Author's note: Happy Christmas to you all! I really posted this before Christmas day to serve as my gift to you all…hope you guys have a nice and peaceful Christmas Eve.

Enjoy reading!

Chapter thirty three:

And the secret club begins

"You're not doing the proper way" she softly said as she peeked into one of the first year's cauldron. The girl glanced at her with a fear on her face and peeked at the rooming professor. Snape had let Renee assist in his first year's class (with hufflepuff and ravenclaws, thank God) for her punishment for not attending her lessons with him last night. She really doesn't feel like it was a punishment, in fact she was thoroughly enjoying every bit of it.

"You didn't stir it properly. It should be three clockwise, not counter clockwise" she noted the girl's error by just looking at the color of the potion.

The girl nodded thoughtfully before starting her potion again as she still have enough time to start all over again. She smiled before peeking into another cauldron as she enjoyed helping others, especially in potions.

Yes, this is definitely not a punishment.

Renee glanced at the professor. He was bombarding another hufflepuff with snide remarks again. The poor boy really looks like going to cry any minute now, as Renee noticed them. The professor is still vile as ever, though a lot calmer than he had at their class.

Her mind drifted at their moment earlier, she really thought he was going to kiss her there. Nah, he would never do that, silly me. She could still feel their knees brushing together that just thinking about it made her knees weak for some reason. His smell reminds her of herbs that they usually use at their class and it really tickles her nose. And his hands…hands…

"Excuse me, could you check my cauldron…what's wrong with it?" another girl asked her, waking her up from her daydreaming.

"Oh, sorry…let's see…hmmm….everything's going fine I guess, nice one" the girl beamed at her and noticed the girl was wearing blue patch, indicating her house.

Renee glanced at the professor and found him staring back at her. She smirked at him before returning in checking other cauldrons as she tried to hide her blushing face.

…

"Stop grinning Ren. People will think you're getting insane" Hermione whispered at her.

"I'm not grinning" she denied before turning back her attention at her parchment.

Hermione shook her head in disbelief. They were really worried as they left her alone with the furious potions master and panicked when she didn't attend their transfiguration class. It was only before dinner when Renee showed up, with her dazed expression and insanely grinning with an obvious blush in her face.

"You're impossible Renee Ann Matte!" She exclaimed.

"What did I do this time?" she asked though her grin was still not leaving her face.

"You're acting like Harry!"

"Hey!" she suddenly exclaimed, like she was being insulted. Harry is definitely worse than her, following the apple of his eye like a hawk seems to be not enough for him; though he would still stammer like a fool when talking to the girl.

Harry is definitely slow when it comes to girls.

"Speaking of the devil" Harry came out of the portrait hole and slumped at the chair next to Hermione.

"You okay?"

"I…guess"

The two looked at each other. Somehow, they felt pity for their friend; Occlumency is really draining his energy and the vile professor isn't even helping with it.

"Well, at least you next lesson will be next week. Right, Harry?" Renee tried to console the tired boy. Harry nodded half heartedly and ducked his head on the cold table.

"How are your plans for our practice this Friday?" Hermione asked as she tried to change the subject.

"Its fine, I guess…all they have to do is show up there, try to follow my direction and no one will get hurt" she shrugged, gaining her a smug from Hermione and a weak smile from Harry.

"If only the toad stop bothering us with her stupid education degrees and her stupid club…" Harry spoke, making Hermione nodded in agreement.

"If we only knew what they are planning…wait a minute!" Renee exclaimed, making the two jumped in surprise. The evil smirk never leave her face as she explained her idea at the two Gryffindors.

…

"I'm finished. Can I go now?" Renee asked as she finished relabeling and cleaning the jars of potions ingredients. She gazed at her watch as she stood impatiently in front of the professor's desk.

I still got fifteen minutes.

Snape finally looked up at his student and raised his infamous eyebrow. Renee surely looks so impatient now, glancing at her watch every ten minutes while serving her detention.

"The jars seem to be still dirty. Are you really finished?" he asked in his neutral voice, though Renee could really see that the professor was teasing her.

"I've clean those for five times already! Bet you could see your own reflection there" she rolled her eyes at the professor.

