A late night swim..

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Hayley lay quietly asleep in her new four poster bed. She could positively get used to this bed in the little time she'd been attending its company.

Even through her deep slumber she could already feel the warm light puncturing her face, while littering through the cold glass windows hanging in her dormitory.

How could Hayley have forgotten? She was being greeted with the new day. A new day especially for her; the new day of Monday, the new day she started classes.

The weekend sorely as it was, seemed to have flown by for Hayley. She still couldn't believe she had been a student at Hogwarts School for nearly two days now.

She had a hard time saying this, but she already felt like this place was the closet thing to home she had felt in a long time. Not that she didn't miss her home already; even after two days without its company. But Hogwarts gave a whole new meaning to Hayley of the word 'home.'

Every since that one evening, two nights ago. Hayley felt like something inside of her was sealed shut. She didn't know why she felt it, but she did, and she could tell it was one of those feelings that don't go away quickly. She is of coarse speaking of the night, she had spent with Harry.

Hayley wasn't surprised the morning after the 'incident' happened that word from Ron; Harry was still sound asleep in his bed. She was a bit more surprised at herself, given the fact that she hadn't slept in late either, rather then get up earlier and none the tired. Despite the fact that when she had told Harry she was going to bed that night she did just the opposite. She had laid in her bed; true, but didn't get any sleep well until the rise of dawn.

Hayley had the feeling that Harry didn't want anyone to know about there little 'sneak-out' two days previous. And for reasons to the unknown Hayley was pleased with that. She didn't know if she had felt bad for sneaking out with her new friend's (Hermione) boyfriend, or the actual fact that they had snuck out. After collecting the confused thoughts through Hayley; she still didn't understand what the electric shock had been about when, her and Harry had shook hands. All through Friday night, Hayley's hand had stung at how powerful the touch was, but now all that was left of its presence was unknown answers and more confused thoughts. But she felt a lot better now after that night, because Harry was making an apparent choice to talk to her a lot now, and he would surprisingly glare daggers at boys looking at her through the Great Hall, or the Common Room. Something she felt very comfortable with his protection.

Hayley was even more pleased to find out that at breakfast over the two mornings, her parents hadn't written her yet. Not that now was the time of need for there company, but she was still positive that if in some moral need, she had written them she was sure that if one wrong thing was said about Hogwarts; like if something unpleased her, or she didn't feel safe here, or the teachers were cruel, she'd be heading right back home to where she started.

What was the most surprising to Hayley was that in the concept of just two days, how many friends could one make? To Hayley that answer could be a lot.

When she had gone down to breakfast Saturday morning, along with Hermione and Ron. She had been greeted with a welcome far beyond her reach. Even other houses were going out of there way to get to know Hayley, despite the matter that most of them were boys, but for the girls part it was quite different.

Hayley had already formed a quite frictional friendship with her room mates. She had come to find out that on Saturday her room mate by the name of 'pati' was in reality called parvati, but 'pati' for short. Her other room mate Lavender, was extremely outgoing towards Hayley, which was quite a release of suspense, since Hayley was more the shy type towards meeting new people. And of coarse there was Hermione, who Hayley was the closet to, of all four of the room mates.

Hermione had given her the grand tour everyday of the school, and Hayley was becoming more and more comfortable with her stay. But later on in the day Hermione had taken her down to lunch where she became more acquainted with everyone else in the school. She had been introduced to a lot of the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff girls, and though not on Hermione's time; some of the Slytherin boys. The girls seemed to already have something against her in that lot.

But now that all lay ahead, is starting today. The first day of classes. Hayley had already heard quite a few rumors and quotes about the teachers here. Mostly everyone had a few words to say about Professor Snape. One teacher that Hayley was already sure she would be avoiding.

As Hayley lay in her bed, she could already hear her room mates getting ready for the day. The faint sounds of someone's feet brushing across the floor, or the cluttering sound of clothes being thrown to the ground. She thanked herself mentally that she had shut her curtains the night before, as she fell more into her slumber.

But Hayley still being new here, hadn't become fully acquainted with Hermione's other side. Her schooling personality.

Hayley curtains were pulled back in a fast motion, and there before her stood Hermione. Fully dressed and a small smile plastered to her face.

"Hayley time to get up," she said.

Hayley who was still in a deep sleep turned over at the intrusion, and mumbled into her pillow.

"Not yet mum."

"Yeah that took me a while to, too get over."

"What?" Hayley mumbled back, then realization dawning on her. First of all, her mother would have never woken her up that gently and easy going. Maybe sixteen years of practice with it, you aren't as patient anymore, and second her mother of coarse didn't have the voice of a sixteen year old girl.

"Come on breakfast will be soon, then your first day of classes," was all Hermione said before walking out of the dormitory.

Feeling defeat befallen over Hayley. She lazily threw her covers over her body. She regretted it immensely when she felt the cold morning breeze sting at her body. Goose bumps sprouting over her pale thighs.

She slowly got out of bed, but with more challenges then one in hand. Once she finally recovered her balance and her gaze through her tired eyes, she had realized that she was now alone in the room.

This pleased Hayley somewhat. She needed to be alone right now. She was nervous true, but not as nervous as she had been two nights pervious when she had first arrived here. But with each passing minute, the feeling in the pit of her stomach was growing in a pace that didn't sooth Hayley one bit.

Twenty minutes later, she was fully dressed, despite the many 're-dos' she had to do in the time. She had put her shirt on inside out, then only to realize she put it on backwards. After correcting her mistake she put on her skirt, and then her shoes and socks, then the hardest part -- the tie.

A school uniform was something Hayley was going to have to get used to. And most defiantly the tie. She had never worn a tie in her life, but hell as she put it, 'why not start now.'

After she had all her clothes and other processions on correctly, she began to head down to the Common Room.

Instantly she spotted Hermione talking quietly with Ron and Harry near a corner. They all looked quite hushed and whispering quietly amongst themselves.

Hayley didn't want to 'intrude' on them; if it was something private going on between them, it obviously didn't concern her. She scanned the Common Room some more in the mean time. That's when she spotted the other red-head she had met on Saturday named Ginny. She was always in a corner talking quietly with a girl Hayley didn't remember quite well.

She walked over to her as the girl Hayley didn't recognize waved good-bye to Ginny and started heading towards the portrait.

"Hey Ginny," said Hayley stopping before her.

"Hey Hayley, sleep well?"

"...Er.."

"Nervous 'bout classes huh?"

"Just a little bit."

