Tabby Girl and Tabby Kit went into their room, leaving Vicks to her self.
They walked in and looked around again. Everything was very neat, the
trunks tucked away in their respective corners, and the beds still made.
Everything on the dressers was straightened impeccably, and where there had
been blank wall before, was a nice fireplace, with candles on the mantel
and a roaring fire going.
"Hmm, house elves must have been in to clean up. They did a nice job, too," Tabby Girl said, nodding her head in approval.
"Yes, they're such little dears! They're adorable, really," Tabby Kit said, ignoring the way that her friend rolled her eyes. Just as they made to go into bed, a rap at the door startled them. Tabby Girl sighed in exasperation and got up to answer it.
"Probably Sky, wanting to pillow fight with someone else," she said.
She pulled open the door and said,
"Go to your own room and goof off with Dani, or something. We don't want to fool around at this hour. Not to be rude, but get.lost." Her expression and voice faltered as she looked up and straight into the surprised face of Minerva McGonagall. She gulped.
"Uh, hi! Nice of you to.erm.drop by, Professor! Anything you um, needed?" she squeaked, shrinking back and feeling like a complete and utter fool. She had just told Minerva McGonagall to get lost and go goof off with Dani. Oops.
"Ms.er, 'Tabby Girl is it?" she asked looking down at her with a mildly amused expression. "I am supposing that you either thought I was someone else entirely, or you have some sort of grudge against me that I am not aware of."
Tabby Girl looked at her feet and blushed scarlet, mumbling,
"I-I thought you were Sky."
Minerva's lips tightened, but she said nothing. She nodded.
"Yes, well, in any case, I'm just going around to rooms to check on you all and make sure that you know that the main washroom is just down the stairs one floor, two doors down the hall and to your right. I'm sorry it's quite a walk, but we haven't gotten around to putting in another guest bathroom yet. We don't have company often, you see. And also, of course," She smiled slightly. "To wish you all a good night. Ms. Tabby Girl. Tabby Kit. Good evening." She left the room, her thin white night dress swinging behind her.
"Oh wow.Minerva just said goodnight to me! In her pajamas! I don't believe it," Tabby Girl said, sitting down on the bed beside Tabby Kit and breaking off a piece of the chocolate bar Tabby Kit had pulled out and eating a bit of it.
"You also told her not to annoy you, and to get lost," Tabby Kit pointed out, breaking a bit of chocolate off herself and popping it into her mouth.
"Either way.I heard her. She said 'Ms. Tabby Girl. Good evening.' I heard her. I'll never wash these ears again."
"Whatever, that's just weird. I'm going to go wash up a bit before bed, you coming?" Tabby Kit asked, jumping off the bed and getting ready to leave the room.
"No," Tabby Girl said absently. "No, you go ahead." Tabby Kit shrugged and closed the door behind her, shaking her head.
Out in the hall, a few other people were wandering down to the bathroom before bed time.
"Well, it looks like there'll be a line up? In that case.me first!" Tabby Kit turned around to see Punurple hurtling down the stairs with a toothbrush in her hand.
"Hey! Not fair, you bum! I'm first!" Tabby Kit laughed, chasing after her.
They all reached the bathroom and lined up, realizing that there were seven people getting ready to use just one bathroom. Beautiful.
"Ok, Ok. We can sort this out," Tetley Bag said, making her way to the front and surveying the rest of the impatient people in front of her. "Let's go in together, anyone who is just going to wash up or anything can go second, and anyone who needs to do.um.other things, can go in first, ok?" The rest of the group nodded in agreement, and only one person marched forward.
"Move it, people. I've gotta pee and I'm not waiting. Let's go," Sky said, pushing through and whipping open the door, giving them a glimpse of a large, beautiful bathroom for only a moment, and then slamming it in their faces.
"Hurry up," Jestana called irritably. "And don't break anything!" A moment later, to their surprise, the door was pulled sharply open, and a very grudging Sky peered out at them.
"There are stalls. We can all go in," she said, stepping out of the way.
The girls stepped into the bathroom, confused. There were indeed, stalls. Not stalls like you'd find in a public building, but almost separate bathrooms. Their doors were tall and white, with shiny brass handles, and from what they could see, they all had a toilet with a brass toilet seat and small vanity like table.
"Woah. This is so cool," Dani said, running her hand along one of the brass handles.
