By: Super Girl
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Disclaimer: None is mine.
© Super Girl, 2001
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Hermione pressed her hand against Godric Gryffindor's jawline and slowly his mouth creaked open. The 'clones' were pulling Seamus hard.
"Seamus hold on!" Hermione yelled. She used the sides of the picture frame and propelled herself foward, into the prefect's bathroom. Seamus followed.
Thump! Hermione and Seamus landed in a heap on the floor and few people came through as well. The others were caught.
The entrance to Gryffindor's room was behind the large portrait of the Mermaid sleeping. She looked at them gruffly.
"Could have given me a warning!" She said and began to dive back under the water. It must have been night because no one was in the bathroom. Hermione, Seamus and the few people that made it through looked around wildly.
"We made it through!" One person exclaimed happily.
"We did, but now one thing. All our clones are out there being us. What do we do?" Seamus said, as if he was thinking aloud.
Hermione thought about this. What to do. Everyone looked at her expectantly. This annoyed Hermione a bit but she was also proud that people looked up to her.
"I say, we go back to our common rooms and get those people and bring them to Dumbledore." Malfoy cut in. Hermione looked at him.
"Thats it! Malfoy you genius! We'll go to Dumbledore!" Hermione said. Malfoy looked at her as if he wasn't sure that she had just complemented him.
"Come on, we have to hurry and we must be quite!" Seamus said as they creeped out of the bathroom. Hermione looked down the hallway.
"All clear." She said. Everyone was dead silent as they tip-toed down to Dumbledore's office
They reached the stone gargoyle, but Hermione didn't know the password.
"-er, Droobles Best Blowing Gum? Bertie Bott's Every flavored beans? Chocolate Frogs? Cockroach Clusters?-ick. Licorice Wands? Oh yes! Lemon Drop!" Hermione said, guessing the password. Hermione watched as the stone gargoyle came to life and moved aside. She and the others climbed the stairs.
"Knock Knock Knock" Hermione waited as she heard shuffling in the room and the door flew open.
"Professor Dumbledore?" She asked.
"Yes? What brings you to my office?" He asked her, beckoning her in along with the others.
"Well, you see professor..." She told Professor Dumbledore the story. The whole thing.
"Yes. I was wondering why you were acting a bit-er snippy lately." Professor Dumbledore pointed out, a twinkle in his eyes.
"She brought a map." Seamus said. Hermione remembered the map and pulled it out. Dumbledore inspected it.
"How marvelous." He said to more to himself. Hermione peered over him.
"Now, Hermione be so kind as to describe your 'clones' attire?" He asked her gently. Hermione thought hard.
"They were plane black velvet robes with the letters "DE" on the cuffs of their robes, designed with snakes." Hermione said. Dumbledore nodded.
"Death Eaters. Do me a favor, Hermione and Seamus, go find Professor McGonagall. Draco and Pansy find Professor Snape. Ernie Macmillian Professor Sprout and Cho please find Professor Flitwick (A/N: Anyone know who the heads of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are?).
Hermione and Seamus headed out of Dumbledore's office quickly. They seperated from the others and headed toward Professor McGonagall's office.
"Some year, eh?" Seamus said awkwardly. Hermione nodded. "So, about that kiss..." He began. Hermione put her hand up.
"After we find McGonagall" Se said. He nodded.
"Right." He agreed.
They turned a corner and knocked on the door.
Professor McGonagall answered the door in her sleepwear.
"What is it?" She asked, slightly upset.
"Professor Dumbledore wants to see you." Seamus said to her. Her eyes softened and she swept passed them. They followed.
"Lemon Drop" She said to the stone gargoyle. It hopped up and moved aside.
When they got into Dumbledore's office all the other teachers were in there, Snape looking unusually grumpy.
"You wanted to see me, Headmaster?" She asked, politely. Everyone sat patiently as Dumbledore explained. McGonagall gasped, her hand flew to her mouth.
"Death Eaters?" She exclaimed. "In the school? How did they get in?"
"Well, they probably had a map left by Salazar Slytherin." He explained. "But whats important now is getting them out. Teachers, I want you all to alert your houses and the other teachers, get them and the children into the Great Hall. They shall spend the night there. Look at every child here and get the one in the room that is impersonating them, bring them to me. You children here, come with me into the Great Hall."
Every child in the room got up and followed Dumbledore. He led them down to the Great Hall.
He moved the tables away and filled the place with squashy, purple sleeping bags. They setteled into a few.
"Hermione? I think now we can talk." Seamus whispered to her. Hermione sat up in her sleeping bag.
"Why did we?" Hermione asked, avoiding his eyes. Seamus looked around, uncomfortably.
"I'm not sure, -er I um, liked it though." He said, looking down as if ashamed.
Hermione sat there stunned.
"You know, I never did kiss anyone. Or have a boyfriend for that matter. But, I, um, think I -er like you." She said quickly. Seamus looked up, looking at her for the first time.
"You do?" He asked her gently.
"Yes, I do." She replied, smiling slightly.
"Well, I guess you know that, well, I never had a girlfriend." He said, clearing his throat. "So, will you, be my um, girlfriend?"
Hermione wasn't sure what to say. She knew she liked Seamus. Enough to be his girlfriend?
"Yes." She said quicky, afraid if she said it slowly something horrible would happen.
"You will?" A slow smile began to creep over Seamus' face. Hermione nodded. "Well, I do have one question."
"Yea?" Hermione asked him, pushing some hair behind her ears.
"Can I kiss you again?" He asked her. Hermione smiled and leaned toward him and they kissed.
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