"My Heart Will Go On" Chapter 24: Boarding, Departure, & Shocking Surprise
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Those last two days before the cruise were hectic for everyone at Hogwarts. Students were packing, making sure they had everything, & packed some more, & then check some more. Finally, the day of boarding & departure came. Hermione was so excited that she pushed the feeling in her stomach away. Since it was 5, & they would be leaving at 6, she double-checked that she had everything. After she was done that, she got dressed & cleaned up. When she went in the bathroom, Dean was standing in front of the mirror, having only a towel wrapping his lower body. She blushed redder than the Weaslys' blush, & gasped; that got Dean's attention. "Hermione! What are you doing in here?!" he gasped in horror. She finally got over blushing & laughed at his reaction. "What?!" he demanded, very embarrassed. She walked up to him & said, "You look cute like that. Plus, you've got to relax; we're going to be in bathing suits anyway during the cruise, & I came here to get ready, so may I?" Dean blushed & said, "Sure, go right ahead my sweet." The two were pretty much ready by the time Lavender came in. Laughing at Lavender's shocked face, she gave Dean a wink & ran up to her room, where she got dressed.
"You look magnificent my dear," the mirror said. Hermione smiled & said, "Why thank you." She had her hair in a high loose ponytail, some tentacles of hair falling, which framed her face, & she had on a white & sky blue striped tank top, white shorts, white & blue tennis shoes, & all of her precious jewelry on. She then shrunk her trunk, placed it in her pocket, & walked down to meet Dean & Lavender. When she headed into the common room, Lavender came up to her & squealed, "Today's the big day!" Hermione smiled widely as she too was excited. Lavender had on a silver spaghetti-strapped shirt with violet stripes, jean shorts, silver flip-flops, & her hair laying down below her shoulders. She felt someone hugged her from behind & whisper in her ear, "Ready to go?" She turned to face Dean & replied, "Of course love." Dean had on a navy blue button-down shirt with no shirt underneath, so it was buttoned up a bit, jean shorts, white sneakers, & his hair all in a disarray. "I liked it better when you didn't have a shirt on," Hermione whispered in his ear, & smirked playfully as he blushed a heavy shade of red. "Well, let's get going!" Lavender demanded, & ran to the Great Hall. Dean & Hermione just laughed, & ran after her, arms linked.
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As they entered the Great Hall, Dean, Hermione, & Lavender searched for their friends, but soon spotted them in front of Dumbledore. "Hey!" Ginny greeted, giving the 3 a hug. Dean put an arm around Hermione's waist as they talked about how excited they all were. Soon, the chattered stopped & Dumbledore began to speak. "In a few minutes, we'll all be leaving, by Portkey, to board the USS Figiling. When we get on, you will all find your assigned rooms; they will have your group number on them." Dean remembered the night before how all of them put their names down on a piece of parchment; they were group #123. "We will have the top 5 floors of the ship, then it will be the 5 floors that all 3 schools will share, then Beaubaxtons, & then Durmstrang. There will be 4 professors to a floor. You may all bring your wands, which I'm sure most of you have done, but there will be no classes. This is a trip for the school to be around other schools & to have fun, so enjoy yourselves!" Everyone cheered. "Alright, its time. Everyone gather around a Portkey closest to you....now!" Everyone touched a Portkey, & Dean could feel himself being pulled somewhere.
When they all landed, Dean gasped along with everyone else at the sight they all saw. Everyone was standing in front of a beautifully colored cruise ship with 'USS Figiling' in different colored lettering. "Everyone, follow me!" Dumbledore announced over the chatter of excitement. Dean & the others followed Dumbledore impatiently, awaiting to walk onto the ship & find their room. Soon, they were on the ship, & on the very top deck. "Now you all may find your rooms. The numbers are mixed, so your rooms could be on any of the top 5 floors." Everyone ran off in search of their rooms. How about we all split up into pairs of 2's!" Seamus yelled suggestively over all the noise. Everyone split up, all the couples together & on each of the different floors. Hermione & Dean stayed on the top deck whereas the others went lower. They would run, examining each door for their group number. Suddenly, Dean found it. "Hermione! Come here!" Dean exclaimed, "I found it!" Hermione came running to him, & surely, the door had 'Room 12; Group 123'. "Look, there's a key on the door," Hermione pointed out, pointing at a group of small silver keys. Dean grabbed them & put one of the keys with his name engraved in it into the key hole. It instantly opened, leading them into a beautiful room with different colored couches & a huge oak table. The room branched off to 2 other rooms, one with a white door & one with oak. "I'm guessing the oak door is the boys' room & the white is the girls'," Dean said, & Hermione nodded in agreement. They both ran into the rooms & picked a bed before the others got there. Dean walked into the main room & looked around. He noticed a sliding glass door & saw a beautiful balcony, a little bit bigger than the one back at Hogwarts. Dean stood on it, looking out at stretches of sea, dolphins jumping merrily from the ocean & diving back into the water. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Hermione whispered, standing next to Dean, laying her head on his shoulder. He placed an arm around her waist & said, "Yeah." They stood like that for several minutes until they heard a squeal. "Sounds like Lavender," Hermione chuckled. Dean chuckled & replied, "Of course it is." They made their way to the main room to meet their friends.
