Chapter 11
Back Again
Harry, Ron, and Hermione proceeded towards the west side of the lake to the Halloween Feast. "What do you think they'll be serving there"? Ron asked happily. "Don't know, all I want to know is-", Hermione was cut off by Ron. "We don't care what you know! You know too much stuff"! Ron said sharply at Hermione. Hermione rolled her eyes, and they continued to walk. By the time they got there, people were already seated looking excitedly at the menu on their plates. It took the three of them a long time to find a seat, since almost every single one was filled up with people. They finally found one with Neville and Ginny. Hermione sat beside Ginny, next to Hermione was Ron, then Harry. They all picked up their menus and started looking over it. "Turkey"! Ron said outloud. A plate of turkey appeared in front of Ron. "Wicked"! Ron exclaimed before tearing down the turkey. "Salad", Ginny said. "Mashed potatoes", Harry finally decided. "BBQ chicken"! Neville said curiously. Food kept appearing out of nowhere as they kept on deciding what they wanted going to have. "Aren't you going to have something Hermione"? Ginny asked. "I'll just eat what you guys have", Hermione said. Ginny shrugged and helped herself to some salad. "Ginny became a vegetarian. It's scary. She's the only person in our family that doesn't eat meat", Ron explained to Harry. They finished eating, and ended up having Pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, Halloween cookies, and Jell-O (black and orange) for desert. People around them were getting up to go to the Halloween Fair. Ginny and Neville decided to leave first, leaving Ron with the leftover desert. "Have you eaten anything at all"? Ron asked. "Of course I have"! Hermione said. "What are you doing under there"? Ron asked curiously trying to get a peek of what Hermione was doing. "N-nothing", Hermione said blushing. Ron lifted up the tablecloth seeing a book in her hands. "Oi, what's this"? Ron said yanking the book out of her hands. "N-nothing", Hermione stuttered again. "How to get a guy"? Harry read out-loud from the book. "Not so loud"! Hermione muttered still blushing. "Hermione what is this"? Harry said pointing towards the book. "Nothing, it's nothing. Just a book I found lying at the library", Hermione said quickly. "Do you fancy someone"? Ron asked curiously. "N-n-no, what makes y-you think t-that"? Hermione said suddenly standing up. "I thought you knew EVERYTHING", Ron smirked. "Very funny guys! Give me back the book"! Hermione said getting angry. "Just tell us what this is first", Ron said taking the book away from Harry. "Fine.okay I do fancy someone, but I'm not going to tell you who. I thought I'd get some few tips on guys from this book, since I'm not that good with boys", Hermione blushed. Harry and Ron looked at eachother and burst out laughing. Why would Hermione want to read a book like THAT? The only books Harry knew Hermione would read were either books by Professor Lockhart, or boring textbooks. Hermione yanked the book out of Ron's hand and sat down blushing even harder. "Oh don't worry! We wont tell anyone about your future husband"! Ron winked, which made Hermione blush even harder. They continued eating, and finally Hermione put her book away and ordered a salad, and ate a cookie. Harry and Ron had to wait for Hermione to finish the last chapter of her book before they could go (Hermione started reading again after she finished eating). "Hurry up"! Ron whined. "It's been half an hour already"! "Okay, just give me another minute"! Hermione pleaded. "No"! Harry and Ron both said at the same time. Ron grabbed the book and threw it in the lake, and Harry dragged her towards the Quidditch field. "Whoa"! The three of them said in awe. The Quidditch field was no longer a field, it turned to a Fair. There were stands with games to play, and food and drinks to eat. There were experiments you could try out and prizes you could win. Lanterns hung over the Quidditch field. And the Quidditch hoops were no long Quidditch hoops either. A crank at the bottom of every Quidditch hoops with small buttons that said "off", "on", "big", "small", "large", and "tiny. Bubbles were blowing out of it. People were running around trying to get a turn to make the bubble appear out of the hoops, or playing the games. "That seems interesting"! Ron said pointing up at the sky. It was