Chapter 7
"Dumbledore's Plea"
As the entrance hall became flooded with students, Professor McGonagall scurried towards the front of the room to give her usually speech.
"Hello and welcome to Hogwarts," she said, her voice echoing off of the walls. "As most of you know already know, I am Professor McGonagall. You will meet up in the Great Hall according to which house you are in. However, first years are required to be sorted before they could go to their houses. Now all first years line up here," she said, pointing to a spot in front of her. "All others may enter the hall with the exception of Mr. Ronald Weasley, Mr. Harry Potter, and Ms. Hermione Granger."
A few people that were standing by the trio turned their heads to get a good look at them before entering the Great Hall. Once the entrance hall was emptied out with the exception of the first years, McGonagall walked over towards them.
"Do not worry," she reassured. "You are not in any trouble. Professor Dumbledore would just like to have a word with you. He is in his office waiting for you."
McGonagall went back to the line of nervous first years and lead them into the Great Hall, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione alone in the entrance hall, with the exception of.
"Peeves is here, or is he there? Maybe Peeve's is everywhere!" he sang as he hovered above them. "Oh, look, it's wee Potty boy and two of his friends, one of which who is a Weasel!"
"Peeves, just shut up," Ron said to the ghost as he flew in circle above the three of them.
"Ignore him," Hermione said and she started her way down the hallway, no doubt heading towards Dumbledore's office.
As Harry and Ron followed behind her, they heard Peeve's blow an extremely loud and unnecessary raspberry.
Harry and Ron had to jog in order to keep up with Hermione. "Slow down," Harry warned. "You're going to give me a heart attack."
"What's the rush?" Ron said in between breaths. "It's not like he's going anywhere."
Hermione stopped dead in her tracks, as did Ron and Harry. "I'm sorry," she apologized. "I'm just.just nervous, that's all."
"About what?" Ron asked. "McGonagall said we're not in trouble."
"But what if we are?" Hermione suggested. "Maybe she's trying to make us feel better by telling us we're not. Maybe we're going to be suspended."
"I doubt it," Harry admitted. "We haven't done anything wrong. At least I think we haven't, anyway."
They continued down the hall at a much slower pace until they reached the statue in front of Dumbledore's office.
"Great," Ron complained. "How are we supposed to get in? McGonagall forgot to tell us the password."
"It was then Harry noticed a piece of parchment floating next to the statue, the note read: Chocolate.
"Chocolate?" Harry asked aloud. Suddenly, the statue sprang to life and moved out of the way, allowing them to walk onto the stairs behind it. All three of them immediately walked inside.
Once they got into Dumbledore's office, they looked around at the paintings of the previous headmaster's all over the walls. Everybody in the paintings was sleeping, and their snore's faintly echoed off the walls. They noticed Dumbledore sitting at desk, writing something on a piece of parchment.
Harry turned to where Fawks should have been, only to find that space empty.
Dumbledore stopped what he was doing and directed his attention towards the students, giving them a faint smile.
"Um, Professor?" Hermione asked. "Why have you called us up here?"
"Don't worry. You haven't done anything wrong," Dumbledore reassured.
"That what McGonagall told us," Harry informed him. "But why are we here?"
"You see, the three of you have a habit of exploring the castle, do you not?" The three of them looked at each other before giving him a small nod. It was true that they explored a lot, but they never got a private lecture from Dumbledore about it. As far as they knew, he didn't seemed to care about them exploring.
"Now, I want you to promise me that you will not explore the castle anymore. Even if something doesn't seem to be right. If you do, however feel as though somebody's life is in jeopardy, please come and tell me. Just please, stop exploring the school." His smile was now a stern expression.
"Is there something dangerous at the school?" Harry asked.
"No, not at all. I would just be able to sleep more at ease if I knew you three weren't out exploring the school grounds. Is that clear?"
Hermione and Ron nodded, but Harry was still confused.
"Don't you trust us? If there is nothing dangerous at the school, why can't we explore?"