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Hermione loved the ship the more she spent on it. Soon after everyone was settled in, they made their way to the front of the ship, ready to wave out too all the people watching them. Hermione stood between Dean & Ginny, leaning over the rail to look below. Dean put an arm around her shoulders & she smiled up at him. He returned it as the captain said, "Wave to all of the people kiddies! It's departure time!" Hermione waved to all of the people, & they waved back, smiling & saying various phrases like, "Have a nice trip!" or "See you in 2 weeks!" As they cleared the dock & were sailing out to sea, Hermione & the others decided to explore a little. When she turned around, she knocked into someone. "Sorry," she mumbled, walking past the person. "Herm-io-ninny?" That voice stopped her in her tracks. 'Oh no, it can't be.' She slowly turned around & saw the one person she never wanted to see again: Viktor Krum. "Herm-io-ninny! It's zo good to zee you!" he exclaimed, giving her a hug. She pushed him away & said, "Well, it isn't for me." "What'z wrong vith you?" he asked in concern. "You're what's wrong with me. Just...stay away from me. I want to have a great 2 weeks without you that 2 miserable weeks with you." She turned on her heel & walked away, Ginny saying, "Way to go 'Mione! You showed him!" "You sure did," Dean exclaimed, wrapping his arms around her. She grinned & gave him a peck on the lips. Then, they all headed to the shared floors, eager to look at the ship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When they left, Viktor was furious. "How dare she speak to me that way!" he said in frustration. He stomped all the way to his room, which he shared with the new Headmaster & a few of his other colleges (sp?). He grabbed an orb from his trunk, pointed his wand at it, & muttered "Morganio." A man covered with a black cloak appeared in front of him. "What's the report?" the man asked. Krum replied, "They are here...all of them." "& the Mudbloods, Potter, & the Weaslys?" "They will present great trouble to get by...all of them. Including the Patil twins, Longbottom, Brown, & Finnigan." "Well, we'll just have to make sure that all of those measly brats are dealt with, got it?" "Of course m' Lord." Krum whispered "Contuna," placed the orb into his trunk, & walked out, going on a mission to bring all of those brats down, especially Granger.
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Those last two days before the cruise were hectic for everyone at Hogwarts. Students were packing, making sure they had everything, & packed some more, & then check some more. Finally, the day of boarding & departure came. Hermione was so excited that she pushed the feeling in her stomach away. Since it was 5, & they would be leaving at 6, she double-checked that she had everything. After she was done that, she got dressed & cleaned up. When she went in the bathroom, Dean was standing in front of the mirror, having only a towel wrapping his lower body. She blushed redder than the Weaslys' blush, & gasped; that got Dean's attention. "Hermione! What are you doing in here?!" he gasped in horror. She finally got over blushing & laughed at his reaction. "What?!" he demanded, very embarrassed. She walked up to him & said, "You look cute like that. Plus, you've got to relax; we're going to be in bathing suits anyway during the cruise, & I came here to get ready, so may I?" Dean blushed & said, "Sure, go right ahead my sweet." The two were pretty much ready by the time Lavender came in. Laughing at Lavender's shocked face, she gave Dean a wink & ran up to her room, where she got dressed.
"You look magnificent my dear," the mirror said. Hermione smiled & said, "Why thank you." She had her hair in a high loose ponytail, some tentacles of hair falling, which framed her face, & she had on a white & sky blue striped tank top, white shorts, white & blue tennis shoes, & all of her precious jewelry on. She then shrunk her trunk, placed it in her pocket, & walked down to meet Dean & Lavender. When she headed into the common room, Lavender came up to her & squealed, "Today's the big day!" Hermione smiled widely as she too was excited. Lavender had on a silver spaghetti-strapped shirt with violet stripes, jean shorts, silver flip-flops, & her hair laying down below her shoulders. She felt someone hugged her from behind & whisper in her ear, "Ready to go?" She turned to face Dean & replied, "Of course love." Dean had on a navy blue button-down shirt with no shirt underneath, so it was buttoned up a bit, jean shorts, white sneakers, & his hair all in a disarray. "I liked it better when you didn't have a shirt on," Hermione whispered in his ear, & smirked playfully as he blushed a heavy shade of red. "Well, let's get going!" Lavender demanded, & ran to the Great Hall. Dean & Hermione just laughed, & ran after her, arms linked.
