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'But I thought you would be studying?' asked Harry.
'Yeah, I was supposed to. But it was my fault you got that from Snape.'
'No it's not. Malfoy called you a mudblood!'
'Yeah, well.' she looked around and noticed something. 'Where's Ron?'
Harry turned and he didn't see him as well. 'But he was just here a moment ago.'
On their way to the Great Hall for lunch, they bumped into Ron. 'Sorry. I had to run quick for-,' he said before he was interrupted.
'Your girlfriend? Honestly, Ron! Harry lost 20 points for Gryffindor because Snape caught him fighting with Malfoy. He had worse injuries than Harry, a bloody nose.' She said really fast, hoping to make Ron feel guilty. How wrong she was.
'You gave Malfoy a bloody nose Harry? WICKED!' he said amused.
'Yeah but dumb git bruised my cheek,' said Harry, holding his purple cheek. 'Gave me a punch in the stomach too.'
Hermione rolled her eyes at how both of them were talking about the fight more than the consequences. She muttered something which sounded a lot like 'boys' and buried herself in her Arithmancy Book, trying to eat at the same time.
After lunch, they headed for the grounds to have their Care of Magical Creatures with Lupin, and to their great disappointment, the Slytherin 5th years were there as well. They were having CoMC with them again this year.
Ron began to sulk heavily again. 'I think they're punishing us for something we never did! They keep making us go with Slytherin! They're just some--'
'Good afternoon class.' greeted Lupin; he purposely interrupted Ron for what he was nearly going to say. 'If you'll kindly follow me near the Lake, it would be greatly appreciated.' he said calmly. You'd think Lupin was a push-over but on the contrary, he would be a scary person if rubbed the wrong way.
The students did as he asked and followed him. Neville's face looked as happy to see Lupin as Harry, Hermione and Ron were. It was a known fact that Lupin was extremely kind and in Harry's 3rd year, Neville was a bit of a favorite of Lupin's.
They reached the lake and saw a huge water-filled barrel, but water wasn't all that filled the barrel. In it were creatures that looked like frogs only their skin were shiny, not slimy and they were swimming.
'Can anyone tell me what these are?' Professor Lupin asked.
Hermione shot her hand up as usual. 'They're called Kydenoes, sir.'
'Very good Miss Granger.10 points to Gryffindor.' Hermione's face turned bright red. 'Now, if everyone would please take one. I'd like to show you something.'
Everyone stayed put. Then, Harry stepped forward and grabbed a Kydenoe. It felt strange. It had just been under water, yet, it was as dry as anything. It didn't feel slimy either, more like feathery.
'Professor, why does it feel feathery?' he finally asked.
'Can anyone answer Mr. Potter's question and explain why? He asked the class. Hermione shot her hand straight up.
'Because it HAS feathers. They can fly at a mature age. Also, the feathers don't get affected by water.' she said matter-of-factly.
'Very good Miss Granger.10 more points to Gryffindor.' praised Lupin. 'Now these Kydenoes are just 3 months old. They reach maturity at the age of 2. They die at around 5 years of age.'
'Following Harry's lead, Ron and Hermione took one each. Then, the rest did as well and before long, it was Kydenoe chaos. But the lesson ended well and the Gryffindor 5th years looked amazingly happy before Potions.
Ron was nearly going to punch his fists through the wall when he saw that again, the Slytherins are sharing a class with them. 'Are we never going to have Potions with any other house?' he asked himself, louder than usual.
During Potions, Snape was being extra mean and cruel to Harry. Not only was he making him clean up inappropriate messes, he would also take 1 point off Gryffindor for every wrong answer Harry gave. He rewarded a point to Malfoy, though. Right or not, it didn't matter.
When Potions finished, Harry was unbelievably angry. He was so ticked off, that neither Hermione nor Ron said anything to him until they reached the empty common room.
Hermione spoke first. 'Harry, don't let Snape get to you. He's just trying to get on your nerves.'
'Yeah? Well it's working.'
'Harry, Snape wouldn't know the meaning of fair even if it kicked him right where it hurts.' said Ron in a just-ignore-him tone.
Harry tried very hard not to laugh at this comment but he ended up laughing anyway. Hermione and Ron joined him in the laughter.
Ron then said 'Okay, that was fun, but I gotta go, I'm meeting my luv.'
'You're "luv"?' Hermione asked sarcastically.
'Yes, I know it's corny but that's what I'm calling her until I can tell you her name.'
Hermione giggled while Harry hid a laugh. Ron left them uncontrollably laughing. They stopped laughing and it became quiet in the empty common room.
'Hermione, are you really serious about going with me?' Harry asked, not knowing what to say for either answer.
'Why not? I mean, I was going to study but I haven't been in a dance since the Yule Ball.'
