April 4, 2004
A/N: I got ungrounded from the computer last night, so I updated last night at 10 p.m. I couldn't sleep, 'cause I kept thinking about my story, plus, my birthday is coming up on the 28 of April, and I've been getting excited... who wouldn't. I'm hoping to get 100 reviews by my birthday, as an early birthday present to myself. I've been typing as much as possible since I got ungrounded, so hopefully I will reach my goal. My friends have been big helps, also, by telling others to read my story and reviewing it themselves. Also, if you are reading, just review. It doesn't take that long and is really easy. Just do it. Thanks!
Reviewers: I would like to thank alejandra and Melissa for reviewing. I'm really glad you guys like this story. Please keep reading! Also, Applescm, I will try to have the ball in at least two chapters from now, but there is a lot of ground to cover before I will even think about having the Masquerade. Keep reading. I'll try to make chapters long and shove a lot into them to make the ball come sooner!!!! Thank you for all the great reviews everyone!!!!!!
Reviews: Please keep them coming!!!!
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in the Harry Potter books.
Chapter Ten
Hermione walked into the common room that she shared with Malfoy and walked into her room. She opened her closet and hung her dress up. She put the mask, which matched her dress perfectly, on the top of her dresser, and put the shoes in the bottom of the closet. It was already after one in the afternoon, and Hermione figured lunch was over. Her stomach growled, and she decided to pay Dobby, the house-elf, a visit in the kitchens.
It only took her about five minutes to walk to the portrait of the bowl of fruit, and tickling the pear, a door appeared. She opened it, and was greeted by dozens of house-elves. In the front of the group was Dobby. He bowed lowly, his nose nearly touching the floor, and wrung Hermione's hand.
"Hello, Miss. It is always a pleasure to see you. It is a shame that Mr. Potter is not here. Dobby was wanting to tell him hello, and I'm sure Winky would want to say hi to him. Anyway, what can Dobby do for you this fine afternoon?" he stared at her with admiration, just as all of the other house-elves did.
"Well, I was hoping to get something to eat in the Great Hall, but I seemed to just miss lunch. I was wondering if I could get a sandwich or something to snack on?" she stared as all the house-elves scattered and began getting food ready for her.
"That is no problem, Miss. We are happy to get you food. You need it, too. You look as though you haven't eaten in ages." Dobby stared at her slender figure, and was handed a paper sack of food by one of the elves.
"Here you go, Miss. We hope you enjoys this fine meal. And if you need anything else to eat, just call Dobby's name and I'll get it for you." They ushered her out of the kitchen and the door shut behind her. She headed back to her room and set the bag on the nearest table. She pulled the contents out and was amazed to see two ham and turkey sandwiches, a large thermos of pumpkin juice, an apple and orange, and a big slice of apple pie.
"How in the world do they expect me to eat all this?" she thought. She unwrapped one of the sandwiches, and poured herself a glass of ice-cold pumpkin juice. She was glad that Malfoy wasn't around to ruin the peace in the common room. It was quite relaxing without the dull drone of his voice.
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The rest of the day was fairly quiet, and before they knew it, it was time for the decoration committee, which would be held in the library. She walked down the halls and up to the owlry. She was going to get Jasmine, because she knew she might need to ask Dumbledore's permission for certain ideas to be put into effect.
After Jasmine was on her shoulder, she walked down the steps of the library and put her bag down on the floor. She dragged two tables together, because she didn't exactly know how many people were on the committee. She pulled her bag over next to the chair, sat down, and pulled out a piece of parchment and her quill in front of her. This meeting was going to be dedicated to finding what decorations were going to be used in the gardens and the Great Hall. Just then, a couple third year Hufflepuff girls went by, and raised their voices so Hermione could just hear what they were saying.
"You know, it's so stupid that the Masquerade is for fourth year and up. That is a lame rule." The girl speaking glared at Hermione.
"And how fourth years have to go to bed at ten...it's not fair. Even the fifth years get to stay up until eleven, and the sixth and seventh years don't have to go to bed until midnight. It's not fair. They probably won't even have one until after we leave Hogwarts." The Hufflepuff girls stormed off just as prefects began to file in and take seats around the table.
