Hogwarts Reunion
Chapter 5 - The Feast
Once the boats were docked the ex-students walked the familiar path that led them to the entrance of Hogwarts. Walking gracefully down the stairs, was a witch that had not aged a day since they had left the school.
"Welcome to you all," said Professor McGonagall, while she was still the very prim and proper teacher that they remembered, since the end of the war she had mellowed slightly and there was never a smile far from her face, though it must be said that her teaching method had not changed in the slightest. "You will soon be entering the Great Hall where a feast will be held shortly. However instead of the usual house tables, there will be in place smaller separate tables where you can all sit and enjoy the company of your friends, regardless of what house they were once in." When she said this, her gaze paused slightly on Hermione and Draco who were standing next to each other surrounded by the twelve youngsters.
Suddenly the doors to the Great Hall opened with a loud groan and the adults and their children surged forward looking for places to sit. Hermione looked around to see where Harry and Ginny were sitting but they were already at a table that was full, sitting with the same people that they had journeyed in the train with. Hermione sighed and noticing this Draco looked at her and said in his most courteous manner, "Miss Granger, would you and these fine young children do me the honor of dinning with me this fine evening." Hermione looked up at him and blushed slightly before accepting, and they took a seat on the opposite side of the Hall to her old school friends. After taking their seats Hermione noticed that there were two spare seats at the table, and looked around to see who was missing a seat.
"Blaise, come on over and take a seat. Bring your friend." Draco smiled ass Blaise shot him a dark look but never the less, he took him female companion by the arm and guided her to the table as Draco requested.
"Hermione you remember Blaise, and this is?" Draco looked at the red head curiously.
"This is Hannah Abbott (sp?), she was in Hufflepuff. Nice to see you again Hermione."
"Nice to see you Blaise, hello Hannah, it has been a long while since I last saw you."
"Hello Hermione! Hello Draco, I don't think I have seen anyone, besides Blaise that is, since I left Hogwarts." At this Draco looked curiously at Blaise who was slightly pink in the cheeks and avoiding his old friends gaze. "And who are all these wonderful children then?"
"My name is Imogen Rose, but you can call me Immy. I'm two years old!" Said the beautiful little blonde proudly.
"I'm Jake Hamilton, but everybody calls me Jake. Oh and I'm seven." Jake had a gruff way of speaking and Hannah just smiled at him
"I'm Riley Fraser, but everybody calls me Riles, and I'm five." Riley said in perfect imitation of his idol, Jake.
"I'm Robert Paul, but everybody calls me Robby, and I'm six." Robby also was imitating his idol.
"I'm William Luke, but everybody calls me Wills, and I'm five." Wills also had the imitation of Jake down pat and Hannah carefully hid her giggles as she nodded at each of the young boys before turning to the twins.
"Hi I'm Taylah Jade" the twins were next and as usual they finished their sentences in sync, "and I'm Kayla Marie" "but you can call us the twins. Were four." Hannah smiled at the and Blaise gave a slight shake of his head when he saw the identical twins, they reminded him of another set of identical twins who had caused much mayhem when they were at Hogwarts.
"I'm Travis Joel, but mostly people call me Trav, I'm six years old."
"Hello I'm Daphne Jane, and I'm six years old." She said in her very proper voice and Hannah felt that she should be at a summer garden party sipping tea.
"I am Lilly Grace, but you can call me Lilly, I'm tree." She held up three pudgy fingers and smiled a toothy grin at Hannah, who returned her smile.
"Um. I'm Isobella Indiana, but you call me Bell, I am." she turned her head to Hermione looking for help, Hermione mouthed the word two at her and she smiled and said "twooooo!"
"And this dashing young man is Tate Raymond, but you can call him Tate. Oh and he's four by the way."
Hanna looked at Hermione curiously but simply said, "Hello Immy, Jake, Riles, Robby, Wills, the twins, Trav, Daphne Jane, Lilly, Bell and Tate. I am very pleased to meet you all."
"As am I." Said Blaise, but all conversation stopped at there was a tinkling sound from the front of the room and Professor Dumbledore stood up to address the room.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts." Dumbledore paused as the room was filled with the cheers of the ex-students. "Ah yes, it is good to have you all back here. Especially a certain pair of twins, it is good to see that you both still made it here and it is not even the reunion of your year level!" The hall erupted into cheers again and the Weasley twins stood up to take a bow. Everyone in the room was well aware of the Weasley twins, especially the younger members in the room.
