Chapter Thirty-Six: Cassandra's Shocking News
"What are you talking about Shannon?" Cassandra asked sharply.
She eyed the girl with every bit of hatred, not daring to hide an ounce of it.
Shannon was a 5 foot, 3 inch girl with wavy and long blond hair. She had tan skin, and her features would have actually been pretty if she didn't look like daggers were coming out of her eyes. Shannon took a huge breath of air and looked angrily at Cassandra.
"Donavon was NOT home yesterday. I knew you probably tricked him into coming here just so you could get the in scoop. You are so greedy!"
"What 'in scoop' are you talking about Shannon?"
"You mean he didn't tell you?" Shannon asked incredulously.
"Tell me what?" Cassandra replied shortly.
"Well, that doesn't matter. He still came here!" Shannon exclaimed.
"Tell me what?" Cassandra repeated.
"About my father and your mother, of course!"
"What about them?"
"I don't have to tell you ANYTHING!"
"I can't believe Donavon didn't when he showed up. Tell me what's going on or I'll go straight home this instant!"
"I don't want you there! You're always so annoying and my brother can't stay away from you! I hate you and I hope you know that!"
"Don't even both with that. I know you hate me."
"GOOD!"
"Just tell me what's going on Shannon!"
"Fine! Dad and Gabriella are getting married. There! Happy?"
"What? No way! They can't be getting married!"
"You heard me! Married. Those two idiots are going to go and get themselves married!"
"Don't call my mama an idiot! You shouldn't call your father that either!"
"Well, that's exactly what they are! I don't want to ever have to live with you!"
"The feelings are mutual Shannon, believe me!"
"You're so mean!"
"Like you aren't? What do you mean just pouncing in here? I don't think Donavon would have told you HOW to get here!"
"I read a letter."
"How dare you?"
"So what? He leaves them lying around anyway... with big red marks around the name Harry. So, is this the girl Donavon's so obsessed with?" Shannon asked, turning to Hermione.
Hermione, who hadn't spoken a word since she was in her room was looking very surprised.
"Leave Hermione out of this! I already told Donavon that Hermione was taken!"
"Yeah, with some stupid guy named Harry. I told my brother that he didn't need to mix with dumb old wizard freaks anymore than he already has."
"Does he know you're reading the letters?"
"He leaves them lying around. When he's just in his room, I go in there and read them. He doesn't care much then. He's always half-asleep. But why should I be telling you how I get things done? You're the one that has the explaining to do. How'd you get my brother to drag his sorry butt over here?"
"Lay off Shannon! I never told him to come!"
"But you told him HOW to get here!"
"So what if I did? I never told him to come, and that's all that matters? If you have a problem with it why don't you just get out?"
"How can Donavon be friends with you? You're such a jerk!"
"Not as big of a jerk as you are Shannon. You really take the cake!"
"Er, can we all be happy and calm – and um, stop this arguing?" Hermione asked meekly.
Cassandra and Shannon turned towards Hermione with a warning look.
"Never mind," Hermione said quickly.
"I think that you are being ridiculous! John and Gabriella would never get married!"
"They are getting married! I thought Donavon was going to tell you that you're going to be a bridesmaid."
"Are you kidding me? I'm not going to their wedding!"
"I'm glad you're not going! I don't want to have to deal with you, but you're mom's going to be mad!"
"Gabriella is NOT going to make me go to her dumb wedding!"
"Suit yourself, but you are going to be in so much trouble."
"I'm not about to listen to you, Shannon Katrina Scott!"
"Fine, Cassandra Nicole Taylor! Like I care. And don't ever call me by my whole name! I hate the name Katrina!"
"Tell that to your dad. I didn't christen you Katrina."
"Oh, you're just so funny Cassandra, so funny."
"Thanks, I think I am too."
Hermione cut in again.
"Er, as you may both know, it's getting extremely late... Maybe Shannon should get a mattress and just stay the night. Then you can resume this lovely conversation in the morning..."
"Good idea Hermione."
"Yeah, good idea – girl that my brother's obsessed with."
"For some reason, that isn't appealing to me at the moment..."
"Just ignore Shannon, Hermione. You're too good for her."
"Well, I suppose I can... After all... I really need my rest..."
