Chapter 11
Disclaimer: As you all know, Harry Potter is not my idea...which is a shame really. The only characters/things I have introduced are Trinity Narcia, Kristi Lazuli, Aurora Moonstone, Joel, The Mummy and George. Though, I doubt that some of you will ever see this! However, if by some chance certain people mentioned above do stumble upon this text, of the Three teenage girls on the dig (2003), I am the small blonde one with the glasses.. And I think that you are all damn cute!!!! A/N: I know it has been like this for so long, but I recently discovered that I have been spelling Krysti Lazuli's name as Kristi.Sorry to Kez (
The new term had begun. True to his word, and to the excitement of all female students, OB was introduced as "Professor Bloom, your new DATDA teacher, and assistant head of Slytherin." To which the gang had all cheered loudly. On the first morning, Pansy Parkinson had been horrified to see the girls greeting him with a hug and she was incensed when they started chatting like old friends. She walked up to him. "How come's you've not made any films since last year?" He looked at her. "Because, I have been in a bit of a hole lately" before turning round, and resuming the conversation. As it turned out, Johnny was now living back in the Caribbean because, in his opinion, it was warmer and rum was available whenever and wherever you wanted.
The bell for breakfast echoed through the castle. Laughing, the gang wandered down into the Great Hall, where the boys sat waiting for them. They saw OB was with them, and Tom shouted something to him about Rum. Laughing, the girls said goodbye to him and went over to the boys. Aurora looked at Tom and smiled, but didn't kiss him as she normally did. Instead she sat down beside Draco and Kristi. Tom leant over and spoke to Krysti who stood up and swapped seats with him. He turned to face Aurora, who was pushing her breakfast around on her plate and looking at the floor. He moved closer to her, "Are you ok?" he whispered. "Yeah, just not feeling too good, that's all" He looked at her. Her hair partly covered her face. Beneath her freckles, her skin was pale, and her eyes glittered nervously. "Well, I don't mean to sound rude, but you don't look too good" She tucked her hair behind her ears and looked at him. He leant forward and kissed her on the cheek. "Sure you feel ok?" She nodded. The bell rang. She rifled through her bag and pulled out her timetable. The first lesson of the day was a double one, and it was DATDA with OB. Because of new regulations enforced by the M.O.M, lessons were now taught in house groups. This meant that in her class, she would be working with Trinity, Krysti, Tom, George, Draco, Pansy, Pete, McD, Joel, Crabbe and Goyle. The gang didn't get on at all with Pansy, or Crabbe and Goyle, whom after discovering that Draco had been disowned, had decided to blank him totally.
Outside the classroom, the Slytherin group stood together. "I hear that our new teacher is an idiot" Pansy remarked. The gang scowled at her. "I think he's quite nice!" Trinity replied, still scowling. "Well you would think that! You like anything with a pulse!" Crabbe and Goyle sniggered. George cracked his knuckles menacingly. "What's his problem?" Pansy continued.
"You shouldn't insult my fiancé"
Pansy looked at George and gasped, "Well, at least you ain't hooked up with a Punk!" Aurora and Krysti glared at her, "Well were are!!!" Pansy looked at the gang in disbelief, "God you lot are sad!" "Who's sad?" OB appeared in the doorway. His curly hair was half tied back and he was wearing a black Linkin Park hoodie under his cloak. "Er, nobody Professor" "That's alright then" He smiled and looked over at the gang, "Alright guys?" he hugged the girls and rapped knuckles with the boys. They nodded and stepped over the threshold into the classroom. It appeared that OB was not a fan of the current décor, as he had decorated the room, which now looked like a forest clearing. The lesson got underway. Aurora was sitting with Krysti, staring at the ceiling again. Tom was sitting in front of them with Malfoy. He ripped a piece of paper out of his diary and passed it back to Krysti. she read it and whispered to Aurora who nodded. She took the piece of paper and scribbled a note to Tom. It said MEET ME IN THE COMMON ROOM AT BREAK- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
Tom read the note and looked at Krysti who shrugged. OB was standing at the front of the room teaching them about counter curses, but by the end of the first lesson, he had taught them all they needed to know, so the gang had a whole hour to spare. He went and sat with the boys and spoke to them about the Summer Holidays. Meanwhile, the girls sat chatting about their plans for Samhain, and the Rum Party that was to follow. Trinity and Krys were chatting enthusiastically, but Aurora sat in near silence. "Aurora, what do you need to talk to Tom about?" Krysti asked. "Don't worry about it, it's something to do with us" "You're not going to split up are you?" "No way! I just need to talk to him." "Talk to me about what?" Tom came over to the girls and put his arm round Aurora. The other two girls stared at her. She paled slightly, "I don't feel so good" she said as everything went black.
