Mok: I hope that you enjoy the story. Hopefully there are not to many spelling errors. Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, just the plot, Amber and Alex.

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That night wasn't a good one. I kept having nightmares. Suddenly I woke up and got out of bed. I saw Hermione doing the same. We looked at each other and silently agreed and headed down to the common room. Once there we found Ron and Harry sitting there. We talked for a little bit through our connection. We found that we all had the same nightmare. It had been a mix of the events that night and the night that Harry watched Morty being reborn. We talked and sat on the couch arms around each other and didn't realize that we had fallen asleep like that until there were several clicks of cameras.

'What is going on?' Hermione asked.

'Don't know' I replied as I cracked an eye to find everyone from Gryffindor standing around the couch.

"Well it looks like these four had a party after we finished ours," I heard one of the twins say. That's when I felt two arms tighten around me even though they weren't from the same person. I could tell that both Harry and Ron were still sound asleep and Hermione was still half asleep as I was. The other thing I could tell was that we were on the couch in the common room. We also seemed to be all tangled up.

"Hehehe…just wait till these pictures get all over Hogwarts," another said.

"Yeah what will some certain blond Slytherin say?" Ginny said. I was waking up but still didn't know quite what I was saying.

"I don't think Draco will care what I do," I muttered half asleep.

"Wait pictures!!! What pictures!?" Hermione said bolting awake which caused me to wake up fully. I just looked at the crowd and they were just smiling. I just sighed and didn't want to even know how this situation looked.

"Even you surprise me Amber, snuggling with these guys so soon after you meet them. That's not normal," a new voice called. A voice that I hadn't heard since I left America.

"ALEX!!" I yelled half waking the sleeping Harry and Ron.

"Let me sleep for five more minutes Fred, I was up late," Ron said.

"I'm up I'm up no need to scream Uncle Petunia," Harry mumbled which sent everyone into laughter. I struggled to get out of their grips so I could get to my friend. A second later I was hugging my other best friend. Alex was kind of short like me and had a soft boyish face. He had dark brown hair and his one of a kind sparkling sea green and blue sky eyes. Hermione looked at me and I looked back at the couch my arms still around my best friend. There was Harry, Ron and Hermione still tangled up in a huge mess. Hermione, who was slightly blushing, was being held by Harry and I could just imagine what the pictures were going to be when they were developed. I was trying to think of ways to wake up the two when Fred and Gorge had a good idea. Two nice cold buckets of water came falling down on the three. Well it would have been a good idea if Hermione wasn't there. Harry and Ron were now awake and Hermione was successfully turning Fred and Gorge into rabbits. Everyone in the common room was laughing. I was laughing so hard that I had let go of Alex and was on the floor holding my stomach.

"What time is it?" Harry asked as he pushed some of his now dripping wet bangs out of his face.

"Lunch time," Dean said.

"You guys just left us there this morning!!" I yelled from my kneeling position on the floor.

"We were told to by McGonagall," Jordan said.

"Gees my brothers didn't have to do that!" Ron complained as he started up the stairs.

"I think they did Peeps," I said which made Ron turn on me.

"And why do you say that Sliver?" Ron questioned half glaring at me.

"Because you two would have squished Hermione," Neville said.

"Nah Neville I think it was more to save them from embarrassment," I told them.

"Yeah especially with what Harry had been muttering," Lavender said giggling. I was so glad that she wasn't in my room she would have drove me crazy.

"HUH???? WHAT DID I SAY???" Harry yelled turning pail. That sent all of us laughing, even Hermione and Alex. Harry just looked panicked. That is until Hermione and I came to his side.

"Don't worry Harry," I said as slung my arm around his shoulders and Hermione wrapped another around his waist.

"All you said was I'm up no need to scream Uncle," Hermione started and I finished, "Petunia." Harry eyes went twice their normal size and he turned green.

"Oh man oh man," was all he said for quite a while, the rest of us were laughing.

"Well it could have been worse!" an older student said smiling.

"Yeah he could have said something about Hermione…" I was cut off by both Hermione and Harry smacking me. But it was too late the only one that didn't get the joke was Alex.

