A Sirens Song

Chapter 17

Two weeks later, Friday November 9th

Hermione sat in the library after lunch during her free period working on ancient runes. She and the twins still hadn't pulled the prank. She wanted to wait until the right moment. She had finished researching the spells needed, and she was determined to make Seamus, Dean, and Ron look like fools. Oh how funny it would be, she couldn't help but laugh at the thought.

Looking at the time, she put her things away and prepared to go to Potions. She had thought about talking to Professor Snape about the prank. She changed her mind, because as funny as it would be to see Ron make a fool of himself he would most likely give her detention for pulling such pranks. Not that it wouldn't totally be worth it.

There hadn't been much laughing and pranking from Gryffindor since the Weasley twins tried the aging potion to get past the aging line to put their names in the Goblet of Fire. Once again she laughed at the thought as she walked into the Potions classroom.

"What's so funny Miss Granger?" Professor Snape asked as she entered. She hadn't noticed that she was laughing aloud, or that she was the only Gryffindor early to class. Nearly all the Snakes had arrived already.

"Nothing sir," Hermione said with a grin, "I was just thinking about the incident at the name drawing for the Triwizard tournament."

"And what incident was that?" Snape sneered, he was in a good mood, but with his snakes in the room he couldn't share in her humor.

"Oh you know," she said with a smirk, "The Weasley twins and the aging potion sir."

"Ah yes," Snape said trying to hold back a laugh.

"Planning a prank are you Granger?" Malfoy asked in good humor.

"If I was," she said, her eyes were laughing but her mouth held no humor, "do you really think I would tell you?"

there was silence for a few moments. It wasn't until then when our Slytherin Trio got a clue. She was planning a prank; but they only knew because they had over heard the conversation with the twins two weeks earlier. The question why hadn't she pulled the prank yet? Was she waiting for the right moment?

"You are, aren't you?" Blaise asked, "come on you can tell us, we won't tell a soul."

She didn't say or do anything for a few moments. Then all of a sudden she laughed heartily, "can you see the looks on everyone's face if we were to team up and pull the prank of the century? Us being nice to each other would be a very good prank."

Malfoy, Blaise, and Nott were all take back at what she had said. It would have been a very good prank if they suddenly became friends. Before either could respond, she said, "Perhaps we should leave that joke till April fools day, it would be a very good birthday present for the twins, as it's their birthday."

"is it just me or have you turned anti rules?" Blaise asked.

"In the words of your favorite professor, 'I follow potter and Weasley, so I must not have any regard for the rules,' I'm just doing what is expected of me. Besides with everything so serious because of the tournament, I think that the world is in need a bit of laughter. Oh and if I were pulling a prank I would do it the night before the first task. But I'm not, so there."

As she sat down in her desk for that day, a slew of Gryffindor fourth years entered the class room. Hermione threw a last minute smirk at the Slytherin's before turning her head to greet Neville, and Harry who had seemed to become her new partner. Hermione wondered how many more times they would switch again before the end of the year. Once Harry and Ron made up, would she be on her own again? It seemed that things might never go back to the way they were before things went pear shape. She still hadn't let Ron in on the big secret she was keeping. That was a thought for another time, so she put it out of her mind to concentrate on the potions assignment for that class.

They were to work individually on their potions, but Hermione sitting in between Harry and Neville couldn't help but make suggestions and pointers to keep them from blowing up the class room. Near the end of the period, Professor Snape walked around one final time to check potions. "Miss Granger," Professor Snape said in an aggravated voice, "I believe I said to work on your own potions today. That doesn't give you silence to help Potter and Longbottom."

"I know," was all she said, as she put the finishing touches on her potion.

"Five Points from Gryffindor for not following directions," Professor Snape said, "see me after class."

"Yes sir," she said with a sigh.

As Harry and Neville were leaving they apologized for getting her into trouble. "It's alright," she said with a smile, "it doesn't matter."

