Summary: Hogwarts Field Trip! To Paris! Students were excited as they were promised a week there. The catch? They must wear a mask and disguise. Then at midnight on the last day: unmask. And that was when the trouble began. SHORT STORY-D/Hr
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Author's Note: This will be a SHORT STORY consisting of nine chapters: one for each day at Paris, an epilogue, and one extra for the announcement on the field trip. The chapters will NOT be very long and will revolve around one main couple: Draco/Hermione. Also, I have never been to Paris so please excuse me if anything is wrong. Hope you Enjoy!
Paris, Capital of Love?
Chapter 1: Paris!
Sunday, The Great Hall:
All Seventh Years were seated in the Great Hall awaiting the special announcement. Silence was not found for several minutes as students chatted about what they thought was happening and a few already knew. Soon Dumbledore walked in.
"Silence please!" Dumbledore ordered as he clapped his hands together for attention. "You have all been summoned here for a very special announcement. Since this is your last year here at Hogwarts we have decided to allow you all to go on a field trip. After consulting with the Prefects and the Professors we have decided to send you all to Paris!"
The chatting quickly erupted with squeals and heaps of delight. But Dumbledore wasn't finished so he clapped his hands again for attention.
"But there is a catch. You all must wear a mask and disguise yourselves and you will be going with Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall. You are to find yourself a partner of the opposite sex as your date for that week while you are in disguise. You are not to tell your friends how you are disguised or what mask you are going to use. All we ask is that you wear a mask to cover your face but make holes so you can see and breathe and talk through it. Then you can change the color of your hair and how you dress. Be creative! Then on midnight of the last day you will unmask. That is all. Now please head to your dorms and pack for you are leaving in three hours. Oh and as for the ocean separating us from France, do not worry. The Hogwarts Express has invisible tracks over the ocean. Good day and have fun!"
Running, racing, scuttling, scampering, sprinting, jogging, darting, dashing, and scurrying went all of the Seventh Years as they headed to their dorms full of excitement. And soon they all reappeared two and a half hours later all packed with their suitcases ready to leave.
Prof. Snape and Prof. McGonagall ushered all the students outside where they took carriages to the train station and took the Hogwarts Express to Paris.
The Train:
The trio quickly entered and seated themselves down.
"Can you believe it? A week without school!" Ron exclaimed as he started to do a joy jig.
"In Paris!" Hermione squealed.
"Wow Hermione, I didn't know you would be up for the idea. I thought you would complain that we 'wouldn't have time to study and learn more to prepare for our futures'," Harry dramatically quoted her.
"Oh be quiet, Harry," Hermione said as she punched him playfully in the arm. "I did choose the location. Remember Headmaster said that he had consulted with the Prefects? That was why I left you and Ron a week ago. I had to talk to Headmaster about that with Malfoy."
"Oh yeah!" Harry remembered.
"But, you know, I am a little worried," Hermione revealed.
"Aw, come on 'Mione! We'll have plenty of time to study when we get back!" Ron said.
"No, Ron, not about that! I mean about the disguises and masks and pairings. We aren't allowed to tell each other so what if you get stuck with Pansy, Harry? Or if I get stuck with Crabbe or Goyle?!" Hermione shuddered at her thoughts.
"Yeah, I never thought about that," Harry said.
"But who cares! Just enjoy the time and don't kiss your partner!" Ron advised. Harry and Hermione giggled. That was Ron, always carefree unless faced with danger, especially spiders.
"But can you believe Snape is with us going to Paris, the capital of love?" Harry asked.
"That was a shock when I heard he was coming with us!" Ron agreed.
"Wouldn't it be sick if he had to disguise himself as a student and Hermione ended up with him?" Harry asked.
"EW! Harry!" Hermione squeaked as she shoved him playfully into Ron.
"I was just imagining!" Harry defended himself.
Hermione rolled her eyes and Harry and Ron laughed at the image of a seventeen year old Snape with Hermione making out.
Dinner was served along with lunch on the long train ride and soon the train came to a halt and everyone dashed outside
Paris:
"Wow," Hermione breathed.
"It's so bright!" Ron exclaimed as he looked around at all the light up buildings.
"It's night time!" Harry pouted.
"I know. But today doesn't count as a day since today is Sunday and we arrived at night. Tomorrow will begin the week in Paris," Hermione explained to them.
"Well, that's more like it!" Ron exclaimed.
Prof. Snape and Prof. McGonagall led them to the hotel they were to stay in named: L'Hôtel Pendant Le Ciel De La Nuit (The Hotel in the Night Sky).
The Hotel:
Each house occupied a floor and each room had three to four smaller bedrooms in it so that when the students were disguising themselves they had their own room to do it in. Hermione, Ron, and Harry took one room and quickly choose bedrooms and were told to choose their disguises. So all three locked the doors to their bedrooms and began to think about their disguise and mask.
Hermione was first to finish and fell asleep. Then Ron finished and fell asleep, too. Last was Harry to finish because he was worried on how to hide his scar.
Finally, Prof. McGonagall had come to his room, on orders by Dumbledore because he had told her Harry would have trouble, and gave him a cream that would conceal the scar for twenty-four hours and then he would have to apply the cream again. Harry thanked her, then fell asleep.
And soon the whole Hotel was silent as the students slept, eager to awake the next morning.
A/N-See, I told you it was going to be a short chapter. Only about 1120 words and three pages. The rest of the chapters will be about the same length.
Please read and review to know if I should continue!