Jokesters In Love

Chapter Five

Aries’s P.O.V
It was another day and I was hanging out with Fred and George for a while as we were having a few laughs before I decided to see how Hagrid was doing since I found out that he had a hearing today about Buckbeak, “I’ll see you guys later alright. I’m going to go and see Hagrid.” I told the Twins, “alright. See you later, Aries.” George said before I left the Common Room and the Castle all together and by the time I had gotten to Hagrids, he was just walking out of his home, “hello there Aries. What brings you by?” he asked me, “I came to see how you were doing all things considering.” I told him, “ahh, I see you also found out about the Hearing.” he said and I nodded, “how did it go?” I asked him, “not good for Buckbeak. Lucius Malfoy had asked for the worst with him. Buckbeak’s been sentenced to death.” Hagrid told me as he started skipping rocks, “I’m sorry, you know it was your fault, nor was it Buckbeaks. If Malfoy listened none of this would have happened.” I told him and he let out a sigh, “I know, I know. I guess you’re right” he said before I heard footsteps and turned to see that it was Harry, Ron and Hermione, “it’s not looking too good” I whispered to them, “how’d it go, Hagrid? The hearing?” Hermione asked him, “well, first off, the Committee members took turns talking about why we were there. And then I got up and did my piece. Said how Buckbeak was a good Hippogriff, always cleaned his feathers. And then Lucius Malfoy got up. well , you can imagine. He said it was a deadly and dangerous creature who would kill you as soon as it looked at ya.” Hagrid told them, “this is where it gets bad” I whispered to Harry, “and then?” Hermione asked him, “and then he asked for the worst, did old Lucius.” Hagrid said before Ron spoke up, “they’re not sacking you” Ron said, “no, I’m not sacked. Buckbeak’s been sentenced to death.” Hagrid said to them as he dropped the rest of the rock in the lake, “and there’s the bad part.” I said as I felt bad for Hagrid. Later on, the four of us eventually made it back to the Castle and back to the Common Room after hanging out with Hagrid for a while longer and we sat down together, “I feel bad for Hagrid. I wish there was something that we can do about this.” I mentioned to them, “So do I but at this point, I don’t think there is.” Harry said to me, “yeah Harry’s right. With the Ministry involved, there definitely isn’t anything we can do.” Ron mentioned and we continued to talk about it for a while before we noticed that it was getting late and the four of us decided to go to bed for the night.

It was the next day and we were all in Divination as Professor Trelawney had taught the class, “Broaden your minds. You must look beyond. The art of Crystal Gazing is in the clearing of the inner eye. Only then can you see. Try again.” Professor Trelawney said before she walked over to Harry and Ron's table and talked with them, “now what do we have here?” she asked them, “do you mind me trying?” I heard Hermione ask, “the Grim, Possibly.” Hermione said and I furrowed my brows a little as Professor Trelawney stepped closer to Hermione and spoke a little lower before Hermione got angry and knocked the Crystal Ball off the table and people began to wonder what was going on. By the time the class was over for the day, I was walking out of class with Ron and Harry, “what happened to Hermione?” I asked them wondering, “she’s gone mental, Hermione has. I mean, not that she wasn’t always mental but now it’s out in the open for everyone to see.” Ron said before I noticed that they had stopped walking and turned to see Harry picking up the Crystal Ball, “we better take this back.” Harry said to us, “I’m not going back.” Ron said before Harry looked at me, “neither am I. Professor Trelawney is nice and all but she gives me the creeps sometimes.” I said to Harry, “Fine. see you two later.” Harry said before he walked back, “see you” Ron and I both said before we continued walking down the stairs, “what did Professor Trelawney say to Hermione anyways?” I asked Ron, “something about not possessing the proper spirit or something like that” Ron said and I shrugged a little as we made it to the bottom of the steps and made our way to our next class. Later that day after classes were over we were in the Common Room and I noticed Hermione and went to sit next to her, “what’s wrong?” I asked her, “it’s nothing.” she told me, “was it something Professor Trelawney said or something?” I asked her, wondering and she sighed a little, “because I now realize that being in her class is a waste of time.” She told me before we had suggested we go and see Hagrid and the four of us eventually left and made it outside only to see the Executioner sharpening his blade as we walked past him and onto the bride, “bloody hell that prick gives me the creeps.” I mentioned, “you’re not the only one” Harry said as we made it to the end of the bridge only to see Malfoy and his friends, “it just got worse” Ron said to us, “bloody gits. They just don’t know when to learn do they” I said to them before Hermione and I rushed up to them before they noticed us, “ahh, come to see the show” Malfoy said to us, “shut up you stupid git” I said to Malfoy and before  could do anything, I felt someone hold me back and saw that it was Harry doing so, “you. You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach.” Hermione said to Malfoy holding her wand to him, “Hermione no. He’s not worth it” Ron said, “he’s right Aries. He’s not.” Harry told me and I shoved him off me and Hermione eventually lowered her wand before punching Malfoy in the face, “bloody brilliant” I said to her as Malfoy and his friends ran off, “that felt good” she said to us, “I agree with Aries, not good, Brilliant.” Ron said to Hermione and I laughed a little.

By the time we had gotten to Hagrid’s, we had walked past Buckbeak and I continued to feel bad for him as he bowed his head and the four of us eventually made it inside, “oh look at him. Love the smell of the trees when the wind blows through them.” Hagrid mentioned, “why don’t we just set him free?” Harry suggested to Hagrid, “they’d figure he’d done it. Proof or not.” I told him, “she’s right, they’d know it was me, and then Dumbledore would get into trouble. He’s coming down, you know, Dumbledore. He says he wants to be with me when they… when it happens. Great man Dumbledore. Great man.” Hagrid said as he eventually moved away from the window and fed something to a creature he had in his home, “we’ll stay with you to Hagrid” Hermione said to him standing up, “you’ll do no such thing. Think I want you seeing something like that? No. You just drink your tea and be off. Oh, before you do, Ron.” Hagrid said before turning around to grab something and turned to see Ron’s rat in his hand, “Scabbers. You’re alive.” Ron said grabbing her, “you want to keep a closer eye on your pets Ron” Hagrid told him, “I think that means you owe someone an apology.” Hermione said to Ron, “right. Next time I see Crookshanks, I’ll let him know.” Ron told her, “that’s not what she meant Ron.” I told him, “I meant me.” Hermione said to him before one of the jars broke, “bloody hell was that?” I wondered before Harry was hit at the back of his head before he spoke up, “Hagrid.” Harry said before Hagrid walked over, “it’s late. It’s nearly dark. You shouldn’t be here. Someone sees you outside the Castle at this time of night, you’ll be in trouble, Big trouble. Particularly you Harry.” Hagrid told us before we heard knocking and we soon went to the back and went to the door and Hermione opened it and we waited and once it was clear, the four of us made it out and hid behind the pumpkin patch before Hermione and I heard something from behind us but saw nothing, “what?” Harry asked us, “ I thought I just saw- nevermind” Hermione said, “let’s go” Ron said and we had done so.