"Trust me, it's not as bad as it seems, but I'm famished -- are you going down to breakfast now?"

"Actually I was waiting for Hermione."

"Oh okay, see you down there then."

"Okay Ginny."

Ginny smiled one last time at her, and started heading towards the Portrait as well.

Hayley glanced back over to were Hermione, Harry and Ron where standing. Only now they didn't look like they had minutes before; like in some secret meeting.

"Finally up I see," said Hermione, once Hayley had walked over to them.

"Sorry 'bout that, more tired then I thought," said Hayley shrugging her shoulders.

"It's alright - are you hungry by chance?"

"Starving."

Hermione glanced back towards Ron and Harry who were still staring at Hayley closely. Hayley wasn't bothered by Harry's gaze, she was pretty used to his weird glances towards her every now and then, but for some reason she felt a blush coming into her pale skin under Ron's eyes.

"Shall we go then?" asked Hermione turning her eyes away from the boys and directing them equally at Hayley. Hayley nodded her head. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hayley walked down to the Great Hall in a silence. Hayley was now feeling more nervous then she had been up in her room as she took each step.

Once they finally entered, they started walking towards there usually table. Hayley immediately scanned the hall for Draco, as she did every morning now lately. She frowned when she didn't spot him sitting in his usually spot. She sat down at the table, and suddenly she wasn't feeling hungry in the least bit.

Hayley just sat, staring at her hands while the rest of the table began to 'dig' in. After about the third bite from Hermione into her toast, was when she stared at Hayley in a concerned manner.

"You are going to eat aren't you?"

Hayley jumped slightly at her sudden voice. She turned her eyes away from Hermione's and pushed her gaze towards Harry's and Ron's across from her, she didn't even notice that they had stop eating and was staring at her now.

"Yeah I er," Hayley glanced around at the sudden choices of food. She had a deep feeling if she tried to eat any of the solid ones she'd either puke it all back up, or not just touch any of it. She spotted a bowl of porridge to Harry's left.

"I'll just have porridge," she said, reaching over, but before she could grab the bowl Harry grabbed it and handed it to her. She smiled her thanks to him before grabbing the bowl and scooping two spoonfuls of it onto her plate.

Hayley was surprised at how more refreshed she felt at the feeling of food in her stomach. She must have not had that much from dinner last night. No surprise there. Lately she had been a bit touchy, and never really had much of an appetite for food either.

Once they were nearly finished with there meal, Harry got up. Hayley taking this as a sign to finally leave, stood up to; dropping her fork into the bowl with a loud 'clank'

"Were are you going," asked Hermione looking towards Harry.

"I was going to go grab my stuff, since I'm finished now."

"Well were done here, we'll walk with you?"

"Speak for your self at mealtimes Mione," said Ron, giving her a kind of glaring stare before going back to his toast.

"No - no it's fine, stay here and finish up," said Harry.

"I'll go with you Harry, I can't eat another bite anyway," said Hayley, stepping out of the bench.

Harry looked like he wanted to be alone right now, but he nodded before giving Hermione a small kiss on the cheek and a smile at Ron before stepping out.

"OH HAYLEY!" Someone called behind her. She turned around and was completely surprised at who she saw. It was Ron. He was staring at Harry, with a look of help on his face. Ron reached into his pocket his hands shaking slightly but Hayley hardly noticed that.

He pulled out a white piece of parchment and handed it to Hayley. She took it; there hands brushing slightly skin to skin before Hayley retrieved her hand. She had to look away as she felt the blush coming back into her cheeks.

She opened the piece of parchment and looked back at Ron with a confused expression.

"I-It's your time table."

"Oh thanks," said Hayley pocketing the parchment and turning back to Harry. He was giving Ron a look that was crossed between a glare/smirk smile.

Harry and Hayley turned around again and started heading out. They were silent as they walked. Hayley still trying to hold her smile, re-thinking back to the moment were her skin had touched Ron's. It felt like such a warm -

"Nervous 'bout today?" asked Harry whipping her out of thought. She turned to look at him, and nodded her head slightly.

"It's not as bad as it seems, just stay away from Snape and you'll do fine."

"Why does everyone keep saying that?"

"Saying what?"

"The rubbish 'bout Snape, he can't be that bad, -- I mean okay maybe at the sorting he could have cheered up a bit."

"You really don't know him then do you."

"Guess not," she said through a sigh. She didn't feel in the mood to fight with Harry at the moment, not with the feeling in the pit of her stomach.

Harry and Hayley finally reached the Common Room, but through there silence it seemed like hours till they reached it. They parted from each to go retrieve there bags and met back down in the Common Room minutes later.

"So what do you have," asked Harry after they had stepped out of the Common Room again.

Hayley shifted her bag to her other shoulder, before reaching into her pocket and retrieving the parchment Ron had given her.

She opened it and then handed it to Harry, who started to read it off to her.

"Double Potions first....then Divination....Care of Magical Creatures, you'll like that class, Hagrid teaches it........"

His voice trailed off as he scanned the paper more closely.

"Yeah well sorry to say that's just Monday's classes."

"What do you mean?"

"Tuesday you have, Defense Against The Dark Arts...then double Transfiguration...Charms...Then Wednesday, you have History of Magic, Potions, Double Divination...And Thursday - same as Tuesday really, Double Defense Against The Dark Arts, Transfiguration, then Charms...and Friday - Divination first thing..then Double Care of Magical Creatures, and the last class History of Magic."

"So basically I have whatever you have."

"Something like that," was all he said before he handed the paper back to her. She took it from his grasp and tucked it into her robes rather roughly.

"So..how are you and Hermione?" asked Hayley, taking a shot at the annoying silence that loved to engulf them at times like these, lately.

"Er - okay I guess, -- why?"

"Oh - umm - you just seem tense around her lately."

"Not tense really, just feelings."

"Feelings?"

"It's just -- weird kissing your best friend, but it's a brilliant feeling as well when you love them."

"You love her?"

Hayley tried to stifle back her laughter as she saw Harry's face slowly start to turn a little red under her gaze and personal questions being shot at him.

Luckily Harry didn't have to answer that question. They had already reached the dungeons in record time through there talking.

"Looks a bit gloomy," said Hayley eyeing the stones filled with moss, and the cold breeze that was running through her robes, chilling her to the spot.

Harry didn't answer her. He just stepped past her and into the room. Hayley followed him in after a few minutes of just staring at him, and as she entered the room, immediately her eyes caught Draco's figure in the corner of the room. Talking to two people Hayley couldn't remember at the moment though didn't really care either.

