Chapter 18: ~Just Sitting Here Wasting Time~

When, Hermione woke up in the morning she found Chloe and Dana's beds empty. Hermione thought, "Wait did Dana actually have a bed?" She looked around and counted no new bed. She got dressed and went into the Common Room, where Harry and Ron where sitting in chairs facing each other. Neither blinking. "What are you two up to?" They didn't answer they just sat there staring at each other. "Guys?" They sat there tears rolling down their faces.

"Shit!" Harry blinked and started to rub his eyes.

"OH WHO IS THE STARING CONTEST CAMPION?" Ron yelled wiping away his tears and standing up on his chair yelling this repeatedly.

"Get down you git!" Hermione yanked on his sweater and he fell into his chair. "Now, I'm never leaving you two alone again!"

"What? We were waiting for you and Chloe. Well, we got VERY BORED! So, we decided to have a little fun!" Ron adjusted himself in his chair.

"Are you saying I take up to much of your time?" Hermione spat.

"No, ma'am." Ron looked ashamed and when Hermione turned around Harry put his had up and whispered, "Wha-push!" Making a little whip like signal.

"So where's Chloe," Ron glared at Harry.

"I do not know," Hermione redirected the question to herself, "She wasn't in her bed. Maybe she's in the Great Hall."

"Let's go see," Harry suggested and they all got up and headed towards the Great Hall.

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Chloe stretched out her arms and then her legs. Until she kicked something and it fell to the floor with a thump. "Damn it, CHLOE!"

"Sorry, who's that?" Chloe said looking it the darkness that surrounded her.

"Who the hell do you think it is?" Yelled the voice. It waited for a minute then continued, "It's DANA, you blonde!"

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I forgot we fell asleep on the sofa." Chloe apologized.

"It's okay, but can you summon some lit?"

"Sure," Chloe concentrated and got all the candles lit and the fire going, "I didn't take my medicine this morning!"

"I think you'll be able to deal."

"Aye, but will my uncle?" Chloe smiled standing up. Dana laughed as she stood up and yawned.

"I shouldn't sleep at night," Dana stated staring around the room, "Cause now all I can do is stay in here."

"I could bring the 'gang' up here." Chloe afforded.

"Maybe," Dana looked straight at Chloe, "Do they know?"

"You can not even IMAGINE HOW THICK THESE PEOPLE CAN BE!" Chloe laughed, "Maybe not Hermione, but the two guys. They couldn't figure out anything without Hermione and Hermione is my friend. She's hasn't opened her mouth to them once about me. Even when she figured it out!"

"Wow, and why do you like this Harry Potter again?"

"He's brave and well he has dealt with Him-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named before."

"So a guy that's good to have around in tight places, I bet Médor could beat the crap out of him."

"Well," Chloe thought heading over to the fridge. "Yeah, he could but Harry still a nice lad. Holy Crap, do they not understand you can't taste food?"

"Oh yeah," Dana smiled, "Well, apparently since I have to wake up before the sunrises in the morning, they think I should eat breakfast up here."

"Well," Chloe said taking out a coke, "Coke and pudding beats breakfast any day."

"I wouldn't know," Dana smiled, "I lost my taste before coke was invented, remember?"

"Yeah," Chloe popper the can up, "What's in the freezer?" She started to open the freezer.

Dana stopped it before she could open it, "You don't like blood right?" Chloe just nodded, "Well, you won't like what's frozen in there."

"I got it," Chloe said, "Keeping the ice cream all to yourself?"

"Something like that," Dana smiled.

"So," Chloe sipped her coke, "Should I bring the blokes up?"

"Yeah, they're probably wondering where you are anyway."

"Okay," Chloe went for the door, "Be back in a jiffy!" She was about to open the door when it opened itself and a small gnome like thing ran inside. "Ahh!" Chloe almost tripped backing away to quickly.

"Sorry, Miss, Dobby just giving medicine, Miss!" The small gnome thing stuttered.

"Oh," Chloe said almost laughing, "It's you Dobby!"

"Yes, it is Dobby, Miss!" Dobby bowed showing the cup of Chloe's medicine.

"Who's the brownie?" Dana said coming forward.

"Brownie?" Dobby acted offended, "I am a House Elf and my name is Dobby."

"Sorry, Dobby, where I come from we call you brownies."

"Fine," Dobby nodded, but Miss Lauren must take her medicine. Or I will get it from her uncle." He flinched as Chloe crouched down.

"Dobby, is my uncle bothering you?" Chloe asked with calm eyes.

"No, Miss," Dobby lied, "Just take thy medicine and I will leave you two alone."

"Okay, Dobby," Chloe took the drink and gulped it down. She handed the empty glass back to Dobby. "Thank you Dobby."

"You're welcome Miss." Dobby bowed and left.

"That was interesting," Dana smiled and looked at Chloe as her highlights started to dim so that you could barely see them. Her hair started to spread out and grow longer but not too long. "Let me guess, instant effect?"

