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I paced up and down the dormitory, feeling slightly sick. They'd been gone such a long time now; everything seemed to be going to plan, but what if they got injured or something!…Or they didn't find my books! The consequence was to horrible to think about! Not feeling at all reassured, I sat down on the bed just as Lavender Brown walked through the door
'Hey Hermione! So, you'll never guess what I just heard from Dean, who heard from Ernie, who overheard Professor Lockhart talking to…' I tuned her out as anxiety took hold again… I hummed my favorite classical music tune to calm me down…
'-and she heard it from Pervary Patill, who found out directly from Madam Pomfry, that Harry, Ron and Ginny are all in the Hospital wing, until further notice!' Continued Lavender.
'What!' I cried in horror, snapping to attention. I jumped up immediately and sprinted for the hospital wing, leaving behind a very annoyed Lavender Brown…
As I ran through the hallways leading to the hospital wing, all kinds of horrid thoughts were running through my mind…
This is all my fault…Oh no! I'll get in so much trouble if they find out…I'm going to lose the bet MAJORLY! I cringed at the thought of Neville as my boyfriend…
****FLASHBACK****
It had been after dinner and Hermione had retired to a comfy chair in front of the fire, her nose buried in Hogwarts: A History. She excluded herself from the time wasting activities Ron and Harry took part in, right now they were partaking in an extremely rigged game of wizards chess. If Harry was smart enough to realise Ron's advice was the reason his friend was undefeated, he may even have a chance at winning…Boys!
'Hey Hermione, what's your-'
'-nerdy nose buried into this Saturday night?'
Fred and George asked, rudely interrupting her. She sniffed and continued reading.
'Probably reading the history-'
'of grass growing, have you not come across the concept of fun in your vast readings?'
'Books can be interesting!' She finally snapped, turning sharply.
'Well,' Said one of them leaning forward eagerly unpeturbed, 'how much are you prepared to bet on that? I bet you one galleon you couldn't even pull a joke!'
'I don't believe in gambling. Now if you don't mind I'd like to return to my highly insightful book.'
'Honestly you and Percy should be an item!' One of them remarked with a slightly disgusted face.
She looked up to see Percy reading that exact book not two seats away. Not giving the twins another chance to elaborate the idea of her and their older brother as a couple, Hermione quickly burst out; 'Eww, Percy and I are not compatible! I'd rather go out with,' She looked frantically around the common room for anyone she knew, '-with… Neville Longbottom!'
The twins' eyes gleamed evilly. And Hermione Granger realised that she had made a VERY big mistake.
'Fine we propose a deal.' Hermione unable to concentrate watched them nervously as they tossed ideas from the other side of the common room. A few minutes later they returned each bearing identical mischievous grins. They handed her a piece of paper:
Hermione Granger is to boring and goody-goody to pull a prank.
Targets: Ron and Ginny Weasely- because they're prats & Harry Potter- because he sucks up to the quidditch captain.
Location: Snape's office
Stakes: If Hermione fails, date Neville Longbottom for the rest of the school year. If she is victorious (highly unlikely), Fred and George will temporarily stop cracking Hermione and Percy jokes…
Terms and Conditions:
No outside help allowed
Must be completed by nightfall tomorrow
Hermione must come up with the prank by herself
It must be the greatest prank of all time…
Hermione gulped nervously, but unable to back down now, agreed…What had she gotten her self into?
****END FLASH BACK****
I finally reached the hospital wing, I burst through the double doors to find a very peculiar scene…
'I feel perfectly fine! I don't need to be here!' an owl wearing glasses very much like Harry's was yelling at Madam Pomfry, perching on the curtain railing which surrounded a bed in one corner of the hospital wing. On the bed, two red heads were at each other's throats in the midst of a screaming match.
'I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU THREW UP IN THE VASE!' Ginny was yelling.
'YOU THREW UP MORE! POOR HARRY FELL OF THE ROOF BECAUSE HE WAS HIT WITH YOUR VOMIT!' shrieked Ron
I CAN'T HELP IT, IT'S JUST MY NATURAL INSTINCT TO BE BETTER AT EVERYTHING THAN YOU!' shot back Ginny. Ron lunged for her throat, murder blazing in his eyes, I quickly shot a stunning spell at him, because Madam Pomfry was still to preoccupied arguing with the owl…
I ran over to the bed. I realized for some reason, Ron had a brick tied to his face…that wasn't part of the plan…
'Why does he…' I began.
