Chapter Forty Eight: The Problem
Hermione and the following six other students from each of the four houses, majority of the two most opposing houses, caused a stare.
Up till now, the Royalty kept to themselves, not drawing attention.
But Hermione was scared, and needed support, and Harry was there to show his sincere support for his best friends.
"Well, if it isn't Mudblood," a voice drawled from the entrance to the great hall. Blaise looked up from his leaning position on the wall, and frowned. "Pansy, Draco." He nodded, "Why are you two with 'her'" he spit out the last word, causing the group to shift slightly into a protective brace around Hermione.
Harry and Draco were in front. "Watch your tongue Zambini." Harry hissed.
"What do you want Blaise?" Draco asked calmly, his eyes dark.
"Just wanting to talk to some old friends, unless their 'new' friends have a problem with that." Blaise spit again.
"You can get dehydrated like that," Hanna informed him simply.
"Why you little Hufflepuff! Loyal to the end, and dumber then nails!" he laughed at his 'joke', while the group stared at him.
"Hanna, control." Hermione warned.
Harry looked at both of them confused.
"Hey!" Blaise's eyes glazed over, "Where did you go?" he looked around frantically.
Harry woke up when he felt Ron pulling him to the great hall, "Hanna can't keep it up for to long." He said as if it explained the world.
"Tell me later." Harry said back.
He received scattered nods among the group.
They entered the hall and split up to go to their respective tables.
"So what just happened?" Harry whispered to Ron once they were seated.
"You should know, you read Mione's book right?" Ron asked, piling his plate to the brim with food as he always did.
"Yeah, but she said that Hanna Manipulated minds to see and feel what she wants of them." Harry explained, "was that what she did just then?"
Ron nodded and waved Harry closer, "Who else do you know about?"
"Well Mione can see things unseen and manipulate perception, and since perception is reality, reality itself." Harry started, Ron nodded. "And Hanna's Trick, the fact that both Dora and Ray are, you know." He took a breath, "I don't know the rest." He admitted.
"It's Alright." Ron responded, "You'll figure it out soon enough."
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Once they had finished breakfast they went back up to the room to relax for the day.
"Hey!" Dora shouted, coming in with Kat in tow, "Why don't we play a gave of Tennis, get our mind off horrible things." She suggested.
Ron, Pansy and Harry were a bit lost. Pansy and Ron didn't understand what "tennis" was and Harry simply didn't get how they would play.
"Sounds great to me," Hermione smiled, "Pairs?"
Ray nodded "Two sets."
"I got Draco." Hermione decided.
"Me and Dora will play," Kat added.
"I want to be with Ray, I don't know how to play." Ron said, blushing fiercely.
"I got Tom!" Hanna threw herself over him and gave him a hug as if to mark him as hers with bruises.
"I'll play with Harry," Pansy spoke up, "He grew up with muggles, so he should be able to help me."
"That's everyone." Draco did the math quickly, "Lets go out to the Pitch and I'll get up set up, what kind of court?"
"Turf." Hanna, Mione, Dora, Kat and ray answered.
"Ok, two courts, five pairs, match play?" Draco asked making sure he had it all.
Nods all around informed him that he was indeed right. "Ok then lets go!"
It took about a half hour for everyone to get dressed, and have Draco transfigure rackets balls and a court. But they were soon all ready.
Once the galleon was flipped and it was decided that the first two matches were HaT VS HeD and PaH VS RaR. Dora and Kat sat out as they were to play victor of the first match.
As the games progressed, Pansy and Ron got better and better, and two hours later when they were on their last tournament match, they had attracted a crowd.
You see, Lavender Brown had come in search of Hermione and found them playing in the middle of an awesome volley, and she ran off to tell all her friends, who told their friends and people they came across and so on and so forth, until they had mostly the entire school crowed around their little double court.
The last match was Hermione and Draco Vs Harry and Pansy, I know, didn't see it coming.
Dora was reffing and everyone was set.
"And begin." Dora called, blowing her whistle.
Hermione served a fast corner ball, not even giving Harry a chance to get it.
"Fifteen love!" Dora called out and Hermione was given another ball.
Hermione served the same ball, but her arm was getting tired, so it had less power. That was all it took and Pansy slapped it back at her.
