A/N ~ I hope you're liking the story!

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It's been a week at Hogwarts and a lot has already happened...

Firstly, Harry had passed out from the Dementor attack on the train and got bullied about it for days. Second, Y/N officially had a subject she hated: Divinations with Professor Trelawny. Y/N had always hated the thought of staring into a crystal ball and predicting her death from the the shape of her eye cells. Or in her case, it was tea leaves she had to stare at.

"Miss Scamander, please take an inner look at Miss Granger's tea leaves." Professor Trelawny said in low and raspy voice. The teacher wore round glasses and dozens of beaded necklaces around her neck.

Y/N tried her best not to roll her eyes.

"Alright," she said and picked up Hermione's teacup. She stared into the blob of leftover tea leaves and blinked. 'It looks like a head,' she thought. 'It looks like someone wearing glasses... hey! it kind of looked like Harry.' she smirked at the thought of telling Harry that a blob of boiled leaves reminded her of him. "It looks like a fish." she stated out loud. The class laughed.

"Miss Scamander, I would like you to take this seriously." Professor Trelawny looked at her sternly. Hermione was the one to roll her eyes this time. Y/N sighed.

"It looks like a face," Y/N said grimly. "of someone smiling."

Professor Trelawny raised her eyebrows and nodded slowly, making Y/N frown.

"Is this face... clear, Miss Scamander?" Trelawny asked.

"Sure," Y/N shrugged.

"Miss Scamander..." the professor said in her shaky voice and attempted to give Y/N a sweet smile.

"Yes?" Y/N tried to sound as polite as possible.

"Why, Y/N, dear... this particular form you are seeing in Miss Granger's cup, is a sign meant for you, not Miss Granger." Professor Trelawny nodded slowly once again. "The Joyful Face is a sign that the you, Miss Scamander, are deeply in love, and will be loved back. Yes, yes, that boy, or girl, is very lucky..."

The class sniggered as Y/N blushed furiously. Harry and Ron let out 'ooooh' noises and smirked. Y/N and Hermione were not having it. Y/N huffed and glared the floor, while Hermione repeatedly rolled her eyes.

"Tell me, dear Y/N." Professor Trelawny continued. "Who's face are you seeing in this teacup? Because if that person is in this room, he or she would be thrilled to know your love-"

"But what is the logic behind this?" Y/N asked, growing impatient. "Even if your 'sign' is true, it's Hermione's cup. She drank the tea. How is it meant for me if it's from Hermione's cup?"

"Well, dear." Professor Trelawny chuckled. "This is The Joyful Face, we're talking about. It could be seen in tea leaf reading or lunar reading, and it is the true sign of love. It is only seen if it needs seeing...It is a sign for you..."

At this point, Y/N was laughing along with the others. She had never heard of anything so ridiculous. Again, it was just her eye cells messing around. She looked into Hermione's teacup once more and looked away immediately. As hysterical as the class was, Y/N couldn't help but notice how she vividly saw Harry's face in the teacup, twice. And didn't even pay attention when Professor Trelawny announced to the class that Harry had the Grim, the omen of death.

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Y/N shrieked in horror when she unleashed her Monster Book of Monsters. It was in the afternoon and they had Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid. They were supposed to read a chapter about Hippogriffs and Y/N apparently opened her book before Hagrid could tell them how to.

Her book growled loudly and attempted to bite her fingers off, making Draco Malfoy and his Slytherin friends roar with laughter. Ron, Harry and Hermione also burst into laughter as Y/N sprinted away from the book and climbed onto a tree near her. She breathed heavily and watched the book attempt to climb the tree after her.

"Hagrid, help!" Y/N exclaimed, looking at the book fearfully.

"Didn't know you could climb trees that well," Harry chuckled. Y/N huffed and rolled her eyes.

"Y/N, yer supposed to stroke it!" Hagrid, their giant friend and professor said with a smile. He chuckled and picked up her book effortlessly. He then stroked the spine of the book and it calmed down by a lot. "Ayeee, see?"

"You should've told me before, Hagrid." Y/N sighed and jumped down from the tree. Hermione shook her head and dusted wood dust from Y/N's shoulders.

"Yeah, we totally knew you were supposed to just stroke it." Malfoy said sarcastically, earning glares from the Gryffindors.

"'M sorry." Hagrid muttered. "C'mon, yeh lot! Gather 'round, gather 'round." he gestured for them to gather around a wide paddock in the outskirts of The Forbidden Forrest. He told them to wait as he went and fetched their first magical creature of the year.