'So you're really going with me?'
'Yes, Harry. Why is that so hard to believe?'
'I don't know.'
'Anything else?'
'Uh... yeah, there's one more thing.'
'What is it?'
'I don't know how to dance.' said Harry embarrassingly. 'You don't? But you seemed to know last year.' said Hermione.
'Not really. Couldn't you guess why I sat the entire time?' he joked.
'Well, it doesn't really matter if we dance or not. I wasn't going to go remember? So dancing or not, I'm going to be there, I owe you one.'
'Oh. Ok. Thanks.'
'Yeah, it's fine. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some studying and homework to attend to. 'She said calmly and kindly. Harry nodded, signaling her to go study.
When she left Harry, he planned on telling Sirius what had happened but he thought it would be too boring for him to read about dances, fights or --- wait, Lupin! With this in mind, Harry got out a role of parchment and quill, and began writing to Sirius.
Dear Sirius, Have you heard? Professor Lupin's our Care of Magical Creatures Teacher. He really knows his stuff! Nothing really important has happened so far. My scar hasn't hurt since the last time I told you. So in short, there's nothing to worry about. Hope you're doing fine, and give my best to Buckbeak. Harry
He finished his letter and went to the owlry. He looked for Hedwig and she flew down to him as soon as she saw him. He tied the letter to the snowy- white bird and instructed her to give it to Sirius. He headed back to the common room, only to be stopped by Fred and George, who were looking extremely excited.
'There's the man of the hour!' said Fred.
'Yeah, his majesty.' added George.
Harry now felt and looked confused. They saw this so they provided an explanation.
'Harry, we have all voted for the next captain and it's between Angelina and Katie. Alicia has one. So Harry, who will it be?'
Harry needed some time to think about this. He imagined who would be better for the position. He told his vote to the twins and Angelina became captain.
'Okay Harry, bye! Try outs for Keeper are on 20th.' said George and waved him goodbye.
October 31st was merely 5 days away and Harry was still exhausted from Quidditch training. The new Keeper they picked was Ron. He was able to catch all the throws the chasers threw at him and dodge all the bludgers his dear brothers would beat towards him. Ron loved to show off about being a Keeper. Thank goodness for him, Harry nor Hermione didn't mind because he was finally in the Quidditch team. Ron wasn't always around but when he was, they always had fun.
Harry wasn't only exhausted from the Quidditch training; he was exhausted from all the homework and his recent new activity. Hermione was always busy preparing for their O.W.L.s. Ron would always be with his girlfriend, so they weren't always together. But their friendship didn't change, just their schedule.
The morning of 31st came and Harry didn't know how to feel. He didn't know whether he was excited about the dance or dreading it. But he was thankful it had fallen on a no-school day.
Harry told Hermione he would meet her in the common room, near the stairs that lead to the dorms at 6:30. The Dance was going to start at 7:00.
He started dressing up in a semi-formal muggle clothes because Dumbledore mentioned a few weeks ago that it would be a costume party and no robes allowed. He didn't wear a tie or a bow; he just left his top button undone. He combed his hair, not that it helped (his hair was always strangely untidy no matter what he did.) He looked in a mirror and for a minute, he hardly recognized himself, he had to admit, he had changed as much as Ron and Hermione did.
He went down to the common room, which was nearly empty because it was 6:30.'Just in time,' he muttered to himself. He waited for a minute, then 2, soon, the common room was empty, and everyone had left. Even Ginny, who went with Neville again.
He had been waiting for her for about an hour now and the thought, 'What if she bailed on me?' crossed his mind more than once. He checked the time, 7:30. He looked up, and there she was, Hermione. Or was it?
Her hair, (now straight) was tied back to a delicate bun with few strands of hair placed elegantly on her cheek. She was wearing a sky blue dress that fell flatly on her legs, showing her figure. When she got close enough, Harry saw that her eyes had light purple eye shadow and her lips had glittering lipstick. She had earrings Harry had never seen before and a pretty silver necklace.
Hermione noticed his mouth was open and she closed it for him. She giggled and said,
'Harry, stop joking around. I'm sorry I'm late'
Harry was too dazed to notice the time now but he had sense enough to head for the Great Hall.
Hermione put her arm around Harry's and she was doing what a real date would do.
When they entered the Great Hall, they saw that people were already dancing. There was a live band again and Harry saw the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students were there as well. He felt Hermione give a jump when they saw Ron. He was talking to someone. Could this be her? His girlfriend?
They approached him and the person he was talking to. They got there and Ron turned to them. 'Hey guys, I'd like to introduce my girlfriend to you, who you already know.'
The girl turned as well and Harry saw that it was....
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'But I thought you would be studying?' asked Harry.
'Yeah, I was supposed to. But it was my fault you got that from Snape.'
