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Everyone in the cave turned to look at Dumbledore. **He knows secrets about me?** Hermione thought to herself. Harry voiced exactly what Hermione was thinking.
"You" he started "Know things, secrets, about Hermione?" he asked Dumbledore slowly. "Just like you know secrets about me?" Harry hinted.
Dumbledore nodded his head "Indeed, I do"
Sirius chose to speak up next "Albus, is it." he trailed off "What we were talking about earlier? Is she her?" Dumbledore nodded his head and then Sirius's eyes got real wide and he looked like he might reach out and hug Hermione at any moment, but he managed to restrain himself.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione demanded, and her eyes were blazing with a fire to gain knowledge. She simply had to know the secret about herself.
"Well, you see Ms. ~Granger~, you just happen to-" Dumbledore abruptly stopped speaking and when Harry spoke up for him to continue, he just shushed him "Shhh!" he said, "Do you hear that?" he asked them. They all strained their ears as if to listen for any sound at all. After a few moments, they all heard footsteps nearby. Whatever, whoever it was, they were coming to this cave.
They all scrambled to hide and waited for whoever it was to enter the cave. Hopefully they wouldn't stay long.
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Draco had been following the two Weasley's and Parkinson for a little while now. It was hard mind you, but they seemed stupid enough to not suspect that anyone would be following them.
They looked like they were almost to their destination when Pansy stopped abruptly. Draco was forced to stop too. "Do you hear that?" she asked them, in a whisper. They both shook their heads 'no'.
"It sounds like someone is following us," she continued. "Yeah" Ginny agreed "I've been getting a feeling that someone has been following us for a while now, but I thought I was just being paranoid" she admitted.
Ron just looked at them both, a look of disbelief on his face. 'Women' could be heard under his breath in a sort of exasperated way. He pulled out his wand and checked around the area. Lucky for Draco he was good at hiding and had a skill in being quiet.
Ron quickly returned to the ladies and shrugged. "I don't think anyone is following us," he said "Now, come on were almost there" he motioned for them to keep on walking and they hesitantly followed.
"So where exactly are we going again, and if you don't mind my asking, why are we all of a sudden hanging around Slytherins?" Ginny asked Ron in the quietest voice she could. Since Draco could hear it and he was tailing from a bit of a distance, it wasn't too quiet after all.
Pansy looked a little insulted but didn't say anything, she just scowled at Ginny, who quickly said "Not that I mind, I was just a bit curious." Pansy immediately warmed up to the girl and Ron piped up with "Because Gin, she can help us reach our goals" then he winked at Pansy.
Draco was still listening to them and though **Just how daft could you get?**
"So you never answered where we are going," Ginny reminded Ron, who didn't say anything right away but then "Somewhere where we can get some privacy"
They were nearing the edge of the town of Hogsmeade and Draco noted that they were going into the mountainous area. **Why are they coming all the way out here?** he thought to himself. He continued following them anyhow until they reached a cave.
Draco hid himself behind a rock and continued to listen to their conversation.
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"Who do you suppose is coming?" Sirius asked them, with a curious expression. Dumbledore was wondering the same thing.
"I don't know, no one ever really comes up here," said Hermione. "Yeah" Harry agreed "In fact, I didn't think anyone even knew about it except for me, Hermione and.." He trailed off, and everyone said "Ron" in unison.
"But why would he be up here all by himself, unless he was coming to visit you or something" Hermione asked and gestured to Sirius. "That's doubtful," said Dumbledore "Perhaps he's come to turn Sirius in" he finished
Harry looked positively frightened by that fact and Sirius's face turned a blank shade of white. "Don't worry, Sirius can always escape" reassured Dumbldore.
Just then the footsteps got really close and Pansy Parkinson along with Ron and Ginny Weasley entered the cave. "Ewww Ron, its way gross up here!" shrieked Pansy. Ginny pointed to the bones on the ground and said "Yeah, it looks like someone has been living here, or used to live here"
Ron's face changed then into a forlorn smile as he remembered the times he had shared with Sirius, Harry and Hermione in this cave. The smile vanished though and he just told them to sit down.
"Now, that we have a bit of privacy, we can talk freely about our ~goals~" then he snickered. Pansy laughed right along with him and Ginny looked uncomfortable.
"So why exactly did you drag me into the mountains to sit in a cave?" asked Ginny "What does that have to do with my crush?"
