Chapter 8-
It was 8 when they all were in the common room, all but Ellie.
"Where is she?" Ron said impatiently.
He had set up the chessboard and was waiting. Harry who was sitting by the fired reading replied
"I saw her go upstairs, maybe she's changing or something?"
Ron looked over at Hermione, deciding whether he was going to ask if she had seen her. He could tell Hermione was deep in thought, reading her, well he couldn't tell what book it was but some sort of book.
"Miony?" He asked sweetly. Maybe he could get her to go upstairs.
"What do u want" Hermione's annoyed voice drifted over to Ron.
"Would you go upstairs to get Ellie?"
Hermione looked over. "No."
She went back to reading.
"Please Miony!"
Hermione got up and walked over to him. "Ron, I know u call my Miony when u want something. So the moment u said it I made up my mind. And I know u can't spell, but I'm spelling it out for you anyway... N-O."
Ron looked up at her, he was annoyed too. "What flew up your wand?" He said. "You get something wrong on Flitwicks pop quiz?"
Hermione just glared at him and sat back down. She began reading again.
Ron looked up at the stairs and saw Ellie walking down. She looked different, for only one reason.
"Glasses?" Ron said out loud. He looked at her blue eyes; the already big eyes seemed bigger. "You wear glasses?"
She tilted her head at him "reading glasses, I only where them when I need to really concentrate, or read something for long periods of time."
She hopped down the stairs, wearing her PJ's which just happened to be blue pad bottoms and a grayish tank and her hair was pulled back into a messy bun.
"What are you so dressed up for" Ron teased.
"Ha. Ha. I'm just more comfy in my PJ's." She sat down across from him. "So...u never lose"
Ron shook his head "never." He could feel someone walk behind him.
"I hafta see this" Harry laughed, grabbing a chair and pulling up next to him.
20 minutes later Ron had won 10 games and Ellie owed Ron 3 butterbeers.
Hermione and Harry were now on Ellie's side, trying to help her, but nothing worked, Ron was just too good. In the middle of their 11th game, Ron saw Ellie look up at the stairs at a tall red haired girl who was coming down the stairs, the girl looked nervous.
"Al-" Ellie started. Then the girl looked around and hurried up the stairs.
"Who was that?" Harry asked, showing Ellie a move.
"My friend Alex...um Heart." Ron nodded
"Right, was she the one that woke me up this morning?"
Ellie nodded, laughing slightly. "OHH, you're the poor bloke she woke up."
Everyone laughed, as Ron told the story, he liked when he was the center of attention instead of harry. It made him feel more important. When he finished, they had almost forgotten about the game. Ellie looked up at him, while moving her glasses, so they sat at the top of her head
"I'm done. No more chess for me" She got up and moved to the couch in front of the fire.
"Yea, Ron, your too good for us..." Hermione got up from her chair and sat next to Ellie.
"Harry? You up for a beating." Harry nodded and sat across from him. The next morning Ron got up and went down the old, creaking stairs. Everyone was down to breakfast, except Hermione, whom was sitting in a red chair, reading intently. Ron walked up behind her and very carefully he lay his hand on her shoulder. Hermione, terror stricken, jumped from her chair. Her book flew out of her hand and landed of the floor with a loud thump. Ron crouched over Hermione's chair laughing hysterically. He couldn't stop laughing. He looked up just in time for Hermione to glare at him.
"Ron! That was an awful trick to play! Sometimes you're so...." she trailed off, grabbing her book and stomping off to breakfast.
"Anytime Miony" he laughed and hurried off after her.
Ellie passed the orange juice to Hermione.
"Yea she's pretty secret, but once you get to know her she's very.... Well you can't really put it into words." Ellie examined her finger, which had turned black and blue from falling and landing on it the night before.
The four of them were talking about Ellie's friend Alex. Ron nodded as if her cared, and kept eating his chocolate chip muffin.
"She had to leave yesterday to talk to the headmaster, About something? I don't remember what, and wasn't in classes. She's a Gryffindor too ya know" Ron watched as Ellie took a grape and popped it in her mouth.
"Will she be here today?" Hermione asked. "I believe so, that gal sleeps so late though..."
Ron nodded, wishing he were in bed this very instant.
"Ron, be careful you look like your going to fall asleep in your pancakes." Ellie said worriedly.
Hermione glared at him "well I'm not talking to him!" she turned her head to face harry.
Ron looked up, his face bright. "Yes!" He said, smiling "for How LONG are you not going to talk to me...I must know how long I get to stay in this paradise."
Hermione said nothing and started a conversation with harry.
"Lucky we haven't caught any of Malfoy yet...he's been to busy with this 'girlfriend' angel..."
Ron looked at Hermione, but talking to Ellie. Sometimes he wished he wasn't such a jerk to her. Ellie nodded
"What classes do we have this after noon?" Ron looked threw his pocket and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper, then groaned.
"You spoke to soon, seems like we have potions."
Hermione's head turned "Who is our new Potions AND DADA teacher?" her voice seemed excited, yet curious.
"I don't know?" Ron said, thinking too.
"You would think they would have announced it or something."
Ellie looked a bit sick when they began to talk about it.
"I heard that Lupin was going to take the spot," Harry said, looking toward the teacher's table. Ron looked over.
"Well who ever they got, they really want to keep it a secret...I guess we will find out this after noon."
