Hey ever body. I am sooooooo sorry that this chapter is super late. Anyway I would like to thank those who reviewed my last chapter, thanks. I got some really good feedback from a couple of people and some not so nice feedback. Oh well like they say, you win some you lose some.

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~Care of Magical Creatures~

As the group walked towards Hagrid's hut, they noticed a large cage beside it. It's metal bars were at least 8 ft high. Stopping in front of the cage Hermione looked at it and then began to back up.

"I don't know about you guys but I am going to back up very slowly and sit down," said Hermione with eyes wide. Ron and Harry nodded in agreement. Hermione had sat down at least 8 ft away from the cage.

"What are you guys going on about? It's just a cage, it's not like there is anything in it" said Clay peering into the metal cell.

"Mate, I really don't think you should be doing that," stuttered Ron.

"Why not?" asked Kathryn as she leaned against the cell, with her back towards the interior of the cage.

"That's why!" said Kayla, who had gone white with fear and was pointing towards the cage.

Kathryn turned around only to come face to face with what resembled an overgrown ferret. Giving a heart-wrenching scream, Kathryn fell backwards into Kayla who landed on the ground.

"God danm it, get off me Kat" Yelled Kayla, who was currently under the blonde. Kathryn jumped up and looked at the ferret thing. It peered back at her, and opened it's mouth, "WOW, you really are jumpy. Can you even walk with out tripping over yourself?"

"You can talk," asked Hermione. The ferret nodded and continued, " My name is Ivy and I am a Jarvey. You have the bushiest hair I have ever seen."

As Ivy continued, insulting student after student who came to look at it, a shadow fell over the crowd of gathered students.

The gathered students turned around to see Hagrid beaming down at them. "I see you've lot have met Ivy, already," he chuckled, "Hope she wasn't to nasty with those insults of hers."

Hagrid walked towards the pen, when Neville spoke up, "Your not going to let that thing out are you."

"Of coarse I am, why wouldn't I? It's not likes she going to hurt you are you Ivy?" asked Hagrid towards the over grown ferret. Shaking her head in a response, Hagrid let Ivy out. Ivy bounded over and stopped in front of the group of Gryffindors. (A.N. This class is only Gryffindors and the 2 Ravenclaws okay? Okay)

The students sat on the grass-covered ground; Fang could be heard barking in the background. Each student looked on with anticipation. Slowly Ivy started to make her way through the sea of students before she stood in front of the five teens.

"So you are the one that can't walk to feet without falling on her face" spoke Ivy towards Kathryn who now looked positively pissed. "Why you little annoying rat I'll" Kathryn was cut off as Ivy was picked up by Hagrid.

"Now this kids is a Jarvey. Now I know she is throwing insults left and right to everyone and I am sorry about that, see she can not talk in full sentences but short insults" spoke Hagrid, with his strong accent, he continued on, about how they should be kept.

Forty-five minutes later, and a bunch of crying girls, not including Kayla, Kathryn or Hermione, they were let out of class. As they treaded up the grounds towards the castle, Harry spoke out, "So did any one of you get why we have to do a research paper on a Jarvey, because I am clueless right now."

"Yeah your not the only one mate, I think that stupid overgrown ferret was always talking to me," said clay as his brown eyes, wandered over to the rebel of the group. As they boys walked they didn't notice the girls walking behind them in a whispered conversation.

"Kayla, he soooo likes you, you should ask him to go to Hogsmeade with you. Hermione isn't there one coming up next week?" asked Kathryn, while she saw Kayla blush bright red. Hermione nodded, then spoke out, "You like him, blackmail," laughed Hermione and Kathryn. Kayla only blushed more.

Than Kayla said, "well I was not the one having the whispered conversation with Harry was I, HUH?"

"What whispered conversation Kat," asked Hermione with a look of surprise. Kathryn only blushed red and looked straight ahead at the middle boy with his Gryffindor bag on his shoulder.

"You guys, we should get to our next class what is it?" asked Kathryn, trying desperately to change the subject.

"We have potions with Slytherin next, and we want details after potions," smirked Kayla. Kathryn only hung her head in disappointment. If the girls only knew that the guys were having the almost same conversation ahead of them.

