Halloween, this one day in the story, is full of stuff! It might be kind of
complicated; I hope it won't confuse you. It's hard to tell how easy it is
for other people to read what you write.
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Chapter 9 Halloween (Hallowe'en)
Harry woke up on October 31st very excited. 'Today, finally today, I will get some answers' he thought, as he got ready for his classes. Ever since school had started, he had been waiting for this day. He would finally get to really talk to Sirius. And he would get to find out who Mrs. Figg really was, and why she was here, as well as Professor Lupin.
His dormitory was empty, so after he got dressed he went down to the common room. Ron and Hermione were waiting for him.
"Morning" said Hermione, as Harry came to sit next to them on the couch.
"Morning" he replied.
"Happy Halloween" she added.
"Lets go down to breakfast, shall we" said Ron standing up.
They followed him out of the common room, and down to the entrance hall, where they met Draco Malfoy. Hermione was trying to avoid any contact between him and Harry and Ron. She started to walk faster, but they couldn't avoid him long.
"Mudblood!" he said in a very nasty tone, just loud enough for them to hear.
Ron, Harry, and Hermione were almost to the entrance to the Great Hall, with Malfoy behind them, but both Ron and Harry stopped. Hermione tried to get them to keep going but they wouldn't listen.
"Come on, just leave him alone." She said, and they started to leave, but Malfoy said again, in a louder voice, to make sure he would get to them.
"Mudblood"
Just that one word had so much effect. Before anyone knew what was happening, Ron not even bothering with a wand went after Malfoy and hit him hard. Malfoy was bleeding, and he broke one of his teeth. He got up and looked like he was going to do something else, when he ran in the opposite direction. Harry and Hermione stared at Ron.
"I'm sick of him" is all Ron would say, as Harry and Hermione followed him to the Gryffindor table. People all along the hall who had seen what had happened cheered Ron, as they took their seats.
"WOW!" said George Weasley, as he and Fred joined the three, now eating their breakfast. "How on earth did you do that?"
Ron shrugged.
"Well good for you" added Fred.
Many other people came to congratulate Ron douring breakfast. When they were done, they had to go to Charms, so they all walked silenty down the corridors to the 4th floor classroom.
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The class started as normal, but after a few minutes there was knock at the door, and Albus Dumbledore entered.
"Professor Flitwick, might I have a word with Mr. Weasley, please?"
"Oh, yes of course, headmaster" squeaked Professor Flitwick. "Mr. Weasley"
Ron got up, gave Harry and Hermione a fearful look, and followed Professor Dumbledore to his office. When they entered, Sirius, and Professor Lupin were there. Ron became more worried and worried by the minute. Dumbledore gestured for Ron to sit in-between Sirius and Lupin, he did.
"This will not take long" Dumbledore began, "I of course know all about this morning, but I do not know about how it started."
" Malfoy.um. he called Hermione a.mudblood, professor" he said simply.
Sirius and Lupin looked startled by this news, and very angry.
"So that's the only reason you decided to hit him?" asked Dumbledore.
'What?' thought Ron, 'The only reason? Isn't that good enough?'
"It's not the first time he's done it, he says it at least once a day, and I suppose it just really got to me, he just said it too much" said Ron, getting angry.
"Hmmm.well thank you, Mr. Weasley, you may go"
"That's it, im not going to be punished?"
"No" is all Dumbledore said. Ron was shocked that he hadn't been given detention or, lost points for Gryffindor. He didn't say anything else of course and left before he could give Dumbledore a chance to punish him, in case it was a mistake. He knew there was something going on though, he couldn't have gotten off that easily without a reason.
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In Dumbledore's office he sat behind his desk, thinking.
"So" said Sirius, breaking the silence.
Dumbledore took a large, red book from the corner of his desk, 'Ancient Prophecies' he opened it to a marked page. It was the same book that Harry had seen Professor Lupin with in the bookshop in Hogsmead. Lupin and Sirus looked at it, and Dumbledore said.
"It makes more sense every day"
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Ron met up with Harry and Hermione in Transfiguration.
"What happened?" asked Harry as Ron took his seat.
"Nothing" said Ron, still looking shocked.
"What do you mean, 'Nothing' what did he want?" asked Hermione, looking worried.
"He talked to me about this morning with Malfoy. He just asked why I did it, I told him what he called you and he said I wouldn't be punished. Snuffles and Lupin were there too." Said Ron.
"So he knew that you hit Malfoy and he didn't punish you? Weird." Said Harry
"If you three wouldn't mind, I would like to continue with class," said a stern voice behind Harry; he turned to see Professor McGonagall. They were suppose to be transfiguring books into balloons and back again, It looked like a party in the classroom (Hermione did not like this lesson she wanted to keep her books as books)
"Yes, Professor" they all said together.
