Harry awoke in a dim, but brightly lit dormitory. Ron was still snoring and muttering illegible words under his breath, frequently tossing around. Harry slipped his round glasses up his thin nose and gave the alarm clock a fleeting glance. It was only 6:14 am.
With a loud sigh Harry plopped down on his pillows, he angrily pulled his quilted blanket over his head.
He had dreamt about Bella, of course, which seemed to be the usual lately. His dream showed Hogwarts without a soul existing in the halls, the professors had vanished it seemed, and even the pesky cat Mrs. Norris wasn't around to spoil the day. All that existed on the grounds were Harry and Bella, both lounging in the shade that the great oak tree gave them; the squid in the lake just beside them dancing gracefully across the surface.. Bella's head rested in Harry's lap, and Harry ran his fingers idly through her silky soft chocolate brown hair.
Harry just got to his favorite part where he had told her a very funny joke, something about Malfoy in a dress, and she had laughed so loudly color rushed to her cheek, and her chest bounced slightly when a roaring snore issued from Ron, and frightened Harry so much that he promptly jumped out of bed.
After getting dressed Harry practically flung himself down the stairs of his dormitory into the common room, in his rush smacking hard into none other than Bella Swan, toppling utterly ungracefully on top of her and onto the floor.
Bella flushed as blood rushed to her face, but after a second she grinned at him. "Fancy meeting you here, that was a banging entrance Mister Potter." She spoke with sarcasm and laughed before winking at him as he was suddenly the one blushing bright red.
"Oh shut up Bells" He muttered embarrassed at himself and made to get off of her and pull her back to her feet. "I was actually on my way to get some breakfast, we could go together if you'd like?"
"Sure" and she beamed at him again.
In the hour that passed during their joyful breakfast he and Bella had been laughing the majority of it, he would only stop when he regularly choked on his food, just to start again when Bella did a ridiculous imitation of him choking.
The great hall had been steadily filling while Harry had been paying no attention.
He only noticed when Ginny entered the hall by the loud huffing noise she had made when she spotted him with Bella. The fury in her eyes was evident as she glared daggers at Bella which surely should've left holes in her robes.
She huffed yet again but went scowling her way down to the seat as far from them as physically possible.
Just after Ginny had taken her seat next to the new girl, Alice, Ron and Hermione entered and sat opposite them. Harry wanted to smack Ron for his lack of tact when he started digging in with a unrequired enthusiasm and talking with his mouth full.
Professor McGonagall entered the hall as well, carrying a stack of parchments in her right arm. She slowly worked her way up the Gryffindor house table, tapping her wand to a parchment and handing each student they're timetables.
She handed Harry, Ron, Hermione and Bella they're timetables and Harry's stomach did a little leap of joy when he and Bella shared they're first class together, and together they stood up and headed to the fourth floor for their Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
The class wasn't in total darkness, but still dark enough for the candles that had been lit to cast spooky shadows around the walls. Professor Salvatore stood up and walked over to his desk, reached for his wand and with a flick all the curtains snapped shut, suspending them in almost darkness.
"This morning we are starting on Pontianak's, please turn to chapter 34 and read the chapter addressed."
After having his excitement catch flame after reading the intro to the chapter professor Salvatore stood up again, he turned towards a poster of a ghostly figure of something that looked like a woman, but worse.
"As you can see on the poster behind me, there is a picture of a Pontianak. These creatures are extremely difficult to photograph, as they will kill you within a second of noticing you, so we should really appreciate these efforts." He grinned before continuing . " Now next time you smell something wonderfully fragrant followed by a putrid stench, don't be fooled — it's probably a Pontianak.
Having died during childbirth, Pontianak's return to the earth as undead creatures who live by feasting on the flesh of easily seduced men and pregnant women. These strange and highly deadly beings take the form of eerily beautiful, long-haired woman in white gowns, their cries notoriously warn of their presence — if loud, she's far; if soft, you're doomed. They'll lure you with their beauty, then dig they're sharp fingernails into your stomach to feed on your innards!" For once the class was dead silent.
"Now I want you to read the rest of that chapter, and write me a six foot essay on the characteristics of Pontianak's, and how to avoid becoming their victim, due in a week. That is all, class dismissed."
Professor Salvatore turned on his heel, flicked his wand and strode into his office. Leaving his class behind him, each of them stunned and in awe.
The bell rang and Harry and Bella gave a nervous look at each other, packed up their things and left for their next class. The day passed in a rush of quills, notebooks and charms, and Harry soon felt himself bushed a he fell onto his bed and fell asleep, fully clothed but not being able to care, and lapsed into dreams of a Bella looking Pontianak.