Harry still sitting in the back with the rest of them whispered, "Ginny has a crush?" They all just sent him a look that said 'shut up!' He looked sheepish but didn't say anything; they continued to listen to the intruders talk.
"Because Ginny dear" said Pansy in a sickeningly sweet voice "If you want a guy, you need to have money, power and good looks." Ron just nodded and Pansy continued "And you my dear, have none of those things." Ginny looked like she might cry but asked "And how would I get those things?"
In the back Hermione whispered more to herself than anyone else "Don't listen to her!" Harry nodded, but didn't speak. They listened to them again.
"Why all you have to do is join us!" Pansy said in a would be inviting voice, if she didn't cackle afterward and if she wasn't wearing that nasty look on her face.
"Join you?" Ginny asked, and then got up, and brushed herself off "I don't think I want to have anything to do with what your insinuating. Besides wouldn't he like me less if I did?" she said in a low voice
"Maybe at first, but after he came to his senses, he'd be all over a girl like you, we can give you that kind of Power" Ginny looked like she was considering it and then she shook her head "No! I can't do that to Harry! I would never join you! I can't believe you are either Ron, but since I love you I'm not going to tell anyone. You either Pansy" They just looked at her for a minute
In the back Harry just looked Dumb founded and mouthed "I'm her crush?" to Hermione. She just nodded back and noticed that a faint pink blush started appearing on his cheeks.
"Silly girl! You could have had anything you wanted! And I'm afraid that we can't afford to let you slip about our little secret, Ron would you like to do the honors?" Pansy asked him
"Why sure Pansy" then he pulled out his wand and pointed it at Ginny "Ron, W-what are you doing?" she asked him, backing away. "Sorry, Gin, but this has to be done" and before anyone could react he pulled out his wand and yelled "Obliviate!" the spell just missed Ginny but it looked like it hit.
Seeing this as her chance for an out, she wiped her face of any expression and asked "Ron, what are we doing here?"
"Nothing Gin, we were just leaving" and he was just about to leave the cave when Harry accidentally knocked a rock with his hand. They all turned around and looked right where they were hiding.
"Did you hear that?" Ron asked them.
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**Stars mean thought**
Now on with the story
Everyone in the cave turned to look at Dumbledore. **He knows secrets about me?** Hermione thought to herself. Harry voiced exactly what Hermione was thinking.
"You" he started "Know things, secrets, about Hermione?" he asked Dumbledore slowly. "Just like you know secrets about me?" Harry hinted.
Dumbledore nodded his head "Indeed, I do"
Sirius chose to speak up next "Albus, is it." he trailed off "What we were talking about earlier? Is she her?" Dumbledore nodded his head and then Sirius's eyes got real wide and he looked like he might reach out and hug Hermione at any moment, but he managed to restrain himself.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione demanded, and her eyes were blazing with a fire to gain knowledge. She simply had to know the secret about herself.
"Well, you see Ms. ~Granger~, you just happen to-" Dumbledore abruptly stopped speaking and when Harry spoke up for him to continue, he just shushed him "Shhh!" he said, "Do you hear that?" he asked them. They all strained their ears as if to listen for any sound at all. After a few moments, they all heard footsteps nearby. Whatever, whoever it was, they were coming to this cave.
They all scrambled to hide and waited for whoever it was to enter the cave. Hopefully they wouldn't stay long.
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Draco had been following the two Weasley's and Parkinson for a little while now. It was hard mind you, but they seemed stupid enough to not suspect that anyone would be following them.
They looked like they were almost to their destination when Pansy stopped abruptly. Draco was forced to stop too. "Do you hear that?" she asked them, in a whisper. They both shook their heads 'no'.
"It sounds like someone is following us," she continued. "Yeah" Ginny agreed "I've been getting a feeling that someone has been following us for a while now, but I thought I was just being paranoid" she admitted.
Ron just looked at them both, a look of disbelief on his face. 'Women' could be heard under his breath in a sort of exasperated way. He pulled out his wand and checked around the area. Lucky for Draco he was good at hiding and had a skill in being quiet.
Ron quickly returned to the ladies and shrugged. "I don't think anyone is following us," he said "Now, come on were almost there" he motioned for them to keep on walking and they hesitantly followed.
