Chapter 6
The rest of day there were murmurs that a feast was going to happen tonight even though it wasn't Halloween, know one knows what the feast is for or about but there were rumors that it was because Dumbledore died and some as outrageous that her purposed to professor McGonagall.
"Hermione do you know what all this is about" Harry asked as they walked down to the great hall for the feast he was asked to come early as was Hermione and Ron and many other seventh year students.
"Umm... I honestly don't know"
Hermione lied. After her encounter with Dumbledore, McGonagall told her about it but she had to keep quite about it.
"That's too bad, anyways are we the only people coming or are there going to be more, and why are we being called down." Harry said
"McGonagall wants her best students to help and that consist of mostly Gryffindor's but there are going to be others"
"Is Malfoy one of them?" Ron asked
"No I don't think so, too bad isn't it"
"NO!!!!" Ron and Harry said together. This caused Hermione to go off in a huff and probably not talk to them for the next few hours.
They all walked in to the Hall and were greeted and given assignments by there transfiguration teacher. Harry had to clean, Ron had to decorate and Hermione had to supervise. Harry didn't notice anyone else he knew from the area he was cleaning, but that when he heard a familiar laugh come from the teacher table. He looked up and saw a familiar russet head moving back and forth, Harry paused to watch. He was pulled back to reality by Hermione yelling something at him, this got Ginny's attention. She looked up and saw Harry smile, She did nothing just went back to cleaning. The smile Harry had on his face drooped into a frown he stopped cleaning and began to walk towards her.
"Mr. Potter are you finished so soon" McGonagall asked
"No Professor, sorry" Harry mumbled. And went back to where he was.
He stayed there and cleaned for the rest of the time. Quickly glancing at Ginny; once or twice he caught her staring at him.
*** They where finished just in time as the crowd became to come in to the Hall. Harry joined the rest of his friends at the table they were all anxious to see what this was all about.
The lights in the great hall went out very one gave a loud gasp. Slowly the lights came back on, one at a time they began to brighten the room. Standing at the front with the rest of the teachers was Dumbledore.
"Good evening students, teachers and other colleges"
Everyone went into cheers and yells of joy as they saw Dumbledore. Some people where yelling out things like "Thank god you're not dead" and "Are you marring Ms. McGonagall?"
Dumbledore raised his hand and every silenced and waited for him to speak.
"No, I'm not dead and sadly Ms. McGonagall refused my offer for marriage" he said joking "the real reason I'm here is because I want to celebrate my birthday."
Very one was silent, Ginny hand was raised and Dumbledore acknowledged her to speak. She stood from where she sat.
"Sir, how come you're celebrating your birthday this time?"
Dumbledore smiled sweetly at her "because it a very special year for me, I turning the young age of 150." He heard everyone grasp and then giggle.
"Your joking" some one from Hufflepuff said
"No, I'm telling the truth, so for this wonderful event were having a muggle style dance." There were loud cheers and hollers mostly from the muggles that attended the school. Again Dumbledore called for order
"This is all going to take place in March just after the holidays. There will be no classes that day, there will be a feast at 6 o'clock, and then the dancing shall begin. The first second and third years will have to back to the dormitories at 11:30 the fourths and fifths at 12:30 and the sixth and sevenths a quarter to three. I know that the older student will act responsible since there will be no supervision."
There was wild applauses from the student, then the food arrived and everyone talked merrily about the upcoming dance. The teachers talked amongst themselves voicing there worries about leaving the sevenths and sixth years alone.
"But, Albus you know Harry, Ron, Hermione and Malfoy will all be there unsupervised you know how they all act around each other." Professor Sprout said
"Yes I do but they need to discuss some things and it will most likely arise around that time" Professor Sprout nodded closing the conversation.
The rest of day there were murmurs that a feast was going to happen tonight even though it wasn't Halloween, know one knows what the feast is for or about but there were rumors that it was because Dumbledore died and some as outrageous that her purposed to professor McGonagall.
"Hermione do you know what all this is about" Harry asked as they walked down to the great hall for the feast he was asked to come early as was Hermione and Ron and many other seventh year students.
"Umm... I honestly don't know"
Hermione lied. After her encounter with Dumbledore, McGonagall told her about it but she had to keep quite about it.
"That's too bad, anyways are we the only people coming or are there going to be more, and why are we being called down." Harry said
"McGonagall wants her best students to help and that consist of mostly Gryffindor's but there are going to be others"
"Is Malfoy one of them?" Ron asked
"No I don't think so, too bad isn't it"
"NO!!!!" Ron and Harry said together. This caused Hermione to go off in a huff and probably not talk to them for the next few hours.
They all walked in to the Hall and were greeted and given assignments by there transfiguration teacher. Harry had to clean, Ron had to decorate and Hermione had to supervise. Harry didn't notice anyone else he knew from the area he was cleaning, but that when he heard a familiar laugh come from the teacher table. He looked up and saw a familiar russet head moving back and forth, Harry paused to watch. He was pulled back to reality by Hermione yelling something at him, this got Ginny's attention. She looked up and saw Harry smile, She did nothing just went back to cleaning. The smile Harry had on his face drooped into a frown he stopped cleaning and began to walk towards her.
"Mr. Potter are you finished so soon" McGonagall asked
"No Professor, sorry" Harry mumbled. And went back to where he was.
He stayed there and cleaned for the rest of the time. Quickly glancing at Ginny; once or twice he caught her staring at him.
*** They where finished just in time as the crowd became to come in to the Hall. Harry joined the rest of his friends at the table they were all anxious to see what this was all about.
The lights in the great hall went out very one gave a loud gasp. Slowly the lights came back on, one at a time they began to brighten the room. Standing at the front with the rest of the teachers was Dumbledore.
"Good evening students, teachers and other colleges"
Everyone went into cheers and yells of joy as they saw Dumbledore. Some people where yelling out things like "Thank god you're not dead" and "Are you marring Ms. McGonagall?"
Dumbledore raised his hand and every silenced and waited for him to speak.
"No, I'm not dead and sadly Ms. McGonagall refused my offer for marriage" he said joking "the real reason I'm here is because I want to celebrate my birthday."
Very one was silent, Ginny hand was raised and Dumbledore acknowledged her to speak. She stood from where she sat.
"Sir, how come you're celebrating your birthday this time?"
Dumbledore smiled sweetly at her "because it a very special year for me, I turning the young age of 150." He heard everyone grasp and then giggle.
"Your joking" some one from Hufflepuff said
"No, I'm telling the truth, so for this wonderful event were having a muggle style dance." There were loud cheers and hollers mostly from the muggles that attended the school. Again Dumbledore called for order
"This is all going to take place in March just after the holidays. There will be no classes that day, there will be a feast at 6 o'clock, and then the dancing shall begin. The first second and third years will have to back to the dormitories at 11:30 the fourths and fifths at 12:30 and the sixth and sevenths a quarter to three. I know that the older student will act responsible since there will be no supervision."
There was wild applauses from the student, then the food arrived and everyone talked merrily about the upcoming dance. The teachers talked amongst themselves voicing there worries about leaving the sevenths and sixth years alone.
"But, Albus you know Harry, Ron, Hermione and Malfoy will all be there unsupervised you know how they all act around each other." Professor Sprout said
"Yes I do but they need to discuss some things and it will most likely arise around that time" Professor Sprout nodded closing the conversation.