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CH. 7- Back 2 Books

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Ch 7- Back 2 Books

"We haven't even started class yet and I'm already bored out of my mind. This is gonna be a fun year..." complained Eve.

"Oh shut up," yawned Chris.

Eve, Chris, Jewels, and Blaze were sitting in Snape's classroom with a few other Slytherins, waiting for class to start.

"Hey, there's Gem!" Jewels perked up at the sight of Gemini skipping (literally skipping) into class.

"I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, fiddly dee. There they are lying in a row, bum bum bum. Big ones, small ones, some the size of your head!! Uh... umm... do dee do dee do..."

"Gem. Don't ya think you're getting just a little too old to skip around singing that?" asked Jewels.

"Nope."

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Taurus walked in and sat down across from the others.

"Hey Blaze! Any.. uh.. plans, yet?" asked Taurus.

"I'm working on something."

"Class," Snape, who had just walked in, began.

"Talk to ya later, Blaze."

"Today we will be working on a special and extremely difficult potion called Connectorium. Can anyone tell me what Connectorium allows a person to do?"

"Harry, you should know this! I told you about Connectorium a hundred times last year!" said Hermione as her hand shot up in the air.

"Huh? Really? Guess I forgot..."

"Does she really think we actually listen to her?" whispered Harry to Ron.

"Apparently."

"Does anyone besides Miss Granger have any clue what I'm talking about? Yes, Miss..."

"Isadar."

"Miss Isadar, would you be so kind as to enlighten the class?"

"Connectorium is a potion that allows a person to penetrate the mind of another person without a wand and without the other person being aware."

"Thank you. Now get with a partner." Snape flicked his wand. "Instructions are on the board and you will find everything that you need in that cabinet on the right. This will take you the rest of the class time to finish. You may begin."

"Hermione. Would you be my partner, please," begged Ron. "I don't even know how I got into this class. I think I made a mistake that actually made my O.W.L potion right, or something and by some miracle I passed last year... but I still need help!"

"Oh, fine. Harry do you think you will be able to manage?"

"No, but I'll give it a shot anyway."

"Hey, Harry, could I be your partner since my annoying brother ditched me?" asked Gemini.

"Sure."

(meanwhile)

"Eve, would you, uh.. be my partner?" blushed Taurus.

"Uh, I guess so, as long as you don't knock the potion all over me like last time."

"So, that leaves three of us," said Chris.

Malfoy came walking towards them.

"Hey Draco," smiled Jewels.

"Hey. Would you be my partner?" he asked Jewels.

"Make that two of us," Chris grinned.

"Sure," Jewels replied as she got up and followed Draco across the classroom to where Crabbe and Goyle were sitting. He cleared his throat and shot Crabbe a look. Surprisingly, Crabbe understood him and he and Goyle got up and moved.

"Hey, why were you guys talking to those Gryffindors?" Draco asked Jewels, "I know you're new and all, but it isn't hard to tell that Slytherins are mutual enemies with pretty much everyone else."

"Well, the four of us have been friends with Gemini and Taurus since our diaper days and we aren't going to let our being in two different houses ruin our friendship."

"Sure. It's just that, we kinda have a rep to keep up as Slytherins. We're supposed to make fun of all the other houses and refuse to associate with them."

"Whatever. Would you grab the powdered newt?"

"Er...sure."

"Taurus. Taurus!" whispered Blaze rather loudly.

"What?" he asked as he turned to face Blaze, only to be hit in the head with the piece of crumpled parchment Blaze had just thrown.

"Sorry."

Taurus opened the parchment and grinned. "Fireworks too?" he asked Blaze. "Me like."

"I thought you would," grinned Blaze. "It would be ready tomorrow if I had everything I needed. How long do mail orders take?"

"I dunno."

"Mr. Porter, would you shut your trap?" Snape asked as he passed by Blaze and Chris.

"Yeah, Blaze. Why don't you shut your trap and give me a hand? I'm doin' all the work here," added Chris.

"Fine."

"Well, that went rather well," said Hermione after class. "I was able to penetrate Ron's mind and learn some rather interesting things."

"Oh, shut it, Hermione," Ron snarled.

"Are you two going to start at each other already?" cut in Harry.

"No," they replied together.

"So, how did you and Gemini do?" asked Hermione.

"Good. I got into her mind pretty quickly. You should see some of the pranks Blaze and Taurus have pulled off on her," he laughed. "They might be the next Fred and George."

"Oh, goodie," Hermione said very sarcastically. "Come on. We don't want to be late for Defense Against the Dark Arts. I'm dying to see who our new professor is."

When they reached the classroom, they saw Ginny rushing out.

"Hey, guys. You won't believe who our professor is! Anyway, I have to go. See you around," she said quickly before rushing in the direction they just came from.

"What does she mean, we won't believe who our professor is?" Harry asked. He stopped abruptly, causing Hermione and Ron to run into him. A familiar and tired looking face smiled at him.

"Hello, Harry."

"P-professor Lupin?"