Chapter 2 - Ginny's Secret
The next day, Hermione, Harry, and Ron set off for Diagon Alley. It was a clear blue sky and the sun was brightly shinning. It was a warm day and the humidity was high.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to get to Diagon Alley by boat (There was a port and a fairer at the end of the alley and it was magical, of course there was no river going through the middle of London!)
When they finally arrived, Diagon alley was less packed than usual. Probably because there were not as many students that got accepted. They headed first to Flourish and Blotts so Ron and Hermione could get their books. Then they picked up some ice cream and headed for Kings Cross.
***
Ginny was missing all morning, and no one could find her. She put him in his house, then put the house in her bag, and appeared back in the garden seconds later.
"Ginny Weasley! Where have you been?" Percy's annoying voice made it's way inside her head.
"I - I was. DEGNOMING THE GARDEN!"
"Right, then mum wants to see you, I suspect we will be leaving any moment, so gather your things and we'll go to Diagon Alley by Floo power." Percy walked away into the kitchen.
About a half-hour later, Ginny walked into the kitchen and ate breakfast. Her hair fluttered over her food as she ate quickly, (which was now a strawberry blonde) and no sooner than she sat down, it seemed, then she stood up.
Ginny and Percy walked towards the fireplace, and Percy threw the floo powder in the fireplace.
"After you, Ginny."
As soon as Percy said those words, Ginny stepped into the fireplace and yelled out "Kings Cross Station" and she was off.
She ended up at Kings Cross Station followed by Percy with a huge bruise on her cheek.
"Ginny! What have you been doing? How did you get that nasty bruise on your cheek? Here, wait I'll help you."
"STOP! Percy! Honestly, How old do you think I am?"
"I think you should be more careful!"
"Well I'm 14,I can certainly watch out for myself!"
"Fine."
"Look, you don't have to be all protective of me, big brother, I got the bruise from the fireplace, I leaned too far in, that's all. I can handle it myself!"
Percy glared at her and nodded his head. They walked to King's Cross Station's Station 93/4 and waited for signs of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Soon, she spotted them coming through the barrier, and they walked up to meet them.
"Oi Ron! Over here!" Percy yelled across the platform. Ron felt his face getting warm; Percy was making a scene.
"Shutup Percy you-Embarrassment!" muttered Ron.
Ron, Harry, and Hermione walked over to Percy and Ginny. Harry noticed Ginny blush when he said hi, and decided not to anymore.
Ginny walked away and got in a compartment by herself. Percy shook his head in disapproval.
"She's been acting really strange lately." Percy noted as all four of them sat in a compartment.
"Really, you mean strange for Ginny, that must be something!" Ron laughed at his joke.
"Ron, no seriously, I think something might be wrong."
"Umm. better let it go. You know how girls are, they never want to tell you anything."
***
Ginny sat down and opened her bag. He was sitting inside his "house."
"Apollo, Apollo! Are you sleeping?" Ginny yelled inside her bag.
"I'm up, I'm up, what do you need?" The small, furry animal peaked his head out of her bag.
His green eyes were the size of pennies and he had a long, pointed, pink nose. His fur was white and he was about the size of a bar of soap. He had a long swift tale and small square feet.
"We are on our way to Hogwarts, my school, and you cannot be seen, if anyone finds out, I have you, my dad will be in a lot of trouble."
"Alright, can I go back to sleep again?"
"Yes."
Just then, the door opened, at Draco Malfoy walked in. Ginny stuffed Apollo back in her bag.
"Are you mental? Who are you talking to? There's no one else in this room. Wait, is it Potter? Does he have an invisibility cloak?"
He started moving his hands around the cabin blindly.
"There is no one here! I was talking to myself, and what are you doing here anyway?"
"Oh, that bus manager lady, told me to come in here. Just because I made Neville sing, If I Only Had A Brain. It was quite funny though."
"Fine."
Draco sat down and looked around. There was along period of silence, until someone broke it.
The cart came around.
"Anything?"
"I'll take a pack of Chocolate Frogs and Bernie Blotts Every Flavor Beans." Draco handed her the money, took his things and closed the door.
"Here," Draco tossed her two packs of Chocolate Frogs.
"Oh, thank you."
Ginny blushed and looked down. Draco sat beside her.
"I'm bored, do you want to makeout?"
Ginny looked at him.
"I was kidding." He laughed.
Ginny didn't find this amusing, "That was a stupid joke. You really are a mean person."
"Yeah, I guess, but I am bored, and you should have seen the look on your face!" he laughed again, imitating her.
She laughed to, it was quite funny.
By the time the Hogwarts Express pulled in to the station, Ginny was sure she was going to miss his jokes.
***
As they walked up to The Hogwarts grounds, Harry could see what looked like thousands of fireflies glistening over five tables.
As they approached, he could see that he was right, the four house tables and the head table have been set up outside and there was an enchantment on the bugs. Harry. Ron, and Hermione walked up and sat at the Griffindor table together, and as everyone was seated, Professor Dumbledore began his speech.
"Fellow staff and students, welcome to the first annual Hogwarts Summer Camp! All of you have met our standards and are to be congratulated.
Secondly, this summer, your schedules will be handed out, and they are identical for each year of the same house. New activities have been added, so I hope you all enjoy them.