"Okay girl. You can ignore me since Princess Cassandra wants it to be that way. At least you offered me to stay the night, and that I appreciate. Other than that, I think you're just a big loser that my brother's falling for. I don't even know why he's bothering about you. He can snag any girl he'd like. Why'd he have to choose you?"
"Because for once in his life, he's got good taste!" Cassandra shouted angrily.
Hermione shrugged her shoulders and collapsed into her bed, too tired to argue.
~*~
Friday... thank goodness! I'm so glad that it's Friday. Today'll be a carefree day. No hassle, last day of the week. Pretty easy schedule too... We've only got Double Potions with Slytherin in the afternoon. I can manage to live with that... Charms in the morning, followed by Astronomy. Yep, it can't get any better... Saturday's only a day away... We'll go to Hogsmeade... Spend some time with Harry... Lay under a huge Oak Tree and listen to Hedwig hoot... Not to mention Pig... Visit Dobby... I'm so thankful it's Friday... Nothing to worry about...
That's what Hermione THOUGHT!
Wow, was she wrong!
She woke up to Cassandra and Shannon bickering.
Oh, yeah... I forgot she's still here. And to think I thought it was all just some dream...
Hermione slumped glumly on her mattress and then quickly got up. She let Cassandra and Shannon bicker on while she put on a black and white windbreaker. She put on her special Black Work Robe with her name engraved in gold upon the left chest. She left her hair down, attaching butterfly clips every which way of black, silver, and white. She put on white eye shadow, clear lip gloss, an some powder. She picked up her black purse. Although it was simple, this was one of her favorites. She thought it made her more sophisticated or older.
I already feel tons older than I did when the year started. It's probably because of all this Voldemort business...
Hermione went to the Great Hall and ate her breakfast quickly. She saw Harry and Ron coming up.
She saw them looking worried and anxious. Hermione's smile turned into a frown. She let Harry and Ron sit down before she pounced on them.
"Hey, where's Cassandra?" Hermione asked.
"Do you mean you don't know?" Harry asked bewildered
"You didn't see?" Ron exclaimed.
"You guys are freaking me out! What happened?" Hermione asked shakily.
"Some Shannon girl slapped Cassandra on the face and threw something at her. Cassandra's bleeding really bad. She's up in the girl's dormitory crying right now!"
"What are you talking about Shannon?" Cassandra asked sharply.
She eyed the girl with every bit of hatred, not daring to hide an ounce of it.
Shannon was a 5 foot, 3 inch girl with wavy and long blond hair. She had tan skin, and her features would have actually been pretty if she didn't look like daggers were coming out of her eyes. Shannon took a huge breath of air and looked angrily at Cassandra.
"Donavon was NOT home yesterday. I knew you probably tricked him into coming here just so you could get the in scoop. You are so greedy!"
"What 'in scoop' are you talking about Shannon?"
"You mean he didn't tell you?" Shannon asked incredulously.
"Tell me what?" Cassandra replied shortly.
"Well, that doesn't matter. He still came here!" Shannon exclaimed.
"Tell me what?" Cassandra repeated.
"About my father and your mother, of course!"
"What about them?"
"I don't have to tell you ANYTHING!"
"I can't believe Donavon didn't when he showed up. Tell me what's going on or I'll go straight home this instant!"
"I don't want you there! You're always so annoying and my brother can't stay away from you! I hate you and I hope you know that!"
"Don't even both with that. I know you hate me."
"GOOD!"
"Just tell me what's going on Shannon!"
"Fine! Dad and Gabriella are getting married. There! Happy?"
"What? No way! They can't be getting married!"
"You heard me! Married. Those two idiots are going to go and get themselves married!"
"Don't call my mama an idiot! You shouldn't call your father that either!"
"Well, that's exactly what they are! I don't want to ever have to live with you!"
"The feelings are mutual Shannon, believe me!"
"You're so mean!"
"Like you aren't? What do you mean just pouncing in here? I don't think Donavon would have told you HOW to get here!"
"I read a letter."
"How dare you?"
"So what? He leaves them lying around anyway... with big red marks around the name Harry. So, is this the girl Donavon's so obsessed with?" Shannon asked, turning to Hermione.
Hermione, who hadn't spoken a word since she was in her room was looking very surprised.
"Leave Hermione out of this! I already told Donavon that Hermione was taken!"
"Yeah, with some stupid guy named Harry. I told my brother that he didn't need to mix with dumb old wizard freaks anymore than he already has."