interesting indeed. The stars were connected together to make pictures. "That one looks like a pumpkin", Hermione said pointing up at the sky too. "Hey guys, look at that stand. "Guess the Picture". Let's go check it out", Harry suggested. The three of them walked towards it finding Professor Flitwick sitting on a very tall stool. "Professor Flitwick? What are you doing here"? Hermione asked. "Well, every Professor is in charge of a stand! Now would you like to know what mine is about"? Professor Flitwick explained. The three nodded and Professor Flitwick smiled and rolled up his sleeves. "See the pictures up in the sky? (Professor Flitwick said pointing his wand up at the sky. Harry, Ron, and Hermione nodded.) Well, you have to find every single one. When you're done figuring out how many pictures there are in the sky, come back here and write it down on a piece of parchment. You get the grand prize if you figure out how many pictures there are in the sky", Professor Flitwick explained. "So, come back here when you're done finding all the pictures in the sky. Good luck and have fun"! Harry, Ron, and Hermione all left and went to the next stand. Madam Hooch had a big jar of fairies and you had to guess how many there were in there. "Well, well, well.if it isn't Potter and his friends", someone whispered in Harry's ear. Harry jumped and turned around seeing Draco and his two "body guards", Goyle and Crabbe laughed. "Scared you didn't I"? Draco sniggered. "Go away Malfoy"! Ron muttered. "Don't tell ME what to do"! Draco warned. "What are you going to do? Get Crabbe and Goyle to beat us up? In case if you haven't noticed Malfoy, there are tones of teachers here", Hermione pointed out. "Are you THAT blind"? Draco gritted his teeth together and walked off with Crabbe and Goyle right behind him. "What a git"! Ron muttered. They walked around the Fair and finally landed upon the last stand.Professor Snape's stand. "Well, Potter"! Professor Snape smirked. "You finally arrived at MY station. I've been waiting for a long time you know, for Mr. Famous Potter, and company". Professor Snape eyed Ron and Hermione, which made them squirm a bit. "Just tell us what we have to do", Harry muttered glaring at Professor Snape. "There are three bottles of potions. Potion 1 is blue, Potion 2 is green, and Potion 3 is red. One of these will taste like sweets, the other two will taste like.", Professor Snape was cut off by Ron. "You", Ron muttered quietly, but Professor Snape heard him. "Perhaps, Mr. Weasley would like to have a go at it first", Professor Snape, said glaring at him. Ron gulped and looked at Hermione and Harry helplessly for help. "Come on Ron, didn't you want to see those bubbles"? Hermione said dragging Ron away. "Pick potion number 1", Hermione whispered as she walked past Harry. "Well, your all alone now Potter. Pick one. I'll only give you one clue, and nothing further"! Professor Snape said. "Blood is red, a colour you turn when your sick, which one of these will you pick"? "Number 1", Harry said. Professor Snape gritted his teeth but said nothing. He handed him a ticket. "That's for a raffle draw that will be taking place later on. Professor Dumbledore will be reading out the numbers, you match up the numbers that are been said to your ticket's number, and see if they match. If they do, come to me and you'll get your prize", Professor Snape explained. "Right, whatever", Harry muttered and walked away to find Ron and Hermione. "Of course, I doubt you'll win Potter. I'll put a curse on you if you do though. So you watch your back Potter, not only am I going to come after you, but someone else might too", Professor Snape hinted. Harry stopped dead his tracks. Did he just heard what he think he heard? "So you watch your back Potter, not only am I going to come after you, but someone else might too". What did Snape mean? He wasn't going to come up to him with a knife and kill him with that is he? I must be hearing things.Harry decided finally. He found Hermione and Ron not far from Snape's stand. "What happened"? Hermione asked. "Did he poison you"? Ron asked. "Was potion number one right"? Hermione asked. "He didn't poison you did he"? Ron asked. "I'm alright! He didn't poison me, and potion number one was right. He gave me this ticket to this raffle", Harry explained. "He also said something to me". "What did he tell you"? Ron asked. Harry quickly