Draco stepped up and slammed the ball out of Pansy's abandoned corner, she had chocked the net to much after the serve.
"Thirty Love!" Dora Shouted, and Hermione got set up for her next serve.
This one was given to Harry, her arm was just to tired. He hit it to Draco, who volley it back to Pansy who gave it to Hermione who managed a slam barely.
"Thirty five love!" Dora Announced.
Pansy had a gleam in her eye as Hermione hit the ball to her.
Pansy retrieved it quickly and slammed it from the court.
"Thirty five fifteen!" Dora shouted, and a small amount of clapping could be heard.
Hermione glared at Harry, and smiled and served, slamming it past him.
"Forty fifteen!" Dora shouted and there was another set of claps.
Hermione served to Pansy and she slammed it a little to hard and it landed out of the court.
"first game, Hermione Draco." Dora announced, and there was cheering and the group had figured out their were being watched.
The two teams switched sides and Harry was serving.
Draco retrieved the serve with grace and skill, not power. It landed on the court so near Pansy that she had to step back to avoid being hit.
"Fifteen Love!" Dora called and Harry was given the next ball.
Hermione returned with power and it flew past Harry. Out.
"Fifteen -Fifteen!" Dora called.
"You alright Mione?" Draco called, she nodded, and Harry served.
Draco slammed it past Pansy.
"Thirty fifteen!"
Harry served when he got the ball. Hermione received sending it to Pansy who hit it to Draco who slammed it by Harry.
"Thirty five -fifteen"
Hermione and Draco shared a nod, and they got ready, this was going to be fun.
Harry Served to Draco, Draco gave the ball to Pansy who hit it back to Draco, but by then Hermione and he has switched places on the field.
Harry got it when Pansy missed and hit to Hermione who was now Draco who slammed it to the open court.
"Forty - fifteen"
There were a couple of cheers.
Harry served and Hermione hit it to pansy who hit it back, and Hermione slammed it out of the court.
"Set, Hermione Draco."
They switched again and Draco was serving.
Draco smirked and Slammed the first three serves past Harry and Pansy.
"Thirty-five love!"
Draco let Pansy have the next serve, and she sent it to Hermione, how had enjoyed her little rest, and Hit it by Harry.
"Forty Love!"
There was clapping and a slight gasp.
Draco sent Harry's ball flying.
"Game set Draco Hermione!"
Pansy was up for serving and managed two hits past the pair, But Draco managed one back.
Hermione then started a volley that went on with tons of near misses. Everyone was tired so they never slammed it. Draco ended it with a cunning hit so that the ball landed by Pansy's feet.
"Thirty - Thirty!"
Pansy Slammed the ball as hard as she could by Draco, letting off some steam.
"Forty -thirty"
Hermione hit the next one out.
"Duce!" Dora called, and a murmur found its way in the Audience.
Draco and Hermione found the balls and hit them to the corners, to tired to play around any longer.
Harry and Pansy were feeling the same way, but it made their moves sluggish instead of quicker.
"GAME, SET, MATCH! Hermione Draco!" Dora shouted and there was cheering from the crowds.
They players turned to see the teachers and a majority of students gathered round. Some were clapping, some were booing.
They all bowed and with a swish of his wand the court was gone along with the rackets and balls.
The clapping stopped.
"Draco." Hermione said softly.
"hm?" he asked.
"You shouldn't have done that." Hanna added and Pansy nodded, agreeing.
Draco looked back, and beside the teachers were Mr. and Mrs. Blaise and the rest of the school, all gaping.
"I - Shouldn't have been able to do that I'm guessing?" Draco whispered.
The group of friends nodded.
Somewhere in the crowd, Blaise Smirked.
Things were going just to plan.
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AN:
GOMEN NA SAI!!!!!
Ok that's all you get.
I'm not begging for forgiveness on writing this chapter so late when nothing major happened.
I was simply to busy and had other stories I wanted to write before this one, so it was placed on hold, for a long time I hear.
I'm sorry, if you wish to continue reading I will finish the story, it just might not be in this year, or it may, depending on how life goes.
I have a beta who has kindly edited chapters 1-3 so far. She's getting to the rest and it will all be edited eventually.
I hope you like my story, and I'm sorry if I have made you angry or mad or sad in any way, flame me if you like, just don't judge my story by my efficiency.