She stayed seated until everyone left the room before she approached Professor Snape's desk, "you wanted to see me Sir?"

"Yes," he said looking up from the tests he was grading, "while I appreciate your helping Longbottom with his potion skills, I would remind you not to do so unless its about to blow his cauldron shy high."

"I'm sorry Sir," she said, "I'll try to restrain myself from helping him pass unless he looks like he's going to kill us all."

"That's all I ask," he said in an amused tone.

She smiled brightly at him before she turned to collect her things. "You might tell me what the prank is your planning to bull the night before the first task. I might be able to provide you a spell or two."

She slid back up to the desk before speaking, "Have you read the book 'Alice in Wonderland'?"

"I have yes," he answered.

"Then you know that they made a Disney movie of it several years ago," Hermione said, assuming that he was semi familiar with the Muggle world.

"Yes I do know," he said uncertainly. He wondered though what she would have said if he hadn't seen the Disney movie with Lilly when they were still on speaking terms during their third year.

"So have I," she said in a laughing tone, before she turned and headed to get her things, "Good afternoon Professor."

"Miss Granger," he said before she pushed to go out the door, "I look forward to the performance the evening before the First Task. I shall see to it that everyone remains until the prank in complete."

She smiled evilly, and said thank you before heading out into the hall to go to her last class of the day.

"Your daughter is more like you than I originally thought," Severus said aloud, perhaps we do sort too soon.

Hermione caught up with Neville and Harry on the way to Charms. "I hope I didn't get you in to much trouble Hermione," Neville said.

"Don't worry about it Neville," Hermione said, "he just asked me to allow you the chance to do your own potion and not interfere unless it looked likely to explode. I guess in a way he does have a point."

"I suppose," Neville said, "I may have to start studying with you for potions."

"That would be fine," Hermione said with a smile, "and not at all unwanted."

"Your very sweet," Neville said opening to door to the Charms classroom.

"So are you," Hermione said before thanking him for holding the door.

Harry watched his friends and couldn't help but think that he had some pretty good ones. "I don't think I could ask for better friends," Harry said off-handed without really thinking about it.

"We think your pretty good to Harry," Neville answered for Hermione.

Charms was a breeze, and since it was a Friday there wasn't much homework assigned, just a small 6 inch essay on what they had gone over in class. This allowed Hermione more time to conspire with the twin on the prank for Friday the 23rd, the night before the first task.

She was just having a hard time trying to figure out how to get Ron to say a certain phrase every time someone said the word rose. Not to mention how to get Seamus and Dean to sing a song. The Prank wouldn't work otherwise.

Later in the evening, Hermione, Lavender, and Ginny were sitting in the library, doing their assignments, when in walked Ron.

"Have you seen Harry?" Ron asked Ginny.

"No I haven't," Ginny said to Ron. Looking at Hermione she asked, "have you seen Harry?"

"He's with Neville down by the path that goes to Hogsmeade, that overlooks the lake." Hermione said.

"Can you give him a message for me?" he asked Hermione.

"Of course I can," Hermione said smiling a little. Perhaps him talking to her meant they were making progress to get over what ever it was that happened between them.

"Can you tell him that Hagrid is looking for him," Ron said, "wants to see him right away."

"Sure I can," Hermione said.

"Thanks," Ron said, "Lavender I'll see you later? Sit with me at dinner?"

"Yes," Lavender said answering both questions with a simple one word answer. "I'll save you a seat if I get there before you do."

"See you," Ron said with a smile before walking out of the library with a spring in his step.

"Alright spill," Ginny said to Lavender, "I want details."

"Well we've been talking a lot lately, sitting together in all our shared classes," she admitted, "I've liked him since second year. I'm a patient girl he'll ask me out eventually right?"

"I'm sure he will," Hermione said reassuringly.

"And if he doesn't well Hermione told me to try something, and mom agreed it was how she got dad to notice her. So maybe you should try it out on Ron and see how it works," Ginny said.

"Oh and what is that?" Lavender asked excitedly.