"As I was saying, it is good to have you all back, and I am very happy to know that you will all be staying here for a week to enjoy the many activities that I and the other teachers have planed. However I think that you have all heard enough of an old mans rumblings and even I must pay attention of the other rumbling going around the rooms, I am of course referring your stomachs! Enjoy!" With a clap of his hands food sprung up on all of the tables and every body dug into the piles of food in front of them. After making sure that all the children had food and were eating happily Hermione loaded her plate and dug in.
Their meal passed by with surprising quickness and after the remains of the food had disappeared the room was full of content and full-bellied sleepy people. Leaning back in her chair Hermione looked around at her children and smiled at their obvious attempts at staying awake, none of them wanted to miss a thing, even Jake who was trying to act as though he was unaffected by the whole thing.
Professor Dumbledore stood up once again and the Great Hall became silent, with everybody looking up at him. "Ah yes, I see that you are all well fed and the time has passed quite quickly, and I for one am getting a little bit sleepy." There was a murmur of laughter but most people were too sleepy to really put their heart into it. "A piece of parchment will appear before you in a few moments with directions for where you will be sleeping. I am sorry to those who thought that you would be sleeping in your old dorms, but I trust that you will find your lodgings to your satisfaction! Before we leave I think that it is only fitting that we have a round of our beloved school song before we go to bed." There were many groans from the ex-students and teachers, while some like the Weasley twins cheered loudly. Professor Dumbledore took out his wand and with a flick of his wrist the words snaked out of the end of his wand. "Now you all should know the rules for singing this song, in your own time!" There was a resounding chorus of, "Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, Whether we be old and bald Or young with scabby knees, Our heads could do with filling With some interesting stuff, For now they're bare and full of air, Dead flies and bits of fluff, So teach us things worth knowing, Bring back what we've forgot, Just do your best, we'll do the rest, And learn until our brains all rot."
When the song had finally ended, with the Weasley twins being the last to finish as usual, a piece of parchment instantly appeared in front of Hermione and the rest of the adults with directions to their accommodation.
"Well come on kids, time to go to bed." Said Hermione and for once there were no arguments about it being bedtime.
"Where are you heading off to Hermione." She consulted her piece of parchment and replied,
"I am going near the astronomy tower. How about you?"
"I'm near there as well, I will walk you all."
"Thank you Draco." Blaise sent Draco a look that said more than words could, Draco just scowled at him, glad that Hermione hadn't noticed because she had bent down to pick up Tate.
The children wordlessly followed Hermione up the large staircase and through countless corridors and up more staircases until they reached the portrait of a group of young girls and buys playing in a meadow full of spring flowers.
"Well Goodnight Draco, I shall see you in the morning, we have to be in the Great Hall at 10:00 am so that Professor Dumbledore can tell us about the activities that have been planed for the week."
"How do you know that?" Draco asked, slightly put out. Hermione always seemed to know more than everyone did and that still had the ability to annoy him. Hermione laughed.
"If you had read the entire piece of parchment then you would also know that! Goodnight."
The children all mumbled a sleepy "G'Night," to Draco as the watched Hermione whisper the password to one of the young girls that had run to the foreground of the picture.
"Fairy Tales." The portrait door swung open and Hermione settled all of the children down in a room that held 13 four poster beds and was decorated in Scarlet and Gold. After making sure that they were all tucked in tightly and asleep Hermione collapsed on her bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Draco walked just a little way down the corridor before facing a portrait of a man holding a silver snake.
"Password?" came the evil cackle and Draco looked slightly uncomfortable.
Draco referred to the parchment before answering, "freedom." The portrait swung open and Draco entered into the room that was decorated in silver and green, his old house colours. Not bothering to look at his surroundings in much detail he sweep through the common room part and went straight into his bed room and collapsed on top of the bed, he fell asleep and dreamt of Hermione.
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A/N: Thank you to all who read, and especially those who leave reviews! And even bigger thank yous to those who leave more than one! You guys are the best!
If you haven't had the opportunity to review as of yet, feel free to do so now! Lol! That was shameless of me! Sorry, but reviews make me feel all squidgy inside! Lol, ok I think I have had far too much sugar! I'll just blame it on that!
This chapter is dedicated to:
Meg!!!! (I am very glad to see that you are as upset as I am!! I loved the Order of the Phoenix, but his death made me so sad!!)
Moween (Ta, again!)
Jesse S
tom4eva
free2rhyme (Ta, again to you to!)
Midnight solitaire
And last but not least.
XsesenX (Glad to hear that it is keeping you hooked!)
Less people are reviewing! Argh! Am starting to get paranoid * looks around her suspiciously and then runs off screaming in the opposite direction from the computer * (5 minutes pass) Ok, I'm back and am over my paranoia * darts a quick look over shoulder * Hope you like this chapter and if you do, you know what to do! Hehehe! Gee that was another shameless attempt to get you to review. did it work????
