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Chapter 3 Day One
Ron and Draco took in deep breaths as they only just made it to their first Transfiguration lesson.
"We've made it," Ron panted.
They sat down and spotted a cat on Professor McGonagall's desk.
"Barely though," Draco said, still eyeing the cat.
Ron leaned in so no one else could hear.
"That's her, isn't it?" he asked Draco in a whisper.
Ron groaned as Draco nodded.
"It's got to be. But we made it, right?" Draco asked.
"Yeah," Ron said as the door to the room swung open. Draco turned and laughed.
"Look who it is," he said.
Harry and Neville were running up the front to get seats. Their eyes grew when they saw the cat that was on top of the desk jump and transform into Professor McGonagall.
"Thank you for joining us, Mr. Potter and Mr. Longbottom," Professor McGonagall said.
The two boys swallowed hard.
"Sorry, Professor. We got lost," Harry said.
Ron watched as Harry and Neville sat at the front of the class.
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A week past, and the mission had not gone anywhere. Ron sighed and picked at his food during lunch. There were several things going through his mind. Why had their professors' given them so much homework? Would he be able to keep up with the work? And why had Professor Snape kept glancing over at him during their Potion's lesson? Ron had not seemed to be giving his mission much thought. His train of thought was broken by Draco's laugh.
"Look at this. It seems that Granger and Potter have become friends," Draco said.
As Ron watched Harry and Hermione sit down at their table, his mission suddenly came back. This did not cheer him up, however. Ron groaned and placed his hands over his face.
"I have to think of something," he said.
Draco's expression turned serious, seeing the confliction in his friend.
"Don't worry, you will. It's only been a week," he said.
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They were entering their second week of lessons. Ron had become so consumed in the mission that he began forgetting the schedule.
"What class do we have after lunch?" he asked.
Draco sighed and put down his fork.
"Charms," he said.
Ron looked down. He knew Draco was getting annoyed.
"Why does it seem that the day's gone by so slowly?" Ron asked.
He asked this mostly for Draco's benefit. He knew Draco was dying to complain about the mission.
"Because all you're worried about is trying to get to Harry Potter," Draco snapped.
Ron was smiling inside. Draco looked much better after venting.
"You would too," Ron said.
Draco surprisingly smiled.
"Yeah, well this isn't my mission, so I'm not," he said.
Draco glanced over at the Gryffindor table. Hermione quickly turned back to her food. He shook his head and laughed.
"Granger was looking at you," Draco said, looking back down at his food.
Ron sighed as he stole a glance over at her.
"Do you think she'll believe a word I say?" he asked.
"She should," Draco said, not noticing where Ron was looking.
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Everyone was hovered over the message board when Draco and Ron walked into the Common Room.
"What's the big deal?" Draco asked.
The two got on their tip-toes, trying to see why most of the Common Room was looking at the message board. What could be so important to cause this kind of reaction?
"Don't know," Ron said.
They raced to the front as the crowd started to clear.
"No way," Draco gasped.
Ron looked from Draco's beaming smile back to the board.
"What is it?" he asked.
"We're getting flying lessons tomorrow," Draco said.
Ron became tense.
"Brilliant," he sighed.
Draco looked over at his friend and laughed.
"Don't sound too excited now. What's the matter with you? You're a fair flyer," he said.
Ron looked at Draco, uncertainty in his eyes.
"You think the teacher will make us call the broomsticks?" he asked.
"Probably… why? Oh, come on," Draco laughed.
He now knew why Ron was so nervous.
"You told me you had been practicing calling your broom up," Draco said.
Ron gave a nervous grin.
"I'm not saying I haven't practiced. It's the problem that the practice hasn't helped much," he said.
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