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This is my first fan-fic. Hope you like it! (And if you haven't guessed by now, reviews are appreciated!)

Chapter 5:

Classes and Midnight Duels:

After dinner, the Slytherin prefects led them to the dungeons where the common room was. It wasn't at all what Ariella was expecting. On the walls, torches lit the room, and there were couches, and there was lots of open space. It looked really inviting, and warm. Everything was in either a deep green, silver, or black.

"Girls through the door and go to your left, boys to the right," the prefect was saying. Ariella wasted no time in going to her dormitory. She shared with Pansy Parkinson, whose face resembled that of a pug, Millicent Bullstrode, who looked like she was already friends with Pansy, and who had black hair, and some other girls. Ariella found her bed, got changed and went to sleep, excited at where she was, and for classes to start in the morning.

Ariella had Charms first, with the Ravenclaws, and took to it immediatly. She enjoyed learning new spells. It made her feel as if she actually could do something. Immediately after Charms was double Potions with the Gryffindors. She immediately went to the back of the class. She saw, as Professor Snape began to speak, that Harry Potter was already taking notes. Apparently, Snape noticed too, for he called him out on it, and then ridiculed him. She couldn't believe, (alright, she could,) that Professor Snape would do that. Apparently, Snape favored his Slytherins.

After Lunch, she had Herbology, (Ravenclaw) and then History of Magic, (Hufflepuff). Finally, came Transfiguration with the Gryffindors. She noted, that as with her Potions class, a girl with bushy brown hair, and large teeth, whom she believed was Hermione Granger, was the first one with her hand in the air.

Nothing really exciting happened until dinner that night. Out of no-where, she saw Draco Malfoy walking toward Harry Potter and Ron Weasly. She groaned, but followed. She got there just in time to hear Draco asking Harry whom his second would be. She smiled a bit at the two Gryffindor boys before turning a glare on Draco, but he had already turned around and was walking out of the Great Hall.

Around eleven-thirty that night, after Ariella had finished her homework, she looked up, and realized that Draco still hadn't come down to leave for the duel. And then it hit her. How could she have been so stupid. Of course Draco wasn't going to show up, but he probably tipped off Filch that there would be people in the Trophy Room that night. It was too late to try and catch them, but she quick wrote them an owl, and hoped that it would reach them in time.

Dear Harry and Ron,

Draco isn't planning on coming tonight. It's a trap. He's alerted Filch to the fact that there are going to be people in the Trophy Room tonight.

Hope you get this in time, and don't get caught.

Sincerely,

A Friendly Classmate

Then, without any more wasting of time, she ran up to her room, and sent her owl. She only hoped it wasn't too late.

Sorry about the short and boring chapters. I promise I'll try to make them better, which should happen in the next chapter or two.

Thanks to all who are reading, and liking it. If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, please feel free to review/private message me. Thanks! ~ Leanora