Hogwarts Christmas Of Love*~~
Part V*~~
The Rivendell Dancers*~~
Ginny slipped and hit the cold dungeon floor. She got back up and the music stopped. Harry was helping her up. She had taken off her sweatshirt so she only wore a blue and silver sports bra and black tight shorts.
"You okay?" asked Harry. She nodded and moved her ankle in their tan high heel tap shoes.
"Let's try again, then," Madam said. They were practicing their Riverdance. Harry and Ginny were working on the toughest part. Their sweat was visible as they started again.
"GOOD!!!" she yelled as the song ended. The rest of the dancers whistled and clapped. They had finally done it once. Now they all stood and started from the beginning.
"We'll be so ready for Saturday!" Hermione exclaimed as they walked back to Gryffindor Tower. They were performing their Riverdance on Saturday for the school and anyone who wanted to come.
By Friday night they were moving through it all second handedly. "We'll get it perfect tomorrow!" Malfoy exclaimed as they were all eating a very late dinner in the empty Great Hall.
"Dancers!" Madam said excitedly rushing in. "Great news! You'll be doing two shows tomorrow besides the one here!" They groaned.
"Are you serious?" moaned Ron, loudly.
"Yes," she snapped. "One here in the morning. We'll take the train to King's Cross and you'll perform at the Leaky Cauldron at eight. Then you'll go into a pub in London and dance at midnight.
"We'll stay up in London until Wednesday next week. You'll be performing a lot and you'll be able to shop!" Madam finished. They shrugged at each other and quickly headed for bed.
The next morning they were all putting on their outfits. Most girls wore tight black long sleeved leotard tops, connected straight to cloth skirts that flailed out slighted when twirling and black nylons, and their tan shoes.
The boys wore black pants and white shirts with black shirts over that. With a few exceptions.
Malfoy wore black pants, an off white shirt, and a blue cover. Arwen's dress was the same as the other's just blue.
Ron wore black pants, a white shirt, and a deep midnight blue shirt. Hermione's dress was the same just red.
Harry wore black pants and a shirt. Ginny's dress was the same but emerald green with silver sequences. (nothing to do with Slytherin)
They waited backstage. "Now students, the dance teacher, Madam Viler!" Dumbledore called.
"These are your dancers for the Nutcracker. On idea of Mr. Draco Malfoy we are dancing for you Riverdance. A show of tap dancing. Now, please welcome the dancers!"
The music started. Half on one side, half on the other they all filed out in one tapping line. The stage was set up in the Great Hall. Everyone was seated there.
The six differently dressed dancers were the only ones left. Boys on one side, girls on the other. The boys danced on out, in front of the line. As the back line's feet flew the girls flew across the stage and started dancing in front with the boys. Then they molded into the back line.
Suddenly the music halted. They froze in their position. One by one each was covered with a mist and they disappeared. Then Draco and Arwen came on in a dancing number. Their feet clicked as one.
Five minutes later, the panting pair's song came to a halt. They quickly got off of the stage.
A fast beated song like an Indians but with a Piccalo and fiddle filled the room. Their attention was once again grabbed. Hermione and Ginny waited off stage as Ron and Harry tapped on out.
Then as they were casually tapping, out came the girls. Then they began showing off. The girls grinned to each other as they replied with fast, quick, taps. They went on for about here minutes before Harry and Ginny exited.
Ron and Hermione were still tap battling as Harry and Ginny, behind stage, rehearsed their lift one last time. They got ready as their best friends danced in sync. Then, after ten minutes of dancing, the couple exited.
Harry and Ginny nodded. A few girls and one guy went out. Ginny rushed in three beats off. Everyone in the audience thought she was behind. Then the boy started getting mad and tapped angrily at her.
She replied fiercely. That was when the girls split behind the two. Half were on each side. They seemed fighting. Then Harry came and swept away Ginny.
As they tapped a flirtatious step there was a puff of smoke and the stage now looked like muggle London, completely frozen with people in their perfect places.
Harry and Ginny heard their music started. They nodded as Ginny flew right into Harry's arms.
He spun her and she grinned. When she landed they knew the music was Play Me Some Mountain Music. Harry started dancing to it as Gin spun and leaned on a wall, feet tapping in time with the music.
She did a "quit fooling around" step as the music changed. That was when they danced around the frozen people. Suddenly their clothes changed Spanish as the Spanish music came on.
A drummer came unfrozen as he kept beat. They went through complicated moves before the whole street unfroze. They disappeared behind them as the other two couples were dancing in front.
When their Irish music came on the two came back out in Indian clothes as they finished with complex steps which were lessened in the back. Then Ginny spun out very fast before Harry dove and grabbed her back.
He was leaning back with half of his legs under him and his back to the ground. He held Ginny by her back above him, faces dripping with sweat. Ginny's back was arched and her hands were in an elegant flexed position. Her front leg was bent as her other was perfectly straight.
Cheers and whistles went through the crowd. They carefully got out of the position. They tapped back over to the line and melted back in. Then they bowed.
"GO MR. AND MRS. POTTER!" yelled Fred and George. Ginny and Harry flushed knowing they were being addressed as husband and wife.
As the curtains closed on the smiling faces of Harry and Ginny (because they bowed in the center.) they all jumped up and down and screamed. "CALM DOWN!" yelled Madam. They all went silent. "Your things are on the Hogwarts Express. Say good-bye to your friends. We leave in thirty minutes!"
"That was AWESOME!" Ginny yelled as she hung on Harry's neck.
"GIN!" Harry choked out.
"Oops," Ginny said. She kissed his cheek in apology. Ron was more used to it now and just ignored this. They had reached where they were to change.
The boys went in one, girls in the other.
BOYS*~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So, how are things with you and Ginny?" asked Seamus.
"Do we have to talk about this?" asked Ron as he pulled off his white shirt and put on his red and green one.
"Yes, Mr. Christmas Colors," Dean replied tartly.
"You are spending too much time around my girlfriend," Eduardo said. He had been asked to help with the tap dancing. He politely refused a part in the production for ballet.
"Well, poo on you," Dean said. They shook their heads.
"How ARE things going?" asked Malfoy's voice.
"And why on earth would YOU care?" asked Harry, appalled.
"I'm curious," he said with a mysterious smile.
"Well, Voldie is definitely poof so, fine," Harry said.
"Greatly detailed," muttered Seamus. They walked out and went to see their friends.
GIRLS*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
"That was FUN!" Hermione yelled as she pulled off her shirt and swung it over her head. The girls laughed as Hermione continued to dance and change at the same time.
Ginny pulled Hermione down from the bench she was standing on and tossed her her clothes. Ginny herself pulled her dress off and grabbed her clothes.
Hermione put on a short tan skirt and a tight black thick strapped tank top. It had a red rose printed in the dead center. Ginny was wearing a black skirt with a deep blue tight tank top that had a kitten's face on it. They shrugged their robes on over that.
"So, how are you and Harry getting along?" asked Hermione as they waited for their friends to change. They were all listening. Ginny blushed.
"You are nosey!"
"You are avoiding my question," Hermione said stoutly. Ginny stuck her tongue out but sighed.
"You win!" she threw up her hands. "Their fine! He's amazing! He's so sweet and he's never made a pass at me. We kiss a lot though. only when Ron's not around!"
"Ron'll mellow out soon," Arwen assured her. They were all ready and left the room.
"FRED! GEORGE!" yelled Ginny as she reached the Great Hall. They flinched but stood up.
"Yes?" they said nervously.
"What was with that display of 'the Potters'?" snapped Ginny.
"And here I thought it was rather sweet," Harry said. Ginny blushed as he took her hand. "Surprising from Fred ad George!"
"HEY!!!!!!!!!!!" they yelled together. Ginny smirked as they tried to kill Harry. A few people started staring so she grabbed Harry and shielded him with herself.
"Knock it off. You're only proving him right," Ginny said. They glared mockly at Harr before grinning.
"ALL HAIL MR.AND MRS. POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Everyone turned to see Fred and George bowing to Harry and Ginny, who were both a ruby red.
Hermione and Ron were full of hysterical laughter. "Kill 'em?" asked Harry. Ginny nodded and they pulled out their wands and muttered the same trap. Yellow ropes tied Fred and George together.
"HA!" Harry and Ginny yelled.
"HA TO YOU!" the twins replied. "We're twins. We move as one!" With that they stood up. Ginny stuck out her tongue while Harry scowled.
"No fair," pouted Ginny.
"Life's not fair," George said.
"Actually, life's is fair, people are just too stupid to realize it," Ginny said.
"Well, la-te-da to you, Miss Thang," Fred said.
"Now please," George said.
"Untie us," finished Fred. They sighed and slowly undid the ropes. The whole time Fred and George repeated "put, put, put, put, put" over and over again.
"DANCERS! SAY GOOD BYE AND GET YOUR ARSES OUT HERE!" screamed Madam.
"Bye, Fred, George, rest," they called as they rushed out of the Great Hall. They grabbed their duffels that were right outside the door and headed out the door.
There stood the carriages that took them to school at the beginning of every term. "Hop in!" Madam instructed.
Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron got into one. After hearing arguing voices outside a cheerful Arwen and grumpy Malfoy climbed in. "Hello!" The girls said in unison.
"You know that's rather creepy," Malfoy said with a shudder.
"And you're pissed because I out smarted you!" Arwen said.
"Yu awr s dupider dan I am," Malfoy said in a retarded voice. (courtesy of Dare Dick (Derrick))
"Okay." Hermione said. Ginny was looking at him oddly.
"I put up with this all the time," Arwen commented.
"And why do you have to do that?" asked Ron.
"Because she's my girlfriend and she loves me!" Draco snapped.
"OH MY GOD!" squealed Harry and Ron in unison and in girlish voices.
"Knock it off," Hermione said, whacking their heads.
"It's very grown up of you to get over the whole Slytherin and pure blooded thing," Ginny said.
"Yeah, well, if he likes me he has to because my grandmother is a muggle," Arwen said.
"And you're a Hufflepuff," Ron said.
"So, to what do we owe the change in you to?" Harry questioned.
"I heard- and saw- my father do a lot of wrong things," Draco said slowly. "I'm not going to be my father- EVER!"
"That's actually quite touching," Hermione said after a moment.
"Plus she'll look awesome in a bikini,' Draco added. Arwen hit him on his chest. He stuck out his tongue.
Things would have gotten ugly if the carriage hadn't stopped. "Come on!" Ginny said as she grabbed Arwen and pulled her out. Harry grabbed Malfoy by his ear.
"OUCH!" he squealed. He started screaming like a girl. Ron started laughing as Harry let go.
"Calm down!" Hermione snapped. "And you scream like a girl!" Malfoy pouted as they pulled him onto the platform.
They found an empty compartment and sat down. The girls sat on one side with the boys on the other.
Soon Arwen had pulled out a muggle magazine and they were discussing the guys in it. "They do realize that we- their BOYFRIENDS- are sitting right next to them, right?" asked Ron.
"Welcome to the world of women," Draco said.
"And how would you know so much?" Harry asked.
"I have an older sister, a little sister, and a twin sister," Draco said nonchalantly.
"WHAT?!" asked not two but five voices.
"My older sister Alexia is 7 years older than me so you never met her here at Hogwarts. My little sister is Dinah. She's only ten. She'll be here next year. She's really sweet. I know for a fact she won't be put in Slytherin. She's not brave enough for Hufflepuff though. She's relay smart so she'll probably be a Ravenclaw.
"My twin sister is Rose but she decided not to go to Hogwarts and go to Hinders School of The Arts. That's this school that teaches witchcraft and wizardry as well as art, dancing, music, and acting. My dad keeps threatening to disown her. She doesn't care because he can't.
"So I know a lot about girls." The five just sat in silence.
"Anything else we don't know about you?" asked Harry.
"Seeing as we're enemies, a lot," Draco said.
"I have a pact to make," Hermione announced.
"I know what it is!" Ginny chanted. Hermione slapped her to shut her up.
"Now that we shut the peanut gallery up," Hermione said. "Friends unless sin the corridors?" she asked holing out her hand in a fist. Ginny slapped her hand on top. So did everyone else.
"DEAL!" they yelled and pulled back their hands. Just then the train jolted and headed out.
"Anyone got a portable CD player?" asked Hermione. Ron and Draco looked confused. Harry laughed silently at them while the girls rolled their eyes.
"It's this thing that you can put a CD in. It's small and you can take it with you all over the place. A CD is a circular disk that has music on it. You put it in a CD player and hit the play button and it starts," Harry explained.
"I've got an extra, here you go Mione," Arwen said. She tossed her an orange circle CD player. Arwen held a midnight blue one and Ginny a turquoise one.
