Chapter 5:
A/N: No new reviews. L I should stop writing, but it's for my own amusement now. If anyone reads it besides me then that's just a plus laughs. But if you do read please just do a quick review and tell me that you like it or don't like it, and if you do like then keep reading. Xo -Hannah
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any other characters, they all come from the great JK Rowling.
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It is the first Monday of term, which means classes begin today. Everyone spent their last weekend of freedom relaxing in the common room, hanging out on the grounds, and just enjoying the study-free time they had. Everyone had just received their schedules and were each going over them at breakfast.
"Bloody hell, I've got Divination, double Transfiguration and double Potions today." Ron said slamming his schedule down on the table.
"Same here." said Harry. "Hey Michelle, do you know if we will have homework in Transfiguration today?"
"I really don't know, I just briefly talked to Professor McGonagall on Saturday. We just went over basic stuff, not homework." Michelle answered.
"Well, what do you have to do today Michelle?" Hermione asked setting her fork down.
"I have the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw 6th year double class this morning, the Slytherin and Hufflepuff 2nd year class in the afternoon, and the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw 3rd year class." she answered reading off her schedule.
"Do you have to be in all Professor McGonagall's classes?" Harry asked.
"Yep, I have a full schedule. I only have two free periods and those are both today."
"Yeah, that's how my schedule always is." Hermione said mater of factly.
"Guys, its almost 9. We'd better be going." Ginny said getting up and throwing her bag over her shoulder.
They all stood and got their bags and started out of the great hall.
"Hey there's Lea, I'm going to go see about her schedule." Michelle said stopping and looking towards the Slytherin table. "I'll see you all at 10 in Transfiguration." she added hugging and kissing Ron on the cheek before turning and walking towards Lea.
"Hey, do you have to be in class at 9?" Michelle said to her cousin.
"No, my first class is at 10. What about you?" Lea replied.
"Same here, what are you doing till then?"
"Umm, I don't really know. What are you doing, I haven't seen much of you all since Friday."
"I know, it's weird being in a different house and having no same classes or anything, sitting at a different table at lunch and just everything we are separated." said Michelle.
"Yah I know, we aren't used to that." Lea said. "So how is your dorm room, is it really nice."
"Oh yah it's great, everyone is jealous I get this big awesome room with my own bathroom." Michelle answered.
"Yah that's how it is with me too, I want to see your room. Do you think I can go into the Gryffindor common room?" Lea asked questionably.
"Oh yah, you just have to know the password to get in. I'll take you and show you my room, I want to see yours too." Michelle said turning and leading the way out of the great hall.
"Yeah of course, I'll look at yours then we can go to look at mine." Lea said catching up with Michelle and walking in step with her. "So, how are things with you and Ron?"
"It's going ok, he's so sweet. What about you, any love interests forming."
"Well, I really like Draco." Lea answered blushing.
"Malfoy?" Michelle asked questionably.
"Yah, he's nothing like how Hermione and them described. He's really a great guy. They must of done something to him to make him hate them so much."
"Well, if it works out for you then that's great." Michelle said coming to a stop in front of the fat lady's painting. "Ok here is the entrance to our common room." she added to Lea. "Tickle Dormiens" she said to the painting.
The painting swung open and Michelle stepped in closely followed by Lea.
"Hmm so this is the Gryffindor common room, its similar to the Slytherin one." Lea said looking around the room.
"It is, well here's the girls dormitories." Michelle said walking towards the door on the left side of the common room, with Lea following.
They walked through the door, Michelle unlocked her own door and threw it open. She walked in with Lea not far behind her.
"It's nice, looks like a room you would have." said Lea.
"Is your room set up and decorated just like you would of done it?" Michelle asked while taking a seat in the armchair.
"Yeah, I was shocked. It is just like how I would want my room to look like. That Dumbledore doesn't miss anything. Have you talked to Morgan or Ian any lately?"
"No I haven't, I haven't even seen them except for across the room in the Great Hall or something like that."
"Yeah, same here. Lets go and I'll show you my room. We've got about 30 minutes until we have to be in class." Lea said walking towards the door.
"Ok" Michelle said getting up, walking out, and closing the door behind her.
They walked out of the common room, down the hall, and down the stairs to the dungeons. With Lea leading the way. Michelle followed through the dark, winding halls of the dungeons and into the common room of the Slytherins.
The Slytherin common room was a lot darker than the one of the Gryffindors, it definitely wasn't as cheery as the Gryffindors with the plush armchairs and bright fire. The Slytherin common room had torches on the wall and dark, dank sofas spread out among the room. Michelle followed Lea through the two doors and into her room.
It was decorated with a red and black duvet, long billowing curtains, and dark wood furniture. The room was just as nice and beautiful as Michelle's own room, and the bathroom was just as extravagant.
"Oh its gorgeous, looks just like your type of room." Michelle said feeling the silky curtains.
"Yah its great, I really like my room. It's like home away from home." Lea said sitting down on her bed.
"Oh yah I feel the same way about my room. Maybe we'd better be going to class, its 10 till." Michelle said looking at her watch.
"Yeah I think we should." Lea said getting up and leading the way out of her room, the common room, and into the halls of the dungeons.
They walked together until the hall forked off, Lea took the left, and Michelle took the right towards the entrance of the dungeons. She went up the stairs and to the transfiguration room.
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Michelle entered the Transfiguration room to find it empty. She picked a desk, sat down, and started rummaging through her purse. Pulled out some lippy and applied it using her compact mirror. She then checked her watch.
Hmm, well its 5 till 10 you'd think someone would be showing up by now. She thought to herself, glancing around the room. She heard the clink of the doorknob being turned, she turned to see it be opened by the familiar face of her cousin Hermione.
"It's about time you got here." Michelle said jokingly. "Where's Ron at?"