She took her eyes off Draco's head, and turned to follow Harry into the back of the room. When she set her bag down in the table in front of his, her eyes carelessly wandered back over to Draco. She felt her stomach drop when she saw Draco staring back at her, just as intently.

Hayley tried to smile at him, but was stopped suddenly. She was getting that feeling again. The feeling of someone glaring at her, through the back of her head. She knew the gaze was coming from behind her, and when she turned to look, Harry was the only one standing behind her. He was glaring at Draco with every passion of hate that could have been imaginable to human kind. Hate was pouring through his emerald pools.

Hayley was about to open her mouth, when the Dungeon door slammed opened, and in stepped all the Gryffindors with it.

Hayley spotted Hermione and Ron rather quickly before turning back to Harry. He still looked mad, but he was no longer staring his anger at Draco. Hayley was about to yet again open her mouth to talk to him, before Hermione, came walking over and setting her bag down beside Hayley's.

"Sorry it took so long," she started exhaling an amount of breath before she turned to face Ron and Harry. "Neville couldn't find his Potions book, so we helped him look," she said throwing her hand in Neville's direction.

"That's all right," said Harry pulling out his book, and slamming it onto his desk; causing the room to echoing with its fall.

"Something wrong mate?" asked Ron, looking immediately at Hayley, like she was the first to blame for Harry's unknown moods.

"No everything's peachy," he said sitting down in his chair in a kind of huffed way. Hermione turned her eyes away from Harry's and then stared them at Hayley. Hayley gave her a kind of 'got-me' look, before sitting down.

They only had sat for no less then two seconds later, the door had slammed opened again, and in stepped a very unsurprisingly angered looking Snape.

"Settled down, settle down," his voice even sounded more husker and angered then in general. He pulled out his wand, and whipped it at the black board.

Hayley stared in confusion as he tapped the black board with his wand, and out popped with it, a bunch of letters and ingredients, plastering themselves on the board.

"You have two hours, get to work," he said with the wave of his hands. Hermione got up from her seat, like all the other students had, and started walking over to a black cabinet hidden in the back of the room.

If Hayley had been confused when Snape ordered his class to work, she was completely lost now.

Looking around to Harry and Ron, she was surprised to see them in another hushed gathering near the back of the room; out of ear shot of Hayley. From what Hayley could tell, Harry was talking and Ron was listening intently.

Getting sick of this, she raised her hand high in the air. Snape was doubled over at his desk reading something, and concentrated hard on it. Hayley started to wave her hand back and forth in the air to let him see some movement with it.

After about ten seconds of this Hayley's hand was beginning to feel numb from hanging in the air. She pulled it back down to her side. In a huffed manner.

"Professor?" she asked in a sweet mock voice, trying not to get her works up the first day of class. Mrs. Kenbreak did have some influence on Hayley with her anger; while during there lessons. And they were seemingly following out of her with Snape's lessons.

"Professor?" Hayley tried again, and her only response was auto silence from Snape, who was still doubled over on his parchment.

Hayley not knowing how high her voice was about to get, screamed:

"PROFESSOR!"

The whole room seemed to have stopped moving at her voice. Hermione who had been a few feet behind her, froze her eyes wide and she looked like she was about to drop there cauldron at any minute.

Harry and Ron turned towards Hayley also, Ron's eyes were wide and Harry's mouth was parted while staring at her. Draco and all the other Slytherins' turned towards her to. But not all there looks were as obvious as the Gryffindors'. Snape looked up at from his parchment and was now glaring at her.

And as for Hayley. She stood frozen to the spot, under all the room's gazes.

"Yes Ms. Glenwood?" his voice if possible, sunk down about three levels and was still full of anger, which wasn't helping Hayley in the least bit.

"Er - W-what exactly a-are we er - doing?" she finally stuttered out. Snape look like she had just spoken the world's dumbest question. He took his dark eyes away from Hayley's and turned them towards Draco now.

"Mr. Malfoy you will show Ms. Glenwood what precisely we are doing in class."

"NO!" screamed a voice beside Hayley. Hayley turned around and Harry was now standing right next to Hayley, looking scared and temptations all in one.

"What, did you say Potter?" asked Snape now fully standing up from his stool, and wrapping his arms around his cloak pulling it closer to him.

"I mean no - sir, I'll show Hayley what were doing."

"I asked Mr. Malfoy."

"But I'm sure, -- Malfoy is busy, Hayley can join our group - sir."

Hayley turned to look at Snape, and she tried to hold in her expression when she saw the look on his face. He was not glaring at Harry, but thinking thoroughly.

"Fine Potter," was all he said before he turned back to his desk. His 'important' parchment still lying upon it.

Hayley turned to look at Draco, and she felt her stomach sink once again. Draco was glaring at Harry, and Harry was glaring right back. When Draco caught Hayley's eye, he smirked at her before turning back to his cauldron.

'What the hell is wrong with these two?'

"Right - I think I'll go grab the ingredients -" started Hermione, before Ron could interject with:

"I'll help."

They both walk away from Hayley and Harry who were both looking awkwardly towards the ground.

Hayley, who was now getting too used to there silence already, spoke up.

"So what are we doing in here?"

"Look," started Harry, looking up and meeting her eyes. "I don't mean to be like that, but you just have to understand -"

"Understand?"

"Yeah - I hate everything involved in Malfoy, and if you think he's just trying to be nice to you, then you haven't fully met him yet."

Hayley who was already annoyed at his tactics towards Malfoy, was beginning to fume her anger towards Harry.

"How do you know?"

"Because I've known that bloke for six years Hayley, and he isn't giving his friendship just for the hell of it."

"Look Harry, I may be new here, but let me fight my own back, alright," she said turning around and smiling proudly at her comeback.

Hermione and Ron starting walking back over them, there hands full of vials and other glass ingredients.

"Alright Harry, did you explain to Hayley about the Poly Juice?" asked Hermione, looking now at the cauldron beside her.

"No, -- didn't get that far," said Harry now looking at Hayley with an emotion she couldn't detect at the moment. Hermione seemed to understand before she nodded her head. Ron just kept looking between both Harry and Hayley. He looked like one of them was about to blow up at each other, though Hayley couldn't understand why Ron and Hermione were so scared to be around Harry or Hayley lately.

"Well," started Hermione. "I'll just do it, -- okay Hayley have you heard of the Poly Juice Potion before?"

"Er - no."

"That's fine, it's a Potion that..."

And so Hermione told Hayley everything that contained the Potion. Hayley found it to be quite exciting for her first day, but then again kind of worried she might mess it up, for a first timer and all.