"Yeah, I better go get the peeps!" Chloe said walking out the door. Then, she doubled back and asked, "If you get bored, I have a paper on 'How to tell a Human from a Vampire' if you feel up to it."

"I'll have it done before you get back, such an easy thing for me to do!" Dana laughed taking out a piece of paper, quill, and ink from a draw. She started to write. Chloe started to descend down the stairs.

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Chloe clamored down the staircase at Hermione, Harry, and Ron. "Hey, guys, what's up?" The three turned around to see Chloe still in her black pajamas.

"Hi," Harry said coming up to her.

"Hey," Hermione joined, "Where were you?"

"Helping Dana get settled in," Chloe smiled, "She has her own private room, since you know, they have no room available in the Sixth Years Dorm Room."

"She's in sixth year?" Ron blurted out. Chloe just nodded her head and started leading them up the stairs to "Dana's Lair."

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As they got up to the tower's door, Chloe started to shiver a bit. "Boy, it can get cold up here."

"Yeah," Hermione nodded, "I hope she has a fire going."

"Of course she would," Ron said knocking on the door, "What warm blooded thing wouldn't?" Chloe just wrapped her arms around herself as she thought to herself, 'Poor old thick Ron!'

When, the door finally opened a strong gust of warm air filtered out of the room, warming their faces. Chloe almost knocked over Dana trying to get in, "It's soooo coooold oout there!" Chloe shivered heading straight for the fire.

"Sorry, it took me so long to answer," Dana shrugged as the rest of the crew came in. "I was eating breakfast nothing beats nice warm cup of." Chloe looked straight at Dana like 'are you crazy?' and Dana finished, "milk."

"Have anymore?" Ron welcomed himself into the room sitting on the sofa Chloe and Dana had fallen asleep on.

"Ron, that's so rude," Hermione smacked him on the knee while sitting down next to him. "I love you 'crib'."

"Thanks," Dana fought back laughter, "It'll have to do since I'll my homie's have no room in thurr cribs!"

Chloe broke out in laughter and so did Dana. Tears soon squirted from their eyes as they doubled over laughing. Finally, when they had almost captured their composure, Ron shrugged, "I don't see want you too are laughing at." Chloe and Dana started to catch a second wind of laughing.

Chloe barely mumbled questioningly, "You people think were are stereotypical Americans don't you?"

The three just look around the room and finally when Dana and Chloe came down to only sporadic outburst of giggling the three looked at them and said together, "No."

"Well," Chloe said after her last giggle fit, "Now that that is over, would you like a Coke?" She walked over to the refrigerator.

"Do you have any butterbeer?" Harry said hopefully.

"No," Chloe smiled, "You're in an American run establishment now, you can choose Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, lemonade, and or ice tea. No Pepsi products sorry."

"Iced Tea?" Hermione asked bewildered.

"You put ice in you tea cups? That's so," Ron made a disgusted face, "you like ice in your drinks?"

"Yeah, you guys don't?" Chloe was shocked.

"One word gross!" Harry joined in.

"Wow, I didn't know that." Chloe shook her head then looked over at Dana, "Did you?" Dana shook her head back.

"Well," Dana interrupted the silence, "You are all welcome here at anytime, even if I'm not here."

"Thanks," Hermione said looking at the floor. Chloe realized in that moment how different her friends were. Hermione, Harry, and Ron sat on the sofa looking as uncomfortable as can be and Dana stood silently in the kitchenette.

Chloe looked between the friends, one to the next, and she couldn't stand it any longer, "Who wants to play a game?" No one was enthusiastic about it but they all agreed to it in the end. So, Chloe asked Dana, "You still have our favorite game right?"

Dana looked at her weirdly for a second then smiled, "Yes, I do." She left them and went into the left door. A few seconds later she reappeared carrying a blue box, they all sat down on the stools around the island. Dana set up a board with little orange, purple, blue, and yellow boxes on it.

"What color do you want to be?" Chloe asked while Dana handed out piece of paper and pencils.

"I'll take black thank you!" Dana grabbed the black marker from Chloe's hands.

"I guess, I'll take green" Harry took the green marker and put it next to Dana's on the starting space.

"Yellow," Hermione smiled taking her marker and putting it next to Harry's.

"Blue," Ron put his next to Dana's marker.

"Orange for me," Chloe smiled putting her marker next to Ron's, "Now, this is how you play. The roller, me, rolls and I move the number I roll. Then, I pick up a card. I read the question on the card that coordinates with the color on my space. And you all answer the question, then you pass it to Dana, the person to my right, and I have to guess who said what. Do you want me to go to show you?" Everyone nodded so Chloe rolled a one. "Orange," Chloe picked up a card and read out loud, "If you were a talk- show host, who would you want as your first guest? So you all answer and then hand it to Dana. See I don't answer it." Everyone started write besides Chloe.

