"Harry Potter and the On Going Struggle"

By SillyGillie

Summary- Harry Potter's 6th year full of drama, mysteries, angst, and romance. Harry promises never to forget the people he's lost, the year goes on and more people are dying each day. Harry is trying to master his Occulmency along with NEWT classes, some interesting new classes, quidditch training, a new DADA teacher, DA still in progress, and the threat of the Prophecy grows closer each day. I hope you like it.

A/N– I am currently re-posting all of my first chapters, due to numerous grammar related errors!

A/N- Hello everyone! I'm really sorry I took so long to update! Final time, I couldn't get a chance to type it all up. My mum took away my computer time until after they were over!! Soo sorry! Well, I belive this is the longest one yet, 11 pages on word. So I hope its worth the wait!!

Disclaimer- No money-making involved, because the HP universe is not mine, but JKR's. I just play in her playground.

Ok this chapter is dedicated to my Sister, Emily, for helping me think up a chapter title, I swear she has a gift with these things! Thankies Em! hugs

"There you are Harry!" Hermione said coming toward him. "I was just going to see if you were back yet, you'll never believe what happened." Hermione babbled on.

"How come you aren't at Hagrid's still?" Harry questioned interrupting her.

"That's what I'm trying to tell you." Hermione said patiently with a roll of her eyes.

"Right, sorry." Harry responded rolling his eyes back at her playfully causing her to swat him on the shoulder.

"Ow." Harry mocked.

"Harry listen. This is serious." Hermione said with a grin moving her bag of books onto another shoulder. Obviously it wasn't.

"Is it?" Harry questioned turning to face her.

"Well, no." Hermione said guiltily with a small smile.

"Why are you carrying those around? Classes haven't begun yet." Harry questioned ignoring her pervious statement and taking her bag from her, swinging it onto his shoulders.

"Just listen." Hermione exclaimed loudly, stopping in her tracks.

"Sorry, proceed gentle lady." Harry mocked.

"What's wrong with you?" Hermione questioned, "your acting all . . . " Hermione paused, searching for a word, "giddy." Hermione stated finally looking at him curiously.

"It's not important, now what are you on about?" Harry questioned.

"What happened, what did Dumbledore say?" Hermione demanded smiling.

"Nothing important," Harry said nonchalantly, waving his hands. "Say what you were." Harry added.

"No, Harry, tell me." Hermione called out catching up to him as they both began to walk once more.

"I asked you first." Harry said stubbornly grinning at Hermione, he was having fun with her, when was the last time he had gotten the chance to talk to his adopted sister alone?

"Come on Harry." Hermione protested grinning back at him.

"Where to?" Harry questioned as they approached a fork in the hallway.

"Left." Hermione responded as Harry turned right.

"Harry!" Harry turned left at Hermione's exclamation.

"What's going on?" Hermione questioned following behind him.

"No idea, you still haven't told me." Harry said, sounding forlorn.

"Right, well all right then, it was the funniest thing, but don't tell Ron that I sort of laughed at him." Hermione began and paused suddenly as Colin ran by,

"Harry, guess what, it was the funniest thing, Malfoy and his goons were walking past the pumpkin patch where Hagrid's growing them for the feast, and he slipped one the mud and fell into a pumpkin." Colin laughed gleefully at the mental image before he ran off shouting, "Elizabeth, wait till you hear this" to a fellow Gryffindor. Harry chuckled slightly and turned toward Hermione who appeared to be trying to drill holes in Colin's back.

"Is that what you wanted to tell me?" Harry questioned

"Yes." Hermione said eyes flashing.

"It's ok. I've got worse news." Harry said and began to walk toward the Great Hall.

"Really, is everything all right?" Hermione turned serious suddenly.

"Where are Ron and Ginny by the way?" Harry questioned.

"Oh I forgot McGonagall's giving them detentions, because they started snapping pictures of Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle." Hermione explained, "Malfoy's getting one too, Hagrid was furious of course, three of the feast pumpkins ruined." Hermione explained.

"That made my day." Harry said smiling slightly

"So what's your news?" Hermione questioned.

"You know our OWL scores?" Harry questioned grinning, he knew Hermione would appreciate this news, and Hermione nodded.

"Well, I've just been to see Dumbledore about them, it turns out, I've got the highest score in our year in Defense." Harry responded grinning at Hermione's squeal of delight. "Second of course, goes to Ms. Hermione the Great congratulations." Harry smiled widely and Hermione hugged him briefly before letting go.