Thirdly, a newsletter will be given out with special events every week by owl post. All lunches and dinners will be held outside, unless it is raining, and breakfasts will be held indoors.
And lastly, we have a few transfer students that will be joining us until they graduate, and will be sorted momentarily."
Dumbledore held out a piece of parchment and set the sorting hat on the bench.
"Please welcome, Venus Black."
A tall girl with long brown-blonde hair and bright blue eyes stood up and walked to the sorting hat, as applause broke out.
She sat on the stool and the sorting hat was placed over her head.
"Umm. not so brave, a bit of a coward, semi smart, snotty, oh let see, how about HUFFLEPUFF!" The sorting hat yelled out.
Applause broke out over the Hufflepuff table, as she sat down.
"Next, please welcome Artemis Savor."
A small boy with light blonde hair, and brown eyes.
He sat on the bench and was sorted.
"Oh my! Definitely SLYTHERIN!" The hat yelled again.
The boy sat at Slytherin and looked rather smug about it.
"And lastly, Psyche Lunie." A girl with dark brown hair and vibrant green eyes walked up to the bench, and was again sorted.
"Loyal I see, brave, sly, and clever, where am I going to put you? Okay, um GRIFFINDOR!" Psyche got of the stool and sat beside Hermione.
"Welcome Venus, Artemis, and Psyche, now, In honor of our new guests, let the feast begin!"
And as usual, the plates and goblets filled with food and drinks, and everyone ate.
"So your name is Psyche? Where did you come here from?" Hermione asked curiously.
"I am from Italy, my parents were searching for a new job."
Hermione and Psyche continued to chat as they walked up to the common room after dinner.
"Here, I'll show you around." Hermione offered, as they walked around the common room. Harry and Ron were sitting on the couch talking about Qudditch, watching them.
"So she's from Italy?" ron asked Harry, looking at her.
"Umuh."
"OH. well! I better get to bed. Goodnight Harry." Ron said as he walked up to the boys' dormitory.
***
The next morning, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and her friend, Psyche sat in the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Hermione, I don't believe I have met your friends." Psyche told Hermione as she glanced over the table.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, this is Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
Ron and Harry waved.
"Ron, Harry, this is Psyche Lunie, you know the new student?"
"Yeah we saw her get sorted," Harry answered.
"Wow! You are Harry Potter? I've read all about you at my old school, I knew you went to Hogwarts, but I didn't know you were so. umm. you know. not snotty?"
"You'd think I'd be with all the things Rita Skeeter has written about me." Harry answered.
"Owl Post!" Ginny yelled out as the owls flew across the Great Hall.
Harry got a Newsletter and schedule.
The Hogwart's Paper
Written by: Hermione Granger, of Griffindor, Draco Malfoy of Slytherin, Hannah DeBolt of Hufflepuff, and Sara Angelo of Ravenclaw. Edited by: Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape. Designed by: Cho Chang and Pictures by: Neville Longbottom.
Professor Dumbledore's new activities:
By: Hermione Granger,
Professor Dumbledore has setup a system of new activities for this summer, to be enjoyed on weekends, holidays and after classes, they are as follows:
1. Rowing on the lake - sail and row boats are on the dock by the greenhouses, can be used by certified swimmers or non - certified swimmers under supervision of a Head Boy or Girl, or a teacher. 2. 3. Swimming - a pool has been added in place of the Qudditch field for the summer only.
1. Bon fires - Are to be held on weekends of notification. [pic]
1. Fireworks - Once a month on verified day.
Camping, hiking, and adventure outings - Will be held on the last Friday of the month and be attended by students with permission given by head-of- house teachers.
We hope this will be fun &enjoyable for all students. Have a good summer.
New Students
By: Draco Malfoy
As many of you are aware, we have three new students joining us this year, Artemis,Venus, and Psyche. I have held an interview with each of them:
My Interview with Venus Black:
Me: So where did you come here from?:
Venus: I am from The U.S.
Me: Why did you move here?:
Venus: I found out I was a witch and decided to go to one of the best schools.
Me: Thank You
My Interview with Psyche Lunie:
Me: Where are you from?:
Psyche: I am from Italy.
Me: Your name is quite um interesting *cough*
Psyche: Psyche is from Roman Mythology she was cupid's lover, Lunie is an old wizards' name of purebloods that goes back centuries.
Me: Stupid me! Why did you come here?:
Psyche: I came here because my father had a job transfer, I used to go to Carrofts, a wizarding school in Italy.
Me: Thank you.
My Interview with Artemis Savor:
Me: Artemis, pleased to meet you! Where did youcome here from?:
Artemis: I am from Northern Ireland.
Me: You don't have an accent? Why?:
Artemis: Because I was raised in Britain as a boy.
Me: So how do you feel about being in Slytherin?:
Artemis: Quite nice, I heard it has the finest line of purebloods and rich folk, so naturally, I fit right in.
Me: Why did you move here?:
Artemis: My family has business to attend to.
Me: Have you ever met Harry Potter?:
Atremis: No, and I don't plan to.
Me: Good, we agree, nice talking to you.
My interviews went quite well, and I look forward to giving you fair and equal news.
"Fair and equal? Fair and equal my arse, Hermione, I didn't even know you were in the newspaper." Harry asked.
