The next day Mr. Weasley had been released from the hospital but no one knew how he had healed so quickly from such injuries or at least none of the kids did. And Series was trying to make it the best Christmas any of them had ever had, his mood had great increased since the summer and it was contagious everyone seemed to be in a better mood. When the holiday came to an end Series became even more withdrawn spending increasing amount of time in his room with Buckbeak. While Harry couldn't get Sakura out of his head every time he closed his eyes he would see her smiling face. He slept in later just so he could see her face, wondering when he would see her again.

"Mate you have been staring off into the space for the last ten minutes," Ron said sitting down beside Harry.

"What?" Harry asked being snapping back into reality.

"Are you alright, mate?"

I'm fine, just got a lot on my mind," Harry answered.

"Let me guess it is Sakura," Ron said smirking at his friend.

Harry nodded before he asked, "do you think she goes to Hogwarts?"

"No we would have seen her before wouldn't we," Ron said.

"Not necessarily, she could be in another year think about it, how many sortings have we missed for one reason or another or she could be older student in another house," Harry said.

"But I think we would have noticed her before if she did, I mean she would be hard to miss," Ron said.

"I guess you're right," Harry said as he could feel his only chance of seeing her again slipping away.

The day they were to go back to school Harry knew he had to talk to Series he hadn't had a chance since Christmas, but today he had to he didn't know when the next time he would see his godfather again. But he didn't have to try to hard because Series came up to him, he had pulled him aside.

"Harry I have something I want to give you," he said with a feeble smile.

"You don't have…" Harry started but Series had already given him the package it was small. Harry opened it and looked into the mirror.

"It is a two way mirror, when you talk into this one I can hear and see you in mine," Series said pulling a second mirror out of his pocket, "that one use to belong to your father. We used them when we had separate detentions….If you ever need me I want you to call me using that and I will be there as fast as I can."

"Thanks," he said thinking to himself that there was no way he was ever going to use.

After they returned to school Ron and Harry quickly found Hermione who had spent the holiday with her parents. Ron started to tell her about everything that happened over the holiday even to Harry's displeasure about Sakura.

"Harry I thought you and Cho…" she said looking at him with disapproval.

"It's not like I did anything with her we just talked and I don't even know how to find her so it's fine," Harry said, he had already heard it all from Ginny and he didn't want to hear it again.

"It wasn't smart to go off with her alone she might have tried to kill you," Hermione continued on.

"That's going a bit far she couldn't have hurt a fly," Ron said. But Harry remembered the look in her eyes but he quickly shook the thought.

"How do you know this Ronald," Hermione asked raising an eyebrow.

"I could tell, she was always smiled and too silly," Ron said, "she was like a big kid wasn't she…She didn't even know who Harry was," Ron added.

"She did know who I was, she said just because she knew my name doesn't mean that she knew me," Harry said looking up at the ceiling of the common room, "but it wasn't like she was going to try anything in the middle of St. Mungo's."

"What was she doing there?" Hermione asked.

"Dunno, she just said she was asked to check on someone," Harry said shrugging, "I'm tired I am going to bed."

Over all everything had improved, he was spending more time with Cho, he was doing alright in his lessons he was staying caught up and didn't ended up in detention the only down side was that he was to have extra lessons with Snape to keep the Voldermort out of his mind. In DA everyone had improved greatly. But at night in when he laid in bed his mind wandered to Sakura wishing he could see her again.

During one of his lessons with Snape, put Harry in a practically foul mood, as Harry tried to keep Snape out of his mind Snape saw it the moment he had spent with Sakura in the hall of St. Mungo's, her bright blue eyes, her warm smile.

"What is this, I thought unless I am mistaking you were dating a girl by the name of Cho Chang unless one girl isn't good enough for the boy who lived," Snape said slowly deliberately so every word would make an impact.

"That is none of your business," Harry said angrily.

"Apparently it is or would do better at keeping me out," Snape said not bothering to keep his enjoyment out of his voice, "we will end here for today, and since we are ending early that will give you time to finish your homework," Snape said. Harry realized that he was letting him go early. So did that mean that he knew something about this girl?

"Potter, go to your room and five points from Gryffindor," Snape said coolly. Harry did as he was told grumbling Snape and his stupid essay. When he got back he saw Ron and Hermione working on the essay for potions. He told them what happened.

"I don't think that's the case he did say that you needed to finish your homework didn't he," Ron said.

"Yeah but how did he know I didn't do it?" he knew that was a stupid question the second he said it. But Ron and Hermione being the good friends they were they didn't say anything. Harry pulled out his book a quill and some parchment so he could start working on paper for Snape. With Hermione's help he was able to finish it in about an hour, before he went off to bed. And again he had feeling of being watched, he looked out the window thou he knew there could have been anyone out there. It was moon illuminated the grounds but he saw no one outside.

Naruko was in the Room of Requirement reading one of the books she hadn't yet practicing some new spells. She stopped the second that she heard a pop behind her.

"Hello, Dobby," she said turning to see the little elf standing there holding a tray of food. It had a bowl of ramen and sake.

"Dobby thought miss might be hungry," Dobby said handing her the tray.

"Thank you, you are so sweet," she said smiling at him Dobby beamed brightly. She ate the food with Dobby watching her excitedly, "it was really good it reminds me of home, I might have to take you with me when I go back."

When it came time for the next trip to Hogsmeade, it landed on Valentine's Day, and Harry was going to go with Cho. Hermione had asked Harry to met her and he agreed. Cho had taken him to some tea shop call Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, as Harry looked around he noticed it was full of lovers. Which made Harry feel very comfortable, he had never been on a date before and wasn't sure what to do.

After awhile of feeling awkward he told her that he needed to meet Hermione for something and things went to hell from there. She started to shout at him about wanting to be with Hermione more than her and if he wanted to see her so badly then he should just go now. Harry was just so confused he asked if she wanted to join them but that had seemed to make things worse. So Harry made his way to the three broom sticks.

Hermione was there sitting with a woman that Harry had met last year and wished he had never seen her again Rita Skeeter a woman who kept writing lies about him for the Daily Prophet last year.

"Oh Harry I didn't expect you to be here so soon," Hermione said looking to see Harry walking up to her.

"At first things were going ok, I think then I told her that I need to meet up with you and then she got angry and started shouting at me," Harry said Hermione just shook her head in disbelief.

"I swear you're as bad as Ron…well no you're not but Harry. You should have told her that I was making you meet me and that you would much rather spend time with her…And it would have hurt to tell her how ugly you think I am," Hermione said as if she was explaining something to an overly sensitive child.

"But I don't think you are ugly," Harry said, "but why is she here?" Harry asked pointing his thumb at Rita.

"Well nice to see you too Harry," Rita said.

"She is here to do an interview for the Quibbler," Hermione answered.

"An interview about what?" Harry asked thinking he knew where this was going.

"About the night you saw…Voldermort," she said having trouble saying the name, "return. Who was there what he looks like now, things like that."

Harry just sat there in numb disbelief, then after he realized that she was joking Harry did the interview. Near the end he stopped as he saw something that he never expected to see.