Hermione waited for fifteen minutes before she called the meeting to order. "We are here to discuss what decorations we want to be in the Great Hall and in the garden. Does anyone have any ideas for decorations?" Hannah Abbot pulled out some papers that had miniscule writing on it.
"I took a survey of what decorations some girls wanted, and most said that they would like the gardens to have fireflies floating around. They also wanted there to be fountains and benches put in around the area. They were thinking there could also be a dance floor outdoors with speakers so couples could dance outside. Most girls also said that they wanted a strobe light and a disco ball, a silver one, whatever those are, inside and stars all over the Great Hall. They just wanted it to be sparkling."
"Well, that sounds really nice." People nodded their heads in agreement. Ginny handed Hermione a piece of parchment. Ginny had been able to draw out what Hannah had been describing, and added some of her own.
"I had sort of already had those ideas drawn out, and added some of my own." She had drawn from several angles both inside and outside. Hermione passed the drawings around the tables, and several grunts of agreement were heard. "I guess it is final. We will need several people to create the decorations. Professor McGonnagal has given us permission to store the created decorations in her office. I have made a list of what needs to be created, and if you could just sign up under what you feel you can accomplish, make the decorations and report back to me. You can then sign up to make more decorations. Be sure to make them sparkly. And if you want to talk to me about anything, you know how to reach me." The list had gotten back to her by the time she was done talking, and people were heading out of the library with their bags.
"I think that went very well." Ginny commented to Hermione. "It didn't seem to take that long."
"Yes, and now I get to look forwards to doing homework all day tomorrow and almost finishing the polyjuice potion on Monday. He'll probably have us finish it on Thursday after next, since he said they will be done around Halloween."
"Hermione, it's getting late. I really need to get some sleep. I'm dead tired." Ginny yawned, and headed to the Gryffindor common room. Hermione went in the opposite direction to her room. She didn't want to admit it, but she was dead tired, too. The last week's events had worn her out, and she was hoping to sleep in late.
Getting back to her room, she dumped her stuff on the floor and collapsed into bed.
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Hermione awoke to a banging on her door.
"Hermione, there is a certain male and a convict in here that I think you need to see...and did I mention that they wanted to see you now?" Malfoy's voice was quivering, so she got up, put on a robe, and walked out of her room to see a messy Harry and a rough-looking Sirius Black.
"Hello, Hermione." She ran to Sirius and gave him a hug.
"I thought you were dead?" Tears of joy were running down her face.
"Well, I decided to come back. It just didn't seem right without you guys to look after. Besides, it would be too complicated to explain(A/N: Don't ask, because I really have no explanation for him coming back. It just works in with the plot. And for all you people who don't like Harry abuse...). It seems we have a problem, Hermione." His face grew serious.
"Hermione," Harry began. "I am sorry for what I did to you, but I couldn't control myself."
"Why wouldn't you be able to control yourself. I thought you would be able to." Hermione was getting angry.
"'Mione, I was under the Imperious Curse!"
"Harry, I'm so sorry. Who was controlling you?" She wore a look of concern on her face.
"I don't know who it was, but I couldn't control my actions. I felt so bad afterwards, and I don't know how I can ever make it up. Can you forgive me, 'Mione?" Hermione flung her arms around Harry's neck and started crying into his chest.
"Harry, I missed you so much. Of course I'll forgive you. I'm just glad you got out of it in the end."
"I've made sure that no one can do that to Harry again, and Dumbledore will have people watching Harry." Sirius was happy that the two were on speaking terms again. "I have to go. Certain members of the Order will want to know of my return." Sirius transformed into a dog, and he bounded out of the common room.
Hermione stood hugging Harry for several minutes, when an agitated voice spoke behind them.
"Well, isn't that cute."
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A/N: There you have it!!! Another chapter up in less than 24 hours!!!!! Go me!!!! Well are you happy that Harry and Hermione are getting along again? Will something happen between them? Reviews are necessary for me to update, so the more I get, the quicker my next update will be, and the longer it may be, also!!! Please review!!!
