The next morning in the great hall professor Mcgonagal was handing out the timetables.'oh joy first thing we have double potions with Slytherin. Harry said receiving his timetable. Ron let out a great sigh ' I thought that coming back to school would be a change from all the boredom and torcher at home but no I have to come back to school that leads to a double potions with sna....'um excuse me Ron but I was just wondring if I could sit with you and your friends for potions class? Halley's voice was so soft and pacifying that she asked Harry if he was alright because he was looking at her in such an awestruck manner. Hermoine elbowed Ron in the ribs 'OW oh yah Halley these are my friends Harry Potter and Hermoine Granger. hm hm it's very nice to meet you..." Halley replied, Ron attending to Hermione's elbow in the side. "So um can I sit with you all during potions?" Halley repeated. Ron blushed furiously, "Ummm, Yah. Sure.' thank you guys so much Malfoy said I could sit with him but Crabbe and Goyle didn't look too happy about it so I told him I would pass you know I can't help who my father is friends with. (Lucious Malfoy) I'm sure that you lot aren't too friendly to Malfoy and the other way around but I am and I hope that isn't a problem? any way best be off to class I'm sure Snape will be pleased that I am back prolly be just as bad with me as he is Malfoy bloody suck up Snape that is, he tries to get off good with me and then turns around and sucks up to my father with him wanting the D.A.D.A position told my father not to though told him what he was like, there are the upsides of being his daughter. Well as I said see you all in class.' and with one swift movement Halley was off to potions.
The dungeons were the same as ever cold and musty and the potions class room was cold, dark and gloomy. The door opened and closed and the room fell silent as Snape glided across the room to his desk at the front of the class.' This being the beginning of the year this is the assignment.' Halley's hand shot up in the air.' Yes Miss Cromon? Well professor I was wondering what the name of the potion is. Heamora this will heal small wounds your notes are on the board BEGIN!' With a wave of his wand the instructions were on the board. The class set off on the potion so far Ron's was a bright blue when the color was suppose to be deep purple, Hermoine's was light purple, Harry's was a magenta color, while Malfoy's was half blue half purple. As Snape inspected Malfoy's.' Good, good Mr. Malfoy. MR.POTTER! What is the meaning of this do you see in the third line that you are suppose to lightly brown the bura bura shee? Uh no.' Harry said in a sheepish voice. With that Snape waved his wand over Harry's cauldron and the potion vanished. 'I expect that is yet another zero for you Mr. potter' Snape's lip curled slightly and as he turned to walk away Halley spoke up' Uh professor Snape what if I was to help Harry do his potion we could get it done before the end of class?'(Malfoy coughed with laughter)' Miss Cromon if potter can't do it by himself then he won't learn. Yes that is all very well professor but if you wipe the potion before he get's it right then he won't learn that way either at least this way he won't miss a step in the instructions since I already know how to make this potion. (Hermoine looked very disgruntled when Halley said this) Harry, Hermoine, Ron, and Malfoy all looked awestruck no one had ever had the guts to talk this way to professor Snape.' I suppose you are right if you can make Harry's potion before the bell and have it right then you both will get marks and if you do not you both get zero.' the whole class looked at Halley they just couldn't believe that Snape was agreeing to negotiate with anyone for that matter! 'I agree to your proposal.' And with that Halley sat next to Harry and they set off and were finished 10 minutes before the bell. As Snape walked around the room giving out bottles he had a look of disgust as he gave a bottle to Harry.' She may have saved your skin this time potter but I will not always be so easily persuaded.' The next class was D.A.D.A and everyone was anxious to see who the new teacher was.' Well obviously you must already know who it is.' Hermoine said desperately.' Professor R.J Lupin you dolts!' She said observing the blank expressions on their faces. When the class entered the room all the desks were pushed to the sides and there was a hole in the center of the room. Professor Lupin shot up from his desk. 'SHHHH all of you stand as far back from the hole as possible though still stay in the room. I have taken some blood from myself and put it in the hole. Who can tell me what is in that hole this very second? Hermoine's hand shot up. Yes Miss Granger.' That professor would be a Redcap if you stray too close to the red cap's hole it will most likely bludgeon you with a large sized club.' Excellent! Ten points to Gryffindor! Now as you all now a Redcap will bludgeon you to death only if you are alone and seeing that there are numerous amounts of people in this classroom the Redcap will not attempt to bludgeon any of you. That being said do any of you know the incantation wengardriam leviosa?' Again Hermoine's hand shot up in the air surprisingly professor Lupin did not call upon her but Pavarti Patil another third year Gryffindor.' Yes, professor the class does know this incantation because we learnt it in the first year in charms class.' Pavarti then had an astonished look on her face as though she herself did not know the extent of her knowledge.' Excellent with this charm you will disarm the Redcap this incantation makes things levitate as you know. So in this case it will make the Redcap's club levitate leaving him weaponless. Pavarti do you know how to perform the spell? Uh yes professor. Perfect now the rest of the class get as far away from the hole as possible go over by my desk. Alright you are going to be the first to demonstrate now when the red cap comes out I want you to yell the incantation if you have done it correctly then the club will lift out of the Redcap's hand. If you do it wrong well you will either get bludgeoned.' A look of horror came to Pavarti's face. 'Naturally I was joking Pavarti. If you do not succeed in the spell I will cast a disarm charm at the Redcap. Now I will go next to the rest of the class. Now as for all of you I want you to be as quiet as possible.' All the whispers diseased and everyone waited Pavarti thinking ahead started to pace around the hole so that she could coax the Redcap out. Suddenly a blur of something came out of the hole it was all so fast Pavarti yelled WENGARDRIUM LEVIOSA!!! There was a flash coming from Pavarti's wand and professor Lupin ran to Pavarti's side. When everything settled down there was a club in the air and the Redcap had fled back to its hole. That was all fine and well but Pavarti was not quick enough and had got bludgeoned in the knee. Professor Lupin shot up 'COVE NO MA!' and with a wave of his wand the hole had a cover on it. 'That will be all for this class today. I will ask of you all to put the desks back in place and kindly take a seat while take miss Patil to the hospital wing.' The class put all the desks back and took their seats Harry, Ron, and Hermoine put three seats together and sat down. Ron was the first to break the silence 'That's rotten luck with Pavarti first D.A.D.A class and she goes and gets hurt. Well it's not like it's her fault Ron I mean did you see how fast that Redcap moved?' Hermoine protested. You also must remember that she did manage to get the club out of the Redcap's hands. Harry are you all right? Hermoine asked worriedly. Yah mate you've been quiet all day. Ron added. 'Hum huh what. Oh yah I'm fine I was just thinking about some stuff.' Harry had been thinking about 'stuff' all morning, but really what stuff was, was Cho Chang and Halley Cromon. He felt very confused he really did like Cho but she was with Cedric Diggory and Halley wasn't really with anyone. Though there were a lot of stories about Harry and he didn't know if her father would appreciate her being closer than friends with a boy like him that gets into trouble every single year with either the teachers or Voldermort.