"What CDs you got?" asked Arwen. They all pulled out CD holders. Hermione's was clear and seemed to have square bubbles popping up. (like buggies () Arwen's was rainbow stripes (like Callie's socks!). Ginny's was a circle that flashed purple and silver.
They chattered as they shuffled through CDs. "Oh, you have Shania Twain's UP!" Arwen said. She took the country version out of Hermione's and put it in her player.
"GIN! How did you get SPICE GIRLS!" (hehehehheheheehehehehhehee) Hermione asked. "They don't sell them anymore. This could be worth hundreds one day! I have to listen to this and make fun of them!" (sorry I have a twisted mind. I just got back from a jazz concert!)
"I'm going to listen to 98°," Ginny said. The girls leaned back into their seats as the boys started a discussion on the England, Ireland, and Bulgaria teams. Hermione pulled out a book. Arwen grabbed a muggle magazine she ordered from America called YM. Ginny pulled out a muggle book called Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.
Soon Hermione pulled Ron to his feet and they walked off towards an empty compartment. Arwen and Draco followed their suit.
Hermione shut the door behind her and magically locked it. "So?"
"So?" Ron asked her mischievously. She grinned and pushed him back on a seat. They started kissing.
"Hey Ron?" Hermione asked, she was snuggling in his arms.
"Hmm?"
"What do you think about Harry and Ginny?" she asked. She pulled away slightly and looked up into his eyes.
Ron was silent for a moment. "At first I wanted to kill him. I just didn't understand why it had to be HER! If things didn't work out and he dumped Ginny I would have to stand up for her and that meant being mean to Harry.
"But if she dumped him I'd get mad at her. Everything would be so. complicated! My theory was to stop it. But later that night when I started thinking I realized I couldn't stop them from going out!
"After a while I realized how stupid I was! I'd seen Harry and the way he and Ginny had been looking at each other over the summer. I saw how close they were since the ballet started.
"Then I thought about you and me. We put Harry in the same position he put me. It was stupid really. He didn't freak out. There was NO reason why either of us had to do ANYTHING! It was stupid.
"But by that time I couldn't say anything. It was at quidditch practice that I realized that I should just give up. So I did!"
"Wow. You know, you can be really sweet sometimes," Hermione said.
"Sometimes?" Ron asked in mock out rage.
Hermione laughed and kissed him.
~~
"I TOLD you they weren't bad," Arwen said. Draco laughed as he sat down next to her.
"I never said they were."
"Yes, but I heard the many stories of what you said and did from others," Arwen reported stubbornly.
"That was before Voldemort. Before I saw what I was becoming," Draco said airily.
"And before you met me," Arwen said smugly.
"Yes, before I met you," Draco said softly. He slipped his lips over hers.
~~
Harry stared at Ginny. She had fallen asleep with the book lying in her lap. One hand was curled around the book while the other was hanging off the side of her chair. Her feet were tucked underneath her.
'She looks so cute when she's asleep. Of course she ALWAYS looks cute.'
"Harry?" Ginny mumbled. Harry had been so absorbed in watching her he hadn't realized he'd been staring.
"Hey, Gin," Harry said.
"What's the matter?" she asked sitting up.
"Nothing, everything is perfect," Harry said as he stood up and walked over. He sat down next to her and slid his arm around her.
"I know the feeling," Ginny said. Their lips caught and they held there.
~~~~
Later as they were all back in the same compartment and had just finished eating their food they felt the train come to stop. "Dancers, please change before you exit. We will gather outside of the barrier. Remember, change!"
The girls nodded at each other. "OUT!" they yelled. The boys jumped in alarm. Ron and Draco stuck their tongues out while Harry pouted. The girls tossed them their costumes and then pushed them out of the compartment, looking it magically shut behind them.
"Men!" Ginny said in mock exasperation.
"I know!" Hermione agreed. Arwen nodded seriously at her side. Then they all burst out laughing.
The girls pulled their costumes down and took off their robes. Then they slipped into their costumes.
Then they gathered outside of the platform. A few people stopped to look at their costume. The fact they were al carrying tan tap shoes didn't help at all. "We must hurry! The stage will be set up. As soon as we are in the Leaky Cauldron we will begin. Someone will bring our stuff up there. Room assignments will be given out later."
They trooped outside. One after another a group of six people would hail a taxi and climb in. One they were dropped off at the bookstore they walked over to the Leaky Cauldron on the side.
"Ah! Our dancers. The stage is right through here. Drop your cloaks backstage," Tom, the innkeeper said.
They all went down a small passage and came out behind a stage. They saw the deep purple curtains. "Here's the stage. Everyone's already seated. You have twenty minutes till curtain!" With that Tom left.
"Crap!" all of the girls said together. They rushed around and applied make-up and did hair. The boys laughed until they were attacked with hair brushes and hair spray.
The girls ended up giving up on Harry, as not even, magic could clam his hair.
Then they got into their positions for the curtain. As they exited the stage (minus Arwen and Draco) Harry and Ginny saw Ara and Aimee talking to Tom. Then they rushed out the door.
But the two had no time to think about this as Ginny quickly had to change and they had to do a few stretches for their stunt. "You see them?" asked Ginny as they waited to go back on stage.
"Yup, just don't think about it right now," Harry said. They were on.
After the performance and after everyone had left (which also happened to be after their standing ovation) the dancers were in the bar eating their dinner. The leading six were seated at a table talking. Draco was somewhat quiet.
"I have your room assignments. You must sleep with at least one person from another house. Cho, Lavender, Pavarti, and Padma. Their boyfriends also share. I figures I'd make it easy," Madam said. Sometime later she said, "Ginny, Hermione, and Arwen. Harry, Ron, and Draco."
"Interesting combination, Madam," said Zachary.
"I hope that wasn't a dis!" Draco called to him.
"Dude, I think that was the point," Ron said.
"Dude, that was the point of Draco's comment," Hermione said as she hit the back of Ron's head.
"Excuse me," Madam said in her McGonagall tone.
"Sorry, Madam," they said simultaneously. They grabbed their luggage and took the room keys from Madam.
"Here we are, room 4B," Ron said. He took the silver key and put it in the lock. After he twisted it he pushed the door back.
It was fairly sized, if not on the large side. It was blue carpet with the sea painted on the walls with excellence. The beds were green and seemed to be coral printed.
"Apparently Tom changed the place a bit," Harry said as he threw his stuff on the middle bed of three.
"Yeah," Draco agreed. "I stayed here before 3rd year, it was a dump!"
"I stayed here then too. Ron only stayed for a night but I was here for two weeks after I blew up my Aunt Marge and I didn't see you," Harry (if u couldn't tell it was him you really need a brain) said.
"Duh, I was here the night you came, that was my last night. I was here with Crabbe and Goyle. We left early in the morning. I really wasn't keen on seeing the guy who had just gotten my father evicted from his place as a school governor," Draco said slickly.
"Well, la-tee-dah for you," Ron said.
"You sound like a girl when you say that," Ginny said form the door.
"In case you're interested," Arwen said.
"We're in room 4A," Hermione said.
"Which is right across the hall," Ginny finished. They slammed the boys' door and opened their own.
It was midnight blue and has twinkling nighttime stars all over the walls. The beds were the same as the walls. Everything in the room seemed and endless space of space.
"No way!" exclaimed Arwen.
"This is amazing," squealed Ginny.
"No arguing there!" Mione exclaimed.
They walked in and dumped their stuff on the bed. "What do you say we prank the boys?" asked Hermione mischievously.
"Ooh, you've been spending too much time around Sirius," Ginny said, then she broke into mad giggles.
"Did Kayla inhabit your body or are we missing something?" asked Arwen, hitting Ginny over her head with a pillow.
"No, I just got the GREATEST idea to ever hit the world!" Ginny squealed.
"Are you going to tell us or are we supposed to guess?" asked Hermione.
"Okay, here's what we gotta do.."
~*~
The boys sat quietly- well with the occasional belch- in their room. "Who wants to sneak a beer?" asked Ron.
"It's almost midnight," Harry muttered.
"Yeah, Viler would have our head if we got drunk," Draco said dejectedly.
"Aww, are the ickle boys pouting?" asked Ginny from the door way, using her best Fred and George voice.
"I believe so," Hermione said.
"We locked that door," Malfoy said grumpily.
"Yes, but Mione is with us. She knows-" Arwen began.
"Alohamora," finished Ron and Harry dully.
"How did you know I'd say that?"
"Mione said our asses with that once," Ron explained.
"Twice, thank you very much," Hermione said snottishly.
"Bit arrogant, aren't we?" asked Harry in a teasing voice.
"Maybe," Hermione said with mysterious slyness.
"The point is we have to head to Solid Water," Arwen said.
"Solid Water?" the three guys said in unison.
"Typical males," muttered Hermione.
"Only hear what they want to hear," Ginny said in agreement. "It's the name of the pub we're dancing at!"
"Oh."
"They are so stupid," Arwen muttered. Draco opened his mouth but Arwen stopped him before he even started. "Don't even think about saying that 'you are stupider' thing in that ridicules voice!"
"Let's go gentlemen," the girls said and grabbed them by their shirts. They dragged them down the stairs of the Leaky Cauldron and out the doors. Then they hopped into one of the taxis and took off for Solid Water.
They reached it at eleven o'clock. "Madam must have turned the clocks back an hour!" Ron observed.
"Only for procrastinators like you," Ginny said evilly.
"Come on," Harry said. He grabbed Ginny's waist and threw her over his shoulder. She pounded his back trying to get him to put her down.
"Sir?" asked the bartender. This was obviously a muggle pub, though Harry thought he recognized Mundungus Fletcher amongst the crowd.
"We're with the Riverdance group," Draco said.
"Harry, just put Gin down already!" Hermione cried.
"You," Harry said as he flipped Ginny to the ground, "Are a party pooper, miss Granger!" He stuck his tongue out and then looked all pouty and grumpy.
Ginny leaned over and locked her lips over his for a second. The waiter watched the strange people in front of him.
"Ginny, would you get off of Harry?" Ron asked. Ginny pulled back grinning, as was Harry.
"Follow Caprice to the dressing rooms for the Rivendell dancers," the bar tender said. He pointed to a beautiful young woman in a short black skirt and baby blue halter.
"I'm Caprice. Just back here," she said as she led the now fully assembled dancers to a small door. It opened into a large walkway that had many doors lining it. Each had a star. They saw their room numbers from the Leaky Cauldron on them. They quickly got into their own.
They easily and quickly changed into their costumes. They still had quite a while so they went to Madam's room. "Just go have fun in the club," Madam told them. They complied and went into the club next door.
They squeezed through the sweaty grinding bodies to get a Coke. A girl threw her shirt off and it landed on Draco's head. "GET IT OFF!!!" he yelled over the music. Arwen laughed and threw it back at the girl in the red bra.
"Never been to a muggle club apparently," Hermione said. She, tap shoes and short skirt on, hopped up onto the bar top and started dancing. Ginny followed her up. Arwen went next. They did a sexy little dance before pulling the guys up as well.
They started grinding as the people hooted nearby. A few men were put- out that the girls were taken. After the song they hopped down. "That was fun!" Ron yelled.
"DUH!" the girls chorused.
"We'd better get back!" Hermione said.
"Yeah, we only have 20 minutes. We'll catch the name of this place on the way out and come back tomorrow night!" Ginny said.
"The Midnight Jewel," Harry said as they were returning back to the Solid Water across the street.
They entered the pub and saw it was much more crowded now. They shook it off and went backstage to stretch. Many of the dancers were there. Others were just returning from Midnight Jewel.
They heard someone announce them as The Rivendell Show. "Apparently Madam found us a name," Ginny said softly as the dancers started out.
When they were done they found that the applause was louder than the last. That was the first time Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron noticed four people seated in front. Padfoot, Moony, Aimee, and Ara. Behind them were Mund and his girlfriend Sally Parks.
Harry's eyes were huge. "Please buy tickets to Hogwarts version of The Nutcracker for this Christmas!" Madam Viler said to the crowd as the curtains closed.
"Holly crap!" Harry said. "What the hell are they doing here?"
"Who knows," Ron said.
"That was really spooky," Ginny said, shivering.
"Can't disagree with you there," Hermione said.
"Go out and mingle with your fans," Madam ordered.
Harry groaned but Ginny put a comforting hand on his arm. He slid his arm around her waist and they walked out. "Hello, Harry!" called Sirius. He stopped and stared at where Harry's arm was.
Harry suddenly blushed, remembering he hadn't told Sirius, Remus, Ara, and Aimee about him and Ginny yet. "Uh, did we miss something?" asked Ara.
"A lot," Arwen said lightly. She was dragging Draco, who was hiding behind her.
"You're such a coward, Malfoy," Ron said. Draco stuck his tongue out at him.
"Draco if you do not get off of my waist." Arwen warned.