A/N: I got ungrounded from the computer last night, so I updated last night at 10 p.m. I couldn't sleep, 'cause I kept thinking about my story, plus, my birthday is coming up on the 28 of April, and I've been getting excited... who wouldn't. I'm hoping to get 100 reviews by my birthday, as an early birthday present to myself. I've been typing as much as possible since I got ungrounded, so hopefully I will reach my goal. My friends have been big helps, also, by telling others to read my story and reviewing it themselves. Also, if you are reading, just review. It doesn't take that long and is really easy. Just do it. Thanks!
Reviewers: I would like to thank alejandra and Melissa for reviewing. I'm really glad you guys like this story. Please keep reading! Also, Applescm, I will try to have the ball in at least two chapters from now, but there is a lot of ground to cover before I will even think about having the Masquerade. Keep reading. I'll try to make chapters long and shove a lot into them to make the ball come sooner!!!! Thank you for all the great reviews everyone!!!!!!
Reviews: Please keep them coming!!!!
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in the Harry Potter books.
Chapter Ten
Hermione walked into the common room that she shared with Malfoy and walked into her room. She opened her closet and hung her dress up. She put the mask, which matched her dress perfectly, on the top of her dresser, and put the shoes in the bottom of the closet. It was already after one in the afternoon, and Hermione figured lunch was over. Her stomach growled, and she decided to pay Dobby, the house-elf, a visit in the kitchens.
It only took her about five minutes to walk to the portrait of the bowl of fruit, and tickling the pear, a door appeared. She opened it, and was greeted by dozens of house-elves. In the front of the group was Dobby. He bowed lowly, his nose nearly touching the floor, and wrung Hermione's hand.
"Hello, Miss. It is always a pleasure to see you. It is a shame that Mr. Potter is not here. Dobby was wanting to tell him hello, and I'm sure Winky would want to say hi to him. Anyway, what can Dobby do for you this fine afternoon?" he stared at her with admiration, just as all of the other house-elves did.
"Well, I was hoping to get something to eat in the Great Hall, but I seemed to just miss lunch. I was wondering if I could get a sandwich or something to snack on?" she stared as all the house-elves scattered and began getting food ready for her.
"That is no problem, Miss. We are happy to get you food. You need it, too. You look as though you haven't eaten in ages." Dobby stared at her slender figure, and was handed a paper sack of food by one of the elves.
"Here you go, Miss. We hope you enjoys this fine meal. And if you need anything else to eat, just call Dobby's name and I'll get it for you." They ushered her out of the kitchen and the door shut behind her. She headed back to her room and set the bag on the nearest table. She pulled the contents out and was amazed to see two ham and turkey sandwiches, a large thermos of pumpkin juice, an apple and orange, and a big slice of apple pie.
"How in the world do they expect me to eat all this?" she thought. She unwrapped one of the sandwiches, and poured herself a glass of ice-cold pumpkin juice. She was glad that Malfoy wasn't around to ruin the peace in the common room. It was quite relaxing without the dull drone of his voice.
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The rest of the day was fairly quiet, and before they knew it, it was time for the decoration committee, which would be held in the library. She walked down the halls and up to the owlry. She was going to get Jasmine, because she knew she might need to ask Dumbledore's permission for certain ideas to be put into effect.
After Jasmine was on her shoulder, she walked down the steps of the library and put her bag down on the floor. She dragged two tables together, because she didn't exactly know how many people were on the committee. She pulled her bag over next to the chair, sat down, and pulled out a piece of parchment and her quill in front of her. This meeting was going to be dedicated to finding what decorations were going to be used in the gardens and the Great Hall. Just then, a couple third year Hufflepuff girls went by, and raised their voices so Hermione could just hear what they were saying.
"You know, it's so stupid that the Masquerade is for fourth year and up. That is a lame rule." The girl speaking glared at Hermione.
"And how fourth years have to go to bed at ten...it's not fair. Even the fifth years get to stay up until eleven, and the sixth and seventh years don't have to go to bed until midnight. It's not fair. They probably won't even have one until after we leave Hogwarts." The Hufflepuff girls stormed off just as prefects began to file in and take seats around the table.
