Chapter 12:
With quidditch practice, a lot of homework, and busy classes I couldn't believe I had been at Hogwarts for two months already. It seemed so long ago now that I had just found I was a witch. "Alright class" Professor Flitwick squeaky voice said breaking me out of my reverie. "Now remember the nice wrist movement we've been practicing. Swish and flick. Also remember to say the incantation correctly! You never know what spell will happen if you say something incorrectly!" Me and Harry weren't having much luck with the spell, neither was Seamus. Although Ron was having way more trouble than us, especially since he was sitting next to Hermione who he hates. Suddenly I heard Ron shout "Wingardium Leviosa!" "No, no your doing it all wrong it's Wing-gar-dium Levi- o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long." Hermione snapped at him. "Why don't you do it then if your so smart." Ron snapped back. Hermione said, "Fine I will. Wingardium Leviosa." Her feather then rose four feet into the air. "Well done, it looks like Hermione Granger has done it!" He said squeakily while clapping.
When we were walking out of class Ron was complaining about Hermione, I didn't say anything but I felt awkward because Hermione was actually pretty nice. "Honestly she's a nightmare no wonder she hasn't got any friends." Ron said annoyed. Suddenly Hermione rushed by and it looked like she was crying. "I think she heard you Ron." Harry said quietly. "Well it's not my fault if she just realized she hasn't gotten any friends." He said although he looked slightly uncomfortable.
Hermione didn't show up for any of the next classes and by the time the Halloween feast came by and started she still didn't show up. Then we overheard the Parvarti twin telling her friend, that Hermione had been crying in the bathroom and didn't want to talk to anybody. Suddenly in the middle of the Halloween feast Professor Quirell came running in shouting "Troll in the dungeon! Troll in the dungeon! Just thought you ought to know." And he fell into a dead faint.
Everybody started screaming and running, it took Professor Dumbledore shooting red sparks out of his wand to silence us all. "Silence! Now everybody please remain calm, you will follow your prefects to your house common room and wait there until further notice. Teachers you will follow me down to the dungeons." Then everybody started following their prefects to the common rooms. "First years stay close and follow me please!" Percy shouted, when Harry suddenly stopped.
"What?" I asked. "Hermione she doesn't know about the troll!" Harry whisper shouted. We all quickly ran towards the bathroom, and instantly saw the troll going in, it was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. It was about 16ft tall, and had no neck as if his head was just merely placed upon his shoulders. He looked almost human if it weren't for the green color of his skin and how big he was. We then heard a petrified scream, "Hermione!" We all shouted. We quickly ran in after the troll, he stood there stupidly for a few seconds before he took the club he was holding and started swinging it at the bathroom stalls near Hermione. "Hermione move!" Harry shouted and the next swing landed right where Harry had just told Hermione to move from. "Ron distract him! Harry grab Hermione!" I screamed. When the giant had paused his swinging for a few seconds. Harry ran over to her and almost got to her when the troll picked him up by his feet.
He started swinging at Harry, "Ron when I distract the troll he will stop his club up above his head again." I shouted. "When that happens float the club above his head and drop it!" Ron nodded. When the club was over the trolls head, I chucked a rock at him. He dropped Harry who scrambled towards Hermione grabbed her and pulled her farther under the sinks. 'Great' I thought not only was there a troll blocking my way to the door but also he was focused on me. "Cmon Ron! Anytime now." I hissed. "Ron remember swish and flick." Hermione said. "Wingardium Leviosa" Ron said.
Instantly the club floated up into the air, Ron lowered his wand and the club fell straight unto the trolls head. It started swaying and then fell right towards me, and landed only a few feet away. I quickly ran towards Harry and Ron, I hugged Ron and said thank you quietly in his ear. Then I heard feet running hurriedly toward us and I realized that we must have been making a lot of noise and the dungeons were directly below us so the teachers had to of have heard. "What in the name is going on here? What were you boys thinking? And dragging Hermione and Arrington into this as well, shame." Professor McGonagall said sternly and slightly out of breath from her sprint up here. "No, Professor. You've got it all wrong see I went looking for the troll, I've read all about them and thought I could take one on all by myself." Hermione said pretending to be shameful. "Is this true?" Professor McGonagall barked at me, I nodded and she went quiet.
"Why didn't you boys go and get help, and Harry your supposed to be a better influence then that on Arrington." Mrs. McGongall said looking sternly at us. "Well you see if the boys and Arrington hadn't come to get me I'd probably be dead by now." Hermione whispered and this time she did look really guilty. "Very well. 5 points taken from Gryffindor for you Hermione, but 5 points for each of you three will be added for your bravery, and sheer dumb luck. Go off to the common room now and finish your supper." Professor McGongall demanded. We all started walking up to the common room none of us really talking. When we got into the common room we all looked at each other awkwardly and Hermione mumbled "Thank you." We all nodded, and then headed off to bed. From that day forward though I noticed how we all kinda became best friends, I guess it was one of those things where if you do something together you just automatically become friends. And I'm pretty sure fighting a 16 foot troll is one of them.