A/n: *dodges tomatoes* I know.I haven't updated in years! But I solely
blame my school for that. I lost so much sleep during the year that I had
to make it up since summer started! But now.I'M BACK! So I've gotten a bit
cornier.who cares?
On with the story then.
Chapter 10: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Look like you're in love?!?!?! When was this added in?" Harry cried.
"Those are called stage directions Harry!" Hermione sighed exasperatedly. "You're not supposed to read them out loud, you're supposed to do what the directions say!"
"Oh!" said Harry feeling kind of stupid. "All right! From the top!" Harry yelled, only to be followed by a chorus of groans.
"No..that's enough practice for today. We'll continue tomorrow. Besides, it's already eleven at night. We'll meet tomorrow in the Great Hall after dinner. Bring your costumes, scripts and whatever else you might need. This is going to be a dress rehearsal." Hermione explained.
Everyone murmured their goodbyes until Harry and Hermione were the only ones left standing. "Well I've got to hand it to you! This was a wonderful idea!" Harry whispered as he put his arms around Hermione.
"Let's just hope everyone else thinks so. I never really liked the ending of Romeo and Juliet so I thought putting a humorous twist in there of Romeo cheating on Juliet would be fun. But I hate to ruin one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The man was a genius I tell you! He wrote the whole play of.." Hermione was cut off when Ginny Weasley ran into the classroom out of breath. "Ginny, what's the matter? Is everything alright?" Hermione inquired worriedly. Harry gave her a glass of water and slowly her breathing returned to normal. She took a look around the empty classroom situated in the Potions corridor.
"Lavender is the Hospital Wing! Pansy Parkinson hexed her. Madame Pompfrey said it's going to take a week to heal the damage." Ginny exclaimed.
Harry and Hermione both gasped and looked shocked! "Lavender? In the Hospital Wing for a week?" Hermione cried meekly. "Oh no! But the play is in 2 days! And Lavender plays one of the main roles of Francesca! Romeo's mistress!"
"Shit" Harry howled! "Who are we going to get to replace Lavender on such short notice? Wait a minute! The answer is right in front of us! Ginny, you'd help us out won't you? You're intelligent and a fast learner. Perhaps, you could fill in for Lavender!" Harry said looking hopeful. He thought he saw Ginny blush a little because Ginny's cheeks were slightly pink.
"That's a great idea, Harry! Well, Ginny?" Hermione asked
"Sorry. I really wish I could, but I have detention with Snape for two days starting tomorrow. There's no way he would let me reschedule my detention simply for the play!" Ginny stated.
"I knew this would happen! Snape and those bloody Slytherins! Always, trying to ruin EVERYTHING!" Harry bellowed. "Why did he give you detention anyway?"
"Long story!" Ginny said, rolling her eyes. "Well, Hermione? Any ideas?" Hermione had been pacing back and forth murmuring to herself incomprehensible phrases such as "Yes, yes..that will have to do."
"Hermione?" Harry cried exasperatedly, "Do you mind terribly letting us in on the big secret?"
Hermione paused as she was pacing and turned around to face them as if debating whether to tell them or not. "All right! Listen closely, because there shouldn't be any mistakes at all! Well first of all, Ginny is anyone allowed to visit Lavender?"
"Absolutely not was what Madame Pompfrey said, so I'm guessing that means no." Ginny replied.
Hermione sighed and looked as if she was expecting this. "Will she make any exceptions for the play?"
"Especially not the play! She said that it was putting too much stress on Lavender!" Ginny answered.
"Blimey!" Harry cried, "What do we do now?"
"Well, I have an idea, but it's going to be difficult. First, someone will have to notify Lavender of our plan so she won't get frightened when we sneak into her room at night. Then, do you guys recall the box I used to embarrass Dra.. I mean Malfoy?" Hermione said trying to cover up her mistake?
"Yeah.go on." Harry muttered suspiciously. Did she almost call Malfoy, Draco? I knew this whole Head Girl; Head Boy living arrangements was a horrible idea!
"Well, I can use the same spell on Lavender while she says her lines. Then, when we present the show, someone backstage can open the box when it's time for Lavender's lines. So all we need is someone to act in place of Lavender, you know just portray the actions, because that won't be too difficult." Hermione explained.
"Nice idea. Sounds good. But who can we get to play Francesca?" Harry wondered.
