The next morning, Natalya, Faith, Raini, Harry and Draco made their way down to the Great Hall, accompanied by Severus…
"We can walk on our own you know!" Natalya said moodily
"You may be able to, but I want to make sure you are all ok" Severus answered back
"What we got today?" Faith asked
"The noble art of divination first.." Harry said in a tone that suggested he was not pleased about that at all
"Cool…" Natalya said
"No, not 'cool' at all! You ain't met… Oh hello Professor Trelawney" Harry said hurriedly
"Good morning Mr Potter, you and your new friends are in my class this morning aren't you?" Professor Trelawney asked, peering at Harry through her thick glasses.
Harry merely nodded
"Good good, I will see you all later…oh, and miss Navinsky, if you change your mind on what you have to eat, you will no doubt be late… please stick to your first decision" Trelawney said pleasantly as she walked off
Natalya burst into fits of giggles…
"That's our teacher? Oh this is going to be fun!" she laughed
They all walked into the Great Hall and sat down to eat. Going by Trelawney's advice, Raini stuck to her first decision of what to eat.. Harry couldn't stop laughing
"You're in a good mood Po- Harry… What's got into you?" Draco said, raising his eyebrow…
"He has a point ya know Harry… you're a bit manic today!" Raini laughed as she stole a glance at Harry…
"Raini Navinsky!" Natalya shouted as she and Faith burst out laughing…
"What? Oh god! You just saw that!" Raini blushed like mad, leaving Harry and Draco completely dumbfounded
"Oh! On that note… Lets go torture Trelawney!" Draco grinned
The five-some got up and made their way to the Divination classroom, where they met up with Ron. They found some seats and sat down by each other. In front of them, they each had a pendulum; Natalya looked at Raini and grinned…
"Now, class, can anyone tell me what we have in front of us?"
Natalya raised her hand, earning a raised eyebrow off Harry
"Yes my dear?" Trelawney asked
"They are called pendulums, Professor."
"10 points to Gryffindor.. Now how are they used?"
Natalya raised her hand again, this time earning a dirty look off Lavender Brown
"They are usually used to ask questions to spirits or sometimes angels. You ask a question, which has a yes, or no answer, and depending on how the pendulum swings, depends on whether it's a yes or no. If it swings round in a circle, it's a yes answer, if it swings in a line, its no. However, if it just trembles, that means the spirit, or angel does not know the answer." Natalya explained, getting grins off all her friends. Ron, who was sitting just by Harry, had his mouth open in shock.
"Well explained… for that you may have 25 points to Gryffindor! Now, what I want you to do, is ask the pendulum questions, sensible ones please class, and simple ones to begin with, then you may progress to questions about the future… You may begin."
The whole class was buzzing with everyone asking questions, Draco was teamed up with Faith, Raini was with Harry and Natalya went with Ron, although they all sat together. They were all in hysterics when Natalya asked, "is Trelawney crazy?" and the pendulum swung round in a circle.
Their next lesson was Double Charms, Draco and Raini weren't in this class, they carried on to their next lesson, while Harry, Ron and Natalya met Hermione outside the classroom and went in. Ron and Hermione had got together in the holidays, so Harry had been a bit left out with them lately. Thankfully, Natalya and Raini had come to Hogwarts so he had someone to be with…
Their lesson was pretty boring; all they were doing was taking notes, or in Harry and Ron's case, doodling on spare bits of parchment. Natalya was occasionally looking over and giggling at their antics, earning a tut off Hermione.
Luckily for them, their lesson was over before they knew it, and Harry, Hermione and Natalya made their way to Potions.
"What's with the big grin Natalya?" Hermione asked…
"Oh, nothing, I just like Potions.."
"You sure? Snape was a bit of a bastard to you the other lesson.."
"Oh, that… Ahhh, that was nothing." Natalya smiled
"You sure? I mean he was a bit evil.." Hermione wouldn't stop asking questions
"God, am I gonna get to the million galleon question in a minute?" Natalya answered sarcastically, Harry burst out laughing
"I was only asking…" Hermione said sheepishly
"Sorry, I was joking, I'm in a happy mood that's all, and I don't think even Snape can…." Natalya stopped dead as she saw Tarquin was in the classroom.
"Shit." Was all that Harry said, Hermione soon spotted him, and her eyes widened (Natalya and Harry had told Hermione and Ron about Tarquin during their five minute break between the Double Charms lessons)
"Well, well… Seems we're in Potions together, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Tarquin drawled
"Back off…" Harry said as he stood up to Tarquin
"Oh, lovely, you make friends with celebrities, what a surprise…" Tarquin said in a sickly sweet tone.
