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Then, Dumbledore stood up when McGonagall took the chair and the sorting hat away.
'Welcome to a new Hogwarts school year. I have a few points that I wish to announce: First years, note that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. The Quidditch season shall start a week after the now traditional Halloween Dance which will take place on Halloween eve.
And again, I'd like to tell all students to not go wandering off after hours.' he shot a glance to the Gryffindor table where Harry, Hermione and Ron sat. Then he continued.
'I'm delighted to introduce to you your new teachers for this year. First, Miss Fleur DelaCour.'
Fleur stood up and all the guys, except Harry, stared at her with much anticipation. She waved at the students.
'Miss DelaCour will be our very first French Teacher. Second, a Mr. Adam Leonhart. Our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.'
Everyone applauded him welcome.
'And please welcome back, Rubeus Hagrid as your Care of Magical Creatures Professor.' three tables exploded with applause. Slytherin wasn't one of them. Harry could see Hagrid's grateful smile behind his ever so bushy beard.
'I think that's about it. I'll let you know in time if I've forgotten any.' said Dumbledore. Everyone knew that Dumbledore was a very wise and intelligent man but sometimes he doesn't show it. 'Now, I'll say the magic words and we can start eating. "The Magic Words!" 'He said and as soon as he finished, the tables filled with food beyond anyone's imagination. The goblets filled with drinks and the students and teachers all began eating.
At the Gryffindor table, Harry looked around and saw the new Toni Anne Jordan, Stephanie Samuels and Candice Radcliffe sat together near Harry, Hermione, Ron and Lavender. They were caught in a conversation.
Harry looked at the Hufflepuff table. The new comers there were in a conversation, too. Jason Behr and Shiri Appleby looked like a couple already. Of course, since they were first years, they probably didn't realize it.
On the Ravenclaw table, the new first years were happily chattering away. No one there was transferred. Harry saw Cho stare at him. He looked away. Hermione saw this and gave him a small kiss on his lips.
When all the students finished eating, Dumbledore stood up again.
'Now that we're all fed ad stuffed, I'd like to add a few more things to your list of Hogwarts events. There will be a Dueling Contest and a Test- your-Mind Competition. I would encourage all of you to participate in either one. Now, off with you. Prefects, lead the first years to their dormitories, please while the others proceed there quietly. Thank you.' he said with the calm voice anyone can be relaxed with.
Hermione was a prefect but she wasn't the one to escort the first years. Harry was glad about this. The transfers went with the first years as they didn't know the password.
When the Gryffindor higher forms got to the portrait of the Fat Lady, Hermione moved front and told them the password.
'Alright, now please remember this as you will use it for the next 2 months. The password's Pixie Wings.' she said in her matter-of-factly tone.
The portrait snug open and they went in. Some stayed in the common room; others went to hit the sack early. Harry and Hermione, however, went to the very corner and most unnoticeable part of the common room.
'So, Miss Prefect, are you gonna punish me for saying how remarkably beautiful you're looking tonight?' he asked her, jokingly.
'Cut it out, Harry. We're supposed to be discussing our schedules. And I'm planning to join the Test-your-Mind Competition by the way. Think I'll stand a chance?' she asked, innocently.
'Are you kidding? You're the smartest student in school!'
'Yeah, well, I need reminding every now and then.' she joked. They laughed a bit. 'Are you planning to join the Dueling Contest?'
'Hmmm.Last time I joined, someone thought I was the heir of Slytherin. Well, this year might be fun, too. I guess I will.' he said dully.
They continued talking until three Gryffindor girls approached them.
'Uh, excuse me but, are you Harry Potter?' said one of them.
Harry looked up and said, 'Uh, yeah.'
'See, Nianne, it is Harry Potter!' she said to Nianne. 'Hi, I'm Candice Radcliffe.'
'I'm Stephanie Samuels' said one of them.
'And I'm Toni Anne Jordan. We heard you were the Seeker for Gryffindor and we were wondering.'she trailed off.
'If we could try out for the Team!' said an ecstatic Stephanie.
Harry was overwhelmed. 'Uh... Sure. The tryouts are on Saturday. You're all welcome to go.' he said with his now husky voice.
'Okay. Thanks. We'll be there.' said Candice. And the three of them left muttering something about chasers.
'Harry, are the tryouts official?' asked Hermione, raising an eyebrow.
'Uh.No. But I have 6 days to make it official.' said Harry. He forgot tomorrow was the start of lessons.
