Sorry I haven't updated in a while…well, not all that long, but still.

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chapter 5: the first match

it was Sunday night, and Harry, Ron and Summer were walking tired but happy back from the Quidditch filed. They had been training all day, practising new moves and tactics,. Their first match was to against Slytherin, and Angelina was determined to get a head start.

"I reckon that we have a really good chance of winning this coming match." Ron said as they approached the great hall. At that moment, Draco came out of a corridor, deliberately shoving into Summer.

"Oops, sorry Chainley, better be careful, don't want to put Weasleys uh. Hopes down for the big match now, do we?" he sneered. Crabbe and Goyle both laughed appreciatively as they walked onto the hall.

"Oh that little rat…" Ron growled, helping Summer up.

"Should have let you hit him the other day." She agreed, brushing herself off, but she knew why he had doe it. Slipping her hand into her pocket, she could feel a folded bit pf parchment that he had dropped in.

in the great hall, she sat next to Harry, starving.
"I really hope we do win on Saturday." She said, helping herself to some chicken off of the golden plate in front of her. Harry nodded in agreement, his mouth was too full to speak.

"It'll certainly put our chances right up." Ron added. They made their way through out the rest of the meal, talking about Quidditch.

That night, Summer opened her note from Draco by her lighted wand tip with the curtains around the bed closed.

Just wanted to say hi, I really miss hanging around with you. I was hoping we could meet up tomorrow night, give me the reply in potions tomorrow. . I really don't like having to be nasty to you, but I'm guessing this plan is working well. Draco..

She smiled and then quickly scribbled a reply. Yeah, ok, what about tomorrow night at seven behind the greenhouses? See you then, Summer.

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the next day, after a hurried breakfast, the four made their way down to the dungeons, still half asleep. They had got up late as they had not gone to bed until two in the morning as they had been talking and playing chess.

As Summer walked past Dracos desk, she flicked the note at him, narrowly missing Crabbes hand. Luckily, no-one noticed her do this, she had a feeling she would have a lot to answer for if she did.

"Silence!" Snape snapped as he swept into the room. "Now" he said looking around at them  all maliciously, "that essay you did, that is what you will be making today on your own. I expect you to hand it in at the end, you will use the essay to help you with the ingredients and measurements. Begin, but in silence."

The pupils immediately began to get their ingredients and essays out and began in silence. An hour later, the desk at t he front was covered in a variety of interesting coloured potions, varying far from the correct to quite close.

"I hate it when he does that!" Ron exclaimed. "I mean, he just pounces it on us, I bet you any thing that he told his house that they were doing a test, after all, Crabbe and Goyles were perfect, and since when do they ever do anything right?" Harry just nodded, he was used to this by now.

"So what do we have next any way?"

"Defence against the dark arts. We should have our new teacher today, after all, they were meant to be in last week but didn't show." Hermione replied sniffily,

when the bell rang, they were all out side the class room, eagar to see who they had.

"I've been looking forward to these lessons." Summer commented. "And all we've been doing is copying out of books."

"Yeah, we were made to do that last year with Umbridge." Harry said. "Not fun."

Five minutes later, they all sat at the desks. The door to the left of the classroom opened, and as Harry knew, it led to the DADA teachers office. a tall, youngish witch entered the room ,wearing deep purple and black robes, with long dark hair and large hazel eyes,.

"Well, lets get started then. I'm Professor Downhawk. You are the first class I'm actually teaching, so it will probably be a bit basic."

"But…but you're a girl!" exclaimed Seamus.

"Well observed, but I really do doubt that observation in the middle of a duel would really save you." The whole class laughed, and Seamus grinned.

"Now, I have reports from your previous teachers, seems to me you didn't learn too much until your third year wit h professor Lupin, and the fourth with Moody. I think to day we will just recap. Here is a list of anti jinxes I wish to  brush up on, then I can asses you and find out who needs what help."

"She is one good teacher!" Ron exclaimed as they made their way to charms.

"Yeah, I really got into that, and I managed e=to do them as well!" Summer agreed.

A few hours later, they were all together and making their way from the dining hall to go up to the common room. Summer glance at her watch; it was five to seven.

"See you guys later ok?" she said as they began to climb the stairs.

"Where you going?" Harry asked; she hadn't told them yet.

"Oh, didn't I tell you? I've got a detention with McGonagall, my wand accidentally went off in the hall the other day, and she thought I was doing a spell. Shouldn't be too long, she said it was only for a few hours."

"Ok, we'll wait up if you want. Her detentions aren't too bad." Ron said as she turned the corner on the second floor.

As soon as they had gone, she turned around and madder he way out of the back of the castle to the green houses. They looked surprisingly daunting as they glinted empty in the moonlight.

"Hey." Summer jumped and turned around, Draco was standing right behind her.

"You nearly gave me a heart attack!" she exclaimed.

"Shh, don't wanna get caught out here!" he whispered, kissing her gently on the side of her face.

"So, is this plan thing working then?" Draco asked.

"Uh, yeah pretty much, I mean it really doesn't take much to do,"

"Well, that good, and not really surprising at all."

A while later, Summer suddenly pulled back from Draco.

"What is it?" he asked, loosening his arms from around her.

"I think that there's someone watching us," she whispered. "I've always been able to tell, better not be Harry or any one.." and as she had correctly guessed someone was watching them; a greasy haired, hooked nosed someone had just spotted two students out.

Snape saw Summer suddenly look around as he marched past the greenhouses,  he had heard someone laugh and went to investigate. He as confused now; since when did Draco ever associate with a Gryffindor, let alone go out with one, especially one friends with Potter, and one which that hated him?

He watched as they turned around and made their way back to the castle. Totally confused, he did too, not really sure what he was going to do.