A/N: Here's chapter 3. I hope you all like it. I thought of a good idea to get me through this chapter and i have good people helping me with chapter four.

CHAPTER 3

Dumbledore's Announcement

(one week later.)

"Hey, Hermione," Harry said.

"Yes, Harry?" she replied. It was Monday night and the trio was in Gryffindor common room working on a 2 scroll essay for transfiguration.

"Could you read over this?" he asked her, passing his 2 scrolls across the table to her.

"Could you read mine too?" asked Ron hopefully.

"You two need to become more independent," she scoffed. They could tell she didn't really mind though.

"Please, Hermione," harry begged, looking at her with his "sad eyes".

"How many times must i tell you not to look at me like that, Harry Potter?" she questioned.

"Twenty-seven," he replied. "Pwease?"

"Fine, but I've told you that twenty-eight times." She said, rolling her eyes. She always had to correct him about how many times she had said that.

Hermione's POV

Argh, why must he do that? I believe he so enjoys manipulating me. Why is it he can get me to do whatever he wants? It's just not fair. So, I looked over their essays, mumblings corrections.

"You two actually didn't do too badly, for once," I said, handing them back. "But Ron, do not start and end your essay with the same sentence."

"But you told me to restate my introduction in the conclusion," he argued. Boys, honestly.

"Well i said restate, not repeat," I replied. He just grumbled.

"As for you harry, the only problem i found was your spelling. I circled the words that were incorrect. You'll have to get a dictionary and look up their proper spellings," i said.

"How am i supposed to find them in the dictionary if i can't spell them?" he questioned. They are so difficult. I swear, they enjoy this. Although, Harry is quite adorable when he's confused.

Harry's POV

Who ever thought i would be spending my time using a dictionary as opposed to, oh i don't know, doing something productive. When i mentioned this to Hermione she just rolled her eyes at me. She is so beautiful. No wait, I cannot think that. Why do i keep thinking such things about her? she's my best friend!

You lo-ove her.

Do not.

Do too.

Do not.

Do too.

Do n- wait. I am fighting with myself, and losing. Why do i do this?

Because you're stupid.

SHUT UP!

"Good morning students!" greeted Professor Dumbledore. There was a general murmur or "good morning, professor," throughout the hall.

"I have two announcements. One: Today, there will be a Prefect and Heads meeting. It will be held here in the great hall directly after classes. Two: Quidditch season is starting next week! We will be having tyouts this saturday. Anyone interested will go to the pitch at 8 AM saturday morning. The quidditch team capitans are as follows: Slytherin- Draco Malfoy. Ravenclaw- Cho Chang. Hufflepuff- Greggory Mason. And gryffinodr- Harry Potter. Congratulations new team capitans! The four of you are also asked to attend the meeting this afternoon. Now, I shall allow you to enjoy your meal."

"Way to go, Harry!" said Ron, slapping his back playfully.

"Yeah, Harry. Congratulaions," added Hermione. They were also joined by the rest of Gryffindor offering congrats to Harry.

"Thanks guys," Harry said. His face had gone slightly red at all the attention he was suddenly recieving. Sure, he got recognized all the time, but he hadn't since the end of last year. Plus, after all the years of being 'the boy-who-lived' Harry was not yet used to all the attention he got.

"Settle down, settle down students," said Dumbledore at the Prefect/ Heads meeting. Harry, as grffindor quidditch capitan was there, and so were Hermione and Ron because, of course, they are prefects. They were joined by the other 12 prefects(there would be 14, but malfoy and cho are prefects and capitans), the two heads, and three other qudditch capitans. "Now, this year, we are going to have a holiday ball. It is in the holiday theme, seeing as it is a holiday ball. It is up to the heads to assign roles to the prefects and yourselves to get the ball in order. You will need decorations, food, et cetera. Now, you may go, everyone but the qudditch capitains."

Harry's POV

Ron and Hermione left, agreeing to wait outside for me. Why was dumbledore looking at me so much? maybe i was just imagining it, but i swear he was...

"Come up here, capitans," he said, we all obeyed. "Now, you will be holding tryouts on saturday at 8 AM like i said at breakfast. Also i would like to congratulate you all once more on being selected as capitans. I know you worked hard to get where you are today. At the tryouts, i trust you all to be fair and pick your players based on skill, not your personal relationships. Now, you may also go. But i would still liek to speak with you, Mr. Potter." The other three shuffled out and i was left tehre alone with dumbledore. great. After he didnt say anything for a minuter i spoke up.

"Why can't i go?" i asked.

"I see you are still aggravated with me, Harry," he said.

"What do you expect? You, and everyone else lied to me for the majority of my life and seriously want me to forgive you just like that?" I said angrily. Where does he get off saying stuff like that?

"I do not expect you to forgive me now Harry. But i am requesting that you act civilly. Now you have had the whole summer to vent you anger, it is not my fault if you did not do so. I understand that you are upset over Sirius' death, and death is a hard thing to get over. I know."

He knows? What the hell does he know about death? He hasn't had both his parents or his godfather, the only actual parental figure he ever had, mudered. He knows nothing about how I feel. How can he say he understands! "You may leave, Harry." Oh, so now he acting like it's up to him whether or not i leave? He is so infuriatingly calm. Why did he keep me back anyway? He didn't say anything his bloody letters didn't say over the summer. He just wants a reson to tell me to get over Sirius. Well guess what? I. Am. Never. Going. To. Get. Over. It. I walked out into the hall to see Malfoy and Ron on the floor, beating eachother up. Great. I was in a good mood before that bloody meeting, then dumbledore has to swoop down and attack me, now this?

"Stay away from my sister!" Ron yelled. I helped Hermione pull them apart then Malfoy stalked off. I walked away from Hermione and Ron and went out onto the gorunds, ignoring their calls to me.

A/N:

Thank you, all my reviewers! You guys really did inspire me. Here are my reviewer respone things:

peachie1st: I am going on despite the numbers.

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Liam and Dan Luver: Thank you. I hope you enjoyed this one as well.

Thanks bunches to Deirdre, for editing this chapter so quickly nad being really helpful.Ipromise the next oen will be more interestign and longer!The next chapter should be up in a few days. So should another story i'm starting. i know you're all wondering why i'm writing another since i'm having issues with is one. well, it's because i have a really good idea and it will probably be a one-shot.