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Except for Emily, Paul and the other two characters who are appearing in
this chapter!! Their mine: P
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After stuffing themselves silly with food, Ron and Emily walked back to the Gryffindor common room, followed by Ginny and Paul. Ron found himself unable to look at Emily again.
'Why can't eyes just go where you want them to go?' Ron asked himself angrily.
Behind him, Ron could hear giggles from Ginny and Paul. Ron quickly turned round and stuck his finger up at them. Paul kept laughing, until Ginny shook her head slightly to hush him up.
Finally, all four of them reached the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password?" she asked slowly.
Ron gulped. He didn't bother to ask the new Prefects what the password was, mainly because Harry and Hermione were the new Prefects.
"Um, Ron... What's the new password?" Emily asked turning to look at him really slowly.
"I know it!"
Ron turned around to see his twin brothers, Fred and George grinning at them.
"Since when do you two ever know the password?" Ginny asked shocked.
"How could you doubt us like that dear old little sister?" Fred asked sadly.
"Easy," Ginny said rolling her eyes.
"Can you just tell us the password?" Ron asked starting to get annoyed
"Only when you introduce us to your new friends," George said eyeing Emily closely.
"I'm Emily Avalon and this is my brother Paul," Emily said cheerfully.
"Nice to meet you guys. Ok, the new password is 'Frogs'," Fred said and the Fat Lady opened up.
"Thanks Fred and you too George," Emily said smiling.
Both Fred and George blushed and headed up to their dormitories. Ron felt a huge urge of jealousy towards his two brothers. All they did was blush!
"Paul, you better get to bed," Emily said smiling down at him.
"Since when did you become my mother?" Paul asked staring at Emily strangely.
"Just get to bed!" Emily ordered.
"Alright, alright. Fussy," Paul said and very slowly walked up to his new dormitory.
Ginny watched Paul go and said, "Make that me too. See you two in the morning".
Ginny then walked up to her dormitory as well.
"Well, guess I might turn in as well. Got to look my best on my first day," Emily said winking.
'You look good without any sleep,' Ron said to himself.
"Good Night Ron," Emily said and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"N-N-Night Emily," Ron said touching where she kissed him.
Emily giggled and walked off to her dormitory.
Ron grinned from ear to ear. He, Ron Weasley, got a kiss on the cheek!
'I'm never going to wash me face again,' Ron said and skipped off to bed as well.
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Early next morning, Emily found herself the only one awake in her dormitory, except for someone who had already left the dormitory. Emily walked over to the window and admired the view. Everything looked so beautiful with the sun shinning on it. Emily couldn't possibly think of a better place to be.
Emily took a deep breath and turned around. She nearly jumped out of her skin. A girl with bushy brown hair and brown eyes was standing right behind her.
"Shit! You don't sneak up on people like that!" Emily said clenching her heart.
"Sorry to startle you like that. It's just, last night I didn't properly introduce myself. I'm Hermione Granger, the new Gryffindor Prefect," Hermione said sticking out her chest so her Prefect badge shone in the sunlight.
Where had Emily heard that name before? For some strange reason Emily had heard of the name Hermione. Then it hit her. On the train! Ron had called her Hermione when she offered him a seat.
'So this is the Hermione Ron doesn't like. Well, whoever Ron dislikes, I dislike too,' Emily said to herself.
"I know," Emily said walking over to the mirror.
"You do? You sure you don't know another Hermione Granger?" Hermione asked shocked.
"Nope, it's you," Emily said brushing her hair.
Hermione looked at Emily is a disgraceful manner. No-one just suspected they knew her, Hermione Granger, and treats her like that.
"How come you're so sure of yourself?" Hermione said edging closer to her.
"Who else would Ron say piss off too?" Emily said turning to face her.
Hermione felt her cheeks go red with anger. So, Ron talks about her behind her back.
'He's going to pay for that!' Hermione said to herself, going redder with anger.
"What did he say about me?" Hermione said trying to stay calm.
"Nothing really. Just said piss off to me when he thought I was you. Even though I don't understand how he would have gotten mixed me up with you!" Emily said totally disgusted.
Hermione couldn't take anymore of this bitchiness from her. Who exactly did she think she was? She's been here for one day and this is how she treats a school Prefect?
"Just leave Ron alone. He shouldn't be messing around with people like you!" Hermione said and headed for the door.
Just as Hermione was about to open it, Emily said, "Now, now. No need to get jealous."
