Previously:
I sighed. 'Maybe if it is a spell we could probably find it in the library.' I thought.
"You right. We'll go to the library after dinner." Ron said a second before the food came. When the food arrived I lost both boys listening skills to their hunger. Wait a freaking minute…how'd he know that I was thinking the library?
Chapter Four
'I know that I didn't say that. I mean come on.' I thought frustratingly. I opened my mouth and tried to speak. Nope, nothing. So, there's absolutely no way that I said that out loud. I looked over at Harry and Ron. They were stuffing their faces with meatloaf.
Gurgle. My stomach sounded again. Okay, enough thinking. I grabbed whatever I could before the boys had seconds and ate everything that was left. I ate just listening. I guess you can say I like to talk a lot. The reason I point this out is because it was quiet and I could hear everything around, something I've never done before.
I could hear the sounds of Ron and Harry slurping and swallowing their food. I could hear Ginny talking to Lavender about someone, Neville I think. I could hear Malfoy cackling behind me. Goyle and Crabbe shortly followed after. I rolled my eyes not wanting to think what they were talking about.
"Eat." Ron said with his mouth full of food, startling me.
I rolled my eyes and picked up a roll and took a big bit out of it. I gave him a look of 'Are you happy?' He smiled at me and went to his eating.
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Ron went back to his eating after he saw Hermione take a bit out of her roll.
'My mouth is dry.'
Ron looked up, 'What the heck? Okay, I know I didn't think that.'
Hermione picked up her goblet and chugged her Pumpkin Juice. Ron's eyebrows burrowed in confusion.
'Holy …' Ron stopped eating and listened closely.
Hermione looked up at Ron giving him a weird look. 'What is he doing? Why'd he suddenly stop eating? Is he sick?'
Ron's eyes widened as he heard Hermione worried voice, except she hadn't spoke at all. She couldn't speak, it was her thoughts that she was hearing. 'Maybe that's what happened earlier with the library thing.' He thought getting back to his food.
Ron decided to let it go, he'd ask Dumbledore later why he could read her mind. For now, he'd just have a little fun. Maybe he'd learn something he never knew about.
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'What is he doing? Why'd he suddenly stop eating? Is he sick?' I thought as I saw Ron stop and stare at me. I saw his eyes widen. He got a grin on his face as he began to eat again.
'Weird.' I thought as I got back to my eating.
Ron and Harry waited for me to finish eating before we began our search in the library.
While in the library I picked up all the books I could find about curses. I handed each boy about five to look through. I laughed as they both groaned at the size of the books.
"I don't even know what to look for." Harry groaned.
I pulled out a piece of parchment. By the time I get my voice back I will have run out of parchment.
Just search for speaking curses. Look in the index if you need to.
"Okay."
I opened one of the books in front of me. It was called Curses and more Curses. I turned it to the table of contents.
Highly Known Curses pages 1-16
Simple Curses pages 17-32
3 Ways to Tell That You Have Been Cursed pages 33-48
I stopped right there. I turned to page 33.
Reason # 1:
Something unexplainable happens. You can't figure out why something's been happening to you.
Reason #2
You drank something that you usually love to drink suddenly tastes bad. (If this is the reason you can related too then maybe you should look into poisons.)
Reason #3
Feel like you are sick, but you were perfectly healthy the day before?
I looked through the sections till I found something.
Finding a Counter Curse
Okay, so if you can relate to at least two of the reasons…then you've been cursed. A way to find out a counter curse is to search for the curse it's self. Figure out what happened, what you were doing at the time, and who was around you? Find these three things and set out on your search. Knowing these three things will be a big help. If you need to ask someone who's expertise is in curses. Tell them those three things and they could probably help you.
I shut the book and set it down frustratingly. I'd have to think about the big three when I wasn't getting a headache. I looked over a Ron. His long hair around his face as he read the book in front of him. 'Dang it. He's so hot.' I thought.
Ron looked up at me. I turned my head and blushed.
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'Dang it. He's so hot.' Ron heard Hermione think. He raised his head, he saw Hermione turn her head and blush.
'Who is she talking about?' Ron thought looking at her, she stuck her nose back into a book. He shook his head.
Harry closed his book, "I'm not finding anything helpful."
"Neither am I." Ron said closing the book he was reading. He looked at Hermione.
She shook her head and held out the book that was in front of her. Harry and Ron read what it said.
"So, we just need figure out what happened, who was around, and what were you doing." Harry said repeating what he had just read. Hermione nodded.
"Well, I was around and she was talking to me. I didn't see anybody else around." Ron answered.
Neither did I. I didn't feel different at the time either.
"Well, that's not much to go own. Should we ask the new Professor?"
As per usual Hogwarts had another new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. The new was Professor McCadden, she came straight from Ireland. She wasn't the best, but she was something new.
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I thought about it a while and I decided that we should.
It's for the best. I wrote and placed in front of the boys faces.
"I guess we will then. Maybe someone should have decided this sooner." Harry said.
I nodded, I saw Ginny running up to us.
"Harry, Professor McGonagall wants to talk to you right now." Ginny said what she needed to say and walked away. I guess she was still mad that Harry wouldn't get back with her.
"Oops." Harry smiled.
"What happened?" Ron asked knowing he had done something.
"I sort of did something to Malfoy when class ended. It must have had a delayed effect." Harry laughed.
I scowled at Harry.
"Don't worry, nothing too bad. I'll be right back." Harry said walking off.
I was left alone with Ron, again.
"Do you want to go ahead and see if we can talk to Professor McCadden?" Ron asked moving into the chair next to me.
I nodded.
"Okay, let's go." We both got up and left the library.
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Ron and Hermione entered Professor McCadden's office.
"I was wondering when you two would visit me. I heard what's going on." She smiled, swiping her dark ginger hair to the side.
"Can you help Hermione?" Ron asked.
"I can try." She smiled.