'Oh,' replied Ginny, 'The bricks there because it makes Ron see normally…'
Huh? This wasn't part of the plan…
You see what Hermione Granger didn't take into account in the makings of her prank was Ron's extreme reaction to seeing the rigged reports she had planted there at lunch. She simply couldn't fathom, in all her careful planning, anyone throwing anything while standing in the vicinity of hundreds of highly breakable glass jars of poisonous potions. They were only supposed to see the reports, find her library books then leave.
'Wha-' I sat up, dazed from being stunned, if it were anyone else but Hermione who had stunned me, I would surely murder them on the spot…well, maybe not Harry, or Dumbledore, or Fred and George…well, possibly Fred and George…
I looked up and was once again amazed by how pretty Hermione was…hmmm, I wonder what she'd look like in x-ray vision… I lifted my hand to remove the brick from my face, but before I could look, Ginny's hand clamped down on the brick.
'Don't even think about it!' she hissed under her breath.
In my peripheral vision I could see Madam Pomfry now attempting to coax the owl down from the curtain railing with owl pellets.
'So, what on earth happened down in Snape's office? I only sent you down there to get a library book…' Hermione began to ask me.
I bet she'll be mighty impressed with my story… I then began to explain in great detail the tale of hardship Harry and I had endeavoured… and Ginny I guess…
'-and then I woke up in Snape's office and I could see right through Harry, like I had some kind of x-ray vision, and so now I have to wear this stupid brick in front of my face because for some reason, looking through stone makes me see normally, and so then we heard people coming and Ginny grabs me… and next thing I know; I'm a giant pot!'
'Vase.' Ginny corrected me pointedly.
'Anyway,' I ignored her, 'Snape, Hagrid and Dumbledore came along and um… I kind of threw up at some stage, then Ginny puked as well and well, then we changed back and ended up here…' I finished.
'And you know that owl…' added Ginny in a low voice while pointing, 'we're pretty sure it's Harry, but he doesn't know it yet.'
'O…k..'
Madam Pomfry was now shouting at the top of her lungs in frustration of the stubbiness of the owl, which we thought was Harry…
'There is absolutely nothing wrong with me!' I yelled for what felt like the thousandth time.
'Please come here at once and allow me to treat you!' replied Madam Pomfry in a strained voice. Hermione was now talking to Ron and Ginny, who were sitting on the hospital bed, Ron with the brick tied to his face. They appeared to be in deep discussion over something and Hermione looked very worried indeed.
'Harry's an ow-' she began, but was cut off by loud SHHHhh! Sounds from Ron and Ginny. I had the feeling they were hiding something from me…
***ONE MONTH LATER***
'I CANT BELIEVE YOU LET ME WALK AROUND FOR A WHOLE MONTH AS AN OWL!' Harry bellowed down to the common room. A tense hush fell over the students as he stomped down the stairs. Ron skittered behind me whimpering…Really now, Harry's wrath couldn't be that bad-
He burst through the door his glare capable of scaring away Voldemort.
'I CANT BELIEVE YOU!' He continued. 'I MUST HAVE BEEN THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL!'
'Yep!' Ron replied. I felt my hand slap my head in exasperation. It wasn't like we were trying to keep his…er…condition a secret or anything, just whenever we tried some strange interruption would happen, until we just stopped trying.
'AND WHAT IS THIS?' He screamed again gesturing down at himself. Oh yes..' Err… well,' I heard myself beginning to explain, ' after a while we thought it would…it might be better if you didn't know you were an…owl and that we'd just er…' I trailed off uncomfortably. What many of the Gryffindor students were now snickering at was the extremely short shirt and pants Harry was wearing which were cut off at the thighs and just below his nipples.
'If you've cut my invisibility cloak as well, I'll-'
'Oh, to bad then!' said Ron in a non-caring tone.