"Why are you not heading for classes?" a stern voice said effectively silencing the room. We all turned to face McGonagall. She looked at all of us but when she reached Ron, Harry, Hermione and I her gaze soften just slightly. Everyone started to move out of the common room.

"Potter, Weasley, and Lanobi you are to stay here. Miss Granger would you please get their homework for them," Hermione just nodded before McGonagall continued. "After dinner Dumbledore would like to talk to you, along with Xelloss and the others. Plus a stray dog has come home," she said then left.

"A stray dog?" Alex questioned and I realized that he was there, but for the moment we ignored him.

"I'll get your homework even from Trelawney," Hermione said as she started to leave. Ron, Harry and I all groaned.

"Do you have to? Can't you just skip her?" Harry almost pleaded.

"Come on Harry we can't give up on predicting your death," Hermione replied smiling.

"Yes we can. I'm having a hard time thinking of new ways to die," Harry said as she walked out the portrait.

"Hey Harry I've got an idea. What if you died by eaten by one of Hagrid's creatures?" Ron suggested.

"No he's already done that. How bout if he dies at the hands or paws of two red hair rabbits?" I said looking at Fred and Gorge.

"Rabbits?" they both questioned and that's when they spotted Fred and Gorge sitting in a chair.

"You two are pathetic," I said laughing as I turned them back. I started laughing even more at the sight of the two sitting on each other in the small chair.

"You could have let us move!" one said.

"What and miss this sight, never," I said laughing as they got up and made their way out of the room.

"Ummm is it just me or is it really strange around here?" Alex said.

"It's always strange here, it's Hogwarts!" Ron said.

"Yeah by the way I haven't seen you before who are you?" Harry asked.

"Sorry, my name is Alex McKinnin, I'm Amber's best friend," Alex said shaking Harry's hand.

"Ahh hello Alex I'm Harry Potter," Harry said.

"Wow! Then that must mean that you are Ron?" Alex questioned as he turned to Ron. Ron just nodded and Alex turned to me. "Dang girl when you go somewhere new you sure meet the best. I take it that brown haired beauty was Hermione?"

"Yep, and just between you and me it took Ron four years to figure out that she was a girl and five to figure out that she had legs! Harry, well let's just say it didn't take him as long," I said and was pounced on by Harry and Ron. Alex was laughing so hard that he was clutching his stomach.

"I knew she had legs!" Ron yelled.

"Yeah only you didn't know they were dreaming legs," Harry replied laughing causing Ron turn red.

"Oh well I wouldn't be talking Harry you were having some trouble thinking that day, about any thing other than some certain friend in your shirt," I retorted.

"But why would I be thinking of Peeps in my shirts?" Harry countered.

"You know it wasn't Peeps it was Cuddles, I always knew there was a reason why Harigd called her that," I half mused. This time it was Harry's turn to go red. In the back ground Alex was now on the floor laughing.

"I so want to know what that's about," he said laughing.

"Hermione and I dressed up for a lip-sync contest here at Hogwarts. We did 'Man I feel like a woman'," I said smiling.

"Oh, oh let me guess you wore short skirts and men's shirts? Who's shirts?" Alex replied.

"Theirs," I replied smiling brightly as Ron and Harry had finally given up on trying to shut me up. "I'll tell you about it later but what I really want to know is why are you here?" I said after a moment. Ron and Harry moved and Harry gave me a hand up.

"I was minding my own business in Divinations, man I hate that class, any way I was sitting there when we get a very unexpected visitor. It was Dumbledore he said that my presence was required in England. I really don't know why," Alex said.

"How did you get here?" Ron questioned.

"A porkey. The fastest way for underage wizards, but they don't recommend it. It's kind of hard on the body," Alex said. We all nodded then fell into a silence. "Umm…If you don't mind me asking why were you here instead of your rooms?" Alex asked innocently. It was a good question, even though those who were in our house wouldn't ask because they would just assume that something happened last night like another attack or chalk it up to Harry having dreams. Even though his question brought up exactly what had happened the night before and before I realized what was happening I was on my knees shaking. Harry had unsteadily sat back on the couch.