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At Lunch that day Harry saw Hedwig soar into the Great Hall. She swooped down and landed next to Harry's plate. She had a note, Harry took it off her leg and she nipped him affectionately, and helped herself to some of his lunch. Harry read it and then let Ron and Hermione read it too.
Dear Harry,
I'm sure you remember that I wish to see you tonight. Please come by my office tonight at 6:30, Sirius will be waiting there for you.
Professor Dumbledore
Afternoon classes went by slow. Harry was anxious, nervous, and excited about tonight all at once. For some reason he felt apprehensive about the meeting. It was as if he could tell something bad was going to happen, but he didn't know what and he couldn't explain it.
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That afternoon Harry, Ron, and Hermione all went up to the common room, to work on homework, before the Halloween feast that would start at 7:00. Harry couldn't concentrate at all on his Potions essay. The minutes passed like hours, but eventually it was 6:20, and Harry decided to leave.
"I'll meet you at the feast, ok?" Harry said to Ron and Hermione as he left.
"OK" they answered.
Harry walked alone down the empty corridors. The sun was setting and the sun cast long shadows on the castle that made it look very creepy. Harry reached the entrance to Dumbledores office and saw a familiar looking dog, who started wagging his tail when Harry turned the corner. When Harry reached the stone gargoyle he scratched Sirius behind the ears. Sirius barked and the gargoyle sprang to life and moved aside to reveal the entrance to Dumbledores office, a circular staircase. Harry followed Sirius up it his worry increasing the further he went.
When they reached the door Harry knocked and he heard 'Come In' from the other side, he opened the door to let Sirius in. Harry walked over the threshold and closed the door behind him. He approached Dumbledore with caution. Sitting all around the room were wizards, some Harry knew some he didn't.
"Sit down Harry and we can begin"
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That's all for this chapter! Cliffhanger, I love those, don't you. The next chapter will be longer and there will be two big announcements! Plus the title of the fifth book will be introduced. PLEASE REVIEW!
Thanks for Reading! Sorry it's so short.
This Chapter went up pretty fast, I've had it written for a while, but I wanted to check it over. The next chapter won't be up as fast! I have today off from school, and I had yesterday off too! I live in Austin, Texas, and we hardly ever get off school!
REVIEW
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Chapter 9 Halloween (Hallowe'en)
Harry woke up on October 31st very excited. 'Today, finally today, I will get some answers' he thought, as he got ready for his classes. Ever since school had started, he had been waiting for this day. He would finally get to really talk to Sirius. And he would get to find out who Mrs. Figg really was, and why she was here, as well as Professor Lupin.
His dormitory was empty, so after he got dressed he went down to the common room. Ron and Hermione were waiting for him.
"Morning" said Hermione, as Harry came to sit next to them on the couch.
"Morning" he replied.
"Happy Halloween" she added.
"Lets go down to breakfast, shall we" said Ron standing up.
They followed him out of the common room, and down to the entrance hall, where they met Draco Malfoy. Hermione was trying to avoid any contact between him and Harry and Ron. She started to walk faster, but they couldn't avoid him long.
"Mudblood!" he said in a very nasty tone, just loud enough for them to hear.
Ron, Harry, and Hermione were almost to the entrance to the Great Hall, with Malfoy behind them, but both Ron and Harry stopped. Hermione tried to get them to keep going but they wouldn't listen.
"Come on, just leave him alone." She said, and they started to leave, but Malfoy said again, in a louder voice, to make sure he would get to them.
"Mudblood"
Just that one word had so much effect. Before anyone knew what was happening, Ron not even bothering with a wand went after Malfoy and hit him hard. Malfoy was bleeding, and he broke one of his teeth. He got up and looked like he was going to do something else, when he ran in the opposite direction. Harry and Hermione stared at Ron.
"I'm sick of him" is all Ron would say, as Harry and Hermione followed him to the Gryffindor table. People all along the hall who had seen what had happened cheered Ron, as they took their seats.
"WOW!" said George Weasley, as he and Fred joined the three, now eating their breakfast. "How on earth did you do that?"
Ron shrugged.
"Well good for you" added Fred.
Many other people came to congratulate Ron douring breakfast. When they were done, they had to go to Charms, so they all walked silenty down the corridors to the 4th floor classroom.
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The class started as normal, but after a few minutes there was knock at the door, and Albus Dumbledore entered.
"Professor Flitwick, might I have a word with Mr. Weasley, please?"