"yeah, got a letter and did it before we got here," Hermione said.
"Who is this Draco Malfoy?" Psyche asked.
"This Draco Malfoy, is one of the richest and most good looking purebloods that goes to this school." Draco had been standing behind them.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Ron said.
"I want Hermione, and Psyche."
Hermione and Psyche looked at him.
"That didn't come out right, Professor Snape has sent me for you."
"Alright, bye Harry and Ron, nice meeting you." Psyche called out as she and Hermione left the table and followed Draco down the hall.
"What does Snape want with us?" Hermione asked.
"He has to give you your Newspaper assignment, Mudblood, and Psycho, he wants to see all the new students."
They were now in a dark section of the corridor. Hermione pulled Draco aside by the arm from Psyche and asked her to excuse them.
"Draco, what's with the attitude?"
"What attitude?"
"Calling me mudblood and her psycho?"
"Just let it go." And he pulled his arm away from her and continued down the hall.
"Draco Malfoy! That is your name? Why do you walk away from someone when they are talking to you! Have you no manners? In Italy, that would be much spoken out against! Especially when she was being nice to such a jerk as you." Psyche called after him.
Draco grabbed her and shoved her against the wall, further away than Hermione could see and said in a deep voice, "Listen, you don't know the first thing about me! So I suggest you shut your dirty little Italian mouth!"
Then Psyche slapped him hard across the face. "If you had any decency, you would not insult my country!"
Draco stood there for a moment and looked at her with amazement. He loosened his grip and stepped forward and gazed at her, and walked away.
***
In Snape's Office, Hermione took her assignment and left, and Psyche, Artemis, and Venus stood in the middle of the room.
"So, you are the new students? Pleasure. I have asked you all to come here for one reason, to tell you how things are," Snape went on, "There are rules here that you must follow, and I don't know what you did in your other Schools, but here if they are broken, you will be punished.
I have one of my best students here, Draco, have you met?"
"Yes I did the interviews with them Professor." Draco answered.
"Indeed, anyway, he will show you around the school. I am sure you are already aware of your common rooms though. So draco, take them away." Snape dismissed them, and Draco took them up the main flight of stairs.
***
As they reached the last room, Draco told Venus to go into the class with the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws to start class, The Slytherins and Griffindors had Care of Magical Creature to attend to, so Draco, Artemis, and Psyche walked outside.
"Now this guy Hagrid, a real stupid git that likes dangerous animals, better stay clear." Draco told Artemis as they were walking down the steps.
"He is not! Harry and Ron told me all about him!" Psyche Interrupted.
"I was speaking to Artemis, Psycho Lunatic." Draco answered.
"That's not my name!"
"Psyche, let it go, he's just a pureblood with a fat head." Artemis answered.
"I thought you were on my side, you traitor!" Draco yelled at Artemis.
"How would you know, you only talk to me about Potter."
"Artemis, it sounds like you have a crush on her! Ha!"
"No, I just can' stand people with big heads!"
"Thank you, you are too kind, for sticking up for me like that!" Psyche answered.
"It was nothing."
They approached Care of Magical creatures near Hagrid's cabin and waited for him to begin class.
"Welcome to Care of Magical Creatures!" Hagrid said as he walked out from behind his cabin.
"I heard we have some new students, welcome Artemis and Psyche. Today we will learn about Uninalts. Uninalts are rare creature that live in the South Pacific, they are small furry animals with white hair that can speak any form of human, they are identified by their feet, which tells us which species they are. They have big eyes, which come in a variety of colors from green to purple, and have a long nose and tale, and are about the size as a small rock. They are illegal in most countries because of their intense magical powers. Untamed Uninalts can even kill, and even tame ones can get out of control with their tempers. But with special permission from the Ministry of Magic, they have allowed me ter show yer some tame ones under supervision o 'course."
He pulled out a cage of twenty small Uninalts.
"Don't have enough, so pair up and I'll pass em around."
"Ron, will you be my partner?" Psyche asked him as he began to blush harshly.
"Yeah of course, and they went to see Hagrid to get their Uninalt.
They got theirs and walked beside Ron and Hermione.
"These leashes are to long! Ours is almost strangling itself!" Ron complained as they walked near the lake together.
"Let me try, Ron." And Psyche grabbed the leash.
Suddenly, the Uninalt charged into the Forbidden Forest, dragging Psyche behind it.
"Wow they are strong, we better hurry and get Hagrid, I don't think she should have tied it around her wrist though." Ron, Harry, and Hermione ran to Hagrid to tell him what happened.
"Listen everyone! Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy are going into the forest, stay calm, and Lavender, you are in charge." Hagrid yelled as Ron told him the news.
"Why must I go, where am I going?" Malfoy asked Hagrid as he walked near them.
"You are helping Harry, Ron, Hermione, and myself look for Psyche, she was dragged into the forest, I need to make sure you don't get into trouble, Malfoy, so if you find her, bring her back to the grounds, all of you. Now let's go."
They all went into the forest and separated, looking for her.
"Psyche!" Draco kept calling, but no one answered still. He was now in a dark section of the forest, totally remote. Then, suddenly, he tripped over a large tree root and fell into a deep, dark, lonely pit. He stumbled with his robes and stood up and looked around. He thought it was lonely, until he saw what appeared to be a dead body lying on the other end of the pit.
