Chapter two: Classless Classes

Madison woke up with the sun on her face. She opened her eyes and could not figure out where she was for a moment. It wasn't her bedroom or her dormitory. Then she remembered—Hagrid's hut. She had been hiding from Malfoy in Hagrid's hut with—

Ron sat up and stretched. He looked around and saw Madison. "Woa! What are we doing in bed together?"

"We fell asleep talking last night."

"Oh…so we didn't…you know…and I don't remember it?" he asked hopefully.

Madison laughed. "Believe me Ron, if we had had sex, then you would remember it. What time do classes start?"

"Don't know. We'll have to get our schedule cards."

"From where?"

"They pass them out at breakfast."

Madison looked out the window.

"It's past breakfast time. It's almost noon."

"What? How do you know that?"

"The sun. It's directly above us. There are no shadows."

"We should probably get back to the castle."

"Yeah."

Madison and Ron went back across the grounds to the school. Lunch was now being served in the Great Hall.

"Ron! Where have you been?" Hermione and Harry were at the Gryffindor table. "You missed Care of Magical Creatures this morning."

"I'll see you later." Madison whispered to Ron, slunking away. She went to her Common Room.

Malfoy was sitting on the common room couch. He had a wet rag on his forehead.

"Hey Malfoy." Madison said.

Malfoy jumped. "Jesus! Not so loud!" He had a hangover. "Where the fuck where you last night?"

"I was waiting for you in an empty classroom on the fourth floor, naked, all night. You never found me." Madison lied.

"I looked for you all night."

"Not in the right places."

Pansy came in from the dormitory. "There you are Madison. Something came for you this morning. It's on your bed."

"Thanks."

Madison went to her dormitory for the first time. There were six beds placed around the room. Madison was not sure which was hers, but she found it quickly. Her trunk was sitting on one of them.

Madison opened the trunk. There was a note inside from home.

How in the world did you leave your trunk at home?

You're such an idiot, girl. I knew that you wouldn't be

able to take care of yourself you went away—not

that I'm not enjoying not having you here. One more

mistake like that and I'm bringing you home. I'm sure

Dumbledore doesn't want an idiot like you going to and

messing up his school.

Madison changed into some clean clothes. She read over the letter one more time before balling it up and throwing it away. Her schedule card was sitting on her pillow. She had already missed Care of Magical Creatures and most of History of Magic. Her next class wasn't until late afternoon.

Madison went back to the common room and sat in the recliner. Malfoy removed the rag and turned his head so that he could see Madison. Pansy was sitting at the end of the couch. She gave Madison an evil look, and then stormed off.

"I don't think she likes me very much." Madison said.

"Don't worry about her." Malfoy covered his head back up with the rag.

Madison left the common room. She wanted to grab some lunch in the Great Hall before she went to Muggle Studies, which she had with Hermione.

When Hermione came into the room and saw Madison, she rolled her eyes and sat on the opposite side of the room. The professor was new. It was her first time teaching ever. She began by introducing herself.

"Good afternoon students, I am Professor Lees, your new Muggle Studies teacher. Your old teacher had to be replaced due to an incident with a muggle toaster. Remember students, as relaxing as it sounds, making toast in the bath is not a good idea. Consider that your first lesson." She smiled around the room.

Madison eyed Professor Lees up and down. She was pretty and young. Her short red hair curled out and flipped up at the ends. A few of the boys were eying her.

"I believe that we are going to have a very productive year, and I can assure you that I am an expert on this particular subject, because I, myself, am a muggle. Dumbledore has made it possible for me to teach here, because, well, who better to teach a muggle studies class than a muggle?" Professor Lees paused so that the shock value of what she just announced could sink in. "Alright, let's get started."

Professor Lees pulled a box out from behind the desk and set it on the table. She took out several items.

"Today I am going to introduce you to the items that make up the average morning of a muggle." Professor Lees explained the function of a blow dryer, a flat iron, a curling iron, and an electric razor.

Class was let out almost thirty minutes early. As Madison stood up, she knocked her books and papers off of her desk. Cleaning up her mess caused Madison to be the last one out of the room. Professor Lees came over to help.

Madison stuck the last paper in her bag, and then looked Professor Lees in the eyes. "You made a mistake today."

"In my lecture?"

"No. Before that. You shouldn't have told everyone that you're a muggle. The Slytherins are going to eat you alive because of that. You should have kept it a secret."

"I thought my students had a right to know."

"Yeah, maybe. All I know is you just screwed yourself over."

The door opened and a really attractive guy came in.

"Hey Kerry," he said to Professor Lees. "I just wanted to know if you wanted to go out to dinner tonight."