"Amber what's wrong? I didn't mean to, I was just…" Alex started as he put his arms around me.

"It wasn't a dream, he knows, they are both dead?" I questioned softly.

'Yes Amber, it's just like seeing Cedric again,' Harry told me his head in his hands.

"Don't worry about it mate, you were only protecting your self and us," Ron said.

"I can't believe I killed him. I just wanted him to shut up. How dare he do that! Oh no! Harry now Snuffles only chance is gone! I'm so sorry," I said as tears came down my checks.

"Amber, don't! Don't do this! Don't blame your self, please don't cry. Your parents wouldn't want you too," he said behind him Ron was trying to keep Harry from also blaming himself again.

"They wouldn't want a cold blooded killer as a daughter either," I replied.

"Amber tell me exactly what happened. No sugar coating it," Alex said as he pulled me into his lap. I just nodded and slowly told him everything that happened.

"Wait a minute, I thought that your parent's death was an accident," Alex said holding me closer.

"No, it wasn't. Wormtail, who had been thought to be dead, killed by Black was very much alive. He killed them, told me himself. Harry and Ron heard it too," I said as my tears were subsiding and I was starting to see that it was the only thing I could have done with Wormtail trying to kill me.

"Now who was Lucius Malfoy and why didn't he like you," Alex as relaxing his hold on me a little.

"He was my uncle. His son Draco Malfoy was hitting on me, no matter how many times I told him to bug off," I said.

"Well with such a loving, sweet, kind, pretty and kick butt girl like you, how can anyone resist?" Alex questioned his green eyes dancing.

I half glared at him. "I don't think so," I said.

"I do," said Harry and Ron. I looked up to them and it looked like Ron finally got Harry to understand that there wasn't anything else that he could do, just as I. It was either them or us.

"Come on Amber, you just like Hermione want to protect us all but can't. You saved Draco even though I know you don't like him all that much," Harry said.

"Yah the same to you two, you didn't have to help me. You could have let him take him to be killed it would have made your life so much easier," I said back.

"Yeah, but then life would have been boring without bouncing ferret boy," Ron replied.

"That and it would have help Morty and I can't let that happen," Harry added.

"See girl, you guys did only what you could. It was self defense not murder," Alex said as he hugged me briefly then let go.

"Thanks," I said now sitting next to him on the floor while Ron and Harry were on the couch.

"Yeah thanks, hey question do you know any good pranks we could play?" Ron questioned.

"RON!" I yelled at him.

"What we have the day off what else are we to do?" he questioned back.

"Well…I think I do, it's kind of hard to do though," Alex replied.

"Oh brother! Don't tell me you are going to pull that trick again. Oh yeah hey Alex did I tell you about the food fight we had?" I asked.

"Yeah you did. Hey I just have a question I was wondering what's the meaning of this pic?" Alex said holding up a picture of the chocolate fiasco.

"AHHHHHHH!!!!!! Not that again!!! How did you get that!! Ron that was all your fault!" I said.

"No it wasn't! It was Fred and Gorge!!!" Ron said.

"Yeah but you are the one that stole her chocolate Ron," Harry said with his eyes dancing.

"Oh yeah well it's not just Ron and I in the pic," I said as I looked at it again. It was an picture taken from the stairs and it showed Harry and Hermione on the couch and Ron and I on the floor.

"Oh my," was all Harry could say as he turned red.

"Wait you mean this all started because he took your chocolate?" Alex said pointing to Ron. I just smiled and nodded. "Are you that stupid? You never take chocolate from Amber. Dang I still have a scar from the last time I did!" Alex said.

"You mean I was lucky! Dang I think I got off easy!" Ron said smiling.

"Yes, you did!!!! Especially for what you did! You should learn to watch your hands!" I said and that sent us all into a complete explanation of what happened, and how Alex had gotten the picture. We ended up talking for hours about the things that happened that year so far, mostly about the pranks we had played and were going to play that night. The main one was we were going to charm the Slytherins' chairs to get up and walk away during dinner. It was bound to get us into trouble but at the moment none of us cared.

