Hermione and Charlie stopped at the voice. "Uh, Mum," Charlie spoke first, "We were-I was-Hermione was just going to help my study this difficult case. New Horntail, you know, very frisky. Don't want to get hurt." Charlie was now pushing Hermione, and Katie up the stairs himself.
"What ever you say dear." His mother mumbled obviously not caring about her sons unruly occupation.
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"So, this is your humble abode?" Katie looked around the simple grey room. "I absolutely love your décor." There was nothing on the walls, and the only things in the room were a bed and bookcase, "I absolutely must get the name of your decorator." Katie said as sarcastically as she could muster.
"How is that helping?" Hermione snapped at Katie, her hands on her hips.
"Katie please try and take this seriously." Charlie asked her, rubbing his head.
Katie walked to the bed, and sat up against the backboard. "Can someone, please tell me what the problem is? I'm here," She motioned around her, "Can't I just go and see them?" Her boyish side was getting the better of her. She could tell by the look on Hermione's face.
"Well I knew you grew up with boys, but I didn't realize that you were basically one yourself." Hermione snipped.
Katie laughed sarcastically, "Really? I figured that would be the first thing Charlie would have told you."
"Girls, please!" Charlie laughed, as he stepped in-between the two women arguing in front of him, he was trying to sound amused. The truth was he was worried Hermione would upset Katie, and Katie would unleash her terrifying wrath. Katie was at least a foot taller than Hermione, and Katie was probably a more powerful, and frankly a more clever witch.
"Hermione, Snape knows she's actually alive, maybe we should go tell him she's here, and see what he thinks?"
"Professor Snape? You trust him with this?" Hermione yelled.
"He doesn't" Katie spoke from her place against the wall, she stepped in-between the two, "But 'I' do."
"You do?" Both the teens asked her.
"Yes I do, go talk to Severus. He'd probably know what to do. And if he doesn't, well then we go with my idea."
"What's your idea, oh smart one?" Hermione asked her.
"Scare the living shit out of them." Katie laughed, and pushed herself pass the two and to the bed, where she continued to lay down in self confidence.
Hermione opened her mouth to snap at her, but Charlie stopped her, "'Mione please." She was pushed out the room.
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They led her to a new room, down what Katie supposed was the 'forbidden' hallway, and pushed her in.
"Kate, we'll be back tomorrow, don't…just don't… 'do' anything." Charlie stuttered. She watched the door close, and lay on her bed.
"Just don't 'do' anything." Katie mocked in a very high voice. "I can't believe this. I'm here, this is idiotic." She pulled the pillow from underneath her head and pushed it on her face. "They're right there!" came a muffled outburst from beneath the pillow. "Stupid."
A/n: I love me some sarcasm :)