The next morning it was Monday and Jane was awaken by a very frantic Hermione.
"Come on Jane it's late wake up" Hermione was saying.
"Hermione calm down it isn't that late" Lavender said annoyed that Hermione had interrupted her dreams.
"Yes it is very late" Hermione said exasperated.
"Alright I'm awake, please it is too early to fight" Jane said getting up from her bed. She dressed in her school uniform and went downstairs dragging Hermione with her.
"Wait my hair" Hermione said.
"Don't worry I'll fix it in the common room" Jane said.
"Alright" Hermione said as they got to the common room. The common room was empty.
"I thought you said it was late" Jane said and Hermione blushed but stayed quiet. "Okay you lied" Jane added making Hermione blushed a little bit more.
"Well yes I lied but I had a good reason" Hermione said.
"Oh really?" Jane asked amused.
"Yeah" Hermione said but didn't explain her reason.
"Alright, alright come on I promised I would help you with your hair" Jane said ignoring Hermione's lack of explanation.
"You really believe you can fix my hair?" Hermione asked.
"Well yeah if I had more time but for now I'll just make you a french braid."
"Cool" Hermione said sitting down on a couch. Jane started working on Hermione's hair.
"So how did you learn to make a french braid?" Hermione said after a minute of silence.
"At school. Some of the older girls sat down on the benches in front of the school and fixed each others hair. I loved to watch how their hair seemed to act just the way they wanted it was kind of fascinating; so I decided that I was going to learn how to do it too and I did. I asked them to teach me, but they, of course, didn't Harry and I had a bad reputation so I just watched them and learned to fix my hair" Jane said while she worked on Hermione's hair. "There all better" She added as she finished.
"Thanks" Hermione said turning to look at Jane. "That was quite a story too" Hermione added.
"Yeah well I decided that since you are my best friend I shouldn't keep secrets from you and you should know me better" Jane said smiling at Hermione.
"Aw Jane thank you" Hermione said hugging Jane.
"Keep this up and I'll wake up early more often" Fred said scaring them.
"I agree with you Fred" George said.
"Oh you sick bastards" Jane said standing up. "Come on if they are up it means we are going to be late if we don't hurry" Jane added to Hermione. The girls made their way to the Great Hall followed by Fred and George.
"So did you girls see the new club?" Fred asked when they were seated at the Gryffindor table.
"No we didn't" Hermione said.
"Yeah well this is a defence club so we can defend ourselves from whatever is attacking the students."
"Really? Who do you suppose is going to teach us defence" Hermione asked.
"We really have no idea" Fred said.
"Yeah, as long as it's not Lockhart I really don't care" George said.
"I agree" Jane said, talking for the first time since they mentioned the attacks.
"He is really not that bad" Hermione said.
"Yeah he is. Now come on we are going to be late for Potions" Jane said.
"What about Harry and Ron shouldn't we wake them?" Hermione asked.
"We'll do it we have Divination so it's really no problem" George said.
"Thanks George" Jane said standing up.
"How do you know who is who?" Hermione asked when they were out of the Great Hall.
"I just know" Jane said blushing.
"Right no secrets from your best friend?" Hermione joked. Jane smiled but before she could answer someone interrupted them.
"Hey Jane" Cedric said.
"Oh hey!" Jane said brightly glad that Hermione was distracted.
"Where are you going now?" Cedric asked.
"We have Potion so we really need to hurry" Jane said.
"I'll walk with you"
"But you'll be late for your class" Hermione said worried.
"Don't worry I'll be fine" Cedric said and Hermione blushed not knowing what to say.
"So why are you accompanying us?" Jane asked.
"Well I wasn't going to tell you I heard some guys talking about teaching you a lesson and well..."
"You want to make sure I'm fine?" Jane interrupted him.
"Well you and Hermione since the guys mentioned her too" Cedric said and Hermione paled.
"Who would want to hurt us?" Hermione asked genuinely scared.
"The Slytherins probably" Jane said quietly.
"How did you know they were Slytherins?" Cedric asked.
"Flint attacked me on a Quidditch practice and Hermione defended me"
"Oh I'll kill him!" Cedric muttered as they got to the Potion classroom. "Well see you later" he added before leaving Jane and Hermione with the other Gryffindors that were waiting for Snape to open the classroom.
"Jane you really think they'll attack us?" Hermione asked scared.
"Hermione don't worry we'll be fine but we won't be able to go around alone" Jane said trying to hide her worry. Before they said anything else Harry and Ron came running.
"Hey are we late?" Ron asked out of breath.
"Sure Ron that is why we are all outside" Jane said sarcastically.
"Ha ha really funny Jane... anyway why didn't you wake us up?" Ron said.
"Last time I checked we are not alarms" Jane said as the dungeon's doors opened.
