"You failed Draco. You're too soft you can't even handle one simple task. You landed him in the hospital wing in a coma. That's drastic but we wanted him dead. He's supposed to be dead and you know what now I'm done too we're all done and if the Dark Lord forgives you for this you better be on your knees thanking him to the Gods."

"Father this isn't right I did what you wanted me too."

"No all you did was disappoint me as a father and as a fellow Deatheater."

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"I can't believe that class." Hermione muttered sitting down in the regular Gryffindor common room.

"Why? What happened?" Lavender asked.

"You know I have Arithmancy right?"

"Yeah."

"It's totally useful especially for the field that I'm planning to go into but all these numbers are swimming in my head and I can't get them out."

"What is Arithmancy?"

"Well basically seeing how much magic has to go into a spell to make it work. How to create a spell and how much magic and how to combine spells it's a lot of tough math work so it kind or reminds me of school in the muggle world in a way."

"Doesn't your head hurt?"

"Yeah it still does but you wanted to know. So how are your classes going?" Hermione directed the question towards Lavender.

"You should know you have all of the same classes that I do plus an extra I don't know how you do it. I couldn't do it you know how preoccupied I am with other things."

Hermione wanted to tell her right then and there that there was nothing more important than being an accomplished person with a career to support ones self but instead she settled for:

"Yeah I know how you feel I can barely handle it all myself."

"Why do you take Arithmancy anyway I thought that you wanted to be an Auror."

"That's Ron and Harry that want to be Auror's. I want to be an Unspeakable and that requires Arithmancy."

"Oh well what'd you put for McGonagall's homework question?" Lavender said turning back from the parchment.

"Nice try, you know I'm not doing that."

"You know Hermione you've changed a lot but you could change a bit more."

"You mean enough to give you the answers."

"Exactly."

"Hey, what's Ginny doing over there by herself?" Hermione asked pointing her out to Lavender through the crowd.

"Well she's been a bit down lately. I think she's finally letting it sink in that Harry's not going to get back with her. You know I never really thought them the best couple together but what do I know since I've never really had a relationship that lasted that long or been a person to like a long lasting relationship. Knowing Harry he's the most secretive person I know I don't think he'll ever have someone to tie him down the rest of his life. He's like a free bird and anyone that tries to catch a flying bird either gets really lucky or loses his catch."

"You know what Lavender I'll talk to you later."

Hermione got up and left the room having more than her fill of Lavender for the moment. Heading out of the portrait hole she headed towards the hospital wing. On her way she saw Harry in the hallway walking.

"Harry what are you doing?"

"Going back to the common room."

"Why? I thought you said Madam Pomfrey was going to let you out until tomorrow."

"Well I think she hit her head or something because she just forced me out. She says it's time for me to go and that I'm all better."

"Then come on let's get back to the common room."

Hermione despite his apparent ability to walk had him lean over on her and brought him through their portrait next to the Fat Lady and helped him walk through. She forced him into the bed and propped him up with pillows. She started walking around the room handing him textbooks and things he needed to study.

"Hermione I can go to classes today okay stop worrying."

"It's just one class."

"Listen to yourself it's not just one class it's my NEWT class which I don't want to miss and be backed into anymore homework than I already have."

"That is your homework I'm handing you from the classes."

"Hermione come here." Harry patted the spot on the bed next to him. Hermione slipped right next to him as he wrapped her arm around his shoulders.

"Honey, I'm going to Charms whether you like it or not. With or without you supporting me there and you won't miss it either because you know I'm okay and no one else is going to take notes the way you like them."

"It's just I missed you and I watched you laying there….just promise you won't do the Quidditch if I agree to the Charms."

"Deal and what happened with the letter, and with your library hunt."

"Well Fred and George are coming on Saturday. The library hunt successful in a way but fruitless in another."

"Really what happened?"

"Well I found the book that has all the answers I just don't actually have the book. Where do you think we could find it?"

"Either in our vaults or in Grimmauld Place. We'll search for it over Christmas break or sooner if possible."

"No Christmas break. Trust me Headmistress won't let us out any other time after that stunt I pulled with the horcrux."

"Christmas break it is then three months from now. Hey isn't your birthday in like two days."

"Yeah September 19th glad you remembered."

"Well I have no idea what I'm going to get you for your birthday."

"I really don't care."

"Yeah you do."

"Okay just nothing tacky."

"Deal."

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It was after classes on Friday and Harry was working on her birthday present. Hermione was still in her Arithmancy class thank gosh so he had some thinking time. Ron was there with him too.

"So what should I get Hermione for her birthday?"

"Hermione's birthday! When is that again?" Ron asked shocked.

"It's in two days Ron, two days." Harry told him trying to ingrain it into Ron's brain. He knew though that he would just forget it next year.

"Well we don't have time to buy anything so we have to make something."

"What can we make?"

"Um…a cake."

"That's easy we just need a spell…"

"No spells we make it by hand in the kitchens."

"Okay…but I don't see the point."

"The point is she'll love it. She'll love us."

"We'll make it on Sunday so it'll still be fresh for her."

"Okay we'll talk to Dobb….Hey Hermione." Ron interrupted improvising the words.

"So you all decided what to get for my birthday."

"Yep…and we're not going to tell you." Harry said. Hermione gave him a face scowl.

"So…Fred and George should be here by now." Then they heard a crash and in front of them were the familiar Weasley's.

"Wow you always make an entrance don't you." Ron started.

"It's nice to see you again Ron."Fred said

"How's your head Harry."