"Fine, your detentions were over. D-"

"Thank you professor, see you on Monday!" she beamed at the professor before dashing out of the room, leaving the potions master hanging.

Snape sighed as he stared at the close door before glancing at the untouched tea pot and plate of biscuits hiding behind him. The girl really gets out so fast that he didn't even have a moment to invite her to tea.

She will surely pay for this. That girl should not get any trouble now and if she did…she better not show herself to me.

…

She hurriedly walked through the corridors. Damn, I can't afford to be late! She went inside the girl's bathroom hurriedly and went straight in one of the cubicles. She was sure of it; someone is following her around all day and waited for her outside while serving her detention with Snape.

The whole group will be in danger if this person found our practice room.

Of course she already has guesses that might be following her, though her suspects' increases as she joined the high inquisition club. Joining the club was one of her newest idea, as they struggle hiding from Umbridge clutches. She remembered vividly how she and Hermione bicker about her idea.

"Absolutely out of the question" Hermione piped as she explains her plan about joining Umbridge's club.

"We've already broken a dozen of rules already. Breaking another won't give any difference at all" Renee shrugged as she tried to persuade the brunette witch. Harry seems to be buying her plan though, as he said that it will give them advantage against them.

"I know, but being a double spy agent? Are you insane?"

"Well, my Mum could do it. I might have inherited her spying skills, time to find out if I have that trait" she joked lightly but making Harry smile a little though her female friend didn't stir.

"Well, how can you do it? You already made it clear to her about your stand about joining them" Hermione asked, as she could tell that she cannot stop Renee in her plans.

Renee smiled wider with her question, indicating that she already had plans for it.

"Harry, are you up for a little acting?" Renee turned at the wizard, making the boy raised his eyebrows in wonder.

They made sure that their mock fight was surrounded with students, especially the slytherins. She knew how rumor fly so fast around the campus (tested and proven from yesterdays happenings) that she wasn't even surprised that the new defense professor knew about their fight. She could remember very well how big Umbridge's smile was as she told her that she was willing to join the club.

"You made the right decision dear" the professor said with her sickening sweet voice.

She wasn't even surprised when the professor gave her a task in spying Harry and asks her to tell any suspicious movements involving the boy. The poor chit still believes that the boy had been leading a private army that Dumbledore 'had been' created against the ministry.

The group was against her teaching actually.

Of course no one from the Slytherin believes her sudden change of sides. Even without her predicting abilities, she knew no one trusted her…not in a slightest bit. That's why she now suspects that someone from the club follows her now, not to mention the mysterious person that follows her from the first day of the term.

Renee pulled out her wand and began her incantation. She was glad that her mother taught her about the glamour charm but still worried since it will be the first time she will be actually using it. She felt a warm feeling engulfing her, indicating that the charm was now doing its work when she heard faint footsteps outside the cubicle. She went out of the cubicle and face the confuse look of Pansy Parkinson.

"Greengrass" Pansy greeted her though she was still giving confusing looks between her and the cubicle.

"Parkinson" Renee greeted back as normally as Astoria Greengrass would do. She cheered inside as her plan had been worked. She had been planning for this moment for days now. The young witch knew that Astoria Greengrass has a detention with McGonagall today for getting caught in the hallway while snogging another Ravenclaw pass curfew. (Trust the twin's extendable ears in hearing good information)

The girl will be out of her detention after two hours and it was quite enough for her in temporarily using the girl's face. Pansy shifted uncomfortably at the fellow fifth year. Renee knew Pansy wasn't thrilled at seeing 'her' since Astoria was her rival in Draco's attention. (Really, that brat is really THAT famous?)

"Err…have you seen someone entered the bathroom?" the question made her stunned for a moment but concealed those as fast as she could.

"Do I look like I'm looking every person who would enter the bathroom?" she huffily said as she flicked her hair like Astoria would always do.

Pansy narrowed her eyes at her while Renee stood in front of the mirror and started to fix her hair.

"But…if you're really looking for someone, the new girl with dark brown hair just left a while ago…too bad for you. I think she went that way" she pointed the left corridor while applying her lipgloss.

"Thanks" she said airily before hurriedly went at the way she pointed out.

