So. This is very super short. But I really had A LOT of fun writing it. Hopefully you like it too. Tell me what you think of it? Thankyouuu! Byyyy the way, I wrote this because in one of my stories, Nala's Adventures In Hogwarts, in chapter 3, Hermione is thinking of asking McGonagall how the term 'Not the quietest wizard in the lake' came into existence. I am NOT going to add anything besides what was written in ch 3 about Hermione asking her in NAiH.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER. J. K. ROWLING DOES. Kay? Kay.
"Professor? I was curious about something..."
It was just after Transfiguration. Harry and Ron had gone to work on their Potions Essays. The ones that were due the next day. Hermione didn't know why they didn't know why they always waited until the night before their homework was due to do it. They were always rushing to get it done. Or staying up until an hour so obscenely early in the morning that it shouldn't even be allowed to exist. (A/N: That would be me. I do it all the time. I'm a giant procrastinator. But who ISN'T these days?)
"Yes, Miss Granger?"
"Well, I was wondering, why do we have that saying... um ...they're not the quietest wizard in the lake?"
"Ah, yes. I haven't heard that one in a while."
"So..."
"Hold your Hippogriffs, I'm getting there!"
"Sorry Professor."
"Do you know that muggle game, Marco Polo?"
"Sort of, but I've never played it before."
"Well, it's usually played in the water. Lakes, pools, rivers, etc. There's one person who's 'it.' They say Marco. Whenever the 'it' person says Marco, the other players have to say Polo loud enough for 'Marco' to hear them. Other than saying that, they try to be very quiet and avoid the 'it' person, who has their eyes closed the entire game. The first person 'Marco' tags is the next person 'it.'"
"Ooooh! My mum tried explaining it to me once. I just got more confused."
"I see. The Wizarding World has their own version of this game. A group of friends came up with it at this very school. They were bored and decided to jump in the lake; this was before the giant squid. Everyone is completely and utterly silent. Except for the person who is 'it.' They say whatever they can to make the other members say something. In this, the 'it' person still has their eyes closed. But they have to find and tag everyone playing, not just one person. The last person tagged wins. The people who 'weren't the quietest in the lake' were always found first, and they always lost."
"Thanks Professor!" said Hermione. "I've got to go now though... Bye!"
Hermione practically ran back to the Gryffindor common room. By the time she got there, she was out of breath.
"Hey! Ron, Harry, Ginny, Neville, Dean, Fred, George, Lavender, Parvati, Seamus! I've got a great idea for a game we can play!" She turned to Ginny. "Do you think Luna would play too?"
"...Sure?"
"Fantastic! Alright, everyone meet me in half an hour, in your bathing suits, in the Great Hall. I'll explain everything then. Ginny? Change and then find Luna, 'kay?"
Everyone, except Harry, Ron, and Hermione, left looking slightly frightened and very curious.
"But 'Mione! We'll never finish Snape's essay!" Ron whined.
"If you don't finish by midnight, I'll finish it for you. Just get you butts up to your dormitory and HURRY UP!"
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RQC(Random Question of the Chapter(which should really be Random Question of the Story, here)): What is/was your favorite cartoon?