***
Still no sign of life, Ron turned around, feeling worried, 'What happened to Psyche?' 'Was she alive?' 'I'm going to miss her,' 'If I don't ever see her again.' Thoughts kept running through his mind.
"Ron?" It was Harry's voice.
"Yeah, I didn't find her."
"Neither did we, it's time to go to lunch, we missed Potions thank God, but no one has found her, so the Professors are going to search in an hour if she doesn't return."
And Harry and Ron followed Hermione to lunch, still worried.
***
Malfoy screamed and stepped backwards, falling down. He looked up, there was no way out. "Great, I'm stuck in a dark pit with a dead body.'
But as he looked closer, he noticed it was still breathing. There was some hurt person lying in a dark pit. An arm moved, and the body rolled over.
"Psyche?"
"Help me!"
He moved closer to her; she was bleeding by her rib cage, badly.
"What can I do?"
"I don't know but you have to help me, I'm dying of pain!"
"Okay, umm, my father taught me one healing charm, but I don't even know if I perfected it yet, but I can try."
"thank you." She lifted up her shirt to show him where the Uninalt had attacked her.
"Omigarium Remiosar." He pointed his wand at her wound, as spider-like pieces of skin webbed together and covered her wound, and made it appear as nothing had ever happened.
She sat up touching her side in disbelief.
"How did you learn that? It must be dark arts, nothing heals that fast!"
"Yeah, I don't like to publicize my Dark Arts abilities."
"How can I ever thank you?"
"I'll have to think about it."
She sat up and brushed herself off and looked up.
"How are we going to get out of here?"
"I don't know, but we better get out soon, that spell doesn't last forever, and when it comes back, it will be worse than ever."
"Did I thank you? Because if that's what is going to happen, I'll take it back."
"If we hurry, they will be able to fix it t the hospital wing before it comes back."
"So do you have a plan?"
"I'm thinking!"
"Hurry up, how ling do we have?"
"A couple of hours," "Okay, I'll hoist you up on my shoulders over that ledge, and then you just swing your leg over the barrier and pull yourself up, and go to the castle and tell Hagrid where I am, and then go to the hospital wing."
"Alright."
Draco bent down and let her climb on his shoulders and pushed her up. Her foot was about 2 feet away from the ledge and so she tried to push herself closer, but missed, and fell backwards; knocking herself down, landing on top of him.
"Ouch! I missed, I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" She asked, moving off his chest.
He just rolled over on his back, and looked up at the sky; glistening from the trees barely pouring through them down on his face; the rest of the atmosphere was totally dark, and filled with dark shadows.
Psyche moved closer to him.
"At least we tried, someone will find us,"
"At least I'm not stuck down here with Potter." He said, ignoring her. Psyche's head leaned on Draco's shoulder, her eyelids heavy.
He looked at her, noticing she was asleep. He had forgotten the side affects of the charm, drowsiness. With her warm face perched on his shoulder, he became tired too. He sighed as he let his head loosen and his eyes close.
***
Warm, hot, short breaths came on his face and he felt a heavy thumping against his side as he woke up. Psyche's pain must have kicked in, as she was still sleeping, but her breathing increased and she was looking scared.
The sky was dark now and scattered with bright shining stars. And a cool breeze swept over them, which made Psyche shiver, so Draco pulled his arm around her, keeping her warm.
They stayed like that for the rest of the night, until morning came.
"Draco?" It was Psyche's voice that ringed in his ears in the early morning, waking him up.
He sat up and looked at her. She was bleeding now and was apparently in a lot of pain.
"It's hurting again."
"I know, there is nothing I can do."
"Yes there is, give me your tie."
"Okay."
She wrapped it around her side, stopping the flow of blood a little bit.
"That helps a little."
"So what now?" He asked Psyche.
"Let's try again."
So he lifted her up again, and her foot, caught on the ledge, and she hoisted herself over the ledge. Lying on the cold dirt, she moved over to the edge of the pit, and asked Draco how he was going to get out.
"Just go to the hospital wing, I'll find a way."
"I can't leave you here."
"Yes, you can, Your hurt, just do it."
"No. Stop being so tough, I know your not, so stop pretending to be!"
"Just go before I start rumors about you!"
"Like what? You haven't got any thing on me!"
"Oh Really? You know we spent the whole night together in a dark pit, alone."
"You wouldn't!"
"Wouldn't I ? Do you care to find out?"
"You scum!"
"Yeah I know."
"Fine."
And she left. She was barely gone 5 minutes when she turned around, to go back to the pit. When she finally got there, she found Draco throwing rocks of the sides of the pit.
"Well, look whose here!" He said looking up.
"I remembered, I can't go back without you, I'd get lost, I didn't even know how I got here."
"So what do you want me to do?"
"I'll try to help you up, reach up here." She said raising out her hand. He grasped it, and she used all her strength to pull him up.
***
A/N - Forgot to tell you somethi- Percy's there because he's taking a break from the Ministry to help out. Venus-Has a big part, and Next chapter coming. whenever I feel like it okie-dokie? I only posted this a few days ago, and so far got one review, so more please! Thank you Jenn. I'm not that good of a writer, but I appreciate your review! Thanks again! Oh and there is a good writer called Mochabutterfly! Read her, I love her 'All You Need is Love.'