She woke up to the sound of voices around her and tried to sit up, but quickly lying back down again when she realised her head hurt. Tom, who was sitting next to her looked at her and smiled. "Don't sit up if it hurts" "Eh?" She looked around, and realised she was in the hospital wing. The others were standing around her bed. "Can I talk to you now?" she said to Tom. He motioned for the others to leave the room. She looked at him, "Why am I in here?" "We were in DATDA talking, and you passed out.are you sure you're ok?" "Yeah, I just feel a bit under today that's all." He looked at her strangely, and opened his mouth as if to say something, but thought better of it. He handed her a piece of paper, "What did you want to talk to me about?" She looked up at the ceiling. "Well, you know I've not been feeling too good lately?.Well it's possible I could be pregnant" Tom's jaw dropped. "Oh God!! Are you sure?" She looked at him pensively, "Well, it would explain a lot. I'm just waiting for the results of my blood test." "The one you had when we went to London?" She nodded. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry." "It's only a possibility at the moment, but, if I am, you're the one who'll be telling my parents!" Tom gulped, "but they'll go mad!" She nodded, "I know" He sat thinking, "Well, whatever happens, I'll be here for you" he said taking her hand. Madam Pomfrey popped her head round the curtains, "Miss Moonstone, you can go back to you dorm now" Tom grinned at her, "That's great! You have the weekend to recover!" She looked confused, "The weekend? It's Monday night!" Tom stared at her, "Aura, you've been out cold for five days, it's Friday night!!" "Bloody hell" She sat up and put on her weekend clothes. She and Tom walked hand in hand through the darkened corridors heading for the Slytherin Tower. At the portrait hole, they stopped. "What's the password?" "Clover- OB set it!" They both laughed as the portrait hole swung open. The made their way up the stairs to the Prefect's room. Krysti and Draco were playing cards, and Trin, George, Joel and Pete were stirring a cauldron, alongside which was a pile of empty bottles. Krysti put down her cards, "Wahey! You're back" Aurora smiled, "It looks like it" she turned and kissed Tom. He walked over to the cauldron and spoke to the others. "So, what have I missed?" "Not much, we're having a punch party tomorrow night, which is why that lot over there are brewing." "A punch party?" "Yeah, we got our photo's back, and we decided to recreate the summer, without the rain and mud of course" "Cool!" "Hell yeah"
Aurora yawned. "I'm knackered!" she headed off to the dorm, and got into bed. the next morning, she woke up to find herself lying in Tom's arms. A wave of nausea swept over her, making her run into the bathroom. Tom sat up and followed her, waiting outside the door. After a while, she emerged, with tears running down her face. She walked over to the bed and collapsed in a heap. Tom joined her. "It's not looking too good is it?" She shook her head, "Tom, I'm really scared. What will everybody say? We'll get into so much trouble" He hugged her, "Aura, calm down, it might not be how it looks" "What else could it be?" "I don't really know, but lets wait for the results before we tell anybody anything" "I know, but what if?" It was still dark outside. Aurora lay down next to Tom and began to think. He must have been thinking the same as her because he whispered, "We'll be ok, I'm going nowhere"
It wasn't until the sun began to rise that she woke up again. Tom's hand was on her stomach, the other wrapped protectively around her. She turned to face him, his eyes opened. He reached for the bedside table and passed her an envelope. "you're mum's owl came last night" He got up and walked away, closing the drapes behind him. By the sound of it, Krysti was talking to him. "Tom, is she ok?" "Yeah she's fine" "No she's not. She was up in the night, I heard her crying, and you talking. What's going on?" "I'll tell you in a minute" They walked away talking quietly. Aurora opened the envelope and read the letter, Aurora, Krysti has written to inform us that you have been feeling unwell over the past week. We hope that you are ok. If you need anything, just write and tell us. Get well soon, Mum and Dad. Ps. We thought that you'd all like this
A photograph fell out of the envelope. It was the gang at the end of site party. It looked like it was taken quite late in the evening because all of them had very drunken looks on their faces, and George appeared to be relaxed. She looked up at the clock and decided to get up. Pulling on her skate pants and Linkin Park T-shirt, she made her way down to the common room. By the look on Krysti's face, it was obvious that she knew what was going on. "Morning guys!" They all turned round, "You look better already" Trin smiled. Krysti raised her eyebrows and looked at Aurora's stomach. Aurora immediately turned round, "Have the owls been yet?" she said reaching for the toaster. Krysti shook her head and came into the kitchen. "Tom told me what's going on?" "I know" "What the hell have you done?" "Please don't start" "I'm not starting, I'm just shocked." "It isn't definite" "I thought that you." "We did, but things happen" "You can say that again!" Aurora blushed a deep shade of crimson. "Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like that" "Don't worry about it, don't say anything to anybody though" "When do you find out for sure?" "Today hopefully. Has Tom said anything about what he thinks?" "He has. but its better you should speak to him about it" Flames shot out of the toaster "Oh Bugger!" Kristi extinguished the flames, leaving a smouldering pile of ash on the worktop. "I give up" Aurora laughed as she retrieved a yoghurt from the fridge. Tom was sitting by the fire, staring at the flames. She walked over to him. "Tom.what do you think about all this?" he looked up at her, "Well, I'm scared, but I'm kind of excited too." She stared at him. "Are you serious?!" "Never been more serious in my life" he replied nodding. "You're mad, you know that!" "Mad? That goes without saying, but it takes two."
