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CHAPTER 2: OF FIRE & EYEBROWS

"Charms is getting boring." said Ron in disappointment. He usually likes that class but lately, for the past few weeks, Flitwick has only been doing nothing but boring lectures.

Harry nodded in agreement; they haven't been learning any new spells. It was all lectures and it has been two months since they have learned a new charm spell. He looked around his surroundings barely noticing the empty company of a certain Muggle girl. "Hey, where's Hermione?" He asked.

Ron looked around, he too barely noticed the brunette was gone also. "Reckon she stayed behind in Flitwick's class."

Harry slowly nodded, Hermione would stay behind his class. Perhaps to complain that they needed to learn new spells? "Probably. C'mon, I'm hungry."

Once the duo reached the Great Hall, they found an empty spot on their table and sat down, sitting opposite of each other. They grabbed some food from the plate before them and set them down on their plate.

Before Harry could even devour his food, the Great Hall was erupted into laughter. He glances up, only to see his fellow Gryffindor being laughed at. Neville was covering his face with his hands but everyone was laughing at his random bald spot at the back of his head. He sauntered over Ron and sat next to him.

"Blimey, mate, what happen to you?" ask Ron looking at Neville expectantly.

Neville let his hands fall from his face and heard gasps from his friends.

"Who did this to you?" Harry asked. Who would actually burn off eyebrows as a prank?

"Alex Russo." Neville groaned and set his head down. "She burned off my eyebrows and made a bald spot on the back of my head." He craned his neck to show his fellow Gryffindors who gasped in shock.

"Merlin, when did Russo begin burning off things?" Ron incredulously said. He truly felt bad for Neville and he made a mental note to stay away from Russo today, and the day after that. Maybe forever!

Neville shrugged but pointed out, "Ever since we came back, she's been bitchier and her pranks got more dangerous, if you know what I mean." He said then he squeaked when he saw the certain Slytherin sauntering in with a sleepy expression.

"Oh yeah, she wasn't at Flitwick's this morning. I reckon she ditched or something." said Ron, eyeing Russo carefully as she sat down across from the platinum git they hated so much.

Harry simply stared; his thoughts were only left wondering what happen to Alex. He only talked to her once, when she was hanging out with the Weasley twins but now they're not here, he could tell Alex changed. Her pranks were always harmless but not to a point where she would burn things off. He sighed, why was he thinking about this? Why was he even caring of a Slytherin git?

Harry glances up to look over the Slytherin table, but only Zabini with his hands slithered around Alex's waist. Are they a couple? He simply thought.

!-!-!-!-!-!

"No way, Hermione! You're just going to give this to a teacher or something." Harry held his potion book tightly. Hermione has been badgering him to have a teacher look over it but that would mean that this book would be confiscated.

Hermione merely huffed and continued to work on her potions. She wasn't jealous that Harry finished early than she did but this is cheating! The book that Harry had was bunch of cheats, on how to make Potions, the easier way.

It was only a minute that passed by and Harry felt something empty beside him. The book! Harry eyes widened in shock. It was just here a second ago! His arm was lying on top of it! How could it just bloody disappear?

Harry peered under the table: nothing. On the side of the table: nothing. On Hermione's side of desk: Nothing. On anyone else's table: nothing, but they had their own books.

"Shite. Shite. Shite." Harry repeated it, frantically searching for his potions book. It was his cheat-cheat for this class! He liked getting high praises from Slughorn and oh god, he was needed that. It was important.

Hermione finally noticed her best friends distressed. "What happen, Harry?"

"The book! It disappeared! Did you take it?"

"What? Harry! No I didn't! And why would I need it? I don't need it to cheat." She sneered, glaring slightly at her best friend. How dare he go blaming her? She's not that type of person to steal.

Harry shook his head, trying to recollect himself. "Right. Sorry 'Mione. I mean, how could the book just simply disappear?" He asked.

Hermione merely shrugged. Not all smart people have the answers. Eventually, Professor Slughorn had dismissed the class five minutes later. Harry had given up the search for his book to much of his dismay. Once he, Hermione and Ron were outside on the hallway, he was still ranting on how the book just disappears!

"Mate, let it go." Ron said. "Maybe it was Merlin telling you to stop and made the book disappear!" He grinned at his foolish thought.

Harry made a face at Ron and gave up. "You're right. I shouldn't be even cheating in the first place."

