CHAPTER THREE
Missy sighed and sat there, in Potions class, eating her gummy bears when Snape walked up.
"And what do you think your doing?" He asked, in his usual grumpy voice.
Missy sat there, with a gummy bear halfway to her mouth. "I... Uhhh... I was just uhh..."
Snape glared at her. "Put those away... Eating is to be done in your common room or the great hall!"
Missy gulped and quickly put them back in her bag as Snape walked away.
She wiped her forehead. "Whew...I thought I was going to get detention..."
Mandy couldn't figure out why she was thinking about Oliver so much. He wouldn't give her the time of day. She should just get over it. She looked down at her paper. She hadn't even realized what she was drawing. She blushed when she realized that she had drawn a big heart with Oliver's name in the middle. She quickly threw it away before anyone could find out. She sat back down at the desk and tried to concentrate on the sound she heard last night.
Ron turned around and watched Draco leave with the girl. He turned back to Harry. "How come he gets all the girls? He's a jerk!" He mumbled something that Harry couldn't hear and started walking to class.
Harry ran to catch up to Ron. "You're jealous of him?"
Ron stopped. "I'm not jealous, its just that...well...I try so hard with girls, but no one ever ends up liking me."
Harry laughed and patted Ron's back. "Maybe you're trying too hard."
Later, in the common room, everyone stayed up late, talking again. Ron and Missy slumped dejectedly at opposite sides of the room, both, ironically thinking the same thing: "I wish I had a date." Mandy, Elorra, Lizzy, and Hermione sat talking quietly by the fire. They all decided that they're first day of classes was boring. They were trying to come up with ideas to make it more interesting. Harry was talking to Joshua, and Patrick, and rather enjoying himself. They seemed to have a lot in common. Ron sat and thought. Harry was right. He was trying too hard. From now on, he would ignore every girl in sight. He decided to start working his magic right away. He stood up and faked a yawn. "Well I'm tired. Good night Harry, Joshua, Patrick." he walked up the stairs smiling slightly to himself. This was going to work; he just knew it! Harry, Joshua, and Patrick looked at each other in puzzlement. The girls were all talking (except for Missy) and hadn't noticed anything unusual. But the boys had. Harry had told them about Ron's latest girl problem, and they agreed with him; Ron was trying too hard. But what was wrong with him this time? They decided to go up and ask him. They went up to the boys' dormitory and sat down on Ron's bed. Ron was reading a book. He looked up. "Hey." he said. Harry glanced at Joshua and Patrick. "Um, Ron, how come you didn't say goodnight to the girls? You ignored them." Ron put down his book excitedly. "Exactly! That's precisely what I'm trying to do! I am going to ignore all of the girls, just like you said! Maybe then one of them will notice me." Harry rubbed his forehead. "That wasn't exactly what I meant, Ron," he said. Joshua tried to hide his grin. "Whom do you fancy for anyways, Ron?" Ron leaned back on his bed and put his arms behind his head. "Nobody exactly. I just don't want to have to worry about a date. I want to have a girlfriend!" Joshua couldn't hold it in any longer; he started laughing. Ron looked at him, like he was crazy.
"What?" Ron asked.
Joshua shook his head, trying to catch his breath. Patrick smiled, and then started to snicker.
Harry smiled and looked at Ron. "They just think that that's going a little overboard, Ron."
Ron sighed. "I can't think of anything else to do."
Joshua finally stopped laughing, and sat next to Ron. "Well, then why don't you just try being friends with them first, instead of trying to rush into a relationship?"
Harry nodded. "You shouldn't go looking for love, it'll find you." "Believe me, I know!" Patrick put in.
Ron smiled. "I suppose your right. We'll just have to see what happens then..." Harry grinned. "Of course we're right!"
Missy sighed as she watched Ron walk upstairs. She didn't stand a chance anyways, he didn't even say goodnight to her. She rolled her eyes; it was just a waste of time.
Mandy walked over then and sat next to her. "Is something wrong?" She asked.
Missy shook her head. "No, why would you think that?"
Mandy laughed. "Um, probably because you've been so quiet today. "
Missy shrugged. "I'm okay, really."
Elorra, Lizzy and Hermione walked over to them. "Are you ready to go to bed? We have to start working hard in our classes tomorrow!" Hermione said, grinning.
Elorra laughed. "You're way too into homework Hermione."
Hermione smiled and they all walked up to their dormitories.
Elorra lay down in bed and as soon as her head hit the pillow, she was sound asleep.
Lizzy lay down on her side, facing Elorra and laughed. Elorra was always the first one asleep. She couldn't figure out how she fell asleep so fast.
Missy and Mandy both laid back in bed and stared up at the ceiling, both lost in their own thoughts.
Missy was wondering if she'd have her nightmare again tonight. She couldn't figure out if she should tell anyone or not. It was like the dream was real. She could feel everything. If someone pinched her in her dream, she'd feel it. She couldn't shake the thought that it was no ordinary dream.
Mandy smiled as she saw the rest of the girls slowly fall asleep. She stared up at the ceiling, wondering if she'd hear the noise. She quickly pulled the covers over her, and looked around the room. The more she thought about the noise, the more she was creeped out. She laughed softly when she remembered she used to think monsters were underneath her bed, and how she'd cover her head up with her blanket and wouldn't pull it back down till she could see the sun coming into her room. She couldn't help but think of that noise, she slowly pulled the blanket up over her head and squeezed her eyes shut as tight as she could. She was hoping she'd fall asleep soon, so she wouldn't have to hear it again.