That's when Hermione told her that they were all sharing the Potion, and that they have to have a partner for the appropriate switch once the Potion was completed. Hermione was still determined to have Harry's body, and it wasn't that obvious how Harry felt on the matter. So it was settle that Hayley and Ron would switch bodies once the time the Potion was complete. Something that gave Hayley butterflies in her stomach. She found it sweet at how careful he was towards her, and given the fact at how long she had known him, how kind he was towards her, despite how little he talked to her.

After a few minutes, more ingredients were added to the Potion, a few side comments towards each other here and there, and the proportion of Hayley's first class, spent in silence, when the two hours were up.

Hermione and Hayley gathered all the vials up, while Harry and Ron gathered there books and packed them away.

Once they exited the classroom, Hermione turned towards Harry.

"See you next hour?"

"Yeah."

She leaned forward and gave him a quick peck on the lips before waving bye to Ron and Hayley.

As they started walking again, Hayley made a reach into her pockets for her time table, but before Harry could stopped her he said:

"We have Divination next."

"Yeah you're going to love Trelawney," said Ron through a smirk as they kept walking. Hayley didn't bother answering him, but just kept on walking with them in silence.

After ascending four stair levels, even Hayley was out of breath. Ron and Harry didn't seem to be the least bit tired, but just kept on walking. Hayley out of breath as it was, had to stride to keep up with them.

They came upon a stone hallway that didn't look anything like a classroom to Hayley.

"Where are we?"

"Divination tower," said Harry staring above them at the stone wall.

"Divination tower, where's the bloody classroom -"

Before Hayley could finish her sentence, a trap door opened above there heads, and out slid down a silver ladder.

Hayley look towards Harry and Ron to make sure she was seeing right. But they were already starting up the ladder into tower.

Hayley followed them, not quite seeing how a classroom could be hidden in a trap door. As she stepped into the room she was greeted with a heavy scent of fumes, and a dark lit room, that was giving an eerie pink glow around the walls and the shadows dancing off them. Hayley looked around, and noticed Harry and Ron were already sitting at a back corner table, in fluffy old beaten red chairs. Right as she was about to follow over to them, someone called her name.

"Hayley, over here!"

Hayley turned and she could see Pati and Lavender waving her over to them. Hayley; feeling great full at there kindness started walking over towards them instead.

"We saved you a seat," said Pati excitedly.

"Thanks," said Hayley setting down her bag next to Lavenders and taking a sit.

"What's this class like?" asked Hayley after she got comfortable in her chair and looking around a bit.

"Oh absolutely amazing, you'll love the professor pure genius, she is," said Lavender. Hayley was starting to get anxious, as she listened to how excited Lavender and Parvati were acting while telling her about the class.

"Good morning," said a husky voice somewhere in front of Hayley. She went wide eyed when she saw a witch step out from the darkness, a green shimmering shawl covering her pale arms. Hayley was feeling crept out by how big her eyes look through her specks.

"I see we have a new member in our mists, I've been watching you through my crystal gazing," Hayley gulped back her fear as the Professor advance towards her. She didn't feel comfortable at her tone of voice and the words 'I've been watching you' didn't make her any more comfortable.

Professor Trelawney seemed to have noticed her fear, before she had a small smile on her face. "Do not fear dear, the inner eye never lies."

When no response came from Hayley Trelawney spoke up again, her voice a bit sweater then Hayley suspected it to be. "Tell us your name dear."

"H-Hayley," she started, but Trelawney broke her off.

"Hayley what dear?"

"Glenwood," she said more calmly, slowly getting her normal rate of voice back.

"Let me see your palm dear, I want to see into your future and past," said Trelawney. Hayley didn't understand a word of what had just escaped her mouth. She sat confused in her chair, while the Professor stared at her.

"Your hand dear, let me see your hand," she said again. Hayley slowly raised her hand up to her level, and was a bit taken back at how gentle Trelawney had touched her skin, before she turned it over. Gently running her index finger over the skin she found there.

Hayley, feeling scared now for sure, glanced a look over at Lavender and Parvati. They both seemed to be hanging off there seat with anticipation.

"Yes - yes I see a troubled past here," started Trelawney. "You have lost something, -- something very, very important to you, many years ago."

The fear was slowly beginning to die down as she listened to Trelawney. Hayley seemed confused. She hadn't lost anything in her past, what was this 'teacher' playing at.

Trelawney, slowly started running her index finger down Hayley's palm once more, and after many routines of this, she gasped and her eyes went huge.

Lavender and Parvati were nearly on the edge of there seats now. The whole room had had gone quite in an uncomfortable and defining silence.

"Something wrong?" asked Hayley staring up at the Professor who still looked like she had just witnessed her own death.

"No I - I mustn't say," said Trelawney, shaking her head back and forth and waving her hand. She was also stuttering under her breath.

"What is it Professor," asked Lavender, her voice higher then usual and the excitement glowing in her eyes.

"I - you dear," said Trelawney pointing her finger at Hayley. "Have something big coming. I see trouble in your future, -- horrible trouble, great discoveries, oh - but horrible trouble along with it."

The room sat in silence staring intently at Hayley. She didn't know what to say, or how to respond to that. She felt her face going red with all the eyes upon her. After many passing seconds, Trelawney stepped back from Hayley in a slow motion. She was giving Hayley the impression that she was dangerous from how her face was still locked onto her's.

"Yes - we will - we will continue with our palm readings today class, I want you all to be looking into the palm of your partner, and see within its depths. What lye's ahead in there future, and what may you detect from there past. Homework tonight I want two parchments full of how the inner eye and palm reading mix together, get to work now."

Trelawney turned and started walking back into the darkness. Hayley taking this as her moment to get some answers, she turned to Lavender and Parvati. They were both looking at her like they had just seen her die also, just like Trelawney.

"What's wrong?"

"Did you not hear what she said?" asked Parvati, she looked frightened, while she stared at Hayley.

"She seemed caught up in my past -"

"Not just that Hayley, she said you have danger in your future," said Lavender.

"But doesn't everyone?" asked Hayley.

"Professor Trelawney, never sees wrong, Hayley, just ask Harry, she said she saw danger in his future to, and she has never been wrong," said Parvati throwing a look behind her, where no doubtfully Harry was sitting.

Hayley turned her head behind her. Sitting at the table directly behind them, was Ron and Harry. Ron was looking at Harry's palm and Harry was looking at Hayley. Feeling slightly rude for her attitude to him in Potions she turned back around to Lavender and Parvati. Lavender was looking at Parvati's palm now, while both girls were giggling slightly to each other.