On the other side of the room, there was a very long marble counter top, with sunken in, shell like sinks all along the way. They had the same sort of brass taps, and there were little baskets of what appeared to be potpourri sitting next to them. There were many cupboards under the sinks that they were just itching to pull open, and every manner of scented, colorful, or lacy things on shelves above the sinks. What really interested them, were ten shower and bath stalls at the far end of the room. Each of them had a foamed glass door, and a pastel pink and purple floral patterned shower curtain.
"This.is McGonagall's bathroom? I thought it would be.more to her style," Mini Minerva said, taking a deep whiff of some potpourri. Jestana shrugged.
"Yeah.sharp edges, black and white, practical stuff. I don't know. It just goes to show, you think you know someone, until Wham! You visit their house." She shook her head.
"In any case." Sky said slyly, exiting the bathroom stall and proceeding to wash her hands, flicking water at everyone. "It's night time.we're in a great big house.Minerva's house, to be exact... and Minerva was on her way to bed.wasn't she?"
Punurple smiled and nodded, realizing where this was going.
"Sky.I don't think we should do what I think you are most likely going to suggest. We could get in serious trouble! What if Minerva kicks us out of her house, or something? No, Sky. We should just go to bed."
Dani gave Tetley Bag a playful shove and winked.
"Aww, come on! You read the letter! Moldy-Voldie is after us! They can't kick us out. Besides, I want to explore a little."
"Fine. If Min kicks us out.I had nothing to do with it. I'll blame it all on Sky. She'll believe me! She hates you, remember?" Sky grinned proudly.
"Naw, I know she luuuurves me!"
"Should we get Vicks and Tabby Girl?" Mini Minerva asked.
"Ok. I'll get Vicks," Jestana said, making for the exit. "Kit, could you get Tabby Girl?" Tabby Kit nodded.
"Ok. Should we all meet up here, then?" Dani asked, putting a hand on the doorknob.
"Yeah."
They left the room anxiously. Those who were not 'assigned' to fetch someone, plopped down on the floor to wait.
"This'll be fun!" Punurple said, clapping her hands in an uncanny imitation of a four year old.
"Wait, Jestana, Tabby Kit! I'll go with you," Tetley Bag said, jumping up and leaving the group of giddy (mostly) teenage girls behind. Dani rolled her eyes.
"Fine!" She pretended to sob into her hands. "We know you're too mature for us! Leave the little ones!"
"That's right," Tetley called from down the hall. Dani stopped her tragic artificial wails.
"Hey! I'm not a little one!"
"No," Jestana shouted, "you just act like one!"
Back up the hall, Tetley Bag and Jestana were shaking their heads at the group of laughing girls who were rolling on the floor and playfully shoving Dani. They reminded Jestana forcibly of kittens. Or really messed up kids, one of the two.
"That Dani is a card, but they're all really great, if a little.odd," Tetley said, smiling.
"Ahem! Present company excluded, I hope," Tabby Kit laughed, making to give Tetley a swat.
Jestana grinned and rolled her eyes.
"They're all a little.uh.eccentric. Mind you I can't talk; look who I'm walking with."
"Hey!" Tetley laughed. "You're not so normal yourself! You're twenty years old and read Harry Potter!"
Jestana shot her a mock glare. And Tabby Kit clapped her hand to her mouth in fake shock.
"We won't get into the age issue here, alright? We just won't."
The friendly banter continued for some time, until they reached their respective rooms.
"Guys? Er.guys?" Tabby Kit said, taping the two on the shoulder; they were laughing and pretending to argue still. "Whatever, I'm going to go see if Tabby Girl is awake.you guys coming? Hellooo?" She shrugged and walked down the hall to the room that she shared with Tabby Girl.
Tetley and Jestana continued to choke with laughter and throw cheesy insults, occasionally giving a light shove or a push in the other's direction. Tabby Kit shook her head in amusement.
Back downstairs, the other four girls were getting restless.
"ARGH!" Punurple growled. "Where the heck are they?"
"Yeah," said Sky overly dramatically, "we've been waiting for like, hours already!"
Dani sighed from where she was laying, sprawled on the ground.
"It's been about ten minutes, Sky," she said, not even opening her eyes.
"Still," Mini Minerva said, looking around, "you'd think they'd killed each other by now."
"Finally," Punurple said as four people came walking down the hall, chatting happily. "We thought you'd all been kidnapped along the way!"
"Oh, ha ha ha!" Vicks said sarcastically.
"Hey, where's Tabby Girl?" Dani asked, finally getting up off the floor. Tabby Kit rolled her eyes.
"She was sound asleep, snoring and everything."