"Oliver, I told you. I have to set up my office tonight."

"Oh." Oliver looked past Professor Lees, at Madison. "Is this one of your students?"

"Yes."

Oliver half smiled. But he looked confused. "I thought your sixth year class just let out."

"It did."

"This year's sixth years were her when I graduated. Why don't I know you?" he asked Madison.

"Maybe I was here and you just don't remember me." Madison said.

"I don't think I would forget you."

Madison smiled. "I am a transfer student from America. This is my first year." She was getting tired of explaining that.

"Interesting." Oliver looked Madison up and down. Professor Lees did not look happy. Madison picked up on that.

"Well, I have to go. I have some serious hanging out to do before class. See you Wednesday Professor Lees."

Oliver turned around and watched Madison leave the room. Professor Lees smacked him on the arm.

Madison went back to the common room. Malfoy was still on the couch. She sat on the floor beside him.

"What class did you just get out of?"

"Muggle Studies."

Malfoy made a face. "Why the hell are you taking that class? Do you find muggle's interesting?"

Madison shrugged. "I thought it might be interesting. The teacher is a muggle. She can't do magic. What do you think of that?"

"Disgusting. I can't believe Dumbledore would let a muggle in the school. This place is really going to shit."

"Do you know someone named Oliver that graduated recently?"

Malfoy thought. "Oliver Wood?"

"She's dating him."

"Muggle magic relationships are even worse than interracial couples."

Madison sighed and leaned back against the couch. Malfoy snuck a peek at her cleavage, and ran his fingers through her hair.

Madison pulled away. "I have to go to class."

Madison's last class of the day was Divination. Not many people had signed up for it, so all of the houses started out in one classroom. There were two instructors, a centaur named Firenze, and Professor Trelawney, a witch. The students were allowed to choose who they wanted to be taught by. Madison, along with most of the class, chose Firenze. A few, however, went with the witch.

Madison was the only Slytherin in Divination, so she sat alone. The class was incredibly boring. Firenze kept talking about reading the stars and planets and blah blah blah. She left the class knowing no more about the future that she did when she first came in.

As she was leaving the room, Ron was walking down the hall. He saw Madison and his face lit up. "Madison, can I talk to you?"

"Um, sure."

"I was wondering if maybe you'd like to do something with me tonight. Just the two of us."

"What did you have in mind?"

"Just meet me outside around midnight tonight, alright."

"Sure, I'll be there."

"Here comes Malfoy. I'd better go."

"Alright, I'll see you later."

Ron disappeared around a corner just as Malfoy approached.

"Feeling better?" Madison asked him.

"Much." He put his arm around her and led her into the Great Hall. "Let's get some dinner."

"Sounds good."

Madison tolerated eating with Malfoy, but she couldn't stop thinking about Ron. She really liked him. Madison went back up to the common room with Malfoy and the others. Malfoy was still feeling pretty crummy so he went to bed at around eleven.

At a quarter 'till twelve, Madison broke away from the conversation she was having with three third year boys and snuck out of the secret passage. She crept down the hall, checking around every corner for prefects and professors. She was able to get out of the school without anyone catching her.

Ron was waiting on the front steps for her when she opened the main doors. He stood up when she stepped out of the school.

"So, what's going on, Ron?"

"Come with me." Ron grabbed Madison's hand and pulled her across the grounds, the same way he had the night before. They again went to Hagrid's hut.

Ron opened the door and ushered Madison inside. She went in and gasped in surprise.

The round table had been set for two. Candles that had been enchanted to play music softly as they burned surrounded the plates. It was very romantic.

Madison couldn't think of anything to say.

"You don't like it, do you."

"I love it…but what's this about?"

"I don't know. I just wanted to get to know you better…it seemed like a good idea earlier, but now this all seems a bit silly. You can leave if you want to."

"Why would I leave? This is the sweetest way a guy has ever tried to pick me up in my life."

Madison grabbed Ron and kissed him. She caught him off guard, but as soon as he recovered himself, he retaliated. She had a feeling that this was his first time to really kiss a girl. He was a bit awkward, which is why it surprised her so much when he undressed her like a pro.

Ron had a very soft touch. A shiver shot down Madison's spine as Ron's hands moved over her body. He kissed her all over, moving down her neck, and finally to her breasts. He suckled each one gently, running his tongue sensually over each of her nipples-first the right, then the left. Ron's hands were massaging Madison's back. Madison couldn't control herself any more. She started unbuttoning Ron's shirt. He took off his jeans, and before they know what had happened, Ron had penetrated Madison. The sex was heated up by the fact that what they were doing was forbidden, not only because they were students, but because they were from opposite houses. After what Malfoy had said about not befriending anyone from another house, Madison was certain she would be shunned from Slytherin if anyone ever found out about this.

