Ch.7-
The next day was classes, and Ravenclaw try-outs.
Harry, Draco, and Ron and Daphne were all sitting at Gryffindor table for breakfast, followed soon by Sirius and James.
"Ron mate, you really need to apologize to Hermione, she's a wreck."
"I didn't know she had made it Draco, I mean, she's always been awful whenever we play with her, how was I supposed to know?"
"No way, you pissed off Hermione?"
"James, do you mind, its making me feel worse."
"I'm just sayin is all, I wouldn't want to be on he receiving end of one of her hoops defenses, let alone angry, emotional tirades, that woman seems mental. Brilliant mental."
James was still amazed at her block at try-outs the night before.
"Common Ron, just tell her something, I had to stay with her all night, she was really upset, I don't think it was because of you, but you might have triggered it."
"Oh really?"
Harry wiggled his eyebrows suggestively at the mention of sleeping in Hermione's bed.
"Shove off Harry; don't pretend you weren't in Ginny's bed 'snuggling' last night."
Harry immediately stopped smiling and shoved large amounts of pancakes into his mouth at once.
Just then, Hermione and Ginny walked in with Lily close by.
They all stood behind their boyfriends.
Sirius sniggered and grinned as he spoke.
"Hey girls, we were just talking about how Ron needs to apologize for being a right foul git because Draco cant stand to listen to you cry, James thinks you're emotional, and how Harry and Ginny did the dirty last night."
All at an almost rehearsed manner, the girls grunted and "uh-ed!" at their boyfriends and smacked each one on the back of the head in an orderly fashion, right down the row.
"Ouch"
"Ow"
"Ah"
Cissa came up from behind them right when the girls sat down and she laughed out loud at the previous action.
"I do that to Luke when he's being a prat."
All the girls looked up to Cissa and nodded then grinned.
"So, today, everyone best be on their way, don't want to be late for start of term classes."
"Oh Great, the old Hermione is back, what happened to the fun one that could play keeper?"
Ron whined out loud, and immediately regretted it.
"I thought I was bloody awful at keeper Ron, so I think ill just stick to my studies."
Draco, Harry, Ron, and James all visibly winced at her boldness and looked to Ron, waiting to see what he would do to piss her off again.
But surprisingly, it never came.
"Actually Mione, I have been meaning to tell you since last night, I thought the whole ting with you was a joke, I didn't even think you would follow through with trying out, and from what James thinks, your brilliant, so I'm sorry and I cant wait to play you."
Hermione smiled and Ginny looked from her to Ron, and then back to Hermione.
"Did that just happen?" She whispered to Harry, "That did not just happen."
Harry just laughed at his girlfriend and smiled at everyone else.
"Ok, so yeah, let's get to classes, what's everyone got?"
"Herbology"
"Herbology"
"Herbology"
"Herbology"
"Herbology"
"Herbology"
"Herbology"
"Ok then, Herbology with the Ravenclaws it is I suppose."
As they were heading down towards the Greenhouses, Dumbledore stepped out onto the stone steps in front of the huge group.
"Bloody Hell."
Hermione silently scolded him, "Ron don't swear in front of the Headmaster!"
"It's quite alright Miss Grayson; I actually need to talk you five."
He pointed to everyone except the Marauders, Lily, Cissa, and Daphne.
"Ok, Professor, er… here?"
"No, Mr. Potts, I would prefer if it was in my office, and to the rest of you, Professor Riddle is feeling a tad under the weather, so you have a free period."
Everyone had shouts of glee and started back towards the castle and Dumbledore lead the group back to his office.
It only donned on Harry that he wasn't here to play Quidditch, or to have fun, or to make friends, he was here to make sure his parents aren't murdered by his Herbology teacher, Professor Tom Riddle.
Once they were all inside, young Dumbledore conjured up five chairs and asked them to sit.
"Professor, I am guessing this is about our mission, er… my mission, about Tom?"
"Yes Harry, but I have some information, Tom Riddle is not going to return to Hogwarts until late January, so you can either use your time turner and go forward in the future and come to Hogwarts as a new student again, and finish your task."
Everyone's mouth was sort of open, and everyone was confused.
"Or, you may act as if you really are taking your 6th year at Hogwarts and just wait for Tom to come back."
"Well, personally, I don't wish to make new friends and get re-sorted and act as if I don't know where the Great Hall is, when in fact I have known for more than 5 years."
"So, you wish to remain in the present time, well your past, my present," Dumbledore chuckled and continued.
"Very well then, resume all of your classes, but instead of Herbology, everyone that has that will be taking Muggle Studies."
"Muggle…Studies…Professor?"
"Yes Mr. Miller, it is where you learn all about Muggles and how they get form day to day without magic."
He smiled a big smile and his eyes twinkled madly.
Damn him and his eye twinkling, how does he even do that?
"Ah, yes your Muggle studies class will start in one hour exactly, so on Mondays, you will get to sleep an extra hour if you so wish."
"We have an hour huh?"
"What are we gonna do until then?"
Luke had just joined his girlfriend and was giving her a piggy back ride.
Ginny turned her head to Harry and brushed her lips to his lightly, before he intensified it and they started to snog madly in the hall.
"Oh, stop that you two…"
Draco made a face and Hermione opened a broom closet and lead the two to it and shoved them in.
Needless to say, they obliged and Ginny closed the door with her foot.
"I think I'm gonna be sick."
Ron made a gagging face and a retching noise before Daphne smirked at him and winked.
He looked up dumbly to the beautiful girl, hitting on him, in front of everyone, this is embarrassing.