Chapter 5 - The Feast
Once the boats were docked the ex-students walked the familiar path that led them to the entrance of Hogwarts. Walking gracefully down the stairs, was a witch that had not aged a day since they had left the school.
"Welcome to you all," said Professor McGonagall, while she was still the very prim and proper teacher that they remembered, since the end of the war she had mellowed slightly and there was never a smile far from her face, though it must be said that her teaching method had not changed in the slightest. "You will soon be entering the Great Hall where a feast will be held shortly. However instead of the usual house tables, there will be in place smaller separate tables where you can all sit and enjoy the company of your friends, regardless of what house they were once in." When she said this, her gaze paused slightly on Hermione and Draco who were standing next to each other surrounded by the twelve youngsters.
Suddenly the doors to the Great Hall opened with a loud groan and the adults and their children surged forward looking for places to sit. Hermione looked around to see where Harry and Ginny were sitting but they were already at a table that was full, sitting with the same people that they had journeyed in the train with. Hermione sighed and noticing this Draco looked at her and said in his most courteous manner, "Miss Granger, would you and these fine young children do me the honor of dinning with me this fine evening." Hermione looked up at him and blushed slightly before accepting, and they took a seat on the opposite side of the Hall to her old school friends. After taking their seats Hermione noticed that there were two spare seats at the table, and looked around to see who was missing a seat.
"Blaise, come on over and take a seat. Bring your friend." Draco smiled ass Blaise shot him a dark look but never the less, he took him female companion by the arm and guided her to the table as Draco requested.
"Hermione you remember Blaise, and this is?" Draco looked at the red head curiously.
"This is Hannah Abbott (sp?), she was in Hufflepuff. Nice to see you again Hermione."
"Nice to see you Blaise, hello Hannah, it has been a long while since I last saw you."
"Hello Hermione! Hello Draco, I don't think I have seen anyone, besides Blaise that is, since I left Hogwarts." At this Draco looked curiously at Blaise who was slightly pink in the cheeks and avoiding his old friends gaze. "And who are all these wonderful children then?"
"My name is Imogen Rose, but you can call me Immy. I'm two years old!" Said the beautiful little blonde proudly.
"I'm Jake Hamilton, but everybody calls me Jake. Oh and I'm seven." Jake had a gruff way of speaking and Hannah just smiled at him
"I'm Riley Fraser, but everybody calls me Riles, and I'm five." Riley said in perfect imitation of his idol, Jake.
"I'm Robert Paul, but everybody calls me Robby, and I'm six." Robby also was imitating his idol.
"I'm William Luke, but everybody calls me Wills, and I'm five." Wills also had the imitation of Jake down pat and Hannah carefully hid her giggles as she nodded at each of the young boys before turning to the twins.
"Hi I'm Taylah Jade" the twins were next and as usual they finished their sentences in sync, "and I'm Kayla Marie" "but you can call us the twins. Were four." Hannah smiled at the and Blaise gave a slight shake of his head when he saw the identical twins, they reminded him of another set of identical twins who had caused much mayhem when they were at Hogwarts.
"I'm Travis Joel, but mostly people call me Trav, I'm six years old."
"Hello I'm Daphne Jane, and I'm six years old." She said in her very proper voice and Hannah felt that she should be at a summer garden party sipping tea.
"I am Lilly Grace, but you can call me Lilly, I'm tree." She held up three pudgy fingers and smiled a toothy grin at Hannah, who returned her smile.
"Um. I'm Isobella Indiana, but you call me Bell, I am." she turned her head to Hermione looking for help, Hermione mouthed the word two at her and she smiled and said "twooooo!"
"And this dashing young man is Tate Raymond, but you can call him Tate. Oh and he's four by the way."
Hanna looked at Hermione curiously but simply said, "Hello Immy, Jake, Riles, Robby, Wills, the twins, Trav, Daphne Jane, Lilly, Bell and Tate. I am very pleased to meet you all."
"As am I." Said Blaise, but all conversation stopped at there was a tinkling sound from the front of the room and Professor Dumbledore stood up to address the room.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts." Dumbledore paused as the room was filled with the cheers of the ex-students. "Ah yes, it is good to have you all back here. Especially a certain pair of twins, it is good to see that you both still made it here and it is not even the reunion of your year level!" The hall erupted into cheers again and the Weasley twins stood up to take a bow. Everyone in the room was well aware of the Weasley twins, especially the younger members in the room.
