J.M.J.
This story takes place in the 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Again, I only own the plot.
Secrets Unfold
Chapter 1
A Different Girl
Knock Knock Knock was heard from Hermione's door. "Coming," she called as she put down her quill, she had just finished writing in her diary. She opened the door and saw Ron behind it. "There's a Prefect meeting in an hour, as I'm sure you know," he said as Hermione shook her head to a yes, "and I was wondering if you knew what it was going to be about?" "How should I know?" she said rather perturbed. "Ok, I really came to see what's wrong, you've been acting strange all month," Ron, said. "Nothing, stay out of my business!" and she slammed the door in his face. "Harry!" Ron called as he came into the Gryffindor Common Room rubbing his nose. "Huh, what?" Harry said startled, he was just about to doze off on his Transfiguration homework. "What is her problem?" "I don't know she's been acting strange for the longest time. First she stays up in her room for hours until called down or for school. And now she just blows off at everybody who tries to ask her anything," Harry said as if studying the facts. "Yeah, I know when and what she's been doing, but why? I mean how long exactly has this been going on?" "That... I don't know," he said. Harry and Ron got so enveloped in solving what made Hermione so rude that they didn't notice that an hour went by and saw Hermione coming down from her dorm. "Oh, time to go already," Ron asked as more of a rhetorical question. "Duh, now come on."
They walked in silence to the Gargoyle, leading to Dumbledore's office. "Frog's feet," Hermione whispered forcefully. "Jeese, chill," the gargoyle said to Hermione. Hermione rolled her eyes and put a wide smile on her face. Ron then proclaimed rather loudly, "I can't stand it anymore, Hermione please as your friend I want to know what is wrong. You obviously need to talk about it." An awkward silence fell when Hermione turned around and looked at Ron. "Your right, I know, and I'm sorry. Ron I know I've been rather mean lately, and your right I should talk to someone, but it's just my business and I'd just prefer not to talk to you or anyone for that matter. Trust me Ron." And she left it at that. Ron, after a few seconds of thought, ran after her and walked into Dumbledore's office.
Meanwhile, back at the Gryffindor Common Room, Harry saw Ginny coming down from the Girl's Dormitories. When she saw Harry she quickly turned around. "Stop," Harry called, "Come here." Ginny turned slowly around and walked uncomfortably toward him. "You know, so spill it!" "I have no earthly clue what you are talking about," Ginny protested. "What is wrong with Hermione?" "Bye," she called as she ran up into her room. Harry, not thinking, ran after her. The staircase quickly changed into a slide before his eyes and he was sliding down the next second. He sat on the floor disgruntled and hurt, "Owww...," he groaned as he rubbed his bum.
"Ok, so it's settled. We shall start a new tradition in the Great Hall. That is all," Dumbledore said to his prefects that were at the meeting. At that moment the one missing came running in, "I'm here!" Malfoy called as he opened the door. He glanced at Hermione in a disgusted tone and sat down. "Sorry slept late! So what are we talking about?" "Mr. Malfoy due to your lateness we have already begun and finished the meeting, and also because you will not know of what we were talking about you will have no partake in starting a fresh ritual," Dumbledore said with a straight face. The smile was now wiped from Malfoy's countenance as Dumbledore then said, "Ok, all of you are dismissed."
"Ron you can go on ahead I'll be in the Common Room in a minute." Ron didn't want to get on Hermione's bad side again so did as he was told, just thinking that Hermione was going to the Library.
He arrived in the common room to find Harry rubbing his bottom and working on a whole new subject. "Ok, first of all I don't want to know, second of all why are you doing your homework? We have all week off due to well.. well actually I don't know. Dumbledore just said so." "Because I want to have the week really off, and how was the meeting?" "Good, we're going to start having a dance on the 1st of March every year. It's just to start a new tradition and that's probably why Dumbledore wanted this week off, so we could plan it." "The first of March? That's this Friday. Oh, cool!" "Yeah, I know!" "Wait, where's Hermione?" Harry inquired. Ron then told Harry the whole story, Harry also told Ron the whole story of Ginny and the magic slide. "Ouch!" said Ron as he realized why Harry was still caressing his bottom end.