explained what Snape said to him. Ron's eye's widened, and Hermione had her hand over her mouth. They both looked horrified and worried. "Of course he could be just kidding. You know how Snape is, always trying to scare people", Harry said. "Not always", Ron said still looking scared. "But do you think.he might be talking about.Y-You-Know-Who"? "Oh give me a break! Why would Snape be talking about him? We all know that Snape is in You-Know-Who's league anymore"! Hermione pointed out. "Correction, Snape WAS in his league before, and he might be back with You- Know-Who again. You never know do you"? Ron pointed out too. "Oh come on, Snape is the kind of person who does these kind of stuff to people"! "Ron sort of have a point there Hermione. What if Snape is back with Voldemort"? Harry asked. "Impossible"! Hermione said shrilly. A couple of people looked at them, eyebrows raised. "Sorry", Hermione apologized to the people. They stopped at the "Bubble Machine". Only two or three people were there waiting for their turns to try out the bubbles. "Do you think Voldemort is going to come back to Hogwarts"? Hermione asked suddenly. "What? He would never come here! Professor Dumbledore is here, and you know how much he fears him"! Ron said. "Not exactly. What if Voldemort changed? What if he has his powers back again? We all know Professor Dumbledore is getting quite old, no matter how much of a great wizard he is", Hermione said. "What should we do then"? Harry asked. "The best thing to do, is talk to Sirius. But how are we supposed to get inside Hogwarts to get to the owlery without being seen?", Hermione said. "Harry"! Ron exclaimed. "What"? "Your Invisibility Cloak"! Harry has forgotten all about that. He haven't used or thought about it for a very long time. "AHHH"! Someone screamed. Harry, Hermione and Ron turned around seeing people running away from the Quidditch Field and towards the Forbidden Forest. Students everywhere were looking up at the sky as well as screaming and running. "LOOK! IN THE SKY"! Someone else screamed. "Oh my gosh! Look"! Hermione said pointing to the sky. The stars that formed the pictures in the sky now formed three words. Voldemort Is Back.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione proceeded towards the west side of the lake to the Halloween Feast. "What do you think they'll be serving there"? Ron asked happily. "Don't know, all I want to know is-", Hermione was cut off by Ron. "We don't care what you know! You know too much stuff"! Ron said sharply at Hermione. Hermione rolled her eyes, and they continued to walk. By the time they got there, people were already seated looking excitedly at the menu on their plates. It took the three of them a long time to find a seat, since almost every single one was filled up with people. They finally found one with Neville and Ginny. Hermione sat beside Ginny, next to Hermione was Ron, then Harry. They all picked up their menus and started looking over it. "Turkey"! Ron said outloud. A plate of turkey appeared in front of Ron. "Wicked"! Ron exclaimed before tearing down the turkey. "Salad", Ginny said. "Mashed potatoes", Harry finally decided. "BBQ chicken"! Neville said curiously. Food kept appearing out of nowhere as they kept on deciding what they wanted going to have. "Aren't you going to have something Hermione"? Ginny asked. "I'll just eat what you guys have", Hermione said. Ginny shrugged and helped herself to some salad. "Ginny became a vegetarian. It's scary. She's the only person in our family that doesn't eat meat", Ron explained to Harry. They finished eating, and ended up having Pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, Halloween cookies, and Jell-O (black and orange) for desert. People around them were getting up to go to the Halloween Fair. Ginny and Neville decided to leave first, leaving Ron with the leftover desert. "Have you eaten anything at all"? Ron asked. "Of course I have"! Hermione said. "What are you doing under there"? Ron asked curiously trying to get a peek of what Hermione was doing. "N-nothing", Hermione said blushing. Ron lifted up the tablecloth seeing a book in her hands. "Oi, what's this"? Ron said yanking the book out of her hands. "N-nothing", Hermione stuttered again. "How to get a guy"? Harry read out-loud from the book. "Not so loud"! Hermione muttered still blushing. "Hermione what is this"? Harry said