Some students took off their robes and fanned themselves as they gathered around the wide clearing. Draco Malfoy pushed a Hufflepuff girl out of his way roughly to have a good view of what Hagrid was about to show them. However, Y/N, Harry, Hermione and Ron weren't so confident of going too close. They remembered Fluffy, Norbert, Aragog, and other dangerous creatures Hagrid owned.

Meanwhile, Draco was busy insulting Hagrid and his professions.

Y/N, harry, Ron and Hermione were determined to ignore him while Harry made a fist impatiently.

"Wait until my father hears they've got this oaf teaching in class." Draco sneered loudly for them to hear.

"No one really cares about your father, just wanted to let you know." Y/N said through gritted teeth. Hermione gave her impatient friend a look.

"Oh, look, everyone." Draco sneered. "It's the girl who ran away from her textbook!- trying to sound smart and all... What do you know about fathers when yours went chasing after Grindylows?" Malfoy smirked. The Slytherins cackled and Y/N clenched her jaw.

"Shut up, Malfoy." Harry threatened, stepping forwards boldly. Y/N gave him a warning look.

"Oooooh," the Slytherins sneered.

"Defending your girlfriend, Potter?" Malfoy sneered.

"Shut. Up." Harry repeated.

Malfoy thrusted his bag into Crabbe's arms and swaggered forwards, giving Y/N and Harry an amused look. He then, proceeded to point behind them with a horrified look on his face and yelled, "Dementor, Dementor!"

Y/N and Harry reacted and looked back in fear. There was nothing behind them.

The Slytherins howled with laughter and pulled the hoods of their robes up and wiggled their fingers, making spooky expressions.

Hermione turned Y/N and Harry's shoulders away before they could react and gave Malfoy a disgusted look.

"Aye, yeh lot, listen up." Hagrid grunted, making them turn back to the lesson. "Tatatataaaa!" Hagrid waved his arms at the creature behind him. It was absolutely beautiful. It was horse sized, and looked like a Griffin, but its head resembled an eagle's. The creature's feathers were silver and glistened in the bright sun ray.

Y/N gaped at it and smiled in awe. She had never seen such beautiful magical creature before.

She turned around and saw that no one else was as amazed as she was. They all looked confused and some looked terrified.

"This," Hagrid continued, "is Buckbeak. He's a Hippogriff." Hagrid threw Buckbeak a dead ferret and it caught the ferret with its beak. "They're very proud creatures, Hippogriffs. Yeh don't want to insult 'em, 'cause it would be the las' thing yeh do." Hagrid beamed at the creature proudly.

"Yeah, no shit." Ron muttered under his breath. Luckily, Y/N was the only one who heard him.

"Now..." Hagrid continued, "Who would like ter come and say hi?" he asked while feeding Buckbeak another dead ferret.

Y/N and Harry were busy staring at the creature, Y/N in awe, and Harry in shock, while the others backed at least two steps away, making the two look like they've stepped forwards. Hagrid turned back to them and beamed.

"Harry! Y/N!" Hagrid smiled at the two. Harry and Y/N looked at each other in confusion, then looked at the other students in betrayal. Hermione and Ron gave them an apologetic look.

Malfoy bit into a green apple casually and grunted. Hagrid continued,

"Good, good. Now... don't be shy, step forwards- slowly. And then bow. Slowly, Y/N, don't be too eager. That's it, Harry..."

Y/N and Harry looked at the Hippogriff and bowed their heads low, stepping forwards slowly. Buckbeak squawked and Harry took a step back, startled.

"Get back Harry, Y/N," Hagrid ushered. "start again."

"it's OK, Harry," Y/N smiled at him, making Harry feel a lot more safer. He slowly stepped closer to the creature with his head low.

Then, Buckbeak slowly but steadily bowed at them back.

"Great job, you two!" Hagrid clapped and fed Buckbeak another dead ferret. Y/N and Harry grinned in relief and the class (except for the Slytherins) clapped loudly. The two Gryffindors walked back to the crowd happily.

"That was intense," Harry breathed.

Hargid continued, "Now, are yeh ready to ride him?"

"What?" Y/N and Harry asked blankly and turned back. Hagrid grabbed them by the waist.

"Hey, hey, hey, Hagrid, put me down!" Harry panicked, making their classmates laugh. Y/N laughed along with them and let Hagrid carry her fearlessly. It was probably her grandfather's genes that made her so in love with magical creatures.

Hagrid placed Y/N on Buckbeak's back and placed Harry right behind her. Harry continued to fuss when Buckbeak started to walk.

"I don't think this is a good idea- no, no, no it's moving!" He exclaimed.

"Have fun, you two." Hagrid beamed. Y/N chuckled and replied,

"Oh, we'll definitely-"

"NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RIDE IT!" Harry yelled, but it was too late. Hagrid hit Buckbeak's back and the creature took off with a jolt. Harry yelled in horror and grabbed onto Y/N's shoulders. Y/N just laughed and gripped Buckbeak's scruff tightly.