Harry and Ron waited up until midnight for Hermione to return, but she never did. The next day Ron and Harry woke up at 8:00 and went to breakfast as usual, but there was something different this morning Hermione wasn't there. Towards the end of breakfast Hermione came in and acted as if nothing happened and she was being much nicer now.
"Should we ask her?" Harry muttered to Ron as Hermione took a seat next to him. "Uh..not right now. I want to have a good breakfast." Harry agreed and ate in silence. "Ok, what's the matter," Hermione asked. "Nothi.." "Where were you last night," Harry asked, completely going against what he had just agreed to. "I don't believe that's anyone's business! Much less yours!" she yelled. She then got up and went sit on the other side of Ron. "I'm glad we had that talk so maybe now you'll stay out of my business, just tell him to," Hermione said under her breath, "I mean if ya'll have any respect for me at all ya'll would let me decide when I want to tell you what I do every night." "I'm sorry. I was just curious," Harry said peering over Ron. "Ugh! Tell him," Hermione whispered as she got up and walked away, taking a piece of waffle with her. "I was sorry," Harry said while he stuffed his face with bacon.
Later that day, Ron and Harry were going into the Library so Harry could look up something for Care of Magical Creatures Class. When they arrived at the library they saw Hermione talking to someone behind a bookcase. Harry probably didn't notice because he went ask the library lady where he could find his book. Ron just stood there watching Hermione as she giggled and batted her hair. He tried to see who she was talking to, only a bookcase was hiding this person from view. Ron slowly walked to the other bookcase and listened in pretending to look for a book. He moved a couple over, but still couldn't tell who or what Hermione was laughing at. "Oh sure! I'll see you tonight, at midnight, in here?" there was a pause and then Hermione said, "Great, bye!" Ron then stuck his head in the hole that he made for himself, trying to get a last glimpse at this mystery person. The only people he saw was a guy from Ravenclaw surrounded by girls from each house and Malfoy and his cronies sitting at a table to the far right. Then he saw a girl with puffy brown hair and a particularly large nose standing in front of him. As he pulled away the nose got smaller and the face of Hermione got larger. She grabbed his ear and he yipped in pain, but that didn't really matter at that point. "I thought we talked! I thought you had respect for me! I thought you were my friend, but now I know you're just a sniveling little weasel!" and with that Hermione strutted off to a table with a rather large book and an angry expression.
"Why are your ears so red, mate?" Harry asked as Ron walked feebly over. After Ron finished telling him what happened Harry claimed, "Well, from the looks of what I saw from this angle she was talking to Colin." "NO WAY!" "Shhhh! Mr. Weasley!" "Oh! Sorry," Ron whispered. "You've got to be joking!" Ron said now in a softer voice, "When I was over there she was like acting all girly and flirting and everything," Harry's face turned to a fowlish yellow color and he said, "Eww! I pray my eyes were deceiving me then."
At lunchtime Harry and Ron left the library (they did more talking then studying), and went to the Great Hall. They sat in their usual spots, but Hermione sat as far away as she could. "So, do you think she's meeting Colin tonight?" "Who's meeting Colin?" interrupted Fred. "And why would we tell you?" "Because I'm your brother, that's why. And you shouldn't be keepin' secrets from family members," he said as-a-matter-of-factly. Ron snubbed up his nose and started talking to Harry again in such a low tone that Harry had a hard time hearing, "I think we find out tonight." "Oh, sorry, Ron, I can't. I'm gonna need rest if I'm gonna ask Melissa to the dance tomorrow, Dumbledore is announcing that tonight, right?" "Yeah, but who's Melissa?" "You should know her, you and I were gawking at her during History Class last Tuesday and Thursday..and Friday. You don't mind if I ask her do you?" "Oh, no of course not, because I'm gonna ask, well I don't know yet, but.." "Good evening students," said Dumbledore as he rose, "I know I usually make my announcements at dinner, but I believe now is a good time for this one. We we'll be starting a new tradition for the 5th-7th years here at Hogwarts. On March 1st of every year we will have a dance," when Dumbledore said this all of the great hall stood up and applauded, "I'm glad you all are happy now, good day."
