A/N: Now don't die of shock but I have finally typed up and posted my next chapter. It feels so good to do so and now some of you people have something to do to distract you from your homework. Hehe, it happens to me. And just to let yall know, I have skipped over about a month of time so in this chap it's about mid october.

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The Substitute

"I still can't believe we go dragged into advanced potions." Ron said as the trio sat down for breakfast. "It's only been two months and I despise it."

"You mean you despise the teacher." Hermione broke in. "You should consider yourselves lucky that you were accepted into the class, both of you."

"Thanks mom." Ron responed

"Yeah, we're actually able to make a potion beyond Snape's belief." Harry said through a sarcastic laugh.

When the trio arrived at the potions classroom Snape was not there. They sat down, expecting Snape to come in and slam the door behind himself at any moment. The students did hear the door open as usual for the entering of professor snape, but it closed quite a bit softer than normal. The students turned around noticing the sound difference to see Professor McGonagall entering the room.

"Good morning students. Professor Snape has been sent on urgent and important business and should return in about a week." She began staring at the trio as she arrived at the front of the room. They knew that Snape must have been assigned to do something for the Order. "I am here to give you your assignment and monitor you for this class time. I have been instructed to write your instructions on the bored so here they are. I may not be an expert in potions but I do know that this one can be particularly dangerous if not made and handled correctly so please take caution. You may begin."

"Well she may give the same directions but atleast she's a little bit nicer about it than Snape is." Harry commented.

"Yeah and I doubt she will eat you if you go up there and ask her a question." Ron grinned.

"I don't know, why don't you go up there and find out. Maybe we'll get lucky." Hermione said with a smirk.

"Very funny Hermione."

"I still think this is amazing. Snape has never missed a class before." Hermione said after McGonagall had sat down behind Snape's desk, looking at it and its surroundings with caution.

"Yeah, well he wouldn't want to miss a day of getting to torture us now would he?" Harry responded, "Maybe I'll actually get to turn something in today."

After a few minutes of silence and hard concentration Harry and Hermione were suddenly startled by a big jump from Ron away from his cauldron.

"Well, I know what McGonagall meant when she said be careful now." He said holding up his arm where the sleeve of his robes were easily shown. A bit had been eaten away by the potion after it got accidentally got dipped in.

"So maybe you'll decide to actually heed the warnings that teachers give us now." Hermione said in her voice of 'I told you so'.

"Right."

Class presumed with a little chatter in the air, Gryffindor students feeling much more comfortable than Norman, when Harry looked up at McGonagall behind the desk he could even see a slight grin on her face.

About half an hour later cauldrons filled with pumpkin orange potion were simmering with a light vapor rising from them. People started filling the flask and setting them on the front table.

"Well, that wasn't bad at all I must say, quite enjoyable, making potions without Snape watching you evilly every second." Hermione said as they walked through the corridor.

"Hear, hear!" Ron chanted behind her.

"I loved the look on Malfory's face when McGonnagall said that Snape was going to be gone the the whole week."

The rest of the day passed quickly with spirits lifted because of Snapes absence. Before they knew it they we're sitting in the Great Hall awaiting dinner.

"Good eveing students. I have a reminder I would like to make before we eat our fine meal. As I'm sure many of you remember Halloween is indeed approaching next week and we will be having our traditional feast. Now that is all I had to say, enjoy."

"In all the busyness of classes I forgot all about Halloween."

"Only you Hermione."

"You only look forward to it because of the food."

"And what's wrong with that?"

Hermione did not respond but only rolled her eyes and went to her food.

"Obviously plenty is wrong with it according to Hermione." Harry commented.

"Thank you for pointing that out Harry."

"Anytime."

-Boys Dorm-

"Hey Ron can we talk?" Harry said, breaking the silence of the small room.

"Sure mate, what about?"

"I think you should ask Hermione to the Valentine's day ball on Halloween night."

"What? Are you crazy, I'm not asking her."

"Come on Ron. You like her! And you know you want to."

"But she would say no."

"How do you know?"

"I..."

"That's what I thought. Besides, there's no Victor this year."

"Curse you Harry."

Any forshadowing for ya there? Hehe. Well I suppose I will begin writing another chapter in my extremely boring history class and then update when school isn't completly taking over my life. :) So now all you have to do is R and R!!