Dumbledore looked at Harry, disappointed. " Please, just do not go wandering around the castle. There is nothing dangerous, but in case something does happen."
Harry looked at Dumbledore, but instead of stating his side of the situation, he just turned around and headed towards the door. He was in no mood to start and argument with the headmaster.
"Wait," Dumbledore called out to the three students before they could walk out of his office. "You can not just walk into the Great Hall yet. They must finish the sorting ceremony before we many enter. So, therefore, we will wait until they are finished before entering."
The three took seats in various chairs around the office and waited in silence before Dumbedore told them that they may leave.
They left the office, only to have Dumbledore following close behind them.
All four of them soon entered the Great Hall and Ron, Hermione, and Harry took their usual seats at the Gyriffindor table. After explaining what exactly happened in Dumbledore's office, they listened to Dumbledore's pre- meal announcement.
"To our new students and old students alike, welcome!" Dumbledore greeted, which was shortly followed by a round of applause. When the clapping ceased, he continued with his speech. "Let us eat, shall we?"
As the food began to appear on the tables, the students started to cheer. Ron, however, was too busy grabbing food from various platters to speak, let alone cheer.
So far, the school year seemed to be going by much like all the others. Then again, all the other years weren't all that normal.
A/N- Two chapters in one night? Whoa, this is some kind of record for me. Well, I started reading the 5th book, but I'm only on chapter 23, so I don't know what happens to that evil DADA teacher, so for the sake of my sanity, she will not be in this story, alone with everything else that happens in book 5. I might make some reference to the 5th book, like with Harry and the Quidditch team, but aside from that, don't expect too much. I was trying to make this story as accurate as possible, but that was BEFORE the 5th book came out. Now, I'm still going to try to make it accurate, just not as accurate as before. And just to let you know (although I doubt you care) I will try to update more. I have a lot more free time on my hands now, because I'm finished with GEPA and all those evil midterms now. I'm going to end this A/N before it gets too long and more boring that it already is (If that's possible). Oh, and please review. Tx
As the entrance hall became flooded with students, Professor McGonagall scurried towards the front of the room to give her usually speech.
"Hello and welcome to Hogwarts," she said, her voice echoing off of the walls. "As most of you know already know, I am Professor McGonagall. You will meet up in the Great Hall according to which house you are in. However, first years are required to be sorted before they could go to their houses. Now all first years line up here," she said, pointing to a spot in front of her. "All others may enter the hall with the exception of Mr. Ronald Weasley, Mr. Harry Potter, and Ms. Hermione Granger."
A few people that were standing by the trio turned their heads to get a good look at them before entering the Great Hall. Once the entrance hall was emptied out with the exception of the first years, McGonagall walked over towards them.
"Do not worry," she reassured. "You are not in any trouble. Professor Dumbledore would just like to have a word with you. He is in his office waiting for you."
McGonagall went back to the line of nervous first years and lead them into the Great Hall, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione alone in the entrance hall, with the exception of.
"Peeves is here, or is he there? Maybe Peeve's is everywhere!" he sang as he hovered above them. "Oh, look, it's wee Potty boy and two of his friends, one of which who is a Weasel!"
"Peeves, just shut up," Ron said to the ghost as he flew in circle above the three of them.
"Ignore him," Hermione said and she started her way down the hallway, no doubt heading towards Dumbledore's office.
As Harry and Ron followed behind her, they heard Peeve's blow an extremely loud and unnecessary raspberry.
Harry and Ron had to jog in order to keep up with Hermione. "Slow down," Harry warned. "You're going to give me a heart attack."
"What's the rush?" Ron said in between breaths. "It's not like he's going anywhere."
Hermione stopped dead in her tracks, as did Ron and Harry. "I'm sorry," she apologized. "I'm just.just nervous, that's all."
"About what?" Ron asked. "McGonagall said we're not in trouble."
"But what if we are?" Hermione suggested. "Maybe she's trying to make us feel better by telling us we're not. Maybe we're going to be suspended."