Hermione couldn't help but smile, feeling proud that Harry realizes that cheating isn't right.

As the Golden Trio walk down the hallway from the potions class, they noticed a 4th year Slytherin student holding a red box with a ribbon on top and he was heading their way. The trio didn't recognize the Slytherin student but he sauntered right up to Hermione. The Slytherin student was blushing slightly and held out the red box.

"Please take it!" The Slytherin student shyly said, his head facing down.

Hermione was unsure whether to take it or not and she was quite aware of the looks from her best friends. But at the end, she took it from the student and the Slytherin ran off to the end of the hallway, and peered over the edge of the wall. Hermione sighed, knowing that she had to open the gift right now. When she began unlacing the ribbon…

"Are you barmy, Hermione?" said Ron, suspiciously staring at the box. He didn't want her to open it, not that he's jealous or anything. What if it was something big and expensive that could win her heart to him! He can never top that!

"Well I don't want to be rude." Hermione retorted and began unwrapping the box. It revealed a white box and she shook it slightly. Something heavy was in it. This might be some legit gift from a Slytherin admirer. Once she opens the box slowly, sneaking a peak in it and when she notices something in it, she took off the lid of box and came out fire.

"Ahhh!" Hermione dropped the box, Ron casted a fire spell to burn off the present and Harry went to check on her. First thing he notices: the eyebrows. Oh shite. "Harry, is… is something wrong?"

"I… well… I don't want to—"

"Merlin's balls! What happen to your eyebrows?" Ron said incredulously.

"Wh-What?" Hermione began to run her hand over where her eyebrows… used to be and she merely screamed. "Oh my god! It's been burned off!"

The Slytherin boy peering from the edge of the wall, laughed out loud. Ron and Harry shot up, if looks could kill but that didn't stop the boy from laughing. They were ready to march down there and kill that boy but another Slytherin appeared, the infamous Alex Russo. She and the Slytherin boy talked and the boy pointed at his victim.

Alex glanced at his victim and laughed. "Haha, good job Max." She patted him on the back and motioned him to leave with her.

Harry glared at the spot where Alex and the Slytherin boy used to be. Was it her plan to do this to Hermione all along?

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"Where's Hermione?" Ginny Weasley inquired, joining the Golden Duo for dinner. As she sat down, she noticed the missing female piece of the Golden puzzle.

"Some guy name Max from Slytherin burned off her eyebrows." Ron bitterly replied, as he devour on his dinner. He was still mad at the kid, why would he do such a thing?

Ginny's eyes widened. "Hermione too? Merlin, it's like happening to half of the Gryffindors." She informed. She took a bite of her food.

"Really?" asked Harry.

"Yeah! This morning, well, Neville was only Russo's victim today." She peered over the Slytherin table, noticing the girl was gone, also her three other friends. That was weird, those four never miss dinner. "And, the rest are from… Max, Fred and George."

"What? Fred and George are in this too?" Ron said in a mouthful of food.

"Ew. Ron, chew your food and before you talk!" The red haired girl scowled, seeing the bits of food on the table. "You should know that Max is good friends with Fred and George."

"I never saw them hanging out together in public!" Ron retorted.

"Yeah…" Ginny trailed off dreamily.

"Gin! Gin! Hey!" Ron snapped his fingers in front of his little sister. She snapped at him.

"Uh, look I got to go. Tons of homework." Then the red-haired Weasley ran off.

Harry and Ron looked at each other then back at the running away Weasley.

"That was weird." Harry pointed out.

"Tell me about it." Ron replied then continued to eat his chicken leg.

It was late at night, and Harry was scanning his Marauder's Map, checking to see if there were any suspicious people lurking about in the Hogwarts castle at nighttime. Actually, he was just trailing on Malfoy, since he was the most suspicious one and he needed information on Voldemort.

But much to his dismay, the Marauder's Map presented itself with the same people from last night, and the day before and the day before. Harry sighed, and then stared at the folded piece. Huh, he never did unfold that part of the parchment before. He reached to grab it part and unfolded it, revealing more of the Hogwarts tower.

At the top right corner, the Astronomy tower, someone was occupying it. That caught his eye instantly.

Harry was skeptical. What is Alex Russo doing in the Astronomy tower? Dispelling Lumos from his wand, he grabbed his invisible cloak. It was time to visit – well, stalk? – no, spy on Russo.

Er. What will Alex do...

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