Here's the next chapter I hope you like it. Please read and review thanks love Hermione xxx
In the morning Harry looked over across the great hall and saw Draco however he looked drastically different today. Whatever had happened to him yesterday had clearly changed him very much. He wasn't sure if it was for the better or not. He glanced over again and saw Draco looking at him. Upon seeing him Draco smiled at raised his goblet to him in a salute. Definitely different. He was even more shocked when Draco approached him. "What do you want Malfoy!" he snapped as Draco looked at him in awe.
"Well suffice it to say my arse was handed to me yesterday and it was entirely my own fault. Let's just say I'll be listening a lot more from now on to everybody. I need to get past this feud with you because it's no longer healthy for me to have it. Can we please bury the hatchet and move on? It would set a good example as well" he said sincerely as Harry looked shocked. They had said initially it would be unsafe for them to be friends in school but clearly whatever had happened to him yesterday changed his mind. He glanced at the extended hand.
"Are you sure about this? Well then ok we can bury the hatchet. I have not liked disliking you for so long as it was draining anyway. We can even be friends if you like!" he said as Draco leaned in close whispering in his ear.
"Meet me in the room of requirement in ten minutes so we can talk before class. I will of course be your friend!" he said shaking his hand. The last sentence had been said aloud so people wouldn't get suspicious. The reaction from the Griffins was unexpected as some of them clapped and others called him a damn traitor and that he didn't deserve to be in their house even if he didn't actually love there any more. Up at the heads table Professor Sinistra called them both forward awarding each of them twenty points for their respective houses for showing serious inter house unity. Ron had exploded in Harry's face for giving the slimy snake a chance and had landed himself in detention for it but he didn't care. In the room of requirement Harry and Hermione heard about what had happened yesterday and were shocked but glad he was ok. They all headed off to their first lesson of art and music with Professor Dendani and were very excited.
They entered the classroom and sat down. Ron of course couldn't enter any room peacefully. The room was bright and airy. It was filled with the smell of the gorgeous incense lighting in the corner.
"Welcome class to your first music and art lesson. This is a peaceful lesson and so when you enter this room you do so peacefully. I want everyone to close their eyes. Now imagine all the stress and worries you have in your body as a red colour which is very vibrant. I want you take those red stresses and put them into a golden coloured box and close it. Place the box outside the door and feel yourself relaxing as the stress of those goes away from your body. Leave that box outside and collect it when you are finished the lesson if you want or if you don't want it leave it there permanently" she said as they all breathed out a sigh of relief. Opening their eyes she pointed a wand at a harp in the corner of the room making it play a soft tune.
"We will be creating a very special painting in the next few lessons. You will each paint a painting of a mirror in a beautiful room of your own design. Once you are done it will be duplicated by me. Then a copy will be sent to your parents and one will be kept by the beds in your dorm rooms. It will have an activation word you yourself will choose and once done your parents may use it to communicate directly with you here at school. The painting will be charmed so if you are not available a character you design will tell them you are not free. This way they may have an insight into magic they would not have otherwise. We will advise them to put it in their rooms at home!" she said smiling at their shocked faces.
Harry had been shocked as he'd not expected this lesson to be so cool. He had gotten out his art supplies from the cupboard with his name on it. Each of these cupboards was charmed to change to a different one depending on which class was in her room so your own cupboard would always remain the way you had last left it. He got out his canvas propping it up on his easel.
"I always find that listening to different types of music while we doing the various types of art is very relaxing. I am going to scan my wireless until I find a muggle radio station which is playing music and we will go from there. They usually have a good mixture of everything and anyway it will do us good to hear some of the music the muggles are listening to as some of them are great. Anyway some of their artists are actually members of our community such as Madonna however here she goes as Celestina Warback and even releases magical hits too. She's just very versatile however her muggle music is way different and she even appears different there" she said moving the dial until she finally heard music. It was we show me love by Robin S and she couldn't help but sway a bit to the song as she watched everyone paint. All the students were surprised by how much they liked the music as moving on up by MPeople came on and most of them were dancing in their seats while they painted. Why couldn't all classes be this fun? Even Draco was enjoying himself and he had to admit the song was catchy.
Harry had decided to paint a castle room with an elaborate long mirror in it. He had no idea who he would give it to but thought of giving one to Hermione's parents if they wanted to have one more besides that of their daughter. They had already shown him such kindness. His bank account manager had actually asked if he could have one in his office when Harry was done if he'd need to get in touch with him securely and talk directly. Harry thought it was a genius idea. He'd just speak to Hermione's parents using her own art painting. As the class wound down people were halfway through painting their paintings and were delighted with their progress. Most of them had not even realised they possessed a flair for art so it was great. "Each house can take twenty points for a great lesson. Thank you all so much it was fun indeed. Harry Potter stay behind please as we need to talk for a moment. Don't worry you did nothing wrong" she said as everyone else left. Hermione remained with him and she was ok with that.
"When I let your bank manager know what I was planning with the paintings in my lesson he asked me to let you know that he'd like it in his office for secure talking to you about things should he need to get you instantly. As you don't have family to send it to I am assuming you would like to send it to him. Yours will also have an added feature which others do not. So when you touch the frame in the finish it will grow and expand and then become a door to your bank account managers' office. That way you can see him securely from time to time. What do you think?" she asked him as he smiled at her.
"Well actually I was already considering it as I don't have any actual family of my own asides from Hermione's parents and I can just speak to them when she does. I would love to do that and thank you so much for thinking of it for me as I was going to ask you about that anyway myself later on!" he said as she smiled.
"Glad to be of any help I can. Go on now to your next class. I'll see you both later on and five points to Gryffindor for great forethought" she added smiling as they left. It was shaping up to be a great day so far.