Sorry about the delay last week, I was working all weekend and moving into college and I didn't have time to update. Also my laptop cord and etc were packed away as soon as I left the message on my page. That being said this isn't one of my favorite chapters or best but I hope you all like it anyway.
Also my roommate is yelling at me to turn off the light and go to bed so I didn't have time to check read. I'll most likely go back and fix any changes I notice.
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As much as Harry had enjoyed breakfast at Hermione's, mostly because it was more then he normally had during the summer, nothing would ever compare to the first day of term breakfast at Hogwarts. It was as if the cooks went out of their way to make it even better then all the others. It was also the only day of the year that Harry and Ron made it to the Great Hall before Hermione did. Only because she spent all morning getting bag and supplies in order.
"Morning Mione." Harry said as she sat down a good ten minutes after th boys had made it down.
"Good morning boys." She said helping herself to some porridge and an apple. "Ready for class?"
"No." Ron said with his mouth full. "The summer went by way to quickly."
"Eeh, I'm happy to be back at Hogwarts but I don't know if I'm ready for class, we have those extra classes this year to 'member?"
"Oh yeah, forgot bout that." Ron said frowning.
"Oh look, here come our schedules!" Hermione said grabbing hers from her mother's hand before the woman could even speak. Minerva just rolled her eyes at her daughters actions. She handed Ron and Harry their schedules and continued on her way down the table.
"Look! We start new classes today!" Hermione said happily. Curious Harry plucked Hermione's out of her hand.
"They messed your schedule up Hermione, they have you slated for Ancient Runes, Arthimency and Charms! That's not possible!"
"Don't worry I've worked it out." She said cryptically. "Anyway we need to get going if we're going to make it to the north tower on time for Divination. We've never been up there after all."
"Fine." They mumbled and left the food on the table and followed Hermione in her trek north. When they finally made it to the north tower, after some directions from an overweight knight on a pony, they discovered they had to spend an hour and a half being talked to death by a crackpot teacher in a room that smelled like a bunch a flowers, and not in the good way. At least that was Hermione's opinion, the rest of the class seemed stunned to silence.
"Oh don't worry Harry I'm sure that Grim mess is just a ploy to scare us because it's our first class." Hermione whispered.
"Yeah I'm sure your right." He said chuckling softly, after the 5th time she had mentioned this. "I mean who dies from seeing a dog? A 50 foot snake is one thing but a dog?" That got a laugh from Hermione but not Ron.
"That's nothing to play around with Harry. My Uncle Bilius once saw a Grim and he died 48 hours later!"
"Probably from fake stress, after all Harry hasn't seen a Grim have you Harry?"
"No I haven't it's something I think I would have noticed." He said joking. They were the first three in the Transfiguration classroom the period after. So Hermione ran up to Minerva to get a hug.
"How have classes been so far?" Minerva asked them as they took their seats near the front of the classroom.
"Trelawney's weird." Harry told her. Minerva made a face.
"While I never talk bad about my fellow colleagues… for someone not skilled in the art of divination one would probably think of Professor Trelawney, as an odd confused person, who could be seen as a fraud."
"Are you skilled in any divination Mum?" Hermione asked.
"Not one bit." She said smiling.
"So you see her as an odd confused fraud then?" Harry asked smirking.
"I never said that. Now sit down, the other students are about to come in." She leapt on her desk and turned into a cat midflight. After the class had filed in she transformed back into a woman, and was very disappointed she did not receive a bigger reaction from her students.
"Really, what has gotten into all of you today? Not that it matters but that's the first time my transformation hasn't gotten an applause from a class before." Neville slowly raised his hand.
"Please professor we just had our first Divination lesson…"
"No need to say anymore Mr. Longbottom who will be dying this year?" Harry slowly raised his hand looking questionably at Minerva. What did she mean?
"I see, then you should know Potter, that Professor Trelawney has predicted the death of one student a year since she arrived at this school. It's her way of welcoming students to class, not one of those students has died." Minerva gave Harry a look over her glasses. "You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you that if you die, you need not hand it in" Harry laughed, and her joke seemed to make most of the class shake out of their stupor. Ron still looked worried though and so did Lavender.