The next day, Hermione, Harry, and Ron set off for Diagon Alley. It was a clear blue sky and the sun was brightly shinning. It was a warm day and the humidity was high.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to get to Diagon Alley by boat (There was a port and a fairer at the end of the alley and it was magical, of course there was no river going through the middle of London!)
When they finally arrived, Diagon alley was less packed than usual. Probably because there were not as many students that got accepted. They headed first to Flourish and Blotts so Ron and Hermione could get their books. Then they picked up some ice cream and headed for Kings Cross.
***
Ginny was missing all morning, and no one could find her. She put him in his house, then put the house in her bag, and appeared back in the garden seconds later.
"Ginny Weasley! Where have you been?" Percy's annoying voice made it's way inside her head.
"I - I was. DEGNOMING THE GARDEN!"
"Right, then mum wants to see you, I suspect we will be leaving any moment, so gather your things and we'll go to Diagon Alley by Floo power." Percy walked away into the kitchen.
About a half-hour later, Ginny walked into the kitchen and ate breakfast. Her hair fluttered over her food as she ate quickly, (which was now a strawberry blonde) and no sooner than she sat down, it seemed, then she stood up.
Ginny and Percy walked towards the fireplace, and Percy threw the floo powder in the fireplace.
"After you, Ginny."
As soon as Percy said those words, Ginny stepped into the fireplace and yelled out "Kings Cross Station" and she was off.
She ended up at Kings Cross Station followed by Percy with a huge bruise on her cheek.
"Ginny! What have you been doing? How did you get that nasty bruise on your cheek? Here, wait I'll help you."
"STOP! Percy! Honestly, How old do you think I am?"
"I think you should be more careful!"
"Well I'm 14,I can certainly watch out for myself!"
"Fine."
"Look, you don't have to be all protective of me, big brother, I got the bruise from the fireplace, I leaned too far in, that's all. I can handle it myself!"
Percy glared at her and nodded his head. They walked to King's Cross Station's Station 93/4 and waited for signs of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Soon, she spotted them coming through the barrier, and they walked up to meet them.
"Oi Ron! Over here!" Percy yelled across the platform. Ron felt his face getting warm; Percy was making a scene.
"Shutup Percy you-Embarrassment!" muttered Ron.
Ron, Harry, and Hermione walked over to Percy and Ginny. Harry noticed Ginny blush when he said hi, and decided not to anymore.
Ginny walked away and got in a compartment by herself. Percy shook his head in disapproval.
"She's been acting really strange lately." Percy noted as all four of them sat in a compartment.
"Really, you mean strange for Ginny, that must be something!" Ron laughed at his joke.
"Ron, no seriously, I think something might be wrong."
"Umm. better let it go. You know how girls are, they never want to tell you anything."
***
Ginny sat down and opened her bag. He was sitting inside his "house."
"Apollo, Apollo! Are you sleeping?" Ginny yelled inside her bag.
"I'm up, I'm up, what do you need?" The small, furry animal peaked his head out of her bag.
His green eyes were the size of pennies and he had a long, pointed, pink nose. His fur was white and he was about the size of a bar of soap. He had a long swift tale and small square feet.
"We are on our way to Hogwarts, my school, and you cannot be seen, if anyone finds out, I have you, my dad will be in a lot of trouble."
"Alright, can I go back to sleep again?"
"Yes."
Just then, the door opened, at Draco Malfoy walked in. Ginny stuffed Apollo back in her bag.
"Are you mental? Who are you talking to? There's no one else in this room. Wait, is it Potter? Does he have an invisibility cloak?"
He started moving his hands around the cabin blindly.
"There is no one here! I was talking to myself, and what are you doing here anyway?"
"Oh, that bus manager lady, told me to come in here. Just because I made Neville sing, If I Only Had A Brain. It was quite funny though."
"Fine."
Draco sat down and looked around. There was along period of silence, until someone broke it.
The cart came around.
"Anything?"
"I'll take a pack of Chocolate Frogs and Bernie Blotts Every Flavor Beans." Draco handed her the money, took his things and closed the door.
"Here," Draco tossed her two packs of Chocolate Frogs.
"Oh, thank you."
Ginny blushed and looked down. Draco sat beside her.
"I'm bored, do you want to makeout?"
Ginny looked at him.
"I was kidding." He laughed.
Ginny didn't find this amusing, "That was a stupid joke. You really are a mean person."
"Yeah, I guess, but I am bored, and you should have seen the look on your face!" he laughed again, imitating her.
She laughed to, it was quite funny.
By the time the Hogwarts Express pulled in to the station, Ginny was sure she was going to miss his jokes.
***
As they walked up to The Hogwarts grounds, Harry could see what looked like thousands of fireflies glistening over five tables.
As they approached, he could see that he was right, the four house tables and the head table have been set up outside and there was an enchantment on the bugs. Harry. Ron, and Hermione walked up and sat at the Griffindor table together, and as everyone was seated, Professor Dumbledore began his speech.
"Fellow staff and students, welcome to the first annual Hogwarts Summer Camp! All of you have met our standards and are to be congratulated.
Secondly, this summer, your schedules will be handed out, and they are identical for each year of the same house. New activities have been added, so I hope you all enjoy them.
