Chapter 9: ~A Break and a Plan~
Harry and Ron went to bed shortly after Hermione and Chloe, but they did not wake again for at least two hours after them. Finally when they both were conscious, they dressed and went to the common room. Where only two inhabitants were sitting.
"I think we should wake them up, we have planning to do." A voice that could easily could have been identified as Chloe's drifted over to them.
"Nope, we're awake." Harry said sitting in a chair next to Hermione and next to Chloe.
"So, what eventful plans do we have today?" Ron asked curiously.
"We are planning revenge," Chloe said with a sly smile.
"On who, we're going to get Malfoy back, who else are we mad at?" Harry yawned.
"Filch," Chloe said simply.
"Whoa, now, whoa! Many people have tried and failed, we better start with small potatoes." Ron said roughly.
"But, they didn't have my inspiration, plus I'm not getting him I'm going to attack on something he counts higher then himself." Chloe smiled and let the words sink in, "first we will need to get a map of the school, and then we will make a plan how to get Mrs. Norris." Hermione, Harry, and Ron exchanged looks they were all thinking the same thing, Maurder's Map. As Chloe followed Hermione and Ron's gazes to Harry she smiled, "is there something I'm missing?"
"Yeah, er," Harry said uncomfortably, "I have this map of the school that shows where everyone is at the time." Chloe's eyes widened to make her look like a scared cat.
"You have a map that could tell me right at this moment where every teacher, every student, and every cat called Mrs. Norris is? Why did you not tell me this sooner?" Chloe said exasperated as Harry nodded not quite grasping the situation, "Now, all we need is a full proof plan how to get out of this common room and catch her. Then I have a little surprise for Mrs. Norris and her tail." Chloe laughed evilly. As Hermione and Ron looked at Harry, while the invisibility cloak rolled around in his head. "Ok, your doing it again, why are Hermione and Ron looking at you as if they're asking you something with their eyes?"
"You don't miss much do you?" Harry said smartly.
"Well I do observe quite a lot." Chloe winked and then whispered something like 'Cho Chang' under her breathe that made Harry's throat go dry.
"Well my father left me a invisibility cloak, and I guess we could all try and fit under it." Harry shrugged.
"I didn't catch that, you people are much more fun once all your secret tricks are out on the table." Chloe giggled, "Is everyone in?"
"No, I can't and Ron shouldn't either. We're prefects and if we're going to do Operation Attack of the Ants, we better not risk anything else." Hermione said looking sternly at Ron.
"Why can't we? This is almost harmless, and I've been waiting to get back at Filch forever and NOW you'll ruin my fun!" Ron gasped and Chloe patted his shoulder sympathetically, "Harry you in?" Harry nodded silently. "Okay, who's hungry?"
"I am, but breakfast is almost over." Ron huffed.
"But, I know somewhere where there is always food for the hungry." Chloe said running towards the portrait whole. She ran to stairs and down them, and turned left and when they followed her, they ended up in a hallway that looked like the one that lead to a flight on stone steps that lead to a broad stone corridor. It was lit with torches, and decorated with cheerful paintings that were mainly food.
"Wait I know where we're going," Ron smiled as he stood in front of a painting of a giant silver bowl of fruit.
"You know where this is?" Chloe said curiously.
"The question is how do you?" Hermione asked then nodded her head already knowing the answer.
"You people ARE a whole lot more fun once you've put all your cards on the table. Now, I might warn you there's this elf that is kinda screwed up in the head. He was freed or something and now Dumbledore is paying him and this other elf Winky to work here. Winky is sort of a mental case in a different way; she's addicted to butter beer. But, don't mention Mr. Crouch I think. Oh, and don't mention spew either whatever you do." Chloe rolled her eyes while she tickled the pear. Harry and Ron couldn't help laugh at the look on Hermione's face at the mention of S.P.E.W. The green pear giggled and turned into a large green door handle.
"Well, hold your breath." Chloe giggled opening the large painting like door. They all entered the high ceiling room with stonewalls covered with copper pots. As soon as they were all in the room, Chloe shut the door. "Chloe Lauren you are late!" The high voice of Dobby came from somewhere place near the fireplace.
"Well, I brought some visitors for you Dobby." Chloe said sliding aside to show Dobby Harry, Hermione, and Ron.
"Harry Potter, Wheezy, and YOU!" Dobby started off excited and ended bluntly.
"Yep, you don't like Hermione?" Chloe asked curiously.
"She brings anger to other elves, she should leave." Dobby folded his arms as the other elves stared grimly at Hermione.
"I'm sorry, I wouldn't mention anything about," Hermione took a gulp, "you know what." The elves nodded to each other and brought out some tea cookies and tea.
