38. She's Gone!
**Hermione's POV**
It's been a few days since Fred and I went to Hogsmeade together and a day since Fred and George gave Harry the Marauder's Map. Ron has been saying 'I cant believe those two gits never told me about the Marauder's Map!'
I was sitting with Ginny at the Gryffindor table.
"So Hermione, I keep forgetting to ask you, how was your date with Fred at Hogsmeade?" she asked with a smile.
"Ginny, it wasn't a date."
"Maybe it was! Maybe you two just didn't know it was a date."
"No matter how much I wanted it to be a date, it would never have happened" I said with a sigh.
"You wanted it to be a date?" Ginny asked sarcastically.
"Shut up, Gin."
"Hey Gin! Hey 'Mione!" Fred said coming in with George sitting next to me while George sat down next to Gin. They exchanged looks, but I didn't bother to ask.
"How was your morning, ladies?" George asked.
"It was fine," Ginny said.
"Mine was good, I think we should head to the common room" I said as we all headed to the common room.
We saw a huge crowd outside of the Fat Lady's portrait and we heard Percy yell "Excuse me! Make way! I'm Head Boy!"
"Harry, what happened?" Ginny asked him.
"I don't know. Ron and I just got here to find all these people around the portrait" Harry said worriedly.
"The Fat Lady! She's- She's gone!" Neville told us. Just then Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, and Professor Dumbledore came in and Professor Dumbledore was yelling "Get out of the way!"
"You heard the Headmaster! Move!" Percy yelled.
Filch just came in and Dumbledore told him, "Mr. Filch, round-up the ghost. Tell them to search for the Fat Lady."
"There's no need for the ghost Professor. The Fat Lady is there" Filch said pointing at one of the portraits.
Everyone, including Fred, George, Ron, Ginny, Harry, and I ran to the portrait that Filch pointed to. Dumbledore went to the front of the portrait and asked the Lady in the portrait "Dear Lady, who did this to you?"
"He's here. In the castle. He got upset that I didn't open the portrait for him. He's here professor. The one they're all talking about is SIRIUS BLACK!" The Fat Lady said.
Everyone let out a gasp and Professor Dumbledore told the Gryffindors to go to the Great Hall and the other houses to their common room.