"Hey, I got here as fast as I could, and I'm not sure where he is, I'm sure he's on his way." Hermione answered sitting down at the desk in front of Michelle and turning around to face her.
"So, did you have a good first class." Michelle asked snapping her purse closed and placing it in her lap.
"Of course, Arithmancy is always a good class."
"Ahh, Arithmancy, I hated that." Michelle said sticking her tongue out.
"Well I guess that's the differences between me and you huh." Hermione said laughing.
"Yeah, I guess so." Michelle answered as the door opened again and the class started flooding in one after the other.
She spotted Ron and smiled at him, he made his way through the crowed of Gryffindors and Ravenclaws to where she was and took a seat next to her, followed by Harry who sat in front of Ron and next to Hermione.
"Well well well, where have y'all been." Michelle said winking and raising her eyebrows at the boys.
"Yeah, what took you guys so long." Hermione said playing along.
"Um, we were in Divination then we had to walk over here, and that's it." Ron said confused.
"You sure that's it?" said Michelle smiling.
"Yes, I'm sure. Where did you think we were?" Harry said, looking even more confused than Ron.
"I don't know, that's why we asked." Hermione said with a laugh.
"Ok" Ron said slowly. "What were y'all talking about?"
"You and Harry." Hermione answered.
"What about us?" Harry said, still confused.
"Oh, we were just talking about how cute you guys are, right Hermione." Michelle said glancing at Hermione.
"Yep" she answered.
"Oh, well we know that we are cute. You don't have to tell us." Ron said laughing.
"Oh right, I forgot how conceited you are. But really we were talking about how I don't like Arithmancy." said Michelle moving her purse from her lap to the desktop.
"Oh, well who likes Arithmancy besides Hermione?" Ron said smiling.
"No one that I know." Harry said matter of factly.
"Yeah, same here." Michelle added.
"Hey, its not diss Hermione day today, ok." Hermione said defensively.
"Oh, right sorry that's tomorrow huh." Michelle said laughing.
"Hey it is never." Hermione said playfully hitting her cousin.
"Ok, its never then, remember that boys." Michelle said looking at the boys and nodding her head. She reached up and ran her fingertips through Ron's ginger hair.
"Your hair is so gorgeous, the perfect shade of red. And I love the long shagginess of it, don't cut it ok." She said looking up at him.
"Ok, I won't."
"K, good cause if you did I might have to break up with you." she said jokingly.
Ron apparently not getting the joke replied, "You'd really break up with me for that?"
"No," she answered laughing. "But just don't cut it ok. Promise?"
"Ok I promise I won't cut it." He answered her playfully tickling her on her sides.
The door was flung open, and like they were one the whole class turned together to face to door and see Professor McGonagall standing there. With her hair up tight on her head and her emerald green robes on she walked up towards her desk and called Michelle up to the front. She told Michelle to take a seat at her desk up front and she then turned to face the class.
"Students, quiet please. I know that you all know me, and I'm sure most of you already know Michelle on a personal level, but for those of you who don't, this is Michelle. She is one of the four new student teachers and will be attending all my classes, to serve as a helper, and also as a teacher. There will be a time later on in term where she will teach some lessons, but until then she is here to help you with questions about lessons if I'm busy or anything. So treat her as you would treat me." Professor McGonagall said to her students.
She then started explaining what is expected of each student for this course, giving out the first class rules and things like that. Once she finished with the standard things, she moved on to today's lesson.
"Lets do a review to make sure we are all up on our spells since last term." She began pulling out her wand and walking over to her desk.
"Now, wands ready. Lets start by simply turning our an animal into a water goblet. You all know the spell I'm sure, so what is it?"
Hermione's hand shot up.
"Yes, Miss Granger" McGonagall replied pointing at the witch with her hand up.
"The spell is Vera Verto!"
"Yes, very well Miss Granger, 5 points for Gryffindor. Now, everyone practice the spell and try to perform it."
Most everyone in the class was able to turn their animals into goblets, so Professor McGonagall moved on to her new lesson out of the book. The class went on, and Michelle did nothing the whole class except sit at Professor McGonagall's desk and watch the students try to turn their text books into pillows. It was rather amusing to see Ron getting so upset when his spell was only making his book be really soft, but not turning completely into a pillow. Hermione spent the last of the class trying to help Ron, but not being able to succeed they called Michelle over to help.
"It's really quite easy Ron." she said taking the seat she was in earlier before class.
"It's easy to you because you've already taken this class and learned this." Ron said getting very frustrated.
"Ok, don't get mad babe. I'll do the transfiguration for you, turn it back, and try to help you accomplish it."
She continued by turning the plush book, into a full plush pillow, ruffles and all. She then turned it back to the deep red, fairly fat, book that it was to begin with, and coached Ron through the steps. Before class finished Ron was able to accomplished the task, and his once Transfiguration book, was turned into a velvet throw pillow, and then back to the book it once was.
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The long Transfiguration finally ended and the whole school went to the great hall for lunch. Michelle walked in fingers laced with Ron, with Harry and Hermione behind them, they sat down with Ginny, Madison, and a couple of her first year friends. Not long into lunch Seamus Finnigan called Ron and Harry over to his place down a little ways from where they were sitting. The boys left and Michelle, sitting across from Hermione, started up a conversation.
"Hermione, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, what?" she answered after taking a sip of her drink.
"Well, I've been wondering for a while, and I'm really confused, keep changing my mind and stuff, anyway, what are your feelings towards Harry?"
Ginny and Michelle's total attention was on Hermione's face, waiting for her answer to this question they have both been wondering about for some time.
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A/N: Thanks so much for reading, your awesome. Again please do a quick review to show me I actually have readers. And I'll have the next chapter up in a day or so. Xo -Hannah
