Chapter Five:

"Good thing Fred and George found that Gillyweed," thought Noodlez. "Wonder how they got it though...oh well!!"

Noodlez swam about, looking for the Fred, the George, and the squid. She thought it rather rude of them all to just disappear like that on her...oh well!!

"Maybe they're looking for strawberries or something...oh well!!" (lol...o well!! ^^; )

She entertained herself by doing somersaults as she went forward...wondering how long the Gillyweed would last...oh well!! (ok...I'm done with that...*needs a new phrase*) As she swam forwards, she noticed something bobbing along with the current...it had a rather big head too. She swam forward and discovered a sleeping Ron with the Bubble-Head Charm allowing him to breath underwater. Noodlez tapped on the bubble

"Why the hell is he asleep underwater...? (o well...^.~)" she thought.

After a moment of "thinking" (well...staring into space rather) she began shaking Ron.

"Wake up!" she tried to yell but it came out like "Bhwaaagghh Aaaahahhh!" causing bubbles to block her view as they came out of her huge mouth.

Ron woke with a start, then looked grumpy.

"Why'd you wake me up?!" he mouthed, not realizing she couldn't hear him.

He looked around and saw he was underwater...

"Bloody 'ell," he mouthed. "Why are we here?"

Noodlez didn't know why Ron was here. She had come to have tea and crumpets with the squid, but he (the squid) and the twins had disappeared. She shook her head and Ron continued to look confused.

"Where's Duckie and Hermione?" he mouthed.

Noodlez wrinkled her nose at this but shook her head again and shrugged. They drifted with the current for a minute or so until they realized they were being surrounded by shadowy figures that darted in and out of view.

"Uh-oh," thought Noodlez as she and Ron both drew their wands.

Then a huge shadow loomed up behind the others. Noodlez and Ron both screamed, Ron's going unheard and Noodlez's turning into a huge mass of bubbles. The shadow approached and the two were frozen to the spot with fear. As it drew nearer they were able to make out the shape of the giant squid...then they realized this squid had long eyelashes, a bracelet on each tentacle, and carried a purse. Ron and Noodlez looked at each other, confused.

"The squid's queer?!" mouthed Ron. Noodlez face faulted again and the squid looked insulted. It swam nearer and put a flipper...(or w/e those things on the ends of their tentacles are...) on each of the two spell- casters' heads. It spoke to them with telepathy.

***I am NOT the squid you know...and I am NOT queer...and obviously neither is he...he is my...well you would call it a husband...and he has been out having chocolate starfish and hotdog flavored water lately and hasn't been watching the children while I go to the salon!* **

"CHILDREN?!" Noodlez heard Ron's voice in her head...they were also linked telepathically...ooooo muahahaha...

***Yes, children.* The other shadows drew close and took on the appearance of many many 'lil squid-y-s. *But I cant find him and I need to go...FIND HIM FOR ME!***

Ron and Noodlez backed away, then turned tail and swam as fast as possible.

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[scene: (is this getting annoying yet?) back to Hermione, Duckie, and Harry, still in the lake]

"Anyone know what happened to Ron?" mouthed Hermione worriedly.

"He got pulled into the weeds -- wait a minute!" exclaimed Duckie, having a revelation. "They're not weeds! They're tentacles! He got pulled by the Grindylow down to the giant squid! And if we find him, we find Noodlez too! C'mon!"

"Don't worry, Ron," Harry yelled forgetting he couldn't be heard, "we're coming!"

"What about Noodlez?" asked the Duck. "She got taken too!"

"I guess Noodlez shouldn't worry either," admitted Harry.

"HELP!!!!!!!" someone screamed. Or rather, two people....

"Noodlez! Ron!" exclaimed Duckie, also forgetting she couldn't be heard and giving both a hug as they swam into view. "You look like you've seen a giant family of squids, the mother particularly angry 'cause she couldn't find her husband to watch her children while she went to the salon! Poor guys!"

"As a matter of fact, that's exactly what we saw!" mouthed Ron impressed. "How did you know?"