This story takes place in the 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Again, I only own the plot.
Secrets Unfold
Chapter 1
A Different Girl
Knock Knock Knock was heard from Hermione's door. "Coming," she called as she put down her quill, she had just finished writing in her diary. She opened the door and saw Ron behind it. "There's a Prefect meeting in an hour, as I'm sure you know," he said as Hermione shook her head to a yes, "and I was wondering if you knew what it was going to be about?" "How should I know?" she said rather perturbed. "Ok, I really came to see what's wrong, you've been acting strange all month," Ron, said. "Nothing, stay out of my business!" and she slammed the door in his face. "Harry!" Ron called as he came into the Gryffindor Common Room rubbing his nose. "Huh, what?" Harry said startled, he was just about to doze off on his Transfiguration homework. "What is her problem?" "I don't know she's been acting strange for the longest time. First she stays up in her room for hours until called down or for school. And now she just blows off at everybody who tries to ask her anything," Harry said as if studying the facts. "Yeah, I know when and what she's been doing, but why? I mean how long exactly has this been going on?" "That... I don't know," he said. Harry and Ron got so enveloped in solving what made Hermione so rude that they didn't notice that an hour went by and saw Hermione coming down from her dorm. "Oh, time to go already," Ron asked as more of a rhetorical question. "Duh, now come on."
They walked in silence to the Gargoyle, leading to Dumbledore's office. "Frog's feet," Hermione whispered forcefully. "Jeese, chill," the gargoyle said to Hermione. Hermione rolled her eyes and put a wide smile on her face. Ron then proclaimed rather loudly, "I can't stand it anymore, Hermione please as your friend I want to know what is wrong. You obviously need to talk about it." An awkward silence fell when Hermione turned around and looked at Ron. "Your right, I know, and I'm sorry. Ron I know I've been rather mean lately, and your right I should talk to someone, but it's just my business and I'd just prefer not to talk to you or anyone for that matter. Trust me Ron." And she left it at that. Ron, after a few seconds of thought, ran after her and walked into Dumbledore's office.
Meanwhile, back at the Gryffindor Common Room, Harry saw Ginny coming down from the Girl's Dormitories. When she saw Harry she quickly turned around. "Stop," Harry called, "Come here." Ginny turned slowly around and walked uncomfortably toward him. "You know, so spill it!" "I have no earthly clue what you are talking about," Ginny protested. "What is wrong with Hermione?" "Bye," she called as she ran up into her room. Harry, not thinking, ran after her. The staircase quickly changed into a slide before his eyes and he was sliding down the next second. He sat on the floor disgruntled and hurt, "Owww...," he groaned as he rubbed his bum.
"Ok, so it's settled. We shall start a new tradition in the Great Hall. That is all," Dumbledore said to his prefects that were at the meeting. At that moment the one missing came running in, "I'm here!" Malfoy called as he opened the door. He glanced at Hermione in a disgusted tone and sat down. "Sorry slept late! So what are we talking about?" "Mr. Malfoy due to your lateness we have already begun and finished the meeting, and also because you will not know of what we were talking about you will have no partake in starting a fresh ritual," Dumbledore said with a straight face. The smile was now wiped from Malfoy's countenance as Dumbledore then said, "Ok, all of you are dismissed."
"Ron you can go on ahead I'll be in the Common Room in a minute." Ron didn't want to get on Hermione's bad side again so did as he was told, just thinking that Hermione was going to the Library.
He arrived in the common room to find Harry rubbing his bottom and working on a whole new subject. "Ok, first of all I don't want to know, second of all why are you doing your homework? We have all week off due to well.. well actually I don't know. Dumbledore just said so." "Because I want to have the week really off, and how was the meeting?" "Good, we're going to start having a dance on the 1st of March every year. It's just to start a new tradition and that's probably why Dumbledore wanted this week off, so we could plan it." "The first of March? That's this Friday. Oh, cool!" "Yeah, I know!" "Wait, where's Hermione?" Harry inquired. Ron then told Harry the whole story, Harry also told Ron the whole story of Ginny and the magic slide. "Ouch!" said Ron as he realized why Harry was still caressing his bottom end.
