Chapter 5

"Manticore"

The portrait opened and Leah, along with the Gryffindor clad Rhian, entered the Common room. It was deserted.

"I hate you, I hate you, and oh, guess what? I hate you!" Rhian kept repeating to Leah as they walked to the stairs. As they walked up them, Hermione was waiting outside the girls' dorm.

"Thank God! Me and Gin thought the boys had abducted you two or something!"

"No, we're here...speaking of boys, where are they?" Leah asked.

"Gin is distracting them"

"How?"

"You don't wanna know...trust on Rhi!"

It took Hermione two looks at Rhian to realize who she was. "Oh my God! I thought you were Lavender then!"

"Don't insult me anymore!" Rhian said bitterly. "Hurry up, I wanna take this stupid tie off!"