But somehow, he didn't turn red, but grinned as she pulled him to her by his tie and kissed him hotly on the mouth.
Draco was wolf whistling and turned to snog Hermione after shouting, "Oh what the hell!"
Just as everyone was getting into each other and there were faint moans from the nearby broom closet, a small noise sounded.
"Hem Hem."
Arthur and Molly walked into the wrong hall with the wrong people.
All for the couples broke away and blushed.
"Sorry to er… interrupt, but the Head girl and I were showing the first years here where the Defense Room was."
Arthur coughed nervously and then Molly laughed at her now friends.
"You all should be ashamed of yourselves."
But the anger didn't reach her eyes; it was very amusing to see.
Especially because Ron was just caught by his mum and dad making out with his future friends mom.
Not to mention the fact that Ron muttered a panicked, "mum!" Right as his dad cleared his throat.
Daphne threw confused glances at him, but left it be.
An hour later, they all headed over to Professor McCormick's Muggle Studies class.
It was a mix of each house, but mostly Gryffindors.
"Good day class, I am Professor McCormick, you can call me Mick."
Everyone glanced around at the coolness of their new teacher and a few people muttered, "All bloody right!"
"Yes, ok, welcome to Muggle Studies, in this class there is small amounts of homework, a lot of projects, and a few field trips, if you will."
"So, first I would like to go around the room and say your name and one thing you like about Muggles, and then explain an artifact that is of Muggle use."
"Let's start with you, Mr. uh…"
Mick waited for Ron to say his name and then continued.
"Ok Ron, you first."
"Alright, My name is Ron Williamson, and I like how Muggles don't depend on magic and they do it themselves, and I know of a thing called a Kleeckz. They use it when they sneeze, I think."
"Yes Ron, its called a Kleenex. Good, you next."
"I'm Hermione Greyson, I like how they use people for maids and not house elves, and I know of many things because I am a muggle born."
A lot of the group laughed at Hermione's reason for liking Muggles, of course it had to do with S.P.E.W!
"That's interesting Hermione, do you believe in elfish rights?"
"Yes Mick, I do, I believe they should have a source of income much like humans if we are using them to do human jobs that us witches and wizards are too lazy for."
"I see, well that's very nice Hermione, later this year, we will have a debate, if any of you don't know what that is, you'll find out soon enough, and hate me."
Hermione squealed and the people kept on.
"I am Harry Potts and I like how they use electronic things, and have to pay for it, like batteries and outlets, its weird."
"I am Draco Miller, I don't particularly like Muggles, but I have never been one, so my perspective is a little different."
"Ok Draco, that will chance this year, I assure you."
"Names Ginny, I like how they use brooms to sweep the floor and not to fly on."
Then finally it went all the way around the room, and back.
"Great, ok well, tonight, I would like you all to research information on a single Muggle artifact, and give me a seven inch parchment due Thursday, because that's the next time I have you all."
"The artifact will be on these slips of paper in this hat, so come get one."
Everyone smiled at Mick, and went to work.
Hermione was done by the end of the lesson, as well as Lily and Harry, who were all Muggles at some point.
Draco was having a difficult time, his subject was a CD player.
The class bell rang and it was already time for lunch after Muggle Studies.
"I like Mick, he was cool."
"Yeah me too Harry, he was a nice bloke."
"He is dreamy!"
"Daphne, can we not talk about your sexual fantasies about the Muggle Studies Professor while me, you boyfriend is sitting right here."
"Sorry Ron, but can you blame me, the guy was nice looking."
In truth he definitely was, a matured teen more like, in his early twenties.
James told them he was the Hufflepuff Quidditch Captain and Head Boy when he wa sin second year.
This was responded with Hermione.
"Hot damn! He was in Hufflepuff!"
Followed with a Draco.
"Mione…"
He acted scandalized, but wasn't, Hermione may act like a little book worm, but she was kinky as hell. Trust.
"Ok, so we have um… Potions with the Slytherins after lunch."
"Cool, who is the Professor?"
"Professor… Professor Delf, no.. Delefre- nevermind, I can't even pronounce it, lets just go."
Hermione and Draco sat at a table with Luke and his friend Cole.
I cant believe this man is evil, he's so bloody civilized right now.
Harry and Ginny sat alone, but close to the back so thye could, er.. talk with their hands under the table.
The Potions Professor didn't even bother with a hello, he immediately tapped the board ad instruction for a Blindness Potion.
Blindness Potion
You have the class to finish. Talk if you want.
Ingredients:
Chicken Shit
Hot Sauce
Perlaum Root
Pumpkin guts
Bat's Blood
Pixie Dust
Vanilla Extract (for the smell)
Grind everything in your cauldron together and add bats blood last, stir four times counter clockwise and 14 times clockwise.
Let sit, sniff, spit into it, and stir the same as before three more times.
"Mione, that's disgusting."
Malfoy watched his girlfriend as she spat into her cauldron and watched it turn a mystic purple and it was clear, like cough syrup.
The bell rang and the Potions master still hadn't left his spot, he tapped the board wordlessly with his wand and went back to his book.
Put in vile, do not use hands or touch eyes in any way or form, place on my desk, Good Day.
"That was the easiest Potions class I have ever had."
Lily laughed and said it had always been like that.
They all headed back to the Common room when Daphne and Cissa came bounding around the corner, Daphne tackled Ron and he caught her with ease.
He was much bigger than her, being so petite.
Cissa laughed and smiled.
"We are having a party for post-tryouters."
She giggled at herself after making up the word and asked them to join her in the Ravenclaw common room.
They all agreed and went up to the Gryffindor common room to chance out of there school robes and put on something fetching.