Hermione threw one evil look at Emily and slammed the door on her way out. Emily took one last look at the door, and then continued getting ready for her first day.
After ten minutes, Emily was finally ready and headed down to the common room, where she found Ron waiting for her.
"Hey buddy ol' pal! How nice of yah to wait for me!" Emily said coming down the stairs.
"That's quite alright. Didn't want you looking like a loner in the Great Hall," Ron said smirking.
"So considerate of you!" Emily said giving him a little slap on the arm.
Ron blushed and looked at where her hand hit his arm.
"Don't take it seriously. I do that to all my guy friends," Emily said staring into Ron's eyes.
"I-I didn't take it seriously! I was-was checking for germs!" Ron said his smirk widening.
Emily opened her mouth to answer back but then she shut it.
"Let's just go and have breakfast," Emily said shaking her head, admitting her defeat.
"One win for me!" Ron called out and ran after her.
"Not on your life!" Emily said and they walked down to the Great Hall together.
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Down at the Great Hall, all the House tables were full of delicious foods. All this food was enough to make Paul's mouth water. His mouth was open, eyeing all the foods.
"Paul! Shut your mouth! It looks rude!" Ginny said pushing his mouth shut.
"Sorry. But I never get this many choices this early in the morning," Paul said piling up his plate with a little bit of everything.
Ginny laughed. She had never seen anyone so interested in food before.
"Hey there Ginny! Who's your little friend?"
Ginny knew that voice from anywhere. She looked up and saw one of her fellow Gryffindors and a good friend of hers, Peter Hall.
"Hi Pete. Good morning to you too! Oh, this is my new friend Paul. Paul this is my friend Peter," Ginny said introducing the two boys to each other.
"Hey Paul! How you liking Hogwarts?" Peter said looking down at Paul.
Paul said nothing. When Peter asked Ginny who he was, he used the word Paul couldn't stand. Little. Everyone called him that and he couldn't stand hearing it.
"You bit deaf there little matey?" Peter asked trying to see into Paul's face.
"Stop calling me little!" Paul yelled and stood up in his seat.
"What the? I didn't call yah little. It just well, you're... Just a little smaller than most people," Peter said trying to think of the right word to use.
Paul's eyes started to get teary. He couldn't hold it in any longer and soon, his tears just rolled down his cheeks.
"Man, I didn't want you to cry. Please, shit, let's start over," Peter said holding out his hand. But Paul didn't shake it, what he did do was get up out of his seat and run out of the hall in tears.
"Ginny, I swear I didn't want to hurt him," Peter said pleading.
"Don't worry about it. Paul's just very sensitive about his height," Ginny said getting up as well.
"Well, talk to yah later?" Peter asked watching Ginny hop out of her seat.
"Yeah. See yah!" Ginny called from behind her and ran out of the hall after Paul.
Ginny ran so fast out of the hall that she had no idea where to start looking for Paul. Just thinking off the top of her head, she ran up to the common room.
'Please be there Paul,' Ginny said to herself as she climbed the Grand Staircase.
As she turned the corner on the seventh floor, she ran into her Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall.
"Miss Weasley! You know better than to run in the hallways!" McGonagall said sternly.
"I know it's just..."
"Just nothing! Weeks detention for not remembering the school rules," and with that, she had gone.
'Wait till I find you Paul!' Ginny thought angrily to herself.
As she was about to head towards the Fat Lady's portrait, she spotted Paul sitting outside one of the Transfiguration classrooms.
"Oh my god Paul! Are you alright?" Ginny asked bending down next to him.
"Yeah, fine," Paul mumbled not meeting her eyes.
"Paul, look at me. Paul," Ginny said trying to look at Paul's face.
"I'm fine just leave me alone," Paul said pushing her away.
Ginny could feel tears appear in her eyes.
"Paul, please. I just want to know you're alright," Ginny said, placing her hands on his face to get him to look up
Paul felt his cheeks burning. Her touch was so soft and gentle.
"I-I-I fine. Honest," Paul said smiling weakly at Ginny.
Ginny cried with happiness. She then flung her arms around Paul's neck and broke down crying on her shoulder. Paul's eyes almost popped out of his head. A girl was full on braking down on his shoulder and he had no clue what-so-ever what to do. Paul just gave her a little pat on her back.
"Fucking get off her you little runt!"
Ginny and Paul quickly broke apart and saw Michael Corner and one of his mates, James Thomas, coming towards them, both looking rather pissed.
