A is for Alibi-
Hermione POV:
I lurched upright in bed and looked at the clock. "Crap! Its already 11:00" I scrambled out of bed and threw on my robe not even bothering to reply to the "Good Mornings" and "Hey Hermione's" I hear. I'm already getting a late start. When I reach the common area for the prefects I take a right and enter the kitchenette that was added in recently. I quickly got out my recipe book and began to prepare my ingredients. "okay flour? Check. Sugar? Check Shortening? Check. Okay so now vanilla fresh chocolate and 2 eggs." As I started making the cake I began humming. Now that I'm not totally freaking out over this I can enjoy the old sensation of baking. It took me a while but I finally got the batter the way I wanted so I pushed it into the oven and set my timer.
-1 hour later-
"Ding"
I heard the timer and retrieved my cake and began to frost it. When I was done I sat it on the island behind me and started to do the dishes but when I turned around…
"WHERE THE HECK IS MY CAKE!"
As soon as I got done someone snatched my cake! But who…
I had no Idea who it could be so I began making a list of all the people who had access to this room:
Ron
Harry
Ginny
Pansy
Lavender
Blaise
Crabbe & Goyle
Luna
Neville
As I finished my list I stashed it in my backpack and headed to get them all. If I had to drag them back here by their toes…I would. The first one on my list was Ron. Ron would probably be in the Great Hall eating. So I ran down this hall and round another and through a few corridors until I finally got there. "RON" I screamed. His head jerked towards me "What is it Hermion-" "Come here." I cut him off. "What is it?" he asked "come with me now" I barked. I grabbed him by his forearm and dragged him up to the prefect's common room. "Stay here until I come back or I'll hex you into next Thursday."
'Okay so that crosses out Ron.' I thought to myself 'Okay so who's next?' I look at my list:
Ron
Harry
Ginny
Pansy
Lavender
Blaise
Crabbe & Goyle
Luna
Neville
Harry! He would be out on the quitich pitch! I took off into a full fledged run. Once I reached outside I spotted Luna and Neville studding under a willow. "Luna, Neville!" I called to them. "Oh hey Hermione" they called back in unison "Come here" I motioned as I said this with my hand. They slowly got up and walked over. "Yes?" Luna asked quite concerned "I need the both of you to come with me. Were having a prefect meeting but I am having to round everyone up myself. "Im on my way to get Harry as we speak so you guys have to come with me"
"oh okay then, come along Neville" Luna tugged on his sleeve as she pushed on in front of me
"I heard he was at the pitch earlier." She added
"Ya me too…" Neville agreed
"okay well then that's where we'll go"
As I said this I retrieved my note with the names
Ron
Harry
Ginny
Pansy
Lavender
Blaise
Crabbe & Goyle
Luna
Neville
'Three down 7 to go' We reached the pitch soon after and picked up Harry who happened to be helping Ginny out with some flying lessons so that narrowed our list down to 5. Lavender would most likely be with Blaise, and so would the rest of the Slytherins. So after I dropped the rest of my crew off with Ron I continued to the dungeons.
I fetched my letter once more and crossed off the other 2 names:
Ron
Harry
Ginny
Pansy
Lavender
Blaise
Crabbe & Goyle
Luna
Neville
Once I reached the painting I whispered the password and entered un-detected. "Pansy…" I whispered. "Panssssyy" I whispered again. She heard me that time and her figure protruded out of the hall and into the room where I was currently positioned. "What" she spat "oh…its you" she paused momentarily "What do you want"
"Well were having a prefect meeting In the common area and I needed to find you, Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle, and Lavender." I answered quite matter-of-factly.
"Okay well you've found me, Crabbe and Goyle are in there" She pointed to the dorms behind her "But about Zabini… I haven't seen him all day" she rolled her eyes. "But he is probably with Lavender"
"I wouldn't doubt it" I smiled and she laughed
"So you didn't forget about today did you-" she began
"No! No, that's actually what this is about"
"Okay good!" she seemed to be relieved
"Well if you would, get crabbe and goyle and go on." I prompted
"hmm? Oh ya sure" she answered "CRABBE! GOYLE!" she screamed
"Whah eez et Panzay?" they asked
"Come on theres a meeting" she stoped
"How they became prefects ill never know" She smaked her forehead and I smiled
"No clue but I have to go on a scavenger hunt for Lavender and Blaise" I shrugged
"Well, maybe try the Gryffindor common area?"
"Ya, okay Pansy ill go. See ya later"
And I left. As I was walking to the Gryffindor common room I took out the note and marked off three more names.
Ron
Harry
Ginny
Pansy
Lavender
Blaise
Crabbe & Goyle
Luna
Neville
Once I got there I gave the password to the fat lady and proceeded in, where I saw Lavender and Blaise playing a game (which looked like monopoly) on the coffee table. "Guys…prefect meeting I need you to come with me. "oh okay" they answered and got up and followed me back. And yet again retrieved my note and marked out the last of the names.
Ron
Harry
Ginny
Pansy
Lavender
Blaise
Crabbe & Goyle
Luna
Neville
When we entered the prefect common area I was greeted by everyone but Ron. Aparently he was still a little irked about me only yelling at him. I made everyone sit on the large couch and got my want out. While taping it on my other hand like a teacher preparing to whack a misbehaving five year old I started to pace back and forth in front of them. "So." I started "Which one of you want to explain how my fresh double chocolate cake disappeared this morning?" I stopped and looked "No? No one? Alright then what is your alibi Mr. Weasley? Where were you this morning at 12:30?"
"Wha- Well I was going down to the Great Hall with Ginny" he stammered.
"Ginny is that true?" I spat
"Yes. Yes it is" she replied confidently
"Alright then you both may leave"
After I said this they grabbed their things and left. Then I turned back to the rest of the lot.
"What about you Crabbe and Goyle where were you?"
At this Pansy spoke up
"They were with me" she pointed at them "I was going to Hogsmeade"
"All right" I sigh "You three can go too"
"Harry?"
"Me, Luna, and Neville were all eating with Ron and Ginny"
Luna and Neville just nodded curtly
"Gods! Fine then you can go too" I yell
"What about you Lavender?"
"Me and Blaise have been playing monopoly since three am" she yawned and then elbowed Blaise who was drifting off to sleep
"Huh? Ya we were. Can we go now? I was about to get her Park Place"
"Ya I suppose"
"Thanks Hermione, you're the best"
"Ya Ya whatever"
And the painting closed one final time.
'Who the heck took it then?' I mentally cursed
I almost started to cry. But I wouldn't until I broke the bad news.
I looked at the clock… 1:23pm it read
So I began to take the long walk of shame up to the boys prefect dorm.
I knocked on his door…
Clank Clank CRASH!
I barreled through the door
"Omigod! Draco! Are you okay?" I shrieked
"ya why?" he looked at me innocently
"…" I gaped
"Wha-"
"You… You have frosting all…all over you!" I laughed
"Frosting…? No no this? This is um-"
"Its fine" I laughed again "It's actually kinda cute" I smiled and wiped some off and and ate it
"Sorry about your cake." He added
"Its okay. I know it was your favorite."
"ya-" he stopped
"That's why I made it for you"
"What?"
"Happy Birthday Draco!" I hugged him
He hugged me back and looked at me smiling. "I thought you forgot"
"How could I forget my own boyfriends birthday?"
"I don't know" he answered as he leaned in and chastely kissed me. "By the way that cake was really good"