"How bout Parvati? She knows Lavender well and she'll probably be knowing all about the play and Lavender's role." Ginny asked. "Alright! That settles this issue. Now all we have to do is speak to Lavender without being caught. Ginny I think you should go and talk to her now. Just tell her you need to give Lavender her homework.no Potions homework. Madam Pompfrey should know that Snape makes no exceptions. We'll come along just incase to distract her if this doesn't work." said Hermione as she described her well thought out plan.
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Meanwhile..
Ron was just coming from his little "meeting" with Pansy in the Potions corridor when he heard voices coming from one of the rooms. After listening in on Harry and Hermione and discovering the plan, Ron began to formulate an idea in his mind, a very shrewd yet malicious scheme. This Lavender ordeal had made his life much easier. "All thanks to Pansy!" he said in his devious little mind. "Good thing she knows so many hexes. Who'd have thought a Muggle-hater like her would come in so handy one day." He skulked off meet Draco in another room close to the Infirmary. "So what happened?" Draco asked eagerly, "Did everything go according to plan?"
Ron grinned and replied with a triumphant "Absolutely!"
Draco displayed his usual smirk and inquired, "So what did you have to do to get Pansy to hex Lavender?"
"You really don't want to know!" Ron replied rolling his eyes, "Besides whenever you needed her help, I think she probably asked the same of you! (A/n: Get your mind out of the gutter! Tsk Tsk!) I hate doing her Potions homework!"
"But you see, the difference is Weasley, that I perform well in Potions unlike you. I don't know why in the world she would ask a dunce like you to aid her." Draco answered.
"Moving on to more important matters," Ron said gritting his teeth "I found out their plan. Hermione is going to use the same Recordum Charm on Lavender as she used on you. It makes our job so much simpler!" Ron beamed.
"Indeed. You know the saying Weasley revenge is sweet. I'm going to teach that Granger a lesson she'll never forget in her life! That charm she used on me is going to cost her. No one makes a fool out of Malfoy and lives to enjoy the glory!" Draco cried icily.
"And Harry! That little renegade! I'll break up the "Perfect Couple" if it's the last.." Ron was suddenly interrupted when she saw a certain redhead at the door.
"Ron?" Ginny croaked, looking aghast.
A/n: hehehe **looks evil** cliffhanger ending! I know it wasn't much but the next few chapters will be exciting! This was just to set up the plot and stuff. R/r! Not too fond of flames.but you can't win em all..
On with the story then.
Chapter 10: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Look like you're in love?!?!?! When was this added in?" Harry cried.
"Those are called stage directions Harry!" Hermione sighed exasperatedly. "You're not supposed to read them out loud, you're supposed to do what the directions say!"
"Oh!" said Harry feeling kind of stupid. "All right! From the top!" Harry yelled, only to be followed by a chorus of groans.
"No..that's enough practice for today. We'll continue tomorrow. Besides, it's already eleven at night. We'll meet tomorrow in the Great Hall after dinner. Bring your costumes, scripts and whatever else you might need. This is going to be a dress rehearsal." Hermione explained.
Everyone murmured their goodbyes until Harry and Hermione were the only ones left standing. "Well I've got to hand it to you! This was a wonderful idea!" Harry whispered as he put his arms around Hermione.
"Let's just hope everyone else thinks so. I never really liked the ending of Romeo and Juliet so I thought putting a humorous twist in there of Romeo cheating on Juliet would be fun. But I hate to ruin one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The man was a genius I tell you! He wrote the whole play of.." Hermione was cut off when Ginny Weasley ran into the classroom out of breath. "Ginny, what's the matter? Is everything alright?" Hermione inquired worriedly. Harry gave her a glass of water and slowly her breathing returned to normal. She took a look around the empty classroom situated in the Potions corridor.
"Lavender is the Hospital Wing! Pansy Parkinson hexed her. Madame Pompfrey said it's going to take a week to heal the damage." Ginny exclaimed.
Harry and Hermione both gasped and looked shocked! "Lavender? In the Hospital Wing for a week?" Hermione cried meekly. "Oh no! But the play is in 2 days! And Lavender plays one of the main roles of Francesca! Romeo's mistress!"
"Shit" Harry howled! "Who are we going to get to replace Lavender on such short notice? Wait a minute! The answer is right in front of us! Ginny, you'd help us out won't you? You're intelligent and a fast learner. Perhaps, you could fill in for Lavender!" Harry said looking hopeful. He thought he saw Ginny blush a little because Ginny's cheeks were slightly pink.
