Disclaimers are taking a short holiday over the festive seaon : )






"Ow !" exclaimed Ginny as she picked herself up from the crumpled mess she had been on the floor.

"Stupid shoelaces." She grumped as she pulled out her wand and retied her laces.

"Could my life get any worse ?!" She exclaimed frustrated, as she purposely thumped her way down the corridor.

She suddenly stopped and clamped her hands across her mouth.
'Ohh NO !' She thought.

"Arrrggghhhhhh !" She yelled as she thumped away loudly, towards her dorm room.

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"Ahh ....." Hermione stammered, still looking stupidly at the potions master across from her.

"Ahh ........ what ?! Come now Miss Granger, I haven't got all day!" Snapped Snape.

"Ahh ..... um ..... well you're ahh evil aren't you ?" Hermione asked uncertainly.

"Why thank you Miss Granger." Snape smiled.
"However compliments will get you nowhere. 10 points from Gryffindor, now please continue." He smiled wider.

'No ....." Hermione sighed.
"I simply meant I'm hardly going to tell you all of my troubles if you are evil, am I ?!" She finished.

"Oh, right, I see" replied Snape, actually seeing.

"Hmmm" He continued thoughtfully.
"Well then, lets pretend that I'm actually quite nice shall we? Grandfatherly even ...."

"Okaaaaay ......." Hermione dragged out quietly, once again looking at the potions master strangely.

"Well I guess it might help to talk to someone ..." She continued hesitantly.

"Yes quite! Well done Miss Granger, 10 points to Gryffindor." Snape clapped.

"?!" Hermione gaped.

"See I can do nice." Snape grinned happily
10 points to me !" He clapped even harder.
"Now please, do carry on Miss Granger."

'Oh I get it!' Hermione suddenly realised.
'This is actually a dream.' She thought to herself as she proceeded to pinch herself extremely hard.
"ow !" She exclaimed unhappily.

"Miss Granger really !" Snape exclaimed exasperatedly.
"I must say that I'm beginning to wonder about your mental state ......." he sighed dramatically.

"Hmmph, fine then !" Hermione huffed, after all one could only put up with a sympathetic, smiling melodramatic potions master for so long.

"GINNYLOVESME !" She rushed quickly before she lost the nerve.

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"Stupid shoelaces...... stupid book....... stupid Lavender..... ahh ....... stupid Harry!......" Ginny muttered grumpily as she thumped her way closer to the Gryffindor rooms.

"Why hello there Dear." A cherry motherly voice interrupted her.

Ginny looked up.

"Ohh ! Stupid Fat Lady !" She exclaimed, happy to have something else to grump about.

"WELL I NEVER !" Screeched the Fat Lady offended.

"Opps." Ginny sighed quietly, as she proceeded to smack herself in the head.

"Ahh I was talking about the other Fat Lady, you know." She quickly added.

"Uh huh." The Fat Lady stated disbelievingly.
"What other Fat Lady would that be Deary ?!" She asked, far too sweetly.

"Ahh, that other one ....... ahh, you know the ahh...... the stupid one ......." Ginny stammered lamely.

"Ohh! The STUPID ONE !" The Fat Lady Screamed.
"Well that certainly clears things up !" She stated bitterly.

"I um ...... ahh ....... ohh BOLLOCKS !" Ginny exclaimed.

"Fine then, get offended - I SOOOO wasn't talking about you anyway ......." Ginny stated.

"Offended ?! DO I LOOK OFFENDED TO YOU ?!" The Fat Lady yelled.
"Anyway Dear I'm sure if you were talking about me I'd be far too STUPID to understand it !" She added, as she crossed her arms across her rather ample chest and "harrumphed" dramatically.

"Hmmph" Sighed Ginny frustrated.
"Okay. Fine." She stated.
"Pennywort." She spoke the password and waited for the Fat Lady to swing back, so she could just get herself away from this whole mess.

"I said Pennywort !" Ginny spoke more loudly when nothing happened.

"Oh sorry Dear, did you say something ?" The Fat Lady asked sarcastically.
"My being STUPID and all, I couldn't understand ...... Perhaps you could write it down for me ?" She finished.

"ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH !!!!" Screamed Ginny.

"I said PENNYWORT" She yelled.
"As in THE PASSWORD ! As in OPEN NOW !!" She continued.
"...... Please." She quickly added, after all her mother had brought her up properly.

"Ohh, the password? ......" The Fat Lady queried.

"YES ! The password." Ginny exclaimed eagerly, starting to smile slightly.

"Hmmm, well now, that seems to be the wrong password." The Fat Lady told her.

"WHAT ?!" Ginny roared.
"Since when ?!" She added frowning.

"Since just now !" The Fat Lady proclaimed happily.

"WHAT ?! You cant do that !" Ginny gaped incredulously.

"Yes I can !" The Fat Lady stated.
"Just did. So there !" She continued.

"....... I ........ Right ! I'm telling Professor Dumbledore !" Ginny threatened.

"Ohh good idea !" The Fat Lady squealed, clapping her hands rather immaturely.
"Perhaps you could also explain to him why you're not on class while you're at it !" She added gleefully.

"..........." Spluttered Ginny.

"BLOODY HELL !" She screamed moodily.

"Tut tut Dear ! I would have expected better from a Gryffindor ...." The Fat Lady said shaking her head.
"The students of today ....... Why in my day ......"

Ginny growled.

"You know what ?" Ginny suddenly stated, having just came up with a startlingly brilliant idea.
"I'm a close personal friend of Sirrus Black !" She exclaimed, smiling evilly.

The Fat Lady stopped smiling.

"Did you say 'Pennywort' Dear ?" She quickly asked sweetly, as she swung open to let the grinning 5th year through.

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"Finally !" Ginny sighed dramatically as she steeped through the hole into the Gryffindor common room.

Bang.

Ginny came to a sudden halt.

Directly in front of her was a scene she had never ever expected to see.
Professor Snape was seated in one of the armchairs by the fire, sympathetically listening and talking to a Gryffindor student seated in the chair opposite him.

That however was not the unbelievable part.

What completely and utterly floored Ginny was that the student was Hermione.

Her 'Mione was sitting chatting in the common room during one of her classes.

Ginny was flabbergasted !

'Well' thought Ginny astounded,
'Nothing could shock me now !'

So naturally the next words to come from Hermione's mouth were a rather rushed, but completely audible
"GINNYLOVESME !"

Ginny gasped.

Extremely loudly.

A startled Hermione turned to look in her direction.
"Ginny ........" She whispered shocked, shakily standing up.

"Oh PLEASE strike me down now !" Ginny pleaded, as she held her arms up to the heavens.

Nothing happened.

"Oh Drat !" Exclaimed Ginny as she looked towards a thoroughly shocked Hermione.
She quickly turned and fled from the common room.

TBC ........