The next morning, everyone congregated in the Great Hall for breakfast. The
students did not know what went on in the Forbidden Forest the night
before. They did, however, notice that five people were missing.
"Hey, have any of you seen Harry? Or Hermione? Or Ron? Or Ginny?" that question was being whispered down the Gryffindor table. They weren't the only people to notice that someone was missing.
"Where is Dumbledore?" asked a few students. Hannah sat quietly, refusing to answer any of these questions that might come her way. Instead, she discussed the weather with Susan. It was a very dry topic, but better then nothing. No one knew the truth but Hannah and Hagrid. Susan knew that Hannah had something to do with the strange disappearances, but she also knew better then to ask her. McGonagall stood up. She cleared her throat.
"Students. We have a few misfortunes." she said clearly and loudly, "A few students and a member of our teachers is missing. This is due to a mishap in the Forbidden Forest last night. I request that you do no question Hannah Abbot or Hagrid for further information. That is all." She sat, and the plated filled. The students ate in silence, with the occasional whisper.
When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the plates washed themselves, and McGonagall stood again.
"We will be holding a end of year ball for the fourth and fifth years only, to honor their losses. All fourth and fifth year students are to attend." she told the crowd. There was a few cheers, mainly from those in the fourth and fifth years. But a lot of grumbling from the others. Seamus looked happy. Some of the other Gryffidor boys noticed.
"Seamus, mate, what are you so happy about?" Neville asked.
"The dance." was his reply.
"Who do you want to take?"
"Hannah Abbot." Neville was not prepared for this. He sat for a few moments with his mouth open. "How about you?"
"Well, I WAS going to ask Ginny..." he let this thought trail off.
"Sorry mate, I knew you liked her. But you are just going to have to keep going!" Seamus told him.
*****
"Geez, you look excited, Susan!" Hannah told her friend.
"Oh, I know. I just can't wait to go to the ball! Who do you want to go with?" asked an excited Susan.
"I don't know. First person who asks me?" smirked Hannah. She loved this game. When there was a ball, the two friends would always stick together, never part. They would wait for a boy to ask one of them, and if it was the first boy who asked, they would have to say yes. When one had a date, they would still walk around together, until both did. Those were the rules to their date-ing game. Susan nodded.
"Yup, sounds good to me!" she grinned. The got out of the Great Hall, and were talking. They were so wrapped up in their conversation, that they did not notice that some one was creeping up behind them.
"Hannah?" asked a voice. She could tell that is was a boy's voice. Hannah suspected that he was about to ask her to the ball. He sounded like he was in the fifth year, but she hadn't turned around to correct her assumptions. "Will you go to the ball with me?"
"Sure," she told him, not turning around to see who her date was. He smiled and walked away. "Um, Susan?"
"Yea?"
"Do you know who my date is?"
"Yes."
A/n: EVIL cliffy! Muahahahaha! Ok, so...no reviews! Yet...but still...no reviews. I hope that you like it! Even if u aren't reviewing!
~Shadun
"Hey, have any of you seen Harry? Or Hermione? Or Ron? Or Ginny?" that question was being whispered down the Gryffindor table. They weren't the only people to notice that someone was missing.
"Where is Dumbledore?" asked a few students. Hannah sat quietly, refusing to answer any of these questions that might come her way. Instead, she discussed the weather with Susan. It was a very dry topic, but better then nothing. No one knew the truth but Hannah and Hagrid. Susan knew that Hannah had something to do with the strange disappearances, but she also knew better then to ask her. McGonagall stood up. She cleared her throat.
"Students. We have a few misfortunes." she said clearly and loudly, "A few students and a member of our teachers is missing. This is due to a mishap in the Forbidden Forest last night. I request that you do no question Hannah Abbot or Hagrid for further information. That is all." She sat, and the plated filled. The students ate in silence, with the occasional whisper.
When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the plates washed themselves, and McGonagall stood again.
"We will be holding a end of year ball for the fourth and fifth years only, to honor their losses. All fourth and fifth year students are to attend." she told the crowd. There was a few cheers, mainly from those in the fourth and fifth years. But a lot of grumbling from the others. Seamus looked happy. Some of the other Gryffidor boys noticed.
"Seamus, mate, what are you so happy about?" Neville asked.
"The dance." was his reply.
"Who do you want to take?"
"Hannah Abbot." Neville was not prepared for this. He sat for a few moments with his mouth open. "How about you?"
"Well, I WAS going to ask Ginny..." he let this thought trail off.
"Sorry mate, I knew you liked her. But you are just going to have to keep going!" Seamus told him.
*****
"Geez, you look excited, Susan!" Hannah told her friend.
"Oh, I know. I just can't wait to go to the ball! Who do you want to go with?" asked an excited Susan.
"I don't know. First person who asks me?" smirked Hannah. She loved this game. When there was a ball, the two friends would always stick together, never part. They would wait for a boy to ask one of them, and if it was the first boy who asked, they would have to say yes. When one had a date, they would still walk around together, until both did. Those were the rules to their date-ing game. Susan nodded.
"Yup, sounds good to me!" she grinned. The got out of the Great Hall, and were talking. They were so wrapped up in their conversation, that they did not notice that some one was creeping up behind them.
"Hannah?" asked a voice. She could tell that is was a boy's voice. Hannah suspected that he was about to ask her to the ball. He sounded like he was in the fifth year, but she hadn't turned around to correct her assumptions. "Will you go to the ball with me?"
"Sure," she told him, not turning around to see who her date was. He smiled and walked away. "Um, Susan?"
"Yea?"
"Do you know who my date is?"
"Yes."
A/n: EVIL cliffy! Muahahahaha! Ok, so...no reviews! Yet...but still...no reviews. I hope that you like it! Even if u aren't reviewing!
~Shadun