"That's a great idea, Harry! Well, Ginny?" Hermione asked
"Sorry. I really wish I could, but I have detention with Snape for two days starting tomorrow. There's no way he would let me reschedule my detention simply for the play!" Ginny stated.
"I knew this would happen! Snape and those bloody Slytherins! Always, trying to ruin EVERYTHING!" Harry bellowed. "Why did he give you detention anyway?"
"Long story!" Ginny said, rolling her eyes. "Well, Hermione? Any ideas?" Hermione had been pacing back and forth murmuring to herself incomprehensible phrases such as "Yes, yes..that will have to do."
"Hermione?" Harry cried exasperatedly, "Do you mind terribly letting us in on the big secret?"
Hermione paused as she was pacing and turned around to face them as if debating whether to tell them or not. "All right! Listen closely, because there shouldn't be any mistakes at all! Well first of all, Ginny is anyone allowed to visit Lavender?"
"Absolutely not was what Madame Pompfrey said, so I'm guessing that means no." Ginny replied.
Hermione sighed and looked as if she was expecting this. "Will she make any exceptions for the play?"
"Especially not the play! She said that it was putting too much stress on Lavender!" Ginny answered.
"Blimey!" Harry cried, "What do we do now?"
"Well, I have an idea, but it's going to be difficult. First, someone will have to notify Lavender of our plan so she won't get frightened when we sneak into her room at night. Then, do you guys recall the box I used to embarrass Dra.. I mean Malfoy?" Hermione said trying to cover up her mistake?
"Yeah.go on." Harry muttered suspiciously. Did she almost call Malfoy, Draco? I knew this whole Head Girl; Head Boy living arrangements was a horrible idea!
"Well, I can use the same spell on Lavender while she says her lines. Then, when we present the show, someone backstage can open the box when it's time for Lavender's lines. So all we need is someone to act in place of Lavender, you know just portray the actions, because that won't be too difficult." Hermione explained.
"Nice idea. Sounds good. But who can we get to play Francesca?" Harry wondered.
"How bout Parvati? She knows Lavender well and she'll probably be knowing all about the play and Lavender's role." Ginny asked. "Alright! That settles this issue. Now all we have to do is speak to Lavender without being caught. Ginny I think you should go and talk to her now. Just tell her you need to give Lavender her homework.no Potions homework. Madam Pompfrey should know that Snape makes no exceptions. We'll come along just incase to distract her if this doesn't work." said Hermione as she described her well thought out plan.
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Meanwhile..
Ron was just coming from his little "meeting" with Pansy in the Potions corridor when he heard voices coming from one of the rooms. After listening in on Harry and Hermione and discovering the plan, Ron began to formulate an idea in his mind, a very shrewd yet malicious scheme. This Lavender ordeal had made his life much easier. "All thanks to Pansy!" he said in his devious little mind. "Good thing she knows so many hexes. Who'd have thought a Muggle-hater like her would come in so handy one day." He skulked off meet Draco in another room close to the Infirmary. "So what happened?" Draco asked eagerly, "Did everything go according to plan?"
Ron grinned and replied with a triumphant "Absolutely!"
Draco displayed his usual smirk and inquired, "So what did you have to do to get Pansy to hex Lavender?"
"You really don't want to know!" Ron replied rolling his eyes, "Besides whenever you needed her help, I think she probably asked the same of you! (A/n: Get your mind out of the gutter! Tsk Tsk!) I hate doing her Potions homework!"
"But you see, the difference is Weasley, that I perform well in Potions unlike you. I don't know why in the world she would ask a dunce like you to aid her." Draco answered.
"Moving on to more important matters," Ron said gritting his teeth "I found out their plan. Hermione is going to use the same Recordum Charm on Lavender as she used on you. It makes our job so much simpler!" Ron beamed.
"Indeed. You know the saying Weasley revenge is sweet. I'm going to teach that Granger a lesson she'll never forget in her life! That charm she used on me is going to cost her. No one makes a fool out of Malfoy and lives to enjoy the glory!" Draco cried icily.
"And Harry! That little renegade! I'll break up the "Perfect Couple" if it's the last.." Ron was suddenly interrupted when she saw a certain redhead at the door.
"Ron?" Ginny croaked, looking aghast.
A/n: hehehe **looks evil** cliffhanger ending! I know it wasn't much but the next few chapters will be exciting! This was just to set up the plot and stuff. R/r! Not too fond of flames.but you can't win em all..