Saturday morning passed excruciatingly slowly. The Rum Punch was fortified with other spirits provided by OB, who decided that he would be joining the group later that night. Around midday, a storm broke out over the castle. Lightning forked across the darkened sky, and the wind whistled at the windows. Aurora and Tom, both having had little sleep the previous night, somehow blocked out the noise and fell asleep on the sofa, leaving the rest of the group to make bets on events that would happen that night. In the early evening, Greebo, Aurora's owl, flew threw the window, landing on Tom's shoulder. She was carrying an envelope, carrying a London postmark. It was the results of Aurora's blood test. He picked up the envelope and looked at her. She was still asleep, her head resting on her shoulder. He shook her gently to wake her. "God what time is it?" He looked at his watch, "6pm, Your results have come through" She paled, and handed Tom the envelope, "You read them, and then tell me" He picked up the envelope and opened it. He looked at the paper and froze. "Well." "Well what?" her voice trembled. "We ain't going to be hiding from your parents" She stared blankly at him. "I mean, you're not pregnant!" "Oh.that's a relief" "Yeah" They sat there, unsure of what to say or do next. "You two up for Chinese?" Krysti appeared behind the sofa "Sure" they replied both somewhat distracted. Sensing that now was not the time for jokes, Krysti returned to the table where the others were poring over a takeaway menu. "So.do you feel better now you know you're not.?" She looked at him, "I'm not sure, I suppose so." He pulled her towards him and kissed her.
There was a knock at the door, and OB entered the room grinning, "Hi guys!" he removed his cloak to reveal a bag of bottles.RUM!!! Everybody cheered, and the part began. Much Rum was consumed, and everybody got very drunk.
The next morning, everybody woke with hangovers, and a great deal of confusion.
After that, the term passed really quickly. Soon even more howling winds and frequent blizzards replaced the howling winds and driving rain that the gang was, by now, extremely used to. One Saturday morning, at the end of November, Aurora was sitting in front of the fire with yet another cup of coffee. On the sofa opposite, Tom was sitting listening to the latest Slipknot album, headbanging violently. Everybody else was in Hogsmeade, except for Krysti, who, like the other two, had the flu. In recent months, the common room had become an important part of everybody's lives. It was their second home, and after much begging to Snape, they had been allowed to decorate it to their own taste. The result being a black and red room, with crucifixes, pentacles, and Punk Posters. At first, this had kind of scared the younger members of Slytherin, who occasionally visited the room in order to get help with stuff like homework, but now they were used to it. Krysti appeared in the common room, looking extremely pale. Tom moved himself to the sofa where Aurora was sitting in order to give Krysti the warmer chair. She had only just caught the flu, whereas Tom and Aurora were nigh back to full health, but still groggy from the medicine they had been given by Madam Pomfrey a few days earlier. "morning guys"
"Hey Krys, you ok?"
"'Suppose so, still feel like crap though"
"Oh well, at least you're over the worst now" Tom said smiling. Aurora nodded in agreement.
"Aye, that may be the case, but at this second in time, it certainly don't feel like it!" she grimaced, "That medicine Madam Pomfrey gave me makes me feel like we've been at the rum again!"
"We have!"
"Oh yeah"
There was a knock at the door. Probably Snape checking to see if the gang were alright. Tom stood up and went to open the door.