"What about Neville?" She whispered dramatically making Hermione roll her eyes.
Lunch passed without much incident. And they began heading outside for Hagrid's first Care for Magical Creatures class, which they couldn't wait for because Hagrid was their new professor.
"Hey you lot!" The half giant said in greeting as the trio showed up. "I got a real surprise for yeh today, I think you three will like it!"
"Oh joy the barbarian is going to teach us about animals? Wait till my father hears about this."
"You can talk to your father all you want Malfoy, it won't make a difference." Harry said angrily.
"Oohh what are you going to do about it Potter, faint for me." And Malfoy began to imitate Harry's faint.
"Oh shove off Malfoy, after all no one cares what you think." Hermione defended.
"Heard you weren't much better off Granger, what's your excuse? Just wanted to go cry to your favorite professor?" Malfoy said mockingly. Hermione glared and clenched her fists. Thankfully at that time Hagrid called the class to attention and led them off to the outskirts of the forest to show them the hippogriffs. When they were walking over Hermione grabbed onto Harry's arm and yanked him towards the back of the class.
"How does he know Harry?" She asked anxiously.
"Know what? Malfoy doesn't know anything Hermione."
"But what he said "wanted to go cry to your favorite professor" it sounds to me as if he knows but I don't understand how."
"Calm down I'm sure you're just over reacting, most people assume you're her favorite student because you're smart. Besides how could he have found out?"
"Well, it's in Ministry files that she's listed as my guardian. His father may have been able to find out through that. I mean it's not exactly a secret, and teachers have gained guardianship of students before in situations such as mine. But he'll tell everyone if he knows Harry! I don't want people to believe I get good grades because of my mother."
"Imagine if they found out who your father was - OW!" She had slapped his arm.
"Quiet the walls have ears."
"And by walls you mean the three slyterian stooges." Harry joked. Hermione frowned again and bit her lip. "Calm down Mione. Go talk to Minerva tonight and tell her everything you just told me."
"Thanks Harry." She said smiling up at him. They were stuck in the back of the class now, and they heard Hagrid ask for any volunteers to approach the hippogriffs. When no one volunteered, Hagrid picked Malfoy at random. Malfoy strode up confidently, backed away briefly and asked Hagrid "What do I do again you loaf?" After Hagrid explained again Malfoy bowed and managed to pet Buckbeak the hippogriff with out any further problems. At least until he stepped away, at which point he stated how easy it was because it was such a dumb creature. Buckbeak snapped at Malfoy and tried to charge only to be stopped by Hagrid at the last second.
"And that class is why you never insult a hippogriff, let this be a lesson to you all, anywho I think you've got the basic idea of a hippogriff. And since it's the first day, you can all leave now but I'd like 6 inches on proper technique when approaching a hippogriff. So that on Thursday you won't almost end up like Malfoy here." Hagrid said beaming, and Malfoy blushed a dark pink.
Hermione smiled. At least Hagrid brought Malfoy down a peg so he probably wouldn't bring up Minerva to her again, at least that day. And that gave her some time to have a chat with her mother tonight.
This chapter sucks, I just really don't like it and maybe that's because I rushed it a bit but I'm going mad! I worked 34 hours this week, plus 17 credits of college started up again and I have to have a biopsy in two weeks blaah! Do those hurt? Apparently I'm going to be sedated most of the day so no college I'll miss my history of Scotland class and british lit.
Also, if you read Lioness ignore this, I am planning a new story. It's not a mother/daughter type story but I'm looking for people to possibly read over and tell if they believe it's worth perusing. If you send me a message after Lioness, don't worry I got it, I just haven't made any desections yet. Also I would like if someone does this for them to be from the British Isles, or anyone else who knows history and background for other countries. If you are college age as well that'd probably be helpful but that's not a requirement, you can be just as smart in high school.
That being said Review! And let me know.
P.s. the Giants just won the superbowl! Didn't want the Pats to win, sorry any Pats fans but Brady has won two many for my liking. And I always try to go underdog.