The days flew by quite quickly and nothing eventful happened. They studied
Phoenixes in Care of Magical Creatures and practised the "Dormia Shield" in
Defence Against Dark Arts. It seemed like a pretty uneventful morning, when
Draco Malfoy came walking up to them during breakfast.
"Granger, Potter, Weasley, you're wanted in the dungeons", Draco said frowning. "Why?", Ron asked growling.
"Look I was told to come and get you", Malfoy hissed.
Harry, Ron and Hermione got up reluctantly and followed Malfoy out of the Great Hall. Malfoy led them down to the dungeons and into Professor Snape's office.
"Ah Harry, Ron, Hermione", a voice said. All three turned around and saw Dumbledore standing behind them. "You may go now Draco". Malfoy turned around and left the office.
"Now I called you down here to Professor Snape's office because the Ministry want to question you three about the night that Sirius escaped. I have been hoping that the Ministry wont make an inquiry into how Sirius got away, but it seems they want to question you", Dumbledore said.
"What they want to interrogate us?", Harry exclaimed.
"No Harry, just question you. The problem is that the Ministry will never believe you if you tell the truth. It is vital you do not tell the Ministry that you have been in contact with Sirius since he escaped", Dumbledore replied.
"What do we tell them Professor?", Hermione asked.
"Best thing to do is just say you do not know what happened to him and where he is", Professor Snape said.
All three spun around, shocked as they hadn't seen Snape when they entered the office. "I do not like the idea of lying to the Ministry", Dumbledore said seriously.
"Professor but if they don't it will only make them ask even more questions", Snape replied.
"How do we explain Sirius and me unconscious beside the lake with the Dementors retreating?", Harry asked.
"The best thing to do is say as little as possible", Dumbledore said. "I'm afraid I don't know what else to say, just try and stick to the truth as much as possible".
"Can't we just make up some story?", Ron asked.
"The Ministry isn't stupid Weasley", Snape retorted.
"That is all I wanted to tell you, you may go back up to the Great Hall", Dumbledore said leading them out of Snape's office. They re-appeared out of Snape's office looking gloomy. What could be worse, being interrogated by the Ministry, or having to be stuck in the same room with Snape for a few hours. They quickly made their way back to the Gryffindor table and continued eating breakfast.
"Does this pumpkin juice taste odd to you?", Harry asked.
"Yeah it does", Ron said frowning.
"Seamus, does this pumpkin juice taste odd to you?", Hermione asked Seamus, who was sitting beside her.
"Nah, tastes normal", Seamus replied.
"Hey Ron, since when do you have hairy hands?", Harry asked. He watched as thick sandy hair started growing out of Ron's knuckles. Ron's hair was turning sandy too and growing about an inch a second.
"WHAT?", Ron said shocked as he looked at his hands and shouted, "AARRGHH!!! Harry you're growing a beard.".
Harry quickly felt his face and noticed he had stubble on his face. He also saw his hands were also growing sandy hair, like Ron's.
"AAARRGGHH!!!!!", Harry and Hermione shouted at the same time, as they looked at their hands and each other's faces.
This shouting attracted the attention of their fellow Gryffindor's and Seamus turned around and asked, "What did you do to your faces?" Both Ron and Harry had grown identical sandy coloured beards and extremely long side burns. Their hair was turning sandy too.
"We didn't do it on purpose", Ron said annoyed.
"Seamus did anyone put anything in our drinks?", Harry asked.
"Actually come to think of it, I thought it was weird how Crabbe and Goyle were standing there, where you were sitting.."
"SEAMUS!!!", all three shouted at the same time. By this time the whole Great Hall had noticed Harry's, Ron's and Hermione's odd hair and were whispering and pointing at them. "Who wants to make a run for it?", Harry asked. All three got up and bolted out of the Great Hall with the Slytherin table and Malfoy laughing so hard, they were falling of their benches.
"Granger, Potter, Weasley, you're wanted in the dungeons", Draco said frowning. "Why?", Ron asked growling.
"Look I was told to come and get you", Malfoy hissed.
Harry, Ron and Hermione got up reluctantly and followed Malfoy out of the Great Hall. Malfoy led them down to the dungeons and into Professor Snape's office.
"Ah Harry, Ron, Hermione", a voice said. All three turned around and saw Dumbledore standing behind them. "You may go now Draco". Malfoy turned around and left the office.
"Now I called you down here to Professor Snape's office because the Ministry want to question you three about the night that Sirius escaped. I have been hoping that the Ministry wont make an inquiry into how Sirius got away, but it seems they want to question you", Dumbledore said.
"What they want to interrogate us?", Harry exclaimed.
"No Harry, just question you. The problem is that the Ministry will never believe you if you tell the truth. It is vital you do not tell the Ministry that you have been in contact with Sirius since he escaped", Dumbledore replied.
"What do we tell them Professor?", Hermione asked.
"Best thing to do is just say you do not know what happened to him and where he is", Professor Snape said.
All three spun around, shocked as they hadn't seen Snape when they entered the office. "I do not like the idea of lying to the Ministry", Dumbledore said seriously.
"Professor but if they don't it will only make them ask even more questions", Snape replied.
"How do we explain Sirius and me unconscious beside the lake with the Dementors retreating?", Harry asked.
"The best thing to do is say as little as possible", Dumbledore said. "I'm afraid I don't know what else to say, just try and stick to the truth as much as possible".
"Can't we just make up some story?", Ron asked.
"The Ministry isn't stupid Weasley", Snape retorted.
"That is all I wanted to tell you, you may go back up to the Great Hall", Dumbledore said leading them out of Snape's office. They re-appeared out of Snape's office looking gloomy. What could be worse, being interrogated by the Ministry, or having to be stuck in the same room with Snape for a few hours. They quickly made their way back to the Gryffindor table and continued eating breakfast.
"Does this pumpkin juice taste odd to you?", Harry asked.
"Yeah it does", Ron said frowning.
"Seamus, does this pumpkin juice taste odd to you?", Hermione asked Seamus, who was sitting beside her.
"Nah, tastes normal", Seamus replied.
"Hey Ron, since when do you have hairy hands?", Harry asked. He watched as thick sandy hair started growing out of Ron's knuckles. Ron's hair was turning sandy too and growing about an inch a second.
"WHAT?", Ron said shocked as he looked at his hands and shouted, "AARRGHH!!! Harry you're growing a beard.".
Harry quickly felt his face and noticed he had stubble on his face. He also saw his hands were also growing sandy hair, like Ron's.
"AAARRGGHH!!!!!", Harry and Hermione shouted at the same time, as they looked at their hands and each other's faces.
This shouting attracted the attention of their fellow Gryffindor's and Seamus turned around and asked, "What did you do to your faces?" Both Ron and Harry had grown identical sandy coloured beards and extremely long side burns. Their hair was turning sandy too.
"We didn't do it on purpose", Ron said annoyed.
"Seamus did anyone put anything in our drinks?", Harry asked.
"Actually come to think of it, I thought it was weird how Crabbe and Goyle were standing there, where you were sitting.."
"SEAMUS!!!", all three shouted at the same time. By this time the whole Great Hall had noticed Harry's, Ron's and Hermione's odd hair and were whispering and pointing at them. "Who wants to make a run for it?", Harry asked. All three got up and bolted out of the Great Hall with the Slytherin table and Malfoy laughing so hard, they were falling of their benches.