"Why are you so annoying Jane?" Ron said taking his usual seat.
"I should be the one asking you that" Jane muttered.
"Oh would you stop" Hermione exclaimed. Unfortunately Snape heard her and assumed she was talking to him.
"Am I boring you Miss Granger?" He asked glaring at her.
"No professor I wasn't saying that to you. I'm sorry for interrupting" Hermione said.
"Well ten points from Gryffindor for your stupidity and since you four can't keep your mouths closed I'm going to move you" Snape said. He paired Hermione with Neville, Harry with Crabbe, Ron with Goyle, and Jane with Malfoy.
"Now I'm sure we won't have anymore interruptions so start with your potion. The pair that makes the best potion are free from making the homework I'm going to give" Snape said before letting them work.
Jane glared at Malfoy before she started with the potion. Jane worked on the potion remembering why she loved to prepare potions. She felt powerful mixing all those ingredients and converting them into something useful and even deadly. At the end of the class the best potion was Jane's so she and Malfoy were exempt.
"Miss Potter please stay here for a minute" Snape said as she was leaving.
"Sure professor" Jane said going to his desk. While she walked Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at her.
"I said Miss Potter, you three can leave" Snape grumbled. Hermione and Ron left immediately but Harry just stayed there at the door glaring at Snape.
"Are you deaf Mr. Potter? Leave" Snape said glaring at Harry. Jane too glared at Harry as if telling him to leave and finally he left. "Now that he has finally left I want to start by saying that what I will tell you here stays here you can't tell anyone about it" Snape started looking at her very seriously.
"I understand sir" Jane said sensing she had to say something.
"Good I see you are not as thick as your brother" Snape said and Jane tried not to glare at the professor. "Now what I wanted to tell you is that this potion is perfect and I decided that if you make them like this every day I'll give Gryffindor 10 points, in private of course"
"You are serious?" Jane said surprised. Snape just glared at her. "Sorry sir, it's just that this is a big surprise and of course I'll keep it a secret.
"Good now get out of here before I change my mind" Snape said and Jane smiled at him before running out of the classroom. Just as she stepped outside she smacked into someone.
"You've got to stop doing this" Cedric said smiling and holding her up.
"Oh I'm so sorry" Jane said blushing and looking down.
"It's okay, come you are late to your next class"
"Oh and you are not?" Jane asked raising an eyebrow
"No I'm free now"
"Oh" Jane said blushing again. Cedric smiled and took her hand leading her to Lockhart's class. "Wait, how do you know which class I have now?" Jane said stopping when she noticed where they were going.
"Your brother told me" Cedric said tugging her hand a little so she would start walking again. They walked in silence since Jane was on a cloud because of Cedric's hand on her. She was so focus on his hand that she didn't even notice they were in front of the classroom.
"Uh Jane we are here" Cedric said when he noticed she wasn't letting go of his hand. She snapped back to reality and blushed.
"Oh, right, so see you later, then" Jane said smiling at him before she let go of his hand and entered the classroom. Lockhart didn't even notice her he was too busy telling stories about himself, so she just sat down besides Harry in the back and ignored his false stories. Throughout the class Jane had a glazed look. She was thinking about Cedric and how much she liked him. She had fancied him since she first talk to him but now she thought she felt something more for him something she hadn't felt before. All the same she thought that maybe she was too young to know and she really was going to be friends with him until she was ready for more.
The class ended and everyone jumped off their seats and were out the door before Lockhart started talking again causing them to be late for their other class (which was Transfiguration). Harry, Jane, Ron, and Hermione were met outside by the Weasley twins.
"Hey guys" Fred said.
"What are you guys doing here?" Ron asked not trusting his brothers.
"Nothing just making sure no Slytherin bothered you" George answered.
"Cedric told you guys?" Hermione asked suddenly alarmed and scared.
"Nope, but Slytherins are not very bright always saying their plans too loud" Fred said smirking. The six of them walked toward the Transfiguration room with the Weasley twins making jokes at Ron's expense. When they got to Transfiguration they were all red, Harry, Jane, and Hermione from laughing and Ron from embarrassment.
Transfiguration passed without a problem and McGonagall noticed with pleasure the change on Jane's attitude and mood.
After Transfiguration they had lunch in which Jane ate as if she had never eaten in her life she was really ravenous.
"Whoa Jane slow down you look like Ron" Fred said and Jane glared at him but didn't stop.
"Seriously what's the rush" George said. Jane slowed down and blushed making the twins laugh.
"Sorry" Jane said smiling, "I was just letting my inner Ron out" The twins, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny (who had just joined them) laughed.
"I don't see how that is funny" Ron said with his mouth full which made them laugh harder.
"So Ginny how was your day" Jane asked her after they had stopped laughing.
"Oh good, except that Lockhart decided that a red-head would make a good damsel in distress and used me to explain how he saved a lady from a werewolf" Ginny said grimacing.
