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"Hermione! Hermione! Wake up!" Hermione heard a faint voice calling out to her. She tried to open her eyes, but fell back into sleep. "Hermione!" There it was again, that voice. Suddenly, she felt herself start to shake. With iron will, she forced open her eyes. Draco's handsome face emerged in front of her.
"What?!" She cried, rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Finally." Draco sighed, a slight grin lighting up his face. But a second later it disappeared.
"Hermione, sorry for waking you up like this in the middle of the night. Dumbledore is downstairs. He says he has something extremely important to tell us. Hurry up." Draco explained, walking to the door. Hermione threw off her bed covers and hurried to the bathroom. She splashed some water onto her face and brushed back her hair. Throwing on a robe, she hurried down the stairs.
"Professor! What's wrong?" She asked, seating herself next to Draco on the Slytherin couch. The headmaster was sitting opposite of them on the Gryffindor one.
"Something terrible has happened. Someone, or something, has broken into Hogwarts about an hour ago." The elderly professor said gravely. The two head students gasped.
"At first we- me, Professor Mcgonagall, Professor Jake and Professor Snape- thought it might just be an animal of some kind, but. 10 minutes ago we found a large piece of skin. It wasn't any kind of skin. It was skin that was shed by a.Basilisk. All the professors thought I should inform both of you immediately." Professor Dumbledore continued.
"Where's Ginny? Is she okay?" Hermione cried out, paling.
"She's fine, thank god. But, we have to make sure everything goes on as normal. We cannot alarm any of the students. Ginny will be taken under strict observation at once. She'll be excused from all the classes. We'll give the reason of her absence as chicken pox." He replied.
"Have you told her brother?" Draco asked softly. The professor shook his head.
"I think you two should be the one to tell him. Harry already knows what's happening. He has been using Occlumency this past few days to block anything from Voldermort. And Snape has been teaching Ginny. We had no choice but to tell Snape about this. We trust him, but it's better if lesser people knew." Professor Dumbledore stood up.
"Draco, call Ron & Harry to my office. Hermione, go get Ginny. Walk at all lighted places. No dark corners. One more thing, get changed into some comfortable clothing. We're in for a long night. And it's only one in the morning." The professor issued a wry smile and walked out of the dorm. The two hurried to their respective rooms.
Hermione changed into a long-sleeved black tee shirt with "Princess" written on it in pink on the front. She slipped into a pair of white board shorts and running shoes. Then she flew down the stairs. Draco was already there, waiting. He has no gel in his hair and it looked soft and warm.
Hermione led Draco down the familiar path that brought them to the Gryffindor common room.
"Let's hope they haven't changed the password since school reopened. Lemon fiddlesticks." Hermione said. The fat lady in the portrait eyed Draco, raising her eyebrows appreciatively. It swung open. Hermione shook her head, amused but understanding.
"You go up to the boys' dorm and get Harry and Ron quietly. We don't want anyone else being waken up. I'll get Ginny." She instructed, tiptoeing up the stairs leading to the girls' dorm. She eased it open and walked stealthily to Ginny's bed.
"Ginny. Ginny, wake up." She whispered in Ginny's ear. Ginny stirred but still remained sleeping. "Ginny." She said a little more loudly. This time, Ginny sat up.
"Hermione? What are you doing here?" Ginny said blearily. Hermione put a finger on her lips and pulled Ginny out of the bed. She passed Ginny a robe that was hanging from the edge of the bed and a comb. Ginny slipped on the robe and brushed her hair quickly. Then, they walked out of the dorm and to the common room where she saw Harry and Ron sitting with Draco. Amazingly, they were not arguing.
"Let's go guys." Hermione walked briskly out with the others trailing behind her.
"There she goes again.Taking charge.LEADER." Draco muttered.
"What was that, Draco? I didn't hear you." Hermione spun around, one eyebrow cocked. Draco shook his head. Hermione shrugged.
"Hello, Professors. We're here." Hermione greeted the 4 professors seated in the headmaster's spacious office. All of them just nodded, except for Professor Jake.
"Hello, all of you." He cheerily beamed. Professor Dumbledore took one look at Harry, Ron and Ginny and shook his head. He flicked his wand in their direction. They suddenly were wearing comfortable clothes. Ginny was looking at her clothes admiringly and nodding.
"Yes, my fashion sense is pretty good isn't it, Ms. Weasley?" He grinned. Ginny blushed. Harry, Ron, Draco and Professor Jake rolled their eyes. Hermione giggled.
"Eh-hem." Professor Snape cleared his throat pointedly.
"Oh, right. I'm sure all of you know what's going on, with the exception of you, Ron. Hermione and Draco will explain later. Ginny, you'll be staying in my office all day, with either of us watching you. When you're with Professor Snape, he'll be coaching you on your Occlumency. Harry, Ron, Draco, survey the school grounds with Professor Jake. Make sure you check every single corner. Hermione, go to the library with Professor Mcgonagall. Find out everything you can about Basilisks." Professor Dumbledore commanded. Ron looked around him, confused.
"We really appreciate all of you, coming to help. Please take care of yourself. Okay, everyone, get to work." Professor Mcgonagall ordered.
[Author's note: How did you like this chapter? Was it boring? Or wad? I really need to know, so reviews please. And ideas that you think might do well for my fan fic. Thanks.]