"One of my usual, please Dobby?" Chloe asked confidently. Dobby brought out a cup of bubbling blue stuff, "What's that Chloe?" Ron asked taking a sip of tea.
"Nothing, just some medicine." Chloe taking a sip and gulping it down, "Nasty stuff though!"
"She has to take it-" Dobby started before Chloe put her hand over his mouth and said, "How's Winky?" The question was followed by a wail from the direction of fireplace. It had come from an elf with a lavender sundress on with little pink flowers on it; it was slightly stained but it look new. The elf started to mumble, "Master Crouch, is dead, I could have saved him. He is dead because of me!"
"I don't say that Winky," Dobby said trying to grab a butter beer bottle out of her hand.
"No, it's true," she took a swig from the bottle, "And now I am stuck serving the bad wizard who pays me, with his long knotted white beard."
"Do not say that about Dumbledore," Dobby scolded, "He is our new master."
"I will say it for he is not my master, my masters are dead. They are not dumb with white HAIR!" Winky screamed as she fainted. The other elves came forward and carried her off in a towel.
"It is awful how she speaks of Professor Dumbledore, he was down her one time and she was calling him a," He beckoned them closer, "a long bearded chicken head!"
"That's awful," Chloe sympathetically, "Why was Dumbledore down here in the kitchen?"
"Oh, well he was having a conversation with Professor Snape." Dobby told them passing around another plate of sweets.
"About what Dobby?" Harry said taking a caldron cake.
"Oh, Ch-" Chloe knocked over her glass to quiet Dobby.
"Sorry Dobby I'm so clumsy!" Chloe said picking up some pieces of glass out of the blue liquid that had spilt on the floor.
"Oh no don't worry about it Mrs. Lauren, do you need another glass?"
"Nope I'm fine. I think we'd better be going, don't you Hermione?" Chloe made a quick glace at Hermione.
"Oh, yeah, we should!" Hermione said heading for the door.
"But, wait you to," Ron said following them at a run. When Ron and Harry finally caught up with Hermione and Chloe were outside in the cool, October air.
"So, why'd we rush out of there?" Harry asked, "We were so close to figuring out what Snape and Dumbledore were talking about."
"Oh, it's probably not important." Chloe said, "So, what do you guys want to do?"
"We have homework remember, and Chloe technically you shouldn't be out here." Hermione advised.
"Fine, let's go be boring!" Chloe said heading for the Gryffindor Common Room. They spent the rest of the night studying.
Harry and Ron went to bed shortly after Hermione and Chloe, but they did not wake again for at least two hours after them. Finally when they both were conscious, they dressed and went to the common room. Where only two inhabitants were sitting.
"I think we should wake them up, we have planning to do." A voice that could easily could have been identified as Chloe's drifted over to them.
"Nope, we're awake." Harry said sitting in a chair next to Hermione and next to Chloe.
"So, what eventful plans do we have today?" Ron asked curiously.
"We are planning revenge," Chloe said with a sly smile.
"On who, we're going to get Malfoy back, who else are we mad at?" Harry yawned.
"Filch," Chloe said simply.
"Whoa, now, whoa! Many people have tried and failed, we better start with small potatoes." Ron said roughly.
"But, they didn't have my inspiration, plus I'm not getting him I'm going to attack on something he counts higher then himself." Chloe smiled and let the words sink in, "first we will need to get a map of the school, and then we will make a plan how to get Mrs. Norris." Hermione, Harry, and Ron exchanged looks they were all thinking the same thing, Maurder's Map. As Chloe followed Hermione and Ron's gazes to Harry she smiled, "is there something I'm missing?"
"Yeah, er," Harry said uncomfortably, "I have this map of the school that shows where everyone is at the time." Chloe's eyes widened to make her look like a scared cat.
"You have a map that could tell me right at this moment where every teacher, every student, and every cat called Mrs. Norris is? Why did you not tell me this sooner?" Chloe said exasperated as Harry nodded not quite grasping the situation, "Now, all we need is a full proof plan how to get out of this common room and catch her. Then I have a little surprise for Mrs. Norris and her tail." Chloe laughed evilly. As Hermione and Ron looked at Harry, while the invisibility cloak rolled around in his head. "Ok, your doing it again, why are Hermione and Ron looking at you as if they're asking you something with their eyes?"
"You don't miss much do you?" Harry said smartly.
"Well I do observe quite a lot." Chloe winked and then whispered something like 'Cho Chang' under her breathe that made Harry's throat go dry.
"Well my father left me a invisibility cloak, and I guess we could all try and fit under it." Harry shrugged.
"I didn't catch that, you people are much more fun once all your secret tricks are out on the table." Chloe giggled, "Is everyone in?"
"No, I can't and Ron shouldn't either. We're prefects and if we're going to do Operation Attack of the Ants, we better not risk anything else." Hermione said looking sternly at Ron.
