Well since no one even bothered to guess why I called it Hammurabi's the chappie's dedicated to Archerelf b/c like I thought, she knew. I called it Hammurabi's after Hammurabi's code the first WRITTEN set of laws.

Thanks to my reviewers! Now on with the chappie!

DISCLAIMER: You know I don't own Harry Potter!

Chapter 2: Going back, Defense Professor's, and Roses

The rest of the summer passed fairly quickly and everyone was sad to leave Barbados on August 30th. On September 1st Harry was the first one up and after getting dressed and double checking he was completely packed he headed to the kitchen for some breakfast. He hadn't expected anyone to be there but in the kitchen was Tonks.

"Wotcher Harry!" she said

"'Lo Tonks."

"What are you doing up so early?"

"Don't wanna be late for once."

"Good Idea." she said before completely changing the subject, "Sirius told me about the inscription on the ring."

"Did he tell you that he misspelled her nickname?"

"Yes he did. Tell me Harry, how do you fell about her?"

"Why are you asking Tonks?"

"Well. . . .Siri told me about the inscription, all the time you two spent alone together, the kiss at the end of last, added with the fact that you payed for all of her school supplies. . . . . and it makes us wonder if Rita wasn't right about something going on between the two of you."

"We're just really close. The appropriate term for any affection we show each other is platonic affection. Hermione and I don't feel that way to each other."

"Whatever you say Harry."

By 10 everyone except Ron was up. Harry went to wake Ron. He grabbed a book from his trunk and chucked it at Ron's head It hit with a dull 'thud'.

"Oi! Ron! We gotta cath the train. Get up and get dressed." said Harry retrieving his book.

"Harry! That bloody hurt!"

"So? Get up!"

Harry left the room dragging his trunk behind him. Ron was down 5 minutes later.

"Ron, dear! How did you get that nasty bump on your head?" asked Mrs.Weasley.

"Harry threw a book at my head."

"Harry!"

"It woke him up! Besides he's got a thick head!"

"I've got to agree with Harry, Molly." said Sirius

"Me three." said Ginny

"Me four." said Hermione.

At twenty past ten they left for Kings Cross. For once they got on the train with no problem and got a comaprtment at the very back of the train. Ron staye to keep an eye out for Neville, Luna, and anyone else he thought of. Harry, Hermione, and Ginny headed up to the prefects carriages. They saw Luna on their way up and told her where Ron was. When they reached the second prefect carriage Ginny joined Colin Creevy her fellow Gryffindor prefect. Harry and Hermione sat next to Hannah Abbot and Ernie Macmillan in the first carriage. As the train started to move Cho Chang and Roger Davies came in both wearing the head boy and girl badges.

"Great," Hermione whispered to Harry," The bimbo and her adoring follower."

Harry snickered and Cho glared at them for a moment before turning to look at Roger.

"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts!" he said "Cho will stay here and do train patrol assignments whilst I go talk to the 5th years. Cho they're all yours."

"Patrolling compartments 1-6 are Draco and Pansy, 6-12 will be Ernie and Hannah, 12-18 Susan and Justin, 18-24 Harry and Hermione, 24-30 will be Roger and myself, 30-36 Katie and William, 36-42 Warringtn and Alexandrine, and 42-48 Dirk and Marjorie. 48-72 will be patrolled by the 5th years. Any questions?. . . . . . . . No. Good. I'll go check on Roger and then we'll all have a lovely little chat!"

She left.

"Well she seems lovely! I wonder what bug crawled up her arse." said Hermione to the other three.

"I think its the I'm-not-good-enough-for-Harry-Potter bug."

"Or perhaps the my-best-friend-has-huge-purple-pimples-that-tell-everyone-she's-a-sneak bug." suggested Hannah

"Or both?" asked Ernie.

"Both is a definate possibility. said Hermione giggling.

"What's so funny?" asked Cho followed by Roger and the 5th years.

"I was telling Hermione, Ernie and Hannah a joke I heard over the summer. Adolf Hitler goes into a bar and asks the bartender for a drink. The bartender says he's sorry but he can't serve Hitler. Hitler's like but I'm the ruler of Germany! And the bartender says yeah but a) I don't like you and b) this is a jewish gay bar." said Harry.

( I mean no offense to Homosexuals or Jews by this statement. If you take offense I apologize. I just thought it would be funny. Its just a joke.)

Every one in the room began to giggle until Cho glared at them. The meeting lasted another twenty minutes and then they were all let out. They ran down to the compartment to tell the others about the meeting. The ride lasted a few ore hours in which Harry, Hermione, and Ron chose a prank to play on Malfoy, Nott, Crabbe, Goyle, Parkinson, and Zabini. Finally they put their robes on and headed to the carriages.

