Disclaimer-J.K. Rowlings owns everything in this fic. I only own Aidan and Mrs. Gallagher.
Turmoil at Hogwarts
Chapter 10-And the Winner is...
Professor Dumbledore said, "The winners are Hermione Granger, Roger Davies, Fred Weasley, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Alicia Spinett, Pansy Parkinson, and Padma Patil."
All of the students faces fell when they heard the news but Dumbledore wasn't finished talking yet, "And your group."
"We tied?" Seamus asked.
"Yes, since there was a tie we decided that you would both be taking the trip together," Professor McGonagall said.
"So where are we going to go?" Lee asked.
"Where would you like to go?" Dumbledore asked.
"Hawaii!" They all said.
"The other team wanted to go to Switzerland," Professor McGonagall said.
"So, how are you going to decided?" Susan asked.
Dumbledore asked, "Mrs. Gallagher, do you have a globe?"
"Yes, upstairs," Mrs. Gallagher replied.
"Do you mind if we borrow it?" Dumbledore asked.
Mrs. Gallagher replied, "No, I don't mind."
Dumbledore pulled out his wand and said, "Accio Globe!"
The globe soon came floating into the room and Dumbledore caught it and said, "Professor McGonagall will close her eyes and point at the globe, while I spin it. Wherever her finger lands will be where you will go."
Dumbledore spun the globe and Professor McGonagall pointed. Her finger landed in the central part of the United States.
Dumbledore said, "It looks like you are going to be staying in Colorado!"
Draco said, "Your kidding. I was hoping we would get to go someplace sunny."
Dumbledore said, "Colorado is a nice place. It's really pretty this time of year. The mountains are all covered in snow and there are lots of great views."
"What will we do there?" Lee asked.
"Pretty much anything you want. You might try skiing. That's most people do when they go on vacation around this time of year." Professor Dumbledore said.
Ginny said, "That might be kind of fun. But what's skiing?"
Professor McGonagall explained, "It's a muggle sport where the slide down a mountain that is covered in snow on two long pieces that are called skis."
"Oh," Ginny said.
No one said anything for a few seconds. Lavender broke the silence by saying, "so the other group will be staying with us in Colorado."
"Yes you will both be staying at the same place." Professor McGonagall said.
"I get to see Fred, Hermione, and Alicia!" Ginny said excitedly. "When do we leave?"
Professor McGonagall said, "On the first of January."
"How long do we get to stay?" Seamus asked.
"One week," Professor McGonagall said.
Then Professor Dumbledore said, "And you will get to travel in a muggle airplane!"
"An airplane?" Susan said.
"Oh, I've heard of those." Terry said, "But doesn't it take a long time to get to America from England.
"Yes, but it'll be a great time to observe how the muggles live. Are any of you taking muggle studies?" Dumbledore asked.
A few of the students shook their heads and said they were. Dumbledore then said, "A few of your teachers will be by before your trip. They will each give you an assignment that is due before you leave for Colorado.
"Homework? But isn't it still Christmas break?" Lee asked.
"We told you before you left that you would be getting homework." Professor McGonagall said. "Dumbledore, we need to leave so that we can tell the other groups."
The students told the Professors goodbye and then they walked out of the door. After the professors had left the students made their way to their bedrooms.
When Ginny reached hers she laid down but it took a while for her to gall asleep because she was very excited that she would soon get to see her brother and Hermione.
The next morning Ginny woke up to two girls screams.
Ginny quickly sat up and said, "what's wrong? What happened?"
Presents!" The other girls said in one voice.
"What? Huh?" Ginny said because she was still confused from being woken up. Slowly her mind began to focus and she said, "Oh, it's Christmas!"
At the foot of her bed was a large stack of presents. She unwrapped 2 new robes, a few homemade sweets that her mother had baked for her, and a purple sweater that her mother had knitted. She got dressed while she waited for the other two girls to finish unwrapping their presents.
The girls made their way down the stairs and to the dining room. Mrs. Gallagher and the four boys were all waiting for them.
"I was just getting ready to go wake you girls up," Mrs. Gallagher said. "Come sit down and eat."
The students and Mrs. Gallagher ate their breakfast and talked only occasionally. When they were all finished eating Mrs. Gallagher said, "Let's all go sit in the living room."
They went into the room and were surprised by what they saw. The Christmas tree had presents pilled under it. Boxes of all sizes were wrapped in colorful wrapping paper.
"Who are all those presents for?" Seamus asked.
"They are for you students," Mrs. Gallagher said.
"Really?" Lavender asked.
"Yes," Mrs. Gallagher said. "You better start opening them. I'm curious to see what is inside the boxes."
"You mean you don't know what is in them?" Ginny asked.
"No, I don't know. They were just here when I woke up this morning." Mrs. Gallagher said. "But I think that Dumbledore arranged it."
"Oh, but why?" Ginny said.
"Maybe if you opened them, you would find out, dear," Mrs. Gallagher said kindly.
The students spent the rest of the morning opening up their presents. All of the students got enough clothes to wear for their week in Colorado and other things they would use there. The clothes were thick and warm so that they could be worn out in the snow for long periods of time.
"I think that Dumbledore thought that this would be a fun way to have you students get warm clothes for your trip. He knew that you were not exactly excited to go to Colorado and he thought that this would make you want to go. What a dear man!" Mrs. Gallagher said.
