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Chapter 7--The "Meeting"
Hermione walked to the Great Hall with a smile on her face. When she got there, she saw Ron and Harry and immediately remembered what had happened earlier that day. Quicker than you could say "Quidditch", her smile turned into a frown and her eyes turned cold. Ron got up from his seat and Hermione could see by the pleading in his eyes that he wanted forgiveness.
"Mione, you have every right to be mad at me. I'm not the one to tell you who you should and shouldn't go out with. Well, really nobody is but you. I mean well, you know what--" Ron tried to apologize but it came out all different then when he had practiced in front of the mirror.
"Ron, you're babbling. But I'm still mad at you. You should have thought about what you were going to say before you did. You really hurt my feelings," Hermione said seriously.
"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I was just looking out for you," Ron apologized.
"Thanks Ron. You're a great friend," Hermione said and hugged him, as only a friend would.
Suddenly, Dumbledore stood up from his seat and his loud, but sincere voice was heard throughout the Great Hall, "Attention, students and staff. I have an announcement before dinner is served. We have a new seventh year student. Her name is Brittany Buttkiss and--Professor McGonnagall if you would please bring the Sorting Hat and stool--she will be sorted into her assigned house."
Brittany, a 5'4 blonde haired blue eyed "cheerleader" if you know what I mean (A/N: No offense to cheerleaders... I was one once myself two years ago so I have nothing against cheerleaders), was looking pretty confident as she sat down on the stool awaiting her house assignment. The Sorting Hat pondered the possibilties of houses before coming up with a final answer and shouted,"GRYFFINDOR!"
Hermione and the rest of the Gryffindors whooped and clapped when Brittany walked towards their table. When Brittany walked by Hermione, she stopped her and introduced herself,"Hi. I'm Hermione, the Head Girl, and I'm a seventh year too. I'm glad you got sorted into Gryffindor."
"Thanks Hermione. I'm Brittany as you obviously already know," she paused before asking a question that had been burning in her mind ever since she had set foot in Hogwarts, "Do you know a seventh year guy here by the name of Draco?"
Hermione wasn't the least bit taken aback by the question. She thought it was great that this girl already knew someone from here so maybe she could make friends faster," Yeah, I know Draco."
"Oh cool! Is he in Gryffindor?" Brittany excitedly looked up and down the Gryffindor table for any sign of Draco.
Ginny, who had just so happened to overhear the conversation, looked as if she were about to jump out of her skin, "Draco? In Gryffindor?Just the thought makes me laugh!"
Hermione laughed along with her friend while Brittany looked lost,"What did I say wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. Draco is a Slytherin," Hermione explained.
"Oh, ok. I heard Slytherin is known for their cunning and sneaky ways," Brittany said and then added almost mumbling now, "Draco always was the sly one."
"What?" Hermione asked. Surely she didn't hear her right.
"Oh nothing nothing. I'm going to sit down over there and I'll talk to you later," Brittany looked as if she were coming out of a trance.
"Umm... okay, well I'll see you later," Hermione said and she knew that whatever Brittany had said, she could ask about it later.
Harry broke her thoughts saying, "Hermione, come on we're going to miss the meeting!"
"What meeting?"
"What do you mean, 'What meeting?' I told Ron to----RON!!!" Harry turned his attention to Ron," I told you to tell her about the meeting earlier when you guys made up."
"Sorry, I forgot. I was too caught up in the moment, as corny as that sounds,"Ron apologized once again. (A/N: He seems to be apologizing a lot in this chapter!:) LOL!)
"Guys, don't fight now. We need to get to the meeting. Remember?" Hermione said frustrated.
"Right. Sorry Ron," Harry apologized.
"It's okay mate, " Ron forgave him.
They rushed to the prefects common room and found that everyone was already there. Hermione was upset that they were a bit late so she quickly apologized, "I'm sooo sorry that we're late. I didn't even know about the meeting!"
"But you see, this isn't even a meeting. I set this all up for us to play a little game," Pansy said rubbing her hands together.
Draco had a sly grin on his face. He knew that whatever Pansy had planned would be interesting, "What did you have in mind?"
"A little game I like to call 'Seven Minutes in Heaven'," Pansy said with a smirk on her face.
"Ok, let's play. Who wants to go first?" Ron asked.
"Well since you're the one who asked Weasel you can go first, " Draco shot back.
Ron had a determined look on his face,"Okay, I think I will."
He closed his eyes and drew a name. When he opened them he looked at the tiny piece of paper. It read..............................................."LUNA!"
Luna's usually dreamy facial expression changed to one of an excited schoolgirl, "Ronniekins, I've been waiting for this moment since fifth year!"
Everybody laughed at the situation before them and whispered about them as they retreated to the closet.
