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Chapter 31:
For the next full week of school, rumors raged like a wildfire throughout the school about the disappearance of Harry, Ginny, Lenore, and Draco. The four were forbidden to tell anyone because if people found out about Acacia, Voldemort was sure to find out. Most of the Order weren't even told, but Harry was allowed to tell Ron and Hermione.
The details that the heirs had remembered about the room were vague, and instead of helping solve the mystery, on the contrary, the discovery had increased the severity of the enigma.
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The next Thursday, Harry could be found in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Calista was teaching, but she had run out really quick and assigned the next chapter in their book to read, which was really boring. She had put an anti-talking charm on the classroom, so that whoever made noise would set of an alarm and would be turned red, so talking was out of the question. Harry sighed and passed a note to Ron.
Harry- Merlin, this bloody book is so boring! What's up?
Ron- I know… I can't believe Calista put a no-talking charm on the room! I mean, for all we know it was just a threat…
Harry- Find out then; be my guest…
Hermione- Stop passing notes! This book is fascinating!
Harry- 'Mione, don't write on my parchment! Your handwriting's too neat; it's messing it up…
Hermione- right…
Suddenly, Hermione accidentally dropped the note. She was about to pick it up, but Dean Thomas beat her to it. He read it and then added something and passed it to Seamus. It then circulated all over the classroom, and Calista still wasn't back. Harry had only read two pages of the chapter. He stole a glance at Hermione, who was about four chapters ahead of him, reading intently. He then turned to Ron, who was absentmindedly gazing into space.
Suddenly, Harry heard something lightly drop beneath his desk, about fifteen minutes later. It was the note, all crumpled up. Happy for something to do, he bemusedly picked it up. He was very surprised. It was nearly full of multi-colored writing, nearly every line in a different handwriting. It had two rips in it. Harry skimmed down until the part after Hermione had spoken.
Dean- Are you kidding? This isn't fascinating! Somebody needs to say something and see if there really is a charm…
Seamus- I bet there is… Oh, Merlin! Turn to page 46…
Before going on, Harry flipped through his book to page 46. There wasn't anything on that page besides information on kappas…
Dean- nothing's on page 46!
Seamus- Made ya look!
Parvati- hey you guys… oh my gosh, that is so immature, Seamus…
Lavender- I'm bored.
Parvati- Lav, who do you fancy?
Lavender- None of your business, Parvati!
Parvati- I know who it is-
Lavender- no you don't!
Parvati- It's the boy who livedddd
Lavender- No it isn't! Parvati! No..hasg fhfgfau… GET OFF the parch- give that B-
Hannah- Awww, Lavender! That is so sweet! But don't worry, I think everyone's had a crush on him before…
Lavender- I DON'T like him!
Hannah- surrrreeeee… No, I'm not destroying the parchment!
Ernie- Interesting…
Hannah- shut up! This is a girl talk! Get off my parchment!
Ernie- Actually, I think this parchment is Ron's…
Justin- No, it's Haaaarrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy's… Lavender and Harry si-
Padma- Stop it! Oh, poor Lavender… We believe you, sweetie… No, you can't have this! You'd tear it up!
Susan- No offense, but this parchment is so dull… *yawn*
Ernie- I know! Let's talk about… Quidditch!
Robyn- Hey, you guys… No! How boring!
Lenore- I resent that!
Draco- Lenore, how do you make your handwriting go all pretty?
Michael- Stop flirting, Malfoy…
Lenore- shut up!
Zacharias- What, do you like Potter too? No idea what you all see in him…
Susan- Well, he is, like, a hero…
Zacharias- Who faints every day…
Hannah- Then why are you in the DA?
Zacharias- We haven't had a DA meeting yet… which I'm in to learn to defend myself from death eaters like Malfoy…
Lenore- STOP IT!
Zacharias- Eew, she fancies him!
Lenore- No, I don't, he fancies Ginny-
Michael- WHAT!
Zacharias- WHAT?
Hannah- Ginny Weasley?
Parvati- Oh, Merlin…
Lenore- Oops! Haha… just kidding!
Blaise- Malfoy does not fancy Weasley- Oh, Merlin, look at his face! Malfoy fancies the weaslette!
Lenore- No he doesn't, honestly, I was just- Hey! Give me back the-
Robyn- You ripped it, nore! Oh well… Malfoy, you're awfully quiet… DO you fancy Ginny?
Draco- What do you think? Of course I-
Parvati- Ah! He said of course!
Blaise- He might have meant of course I don't-
Robyn- Why are you always so pessimistic, Zabini?