"So where exactly are we going again, and if you don't mind my asking, why are we all of a sudden hanging around Slytherins?" Ginny asked Ron in the quietest voice she could. Since Draco could hear it and he was tailing from a bit of a distance, it wasn't too quiet after all.
Pansy looked a little insulted but didn't say anything, she just scowled at Ginny, who quickly said "Not that I mind, I was just a bit curious." Pansy immediately warmed up to the girl and Ron piped up with "Because Gin, she can help us reach our goals" then he winked at Pansy.
Draco was still listening to them and though **Just how daft could you get?**
"So you never answered where we are going," Ginny reminded Ron, who didn't say anything right away but then "Somewhere where we can get some privacy"
They were nearing the edge of the town of Hogsmeade and Draco noted that they were going into the mountainous area. **Why are they coming all the way out here?** he thought to himself. He continued following them anyhow until they reached a cave.
Draco hid himself behind a rock and continued to listen to their conversation.
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"Who do you suppose is coming?" Sirius asked them, with a curious expression. Dumbledore was wondering the same thing.
"I don't know, no one ever really comes up here," said Hermione. "Yeah" Harry agreed "In fact, I didn't think anyone even knew about it except for me, Hermione and.." He trailed off, and everyone said "Ron" in unison.
"But why would he be up here all by himself, unless he was coming to visit you or something" Hermione asked and gestured to Sirius. "That's doubtful," said Dumbledore "Perhaps he's come to turn Sirius in" he finished
Harry looked positively frightened by that fact and Sirius's face turned a blank shade of white. "Don't worry, Sirius can always escape" reassured Dumbldore.
Just then the footsteps got really close and Pansy Parkinson along with Ron and Ginny Weasley entered the cave. "Ewww Ron, its way gross up here!" shrieked Pansy. Ginny pointed to the bones on the ground and said "Yeah, it looks like someone has been living here, or used to live here"
Ron's face changed then into a forlorn smile as he remembered the times he had shared with Sirius, Harry and Hermione in this cave. The smile vanished though and he just told them to sit down.
"Now, that we have a bit of privacy, we can talk freely about our ~goals~" then he snickered. Pansy laughed right along with him and Ginny looked uncomfortable.
"So why exactly did you drag me into the mountains to sit in a cave?" asked Ginny "What does that have to do with my crush?"
Harry still sitting in the back with the rest of them whispered, "Ginny has a crush?" They all just sent him a look that said 'shut up!' He looked sheepish but didn't say anything; they continued to listen to the intruders talk.
"Because Ginny dear" said Pansy in a sickeningly sweet voice "If you want a guy, you need to have money, power and good looks." Ron just nodded and Pansy continued "And you my dear, have none of those things." Ginny looked like she might cry but asked "And how would I get those things?"
In the back Hermione whispered more to herself than anyone else "Don't listen to her!" Harry nodded, but didn't speak. They listened to them again.
"Why all you have to do is join us!" Pansy said in a would be inviting voice, if she didn't cackle afterward and if she wasn't wearing that nasty look on her face.
"Join you?" Ginny asked, and then got up, and brushed herself off "I don't think I want to have anything to do with what your insinuating. Besides wouldn't he like me less if I did?" she said in a low voice
"Maybe at first, but after he came to his senses, he'd be all over a girl like you, we can give you that kind of Power" Ginny looked like she was considering it and then she shook her head "No! I can't do that to Harry! I would never join you! I can't believe you are either Ron, but since I love you I'm not going to tell anyone. You either Pansy" They just looked at her for a minute
In the back Harry just looked Dumb founded and mouthed "I'm her crush?" to Hermione. She just nodded back and noticed that a faint pink blush started appearing on his cheeks.
"Silly girl! You could have had anything you wanted! And I'm afraid that we can't afford to let you slip about our little secret, Ron would you like to do the honors?" Pansy asked him
"Why sure Pansy" then he pulled out his wand and pointed it at Ginny "Ron, W-what are you doing?" she asked him, backing away. "Sorry, Gin, but this has to be done" and before anyone could react he pulled out his wand and yelled "Obliviate!" the spell just missed Ginny but it looked like it hit.
Seeing this as her chance for an out, she wiped her face of any expression and asked "Ron, what are we doing here?"
"Nothing Gin, we were just leaving" and he was just about to leave the cave when Harry accidentally knocked a rock with his hand. They all turned around and looked right where they were hiding.
"Did you hear that?" Ron asked them.