'No it's not. Malfoy called you a mudblood!'
'Yeah, well.' she looked around and noticed something. 'Where's Ron?'
Harry turned and he didn't see him as well. 'But he was just here a moment ago.'
On their way to the Great Hall for lunch, they bumped into Ron. 'Sorry. I had to run quick for-,' he said before he was interrupted.
'Your girlfriend? Honestly, Ron! Harry lost 20 points for Gryffindor because Snape caught him fighting with Malfoy. He had worse injuries than Harry, a bloody nose.' She said really fast, hoping to make Ron feel guilty. How wrong she was.
'You gave Malfoy a bloody nose Harry? WICKED!' he said amused.
'Yeah but dumb git bruised my cheek,' said Harry, holding his purple cheek. 'Gave me a punch in the stomach too.'
Hermione rolled her eyes at how both of them were talking about the fight more than the consequences. She muttered something which sounded a lot like 'boys' and buried herself in her Arithmancy Book, trying to eat at the same time.
After lunch, they headed for the grounds to have their Care of Magical Creatures with Lupin, and to their great disappointment, the Slytherin 5th years were there as well. They were having CoMC with them again this year.
Ron began to sulk heavily again. 'I think they're punishing us for something we never did! They keep making us go with Slytherin! They're just some--'
'Good afternoon class.' greeted Lupin; he purposely interrupted Ron for what he was nearly going to say. 'If you'll kindly follow me near the Lake, it would be greatly appreciated.' he said calmly. You'd think Lupin was a push-over but on the contrary, he would be a scary person if rubbed the wrong way.
The students did as he asked and followed him. Neville's face looked as happy to see Lupin as Harry, Hermione and Ron were. It was a known fact that Lupin was extremely kind and in Harry's 3rd year, Neville was a bit of a favorite of Lupin's.
They reached the lake and saw a huge water-filled barrel, but water wasn't all that filled the barrel. In it were creatures that looked like frogs only their skin were shiny, not slimy and they were swimming.
'Can anyone tell me what these are?' Professor Lupin asked.
Hermione shot her hand up as usual. 'They're called Kydenoes, sir.'
'Very good Miss Granger.10 points to Gryffindor.' Hermione's face turned bright red. 'Now, if everyone would please take one. I'd like to show you something.'
Everyone stayed put. Then, Harry stepped forward and grabbed a Kydenoe. It felt strange. It had just been under water, yet, it was as dry as anything. It didn't feel slimy either, more like feathery.
'Professor, why does it feel feathery?' he finally asked.
'Can anyone answer Mr. Potter's question and explain why? He asked the class. Hermione shot her hand straight up.
'Because it HAS feathers. They can fly at a mature age. Also, the feathers don't get affected by water.' she said matter-of-factly.
'Very good Miss Granger.10 more points to Gryffindor.' praised Lupin. 'Now these Kydenoes are just 3 months old. They reach maturity at the age of 2. They die at around 5 years of age.'
'Following Harry's lead, Ron and Hermione took one each. Then, the rest did as well and before long, it was Kydenoe chaos. But the lesson ended well and the Gryffindor 5th years looked amazingly happy before Potions.
Ron was nearly going to punch his fists through the wall when he saw that again, the Slytherins are sharing a class with them. 'Are we never going to have Potions with any other house?' he asked himself, louder than usual.
During Potions, Snape was being extra mean and cruel to Harry. Not only was he making him clean up inappropriate messes, he would also take 1 point off Gryffindor for every wrong answer Harry gave. He rewarded a point to Malfoy, though. Right or not, it didn't matter.
When Potions finished, Harry was unbelievably angry. He was so ticked off, that neither Hermione nor Ron said anything to him until they reached the empty common room.
Hermione spoke first. 'Harry, don't let Snape get to you. He's just trying to get on your nerves.'
'Yeah? Well it's working.'
'Harry, Snape wouldn't know the meaning of fair even if it kicked him right where it hurts.' said Ron in a just-ignore-him tone.
Harry tried very hard not to laugh at this comment but he ended up laughing anyway. Hermione and Ron joined him in the laughter.
Ron then said 'Okay, that was fun, but I gotta go, I'm meeting my luv.'
'You're "luv"?' Hermione asked sarcastically.
'Yes, I know it's corny but that's what I'm calling her until I can tell you her name.'
Hermione giggled while Harry hid a laugh. Ron left them uncontrollably laughing. They stopped laughing and it became quiet in the empty common room.
'Hermione, are you really serious about going with me?' Harry asked, not knowing what to say for either answer.
'Why not? I mean, I was going to study but I haven't been in a dance since the Yule Ball.'
'So you're really going with me?'
'Yes, Harry. Why is that so hard to believe?'
'I don't know.'
'Anything else?'