( Zabini for this story will be a girl)

Once in the castle the trio st surronded by the other Gryffindor's. Moments later the doors opened and the first years came in. Standing on its three legged stool was the Sorting Hat. For a moment it was silent then it sang:

Another year has come at last

With surprises in store for our

Dear Hogwarts. The four will

Be found and the ones thought

Dead will reunite. One rose will

Be made, another begun. The

Golden Gryffin will fly alongside the

Bronze Raven. The vows again taken.

One battle in store for the four.

But a Hogwarts united I have

Said my piece let the sorting

Now begin.

Both Harry and Hermione refrained until after the sorting to say anyting about this years unusal (ly short) song. Once Dumbledore said his few words (Spatiotemporal! Violet! and Ostentacious!) and the food appeared they launced into conversation.

"Do you think they're here?" asked Hermione.

"They've got to be! The hat said they would be found. Maybe their first years. D'you think they have the roses?"

"I would think so. The hat said 'One rose made, another begun' No one knows were they are."

Harry stuck a forkful of meatloaf in to his mouth notcing a female teacher staring at him.

"She must be the new Defense professor." he said.

"She could be a Potions Mistress and he could have given the Defense job to Snape." said Hermione.

"Lets hope not. I was looking forward to not haveing Snape this year." said Ron.

This sparked them on a conversation of what it would be like to have Snape as a defense professor. A few moments later the desserts appeared. Harry gave a warning nod to the other two. After ten minutes just before the dessert were to disappear Harry gave the go ahead nod. Suddenly Malfoy loked like a ferret,Crabbe and Goyle looked like the apes they were, Nott looked like a giant weed, Parkinson became a pug, and Zabini grew parrot feathers and began to squak "Polly wanna cracker!". The whole hall burst out laughing. A banner appeared above the Slytherin table.

This prank (and more to follow)

has been brought to you by:

Miss D'or

Mr. Kibble

and

Mr. Roar

The new generation of Marauder's

"Thank you Miss D'or, Mr. Kibble, and Mr. Roar for this very .. . . . . . interesting prank. Welcome to Hogwarts! or in many cases Welcome Back! After last years . . . unfortunate loss of Professor Umbridge I was reluctant to hire another female professor but this one proved that she was more than adequate. I would like to welcome Professor Alyssa Martini to our teaching staff! Next month-"

"Guys." said Harry " She can't be Alyssa Martni. When we were getting our books Standish told me that she was killed seven years ago along with his brother Alex. So either she's lying or Ben is."

"Maybe they're the ones who are thought dead. Only not by the world by each other." said Hermione.

"I guess. We should go."

The trio left and split up after reaching the tower.

THE NEXT MORNING:

The trio sat in the hall having breakfast and discussing arguing wherther or not Machiavelli would like Fudge.

"Hermione! We don't love him, we don't respect him, and in fact the only reason we fear him is because of his stupidity! Machiavelli would not say that Fudge is a good ruler!"

"Miss Granger, Mr. Potter it is time to discuss schedule's not The Prince. Miss Granger's yours is fine. Potter do you still wish to take potions?"

"Yes"

"Yours is good. and Mr. Weasley yours is good."

"Who has defense first?" asked Harry

"I do." said Hermione

"Me too." said Ron.

So they headed off to Defense Against the Dark Arts. All of the 6th year DA members were there and some Slytherins. Professor Martini stood at the front f the class with her back to them.

"Don't sit any of you, I'm making a seating chart." she said spinning around. Her black robe was open revealing a pair of blue jeans and a black tank top.. "When I say your name fill in the seats row by row. Malfoy, Parkinson, Nott! Goyle,Crabbe,Zabini! Abbot, Macmillian, Bones! Turpin, Finch-Fecthley, Weasley! Potter, Finnegan, Thomas! Granger, Patil,Parvati , Brown! Patil,Padma , Smith, McDougal!"

Once everyone was seated she wrote on the board:

Alyssa K.W. Martini

ex-Auror: France

ex-Professor at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic

Toughest Defense Professor you'll ever have

Author: All the Defense Spells You'll ever need to know Volumes 1-3.

Ex-student of Alastor Moody

Favorite thing to say:

"CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" she screamed causing everyone to jump., "Only kidding! My favorite thing to say is I'll try. Today I just want to get to know all of you and for you lot to get to know me. Who'd like to go first?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fine I'll go. My name's Alyssa Kathleen Webster Martini. I'm 29 years old. I specialize in Dark creatures and curses. I like any flavor of chicken ramen, shrimp cocktail, boiled lobster, New England Clam Chowdah, Dark chocolate, cake and history. I absolutely abhor Slytherin's, coffee, brussel sprouts. liver. kidney, brain, and math. I'm originallyform the States but moved here when I was 6. I came to Hogwarts, I was in Ravenclaw and I was a prefect and Head Girl. Who's up?"

Harry decided to go next.

"I'm Harry Potter. I'm 16 years old. I like good, my owl, pheonixes, my friends, and this class. I dislike Slytherin's, evil, Lord Voldemort"-the whole class except Hermione and Professor Martini flinched-" and potions. My parents are dead but my godfather is an ex-convicted murderer. I've lived in England all my life bu tI spent the summer in Barbados with some friends and "family". I'm a prefect and a maniac wants to murder me."