Paul quickly stood up, hoping to get away before they reach him, but by the time he got up, he was pined up against the wall with Michael Corner holding him by the scruff of his robes.
"You listen, and you listen good. Never go anywhere near Ginny again, you got me? Stay far away from her, and if you don't, believe me you'll regret it," Michael whispered so only Paul could hear.
Paul just took one huge gulp and looked over at Ginny, who was looking terrified.
"We got a deal?" Michael whispered again.
Paul slightly nodded. Michael grinned widely and started to walk off. Paul noticed Michael mouthed to him, 'Stay away'.
As they were soon out of sight, Ginny rushed over to Paul and grabbed him by his arms and asked him if he was alright.
"I'm fine. Best get my books. Don't want to be late on my first day," Paul said and quickly left Ginny, confused and hurt.
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Ron and Emily had gotten their books and headed down to the greenhouse for Herbology. Unfortunately, they had Herbology with the Slytherins. When they arrived, they didn't receive a very warm welcome.
"Well if it isn't Weasley, and what's this, arriving without Potter and Granger. Tut, tut," Draco Malfoy said smirking as they both walked past.
"Shut your mouth Malfoy," Ron said as he waited by the door.
"Gosh! That was the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to me!" Malfoy said pretending to wipe his fake tears away.
"Leave him alone," Emily said turning around to face Malfoy.
Malfoy looked at Emily with a very disgusted look on his face.
"And who would you be?" Malfoy said checking her out.
"Emily Avalon and if you don't mind, could you stop checking me out," Emily said angrily.
"Looks like we finally got a girl with attitude 'round here," Malfoy said winking at Emily.
"Fuck off!" Emily yelled.
"I'll try. No guaranty," Malfoy said moving back to where his 'friends' were.
Emily scowled as he walked away. What a total fag!
'He better keep his distance,' Emily thought.
"I wouldn't mess with him if I were you," Ron said coming over and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm not planning too. Wouldn't mess with someone he acts like he's hot when he's not," Emily said between clenched teeth.
"You may come in know class!" called Professor Sprout.
The whole class headed towards the door and entered the greenhouse. As Ron entered, Malfoy gave him an evil smirk.
'He better keep his distance from Emily! No-one goes near her but me!' Ron thought as he glared as Malfoy passing.
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Well, people there's the 6th chapter. Enjoy and keep those reviews coming!
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After stuffing themselves silly with food, Ron and Emily walked back to the Gryffindor common room, followed by Ginny and Paul. Ron found himself unable to look at Emily again.
'Why can't eyes just go where you want them to go?' Ron asked himself angrily.
Behind him, Ron could hear giggles from Ginny and Paul. Ron quickly turned round and stuck his finger up at them. Paul kept laughing, until Ginny shook her head slightly to hush him up.
Finally, all four of them reached the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password?" she asked slowly.
Ron gulped. He didn't bother to ask the new Prefects what the password was, mainly because Harry and Hermione were the new Prefects.
"Um, Ron... What's the new password?" Emily asked turning to look at him really slowly.
"I know it!"
Ron turned around to see his twin brothers, Fred and George grinning at them.
"Since when do you two ever know the password?" Ginny asked shocked.
"How could you doubt us like that dear old little sister?" Fred asked sadly.
"Easy," Ginny said rolling her eyes.
"Can you just tell us the password?" Ron asked starting to get annoyed
"Only when you introduce us to your new friends," George said eyeing Emily closely.
"I'm Emily Avalon and this is my brother Paul," Emily said cheerfully.
"Nice to meet you guys. Ok, the new password is 'Frogs'," Fred said and the Fat Lady opened up.
"Thanks Fred and you too George," Emily said smiling.
Both Fred and George blushed and headed up to their dormitories. Ron felt a huge urge of jealousy towards his two brothers. All they did was blush!
"Paul, you better get to bed," Emily said smiling down at him.
"Since when did you become my mother?" Paul asked staring at Emily strangely.
"Just get to bed!" Emily ordered.
"Alright, alright. Fussy," Paul said and very slowly walked up to his new dormitory.
Ginny watched Paul go and said, "Make that me too. See you two in the morning".
Ginny then walked up to her dormitory as well.
"Well, guess I might turn in as well. Got to look my best on my first day," Emily said winking.
'You look good without any sleep,' Ron said to himself.
"Good Night Ron," Emily said and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"N-N-Night Emily," Ron said touching where she kissed him.
Emily giggled and walked off to her dormitory.
Ron grinned from ear to ear. He, Ron Weasley, got a kiss on the cheek!
