Chap 2- October 30
Harry and Hermione sat in the common room waiting for Ron to come down so they could all go to dinner. "What IS he doing up there?" asked Hermione, who was getting hungry.
"Dunno," said Harry "He's been acting strange all week. Ever since he found out that Tamryn Fox was coming."
"The whole school's been acting strange if you ask me. This is worse than last year when the Weird Sisters came to the Yule Ball," said Hermione.
Just then Ron came down the stairs and it was all Harry could do to keep from laughing. Ron's red hair was slicked back and he was wearing the new dress robes Fred and George had bought him with the Triwizard prize money Harry gave them. They were midnight blue velvet and brand new, unlike his ones from last year, which had been maroon, secondhand, and trimmed with moldy looking lace. Seeing Ron so overdressed for an ordinary dinner made Harry think of the way Hagrid had dressed last year to impress Madam Maxime. Although Ron did not look quite as odd as Hagrid had, he looked very unlike his usual self.
"Um. . . Ron," said Hermione, "you do realize that the Halloween feast is tomorrow night, don't you?" She was trying not to giggle.
"Oh sod off, both of you," said Ron, blushing to the roots of his hair. "You know that Tamryn Fox will be at dinner tonight." Harry and Hermione looked at each other and started laughing uncontrollably. Ron just stood there and glared at them. It was a full five minutes before they had enough control of their legs to head down to the Great Hall.
Harry and Hermione sat in the common room waiting for Ron to come down so they could all go to dinner. "What IS he doing up there?" asked Hermione, who was getting hungry.
"Dunno," said Harry "He's been acting strange all week. Ever since he found out that Tamryn Fox was coming."
"The whole school's been acting strange if you ask me. This is worse than last year when the Weird Sisters came to the Yule Ball," said Hermione.
Just then Ron came down the stairs and it was all Harry could do to keep from laughing. Ron's red hair was slicked back and he was wearing the new dress robes Fred and George had bought him with the Triwizard prize money Harry gave them. They were midnight blue velvet and brand new, unlike his ones from last year, which had been maroon, secondhand, and trimmed with moldy looking lace. Seeing Ron so overdressed for an ordinary dinner made Harry think of the way Hagrid had dressed last year to impress Madam Maxime. Although Ron did not look quite as odd as Hagrid had, he looked very unlike his usual self.
"Um. . . Ron," said Hermione, "you do realize that the Halloween feast is tomorrow night, don't you?" She was trying not to giggle.
"Oh sod off, both of you," said Ron, blushing to the roots of his hair. "You know that Tamryn Fox will be at dinner tonight." Harry and Hermione looked at each other and started laughing uncontrollably. Ron just stood there and glared at them. It was a full five minutes before they had enough control of their legs to head down to the Great Hall.