It took her a few minutes before she could process the new information she got.

So it is Pansy Parkinson who's following me. I wonder if she's following me because of the club or is she really is the one following since…but that couldn't be possible, I didn't do anything to her, I think. In fact she…but then…unless…

"Oh crap!" she exclaimed as she saw her watch and run as fast as she could.

…

"Sorry I'm late!" she panted for air as she opened the door of room of requirements. The room was really different from what she had before; the ceiling was very high, there was a corner full of books and a corner full of couches that familiar people had already occupied all of them.

Hermione rose from her seat and rushed at her side, with a very thick book in her hands.

"What took you so long?" she whispered as she guided her to their seat while Harry, Ron and Neville waved at her.

"Long story, tell you later. What did I miss so far?"

"We got a new name for our group" Ron grinned at her.

"What's the name?"

"Dumbledore's army, D.A. for short" Ginny spoke as she approached them.

"That's cool" she smiled at the younger student though the name made her troubled for some reason. These people were really mocking Umbridge.

After a few minutes of rest, Renee and Harry stood up in front of them to start the practice. Renee took a deep breath before speaking.

"Good evening. Sorry if I'm late. I've got some other appointment earlier that—"

"A detention with the git?" the Smith boy asked that made others snickered.

"Yes, a detention with 'professor Snape' and I would gladly to accept another one if that would takes on hexing someone's butt who can't keep their mouth shut" she glared at him and glad he finally got her message. Hermione cleared her throat to get her attention.

"What is- oh right. Anyways…since it is our first day of practice, our first spell would be expelliarmus. In this spell—"

"Isn't this spell a little too easy?"

Oh for the love of…can't he just shut up?

"That spell helped me on fighting Voldemort" Harry snapped at Smith who was now also losing his temper at the hufflepuff. Hermione cleared her throat again, louder this time around.

"So…let's get started. Be in pairs so we can start now" Harry announced and gave Renee an approving look.

Renee was the first one to monitor them while hexes were flying around and shouts of expelliarmus echoes through out the room. Harry paired himself with Neville as no one wants to be paired with him.

Now who says that this spell is easy? She sarcastically thought as she noticed that their aims weren't good enough; they even don't do the proper way of saying the incantation and the wave of the wand!

This would be a long day for teaching them.

"Guys…wait guys…listen…stop…STOP!" Renee shouted though they haven't heard her in her distress. She run her fingers through her hair in frustration and waved her wand in the air.

"FINITE INCANTANTEM!" she shouted, making all the red flashes disappeared in an instant.

All of them stared at the dark haired girl in awe. Renee took a deep breath before speaking again, this time calmer.

"That's really nice for a practice, isn't it? But you guys forget the basic of doing spells. There are three things not to forget. The proper wave of the wand, the accurate pronunciation of the spell and your focus" she smiled at them as she began to explain the things her mother usually told her.

"Now I need a volunteer…hmmm…Smith, would you be so kind?" she smiled wickedly at him, making the twins hoot in excitement and others to focus at them.

"I reckon he won't last for two spells"

"No, I bet he won't last for one either"

Renee smiled politely as Smith came forward. The boy had practically towered her, though she wasn't even that small. Everyone was quiet watching them, as they really found the scene very interesting.

"I want you to throw me the spell as hard as you can" she instructed him.

"I don't fight with girls" he smirked at her, making his fellow hufflepuff join him.

"We're just practicing. It's not that you could actually harm me, it's just an easy disarming spell isn't it?" she provoked him and gave a wicked smile.

The others looked at them intently and encircled them to give each other enough space for their demonstration. She saw Hermione and Neville frowning worriedly at her while Harry and Ron smiling wickedly at her as it was her time to get her revenge to the boy.

She winked at the two before turning at the hufflepuff.

"Ready when you are. At the count of three, one…two…three!"

"EXPELLIARMUS!" red lights launched towards her, making her stumble and fell into the hard ground. The spell was actually aimed at her body, instead at her wand. This boy surely looking for trouble, isn't he? It wasn't as painful as Snape's spell (but I did casted a weak silent protego just in case, I knew this person wasn't going to play nice)

"Ren!" a female voice called after her which is unmistakably from Hermione's.