Thirdly, a newsletter will be given out with special events every week by owl post. All lunches and dinners will be held outside, unless it is raining, and breakfasts will be held indoors.
And lastly, we have a few transfer students that will be joining us until they graduate, and will be sorted momentarily."
Dumbledore held out a piece of parchment and set the sorting hat on the bench.
"Please welcome, Venus Black."
A tall girl with long brown-blonde hair and bright blue eyes stood up and walked to the sorting hat, as applause broke out.
She sat on the stool and the sorting hat was placed over her head.
"Umm. not so brave, a bit of a coward, semi smart, snotty, oh let see, how about HUFFLEPUFF!" The sorting hat yelled out.
Applause broke out over the Hufflepuff table, as she sat down.
"Next, please welcome Artemis Savor."
A small boy with light blonde hair, and brown eyes.
He sat on the bench and was sorted.
"Oh my! Definitely SLYTHERIN!" The hat yelled again.
The boy sat at Slytherin and looked rather smug about it.
"And lastly, Psyche Lunie." A girl with dark brown hair and vibrant green eyes walked up to the bench, and was again sorted.
"Loyal I see, brave, sly, and clever, where am I going to put you? Okay, um GRIFFINDOR!" Psyche got of the stool and sat beside Hermione.
"Welcome Venus, Artemis, and Psyche, now, In honor of our new guests, let the feast begin!"
And as usual, the plates and goblets filled with food and drinks, and everyone ate.
"So your name is Psyche? Where did you come here from?" Hermione asked curiously.
"I am from Italy, my parents were searching for a new job."
Hermione and Psyche continued to chat as they walked up to the common room after dinner.
"Here, I'll show you around." Hermione offered, as they walked around the common room. Harry and Ron were sitting on the couch talking about Qudditch, watching them.
"So she's from Italy?" ron asked Harry, looking at her.
"Umuh."
"OH. well! I better get to bed. Goodnight Harry." Ron said as he walked up to the boys' dormitory.
***
The next morning, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and her friend, Psyche sat in the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Hermione, I don't believe I have met your friends." Psyche told Hermione as she glanced over the table.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, this is Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
Ron and Harry waved.
"Ron, Harry, this is Psyche Lunie, you know the new student?"
"Yeah we saw her get sorted," Harry answered.
"Wow! You are Harry Potter? I've read all about you at my old school, I knew you went to Hogwarts, but I didn't know you were so. umm. you know. not snotty?"
"You'd think I'd be with all the things Rita Skeeter has written about me." Harry answered.
"Owl Post!" Ginny yelled out as the owls flew across the Great Hall.
Harry got a Newsletter and schedule.
The Hogwart's Paper
Written by: Hermione Granger, of Griffindor, Draco Malfoy of Slytherin, Hannah DeBolt of Hufflepuff, and Sara Angelo of Ravenclaw. Edited by: Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape. Designed by: Cho Chang and Pictures by: Neville Longbottom.
Professor Dumbledore's new activities:
By: Hermione Granger,
Professor Dumbledore has setup a system of new activities for this summer, to be enjoyed on weekends, holidays and after classes, they are as follows:
1. Rowing on the lake - sail and row boats are on the dock by the greenhouses, can be used by certified swimmers or non - certified swimmers under supervision of a Head Boy or Girl, or a teacher. 2. 3. Swimming - a pool has been added in place of the Qudditch field for the summer only.
1. Bon fires - Are to be held on weekends of notification. [pic]
1. Fireworks - Once a month on verified day.
Camping, hiking, and adventure outings - Will be held on the last Friday of the month and be attended by students with permission given by head-of- house teachers.
We hope this will be fun &enjoyable for all students. Have a good summer.
New Students
By: Draco Malfoy
As many of you are aware, we have three new students joining us this year, Artemis,Venus, and Psyche. I have held an interview with each of them:
My Interview with Venus Black:
Me: So where did you come here from?:
Venus: I am from The U.S.
Me: Why did you move here?:
Venus: I found out I was a witch and decided to go to one of the best schools.
Me: Thank You
My Interview with Psyche Lunie:
Me: Where are you from?:
Psyche: I am from Italy.
Me: Your name is quite um interesting *cough*
Psyche: Psyche is from Roman Mythology she was cupid's lover, Lunie is an old wizards' name of purebloods that goes back centuries.
Me: Stupid me! Why did you come here?:
Psyche: I came here because my father had a job transfer, I used to go to Carrofts, a wizarding school in Italy.
Me: Thank you.
My Interview with Artemis Savor:
Me: Artemis, pleased to meet you! Where did youcome here from?:
Artemis: I am from Northern Ireland.
Me: You don't have an accent? Why?:
Artemis: Because I was raised in Britain as a boy.
Me: So how do you feel about being in Slytherin?:
Artemis: Quite nice, I heard it has the finest line of purebloods and rich folk, so naturally, I fit right in.
Me: Why did you move here?:
Artemis: My family has business to attend to.
Me: Have you ever met Harry Potter?:
Atremis: No, and I don't plan to.
Me: Good, we agree, nice talking to you.
My interviews went quite well, and I look forward to giving you fair and equal news.
"Fair and equal? Fair and equal my arse, Hermione, I didn't even know you were in the newspaper." Harry asked.
"yeah, got a letter and did it before we got here," Hermione said.
