(Howdy, I'd like to say congrats to Tailer, who got her favorite Christmas present ever. It was a pillow with a picture of Tom Felton on it, so Merry Christmas Tailer. And Merry Christmas to ya'll too. I'd also like to say I'll be putting up a CHRISTMAS TREE this year, that's right you heard me, no gosh darned holiday tree for me! Sorry if you don't understand that, there's a big controversy over how people should say "Holiday Tree" not Christmas Tree because it's offending, or something like that. You know, I thought having the right to say it which ever damned way I want to was the reason I lived in a country with a little document called the bill of rights that said I had the right to free speech! Anyway, enough of politics and back to what I love most, Harry Potter!)

Chapter 4 (Another even one YAY!)

"Harry, have you seen Pig lately?" Ron called across the seventh year boys' dorm.

"Oh, god, your not going to go on about Crookshanks eating him like you did when Scabbers went missing are you?" Harry said while pulling on clean robes, Herbology had been a mess.

Ron stopped going through his trunk and looked up at Harry, he had a solemn look on his face. "Harry, first off, stop calling him Scabbers, it makes him sound all innocent," Ron shuddered at the thought of his former rat, "And two, if I ever find him again, I'd feed him to Crookshanks and LAUGH at his helpless cries!"

"No, that would be too cruel," Ron looked horrified, "Too cruel to the cat I mean. And besides we could use him to clear Sirius, then feed him to the dementors." Harry looked quite pleased with this idea; Ron looked pale.

"Just the thought of dementors make me sick, let's talk about something more pleasant. Like when in bloody hell are we going down to eat lunch? I'm starving."

"Ron your always hungry," Harry said pointedly, in return he got an unhappy grunt, "and for your information, I was going to wait on Ginny, but you can go ahead down to lunch if you like."

"I think I will. I'm a growing boy you know, I need lots of nourishment." Harry was barely able to keep from laughing as Ron walked out of the room and as soon as the door shut he was on his knees in hysterics.

Ginny met him in the common room a few minutes later, she had just come from potions. She looked to be mad, and her hair seemed to be redder than usual. She definitely had her Mrs. Weasley's temper.

"How bad was potions today?" Harry asked giving her a kiss and a hug.

"If that man says ONE more thing about me, you, or either of our families he'll wake up

VERY confused in CUBA!" Harry, had it been any other occasion, would have laughed. But better to remain silent than make even madder than she already was.

"Ginny what did he say?" Harry knew Snape well, and the professor never passed up a chance to insult Harry or any one connected to him.

"It's nothing."

"It's not nothing Ginny. If it was nothing you wouldn't be this upset over it. I know you, and you don't anger easily." Which was true, but when she was mad… well even Hell shook in fear.

"Can we talk about it later? I'd rather not have this discussion in public."

"Of course my love, shall we go down to eat. If we don't leave soon there won't be any left, after all Ron's down there." This made her laugh, which was his exact goal, and after she ran her books up to her dorm they departed.

''

Harry sat down across the table from Ron and next to Hermione, Ginny taking the only seat left around them and sitting next to Ron.

"So Harry any news on Sirius yet?" Ron asked through a mouth full of food.

"Wasn't I just asked this question at Breakfast?"

"Yes," Ginny replied smacking Ron's hand for trying to take the roll off her plate, "What he means is have you gotten any news on him since then."

"Then no, I haven't, in fact I meant to ask Dumbledore about it."

"Fat chance there." Two voices said in unison behind Harry.

"Fred, George what are you two doing here?" Hermione asked turning to see the twins smiling at them.

"It's come to our attention that Hogwarts hasn't had nearly enough pranks lately," George said.

"Which, I might add, we blame you lot for," Fred Continued.

"So we've come to put the spark back into this place," George added.

"And to see about putting up advertisements in the common rooms." Fred finished off.

"You'll never get McGonagall to just let you put those up." Ginny shook her head.

"What, do you think we're stupid?" Fred looked incredulous.

"We're going to ask Dumbledore." George said looking at least hopeful Dumbledore might agree.

"In your own words," Harry told them, "Fat chance there."

"We can at least try." They said in unison before continuing toward the head table. Every one finished while Fred and George were still talking to Dumbledore so the four departed without telling them bye. Ron and Hermione both went separate ways leaving Harry and Ginny alone in the main hall.

"Do you have a class now?" Harry asked Ginny.

"No, why?" Ginny looked utterly and totally confused by his question.

"I want to know about potions today," He quickly added, "And I want to talk with you." She nodded and he led her to the room of requirements. When the door appeared the room behind it was furnished with large armchairs and comfortable sofas.

The couple walked in and sat on the floor in front of the blazing fire, which provided the only light in the room. "Ginny, what did he say to you?"

"He said," She looked up to him with burning hatred in her eyes, and he felt sorry for making her tell him because he could see the tears starting to form in her eyes. "He said you were no good and that I would be better off going out with a brick wall for all it was worth. He also said that my family was so poor that you were probably the only way we could keep from living on the street."

Harry was starting to get mad, but he warned himself that it would do no good to go off over it. "Snape said that!"

"Oh, Harry, no Snape wouldn't dare say something like that. Draco said it, I ran into him on my way back up to the tower. I'm sorry, I guess I should have told you that."

"It doesn't matter now anyway."

"Why else did you want to talk to me." Ginny said leaning on his shoulder.

"Because I never get to really talk to you with Ron around." At this Ginny burst out laughing.

"Ron, I just thought, he's going to throw a FIT when he finds out where we've been."

"Oh the price you pay for love." Harry too had started to laugh.

''

"Draco! Get down her, your patrol starts in two minutes and you have to be on the seventh floor to relieve McGonagall and we're on the second floor!"

"Yes, madam boss." Draco said stepping out of his bedroom.

"Get going I'll be there to relieve you a eleven."

"Yes, Miss Constantly Punctual." Hermione was staring Daggers at him as he escaped through the tapestry the hid the door.

(I was feeling especially long winded today, doesn't it show. But don't expect all the chapters to be this long.)