'Well, at least you're back to normal now!' I cried cheerfully, attempting to lighten the atmosphere. Harry just stared at me darkly…
****FLASHBACK****
'Quick, he's about to wake up!' cried Ron, digging through Harry's wardrobe. It was the first night since the 'incident' and Ron and Hermione were in a panic, unable to decide how to break the news to Harry that he was an owl. They had thought it would be best if he didn't realise he was a bird and there was nothing he could do about it until it wore off. Hermione looked down at the tiny white owl sleeping peacefully on the massive bed, well, compared to the owl it was massive. She pulled out her wand and pointed it at a pair of Harry's school trousers which Ron was holding up
'Snipius-Snapius!' She cried and the trousers became extremely short shorts…
****END FLASHBACK****
'Hey Hermione!' Called Fred and George as they approached me from the other end of the common room, they each were smiling angelically and I had the feeling they were up to no good…
'That prank you played on Ron, Ginny and Harry was-'
'Totally awesome!' the twins began to talk. I desperately tried to silently tell them to shut up, because I hadn't told Harry, Ron or Ginny about the whole prank thing.
'I can't believe you turned Harry into an owl for a whole month!'
'- Or how you made Ginny turn into a giant vase at random intervals- CLASSIC!' everyone turned towards me, I could feel my cheeks burning scarlet with embarrassment.
'But the best part HAD to be-'
'Ron's x-ray vision!'
'Him walking around-'
'Wearing a brick on his face was totally-'
'AWSOME!' I could feel the three sets of eyes of Ron, Harry and Ginny boring into my scull as they fixed me with their accusing stares.
'This whole thing was a prank!' screamed Ron, 'Have you any idea how scarred for life I am because of what happened in transfiguration…!'
****FLASHBACK****
'Ronald Weasley! Take that ridiculous pieces of rock off your head immediately! This lesson requires you to see what is happening during my demonstration and I will not permit you to sit there like a BOZO, missing the whole lesson!' Shouted Professor McGonagall. Ron gulped…
'But Professor, I can see you just fine! Really, I swear!'
'Remove it at once!'
'But-'
'Or have detention with me this Saturday during the quidditch match.' There was nothing he could do, he lowered the brick from his face slowly…
'Mr Weasely! Look to the front of the classroom, NOW!' Ron had looked up hesitantly, a tortured expression on his face…
'!'
He was scarred for life…
****END FLASHBACK****
'How could you!' Ron yelled at me. I guess I kind of deserved it, seeing an x-ray vision of Professor McGonagall must have been pretty harsh…
'I'm so sorry Ron, but I really didn't mean for you to fall into the acid! You weren't supposed to throw you wand and the potions-'
'But what about me!' yelled Ginny angrily, 'Have you any idea how embarrassing it was to turn into a giant vase when I least expected it! For One. Whole. Month!'
****FLASHBACK****
It had been only a few days after the 'incident', as they now called it and Ginny had turned into a vase at least three times. At that moment, she was sitting in the great hall eating breakfast, surrounded by all her friends, not to mention everyone at the Gryffindor table. She had just picked up a piece of bacon when suddenly- the intense heat, her body being stretched… and boom! She was a red vase sitting at the table. Everyone had started laughing, including… MALFOY! Who 'just happened' to be walking past the Gryffindor table at that exact moment. He had grabbed a whole plate of baked beans which Neville had been eating and emptied the contents of the plate into the vase. When she finally change back class had already started and she had to leg it, frantically picking bake beans from her hair as she ran. She hadn't had a chance to change clothes all day and had received a detention form Snape for 'eating' in class… Oh, the shame…
****END FLASHBACK****
'I'm so, so, so, so SORRY!' I wailed, feeling guilty enough to makeup for the whole of Hogwarts school. I completely ignored Fred and George who were on there hands and knees worshipping the ground I walked on. Literally!
' Sorry doesn't cut it Hermione,' Harry seethed drowning out the twins worshipful murmurings;' Prank King. Prank King. Prank King…' They were bowing as well! How embarrassing I thought.
'Come on real friends, lets go to our secret club meeting place where only cool kids can go!' Harry dragged off the red heads who were clearly giving me the silent treatment.
'I know your going to Hagrid's Harry.' I replied bossily unable to help my self. The half giant had sent a letter asking us to visit him after dinner earlier that morning.
'Yeah well… You're a -' but whatever Harry was about to say was cut of as the portrait slammed behind them.
Sorry this is suppa rushed! And I am truly sorry for the excessive Flashbacks
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