Chapter 3: Hogsmeade
The ground outside of Hogwarts started to freeze. It was nearly Halloween, just one more week, and Kiara hadnt noticed any form of soul-stealing. She did notice Harry acting wierd around Hermione, but.....that probably was her imagination.
"Class, I want you to practice on turning cauldrons into cats this weekend." Professer McGonagall said. The owl hooted, and the class ran out. It was lunch-time. Kiara caught up with Hermione.
"Hey, whats the commotion?" Kiara asked her. Everyone was crowding around a bulliten board. Hermione and Kiara shoved their ways up to it. There was a large yellow poster. It said in huge letters, "HOGSMEADE WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEKEND, FOR THIRD YEARS AND UP!" Kiara squealed with delight. She had heard all about it from Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Oh yay! I cant wait to get some butterbeer!" They heard Ron say to their side. They turned their heads and saw him and Harry standing a few feet away. Hermione and Kiara walked over to them. Harry and Ron broke into grins when they saw them walking over.
"Hey, you can come with us then!" Harry said, pointing to the poster.
"Lets go down and eat lunch and tell her everything about it!" Ron exclaimed. They began to turn to walk, when another poster caught her eye. It was a newspaper clipping, from the Daily Prophet. It was moving, showing some Premonitioners concentrating. Kiara got closer to read.
It said, "Wizardry world's top Premonitionists claim they feel the chain of evil will soon be broken once more. It has happened before, by the same type of demon. We are expecting it to be, like the previous times, frightening and terribly evil."
"Kiara! What are you doing down there?" Ron yelled. They were already by the stairs.
"Come here! Read this!" She yelled back. Hermione, Ron, and Harry all came running back down the hall. They read it, and sighed.
"I think we should look up things on it." Hermione said right away.
"In the Restricted section?" Ron asked.
"No, I am assuming there will be a list of Demons in the normal section somewhere." Hermione said.
"She is right. Today, I believe, we all have double potions at the end of the day. Lets all meet here, after we put our homework in our dorms, and go check things out." Harry suggested.
So thats exactly what they decided upon.
**
In potions, Neville messed up half of his things. Snape was in a bad mood, naturally, so Hermione helped him. After what seemed like ages, the owl hooted. They all ran quickly to the dorm, and down to the bulliten board in record time. Once they caught up to each other, they ran to the library, and skimmed through the books.
"Heres one. Its called 'Are Demons safe?'." Ron said, holding it up.
"Ron, we know some are safe, we need to know what they can do!" Hermione snapped.
"What about this? Its called, 'What Demons look like.'." Harry said.
"No, we know they can vary. Again, we need to know their abilities!" Hermione snapped again.
"What about, 'Why the heck are you looking up books on demons?'." Said a familiar voice. Another one laughed. They looked behind them to see Fred and George Weasley, Ron's older 7th year twin brothers.
"Um, for a project." Ron lied quickly, "Anyways, I dont think its any of your business."
"Well yes it is, Ronnie! What if poor mum found out you were getting involved with all of this? Imagine what she would say!" Fred exclaimed, obviously joking around.
"Oh my dear Ron! I thought he was trouble! But honestly, worse than Fred and George? Thats beyond trouble!" George exclaimed, in a high pitch voice, obviously imitating his mum. They all laughed. Ron's face went scarlet.
"Shu'up!" He said to them, blushing worse.
"Since when do you blush when your brothers are messin with you?" Hermione asked.
"Since now!" Ron snapped. After ten more minutes of arguing, Fred and George decided to help them.
"What about this?" Fred asked. He held up a book called, "Signs if your a demon."
"Yeah! We need that!" Kiara exclaimed. She took it from him, and started reading.
"Oh yeah, its fine if you take it, sure." Fred said, laughing. Kiara flashed him a smile. He did the same. Ron turned the pages of his library book, glaring at them. He turned one too hard, and ripped it out completely.
"Oh no!" Hermione exclaimed. She looked as though something died.
"Its just a page..." Harry mumbled.
"Um, Harry......look what it says....." Ron mumbled. He handed Harry the page.
It was blank, except scribbly words, saying, "I shall soon take the Demon and her victim.....and my threat. The boy who lived...." Harry glanced wide eyed at Ron.
"What book was this from?" Harry asked.
"Um....here..." Ron said, handing Harry the book. The title was "Let the future be told"
"Is that going to happen, Harry?" George asked.
"I dont know....I know its Voldemort.." Harry mumbled, while everyone flinched at his name, "He means he wants to finish me off..."