Blaise- I'm not, you Mudblood!
Neville- don't call her that!
Blaise- Ooh, does ickle Neville have a crush on a filthy mudblood?
Robyn- Leave him alone!
Blaise- Well, what can we expect from somebody who's parents were so weak that they're in St. Mungo's for madness?
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Neville- Go- to- hell, Zabini
Blaise- Make me.
Lenore- STOP IT!
Parvati- Oh my gosh, Nev… I never knew…
Lisa- Me neither…
Blaise- Never told your secrets, Nev??
Draco- Leave him alone, everyone.
*shocked silence*
Padma- Don't be so histrionic, Parvati…
Lavender- But seriously… Draco Malfoy sticking up for a Gryffindor, no less Neville, and fancying Ginny Weasley???
Susan- I see your point…
Blaise- I knew it, Draco… You filthy blood-traitor of a spy!
Draco- I'm not a-
The note stopped there. Harry looked up helplessly, first at Neville, who looked on the verge of tears. Harry then looked at Blaise Zabini, who looked extremely pissed off, to Draco, who looked flushed and indignant, to Lenore who looked nearly as upset as Neville, and to everyone else, who looked shocked, at least those who'd read the last half of the note.
Almost everyone was looking at Harry, as if waiting for him to write something. But Harry was filled with dread. Next to him, Ron was attempting to lean over to read the note. Harry put it on his desk and muttered a spell for a burning charm, and the note shriveled up. Harry thought that that was the reason everybody looked so shocked, but a moment later he found out that there was another reason.
Suddenly, an ear-splitting alarm began going off, and Harry found himself turned red. Then, deciding it wouldn't do any more damage, he jumped up.
"Zabini, what the hell's the matter with you?" he demanded angrily.
"What, you didn't know your little friend's family matters either?" taunted Blaise. He, too, suddenly turned red. Neville was about to speak, but Harry didn't want him getting in trouble.
"Silencio!" he said quickly, before Neville could say anything. Harry then turned to Blaise.
"What is your damn problem, Zabini?"
"Oh, I forgot, potty, you have family problems of your own! But at least your parents are dead… his are just nutcases!"
"Hemotrit!" yelled Malfoy suddenly at Blaise, giving him a nosebleed.
Blaise spun around angrily as Malfoy turned red.
"Stupefy-" he shouted, too quick for Malfoy. Malfoy fell to the ground. Then Lenore stood up.
"Expelliarmus!" Blaise shouted at her. Her wand flew over to him. Ron and Hermione jumped up at the same time, but Blaise grabbed Lenore and held his wand to her. Lenore paled.
"Let me go!" she yelled as she turned red.
"I am going to hex you into next week if you don't let her go!" shouted Ron angrily. Hermione rushed over to Malfoy.
"Enervate," she whispered. She and Ron both turned red. The alarm was still going off. Malfoy jumped up.
"Expelliarmus-"he shouted, but Blaise was too quick for him.
"Protego!" And Malfoy's wand cascaded into the air. Lavender caught it.
"Malfoy, catch!" Lavender turned red. Suddenly, Ginny walked into the room.
"Professor McGonagall wants to know what all the nois- Oh, my…" Ginny turned red. Suddenly, Snape walked into the room.
"What is the meaning of all this?" he demanded angrily. "You can hear these sirens through the entire school…" His eyes landed on Blaise and Lenore. He smirked.
"Zabini, could you please release Miss Felkes?" Blaise glared at Harry and let go of Lenore. Lenore shot him a venomous look and snatched her wand away from him. Professor Snape turned red. He looked at his robes angrily.
"What is the meaning of this?" he asked. "Ten points from Gryffindor!"
"Professor!" said Hermione angrily. "That's not fair!"
"Five more points from Gryffindor." Hermione looked at him angrily. "Now, would somebody care to explain what is going-"
Evelyn walked into the room. "Get out of my classroom, Snivellus-" she began heatedly. She suddenly turned red. She looked at Snape angrily and then surveyed the classroom.
"Hi everybody… Where's Calista?"
"I'm right here, Evelyn," came Calista's voice as she entered the room, followed by none other than Dumbledore. She whistled.
"Wow… lots of talkers, I see…" she observed. Dumbledore chuckled.
"Would every red person please follow me? Yes, you too, Severus, Evelyn… you too, Miss Weasley…"
Harry pulled himself to his feet. He exchanged glances with Ron and Hermione. They followed Dumbledore out of the room, followed by Snape, Evelyn, Malfoy, Zabini, Ginny, Lenore, Robyn, and Lavender.
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