First, I'd like to say that some of you reading this just aren't looking in between the lines of this. You know who you are. Oh, and when people act smart-assy with me then I take it as my responsibility to continue adding chapters just to piss those people off. On the other hand, I appreciate the positive reviews, and I know I'm updating daily, but if you are like me then you hate it when people take forever to update, because you want to know what happens next!!!! Lol, anyway, I'm glad most of the reviews have been good. All if takes is just one good review per day and I get way excited. Oh, and by the way, I'm tired of Ron/Herm fics all of the time too! So here's chapter three!!!

"That had to be the most boring class in the world!" Maggie complained on the way to lunch. They just left History of Magic, and it took everything within Maggie to keep from falling asleep.

"You read my mind." Annie grunted.

"Trust me it'll get even more exhilarating as the year progresses." Ron said.

"I don't know, I've always found history to be a rather fascinating subject." Hermione mentioned.

"Yes, but the wrong person can also make it the most boring subject." Annie said.

"Now you're reading my mind." Maggie said.

After lunch Maggie walked to Divinations with Harry and Ron. Hermione and Annie just shook their heads in disbelief that Maggie and the guys were still in that "stupid class" while headed off to Ancient Runes.

"I feel love is in the air this year. I feel it strongly on this side of the room," Professor Trelawney said motion towards Harry, Ron, and Maggie. They all just looked at each other with "yeah right" expressions.

"Are you sure it isn't just gas?" Maggie joked. Harry, Ron, and Maggie laughed, but Professor Trelawney frowned.

"Just give it time." She said simply.

On the way to dinner the two large brutes that were used to threaten Maggie's life that morning walked by with their blonde leader.

"Do you guys know two guys name Crabbe and Goyle?" Maggie asked Harry and Ron.

"Unfortunately." Ron said.

"Why?" Harry asked.

"Because I accidentally ran into this pug-faced little pig this morning and she got all mad as if I had pushed her in mud or something and she told me that if I don't watch my back then she'll have Crabbe and Goyle break me in half."

"Pansy was her name." Harry explained.

"We won't let that happen to you. Besides, they're too stupid to tell one pretty girl from the next." Ron said.

"What?" Maggie asked excitedly, her heart skipping a beat.

"Nothing." Ron's voice was suddenly nervous.

"Oh I don't think that was 'nothing.' After all 'love is in the air!'" Maggie laughed and danced over to a seat at the Gryffindor table. Ron just gave Harry a nervous look. Harry winked at him.

Maggie found Potions to be rather disappointing. The highlight of the class was:

"Miss Bruce quit talking!" Snape yelled at Maggie after she insisted he answer the question she asked. Maggie crossed her arms and slumped down in a chair. He glared at her for a moment longer before continuing with his lecture.

One he dismissed class for the day Maggie was barely even out the door before Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Annie asked, "Are you crazy?"

"No, why?" Maggie asked, even though she knew exactly what they were talking about.

"No one has ever acted that way towards Snape before." Hermione explained.

"Not even Harry." Ron added.

"She isn't crazy she's just stupid!" Came Pansy's annoying voice.

"Back off Pansy!" Maggie snapped.

"No you back off. Only an idiot would back talk to Professor Snape the way you did."

"At my old school Pansy, I was in advanced potions, and after looking over Snape's syllabus I noticed that everything he's going to teach us this year I learned in my fifth year. After simply, and politely, asking him if I could transfer to an advanced potions class not only did he rudely tell me that he didn't teach one, but he insulted my intelligence before getting to know me as a student. I was merely defending myself not only as a student, but as a human being. Something you wouldn't understand!"

"If you talk like that to me one more time I'll-"

"You'll what?" Maggie challenged.

"Draco, are you going to let her treat me this way?"

"Uh, yeah." Malfoy replied so bluntly that the Gryffindors couldn't help but laugh. Maggie laughed at Pansy and walked off with her friends.

"I guess Malfoy has a little bit of humanity in him after all." Hermione said.

"But he's still Malfoy." Harry said.

Annie and Maggie both could have sworn they saw a look of pain on Hermione's face, but neither one of them said anything. They just continued on their way to dinner.