"That's fantastic Harry!" Hermione beamed.

"And guess what you'll never believe this." Harry began as they sat down at the table. "You see, Professor Kean, he held the highest Defense scores ever." Harry said.

"Then he's most certainly qualified." Hermione broke in looking at Professor Kean in a new light. "Wait, what do you mean held?" Hermione questioned. "Harry you didn't!" Hermione exclaimed drawing the attention from various other tables.

"You did?" Hermione questioned in normal tones receiving a nod from Harry.

"You did!" Hermione burst out with renewed volume. "Oh, I'm so happy for you!" Hermione said grinning from ear to ear, causing Harry to laugh outright at Hermione's delight.

"That's fantastic Harry, I'm so proud of you, see I told you all you had to do was study!" Hermione gushed.

"Congratulations to you as well, on a job well done." Harry said, raising his glass to hers, "cheers" Harry laughed taking a sip.

"What's all the excitement about, and toasting?" Ron grumbled taking a seat next to Harry and Ginny sliding in across them.

"Harry's received the highest Defense scores in the history of Hogwarts." Hermione explained as Ron turned to Harry with a look of astonishment on his face and Ginny let out a shout of delight.

"Bloody hell Harry" Ron said grinning as Hermione exclaimed at him.

"It's no big deal, Hermione got second." Harry said trying to divert the attention away from himself.

"Brilliant Hermione!" Ron exclaimed.

"Bit unexpected?" Ginny questioned Harry as Ron continued to consume Hermione's attention with compliments.

"Yeah, just a bit, really." Harry smirked playfully.

"Knew you had it in you." Ginny explained spreading her hands out in front of her in a knowing manner.

"Thank you Professor Trelawny." Harry laughed, "are you nervous about your OWLs?" Harry questioned.

"Merlin, yes." Ginny exclaimed, "Mum's been battering me about them for ages." Ginny explained biting the edge of her lip nervously.

Harry smiled at her "You'll do fine." Harry reassured her, "besides, what are you doing wasting your time on OWLs? Classes haven't even started yet." Harry grinned and coughed Hermione's name.

"Shut up" Ginny said, grinning at her friend, who was currently speaking with Ron.

"Ten knuts says they'll be snogging within this month." Ginny said promptly changing the subject.

"Hmm Ms. Weasley fair bet, I suppose I'll put ten galleons that they'll get together by Christmas. They are thick after all." Harry explained to Ginny's doubting expression.

"Fifteen galleons says they'll be secretly snogging by October." Harry smirked toward Ron and Hermione's general direction.

"I agree." Ginny responded.

"But then we have no bets Ms. Weasley." Harry protested looking her in the eye and saying "Seamus" just as Ginny said "Dean." They grinned and got up and walked down the table to where Seamus, Dean, Lavender, and Parvati were seated.

"Hello Harry, Ginny." Seamus said nodding to each in turn.

"Willing to wager when those thickheads are going to get together?" Ginny questioned promptly.

"You're on." Dean responded smiling warmly at Ginny, while Harry tuned his head toward Seamus.

"Five galleons says March." Seamus said conjuring up a notebook.

"Fifteen knuts says the summer equinox." Dean said and looked down at the notebook in their hands where Harry and Ginny's bets were already placed.

"Cheers lads." Seamus said grinning at Harry and quickly adding "lasses" at Ginny's glare.

"We'll spread the word." Dean called out.

"Hey Harry, what was that about?" Ron questioned.

"Nothing really" Harry responded. Lies. Harry looked up quickly and caught eyes with Ginny who smiled at him.

"Ah, what's for breaky?" Ron questioned cheerfully sliding into his seat with Hermione by his side.

"Same old, eh?" Ron questioned quickly grabbing everything in front of him.

"The house elves word very hard to prepare this food Ron, at least you could appreciate their work." Hermione thumped her hand on the table.

"Right, sorry." Ron said, rubbing his face with his hands, it looked as though he was a passenger on an emotional roller coaster, going from extremely happy to almost depressed.

"Saw your quidditch things out, how was the old broom?" Ron questioned.

"Brilliant." Harry replied looking at Hermione with his eyebrows raised at Ron's behavior, she shrugged and continued to butter her toast, mouthing "He's been doing it all morning."

"Harry, can I talk to you a minute?" Ron questioned forcing cheerfulness.

"You won't have time." Hermione stated.

"Right, on the way to class, what do we have first by the way?" Ron questioned.