"Oh man Hermione is going to throw a big fit when she finds out," Ron said as kids started filtering back into the common room.

"Oh don't worry, I'll distract her," Alex said with a smile on his face. I could see Harry's darken a little.

"Oh no you won't if any one is distracting her it's me," I said, then added," Besides Alex you need to do the charm." He just pouted for a second, before Hermione walked in carrying books and books of homework.

"No one knows!" she said as Harry walked towards her.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked as he relived her of the many books.

"It is like nothing happened last night. I heard this though Crab and Goyle won't talk to Malfoy at all. He also wasn't in classes today. Snape didn't even take points today from Gryffindor! I mean, poor Neville blew up his potion and Snape didn't do anything," Hermione said as she sat on the couch with Harry next to her. I looked at them for a second before I motioned Alex to follow me outside. Once we were in a deserted hallway I finally stopped.

"Hey did you see it Alex?" I asked him as I leaned against the wall and slid down it.

"See the reaction between Harry and Hermione? Yeah sure did. Did you see his face when I suggested to distract her?" Alex replied sitting next to me.

"Sure did. Dang you don't want to know what has been going on here."

"What do you mean Amber? You know you haven't really said much in your letters," he said.

"Well the first part about Morty coming back," I started but he stopped me and asked.

"You mean Voldmort?" I nodded then continued.

"Morty is his nickname we gave him so Ron wouldn't get so nervous. Any way the fact that Morty is coming back while also bring back a monster and my cousin is only part of what has happened this year."

"Tell me, you know I won't tell any one," Alex said and I went into a complete explanation of what had happened that year, from Halloween, Viktor's attacks, Cho cheating, and my cousin.

"Dang you have been busy this year," Alex said as I put my head on his shoulder.

"Yeah and it's not over yet," was all I said.

"Amber?" a timid voice called. I looked up to see Draco walking up down the hall.

"Draco! What are you going here? I thought that you would be in your house." I said lifting my head.

"I had to get out. Is it true? Everything that was said last night?" he asked his steal gray eyes were drilling into my green blue eyes. He didn't even notice Alex.

"Everything," I replied not breaking eye contact with him.

"I can't believe it! He lied to me!" he said sitting down next to me.

"All he wanted Draco was power. He didn't care about family, all he cared about was gaining more power," I said hushed. I could tell he was now really facing some big demons.

"What really irritates me is the fact that he forgot how old I am!" Draco mused once again. I couldn't help it this time I did laugh. He just looked at me for a second then said. "What's so funny?"

"That your father was such and idiot! Come on you can't tell me that you don't find it at least a little funny?" I said controlling it. He glared at me before I saw something rare him smile, a genuine smile.

"I guess your right, by the way Amber if any guy treats you like I did. Tell me I'll take care of him."

"Oh I don't think any one could be as bad as you," I said smiling as Draco for the first time looked past me and saw Alex.

"Hey who are you?"

"I'm Alex McKinnin, Amber's friend," Alex said half smiling as he stuck his hand out for Draco to shake it.

"I don't recognize you, what house are you in?" Draco questioned glaring at him. The two stood leaving me sitting and watching them.

"Oh I don't go to Hogwarts. I'm visiting from America," Alex said. Draco just raised his eyebrows wondering why he was here.

"Hey Alex I think we need to get back to the common room. We have some things to do before dinner," I said standing.

"What? Oh yeah! How could I forget that," Alex said confused at first.

"Well, well Amber if I didn't know you any better I would say that you are planning a joke," Draco said.

"Me? Plan a joke, honestly why would you think I would do that?" I asked innocently.

"Maybe because who your friends are," Draco replied dryly.

"Hey it wasn't my idea to turn you into a cat for the night," I replied reminding him of the night that Fred and Gorge turned him into a cat.

"That wasn't funny," he said as Alex and I started to head back towards the Gryffindor common room.

"Yes it was, besides your ears were so adorable," I replied walking off with Alex in tow leaving a bewildered Draco behind.

"Well from what you have told me it seems your cousin has had a change of heart," Alex said as we reached the common room. I just shrugged my shoulders and said the password. Once inside I noticed that Harry and Hermione hadn't moved from their spot on the couch, while Ron was now playing a game of chess with Dean.