Harry bid Hermione goodnight and went to his dorm.
Harry saw Neville, Seamus and Dean fast asleep. Ron wasn't there yet. He suspected he was still with Lavender.
He put on his pajamas and went straight to sleep. It wasn't a dreamless sleep though.
He was somewhere in a dungeon. He saw people in hoods.Deatheaters!
They were kneeling down. Someone was inside the circle the Deatheaters made. That's when he heard it.
'Wormtail, Come forth!' said a snake-like voice.
A small hooded man came up, one of his hands being metal. Harry knew this was Peter Pettigrew.
'Yes, Master?' asked Wormtail in his cowardly voice.
'Wormtail, Wormtail, Wormtail .My dear loyal servant.' said the snake-like voice. 'But are you really my loyal servant?'
'Yes, Master, of course. I am your most loyal servant.'
'ARE YOU?' yelled the snake-like voice. He seems to be angry at something. 'Crucio!'
Wormtail fell and twitched on the ground. Cries of pain were heard. The man with the snake-like voice was smiling. 'You see, Wormtail, I know you gave that book to that Mudblood know you gave it BEHIND MY BACK!'
'Master..please.forgive me...have mercy.'said Wormtail with difficulty.
'Have mercy? MERCY IS FOR THE WEAK!' bellowed his Master.' I am Lord Voldemort and I do not give mercy. Especially to traitors.'
Wormtail was now shaking and twitching uncontrollably.
'But Wormtail. I will not take your life yet. I still have use for you.' said Voldemort and he stopped the curse.
'Thank you Master. Please use me, Master. I do not deserve second chance.' said Wormtail.
'No, you don't. But only you can pull this off, Wormtail. This task will get me Harry Potter. And only then will I take your pathetic life.' said Voldemort.
Harry woke up. His scar was burning again. He put his hand on it but the pain didn't go away. Voldemort was planning to go after him again. But why?
He shook his head. The pain was fading now. He looked at his watch. It was half past four. He rubbed his eyes and went back to sleep. The pain was gone now. He didn't have any more dreams that night. The doubted whether that was really a dream.It seemed real.
The next day, Ron woke him up.
'Oh goody. Double Potions. This is the best day!' said Ron. Sarcasm was obviously present.
'What time is it?' asked Harry, still a bit sleepy.
'It's breakfast time, genius. Now come on! The food gets cold, y'know.' said Ron as he pulled Harry's blanket away.
After Harry got dressed, he and Ron went to the Great Hall for breakfast. Hermione and Lavender were there. Harry told Ron about the three girls last night.
'Really? Do you think they'll be the new chasers? I mean, we're fresh out of chasers.' said Ron.
'Dunno. We'll find out Saturday.' said Harry.
After breakfast, the Gryffindor 6th years went to the Dungeons to have their Potions. Unfortunately, the Slytherin 6th years were there, too.
'Not them again. I hate having Potions with them ugly gits.' groaned Ron.
It was the first time Harry saw Malfoy this school year.
'Well, lookie here. Potty and Weasel. Mudblood and fortune teller. Quite the couples are we?' said Malfoy.
'Where's your Teddy Bear, Malfoy?' asked Ron. 'Puppkins, right?'
'Weasley, don't hate me because I'm rich. People like you make the beggars look loaded.'
Ron was about to throw a punch before Harry stopped him. He shook his head at Ron and whispered, 'He's not worth it, Ron. Just ignore him.'
'What's the matter, Potter? Scared to fight me?' said Malfoy from behind.
Harry took his wand out and so did Malfoy.
But something or rather, someone, pulled his collar.
'Potter, Malfoy! There will be no dueling in my class. I shall make sure that you two are entered for the Dueling Contest. The Loser will get 5 detentions.' said Snape, looking at Harry.
Harry glared at him. Snape had his hideous smile.
'Now, into the classroom!' he yelled at both Slytherin and Gryffindor.
It was a very boring lesson indeed. All they learned to make was a shrinking potion. It wasn't very amusing until Neville got his ingredients wrong and made a blinking potion.
When he sampled it, his eyes blinked uncontrollably. It was like his eyes were closed.
'You silly boy! 20 points from Gryffindor. Go to the hospital wing. You hopeless git, shoo!' yelled Snape. 'The next one that gets their shrinking potion wrong, receives a detention and another 20 points off their house.'