"I'll tell you back in the dorms," Hermione said, "tonight after everyone goes to bed, we'll sit and have a girls night in our dorms. Perhaps we could even get the boys to leave the common room before midnight for us and we can hash out a plan. Plus I'm putting together a surprise for some of the boys for the night before the First task and I'm trying to figure out how to manipulate them into doing what I want without telling them what I'm doing."

"Oh you're so devious," Lavender said, "perhaps you should have been sorted into Slytherin."

"True," Ginny said shaking her head in the affirmative.

Hermione giggled, as she shook her head. She put her things away before standing, "I'm going to go and deliver the message to Harry," Hermione said her voice filled with humor, "I shall return, try not to miss me to much."

"Us, miss you," Ginny said in mock outrage, "Never!"

"See you in a bit," Lavender said.

"See you," Hermione echoed before walking out through the entrance to the library. Heading out through front doors like she was going to Hogsmeade. There is a path that will lead you near the lake that splits into two separate paths. One takes you near the Forbidden Forest, there is a beautiful shaded area that over looks the lake. It's great for being alone, she knew this was where Harry and Neville went because Harry had mentioned earlier in the day about going outside.

Walking down the path she couldn't help but notice how pretty it was today. "Harry," she called as she closed in on her destination."

"Hey Hermione," Harry and Neville said at the same time.

"Ron asked me to give you a message Harry," Hermione said, "Hagrid is looking for you, need to see you right away."

"Thanks Hermione," Harry said, "Tell Ron I said thanks for passing on the message."

"I will," Hermione said as she headed back the way you came. As she neared the castle she stopped to look around, it really was a beautiful day if not just a little cold out. She silently wondered what her father was doing, or wasn't doing. Was he and uncle Sirius OK? Perhaps it was time to write him a letter, she longed to hear from him.

On her way back to the library she noticed students scurrying around from place to place. She stopped in the middle of the hall to see what was happening. The one and only Viktor Krum was walking down the hall as various girls were walking behind him. Poor Viktor, she thought. All the girls were whispering and screeching as he looked behind him to see who was following.

Viktor had seen her standing there and approached her, "They keep following me," he said in his rich deep accent, "It is annoying."

"I can only imagine," she said with a smile, "my poor Viktor."

He smiled at her, before bowing over her hand and kissing her knuckles before standing up straight again. She blushed giving him a bewildered look. "You said, 'My Viktor,' this means I am yours da?"

"Yes," she said breathlessly.

"Good," he said bringing her knuckles to his lips for another lingering kiss.

He said his good byes and she watched as he walked away down the hall. His fan club threw death glares at her, although some looked likely to ask her what if felt like to have the Bulgarian seeker kiss her hand. She shuddered, at some of the glares the girls were giving her as they marched past her. I might have some trouble in the future from some of them, she thought, note to self, check food before eating it. 'ha I could use Ron as a taste tester,' she said to herself as she continued on to the library. She laughed at her own joke as she walked into the library and sat down next to Ginny and Lavender.

"What's so funny," Ginny asked.

"I make a joke to myself," Hermione said. When Ginny gave her a pointed look she decided to elaborate. "Viktor has a fan club, they saw us together in the hall as they were following his every move it seems. He kissed my knuckles twice, his lips are very soft in case you were wondering." Ignoring Ginny and Lavender's giggles she continued on, "some of the girls were giving me glares. So I thought perhaps I should start checking my food before I eat it. Then I thought I could ask Ron to be my food checker."

Ginny giggled a little at the thought; but promptly stopped when Lavender looked none to happy about it. But it wasn't long before Lavender gave up on pretending to be offended and giggled silently as well. "I would never do that though," Hermione said reassuring Lavender that she was indeed joking, "but you should have seen the way some of those girls were glaring at me, I was a tad frightened."

"What you need dear lady is a gallant knight." a voice from behind them spoke.

"And where good sir would I find such a person," she asked turning around to see Cedric standing behind her.