Disclaimer: As you all know, Harry Potter is not my idea...which is a shame really. The only characters/things I have introduced are Trinity Narcia, Kristi Lazuli, Aurora Moonstone, Joel, The Mummy and George. Though, I doubt that some of you will ever see this! However, if by some chance certain people mentioned above do stumble upon this text, of the Three teenage girls on the dig (2003), I am the small blonde one with the glasses.. And I think that you are all damn cute!!!! A/N: I know it has been like this for so long, but I recently discovered that I have been spelling Krysti Lazuli's name as Kristi.Sorry to Kez (
The new term had begun. True to his word, and to the excitement of all female students, OB was introduced as "Professor Bloom, your new DATDA teacher, and assistant head of Slytherin." To which the gang had all cheered loudly. On the first morning, Pansy Parkinson had been horrified to see the girls greeting him with a hug and she was incensed when they started chatting like old friends. She walked up to him. "How come's you've not made any films since last year?" He looked at her. "Because, I have been in a bit of a hole lately" before turning round, and resuming the conversation. As it turned out, Johnny was now living back in the Caribbean because, in his opinion, it was warmer and rum was available whenever and wherever you wanted.
The bell for breakfast echoed through the castle. Laughing, the gang wandered down into the Great Hall, where the boys sat waiting for them. They saw OB was with them, and Tom shouted something to him about Rum. Laughing, the girls said goodbye to him and went over to the boys. Aurora looked at Tom and smiled, but didn't kiss him as she normally did. Instead she sat down beside Draco and Kristi. Tom leant over and spoke to Krysti who stood up and swapped seats with him. He turned to face Aurora, who was pushing her breakfast around on her plate and looking at the floor. He moved closer to her, "Are you ok?" he whispered. "Yeah, just not feeling too good, that's all" He looked at her. Her hair partly covered her face. Beneath her freckles, her skin was pale, and her eyes glittered nervously. "Well, I don't mean to sound rude, but you don't look too good" She tucked her hair behind her ears and looked at him. He leant forward and kissed her on the cheek. "Sure you feel ok?" She nodded. The bell rang. She rifled through her bag and pulled out her timetable. The first lesson of the day was a double one, and it was DATDA with OB. Because of new regulations enforced by the M.O.M, lessons were now taught in house groups. This meant that in her class, she would be working with Trinity, Krysti, Tom, George, Draco, Pansy, Pete, McD, Joel, Crabbe and Goyle. The gang didn't get on at all with Pansy, or Crabbe and Goyle, whom after discovering that Draco had been disowned, had decided to blank him totally.
Outside the classroom, the Slytherin group stood together. "I hear that our new teacher is an idiot" Pansy remarked. The gang scowled at her. "I think he's quite nice!" Trinity replied, still scowling. "Well you would think that! You like anything with a pulse!" Crabbe and Goyle sniggered. George cracked his knuckles menacingly. "What's his problem?" Pansy continued.
"You shouldn't insult my fiancé"
Pansy looked at George and gasped, "Well, at least you ain't hooked up with a Punk!" Aurora and Krysti glared at her, "Well were are!!!" Pansy looked at the gang in disbelief, "God you lot are sad!" "Who's sad?" OB appeared in the doorway. His curly hair was half tied back and he was wearing a black Linkin Park hoodie under his cloak. "Er, nobody Professor" "That's alright then" He smiled and looked over at the gang, "Alright guys?" he hugged the girls and rapped knuckles with the boys. They nodded and stepped over the threshold into the classroom. It appeared that OB was not a fan of the current décor, as he had decorated the room, which now looked like a forest clearing. The lesson got underway. Aurora was sitting with Krysti, staring at the ceiling again. Tom was sitting in front of them with Malfoy. He ripped a piece of paper out of his diary and passed it back to Krysti. she read it and whispered to Aurora who nodded. She took the piece of paper and scribbled a note to Tom. It said MEET ME IN THE COMMON ROOM AT BREAK- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
Tom read the note and looked at Krysti who shrugged. OB was standing at the front of the room teaching them about counter curses, but by the end of the first lesson, he had taught them all they needed to know, so the gang had a whole hour to spare. He went and sat with the boys and spoke to them about the Summer Holidays. Meanwhile, the girls sat chatting about their plans for Samhain, and the Rum Party that was to follow. Trinity and Krys were chatting enthusiastically, but Aurora sat in near silence. "Aurora, what do you need to talk to Tom about?" Krysti asked. "Don't worry about it, it's something to do with us" "You're not going to split up are you?" "No way! I just need to talk to him." "Talk to me about what?" Tom came over to the girls and put his arm round Aurora. The other two girls stared at her. She paled slightly, "I don't feel so good" she said as everything went black.
