"Wake up Harry, come on, better hurry up because I'm starving," Ron was waking Harry up.
Harry pulled the blanket off, and put his feet on the ground. He still remembered what happened in the meeting last night. He recalled himself reminding the group of the approaching Quidditch season, also, he recalled the moment where he asked for volunteers to play the positions of chasers, beaters, and one keeper on the team. Another thing he remembered was when he offered them a chance of selecting a team-captain other than him, but anyway, he got selected. Harry was completely satisfied that he'd done his job.
Harry joined Hermione and Ron for breakfast. Having said that he was starving, Ron grabbed three plates and filled them with kippers, eggs, bacon, porridge, and toast. Harry was laughing at the way Ron was stuffing a bite of every meal into his mouth, then having it look like it was inflated to be the size of two tennis balls. Ron found a hard time chewing the food and swallowing it. Hermione was laughing too.
Suddenly, hooting of owls filled the Great Hall. It was filled with owls now that usually carried students' mails, owls that were reddish-brownish, brown, grey, and even white. Harry had no letter or package from anyone, however, Ron as usual got the Daily Prophet from home. Hermione had a copy of the Daily Prophet, and then saw a small letter secured in a parcel. She took it off Sweetum's left leg, Sweetums was her owl that she bought in the beginning of summer. She opened the letter, read the first two lines, and...

There was a shocking expression that filled her face. Her eyes were opened, so was her mouth.

Dear Hermy-own-ninny,
I hope you are fine right now. I voud like to tell you a good piece of news. I got married to a girl named Ziggy. She's as pretty as you are. It wasn't my fault, my parents were too concerned about me getting married; zey didn't vant to vait anymore years. I know how you may feel now, but, I vould like to tell you this also, you vere the best friend I haff ever had, Hermy-own-ninny, ever since I came to 'Ogwarts to compete against Harry! Good luck.

Viktor Krum.

When Hermione finished reading, she had a fleeting small narrow smile on her face which vanished straight away. She sort of looked disappointed and happy at the same time. Hermione put the letter away, and stared at her plate, lost for actions and words.
"Who is it from Hermione?" asked Harry, taking a sip of pumpkin juice.
"It was from---Viktor," she sort of hesitated, then spoke ," he told me that----he got--he got married." Ron choked with the piece of bacon at that word, and Harry had offered him some juice. Hermione looked at them both.

"I know, this must be greatly shocking," began Hermione, with a small tear dangling from her eyelashes, " he then said that I was his best friend, ever since he came here for the tournament in fourth year."
Harry and Ron, who were both startled by this stunning news, stared at each other.
"Don't worry about him Hermione, the nasty old dingbat," said Ron, furiously.
"Yeah, don't mind him," Harry went on, "if he was able to find the one (by that, he meant the most suitable girl), you should---someday--I hope."
"Thanks guys," said Hermione, now more comfortable.
Hermione smiled at them, rubbed the tear off her face, and the three of them got out of their seats, to attend their first lesson, Charms.

Tiny Professor Flitwick was already there when they arrived, sitting over twelve books to get a clear view of students. Now, several students appeared through the door, sixth years from Hufflepuff and sixth year Gryffindors. Harry, Hermione, and Ron sat at a table near Dean, Parvati, and Neville, their fellow Gryffindor sixth years.

"Come in class, busy lesson today," squeaked Professor Flitwick. Harry knew what this meant; whenever Flitwick said the class was going to be busy, it always was practical.

