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Brian and Ginny showed up in the common room fifteen minutes later. They looked exhausted; as if they had been running.
"Where were you?" Ron asked the moment they walked in.
"Relax, Ron," Ginny said. "Brian just met Peeves. Not in the happiest way, though." She and Brian grinned at each other.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Lauren asked. Harry looked at her. She didn't look angry or anything, and yet she still had sworn at Ginny of all people.
"Chill, Lauren. Peeves is the school poltergeist," Brian said.
"Are you hot?" Harry asked Lauren. "Because I can-"
"Of course I am!" Lauren grinned. "Nah, it's just another one of our American phrases." She turned toward Ginny and Brian and said, "Damn! There's a ghost in this school? Wicked cool!"
"There's not just one ghost," Ginny told Lauren, "there are about five!"
Lauren looked at Harry, appalled. "Is she telling me that there are like five ghosts in this castle of a school?" When Harry nodded, she continued. "Awesome!"
Lauren proceeded on an examination of the common room. "Wicked cool lounge," she said, plopping into an armchair. She stood up and went to the fire. "Can you do fire-calls on this thing?" she asked. Before anyone could reply, Professor McGonagall walked into the common room.
"Hello…Lauren? And Brian? I'm Professor McGonagall, you're head of house and Transfiguration teacher-" Lauren stopped her abruptly.
"Hello Professor McGonagall. I'm sorry for interrupting. Yes, I'm Lauren, and that's Brian. I was just wondering, Professor; can you get inter-world fire-calling in that fireplace?" she asked, very courteously.
McGonagall looked surprised. Suddenly, she smiled. "Yes," she said, "you can get inter-world fire-calling on that. I trust you're rather familiar with that spell?"
"Oh yeah! I love it. It's a great way to keep in touch." Lauren exclaimed, dropping the sugary sweet politeness. "Do you use it? Is it firenius callious here, too?"
"Yes. It's the same spell all over the world. And yes, I also use that spell. It's rather convenient, don't you think?"
"I totally agree, Professor, but I'm feeling kinda tired. Could someone maybe show me the dorm; possibly Hermione seeing as she is in the same year as I am? In Etines there are ten students per dorm, 'cause they're coed with a Plexiglas-slash-wall-ish thing between the guys and gals sides. Your dorms are set up that way, right?"
McGonagall looked lost for words as she frowned. "The d-dorms in Etines are co-coed now? But back then they were…"
Hermione eyed Professor McGonagall as she quickly said, "No, they're not, but I'll show you around."
"Thanks, Hermione." Lauren and Hermione walked up the girls' dormitory steps, chatting. Ginny tried to follow them, but Ron stopped her.
"Not so fast, Ginny," Ron said. "I think you have some more explaining to do."
"Damn, Ron," Brian said, "she's telling the truth. Why don't you believe her?"
Ron turned red, either from embarrassment or from the fact that Brian had just sworn at him. "I t-trust her and ev-everything it's just that-"
"It's just that Ron stresses over his sister. It's a Ron thing," Harry said quickly. Ginny gave him a grateful smile and sprinted up the stairs.
"Whatever," Brian said. "So, you guys gonna show me around or what?"
"Yeah." He and Brian walked up the boys' dormitory steps. Ron had disappeared. Harry stopped at the door just before the door to the fifth year boys' dorm. He figured that this was probably the fourth year dorm.
Harry knocked the door. Jared Fletcher stuck his head out and said, "Don't worry, Colin's not in."
Harry smiled and replied, "Thanks, Jared. By the way, this is your new roommate, Brian." Harry gestured into the room.
"Cool! Hey Brian, I'm Jared." He led Brian away, but Harry caught him saying, "If you ever are talking to Colin Creevy, don't mention Harry. Colin'll go berserk!"
Harry closed the door and walked up to his dorm room. Since he didn't see Ron, he assumed that Ron had already gone upstairs.
Harry reached the dorm room. He opened the door and saw Ron with his wand out pointing it towards the fireplace. Ron opened his mouth to say something, but Harry quickly said, "What are you doing?"
"Oh; its just you. I'm doing that fire-calling thing. D'you think it'll work?"
"Why not? Just it probably won't work for you because you're not used to it."
"You're probably right. Oh well." Ron flopped on to his bed. Harry followed suit on his own bed. He laid down in thought for a few moments.
Suddenly, Harry stood up and went over to his trunk. He opened it and pulled out something shimmery clear.
"The invisibility cloak?" Ron said. "What're you gonna use that for?"
"I dunno. Don't you want to show Lauren and Brian the rest of the school?"
"Yeah, but we can do that right now."
"Right now they're getting used to their new home. We can do it later-you know: at night."
"Why are you so obsessed with Lauren, and darkness?"
Harry gave Ron a look. "I am not."
"Yes you are. And besides, we won't all fit under it. Are you planning on taking Hermione with you?"
"If she wants to." Harry shrugged.
"I'm not gonna come. I think I want a little sleep tonight. And I want to talk to George about him and Alicia. Boy, he's going to be so embarrassed!" Ron went to the common room to grinning at his thought.
Harry was now alone. A few minutes later, he heard someone knock on the door. He went over and opened it.
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its the invisibility cloak.
