Chapter 9: Darla's Response.

The next morning Harry came down to the common room to find Hermione, and Ron asleep at the table they were working at. "Guys, time to wake up." Harry shook them both.

"What?" Hermione said jumping out of her seat.

"It's morning, time to go to the Great Hall."

"What classes do we have today?" Ron asked still half awake.

"None Ron, it's the weekend. Man you two must be tired." Harry said going into the Great Hall. Before they even had a chance to sit down the owls started to come into the Great hall to drop off their packages.

Hedwig waited at the table for Harry to sit down. Once Harry sat he untied the letter and Hedwig went out the window with the rest of the owls.

"I guess that Lily doesn't want a response this time." Ron said sitting down next to Hermione.

Dear Harry,

I'll be sure to come to Hogsmeade next weekend. I can't wait to see you. Please tell Ron that I'm not going to ask Hermione out for him, and that he needs to be brave. I know he has it in him. Oh and please tell Herimone the same but put Ron's name in the places where Hermione's are. I hope they get their acts together before next weekend. Tell everyone I say hi.

Sincerely,

Lily.

P.S. Please do not send a response, Cranky Pants thinks that people might be watching the house.

"Watching the house, is that what they call that these days." Hermione said reading the letter over Harry's shoulder.

"Hermione are you ever going to make sense?" Ron asked.

"Not anytime soon. I just have to re-check something and make sure it's correct before I tell anyone." Hermione said starting to eat her breakfast.

"Fine but when you're done what ever it is you're doing then you better tell us." Harry said smiling.

"I will don't worry." Hermione said taking Ron's hand under the table.

"I see Weasle and the mudblood are a couple now." Malfoy said walking behind them.

"Can't you come up with anything new?" Hermione asked turning around. Obviously Malfoy couldn't because he stormed off. After breakfast Hermione, Harry, and Ron went to the common room because Hermione wanted to pick up a few things and then headed outside. Lea wasn't anywhere around to ask if she wanted to hang out, but they figured she was getting tutored.

"Hermione that parchment is about 3 feet long and everything on it is crossed out, what are you working on?" Harry said eyeing the different names on the paper.

"You'll see I think I almost got it, and if I do you're going to be happy so I wouldn't bother me right now Harry." Hermione said without taking her eyes off of the parchment.

After a while Hermione looked up. " I got it! I'll be back in a second I have to go check in and I'll be back in a minute. Don't go anywhere." Hermione said jumping to her feet and running off with the end piece of the parchment leaving the rest of it with Harry and Ron.

" What has gotten into her?" Harry said looking at Ron.

"I don't know I'm just the boyfriend." Ron said smiling.

"You're really enjoying this aren't you?" Harry asked noticing the smile on Ron's face.

" Yes very much. I think we need to get you someone Harry." Ron said noticing Ginny coming down from the castle with Hermione, and Lea who didn't look to happy with Hermione.

"Here Harry." Hermione handed Harry the piece of Parchment, written on it was Darla Lily Potter.

"What about it? It's just Lily's name." Harry asked looking down at the parchment.

"Harry are you that dense?" Ginny asked.

"Just someone explain what is going on." Ron shouted.

"Fine Hary here." Hermione handed him a quill and parchment. "Write down your sisters name, and list at least one thing that Lea and Lily have in common. You too Ron." Hermione said pushing a quill and parchment to him also.

"I can't believe this both of you came up with the fact that they're both girls. Arrgh!" Hermione screamed.

"Harry If you take certain letters out of Darla Lily Potter, you get Lea Riley." Hermione said moving out from infront of Lea.

"That's why you didn't want me to write you, Hedwig would of just flew over to you." Harry said getting up and hugging his sister. " But how are...what is....I'm lost."

"It's a polyjuice potion. This is what Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore were planning that one day. You weren't suppose to find out so soon just in case it didn't work." Darla said hugging Harry back.

"I figured it out when Dumbledore and McGonagall were talking to each other in the hall, I still had the extendable ear that Fred and George let us borrow that one day. They never used her name and were very selective about their words just in case one of the students ended up walking down the hall. It made more sense though when she told you not to respond and that Snape's house was being watched. Snape's under cover as a Death Eater there would be no way that Death Eaters had their own houses watched." Hermione said taking a seat next to Ron.

"Ron was right Hermione, you are one of the smartest students at this school. I'm glad to see that you two got together also." Darla said smiling.