Harry Potter and the Sixth Book Undone

Disclaimer : I don't own anything Harry related. This is for the people like me, people that wish that the sixth book had not come out the way it did.

Rated T for violence in later chapters.

Chapter Six

Making his way through the platform barrier Nine and three quarters, Harry saw to his pleasure that he was leaving the muggle world behind , along with unusually silent group of bodyguards . Since the morning that they had almost let the prophecy slip out in a crowded street, Harry had no confidence in them. He didn't understand how such people came to work at the Department of Mysteries . Then he thought of Fudge. 'He's most likely the one who hired them,' he thought . Harry gathered his things about him and trudged up to the steaming engine and climbed aboard.

" Harry, we'll be back as soon as possible, we have to go to the Prefects meeting,"

" I know Hermione, I'll be fine. I'll see if I can find us an empty compartment in back somewhere. Bye" he said waving farewell at them.

Thirty five minutes later a disgruntled looking Ron came into the compartment followed by a very happy looking Hermione. Ron plopped down across from Harry and Hermione picked Crookshanks up from the seat beside Harry and sat down while placing the ginger cat on her lap.

" What's the matter with you two? I never seen such different emotions on two peoples faces before. Harry asked , stroking Hedwig absentmindedly .Ron spoke first, for a change.

" We've just been told that second year prefects have extra duties. We have one extra hour to patrol every night at school." Ron fumed.

" Then why does Hermione look like she was just given a million dollars?" Harry asked towards Ron because Hermione was staring out the widow like no one else was there.

" She was just told that second year Prefects also get unlimited use of the library." Ron told him. " At any time. Day or night."

Harry tapped her on the shoulder, " I am very happy for you Hermione, I know how much this means to you. No more sneaking out late at night to go to the library."

" Harry James Potter, how did you know that?" she shrieked.

" I've seen you, sometimes late at night I would sit in the common room with my invisibility cloak on. Just to be alone. One night I wanted to know where you were going, so I followed you." Harry confessed going a little red in the face.

They sat in silence for awhile, as the train chugged onward. Ron broke the calmness.

" Who do you think think the new Defense Against the Darkarts teacher is? Have either of you heard anything?" They both shook their heads no.

" I just hope it's not someone else from the Ministry."

" I don't think Dumbledore would let anyone else from the Ministry take the position, not after last year." Hermione said as she turned towards Harry. " Has the scars on the back of your hand went away yet?"

" Not completely, no, but that was entirely my own fault. I should have kept my temper in check." Hermione and Ron looked at Harry with their heads cocked.

" What?" he asked them.

" Well we're just surprised is all, we expected you to rave and rant about her, but we've only heard you yell one time so far and that was when your guards had their wands pointed at us. Last year you were constantly screaming at everyone." Hermione said.

" Well last year I had a raving lunatics feelings' running rampant in my head."

" What about this year mate?" Ron asked gently.

" Not one thought that's not my own, plus my scar hasn't hurt in two months."

" Why is that Harry?"

" Because I've learned Occlumency .Bit late, but I have learned it , now I'm studying Legilimency. I just need a bit more practice." Harry stated just as calmly as if he had just told them what color socks he were wearing.

" Really Harry, will you teach us that in D.A., please" Hermione begged.

He looked at her pleading face, then at Ron to see that he had a similar expression to that of Hermione's. " Well, I really hadn't thought anything about having the D.A. this year , but I can teach you two what I know about the subjects. I first have to see if Snape will start the extra lessons back."

" Are you sure that you're the same Harry Potter that we've known since we were little?"

" No Ron I'm not , none of us are the same as we were."

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