Ironically enough. It was Crabbe. But Snape didn't give him detention or take 20 points from Slytherin. He merely made him correct it.
'That's pure unfairness, I tell you. We should try the subtle approach: Snape you oily git, be fair for once in your pathetic life! How's that?' said Ron after class. They laughed a bit and headed for the next class.
They had Care of Magical Creatures next, with Hagrid. Harry was looking forward to this. Not to the lesson but to talking with Hagrid. He needed to explain some things.
They went to the grounds and waited outside his hut. Five minutes later, Hagrid came out of his hut and beckoned them to the lake. They were met by the refreshing breeze from the lake.
'Fer first term, we're going teh learn all about Bynka Mystics. Yeh find 'em at the shallow parts of the water but they rarely show themselves. Afraid, see, of what will happen to them if they do. These are one of the most beautiful creatures on earth. Their skin is hunted for a lot of Potions that include beauty. Their eyes are so dazzling, many people use them as gems.' said Hagrid.
He pointed to a shallow part of the lake. It was full of Bynka Mystics. Their skin was green-blue in color. It looked like it was made of silk. Their eyes were of deep crimson red. Their hair was neatly on top of their oval shaped head and large ears. Their hair was fluffy and Hermione thought that this was the cutest thing she's ever seen.
'Now, yeh can see they're a bit shy. Yeh jus' need to let them know yeh won't hurt them.' he said as he reached down and patted a Bynka Mystic. It purred like a cat but somehow differently.
A few girls said 'Awwww' at this and came to do the same. When most of the girls from both Gryffindor and Slytherin were patting some Bynka Mystics, the boys just stood there, not knowing what to do.
'I knew yeh fellers would act like this. Which is why I brought along the adult stage of Bynka Mystics.' said Hagrid, quite pleased with himself.
He took out a big crate and opened it.
Some scaly things jumped out. They had blade-like claws and sharp-hairs.
Some of the boys yelled 'Wicked!' as most of them got closer.
'These don't hurt anything unless you're a fish needs these kinds of features to kill their prey easily because very few fish live in the shallow water.' said Hagrid. Harry was in awe at how much Hagrid knew about things. It was certainly a fun lesson for both Gryffindor and Slytherin, as much as they hate to admit it, which they didn't.
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Then, Dumbledore stood up when McGonagall took the chair and the sorting hat away.
'Welcome to a new Hogwarts school year. I have a few points that I wish to announce: First years, note that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. The Quidditch season shall start a week after the now traditional Halloween Dance which will take place on Halloween eve.
And again, I'd like to tell all students to not go wandering off after hours.' he shot a glance to the Gryffindor table where Harry, Hermione and Ron sat. Then he continued.
'I'm delighted to introduce to you your new teachers for this year. First, Miss Fleur DelaCour.'
Fleur stood up and all the guys, except Harry, stared at her with much anticipation. She waved at the students.
'Miss DelaCour will be our very first French Teacher. Second, a Mr. Adam Leonhart. Our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.'
Everyone applauded him welcome.
'And please welcome back, Rubeus Hagrid as your Care of Magical Creatures Professor.' three tables exploded with applause. Slytherin wasn't one of them. Harry could see Hagrid's grateful smile behind his ever so bushy beard.
'I think that's about it. I'll let you know in time if I've forgotten any.' said Dumbledore. Everyone knew that Dumbledore was a very wise and intelligent man but sometimes he doesn't show it. 'Now, I'll say the magic words and we can start eating. "The Magic Words!" 'He said and as soon as he finished, the tables filled with food beyond anyone's imagination. The goblets filled with drinks and the students and teachers all began eating.
At the Gryffindor table, Harry looked around and saw the new Toni Anne Jordan, Stephanie Samuels and Candice Radcliffe sat together near Harry, Hermione, Ron and Lavender. They were caught in a conversation.
Harry looked at the Hufflepuff table. The new comers there were in a conversation, too. Jason Behr and Shiri Appleby looked like a couple already. Of course, since they were first years, they probably didn't realize it.
On the Ravenclaw table, the new first years were happily chattering away. No one there was transferred. Harry saw Cho stare at him. He looked away. Hermione saw this and gave him a small kiss on his lips.
When all the students finished eating, Dumbledore stood up again.
'Now that we're all fed ad stuffed, I'd like to add a few more things to your list of Hogwarts events. There will be a Dueling Contest and a Test- your-Mind Competition. I would encourage all of you to participate in either one. Now, off with you. Prefects, lead the first years to their dormitories, please while the others proceed there quietly. Thank you.' he said with the calm voice anyone can be relaxed with.