"I'm fine. Your aim was poor, Smith. Though quiet accurate if you really wanted to knock your opponent. Your incantation was not very good either, but passable. It's suppose to be ex-pelliar'-mus. Okay?" she explained as she got back on her feet and dusted her robes. She turned at her audience as she started to explain again.

"You need to precise the syllable 'ex' if you want it to be very effective. You could repeat the incantation to get use to it. Okay…that's much better" she smiled as the others repeat uttering the incantations correctly.

"That's much much better…now, you ready Smith? One two…three. Expelliarmus!" she shouted and realized that it was the first time she actually uttered the disarming spell ever since she had been practicing non-verbal spells from the potions master. The red lights launched at the hufflepuff much powerful than she anticipated; his wand flew to hers and hit the floor very hard.

"I'm sorry!" she called and quite genuine to her apology. She never though that the spells she was producing was getting powerful as she began her training with Snape. He actually made me feel that I'm that weak…but I never thought I progressed this much!

Neville starts to clap his hands and followed by everyone, even the twins hooted for her.

"I- err…so that's it. You could start practicing again" she bowed slightly and rushed towards Smith and helped him to get back to his feet.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to get you so hard" she gave his wand at him. He grunted 'no worries' in response before walking towards his partner.

Two arms surrounded her as the twins sandwich her in between.

"That was bloody brilliant, Renee!"

"I always knew you're that good!"

She blushed on the compliments and mumbled thanks at the twins before moving towards Harry and Neville.

"Time for you to look around" she spoke as Neville gave another unsuccessful disarming spell to the boy.

"Okay, nice move out there by the way" he said before moving along, leaving the two Gryffindors alone.

Renee and Neville started to work on his spell but the poor lad still hasn't given her a perfect spell. He was actually doing the proper waving and incantation that Renee was sure that Neville surely lacks in confidence to produce one.

"Neville, you're actually doing the right incantation and waving…but your confidence really makes you one step backwards. I know you could do this, I know you can" she tried to console him as he openly exclaiming that he can't do it.

Neville seems to be urged from her words and tried again. This time, her wand flew into his hand as he tried another spell.

"I did it! I did it!" Neville exclaimed, making Renee rushed to her friend and gave her a crushing hug.

"Yes you actually did it! Nice job!" she cheerfully said to him as she took her wand from him and noticing his blushing face.

"Oh stop blushing will you?" she scolded but then laughed, making Neville joined her.

Their practice came out very smoothly. Neville got her wand for the fourth time when Harry blew his whistle (where did he get those anyway?) and finished their first lessons.

"Nice teaching Renee" a girl (can't really remember her name) greeted her before exiting with her friend. Her heart swelled at the compliment she just received. It was very unusual for her to actually personally hear it. She smiled warmly at her with her eyes twinkling in pride and joy.

"Thank you"

Compliments from other members flowed at Renee to her very much surprise. Hermione look at her friend and giving her an I-told-you-so look. Ron and Neville looked at her with amused look at their faces as the shy witch receives those compliments clumsily.

It is really quite an amusing scene for them all.

"Let's go. Where's Harry anyway?" Hermione asked as the last member exited the room.

"Harry is a bit…busy at the moment. Come on, let's just wait for him at the common room" Renee gave them a knowing look before ushering them outside.

Renee raised her wand at Harry and Cho's direction and muttered some incantation before exiting the room. A wicked smile graced her lips; I hope they don't find it strange to find mistletoe in this room…

"Good luck Harry" Renee muttered as she gave the closed door one last look before heading back to the common room with a wicked smile on her lips.

A/n: my next update would be before New Year's Eve, since I would be very busy after Christmas. Leave me a review as your gift to me too! I would love to hear anything from you guys!

Prepositions is my and will always be my biggest enemy. Really, whoever invented that should have jump from a building or something (kidding!...or maybe not. XP). So I'm glad to hear that someone had noticed I've improved in those. Please tell me if I've skip some wrong grammars here, I would really appreciate those! Or tell me what you think in the story flow so far, feel free to comment!

Happy Christmas to everyone again!

Renesnee