"Hey Amber why is that guy glaring at me?" Alex asked me poking me in my side. I looked up to see who he was talking about. Seamus was the only one that was looking in our direction.

"I really don't have a clue why," I replied as I walked over to Harry and Hermione, they were both looking at the same book. "Hey Harry why is Seamus glaring at us?" I asked him.

"Huh?" he looked up and at Seamus then turned back to us. "I don't know," he answered not looking me in the eye.

'Liar,' Hermione and I told him. He just gave us a smile before looking towards Ron. 'What are you hiding?' I asked him forgetting that Alex was there.

'I'm not hiding anything,' Harry replied still looking at Ron. I just looked at Hermione and she was just as confused as I was.

"I hate to interrupt this but what is going on?" Alex suddenly questioned startling Harry, Hermione and I.

"Uh…nothing is going on? Why do you ask?" I replied looking at Alex.

"Because you three have been silent for the past minute, and Harry seems to be nervous about something," Alex replied.

"It's nothing, just thinking about tonight," Harry said with a knowing smile. Apparently Alex took his explanation and just looked at us. Alex and I just talked while Harry and Hermione worked on homework. Alex kept turning towards Seamus, and Seamus was just glaring at us the whole time.

"Hey Sliver can you…" Ron started but trailed off then continued whispering in my ear. "Distract cuddles for us?"

"Yeah, you better go Alex," I said turning towards him while he just smiled. Harry, Ron and Alex started out of the common room.

"Now what are those three up to?" Hermione asked as she looked up from her book.

"You know boys, I'm more worried about Seamus," I said as I glanced up at him. He had seemed to relaxed but there was still some look on his face that I just couldn't place.

"I noticed that too. Harry seemed reluctant to say anything about it," Hermione replied.

"Oh boy," I said then shrugged my shoulders. "Oh well, you know I'm glad that Dumbledore got Alex." I said as I relaxed into the couch next to Hermione.

"I bet. Has it been hard for you being away?" Hermione asked.

"A little bit, but you three have helped. I now have four best friends," I said.

'Thanks, I think,' Hermione replied I just smiled. "Dinner time," she said and with that we got up and headed down to dinner. When we got there Harry, Alex, and Ron were already there.

"Hey you two do you know anything of why Seamus would be acting different?" I asked as I sat in between Ron and Alex while Hermione sat across from us next to Harry.

"No, has he been acting different?" Ron asked not meeting my gaze.

"Yeah he was glaring at Alex," I said.

"Don't know," was all Harry offered before he started eating food. We just then fell into a silence as we ate.

"GOURRY GIVE THAT BACK!"

"NO WAY!" we heard from another table that had been set up by the teachers table, especially for Gourry and Lina. Everyone else ignored it but Alex was now looking at Lina and Gourry.

"Is that common?" he asked shocked.

"Yeah, and here I thought Ron had bad table manors," Hermione said while Ron let out a 'Hey' with a mouth full of food.

"If you thought I was bad about my chocolate, those two are just as bad when it comes to food," I told Alex not even looking up at Lina and Gourry. Alex was about to respond when the Ravenclaw's cups started running away from their owners. Harry, Ron, Alex and I grabbed our cups knowing that our table was next. 'grab your cup Hermione,' Harry told Hermione and she did as she was told, not a moment to soon too. For the cups on our table started running up and down the table. Next the Hufflepuffs started having the same trouble. The Slytherins thinking that the same thing was going to happen to their cups had both hands on their cups. They all got the shock of their lives as their seats got up and marched to the front of the Great hall and preceded to dance and sing "I'm too sexy". The cups had stopped but so had all other activity. Most of the Slytherins were on the floor covered with their drink horrified. While I was having a hard time not laughing that is until Seamus said.

"The contest." Those two words jogged my memory and I closed my eyes trying to fight back the image of Snape singing that song in a pink tutu again.
"Thanks Seamus, I may never have nightmares about Malfoy again," I muttered shaking my head, as the rest of the hall burst into laughter as the song ended.