"Oh, yes of course, headmaster" squeaked Professor Flitwick. "Mr. Weasley"
Ron got up, gave Harry and Hermione a fearful look, and followed Professor Dumbledore to his office. When they entered, Sirius, and Professor Lupin were there. Ron became more worried and worried by the minute. Dumbledore gestured for Ron to sit in-between Sirius and Lupin, he did.
"This will not take long" Dumbledore began, "I of course know all about this morning, but I do not know about how it started."
" Malfoy.um. he called Hermione a.mudblood, professor" he said simply.
Sirius and Lupin looked startled by this news, and very angry.
"So that's the only reason you decided to hit him?" asked Dumbledore.
'What?' thought Ron, 'The only reason? Isn't that good enough?'
"It's not the first time he's done it, he says it at least once a day, and I suppose it just really got to me, he just said it too much" said Ron, getting angry.
"Hmmm.well thank you, Mr. Weasley, you may go"
"That's it, im not going to be punished?"
"No" is all Dumbledore said. Ron was shocked that he hadn't been given detention or, lost points for Gryffindor. He didn't say anything else of course and left before he could give Dumbledore a chance to punish him, in case it was a mistake. He knew there was something going on though, he couldn't have gotten off that easily without a reason.
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In Dumbledore's office he sat behind his desk, thinking.
"So" said Sirius, breaking the silence.
Dumbledore took a large, red book from the corner of his desk, 'Ancient Prophecies' he opened it to a marked page. It was the same book that Harry had seen Professor Lupin with in the bookshop in Hogsmead. Lupin and Sirus looked at it, and Dumbledore said.
"It makes more sense every day"
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Ron met up with Harry and Hermione in Transfiguration.
"What happened?" asked Harry as Ron took his seat.
"Nothing" said Ron, still looking shocked.
"What do you mean, 'Nothing' what did he want?" asked Hermione, looking worried.
"He talked to me about this morning with Malfoy. He just asked why I did it, I told him what he called you and he said I wouldn't be punished. Snuffles and Lupin were there too." Said Ron.
"So he knew that you hit Malfoy and he didn't punish you? Weird." Said Harry
"If you three wouldn't mind, I would like to continue with class," said a stern voice behind Harry; he turned to see Professor McGonagall. They were suppose to be transfiguring books into balloons and back again, It looked like a party in the classroom (Hermione did not like this lesson she wanted to keep her books as books)
"Yes, Professor" they all said together.
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At Lunch that day Harry saw Hedwig soar into the Great Hall. She swooped down and landed next to Harry's plate. She had a note, Harry took it off her leg and she nipped him affectionately, and helped herself to some of his lunch. Harry read it and then let Ron and Hermione read it too.
Dear Harry,
I'm sure you remember that I wish to see you tonight. Please come by my office tonight at 6:30, Sirius will be waiting there for you.
Professor Dumbledore
Afternoon classes went by slow. Harry was anxious, nervous, and excited about tonight all at once. For some reason he felt apprehensive about the meeting. It was as if he could tell something bad was going to happen, but he didn't know what and he couldn't explain it.
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That afternoon Harry, Ron, and Hermione all went up to the common room, to work on homework, before the Halloween feast that would start at 7:00. Harry couldn't concentrate at all on his Potions essay. The minutes passed like hours, but eventually it was 6:20, and Harry decided to leave.
"I'll meet you at the feast, ok?" Harry said to Ron and Hermione as he left.
"OK" they answered.
Harry walked alone down the empty corridors. The sun was setting and the sun cast long shadows on the castle that made it look very creepy. Harry reached the entrance to Dumbledores office and saw a familiar looking dog, who started wagging his tail when Harry turned the corner. When Harry reached the stone gargoyle he scratched Sirius behind the ears. Sirius barked and the gargoyle sprang to life and moved aside to reveal the entrance to Dumbledores office, a circular staircase. Harry followed Sirius up it his worry increasing the further he went.
When they reached the door Harry knocked and he heard 'Come In' from the other side, he opened the door to let Sirius in. Harry walked over the threshold and closed the door behind him. He approached Dumbledore with caution. Sitting all around the room were wizards, some Harry knew some he didn't.
"Sit down Harry and we can begin"
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That's all for this chapter! Cliffhanger, I love those, don't you. The next chapter will be longer and there will be two big announcements! Plus the title of the fifth book will be introduced. PLEASE REVIEW!
Thanks for Reading! Sorry it's so short.
This Chapter went up pretty fast, I've had it written for a while, but I wanted to check it over. The next chapter won't be up as fast! I have today off from school, and I had yesterday off too! I live in Austin, Texas, and we hardly ever get off school!
REVIEW
