Author's Note

Sorry, its been so long. This last week has been so busy. This chapter is more like background again, next chapter it will get more interesting. I just figured, these types of chapters are needed to you, the readers informed on the settings.

Chapter Six

Meanwhile, in the Slytherin Common Room, Malfoy was spreading very juicy gossip to his own little mafia of Crabbe and Goyle, whowere desperately listening to him. Malfoy looked as though it was his birthday and he had just received the best present in the world.

"You will never guess what I seen right before entering the castle." Malfoy stated hoping that his friends would catch on and ask him what he saw. However, they didn't ask.

"Well aren't you going to ask!" He asked them.

"Oh right, well, Draco, what did you see?" Crabbe quickly stepped up to ask him.

" I saw Potter..."

"Yeah, I seen him too, what about him?" Goyle said interrupting Malfoy.

"Would you let me finish! I saw Potter and the Mudblood."

"Err...they do go to this school" Goyle pointed out. "Its really no shocker that you seen them."

Malfoy sighed in anger.

"You are an idiot." He told Goyle. "Well, anyways, you will never guess what they were doing."

Again five minutes passed and Malfoy was steadily growing angrier at his mafia for them not asking what they were doing.

"Once again, aren't you going to ask what they were doing?"

"Right, what were they doing?" Crabbe asked.

"They were kissing."

"No they weren't" Crabbe said.

"Oh? Then why were their lips locked?" He asked sarcastically.

"Um...I'm not sure, Potter is a bit odd..." Goyle added in.

"So, are they dating?" Crabbe asked.

"I'm not sure, but I'm going to follow them now. Find out about their 'extra curricular activities.'" Malfoy laughed in a maniacal way.

The next morning, Hermione went down to breakfast with Ginny. She divulged her secret about her and Harry. Ginny was taken aback, she knew she didn't like Harry like that anymore, but she never thought Harry and Hermione.

"Ginny, its crazy, I never thought I would like him like this."

"Oh Hermione, love happens, especially at times when unexpected."

"Thanks Ginny, but I still can't believe it."

"So, tell me, is he a good kisser?" Ginny blushed after she asked her.

"I think so, but I've never kissed a guy like that before. So, I'm not really in a position to judge." Hermione couldn't believe that she had just Ginny that.

"Well, usually what you think is right, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was." Ginny re-assured her.

"Thanks, why don't you sit next to me? This way we can talk more." Hermione asked when they reached the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall.

"Ok, I'll just tell Dean where I'm sitting. I will be right back." She rushed off to tell Dean. Meanwhile Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had just walked into the Great Hall. They were making kissing faces at her. Hermione had no idea why; however, her thoughts were quickly averted when Harry walked into the room. Her cheeks began to turn mad red.

"Hey Hermione." He whispered in her ear.

"Hey." She replied breathlessly, because of how he just talked to her.

"Um...we need to talk."

Hermione began to panic. Was she that bad of a kisser that he had to get rid of her before they kiss again?

"Why?" She asked sacredly.

"You would consider us to be dating now?"

"Well, I'm not sure, we haven't exactly been on a date."

"Err...yeah, we are 'together' right?"

"Yes, well, at least that's what I thought."

"What do you mean...never mind. Well, I want to ask you something." He said ignoring her comment.

"Hm...?" Hermione questioned.

"Well, I talked to Ron last night, do you think we should go public?"

"What do you mean?"

"I talked to Ron, and he said something about us not telling him things, and him hearing it from Malfoy."

"We haven't even done anything, so what is Ron talking about."

"He was talking hypothetically."

"Oh. I think we should keep it low for a little while. Only tell who we need to."

Ginny came back and sat next to where Hermione was standing. Hermione sat down, and so did Harry.

"Ginny, do you think we should keep this quiet?" Hermione asked her, wanting to know her advice on the matter.

"Hermione! I thought you said we should only tell people who we need to tell." Harry told her.

"It's ok Harry, we can trust Ginny, she's one of my best friends." Ginny blushed at this comment. She always thought of her and Hermione as friends, but never thought of best friends.

"Err... well, I think it's a good idea to keep it quiet until you absolutely have to tell someone. You get enough attention as it is Harry, you don't need anymore."

"Good idea." Harry said, remembering last year.

The Great Hall was full now, and the food was appearing on the tables. Along with the food, came the schedules.

Hermione's schedule for today was the following:

Athritimacy

Defense Against the Dark Arts

Herbology

Care of Magical Creatures

"Not to bad" she said aloud.

"Oh, Harry! We can finally see who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is!" Hermione exclaimed.

Durring Artithimacy, Hermione could not pay attention. She kept thinking about Defense Against the Dark Arts, and who their new teacher would be. She was so excited that she left as her teacher was making her last remarks to the class. She ran down to the Defense classroom, and was the first to enter.

"Oh...my...God!" She exclaimed. "No way!" She ran over to the teacher and gave her a hug.

"I can't believe it! They let you teach?OH, wait 'til Harry and Ron get here, they will be so thrilled!"

Sure enough, as Hermione said that, none other than Ron and Harry.

"Oy, Harry look who it is!"

They ran over to their new teacher, both extremely happy.

"Ok, guys, its time to sit down, class is about to start."

Harry, Hermione, and Ron sat promptly in the front row as the rest of the class began to enter. The entering class had looks on their face as if to say "Are you serious?" Hermione didn't even care that this class was with the Slytherins and that Malfoy and his goons were making faces again. She only cared for the class to start, the anticipation for her opening remarks were unbearable. She finally started.

"Well, hello class, my name is Nymphadora Tonks. You can all call me Professor Tonks. I am an auror at the Ministry of Magic, and Fudge as well as Professor Dumbeldore, agreed it was a good idea for me to teach here. I believe I can help alot in your studies against the dark arts. As we all know, you are a little behind for not being taught properly but that hag...er...lovely woman, Professor Umbridge."

The class just gawked at her, Hermione was not sure if it was at her bubbly pink hair, or for the fact that none of the other teachers had dared to call her a 'hag' infront of a class, although they were thinking it.

"Well, I think that sums it up. If anyone has any questions, I would be extremely pleased to answer them. If not, then the rest of the class is yours. Oh, next time, before I forget, don't forget your wands!" Tonks proclaimed.

Only a few people raised their hands, Tonks promptly went to them. Hermione was watching her, obviously students knew about her shape-shifting abilities because she was changing her hair to knee length black hair.

"I think this class is going extremely well" Ron said aloud.

"Oh, most definitley." Hermione replied. "They seem to really like her."

"Ugh, what is Malfoy's problem?"

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked him.

"He keeps making kissing faces at us."

"He was doing that when I entered the Great Hall this morning. I didn't really pay any attention."

"Do you think he knows?" Ron asked, joining in on the conversation.

"I'm not sure. But who is that girl with him? I've never seen her before." Harry stated, confusedly.

"I had heard their was a new transfer student from the America's, maybe that's her."

She had hair a little longer than her shoulders. It was blonde. She also wore glasses, and was all over Malfoy. Hermione found it extremely repulsive that anyone would be that interested in Malfoy. Before she knew it class was over.

Hermione left class with Harry, Ron had run ahead. As Hermione started to walk into the Great Hall for lunch, Harry pulled her away.

"Let's go some where else."

"Like where?" She questioned him.

"Just follow me."

Author's Note

Well, what do you think.I left it at a cliff hanger...LoL.Like I said, muchmore interesting next chapter. Possible limes, definitely fluff. Maybe a fight, and a few rumors...

Thanks again for the reviews. Oh, I was thinking, If anyone has anythoughts as to who else should pair up in the story, just review and tell me. Thanks.