"I'll be right back," said Hayley standing up and walking over to the table behind her.

Harry seemed surprised by her sudden intrusion. She sat down in the chair next to Ron and smiled at them.

Ron let go of Harry's hand and stared at Hayley also.

But Hayley wasn't staring at Ron, she was staring at Harry; trying to read the emotion in his eyes.

"What's up," said Ron after a few minutes of silence between the three of them.

"I just got sick of hearing Lavenders and Pati's predictions."

"That'll sink in fast," said Harry through a small laugh escaping after his words.

Hayley smiled at him and then towards Ron. He surprisingly seemed to go red from Hayley's smile.

"Do you mind if I sit here for the rest of the hour?" asked Hayley, trying not to smile at the impact she was having on Ron right now.

"No go ahead," said Harry.

Hayley was slowly starting to feel comfortable again under Harry's gaze. Trying to stir up the conversations a bit more, she added:

"Do any of you know how to do this?"

Ron and Harry both looked like they were trying to hold in there laughter as they looked at each other.

"I'm starting to see why Hermione dropped this class," said Hayley, through a sigh. Re-quoting on Sunday when Hermione had been telling Hayley about her classes, and how much she despised of ("Load of rubbish really") Divination when she had took it.

The rest of the hour was spent in mostly for Harry, Ron, and Hayley laughter, and small talk of Quidditch. Basically anything that steered away from the subject of Divination was fine talking about with Hayley. Ron, though after many tries from Hayley, slowly started making small talk with her also, and after a few side comments, Hayley was realizing she was blushing from his comedic side.

After the bell had rang, Hayley was slightly disappointed how the urgent ending. She had felt so comfortable laughing with Harry and Ron. If more so Ron.

Hayley walked ahead and grabbed her bag from her forgotten chair by Lavender and Parvati.

She turned and already waiting for her was Harry and Ron by the trap door.

She smiled at them and then proceeded to walk towards them.

Ignoring the faint 'good day dear.' Coming from Trelawney somewhere from behind her.

"Where to now?" asked Hayley after they had walked down the silver ladder and started down the corridor.

"Care of Magical Creatures," said Harry who was on Ron's left, and Hayley on Ron's right.

"Hagrid teaches that right?" asked Hayley.

"Yeah, all though he loves to put the danger on the line," said Ron with a small smirk from Harry.

"Danger?" asked Hayley slowly feeling excitement and suspense all at once.

"You'll see," said Harry while they walk on.

Harry and Ron turned down a corner and that's when Hayley realized that they were walking towards the front entrance.

"It's outside?"

"Yeah, near the forest," said Ron.

Hayley didn't understand the slight tone of 'forest' in Ron's voice. They both seemed excited to show Hayley to her next class, or maybe they were just as eager as her to get there themselves.

As they stepped outside, Hayley felt the sun piece her skin. She felt so content at that very moment standing under the suns gaze. Today was probably the last day of warmth or sun for that matter, before November fully took over and drowned Hogwarts with it's sorely snow.

When Hayley noticed she was falling behind from Ron and Harry she picked up her pace towards them. They were walking towards a cabin Hayley hadn't recognized there before. Before she could voice her thoughts Hermione turned up next to Harry's side.

"Hey," she said a bit flushed from running up to them.

"Hey," said Harry bending over slightly to give her a small kiss on the lips.

Hermione smiled at Harry, before looking towards Ron and Hayley.

"How was your first Divination lesson Hayley?"

"Er - it was okay. Can't exactly remember what I learned though," she said through a laugh towards Harry and Ron.

Before Hermione could get answer out of them, Malfoy and his gang came walking over towards them.

Awkwardly and unexpectedly Harry moved in front of Hermione as if Malfoy was about to just start throwing curses her way.

Malfoy just glared daggers at Harry Ron, and Hermione before walking on with his 'thuds' behind him. Not a word to be said.

"You two must really have it out for each other," asked Hayley, watching as Draco walk out of ear-shot of them.

"If only you knew," said Ron through a sigh and walking back over towards Hermione and Harry.

Before Hayley could ask any more question. The cabin door behind her shut loudly and out stepped Hagrid. He looked rather cherry red in the cheeks, but a small goofy smile on his face.

Almost instantly all the Gryffindors chatter died down as everyone turned to look at Hagrid. From what Hayley could see the Slytherin's looked immensely tired, and not in the mood to throw side comments at the Professor today.

"Good day," started Hagrid. "Now were gonn' start today' lesson off by' a litt'e quiz'."

Hayley wasn't surprised when all the Slytherins groaned there disapproval behind her. She had heard enough from Hermione about there attitude towards Hagrid in this class.

"Now, now, it'll be fun, now fer ten point' who can tell m' what a tally' cathrow is?"

Hayley was a bit surprised to see Hermione's hand shoot into the air. Hayley obviously hadn't been listening, when Harry and Ron were telling her of Hermione's study habits in Divination.

"Yes Hermione," said Hagrid, the smile on his face growling slightly, from the anticipation on Hermione's face.

"The Tally Cathrow is a disguisable animal. It has the form of a hedgehog, but in reality isn't anything compared to one. The head of the Tally Cathrow is the really the back end, and the back end is acting as the head as a false disguise. But this isn't really the reason the Tally Cathrow is famous. It's famous because of the hump on its back. It is known as a mood hump in manner speaking. If you squeeze it, it will form with a color, and detect your mood at the time being. You can sometimes ask it questions and it will answer you through colors. Wizards in the 1900's sometimes used these animals on people who they suspected to be lying to them, and get information out of them, through there moods."

Hayley stood in shock staring at Hermione. She had heard of her annoying habits to studying, but by god how much did this girl study?

"Ten point' to Gryffindor!" said Hagrid smiling proudly at Hermione. "Now sadly the Tally' Cathrow only works with you, if on a full belly' terday we will be lookin' fer food fer them.

"Now can anyon' tell mer what a Tally Cathrow eats?"

Even to Hayley's surprise, Hermione didn't know the answer. The students seemed so used to her answering there questions, they all looked around for anyone who might know it. Hagrid looked a bit put out by this, but continued on anyway.

"The Tally Cathrow, eats stick', le'ves, and usuall' whatever grow' on the trees'. Terday, you lot will be gathering foods' fer them' for Thursday's lesson, when we actually will use em."