"Why right here of course," he said, "I am but a humble servant my lady, tell me what you wish of me?"

"i wish you would sit down, your making a scene," she said light-heartedly, "you don't have a fan club do you Cedric?"

"not that I'm aware," he said, "why do you ask?"

"Viktor has a fan club and they were glaring at me something terrible on my way back from seeing Harry. I'm a bit frightened."

"I'm sure they're just jealous," Cedric said, "after all how many pretty fourth years have the chance to kiss the Great Viktor Krum when ever they wish?"

"you know I vaguely remember saying something similar to Harry the other day only it was in relation to you."

"Did you now?" Cedric asked, "well don't I feel lucky."

"The real question is, who is the lucky chap that gets to have one Hermione Granger all to himself?" Ginny said, "I don't know I can only think of FOUR."

"Oh Ginny," Lavender laughed, "really you are a very lucky girl to have such fine older boys chasing after you."

"I can indeed tell you that I am the lucky one," Hermione said, for if it wasn't for me being a magical creäture I'm sure none of them would have noticed me at all. But she didn't say that last part aloud. Lavender didn't know that she was a Siren, she doubted that anyone would know the term even if it was covered in Care of Magical Creatures. Was she considered a Magical Creature? It was something she was going to have to look into.

Cedric sat down but not before giving her a kiss on the cheek which caused her to blush a little. She would never get used to being kiss so much by so many boys. She had no idea though that it would only get worse as the years passed.

The girls continued their studying and Cedric worked on his papers. Glancing at the clock from time to time, Hermione noticed that it was five after six. "Its time for dinner," she said suddenly that every one jumped at the sound of her voice, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you."

"It's alright," Ginny said, and she stretched in her chair before packing up her things, "it's a shame that we can't just leave our things sit here like this."

"Yeah all that work to this point and I have to pack everything up," Lavender said, "it's a shame that we can't just let it sit for an hour before coming back to work. Watch by the time we come back from dinner there won't be any seats open."

"Quit your grousing," Cedric said, "if we get to dinner and eat quickly before anyone is done I'm sure one of us can get back here to grab a table before someone else can grab it."

"Well let's go then," Ginny said rushing towards the entrance of the library.

"Hey guys," Hermione said walking towards the door to the library. Walking out the door she caught up with her house mates and the boy from Hufflepuff. "you know what I just realized."

"What's that?" Cedric asked turning so that he was walking backwards in the hall.

"You realized that he's a goof?" Lavender asked giggling.

"No I just realized that today if Friday," she said.

Everyone stopped and just stared at her, "your just now figuring that out?" Cedric joked, "I knew that since this morning."

"I just thought today was Wednesday," Hermione said, "Today doesn't feel like Friday."

"That's alright," Ginny said, "I thought today was Sunday."

"I thought it was a day ending in Y," Lavender said mock confused tone.

"Lavender," Hermione said trying very hard not to laugh to hard, "every day ends with the letter Y."

"Right," Lavender said as she tried to hold back her laughter, "I quite forgot about that."

The girls laughed as they walking into the Great Hall for dinner. Cedric bid them farewell until after dinner reminding them about trying to eat quickly.

As the girls ascended onto the Gryffindor table, they were greeted with shocked looks. No one would ever had thought that Lavender and Hermione would ever willingly hang around together, unless of course there was a fashion emergency. As it turned out Lavender wasn't as dumb as everyone thought she was. She had proven that tonight in the library, when they were doing their assignments that weren't due until next week. Hermione was quite happy to be wrong about the gossipy, boy crazy boy.

"Since when do you do your homework before it's due?" Ron asked slightly amused.

"Well Hermione asked me if I'd like to go to the library with her and Ginny," Lavender said, "and since I've nothing else to do really, I thought why not. We are after all roommates, might as well spend some time with her. She's really quite funny, once you get past her know-it-allness. No offense Hermione"

"None taken Lavender," Hermione said in a happy tone, "you're not so bad your self once you get past your Gossipy boy craziness."