'I'm never going to wash me face again,' Ron said and skipped off to bed as well.
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Early next morning, Emily found herself the only one awake in her dormitory, except for someone who had already left the dormitory. Emily walked over to the window and admired the view. Everything looked so beautiful with the sun shinning on it. Emily couldn't possibly think of a better place to be.
Emily took a deep breath and turned around. She nearly jumped out of her skin. A girl with bushy brown hair and brown eyes was standing right behind her.
"Shit! You don't sneak up on people like that!" Emily said clenching her heart.
"Sorry to startle you like that. It's just, last night I didn't properly introduce myself. I'm Hermione Granger, the new Gryffindor Prefect," Hermione said sticking out her chest so her Prefect badge shone in the sunlight.
Where had Emily heard that name before? For some strange reason Emily had heard of the name Hermione. Then it hit her. On the train! Ron had called her Hermione when she offered him a seat.
'So this is the Hermione Ron doesn't like. Well, whoever Ron dislikes, I dislike too,' Emily said to herself.
"I know," Emily said walking over to the mirror.
"You do? You sure you don't know another Hermione Granger?" Hermione asked shocked.
"Nope, it's you," Emily said brushing her hair.
Hermione looked at Emily is a disgraceful manner. No-one just suspected they knew her, Hermione Granger, and treats her like that.
"How come you're so sure of yourself?" Hermione said edging closer to her.
"Who else would Ron say piss off too?" Emily said turning to face her.
Hermione felt her cheeks go red with anger. So, Ron talks about her behind her back.
'He's going to pay for that!' Hermione said to herself, going redder with anger.
"What did he say about me?" Hermione said trying to stay calm.
"Nothing really. Just said piss off to me when he thought I was you. Even though I don't understand how he would have gotten mixed me up with you!" Emily said totally disgusted.
Hermione couldn't take anymore of this bitchiness from her. Who exactly did she think she was? She's been here for one day and this is how she treats a school Prefect?
"Just leave Ron alone. He shouldn't be messing around with people like you!" Hermione said and headed for the door.
Just as Hermione was about to open it, Emily said, "Now, now. No need to get jealous."
Hermione threw one evil look at Emily and slammed the door on her way out. Emily took one last look at the door, and then continued getting ready for her first day.
After ten minutes, Emily was finally ready and headed down to the common room, where she found Ron waiting for her.
"Hey buddy ol' pal! How nice of yah to wait for me!" Emily said coming down the stairs.
"That's quite alright. Didn't want you looking like a loner in the Great Hall," Ron said smirking.
"So considerate of you!" Emily said giving him a little slap on the arm.
Ron blushed and looked at where her hand hit his arm.
"Don't take it seriously. I do that to all my guy friends," Emily said staring into Ron's eyes.
"I-I didn't take it seriously! I was-was checking for germs!" Ron said his smirk widening.
Emily opened her mouth to answer back but then she shut it.
"Let's just go and have breakfast," Emily said shaking her head, admitting her defeat.
"One win for me!" Ron called out and ran after her.
"Not on your life!" Emily said and they walked down to the Great Hall together.
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Down at the Great Hall, all the House tables were full of delicious foods. All this food was enough to make Paul's mouth water. His mouth was open, eyeing all the foods.
"Paul! Shut your mouth! It looks rude!" Ginny said pushing his mouth shut.
"Sorry. But I never get this many choices this early in the morning," Paul said piling up his plate with a little bit of everything.
Ginny laughed. She had never seen anyone so interested in food before.
"Hey there Ginny! Who's your little friend?"
Ginny knew that voice from anywhere. She looked up and saw one of her fellow Gryffindors and a good friend of hers, Peter Hall.
"Hi Pete. Good morning to you too! Oh, this is my new friend Paul. Paul this is my friend Peter," Ginny said introducing the two boys to each other.
"Hey Paul! How you liking Hogwarts?" Peter said looking down at Paul.
Paul said nothing. When Peter asked Ginny who he was, he used the word Paul couldn't stand. Little. Everyone called him that and he couldn't stand hearing it.
"You bit deaf there little matey?" Peter asked trying to see into Paul's face.
"Stop calling me little!" Paul yelled and stood up in his seat.
"What the? I didn't call yah little. It just well, you're... Just a little smaller than most people," Peter said trying to think of the right word to use.
Paul's eyes started to get teary. He couldn't hold it in any longer and soon, his tears just rolled down his cheeks.