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As they entered the Great Hall, Dean, Hermione, & Lavender searched for their friends, but soon spotted them in front of Dumbledore. "Hey!" Ginny greeted, giving the 3 a hug. Dean put an arm around Hermione's waist as they talked about how excited they all were. Soon, the chattered stopped & Dumbledore began to speak. "In a few minutes, we'll all be leaving, by Portkey, to board the USS Figiling. When we get on, you will all find your assigned rooms; they will have your group number on them." Dean remembered the night before how all of them put their names down on a piece of parchment; they were group #123. "We will have the top 5 floors of the ship, then it will be the 5 floors that all 3 schools will share, then Beaubaxtons, & then Durmstrang. There will be 4 professors to a floor. You may all bring your wands, which I'm sure most of you have done, but there will be no classes. This is a trip for the school to be around other schools & to have fun, so enjoy yourselves!" Everyone cheered. "Alright, its time. Everyone gather around a Portkey closest to you....now!" Everyone touched a Portkey, & Dean could feel himself being pulled somewhere.
When they all landed, Dean gasped along with everyone else at the sight they all saw. Everyone was standing in front of a beautifully colored cruise ship with 'USS Figiling' in different colored lettering. "Everyone, follow me!" Dumbledore announced over the chatter of excitement. Dean & the others followed Dumbledore impatiently, awaiting to walk onto the ship & find their room. Soon, they were on the ship, & on the very top deck. "Now you all may find your rooms. The numbers are mixed, so your rooms could be on any of the top 5 floors." Everyone ran off in search of their rooms. How about we all split up into pairs of 2's!" Seamus yelled suggestively over all the noise. Everyone split up, all the couples together & on each of the different floors. Hermione & Dean stayed on the top deck whereas the others went lower. They would run, examining each door for their group number. Suddenly, Dean found it. "Hermione! Come here!" Dean exclaimed, "I found it!" Hermione came running to him, & surely, the door had 'Room 12; Group 123'. "Look, there's a key on the door," Hermione pointed out, pointing at a group of small silver keys. Dean grabbed them & put one of the keys with his name engraved in it into the key hole. It instantly opened, leading them into a beautiful room with different colored couches & a huge oak table. The room branched off to 2 other rooms, one with a white door & one with oak. "I'm guessing the oak door is the boys' room & the white is the girls'," Dean said, & Hermione nodded in agreement. They both ran into the rooms & picked a bed before the others got there. Dean walked into the main room & looked around. He noticed a sliding glass door & saw a beautiful balcony, a little bit bigger than the one back at Hogwarts. Dean stood on it, looking out at stretches of sea, dolphins jumping merrily from the ocean & diving back into the water. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Hermione whispered, standing next to Dean, laying her head on his shoulder. He placed an arm around her waist & said, "Yeah." They stood like that for several minutes until they heard a squeal. "Sounds like Lavender," Hermione chuckled. Dean chuckled & replied, "Of course it is." They made their way to the main room to meet their friends.
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Hermione loved the ship the more she spent on it. Soon after everyone was settled in, they made their way to the front of the ship, ready to wave out too all the people watching them. Hermione stood between Dean & Ginny, leaning over the rail to look below. Dean put an arm around her shoulders & she smiled up at him. He returned it as the captain said, "Wave to all of the people kiddies! It's departure time!" Hermione waved to all of the people, & they waved back, smiling & saying various phrases like, "Have a nice trip!" or "See you in 2 weeks!" As they cleared the dock & were sailing out to sea, Hermione & the others decided to explore a little. When she turned around, she knocked into someone. "Sorry," she mumbled, walking past the person. "Herm-io-ninny?" That voice stopped her in her tracks. 'Oh no, it can't be.' She slowly turned around & saw the one person she never wanted to see again: Viktor Krum. "Herm-io-ninny! It's zo good to zee you!" he exclaimed, giving her a hug. She pushed him away & said, "Well, it isn't for me." "What'z wrong vith you?" he asked in concern. "You're what's wrong with me. Just...stay away from me. I want to have a great 2 weeks without you that 2 miserable weeks with you." She turned on her heel & walked away, Ginny saying, "Way to go 'Mione! You showed him!" "You sure did," Dean exclaimed, wrapping his arms around her. She grinned & gave him a peck on the lips. Then, they all headed to the shared floors, eager to look at the ship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When they left, Viktor was furious. "How dare she speak to me that way!" he said in frustration. He stomped all the way to his room, which he shared with the new Headmaster & a few of his other colleges (sp?). He grabbed an orb from his trunk, pointed his wand at it, & muttered "Morganio." A man covered with a black cloak appeared in front of him. "What's the report?" the man asked. Krum replied, "They are here...all of them." "& the Mudbloods, Potter, & the Weaslys?" "They will present great trouble to get by...all of them. Including the Patil twins, Longbottom, Brown, & Finnigan." "Well, we'll just have to make sure that all of those measly brats are dealt with, got it?" "Of course m' Lord." Krum whispered "Contuna," placed the orb into his trunk, & walked out, going on a mission to bring all of those brats down, especially Granger.