"Thanks Hermione," Lavender said giving her a hug lightly around her shoulders.

"No problem," Hermione said, hugging the girl back lightly around her waist.

"Ohh, I want a hug too," Ginny said as she joined in on the hug.

The three of them giggled and sat down, they grabbed plates and filled them. They could eat quickly without making a giant mess they would. Harry noticed they were in a hurry, "Whats the rush?"

"Were trying to get done eating so that we can get a good table at the library, so we can finish our assignments."

"Why would you want to do that?" Ron asked in a confused tone.

"If we finish tonight," Ginny said, "there's no homework to do until Monday."

"Ah," Harry said, "good point, you've got room for one more at your table right?"

"Of course we do Harry," Lavender said politely, "who ever gets done first gets to the library as fast as they can to reserve a table enough for us."

"Neville would you like to join us?" Ginny asked.

"That would be great," Neville said beaming a smile at the younger girl. He really did like spending time with her. "how about it Ron? You can spend time with Lavender."

"I dunno," Ron said, "are you sure you guys wouldn't mind?"

"Of course not," Hermione said speaking up, "the faster we get our assignments done the more of the weekend we'll have free. Besides this weekend is a Hogsmeade weekend."

"Ah," Ron said in a light hearted tone, "Thats the reason, I knew it. Miss Granger wants to play."

"That I do Mr. Weasley," Hermione said trying to hold back a giggle. For the first time since the beginning of school she felt like they were almost back to where they were.

"And which of your fan club will be escorting you?" Ron asked in a light tone.

"Mmm," Hermione hummed, "It's Cedric turn I believe."

"Why is it his turn?" George asked from beside her as he wedged his way in between her and Ginny.

"shouldn't it be our turn again," Fred asked from the other side of her as he wedged in between her and Lavender.

"Uh, no," Hermione said, "Cedric asked the time before last for the weekend after Viktor. But I'm sure that we could all meet up at the Three Broom Sticks afterwards."

"Sure Love," George said, "we were only teasing you."

"You enjoy teasing me entirely to much," she said with a pout.

The twins each leaned in and whispered in her ear, "You remember what we said about pouting," George said into one ear.

"We're not above demonstrating right here at the Gryffindor table," Fred said in a breathy whisper.

Hermione took a deep breath, the two of them had to know what whispering did to her, didn't they, surely they did. "Right," she said in an equally breathless tone, "I forgot."

The twins were taken aback by how beautiful she looked when she was embarrassed her face was flushed, she looked breathtaking.

After everyone finished eating, the girls rushed ahead to the library, only to find that it was empty. The girls choose the biggest table that there was. They left empty seats for Ron and Harry and Neville. Harry and Neville would sit on one side, Ron would sit on the other. Cedric would get the seat next to Hermione. They sat every other seat so that there would be extra room to spread out, no one was sat directly next to each other. The girls felt this would make it easier to concentrate on getting their assignments done. Then they could have the rest of the weekend to play.

Before this Hermione would find herself alone on Friday evenings in the library doing her assignments so that she could catch up on reading. And while she intended to spend a bit of her Sunday afternoon with the books she decided that perhaps extra knowledge could be kept for later. And although she was still the smartest witch of her age, she thought that perhaps maybe she could get used to having so many friends around her. She had no plan to give up on searching for more information, she was after all a know-it-all. She couldn't let people down, by changing all of a sudden, Harry might decide he could get his information somewhere else.

Soon after the girls set up the table arrangements the boys came strolling in one by one. They sat down and with very little effort got to work. Ron was having a hard time concentrating on his work. Lavender helped him with his work, a little after 9pm he found himself finished with all of his assignments. Harry wasn't far behind, "Lavender do you feel up to a game of chess?"

"I would love to," she said happily, "how about you head back to the common room and set it up, and I'll be along in just a bit. I just have to finish this assignment and I'm all done."

