It's was just a joke!
A/N: Hi peoples! I'm back, with another, hopefully good, story! Um...don't know how I thought of this one, just came to me the other night. There will be a couple of chapters, and um...oh yeah, they're in 6th year. Please R&R.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the other characters. They belong to J.K. Rowling. And if they decide to sue, the only thing I have of any worth is my N64. I'm just a poor writer who's trying to entertain some people, alright?!
It was just a joke!
Harry Potter walked into the Great Hall, grinning from ear to ear. Ron and Hermione were already sitting down, and beckoned him to sit at the seat they had saved.
" Mornin' Harry " said Ron, through a mouthful of porridge.
" Good morning, Harry " said Hermione, also grinning.
" Morning! " said Harry cheerfully.
Harry had taken great precautions to make sure what happened this morning went right.
" So, what's up? " asked Ron, spooning more treacle on his porridge.
" Nothing much " answered Harry. Except that you're about to get the surprise of your life, he added silently.
Ron shrugged and went back to his breakfast.
Everything was going according to plan. Harry had informed everyone in Gryffindor Tower ( except Ron of course ) of his idea. They were playing it off like nothing was going to happen.
" Is something wrong? You guys don't seem to be talking as much " Ron commented.
Harry mentally kicked himself. " Oh no, we're just, um..- "
" Tired! " finished Hermione. " We were up later finishing some things. "
Which wasn't a lie. They had been up, putting the finishing touches on Harry's plan.
Harry beamed at her, and mouthed " nice save " at her when Ron wasn't looking.
" Finishing what kind of things? "
" Er..."
" Studying for exams! "
Which was a perfectly plausible answer, considering exams WERE fast approaching.
" Oh. "
Harry grinned broadly again at Hermione.
Everyone was even seated strategically. Harry and Hermione, of course, next to Ron. Dean and Seamus next to Hermione. Ginny next to Harry ( with a camera ). And Fred and george across from Ron.
" Dark Arts first today! " said Ron cheerfully.
Defense Against the Dark Arts was considerably better this year. Of course last year was great, but they had their favorite teacher back. Lupin.
" Exactly why I love Thursdays " he grinned.
Harry looked at his watch. Breakfast was going to end soon. He didn't have much time left. Fred and George had an important part in this plan, and if they didn't hurry up and remember what they had to say, breakfast would be over and the plan would bomb.
Harry shot a meaningful look at Fred and George. Fred shrugged questionably at him. Harry jerked his head at Ron. Fred raised an eyebrow so as to say " what? "
George understood, and kicked Fred.
" OW! What the hell was that for, you git?! "
George nodded at Ron. Fred narrowed his eyes, as though deep in thought. His eyes widened in realization, and Harry rolled his eyes.
" Oi! Ron! " Fred said.
" Yeah? "
" We got a joke for you " said George.
Dean nudged Seamus, who stopped talking at once.
Ron leaned over the table. " Oh yeah? What? "
Ginny was discreetly quieting people down on her side of the table. Dean did the same with his side. Seamus got up, and walked to a candle holder on the wall down by the doors.
" What's big, hairy, has numerous legs, and is right over your head? "
Ron's brow furrowed in thought. The whole of the Gryffindor table had quieted, and every face was staring fixedly at Ron.
" Um..."
Harry turned in his seat to catch Seamus' eye. He shook his head.
" Uh...I don't know, what? " said Ron.
Harry nodded curtly behind Ron's back at Seamus. Seamus grinned, took out his wand, and muttered something under his breath at the ceiling. Dean, who was watching Seamus, kicked Lavender, who was seated next to George, who in turn nudged George.
" So what's the answer? " asked Ron.
The whole of the Gryffindor table was grinning now.
A couple of collective gasps resounded through the hall from the other tables.
" A really large spider " smirked George.
" W-what? " asked Ron, suddenly alarmed.
Fred pointed behind Ron. Ron slowly turned around and was greeted by the face of a very large, hairy spider.
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! " Ron let out a blood curdling scream, and fell out of his chair.
" What the hell is that?! " could be heard coming from the Slytherin table. Malfoy.
Ron was quickly backing away from the table, a look of pure terror on his face.
Seamus was still by the candle holder, muttering very fast, eyes fixed on the spider.