Slowly Draco stood up next to Arwen and put his arm around her. "Good boy!" cooed Hermione.
"You are really mean, Mione!" Draco said dejectedly.
"Mione?" questioned Remus, arching his eyebrows.
"Long story," Ginny said.
"Let's start at the beginning. Harry what's with your arm?" asked Aimee.
"It's around Ginny's waist," Harry said easily.
"Well, duh! WHY is it there?" asked Sirius.
"Because he's my boyfriend and it's his territory," Ginny said.
"WHAT?!" exclaimed the four adults.
"You heard them," Ron said.
"Or did you leave your hearing aids out?" asked Draco. He shrunk back at the glares he got.
"And why," spat Remus. "Are you with HIM?"
"Because of our pact," Hermione said.
"Friend unless in the corridors," Arwen said. "Besides, he's my boyfriend."
"Let me guess," Aimee said.
"Pure blood Slytherin?" finished Ara.
"Nope, half muggle Hufflepuff."
"Wow, Malfoy grew up!" Remus said.
"You cannot be Lucius's son!" Sirius said.
"Why are YOU here?" asked Harry agitatedly.
"To watch my godson dance," Sirius said.
"And how did you know he was?" asked Ginny.
"Ara and Aimee were shopping in Diagon Alley a little earlier," Remus said.
"We happened to stop for a drink before Flooing from your grandfather's shop," Ara said.
"Great," muttered Harry. "Wait, GRANDFATHER?"
"Oh, yeah.." Aimee looked away.
"Harry, Lily was adopted," Moony said.
"Your biological grandfather was Devlin Richards. He owns the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley," Padfoot said quietly.
"Right, is there anything else that's being kept from me?" asked Harry. "No, good, back to the situation at hand, why did you come here and how did you know?"
"Well, we asked Tom about it and found out where it was," Aimee said.
"Obviously we wanted to see you," Sirius said.
"So, how'd you even get in this thing?" asked Moony.
"It's actually quite a story," Ron said.
"Especially the part with their fight," Cho Chang said walking over and pointing at Ron and Harry.
"Easy for you to say," Zachary said also coming over. The crowd was leaving and everyone headed over to them. "You won."
"You just have no sense of true friends," Cho said nastily.
"Ouch," Hermione said.
So for an hour they explained what had happened with Harry and the rest. They ended with seeing the four adults in the crowd.
"Interesting story," Padfoot said.
"Well, duh, it was about us!" Ginny said.
"We'd better get back to the Leaky Cauldron before Tom sends out a search party," Madam's voice said. "Go, now." They all scrambled away. "My friends," Madam acknowledged to the four adults.
"Viler," they said in unison. They waved good-bye as she left.
~*~
The next day Ginny woke as soon as the alarm went off under her pillow. Quickly she shut it off. As quietly as she could she awoke the other two girls. They both glared at her before remembering why they were up at nine having only gone to bed at three. They laughed maliciously as they did a nock off Parent Trap.
Ron awoke sleeping and rubbed his eyes, only to find that his face was covered with pink sticky stuff. He screamed and awoke his roommates. Dracograbbed his head and started to yell at Ron when he realized his blond hair was covered with black. stuff and his hand was stuck.
Harry heard Draco scream as well and he grabbed his glasses. When he put them on he saw string everywhere. It was tied at various points but it looked impossible to move through. That was when he realized that his glasses were giant nerd ones.
"Holy crap," Draco said.
"No shit," Harry said quietly.
"Bloody hell," Ron added.
It was then that they noticed they were all covered in honey. They leapt out of their beds. Harry triggered a water balloon trap.
Many colored balloons showered down. He dodge them all with his quidditch skill. "That was close," he muttered. Just then he felt a dozen small invisible water balloons break on him. Then one giant one soaked him even more in his red and scarlet boxers and honey covered chest.
Ron had stood up only to start ten pens. They al rushed towards hi bare honey covered chest. Even through the honey the pens were able to write all over him. There were squiggle lines and little insults. It even covered his pale red boxers.
Draco had started twenty feathers tickle torturing him. They had gotten his other hand stuck on his hair. Somehow they were able to change his blue boxers to a pair of black silk ones which had teddies on them and said, I Was Just Podey Trained!
"Who would do this?" asked Draco, dumbfounded.
"Let us grab our wands and we'll get your hands off your head and give you yours," Harry said. He reached for where his wand had been last night. Instead of his wand he found a picture of a clown and a little flame.
"My wand is gone too," Ron said. In its place was a toothy smile picture and a water droplet.
"So is mine," Draco said glancing at his nightstand. There was a picture of a clown nose and a mini tornado revolving in place.
"Great," muttered Ron.
A message appeared as Harry, Ron, and Draco made for the door.
'Morning! -Female Marauders, Jr.'
"I say we make them die slowly and painfully," Harry suggested.
"I get to take care of Arwen," Draco said.
They moved further only to find their bottom half suddenly covered with green slime. They had hit a string that was a trap. Another few steps to the door and they'd tripped one to turn their hair pink.
"At least my hands are unstuck," Draco muttered. Suddenly they were stuck together. "SHIT!!"
Harry opened the door and Ron ripped back the girls' door. "Where are they?" asked Ron heatedly.
"Right here," said Hermione. Arwen was twirling three wands.
"Give them back," snarled Draco.
"That wouldn't help," Ginny said.
"Why not?" snapped Harry.
"Only we can reverse the spells," she said.
"What was with the pictures?" asked Ron.
"They were to tell you it was a prank," Arwen said.
"And the flame, water drop, and tornado?" asked Draco.
"Our symbols," said Hermione.
"Huh?"
"We're the Junior Female Marauders. I'm Blaze, thus the flame. Mione is Watery, thus the water droplet. Arwen is Breeze, thus the tornado," Ginny said. (A/N if ne1 can think of a better name for Mione please tell me)
"Why?" asked Harry.
"Because."
"Just put us back to normal!" cried Ron.
"Catch us first!" Arwen said. The three girls bounded down the stairs.
"GET BACK!!" the guys yelled. They chased them into the pub. They froze. There were the dancers, all of them, and the afternoon rush for Diagon Alley as it was eleven thirty.
"Oh, shit," whispered Harry.
The whole place collapsed in laughs.
"BLAZE, WATERY, BREEZE!" they yelled.
"Alright, alright," Hermione choked out. They each reversed their own spells.
"You know," Ginny said. "The honey was quite attractive."
They started laughing again as the three dejected boys climbed upstairs to change. When they came down they glared at the girls. They leaned over and kissed their respected boyfriend in response.
"Don't be grouchy. We only have one performance today. It's in an hour," Hermione said. They looked up.
"It's at the Falcon Inn about forty miles east, we're Flooing over in a few minutes," Arwen said, as though reading their minds.
"Great," muttered Ron.
"We're thrilled beyond belief," Harry said.
"Oh, come on, we still have five minutes," Ginny said softly into Harry's ear. She grabbed his green and silver shirt (borrowed from Draco) and pulled him back to the boys' now clean room. They started kissing on Harry's bed, door magically locked.
Ron and Hermione were in the girls' room while Draco and Arwen were in the broom storage house. Ten minutes later they were all at Falcon Inn.
After their performance, an hour was spent making out. Draco and Arwen in the girls' room, Rona and Mione in the boys' room and Harry and Ginny in the supply closet- they were caught once by a maid who freaked and slammed the door.
After that it was time to shop. The girls went to change.
"Why on earth would you change your clothes just to shop?" asked Harry.
"One mystery of girls I have yet to solve," Draco said.
"Let me know when you do, Draco," Ron said.
Ten minutes later they didn't care what they found out as their girlfriends came down. Each wore low rise hip hugging jeans. Hermione had a low cut red tank-top with a drop of water on it. Arwen had a blue shirt with a red heart reading 'Draco.' Ginny wore a lavender one with a glittery cherry blossom.
"Ready?" asked Hermione. They grabbed their boyfriend's arm and dragged them outside. There waited a red convertible.
"Who's is this?" asked Draco.
"Mine," Hermione said.
"Huh?" Harry said.
"My parents happen to be rich dentists. I got it when I last birthday," Hermione said.
"Okay." Ron said.
"You can drive," Hermione said tossing the keys to Draco.
"Me?"
"Yeah, you," Arwen said. She kissed his lips lightly before the three girls climbed in back. The top was down and the three boys sat in front.
Draco started the car and they pulled away. They drove out of London and to a big town about twenty miles away. It was along a large river that ran into a lake at the end.
They parked and rented three mopeds. Ginny, holding onto Harry's waist as he drove, felt free as the air whipped her hear back.
They went to a train of little shopping stands. The girls climbed off, followed by the boys. "Here we are," Ron said.
"Let's split up," Ginny suggested. Each couple went a different way.
As Ginny examined some skirts Harry laid light kisses along her neck. Finally she spun around and let him kiss her lips. "Now, let me shop!" Ginny scolded.
After a while she started trying thins on fro Harry. She purchased three new outfits and a pale yellow, pale pink/red, and pale orange scarf. She tied it around her waist.
As they walked along, holding hands, Harry spotted a display tray of silver bracelets that came in all different colors. He stopped Ginny and insisted on buying her a bunch of purple and blue and silver ones. She laughed.
"Alright," she said lightly. They went back to the moped and rode to where they were to meet for dinner. After that they headed back.
Hermione changed into a new outfit. It was a short black skirt with a tight red tank top that had Hermione Weasley spray painted on the back. The front had a spray painted heart. She wore strappy black high heels.
Arwen wore a tan skirt with a green halter that said 'Dreams Come Alive' across the chest and a cloud underneath. Her hair was down and shimmered with glitter. She wore flat tan sandals.
Ginny was wearing a pleaded black skirt. A tight black tank top that had a lightning bolt on it hugger her curves. On the stomach it said Love Struck in golden lettering. Her feet were graced with black high heels. Her curly hair was in two braids.
They found the boys were wearing jeans. Ron's shirt was red with a black stripe across the chest. Draco's was green and had a serpent on the front. Harry's was blue with a firey phoenix on the back.
They all headed out to the convertible and drove to Midnight Jewel. There they walked inside. They ordered drinks and started dancing. Harry and Ginny were grinding when it happened.
Arwen was waiting for Draco to come back form the bathroom. She watched Ron and Hermione snog off in the corner. She felt a chilly hand on her bare back. "Pretty lady," said an oily voice.
Arwen turned to see a man about 27. He had pale blue eyes and dishwater blond hair. With his next words she could smell alcohol. "Wanna dance?" he hissed.
"Not really," she said quickly.
"It wasn't really a question." He grabbed her waist and dragged her out. Arwen found he wasn't leading her to the dance floor where she knew Harry and Ginny would see. He headed towards a door at the back.
She opened her mouth to scream but found his hand over it. He opened the door to reveal a small room with a table and chair. He shut the door and locked it. He moved over to her and tied a scarf around her moth. Just as he moved towards her chest the door was blasted open by a green light.
Draco's cold eyes met the man's. His wand glowed green and his eyes were turning silver. Arwen watched as the man crumpled to the floor. Draco rushed over and pulled the scarf out of her mouth and kissed her hard.
"I love you so much Arwen," he said softly.
"I love you too, Draco," Arwen whispered.
"You want to leave?" asked Ginny from the doorway.
"No, let's just forget about this and have fun," Arwen said. Five pair of eyes looked at her intently. "I'm serious. This isn't that big of a deal. It's my hair. My mother had it as well. It makes drunk men who are attracted to me and are over 25 want to assault me. I knew the risk of wearing it down when I cam here."
Hermione tossed her a black hair tie. "Put it up," she ordered. Arwen nodded and tied her hair into a tear drop bun. "Let's dance," Arwen said.
They heard the Spanish music from Harry and Ginny's dance start. They all stopped dancing. "Go for it," Ron said.
"Yeah, let's see it," nudged Draco.
Arwen and Hermione grinned meaningfully at the couple. They shrugged and each other and let their feet take over. Soon the other four were doing it with them.
When they finished they heard a few cheers. They looked around and saw that people had stopped dancing. They all turned scarlet and sat down. "Nice show," came Cho's sweet voice.
"Thanks," they muttered embarrassed.
The next day was Monday. They danced once at five and once at eight, both in a big hotel along the coast. They spent the night wandering around there before Flooing back to London.
Tuesday when they awoke they found they were dancing at some firm's company picnic. "They're all muggles so the tricks will be interesting," Madam said.
"Where is this?" asked Lavender.
"Little Whining, Surrey," Madam said. Harry choked on his water and started spitting it out. "Mr. Potter?"
"L-Little Whinning? What's the firm?" he asked quickly.
"Grunnings. I believe that they make drills," Madam said.
"Holy shit," Harry said.
"Excuse me?"
"That's my uncle's firm," Harry said softly.