The next day, it was hard to get back into the mood for class. The first two classes-Herbology and Arithmancy-went by very slowly. Madison did not retain any of the information given her in either of them.

At 3:00, she had potions. She had discussed this class with Malfoy, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle. They all said they liked it a lot. However, all of the other students she heard talking about the class did so in dread. Madison did not know what to expect.

Potions was held in the dungeons. Madisons previous class had been held a few floors up, so she showed up a few minutes late. The teacher, Professor Snape, didn't mind. He helped her to get caught up on the potion that the class was making. Madison thought he was a really nice teacher.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the class as well. Madison waved at Ron. He waved back, grinning.

"Weasley!" Snape snapped. "Pay attention to your work."

Ron went back to stirring his potion. Madison tried to see the blackboard, where the ingredients were listed. As she stretched around, she knocked her cauldron over. The liquid inside spilled all over the floor.

Snape swooped back over to Madison's station. "What happened?" he demanded.

"It was an accident, sir."

Snape made a strange face. He pulled out his wand, mumbled something, and pointed at the mess, which immediately started cleaning itself up.

"There is no time for you to redo it. You will have a chance to redeem yourself next time."

"Thank you sir."

"Everybody else, put your cauldrons back on the counter tops. The potion will need to simmer for a couple of days before it is ready to be graded."

Madison walked out of the classroom behind Harry, Ron, and Hermione. She could hear them talking.

"That's a cheat." Hermione bursted out. "Harry has ruined his potion many times, and Snape's always given him a zero. But little Miss Slytherin screws up her potion, and 'she can redeem herself next time.' It's ridiculous!"

"What else is new? Snape's always treated the Slytherins better than everyone else." Harry said. "It is his house, after all."

"But that's not fair."

"No, but that's the way it works."

Madison passed them. Hermione couldn't help but comment. "Maybe if I dressed like a cheap whore, I would be given special privileges too."

"Stop it, Hermione." Ron said, looking at the floor.

Madison turned around. "Hermione, you could never pull off this look." Madison spun around. She was wearing tight, hip hugging jeans, and a pink low cut sweater. She didn't wear her Hogwarts robes-black wasn't her color.

"Maybe not, but I would rather look like this and be smart than look you and be a moron."

"Hermione, I may be a ditz, but I'm just as smart as you are. I just happen to also be cute as hell."

Hermione was laughing.

Madison drew her wand and aimed it at Hermione. "Shut the fuck up."

Harry drew his wand and pointed it at Madison. He looked at Ron expectantly. He also drew his wand; he aimed at Malfoy who was behind Madison with his wand aimed at Harry. Crabbe and Goyle were beside him, flexing their muscles.

"I am sick and tired of people like you, Hermionepeople who think that just because I'm pretty and busty I can't be smart. I have put up with people like you my entire life and I hate it." Madison took a moment to breathe and collect herself. "I am going to lower my wand now, but understand this: you had better watch your back, Hermione, because you've just gotten on my bad side, and that is not a pleasant place to be." Madison lowered her wand away from Hermione's face and walked away calmly.

Madison shoved her way through the crowd that had gathered around the two of them and stormed out of the castle. She had Ancient Runes, which was boring as hell. Hermione was supposed to be in that class with her, but she never showed up. Madison felt a little bit guilty about what had happened, but everything she had said had been completely true.

After class and dinner, Madison went outside to wait for Ron. When he showed up, they didn't have as pleasant a night as the previous one.

Ron wanted to say something, Madison could tell, but he was very hesitant.

"What's up, Ron?"

"What was that about, with Hermione earlier?"

"Just your basic Gryffindor/Slytherin quarrel."

Ron sighed. "Look, Madison, I really like you, but Hermione has been my friend for a long time. If the two of you keep fighting, I'm going to have to side with her."

"I understand that. But she had it coming today."

"How?"

"Ron, she practically called me stupid."

Ron looked at the ground, apparently very fascinated by a twig that was lying in the grass.

"You think so too, don't you?"

Ron didn't answer.

"Ron!"

"Well, Madison, you have to admit that you haven't exactly come off as an intellectual. You left your luggage in your car before coming to school, for heaven's sake."

"Being a bit ditzy does not make me dumb, Ron."

"I never said you were dumb."

"I'm just not as smart as Hermione."

"Not many people are. Don't take this the wrong way, but you're no exception."

"Screw you, Weasley." Madison turned around and went inside the school, leaving Ron alone on the front steps.