"Harry" said Hermione"You said you don't like Tom three times."

"I did?"

"Yes. Your first three dislikes."

"Oh well."

"Who's next?"

"I'll go." said Hermione, "I'm Hermione Granger. I'm 16 almost 17 years old. I like good, my cat, my friends, Transfiguration and reading. I also dislike Slytherin's, evil, Lord Voldemort, potions and the enslavement of house-elves. My parents are still alive but my favorite aunts in an insane asylum. I spent the summer in Barbados with Harry, his ex-con godfather, and the Weasley family. I'm also a prefect."

By the end of class everyone had gone. As the class was packing up Professor Martini told them all to take notes on the first chapter of Shadows and Spectres. Since he had a free period next Harry decided to stay and ask her a question.

"Professor?"

"Yes Harry?"

"This will sound really really odd and mean but are you who you say you are?"

"Yes. Why do you ask?"

"Well when we went to get our books we had two Auror's with us because of the whole you know Voldemort wanting to kill me thing. And one of them said that you were dead."

"What was this Auror's name?"

"Ben Standish."

"Couldn't have been him. He died along with his brother seven years ago. You must've misheard his name."

"Maybe. Bye Professor."

"Until next class Harry."

Harry met up with Ron in the Gryffindor common room with his head spinning. So either neither of them was dead (Which Harry thought was right) or both of them were dead (Which Harry thought completely preposterous). Maybe the only person dead was Alexander Standish. Maybe everyone in the entire world was dead. All Harry really knew was that his head hurt. He and Ron headed to Transfiguration to meet up with Hermione.

"So?" she asked.

"She says he and his bro are dead. He says she and his bro are dead. I think the only dead one is the brother. Alexander Standish."

"I think your right."

The rest of the day passed fairly quickly. As she was changing Hermione ppulled a white drawstring bag. Opening it she got the shock of her life. Inside was a blue glass rose.

I remember getting this! she thought her mind drifting back 10 years.

FLASHBACK

6 year old Hermione Granger lay in bed trying to sleep when she suddenly discovered ther was a person in her room.

"Hello?" she said sounding scared

"Hi. I won't hurt you. I just want to give you something."

"O-okay."

"Here." said the person. "This is for you."

"Its a rose."

"Its not just any old rose. This rose will help you find your soulmate. When you've found him it will glow. Goodbye Hermione."

The person disappeared.

END FLASHBACK

It hasn't given me any signs yet.

Little did she know that in the next tower over someone was finding his rose.

Harry Potter pulled a medium sized pouch out of his trunk. Inside was a red glass rose.

What in the world! OH wait! I remember this! Its that rose! he thought

FLASHBACK

6 year old Harry Potter lay in his cupboard trying to sleep when someone knocked at his cupboard. He opened it to see a girl there.

"Hello Harry." she said "I have a gift for you."

She handed him the rose.

"What do I want with this?" he asked

"This is a special rose. It will help you find your soulmate. It will heat up when you've found her. Goodbye Harry." she said before disappearing.

END FLASHBACK

It hasn't helped me yet. He thought.

Little did either of them know that everything had just changed.

EARLIER THAT DAY:

"THOSE BLOODY IDIOTS!" screamed Alyssa Martini "If i don't have them together by April 16 then the roses'll break! And then Tom won't be defeated and the world will be plunged into everlasting darkness! I've neer been any good at plotting! That was Ben's job!" Her heas slumped onto her desk

"Professor?" asked a voice.

Alyssa's head popped up

"Albus!" she gasped

"What were you ranting about?"

"Mr. Potter and Miss Granger, sir. They're the heirs of Lord Godric Gryffindor and Lady Rowena Ravenclaw-Gryffindor. I gave them the roses 10 years ago and if their not together by April 16 then the roses'll break. No just their roses but Slytherin's and Hufflepuff's as well because their heirs cannot be found until Gryfiindor's and Ravenclaw's heirs have their powers. And if the roses break then Tom Riddle won't be defeated and the world will be plunged into an everlasting darkenss." siad Alyssa all in one breath.

Dumbledore was silent for a moment. Then he said:

"Okay then. Lets get them together."

That's it for this chapter. R&R PLZ! I love you if you do and the chappie will be dedicated to the first 10 reviewers!

Also I thought of an interesting fanfic idea. What if Hogwarts had closed in the Trio's second year? Harry, Ron and most of the Hogwarts males go off to Durmstrang. Hermione, Ginny, and most of the Hogwarts females go off to Beauxbatons. 4 years later Hogwarts reopens and almost everyone except Harry,Hermione,Malfoy and a few other students return. The triwizard Tournament is held and they reunite but what will happen, and will each person's drive to be the best keep any sparks under wraps?