Hogwarts Ten Year Reunion
~* I'm glad to see that some people are still interested in this fiction, even after all that time! Here's the next chapter for you all. *~
Chapter 13 ~ Night In The Tower
The music went back on, and people resumed dancing. However, it wasn't for long, because Professor McGonagall stepped out. She looked just as she did ten years ago, only older. Still as stern, and stiff.
'Good evening, I trust you have all had a good night,' She said, there was some muttering of agreement through the crowd. 'It's about to get even better, you will now be staying in your old common room with your old house mates for the night,'
Everyone cheered, well, everyone except the Slytherins, who had no intention of getting along again, let alone sharing the same room as eachother again.
'If the old Gryffindors would please follow me, old Hufflepuffs please follow Professor Sprout, old Ravenclaws please follow Professor Sinastre, and old Slytherins please follow your new Head of House, Professor Bayne,' McGonagall continued, and the four Professors walked off in their separate directions, leading the former Hogwarts students to their old common rooms.
Harry, Ron and Hermione walked together, Ron rather disappointed to be separated from Mandy, but happy to spend one last night with his best friends.
'I wish we could choose who we could stay with,' Ron said miserably.
'Do you mean you don't want to stay with us?' Hermione asked, looking rather offended.
'No, no! Not at all, I just would like Mandy to be here as well,' He said quickly.
After that, the three friends walked in silence, arriving at the Gryffindor common room shortly after. Professor McGonagall stated the password to the fat lady, and led them into their old home at Hogwarts.
Hermione, Harry and Ron immediately looked around. They found the common room exactly the way they left it, the arm chairs beside the roaring fire, lounge chairs arranged in a sitting area, some study tables, and a warm, homey feel.
'Wow, it's just the way I remember it,' Hermione gushed.
'I know, it hasn't changed one bit,' Lavender added. Parvati looked over at her, for the first time that night seeing her old best friend.
'Lavender? I didn't recognise you!' Parvati enveloped Lavender in a hug. Harry knew why Lavender didn't want people to recognise her. She didn't want them knowing about the article she had to write for the Daily Prophet.
'I've been keeping a low profile,' Lavender replied, pushing Parvati away slightly. Parvati grinned.
'Come on girls! Let's head up to our old room, I'm so excited about seeing it again!' Parvati squealed.
'I think I'll just stay down here and talk to Harry and Ron for a while,' Hermione said, taking a seat in an armchair by the fire place, beckoning Ron and Harry to do the same.
'Fun spoiler,' Parvati pouted, but the two Gryffindor girls headed up the girls staircase and into their old dorm room.
Dean, Neville and Seamus followed suit, and headed up to their old dorm room to do some catching up of their own. When the common room was empty besides the Gryffindor Trio, Hermione smiled.
'Just like old times,' She said warmly.
'Yes, I know, it seems strange after all this time,' Harry told them.
'And there's nothing for us to stay up late and discuss, we used to always be up late doing homework, or planning ways of getting us into trouble!' Ron added.
'Well,' Hermione grinned. 'We should go and start some trouble!'
'I wonder if Peeves is still around,' Harry wondered.
'No, I don't think that's a good idea,' Hermione contradicted herself. 'We shouldn't go and start any trouble, we're all adults here,'
'Way to change your mind, Hermione,' Ron grumbled.
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Meanwhile, in the Slytherin common room, things weren't as merry. Pansy and Millicent were having a yelling match with Draco, Crabbe and Goyle, while Andrea, Blaise and Cora watched from the sidelines.
'You two should have never come back here!' Draco yelled.
'Why not? This was our school too,' Millicent said.
'You aren't welcome here,' Crabbe spat.
'You are less welcome than we are, at least we had the decency not to follow Voldemort, and you cowards ran straight to him for protection!' Pansy screeched.
'We did not run to him for protection, we sided with him because that is the path we had before us,' Draco sneered.
'There is no set path which we have to follow, we choose our own destiny,' Millicent said.
'We are expected to follow in the footsteps of our parents, why do you think your parents abandoned you, Pansy?' Draco said snidely.
'Yeah,' Crabbe agreed.
'I am ashamed to be related to my parents,' Pansy said.
'Trust me, they're more ashamed to be related to you,' Draco sneered.
'Look, can we all stop fighting please?' Andrea cut in.
'I agree, if we have to spend the night together then we should at least try to be civil towards eachother,' Blaise agreed. Cora laughed.
'I think it's funny to watch them fight, don't stop, it's a great show!' She chuckled.
'Cora! That's so insensitive, what about the rest of us?' Andrea said, Blaise nodded.
'What, the whole two of you?' Cora snapped.
'Learn to deal with the bickering, it's been going on since we were in school,' Millicent told them.
'Shut up butch,' Draco sneered.
'I'm going to bed,' Pansy scowled. 'Coming Millicent?' Millicent nodded, and the two girls headed down the stone staircase towards their old dorm room.
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In the Hufflepuff common room, they were all talking, and getting along like old friends. Justin, Ernie, Hannah, Sally-Anne, Susan, Eloise, Sasha and Judy were sitting on their lounge chairs and catching up on eachothers lives.
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At Ravenclaw, the old occupants didn't really have much to talk about, as they had already all caught up with eachother. Terry, Mandy, Lisa, Morag, Dennis, Theodore and Padma were all sitting around with nothing new to talk about.
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~* I hope no one minded that I didn't put in stuff about Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, but they weren't really famous in the books, so there isn't much to write about that I haven't already covered on them. *~
~Gryffindor Gal~