Hermione was a prefect but she wasn't the one to escort the first years. Harry was glad about this. The transfers went with the first years as they didn't know the password.
When the Gryffindor higher forms got to the portrait of the Fat Lady, Hermione moved front and told them the password.
'Alright, now please remember this as you will use it for the next 2 months. The password's Pixie Wings.' she said in her matter-of-factly tone.
The portrait snug open and they went in. Some stayed in the common room; others went to hit the sack early. Harry and Hermione, however, went to the very corner and most unnoticeable part of the common room.
'So, Miss Prefect, are you gonna punish me for saying how remarkably beautiful you're looking tonight?' he asked her, jokingly.
'Cut it out, Harry. We're supposed to be discussing our schedules. And I'm planning to join the Test-your-Mind Competition by the way. Think I'll stand a chance?' she asked, innocently.
'Are you kidding? You're the smartest student in school!'
'Yeah, well, I need reminding every now and then.' she joked. They laughed a bit. 'Are you planning to join the Dueling Contest?'
'Hmmm.Last time I joined, someone thought I was the heir of Slytherin. Well, this year might be fun, too. I guess I will.' he said dully.
They continued talking until three Gryffindor girls approached them.
'Uh, excuse me but, are you Harry Potter?' said one of them.
Harry looked up and said, 'Uh, yeah.'
'See, Nianne, it is Harry Potter!' she said to Nianne. 'Hi, I'm Candice Radcliffe.'
'I'm Stephanie Samuels' said one of them.
'And I'm Toni Anne Jordan. We heard you were the Seeker for Gryffindor and we were wondering.'she trailed off.
'If we could try out for the Team!' said an ecstatic Stephanie.
Harry was overwhelmed. 'Uh... Sure. The tryouts are on Saturday. You're all welcome to go.' he said with his now husky voice.
'Okay. Thanks. We'll be there.' said Candice. And the three of them left muttering something about chasers.
'Harry, are the tryouts official?' asked Hermione, raising an eyebrow.
'Uh.No. But I have 6 days to make it official.' said Harry. He forgot tomorrow was the start of lessons.
Harry bid Hermione goodnight and went to his dorm.
Harry saw Neville, Seamus and Dean fast asleep. Ron wasn't there yet. He suspected he was still with Lavender.
He put on his pajamas and went straight to sleep. It wasn't a dreamless sleep though.
He was somewhere in a dungeon. He saw people in hoods.Deatheaters!
They were kneeling down. Someone was inside the circle the Deatheaters made. That's when he heard it.
'Wormtail, Come forth!' said a snake-like voice.
A small hooded man came up, one of his hands being metal. Harry knew this was Peter Pettigrew.
'Yes, Master?' asked Wormtail in his cowardly voice.
'Wormtail, Wormtail, Wormtail .My dear loyal servant.' said the snake-like voice. 'But are you really my loyal servant?'
'Yes, Master, of course. I am your most loyal servant.'
'ARE YOU?' yelled the snake-like voice. He seems to be angry at something. 'Crucio!'
Wormtail fell and twitched on the ground. Cries of pain were heard. The man with the snake-like voice was smiling. 'You see, Wormtail, I know you gave that book to that Mudblood know you gave it BEHIND MY BACK!'
'Master..please.forgive me...have mercy.'said Wormtail with difficulty.
'Have mercy? MERCY IS FOR THE WEAK!' bellowed his Master.' I am Lord Voldemort and I do not give mercy. Especially to traitors.'
Wormtail was now shaking and twitching uncontrollably.
'But Wormtail. I will not take your life yet. I still have use for you.' said Voldemort and he stopped the curse.
'Thank you Master. Please use me, Master. I do not deserve second chance.' said Wormtail.
'No, you don't. But only you can pull this off, Wormtail. This task will get me Harry Potter. And only then will I take your pathetic life.' said Voldemort.
Harry woke up. His scar was burning again. He put his hand on it but the pain didn't go away. Voldemort was planning to go after him again. But why?
He shook his head. The pain was fading now. He looked at his watch. It was half past four. He rubbed his eyes and went back to sleep. The pain was gone now. He didn't have any more dreams that night. The doubted whether that was really a dream.It seemed real.
The next day, Ron woke him up.