"Defense." Harry answered promptly.

"Charms." Ginny said moving away from her friends and toward them.

"Good day so far." Harry commented and then groaned, Occulumency today.

"Harry, can we leave?" Ron said running his hands through his hair nervously.

"Erm, right. One minute." Harry said, stuffing the last of his toast into his mouth and leaped from the table. He was just about to follow Ron, when an owl flew into the hall.

"Bit early for owl post?" Ron commented, as the owl flew directly to Harry. Harry recognized the owl and immediately sat down.

"What are you lot starring at?" He heard Ron question angrily as people hastily turned back toward their meals.

Harry,

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, only dreams, who looks inside, also awakens." Carl Jung. Tacky, I know, give a guy some credit. Harry, have a good day.

Remus


Harry smiled at Remus' letter and dropped it onto the table.

"What's it say?" Ginny questioned. Harry read it aloud and his friends grinned back at him, and they knew Remus had started some new breakfast tradition.

"Come on, we'll be late for defense." Hermione said getting out of her seat and walking out of the hall with Ron and Harry following behind.

"See you later Ginger." Ron said as she turned down a different hallway. Ginny stopped short and turned around quickly, surprised to hear her childhood nickname coming out of her brother's mouth. She looked quickly to Harry, her hair flowing over her shoulders. She looked questioningly at him as Ron walked obliviously ahead.

"What's wrong?" Ginny whispered and Harry shrugged in response as Hermione had. She looked once more concernedly at her brother's back and then sent Harry a puzzled look and turned toward the Charms classroom. Harry watched as she walked to the classroom, the way her robes swayed and how her hair bobbed slowly behind her as she walked.

He turned as someone walked by brushing his shoulder, Hannah Abbott apologized before hurrying away to her class. Harry looked and couldn't spot Ron anywhere, a single spider crawled down a window and Harry laughed to himself. He decided he would need to job in order to get to his next class on time. Harry arrived just as class began. The class was seated and Harry could spot Malfoy in the back with Blaise Zabini.

"Just in time Mr. Potter." Professor Kean suddenly emerged from the shadows causing Susan Bones to shriek, and the first row to jump.

"I'll have you know tardiness is not accepted in this classroom." Professor Kean said emerging fully.

"Sorry sir." Harry said searching for Ron's red hair. He spotted him and discovered he was seated next to Neville. Harry shrugged off his feelings and slid next to Terry Boot. Harry took a piece of parchment and wrote, "What'd you want to tell me?" and threw it at Ron's head, while Professor Kean took roll call.

"Harry Potter." Professor Kean called and Harry looked up quickly. "That is the third time I've called you name Mr. Potter, please pay attention." Professor Kean said and continued down the list.

Harry watched as Ron scribbled a response and threw it back. Harry started to open it and it suddenly burst into flame. Harry looked up and Professor Kean was starring at him along with the rest of the class, with Malfoy laughing in the background.

"Mr. Potter, please come to the front of the room. " Professor Kean called. Malfoy let out a shriek of laughter, only to have it silenced as Professor Kean called him to the front of the room as well. Harry got up from his seat only to be pushed back down as Malfoy slammed passed him. Harry got up and glared back at Malfoy,

"Behave boys, or you'll both receive a detention." Professor Kean said as they arrived at the front of the class.

"Please introduce yourselves to the class, and state your houses." Professor Kean stated seemingly undaunted by the fact that these were probably the two most known in their year.

"Draco Malfoy, Slytherin." Draco stated with a mock bow of his head.

"Harry Potter, Gryffindor." Harry stated quickly turning away from the class toward Professor Kean.

"May I have your attention." Professor Kean said to the class as they had begun to whisper loudly amongst themselves and pointing toward Professor Kean.

"Mr. Potter, would you please take this pack of parchment, roughly twenty pieces." Professor Kean requested, handing Harry a pack of used parchment. Harry took it and met eyes with Ron and raised his eyebrows as Ron shrugged.

"Please rip the parchment in half." Professor Kean requested and Harry complied meeting eyes with Hermione this time.

"Thank you, Mr. Potter, now hand these papers to Mr. Malfoy." Harry shoved the pieces into Malfoy's hands while glaring at him,

"If you wish to have a starring contest, I would be obliged to host it after class." Professor Kean stated, as Malfoy snatched them away and raised his eyebrows suggestively before smirking and turning toward Professor Kean.

"Bastard." Harry thought to himself.