Hagrid turned and started heading towards the edge of the forest. Hayley took this as her chance to talk some more to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

She walked up to them as the rest of the class followed Hagrid towards the edge of the forest.

"Doesn't sound too dangerous," said Hayley.

"Never judge Hagrid on what he says, it's usually always dangerous," said Hermione looking over her shoulder to make sure they were well out of ear- shot of anyone.

Hayley didn't bother asking Hermione how she knew the answer to the question she was asked minutes pervious. Instead she glanced a look over towards Malfoy, who was talking to Crabbe, Goyle, and Parkinson in an annoyed manner.

Hayley curious taking over her, walked a little closer to catch a glimpse of what he was muttering off.

"...and why do we have to do this, -- isn't this his job," said Malfoy throwing his finger up at Hagrid.

"Because Malfoy the Tally Cathrow only answers you, after you've fed him, after each question that is," said Hermione coming up from behind her.

Malfoy turned around at the sound of mocking voice. And his eyes instantly turned cold towards who he saw standing next to Hayley.

"Gee Thanks, for that useless information on me Granger, but maybe you should throw your pitiful brain on someone who actually wants to hear it."

"Watch it Malfoy," said Harry and coming up next to Hermione in another protective manner.

"Looky here, boys, Mudbloods got herself a guard, lwittle Potty," said Malfoy in a baby mocking voice. All the Slytherins burst into laughter behind Malfoy, who was always doubled over in laughter.

Hayley, who was actually starting to like Malfoy, was getting a different perspective on him, more then when she first met him two days ago. Maybe Harry was right about him.

"Harry let it go," said Hermione laying her hand on his chest, and pushing him back away from the laughing group of green robes.

"Hermione when are you going to stop being the civil one and just let him have it?" asked Ron coming up from behind them also.

"Because Ron, I would like to actually finish my schooling here rather then get expelled over a stupid row!"

The rest of the class was spent in silence for Hayley, Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Hayley was too lost in thought about Draco to actually be paying attention to the weeds she was pulling from the ground.

She had noticed half way through the hour that Hagrid kept staring at her, and then Harry. The same look on his overly large face, as the night of the sorting. Hayley was still crept out by his efforts to keep her company here, but every time she would say something to Harry, Hermione, or Ron, Hagrid would do the 'look' as she called it now.

She was thankful when she heard the bell an hour later sounding for lunch and the end of there classes. She glanced down at her hands and noticed that they were fifthly black, and her finger nails were buried in dirt. She turned her head around trying to catch a glimpse of something to wash her hands off with.

That's when she noticed the lake half way down the green slopes. Something she hadn't noticed during her stay here, since she had been inside for her first couple of days.

Hayley stared at the lake. It looked so welcoming to her, even at this distance. It was the kind of feeling she used to get when she wanted to go swimming back home after a long day of lessons.

Well if Hayley wasn't correct, the day wasn't even over and she was tired as hell.

She still looked at the lake lovingly as Harry, Ron, and Hermione started walking back up to the castle, Harry and Hermione's hand intertwined together.

She noticed she was slacking behind from them slowly while she gazed at the lake, and she didn't seem to mind. She just wanted to sit and stare at it. Hell to be honesty she had the temptation to just go swim in it right now.

When she finally pulled out of her daze she began to run back up to trio, walking mindlessly beside Ron, who was listening intently on something Harry was explaining. Hayley was only half listening.

Once they reached the Common Room, Hayley and Hermione walk up to there dorms to throw there bags in. When they came back down, Hayley noticed the boys were no were to be seen now after they parted.

"C'mon lets go wash this dirt off," said Hermione, waving her back over to the Portrait. Hayley was becoming more and more familiar with Hogwarts now, that she didn't need Hermione to direct her to the girls wash room anymore. Once they reached the Portrait of a Troll washing his back with a long club disguised as a scrub washer, they walk in. To no surprise to Hayley, the entire sixth year girl Gryffindors were washing the dirt and muck off there hands as well.

After about ten minutes of scrubbing and making sure no dirt was left, Hayley was ready for a good hard earned lunch, maybe even a nap after her Divination homework for the time being.

Hermione walked out of the bathroom with her, and they met back up with Harry and Ron, in the hallway.

"How's your first day going so far Hayley?" asked Harry looking over to her with Hermione on his left, and Ron on Hermione's left, and Hayley on Ron's left.

Hayley stifled a long yawn, while stretching her arms widely in the air as they walk. After she felt more relax she turned back to Harry, who was smiling at her.

"Does that explain it?"

"Ha - Ha........okay I get it."

The rest of there walk down to the Great Hall, was spent talking about Hermione's day with her Athermancy class, along with her Muggle Studies after lunch. Hayley didn't understand how anyone could take Athermancy. From what she had learned from Mrs. Kenbreak, that subject was probably the most boring of the lot, but as Harry had said, "You haven't been to History of Magic yet."

Once they all sat down in there usual seats at the Gryffindor table, Hayley immediately dived into some Shepard's pie besides her. She probably should have listened to Hermione's advice earlier and should have just had some bloody breakfast rather then starve all day through lessons.

If anything was going right today, she was thank-full her nervousness was now completely gone. First day of classes wasn't what she had expected it to be. First Snape, and then Trelawney who Hayley was to scared to even talk to now, and then Hagrid; not that he did anything wrong, but his annoying looks shared between Harry and herself were becoming most annoying.

"So did you get much homework?" asked Hermione pulling her bowl of soup closer under her chin while she was taking small sips of it every now and then.

"Just Divination, Snape must have been feeling extra cheerful today and didn't slam us with any," said Ron, biting into his mashed potatoes.

"Lucky you, in Athermancy, we got slammed with this star chart, --feels like Divination all over again," said Hermione before turning back to her soup.

"Hey," started Ron. "What was up with Hagrid today, did anyone see him acting weird, he kept looking at you and Hay - OUCH! Hermione what was that for?"

"Sorry, my first just kicks every now and then," said Hermione glaring at him, before turning her eyes away from Ron who was now rubbing his red ankle from where Hermione had just kicked him.

Hayley who was lost in to much thought was surprised at herself at how fat she had just downed her Shepard's pie completely in less then two minutes. She was feeling a little more tired now with a full stomach, and bed was calling her name more then ever.

"Hayley you look exhausted everything all right?" asked Hermione, pushing her bowl away also.

"Yeah I - didn't get much sleep last night," she said true fully. If truth be told, she barely got any sleep last night. She had tossed and turned in her bed all night. Mostly at how scared she was feeling about today. But now with all the classes over with, all the sleep missed was catching up to her and all she wanted to do was go lie down for a couple of hours and regain it.

