Chapter Six
Harry and Hermione burst into the Gryffindor Common Room laughing uncontrollably. No doubt the other students there were rather puzzled by their entrance. Ron gave them a quizzical look and then shrugged.
They went and sat by Ron, who was still thoroughly baffled. He continued to do what he was doing, which was working on a report he had to do.
"3 pages of parchment! That's..like..3 whole feet. I only have..2? Hermione, could you--" Ron was complaining, yet again, about his homework. Hermione put up her hands and sighed.
"No. Ron, do your own homework!" Hermione said, and then decided to re-read, for the 8th time, Hogwarts, a History.
Suddenly, a magical voice appeared throughout the castle. It was Prof. McGonagall, she always made the announcements over the..magical speaker.
"Attention everyone. Since the summer program is already half over, you will be able to go to Hogsmeade soon. Plus, the official summer tournament for the Quidditch players will be on Sunday. Have a good day, AND DON'T FORGET YOUR HOMEWORK MUST BE EXACTLY 3 FEET LONG! Goodbye." Her voice stopped echoing, and groans came from Ron, but yells of joy came from everyone else.
"Hogsmeade! I can catch up on my Dung Bombs.." Dean and Seamus began secretly planning attacks in the corner, for it seems they have decided to take up on Fred and George Weasley's prank jokes.
"Ugh..Do we need a permission slip or anything? Or are we all going..?" Harry questioned, and Hermione shrugged. A great deal of help she is, Harry thought. He decided to go to bed, so he sluggishly walked up the spiral staircase to the boys' dormitory. Ron, Dean, Seamus, and Harry were the only ones there. Neville would be, except he wrote an owl to Harry explaining how he didn't want to have anything to do with any extra schoolwork, if it meant seeing Snape for any time longer than needed.
"Ron, didn't Ginny come to the summer program?" Hermione asked, not wanting to be in the same room as Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil, for they giggled too much.
"Yes, she did come, but she told me she wanted to 'remain secret.' She's hiding out somewhere.." He continued to work on his Transfiguration homework, which were directions on how to change a cat to a footstool.
"I'm here Hermione!" Said a quiet voice in the dark corner. All three jumped and looked around. Out of the corner walked Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister, who also had blazing red hair. Dean and Seamus looked up from what they were doing, and so did Colin Creevey, for she said that in a high voice as if she hadn't spoken in a week.
"Ginny! Where have you been? We haven't seen you in a..." Harry began, but suddenly stopped as he looked at her arm. It wasn't there, or perhaps it was just invisible, thought Harry. He jumped up all the stairs ( Ron, Hermione, and Harry were all standing on them ) and ran to his trunk. He opened it and searched for his Invisibility Cloak he had gotten from Dumbledore in his first year. It was missing.
"GINNY!" He screamed and practically ran into her on his way down the stairs. She was hiding behind Ron, who was grinning with a bit of humor on his face.
"I..I didn't mean to take it, Harry! I just knew you had it because Ron told me and--" Ginny tried explaining herself, but Harry disrupted her and turned to Ron.
"RON YOU TOLD HER?!" Harry looked around, and dragged Ron and Ginny up to the boys' dormitory, with Hermione in close pursuit. The whole Gryffindor Common Room had been listening, and if they heard that Harry owned an Invisibility Cloak, a rumor might spread.
"Ron, you told Ginny? Did you tell anyone else? That is so rude, I trusted you!" Harry looked at Ron, his green eyes roaring with a blaze nobody had seen in him before.
"I only told her, and she swore not to tell you I told her! And anyways, how would I have known she would go and steal it?!" He said, starting to get cross.
"I didn't steal it, I was borrowing it! Of course I would return it!" Ginny said, herself turning red because of her own temper.
She turned around and went down to the Common Room and sat on a big fluffy chair near the fire, empty probably because there were no tables or desks near them, so nobody could possibly do their homework while sitting in them.
Dean and Seamus were staring at her, their eyes with a look of utmost admiration. Colin Creevey acted as if he was quite smitten with her, and she sat next to all of them, not noticing the way they were staring at her. Ron noticed it was fairly odd, along with Hermione and Harry.
Later, they all went to bed, all dreaming about going to Hogsmeade the next day. Everybody was planning on going, and Harry was actually going to go to Hogsmeade the natural way, instead of using the Marauders Map and the secret tunnel.
( Author's Note: HEEY! Sorry it's so short! x.X! I'll write some later..o.o; I'm all tired..and stuff..Hi Brandon! ^.^!! More chapters to come, REVIEW! )