pointing towards the book. "Nothing, it's nothing. Just a book I found lying at the library", Hermione said quickly. "Do you fancy someone"? Ron asked curiously. "N-n-no, what makes y-you think t-that"? Hermione said suddenly standing up. "I thought you knew EVERYTHING", Ron smirked. "Very funny guys! Give me back the book"! Hermione said getting angry. "Just tell us what this is first", Ron said taking the book away from Harry. "Fine.okay I do fancy someone, but I'm not going to tell you who. I thought I'd get some few tips on guys from this book, since I'm not that good with boys", Hermione blushed. Harry and Ron looked at eachother and burst out laughing. Why would Hermione want to read a book like THAT? The only books Harry knew Hermione would read were either books by Professor Lockhart, or boring textbooks. Hermione yanked the book out of Ron's hand and sat down blushing even harder. "Oh don't worry! We wont tell anyone about your future husband"! Ron winked, which made Hermione blush even harder. They continued eating, and finally Hermione put her book away and ordered a salad, and ate a cookie. Harry and Ron had to wait for Hermione to finish the last chapter of her book before they could go (Hermione started reading again after she finished eating). "Hurry up"! Ron whined. "It's been half an hour already"! "Okay, just give me another minute"! Hermione pleaded. "No"! Harry and Ron both said at the same time. Ron grabbed the book and threw it in the lake, and Harry dragged her towards the Quidditch field. "Whoa"! The three of them said in awe. The Quidditch field was no longer a field, it turned to a Fair. There were stands with games to play, and food and drinks to eat. There were experiments you could try out and prizes you could win. Lanterns hung over the Quidditch field. And the Quidditch hoops were no long Quidditch hoops either. A crank at the bottom of every Quidditch hoops with small buttons that said "off", "on", "big", "small", "large", and "tiny. Bubbles were blowing out of it. People were running around trying to get a turn to make the bubble appear out of the hoops, or playing the games. "That seems interesting"! Ron said pointing up at the sky. It was interesting indeed. The stars were connected together to make pictures. "That one looks like a pumpkin", Hermione said pointing up at the sky too. "Hey guys, look at that stand. "Guess the Picture". Let's go check it out", Harry suggested. The three of them walked towards it finding Professor Flitwick sitting on a very tall stool. "Professor Flitwick? What are you doing here"? Hermione asked. "Well, every Professor is in charge of a stand! Now would you like to know what mine is about"? Professor Flitwick explained. The three nodded and Professor Flitwick smiled and rolled up his sleeves. "See the pictures up in the sky? (Professor Flitwick said pointing his wand up at the sky. Harry, Ron, and Hermione nodded.) Well, you have to find every single one. When you're done figuring out how many pictures there are in the sky, come back here and write it down on a piece of parchment. You get the grand prize if you figure out how many pictures there are in the sky", Professor Flitwick explained. "So, come back here when you're done finding all the pictures in the sky. Good luck and have fun"! Harry, Ron, and Hermione all left and went to the next stand. Madam Hooch had a big jar of fairies and you had to guess how many there were in there. "Well, well, well.if it isn't Potter and his friends", someone whispered in Harry's ear. Harry jumped and turned around seeing Draco and his two "body guards", Goyle and Crabbe laughed. "Scared you didn't I"? Draco sniggered. "Go away Malfoy"! Ron muttered. "Don't tell ME what to do"! Draco warned. "What are you going to do? Get Crabbe and Goyle to beat us up? In case if you haven't noticed Malfoy, there are tones of teachers here", Hermione pointed out. "Are you THAT blind"? Draco gritted his teeth together and walked off with Crabbe and Goyle right behind him. "What a git"! Ron muttered. They walked around the Fair and finally landed upon the last stand.Professor Snape's stand. "Well, Potter"! Professor Snape smirked. "You finally arrived at MY station. I've been waiting for a long time you know, for Mr. Famous Potter, and company". Professor Snape eyed Ron and Hermione, which made them squirm a bit. "Just tell us what we have to do", Harry