Ron struggled to his feet, plunged his hand into his robes, brought out his wand, and shakily yelled " Stupefy! "
No effect. The beam bounced right off. The spider kept advancing.
Ron backed up a few feet, and tried something else. " Impedimenta!! "
Still no effect.
Seamus was still muttering nonstop.
Ron was panicking now, and among the other 3 tables, there was a state of confused awe.
Ron couldn't help but wonder why the teachers at the Head Table weren't helping.
He thought a moment, then yelled a bit uncertainly " Riddikulus?! "
Nope. Didn't work.
Ron about gave up all hope, and started screaming again. The spider reached him, and was then hovering over him.
Ron was pleading at this point " Please don't eat me, PLEASE don't eat me...." He opened his eyes and saw a paper under the spider. It read, " what's the date today? "
Ron looked confused. " April first. Why? " he said fearfully.
Harry nodded at everyone at the Gryffindor table. They all stood up. And yelled " APRIL FOOLS!! "
Realization dawned over the other 3 tables, and they all started hooting with laughter.
Seamus was laughing so hard, he had forgotten to keep keeping the spider afloat, so it fell on Ron, which made everyone laugh even harder.
Ron looked around to see everybody pointing and laughing at him. He looked 'round to the Gryffindor table, and saw numerous people clapping Harry on the back, and Fred and George were shaking hands with him. And Harry was grinning his head off.
Ron, ears all red, a look of fury on his face, got up from under the spider. He walked calmly over to the Gryffindor table, and stood in front of Harry.
" Hey Ron! Classic joke, wouldn't you say? " said Harry.
" Yeah. Classic. " answered Ron.
Harry held out his hand. " So, no hard feelings then? " said Harry.
" Yeah. No hard feelings " Ron said. He then punched Harry in the nose, breaking his glasses, then turned around, and stormed out of the Great Hall.
Part one, complete. What did you think? Poor Ron is what I say. Classic joke of course, but a little harsh of Harry, considering he KNOWS that Ron is terrified of spiders. Ah well. Stay tuned for the next installment. Later.
~* Yoshiharu *~
A/N: Hi peoples! I'm back, with another, hopefully good, story! Um...don't know how I thought of this one, just came to me the other night. There will be a couple of chapters, and um...oh yeah, they're in 6th year. Please R&R.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the other characters. They belong to J.K. Rowling. And if they decide to sue, the only thing I have of any worth is my N64. I'm just a poor writer who's trying to entertain some people, alright?!
It was just a joke!
Harry Potter walked into the Great Hall, grinning from ear to ear. Ron and Hermione were already sitting down, and beckoned him to sit at the seat they had saved.
" Mornin' Harry " said Ron, through a mouthful of porridge.
" Good morning, Harry " said Hermione, also grinning.
" Morning! " said Harry cheerfully.
Harry had taken great precautions to make sure what happened this morning went right.
" So, what's up? " asked Ron, spooning more treacle on his porridge.
" Nothing much " answered Harry. Except that you're about to get the surprise of your life, he added silently.
Ron shrugged and went back to his breakfast.
Everything was going according to plan. Harry had informed everyone in Gryffindor Tower ( except Ron of course ) of his idea. They were playing it off like nothing was going to happen.
" Is something wrong? You guys don't seem to be talking as much " Ron commented.
Harry mentally kicked himself. " Oh no, we're just, um..- "
" Tired! " finished Hermione. " We were up later finishing some things. "
Which wasn't a lie. They had been up, putting the finishing touches on Harry's plan.
Harry beamed at her, and mouthed " nice save " at her when Ron wasn't looking.
" Finishing what kind of things? "
" Er..."
" Studying for exams! "
Which was a perfectly plausible answer, considering exams WERE fast approaching.
" Oh. "
Harry grinned broadly again at Hermione.
Everyone was even seated strategically. Harry and Hermione, of course, next to Ron. Dean and Seamus next to Hermione. Ginny next to Harry ( with a camera ). And Fred and george across from Ron.
" Dark Arts first today! " said Ron cheerfully.
Defense Against the Dark Arts was considerably better this year. Of course last year was great, but they had their favorite teacher back. Lupin.
