Ron stayed with Hermione the first night. Which she said went really well.
"He always sleeps all night long," said Harry, "Thankfully."
Hermione yawned and nodded.
"I still don't know why I'm so tired, then," she said unhappily. She and Harry were walking down the hall going to breakfast, each taking a hold of one of Ron's hands.
"I don't know either," said Harry, "And I am, too…so…"
Ron looked up at his "parents" but said nothing. He just kept walking. Soon they came into the great hall and Ron proceeded to yank on their hands, trying to get loose. Harry and Hermione spotted Seamus, Parvati, and Lavender and they walked over.
"How did you sleep?" Hermione asked them, letting go of Ron's hand and allowing him to sit on the floor with his friend.
"I slept okay," said Parvati, "You probably know that Lavender didn't cry…so I slept okay."
Hermione nodded.
"I slept fine," said Seamus, "Great, actually."
"I just can't manage to get to sleep until about four hours after trying," said Harry irritably, "Wish I wasn't such an insomniac!"
"Yeah," said Hermione, "Me too. Then you wouldn't have such a bad attitude."
"I have a bad attitude?" asked Harry, "Try you, blaming every little thing that goes wrong on me!"
"I do not blame everything on you!" shouted Hermione, "It just always happens to be your fault!"
Before Harry could even retaliate, Parvati said,
"You shouldn't fight in front of the children."
Harry and Hermione quieted, still staring daggers at eachother. Then they scooped food onto their plates. Hermione tried to feed Ron but he wouldn't eat anything.
Finally the two "families" left the Great Hall and headed to the dungeons for Potions.
"Hasn't said a word yet, huh?" Seamus asked Harry.
"Not a word," said Harry, "It's bugging the hell out of me."
"Harry!" Hermione admonished
"What?" he asked, "It is bugging me-"
"Do not swear in front of the children!" said Hermione angrily.
"Well they have to learn it somehow," said Harry innocently.
Hermione glared at him, Harry just grinned.
"It's not funny," said Hermione.
"I'm not laughing," replied Harry.
"You were going to."
"And you are right now," said Harry.
"No I'm not," said Hermione, the ends of her mouth twitching.
"Yes you are."
They entered the classroom and the four parents and two children sat at the same table. Hermione and Parvati set out toys for the toddlers and then waited for the class to begin.
"Today," said Slughorn, "We are going to make the Drought of Forgetfulness. It is a partner project, so choose your partner."
He tapped his wand on the blackboard, the ingredients appeared there.
"You may begin," he said lazily, "And please keep the little ones out of the ingredients. They are harmful."
Harry went to get the ingredients while Hermione watched Ron. One thing she noticed straight away was that Ron was very possessive, getting angry if Lavender ever touched anything that he had around him.
"Is this all?" Harry asked, walking over with the ingredients.
"Um…" said Hermione, checking over them, "Yeah. Let's get started."
Only a few minutes into the potion-making, a first year girl walked into the classroom and went to Slughorn. They talked for a moment, then Slughorn said,
"All students who are a part of the Extra Credit assignment, please go to the Extra Credit classroom…there is an important meeting there right now."
Harry, Hermione, Seamus, and Parvati gathered their things and then took Ron and Lavender out of the classroom. They went to the fifth floor and then into the classroom. LaRaine and Regor were there, looking nervous. Once everyone was there, LaRaine said,
"There is a problem."
Uh oh!