That morning Hermione woke up very early. She had to finish packing. They
were to be
put in their new houses tomorrow at noon and she hadn't even started yet! She wondered
how the guys were doing. Better check in with them later though, she really had to get
started. As she started her morning stretching and yawning she heard people whispering
quietly. She recognized the voices. They were Parvati and the other girl who didn't talk
much (she didn't like Hermione).
"I can't believe they are re-arranging the houses. That's crazy!" Parvati said in a loud
whisper.
"I know, but I heard that something terrible is going to happen and that's the reason
behind the switch." The quiet girl said.
"Really, like what?!"
"I was walking around last night a little after dinner, on my way back from the library,
and I heard McGonagal and Snape talking. But as soon as I turned the corner they
stopped. All I heard was Snape saying 'Professor, it must be done, you know what is
prophesized about Him!' and McGonagall replying 'I know you are right, but it's just too
soon, first the death of Professor Dumbledore, now they'll lose their friends too?' And
when they saw me they became instantly quiet."
"Hmm."
"It sounded like they were talking about...You-Know-Who."
"Oh dear, are you sure?"
"I'm almost positive."
With that Hermione made it known that she was awake and they instantly stopped
talking. She didn't want to hear any of these rumors. They were obviously not true.
She put on her new disc-man that her parents had bought her for Christmas and started
listening to a few of the CD's they bought her. She couldn't stand listening to such
nonsense.
A few hours later after everyone was awake and it was a decent enough hour to go see the
guys she left her room, unnoticed by it's occupants.
When she was walking down the stairs into the common room she saw Harry digging
under chairs looking for something muttering,
"Come on you piece of JUNK, where is it!?"
He was completely alone, she guessed everyone else was either in their rooms or at
breakfast.
"Looking for something?"
Harry jumped, totally taken aback, and looked at her guiltily.
"Yes...I lost my quill, I was writing...Sirius a letter and my quill fell in-
between the cushions.
"Ah, yes, I understand, why not just try the summoning spell?"
"Oh, I hadn't thought of that. I will try it later. Would you like to go to breakfast?"
"Sure, I am a bit hungry."
~*~*~
Harry couldn't believe he'd been so careless as to not notice that he wasn't alone. Sure
Hermione already knew about the book, but if it'd been someone else...he didn't
know what he would have done. Hermione was chatting away when she suddenly paused,
as if she wanted to say something only didn't know how. Slowly she stuttered out,
"I've heard some rumors..."
Harry's heart rose in his chest,
"About...?"
"Well, Parvati and that girl who doesn't like me, they were talking about Voldemort, the
girl said that she ran into Snape and McGonagal and they were saying something about a
prophecy Voldemort and that's why the houses were changed."
"I don't know, that sounds very farfetched if you ask me. I mean, what are the chances of
Him coming back?"
"Well, that's true, but he did return and kill..."she trailed off and he quickly
changed the subject.
"Man, I wonder who all is going to be in our new house."
"I know, I can't stand the fact that we have to switch, it's just so awful!"
"Yeah, I hope I have at least you, Ron if I'm lucky."
"I don't know how they're doing it. It may be completely random."
With that they reached the Great Hall. It was semi-full and there was a lot of noisy chatter
occurring. They took their seats and started eating when McGonagal got everyone's
attention.
"It seems we had to rush the process of getting you into your new houses-
Harry and Hermione shared a puzzled/frightened look
-The new house lists will be posted on your way out. You will all leave here in an orderly
manner in at least 10 minutes. If you leave in less than that, you will have to come back
later to look at the lists. You must be packed tomorrow by noon because we will be
retracting you from your room and putting you into your new one by magic. Anything not
in your case will be left behind and surely lost. Thank you for your attention."
Everyone became extremely noisy. This meant they'd be with all new people tomorrow
night. What a horror. All of this, it was like being abandoned by your family.
~*~*~
Hermione began to wonder who would be in her room, in her house, in her classes, all of
it. It was all about to change. Everything she had known for the past seven years was
coming to an end. Or maybe...a new Beginning.
She didn't talk to Harry for the rest of breakfast. About ten minutes later she headed
toward the doors and waited to be let out. It was so nerve racking she couldn't hardly
stand it. Finally the doors opened and people began flooding into the hall, it turns out
McGonagal's speech had been over her wand-intercom and all the school was now
waiting. There was a small stand, now crowded with people. It had four new names on it.
