A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Hope you like the story! Sorry for not updating fast. I had a busy week. I'll TRY to update faster.
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"Ara! Wake up. It's already seven!"
"Okay. Okay." Ara said, sittng up. "What day is it today?"
"Friday.
Ara nodded, stood up and changed in the bathroom.
When she went out, the two walked to the Great Hall and found Harry and Ron there.
"Occlumeny tonight, right?" Hermoine asked.
Harry and Ara nodded.
"Harry! Harry!" Someone called.
Angelina Johnson was jogging up to Harry, looking quite winded.
"Do you know any beaters? Jack got dragon pox and won't be able to play 'til March." She said.
"Yeah. Ara is." Ron said.
"I can't. Umbridge caught me in the Quidditch field, trying out my broom. She said I wasn't allowed to fly unless I had her permission. I was given a ban from stepping into the pitch." Ara said, stabbing her sausage, causing the plate to brake and create a whole in the table.
"Too bad. We were readily accepting beaters." Angelina said and moved to the next Gryffindor.
"Poor house elves." Hermione said.
"Why?" Ron asked.
"They'll have to fix the table and Ara's broken plate." Hermione said.
"Haha, Hermione." Ara said.
They walked to their first lesson, Transifguration, where Professor McGonagall talked about the O.W.L.s.
"These tests will help you determine your future!" she said. "If you fail these tests, you will have a hard time getting a job."
'I'll just wait survive the war and hope that Kingsley will let me become an Auror.' Ara thought.
The day passed by fairly quickly. Before Ara knew it, lunch had arrived.
"Can I borrow your cloak?" Ar asked Harry.
"Sure. I'll get it later." He said.
Harry and Ron went ahead to prepare for tryouts and Hermione and Ara stayed in the Great Hall. Hermione watched Ron go out and Ara watched Hermione with a smirk on her face. She took out a vial of Verituserum she stole from Snape and poured it in her pumpkin juice when she wasn't looking. Hermione tore her head away from Ron and drank.
"So, Hermione." Ara said casually. "Do you fancy Ron?"
"Yeah!" Hermione replied then covered her mouth. 'Ara! Why'd you put Verituserum in my juice?"
"I needed to know! You can tell me anything, Hermione." Ara said.
Hermione sighed. "I've like him since third year. Happy?"
Ara smirked at her, excited to tell Harry what she heard. "Very. Now, we need to plan how we can get you two together."
"What? No!"
"Hermione. Harry and I have been planning you two to get together since I arrived."
"No! He doesn't like me."
"Hermione Jean Granger," Ara said, shaking her head. "you may be the smartest witch of our age, but you are absolutely clueless when it comes to boys."
"No I'm not!" she said like a five year-old.
"Yes you are. Ask Ginny!"
Hermione looked at her and sighed.
"If you're planning anything, plan it next year, okay?" Hermione pleaded.
Ara pondered for a moment. Next year, Ron would get with Lavander, breaking Hermione's heart.
"I promise." Ara said, crossing her fingers under the table.
"Good. Now, let's go to the pitch." Hermione said.
As Hermione and Ara exited the Great Hall, Harry and Ron came down from the moving staircases. Harry gave Ara his invisibility cloak and she put it on when no one was looking.
"Okay, Hermione and Ron," Harry said loudly. "Let's go to the Quidditch pitch!"
The four walked down to the pitch, Ara having a hard time to cover herself due to the harsh wind.
"See you later, Hermione!" Ron said.
Hermione blushed and waved her hand. When the two boys went in the changing rooms, Ara smacked Hermione on the shoulder.
"Ouch!"
"That was for not saying goodbye or see you later." Ara hissed and they climbed the stairs to the stands.
The tryouts were very amusing to Ara. The beaters who wanted to tryout were clumsy and almost fell of their brooms almost every time. Angelina was in the brink of tears by the time the tryouts ended. Ara wished she didn't try out her broom that Wednesday.
Defense was next. Harry, Ron and Hermione ran to the D.A.D.A. classroom.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist!" Ara called out after them.
They didn't listen so Ara shrugged it off. When she got to the classroom, everyone was doing silent reading again.
"Really, Umbridge? Silent reading again?" Ara asked her toad-faced teacher in pink.
"Sit down, Miss Black." Umbridge said in her sickly sweet voice.
Ara grunted in reply and sat beside Harry. She took out her book and opened it to the new chapter. She stared at the page. 'This is so stupid. I bet the wizard who wrote this was in a mental ward or something.' When the class ended, Ara ran out of the room and slapped herself in the face.
"Gah! Need to stay awake!" Ara said.
"Why?" Harry asked, apparently amused.
"We have Potions next and I want to show Snivelly in the face with my awesome potion." Ara said and they walked to the dungeons.
Potions were easy to Ara. It was just the teacher who deliberately makes her fail that's the problem.
"I swear." Ara said through gritted teeth. "When my dad gets out of hiding…"
They exited the dungeons after another disastrous Potions class. Ara's calming potion exploded like her others and received a T for that day.
"Don't worry, Ara. Just a few more subjects to go." Harry said.
"Yeah." Ara said wearily.
She looked around for any sign of Hermione and Ron. They were nowhere to be seen.