She woke up to the sound of voices around her and tried to sit up, but quickly lying back down again when she realised her head hurt. Tom, who was sitting next to her looked at her and smiled. "Don't sit up if it hurts" "Eh?" She looked around, and realised she was in the hospital wing. The others were standing around her bed. "Can I talk to you now?" she said to Tom. He motioned for the others to leave the room. She looked at him, "Why am I in here?" "We were in DATDA talking, and you passed out.are you sure you're ok?" "Yeah, I just feel a bit under today that's all." He looked at her strangely, and opened his mouth as if to say something, but thought better of it. He handed her a piece of paper, "What did you want to talk to me about?" She looked up at the ceiling. "Well, you know I've not been feeling too good lately?.Well it's possible I could be pregnant" Tom's jaw dropped. "Oh God!! Are you sure?" She looked at him pensively, "Well, it would explain a lot. I'm just waiting for the results of my blood test." "The one you had when we went to London?" She nodded. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry." "It's only a possibility at the moment, but, if I am, you're the one who'll be telling my parents!" Tom gulped, "but they'll go mad!" She nodded, "I know" He sat thinking, "Well, whatever happens, I'll be here for you" he said taking her hand. Madam Pomfrey popped her head round the curtains, "Miss Moonstone, you can go back to you dorm now" Tom grinned at her, "That's great! You have the weekend to recover!" She looked confused, "The weekend? It's Monday night!" Tom stared at her, "Aura, you've been out cold for five days, it's Friday night!!" "Bloody hell" She sat up and put on her weekend clothes. She and Tom walked hand in hand through the darkened corridors heading for the Slytherin Tower. At the portrait hole, they stopped. "What's the password?" "Clover- OB set it!" They both laughed as the portrait hole swung open. The made their way up the stairs to the Prefect's room. Krysti and Draco were playing cards, and Trin, George, Joel and Pete were stirring a cauldron, alongside which was a pile of empty bottles. Krysti put down her cards, "Wahey! You're back" Aurora smiled, "It looks like it" she turned and kissed Tom. He walked over to the cauldron and spoke to the others. "So, what have I missed?" "Not much, we're having a punch party tomorrow night, which is why that lot over there are brewing." "A punch party?" "Yeah, we got our photo's back, and we decided to recreate the summer, without the rain and mud of course" "Cool!" "Hell yeah"
Aurora yawned. "I'm knackered!" she headed off to the dorm, and got into bed. the next morning, she woke up to find herself lying in Tom's arms. A wave of nausea swept over her, making her run into the bathroom. Tom sat up and followed her, waiting outside the door. After a while, she emerged, with tears running down her face. She walked over to the bed and collapsed in a heap. Tom joined her. "It's not looking too good is it?" She shook her head, "Tom, I'm really scared. What will everybody say? We'll get into so much trouble" He hugged her, "Aura, calm down, it might not be how it looks" "What else could it be?" "I don't really know, but lets wait for the results before we tell anybody anything" "I know, but what if?" It was still dark outside. Aurora lay down next to Tom and began to think. He must have been thinking the same as her because he whispered, "We'll be ok, I'm going nowhere"
It wasn't until the sun began to rise that she woke up again. Tom's hand was on her stomach, the other wrapped protectively around her. She turned to face him, his eyes opened. He reached for the bedside table and passed her an envelope. "you're mum's owl came last night" He got up and walked away, closing the drapes behind him. By the sound of it, Krysti was talking to him. "Tom, is she ok?" "Yeah she's fine" "No she's not. She was up in the night, I heard her crying, and you talking. What's going on?" "I'll tell you in a minute" They walked away talking quietly. Aurora opened the envelope and read the letter, Aurora, Krysti has written to inform us that you have been feeling unwell over the past week. We hope that you are ok. If you need anything, just write and tell us. Get well soon, Mum and Dad. Ps. We thought that you'd all like this
A photograph fell out of the envelope. It was the gang at the end of site party. It looked like it was taken quite late in the evening because all of them had very drunken looks on their faces, and George appeared to be relaxed. She looked up at the clock and decided to get up. Pulling on her skate pants and Linkin Park T-shirt, she made her way down to the common room. By the look on Krysti's face, it was obvious that she knew what was going on. "Morning guys!" They all turned round, "You look better already" Trin smiled. Krysti raised her eyebrows and looked at Aurora's stomach. Aurora immediately turned round, "Have the owls been yet?" she said reaching for the toaster. Krysti shook her head and came into the kitchen. "Tom told me what's going on?" "I know" "What the hell have you done?" "Please don't start" "I'm not starting, I'm just shocked." "It isn't definite" "I thought that you." "We did, but things happen" "You can say that again!" Aurora blushed a deep shade of crimson. "Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like that" "Don't worry about it, don't say anything to anybody though" "When do you find out for sure?" "Today hopefully. Has Tom said anything about what he thinks?" "He has. but its better you should speak to him about it" Flames shot out of the toaster "Oh Bugger!" Kristi extinguished the flames, leaving a smouldering pile of ash on the worktop. "I give up" Aurora laughed as she retrieved a yoghurt from the fridge. Tom was sitting by the fire, staring at the flames. She walked over to him. "Tom.what do you think about all this?" he looked up at her, "Well, I'm scared, but I'm kind of excited too." She stared at him. "Are you serious?!" "Never been more serious in my life" he replied nodding. "You're mad, you know that!" "Mad? That goes without saying, but it takes two."
