Ch.3- The Creature Exception
"Morning already? My god I do sleep well when HAVING TO SLEEP IN A TREE!" shouted Ron, meeting up with Harry and Hermione for the first class. Ron had figured he didn't get much sleep because of the tree but he really had no sleep because of Harry.
"Ronny, did you remember to bring your cap, you don't want to show off your...er...wonderful eyes?" asked Hermione, who was much perkier then usual and Harry knew why. Ron stomped down the path with anger that he was no longer beautiful. He pulled out the wool cap and stuck it clearly over his eyes. He had grown, so far, eight eyes.
"I heard that before class we are to meet in the dining hall for an announcement from McGonagall, or is that after first period?" asked Harry who had heard from someone passing by. Hermione smiled and said it was to be after first period. They wondered what the headmistress had to say and if it had anything do with the Creation Creature project.
"I hate Defense! It's like smelling Fuckfoy's shit, a.k.a, GHASTLY," laughed Ron, not noticing Hermione wasn't chuckling along. He never really paid any attention to Hermione's emotions, just her body. His dream was to hook up with her before the end the year; he could ask her to marry him and then life would be forever happy, living with all their spider children.
"Stop Ron, just stop it; I think shit might smell horrible but any shit is better then yours," cried Hermione. She ran off without them, trying not to drop her books, she ran through the brick wall. Ron looked at Harry and they both shrugged. Harry then realized his best friend was a complete moron.
The bell rang and everyone was in their seats for the first period class. The first years were hoping the announcement later was to have an unexpected feast, but it was too good be true. Harry had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen and it wasn't going to a troll or the Unnamed Man— he had named him that after his last encounter.
The teacher came in after the bell rang and she didn't seem to be in a good mood. She snickered at the class as usual but then she passed out papers and left without a word. The papers were to be done by the end of class and it would be graded for accuracy. Harry turned to the girl behind him and started to have a long conversation.
The girl was a sixth year who Harry had an eye one after his break up with Ginny. He hadn't seen Ginny around campus and, if he did, he wanted to have girl around his arm to make her jealous. Even though he cared about her it was much more fun to get over her and on with someone else. Harry didn't hear any information from the Unnamed Man so he could get back with Ginny; but according to Ron she hated his guts. He wanted love, he wanted something; he was lusting for someone near him.
Ron was working hard at his class work and trying hard to keep his forehead eyes closed under the cap. He could hear Harry flirting and it made him mad at himself for lying to Harry about his sister hating him; the truth was Ginny couldn't stop talking about Harry. Ron looked over at Hermione and smiled but Hermione was looking over at Malfoy. Malfoy was cutting jokes to his Slytherin friends but Hermione was longing to hold him in her arms.
"Pssst…Hermione, Hermione, HERMIONE!" whispered Ron into Hermione's ear. He wanted to know the answer to number five. He never had the nerve to tell her how he felt about her but she had to of felt the same way about him; who else would she like? Harry was ugly… well, he had a big scar!
"What the kazoo is you hamming about Ron, I am working on my work, of course, just like you!" nagged Hermione who was angry Ron messed up her thinking of her beloved Malfoy. She didn't seem to care that he had tried to kill someone or that he was born to a family that worked for the man who killed her best friend's parents.
"You were daydreaming or something you shouldn't daydream, and besides I can't see your paper; how do you expect me to copy it?" whispered Ron.
"You no good mother fucking son of a bitch, I can't stand you ANYMORE, just leave me to peace and go sit somewhere far away from me and when I say far doesn't mean four inches AWAY!" screamed Hermione. The whole class turned around to see what happen to the annoying teacher's pet; Hermione put her head down while Ron went, embarrassed, to go sit near Neville.
Draco took out a piece of parchment and a new quill; be began to write quickly in fancy code writing and hiding it under the class work. Harry returned to talk to the girl; he was confused about what finally made Hermione curse. Ron put his head down and silently started to take a nap.
"Okay Vera, I'll meet you later at lunch. Need any help with your work?" asked Harry, who finally got a date with the girl he liked. He had read her mind and it made Harry giggle; she was thinking of kissing him. Harry couldn't wait to eat lunch with Vera while listening to the stupid message McGonagall had to announce.