"So?"
"Uh, he isn't exactly. fond of me," Harry muttered. "Never mind."
As they were getting ready to leave Harry sighed. "You okay?" asked Ron.
"Yeah, I'm ecstatic to go see Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley!" Harry said sarcastically.
"Wouldn't your cousin be at school?" asked Ginny as they went to Floo to Arabella Figg's unbought home.
"He comes back this week every year for this putrid picnic," Harry said.
"Lucky us," muttered Hermione.
"I'm guessing he's mean?" Draco said as they line dup for powder.
"Let's just say when I first met you, you reminded me a lot of him," Harry said.
"Wow," Draco said.
"That's bad," Arwen added. Draco smacked her arm lightly.
They arrived just as a loud noise next door came to their ears. Harry dashed to the window of the cat smelling house as he saw Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley speed off towards the park.
"What was that?" asked Madam Viler.
"My aunt, uncle, and cousin. They live next door," Harry said darkly.
"Ah, I see what you were getting at earlier," Madam said.
They all headed out to the cabs that were lining up. They all hopped in one and took off.
When they arrived they rushed to change and then went backstage to stretch. The stage had been set up outside in the park clearing. Harry and Ginny practiced their stunt once and then did partner stretches.
"Should we find some hot chicks back here?" Harry heard a familiar voice ask.
"Let's go," Harry heard Dudley reply. It was Dudley and Herbert. No doubt Sam and Gregory were with them. They were the Grunnings Picnic bullies. All of their fathers worked at Grunnings.
Harry kept his head low as he pushed Ginny's leg close to her chest. She moaned at the stretch of her muscle. This caught Dudley's attention.
"Move scrawny, let me help you, miss," Dudley said. He shoved Harry off and started pushing Ginny's leg towards her. She glared at him and flipped her leg. All of Dudley's 398 pounds flipped over as Ginny broke her leg free.
"I suggest you am scram," Draco's cold voice said.
"And who are you to boss him around?" asked Gregory.
"Draco Malfoy."
"Ooohhhh!" cried Sam.
"Hullo, Dudley," Harry said standing up in front of Draco. Ron had helped him to his feet. Dudley stumbled backwards. Hermione and Ginny were with Arwen , right next to the boys.
"H-Harry?" stuttered Dudley.
"Yup, pleasure seeing you again. The twins send their best," Harry said lightly.
"W-what are you d-doing back s-stage?"
"Stretching, light as Gin is I may throw my back with the stunt if I don't," Harry said.
"Huh??"
"My school's doing this production," Harry said calmly as he and Ginny went back to stretching. The other two couples stayed next to them. Dudley's eyes widened and his gang took off.
"That was fun," Harry said evilly.
"You're kind of scary like that," Draco said with a shutter. Harry laughed at Draco. He smiled sweetly. That was when Madam came around the corner and clapped her hands.
Instantly they all moved to their starting spots. When Harry danced out his eyes were locked tightly to Uncle Vernon's, waiting for him to see who it was. He grinned as Vernon's eyes grew huge. Dudley was nowhere in sight but Vernon pointed Harry out to Aunt Petunia.
He saw, with satisfaction, her face go pale. Harry easily moved while staring hard at them with his bright green eyes. Once backstage he started laughing. "What is wrong with you?" asked Hermione, eyeing him as she and Ron did one last stretch.
"Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia's faces were priceless!" Harry laughed out. They started laughing to and only regained their composure to head back out.
As Harry got ready to go into their stunt, his eyes were focused on Ginny. When he knew she was perfectly stable on his hands he looked to Vernon.
As the curtains closed Harry held cold eyes on Vernon and Petunia. "Those prune people are your aunt and uncle?" asked Draco as they were getting off the stage.
"Yeah, how'd you know where to pick them out?" Harry asked curiously.
"All you had to do was follow your eyes," Arwen responded instead of Draco.
Harry went slightly pink. But it was only a second before Madam was shooing them out to "mingle with their fans." Harry splashed some water on his face and lost track of his friends.
He scanned the crowd and groaned when he saw that Draco had just opened his mouth to talk to Uncle Vernon. Harry sprinted over. "Draco!"
Draco turned innocently to Harry. "Yes?"
"What the hell did you say?" he snapped. Draco fidgeted.
"Just how we were enemies and I tried to gave you giant front teeth but hit Mione.."
"Great," Harry muttered.
"Who are you freaks?" asked Petunia, looking scared.
"Harry's best friends," Hermione said sweetly.
"Nice hair," sneered Dudley from behind them. Ron went to kill him but Hermione grabbed the back of his shirt.
"Down boy," Hermione ordered. "Please excuse my boyfriend, slightly overprotective when it comes to bastards."
Harry snorted. "Excuse me Hermione, but I beg to differ with the best friends statement," Ginny said.
"Huh?"
"I believe I am his girlfriend," Ginny said as Harry slipped his arm on her shoulder. Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley sat stunned.
"You're still are one of his best friends, you just happen to snog a lot," Arwen said.
"ARWEN! Gin's still my little sister," Ron said. "I don't need any bad images; Padfoot and Moony take care of that!"
"Well, I guess we should get some food," Harry said. He grabbed Mione who grabbed Ron who grabbed Draco who grabbed Arwen. Ginny was already at Harry's side.
"What was that for?" asked Hermione.
"My uncle and aunt are already terrified of me. That fact my crazy friends are talking about spells we tried to hurt each other with is NOT helping!" Harry said.
"Do they even know about you and Voldie and the whole thing about you saving on only the wizarding world but their pathetic lives?" asked Draco.
"Draco Malfoy!" Hermione and Arwen said in unison.
"Not that all muggles are bad of course!" Draco said quickly.
"No," Harry said.
"Why didn't you tell them?" asked Ron.
"Like they'd give a shit. They'd just be upset Voldie didn't ill me," Harry said darkly.
"Maybe we would," Petunia's voice said.
"Aunt Petunia?" Harry said startled.
"Oh, yeah, I meant to mention she'd followed us here," Ginny said sweetly. Harry shot her a death glare. She pecked his cheek in retaliation.
"I don't hate the wizarding world as much as you think, Harry," Petunia said softly.
"Then why have you always acted like you did?" asked Harry sharply.
"Lily. Lily and I were close. We were until she ended her forth year at school. That was the summer she met James." Petunia said James's name with distaste. "James became her all absorbing focus. I felt. left behind.
"We were at a summer resort. She didn't know he was in her school, let alone her year and house. When she found out I already hated James for taking Lily away from me. I put it all against the wizarding world.
"The day before she and James- and you, I guess- were going to go under the spell thingy to keep the Dark Lord from them I got a visit. I was home alone with Dudley. Lily explained about the spell and we canceled our plans.
"We were going to go out that weekend to a muggle inn and try to work out our problems. She was killed before we got the chance.."
Harry stared at Petunia. A small tear dripped down her cheek. Ginny walked over and gave her a hug. "I know the feeling of being left behind," Ginny said softly.
Petunia jumped when she heard Vernon calling her. "I guess this is farewell, my nephew," Petunia said. She quickly patted his shoulder before fixing her face and rushing away.
Harry was stunned for a second. That was the first time he had ever been called nephew my Petunia with care in her voice.
"You okay Harry?" asked Hermione.
"Surprised, but yeah, fine," Harry said. "Let's eat!" They laughed at Harry's enthusiasm and went to enjoy the rest of the picnic.
It was as they were leaving Harry found a letter on top of hid folded costume. Inside were two letters. The one on loose leaf said, 'Harry, I should have given this to you when you turned 11. Please forgive me. -Petty~*~*~* '
He opened the folded parchment. It was Dumbledore's curly handwriting. It was a letter to him. Addressed the day his parents were killed. 'To you, Harry, on our eleventh birthday.'
Harry read it as he mindlessly traveled back in the cab and grabbed Floo powder. He looked up as he was about to walk into the fireplace. A moving photograph caught his eye.
There was Aimee, Ara, Moony, and Padfoot. With them stood Lily and Prongs. A small roll of parchment sat next to it on the fireplace mantel. He grabbed the picture frame and the parchment as he walked into the flames.
"Harry, what's that?" asked Ginny curiously.
"Ara must have left it. It's a picture of all my parent's inner circles, minus Peter," Harry said softly.
"Where was Peter?" asked Arwen.
"Listen to this," Harry said. He had opened the roll of parchment. " 'To Wormtail, a sweet reminder of us while your sick.' Apparently Peter was sick when they took this."
"No!" Ron said sarcastically. Harry shoved him lightly. The boys walked ot their room as the girls went to chat in their own.
"You know, if the girls get to be the Jr. Female Marauders, don't we get to be the Jr. Marauders?" asked Ron.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" asked Draco evilly.
"Payback," Harry said, grinning.
The next day when the girls woke up they found they were in only bras and underwear. They searched the room desperately for their clothes. "You don't think." Hermione said.
"They wouldn't.." Arwen said.
"They would," groaned Ginny.
"Yup our wands are missing," Hermione reported.
"And there's their message," Ginny said. Floating in front of Arwen were glittery blue letters.
'You want some clothes, go to the bar. -Lion, Serpent, Prongs'
"Agh!!" moaned Arwen. They proceeded carefully down the steps. It was earlier than most people were up. Just then a siren went off and everyone poured out of their rooms. The girls jumped about five feet in the air as every male had his eyes glued to them.
"HARRY POTTER!"
"RONALD WEASLEY!"
"DRACONIAS MALFOY!"
Ginny and Hermione looked at Arwen. "I'll explain later," Arwen muttered.
"Yes?" chorused three innocent voices.
"Give us out clothes," Hermione ordered.
"And our wands!" added Ginny ferociously.
"And why would we do that?" asked Draco, or Draconias as Arwen called him.
"Because, Draconias, we'll hurt you otherwise," Arwen threatened.
"Draconias?" asked Ron, looking sideways at Draco.
"Long story," he muttered, going slightly pink.
As Ron and Draco kept the girls distracted, Harry muttered a spell. Suddenly all the girls had bright pink and green hair. "AHH!"
"Payback" chorused the New Marauders. (from now on they're the Marauders as well and I'll say Original Marauders if speaking about Moony, Padfoot, etc. and Female Marauders if speaking of only Ara, Aimee, Lily. I'll say New F. Marauders if speaking of only Ginny, Hermione, Arwen and if only speaking of the 3 guys I'll say New Marauders only when the Original Marauders are there)
Ginny watched carefully as the girls started yelling at them. She searched quickly for the wands. She saw them on the counter of the bar, behind Ron. She grinned.
In one swift movement Ginny had flipped over Ron's head and landed neatly on top of the bar. As Ron reached to quickly grab the wands Ginny set her foot on them and kicked Ron away lightly with the other.
She stooped and grabbed them. Quickly she performed the counter for the Hair Dying Charm.
Arwen and Hermione were already zooming up the stairs to the boys' room to grab the sack of clothes they had taken.
The boys made to chase after them, but Ginny stopped them. "Imoblious!"
They froze instantly. Ginny grinned and hopped off the bar. She pecked Harry's cheek as she walked by, twirling her wand.
"We got the clothes!" yelled Arwen. Ginny reached the top of the stairs and then unfroze the boys.
She shrieked as they went after her. Ginny charged into their room and Arwen and Hermione shut the door and locked it with the wands Ginny threw to them.
"That was close," Hermione said.
"Duh!" Ginny said.
They each put on some clothes. Then they quickly packed. They ignored the boys' desperate attempts to get inside. About an hour later they opened the door and the boys crashed to the floor.
"That's what you get," Ginny said.
"We're leaving in an hour," Arwen reminded them. As the boys ran to pack the girls followed. They helped fold up their clothes.
"So, what's with the Draconias?" asked Ginny as she folded one of Harry's shirts.
"Well." Arwen said evilly.
"Shut-up Arwen!" Draco said. He flung underwear at her. She jumped back and then flung a smelly sock.
"Draconias is his real name," Arwen said. "Everyone just calls him Draco."
"And the names?" asked Hermione.
"I'm Serpent because I'm the only Slytherin and snakes are my favorite animal," Draconias said.
"I'm Lion because I'm a Gryffindor and Harry said he wouldn't be Lion as I said I wanted it first. They also happen to be y favorite animal," Ron said.
"I'm Prongs Jr. because my dad was Prongs and he's sorta dead. Besides, Phoenix sounded weird. Also, Moony and Padfoot call me Prongs Jr. all the time."
"Come on, Prongs, we'll miss the train," Ginny said as she zippered up Harry's bag. Harry grabbed his and Ginny's. Ron and Draco followed the suit.
As the train jerked away, the girls watch wistfully as London disappeared. Then they began to chat excitedly about performing the Nutcracker in 2 weeks and 3 days. That also happened to be the day of the Winter Masquerade.