Saturday morning passed excruciatingly slowly. The Rum Punch was fortified with other spirits provided by OB, who decided that he would be joining the group later that night. Around midday, a storm broke out over the castle. Lightning forked across the darkened sky, and the wind whistled at the windows. Aurora and Tom, both having had little sleep the previous night, somehow blocked out the noise and fell asleep on the sofa, leaving the rest of the group to make bets on events that would happen that night. In the early evening, Greebo, Aurora's owl, flew threw the window, landing on Tom's shoulder. She was carrying an envelope, carrying a London postmark. It was the results of Aurora's blood test. He picked up the envelope and looked at her. She was still asleep, her head resting on her shoulder. He shook her gently to wake her. "God what time is it?" He looked at his watch, "6pm, Your results have come through" She paled, and handed Tom the envelope, "You read them, and then tell me" He picked up the envelope and opened it. He looked at the paper and froze. "Well." "Well what?" her voice trembled. "We ain't going to be hiding from your parents" She stared blankly at him. "I mean, you're not pregnant!" "Oh.that's a relief" "Yeah" They sat there, unsure of what to say or do next. "You two up for Chinese?" Krysti appeared behind the sofa "Sure" they replied both somewhat distracted. Sensing that now was not the time for jokes, Krysti returned to the table where the others were poring over a takeaway menu. "So.do you feel better now you know you're not.?" She looked at him, "I'm not sure, I suppose so." He pulled her towards him and kissed her.
There was a knock at the door, and OB entered the room grinning, "Hi guys!" he removed his cloak to reveal a bag of bottles.RUM!!! Everybody cheered, and the part began. Much Rum was consumed, and everybody got very drunk.
The next morning, everybody woke with hangovers, and a great deal of confusion.
After that, the term passed really quickly. Soon even more howling winds and frequent blizzards replaced the howling winds and driving rain that the gang was, by now, extremely used to. One Saturday morning, at the end of November, Aurora was sitting in front of the fire with yet another cup of coffee. On the sofa opposite, Tom was sitting listening to the latest Slipknot album, headbanging violently. Everybody else was in Hogsmeade, except for Krysti, who, like the other two, had the flu. In recent months, the common room had become an important part of everybody's lives. It was their second home, and after much begging to Snape, they had been allowed to decorate it to their own taste. The result being a black and red room, with crucifixes, pentacles, and Punk Posters. At first, this had kind of scared the younger members of Slytherin, who occasionally visited the room in order to get help with stuff like homework, but now they were used to it. Krysti appeared in the common room, looking extremely pale. Tom moved himself to the sofa where Aurora was sitting in order to give Krysti the warmer chair. She had only just caught the flu, whereas Tom and Aurora were nigh back to full health, but still groggy from the medicine they had been given by Madam Pomfrey a few days earlier. "morning guys"
"Hey Krys, you ok?"
"'Suppose so, still feel like crap though"
"Oh well, at least you're over the worst now" Tom said smiling. Aurora nodded in agreement.
"Aye, that may be the case, but at this second in time, it certainly don't feel like it!" she grimaced, "That medicine Madam Pomfrey gave me makes me feel like we've been at the rum again!"
"We have!"
"Oh yeah"
There was a knock at the door. Probably Snape checking to see if the gang were alright. Tom stood up and went to open the door.