"Who is this Draco Malfoy?" Psyche asked.
"This Draco Malfoy, is one of the richest and most good looking purebloods that goes to this school." Draco had been standing behind them.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Ron said.
"I want Hermione, and Psyche."
Hermione and Psyche looked at him.
"That didn't come out right, Professor Snape has sent me for you."
"Alright, bye Harry and Ron, nice meeting you." Psyche called out as she and Hermione left the table and followed Draco down the hall.
"What does Snape want with us?" Hermione asked.
"He has to give you your Newspaper assignment, Mudblood, and Psycho, he wants to see all the new students."
They were now in a dark section of the corridor. Hermione pulled Draco aside by the arm from Psyche and asked her to excuse them.
"Draco, what's with the attitude?"
"What attitude?"
"Calling me mudblood and her psycho?"
"Just let it go." And he pulled his arm away from her and continued down the hall.
"Draco Malfoy! That is your name? Why do you walk away from someone when they are talking to you! Have you no manners? In Italy, that would be much spoken out against! Especially when she was being nice to such a jerk as you." Psyche called after him.
Draco grabbed her and shoved her against the wall, further away than Hermione could see and said in a deep voice, "Listen, you don't know the first thing about me! So I suggest you shut your dirty little Italian mouth!"
Then Psyche slapped him hard across the face. "If you had any decency, you would not insult my country!"
Draco stood there for a moment and looked at her with amazement. He loosened his grip and stepped forward and gazed at her, and walked away.
***
In Snape's Office, Hermione took her assignment and left, and Psyche, Artemis, and Venus stood in the middle of the room.
"So, you are the new students? Pleasure. I have asked you all to come here for one reason, to tell you how things are," Snape went on, "There are rules here that you must follow, and I don't know what you did in your other Schools, but here if they are broken, you will be punished.
I have one of my best students here, Draco, have you met?"
"Yes I did the interviews with them Professor." Draco answered.
"Indeed, anyway, he will show you around the school. I am sure you are already aware of your common rooms though. So draco, take them away." Snape dismissed them, and Draco took them up the main flight of stairs.
***
As they reached the last room, Draco told Venus to go into the class with the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws to start class, The Slytherins and Griffindors had Care of Magical Creature to attend to, so Draco, Artemis, and Psyche walked outside.
"Now this guy Hagrid, a real stupid git that likes dangerous animals, better stay clear." Draco told Artemis as they were walking down the steps.
"He is not! Harry and Ron told me all about him!" Psyche Interrupted.
"I was speaking to Artemis, Psycho Lunatic." Draco answered.
"That's not my name!"
"Psyche, let it go, he's just a pureblood with a fat head." Artemis answered.
"I thought you were on my side, you traitor!" Draco yelled at Artemis.
"How would you know, you only talk to me about Potter."
"Artemis, it sounds like you have a crush on her! Ha!"
"No, I just can' stand people with big heads!"
"Thank you, you are too kind, for sticking up for me like that!" Psyche answered.
"It was nothing."
They approached Care of Magical creatures near Hagrid's cabin and waited for him to begin class.
"Welcome to Care of Magical Creatures!" Hagrid said as he walked out from behind his cabin.
"I heard we have some new students, welcome Artemis and Psyche. Today we will learn about Uninalts. Uninalts are rare creature that live in the South Pacific, they are small furry animals with white hair that can speak any form of human, they are identified by their feet, which tells us which species they are. They have big eyes, which come in a variety of colors from green to purple, and have a long nose and tale, and are about the size as a small rock. They are illegal in most countries because of their intense magical powers. Untamed Uninalts can even kill, and even tame ones can get out of control with their tempers. But with special permission from the Ministry of Magic, they have allowed me ter show yer some tame ones under supervision o 'course."
He pulled out a cage of twenty small Uninalts.
"Don't have enough, so pair up and I'll pass em around."
"Ron, will you be my partner?" Psyche asked him as he began to blush harshly.
"Yeah of course, and they went to see Hagrid to get their Uninalt.
They got theirs and walked beside Ron and Hermione.
"These leashes are to long! Ours is almost strangling itself!" Ron complained as they walked near the lake together.
"Let me try, Ron." And Psyche grabbed the leash.
Suddenly, the Uninalt charged into the Forbidden Forest, dragging Psyche behind it.
"Wow they are strong, we better hurry and get Hagrid, I don't think she should have tied it around her wrist though." Ron, Harry, and Hermione ran to Hagrid to tell him what happened.
"Listen everyone! Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy are going into the forest, stay calm, and Lavender, you are in charge." Hagrid yelled as Ron told him the news.
"Why must I go, where am I going?" Malfoy asked Hagrid as he walked near them.
"You are helping Harry, Ron, Hermione, and myself look for Psyche, she was dragged into the forest, I need to make sure you don't get into trouble, Malfoy, so if you find her, bring her back to the grounds, all of you. Now let's go."
They all went into the forest and separated, looking for her.
"Psyche!" Draco kept calling, but no one answered still. He was now in a dark section of the forest, totally remote. Then, suddenly, he tripped over a large tree root and fell into a deep, dark, lonely pit. He stumbled with his robes and stood up and looked around. He thought it was lonely, until he saw what appeared to be a dead body lying on the other end of the pit.
