Chapter 10: 1st time to Hogsmeade

Bay's PoV

I slept a solid 8 hours, from 2am until 10. The party last night had been great, but I still felt bad that Charlie had to take the blame for it. Naturally, being the first one up in my room, I had to be quiet as I dressed and fixed my curls. It didn't take me long to get ready, just throwing on my robes, before I went downstairs alone to get some breakfast.

After breakfast I went back to the common room to find Ginny wide awake talking to George. I went over to them and asked what was going on, and I was surprised by the answer.

"We're taking you and Ginny to Hogsmeade today!" said George with a grin.

"Haven't you forgotten I'm just a first year?" I answered back, puzzled. "How are we going to get there?"

"Through the tunnel, duh. And don't ask me 'will we get caught?' You can't be such a worry wart. It'll be fun. Fred is upstairs waking up Charlie. Do you want to change into everyday clothes instead of your robes?" George asked. It was an offer I couldn't pass up, so I ran upstairs with Ginny to change.

I felt like wearing a dress, and the weather looked nice so I put on a white and pink lacey dress with a silky ribbon. It looked a little too fancy, so Ginny helped me pick out my favorite yellow cropped sundress and a pair of flip flops. She wore a pair of white jean shorts and a pink tank top. We brushed our hair through and she fishtail braided mine before tying it off with a sunny yellow ribbon in a big bow. I curled Ginny's hair and put it in a half up half down. By 11:30, we were downstairs waiting for Charlie, and by 11:50 we were in the tunnel.

Charlie ran way ahead of us, and to keep her curls in place, Ginny insisted on walking. Fred and George led the way for us until we were in Honeydukes.

"Everything looks amazing!" I squealed. Me and Ginny ran around the shop grabbing tons of kinds of candy from all over. Timothy told us that since it's our first time, we can go ahead and take whatever we want. After our bags were stuffed with enough candy for weeks, we headed off to the Three Broomsticks for some Butterbeer. The day was magical for me, but Ginny seemed, well, I don't know what the word would be, but off. I would be talking to her, but she would constantly space out. Hazy would be the word I guess. It was mid-March, and everything was starting to bloom, so maybe it was allergies, or just a bad case of spring fever. Whatever it was, I told myself to forget about it, and I that I did.

Later that night, after Charlie went to her detention, Professor McGonagall came into the common room and called my name.

"Bay O'Reilly dear, come with me please," she said in an innocent voice. I instantly dropped my conversation with Ginny and Gia, and walked over to her.

"Yes?" I asked shakily.

"Just follow me," McGonagall said, this time a bit more firmly. I did as I was told and walked with her to her office. "I understand you went to Hogsmeade today."

"Wha-what?" My heart stopped and I could hardly manage that word. How did she find out? George said we wouldn't get caught…

"Yes, you know Draco Malfoy right? Well, he gave a hint that you were there, and I sent a house elf to find you, which they didn't fail to do so, and the house elf reported back to me that you were there, along with a few other redheads. Care to explain?" Professor continued. But before I could answer, I heard another voice shouting my name. And then I woke up.

"Bay, BAY! Bay wake up!" George was shouting at me.

"Huh?" I asked groggily. I was suddenly back in the common room on a couch, not in a hard chair in McGonagall's office.

"You looked like you were having a nightmare… Are you ok?" He asked, genuinely concerned.

"Oh, that was a dream? McGonagall busted me for going to Hogsmeade and I was about to get expelled. It was terrifying!" I exclaimed.

"Bay, what did I tell you?" asked George.

"Not to worry," I said.

"Exactly. Don't." Then with that, he gave me a big brotherly kiss on my forehead and helped me up off the couch, before telling me goodnight, and that I should get to bed because I had had a long day. When I got into our room, Ginny was already passed out on her bed, but no one else was there, so I quickly brushed my teeth and put on my PJ's so I could take advantage of the quiet atmosphere to sleep in.