A/N: I don't own the song from the last chapter.

Chapter 22: Studying

In the library,

Harry had his nose stuck in a book. Ron was pretending to read another while peeking nervously at his overzealous girlfriend. It was NEWT time, and Hermione was on a rampage.

"RON! GET BACK TO STUDYING!" she yelled at him.

"QUIET!" the librarian yelled.

Ron quickly went back to reading. He had given up trying to convince Hermione that he wanted to play Pro-Quidditch. After his skills as a keeper drastically improved after one tough save, he had made up his mind as to what he wanted to do. He might help Harry with Auror duties.

He looked over at Harry who seemed as enthralled at the book as Hermione was with hers. Ron couldn't help but to laugh.

"What?" Hermione asked dangerously as Harry ignored his friends.

Ron motioned over to Harry.

"At least SOMEONE has some sense." She said after looking at Harry.

"I've never seen him study this hard." Ron said.

Hermione watched as Harry starred at the book. His glasses reflecting the pages he was looking at.

"Neither have I. Should we be worried?"

"Hey Harry." Ron whispered to his friend. "Malfoy's kissing that muggleborn Gryffindor."

Harry continued studying.

"Yes. We should be worried." Ron said worriedly.

"Malfoy's kissing Ginny." Hermione tried.

"Excuse me?"

Ginny had heard Hermione's attempt and wanted an answer.

"We're just trying to get his attention." Hermione defended herself.

Ginny looked over at her boyfriend and saw him enthralled in the book having ignored the comment about Ginny and Malfoy.

"You-Know-Who and Snape are back." She announced.

Ron and Hermione paled and looked around, but Harry didn't flinch.

"He IS out." Ginny observed.

"You WERE joking, right?" Ron asked.

"Of course I was."

Ginny then but her hands on Harry's shoulders and started massaging him. Harry sighed with content and put his book down while looking up to see Ginny.

"Hey." He said as she bent down and kissed him

"You had my brother and Hermione worried." Ginny told him.

Harry looked over at the guys who were amazed at how Ginny managed to snap him out of it.

"Sorry if I worried you." Harry apologized.

"And I was about to tell you that Malfoy wears Gryffindor underwear." Ron told him. "All we had to do was massage your shoulders?"

"Yeah." Harry and Ginny said.

"Potter trait." Harry explained.

Flashback

"Dad?" Harry asked

James was studying to get a renewal for his Auror license.

"Dad?" Harry tried again.

"What's wrong?" Ginny asked as she entered.

"He won't answer." Harry said tapping his father. "Hey Dad. Mum told me she once had a crush on Snape."

James continued reading.

"What's this about me and Snape?"

A pregnant Lily had entered the room.

"Mum. Dad won't talk." Harry said worriedly.

Lily walked over to her husband and looked over his shoulder. When she saw what he was reading, she grinned.

"Ginny." The redhead told the other redhead. "I want you to watch and learn. Harry's grandmother on James' side taught me this trick. When a Potter is so focused on something, he tends to forget those around him. It's just him and the job. This is how you snap him out."

She then put her hands on James' back and started to massage. James visibly relaxed and sighed with content as Lily's hand moved in circular motioned around his shoulders.

"Thanks Lils." James sighed as he turned and looked at her.

"You had Harry worried." Lily told him.

James then turned to his son.

"Sorry if I worried you." James said. "I just zoned out. It's easy to do."

"Can you teach me?" Ginny asked Lily

"Of course." Lily said as the two walked out. "We'll practice on the elves so the boys can have some alone time."

"So," James asked Harry. "What can I help you with?"

"I just wanted to talk to you about the memories you saw yesterday."

End Flashback

"Good thing your parents are back." Ron said. "If not, we'd have taken you to Pomfrey."

"She knows." Harry said. "As I said, it's a Potter trait. My grandfather zoned out a lot, as well as Dad. Apparently, Madame Pomfrey went to school with Grandfather. From what I heard, she was pretty good friends with my grandmother."

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The dreaded time came, the seventh years finally learned why the NEWTs were called the Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests. Ron, Neville, Dean, Seamus, and even Hermione came out of them pale and tired. Harry was just semi-tired.

"What happened to you guys?" Ginny asked when she got out of her class and joined them in the Great Hall.

"Nastily" Neville said

"Exhausting" Dean added

"Wizarding" Seamus put in.

"Tests." Ron finished

"They weren't that bad." Harry said.

Every seventh year in hearing range, including Hermione, turned to him with amazement.

"At least not as bad as fighting Voldemort." Harry added.

"True." Hermione agreed.

Ron, however, shook his head in amazement.

"You are something else, Mate." Ron said.

"Well, Hermione had a point about studying." Harry said. "It really does do the trick."

TBC

The final installment,

"Relax? How can I relax? We get our test results today! How come we get our results for the NEWTs at school and not at home like our OWLs. What if I flunk everything? How will I teach now?"

"Think she's overreacting?" Harry asked Ron and Ginny sarcastically.

"Just a bit." Ginny answered with just as much sarcasm,