"It's great but some people don't want me on the field tomorrow."

"We'll still going to be there though." Hermione countered back.

"But I want to be in the sky."

"I thought you said…"

"I know what I said thank you very much."

"Whatever."

"Anyway…as I was saying…You know McGonagall she's slightly off her rocker. She says she wants us to sleep in your dormitories."

"It doesn't matter I'll clear it for you."

Hermione pretended to mutter a spell and flick her wand.

"It's done." The truth was there really wasn't anything to move out everything of hers was in Harry's room.

"Where will you sleep then?" Ron asked.

"It's no big deal I'll just bunk with Harry for a while."

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They lead them up towards their dormitory and showed them the way to their door and gave them the password. They then left them to go to their own rooms.

"Fred are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"That Hermione has never slept in this room before."

"It's just to neat even with the spell she cast."

"I don't even think she cast a spell."

Looking around you could tell that the room had nothing special to it. No decoration it was just there and unlived in.

"So bro... what are we going to do about it."

"Well ordinarily I'd let it out in our own special way. You know spell it out in fireworks…"

"…but then she'd probably hex us into the next century."

"It's safer just to wait for it to come out."

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&It was Saturday afternoon and Fred and George had announced with a loud blow horn in everyone's ear that if they wanted to try out for Quidditch they better get their asses downstairs. Everyone scrambled downstairs that hadn't already been turned down. He did the same thing to Harry and Hermione with a slightly different message: Judges get your asses down here now.

"Did you here that?" Hermione asked jolting up from under the covers covering her ears.

"Who couldn't hear that." Harry said from the floor.

"Gosh they are annoying what was I thinking telling them to run tryouts. This is their dream come true of doing the tryouts. It's their chance to boss people around and do whatever they want including using their pranks."

"Yeah whatever just get ready before they blast another one of those our way."

Hermione changed into a light purple tank top and a long striped skirt that went from the light purple into a darker purple gradually and another pair of flip flops.

"You ready I think Fred and George are about to blow a gasket." Harry said watching her change.

"Yeah just pass me my sunglasses." Harry tossed them her way.

Harry passed them to her and they headed out of their portrait down into the side door that connected to the regular Gryffindor common room.

"There you are Hermione and Harry we've been waiting for you." Fred said.

"Fred what do you want I was sleeping like a normal person does." Hermione glanced at her watch. "At 5:00 in the morning I'm going back to bed."

"Ah ha so now you know how I feel." Harry said. "I'm not letting you go back to sleep. You're with me here and we'll drop in the stands together."

"You have to anyway you are the judges of the Quidditch match." George told them.

"What judges? There have never been any judges." Harry said.

"Well there are now so get used to it. Now all of you get down to the pitch and stop your bitching…yes, even you Ron." Fred said.

They all went down to the pitch where the sun was just beginning to rise. All the people who wanted to be on the Quidditch team was already down there.

"Good job I see we have about 35 people here today. Being here this early shows that you are dedicated to this team so good job." George started.

"We already have our seeker position filled so anyone that came down here to try out for that one can leave now. Or you can just try out for a different position." Fred continued.

About 12 people left the Quidditch pitch.

"Okay, now we are down to about 23 people….the rest of you who are afraid of getting hurt or feel that this will get in the way of your studies can also leave the pitch."

Four more people found that the opportune time to make their exit.

"Okay now we're down to 16 people anyone else feel like leaving." George said. Everyone shook their head.

"Here's how it's going to go. George and I are going to fly with you first testing out the beaters, chasers, and a keeper. Harry and Hermione over there will be scoring you. Now divide into your sections, beaters here, chasers here, and keepers here." Fred said.

While this was happening Hermione, Harry and Ron where sitting in the grass talking amongst themselves.

"I like how this is going it's nicely organized." Hermione said.

"Yeah you have to admit they have a knack for this." Harry said.

"Yeah I can't wait to tell them how badly they're doing." Ron said.

George blew the whistle and had a mock Quidditch game going on and they saw they're playing abilities or lack there of. They finished the short game and sent the players over for them to judge.

"No." Hermione said to a beater.

"No." Harry said to the beater.

"Hell no!" Ron said to a chaser. Harry and Hermione burst out laughing at that.

"Yes, for now." Hermione said to the other chaser.

"That was brilliant keeping thanks for someone actually knowing how to keep the goals." Harry said.

"Hell no!" Ron said to another girl trying out for chaser.

Then they accepted another girl for position of keeper for now. That same process went on for about another two hours and after having to redecide a lot of things. Also to get Ron to decide on somebody. They had a Quidditch team.

They had the twin sisters Bridget and Rebecca, and Diana as the chasers. The rest of the team was Eric and Erin Donahue as the beaters. The keeper they decided on was to be Neville who decided to try out last minute. Despite all that nervousness that he held he turned out to be a very good Quidditch keeper.

"Okay we've done what we've come here to do so just talk to your team captain to figure out the schedule."

All attention was directed Harry's way and he started to speak nervously.

"Well this was a good tryout and you've worked hard to make it. We know that you're good but we should work on team unity. You know work out team strategies and see what we could do as a team to make sure we win the cup this year. The first game is the….31st of next month if I'm correct." Harry told them.

"You mean Halloween then." Bridget said.

"Yeah it's Halloween." Harry shrugged.

"We'll meet from Saturday every other day at 7:00 sharp. Congratulations again on getting on the team." Harry finished.

A/N: Well this is the end of this chapter and the next one won't be posted until I actually type it off the paper but I do have it ready