron and Lav saved us seats. I'm starving, aren't you?"

"Uh-huh," Harry said absent-mindedly staring at one of the tables. (A/N: I know in the book they bring Cho in at the Qudditch match but I'm bringing her in earlier) Harry and I sat down.

"Wha 'id 'fessor wan 'Arry?" Ron asked, his mouth full of potatoes. I winced. That was just what I wanted to see, I thought sarcastically.

"Nothing...she just warned be about Sirius Black," He said this as if these kind of this happened everyday. Well I guess they sorta did because the You- know-who was after him and all.

"I heard he's a big supporter of the You-know-who!" Ron hissed. "Don't want to go messing around with him,"

"Of course not," Lav said. "I wonder if Black knows the Malfoys?"

"Probably," Ron said in a hushed voice. "The Malfoys are probably one of his biggest supporters, I mean the You-know-who's,"

Lav shivered. "No wonder Draco is so...well, evil. And his father is well, even worse," They had met Draco's dad Lucius last year. He had tricked Ginny Weasley with Lord Voldemort's diary that opened the chamber of secrets beast and tried to kill Muggle Borns. I was petrified by it last year (long story).

"Ron, who's the girl at the Ravenclaw table, the Asian one?" Harry asked suddenly.

"That's Cho Chang," Fred Weasley butted in, "She's the Ravenclaw seeker,"

"Why do you care?" I asked sharply.

Harry turned as scarlet as his Qudditch robes. Ron began grinning and giggling.

"Ooh! Harry's got a crush!" He sang in a soft voice.

"What were you singing Weasley," Malfoy said snidely.

"None of your business Malfoy," Ron said sourly, his fun ruined.

"Maybe about how stupid you are," Lavender said harshly, "Can't even stay on a broomstick can you?"

Malfoy paled a little. He was also a seeker but for Slytherin. He bought his way on the team and he wasn't very good. After he left Ron asked,

"Brilliant, Lavender," She blushed,

"When I bored I think of Malfoy insults to use. I hate him sooo much," I giggled but I saw Harry looking over at Cho and my sprits fell. I thought beauty was only skin deep...right?

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Harry POV

God she was beautiful, that Ravenclaw girl. She had shiny black hair and big brown eyes. His heart leaped whenever he saw her.

"Were going to the Common Room, lover boy," Rom teased as he pushed back his chair. "We got a long year ahead of us and we might as well get some sleep," I nodded and joined Ron to the Fat Lady. We all turned to Hermione.

"Fortuna Major," she said and the portrait opened leading us into the Gryffindor common room. Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, the Weasley's, and Seamus Finnagin were waiting there. We talked about Qudditch for a while, talking about strategies to win the cup this year. Hermione and Lavender were getting bored so they slipped of to the Girls Dorm. After a while we got tired too so we went to the Boys dorm. I stayed awake for a while but I could hear Neville's loud snores and Ron's sleep talking. I finally fell asleep daydreaming about Cho (A/N: Because she's so darn boring lol).

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Ron POV

The first few weeks passed pretty smoothly. We did have a little trouble with Snape, had a fun lesson with Lupin, and Harry had to get up early for Qudditch but besides that there were no major disruptions. But there was one sorta thing. Everyone was acting weird. By everyone I mean my friends. Harry was mooning over Cho, Hermione was grumpy and snappy, and Lav was a mood swinger. Don't expect me to understand girls though. I don't think I've changed very much. But there was one thing I did admit to. I did like Hermione. Yeah she was getting very grumpy and bossy but as I said I don't understand girls. Maybe t's part of coming of age and she will be normal in a few days.

Oh yeah and there was one very weird thing about Hermione. She had a warped homework schedule. Sometimes she just popped up when you thought she wasn't there. I don't understand girls, yes, but popping up everywhere isn't part of growing up is it? She's taking classes that are during the same times. Not even she could pull off that.

Sometimes I think I don't understand anything.

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Lavender POV

What did I have to do to get him to notice and/or like me? He seems to like Hermione but I'm not mad at her. She doesn't even know because she's to busy languishing over Harry. I wonder what shape this love thing would make. I like Ron who likes Hermione who likes Harry who likes Cho. But nobody likes each other back. Boys: who understands them? I gritted my teeth as I watched Ron in the Common room. There must be something I hadn't tried. Whatever it was I would do it. I had to win him.

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That's it for now folks. I might take awhile to update b/c I'm going on a 4 day trip for fourth of July.