When everyone had handed their answers to Dana she read them out loud, "Okay, Merlin, Tom Felton, Fred and George Wesley, and the Cornelius Fudge. Who said Merlin?"

"Hmmm." Chloe looked around the room at her suspects. "Merlin was Harry?" Harry shook his head.

"Tom Felton?" Dana went on.

"Hermione?" Chloe said happily until Hermione shook her head.

"Fred and George Wesley?"

"Harry!" Chloe said excitedly when Harry shook his head, 'Yes.'

"Cornelius Fudge? Who's he?" Dana said looking at the paper.

"He's the Minister of Magic. But, that's Dana, you always act like you don't know who you wrote down."

"Nope, my dear friend, I put Tom Felton. Ron put Merlin, and Hermione Cornelius Fudge." Dana smiled as she handed back the papers.

Chloe looked at Hermione, "Why Cornelius Fudge?"

"So, I could accuse him of forcing House Elves into enslavement and turning a blind eye to it." Hermione said without a second thought.

"Well, as long as it's nothing boring." Ron grinned, "Merlin would probably have some Kick Ass Magic stuff."

"Yeah, I'm sure," Chloe nodded while Dana rolled a three and picked up a card.

Dana started to read, "What oceanic creature fascinates you?" Everyone wrote their answers down and handed them to Hermione.

Hermione read, "Star fish, Barnacle, Chinese Fighting Fish, and Lions." Hermione rolled her eyes and went on, "Who said star fish?"

Dana flatted them with surprise, "Hermione you said Star Fish, Barnacle was put by Harry, Chinese Fighting Fish was Chloe, and Lions was Ron because he was silently laughing to himself when you said it."

"She got choo'!" Chloe said moving Dana's piece up four spots and Hermione rolled a six.

"What color best defines the mood you're in right now?" Hermione asked and everyone followed the routine.

Ron shuffled the papers then read, "Black, blue, canary yellow, or chartreuse. Who put Black?"

"Dana," Hermione said as Dana shook her head, 'Yes.' "That was obvious." She smirked as she looked around the room. "Blue was Harry?" Harry said 'no.' "So, Ron you're canary yellow." Ron shook his head.

"Who said chartreuse?" Ron beamed as Hermione hit herself in the head.

"You did!" Hermione said between hits.

"Of course," Ron passed the papers and rolled a four. "What color doesn't look good on you? Well, that would be easy for me! It's burgundy! It brings out my freckles."

Harry took up the papers and read them, "Two yellows, a hot pink, and gray."

Ron thought for a moment, "Harry I'm sorry but I think you put yellow and so did Dana."

"I did," Dana admitted, "But, he didn't."

"The hot pink would be Chloe then," Ron blurted but Chloe shook her head, "Then, that leaves gray for Hermione?"

"Nope!" Hermione grasped, "I hate how I look in HOT PINK!"

"I've hated gray ever since Aunt Petunia was dying my clothes that color." Harry said disgustedly.

"I hate yellow, it makes me look pale. Not good for fair complexions." Chloe took back her paper and touched her face.

"Okay my turn," Harry rolled a six like Dana, "What is your favorite type of doughnut?"

Everyone wrote down their answers and handed them to Chloe, "So, these are your choices, Chocolate with chocolate everything, Boston Cream, the plain ones with pink icing with the little white and pink sprinkles, and Donuts GROSS! Who said Chocolate with Chocolate everything?"

"Ron," Harry celebrated when Ron said, 'Yes!'

"Who said Boston Cream?" Chloe smiled a gentle smiled that untraced him, but he thought hard.

"You and the long one with all the pink stuff is Hermione's. So it leaves Donuts GROSS! To Dana." Harry caught up with Dana.

They played until lunch when they braked to eat, and then they started playing again. They were all laughing together and having such a great time they didn't notice that it was getting very late into the night.

"Okay, Dana if you get all four right you wins the game! Again the question was, 'What are your nightmares generally about?' The answers are He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, Dementors, A Life Where I am Stupid, and Spiders."

"Ron said Spiders." Dana knocked the easy ones out, "And A Life Where I am Stupid was Hermione's." She thought about it, "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was Chloe and Harry Dementors. I WIN!"

Then, they all got up and stretched. But, when Chloe looked at here watch she almost shouted, "We lose! It's past curfew!"

"No," Ron stamped his foot, "I just hate when that happens, I guess we'll stay here if it's ok with Dana."

"Of course," Dana got them all blankets to sleep on the floor, "You guys have that big Hogsmeade Trip tomorrow, but I can't come. I have to catch up with the other students. Good night." She went into her room and they all fell asleep.

*****Hello! Me AGAIN! I would just like to say, The Questions are form the game 'Unloaded Questions' from ALL THINGS EQUAL INC. So I own nothing of that except the answers! ( That's fun! I know.quick finish, but I'm bored. Fun.Hogsmeade next! Well, remember be kind REVIEW! BYE!*****