(All characters belong to JKR)

Suspended From Class

It was a bright, clear day at Hogwarts, a surprise, for it had been raining for the better part of the previous week. Everything seemed normal, until a bushy haired young woman walked into a wall. Her two friends rushed to her side to make sure she was alright.

"Bloody hell Hermione, watch it!" the one with glasses scolded.

"Yeah," the red haired one agreed. "You need to be more careful. If you aren't, then you could end up with a nose just like--"

The first slammed his elbow into the ribs of the second, effectively stopping his comment. The boy, in the middle of a glare, realized why he had been elbowed, and had the dignity to blush.

"Sorry," he muttered, though it was obvious it was not a very heartfelt apology.

"Are you alright?" asked the first boy, his green eyes filled with concern for his friend.

The girl swayed slightly, her eyes glazed, looking as though she might fall over at any moment.

"Hermione?" asked the boy again, a hand touching her shoulder lightly.

"Hmm?" she blinked lazily, turning her eyes to meet his. She blinked again. "What was that, Harry?"

He frowned. "I asked if you were alright."

The red head frowned as well. "You're acting weird, 'Mione."

"Hmm... am I?" the honey eyed girl closed her eyes. "...maybe..."

Starting to get really worried, the boy with green eyes said, "What happened? When you went in to see Dumbledore?"

"Dum...bel...dore?" repeated the girl, pronouncing each syllable slowly.

The boys exchanged glances. "Yeah, Dumbledore. You know, the headmaster? The guy who's office you were just in?"

"Oh... him... well..." She sighed, in a long suffering way. "I have been suspended from classes," she stated simply, blinking again.

Before either boy had time to react, or even wrap their minds on what she had just said, she was off, in another trance-like state. Almost three seconds later she once again walked into a wall.


E/N: Another weird one... OK, I need to start getting back into the more normal ones. Anyway, in this I tried a new style of writing I read in a book recently, where none of the characters are actually referred to by their names outside of dialogue. Tell me what you think!

Title based on Suspended From Class by Camera Obscura