The names of the house leaders:
Snape, McGonagal, Hooch, and Dumbledore, in favor of the belated she supposed.
When she'd finally shoved her way to the front of the crowd she looked at the list. It
showed the existing houses with every person and their new house name next to their
name. She scrolled down the list and found her name.
The list read:
Gryffindor: Slytherin:
Harry Potter Draco Malfoy
Lavender Brown Vincent Crabbe
Seamus Finnigan Tracey Davis
Hermione Granger Gregory Goyle
Neville Longbottom Millicent Bullstrode
Dean Thomas Pansy Parkinson
Ron Weasley Blaise Zabini
Parvati Patil Malcolm Baddock
Ginny Weasley Gragam Pritchard
Colin Creevey Etc.
Dennis Creevey
Natalie McDonald
Etc.
Hufflepuff: Ravenclaw:
Justin Finch-Fletchley Mandy Brocklehurst
Hannah Abbott Stephen Cornfoot
Ernie McMillan Kevin Entwhistle
Susan Bones Su Li
Anthony Goldstein Morag McDougall
Wayne Hopkins Lisa Turpin
Megan Jones Padma Patil
Michael Corner Stewart Ackerly
Eleanor Branstone Orke Quirke
Owen Cauldwell Etc.
Laura Madbey
Kevin Whitby
Etc.
She rolled her eyes noting that she wasn't in the same house as Harry or Ginny. This was
going to suck.
A/N: I hope you got the hint. (SORRY ABOUT THE MISTAKE W/THE LAST
UPDATE OF THIS CHAPPY, MY COMP IS MESSED!)
Tina: hello my faithful reader/reviewer, hehe, jk, I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE HOUSES
SPLITTING UP TOO! Jeez, if they don't get the hint I might be a lil annoyed.
Morgan Star: There'll be more, no worries!
Onewithcomment: you 'close-minded fool' there is a reason for it, don't get so mad, I
wouldn't do that just to piss people off, take it in stride and learn to be open to new ideas,
isn't that what this site is about?
Gryffindor Taz: Hey, here's some more, please keep reviewing!
THESE ARE THE ONLY REVIEWS I GOT FOR THIS CHAPTER, UNTIL I GET
MORE, I WON'T BE UPDATING AGAIN! Thanks a ton, Sarah
put in their new houses tomorrow at noon and she hadn't even started yet! She wondered
how the guys were doing. Better check in with them later though, she really had to get
started. As she started her morning stretching and yawning she heard people whispering
quietly. She recognized the voices. They were Parvati and the other girl who didn't talk
much (she didn't like Hermione).
"I can't believe they are re-arranging the houses. That's crazy!" Parvati said in a loud
whisper.
"I know, but I heard that something terrible is going to happen and that's the reason
behind the switch." The quiet girl said.
"Really, like what?!"
"I was walking around last night a little after dinner, on my way back from the library,
and I heard McGonagal and Snape talking. But as soon as I turned the corner they
stopped. All I heard was Snape saying 'Professor, it must be done, you know what is
prophesized about Him!' and McGonagall replying 'I know you are right, but it's just too
soon, first the death of Professor Dumbledore, now they'll lose their friends too?' And
when they saw me they became instantly quiet."
"Hmm."
"It sounded like they were talking about...You-Know-Who."
"Oh dear, are you sure?"
"I'm almost positive."
With that Hermione made it known that she was awake and they instantly stopped
talking. She didn't want to hear any of these rumors. They were obviously not true.
She put on her new disc-man that her parents had bought her for Christmas and started
listening to a few of the CD's they bought her. She couldn't stand listening to such
nonsense.
A few hours later after everyone was awake and it was a decent enough hour to go see the
guys she left her room, unnoticed by it's occupants.
When she was walking down the stairs into the common room she saw Harry digging
under chairs looking for something muttering,
"Come on you piece of JUNK, where is it!?"
He was completely alone, she guessed everyone else was either in their rooms or at
breakfast.
"Looking for something?"
Harry jumped, totally taken aback, and looked at her guiltily.
"Yes...I lost my quill, I was writing...Sirius a letter and my quill fell in-
between the cushions.
"Ah, yes, I understand, why not just try the summoning spell?"
"Oh, I hadn't thought of that. I will try it later. Would you like to go to breakfast?"
"Sure, I am a bit hungry."