"Whatever. Are we going to go already?" Sky asked impatiently.
"Yes, yes. Come on, while it's dark." The two still on the ground stood up and followed the others, venturing off on what would be an unforgettable adventure.
"Hmm, house elves must have been in to clean up. They did a nice job, too," Tabby Girl said, nodding her head in approval.
"Yes, they're such little dears! They're adorable, really," Tabby Kit said, ignoring the way that her friend rolled her eyes. Just as they made to go into bed, a rap at the door startled them. Tabby Girl sighed in exasperation and got up to answer it.
"Probably Sky, wanting to pillow fight with someone else," she said.
She pulled open the door and said,
"Go to your own room and goof off with Dani, or something. We don't want to fool around at this hour. Not to be rude, but get.lost." Her expression and voice faltered as she looked up and straight into the surprised face of Minerva McGonagall. She gulped.
"Uh, hi! Nice of you to.erm.drop by, Professor! Anything you um, needed?" she squeaked, shrinking back and feeling like a complete and utter fool. She had just told Minerva McGonagall to get lost and go goof off with Dani. Oops.
"Ms.er, 'Tabby Girl is it?" she asked looking down at her with a mildly amused expression. "I am supposing that you either thought I was someone else entirely, or you have some sort of grudge against me that I am not aware of."
Tabby Girl looked at her feet and blushed scarlet, mumbling,
"I-I thought you were Sky."
Minerva's lips tightened, but she said nothing. She nodded.
"Yes, well, in any case, I'm just going around to rooms to check on you all and make sure that you know that the main washroom is just down the stairs one floor, two doors down the hall and to your right. I'm sorry it's quite a walk, but we haven't gotten around to putting in another guest bathroom yet. We don't have company often, you see. And also, of course," She smiled slightly. "To wish you all a good night. Ms. Tabby Girl. Tabby Kit. Good evening." She left the room, her thin white night dress swinging behind her.
"Oh wow.Minerva just said goodnight to me! In her pajamas! I don't believe it," Tabby Girl said, sitting down on the bed beside Tabby Kit and breaking off a piece of the chocolate bar Tabby Kit had pulled out and eating a bit of it.
"You also told her not to annoy you, and to get lost," Tabby Kit pointed out, breaking a bit of chocolate off herself and popping it into her mouth.
"Either way.I heard her. She said 'Ms. Tabby Girl. Good evening.' I heard her. I'll never wash these ears again."
"Whatever, that's just weird. I'm going to go wash up a bit before bed, you coming?" Tabby Kit asked, jumping off the bed and getting ready to leave the room.
"No," Tabby Girl said absently. "No, you go ahead." Tabby Kit shrugged and closed the door behind her, shaking her head.
Out in the hall, a few other people were wandering down to the bathroom before bed time.
"Well, it looks like there'll be a line up? In that case.me first!" Tabby Kit turned around to see Punurple hurtling down the stairs with a toothbrush in her hand.
"Hey! Not fair, you bum! I'm first!" Tabby Kit laughed, chasing after her.
They all reached the bathroom and lined up, realizing that there were seven people getting ready to use just one bathroom. Beautiful.
"Ok, Ok. We can sort this out," Tetley Bag said, making her way to the front and surveying the rest of the impatient people in front of her. "Let's go in together, anyone who is just going to wash up or anything can go second, and anyone who needs to do.um.other things, can go in first, ok?" The rest of the group nodded in agreement, and only one person marched forward.
"Move it, people. I've gotta pee and I'm not waiting. Let's go," Sky said, pushing through and whipping open the door, giving them a glimpse of a large, beautiful bathroom for only a moment, and then slamming it in their faces.
"Hurry up," Jestana called irritably. "And don't break anything!" A moment later, to their surprise, the door was pulled sharply open, and a very grudging Sky peered out at them.
"There are stalls. We can all go in," she said, stepping out of the way.
The girls stepped into the bathroom, confused. There were indeed, stalls. Not stalls like you'd find in a public building, but almost separate bathrooms. Their doors were tall and white, with shiny brass handles, and from what they could see, they all had a toilet with a brass toilet seat and small vanity like table.
"Woah. This is so cool," Dani said, running her hand along one of the brass handles.
On the other side of the room, there was a very long marble counter top, with sunken in, shell like sinks all along the way. They had the same sort of brass taps, and there were little baskets of what appeared to be potpourri sitting next to them. There were many cupboards under the sinks that they were just itching to pull open, and every manner of scented, colorful, or lacy things on shelves above the sinks. What really interested them, were ten shower and bath stalls at the far end of the room. Each of them had a foamed glass door, and a pastel pink and purple floral patterned shower curtain.