"Why don't you go lie down for a few hours, I'll wake you for dinner if you'd like," said Hermione, giving her a sorrow respectful look.

"Yeah, thanks Hermione," said Hayley standing up slowly. She heaved her heavy bag onto her shoulder and waved good-bye to the three of them before making her way out of the Hall.

The walk up to the Common Room was a very tiring one. Hayley figured she'd finish her Divination homework after dinner, or maybe tomorrow. But as she thought about it, she'd probably just get slammed with more homework tomorrow.

"Codswallop Tarticles," muttered Hayley to the Fat Lady.

The portrait, opened slowly and Hayley stepped inside feeling her eyes growing heavier by the second. Once her feet finally carried her to her dorm room which was a surprise to Hayley, when she didn't even realize at how fast she was moving towards her bed.

She dropped her bag down, next to her night stand, and practical fell onto her bed in a matter of seconds. Sleep taking her almost at once as her head hit the pillow.

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After a long lunch, Hermione bid Harry and Ron good-bye before you she took off to her last class of the day.

Harry was feeling a little tired himself. It wasn't his first day back at Hogwarts, but just watching Hayley as her first day progressed made him a little exhausted as well.

Harry didn't know how many more 'Hayley/Malfoy' incidents he could take. He knew Malfoy wasn't being the kind sweet bloke to her just for her friendship in return. Harry just couldn't figure out why Hayley didn't see it. Malfoy only wanted her for sex, it was that obvious.

Harry supposed to Malfoy, Hayley was just a new piece of meat waiting to be devoured.

He had, had hard enough time over the weekend trying to keep ever boy that even look at her, to back off. But Harry couldn't deny it much more. He knew he couldn't protective Hayley in the way he wanted too; not without her thinking he liked her in a crush manner from his 'sweetness.'

The best he could do now, was just keep close to her, and make sure he knew were she was at all times. He was beginning to feel like a father now with Hayley around him. Always wanting to know where she was, or who she was with. After he got over his fear of talking to her in the last two days, he tried to keep a slow eye on her.

Hermione had informed him on Sunday of all the Slytherins, during lunch that day, and how they just pretty much threw themselves at Hayley. It didn't help him feel any better at his feelings towards keeping Hayley away from them, and safe.

In the mean time, Harry and Ron had decided to go to the library to start there essay in Divination.

They had chosen a little table in the back of the library where they'd be well out of ear-shot of any passer-byes.

"Found anything yet?" asked Ron skimming through his Divination book in an annoyed way.

"No, nothing - this is pointless," said Harry throwing his book back on top of the other books he had pulled out of the shelf's in the subject relating to 'Palm Reading', and 'Future Tellings.'

"Hey," said Ron glancing around there area to make sure no one was listening, even though they were quite alone. "Now that Hayley and Mione are gone, what was up with Hagrid today?"

"I dunno - I saw what you had meant though," said Harry.

"Well he's been doing that every time you and Hayley are together."

"Can you only guess why?"

"Not really."

"I can already tell he's freaking Hayley out though, and Snape and Trelawney weren't helping much."

"Harry - do you think - Trelawney's prediction today, -- might be true?"

"At this point I'm almost hoping, -- but I'm a little worried about something."

"What?"

"Trelawney said, Hayley has danger in her future, very grave danger, and - I know Trelawney always does that, but, Ron she's never been wrong."

"What kind of danger do you suppose."

"Well with Malfoy hanging around her all the time, -- I don't want to think about it."

"You don't think Malfoy would be setting her up with You-Know-Who would he?"

Harry looked at Ron clearly surprise at his words.

"What do you mean?"

"Well think about it - we already know the Malfoy's are Death Eaters, and what if You-Know-Who, knows about Hayley or something like that, and set Malfoy up to get her -"

"Shut up Ron!"

Ron looked a bit taken back at his 'brilliant' idea, but also looked regretful after what he had just said about his best friends sister being taken into the hands of a mass murder, just like in the way Ron's had many years ago.

"Look," said Harry. "I didn't mean to snap, just - let's just finish this instead alright," said Harry motioning towards the tower of books scattered all around there table.

After another hour, they had finished there two page essay.

Hermione had joined them shortly after her class got out, and sat down to start a bit of her homework as well.

"Did you check up on Hayley Mione?" asked Harry over the top of his book.

"Yeah 'bout half an hour ago, when I went to go get my books, she was sound asleep."

"Well its time for dinner, should we wake her?" asked Ron glancing up at the clock hanging from the wall.

"No - just let her sleep, she seemed extremely tired this morning," said Hermione, starting to pack her books back into her bag.

Hermione gathered the rest of her books, as well as Harry and Ron before they left the library five minutes later.

"So how did Hayley's first day go anyway?" asked Hermione while they were walking down the cold corridor.

"Hermione you were there for most of it," said Ron taking his eyes away from the window he had been staring out of then turned them towards Hermione to mock at her.

"Well, fine how was her first Divination then?"

Harry glanced over at Ron, and Hermione seemed to have catch the look in his eyes.

"What happened?"

"Er - just Trelawney being herself," said Ron through a shrug.

"What did she predict this time?"

"Hayley has great danger and big discoveries coming soon," said Harry, now looking back towards Hermione.

"Well we already know the danger part is rubbish, but what did she say about the discoveries?"

"That she was going to discover something very big, coming very soon," said Harry still staring at Hermione, who face was scrunched up in thought.

"Harry maybe -"

"She'll find out?"

"Well - yes!"

"I dunno Hermione, I - god do I wish, but with Sirius and Lupin and Dumbledore I highly doubt it."

"Harry listen to me - she can find out, Lupin and the others just said you can't tell her, there's always a chance."

"Well I hope that chance is in Trelawney's prediction."

"Hey what is that?" asked Ron still staring out the window. Harry and Hermione stopped walking to look at where he was looking.

Harry couldn't see anything but a great mass of black, as the sun was setting and night was taking over, before he could mouth his confusion Hermione spoke up hers.

"What exactly are we looking at Ron?"

"The - lake," he said, his eyes narrowed as he kept gazing out of the window.

"Oh my," said Hermione putting her hand up to her mouth, with her eyes going wide.

"What is it!" asked Harry looking all around the window for any sign of movement to answer his confusion.

"Look - at - the - lake," said Hermione very slowly standing back up.

Harry followed her gaze until he spotted some kind of movement in the middle of the lake.