"I doubt it," Harry admitted. "We haven't done anything wrong. At least I think we haven't, anyway."
They continued down the hall at a much slower pace until they reached the statue in front of Dumbledore's office.
"Great," Ron complained. "How are we supposed to get in? McGonagall forgot to tell us the password."
"It was then Harry noticed a piece of parchment floating next to the statue, the note read: Chocolate.
"Chocolate?" Harry asked aloud. Suddenly, the statue sprang to life and moved out of the way, allowing them to walk onto the stairs behind it. All three of them immediately walked inside.
Once they got into Dumbledore's office, they looked around at the paintings of the previous headmaster's all over the walls. Everybody in the paintings was sleeping, and their snore's faintly echoed off the walls. They noticed Dumbledore sitting at desk, writing something on a piece of parchment.
Harry turned to where Fawks should have been, only to find that space empty.
Dumbledore stopped what he was doing and directed his attention towards the students, giving them a faint smile.
"Um, Professor?" Hermione asked. "Why have you called us up here?"
"Don't worry. You haven't done anything wrong," Dumbledore reassured.
"That what McGonagall told us," Harry informed him. "But why are we here?"
"You see, the three of you have a habit of exploring the castle, do you not?" The three of them looked at each other before giving him a small nod. It was true that they explored a lot, but they never got a private lecture from Dumbledore about it. As far as they knew, he didn't seemed to care about them exploring.
"Now, I want you to promise me that you will not explore the castle anymore. Even if something doesn't seem to be right. If you do, however feel as though somebody's life is in jeopardy, please come and tell me. Just please, stop exploring the school." His smile was now a stern expression.
"Is there something dangerous at the school?" Harry asked.
"No, not at all. I would just be able to sleep more at ease if I knew you three weren't out exploring the school grounds. Is that clear?"
Hermione and Ron nodded, but Harry was still confused.
"Don't you trust us? If there is nothing dangerous at the school, why can't we explore?"
Dumbledore looked at Harry, disappointed. " Please, just do not go wandering around the castle. There is nothing dangerous, but in case something does happen."
Harry looked at Dumbledore, but instead of stating his side of the situation, he just turned around and headed towards the door. He was in no mood to start and argument with the headmaster.
"Wait," Dumbledore called out to the three students before they could walk out of his office. "You can not just walk into the Great Hall yet. They must finish the sorting ceremony before we many enter. So, therefore, we will wait until they are finished before entering."
The three took seats in various chairs around the office and waited in silence before Dumbedore told them that they may leave.
They left the office, only to have Dumbledore following close behind them.
All four of them soon entered the Great Hall and Ron, Hermione, and Harry took their usual seats at the Gyriffindor table. After explaining what exactly happened in Dumbledore's office, they listened to Dumbledore's pre- meal announcement.
"To our new students and old students alike, welcome!" Dumbledore greeted, which was shortly followed by a round of applause. When the clapping ceased, he continued with his speech. "Let us eat, shall we?"
As the food began to appear on the tables, the students started to cheer. Ron, however, was too busy grabbing food from various platters to speak, let alone cheer.
So far, the school year seemed to be going by much like all the others. Then again, all the other years weren't all that normal.
A/N- Two chapters in one night? Whoa, this is some kind of record for me. Well, I started reading the 5th book, but I'm only on chapter 23, so I don't know what happens to that evil DADA teacher, so for the sake of my sanity, she will not be in this story, alone with everything else that happens in book 5. I might make some reference to the 5th book, like with Harry and the Quidditch team, but aside from that, don't expect too much. I was trying to make this story as accurate as possible, but that was BEFORE the 5th book came out. Now, I'm still going to try to make it accurate, just not as accurate as before. And just to let you know (although I doubt you care) I will try to update more. I have a lot more free time on my hands now, because I'm finished with GEPA and all those evil midterms now. I'm going to end this A/N before it gets too long and more boring that it already is (If that's possible). Oh, and please review. Tx