'Oh goody. Double Potions. This is the best day!' said Ron. Sarcasm was obviously present.
'What time is it?' asked Harry, still a bit sleepy.
'It's breakfast time, genius. Now come on! The food gets cold, y'know.' said Ron as he pulled Harry's blanket away.
After Harry got dressed, he and Ron went to the Great Hall for breakfast. Hermione and Lavender were there. Harry told Ron about the three girls last night.
'Really? Do you think they'll be the new chasers? I mean, we're fresh out of chasers.' said Ron.
'Dunno. We'll find out Saturday.' said Harry.
After breakfast, the Gryffindor 6th years went to the Dungeons to have their Potions. Unfortunately, the Slytherin 6th years were there, too.
'Not them again. I hate having Potions with them ugly gits.' groaned Ron.
It was the first time Harry saw Malfoy this school year.
'Well, lookie here. Potty and Weasel. Mudblood and fortune teller. Quite the couples are we?' said Malfoy.
'Where's your Teddy Bear, Malfoy?' asked Ron. 'Puppkins, right?'
'Weasley, don't hate me because I'm rich. People like you make the beggars look loaded.'
Ron was about to throw a punch before Harry stopped him. He shook his head at Ron and whispered, 'He's not worth it, Ron. Just ignore him.'
'What's the matter, Potter? Scared to fight me?' said Malfoy from behind.
Harry took his wand out and so did Malfoy.
But something or rather, someone, pulled his collar.
'Potter, Malfoy! There will be no dueling in my class. I shall make sure that you two are entered for the Dueling Contest. The Loser will get 5 detentions.' said Snape, looking at Harry.
Harry glared at him. Snape had his hideous smile.
'Now, into the classroom!' he yelled at both Slytherin and Gryffindor.
It was a very boring lesson indeed. All they learned to make was a shrinking potion. It wasn't very amusing until Neville got his ingredients wrong and made a blinking potion.
When he sampled it, his eyes blinked uncontrollably. It was like his eyes were closed.
'You silly boy! 20 points from Gryffindor. Go to the hospital wing. You hopeless git, shoo!' yelled Snape. 'The next one that gets their shrinking potion wrong, receives a detention and another 20 points off their house.'
Ironically enough. It was Crabbe. But Snape didn't give him detention or take 20 points from Slytherin. He merely made him correct it.
'That's pure unfairness, I tell you. We should try the subtle approach: Snape you oily git, be fair for once in your pathetic life! How's that?' said Ron after class. They laughed a bit and headed for the next class.
They had Care of Magical Creatures next, with Hagrid. Harry was looking forward to this. Not to the lesson but to talking with Hagrid. He needed to explain some things.
They went to the grounds and waited outside his hut. Five minutes later, Hagrid came out of his hut and beckoned them to the lake. They were met by the refreshing breeze from the lake.
'Fer first term, we're going teh learn all about Bynka Mystics. Yeh find 'em at the shallow parts of the water but they rarely show themselves. Afraid, see, of what will happen to them if they do. These are one of the most beautiful creatures on earth. Their skin is hunted for a lot of Potions that include beauty. Their eyes are so dazzling, many people use them as gems.' said Hagrid.
He pointed to a shallow part of the lake. It was full of Bynka Mystics. Their skin was green-blue in color. It looked like it was made of silk. Their eyes were of deep crimson red. Their hair was neatly on top of their oval shaped head and large ears. Their hair was fluffy and Hermione thought that this was the cutest thing she's ever seen.
'Now, yeh can see they're a bit shy. Yeh jus' need to let them know yeh won't hurt them.' he said as he reached down and patted a Bynka Mystic. It purred like a cat but somehow differently.
A few girls said 'Awwww' at this and came to do the same. When most of the girls from both Gryffindor and Slytherin were patting some Bynka Mystics, the boys just stood there, not knowing what to do.
'I knew yeh fellers would act like this. Which is why I brought along the adult stage of Bynka Mystics.' said Hagrid, quite pleased with himself.
He took out a big crate and opened it.
Some scaly things jumped out. They had blade-like claws and sharp-hairs.
Some of the boys yelled 'Wicked!' as most of them got closer.
'These don't hurt anything unless you're a fish needs these kinds of features to kill their prey easily because very few fish live in the shallow water.' said Hagrid. Harry was in awe at how much Hagrid knew about things. It was certainly a fun lesson for both Gryffindor and Slytherin, as much as they hate to admit it, which they didn't.
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