Part V*~~
The Rivendell Dancers*~~
Ginny slipped and hit the cold dungeon floor. She got back up and the music stopped. Harry was helping her up. She had taken off her sweatshirt so she only wore a blue and silver sports bra and black tight shorts.
"You okay?" asked Harry. She nodded and moved her ankle in their tan high heel tap shoes.
"Let's try again, then," Madam said. They were practicing their Riverdance. Harry and Ginny were working on the toughest part. Their sweat was visible as they started again.
"GOOD!!!" she yelled as the song ended. The rest of the dancers whistled and clapped. They had finally done it once. Now they all stood and started from the beginning.
"We'll be so ready for Saturday!" Hermione exclaimed as they walked back to Gryffindor Tower. They were performing their Riverdance on Saturday for the school and anyone who wanted to come.
By Friday night they were moving through it all second handedly. "We'll get it perfect tomorrow!" Malfoy exclaimed as they were all eating a very late dinner in the empty Great Hall.
"Dancers!" Madam said excitedly rushing in. "Great news! You'll be doing two shows tomorrow besides the one here!" They groaned.
"Are you serious?" moaned Ron, loudly.
"Yes," she snapped. "One here in the morning. We'll take the train to King's Cross and you'll perform at the Leaky Cauldron at eight. Then you'll go into a pub in London and dance at midnight.
"We'll stay up in London until Wednesday next week. You'll be performing a lot and you'll be able to shop!" Madam finished. They shrugged at each other and quickly headed for bed.
The next morning they were all putting on their outfits. Most girls wore tight black long sleeved leotard tops, connected straight to cloth skirts that flailed out slighted when twirling and black nylons, and their tan shoes.
The boys wore black pants and white shirts with black shirts over that. With a few exceptions.
Malfoy wore black pants, an off white shirt, and a blue cover. Arwen's dress was the same as the other's just blue.
Ron wore black pants, a white shirt, and a deep midnight blue shirt. Hermione's dress was the same just red.
Harry wore black pants and a shirt. Ginny's dress was the same but emerald green with silver sequences. (nothing to do with Slytherin)
They waited backstage. "Now students, the dance teacher, Madam Viler!" Dumbledore called.
"These are your dancers for the Nutcracker. On idea of Mr. Draco Malfoy we are dancing for you Riverdance. A show of tap dancing. Now, please welcome the dancers!"
The music started. Half on one side, half on the other they all filed out in one tapping line. The stage was set up in the Great Hall. Everyone was seated there.
The six differently dressed dancers were the only ones left. Boys on one side, girls on the other. The boys danced on out, in front of the line. As the back line's feet flew the girls flew across the stage and started dancing in front with the boys. Then they molded into the back line.
Suddenly the music halted. They froze in their position. One by one each was covered with a mist and they disappeared. Then Draco and Arwen came on in a dancing number. Their feet clicked as one.
Five minutes later, the panting pair's song came to a halt. They quickly got off of the stage.
A fast beated song like an Indians but with a Piccalo and fiddle filled the room. Their attention was once again grabbed. Hermione and Ginny waited off stage as Ron and Harry tapped on out.
Then as they were casually tapping, out came the girls. Then they began showing off. The girls grinned to each other as they replied with fast, quick, taps. They went on for about here minutes before Harry and Ginny exited.
Ron and Hermione were still tap battling as Harry and Ginny, behind stage, rehearsed their lift one last time. They got ready as their best friends danced in sync. Then, after ten minutes of dancing, the couple exited.
Harry and Ginny nodded. A few girls and one guy went out. Ginny rushed in three beats off. Everyone in the audience thought she was behind. Then the boy started getting mad and tapped angrily at her.
She replied fiercely. That was when the girls split behind the two. Half were on each side. They seemed fighting. Then Harry came and swept away Ginny.
As they tapped a flirtatious step there was a puff of smoke and the stage now looked like muggle London, completely frozen with people in their perfect places.
Harry and Ginny heard their music started. They nodded as Ginny flew right into Harry's arms.
He spun her and she grinned. When she landed they knew the music was Play Me Some Mountain Music. Harry started dancing to it as Gin spun and leaned on a wall, feet tapping in time with the music.
She did a "quit fooling around" step as the music changed. That was when they danced around the frozen people. Suddenly their clothes changed Spanish as the Spanish music came on.
A drummer came unfrozen as he kept beat. They went through complicated moves before the whole street unfroze. They disappeared behind them as the other two couples were dancing in front.
When their Irish music came on the two came back out in Indian clothes as they finished with complex steps which were lessened in the back. Then Ginny spun out very fast before Harry dove and grabbed her back.
He was leaning back with half of his legs under him and his back to the ground. He held Ginny by her back above him, faces dripping with sweat. Ginny's back was arched and her hands were in an elegant flexed position. Her front leg was bent as her other was perfectly straight.
Cheers and whistles went through the crowd. They carefully got out of the position. They tapped back over to the line and melted back in. Then they bowed.
"GO MR. AND MRS. POTTER!" yelled Fred and George. Ginny and Harry flushed knowing they were being addressed as husband and wife.
As the curtains closed on the smiling faces of Harry and Ginny (because they bowed in the center.) they all jumped up and down and screamed. "CALM DOWN!" yelled Madam. They all went silent. "Your things are on the Hogwarts Express. Say good-bye to your friends. We leave in thirty minutes!"
"That was AWESOME!" Ginny yelled as she hung on Harry's neck.
"GIN!" Harry choked out.
"Oops," Ginny said. She kissed his cheek in apology. Ron was more used to it now and just ignored this. They had reached where they were to change.
The boys went in one, girls in the other.
BOYS*~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So, how are things with you and Ginny?" asked Seamus.
"Do we have to talk about this?" asked Ron as he pulled off his white shirt and put on his red and green one.
"Yes, Mr. Christmas Colors," Dean replied tartly.
"You are spending too much time around my girlfriend," Eduardo said. He had been asked to help with the tap dancing. He politely refused a part in the production for ballet.
"Well, poo on you," Dean said. They shook their heads.
"How ARE things going?" asked Malfoy's voice.
"And why on earth would YOU care?" asked Harry, appalled.
"I'm curious," he said with a mysterious smile.
"Well, Voldie is definitely poof so, fine," Harry said.
"Greatly detailed," muttered Seamus. They walked out and went to see their friends.
GIRLS*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
"That was FUN!" Hermione yelled as she pulled off her shirt and swung it over her head. The girls laughed as Hermione continued to dance and change at the same time.
Ginny pulled Hermione down from the bench she was standing on and tossed her her clothes. Ginny herself pulled her dress off and grabbed her clothes.
Hermione put on a short tan skirt and a tight black thick strapped tank top. It had a red rose printed in the dead center. Ginny was wearing a black skirt with a deep blue tight tank top that had a kitten's face on it. They shrugged their robes on over that.
"So, how are you and Harry getting along?" asked Hermione as they waited for their friends to change. They were all listening. Ginny blushed.
"You are nosey!"
"You are avoiding my question," Hermione said stoutly. Ginny stuck her tongue out but sighed.
"You win!" she threw up her hands. "Their fine! He's amazing! He's so sweet and he's never made a pass at me. We kiss a lot though. only when Ron's not around!"
"Ron'll mellow out soon," Arwen assured her. They were all ready and left the room.
"FRED! GEORGE!" yelled Ginny as she reached the Great Hall. They flinched but stood up.
"Yes?" they said nervously.
"What was with that display of 'the Potters'?" snapped Ginny.
"And here I thought it was rather sweet," Harry said. Ginny blushed as he took her hand. "Surprising from Fred ad George!"
"HEY!!!!!!!!!!!" they yelled together. Ginny smirked as they tried to kill Harry. A few people started staring so she grabbed Harry and shielded him with herself.
"Knock it off. You're only proving him right," Ginny said. They glared mockly at Harr before grinning.
"ALL HAIL MR.AND MRS. POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Everyone turned to see Fred and George bowing to Harry and Ginny, who were both a ruby red.
Hermione and Ron were full of hysterical laughter. "Kill 'em?" asked Harry. Ginny nodded and they pulled out their wands and muttered the same trap. Yellow ropes tied Fred and George together.
"HA!" Harry and Ginny yelled.
"HA TO YOU!" the twins replied. "We're twins. We move as one!" With that they stood up. Ginny stuck out her tongue while Harry scowled.
"No fair," pouted Ginny.
"Life's not fair," George said.
"Actually, life's is fair, people are just too stupid to realize it," Ginny said.
"Well, la-te-da to you, Miss Thang," Fred said.
"Now please," George said.
"Untie us," finished Fred. They sighed and slowly undid the ropes. The whole time Fred and George repeated "put, put, put, put, put" over and over again.
"DANCERS! SAY GOOD BYE AND GET YOUR ARSES OUT HERE!" screamed Madam.
"Bye, Fred, George, rest," they called as they rushed out of the Great Hall. They grabbed their duffels that were right outside the door and headed out the door.
There stood the carriages that took them to school at the beginning of every term. "Hop in!" Madam instructed.
Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron got into one. After hearing arguing voices outside a cheerful Arwen and grumpy Malfoy climbed in. "Hello!" The girls said in unison.
"You know that's rather creepy," Malfoy said with a shudder.
"And you're pissed because I out smarted you!" Arwen said.
"Yu awr s dupider dan I am," Malfoy said in a retarded voice. (courtesy of Dare Dick (Derrick))
"Okay." Hermione said. Ginny was looking at him oddly.
"I put up with this all the time," Arwen commented.
"And why do you have to do that?" asked Ron.
"Because she's my girlfriend and she loves me!" Draco snapped.
"OH MY GOD!" squealed Harry and Ron in unison and in girlish voices.
"Knock it off," Hermione said, whacking their heads.
"It's very grown up of you to get over the whole Slytherin and pure blooded thing," Ginny said.
"Yeah, well, if he likes me he has to because my grandmother is a muggle," Arwen said.
"And you're a Hufflepuff," Ron said.
"So, to what do we owe the change in you to?" Harry questioned.
"I heard- and saw- my father do a lot of wrong things," Draco said slowly. "I'm not going to be my father- EVER!"
"That's actually quite touching," Hermione said after a moment.
"Plus she'll look awesome in a bikini,' Draco added. Arwen hit him on his chest. He stuck out his tongue.
Things would have gotten ugly if the carriage hadn't stopped. "Come on!" Ginny said as she grabbed Arwen and pulled her out. Harry grabbed Malfoy by his ear.
"OUCH!" he squealed. He started screaming like a girl. Ron started laughing as Harry let go.
"Calm down!" Hermione snapped. "And you scream like a girl!" Malfoy pouted as they pulled him onto the platform.
They found an empty compartment and sat down. The girls sat on one side with the boys on the other.
Soon Arwen had pulled out a muggle magazine and they were discussing the guys in it. "They do realize that we- their BOYFRIENDS- are sitting right next to them, right?" asked Ron.
"Welcome to the world of women," Draco said.
"And how would you know so much?" Harry asked.
"I have an older sister, a little sister, and a twin sister," Draco said nonchalantly.
"WHAT?!" asked not two but five voices.
"My older sister Alexia is 7 years older than me so you never met her here at Hogwarts. My little sister is Dinah. She's only ten. She'll be here next year. She's really sweet. I know for a fact she won't be put in Slytherin. She's not brave enough for Hufflepuff though. She's relay smart so she'll probably be a Ravenclaw.
"My twin sister is Rose but she decided not to go to Hogwarts and go to Hinders School of The Arts. That's this school that teaches witchcraft and wizardry as well as art, dancing, music, and acting. My dad keeps threatening to disown her. She doesn't care because he can't.
"So I know a lot about girls." The five just sat in silence.
"Anything else we don't know about you?" asked Harry.
"Seeing as we're enemies, a lot," Draco said.
"I have a pact to make," Hermione announced.
"I know what it is!" Ginny chanted. Hermione slapped her to shut her up.
"Now that we shut the peanut gallery up," Hermione said. "Friends unless sin the corridors?" she asked holing out her hand in a fist. Ginny slapped her hand on top. So did everyone else.
"DEAL!" they yelled and pulled back their hands. Just then the train jolted and headed out.
"Anyone got a portable CD player?" asked Hermione. Ron and Draco looked confused. Harry laughed silently at them while the girls rolled their eyes.
"It's this thing that you can put a CD in. It's small and you can take it with you all over the place. A CD is a circular disk that has music on it. You put it in a CD player and hit the play button and it starts," Harry explained.
"I've got an extra, here you go Mione," Arwen said. She tossed her an orange circle CD player. Arwen held a midnight blue one and Ginny a turquoise one.