"Rip them in half so there are four piles." Professor Kean requested and Malfoy ripped them in half with minimal struggle.

"Could anyone tell me what these four piles represent?" Professor Kean asked turning his attention to the class. He moved from behind his desk to the front with the aid of a cane, even though he was probably Charlie's age.

"No matter, we shall proceed and ask again later." Professor Kean said leaning back on the desk in a casual manner.

"Mr. Malfoy, please hand the piles back once more to Mr. Potter." Professor Kean requested. Harry looked at Professor Kean's profile and caught his eyes as he winked and gestured with his hands to take the pile.

"Sorry Potter." Malfoy feigned innocence as he dropped the papers onto the floor.

"Detention Mr. Malfoy, proceed to pick up al the pieces and hand them to Mr. Potter." Professor Kean said.

"As some of you may have guessed, this is a straightforward class, you do what you are told or you do nothing. Some of you are taking this class because Defense means something to you, even if you're not the best you will succeed if you show the effort required for this class. However others are taking this class because you have to, or because it was required. Those of you who are in that section, will not do well." Professor Kean stated bluntly.

"In this class we will form a trust, a bond, I will be blunt with you, there is a war going on. All of you will be involved. There are no sidelines. Everyone is bound to be affected in someway. Some of you already are." Professor Kean paused, letting his words sink in while looking around the classroom.

"Mr. Malfoy, glad you're finished, you could've used your wand you know, this is a wizarding school." Professor Kean stated as Malfoy glared daggers at him. "You may proceed." Professor Kean said cheerfully clapping his hands together. Harry took the papers and looked up at Professor Kean for directions.

"Rip it in half once more to create eight piles." Professor Kean stated and Harry attempted to rip the pile into eighths. He laughed weakly and began to turn red as he couldn't rip them in eighths.

"Give it to me Potter." Malfoy said, grabbing them out of his hands and proceeding to try himself.

"I assure you, Mr. Malfoy, even I cannot tear this pile in half." Professor Kean said exasperated magicing the papers into his hands.

"Now tell me, any ideas of what I'm talking about by making Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy rip these sheets. You may sit down by the way, boys." Professor Kean said as Draco and Harry walked back to their seats.

"Bastard." Terry Boot whispered to Harry regarding Malfoy with a glare.

"This is a warning Mr. Boot, once more and you shall receive a detention." Professor Kean looked up.

"No one, well then . . . " Professor Kean began.

"Yes Miss Granger?" Professor Kean asked looking generally surprised.

"Please, sir, I believe by showing us this model you're trying to make us . . . " Hermione paused as she tried to find the right words.

"Go on Miss Granger." Professor Kean prompted.

"Set a sort of example by staying together, like how the parchment couldn't rip at the very end." Hermione finished with just a bit uncertainty.

"Brilliant Miss Granger, 20 points." Professor Kean said grinning as Hermione looked quite pleased with herself.

"To explain it in more detail, not that Ms. Granger's wasn't good, you see the first lesson in Defense is trust. If you haven't got trust, you've got nothing." Professor Kean began.

"Now, see these pieces of parchment, reparo, they represent you." Professor Kean instructed, each of you must make the choice of which side you will be on, with your house rivalries, you are divided." Professor Kean ripped the parchment in half as an example. "And you will easily be torn. However, most of you have friends in other houses, am I correct in assuming Gryffindor and Hufflepuff and Slytherin and Ravenclaw are the most common pairs, if at all?" Professor Kean said, grabbing the two halves of parchment.

"However, observe this," he paused as he held up the two halves. "This may have looked easy to you, but Mr. Potter, and Mr. Malfoy, and I are aware of the tension, though it may be small, it is harder than the single piece." Professor Kean explained.

"Most of you are at this point. You provide little resistance, but not nearly enough. Trust ladies and gentlemen will get you everywhere, lies will get you nowhere." Professor Kean stated loudly.

"Now we have two sides, representing the four houses." He tore them in half horizontally

"Harder, definitely harder, but still not enough." He paused and took each of the four piles and picked up his wand making each pile a house color.

"Observe, this is very tricky, are you ready?" Professor Kean questioned smiling like a child.

"Ok, these represent the house united, and the strength and unity it would provide." Professor Kean stated putting them into a pile all together. "This is what is needed, trust between everyone in this room." He took the pile and attempted to rip it in half, succeeding only in turning red in the face.