"Why can't we? This is almost harmless, and I've been waiting to get back at Filch forever and NOW you'll ruin my fun!" Ron gasped and Chloe patted his shoulder sympathetically, "Harry you in?" Harry nodded silently. "Okay, who's hungry?"
"I am, but breakfast is almost over." Ron huffed.
"But, I know somewhere where there is always food for the hungry." Chloe said running towards the portrait whole. She ran to stairs and down them, and turned left and when they followed her, they ended up in a hallway that looked like the one that lead to a flight on stone steps that lead to a broad stone corridor. It was lit with torches, and decorated with cheerful paintings that were mainly food.
"Wait I know where we're going," Ron smiled as he stood in front of a painting of a giant silver bowl of fruit.
"You know where this is?" Chloe said curiously.
"The question is how do you?" Hermione asked then nodded her head already knowing the answer.
"You people ARE a whole lot more fun once you've put all your cards on the table. Now, I might warn you there's this elf that is kinda screwed up in the head. He was freed or something and now Dumbledore is paying him and this other elf Winky to work here. Winky is sort of a mental case in a different way; she's addicted to butter beer. But, don't mention Mr. Crouch I think. Oh, and don't mention spew either whatever you do." Chloe rolled her eyes while she tickled the pear. Harry and Ron couldn't help laugh at the look on Hermione's face at the mention of S.P.E.W. The green pear giggled and turned into a large green door handle.
"Well, hold your breath." Chloe giggled opening the large painting like door. They all entered the high ceiling room with stonewalls covered with copper pots. As soon as they were all in the room, Chloe shut the door. "Chloe Lauren you are late!" The high voice of Dobby came from somewhere place near the fireplace.
"Well, I brought some visitors for you Dobby." Chloe said sliding aside to show Dobby Harry, Hermione, and Ron.
"Harry Potter, Wheezy, and YOU!" Dobby started off excited and ended bluntly.
"Yep, you don't like Hermione?" Chloe asked curiously.
"She brings anger to other elves, she should leave." Dobby folded his arms as the other elves stared grimly at Hermione.
"I'm sorry, I wouldn't mention anything about," Hermione took a gulp, "you know what." The elves nodded to each other and brought out some tea cookies and tea.
"One of my usual, please Dobby?" Chloe asked confidently. Dobby brought out a cup of bubbling blue stuff, "What's that Chloe?" Ron asked taking a sip of tea.
"Nothing, just some medicine." Chloe taking a sip and gulping it down, "Nasty stuff though!"
"She has to take it-" Dobby started before Chloe put her hand over his mouth and said, "How's Winky?" The question was followed by a wail from the direction of fireplace. It had come from an elf with a lavender sundress on with little pink flowers on it; it was slightly stained but it look new. The elf started to mumble, "Master Crouch, is dead, I could have saved him. He is dead because of me!"
"I don't say that Winky," Dobby said trying to grab a butter beer bottle out of her hand.
"No, it's true," she took a swig from the bottle, "And now I am stuck serving the bad wizard who pays me, with his long knotted white beard."
"Do not say that about Dumbledore," Dobby scolded, "He is our new master."
"I will say it for he is not my master, my masters are dead. They are not dumb with white HAIR!" Winky screamed as she fainted. The other elves came forward and carried her off in a towel.
"It is awful how she speaks of Professor Dumbledore, he was down her one time and she was calling him a," He beckoned them closer, "a long bearded chicken head!"
"That's awful," Chloe sympathetically, "Why was Dumbledore down here in the kitchen?"
"Oh, well he was having a conversation with Professor Snape." Dobby told them passing around another plate of sweets.
"About what Dobby?" Harry said taking a caldron cake.
"Oh, Ch-" Chloe knocked over her glass to quiet Dobby.
"Sorry Dobby I'm so clumsy!" Chloe said picking up some pieces of glass out of the blue liquid that had spilt on the floor.
"Oh no don't worry about it Mrs. Lauren, do you need another glass?"
"Nope I'm fine. I think we'd better be going, don't you Hermione?" Chloe made a quick glace at Hermione.
"Oh, yeah, we should!" Hermione said heading for the door.
"But, wait you to," Ron said following them at a run. When Ron and Harry finally caught up with Hermione and Chloe were outside in the cool, October air.
"So, why'd we rush out of there?" Harry asked, "We were so close to figuring out what Snape and Dumbledore were talking about."
"Oh, it's probably not important." Chloe said, "So, what do you guys want to do?"
"We have homework remember, and Chloe technically you shouldn't be out here." Hermione advised.
"Fine, let's go be boring!" Chloe said heading for the Gryffindor Common Room. They spent the rest of the night studying.