"What CDs you got?" asked Arwen. They all pulled out CD holders. Hermione's was clear and seemed to have square bubbles popping up. (like buggies () Arwen's was rainbow stripes (like Callie's socks!). Ginny's was a circle that flashed purple and silver.
They chattered as they shuffled through CDs. "Oh, you have Shania Twain's UP!" Arwen said. She took the country version out of Hermione's and put it in her player.
"GIN! How did you get SPICE GIRLS!" (hehehehheheheehehehehhehee) Hermione asked. "They don't sell them anymore. This could be worth hundreds one day! I have to listen to this and make fun of them!" (sorry I have a twisted mind. I just got back from a jazz concert!)
"I'm going to listen to 98°," Ginny said. The girls leaned back into their seats as the boys started a discussion on the England, Ireland, and Bulgaria teams. Hermione pulled out a book. Arwen grabbed a muggle magazine she ordered from America called YM. Ginny pulled out a muggle book called Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.
Soon Hermione pulled Ron to his feet and they walked off towards an empty compartment. Arwen and Draco followed their suit.
Hermione shut the door behind her and magically locked it. "So?"
"So?" Ron asked her mischievously. She grinned and pushed him back on a seat. They started kissing.
"Hey Ron?" Hermione asked, she was snuggling in his arms.
"Hmm?"
"What do you think about Harry and Ginny?" she asked. She pulled away slightly and looked up into his eyes.
Ron was silent for a moment. "At first I wanted to kill him. I just didn't understand why it had to be HER! If things didn't work out and he dumped Ginny I would have to stand up for her and that meant being mean to Harry.
"But if she dumped him I'd get mad at her. Everything would be so. complicated! My theory was to stop it. But later that night when I started thinking I realized I couldn't stop them from going out!
"After a while I realized how stupid I was! I'd seen Harry and the way he and Ginny had been looking at each other over the summer. I saw how close they were since the ballet started.
"Then I thought about you and me. We put Harry in the same position he put me. It was stupid really. He didn't freak out. There was NO reason why either of us had to do ANYTHING! It was stupid.
"But by that time I couldn't say anything. It was at quidditch practice that I realized that I should just give up. So I did!"
"Wow. You know, you can be really sweet sometimes," Hermione said.
"Sometimes?" Ron asked in mock out rage.
Hermione laughed and kissed him.
~~
"I TOLD you they weren't bad," Arwen said. Draco laughed as he sat down next to her.
"I never said they were."
"Yes, but I heard the many stories of what you said and did from others," Arwen reported stubbornly.
"That was before Voldemort. Before I saw what I was becoming," Draco said airily.
"And before you met me," Arwen said smugly.
"Yes, before I met you," Draco said softly. He slipped his lips over hers.
~~
Harry stared at Ginny. She had fallen asleep with the book lying in her lap. One hand was curled around the book while the other was hanging off the side of her chair. Her feet were tucked underneath her.
'She looks so cute when she's asleep. Of course she ALWAYS looks cute.'
"Harry?" Ginny mumbled. Harry had been so absorbed in watching her he hadn't realized he'd been staring.
"Hey, Gin," Harry said.
"What's the matter?" she asked sitting up.
"Nothing, everything is perfect," Harry said as he stood up and walked over. He sat down next to her and slid his arm around her.
"I know the feeling," Ginny said. Their lips caught and they held there.
~~~~
Later as they were all back in the same compartment and had just finished eating their food they felt the train come to stop. "Dancers, please change before you exit. We will gather outside of the barrier. Remember, change!"
The girls nodded at each other. "OUT!" they yelled. The boys jumped in alarm. Ron and Draco stuck their tongues out while Harry pouted. The girls tossed them their costumes and then pushed them out of the compartment, looking it magically shut behind them.
"Men!" Ginny said in mock exasperation.
"I know!" Hermione agreed. Arwen nodded seriously at her side. Then they all burst out laughing.
The girls pulled their costumes down and took off their robes. Then they slipped into their costumes.
Then they gathered outside of the platform. A few people stopped to look at their costume. The fact they were al carrying tan tap shoes didn't help at all. "We must hurry! The stage will be set up. As soon as we are in the Leaky Cauldron we will begin. Someone will bring our stuff up there. Room assignments will be given out later."
They trooped outside. One after another a group of six people would hail a taxi and climb in. One they were dropped off at the bookstore they walked over to the Leaky Cauldron on the side.
"Ah! Our dancers. The stage is right through here. Drop your cloaks backstage," Tom, the innkeeper said.
They all went down a small passage and came out behind a stage. They saw the deep purple curtains. "Here's the stage. Everyone's already seated. You have twenty minutes till curtain!" With that Tom left.
"Crap!" all of the girls said together. They rushed around and applied make-up and did hair. The boys laughed until they were attacked with hair brushes and hair spray.
The girls ended up giving up on Harry, as not even, magic could clam his hair.
Then they got into their positions for the curtain. As they exited the stage (minus Arwen and Draco) Harry and Ginny saw Ara and Aimee talking to Tom. Then they rushed out the door.
But the two had no time to think about this as Ginny quickly had to change and they had to do a few stretches for their stunt. "You see them?" asked Ginny as they waited to go back on stage.
"Yup, just don't think about it right now," Harry said. They were on.
After the performance and after everyone had left (which also happened to be after their standing ovation) the dancers were in the bar eating their dinner. The leading six were seated at a table talking. Draco was somewhat quiet.
"I have your room assignments. You must sleep with at least one person from another house. Cho, Lavender, Pavarti, and Padma. Their boyfriends also share. I figures I'd make it easy," Madam said. Sometime later she said, "Ginny, Hermione, and Arwen. Harry, Ron, and Draco."
"Interesting combination, Madam," said Zachary.
"I hope that wasn't a dis!" Draco called to him.
"Dude, I think that was the point," Ron said.
"Dude, that was the point of Draco's comment," Hermione said as she hit the back of Ron's head.
"Excuse me," Madam said in her McGonagall tone.
"Sorry, Madam," they said simultaneously. They grabbed their luggage and took the room keys from Madam.
"Here we are, room 4B," Ron said. He took the silver key and put it in the lock. After he twisted it he pushed the door back.
It was fairly sized, if not on the large side. It was blue carpet with the sea painted on the walls with excellence. The beds were green and seemed to be coral printed.
"Apparently Tom changed the place a bit," Harry said as he threw his stuff on the middle bed of three.
"Yeah," Draco agreed. "I stayed here before 3rd year, it was a dump!"
"I stayed here then too. Ron only stayed for a night but I was here for two weeks after I blew up my Aunt Marge and I didn't see you," Harry (if u couldn't tell it was him you really need a brain) said.
"Duh, I was here the night you came, that was my last night. I was here with Crabbe and Goyle. We left early in the morning. I really wasn't keen on seeing the guy who had just gotten my father evicted from his place as a school governor," Draco said slickly.
"Well, la-tee-dah for you," Ron said.
"You sound like a girl when you say that," Ginny said form the door.
"In case you're interested," Arwen said.
"We're in room 4A," Hermione said.
"Which is right across the hall," Ginny finished. They slammed the boys' door and opened their own.
It was midnight blue and has twinkling nighttime stars all over the walls. The beds were the same as the walls. Everything in the room seemed and endless space of space.
"No way!" exclaimed Arwen.
"This is amazing," squealed Ginny.
"No arguing there!" Mione exclaimed.
They walked in and dumped their stuff on the bed. "What do you say we prank the boys?" asked Hermione mischievously.
"Ooh, you've been spending too much time around Sirius," Ginny said, then she broke into mad giggles.
"Did Kayla inhabit your body or are we missing something?" asked Arwen, hitting Ginny over her head with a pillow.
"No, I just got the GREATEST idea to ever hit the world!" Ginny squealed.
"Are you going to tell us or are we supposed to guess?" asked Hermione.
"Okay, here's what we gotta do.."
~*~
The boys sat quietly- well with the occasional belch- in their room. "Who wants to sneak a beer?" asked Ron.
"It's almost midnight," Harry muttered.
"Yeah, Viler would have our head if we got drunk," Draco said dejectedly.
"Aww, are the ickle boys pouting?" asked Ginny from the door way, using her best Fred and George voice.
"I believe so," Hermione said.
"We locked that door," Malfoy said grumpily.
"Yes, but Mione is with us. She knows-" Arwen began.
"Alohamora," finished Ron and Harry dully.
"How did you know I'd say that?"
"Mione said our asses with that once," Ron explained.
"Twice, thank you very much," Hermione said snottishly.
"Bit arrogant, aren't we?" asked Harry in a teasing voice.
"Maybe," Hermione said with mysterious slyness.
"The point is we have to head to Solid Water," Arwen said.
"Solid Water?" the three guys said in unison.
"Typical males," muttered Hermione.
"Only hear what they want to hear," Ginny said in agreement. "It's the name of the pub we're dancing at!"
"Oh."
"They are so stupid," Arwen muttered. Draco opened his mouth but Arwen stopped him before he even started. "Don't even think about saying that 'you are stupider' thing in that ridicules voice!"
"Let's go gentlemen," the girls said and grabbed them by their shirts. They dragged them down the stairs of the Leaky Cauldron and out the doors. Then they hopped into one of the taxis and took off for Solid Water.
They reached it at eleven o'clock. "Madam must have turned the clocks back an hour!" Ron observed.
"Only for procrastinators like you," Ginny said evilly.
"Come on," Harry said. He grabbed Ginny's waist and threw her over his shoulder. She pounded his back trying to get him to put her down.
"Sir?" asked the bartender. This was obviously a muggle pub, though Harry thought he recognized Mundungus Fletcher amongst the crowd.
"We're with the Riverdance group," Draco said.
"Harry, just put Gin down already!" Hermione cried.
"You," Harry said as he flipped Ginny to the ground, "Are a party pooper, miss Granger!" He stuck his tongue out and then looked all pouty and grumpy.
Ginny leaned over and locked her lips over his for a second. The waiter watched the strange people in front of him.
"Ginny, would you get off of Harry?" Ron asked. Ginny pulled back grinning, as was Harry.
"Follow Caprice to the dressing rooms for the Rivendell dancers," the bar tender said. He pointed to a beautiful young woman in a short black skirt and baby blue halter.
"I'm Caprice. Just back here," she said as she led the now fully assembled dancers to a small door. It opened into a large walkway that had many doors lining it. Each had a star. They saw their room numbers from the Leaky Cauldron on them. They quickly got into their own.
They easily and quickly changed into their costumes. They still had quite a while so they went to Madam's room. "Just go have fun in the club," Madam told them. They complied and went into the club next door.
They squeezed through the sweaty grinding bodies to get a Coke. A girl threw her shirt off and it landed on Draco's head. "GET IT OFF!!!" he yelled over the music. Arwen laughed and threw it back at the girl in the red bra.
"Never been to a muggle club apparently," Hermione said. She, tap shoes and short skirt on, hopped up onto the bar top and started dancing. Ginny followed her up. Arwen went next. They did a sexy little dance before pulling the guys up as well.
They started grinding as the people hooted nearby. A few men were put- out that the girls were taken. After the song they hopped down. "That was fun!" Ron yelled.
"DUH!" the girls chorused.
"We'd better get back!" Hermione said.
"Yeah, we only have 20 minutes. We'll catch the name of this place on the way out and come back tomorrow night!" Ginny said.
"The Midnight Jewel," Harry said as they were returning back to the Solid Water across the street.
They entered the pub and saw it was much more crowded now. They shook it off and went backstage to stretch. Many of the dancers were there. Others were just returning from Midnight Jewel.
They heard someone announce them as The Rivendell Show. "Apparently Madam found us a name," Ginny said softly as the dancers started out.
When they were done they found that the applause was louder than the last. That was the first time Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron noticed four people seated in front. Padfoot, Moony, Aimee, and Ara. Behind them were Mund and his girlfriend Sally Parks.
Harry's eyes were huge. "Please buy tickets to Hogwarts version of The Nutcracker for this Christmas!" Madam Viler said to the crowd as the curtains closed.
"Holly crap!" Harry said. "What the hell are they doing here?"
"Who knows," Ron said.
"That was really spooky," Ginny said, shivering.
"Can't disagree with you there," Hermione said.
"Go out and mingle with your fans," Madam ordered.
Harry groaned but Ginny put a comforting hand on his arm. He slid his arm around her waist and they walked out. "Hello, Harry!" called Sirius. He stopped and stared at where Harry's arm was.
Harry suddenly blushed, remembering he hadn't told Sirius, Remus, Ara, and Aimee about him and Ginny yet. "Uh, did we miss something?" asked Ara.
"A lot," Arwen said lightly. She was dragging Draco, who was hiding behind her.
"You're such a coward, Malfoy," Ron said. Draco stuck his tongue out at him.
"Draco if you do not get off of my waist." Arwen warned.