"This.is McGonagall's bathroom? I thought it would be.more to her style," Mini Minerva said, taking a deep whiff of some potpourri. Jestana shrugged.
"Yeah.sharp edges, black and white, practical stuff. I don't know. It just goes to show, you think you know someone, until Wham! You visit their house." She shook her head.
"In any case." Sky said slyly, exiting the bathroom stall and proceeding to wash her hands, flicking water at everyone. "It's night time.we're in a great big house.Minerva's house, to be exact... and Minerva was on her way to bed.wasn't she?"
Punurple smiled and nodded, realizing where this was going.
"Sky.I don't think we should do what I think you are most likely going to suggest. We could get in serious trouble! What if Minerva kicks us out of her house, or something? No, Sky. We should just go to bed."
Dani gave Tetley Bag a playful shove and winked.
"Aww, come on! You read the letter! Moldy-Voldie is after us! They can't kick us out. Besides, I want to explore a little."
"Fine. If Min kicks us out.I had nothing to do with it. I'll blame it all on Sky. She'll believe me! She hates you, remember?" Sky grinned proudly.
"Naw, I know she luuuurves me!"
"Should we get Vicks and Tabby Girl?" Mini Minerva asked.
"Ok. I'll get Vicks," Jestana said, making for the exit. "Kit, could you get Tabby Girl?" Tabby Kit nodded.
"Ok. Should we all meet up here, then?" Dani asked, putting a hand on the doorknob.
"Yeah."
They left the room anxiously. Those who were not 'assigned' to fetch someone, plopped down on the floor to wait.
"This'll be fun!" Punurple said, clapping her hands in an uncanny imitation of a four year old.
"Wait, Jestana, Tabby Kit! I'll go with you," Tetley Bag said, jumping up and leaving the group of giddy (mostly) teenage girls behind. Dani rolled her eyes.
"Fine!" She pretended to sob into her hands. "We know you're too mature for us! Leave the little ones!"
"That's right," Tetley called from down the hall. Dani stopped her tragic artificial wails.
"Hey! I'm not a little one!"
"No," Jestana shouted, "you just act like one!"
Back up the hall, Tetley Bag and Jestana were shaking their heads at the group of laughing girls who were rolling on the floor and playfully shoving Dani. They reminded Jestana forcibly of kittens. Or really messed up kids, one of the two.
"That Dani is a card, but they're all really great, if a little.odd," Tetley said, smiling.
"Ahem! Present company excluded, I hope," Tabby Kit laughed, making to give Tetley a swat.
Jestana grinned and rolled her eyes.
"They're all a little.uh.eccentric. Mind you I can't talk; look who I'm walking with."
"Hey!" Tetley laughed. "You're not so normal yourself! You're twenty years old and read Harry Potter!"
Jestana shot her a mock glare. And Tabby Kit clapped her hand to her mouth in fake shock.
"We won't get into the age issue here, alright? We just won't."
The friendly banter continued for some time, until they reached their respective rooms.
"Guys? Er.guys?" Tabby Kit said, taping the two on the shoulder; they were laughing and pretending to argue still. "Whatever, I'm going to go see if Tabby Girl is awake.you guys coming? Hellooo?" She shrugged and walked down the hall to the room that she shared with Tabby Girl.
Tetley and Jestana continued to choke with laughter and throw cheesy insults, occasionally giving a light shove or a push in the other's direction. Tabby Kit shook her head in amusement.
Back downstairs, the other four girls were getting restless.
"ARGH!" Punurple growled. "Where the heck are they?"
"Yeah," said Sky overly dramatically, "we've been waiting for like, hours already!"
Dani sighed from where she was laying, sprawled on the ground.
"It's been about ten minutes, Sky," she said, not even opening her eyes.
"Still," Mini Minerva said, looking around, "you'd think they'd killed each other by now."
"Finally," Punurple said as four people came walking down the hall, chatting happily. "We thought you'd all been kidnapped along the way!"
"Oh, ha ha ha!" Vicks said sarcastically.
"Hey, where's Tabby Girl?" Dani asked, finally getting up off the floor. Tabby Kit rolled her eyes.
"She was sound asleep, snoring and everything."
"Whatever. Are we going to go already?" Sky asked impatiently.
"Yes, yes. Come on, while it's dark." The two still on the ground stood up and followed the others, venturing off on what would be an unforgettable adventure.