Chapter 3

The next morning Harry, Ron, and Hermione woke up to find that Erin and Patrick were already awake and sitting in the armchairs by the fire.
"You're already awake?!" said Hermione.
"Yeah" said the twins in unison.
"Why wouldn't we be?" said Erin.
"We have potions first with the Slytherins." Patrick said while yawning.
"Great!" said Harry sarcastically.
"I suppose we'd better go down to the Great Hall for breakfast." Hermione said trying to change the subject of having Snape in their first class of the year.
They all filed out of the Gryffindor common room and down to the Great Hall for breakfast. When they got there they found they were the first ones there besides the teacher's, who were sitting at the high table waiting for breakfast to start. They took their seats and waited about ten minutes for the other students to arrive. After about five more minutes breakfast had began and they all dug in trying to fill themselves up before their first day back.
"I said please take your seats, are you deaf Mr.Weasley?" yelled Professor Snape while spit was flying out of his mouth.
"Sorry Professor Snape" mumbled Ron while taking his seat and blushing a bright scarlet.
"Today we are not making any potions, but we are going to see how well you can duel; while taking a day off of potions." Spat Professor Snape to his class.
"Potter and Pansy, Weasley and Crabbe, Granger and Goyle, Draco and Erin, and finally Patrick and Neville. Now get into your groups before I change my mind and give you all detention for a week!!" Snape said with an evil slimy grin.
"Can we start?" asked Harry in an irritated voice.
"Yes you may," said Snape very, very, slowly.
"Expellearmus" yelled Harry and Pansy's wand shot into his hand.

"Protrificus totalus" yelled Hermione at Goyle while pointing her wand at him.
Goyle fell over and laid on his back as still as a rock.

By the end of the period everyone got a chance to duel with an opponent. It was a painful period and loads of people had injuries and where sent to the hospital wing.

"I think Snape only took the day off of potions to get us hurt so he wouldn't have to see us for a couple of days!!" said Ron clutching his hurt wrist.

"We have divination next," said Erin while sprinting up the hall to catch up with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Patrick.

"Great just what I wanted to hear!!" said Ron sarcastically.

"That's why I took Muggle Studies instead!" said Hermione.

"Yeah well I already hear enough about muggles from my dad." Ron snapped at Hermione.

After a long day back after summer vacation Ron, Harry, Hermione, Patrick, and Erin settled back into the armchairs by the fire in the Gryffindor common room.

"I like it here better than in our old school. Much better." Said Erin.

"Ron did you know Ginny and Neville are going out?" Hermione asked.

"Ginny and Neville are going out?!!!" screamed Ron!!

"Shhhh!! Keep it down! She wants to keep it a secret!" said Hermione.

"Sorry but this is just a little bit of a shock considering I'm her brother and she hasn't even told me!!" yelled Ron.

"I think we should all go to bed" said Harry sensing that there would be a fight if they didn't.

So they all went off to bed, with Ron still yelling his head off and trying to get to Ginny's dormitory's with Harry holding him back.