"When you are together, you are unstoppable, you are a force to be reckoned with, not during this stage, or this." Professor Kean said, slashing his wand creating a replica of himself at each stage of the ripping parchment and suddenly they were all gone, leaving Professor Kean holding up the pile.

"You'll notice that the pile has turned, a sort of mix of all the house colors, you will then notice that you robes no longer have house badges, you have the Hogwarts insignia, in front of a circle of the four colors striped." Professor Kean paused.

"You will also notice, when I gave or took away points, I did not state a house, that is because from now on, in my class, you are all in the same class, Hogwarts. Everyone will be rewarded. Everyone will be punished. It is up to each of you to help each of your houses, Hogwarts." Professor Kean stated.

Harry looked up at him with curiousness eating away at every part of him. The lesson was one of the best they had ever had and school had just begun.

"Woah." Harry and the rest of the class turned to Ron who was starring in shock at Professor Kean.

"What an oaf." Malfoy muttered.

"Five points off Mr. Malfoy." Professor Kean stated, "Ladies and Gentlemen, you now have Mr. Malfoy to blame for five points from Hogwarts." Professor Kean paused as Ernie began to exclaim loudly.

"Remember, it is your responsibility to gain points and prevent people from taking them." Professor Kean stated. "Oh yes, the other Professors will not be practicing this exercise with you, but I encourage you to follow once you leave the classroom." Professor Kean suggested.

"Once you walk out of these doors your robes will become normal once more and you will be rewarded points for your own house." Professor Kean said looking around the room, "Oh, I forgot, no names." He paused and continued.

"You will have no last names in this class, you may call me Nathaniel, I prefer Nathan." Professor Kean said.

"Ten minutes left, perfect. Everyone quiet please, I ask you to state your full name, so that the charm fully works. I'll go first, Nathaniel Aiden Kean." He stated, "Hermione, you next."

"Hermione Jane Granger." She stated and the red and gold color washed off her tie.

"Hannah Dealia Abbott." Hannah stated.

"Ronald Billius Weasley." Ron mumbled when it was his turn.

"Sorry, Weasel." Malfoy attempted to say but all that came out was a frog croak.

"No last names, Draco." Nathan said before turning back to Ron. "Sorry Ron, repeat please."

"Ronald Billius Weasley." Ron said a bit louder.

"Thank you." Nathaniel said. Harry watched as people's ties were made stripes of each house color.

"Terry Andrew Boot." Terry said next to him.

"Harry James Potter." Harry looked down and watched as the three other house colors swirled onto his tie with his own, when his attention was once again caught by the last person to go, Malfoy.

"Draco Anguis Malfoy." Malfoy stated and Ron snorted in laughter quickly silenced by Professor Kean.

"Thank you, now next class we'll start with defense lessons, trust is the key. You may go." Professor Kean said, "Draco, please stay for the time and place of your detention."

"Ron, Ron, wait up." Harry called.

"What was it you wanted? You disappeared by the time I was done talking to Ginny." Harry finished as Hermione caught up to them.

"Nothing." Ron mumbled suddenly looking sick once more.

"What'd your note say? I couldn't read it." Harry questioned.

"Nothing." Ron said and walked on in silence.

"Wasn't that lesson brilliant? I've heard about that example he did before, but I couldn't remember." Hermione let out a laugh. "I still can't."

"I thought it was brilliant too, about time we had another good Defense lesson, besides Remus of course." Ron said suddenly. "I mean, did you hear Malfoy's middle name? It was worse than mine. I was always telling Mum that when I'm old enough I'm going to change it, but I don't think she believed me. You're so lucky you both have normal names." Ron grumbled.

"Wait until Ginny has to go, she'll be angry, that's for sure. She hates her first name." Ron said smiling slightly. Harry realized with a start that he always thought Ginny's name was Ginny, just Ginny, but she wasn't just Ginny.

"I'm named after my mum." Hermione stated.

"What is it?" Harry questioned to Ron.

"Not at liberty to say." Ron said, holding up his hands in innocence. "She has a hex on me, if I ever say it she'll know." Ron said.

"It's not my secret to tell, though it is a rather lovely name." Hermione said.

"What do we have next?" Harry questioned.

"Homework break." Hermione responded.

"When's your detention Ron?" Harry questioned.

"Oh forgot about that, tonight I suppose." Ron mumbled, going quiet once more.

"I've got Occulumency lessons, see you at lunch." Harry said turning and mumbling so only Hermione could hear, "mood swings?" before walking toward Dumbledore's office. Today was going to be a very interesting day.


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