It was 8 when they all were in the common room, all but Ellie.
"Where is she?" Ron said impatiently.
He had set up the chessboard and was waiting. Harry who was sitting by the fired reading replied
"I saw her go upstairs, maybe she's changing or something?"
Ron looked over at Hermione, deciding whether he was going to ask if she had seen her. He could tell Hermione was deep in thought, reading her, well he couldn't tell what book it was but some sort of book.
"Miony?" He asked sweetly. Maybe he could get her to go upstairs.
"What do u want" Hermione's annoyed voice drifted over to Ron.
"Would you go upstairs to get Ellie?"
Hermione looked over. "No."
She went back to reading.
"Please Miony!"
Hermione got up and walked over to him. "Ron, I know u call my Miony when u want something. So the moment u said it I made up my mind. And I know u can't spell, but I'm spelling it out for you anyway... N-O."
Ron looked up at her, he was annoyed too. "What flew up your wand?" He said. "You get something wrong on Flitwicks pop quiz?"
Hermione just glared at him and sat back down. She began reading again.
Ron looked up at the stairs and saw Ellie walking down. She looked different, for only one reason.
"Glasses?" Ron said out loud. He looked at her blue eyes; the already big eyes seemed bigger. "You wear glasses?"
She tilted her head at him "reading glasses, I only where them when I need to really concentrate, or read something for long periods of time."
She hopped down the stairs, wearing her PJ's which just happened to be blue pad bottoms and a grayish tank and her hair was pulled back into a messy bun.
"What are you so dressed up for" Ron teased.
"Ha. Ha. I'm just more comfy in my PJ's." She sat down across from him. "So...u never lose"
Ron shook his head "never." He could feel someone walk behind him.
"I hafta see this" Harry laughed, grabbing a chair and pulling up next to him.
20 minutes later Ron had won 10 games and Ellie owed Ron 3 butterbeers.
Hermione and Harry were now on Ellie's side, trying to help her, but nothing worked, Ron was just too good. In the middle of their 11th game, Ron saw Ellie look up at the stairs at a tall red haired girl who was coming down the stairs, the girl looked nervous.
"Al-" Ellie started. Then the girl looked around and hurried up the stairs.
"Who was that?" Harry asked, showing Ellie a move.
"My friend Alex...um Heart." Ron nodded
"Right, was she the one that woke me up this morning?"
Ellie nodded, laughing slightly. "OHH, you're the poor bloke she woke up."
Everyone laughed, as Ron told the story, he liked when he was the center of attention instead of harry. It made him feel more important. When he finished, they had almost forgotten about the game. Ellie looked up at him, while moving her glasses, so they sat at the top of her head
"I'm done. No more chess for me" She got up and moved to the couch in front of the fire.
"Yea, Ron, your too good for us..." Hermione got up from her chair and sat next to Ellie.
"Harry? You up for a beating." Harry nodded and sat across from him. The next morning Ron got up and went down the old, creaking stairs. Everyone was down to breakfast, except Hermione, whom was sitting in a red chair, reading intently. Ron walked up behind her and very carefully he lay his hand on her shoulder. Hermione, terror stricken, jumped from her chair. Her book flew out of her hand and landed of the floor with a loud thump. Ron crouched over Hermione's chair laughing hysterically. He couldn't stop laughing. He looked up just in time for Hermione to glare at him.
"Ron! That was an awful trick to play! Sometimes you're so...." she trailed off, grabbing her book and stomping off to breakfast.
"Anytime Miony" he laughed and hurried off after her.
Ellie passed the orange juice to Hermione.
"Yea she's pretty secret, but once you get to know her she's very.... Well you can't really put it into words." Ellie examined her finger, which had turned black and blue from falling and landing on it the night before.
The four of them were talking about Ellie's friend Alex. Ron nodded as if her cared, and kept eating his chocolate chip muffin.
"She had to leave yesterday to talk to the headmaster, About something? I don't remember what, and wasn't in classes. She's a Gryffindor too ya know" Ron watched as Ellie took a grape and popped it in her mouth.
"Will she be here today?" Hermione asked. "I believe so, that gal sleeps so late though..."
Ron nodded, wishing he were in bed this very instant.
"Ron, be careful you look like your going to fall asleep in your pancakes." Ellie said worriedly.
Hermione glared at him "well I'm not talking to him!" she turned her head to face harry.
Ron looked up, his face bright. "Yes!" He said, smiling "for How LONG are you not going to talk to me...I must know how long I get to stay in this paradise."
Hermione said nothing and started a conversation with harry.
"Lucky we haven't caught any of Malfoy yet...he's been to busy with this 'girlfriend' angel..."
Ron looked at Hermione, but talking to Ellie. Sometimes he wished he wasn't such a jerk to her. Ellie nodded
"What classes do we have this after noon?" Ron looked threw his pocket and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper, then groaned.
"You spoke to soon, seems like we have potions."
Hermione's head turned "Who is our new Potions AND DADA teacher?" her voice seemed excited, yet curious.
"I don't know?" Ron said, thinking too.
"You would think they would have announced it or something."
Ellie looked a bit sick when they began to talk about it.
"I heard that Lupin was going to take the spot," Harry said, looking toward the teacher's table. Ron looked over.
"Well who ever they got, they really want to keep it a secret...I guess we will find out this after noon."