muttered glaring at Professor Snape. "There are three bottles of potions. Potion 1 is blue, Potion 2 is green, and Potion 3 is red. One of these will taste like sweets, the other two will taste like.", Professor Snape was cut off by Ron. "You", Ron muttered quietly, but Professor Snape heard him. "Perhaps, Mr. Weasley would like to have a go at it first", Professor Snape, said glaring at him. Ron gulped and looked at Hermione and Harry helplessly for help. "Come on Ron, didn't you want to see those bubbles"? Hermione said dragging Ron away. "Pick potion number 1", Hermione whispered as she walked past Harry. "Well, your all alone now Potter. Pick one. I'll only give you one clue, and nothing further"! Professor Snape said. "Blood is red, a colour you turn when your sick, which one of these will you pick"? "Number 1", Harry said. Professor Snape gritted his teeth but said nothing. He handed him a ticket. "That's for a raffle draw that will be taking place later on. Professor Dumbledore will be reading out the numbers, you match up the numbers that are been said to your ticket's number, and see if they match. If they do, come to me and you'll get your prize", Professor Snape explained. "Right, whatever", Harry muttered and walked away to find Ron and Hermione. "Of course, I doubt you'll win Potter. I'll put a curse on you if you do though. So you watch your back Potter, not only am I going to come after you, but someone else might too", Professor Snape hinted. Harry stopped dead his tracks. Did he just heard what he think he heard? "So you watch your back Potter, not only am I going to come after you, but someone else might too". What did Snape mean? He wasn't going to come up to him with a knife and kill him with that is he? I must be hearing things.Harry decided finally. He found Hermione and Ron not far from Snape's stand. "What happened"? Hermione asked. "Did he poison you"? Ron asked. "Was potion number one right"? Hermione asked. "He didn't poison you did he"? Ron asked. "I'm alright! He didn't poison me, and potion number one was right. He gave me this ticket to this raffle", Harry explained. "He also said something to me". "What did he tell you"? Ron asked. Harry quickly explained what Snape said to him. Ron's eye's widened, and Hermione had her hand over her mouth. They both looked horrified and worried. "Of course he could be just kidding. You know how Snape is, always trying to scare people", Harry said. "Not always", Ron said still looking scared. "But do you think.he might be talking about.Y-You-Know-Who"? "Oh give me a break! Why would Snape be talking about him? We all know that Snape is in You-Know-Who's league anymore"! Hermione pointed out. "Correction, Snape WAS in his league before, and he might be back with You- Know-Who again. You never know do you"? Ron pointed out too. "Oh come on, Snape is the kind of person who does these kind of stuff to people"! "Ron sort of have a point there Hermione. What if Snape is back with Voldemort"? Harry asked. "Impossible"! Hermione said shrilly. A couple of people looked at them, eyebrows raised. "Sorry", Hermione apologized to the people. They stopped at the "Bubble Machine". Only two or three people were there waiting for their turns to try out the bubbles. "Do you think Voldemort is going to come back to Hogwarts"? Hermione asked suddenly. "What? He would never come here! Professor Dumbledore is here, and you know how much he fears him"! Ron said. "Not exactly. What if Voldemort changed? What if he has his powers back again? We all know Professor Dumbledore is getting quite old, no matter how much of a great wizard he is", Hermione said. "What should we do then"? Harry asked. "The best thing to do, is talk to Sirius. But how are we supposed to get inside Hogwarts to get to the owlery without being seen?", Hermione said. "Harry"! Ron exclaimed. "What"? "Your Invisibility Cloak"! Harry has forgotten all about that. He haven't used or thought about it for a very long time. "AHHH"! Someone screamed. Harry, Hermione and Ron turned around seeing people running away from the Quidditch Field and towards the Forbidden Forest. Students everywhere were looking up at the sky as well as screaming and running. "LOOK! IN THE SKY"! Someone else screamed. "Oh my gosh! Look"! Hermione said pointing to the sky. The stars that formed the pictures in the sky now formed three words. Voldemort Is Back.