***
Still no sign of life, Ron turned around, feeling worried, 'What happened to Psyche?' 'Was she alive?' 'I'm going to miss her,' 'If I don't ever see her again.' Thoughts kept running through his mind.
"Ron?" It was Harry's voice.
"Yeah, I didn't find her."
"Neither did we, it's time to go to lunch, we missed Potions thank God, but no one has found her, so the Professors are going to search in an hour if she doesn't return."
And Harry and Ron followed Hermione to lunch, still worried.
***
Malfoy screamed and stepped backwards, falling down. He looked up, there was no way out. "Great, I'm stuck in a dark pit with a dead body.'
But as he looked closer, he noticed it was still breathing. There was some hurt person lying in a dark pit. An arm moved, and the body rolled over.
"Psyche?"
"Help me!"
He moved closer to her; she was bleeding by her rib cage, badly.
"What can I do?"
"I don't know but you have to help me, I'm dying of pain!"
"Okay, umm, my father taught me one healing charm, but I don't even know if I perfected it yet, but I can try."
"thank you." She lifted up her shirt to show him where the Uninalt had attacked her.
"Omigarium Remiosar." He pointed his wand at her wound, as spider-like pieces of skin webbed together and covered her wound, and made it appear as nothing had ever happened.
She sat up touching her side in disbelief.
"How did you learn that? It must be dark arts, nothing heals that fast!"
"Yeah, I don't like to publicize my Dark Arts abilities."
"How can I ever thank you?"
"I'll have to think about it."
She sat up and brushed herself off and looked up.
"How are we going to get out of here?"
"I don't know, but we better get out soon, that spell doesn't last forever, and when it comes back, it will be worse than ever."
"Did I thank you? Because if that's what is going to happen, I'll take it back."
"If we hurry, they will be able to fix it t the hospital wing before it comes back."
"So do you have a plan?"
"I'm thinking!"
"Hurry up, how ling do we have?"
"A couple of hours," "Okay, I'll hoist you up on my shoulders over that ledge, and then you just swing your leg over the barrier and pull yourself up, and go to the castle and tell Hagrid where I am, and then go to the hospital wing."
"Alright."
Draco bent down and let her climb on his shoulders and pushed her up. Her foot was about 2 feet away from the ledge and so she tried to push herself closer, but missed, and fell backwards; knocking herself down, landing on top of him.
"Ouch! I missed, I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" She asked, moving off his chest.
He just rolled over on his back, and looked up at the sky; glistening from the trees barely pouring through them down on his face; the rest of the atmosphere was totally dark, and filled with dark shadows.
Psyche moved closer to him.
"At least we tried, someone will find us,"
"At least I'm not stuck down here with Potter." He said, ignoring her. Psyche's head leaned on Draco's shoulder, her eyelids heavy.
He looked at her, noticing she was asleep. He had forgotten the side affects of the charm, drowsiness. With her warm face perched on his shoulder, he became tired too. He sighed as he let his head loosen and his eyes close.
***
Warm, hot, short breaths came on his face and he felt a heavy thumping against his side as he woke up. Psyche's pain must have kicked in, as she was still sleeping, but her breathing increased and she was looking scared.
The sky was dark now and scattered with bright shining stars. And a cool breeze swept over them, which made Psyche shiver, so Draco pulled his arm around her, keeping her warm.
They stayed like that for the rest of the night, until morning came.
"Draco?" It was Psyche's voice that ringed in his ears in the early morning, waking him up.
He sat up and looked at her. She was bleeding now and was apparently in a lot of pain.
"It's hurting again."
"I know, there is nothing I can do."
"Yes there is, give me your tie."
"Okay."
She wrapped it around her side, stopping the flow of blood a little bit.
"That helps a little."
"So what now?" He asked Psyche.
"Let's try again."
So he lifted her up again, and her foot, caught on the ledge, and she hoisted herself over the ledge. Lying on the cold dirt, she moved over to the edge of the pit, and asked Draco how he was going to get out.
"Just go to the hospital wing, I'll find a way."
"I can't leave you here."
"Yes, you can, Your hurt, just do it."
"No. Stop being so tough, I know your not, so stop pretending to be!"
"Just go before I start rumors about you!"
"Like what? You haven't got any thing on me!"
"Oh Really? You know we spent the whole night together in a dark pit, alone."
"You wouldn't!"
"Wouldn't I ? Do you care to find out?"
"You scum!"
"Yeah I know."
"Fine."
And she left. She was barely gone 5 minutes when she turned around, to go back to the pit. When she finally got there, she found Draco throwing rocks of the sides of the pit.
"Well, look whose here!" He said looking up.
"I remembered, I can't go back without you, I'd get lost, I didn't even know how I got here."
"So what do you want me to do?"
"I'll try to help you up, reach up here." She said raising out her hand. He grasped it, and she used all her strength to pull him up.
***
A/N - Forgot to tell you somethi- Percy's there because he's taking a break from the Ministry to help out. Venus-Has a big part, and Next chapter coming. whenever I feel like it okie-dokie? I only posted this a few days ago, and so far got one review, so more please! Thank you Jenn. I'm not that good of a writer, but I appreciate your review! Thanks again! Oh and there is a good writer called Mochabutterfly! Read her, I love her 'All You Need is Love.'