"Clay, when are you going to ask little miss rebel back there out?" asked Ron as he smiled seeing the blush cover the boys cheeks. Harry joined in at teasing the brunette, "Yeah you should ask her out, she is awfully cute," smirked Harry as he knew he was getting Clay jealous.

"Well, what about you Mr. Boy-who-lived, what about the whispered conversation with a blonde at the table this morning, it looked awfully fun. I would love to know what you were talking about?" snapped Clay, who then laughed as he saw Harry look away.

"What conversation. I had no conversation of what you speak of," said Harry as he looked forward towards the stairs they needed to head down.

"Ha, blackmail on Harry Potter," laughed Ron and Clay. Harry just brushed them off and took a seat in the back for potions. Ron and Clay at in front of him. The girls came in about 30 seconds later only to sit next to the guys. Kayla sat next to Clay, Hermione sat to the side of her boyfriend and, Kathryn sat to the right of Harry with the wall on the other side of her.

The Slytherins slowly came in to class sitting in the front, the Gryffindors in the back. Professor Snape glided into the room. He stood at the front of the class. His eyes wondering to the back of the class where Harry and Kathryn were whispering to each other.

"Hello, and welcome to another year of potions class. I am glad to see that you all past your owls, but I don't know how much by" Snape's eyes flickered towards Ron and Harry. "This year the potions will be harder and stronger. Now I this time I will try for you to make your own partners and no Miss Granger you can not pick a person from your own house." Hermione lowered her hand. "I will go in order staring with let's see here, Draco, pick your partner."

Draco stood up and looked over the gather of students. He could not believe that he had to pick a Gryffindor for a partner. His cold blue eyes stopped at the far back. He smirked coldly. "Professor, I'll have Miss. Lupin as my partner."

"Fine" said Snape as he continued with the names. Kathryn made her way over to Draco, sitting next to him. She sent a small smile back towards Harry. He only smiled back. In the end Hermione was paired with Crabbe, Kayla with Goyle, Harry with some girl that acted like Lockhart and the same amount of brain and poor Ron with a girl that would not even talk to him.

"Now today we will be making Veritaserum, a strong potion that is clear. Now get to work!" shouted Snape.

Everyone jumped to start his or her work. Draco and Kathryn were mixing various things from lacewing flies to lizard tail that was ¾ inch long. They were talking to each other and hushed voices and every so often one of them would blush pink or red. Harry looked on with jealousy. His partner was useless and had to do their potion by himself. Hermione had to put up with Crabbe calling her a mud blood every ten minutes until she preformed a spell on him so he couldn't talk which only resulted with him giving her wild hand gestures. Ron was pushed by his partner all the time and their potion was a slight pink color. Kayla however took charge and made Goyle do everything because she threatened that she would hurt him and Clay and his partner worked fine.

"Time up!" yelled Professor Snape as he started at the front of the class. "Next week we will be testing them. The students bottled the potions and labelled them. Harry and the others gathered their things and walked out of the dungeon and up the stairs.

"I am so happy we have a spare," sighed Hermione as she walked through the portrait hole.

"Yeah I know what you mean. Where did Kayla and Clay go?" asked Kathryn sitting down on a loveseat facing a chair.

"They went to their tower so we wont see them until after lunch," replied Harry as he took the seat next to Kathryn. Ron sat in the chair and Hermione sat on the arm of the chair, her feet dangling over the side.

Ron suddenly was struck with an idea, and whispered it to Hermione. Kathryn and Harry were talking to one another and not even paying attention.

"Hermione, slap me okay?" asked Ron. Hermione nodded.

"You jerk I cant believe you," yelled Hermione as she slapped Ron across the face. Harry and Kathryn snapped their heads towards the fighting couple. Hermione ran out of the room and Ron followed her. Harry and Kathryn looked at each other and started to close the gap between them when something in Kathryn's bag started to smoke.

"OMG, I forgot about the howlers. Crap!" yelled Kathryn as she took the smoking red letter out of her bag before it scorched anything.

"You better open it before it opens it self" Harry told Kathryn still looking at the letters.

Opening the first howler, the sound erupted which sounded like nail on a chalkboard. The other letters were all the same.

"Okay that was weird. Harry come on we have to go to Charms class," spoke Kathryn in a softer voice than usual. She left the common room and out of Harry's sight. Harry just followed her.

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Okay how was that, I hope it was long enough. This is a present for the holidays. Merry Christmas.

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