Slowly Draco stood up next to Arwen and put his arm around her. "Good boy!" cooed Hermione.
"You are really mean, Mione!" Draco said dejectedly.
"Mione?" questioned Remus, arching his eyebrows.
"Long story," Ginny said.
"Let's start at the beginning. Harry what's with your arm?" asked Aimee.
"It's around Ginny's waist," Harry said easily.
"Well, duh! WHY is it there?" asked Sirius.
"Because he's my boyfriend and it's his territory," Ginny said.
"WHAT?!" exclaimed the four adults.
"You heard them," Ron said.
"Or did you leave your hearing aids out?" asked Draco. He shrunk back at the glares he got.
"And why," spat Remus. "Are you with HIM?"
"Because of our pact," Hermione said.
"Friend unless in the corridors," Arwen said. "Besides, he's my boyfriend."
"Let me guess," Aimee said.
"Pure blood Slytherin?" finished Ara.
"Nope, half muggle Hufflepuff."
"Wow, Malfoy grew up!" Remus said.
"You cannot be Lucius's son!" Sirius said.
"Why are YOU here?" asked Harry agitatedly.
"To watch my godson dance," Sirius said.
"And how did you know he was?" asked Ginny.
"Ara and Aimee were shopping in Diagon Alley a little earlier," Remus said.
"We happened to stop for a drink before Flooing from your grandfather's shop," Ara said.
"Great," muttered Harry. "Wait, GRANDFATHER?"
"Oh, yeah.." Aimee looked away.
"Harry, Lily was adopted," Moony said.
"Your biological grandfather was Devlin Richards. He owns the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley," Padfoot said quietly.
"Right, is there anything else that's being kept from me?" asked Harry. "No, good, back to the situation at hand, why did you come here and how did you know?"
"Well, we asked Tom about it and found out where it was," Aimee said.
"Obviously we wanted to see you," Sirius said.
"So, how'd you even get in this thing?" asked Moony.
"It's actually quite a story," Ron said.
"Especially the part with their fight," Cho Chang said walking over and pointing at Ron and Harry.
"Easy for you to say," Zachary said also coming over. The crowd was leaving and everyone headed over to them. "You won."
"You just have no sense of true friends," Cho said nastily.
"Ouch," Hermione said.
So for an hour they explained what had happened with Harry and the rest. They ended with seeing the four adults in the crowd.
"Interesting story," Padfoot said.
"Well, duh, it was about us!" Ginny said.
"We'd better get back to the Leaky Cauldron before Tom sends out a search party," Madam's voice said. "Go, now." They all scrambled away. "My friends," Madam acknowledged to the four adults.
"Viler," they said in unison. They waved good-bye as she left.
~*~
The next day Ginny woke as soon as the alarm went off under her pillow. Quickly she shut it off. As quietly as she could she awoke the other two girls. They both glared at her before remembering why they were up at nine having only gone to bed at three. They laughed maliciously as they did a nock off Parent Trap.
Ron awoke sleeping and rubbed his eyes, only to find that his face was covered with pink sticky stuff. He screamed and awoke his roommates. Dracograbbed his head and started to yell at Ron when he realized his blond hair was covered with black. stuff and his hand was stuck.
Harry heard Draco scream as well and he grabbed his glasses. When he put them on he saw string everywhere. It was tied at various points but it looked impossible to move through. That was when he realized that his glasses were giant nerd ones.
"Holy crap," Draco said.
"No shit," Harry said quietly.
"Bloody hell," Ron added.
It was then that they noticed they were all covered in honey. They leapt out of their beds. Harry triggered a water balloon trap.
Many colored balloons showered down. He dodge them all with his quidditch skill. "That was close," he muttered. Just then he felt a dozen small invisible water balloons break on him. Then one giant one soaked him even more in his red and scarlet boxers and honey covered chest.
Ron had stood up only to start ten pens. They al rushed towards hi bare honey covered chest. Even through the honey the pens were able to write all over him. There were squiggle lines and little insults. It even covered his pale red boxers.
Draco had started twenty feathers tickle torturing him. They had gotten his other hand stuck on his hair. Somehow they were able to change his blue boxers to a pair of black silk ones which had teddies on them and said, I Was Just Podey Trained!
"Who would do this?" asked Draco, dumbfounded.
"Let us grab our wands and we'll get your hands off your head and give you yours," Harry said. He reached for where his wand had been last night. Instead of his wand he found a picture of a clown and a little flame.
"My wand is gone too," Ron said. In its place was a toothy smile picture and a water droplet.
"So is mine," Draco said glancing at his nightstand. There was a picture of a clown nose and a mini tornado revolving in place.
"Great," muttered Ron.
A message appeared as Harry, Ron, and Draco made for the door.
'Morning! -Female Marauders, Jr.'
"I say we make them die slowly and painfully," Harry suggested.
"I get to take care of Arwen," Draco said.
They moved further only to find their bottom half suddenly covered with green slime. They had hit a string that was a trap. Another few steps to the door and they'd tripped one to turn their hair pink.
"At least my hands are unstuck," Draco muttered. Suddenly they were stuck together. "SHIT!!"
Harry opened the door and Ron ripped back the girls' door. "Where are they?" asked Ron heatedly.
"Right here," said Hermione. Arwen was twirling three wands.
"Give them back," snarled Draco.
"That wouldn't help," Ginny said.
"Why not?" snapped Harry.
"Only we can reverse the spells," she said.
"What was with the pictures?" asked Ron.
"They were to tell you it was a prank," Arwen said.
"And the flame, water drop, and tornado?" asked Draco.
"Our symbols," said Hermione.
"Huh?"
"We're the Junior Female Marauders. I'm Blaze, thus the flame. Mione is Watery, thus the water droplet. Arwen is Breeze, thus the tornado," Ginny said. (A/N if ne1 can think of a better name for Mione please tell me)
"Why?" asked Harry.
"Because."
"Just put us back to normal!" cried Ron.
"Catch us first!" Arwen said. The three girls bounded down the stairs.
"GET BACK!!" the guys yelled. They chased them into the pub. They froze. There were the dancers, all of them, and the afternoon rush for Diagon Alley as it was eleven thirty.
"Oh, shit," whispered Harry.
The whole place collapsed in laughs.
"BLAZE, WATERY, BREEZE!" they yelled.
"Alright, alright," Hermione choked out. They each reversed their own spells.
"You know," Ginny said. "The honey was quite attractive."
They started laughing again as the three dejected boys climbed upstairs to change. When they came down they glared at the girls. They leaned over and kissed their respected boyfriend in response.
"Don't be grouchy. We only have one performance today. It's in an hour," Hermione said. They looked up.
"It's at the Falcon Inn about forty miles east, we're Flooing over in a few minutes," Arwen said, as though reading their minds.
"Great," muttered Ron.
"We're thrilled beyond belief," Harry said.
"Oh, come on, we still have five minutes," Ginny said softly into Harry's ear. She grabbed his green and silver shirt (borrowed from Draco) and pulled him back to the boys' now clean room. They started kissing on Harry's bed, door magically locked.
Ron and Hermione were in the girls' room while Draco and Arwen were in the broom storage house. Ten minutes later they were all at Falcon Inn.
After their performance, an hour was spent making out. Draco and Arwen in the girls' room, Rona and Mione in the boys' room and Harry and Ginny in the supply closet- they were caught once by a maid who freaked and slammed the door.
After that it was time to shop. The girls went to change.
"Why on earth would you change your clothes just to shop?" asked Harry.
"One mystery of girls I have yet to solve," Draco said.
"Let me know when you do, Draco," Ron said.
Ten minutes later they didn't care what they found out as their girlfriends came down. Each wore low rise hip hugging jeans. Hermione had a low cut red tank-top with a drop of water on it. Arwen had a blue shirt with a red heart reading 'Draco.' Ginny wore a lavender one with a glittery cherry blossom.
"Ready?" asked Hermione. They grabbed their boyfriend's arm and dragged them outside. There waited a red convertible.
"Who's is this?" asked Draco.
"Mine," Hermione said.
"Huh?" Harry said.
"My parents happen to be rich dentists. I got it when I last birthday," Hermione said.
"Okay." Ron said.
"You can drive," Hermione said tossing the keys to Draco.
"Me?"
"Yeah, you," Arwen said. She kissed his lips lightly before the three girls climbed in back. The top was down and the three boys sat in front.
Draco started the car and they pulled away. They drove out of London and to a big town about twenty miles away. It was along a large river that ran into a lake at the end.
They parked and rented three mopeds. Ginny, holding onto Harry's waist as he drove, felt free as the air whipped her hear back.
They went to a train of little shopping stands. The girls climbed off, followed by the boys. "Here we are," Ron said.
"Let's split up," Ginny suggested. Each couple went a different way.
As Ginny examined some skirts Harry laid light kisses along her neck. Finally she spun around and let him kiss her lips. "Now, let me shop!" Ginny scolded.
After a while she started trying thins on fro Harry. She purchased three new outfits and a pale yellow, pale pink/red, and pale orange scarf. She tied it around her waist.
As they walked along, holding hands, Harry spotted a display tray of silver bracelets that came in all different colors. He stopped Ginny and insisted on buying her a bunch of purple and blue and silver ones. She laughed.
"Alright," she said lightly. They went back to the moped and rode to where they were to meet for dinner. After that they headed back.
Hermione changed into a new outfit. It was a short black skirt with a tight red tank top that had Hermione Weasley spray painted on the back. The front had a spray painted heart. She wore strappy black high heels.
Arwen wore a tan skirt with a green halter that said 'Dreams Come Alive' across the chest and a cloud underneath. Her hair was down and shimmered with glitter. She wore flat tan sandals.
Ginny was wearing a pleaded black skirt. A tight black tank top that had a lightning bolt on it hugger her curves. On the stomach it said Love Struck in golden lettering. Her feet were graced with black high heels. Her curly hair was in two braids.
They found the boys were wearing jeans. Ron's shirt was red with a black stripe across the chest. Draco's was green and had a serpent on the front. Harry's was blue with a firey phoenix on the back.
They all headed out to the convertible and drove to Midnight Jewel. There they walked inside. They ordered drinks and started dancing. Harry and Ginny were grinding when it happened.
Arwen was waiting for Draco to come back form the bathroom. She watched Ron and Hermione snog off in the corner. She felt a chilly hand on her bare back. "Pretty lady," said an oily voice.
Arwen turned to see a man about 27. He had pale blue eyes and dishwater blond hair. With his next words she could smell alcohol. "Wanna dance?" he hissed.
"Not really," she said quickly.
"It wasn't really a question." He grabbed her waist and dragged her out. Arwen found he wasn't leading her to the dance floor where she knew Harry and Ginny would see. He headed towards a door at the back.
She opened her mouth to scream but found his hand over it. He opened the door to reveal a small room with a table and chair. He shut the door and locked it. He moved over to her and tied a scarf around her moth. Just as he moved towards her chest the door was blasted open by a green light.
Draco's cold eyes met the man's. His wand glowed green and his eyes were turning silver. Arwen watched as the man crumpled to the floor. Draco rushed over and pulled the scarf out of her mouth and kissed her hard.
"I love you so much Arwen," he said softly.
"I love you too, Draco," Arwen whispered.
"You want to leave?" asked Ginny from the doorway.
"No, let's just forget about this and have fun," Arwen said. Five pair of eyes looked at her intently. "I'm serious. This isn't that big of a deal. It's my hair. My mother had it as well. It makes drunk men who are attracted to me and are over 25 want to assault me. I knew the risk of wearing it down when I cam here."
Hermione tossed her a black hair tie. "Put it up," she ordered. Arwen nodded and tied her hair into a tear drop bun. "Let's dance," Arwen said.
They heard the Spanish music from Harry and Ginny's dance start. They all stopped dancing. "Go for it," Ron said.
"Yeah, let's see it," nudged Draco.
Arwen and Hermione grinned meaningfully at the couple. They shrugged and each other and let their feet take over. Soon the other four were doing it with them.
When they finished they heard a few cheers. They looked around and saw that people had stopped dancing. They all turned scarlet and sat down. "Nice show," came Cho's sweet voice.
"Thanks," they muttered embarrassed.
The next day was Monday. They danced once at five and once at eight, both in a big hotel along the coast. They spent the night wandering around there before Flooing back to London.
Tuesday when they awoke they found they were dancing at some firm's company picnic. "They're all muggles so the tricks will be interesting," Madam said.
"Where is this?" asked Lavender.
"Little Whining, Surrey," Madam said. Harry choked on his water and started spitting it out. "Mr. Potter?"
"L-Little Whinning? What's the firm?" he asked quickly.
"Grunnings. I believe that they make drills," Madam said.
"Holy shit," Harry said.
"Excuse me?"
"That's my uncle's firm," Harry said softly.