"As I was saying, it is good to have you all back, and I am very happy to know that you will all be staying here for a week to enjoy the many activities that I and the other teachers have planed. However I think that you have all heard enough of an old mans rumblings and even I must pay attention of the other rumbling going around the rooms, I am of course referring your stomachs! Enjoy!" With a clap of his hands food sprung up on all of the tables and every body dug into the piles of food in front of them. After making sure that all the children had food and were eating happily Hermione loaded her plate and dug in.
Their meal passed by with surprising quickness and after the remains of the food had disappeared the room was full of content and full-bellied sleepy people. Leaning back in her chair Hermione looked around at her children and smiled at their obvious attempts at staying awake, none of them wanted to miss a thing, even Jake who was trying to act as though he was unaffected by the whole thing.
Professor Dumbledore stood up once again and the Great Hall became silent, with everybody looking up at him. "Ah yes, I see that you are all well fed and the time has passed quite quickly, and I for one am getting a little bit sleepy." There was a murmur of laughter but most people were too sleepy to really put their heart into it. "A piece of parchment will appear before you in a few moments with directions for where you will be sleeping. I am sorry to those who thought that you would be sleeping in your old dorms, but I trust that you will find your lodgings to your satisfaction! Before we leave I think that it is only fitting that we have a round of our beloved school song before we go to bed." There were many groans from the ex-students and teachers, while some like the Weasley twins cheered loudly. Professor Dumbledore took out his wand and with a flick of his wrist the words snaked out of the end of his wand. "Now you all should know the rules for singing this song, in your own time!" There was a resounding chorus of, "Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, Whether we be old and bald Or young with scabby knees, Our heads could do with filling With some interesting stuff, For now they're bare and full of air, Dead flies and bits of fluff, So teach us things worth knowing, Bring back what we've forgot, Just do your best, we'll do the rest, And learn until our brains all rot."
When the song had finally ended, with the Weasley twins being the last to finish as usual, a piece of parchment instantly appeared in front of Hermione and the rest of the adults with directions to their accommodation.
"Well come on kids, time to go to bed." Said Hermione and for once there were no arguments about it being bedtime.
"Where are you heading off to Hermione." She consulted her piece of parchment and replied,
"I am going near the astronomy tower. How about you?"
"I'm near there as well, I will walk you all."
"Thank you Draco." Blaise sent Draco a look that said more than words could, Draco just scowled at him, glad that Hermione hadn't noticed because she had bent down to pick up Tate.
The children wordlessly followed Hermione up the large staircase and through countless corridors and up more staircases until they reached the portrait of a group of young girls and buys playing in a meadow full of spring flowers.
"Well Goodnight Draco, I shall see you in the morning, we have to be in the Great Hall at 10:00 am so that Professor Dumbledore can tell us about the activities that have been planed for the week."
"How do you know that?" Draco asked, slightly put out. Hermione always seemed to know more than everyone did and that still had the ability to annoy him. Hermione laughed.
"If you had read the entire piece of parchment then you would also know that! Goodnight."
The children all mumbled a sleepy "G'Night," to Draco as the watched Hermione whisper the password to one of the young girls that had run to the foreground of the picture.
"Fairy Tales." The portrait door swung open and Hermione settled all of the children down in a room that held 13 four poster beds and was decorated in Scarlet and Gold. After making sure that they were all tucked in tightly and asleep Hermione collapsed on her bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Draco walked just a little way down the corridor before facing a portrait of a man holding a silver snake.
"Password?" came the evil cackle and Draco looked slightly uncomfortable.
Draco referred to the parchment before answering, "freedom." The portrait swung open and Draco entered into the room that was decorated in silver and green, his old house colours. Not bothering to look at his surroundings in much detail he sweep through the common room part and went straight into his bed room and collapsed on top of the bed, he fell asleep and dreamt of Hermione.
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A/N: Thank you to all who read, and especially those who leave reviews! And even bigger thank yous to those who leave more than one! You guys are the best!
If you haven't had the opportunity to review as of yet, feel free to do so now! Lol! That was shameless of me! Sorry, but reviews make me feel all squidgy inside! Lol, ok I think I have had far too much sugar! I'll just blame it on that!
This chapter is dedicated to:
Meg!!!! (I am very glad to see that you are as upset as I am!! I loved the Order of the Phoenix, but his death made me so sad!!)
Moween (Ta, again!)
Jesse S
tom4eva
free2rhyme (Ta, again to you to!)
Midnight solitaire
And last but not least.
XsesenX (Glad to hear that it is keeping you hooked!)
Less people are reviewing! Argh! Am starting to get paranoid * looks around her suspiciously and then runs off screaming in the opposite direction from the computer * (5 minutes pass) Ok, I'm back and am over my paranoia * darts a quick look over shoulder * Hope you like this chapter and if you do, you know what to do! Hehehe! Gee that was another shameless attempt to get you to review. did it work????