"Everyone here?" asked Flitwick. " Right. Today, we will be learning a charm that can be very useful, if by any chance, you were drowning. It's called the dividing charm, and it only works with liquids, such as water. Its function is supposed to divide the water into two groups, in other words, separating the two."
Everybody seemed to be intrigued and interested by that topic. Harry, Hermione, and Ron stared at each other.
"I know this charm," whispered Hermione to the two, " it was mentioned in the Standard Book of Spells Grade Six, I suppose in chapter eight or nine."
"Now, who here knows the incantation that is said to perform this spell?" asked Flitwick clearly.
Naturally, Hermione raised her hand. So did Ron, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and to the class's amazement, Neville.
"Mr. Longbottom?"
"I read about it the Standard Book of Spells, somewhere in chapters seven to nine, I think---it's---um---Aparatuss Fluid, that's it," answered Neville, uncertainly.
Flitwick laughed a bit.
"Close enough my dear boy," began Flitwick, "Miss Granger, would you kindly correct him?"
"Separatus Fluy," answered Hermione at once.
"Excellent, ten points to Gryffindor," Flitwick went on, "uh...five more points for Neville having a close enough guess."
Neville went red. Harry and Ron gave Hermione and Neville a thumbs up.
"Right, now you know the incantation. Beside that, we need to know the proper wand movement to perform the charm correctly. The movement of the wand has to be circular, and quick, everyone."
The whole class, raised their wands, and waved it circularly and quickly, just as Professor Flitwick had shown them.
"Fabulous," complimented Professor Flitwick, and then continued on," other than that, there's still one missing step, probably the most important of all the steps to do this dividing charm, you sill have to----"
He was distracted by Anthony Giffins, a sixth year Hufflepuff, who has raised his hand up.
"Yes?"
" I think I know the answer, Professor. In order to complete the steps needed to perform this charm, you need to--um----well, I think that you---yes, you need to shut your eyes, and concentrate hard on the scene of you dividing water or whatever liquid into two, and---that's all,"
Flitwick and the class raised their eyebrows.
"Perfect, ten points to Hufflepuff," said Flitwick, the Hufflepuffs were cheering, " as Mr. Griffins has said here, you need to form a clear image in your head. It's like you're in fact in this painting. You must really concentrate as hard as you can to see your way through the liquid."
Several students were bewildered. They didn't quite understand the statement ' see your way through the liquid'.
"Now, a clear demonstration," declared Flitwick, and he got off the twelve thick textbooks he was standing on. He went in front of his desk, and his hands were in a box. He had reached for a cute little hamster. Beside it, was a water tank.
Professor Flitwick placed the water tank on a student's table, with his help of course.
"Now, as you all can see, this tank is full of water. I have placed a piece of cheese in the end here. When I place the hamster inside, it will of course start to drown. Then, I shall perform the dividing charm, and the hamster shall easily find its dry way through the water and reach the cheese,"
Everybody was excited.
He slowly took the hamster from its little tail, and dropped it in the water tank. It was struggling to get out. Then, Professor Flitwick raised his wand. For moments, he closed his eyes, clearly painting a clear vivid picture of dividing the water and separating it into two groups. Then, he waved it quickly in a circular move, and squeaked : Separatus Fluy. At once, something cool happened.
There was a pink line forming in the middle of the water surface. It shone brighter now. Slowly, the line has formed a division between the whole amount of water, which was now being separated from the other side of water. It was something the class never saw before in their lives. The hamster was now standing on the dry bottom of the tank. It turned around for a second, then started to move its nose, apparently sniffing the cheese's smell. It worked within short moments; the hamster moved towards the cheese and began to bite it.
The entire class was now sighing. And then, the clapping began from Harry, Hermione, and Ron's table. The clapping was now stronger. Soon, the applause were shaking the room. Then, a minute later, the cheering and clapping began to subside, growing less, less, and less.
"So, has everybody seen what just happened?" asked Flitwick.
The whole class nodded.
"Very well then, you've got the idea. Remember, you must concentrate on forming a clear vivid detailed picture of the division of the liquid. Later on, we'll learn similar charms, that might even divide the liquid into fourths, sixths, eighths, and maybe even tenths," said Flitwick.
"As for now, you may have noticed the water tanks that are placed in the back of this classroom. I want you all to pair up, and I will come around, and distribute the animals and food on each pair. You are to do the dividing charm. A maximum of seven minutes for each turn," Flitwick reached a huge box which contained lots of tiny animals, and began to move around the class, distributing them on the pairs.
Harry and Hermione got a water tank, and got a yellow canary for an animal, and some canary seeds for its food. Hermione was the first one to try the charm. She indeed succeeded. Harry was amazed by the awesome work.
"Very nice, that was terrific and brilliant," said Harry.
Hermione smiled at him, "Thank you Harry, it's very kind of you to say that. Will you try it now?"
"Of course," replied Harry. Then, he took the canary out of the water tank, and waited for the water to come back to its original state. He waited a bit more, and then placed the canary back inside. The little bird was moving its wings, fighting its way up before it was too late. At once, Harry began to form the clear picture in his mind. It took him rather a few moments; he forgot that birds can't breathe under water. Quickly, he got a perfect shot of the scene. He raised his wand, waved it circularly, and muttered: Separatus Fluy.
It happened!

A jet of pink light came out his wand, and travelled through the tank's wall, and into the inside. Then he saw it; a line was slowly dividing the water into two. The left side was separated from the right side. The canary almost drowned and died. It didn't even go to the seed, however, it directly flapped its wings, and flew out of the tank. Hermione caught it in the right time though.
"Aaah, a small lapse," said Harry, sticking is wand back in his robes.
"Good job though Harry, you were really fantastic. When the bird flew out, I suppose it was because it took you rather a long time to form the picture in your mind, "
"Thanks," said Harry, smiling at her.
At once, the bell rang, and the students were now moving out of their places to get out. Ron, who was partnered with Lavender, returned the guinea pig that they used as their animal to try the charm.
"Great lesson huh? Plus, no homework!" said Ron to Harry and Hermione.
"Yeah, I guess so," answered Harry, "but will we ever need it? I mean---why would we drown? It's not like the castle is filled with water, is it?"
"I don't know," declared Hermione, "but never underestimate destiny Harry. It may come in handy some day."
"You're right," said Harry, and soon, they were out of the castle, heading to Care of Magical Creatures.