Abaxion ~Part 2: The Six Are Chosen~
AN: In case it wasn't clear and you thought that the chapter title didn't correspond with the chapter here's an explanation. The chapter was called "These Dreams" and it mentioned George, Hermione, and other people. Hermione and George have always dreamed about visiting a new school or learning as much as possible. I just didn't go into that much so now you know....
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As Hermione settled in for the night her last thought was, "I hope I get selected to go to Abaxion." As soon as that thought was completed her eyes closed heavily and her breathing evened out as she fell into quite a restful sleep in her four-poster. George and everybody else in the school above fifth year were having quite the same thoughts.
The next morning, everybody was on time to breakfast and for once Hermione wasn't the only one with a book at the table. In a ditch effort to cram knowledge into their heads and demonstrate intelligence, almost every one of the older students had a book out. Hermione was just doing background reading on Wicca and Paganism to see if it was something she'd be interested in learning.
Hermione's classes that morning were double transfiguration and Charms. She breezed through them and aced Professor McGonogal's pre-test for the year, to make sure the students had retained the previous years' information. She was probably the only one to ace is, too. By Lunch everyone was bustling with excitement and the younger students were whining about not being included or allowed to go. Several younger Slytherins were talking loudly about how their parents would transfer them to another school if they wanted to go to one and they didn't need rubbish exchange programs to allow them to go.
Needless to say, every person in the hall said not a word. That was until McGonogal and Dumbledore entered with a box levitating behind them and up onto a stool by the teachers' table. The box was like no other she'd ever seen. It could be compared the ceiling of the great hall on one of the beautiful clear nights. The box was a dark blueish-black witch shimmering stars that moved slowly around the box. Whispers began as did excited chattering.
"I did so enjoy the quiet," Dumbledore's magically enhanced voice boomed across the hall. "But, we are about to start picking students if you'd like to resume the quiet...... thankyou. You may begin." Professor Flitwick said a charm and after a few seconds of mulling around, 6 colored balls hovered above the box. The balls were collected and given to Dumbledore who read them out loud, " The names of the students who shall be going on the exchange program are as follows: Hermione Granger, Susan Bones, Isabelle Parker, Draco Malfoy, George Weasley, and Blaise Zabini. Congratulations students, please stay after dinner for an informational meeting."