"Hey Maggie, you know how our necklaces have the comedy and drama masks and the ballet slippers?" Annie said one night before bed. They had been at Hogwarts for two weeks now, and Annie realized that she and Maggie never actually discussed their necklaces that their parents gave them.

"Yeah." Maggie said, looking at her necklace.

"Before we met were you involved with the performing arts at all?"

"Yeah, at my old school I was in the theater club, and I took dance classes."

"Me too. I wish Hogwarts has those things here."

"So do I." Maggie thought for a moment then said, "Maybe tomorrow we can find an empty classroom to dance in after we finish our homework. I have a magical stereo, and I brought my dance stuff with me. I don't think anyone will notice, and if they do then they probably won't care."

"I'm game for that."

Annie and Maggie made it a ritual to go to their empty classroom and dance and discuss theater at least three nights a week. After three weeks they started calling it the "Theater Room."

"What are you wearing?" Ron asked Maggie and Annie after they came back from an hour of dancing.

"Dance clothes. We just spent the past hour dancing." Maggie answered.

"That can't be right." Harry said.

"Uh, I think we would know." Annie laughed.

"No, Hermione left thirty minutes ago and said that she was going to meet you two in the library." Harry explained.

"Oh my gosh! Were we supposed to meet her?" Maggie asked, horrified at the thought of forgetting a friend.

"No, I would have remembered studying with Hermione." Annie said.

Hermione walked into the common room as if she were in a trance.

"Hey Hermione what's the deal?" Ron asked.

"What are you talking about?" Hermione suddenly seemed worried.

"You told us you were meeting these two at the library, but they told us that they've been dancing for the past hour." Ron said.

"Oh did I? I guess I didn't know what I was talking about, because I obviously didn't meet them. I was just studying by myself." Hermione said hurriedly. She made an excuse to go upstairs, and Maggie took it in herself to pry Hermione for information. She said goodnight to Harry and Ron and followed Hermione up the stairs.

"Hey Hermione, can we have a girl moment?" Maggie asked.

"Sure." Hermione said.

"You weren't studying in the library were you?"

"Don't be silly. Of course I was."

"No you weren't. I've known too many people like you, who never made excuses the way you did."

Annie walked in.

"Can you two keep a huge secret?" Hermione asked.

"Of course we can." Annie assured.

"I'm dating someone privately, and no one can find out about it."

"Who's the guy?" Maggie asked.

Hermione was reluctant to answer, but Maggie was finally able to get Hermione to mutter the words, "Draco Malfoy."

"I knew it!" Maggie yelled.

"Shh! You can't let anyone know, especially Harry and Ron." Hermione pleaded.

"Hermione you know you can trust us." Annie said.

"But just out of curiosity, why him, and why keep it a secret?" Maggie asked rather curiously.

"We hated each other for years, but then we started warming up last year. The next thing I know we're seeing each other secretly every chance we get. He acts like a total jerk in public, mainly so no one will catch on, but he has such a sweet side that's completely irresistible." Hermione explained.

"I think that's so romantic." Maggie sighed dreamily.

"Why can't you come out with it?" Annie asked.

"Are you crazy? Harry and Ron can't stand him, and he isn't exactly too fond of them either. Maybe one day if things get serious, but not now." Hermione shook her head.

"How serious are they?" Maggie asked sinuously.

"Just what exactly are you implying?"

"You don't have to answer."

"Yes I do and the answer is no! I would never do any such thing until marriage."

"You know Maggie, one of the areas we haven't covered yet in getting to know each other is boys. How far have you gone with a guy?" Annie asked.

"All the way to making out." Maggie laughed, "But seriously, I just had one boyfriend my fifth year and he turned out to be gay. He was one of our school's leading men in the theater department. It was a shame too, because he was hot."

"The cute ones are already gay, taken, or conceited." Annie sighed.

"What about you? Has any guy ever shaken your bones?"

"They most certainly have not! I've gone out with a few guys, but they were never serious. I never had a connection with any of them."

"I know what you mean. The only connection I had with Mark was how cute Roger looked in his Oklahoma costume." The girls all laughed.

"What about you Hermione? Was there anyone before, well, I won't say his name." Annie asked while gathering her things to take a shower.

"One. His name was Viktor Krum." Hermione said.