"Well isn't that a good thing?" Seamus asked.

"I don't know. I'll tell you after a month of nightmares of Snape singing I'm too sexy in a pink tutu," I replied smirking at the face that Seamus made.

"I don't think I want to know," Alex said.

"Nope you don't," Harry informed him as everything returned back to normal.

"To who ever did this, thanks for the entertainment for the night," Dumbledore said smile like always. Again the great hall was filled with laughter. I looked over to the Slytherin table to see Draco glaring back, I just smiled sweetly and continued to eat.

"Come on Amber, we need to talk to Dumbledore," Harry said as he and Ron stood up towards the end of dinner.

"Alright, oh yeah Alex just have Hermione lead you back up to Gryffindor. You don't want to get lost here," I said as I hurried off with Harry and Ron.

"Mars bars," Harry said once we reached the gargoyle. It obediently jumped out of the way letting Ron, Harry and I pass through. Once we reached the door to Dumbledore's office Harry knocked.

"Come on in," Dumbledore's voice replied and we walked in. Inside Dumbledore's office sat Xelloss, Lina, Gourry, Amelia, Remus, Zelgaids, Sirius, and Dumbledore.

"I know this might be hard now but we need to know exactly what happened last night," Dumbledore said as we entered.

"Well it started when I left the common room for some fresh air," I said as I started telling them about meeting Lucius and him threatening me.

"Wait he said two women?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah he said I'm more concerned about two females not that Potter," I said.

"Did he say who they were?" Dumbledore asked.

"Well, not really he just said that one stood in front of him and that I was foolish to be traveling alone," I said and Dumbledore just nodded before telling me to continue. I told them that after Lucius threatened me Draco appeared and that we talked a little bit before Lucius took Draco.

"So how did Harry and Ron get mixed up in this?" Amelia asked.

"Uh…" I started not wanting to spill anything about us being able to read each other's minds.

"Ron and I got worried about Amber so we went looking for her. We found her just as Lucius was taking Draco. Amber had figured out that he was going to use Draco," Harry said coming up with a good excuse. After that explanation we told them about the fight we had with Wormtail and Lucius.

"I really didn't mean to kill him," I said softly.

"We know that Amber," Remus said.

"Miss Inverse what do you think?" Dumbledore asked turning to Lina and the rest of them.

"I've never heard of anything like what he did. The only spell that I can think of that would produce a white light is the Ratilt, and Zel hasn't finished teaching them that. Besides it doesn't affect humans," Lina said as Harry was looking at the weapon that was the closest to him. It was Glavary, the bow.

"There is the five weapons that give off that white light," Amelia suggested as Harry now was reaching for it. I was thinking I should stop him but I just couldn't do it. All the teachers were involved in the conversation and didn't notice what Harry was doing. Only Ron and I did and all we could do is watch. Finally as he grabbed it I held my breath expecting him to faint but he didn't, he just turned it over in his hands.

"My parents owned this didn't they," Harry suddenly said startling everyone in the room.

"How did you know that Harry?" Sirius asked but Harry was just as confused as everyone else.

"Yes Harry they did," Dumbledore answered.

"It's a light weapon?" Harry said and once he said light a spark came out then faded.

"HUH?"

"That's imposable!" Lina yelled as Harry again dropped the weapon and clutched at his scar. Xelloss had his eyes open and was looking somewhat surprised and just as confused as the rest of us.

"Hum. Well we will have to work on this problem, You three may go. You will need your rest. Oh yeah Miss Lanobi, Mr. Kinnin will be staying the week and is to go to your classes," Dumbledore said as Harry, Ron and I started to leave. I just nodded then trailed after Ron and Harry back to the common room.

The week went by fast and it was rather uneventful. Mostly people were still talking about the dinner where the cups ran and Slytherins lost their seats. Draco was glaring more and throwing even more hated comments at Ron and Harry. He was completely ignoring me. We either yelled back at him or we just ignored him back. He was furious and I could tell. Snape was back to his normal grouchy-taken-points-from-Gryffindor self. I think Lina was just as bad but she was taken points from the Slytherins. She had reason to though, the Slytherins were being brats or just plain weren't listening, and well since McGonagall told Lina she couldn't blast any of them she took to taking points. Not that the Gryffindors minded. We all liked Lina and crew, with maybe the exception of Xelloss. Lina finally taught Hermione and I a spell called the Ranga blade. Hermione picked it up quickly but I was still having a little trouble with it.