"Does he know you're reading the letters?"
"He leaves them lying around. When he's just in his room, I go in there and read them. He doesn't care much then. He's always half-asleep. But why should I be telling you how I get things done? You're the one that has the explaining to do. How'd you get my brother to drag his sorry butt over here?"
"Lay off Shannon! I never told him to come!"
"But you told him HOW to get here!"
"So what if I did? I never told him to come, and that's all that matters? If you have a problem with it why don't you just get out?"
"How can Donavon be friends with you? You're such a jerk!"
"Not as big of a jerk as you are Shannon. You really take the cake!"
"Er, can we all be happy and calm – and um, stop this arguing?" Hermione asked meekly.
Cassandra and Shannon turned towards Hermione with a warning look.
"Never mind," Hermione said quickly.
"I think that you are being ridiculous! John and Gabriella would never get married!"
"They are getting married! I thought Donavon was going to tell you that you're going to be a bridesmaid."
"Are you kidding me? I'm not going to their wedding!"
"I'm glad you're not going! I don't want to have to deal with you, but you're mom's going to be mad!"
"Gabriella is NOT going to make me go to her dumb wedding!"
"Suit yourself, but you are going to be in so much trouble."
"I'm not about to listen to you, Shannon Katrina Scott!"
"Fine, Cassandra Nicole Taylor! Like I care. And don't ever call me by my whole name! I hate the name Katrina!"
"Tell that to your dad. I didn't christen you Katrina."
"Oh, you're just so funny Cassandra, so funny."
"Thanks, I think I am too."
Hermione cut in again.
"Er, as you may both know, it's getting extremely late... Maybe Shannon should get a mattress and just stay the night. Then you can resume this lovely conversation in the morning..."
"Good idea Hermione."
"Yeah, good idea – girl that my brother's obsessed with."
"For some reason, that isn't appealing to me at the moment..."
"Just ignore Shannon, Hermione. You're too good for her."
"Well, I suppose I can... After all... I really need my rest..."
"Okay girl. You can ignore me since Princess Cassandra wants it to be that way. At least you offered me to stay the night, and that I appreciate. Other than that, I think you're just a big loser that my brother's falling for. I don't even know why he's bothering about you. He can snag any girl he'd like. Why'd he have to choose you?"
"Because for once in his life, he's got good taste!" Cassandra shouted angrily.
Hermione shrugged her shoulders and collapsed into her bed, too tired to argue.
~*~
Friday... thank goodness! I'm so glad that it's Friday. Today'll be a carefree day. No hassle, last day of the week. Pretty easy schedule too... We've only got Double Potions with Slytherin in the afternoon. I can manage to live with that... Charms in the morning, followed by Astronomy. Yep, it can't get any better... Saturday's only a day away... We'll go to Hogsmeade... Spend some time with Harry... Lay under a huge Oak Tree and listen to Hedwig hoot... Not to mention Pig... Visit Dobby... I'm so thankful it's Friday... Nothing to worry about...
That's what Hermione THOUGHT!
Wow, was she wrong!
She woke up to Cassandra and Shannon bickering.
Oh, yeah... I forgot she's still here. And to think I thought it was all just some dream...
Hermione slumped glumly on her mattress and then quickly got up. She let Cassandra and Shannon bicker on while she put on a black and white windbreaker. She put on her special Black Work Robe with her name engraved in gold upon the left chest. She left her hair down, attaching butterfly clips every which way of black, silver, and white. She put on white eye shadow, clear lip gloss, an some powder. She picked up her black purse. Although it was simple, this was one of her favorites. She thought it made her more sophisticated or older.
I already feel tons older than I did when the year started. It's probably because of all this Voldemort business...
Hermione went to the Great Hall and ate her breakfast quickly. She saw Harry and Ron coming up.
She saw them looking worried and anxious. Hermione's smile turned into a frown. She let Harry and Ron sit down before she pounced on them.
"Hey, where's Cassandra?" Hermione asked.
"Do you mean you don't know?" Harry asked bewildered
"You didn't see?" Ron exclaimed.
"You guys are freaking me out! What happened?" Hermione asked shakily.
"Some Shannon girl slapped Cassandra on the face and threw something at her. Cassandra's bleeding really bad. She's up in the girl's dormitory crying right now!"