Hey everyone, thanks for reviewing, before I start this chapter I wanted to say a few things. First of all, the pairing. At the moment we all know its ginny/draco and harry/eliza and ron/hermione. Now I'm going to let you know that there is going to be a MAJOR twist in the pairing but that's all I am saying okay!!! So for now I have changed the pairing to Draco/Ginny on my summary. But anyway just thought I should let you know! (again, I don't have very many reviews, if you like my story and feel it's worth reading plz spread the word about it so I can get more reviews!! Thx much!) Oh and the formatting on my first 5 chapters is not my fault. My computer is screwed up so I can't fix the formatting, I'm so sorry, but the later chapters are okay, as you can see lol so I guess that's a relief! Anyway, I've talked enough!! READ & REVIEW pweeezzzzz

Chapter 12

" Here take your  singing ring back! It's stupid and I never wanted it!" Hermione screamed and stormed out of the common room into the corridors.

" What was all that about Ron?" Harry asked curiously.

Ron rubbed his forehead where the ring had hit.

" I-I'm not sure…, girls are so confusing… I need some food. I'm going to the kitchen. See ya."

Ron walked slowly out of the common room and through the portrait  hole. Harry sat there, confused. Why was Hermione mad at Ron? They seemed fine earlier today… Ron's right, girls are confusing. Harry got up and started walking towards his room.

" Boo!"

Eliza jumped out in front of him, attempting to scare him.

" Oh my gosh Eliza you scared me so much…really you did. Honest!" Harry said sarcastically.

" Ha…Ha. So Mr. Potter where are you off to?" Eliza asked wrapping her arms around his waist and pulling him closer.

She's perfect. I'm going to grow up, marry her and have little babies with her. We'll be with each other until the day we die. Harry was certain of this. He had grown to love Eliza Anne Rue.

" I'm just going up to my room. I still have to write that report for Potions," Harry said.

Eliza pouted and looked up at Harry with puppy dog eyes.

" I love you babe, but I really do have to finish that report by the end of the week!" Harry added.

Eliza said okay, kissed him on the cheek and walked away. Harry turned around and proceeded to his room.

Hermione walked slowly down the stairs. She wasn't sure where she was and didn't really care. She tried to hold back the tears, but one rolled down her cheek and then came another. She looked around. She was in a hallway with dozens of pictures. They were all of old people. She didn't recognize it at all.

" Umm… excuse me?" Hermione said to a picture with an old woman in it putting her hair in curlers.

" Huh? What? Are you talking to me?" The lady said startled.

" Yes ma'am. Do you know where I am?"

" I can't believe you're talking to me! I haven't had a conversation with a witch in, oh I don't know how long." The lady laughed and then looked at her curiously adding, "How did you know how to get here?"

" I didn't, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and I don't know how to get back." Hermione responded.

The lady raised her right eye brow.

" Really? So no one knows you're down here?"

" Well I suppose not…" Hermione said.

The lady looked around. Most of the people in the pictures were sleeping but the ones that were awake were watching them curiously.

" You need to get out of here now! This is no place for a child. Especially under certain circumstances!" The lady's expression had changed. Her eyes were darting back and forth up and down the corridor. She looked panicked.

" What's wrong?" Hermione asked.

" Just do what I say! Do you have your wand?" The lady checked to see if she had it and then continued, " Okay go straight up those stairs. Go left and take a right at a statue of a snake. Then run up those stairs as fast as you possibly can! Do you hear me? Do you understand what I am telling you??? You'll know where you are by then, but you'll be shocked. Don't stop! Get back to your common room and stay there. It isn't safe! Now go!!"

Hermione stood there for a few seconds. She was so confused. And the lady wasn't helping by scaring her. She wanted to know what all the fuss was about but decided against asking and starting to do as the lady said.

" Run!" The lady screamed from behind.

Hermione quickened her pace and started running. She turned left with her wand gripped tightly in her hand. It was so dark she  could barely see anything. After a few minutes she thought she might have missed the statue of the snake. She stopped. She put her hands on her knees and tried to catch her breathe.  But she heard something behind her. Oh God, what was that!! Hermione thought. She spun around but couldn't see anything. She heard another sound, much louder than the first. What ever it is, it's getting closer!! Hermione ran up the stairs as fast as she could and all of a sudden found herself in the big room Harry had shown her a few days ago. Hermione ran through the doors and out into the corridor. A few seconds later she heard the doors of the big room slam again. It was coming, whatever it was. She couldn't look back, she just kept running. Hermione finally got to the portrait hole and screamed, "Peachpickles!!"

The portrait swung open and she ran in.

Hey I know another really really short chapter but I like to update as often as possible so that's why I ended it right here. Thanks everyone for reviewing! uh oh, i just realized something. okay if this chapter turns out formatted like the first 5 i'm really really sorry i know what happened but i can't fix it!!! i'm so sorry!!