Hermione waited for fifteen minutes before she called the meeting to order. "We are here to discuss what decorations we want to be in the Great Hall and in the garden. Does anyone have any ideas for decorations?" Hannah Abbot pulled out some papers that had miniscule writing on it.
"I took a survey of what decorations some girls wanted, and most said that they would like the gardens to have fireflies floating around. They also wanted there to be fountains and benches put in around the area. They were thinking there could also be a dance floor outdoors with speakers so couples could dance outside. Most girls also said that they wanted a strobe light and a disco ball, a silver one, whatever those are, inside and stars all over the Great Hall. They just wanted it to be sparkling."
"Well, that sounds really nice." People nodded their heads in agreement. Ginny handed Hermione a piece of parchment. Ginny had been able to draw out what Hannah had been describing, and added some of her own.
"I had sort of already had those ideas drawn out, and added some of my own." She had drawn from several angles both inside and outside. Hermione passed the drawings around the tables, and several grunts of agreement were heard. "I guess it is final. We will need several people to create the decorations. Professor McGonnagal has given us permission to store the created decorations in her office. I have made a list of what needs to be created, and if you could just sign up under what you feel you can accomplish, make the decorations and report back to me. You can then sign up to make more decorations. Be sure to make them sparkly. And if you want to talk to me about anything, you know how to reach me." The list had gotten back to her by the time she was done talking, and people were heading out of the library with their bags.
"I think that went very well." Ginny commented to Hermione. "It didn't seem to take that long."
"Yes, and now I get to look forwards to doing homework all day tomorrow and almost finishing the polyjuice potion on Monday. He'll probably have us finish it on Thursday after next, since he said they will be done around Halloween."
"Hermione, it's getting late. I really need to get some sleep. I'm dead tired." Ginny yawned, and headed to the Gryffindor common room. Hermione went in the opposite direction to her room. She didn't want to admit it, but she was dead tired, too. The last week's events had worn her out, and she was hoping to sleep in late.
Getting back to her room, she dumped her stuff on the floor and collapsed into bed.
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Hermione awoke to a banging on her door.
"Hermione, there is a certain male and a convict in here that I think you need to see...and did I mention that they wanted to see you now?" Malfoy's voice was quivering, so she got up, put on a robe, and walked out of her room to see a messy Harry and a rough-looking Sirius Black.
"Hello, Hermione." She ran to Sirius and gave him a hug.
"I thought you were dead?" Tears of joy were running down her face.
"Well, I decided to come back. It just didn't seem right without you guys to look after. Besides, it would be too complicated to explain(A/N: Don't ask, because I really have no explanation for him coming back. It just works in with the plot. And for all you people who don't like Harry abuse...). It seems we have a problem, Hermione." His face grew serious.
"Hermione," Harry began. "I am sorry for what I did to you, but I couldn't control myself."
"Why wouldn't you be able to control yourself. I thought you would be able to." Hermione was getting angry.
"'Mione, I was under the Imperious Curse!"
"Harry, I'm so sorry. Who was controlling you?" She wore a look of concern on her face.
"I don't know who it was, but I couldn't control my actions. I felt so bad afterwards, and I don't know how I can ever make it up. Can you forgive me, 'Mione?" Hermione flung her arms around Harry's neck and started crying into his chest.
"Harry, I missed you so much. Of course I'll forgive you. I'm just glad you got out of it in the end."
"I've made sure that no one can do that to Harry again, and Dumbledore will have people watching Harry." Sirius was happy that the two were on speaking terms again. "I have to go. Certain members of the Order will want to know of my return." Sirius transformed into a dog, and he bounded out of the common room.
Hermione stood hugging Harry for several minutes, when an agitated voice spoke behind them.
"Well, isn't that cute."
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A/N: There you have it!!! Another chapter up in less than 24 hours!!!!! Go me!!!! Well are you happy that Harry and Hermione are getting along again? Will something happen between them? Reviews are necessary for me to update, so the more I get, the quicker my next update will be, and the longer it may be, also!!! Please review!!!