A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy :))

Chapter 147: What happened in there?

Face to face with four teachers who were looking expectantly at them; their small group of friends standing just outside of the office, next to the door(McGonagall had accepted a long time ago that there was no use in trying to keep them away, and that was the best she managed to do).

"Damn, and here I was thinking the silence between me and your father was thick as peanut butter. But you can actuality cut this one with Gryffindor's sword." She felt Draco let out a small laugh and smiled a little.

"You are overreacting. Just tell us. It isn't a secret or anything like that."

"We aren't overreacting." Selene said.

"Then answer the question. It is not that hard. Why are you so stubborn? "

"With all due respect professor, there is no answer we can give you. And it is pretty pointless to ask us that question. You kept such a close eye on us these past weeks that frankly, I'm starting to believe you know more about how we feel than we do. So why are we even here now?"

"That's abso-"

"It is true Minerva. We terrorized the poor children."

"Thanks for sticking with us professor Sprout." Harry smiled.

"You're very much welcome dear. You can't keep on watching their every step. You're putting more pressure on them than those things were." Upon noticing the height that the Headmistress' brows rose to, she quickly explained:

"I'm not trying to compare you with the Horcruxes Minerva, but how can they enjoy having gotten rid of them if you keep breathing down their necks every time they take a step? I know you're just protective, but that's a little too much. They want to feel free, and you're dimming their joy." The twins' mouths nearly fell open at how well their Herbology teacher had managed to capture their feelings. McGonagall looked at them and something seemed to click in the depths of her eyes.

"Perhaps you're right Pomona, I have been a little too protective. So I will not keep questioning you all the time, as long as you both come to me once every two days to tell me how you are feeling and if anything bad happenes, you go to Poppy. Alright? "

"Yes professor, that's perfect. Thank you."

"Well then, you are free to go then. Come here in two days. Thank you for attending this short meeting. "

The four teachers remained in the room as the two teens stepped out and headed for the stairs, their friends by their side.

"So what did they want?"

"To know if the happiness washed off; and how we feel in general."

"Again? Don't they have enough information regarding this subject?"

"That's what we told them. And professor Sprout sided with us and convinced McGonagall that we are right."

"What about Snape and Flitwick?"

"I think they thought it wise to stay out of their discussion. Neither of them said a word."

"And that was it? They just let you go like that?"

"We'll have to come give them a report on our state every two days, but at least they won't be breathing down our necks anymore. We can have some peace at last."

"Speaking of... I heard a seventh year Ravenclaw got a detention from Riyep."

"Really? Why?"

"I don't know all the details, but apparently she tried to change the subject and start talking about old Norse curses and the professor actually liked the subject, but they ended up having a row and...yeah."

"Well, I'm not saying it's a good thing, but at least now we'll know what she is making kids do in detention. It won't be uncharted territory anymore."

"Perhaps. But what will the poor girl have to suffer for that?"

They shared a dark look between their small group and then headed for Selene's tower. It was now the second time all of them were going to be there together. The first time had been...interesting, what with nearly half of them having never gone there before and a lot of questions were asked, but now it wasn't so new to them anymore.

"So, just so I know: who's staying here tonight? No, wait, who's going back to their dorms?" No hands rose. Everyone was staying.

"Great. Big sleepover. Then help me move this furniture out of the way." they moved the coffee table and the couch next to the bookshelves and summoned a bunch of fluffy blankets and pillows which they put on the big blue round rug in the center of the room. If they were going to sleep on the floor, at least they were going to be comfortable.

For the rest of the afternoon and evening they played a couple of rounds of Explosive Snap, Truth or Dare and other Muggle and Wizarding games that some of them had never heard of before. It was weird, all of them, from the two houses that held a centuries old rivalry between them, getting along so well; but it was nice at the same time.

Right after entering the Great Hall the next day, as discussed the night before, Hermione made a beeline for the mostly empty Ravenclaw table(it was Saturday so the majority of them had probably took control of the library the night before again and fell asleep there) and plopped herself down next to Shana, the seventh year girl who had managed to get the first detention from their new DADA teacher.

"Hi. So I'll get straight to the subject. I heard Riyep gave you detention and you went last night." The Ravenclaw was a bit taken aback at first, but then realized it was Hermione Granger speaking to her, so she didn't even bother asking where she got all that information from.

"Yeah, so?"

"So, if that's okay with you, I wanted to ask what did she make you do? Write lines, file things , or something more along the lines of what Umbridge used to do?"

"Look, I'd really like to answer that question, cause I remember what you did two years ago, helping all the people who had detention with Umbridge, I was one of them too a couple of times; but the thing is, I really don't remember what happened after I entered the office yesterday afternoon. And I had nightmares last night, I'm absolutely sure of that, but I can't remember what they were about. But there is one thing that I can say though: whatever happened there, it wasn't painful, or at least, not very; there aren't any marks, cuts, scars or bruises on my body that weren't there yesterday and I'm not sore or in any pain. I know it's not much, but that's all I can guarantee."

"That's okay, at least we know she's not following the toads example." Shana smiled.

"Yeah, I guess."

"Thanks." Hermione jumped back to her feet and went to sit at the Gryffindor table, and turned to Selene.

"Tell Draco I'll tell them later what she said, so they'll stop trying to ask me through signs." she looked behind her, to the Slytherin table, where Pansy was making weird signs with her hands.

"Now, here's what she said."

A/N: Oh, wow. The two year anniversary of the story is in two days. I never would have believed that I'd actually get to write this much and improve over time. This story has certainly come a long way from when I first put it on paper two summers ago and that is thanks to all of you as well, for encouraging me to continue. I may have started doing this as a way of getting this idea out of my head and "writing the story I'd like to read", but I'm glad that there actually are other people who enjoy it as well. Thank you.