"Which subject are you working on?" he whispered.

"Divination," she replied, "i know you and Harry just make things up, but I take this seriously."

"OK," he said packing his things up, "I'll head to the kitchens, and ask to have some snacks sent to the common room for later. Then I'll set up the chess board and patiently wait for your return."

"You patiently wait," Ginny whispered, "that'd be a first."

Ron just harrumphed in annoyment, and headed towards the exit to the library. "he's changed a bit," Hermione whispered across the table to Harry and Neville, "don't you think?"

the boys just nodded their heads while they put the finishing touches on their assignments. Then they to headed towards the common room. However Harry doubled back to tap Hermione on the shoulder, "When you come back to the common room I need to talk to you about something regarding what you told me earlier about Hagrid," Harry whispered.

"OK," she whispered back to him. Before she returned to her assignments, she was nearly done.

After Cedric finished, he pulled her into the stacks. She grabbed her books so she could put them back.

"So I'll meet you at the great hall for breakfast before we go to Hogsmeade," Cedric said.

"Alright," she said giving him a smile, "I thought maybe we would meet up with the twins and Viktor at the Three Broomsticks around 3."

"That sounds reasonable," he said. After he was sure that all her books were put away, he pulled her into a hug. He wanted to kiss her badly, but thought that if he tried hard enough he could resist the temptation. After all it wouldn't due to get caught by Professor Snape and get banned from Hogsmeade altogether.

She looked up at him and smiled, hugging him closer for a moment before pulling away. "I have to go," she said, "harry wanted to talk to me about something, and then I plan to write a letter home."

"I'll see you tomorrow then," he said kissing her forehead.

She smiled at him before pulling away completely, and heading back to the table and back to her common room.

Cedric sighed and leaned up against the book shelfs, before he to went back to the tables to finish packing up his things.

On his way back to his common room he ran into a the Ravenclaw seeker, Cho Chang, she was in 5th year this year. "Hello Cedric," she said in a willowy tone.

"Hello Cho," Cedric said, "How are you this evening?"

"Oh, I'm OK I guess," she said, "say have you a date for Hogsmeade tomorrow?"

"I do actually," he said, "why do you ask?"

"No reason," she said. Taking his silence for an OK to continue talking she said, "It's just that no one has asked me to go yet. I was wondering, do you know if Harry is going with anyone yet?"

"Whats all this interest in Harry all of a sudden?" Cedric asked skeptically.

"Well I've liked him for a while," she admitted sheepishly, "i noticed that you hang around Hermione a lot and I was hoping that you could ask her to give him the idea of asking me in the morning?"

"I'll see what I can do," Cedric said patting the girl on the back gently, "don't worry I'm sure that he'd have asked before if he could get the courage. He's been a bit sidetracked lately with school and half the school not talking to him and all.

"Oh I understand," she said, "it was a bit of a shock when his name was called, wasn't it? I think that Hermione was really the only one to openly defend him. I heard that she's as close as a sister to him. I know he has no family left, its a relief that he has a friend like her to count on."

"That's very generous of you to say so," Cedric said, "I'm going to run and see if she's still awake at the common room, did you want to come along?"

"No that's OK," she said, "we've still an hour or so before we have to be in the common room, I planned to get some books from the library."

"OK," he said, "I'll see you later."

"See you Cedric," she said as she walked in the direction of the library.

Cedric walked to the Gryffindor common room and asked the portrait if Hermione was in. "She is," The Fat Lady said, "who may I ask is calling?"

"Cedric Diggery from Hufflepuff," he said.

"One moment please," she said.

A moment later, the portrait hole opened and Hermione stepped out, "You asked to see me," she said with a yawn.

"You weren't sleeping were you?"

"No," she said with a laugh, "I'm just a bit tired, is all."

"Well I ran into Cho on the way back to my common room and she asked if Harry was going to Hogsmeade tomorrow, she asked if you could put the idea in his head to ask her to go with him tomorrow. She likes him a lot I think."