Also through out the week Seamus was still glaring at Alex no matter where he was. I kept asking Harry and Ron about it but they said that they didn't know. I got the feeling that they did but weren't about to tell me. All to soon though the last day that Alex was to be with us was upon us and I really didn't want to see him go.

We were now in Transfigurations split into two groups. Half on either side of the room. Harry, Ron and Hermione were on the side along with most of the Gryffindors while Alex, Neville, Dean and I were on the other side stuck with the Slytherins. Harry was on Hermione's right while Ron was on Harry's right. McGonagall was by her desk looking at some papers before talking to us again.

"Hey Amber watch out for flying glasses," Alex whispered in my ear just before McGonagall started speaking again.

"Now who can tell me the dangers of becoming an Animagus?" McGonagall asked and with no surprise Hermione's hand was up in the air like always. Only this time her hand wasn't the only thing to be flying in the air. Harry's glasses were flying, I placed my hands out and his glasses landed safely in the palms of my hands. Hermione had her hand down and was now apologizing to Harry who had his hand to the side of his face. Ron along with most of the class was laughing. I was really having a hard time not joining them.

"Did you think that Pot head needed another scar Mudblood?" Draco said.

"You're just jealous Draco because such a pretty girl wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pole," Alex said smirking.

"What ever I could have any girl I wanted," Draco said back.

"Oh does that include a certain blond Gryffindor?" Alex asked innocently. I just smacked him. While Draco was on the verge of saying something back but I never heard it.

"You know I heard a really odd rumor," Neville said.

"What's that Neville?" I asked.

"I heard that someone in Gryffindor is really a Malfoy too," Neville said almost whispering. My eyes just went wide while Alex just laughed.

"Miss. Granger I would suggest that you be more careful," McGonagall said interrupting the conversation that we were having. I looked up to see Harry with a small red mark next to his left eye, while Hermione was just nodding. I started over to them.

"I think you might want these back," I said as I handed Harry's glasses back to him.

"Thanks," he said and I noticed that his whole face was red not just where Hermione had accidentally scratched him. I couldn't help but smile.

"How did you know that was going to happen?" I asked Alex as we headed towards Divinations.

"I really don't know how I knew just did. Just like I can tell your cousin is mad and upset," Alex replied.

"Well who wouldn't be, his father was just killed." I replied as we climbed the latter into Divinations.

"You know Amber I get the feeling that Seamus likes you," Alex said once we were seated waiting for Trelawney to come in.

"But I would think that Harry or Ron would tell me," I replied.

"Not if told not too," Alex replied.

"Humm….I think it's grilling time," I said looking at Harry and Ron.

"Be kind," was all Alex said before laughing. The rest of the day went by fast and none of us wanted Alex to leave. Harry and Ron along with most of Gryffindor loved having another joker around.

"I'll miss you guys," Alex said as Harry, Ron, Hermione and I were saying bye to Alex at the train station in Hogesmed.

"You too, it's been go to meet you," Harry said as they shook hands.

"You guys take care of my best friend. I don't want to hear that she's been hurt by any one, " Alex teased while he also shook Ron's hand.

"Don't study to hard," he told Hermione as he gave her a hug.

"And you," Alex said as he hugged me. "Be careful."

"I'll try, but you have seen how it is here," I said back to him smiling before we let go of each other.

"Have a safe trip," Harry said.

"Thanks and you guys all take care," Alex replied as he got on the train as it left. Once the train was out of sight we all linked arms and walked back to the castle.

"He will be missed," Ron said.

"Yeah he will," I said, then asked "Harry how's the scratch?"

"Next time I'll stand on the other side of Hermione," Harry said.

"I didn't mean to," Hermione said blushing slightly.

"Sure you didn't," Ron snickered which caused Hermione to glare at him.