" Exactly why I love Thursdays " he grinned.
Harry looked at his watch. Breakfast was going to end soon. He didn't have much time left. Fred and George had an important part in this plan, and if they didn't hurry up and remember what they had to say, breakfast would be over and the plan would bomb.
Harry shot a meaningful look at Fred and George. Fred shrugged questionably at him. Harry jerked his head at Ron. Fred raised an eyebrow so as to say " what? "
George understood, and kicked Fred.
" OW! What the hell was that for, you git?! "
George nodded at Ron. Fred narrowed his eyes, as though deep in thought. His eyes widened in realization, and Harry rolled his eyes.
" Oi! Ron! " Fred said.
" Yeah? "
" We got a joke for you " said George.
Dean nudged Seamus, who stopped talking at once.
Ron leaned over the table. " Oh yeah? What? "
Ginny was discreetly quieting people down on her side of the table. Dean did the same with his side. Seamus got up, and walked to a candle holder on the wall down by the doors.
" What's big, hairy, has numerous legs, and is right over your head? "
Ron's brow furrowed in thought. The whole of the Gryffindor table had quieted, and every face was staring fixedly at Ron.
" Um..."
Harry turned in his seat to catch Seamus' eye. He shook his head.
" Uh...I don't know, what? " said Ron.
Harry nodded curtly behind Ron's back at Seamus. Seamus grinned, took out his wand, and muttered something under his breath at the ceiling. Dean, who was watching Seamus, kicked Lavender, who was seated next to George, who in turn nudged George.
" So what's the answer? " asked Ron.
The whole of the Gryffindor table was grinning now.
A couple of collective gasps resounded through the hall from the other tables.
" A really large spider " smirked George.
" W-what? " asked Ron, suddenly alarmed.
Fred pointed behind Ron. Ron slowly turned around and was greeted by the face of a very large, hairy spider.
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! " Ron let out a blood curdling scream, and fell out of his chair.
" What the hell is that?! " could be heard coming from the Slytherin table. Malfoy.
Ron was quickly backing away from the table, a look of pure terror on his face.
Seamus was still by the candle holder, muttering very fast, eyes fixed on the spider.
Ron struggled to his feet, plunged his hand into his robes, brought out his wand, and shakily yelled " Stupefy! "
No effect. The beam bounced right off. The spider kept advancing.
Ron backed up a few feet, and tried something else. " Impedimenta!! "
Still no effect.
Seamus was still muttering nonstop.
Ron was panicking now, and among the other 3 tables, there was a state of confused awe.
Ron couldn't help but wonder why the teachers at the Head Table weren't helping.
He thought a moment, then yelled a bit uncertainly " Riddikulus?! "
Nope. Didn't work.
Ron about gave up all hope, and started screaming again. The spider reached him, and was then hovering over him.
Ron was pleading at this point " Please don't eat me, PLEASE don't eat me...." He opened his eyes and saw a paper under the spider. It read, " what's the date today? "
Ron looked confused. " April first. Why? " he said fearfully.
Harry nodded at everyone at the Gryffindor table. They all stood up. And yelled " APRIL FOOLS!! "
Realization dawned over the other 3 tables, and they all started hooting with laughter.
Seamus was laughing so hard, he had forgotten to keep keeping the spider afloat, so it fell on Ron, which made everyone laugh even harder.
Ron looked around to see everybody pointing and laughing at him. He looked 'round to the Gryffindor table, and saw numerous people clapping Harry on the back, and Fred and George were shaking hands with him. And Harry was grinning his head off.
Ron, ears all red, a look of fury on his face, got up from under the spider. He walked calmly over to the Gryffindor table, and stood in front of Harry.
" Hey Ron! Classic joke, wouldn't you say? " said Harry.
" Yeah. Classic. " answered Ron.
Harry held out his hand. " So, no hard feelings then? " said Harry.
" Yeah. No hard feelings " Ron said. He then punched Harry in the nose, breaking his glasses, then turned around, and stormed out of the Great Hall.
Part one, complete. What did you think? Poor Ron is what I say. Classic joke of course, but a little harsh of Harry, considering he KNOWS that Ron is terrified of spiders. Ah well. Stay tuned for the next installment. Later.
~* Yoshiharu *~