"Man, I didn't want you to cry. Please, shit, let's start over," Peter said holding out his hand. But Paul didn't shake it, what he did do was get up out of his seat and run out of the hall in tears.
"Ginny, I swear I didn't want to hurt him," Peter said pleading.
"Don't worry about it. Paul's just very sensitive about his height," Ginny said getting up as well.
"Well, talk to yah later?" Peter asked watching Ginny hop out of her seat.
"Yeah. See yah!" Ginny called from behind her and ran out of the hall after Paul.
Ginny ran so fast out of the hall that she had no idea where to start looking for Paul. Just thinking off the top of her head, she ran up to the common room.
'Please be there Paul,' Ginny said to herself as she climbed the Grand Staircase.
As she turned the corner on the seventh floor, she ran into her Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall.
"Miss Weasley! You know better than to run in the hallways!" McGonagall said sternly.
"I know it's just..."
"Just nothing! Weeks detention for not remembering the school rules," and with that, she had gone.
'Wait till I find you Paul!' Ginny thought angrily to herself.
As she was about to head towards the Fat Lady's portrait, she spotted Paul sitting outside one of the Transfiguration classrooms.
"Oh my god Paul! Are you alright?" Ginny asked bending down next to him.
"Yeah, fine," Paul mumbled not meeting her eyes.
"Paul, look at me. Paul," Ginny said trying to look at Paul's face.
"I'm fine just leave me alone," Paul said pushing her away.
Ginny could feel tears appear in her eyes.
"Paul, please. I just want to know you're alright," Ginny said, placing her hands on his face to get him to look up
Paul felt his cheeks burning. Her touch was so soft and gentle.
"I-I-I fine. Honest," Paul said smiling weakly at Ginny.
Ginny cried with happiness. She then flung her arms around Paul's neck and broke down crying on her shoulder. Paul's eyes almost popped out of his head. A girl was full on braking down on his shoulder and he had no clue what-so-ever what to do. Paul just gave her a little pat on her back.
"Fucking get off her you little runt!"
Ginny and Paul quickly broke apart and saw Michael Corner and one of his mates, James Thomas, coming towards them, both looking rather pissed.
Paul quickly stood up, hoping to get away before they reach him, but by the time he got up, he was pined up against the wall with Michael Corner holding him by the scruff of his robes.
"You listen, and you listen good. Never go anywhere near Ginny again, you got me? Stay far away from her, and if you don't, believe me you'll regret it," Michael whispered so only Paul could hear.
Paul just took one huge gulp and looked over at Ginny, who was looking terrified.
"We got a deal?" Michael whispered again.
Paul slightly nodded. Michael grinned widely and started to walk off. Paul noticed Michael mouthed to him, 'Stay away'.
As they were soon out of sight, Ginny rushed over to Paul and grabbed him by his arms and asked him if he was alright.
"I'm fine. Best get my books. Don't want to be late on my first day," Paul said and quickly left Ginny, confused and hurt.
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Ron and Emily had gotten their books and headed down to the greenhouse for Herbology. Unfortunately, they had Herbology with the Slytherins. When they arrived, they didn't receive a very warm welcome.
"Well if it isn't Weasley, and what's this, arriving without Potter and Granger. Tut, tut," Draco Malfoy said smirking as they both walked past.
"Shut your mouth Malfoy," Ron said as he waited by the door.
"Gosh! That was the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to me!" Malfoy said pretending to wipe his fake tears away.
"Leave him alone," Emily said turning around to face Malfoy.
Malfoy looked at Emily with a very disgusted look on his face.
"And who would you be?" Malfoy said checking her out.
"Emily Avalon and if you don't mind, could you stop checking me out," Emily said angrily.
"Looks like we finally got a girl with attitude 'round here," Malfoy said winking at Emily.
"Fuck off!" Emily yelled.
"I'll try. No guaranty," Malfoy said moving back to where his 'friends' were.
Emily scowled as he walked away. What a total fag!
'He better keep his distance,' Emily thought.
"I wouldn't mess with him if I were you," Ron said coming over and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm not planning too. Wouldn't mess with someone he acts like he's hot when he's not," Emily said between clenched teeth.
"You may come in know class!" called Professor Sprout.
The whole class headed towards the door and entered the greenhouse. As Ron entered, Malfoy gave him an evil smirk.
'He better keep his distance from Emily! No-one goes near her but me!' Ron thought as he glared as Malfoy passing.
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Well, people there's the 6th chapter. Enjoy and keep those reviews coming!