~*~*~
Harry couldn't believe he'd been so careless as to not notice that he wasn't alone. Sure
Hermione already knew about the book, but if it'd been someone else...he didn't
know what he would have done. Hermione was chatting away when she suddenly paused,
as if she wanted to say something only didn't know how. Slowly she stuttered out,
"I've heard some rumors..."
Harry's heart rose in his chest,
"About...?"
"Well, Parvati and that girl who doesn't like me, they were talking about Voldemort, the
girl said that she ran into Snape and McGonagal and they were saying something about a
prophecy Voldemort and that's why the houses were changed."
"I don't know, that sounds very farfetched if you ask me. I mean, what are the chances of
Him coming back?"
"Well, that's true, but he did return and kill..."she trailed off and he quickly
changed the subject.
"Man, I wonder who all is going to be in our new house."
"I know, I can't stand the fact that we have to switch, it's just so awful!"
"Yeah, I hope I have at least you, Ron if I'm lucky."
"I don't know how they're doing it. It may be completely random."
With that they reached the Great Hall. It was semi-full and there was a lot of noisy chatter
occurring. They took their seats and started eating when McGonagal got everyone's
attention.
"It seems we had to rush the process of getting you into your new houses-
Harry and Hermione shared a puzzled/frightened look
-The new house lists will be posted on your way out. You will all leave here in an orderly
manner in at least 10 minutes. If you leave in less than that, you will have to come back
later to look at the lists. You must be packed tomorrow by noon because we will be
retracting you from your room and putting you into your new one by magic. Anything not
in your case will be left behind and surely lost. Thank you for your attention."
Everyone became extremely noisy. This meant they'd be with all new people tomorrow
night. What a horror. All of this, it was like being abandoned by your family.
~*~*~
Hermione began to wonder who would be in her room, in her house, in her classes, all of
it. It was all about to change. Everything she had known for the past seven years was
coming to an end. Or maybe...a new Beginning.
She didn't talk to Harry for the rest of breakfast. About ten minutes later she headed
toward the doors and waited to be let out. It was so nerve racking she couldn't hardly
stand it. Finally the doors opened and people began flooding into the hall, it turns out
McGonagal's speech had been over her wand-intercom and all the school was now
waiting. There was a small stand, now crowded with people. It had four new names on it.
The names of the house leaders:
Snape, McGonagal, Hooch, and Dumbledore, in favor of the belated she supposed.
When she'd finally shoved her way to the front of the crowd she looked at the list. It
showed the existing houses with every person and their new house name next to their
name. She scrolled down the list and found her name.
The list read:
Gryffindor: Slytherin:
Harry Potter Draco Malfoy
Lavender Brown Vincent Crabbe
Seamus Finnigan Tracey Davis
Hermione Granger Gregory Goyle
Neville Longbottom Millicent Bullstrode
Dean Thomas Pansy Parkinson
Ron Weasley Blaise Zabini
Parvati Patil Malcolm Baddock
Ginny Weasley Gragam Pritchard
Colin Creevey Etc.
Dennis Creevey
Natalie McDonald
Etc.
Hufflepuff: Ravenclaw:
Justin Finch-Fletchley Mandy Brocklehurst
Hannah Abbott Stephen Cornfoot
Ernie McMillan Kevin Entwhistle
Susan Bones Su Li
Anthony Goldstein Morag McDougall
Wayne Hopkins Lisa Turpin
Megan Jones Padma Patil
Michael Corner Stewart Ackerly
Eleanor Branstone Orke Quirke
Owen Cauldwell Etc.
Laura Madbey
Kevin Whitby
Etc.
She rolled her eyes noting that she wasn't in the same house as Harry or Ginny. This was
going to suck.
A/N: I hope you got the hint. (SORRY ABOUT THE MISTAKE W/THE LAST
UPDATE OF THIS CHAPPY, MY COMP IS MESSED!)
Tina: hello my faithful reader/reviewer, hehe, jk, I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE HOUSES
SPLITTING UP TOO! Jeez, if they don't get the hint I might be a lil annoyed.
Morgan Star: There'll be more, no worries!
Onewithcomment: you 'close-minded fool' there is a reason for it, don't get so mad, I
wouldn't do that just to piss people off, take it in stride and learn to be open to new ideas,
isn't that what this site is about?
Gryffindor Taz: Hey, here's some more, please keep reviewing!
THESE ARE THE ONLY REVIEWS I GOT FOR THIS CHAPTER, UNTIL I GET
MORE, I WON'T BE UPDATING AGAIN! Thanks a ton, Sarah