"Oh better you than me" Jane laughed.
"Well, now boys think I'm helpless, it's frankly annoying"
"Wait go back" Fred started.
"You are not helpless?" George added.
"I can't believe it" Fred said.
"You've been lying to us our whole lives" George said.
"I feel so useless now" Fred ended.
"Oh shut up you prats" Ginny said glaring at them. After that they all ate and went to their last class. Jane did better in all her classes but at dinner she had this feeling as if she had to write to Tom but she didn't want to write to him just yet. After dinner Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Jane went to the common room to start doing schoolwork. Well Hermione and Ginny started their work. Harry and Ron pretended to do work while Jane just stared the fire, thinking of excuses for her to go to her room early and write to Tom. Slowly her thoughts turned to Cedric and she was thinking of him when suddenly Ron yelled at Ginny "Don't you have better things to do?! Go away!" The other four were staring at him wondering what was wrong with him.
"What is your problem Ron? She is just doing homework" Hermione said since Ginny was too shocked to say anything.
"Well can't she do homework somewhere else?" Ron asked.
"You feeling alright there Ron?" Jane asked earning a glare from the red-head boy.
"Well I just don't want my little sister hanging out with me and my friends. It's annoying"
"You are annoying Ron but we haven't yelled at you to go away" Jane said defending Ginny who was still not saying anything.
"Alright I have a secret to tell you but she is around so I can't" Ron said.
"Go on say it" Jane said.
"Jane, Ginny is here" Ron said giving her a meaningful look.
"Oh I'm sure she doesn't mind" Jane said.
"It's about our plan" Ron said looking at his three friends. Hermione burst out laughing and Harry cracked a smile while Ginny looked at Jane also smiling.
"What is so funny?" Ron asked.
"Ginny already knows" Harry answered.
"What?! Who told her?" Ron asked.
"I did" Harry answered blushing.
"Why?" Ron asked looking at Harry suspiciously.
"Well it wasn't on purpose I was talking to Hermione about it and Ginny heard" Harry said.
"So she knows we are starting today right about now?" Ron asked.
"Yep" Harry said.
"But why didn't anyone tell me?" Ron asked.
"Jane thought it would be funny not to tell you. And man was she right" Hermione said laughing. "You scared the hell out of everybody"
"Ha ha really funny" Ron said. "So are we going or what?"
"Yeah let me look for my cloak. Jane you have your bracelet?" Harry said.
"Yep" Jane answered showing her wrist.
"That is so cool" Ginny whispered and Harry and Jane smiled. Soon the five of them were making their way to a girl's bathroom.
When they first talked about where they were making the potion Hermione quickly talked about the girls bathroom and Harry and Ron opposed to it saying that everybody went to the bathroom and they had to keep the potion a secret. Hermione explained to them that the bathroom was haunted by Moaning Myrtle and no girl went there. So now that is where they were going, the second floor girl's bathroom.
When they got there Hermione started making the potion while the others watched. Jane was watching very carefully at how Hermione was making the potion and once in a while stopped her from making a horrible mistake. Ron was practically asleep so Harry and Ginny were free to talk. They talk about their days and they talk about how Jane's mood had changed.
"I really wish she stays like this, you know happy" Harry said looking at his sister who was laughing with Hermione while Ron glared at them.
"I know what you mean, she always treat me nice and it really pained me to watch her suffering." Ginny said.
"Well I think that's it for today. I'll check on it tomorrow morning" Hermione said. "And we should be getting the ingredients we need from Snape's supply"
"Right and how do we do that?" Ron asked yawning.
"We'll have to steal it" Hermione said.
"Duh, but how?"
"We'll need a distraction while one of us gets the supplies and it'll have to be during class" Jane said.
"Oh piece of cake" Ron said and Jane glared at him before disappearing and leaving. Hermione started arguing with Ron on how he treated Jane while Harry and Ginny watched.
"Is it always like this?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah Jane and Ron don't seem to like each other and I think Hermione fancies Ron but also Jane is her best friend, so you see the dilemma" Harry told her and she smiled. "Guys we have to go, stop fighting."
While Hermione and Ron argued and Harry and Ginny watched, Jane made her way to the Gryffindor common room very fast. And without stopping she went to her dorm room and sat on her bed closing the curtains around her. She got the diary out and started talking to Tom she told him about her day and apologized for not writing earlier. She talked about how she loved her friends but she was hurt because of how mean Ron was. And as she poured her heart out to Tom he grew stronger but Jane didn't notice she just kept writing and writing. She heard when Hermione entered but she ignored her letting her friend she was asleep. She wrote so much that her hand hurted and when she couldn't write no more she fell asleep.
Well there you have it another chapter I hope you like it and I'm really sorry for not updating sooner.
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