Buckbeak soared above the tall trees and rose higher and higher. Y/N grinned widely and noted to herself that she would write to her grandfather about her day. Harry kept on swearing faintly behind her, his eyes shut tightly.

"Harry, don't close your eyes." Y/N said as Buckbeak flew above the magnificent castle.

Harry peaked through his eyes and looked down at the view. Wind was rushing into their faces and they could see the Hogwarts castle clearly.

"This is..." Harry was gaping at how high they were.

"unusual."

"amazing."

The two said at the same time, making them both laugh. Y/N felt Harry's grip loosen on her shoulders as he started to relax. They could see how big the castle was and how glittery the lake looked, and it was unreal.

"See, you like it!" Y/N yelled through the wind.

"I honestly don't." Harry said back. "I just- it's just- I like the view."

"We should do this regularly." Y/N said sarcastically. "You know, given how much you like the view." Harry wasn't amused.

"You are hilarious, Y/N" he muttered grimly.

Buckbeak then swooped down to be merely 10 feet above the black lake. When they were right above the lake, Harry could see his reflection on the surface of the water. He looked rather pale, while Y/N was smiling from ear to ear.

"You go, Buckbeak!" Y/N cheered. "Touch the water!"

"Touch the what?" Harry yelled through the loud wind.

Buckbeak swooped down once again. The wind was loud in their ears and the two Gryffindors could see its feet dragging through the pitch black water.

"Harry, look up!" Y/N told him. Harry slowly looked up and saw the huge mountains surrounding the lake. Y/N slowly letting go of Buckbeak's neck and spreading out her arms.

"Careful, Y/N!" Harry warned, but Y/N ignored him.

"No, you try, Harry!" Y/N said eagerly. "Or I'll push you off," she said in a sing-song tone. Only because Harry didn't want her to push him off the creature's back, he slowly let go of the girl's shoulders and spread out his arms in the air. Harry felt a smile creeping onto his face and he heard Y/N chuckle in joy.

"WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!" she yelled as Buckbeak continued to soar over the lake.

"WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!" Harry joined her. Harry and Y/N felt the breeze drying out their faces and Buckbeak's wings beating gently against their legs as they cheered loudly.

Buck beak suddenly flew upwards, making Y/N let out an 'ouph' sound, and making Harry grab onto her waist tightly. He could sense Y/N's face reddening and grabbed onto her shoulders instead, blushing a bit himself.

They both burst out laughing at their awkwardness and shook their heads. Harry casually rest his chin on Y/N's shoulder.

Buckbeak soared back to the skirts of the Forbidden Forrest where the clapping crowd  awaits.

"Well done!" Hagrid exclaimed as Buckbeak landed to the ground. Harry and Y/N were laughing uncontrollably as Buckbeak slowed down.

Hagrid helped the two down and Y/N felt her legs wobble as if she had forgotten how to walk. Harry looked at her and grinned as their Gryffindor friends patted them on the back. Ron and Hermione were smirking as always.

Then, out of nowhere, Draco Malfoy pushed through them and walked towards Buckbeak.

"Yeah, you're not dangerous at all, are you?" Y/N heard him sneer. She felt her stomach drop when she realised what was going on.

"Malfoy, get back." Y/N warned.

"Malfoy," Hagrid muttered in panic.

When Malfoy continued to sneer at the Hippogriff after their warnings, Buckbeak lifted its two front legs in anger. Suddenly, Malfoy's eyes widened in horror lifted his arms up to protect himself.

Buckbeak scratched the boy's arm roughly and the crowd screamed.

"Ow! It's killed meh! It's killed meh!" Draco whimpered dramatically, gripping onto his arm. Hagrid rushed over to calm Buckbeak down and Pansy Parkinson shrieked.

"He's getting killed!" She screamed stupidly.

"If you call getting a scratch 'getting killed', then sure." Y/N rolled her eyes. Ron smirked.

"Y/N!" Hermione scolded her.

"What?" Y/N snapped. "Didn't Hagrid warn him? It was the jerk's fault, Hermione."

Hermione stepped forwards and told Hagrid to quickly take Malfoy to the castle. The class ended by Hagrid scooping Malfoy up in his arms and marching away towards the castle while Malfoy cursed and whined about Hagrid's bloody chicken.

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A/N ~ Woah, OK, what a chapter. Quite a lot of fluff, but, well, why not ;) Really loved writing the Buckbeak scene since it's one of my favourites from POA *Drapple alert ... I hope you all enjoyed it!

- ScribblingQuills