Fuzzy Pink Bunny Slippers
Part Seven: A Strange World

"What a strange world," mumbled Ron, watching Snape shuffle around in bunny slippers and Percy carry his rubber duck. Parvati and Padma were talking to identical stuffed bunny rabbits. Draco Malfoy was offering fresh-baked cookies to Professor Flitwick and Hannah Abbott, a quiet Hufflepuff.
Harry wasn't paying attention; he was too busy carrying on a conversation with a tiny snake he had named Bubba. He secret wasn't actually a whole secret: Harry was a Parselmouth and loved to talk to snakes.

Ron himself was juggling empty butterbeer bottles, while whistling Yankee Doodle. Hermione was walking around on her hands. From the window, Harry could see Professor McGonagall jumping into the lake...nude. Professor Dumbledore was walking around, knitting a red scarf while chatting with students. "Mr. Potter," said an icy from from behind him.

Harry looked up a Snape with wide eyes. He looked disgruntled. "Since you apologized, Dumbledore is making me take away your months worth of detention." Snape stormed away while Harry cheered happily. Ron walked over, juggling the bottles. He stopped whistling and looked curiously at Harry. "What did Snape want?" Harry grinned. "To tell me I no longer have detention!" Ron grinned and slapped Harry's hand. How he managed to keep juggling was beyond Harry's knowledge. "Cookie, Potter?"

Harry spun around and saw Draco Malfoy standing behind him. Harry took a cookie from the plate. "Mmm..." Then he spit it out. "Ugh! Malfoy, you're a terrible cook!" Draco was howling with laughter. "It's a potion Father taught me," he sailed away, with a smirk on his face. Harry scowled and spun around. Ron was back to juggling butterbeer bottles. "Hello, Harry!" Hermione walked over to him. "Hey, 'Mione," he grinned at her. She smiled back and walked off to talk to Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, and Padma Patil. Harry sighed. Maybe Hogwarts wouldn't be "normal" from now on, but it would certainly be interesting...