"Why does it say the Demon and her victim?" Fred asked.
"Um...we have no idea." Hermione said. Kiara gulped. Did you-know-who really want her dead?
"We have to go, see ya later." Harry mumbled to Fred and George. He grabbed the pile of books they all had, including the ripped page, and they all ran out of the library. Malfoy, who was sitting a few tables away, walked over to Fred and George, with Crabbe and Goyle following him.
"Whats their problem?" Malfoy asked.
"Why is it your business?" George asked.
"Dont make me get my father on you." Malfoy said, sneering. George sighed. 'His father is a follower of you-know-who....he could be powerful....I have no choice...' He thought.
"They said they needed information on demons for homework, so we found stuff, and then Ron accidentally ripped out a page, and it was from he-who-must-not-be-named, and it said he was going to kill Harry, and some demon girl and her victim." George said quickly. Him and Fred rushed past him.
"Maybe the demon is not her......" Malfoy mumbled to himself. He wasnt entirely sure. All he heard was something called the Draten Demon. It could be anyone.
**
The next few days came to past, and it was finally the weekend. They all got ready to goto Hogsmeade. When everyone was leaving, they did as well, still sharing stories to Kiara.
"Oh look, theres where they have Butterbeer! Lets get some!" Ron exclaimed, yanking Kiara along by her hand. Hermione and Harry giggled.
"So, has Ron told you?" Hermione asked.
"Told me what?" Harry asked.
"He likes Kiara." Hermione said, smiling.
"Oh. Yeah, he told me a little about it. Just how he feels all happy around her, and how much he hopes the Demon thing is a myth." Harry said.
"I just assumed. He is all red in the face around her." Hermione said.
"Its nice to know theres couples through friends." Harry said, glancing at Hermione. She blushed, and shoved her hands in her pockets. She was freezing. It afterall, was nearly Halloween. Harry opened his mouth, as though he was going to say something. He couldnt find the words. He tried again. "I know its still nearly a month until the Yule ball..." He began.
"And...?" Hermione asked, leading him on. She was blushing beyond blushing by now.
"Well, um, do you want to go with me?" Harry asked, smiling, blushing a little himself.
"YES!" Hermione yelled, and hugged him. She laughed, and they ran up to catch up with Ron and Kiara.
The ground outside of Hogwarts started to freeze. It was nearly Halloween, just one more week, and Kiara hadnt noticed any form of soul-stealing. She did notice Harry acting wierd around Hermione, but.....that probably was her imagination.
"Class, I want you to practice on turning cauldrons into cats this weekend." Professer McGonagall said. The owl hooted, and the class ran out. It was lunch-time. Kiara caught up with Hermione.
"Hey, whats the commotion?" Kiara asked her. Everyone was crowding around a bulliten board. Hermione and Kiara shoved their ways up to it. There was a large yellow poster. It said in huge letters, "HOGSMEADE WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEKEND, FOR THIRD YEARS AND UP!" Kiara squealed with delight. She had heard all about it from Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Oh yay! I cant wait to get some butterbeer!" They heard Ron say to their side. They turned their heads and saw him and Harry standing a few feet away. Hermione and Kiara walked over to them. Harry and Ron broke into grins when they saw them walking over.
"Hey, you can come with us then!" Harry said, pointing to the poster.
"Lets go down and eat lunch and tell her everything about it!" Ron exclaimed. They began to turn to walk, when another poster caught her eye. It was a newspaper clipping, from the Daily Prophet. It was moving, showing some Premonitioners concentrating. Kiara got closer to read.
It said, "Wizardry world's top Premonitionists claim they feel the chain of evil will soon be broken once more. It has happened before, by the same type of demon. We are expecting it to be, like the previous times, frightening and terribly evil."
"Kiara! What are you doing down there?" Ron yelled. They were already by the stairs.
"Come here! Read this!" She yelled back. Hermione, Ron, and Harry all came running back down the hall. They read it, and sighed.
"I think we should look up things on it." Hermione said right away.
"In the Restricted section?" Ron asked.
"No, I am assuming there will be a list of Demons in the normal section somewhere." Hermione said.
"She is right. Today, I believe, we all have double potions at the end of the day. Lets all meet here, after we put our homework in our dorms, and go check things out." Harry suggested.
So thats exactly what they decided upon.
**
In potions, Neville messed up half of his things. Snape was in a bad mood, naturally, so Hermione helped him. After what seemed like ages, the owl hooted. They all ran quickly to the dorm, and down to the bulliten board in record time. Once they caught up to each other, they ran to the library, and skimmed through the books.