"You mean that hot quidditch player? Go Hermione." Maggie said, also gathering her toiletries.

"He was a secret for a while too. Ron nearly exploded when he found out."

"That's because Ron not only has the temper of a red-head, but he's an overprotective older brother too. That and I'm willing to bet my jazz shoes that he liked you."

"Ron? No way! We argue too much." Hermione looked grossed out.

"Are you sure it isn't just sexual tension?" And with that Maggie walked off to the washroom leaving Hermione's mouth hanging open.

"I think growing up with six sisters has corrupted her." Annie said, not knowing what else to say before following her twin to the washroom.

"That was uncalled for!" Annie said disapprovingly.

"It was just a joke. Besides, Ron might have liked Hermione at the time, I don't know, but I do know that he has no interest in her right now." Maggie said matter of factly.

"How do you know?"

"I can tell by the way they act around each other."

"So can I. Actually, I think I know who he does like."

"Who?"

"You."

Maggie froze and her eyes went bug-eyes. Annie knew she caught her sister off guard. Maggie just stuttered, "That's…that's… ridiculous!" and jumped in the shower before Annie could say another word.

The next morning the girls stayed off the subject of guys. They were pretty quiet until they met the guys. Ron broke the silence by asking, "Who died?" The girls just looked at each other, laughed, and started a conversation.

"I wouldn't be laughing if I were you." Pansy snickered at Maggie as they entered the great hall.

"Yeah you'd probably be crying, because even then people still wouldn't like you." Maggie said, trying to ignore Pansy.

"I know that it was you who ripped the back of my skirt last night. I don't know how you did it, but you're going to pay."

"Pansy you can't accuse me every time you do something stupid. And did it ever occur to you that I'm more then likely not your only enemy."

"But you're the cleverest one."

"Why thank you. I didn't know you were going to compliment me."

"Oh shut up! I'm going to get you back at the Halloween carnival next Saturday."

"Oh and what are you going to do? Sick the bloody baron on me?"

"Much worse." Pansy stuck her nose, or lack there of, up in the air and walked over to the Slytherin table.

"What do you think she's going to do to you?" Harry asked.

"Um, let's see. She's a manipulative girl so she's either going to steel my boyfriend, but I don't have a boyfriend and if I did he wouldn't want a piece of her so that's not going to happen, or she's going to do something that she thinks will publicly humiliate me. Well, if she tries that then boy does she have another thing coming, because it is impossible to publicly humiliate me." Maggie said brightly.

"Is that so?" Annie asked, "Well then maybe we should tell Hermione and the guys about our little conversation in the washroom last night?" Annie suggested.

"That wouldn't be public humiliation, that would be private humiliation amongst friends, and that's much worse. Trust me I know. One time I told my sister Allie that I found a wart on my…thigh, and she told my date to the winter ball."

"And what did he say?"

"Well he was gay so he didn't seem to mind that I had a wart on my…thigh. But I was still utterly humiliated. I can't believe she did that to me."

"So what ever happened to that wart on your…thigh?" Annie pressed.

"People are eating, and they don't want to hear about my hygiene issues. Who's ready for Herebology?"

"I'm not. We get to work with those slime-throwing plants." Ron said.

"Oh I forgot about that. I can't wait." Harry said sarcastically.

That night Harry and Ron were talking secretively in the common room.

"Just ask her, Harry. The masquerade is a week from tomorrow. She'd probably like to know whether or not what kind of costume she should get when we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow." Ron whispered.

"I don't know. I have a feeling that she doesn't want to go with me." Harry sighed.

"Why wouldn't she?"

"Why don't you ask Maggie?" Harry quickly tried changing the subject.

"What? Maggie?" Ron's eyes went wide and his heart skipped a beat at the mention of Maggie.

"Come on Ron, I know you like her. Just ask her."

"No."

"Look, I'll ask Annie if you ask Maggie."

"Ask me what?" Maggie asked excitedly, popping out of no where.

So will Ron and Harry get the nerve to ask Annie and Maggie to the dance? I won't tell you the answer to that, but I will tell you a few things about the next chapter. Pansy finds a way to humiliate Maggie at the carnival and the dance is held! However, I'll only post the next chapter if I get at least one good review.