"Harry! I have to tell you something." Ara said.
"What?" Harry asked.
"I slipped Verituserum in Hermione's drink this morning. I asked her if she liked Ron and she said yes."
Harry broke into a grin. "Yes! I think I also have a plan for getting them together." His face suddenly dropped "Where did you get the Verituserum?"
"Nicked it from Snape's potions' stores." Ara said. "There's still a few left."
"Excellent." Harry said and they both walked to Transfiguration.
During dinner, ara caught Ron and Hermione stealing glances at each other. Every time they did, Harry and Ara would always smirk at each other, knowing their plan was working.
"See you later!" Hermione said. She stood up and walked out the Great Hall.
"What was that for?" Harry asked.
"Library." Ron said through a mouth filled with food.
"Well, that's Hermione." Ara said.
She reached into her pocket and twirled in her hand a small bottle of clear, water-like liquid. When Ron turned to talk to Seamus, Ara took out the bottle and slipped the potion into his juice.
"I thought you finished it on Hermione?" Harry whispered.
"I didn't say that." Ara whispered back.
Ron finished talking with Seamus, turned back to them and drank his juice.
"Did the juice taste good?" Harry asked.
"Yeah. I love pumpkin juice." Ron said.
"Good." Harry smiled.
Ron looked at the two with a confused look on his face. "What are you two on about?"
"Nothing!" They said.
"Now, what position do you play in Quidditch." Ara asked.
"Keeper! You know-"
"What is your favorite food?" Harry asked.
"All! Harry what's-"
"Why are you scared of spiders?" Ara asked.
"Because Fred and George turned my teddy bear into a spider." Ron said then clasped his hands over his mouth. "Why did I tell you that?"
"Good." Harry said. "Now, do you fancy Miss Hermione Jean Granger?"
"Yes." Ron said. "WAIT! WHY DID I TELL YOUT HAT?"
Ara took out the bottle from her pocket. "Verituserum, my dear Weasley."
"GAH! YOU BETTER NOT TELL HERMIONE!" Ron said. Red faced and angry, he left the Great Hall.
After a hearty dinner, and receiving glares form Cho, Harry and Ara walked down to the dungeon and to Snape's office.
"You're late." Snape spat.
"You're just saying." Ara said, mocking his tone.
"How dare yo-"
"You told us to come here at eight thirty. Right now, it's eight twenty." Harry said.
Snape glared at them, as if planning their death. "Occlumency is magic that blocks one's mind from external force."
"Yeah. Okay, just get on with it." Ara said.
"Keep your mouth shut, Black. This is my office." Snape said.
"Technically, it's not your office. No one owns Hogwarts or any of its rooms." Ara stated.
"Annoying, just like your father. Anyway, Potter. Clear your mind and get rid of all emotions."
Harry looked at Ara. "Listen to him, Harry. Dumbledore trusts him." Ara said.
"Fine." He said and closed his eyes. A few seconds later, Snape raised his wand and said "Legilimens!"
Harry started groaning. His eyes were still closed when he fell to his knees.
"Harry!" Ara said and rushed over to him. "Snape! You're doing it to hard!"
"I am not, Black." He said, wand still raised.
"Really now?" Ara said icily. She took out her wand and pointed it at him.
"Legilimens!" she said and entered Snape's mind.
Ara was in the Great Hall. There was cheerful chatter and pumpkins in the air with candles in them. It was most probably the Halloween feast.
"Snape!" she heard and turned around.
Standing behind her was a boy, around fifteen, with messy black hair, hazel eyes and circular glasses. Behind him was a sandy blonde haired boy, reading a book and beside the boy with glasses was another boy with black hair to his shoulders.
"What do you want, Potter?" another voice came int. It was Snape. He looked like his older self, but with less wrinkles and not much bags under his eyes.
"Why did you call Lily a you-know-what?" James demanded.
"Because she is!" Snape said, giving a side-glance at the Slytherin table, watching the fight.
"Stupefy!" yelled a female voice.
Snape fell on his face at James' feet. A few meters from where the Marauders and Snape were, was Lily with her wand out.
"That's just one part of my revenge, Snape!" she said icily.
"Out!" an older Snape said.
Ara was now looking around Snape's dank office. She was on her knees with Harry holding on to her.
"I said out, Black!" Snape said.
Harry pulled her up and helped her to the door. Ara couldn't wait to tell her friends about what she saw.
"Wait for me in the common room. Please?." Harry said.
"Potter! Close the door!" Snape said.
Harry gave her an apologetic look and closed the door softly.
"That wasn't very nice, Ara." Hermione said.
"Are you kidding? It was brilliant!" Ron said, still laughing from what he heard.
"At least Harry didn't get thrown out." Ara said.
It was about thirty minutes since Ara came from Snape's office. She waited in the common room for her friends. When Ron and Hermione came from their rounds, that's when she told them.
"I think I'll go to bed." Hermione said.
"Yeah. Me too." Ron said.
"Okay. See you tomorrow!" Ara said. Ron and Hermione said goodnight as they went to their dorms.
Minutes have passed and Harry didn't arrive. Ara started to get drowsy and fell asleep, dreaming about what she saw in Snape's mind.
A/N: Hope you liked it! Reviews are nice.