"Heres one. Its called 'Are Demons safe?'." Ron said, holding it up.
"Ron, we know some are safe, we need to know what they can do!" Hermione snapped.
"What about this? Its called, 'What Demons look like.'." Harry said.
"No, we know they can vary. Again, we need to know their abilities!" Hermione snapped again.
"What about, 'Why the heck are you looking up books on demons?'." Said a familiar voice. Another one laughed. They looked behind them to see Fred and George Weasley, Ron's older 7th year twin brothers.
"Um, for a project." Ron lied quickly, "Anyways, I dont think its any of your business."
"Well yes it is, Ronnie! What if poor mum found out you were getting involved with all of this? Imagine what she would say!" Fred exclaimed, obviously joking around.
"Oh my dear Ron! I thought he was trouble! But honestly, worse than Fred and George? Thats beyond trouble!" George exclaimed, in a high pitch voice, obviously imitating his mum. They all laughed. Ron's face went scarlet.
"Shu'up!" He said to them, blushing worse.
"Since when do you blush when your brothers are messin with you?" Hermione asked.
"Since now!" Ron snapped. After ten more minutes of arguing, Fred and George decided to help them.
"What about this?" Fred asked. He held up a book called, "Signs if your a demon."
"Yeah! We need that!" Kiara exclaimed. She took it from him, and started reading.
"Oh yeah, its fine if you take it, sure." Fred said, laughing. Kiara flashed him a smile. He did the same. Ron turned the pages of his library book, glaring at them. He turned one too hard, and ripped it out completely.
"Oh no!" Hermione exclaimed. She looked as though something died.
"Its just a page..." Harry mumbled.
"Um, Harry......look what it says....." Ron mumbled. He handed Harry the page.
It was blank, except scribbly words, saying, "I shall soon take the Demon and her victim.....and my threat. The boy who lived...." Harry glanced wide eyed at Ron.
"What book was this from?" Harry asked.
"Um....here..." Ron said, handing Harry the book. The title was "Let the future be told"
"Is that going to happen, Harry?" George asked.
"I dont know....I know its Voldemort.." Harry mumbled, while everyone flinched at his name, "He means he wants to finish me off..."
"Why does it say the Demon and her victim?" Fred asked.
"Um...we have no idea." Hermione said. Kiara gulped. Did you-know-who really want her dead?
"We have to go, see ya later." Harry mumbled to Fred and George. He grabbed the pile of books they all had, including the ripped page, and they all ran out of the library. Malfoy, who was sitting a few tables away, walked over to Fred and George, with Crabbe and Goyle following him.
"Whats their problem?" Malfoy asked.
"Why is it your business?" George asked.
"Dont make me get my father on you." Malfoy said, sneering. George sighed. 'His father is a follower of you-know-who....he could be powerful....I have no choice...' He thought.
"They said they needed information on demons for homework, so we found stuff, and then Ron accidentally ripped out a page, and it was from he-who-must-not-be-named, and it said he was going to kill Harry, and some demon girl and her victim." George said quickly. Him and Fred rushed past him.
"Maybe the demon is not her......" Malfoy mumbled to himself. He wasnt entirely sure. All he heard was something called the Draten Demon. It could be anyone.
**
The next few days came to past, and it was finally the weekend. They all got ready to goto Hogsmeade. When everyone was leaving, they did as well, still sharing stories to Kiara.
"Oh look, theres where they have Butterbeer! Lets get some!" Ron exclaimed, yanking Kiara along by her hand. Hermione and Harry giggled.
"So, has Ron told you?" Hermione asked.
"Told me what?" Harry asked.
"He likes Kiara." Hermione said, smiling.
"Oh. Yeah, he told me a little about it. Just how he feels all happy around her, and how much he hopes the Demon thing is a myth." Harry said.
"I just assumed. He is all red in the face around her." Hermione said.
"Its nice to know theres couples through friends." Harry said, glancing at Hermione. She blushed, and shoved her hands in her pockets. She was freezing. It afterall, was nearly Halloween. Harry opened his mouth, as though he was going to say something. He couldnt find the words. He tried again. "I know its still nearly a month until the Yule ball..." He began.
"And...?" Hermione asked, leading him on. She was blushing beyond blushing by now.
"Well, um, do you want to go with me?" Harry asked, smiling, blushing a little himself.
"YES!" Hermione yelled, and hugged him. She laughed, and they ran up to catch up with Ron and Kiara.