There was something pale and shinny sticking out of the lake; the moon casting a shadow from it. From what Harry could see, it was sinking into the depths of the water rather quickly. Once it was completely out of site and beneath the water, a dark raven head popped up beneath the water, the moon shinning off from it.

"Hayley.." was all Harry said before darting towards the nearest exit, and out of the castle.

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Hayley woke up in a deep slumber. She could feel presence in the room with her. Glancing one eye over to her clock she realized that it was already 6:00 PM. Half and hour till dinner time.

She could hear someone in the room throwing books into a bag somewhere behind her.

Then before she could add curious glances to the source of noise, she had already heard the door shut closely behind the person.

Sitting up and rubbing her eyes she glanced around the room.

That's when she noticed the few books scattered around on Hermione's bed.

'What was Hermione doing up here this early?'

After the sleep wander off Hayley refreshed eyes she stood up from her bed. She took in a huge stretch and yawn before walking over to the opened window. Right as she was about to close the latch and head down to the Common Room, she spotted the lake, hundreds of yards down from the castle; the moon shinning and reflecting off it. Making it even more welcoming towards Hayley.

She glanced back around the dormitory, just to make sure that none of her other room mates had decided to take a little snooze before heading down to dinner. That's when Hayley couldn't take much more of this.

She closed the window in a sigh and started to back up towards the door. She opened it and walk down to the Common Room. She was glad after a thoroughly full look that no one else was there at the moment. She must have slept pretty late for no one to be in the Common Room, and all at attending dinner.

She walked over to the portrait before running out of the frame. She glanced to her right then to her left, making sure that no other soul was in the hallways besides her.

She started running down to her left, and then after ten strides she reached a pair of long narrow stairs. She nearly jumped down five steps at a time, at the pace she was going.

Once she reached the bottom step, she began to run for the entrance hall. She snuck by the Great Hall doors in a cat like manner before heading towards the doors that held the exit to the castle.

She opened them with as much force as she could muster, before closing them softly behind her.

Hayley breathed in the nightly relaxing air into her lungs. She had done it. She was finally able to walk around the grounds without anyone bugging her the whole time.

That's when she spotted the lake a couple hundreds yards away from her.

She began to pick up her pace as she ran toward it. When she came upon it, she was out of so much breath she had to double over to recover her heartbeats smooth patterns. Feeling like she had caught most of her breath back, she bent down to feel the water beneath her hands.

She was surprised at how warm it had felt under her skin, and before she could have even decided what was happening next, she was already untying her shoes and throwing them to the side of her.

Then she threw off her socks, and threw them to the side were her shoes already lay. Then slowly unclipping her cloak from around her body she also threw that into the puddle of clothes already lying at the side of her feet. She quickly untied her tie as well and pulled that over her head in a fast motion before throwing that down beside her as well.

She didn't even bother to remove any other pieces of clothing before diving into the warm water.

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"HARRY WAIT!" screamed Hermione somewhere behind him. Harry reached the entrance hall, and didn't even bother to make his presence silent. He just bolted for the castles doors.

With one fast motion he flew the doors open and ran outside. He could already spot the lake, hundreds of yards away from him before sprinting after it. Hayley the only minority on his mind the whole time his feet hit the ground so fast Hermione and Ron were lagging behind him.

He could see Hayley's legs sticking up and out of the water again, before sinking into the depths once more.

"HAYLEY!" screamed Harry advancing towards the lake, and getting ready to dive in, when he didn't see her reappear beneath the surface. She evidently couldn't hear a word he was screaming at her, since she was already to far under, to hear anything.

Harry was only three feet from the lake when Hayley had already been under the water for a few good forty seconds now. Right as Harry was about to dive into the water, not even caring about this clothes; something sharp hit his shoulder and he flew over hitting the ground with a soft 'thud.'

After Harry stood back up rather fast, ready to recompose his position to dive back in, he just realized that it was Ron that had hit his shoulder. Ron had dived into the water after Hayley.

"RON!" screamed Hermione running up beside Harry. She was out of so much breath; it was coming out in hard, rigid gasps.

Only ten seconds later Ron's head had reappeared beneath the water. He was clutching Hayley to him tightly, who was moving around franticly under his grip on her.

"RON WHAT THE HELL!"

Ron swam back to the bank of the lake, Hayley still clutched tightly beneath his arm. They were both soaking wet, only Ron hadn't removed his cloak before he dived in so therefore he was probably more wetter then Hayley was.

Once they reached the edge Harry and Hermione immediately grabbed Hayley from Ron's tight grip and pulled her out of the water.

She fell to the ground in a puddle of water, before getting her breath back at everything that had just happened. Hermione kneeled down before Hayley also, making sure that she was alright.

"Hayley what in hell were you doing!" screamed Harry, while watching Ron hop out of the water as well, and sit down next to her. The moon was now reflecting so much off of Hayley's wet hair that Harry was ready to bet it looked blue right now.

"I was swimming what did it look like!" she screamed back at him.

"Like you were drowning," said Ron, unclipping his cloak and letting it fall to the ground. With all the water that had soaked into the fabric, it was nearly suffocating Ron around the neck.

"Well I wasn't!" screamed Hayley back at him again. She raised her hand up to her forehead and pushed her wet-raven hair away from her eyes.

That's when Harry felt his eyes go wide, and his mouth part, while his knees nearly collapsed from under him. He could now see her lighten bolt scar. The moon was glimmering off of her skin where the scar lay.

Ron and Hermione seemed to have seen it also, as they were staring at Hayley also like they had never seen her before.

Hermione was the first to recover her composer rather then Ron who was still staring at Hayley, Hermione turned her head up towards Harry's pale face.

"Harry..." said Hermione in a slow attentive way. She very slowly stood back up, and started walking back over to him.

"I-I have t-t-to go," Harry stammered slowly backing away from Hayley, Hermione and Ron still kneeled down beside Hayley. His hand laid gently over her now cold shoulder.

Harry eyes darted back up towards Hayley's scar still glistening in the moon light. Before Harry finally knew what he was doing, he felt his legs get some feeling back before he turned and bolted back up towards the castle.

"HARRY!" screamed Hermione running after him, leaving a completely forgotten Ron and Hayley in her wake, as she ran ahead towards her boyfriend.

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Pardon my lateness for this late post. I was extremely busy on Friday, the night I would usually type my chapters, and I didn't get to typing until Saturday, so forgive me on that.

Hope this chapter helps you out a bit more on Harry dealing with Hayley's presence around him, but you'll just have to wait till next Saturday for a new chapter!!!

~Sámi Potter~