Missy sighed and sat there, in Potions class, eating her gummy bears when Snape walked up.
"And what do you think your doing?" He asked, in his usual grumpy voice.
Missy sat there, with a gummy bear halfway to her mouth. "I... Uhhh... I was just uhh..."
Snape glared at her. "Put those away... Eating is to be done in your common room or the great hall!"
Missy gulped and quickly put them back in her bag as Snape walked away.
She wiped her forehead. "Whew...I thought I was going to get detention..."
Mandy couldn't figure out why she was thinking about Oliver so much. He wouldn't give her the time of day. She should just get over it. She looked down at her paper. She hadn't even realized what she was drawing. She blushed when she realized that she had drawn a big heart with Oliver's name in the middle. She quickly threw it away before anyone could find out. She sat back down at the desk and tried to concentrate on the sound she heard last night.
Ron turned around and watched Draco leave with the girl. He turned back to Harry. "How come he gets all the girls? He's a jerk!" He mumbled something that Harry couldn't hear and started walking to class.
Harry ran to catch up to Ron. "You're jealous of him?"
Ron stopped. "I'm not jealous, its just that...well...I try so hard with girls, but no one ever ends up liking me."
Harry laughed and patted Ron's back. "Maybe you're trying too hard."
Later, in the common room, everyone stayed up late, talking again. Ron and Missy slumped dejectedly at opposite sides of the room, both, ironically thinking the same thing: "I wish I had a date." Mandy, Elorra, Lizzy, and Hermione sat talking quietly by the fire. They all decided that they're first day of classes was boring. They were trying to come up with ideas to make it more interesting. Harry was talking to Joshua, and Patrick, and rather enjoying himself. They seemed to have a lot in common. Ron sat and thought. Harry was right. He was trying too hard. From now on, he would ignore every girl in sight. He decided to start working his magic right away. He stood up and faked a yawn. "Well I'm tired. Good night Harry, Joshua, Patrick." he walked up the stairs smiling slightly to himself. This was going to work; he just knew it! Harry, Joshua, and Patrick looked at each other in puzzlement. The girls were all talking (except for Missy) and hadn't noticed anything unusual. But the boys had. Harry had told them about Ron's latest girl problem, and they agreed with him; Ron was trying too hard. But what was wrong with him this time? They decided to go up and ask him. They went up to the boys' dormitory and sat down on Ron's bed. Ron was reading a book. He looked up. "Hey." he said. Harry glanced at Joshua and Patrick. "Um, Ron, how come you didn't say goodnight to the girls? You ignored them." Ron put down his book excitedly. "Exactly! That's precisely what I'm trying to do! I am going to ignore all of the girls, just like you said! Maybe then one of them will notice me." Harry rubbed his forehead. "That wasn't exactly what I meant, Ron," he said. Joshua tried to hide his grin. "Whom do you fancy for anyways, Ron?" Ron leaned back on his bed and put his arms behind his head. "Nobody exactly. I just don't want to have to worry about a date. I want to have a girlfriend!" Joshua couldn't hold it in any longer; he started laughing. Ron looked at him, like he was crazy.
"What?" Ron asked.
Joshua shook his head, trying to catch his breath. Patrick smiled, and then started to snicker.
Harry smiled and looked at Ron. "They just think that that's going a little overboard, Ron."
Ron sighed. "I can't think of anything else to do."
Joshua finally stopped laughing, and sat next to Ron. "Well, then why don't you just try being friends with them first, instead of trying to rush into a relationship?"
Harry nodded. "You shouldn't go looking for love, it'll find you." "Believe me, I know!" Patrick put in.
Ron smiled. "I suppose your right. We'll just have to see what happens then..." Harry grinned. "Of course we're right!"
Missy sighed as she watched Ron walk upstairs. She didn't stand a chance anyways, he didn't even say goodnight to her. She rolled her eyes; it was just a waste of time.
Mandy walked over then and sat next to her. "Is something wrong?" She asked.
Missy shook her head. "No, why would you think that?"
Mandy laughed. "Um, probably because you've been so quiet today. "
Missy shrugged. "I'm okay, really."
Elorra, Lizzy and Hermione walked over to them. "Are you ready to go to bed? We have to start working hard in our classes tomorrow!" Hermione said, grinning.
Elorra laughed. "You're way too into homework Hermione."
Hermione smiled and they all walked up to their dormitories.
Elorra lay down in bed and as soon as her head hit the pillow, she was sound asleep.
Lizzy lay down on her side, facing Elorra and laughed. Elorra was always the first one asleep. She couldn't figure out how she fell asleep so fast.
Missy and Mandy both laid back in bed and stared up at the ceiling, both lost in their own thoughts.
Missy was wondering if she'd have her nightmare again tonight. She couldn't figure out if she should tell anyone or not. It was like the dream was real. She could feel everything. If someone pinched her in her dream, she'd feel it. She couldn't shake the thought that it was no ordinary dream.
Mandy smiled as she saw the rest of the girls slowly fall asleep. She stared up at the ceiling, wondering if she'd hear the noise. She quickly pulled the covers over her, and looked around the room. The more she thought about the noise, the more she was creeped out. She laughed softly when she remembered she used to think monsters were underneath her bed, and how she'd cover her head up with her blanket and wouldn't pull it back down till she could see the sun coming into her room. She couldn't help but think of that noise, she slowly pulled the blanket up over her head and squeezed her eyes shut as tight as she could. She was hoping she'd fall asleep soon, so she wouldn't have to hear it again.
