What a Jumble!
Chapter 4
"What are you doing here Peeves?" shouted George getting to his feet, drawing the attention of those who remained in the common room.
Peeves only chuckled happily and disappeared with the thermo.
Harry jumped from his seat.
"It won't work on you!" he said almost shouting.
Peeves reappeared with his wicked little eyes fixed on Harry.
"It only works on human beings" he explained.
"I will have to try" he said with his hideous little voice.
Ron and Fred stood up as well.
"You will only waste it, Peeves" said Fred severely.
"Give it to me!" demanded Ron
The poltergeist turned to him, staring grimly.
"Oh, of course I will... one way or another!" he laughed speeding down out the portrait door.
"Wait!" shouted Harry
The four boys ran after him, but when they got to the corridor he was gone.
"Where did he go?"
"Hey, guys?" Hermione called them from the portrait door "I need to talk to you"
None of them moved.
"Please?"
"Of course" said Harry turning to her
Fred and George glanced at each other
"we're... eh… starving" said Fred
"Yeah... need to go to the kitchen" said George waving a good-bye to Hermione. They both walked fast away.
"Let us know if you find it" shouted Ron when they were already on the end of the corridor.
Harry and Ron went back to the common room just in time to see the last remaining students going to bed.
It was 9 o'clock.
Hermione was waiting for them with her arms folded
She was staring at Ron
"I need the thermo flask" she said frowning "Where is it, Ronald?"
Harry and Ron exchanged a glance.
It was clear it wasn't the moment to tell her what had just happened. Hermione didn't look particularly angry, but all her face was bright red and that was never a good sign on her.
"Need? you say you need the thermo?" asked Ron in turn "What do you want to do with it?"
"It's none of your business" she mumbled and turned to Harry "Whe... where... is it?" she stammered looking straight into his eyes, getting even more colored.
Harry got nervous.
"eh… you put it in your backpack, remember?" he said trying to smile not looking guilty.
"Oh… yes…" she hesitated "you're right" she stepped back, but then she saw Ginny shaking her head from the dormitories' door.
Hermione took a deep breath and said "There's only one thermo in her... my backpack" and turned back to Ron "What did you do with it?" she snapped at him, glaring.
"Nothing!" answered him "Believe me, I don't have it!"
"Neither do I" said Harry
"Where is it?" Hermione insisted, still staring at Ron
"You said you wanted to keep them, didn't you?" Ron said
Hermione doubtfully nodded
"Consider it kept then" he said "Good night, Hermione" Ron quickly took Harry's arm and pulled him to the boy's dormitories without even turning back to her.
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