Susan said, "Yes, that was very nice of him. The girls enjoyed opening up the clothes and the boys liked opening up all of the skiing equipment."
"I'm excited!" Lavender said. "I'm ready to go now!"
"Me too," Lee said. "I've never tried that skiing thing. I bet that it's a lot of fun."
Mrs. Gallagher was happy that the students were starting to become more excited aobut the trip. She knew that they had their hears set on going to Hawaii and that they had been very disappointed that they weren't going to get to go their.
"You can do whatever you want to do today. Just makes sure you are back my dinner time. We'll be eating at 7:00." Mrs. Gallagher said.
Ginny decided to spend the day at the house because no stores were open on Christmas and there wasn't anything else to do. She decided to read one of her new books for a while, but she soon grew tired of reading. She decided to go find Lavender and Susan to see what they were doing.
Ginny found the other two girls in the room where they had talked together the previous day.
"Hi Lavender. Hi, Susan," Ginny said, "What are you two doing?"
"We were just sitting here being bored," Susan said.
"I wish there was something to do," Lavender said. "It's so boring around here. I want to go do something."
"Yes, I know what you mean Lav. If it wasn't Christmas we could have gone shopping," Ginny said.
"I know. I still haven't gotten anybody Christmas presents."
"Let's go shopping together, tomorrow." Lavender said.
"Okay," Susan said.
"Yes, let's do. I need to get my Christmas shopping done too." Ginny said, "Oh! I have a great idea!"
"What is it, Gin?" Lavender asked.
"Tomorrow after we shop we can go to that pub where I met Aidan. I saw lots of good-looking Irish boys there. Plus, I really want to see Aidan again."
"That sounds like fun!" Lavender said. "I haven't seen any boys other than Draco, Seamus, Lee, and Terry in a long time."
The three girls spent the rest of the day planning their shopping trip. They were all very excited. Especially Ginny. She was ready to see Aidan again because she was hoping that he would get her mind off Draco.
A/N-Sorry it took me so long to update. I've been kind of sick this past week and after school I have to go lift weights and run to get ready for softball season. Anyway, enough about me. Thanks for all of the reviews! I love reviews!
Mionee, well, they won. But sorry, they don't get to go to Hawaii. Is this okay?
Summerthyme, Uh, oh! They aren't going to get to go to Hawaii. We'll see about that fight that you want, I'm still trying to fit it in somewhere.
Katie, I'm glad you thought this chapter was better than the last one. I'm trying write better chapters.
Bunny, sorry about the cliffhanger, I couldn't really avoid it. Well, okay yah I could have, but that wouldn't have been much fun.
Le Fay, here's more. Are you happy now? I'm glad that you like my story.
Cthottie482, there still not back together yet. Who knows, maybe in Colorado they'll get together. Or maybe not! You never know.
Night spirit, they won. Are you happy?
Daft Bugger, I know that half of the story is in the author's note but I like to talk to all of my reviewers. Ginny was talking to Seamus the whole time, I just messed up and typed Lee. Sorry!
Dorthey Star, I didn't do that great of a job updating this time. Sorry. And sorry about your computer, that really sucks. I wish that I could go to NYC. You know where I live? I live in Kansas. You know how exciting that is? Not very. Are you happy that they won?
Sizarie, I haven't decided if Lee's behavior is going to get better. I'm glad you like my story!
Satans Little Princess, that's kind of what I was thinking. Sorry bout the cliffhanger. I couldn't resist it.
Misty, I know I know, I'm sorry. Here's the new chapter. What do you think?
Chaos-frack, thanks for the compliment. And I agree, I like D/G stories too. I guess that's why I'm writing one.
DarkIllusion, Sorry I kept you waiting so long. You must be very uncomfortable from sitting on the edge of your seat so long!
Jilly-anne, did you read Only You? It's under the Hermione/George section. Thanks for the advice, you always have something good to say!
Bunny Barton, well, you found out what happened. What do you think.
SilverWolf, yup they win. I don't know what's going on with Aidan and Ginny. I guess you'll find out next chapter!
Karate Chick, I know I should spell check, it's just, I hate proofreading!! It's the worst thing in the world!
Angelbabe, sorry bout the cliffhanger. Now you know who won, what do you think?
Saturniia, I updated! Finally, I know, it took to long.
Lady keladry, You like cliffhangers? At least I made one person happy.
Nice, thanks for the review. I love hearing from you. Here's chapter 10, give me your opinion, please!
LilyAyl, I know I'm evil. I guess I answered your question. I like your idea about them having their own luau, but I decided that they should go somewhere besides Hawaii.
Moondragon, sorry, you don't get to see him in a Hawaiian shirt. I know that I switch Lee and Seamus's names a couple of times. I just HATE proofreading!
Lucia, I know, chap 8 was a little weird. Sorry about the cliffhanger, I could resist it. I've never written a cliffhanger before. You got the chapter at the right time! Yah! I hope you get this one!
Noodlejelly, yes, they won. But, I made a little twist. Did you like it?
Nick's little Angel, thanks! I love getting compliments. They make me want to write more!
Erin Potter, sorry bout the cliffhanger. I'm glad you like the story. Here's the next chapter!
Vanessa, there, now you know who wins. Did I really make you groan! Awesome!