"Hermione told me," lied Duckie so Hermione would stop glaring at her. "She's a sharp one, that Hermione...."

"She sure is," said Ron happily.

Noodlez suddenly began choking.

"NOODLEZ! What is it?" asked Duckie worriedly.

Noodlez merely did a few somersaults, tried to waltz to a rock 'n roll song, and pointed to her throat. Harry knew exactly what she meant and seized her around the waist and began pulling her toward the surface.

"Help me, guys! She can't breathe!" said Harry struggling in the watery water (didn't I give u a HINT when I said "watery"? c'mon, even Goyle's not that thick! [that was me, pretending to be British! how'd I do?]).

"Now, how did YOU figure that out?" asked Ron, even more stunned by his friends then usual.

"I just know these things," said Harry, "when you sit in Trelawney's room for an hour and a half, you think of things like, 'What would I do if I was in the lake and starting to drown and my friends weren't paying attention?' And she did exactly what I would've done."

"Which is what exactly?" asked Ron as they nearly reached the surface.

"She pretended to be a monkey eating cornflakes on Christmas morning, you pea brain!" said Harry obviously.

"It looked to me like she was doing somersaults, trying to waltz to a rock 'n roll song, and pointing at her throat," said Hermione, "but if you say so, Harry."

Finally, they reached the surface and Noodlez breathed in deeply and shouted a rather rude word at the top of her lungs.

"HELLO, DUMB ASSES!" she yelled. "WHEN A GIRL DOES SOMERSAULTS, TRYS TO WALTZ TO A ROCK 'N ROLL SONG, AND POINTS TO HER THROAT ISN'T IT OBVIOUS THAT SHE CAN'T BREATHE????!!!!!!"

"Told you so," said Hermione as if she were three, but no one could hear her because of the Bubble-Head Charm.

"What did you say?" Harry asked politely as he removed his own.

"I didn't say a word," answered Hermione, demolishing her own charm and Ron's too (he was having trouble with his wand, a Grindylow bit it). "I sneezed."

"Oh, God bless you," said Harry.

"Thank you," said Hermione.

Soaking wet, tired, and (in Noodlez case) angry, the five friends returned to their dormitories as the sun began to rise. Duckie lay down in her bed and closed her eyes, sound asleep in two seconds.

But two seconds later.........

"TIME TO GET UP!!!" yelled an alarm clock in her head.

And sure enough, it was 7:15 and time for her first day at Hogwarts. As she shook Noodlez awake and began to dry herself off, she wondered how her first lesson would go.... Well......it wasn't anything she expected...........


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AND NOW A VERY SHORT STORY BY BOND WRITTEN DURING SCIENCE!

Harry and Hermione are sitting in the common room when Ron comes hurtling around the corner.
I'VE JUST BEEN VOTED SUPREME RULER OF THE UNIVERSE!
Harry and Hermione look at each other.
Harry whispered.
Well... Good ...job, Ron. Hermione said slowly.
HAHAHA! Accio cape, throne and stick thingy!
It's called a staff, Ron.'

*silence*
Tsooooo! A cape, throne, and.. stick thingy came in through the window.
What about your crown. Hermione asked.
It clashes with my hair.
Harry said again.
SHUT ...UP!
Hermione was inspecting the cape,throne, and stick thingy.
Ron, is th-
YOU SHALL ADDRESS ME AS O GREAT RULER OF THE UNIVERSE'!
(lol funny Harry!)
Ummmm... ok. O Great Ruler of the Universe, is this the King's property?
*looks at staff which says This is the King of England's*
HOLY S-
*Beef eaters burst in and drag Ron away*
I DIDN'T DO IT, I TELL YA! I'M INNOCENT!
Bye Ronald! Luna waves.
I DIDN'T DO IT! BUT IF I DONE IT, I BET THAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME!
Harry and Hermione exchange glances.

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So there you have it!

Duckie : I am not going to review, i can't!

*worries about Duckie's mental health*