'Uh... yeah, there's one more thing.'
'What is it?'
'I don't know how to dance.' said Harry embarrassingly. 'You don't? But you seemed to know last year.' said Hermione.
'Not really. Couldn't you guess why I sat the entire time?' he joked.
'Well, it doesn't really matter if we dance or not. I wasn't going to go remember? So dancing or not, I'm going to be there, I owe you one.'
'Oh. Ok. Thanks.'
'Yeah, it's fine. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some studying and homework to attend to. 'She said calmly and kindly. Harry nodded, signaling her to go study.
When she left Harry, he planned on telling Sirius what had happened but he thought it would be too boring for him to read about dances, fights or --- wait, Lupin! With this in mind, Harry got out a role of parchment and quill, and began writing to Sirius.
Dear Sirius, Have you heard? Professor Lupin's our Care of Magical Creatures Teacher. He really knows his stuff! Nothing really important has happened so far. My scar hasn't hurt since the last time I told you. So in short, there's nothing to worry about. Hope you're doing fine, and give my best to Buckbeak. Harry
He finished his letter and went to the owlry. He looked for Hedwig and she flew down to him as soon as she saw him. He tied the letter to the snowy- white bird and instructed her to give it to Sirius. He headed back to the common room, only to be stopped by Fred and George, who were looking extremely excited.
'There's the man of the hour!' said Fred.
'Yeah, his majesty.' added George.
Harry now felt and looked confused. They saw this so they provided an explanation.
'Harry, we have all voted for the next captain and it's between Angelina and Katie. Alicia has one. So Harry, who will it be?'
Harry needed some time to think about this. He imagined who would be better for the position. He told his vote to the twins and Angelina became captain.
'Okay Harry, bye! Try outs for Keeper are on 20th.' said George and waved him goodbye.
October 31st was merely 5 days away and Harry was still exhausted from Quidditch training. The new Keeper they picked was Ron. He was able to catch all the throws the chasers threw at him and dodge all the bludgers his dear brothers would beat towards him. Ron loved to show off about being a Keeper. Thank goodness for him, Harry nor Hermione didn't mind because he was finally in the Quidditch team. Ron wasn't always around but when he was, they always had fun.
Harry wasn't only exhausted from the Quidditch training; he was exhausted from all the homework and his recent new activity. Hermione was always busy preparing for their O.W.L.s. Ron would always be with his girlfriend, so they weren't always together. But their friendship didn't change, just their schedule.
The morning of 31st came and Harry didn't know how to feel. He didn't know whether he was excited about the dance or dreading it. But he was thankful it had fallen on a no-school day.
Harry told Hermione he would meet her in the common room, near the stairs that lead to the dorms at 6:30. The Dance was going to start at 7:00.
He started dressing up in a semi-formal muggle clothes because Dumbledore mentioned a few weeks ago that it would be a costume party and no robes allowed. He didn't wear a tie or a bow; he just left his top button undone. He combed his hair, not that it helped (his hair was always strangely untidy no matter what he did.) He looked in a mirror and for a minute, he hardly recognized himself, he had to admit, he had changed as much as Ron and Hermione did.
He went down to the common room, which was nearly empty because it was 6:30.'Just in time,' he muttered to himself. He waited for a minute, then 2, soon, the common room was empty, and everyone had left. Even Ginny, who went with Neville again.
He had been waiting for her for about an hour now and the thought, 'What if she bailed on me?' crossed his mind more than once. He checked the time, 7:30. He looked up, and there she was, Hermione. Or was it?
Her hair, (now straight) was tied back to a delicate bun with few strands of hair placed elegantly on her cheek. She was wearing a sky blue dress that fell flatly on her legs, showing her figure. When she got close enough, Harry saw that her eyes had light purple eye shadow and her lips had glittering lipstick. She had earrings Harry had never seen before and a pretty silver necklace.
Hermione noticed his mouth was open and she closed it for him. She giggled and said,
'Harry, stop joking around. I'm sorry I'm late'
Harry was too dazed to notice the time now but he had sense enough to head for the Great Hall.
Hermione put her arm around Harry's and she was doing what a real date would do.
When they entered the Great Hall, they saw that people were already dancing. There was a live band again and Harry saw the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students were there as well. He felt Hermione give a jump when they saw Ron. He was talking to someone. Could this be her? His girlfriend?
They approached him and the person he was talking to. They got there and Ron turned to them. 'Hey guys, I'd like to introduce my girlfriend to you, who you already know.'
The girl turned as well and Harry saw that it was....
****I'm evil I know. Give me a minute and I'll put the next post up for anyone reading this. I will aknowledge any one who reviews, (unless you don't want to) but it may be a couple of chapters later. I am posting the chapters pretty fast since I have a lot of the story written. PLEASE REVIEW!!!