"So?"
"Uh, he isn't exactly. fond of me," Harry muttered. "Never mind."
As they were getting ready to leave Harry sighed. "You okay?" asked Ron.
"Yeah, I'm ecstatic to go see Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley!" Harry said sarcastically.
"Wouldn't your cousin be at school?" asked Ginny as they went to Floo to Arabella Figg's unbought home.
"He comes back this week every year for this putrid picnic," Harry said.
"Lucky us," muttered Hermione.
"I'm guessing he's mean?" Draco said as they line dup for powder.
"Let's just say when I first met you, you reminded me a lot of him," Harry said.
"Wow," Draco said.
"That's bad," Arwen added. Draco smacked her arm lightly.
They arrived just as a loud noise next door came to their ears. Harry dashed to the window of the cat smelling house as he saw Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley speed off towards the park.
"What was that?" asked Madam Viler.
"My aunt, uncle, and cousin. They live next door," Harry said darkly.
"Ah, I see what you were getting at earlier," Madam said.
They all headed out to the cabs that were lining up. They all hopped in one and took off.
When they arrived they rushed to change and then went backstage to stretch. The stage had been set up outside in the park clearing. Harry and Ginny practiced their stunt once and then did partner stretches.
"Should we find some hot chicks back here?" Harry heard a familiar voice ask.
"Let's go," Harry heard Dudley reply. It was Dudley and Herbert. No doubt Sam and Gregory were with them. They were the Grunnings Picnic bullies. All of their fathers worked at Grunnings.
Harry kept his head low as he pushed Ginny's leg close to her chest. She moaned at the stretch of her muscle. This caught Dudley's attention.
"Move scrawny, let me help you, miss," Dudley said. He shoved Harry off and started pushing Ginny's leg towards her. She glared at him and flipped her leg. All of Dudley's 398 pounds flipped over as Ginny broke her leg free.
"I suggest you am scram," Draco's cold voice said.
"And who are you to boss him around?" asked Gregory.
"Draco Malfoy."
"Ooohhhh!" cried Sam.
"Hullo, Dudley," Harry said standing up in front of Draco. Ron had helped him to his feet. Dudley stumbled backwards. Hermione and Ginny were with Arwen , right next to the boys.
"H-Harry?" stuttered Dudley.
"Yup, pleasure seeing you again. The twins send their best," Harry said lightly.
"W-what are you d-doing back s-stage?"
"Stretching, light as Gin is I may throw my back with the stunt if I don't," Harry said.
"Huh??"
"My school's doing this production," Harry said calmly as he and Ginny went back to stretching. The other two couples stayed next to them. Dudley's eyes widened and his gang took off.
"That was fun," Harry said evilly.
"You're kind of scary like that," Draco said with a shutter. Harry laughed at Draco. He smiled sweetly. That was when Madam came around the corner and clapped her hands.
Instantly they all moved to their starting spots. When Harry danced out his eyes were locked tightly to Uncle Vernon's, waiting for him to see who it was. He grinned as Vernon's eyes grew huge. Dudley was nowhere in sight but Vernon pointed Harry out to Aunt Petunia.
He saw, with satisfaction, her face go pale. Harry easily moved while staring hard at them with his bright green eyes. Once backstage he started laughing. "What is wrong with you?" asked Hermione, eyeing him as she and Ron did one last stretch.
"Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia's faces were priceless!" Harry laughed out. They started laughing to and only regained their composure to head back out.
As Harry got ready to go into their stunt, his eyes were focused on Ginny. When he knew she was perfectly stable on his hands he looked to Vernon.
As the curtains closed Harry held cold eyes on Vernon and Petunia. "Those prune people are your aunt and uncle?" asked Draco as they were getting off the stage.
"Yeah, how'd you know where to pick them out?" Harry asked curiously.
"All you had to do was follow your eyes," Arwen responded instead of Draco.
Harry went slightly pink. But it was only a second before Madam was shooing them out to "mingle with their fans." Harry splashed some water on his face and lost track of his friends.
He scanned the crowd and groaned when he saw that Draco had just opened his mouth to talk to Uncle Vernon. Harry sprinted over. "Draco!"
Draco turned innocently to Harry. "Yes?"
"What the hell did you say?" he snapped. Draco fidgeted.
"Just how we were enemies and I tried to gave you giant front teeth but hit Mione.."
"Great," Harry muttered.
"Who are you freaks?" asked Petunia, looking scared.
"Harry's best friends," Hermione said sweetly.
"Nice hair," sneered Dudley from behind them. Ron went to kill him but Hermione grabbed the back of his shirt.
"Down boy," Hermione ordered. "Please excuse my boyfriend, slightly overprotective when it comes to bastards."
Harry snorted. "Excuse me Hermione, but I beg to differ with the best friends statement," Ginny said.
"Huh?"
"I believe I am his girlfriend," Ginny said as Harry slipped his arm on her shoulder. Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley sat stunned.
"You're still are one of his best friends, you just happen to snog a lot," Arwen said.
"ARWEN! Gin's still my little sister," Ron said. "I don't need any bad images; Padfoot and Moony take care of that!"
"Well, I guess we should get some food," Harry said. He grabbed Mione who grabbed Ron who grabbed Draco who grabbed Arwen. Ginny was already at Harry's side.
"What was that for?" asked Hermione.
"My uncle and aunt are already terrified of me. That fact my crazy friends are talking about spells we tried to hurt each other with is NOT helping!" Harry said.
"Do they even know about you and Voldie and the whole thing about you saving on only the wizarding world but their pathetic lives?" asked Draco.
"Draco Malfoy!" Hermione and Arwen said in unison.
"Not that all muggles are bad of course!" Draco said quickly.
"No," Harry said.
"Why didn't you tell them?" asked Ron.
"Like they'd give a shit. They'd just be upset Voldie didn't ill me," Harry said darkly.
"Maybe we would," Petunia's voice said.
"Aunt Petunia?" Harry said startled.
"Oh, yeah, I meant to mention she'd followed us here," Ginny said sweetly. Harry shot her a death glare. She pecked his cheek in retaliation.
"I don't hate the wizarding world as much as you think, Harry," Petunia said softly.
"Then why have you always acted like you did?" asked Harry sharply.
"Lily. Lily and I were close. We were until she ended her forth year at school. That was the summer she met James." Petunia said James's name with distaste. "James became her all absorbing focus. I felt. left behind.
"We were at a summer resort. She didn't know he was in her school, let alone her year and house. When she found out I already hated James for taking Lily away from me. I put it all against the wizarding world.
"The day before she and James- and you, I guess- were going to go under the spell thingy to keep the Dark Lord from them I got a visit. I was home alone with Dudley. Lily explained about the spell and we canceled our plans.
"We were going to go out that weekend to a muggle inn and try to work out our problems. She was killed before we got the chance.."
Harry stared at Petunia. A small tear dripped down her cheek. Ginny walked over and gave her a hug. "I know the feeling of being left behind," Ginny said softly.
Petunia jumped when she heard Vernon calling her. "I guess this is farewell, my nephew," Petunia said. She quickly patted his shoulder before fixing her face and rushing away.
Harry was stunned for a second. That was the first time he had ever been called nephew my Petunia with care in her voice.
"You okay Harry?" asked Hermione.
"Surprised, but yeah, fine," Harry said. "Let's eat!" They laughed at Harry's enthusiasm and went to enjoy the rest of the picnic.
It was as they were leaving Harry found a letter on top of hid folded costume. Inside were two letters. The one on loose leaf said, 'Harry, I should have given this to you when you turned 11. Please forgive me. -Petty~*~*~* '
He opened the folded parchment. It was Dumbledore's curly handwriting. It was a letter to him. Addressed the day his parents were killed. 'To you, Harry, on our eleventh birthday.'
Harry read it as he mindlessly traveled back in the cab and grabbed Floo powder. He looked up as he was about to walk into the fireplace. A moving photograph caught his eye.
There was Aimee, Ara, Moony, and Padfoot. With them stood Lily and Prongs. A small roll of parchment sat next to it on the fireplace mantel. He grabbed the picture frame and the parchment as he walked into the flames.
"Harry, what's that?" asked Ginny curiously.
"Ara must have left it. It's a picture of all my parent's inner circles, minus Peter," Harry said softly.
"Where was Peter?" asked Arwen.
"Listen to this," Harry said. He had opened the roll of parchment. " 'To Wormtail, a sweet reminder of us while your sick.' Apparently Peter was sick when they took this."
"No!" Ron said sarcastically. Harry shoved him lightly. The boys walked ot their room as the girls went to chat in their own.
"You know, if the girls get to be the Jr. Female Marauders, don't we get to be the Jr. Marauders?" asked Ron.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" asked Draco evilly.
"Payback," Harry said, grinning.
The next day when the girls woke up they found they were in only bras and underwear. They searched the room desperately for their clothes. "You don't think." Hermione said.
"They wouldn't.." Arwen said.
"They would," groaned Ginny.
"Yup our wands are missing," Hermione reported.
"And there's their message," Ginny said. Floating in front of Arwen were glittery blue letters.
'You want some clothes, go to the bar. -Lion, Serpent, Prongs'
"Agh!!" moaned Arwen. They proceeded carefully down the steps. It was earlier than most people were up. Just then a siren went off and everyone poured out of their rooms. The girls jumped about five feet in the air as every male had his eyes glued to them.
"HARRY POTTER!"
"RONALD WEASLEY!"
"DRACONIAS MALFOY!"
Ginny and Hermione looked at Arwen. "I'll explain later," Arwen muttered.
"Yes?" chorused three innocent voices.
"Give us out clothes," Hermione ordered.
"And our wands!" added Ginny ferociously.
"And why would we do that?" asked Draco, or Draconias as Arwen called him.
"Because, Draconias, we'll hurt you otherwise," Arwen threatened.
"Draconias?" asked Ron, looking sideways at Draco.
"Long story," he muttered, going slightly pink.
As Ron and Draco kept the girls distracted, Harry muttered a spell. Suddenly all the girls had bright pink and green hair. "AHH!"
"Payback" chorused the New Marauders. (from now on they're the Marauders as well and I'll say Original Marauders if speaking about Moony, Padfoot, etc. and Female Marauders if speaking of only Ara, Aimee, Lily. I'll say New F. Marauders if speaking of only Ginny, Hermione, Arwen and if only speaking of the 3 guys I'll say New Marauders only when the Original Marauders are there)
Ginny watched carefully as the girls started yelling at them. She searched quickly for the wands. She saw them on the counter of the bar, behind Ron. She grinned.
In one swift movement Ginny had flipped over Ron's head and landed neatly on top of the bar. As Ron reached to quickly grab the wands Ginny set her foot on them and kicked Ron away lightly with the other.
She stooped and grabbed them. Quickly she performed the counter for the Hair Dying Charm.
Arwen and Hermione were already zooming up the stairs to the boys' room to grab the sack of clothes they had taken.
The boys made to chase after them, but Ginny stopped them. "Imoblious!"
They froze instantly. Ginny grinned and hopped off the bar. She pecked Harry's cheek as she walked by, twirling her wand.
"We got the clothes!" yelled Arwen. Ginny reached the top of the stairs and then unfroze the boys.
She shrieked as they went after her. Ginny charged into their room and Arwen and Hermione shut the door and locked it with the wands Ginny threw to them.
"That was close," Hermione said.
"Duh!" Ginny said.
They each put on some clothes. Then they quickly packed. They ignored the boys' desperate attempts to get inside. About an hour later they opened the door and the boys crashed to the floor.
"That's what you get," Ginny said.
"We're leaving in an hour," Arwen reminded them. As the boys ran to pack the girls followed. They helped fold up their clothes.
"So, what's with the Draconias?" asked Ginny as she folded one of Harry's shirts.
"Well." Arwen said evilly.
"Shut-up Arwen!" Draco said. He flung underwear at her. She jumped back and then flung a smelly sock.
"Draconias is his real name," Arwen said. "Everyone just calls him Draco."
"And the names?" asked Hermione.
"I'm Serpent because I'm the only Slytherin and snakes are my favorite animal," Draconias said.
"I'm Lion because I'm a Gryffindor and Harry said he wouldn't be Lion as I said I wanted it first. They also happen to be y favorite animal," Ron said.
"I'm Prongs Jr. because my dad was Prongs and he's sorta dead. Besides, Phoenix sounded weird. Also, Moony and Padfoot call me Prongs Jr. all the time."
"Come on, Prongs, we'll miss the train," Ginny said as she zippered up Harry's bag. Harry grabbed his and Ginny's. Ron and Draco followed the suit.
As the train jerked away, the girls watch wistfully as London disappeared. Then they began to chat excitedly about performing the Nutcracker in 2 weeks and 3 days. That also happened to be the day of the Winter Masquerade.