Brian and Ginny showed up in the common room fifteen minutes later. They looked exhausted; as if they had been running.
"Where were you?" Ron asked the moment they walked in.
"Relax, Ron," Ginny said. "Brian just met Peeves. Not in the happiest way, though." She and Brian grinned at each other.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Lauren asked. Harry looked at her. She didn't look angry or anything, and yet she still had sworn at Ginny of all people.
"Chill, Lauren. Peeves is the school poltergeist," Brian said.
"Are you hot?" Harry asked Lauren. "Because I can-"
"Of course I am!" Lauren grinned. "Nah, it's just another one of our American phrases." She turned toward Ginny and Brian and said, "Damn! There's a ghost in this school? Wicked cool!"
"There's not just one ghost," Ginny told Lauren, "there are about five!"
Lauren looked at Harry, appalled. "Is she telling me that there are like five ghosts in this castle of a school?" When Harry nodded, she continued. "Awesome!"
Lauren proceeded on an examination of the common room. "Wicked cool lounge," she said, plopping into an armchair. She stood up and went to the fire. "Can you do fire-calls on this thing?" she asked. Before anyone could reply, Professor McGonagall walked into the common room.
"Hello…Lauren? And Brian? I'm Professor McGonagall, you're head of house and Transfiguration teacher-" Lauren stopped her abruptly.
"Hello Professor McGonagall. I'm sorry for interrupting. Yes, I'm Lauren, and that's Brian. I was just wondering, Professor; can you get inter-world fire-calling in that fireplace?" she asked, very courteously.
McGonagall looked surprised. Suddenly, she smiled. "Yes," she said, "you can get inter-world fire-calling on that. I trust you're rather familiar with that spell?"
"Oh yeah! I love it. It's a great way to keep in touch." Lauren exclaimed, dropping the sugary sweet politeness. "Do you use it? Is it firenius callious here, too?"
"Yes. It's the same spell all over the world. And yes, I also use that spell. It's rather convenient, don't you think?"
"I totally agree, Professor, but I'm feeling kinda tired. Could someone maybe show me the dorm; possibly Hermione seeing as she is in the same year as I am? In Etines there are ten students per dorm, 'cause they're coed with a Plexiglas-slash-wall-ish thing between the guys and gals sides. Your dorms are set up that way, right?"
McGonagall looked lost for words as she frowned. "The d-dorms in Etines are co-coed now? But back then they were…"
Hermione eyed Professor McGonagall as she quickly said, "No, they're not, but I'll show you around."
"Thanks, Hermione." Lauren and Hermione walked up the girls' dormitory steps, chatting. Ginny tried to follow them, but Ron stopped her.
"Not so fast, Ginny," Ron said. "I think you have some more explaining to do."
"Damn, Ron," Brian said, "she's telling the truth. Why don't you believe her?"
Ron turned red, either from embarrassment or from the fact that Brian had just sworn at him. "I t-trust her and ev-everything it's just that-"
"It's just that Ron stresses over his sister. It's a Ron thing," Harry said quickly. Ginny gave him a grateful smile and sprinted up the stairs.
"Whatever," Brian said. "So, you guys gonna show me around or what?"
"Yeah." He and Brian walked up the boys' dormitory steps. Ron had disappeared. Harry stopped at the door just before the door to the fifth year boys' dorm. He figured that this was probably the fourth year dorm.
Harry knocked the door. Jared Fletcher stuck his head out and said, "Don't worry, Colin's not in."
Harry smiled and replied, "Thanks, Jared. By the way, this is your new roommate, Brian." Harry gestured into the room.
"Cool! Hey Brian, I'm Jared." He led Brian away, but Harry caught him saying, "If you ever are talking to Colin Creevy, don't mention Harry. Colin'll go berserk!"
Harry closed the door and walked up to his dorm room. Since he didn't see Ron, he assumed that Ron had already gone upstairs.
Harry reached the dorm room. He opened the door and saw Ron with his wand out pointing it towards the fireplace. Ron opened his mouth to say something, but Harry quickly said, "What are you doing?"
"Oh; its just you. I'm doing that fire-calling thing. D'you think it'll work?"
"Why not? Just it probably won't work for you because you're not used to it."
"You're probably right. Oh well." Ron flopped on to his bed. Harry followed suit on his own bed. He laid down in thought for a few moments.
Suddenly, Harry stood up and went over to his trunk. He opened it and pulled out something shimmery clear.
"The invisibility cloak?" Ron said. "What're you gonna use that for?"
"I dunno. Don't you want to show Lauren and Brian the rest of the school?"
"Yeah, but we can do that right now."
"Right now they're getting used to their new home. We can do it later-you know: at night."
"Why are you so obsessed with Lauren, and darkness?"
Harry gave Ron a look. "I am not."
"Yes you are. And besides, we won't all fit under it. Are you planning on taking Hermione with you?"
"If she wants to." Harry shrugged.
"I'm not gonna come. I think I want a little sleep tonight. And I want to talk to George about him and Alicia. Boy, he's going to be so embarrassed!" Ron went to the common room to grinning at his thought.
Harry was now alone. A few minutes later, he heard someone knock on the door. He went over and opened it.
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its the invisibility cloak.