That night I sat in the common room staring at my charms homework. I would have asked Hermione, Harry or even Ron for help but they had a run in with Draco and his goons. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco were in detention with Flitwick.

"UGG! I'm never going to get this," I muttered as I tossed my quill down. I was really starting to hate charms, never was any good at it but I always had Alex or Hermione to help me. At the moment I was about to pull my hair out.

"What's wrong Amber?" Seamus asked sitting next to me.

"Oh hi Seamus," I said looking at him for a moment and remembered what Alex had said. "Do you think you could help me with this charms assignment?"

"Sure," Seamus said smiling brightly.

We sat there working on the assignment for a good ten minutes before he accidentally turned my hair green and putting a muting spell on me. I just looked at him.

"Amber I'm sorry! Every thing I do backfires," he said.

'You could say that again,' I thought half glaring at Seamus.

"Maybe I can find the counter…" he started as he was flipping pages through the charms book. That is when Hermione, Harry and Ron walked in.

'Thank goodness!! Hermione help, Seamus accidentally put a muting spell on me and you can tell that my hair is green!' I said as they walked in. All three of them looked at me and Harry and Ron started laughing. I could see Hermione holding it back as she undid the spells.

"I'm sorry Amber," Seamus said blushing.

"It's alright don't worry about it," I told him then thought, 'It's my fault for having trouble with charms.' I pouted as he scrambled away red as a tomato.

"But Amber I thought it was you that charmed your guys hair for the contest," Ron said.

"No, I just found it, Hermione is the one that did it," I grumbled.

"Well you can't be perfect in everything. Even Hermione isn't that good, she dropped Divinations," Ron said chuckling.

"With Trelawney teaching I don't blame her!" I said because that was yet another class that was annoying Divinations and charms were defiantly not my subjects. Hermione just gave Ron her death glare.

"Oh Yeah boys I have some questions for you," I said suddenly wrapping my arms around their shoulders.

"About what?" Harry asked nervously not looking at me.

"I'm going to do my homework," Hermione announced leaving Harry and Ron to suffer my wrath. 'Thanks Hermione,' I told her as I made Harry and Ron sit on the couch. I looked around the common room quickly making sure that Seamus wasn't in the room.

"Alright boys tell," I said.

"Tell what?" Ron asked innocently.

"About Seamus," I said in a hushed whisper.

"That he messes up most things he touches?" Ron laughed. I just looked at Harry who was squirming.

"No you twit," I said as I also smacking the back of Ron's head. "Seamus has a crush doesn't he."

"Uh….what makes you think that?" Harry stuttered.

"Oh a birdie told me," I replied.

"Why would…" Ron started in on another joking comment but I just glared at him.

"Fine but you didn't hear it from us," Harry said his shoulders sagging a little.

'Of course not, just want to know the truth,' I said.

'Seamus does have a crush on you, but won't do anything about it because of Draco,' Ron said.

'What about my cousin?'

'Well Seamus doesn't know that he is your cousin, and to be frank Seamus is scared of Draco.' Harry said.

'That and I think he was jealous of Alex,' Ron added.

"That clears things up!" I said smiling.

"You're not going to tell him are you?" Ron asked.

"No, but you two can tell him to not be afraid of Draco or jealous," I said standing.

"Why don't you?" Harry asked.

"Because I'm not suppose to know," I replied smiling at them before I walked up the stairs.

"Oh AMBER!" Harry called to me before I had taken more then two steps. I turned and looked back at him.

"Harry?" I replied smiling.

"Tomorrow we are going to try the spell," Harry said.

"What? Who else is going to be doing it?" I asked.

"Well, Ron, Ginny, McGonagall, Dumbledore and Lina are going to be the others," Harry explained.

"But the fifth one didn't work?" I asked.

"Dumbledore thinks it will still be alright and will work," Ron said.

"Ok, but why Ginny?" I asked.

"They figure because of Ron so they are keeping it in the family I guess," Harry said.

"We saw them talking to her today," Ron added.

"Oh ok, what time then?"

"Ten," Harry said. I just nodded and said goodnight then climbed the stairs.