"Oh, that makes things a bit better," she said, "he's been crushing on her since the beginning of term."

"Oh good so you'll talk to him," Cedric asked.

"Yes," she said, "is that the only reason you asked to see me?"

"Well yes," he said reluctantly, "and maybe to say good night before you went to sleep."

"Trying to get me to dream of you are you?" she asked jokingly.

"Yes," he said matter of factly.

"It could happen," she said, "I do enjoy dreaming of you, although I much rather be awake while I'm talking to you."

He didn't say anything he just pulled her into a hug. He kissed her gently on the lips, before loosening his grip and pulling away from her. "I'll let you get back to what you were doing," Cedric said, "Good Night."

"Good night," she said as she said the password and the portrait opened to her. He watched as she disappeared behind the painting before he walked back to the Hufflepuff common room.

Hermione walked back into the common room and sat back down at the little coffee table in the common room, she had been sitting with Ginny and Neville, who were also working on letter to send home. They decided that they would all walk to the Owlery tomorrow morning before breakfast.

Dear Dad and Uncle Sirius,

How are you and uncle Sirius holding up? I hope that the two of you are doing well. Everything is good here for the most part. Since Harry was entered into the tournament, things have been a little rocky in house. There are only a select few that believe that he couldn't have entered his own name. Ron is among the ones that believe he much have cheated his way in.

As far as things go on the Siren subject I seem to have four suiters. All older boys if you can imagine that. Fred and George have been walking me to class every morning, they've been good about letting Cedric Diggery (the boy from the library) and Viktor Krum, (yes the Bulgarian seeker) have a turn. Don't worry Professor Snape is keeping an eye on things, and me. He's got Cedric scared of getting caught kissing me.

Can you tell me more about my mother? What was she like? I've the pictures that you gave me, and I see that she was very beautiful; but what was she like. I read the book that Headmaster Dumbledore gave me and I know about what comes later. What creatures did she turn into? Did she ever have to use her song to lure death eaters to her death?

I know it's a tough topic, and you probably don't want to talk about it. Although I never knew her, I miss her more than ever. What I could really use is one of your hugs, and maybe a piano to play some mournful classical music upon. Does headquarters have a piano?

I love you very much, and I believe that Harry wanted to pass a note onto Sirius. It may or may not be attached to this letter.

I love you both with all my heart.

Love,

Hermione

Dear Sirius,

What Hermione neglected to say was that Ron has been spending a lot of time with a girl other than Hermione and Ginny, and he seems to be nicer and better tempered for it. She seems to keep him in check, when ever they are together.

Hagrid told me today that the first task is Dragon's. How do I slay a dragon? I don't think we are aloud to actually kill them since they are protected, so how do I fight one. Hermione thinks that it might be protecting something so, how do I get around the dragon to get what ever it's keeping. So far I've no idea. Although I've known for about 4 hrs now, he's going to take me to see them tomorrow night.

I hope you're not giving Hermione's father a hard time. (gosh that sounds weird, Hermione's father)

Love,

Harry

A/N: yes I know it's been a while since I updated, I've sorry for the delay. I doubt that there will be a chapter next week. There are a lot of things going on next week and I think the only day I'll actually have free after work will be Friday.

Next chapter will undoubtedly be the prank with the twins. I think I've figured out how to make it work. And no I will not tell you what it is, feel free to guess if you like.

I know this chapter is longer than the normal 4,000 words. I felt that since I gypped you the last couple of weeks that I owed you a couple thousand word extra. The exact word count for this chapter before this note is (5886 words.) not quite 6,000. the story just wasn't at a good ending point at page 7 so you're looking at 11.5 pages of story minus this 250 word authors note.

Those of you waiting for Even if... I don't know it there will be a chapter this week or not. But if I can I will make it longer.

A big thanks to everyone for keeping up with this story. I'm very happy.

P.S I don't own Harry potter, nor shall I ever attempt to make any money from this story.