Harry and Ron waited up until midnight for Hermione to return, but she never did. The next day Ron and Harry woke up at 8:00 and went to breakfast as usual, but there was something different this morning Hermione wasn't there. Towards the end of breakfast Hermione came in and acted as if nothing happened and she was being much nicer now.
"Should we ask her?" Harry muttered to Ron as Hermione took a seat next to him. "Uh..not right now. I want to have a good breakfast." Harry agreed and ate in silence. "Ok, what's the matter," Hermione asked. "Nothi.." "Where were you last night," Harry asked, completely going against what he had just agreed to. "I don't believe that's anyone's business! Much less yours!" she yelled. She then got up and went sit on the other side of Ron. "I'm glad we had that talk so maybe now you'll stay out of my business, just tell him to," Hermione said under her breath, "I mean if ya'll have any respect for me at all ya'll would let me decide when I want to tell you what I do every night." "I'm sorry. I was just curious," Harry said peering over Ron. "Ugh! Tell him," Hermione whispered as she got up and walked away, taking a piece of waffle with her. "I was sorry," Harry said while he stuffed his face with bacon.
Later that day, Ron and Harry were going into the Library so Harry could look up something for Care of Magical Creatures Class. When they arrived at the library they saw Hermione talking to someone behind a bookcase. Harry probably didn't notice because he went ask the library lady where he could find his book. Ron just stood there watching Hermione as she giggled and batted her hair. He tried to see who she was talking to, only a bookcase was hiding this person from view. Ron slowly walked to the other bookcase and listened in pretending to look for a book. He moved a couple over, but still couldn't tell who or what Hermione was laughing at. "Oh sure! I'll see you tonight, at midnight, in here?" there was a pause and then Hermione said, "Great, bye!" Ron then stuck his head in the hole that he made for himself, trying to get a last glimpse at this mystery person. The only people he saw was a guy from Ravenclaw surrounded by girls from each house and Malfoy and his cronies sitting at a table to the far right. Then he saw a girl with puffy brown hair and a particularly large nose standing in front of him. As he pulled away the nose got smaller and the face of Hermione got larger. She grabbed his ear and he yipped in pain, but that didn't really matter at that point. "I thought we talked! I thought you had respect for me! I thought you were my friend, but now I know you're just a sniveling little weasel!" and with that Hermione strutted off to a table with a rather large book and an angry expression.
"Why are your ears so red, mate?" Harry asked as Ron walked feebly over. After Ron finished telling him what happened Harry claimed, "Well, from the looks of what I saw from this angle she was talking to Colin." "NO WAY!" "Shhhh! Mr. Weasley!" "Oh! Sorry," Ron whispered. "You've got to be joking!" Ron said now in a softer voice, "When I was over there she was like acting all girly and flirting and everything," Harry's face turned to a fowlish yellow color and he said, "Eww! I pray my eyes were deceiving me then."
At lunchtime Harry and Ron left the library (they did more talking then studying), and went to the Great Hall. They sat in their usual spots, but Hermione sat as far away as she could. "So, do you think she's meeting Colin tonight?" "Who's meeting Colin?" interrupted Fred. "And why would we tell you?" "Because I'm your brother, that's why. And you shouldn't be keepin' secrets from family members," he said as-a-matter-of-factly. Ron snubbed up his nose and started talking to Harry again in such a low tone that Harry had a hard time hearing, "I think we find out tonight." "Oh, sorry, Ron, I can't. I'm gonna need rest if I'm gonna ask Melissa to the dance tomorrow, Dumbledore is announcing that tonight, right?" "Yeah, but who's Melissa?" "You should know her, you and I were gawking at her during History Class last Tuesday and Thursday..and Friday. You don't mind if I ask her do you?" "Oh, no of course not, because I'm gonna ask, well I don't know yet, but.." "Good evening students," said Dumbledore as he rose, "I know I usually make my announcements at dinner, but I believe now is a good time for this one. We we'll be starting a new tradition for the 5th-7th years here at Hogwarts. On March 1st of every year we will have a dance," when Dumbledore said this all of the great hall stood up and applauded, "I'm glad you all are happy now, good day."