RELENA
Hermione and the following six other students from each of the four houses, majority of the two most opposing houses, caused a stare.
Up till now, the Royalty kept to themselves, not drawing attention.
But Hermione was scared, and needed support, and Harry was there to show his sincere support for his best friends.
"Well, if it isn't Mudblood," a voice drawled from the entrance to the great hall. Blaise looked up from his leaning position on the wall, and frowned. "Pansy, Draco." He nodded, "Why are you two with 'her'" he spit out the last word, causing the group to shift slightly into a protective brace around Hermione.
Harry and Draco were in front. "Watch your tongue Zambini." Harry hissed.
"What do you want Blaise?" Draco asked calmly, his eyes dark.
"Just wanting to talk to some old friends, unless their 'new' friends have a problem with that." Blaise spit again.
"You can get dehydrated like that," Hanna informed him simply.
"Why you little Hufflepuff! Loyal to the end, and dumber then nails!" he laughed at his 'joke', while the group stared at him.
"Hanna, control." Hermione warned.
Harry looked at both of them confused.
"Hey!" Blaise's eyes glazed over, "Where did you go?" he looked around frantically.
Harry woke up when he felt Ron pulling him to the great hall, "Hanna can't keep it up for to long." He said as if it explained the world.
"Tell me later." Harry said back.
He received scattered nods among the group.
They entered the hall and split up to go to their respective tables.
"So what just happened?" Harry whispered to Ron once they were seated.
"You should know, you read Mione's book right?" Ron asked, piling his plate to the brim with food as he always did.
"Yeah, but she said that Hanna Manipulated minds to see and feel what she wants of them." Harry explained, "was that what she did just then?"
Ron nodded and waved Harry closer, "Who else do you know about?"
"Well Mione can see things unseen and manipulate perception, and since perception is reality, reality itself." Harry started, Ron nodded. "And Hanna's Trick, the fact that both Dora and Ray are, you know." He took a breath, "I don't know the rest." He admitted.
"It's Alright." Ron responded, "You'll figure it out soon enough."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*
Once they had finished breakfast they went back up to the room to relax for the day.
"Hey!" Dora shouted, coming in with Kat in tow, "Why don't we play a gave of Tennis, get our mind off horrible things." She suggested.
Ron, Pansy and Harry were a bit lost. Pansy and Ron didn't understand what "tennis" was and Harry simply didn't get how they would play.
"Sounds great to me," Hermione smiled, "Pairs?"
Ray nodded "Two sets."
"I got Draco." Hermione decided.
"Me and Dora will play," Kat added.
"I want to be with Ray, I don't know how to play." Ron said, blushing fiercely.
"I got Tom!" Hanna threw herself over him and gave him a hug as if to mark him as hers with bruises.
"I'll play with Harry," Pansy spoke up, "He grew up with muggles, so he should be able to help me."
"That's everyone." Draco did the math quickly, "Lets go out to the Pitch and I'll get up set up, what kind of court?"
"Turf." Hanna, Mione, Dora, Kat and ray answered.
"Ok, two courts, five pairs, match play?" Draco asked making sure he had it all.
Nods all around informed him that he was indeed right. "Ok then lets go!"
It took about a half hour for everyone to get dressed, and have Draco transfigure rackets balls and a court. But they were soon all ready.
Once the galleon was flipped and it was decided that the first two matches were HaT VS HeD and PaH VS RaR. Dora and Kat sat out as they were to play victor of the first match.
As the games progressed, Pansy and Ron got better and better, and two hours later when they were on their last tournament match, they had attracted a crowd.
You see, Lavender Brown had come in search of Hermione and found them playing in the middle of an awesome volley, and she ran off to tell all her friends, who told their friends and people they came across and so on and so forth, until they had mostly the entire school crowed around their little double court.
The last match was Hermione and Draco Vs Harry and Pansy, I know, didn't see it coming.
Dora was reffing and everyone was set.
"And begin." Dora called, blowing her whistle.
Hermione served a fast corner ball, not even giving Harry a chance to get it.
"Fifteen love!" Dora called out and Hermione was given another ball.
Hermione served the same ball, but her arm was getting tired, so it had less power. That was all it took and Pansy slapped it back at her.