"No, they are my friends… not that you'd know anything about having friends Tarquin" Natalya spat. Tarquin pushed Harry and Hermione out the way and grabbed Natalya by the throat
"I could do it you know…"
"Go to hell, leave me and my friends alone…"
Tarquin tightened his grip and Natalya spluttered, just as Snape walked in
"What the hell is going on here?" he shouted a spell and Tarquin let go of Natalya like he'd been burnt. Natalya fell to the floor, clutching her throat.
Severus walked up to Tarquin and pushed him against the wall…
"Not very nice that, is it? I see you hassling Miss Ruichiano, or any of her friends again, and you will regret it… Do I make myself clear?" Severus said in his most threatening tone of voice, quite worthy of a Death Eater.
"Yes sir." Tarquin muttered, looking quite sick.
"Good, now get out of my classroom. You are dropped from this subject. Get out." Severus said angrily as Tarquin ran out of the classroom, just as the rest of the class came in.
"You three ok?" Severus asked Harry, Natalya and Hermione. They all nodded and thanked their Professor.
"What happened? All we saw was Tarquin running out of the class…" Draco asked as he, Faith and Raini sat down behind their friends
"He attacked us in the class, clever thing to do five minutes before the whole class is due to walk in… god, all beauty and no brains…" Hermione said, earning a raised eyebrow off Natalya
"Yeah, he's cute, but a total prick. I certainly learnt my lesson!" Natalya chuckled
"Quiet down please! Now, in today's first lesson, you will be brewing a simple healing potion, the second lesson you shall be making notes. Get to work." Snape announced.
About five minutes before the end of the lesson, Natalya's potion was the colour it was supposed to be, which was lilac… Hermione's, however, was mauve.
"Where have I gone wrong?" she asked Natalya quietly
"One sec, I'll sort it…" Natalya answered, she glanced round to see if anyone was looking, and threw in the ingredient Hermione had missed out. Hermione's potion immediately turned the shade of lilac it was supposed to be.
"Thanks…" Hermione smiled just as Snape came up behind them.
"Well, well… We have two perfect potions… Who's been helping who?" Snape asked sarcastically.
"What? No one's helped anyone, me and Miss Granger are just great!" Natalya smiled sweetly at Severus, who raised his eyebrow.
"Ruichiano, I think I'm going to have to teach you a lesson on your cheekiness and manners towards me, aren't I?" Severus said in a slightly seductive tone, so that only Natalya knew what he meant. She started shaking with silent laughter.
"Are you having some sort of fit? Or what do you find amusing?" Severus whispered in her ear, making her burst out laughing.
"My office."
"What! It's the end of the lesson!" Natalya said, shocked.
"Now." Severus said as he grabbed her arm and pulled her towards his office, despite Natalya's efforts and shouts of "You're not fair to me!"…
"Finish your potions. If you leave the classroom, be back in 5 minutes!" Snape shouted.
Severus pulled Natalya into his office.
"Silencio! Will you stop being cheeky to me in class! Its rather irritating!" Severus chuckled.
"Nope! Its fun!" Natalya said as stuck her tongue out at Severus, only to have his mouth wrapped round it in seconds…
"Mmmm, I wish you'd stop doing that… it's way too tempting!" Severus whispered.
Natalya giggled as he grabbed her arse.
"Come on, class will begin again soon…" Natalya muttered sounding quite disappointed.
They walked back into the class, Natalya sat down and got her books and parchment out. Pansy Parkinson walked in.
"Oh, I see you got into trouble yet again… I see you have a thing for pissing people off…" Pansy said rudely.
"Yeah, I do. I like annoying the people that annoy me… people like you. Now piss off Parkinson"
"What if I don't?"
"I'll just ignore you."
"Yeah sure.." Pansy carried on insulting Natalya, and true to her word, Natalya ignored her.
"You even listening to me you filthy mudblood lover?" Pansy practically shrieked as Natalya stood up and Pansy went flying across the class.
"I hear you say that again, and you will regret it… silly little girl.." Natalya said as she looked at Pansy with a look of utter disgust on her face. Just then, Draco and Severus walked in
"Oh look, its another mudblood lover!" Pansy laughed
"20 points from Slytherin! I hear you insult your fellow classmates like that Parkinson and you will have detention with Professor McGonagall. Got it?" Severus shouted
Pansy looked up at Snape and said, "What's with you sir? Lost your touch?"
"GET OUT!" Severus shouted
Pansy immediately grabbed her books and ran for her life.
Severus sighed just as the rest of the class filed in.