Ron noticed Harry looking deeply into the strawberry blonde's face and doodling notes on her paper. He couldn't understand how a boy with scar could get a date and when he was trying to be nice and Hermione had the nerve to ruin it. Ginny would be so pissed when he told her Vera Holloway was going to be with Harry instead of her, considering he was the one to dump her.
"Oh, Potter you turn my gray smile into a pink blush of happiness, you're more then a third of the man I thought you were," whispered Vera after Harry drew a picture of two stick figures holding hands. She rubbed her leg on side his and the boy nearly lost his glasses.
Malfoy walked over to Hermione's desk to hand her the note he was writing. He had told his crew that it was full of insults, but he wouldn't let anyone see the hearts doodled on the edges. Hermione smiled and started reading the Morse code on the page. Ron took a peak from the desk next to him and wondered why hearts were drawn on the page; he shrugged it of and didn't think about it. He didn't think very often.
"I cannot believe lunch is wasted today by listening to McGonagall talking to us about her nagging needs," complained Neville taking a bite of his salmon sandwich. Everyone at the table nodded their heads and kept on eating.
"I heard, Potter, that Headmistress is going to talk about the monsters lurking around campus. I'm afraid I will be hunted," said Vera into Harry's ear. She had told him later that she had been affected by the Creature Creation and Harry invited her meet up in the forest with a tent. Vera had the affect of changing her outfit with a snap of a finger.
"Vera, I'll protect you from anything that may harm you," Harry promised linking his finger to hers. Vera smiled in confirmation and kissed him on the cheek. Hermione looked up from her book and gave Harry an eyebrow lift. Ron started scarping down soup and not minding getting it all over Hermione.
Harry was getting annoyed with the fact Hermione was just thinking about her date with Malfoy tomorrow night which she hoped to kiss him madly. He had given her a note about remembering the date and to make sure Ron didn't see them leave into the forest. Harry, of course, read her mind right after she finished reading it, so it was still fresh.
"Oh, thank you, Potter, now I will be safe with you with me," Vera mumbled. Harry was still in shock from the kiss on the cheek to even hear what was going on. He had waited since dumping Ginny to finally get something and it paid off in the end, his hunger for lust.
"Get a room," shouted one of the fifth years at the end of the table, making Harry began to blush. Little did Harry know that the student was his ex-girlfriend, Ginny, who had been watching the scene in misery and would soon cry later in the bathroom.
"Settle down, students, settle down," shouted McGonagall, who was hitting a spoon on a wooden mug. She got annoyed by the chatter so she got sparks from her wand into the lunch room roof; the whole banquet hall was silent.
"Here comes the part when the strikers come in," laughed Ron giving Hermione a wink. A girl next to him slapped his leg and Ron shut up. McGonagall began to speak and her tone didn't seem pleasant.
"Students, it has come to my attention that an odd and magical related illness has been spread to your population; I will be taking drastic measures to make sure the safety of the school is in my hands," roared McGonagall.
"Anyone found with the "Creature Creation", according to allies to the teachers, will be… sent home for the rest of the year until proven well and healthy. And I know the creatures are hiding in an area on campus and I will find them because no one can hide from me. And I have found that the last fire in the building is produced by "Nuclear Fusion", the liquid found in your electric wands, that is all," conclude the headmistress. She sat back down and continued lunch to finish; even though it was loud before it was hard to speak now.
"What is to happen if my eyes pop out Harry?" asked Ron. He was scared, Hermione was scared, and Harry could sense loads of fear from everyone. Hermione, however, shared her fear with the memory of her kissing Malfoy and Vera shared it by kissing Harry in her daydream; he giggled randomly again.
"Just don't ever let that hat leave your head," whispered Harry who was trying to be strong because tonight was going to be a time to be strong in front of his pack. The bell rang and the lunch room was a frenzy to get to the next class; a way to leave the plot of terror.
Harry noticed on his way out of the cafeteria, holding Vera's hand, which a girl with red hair was crying near the bathrooms. The young girl was surrounded by a group of young girls patting her back. Harry knew it was Ginny when he passed the crowd giving him an evil stare. She looked up at him and it made Harry long her. He couldn't believe he saw her tears and it would haunt him; it would haunt him more then being caught as a creature.
"I love you, Potter, I just hope you know that," thought Vera, knowing that Harry was reading her mind.
"I love you too, Vera," said Harry, though thinking "I love you Ginny, I love you and I will shelter you forever."
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