Draco stepped up and slammed the ball out of Pansy's abandoned corner, she had chocked the net to much after the serve.
"Thirty Love!" Dora Shouted, and Hermione got set up for her next serve.
This one was given to Harry, her arm was just to tired. He hit it to Draco, who volley it back to Pansy who gave it to Hermione who managed a slam barely.
"Thirty five love!" Dora Announced.
Pansy had a gleam in her eye as Hermione hit the ball to her.
Pansy retrieved it quickly and slammed it from the court.
"Thirty five fifteen!" Dora shouted, and a small amount of clapping could be heard.
Hermione glared at Harry, and smiled and served, slamming it past him.
"Forty fifteen!" Dora shouted and there was another set of claps.
Hermione served to Pansy and she slammed it a little to hard and it landed out of the court.
"first game, Hermione Draco." Dora announced, and there was cheering and the group had figured out their were being watched.
The two teams switched sides and Harry was serving.
Draco retrieved the serve with grace and skill, not power. It landed on the court so near Pansy that she had to step back to avoid being hit.
"Fifteen Love!" Dora called and Harry was given the next ball.
Hermione returned with power and it flew past Harry. Out.
"Fifteen -Fifteen!" Dora called.
"You alright Mione?" Draco called, she nodded, and Harry served.
Draco slammed it past Pansy.
"Thirty fifteen!"
Harry served when he got the ball. Hermione received sending it to Pansy who hit it to Draco who slammed it by Harry.
"Thirty five -fifteen"
Hermione and Draco shared a nod, and they got ready, this was going to be fun.
Harry Served to Draco, Draco gave the ball to Pansy who hit it back to Draco, but by then Hermione and he has switched places on the field.
Harry got it when Pansy missed and hit to Hermione who was now Draco who slammed it to the open court.
"Forty - fifteen"
There were a couple of cheers.
Harry served and Hermione hit it to pansy who hit it back, and Hermione slammed it out of the court.
"Set, Hermione Draco."
They switched again and Draco was serving.
Draco smirked and Slammed the first three serves past Harry and Pansy.
"Thirty-five love!"
Draco let Pansy have the next serve, and she sent it to Hermione, how had enjoyed her little rest, and Hit it by Harry.
"Forty Love!"
There was clapping and a slight gasp.
Draco sent Harry's ball flying.
"Game set Draco Hermione!"
Pansy was up for serving and managed two hits past the pair, But Draco managed one back.
Hermione then started a volley that went on with tons of near misses. Everyone was tired so they never slammed it. Draco ended it with a cunning hit so that the ball landed by Pansy's feet.
"Thirty - Thirty!"
Pansy Slammed the ball as hard as she could by Draco, letting off some steam.
"Forty -thirty"
Hermione hit the next one out.
"Duce!" Dora called, and a murmur found its way in the Audience.
Draco and Hermione found the balls and hit them to the corners, to tired to play around any longer.
Harry and Pansy were feeling the same way, but it made their moves sluggish instead of quicker.
"GAME, SET, MATCH! Hermione Draco!" Dora shouted and there was cheering from the crowds.
They players turned to see the teachers and a majority of students gathered round. Some were clapping, some were booing.
They all bowed and with a swish of his wand the court was gone along with the rackets and balls.
The clapping stopped.
"Draco." Hermione said softly.
"hm?" he asked.
"You shouldn't have done that." Hanna added and Pansy nodded, agreeing.
Draco looked back, and beside the teachers were Mr. and Mrs. Blaise and the rest of the school, all gaping.
"I - Shouldn't have been able to do that I'm guessing?" Draco whispered.
The group of friends nodded.
Somewhere in the crowd, Blaise Smirked.
Things were going just to plan.
*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN:
GOMEN NA SAI!!!!!
Ok that's all you get.
I'm not begging for forgiveness on writing this chapter so late when nothing major happened.
I was simply to busy and had other stories I wanted to write before this one, so it was placed on hold, for a long time I hear.
I'm sorry, if you wish to continue reading I will finish the story, it just might not be in this year, or it may, depending on how life goes.
I have a beta who has kindly edited chapters 1-3 so far. She's getting to the rest and it will all be edited eventually.
I hope you like my story, and I'm sorry if I have made you angry or mad or sad in any way, flame me if you like, just don't judge my story by my efficiency.
RELENA