A/N: This is a short one. The shortest I have ever written, but I sincerely hope you'll like it. This chappie will give you a glace at our mystery man!

Disclaimer: Potter isn't mine. No amount of crying is going to fix that! sniff

Hermione entered the History of Magic classroom again. She looked forward to that class now, more than any other.

It was not because of the Professor. God knows that Professor was so boring that it was a mystery why his whole class didn't end up mad at the end of his classes.

It was not because of the company. Hermione hated classes with the Ravenclaws. They were the only people she knew who were more annoying than her in answering questions. They were insipid know-it-alls who cared more about books than about people. There were only a few exceptions to that rule; unfortunately none of them were in her class.

It wasn't even about the subject matter. She like History of Magic, but not enough to beam every time she realized it was time for it.

No…it was not because of any of those reasons. She looked forward to that class now because she loved sitting in the back corner while she carved o the table.

Normally, vandalizing was not something that she would approve off, let alone participate in. But, this was different. Because of her little engravings, she had found a friend…a kindred spirit.

The person who replied was a person who could relate to her. This person knew what she was going though.

They continued their correspondence in a regular basis now. A fresh message was there every time she went inside the room. They weren't long notes. They were short, but meaningful. There wasn't really enough space on a small desk for long comments. Besides, carving was hard.

She walked to her table and immediately noticed a reply.

The other day she had etched:

IF YOU HATE YOUR LIFE SO MUCH,

HOW COME YOU'RE STILL SANE?

The mysterious person only replied:

SHIT HAPPENS.

I JUST LEARNED TO DEAL WITH IT.

WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

She inwardly laughed when she read this. They guy (at least by the way he talked, he sounded like a guy.) hated his life too, but he still managed to have a sense of humor.

She loved the way this guy's mind worked. He was deep but not in a weird way. He knew what to say and said only what he knew. He had a twisted sort of wisdom to him that she grew to be fond off.

In the background, Binns was talking about how Wilmer the Witless managed to single handedly hand victory to his enemies by farting in front of his men. It seemed to be such a funny incident, but Binns just drained the fun out of everything. The whole class was at the borders of nod, except for Hermione. She was busy little wood pecker. She was carving a response.

WHEN LIFE THROWS SOMETHING MY WAY,

I JUST TRY AVOIDING IT.

THAT WAY I DON'T GET HIT.

She was amused on how she managed to keep her answers short when she had so much to tell this person. She had so much to ask, so much to reveal. But there was only so much space in a little wooden desk and only so much carving she could do. She smiled at her handy work and sat back for the remainder of the class.

It had been about thirty minutes and Binns finally dismissed the class. She walked out of the class and started walking to Ron and Harry who were waiting for her.

"Hey 'Mione, can I borrow your History notes…just wanna see if mine is right."

"Do you honestly believe I'm gonna fall for that one? That's just the Ron way of saying 'Hey 'Mione can I copy your notes?' Really Ron you could have just asked!"

"Fine, can I borrow your History of Magic notes." He said pleadingly.

"Fine." She opened her bag and rummaged for her essay. "Oh! I think I left it in the back at the class room! I'll just run and get it."

She ran beck to the class room and went to her desk. She smiled at the carving she had made earlier. She noticed that one of the T's weren't crossed. She took her knife out quickly and hastily crossed it. She stepped back and admired her handy work, but then remembered that she was looking for her notes. She found it under her desk. Apparently, it had fallen out of her bag.

'I should really fix that hole in my bag…or maybe I should carry less books…Nah, definitely fix the bag.' She picked it up and ran towards the door. She was so worried about bring late that she didn't even see the she was headed towards a person.

"Ouch!" they simultaneously said as they both fell to the ground.

"Oh I am so sorry!" she immediately apologized as he stood up.

"No, it's quite alright." He replied as he out stretched his hands to help her up. She took them and brushed off the dust from her robes. "Just be more careful next time."

"Yeah…sorry again." With that she rushed out of the room and made for Transfigurations.

If she wasn't in such a hurry, she would have noticed who she had bumped into. She would have noticed that he made his way to a familiar desk in the back. She would have noticed that he smiled at the sight of the fresh note on the table. Finally, she would have seen him take out a knife and start carving a response.

It was really too bad that she was in such a hurry.

A/N: are your minds watering right now! Don't you just want to know who in the heck he is! AHAHAHAAAAHAHA! I'm not telling! I am pure evil (once again please insert a sinister…freakishly evil laugh! LOL!) But for the sake of all those people who are ready to murder me…I have already written the next chapter…this next one will tell you who he is! It's just sitting here in my computer waiting to be posted. The real question is when do I post it… hmmm just wait and see! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It'll come out when you least expect it! HAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I AM EVIL!

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