Harry laughed. "It's really thanks to Hermione here. She knew something was up, so she asked me about it. To tell you the truth, I've been evesdropping on you."
"Harry!" cried Ron.
"Well, it saved your life, didn't it?" asked Hermione.
"Well, I suppose," grumbled Ron.
"Anyway, when you asked to borrow the invisibility cloak, I'd figured out your real reason was to try and solve this mystery yourself," continued Harry. "Luckily, I watched where you were going, and it wasn't to where you told me. It was to the forbidden forest."
"Where did he say they were going?" inquired Hermione.
Harry grinned. "He said they were going to the Astronomy Tower to snog!"
Hermione clicked her tongue in disapproval, but soon started laughing. "Nice one, Ron!"
"Shut up," he mumbled.
Going on, Harry said, "When Smogen sent me that owl, I knew what was really going on. It was rather lucky he did, so I could locate the exact location. I showed up, pretending to be naive and innocent, going to rescue you. When I saw him there I pretended to be surprised, and then immediately tried to 'save' you again. I knew, of course, that Hermione was still back in the forest, ready to curse Smogen."
They soon reached the castle, and hurried to bring the still petrified body of Professor Smogen up to Dumbledore. The wise old man smiled sadly as the four told their story, and shook his head saying, "I don't know how it is that Hogwarts ends up hiring so many incompetent teachers. But thank you for stopping this."
He then turned to Julie and Ron. "As you two probably already know, it was very foolish of you to go off alone in search of Negoms. You should have informed someone of your plans, and of the information you possessed. You not only risked your own lives, but Harry's as well."
Both Ron and Julie hung their heads in shame. "I'm so sorry," said Julie. "I'll never do anything like this again."
"Me too," added Ron.
"Good," said Professor Dumbledore. "I'm glad you learned your lesson. And Harry, Hermione, since you saved Hogwarts, I believe a little reward is in order. Perhaps some house points for Gryffindor?" asked Dumbledore, with a twinkle in his eye.
The house cup ceramony took place next week, and the hall was decked out in red and gold. Harry and Hermione were treated as heroes- as well as Julie and Ron, since they had solved the mystery. There was much hugging as everyone bid each other goodbye.
"See you next year!" called Julie. Perhaps- just perhaps, next year would be as exciting as this one was.
~*The End*~
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A/N: It is finally finished! The first story I ever put on ff.net is finished- almost a year later. Please review! And please read one of my other stories, especially my new one, Obsession. It's about Ginny's obsession with Harry.
Thanks to all my reviewers: Nicole Marie, Anne, Anie, Lila Mae, Aaron, Tom Riddle's Son, Omega, f0xyness39, Googooliebokee, riverlady, and Mal!
"Harry!" cried Ron.
"Well, it saved your life, didn't it?" asked Hermione.
"Well, I suppose," grumbled Ron.
"Anyway, when you asked to borrow the invisibility cloak, I'd figured out your real reason was to try and solve this mystery yourself," continued Harry. "Luckily, I watched where you were going, and it wasn't to where you told me. It was to the forbidden forest."
"Where did he say they were going?" inquired Hermione.
Harry grinned. "He said they were going to the Astronomy Tower to snog!"
Hermione clicked her tongue in disapproval, but soon started laughing. "Nice one, Ron!"
"Shut up," he mumbled.
Going on, Harry said, "When Smogen sent me that owl, I knew what was really going on. It was rather lucky he did, so I could locate the exact location. I showed up, pretending to be naive and innocent, going to rescue you. When I saw him there I pretended to be surprised, and then immediately tried to 'save' you again. I knew, of course, that Hermione was still back in the forest, ready to curse Smogen."
They soon reached the castle, and hurried to bring the still petrified body of Professor Smogen up to Dumbledore. The wise old man smiled sadly as the four told their story, and shook his head saying, "I don't know how it is that Hogwarts ends up hiring so many incompetent teachers. But thank you for stopping this."
He then turned to Julie and Ron. "As you two probably already know, it was very foolish of you to go off alone in search of Negoms. You should have informed someone of your plans, and of the information you possessed. You not only risked your own lives, but Harry's as well."
Both Ron and Julie hung their heads in shame. "I'm so sorry," said Julie. "I'll never do anything like this again."
"Me too," added Ron.
"Good," said Professor Dumbledore. "I'm glad you learned your lesson. And Harry, Hermione, since you saved Hogwarts, I believe a little reward is in order. Perhaps some house points for Gryffindor?" asked Dumbledore, with a twinkle in his eye.
The house cup ceramony took place next week, and the hall was decked out in red and gold. Harry and Hermione were treated as heroes- as well as Julie and Ron, since they had solved the mystery. There was much hugging as everyone bid each other goodbye.
"See you next year!" called Julie. Perhaps- just perhaps, next year would be as exciting as this one was.
~*The End*~
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A/N: It is finally finished! The first story I ever put on ff.net is finished- almost a year later. Please review! And please read one of my other stories, especially my new one, Obsession. It's about Ginny's obsession with Harry.
Thanks to all my reviewers: Nicole Marie, Anne, Anie, Lila Mae, Aaron, Tom Riddle's Son, Omega, f0xyness39, Googooliebokee, riverlady, and Mal!