Chapter 20, The Feast

They got off the train, greeted Hagrid, and looked for Ron and Lavender. But they couldn't find them, so they boarded a horseless carriage and rode up to the castle. Harry and Hermione were in one of the last horseless carriages, meaning they were among the last in the Great Hall. The two went in, found Ron and Lavender, and sat across from them. McGonnagall led the scared 1st years into the hall, and they were sorted. 12 became Gryffindors, 15 Hufflepuff, 14 Ravenclaw, and 9 Slytheren. Then Dumbledore stood up to speak and the chattering hall went quiet. "Welcome to a new year, here at Hogwarts, First I would like to inform the first years and remind our older students that the dark forest is forbidden. Second, I would like you all to raise your goblets in Thanks to Harry Potter, for his defeat of Lord Voldemort over the summer." The hall gave a standing ovation including Malfoy and the Slytherens, which shocked Harry, Hermione and Ron, who were standing clapping furiously. Harry slumped down in his chair, shocked at the actions of his fellow students, he expected Congratulations, but not this much. Hermione thought, 'He's still so shy and modest after six years of hero worship.' The food appeared and everyone ate to their hearts content, When finally Dumbledore said "Prefects will you please lead the students to there respective houses, thank you and all have a good night." As they were standing preparing to leave, Professor McGonnagall called to Harry and Hermione, "Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger will you please follow me to the headmaster's office." They followed wondering what this was about. They reached the statue leading to Dumbledore's office and McGonnagall said the password, "Skittos," they both laughed at this, and followed McGonnagall up the stairs and into the office. "Ah, Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, I bet you are wondering why you are here." "Yes we are, sir," Hermione said, as Harry nodded. "I would like to inform you that you are the new Head Girl and Boy." Harry was in shock (He never expected this.) while, Hermione was trying to not bounce off the walls. "Congratulations, I hope you have a wonderful 7th year, now Professor McGonnagall will lead you to the Head Dormitories, Good Night and Congratulations, oh yes and here are your badges, and rulebook." He said as he handed a badge and book to both of them. Then they followed McGonnagall to their new dorms and Common Room. When Ron, Dean, Seamus, and Neville got to their dorm they noticed that Harry's 4-Poster and belongings weren't present. "Hey where's Harry's stuff and bed?" Ron asked. "I hope they didn't expel him or anything," Neville said. Then Ron went down to the common room to find Lavender. "Hey Ron, Hermione's stuff isn't in our dorm." "Neither is Harry's, I wonder why?" "I hope nothing bad happened." "Ahh, here we are the head dorms." McGonnagall said as they approached a painting of Hogwort's Founders. "Wasn't this painting in a different spot last year?" Harry asked. "Yes, Mr. Potter it was, since the two of you are in the same house your dorms are adjacent to Grryiffindor Tower, unlike last year when we had head students from different houses, that is why the painting was somewhere else. Now what will your password be?" "Friendship," Hermione said. "Mr. Potter is that alright?" "Yeah, perfect," Harry replied. Professor McGonnagall tapped her wand on the picture and said "the new password is, Friendship," and the painting opened, revealing a room similar to the Grryfindor common room. "Your rooms are up the stairs, to the right for Ms. Granger and to the left for Mr. Potter. To get to the Grryfindor common room go through that door," she said pointing to a door, to get back through use your password, as you would to get in here, the password to Gryffindor tower is 'shriveled fig', Good night Ms. Granger, Mr. Potter." And she left. "Let's go visit Ron and Lavender," Harry said. "Alright, let's take the passageway." They went through the door and took a set of stairs up to the tower, and came out from behind a statue of Godric Grryfindor. They found Ron and Lavender wondering, "What happened to Harry and Hermione," they snuck behind them and surprised them, then Ron asked, "What happened to two, you weren't expelled were you?" "No Ron, I'm Head Girl and Harry's Head Boy." "No way!" then he saw their badges. "But Harry was never a Prefect." "That doesn't matter, plus I always had to worry about Voldemort before." "Good night you guys." "Bye see you tomorrow," Harry and Hermione said, then went back through the passageway. "Wow, How did I become Head Boy?" "Think about it Harry, who else would be any better then you?" "Uhhh," "My point exactly." "How am I going to balance this, Quidditch, and my N.E.W.T.'s?" "Whoa, Harry Potter talking about tests before me." "I know, I know." "I'll help balance your duties and Quidditch, all right." "Thanks Hermione, are you going to try out ?" "I don't know." "You should we need people who are good." "All right then Harry I'll try out, ok." "Fantastic," he hugged her and they both said Good night and went to bed.

I hope you all enjoyed it, I was wondering if any of you have any ideas of what I should do with Malfoy it would be helpful, thanks and please review. -ears91

Thanks Devin-Jamie for telling me of my spelling error, I will try not to make it again, and the 7th year tradition will come soon.