"Hermione! Hermione! Wake up!" Hermione heard a faint voice calling out to her. She tried to open her eyes, but fell back into sleep. "Hermione!" There it was again, that voice. Suddenly, she felt herself start to shake. With iron will, she forced open her eyes. Draco's handsome face emerged in front of her.
"What?!" She cried, rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Finally." Draco sighed, a slight grin lighting up his face. But a second later it disappeared.
"Hermione, sorry for waking you up like this in the middle of the night. Dumbledore is downstairs. He says he has something extremely important to tell us. Hurry up." Draco explained, walking to the door. Hermione threw off her bed covers and hurried to the bathroom. She splashed some water onto her face and brushed back her hair. Throwing on a robe, she hurried down the stairs.
"Professor! What's wrong?" She asked, seating herself next to Draco on the Slytherin couch. The headmaster was sitting opposite of them on the Gryffindor one.
"Something terrible has happened. Someone, or something, has broken into Hogwarts about an hour ago." The elderly professor said gravely. The two head students gasped.
"At first we- me, Professor Mcgonagall, Professor Jake and Professor Snape- thought it might just be an animal of some kind, but. 10 minutes ago we found a large piece of skin. It wasn't any kind of skin. It was skin that was shed by a.Basilisk. All the professors thought I should inform both of you immediately." Professor Dumbledore continued.
"Where's Ginny? Is she okay?" Hermione cried out, paling.
"She's fine, thank god. But, we have to make sure everything goes on as normal. We cannot alarm any of the students. Ginny will be taken under strict observation at once. She'll be excused from all the classes. We'll give the reason of her absence as chicken pox." He replied.
"Have you told her brother?" Draco asked softly. The professor shook his head.
"I think you two should be the one to tell him. Harry already knows what's happening. He has been using Occlumency this past few days to block anything from Voldermort. And Snape has been teaching Ginny. We had no choice but to tell Snape about this. We trust him, but it's better if lesser people knew." Professor Dumbledore stood up.
"Draco, call Ron & Harry to my office. Hermione, go get Ginny. Walk at all lighted places. No dark corners. One more thing, get changed into some comfortable clothing. We're in for a long night. And it's only one in the morning." The professor issued a wry smile and walked out of the dorm. The two hurried to their respective rooms.
Hermione changed into a long-sleeved black tee shirt with "Princess" written on it in pink on the front. She slipped into a pair of white board shorts and running shoes. Then she flew down the stairs. Draco was already there, waiting. He has no gel in his hair and it looked soft and warm.
Hermione led Draco down the familiar path that brought them to the Gryffindor common room.
"Let's hope they haven't changed the password since school reopened. Lemon fiddlesticks." Hermione said. The fat lady in the portrait eyed Draco, raising her eyebrows appreciatively. It swung open. Hermione shook her head, amused but understanding.
"You go up to the boys' dorm and get Harry and Ron quietly. We don't want anyone else being waken up. I'll get Ginny." She instructed, tiptoeing up the stairs leading to the girls' dorm. She eased it open and walked stealthily to Ginny's bed.
"Ginny. Ginny, wake up." She whispered in Ginny's ear. Ginny stirred but still remained sleeping. "Ginny." She said a little more loudly. This time, Ginny sat up.
"Hermione? What are you doing here?" Ginny said blearily. Hermione put a finger on her lips and pulled Ginny out of the bed. She passed Ginny a robe that was hanging from the edge of the bed and a comb. Ginny slipped on the robe and brushed her hair quickly. Then, they walked out of the dorm and to the common room where she saw Harry and Ron sitting with Draco. Amazingly, they were not arguing.
"Let's go guys." Hermione walked briskly out with the others trailing behind her.
"There she goes again.Taking charge.LEADER." Draco muttered.
"What was that, Draco? I didn't hear you." Hermione spun around, one eyebrow cocked. Draco shook his head. Hermione shrugged.
"Hello, Professors. We're here." Hermione greeted the 4 professors seated in the headmaster's spacious office. All of them just nodded, except for Professor Jake.
"Hello, all of you." He cheerily beamed. Professor Dumbledore took one look at Harry, Ron and Ginny and shook his head. He flicked his wand in their direction. They suddenly were wearing comfortable clothes. Ginny was looking at her clothes admiringly and nodding.
"Yes, my fashion sense is pretty good isn't it, Ms. Weasley?" He grinned. Ginny blushed. Harry, Ron, Draco and Professor Jake rolled their eyes. Hermione giggled.
"Eh-hem." Professor Snape cleared his throat pointedly.
"Oh, right. I'm sure all of you know what's going on, with the exception of you, Ron. Hermione and Draco will explain later. Ginny, you'll be staying in my office all day, with either of us watching you. When you're with Professor Snape, he'll be coaching you on your Occlumency. Harry, Ron, Draco, survey the school grounds with Professor Jake. Make sure you check every single corner. Hermione, go to the library with Professor Mcgonagall. Find out everything you can about Basilisks." Professor Dumbledore commanded. Ron looked around him, confused.
"We really appreciate all of you, coming to help. Please take care of yourself. Okay, everyone, get to work." Professor Mcgonagall ordered.
[Author's note: How did you like this chapter? Was it boring? Or wad? I really need to know, so reviews please. And ideas that you think might do well for my fan fic. Thanks.]