7 Minutes Later
Luna walked ahead of Ron, smiling because she had gotten what she had always wanted. Ron was looking dazed and his hair was the same color as his face. All the guys gave Ron pats on the back because, well, guys are just like that. Hermione, who had been sitting to Ron's left knew she was going next and got a little nervous. She followed Ron's earlier example and drew a name out of the hat. It read.......................................Harry! Hermione glanced at Draco and saw him wearing a worried look. She knew, at that moment that she couldn't do anything to betray Draco's trust. He would do the same for her, right?
Chapter 7--The "Meeting"
Hermione walked to the Great Hall with a smile on her face. When she got there, she saw Ron and Harry and immediately remembered what had happened earlier that day. Quicker than you could say "Quidditch", her smile turned into a frown and her eyes turned cold. Ron got up from his seat and Hermione could see by the pleading in his eyes that he wanted forgiveness.
"Mione, you have every right to be mad at me. I'm not the one to tell you who you should and shouldn't go out with. Well, really nobody is but you. I mean well, you know what--" Ron tried to apologize but it came out all different then when he had practiced in front of the mirror.
"Ron, you're babbling. But I'm still mad at you. You should have thought about what you were going to say before you did. You really hurt my feelings," Hermione said seriously.
"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I was just looking out for you," Ron apologized.
"Thanks Ron. You're a great friend," Hermione said and hugged him, as only a friend would.
Suddenly, Dumbledore stood up from his seat and his loud, but sincere voice was heard throughout the Great Hall, "Attention, students and staff. I have an announcement before dinner is served. We have a new seventh year student. Her name is Brittany Buttkiss and--Professor McGonnagall if you would please bring the Sorting Hat and stool--she will be sorted into her assigned house."
Brittany, a 5'4 blonde haired blue eyed "cheerleader" if you know what I mean (A/N: No offense to cheerleaders... I was one once myself two years ago so I have nothing against cheerleaders), was looking pretty confident as she sat down on the stool awaiting her house assignment. The Sorting Hat pondered the possibilties of houses before coming up with a final answer and shouted,"GRYFFINDOR!"
Hermione and the rest of the Gryffindors whooped and clapped when Brittany walked towards their table. When Brittany walked by Hermione, she stopped her and introduced herself,"Hi. I'm Hermione, the Head Girl, and I'm a seventh year too. I'm glad you got sorted into Gryffindor."
"Thanks Hermione. I'm Brittany as you obviously already know," she paused before asking a question that had been burning in her mind ever since she had set foot in Hogwarts, "Do you know a seventh year guy here by the name of Draco?"
Hermione wasn't the least bit taken aback by the question. She thought it was great that this girl already knew someone from here so maybe she could make friends faster," Yeah, I know Draco."
"Oh cool! Is he in Gryffindor?" Brittany excitedly looked up and down the Gryffindor table for any sign of Draco.
Ginny, who had just so happened to overhear the conversation, looked as if she were about to jump out of her skin, "Draco? In Gryffindor?Just the thought makes me laugh!"
Hermione laughed along with her friend while Brittany looked lost,"What did I say wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. Draco is a Slytherin," Hermione explained.
"Oh, ok. I heard Slytherin is known for their cunning and sneaky ways," Brittany said and then added almost mumbling now, "Draco always was the sly one."
"What?" Hermione asked. Surely she didn't hear her right.
"Oh nothing nothing. I'm going to sit down over there and I'll talk to you later," Brittany looked as if she were coming out of a trance.
"Umm... okay, well I'll see you later," Hermione said and she knew that whatever Brittany had said, she could ask about it later.
Harry broke her thoughts saying, "Hermione, come on we're going to miss the meeting!"
"What meeting?"
"What do you mean, 'What meeting?' I told Ron to----RON!!!" Harry turned his attention to Ron," I told you to tell her about the meeting earlier when you guys made up."
"Sorry, I forgot. I was too caught up in the moment, as corny as that sounds,"Ron apologized once again. (A/N: He seems to be apologizing a lot in this chapter!:) LOL!)
"Guys, don't fight now. We need to get to the meeting. Remember?" Hermione said frustrated.
"Right. Sorry Ron," Harry apologized.
"It's okay mate, " Ron forgave him.
They rushed to the prefects common room and found that everyone was already there. Hermione was upset that they were a bit late so she quickly apologized, "I'm sooo sorry that we're late. I didn't even know about the meeting!"
"But you see, this isn't even a meeting. I set this all up for us to play a little game," Pansy said rubbing her hands together.
Draco had a sly grin on his face. He knew that whatever Pansy had planned would be interesting, "What did you have in mind?"
"A little game I like to call 'Seven Minutes in Heaven'," Pansy said with a smirk on her face.
"Ok, let's play. Who wants to go first?" Ron asked.
"Well since you're the one who asked Weasel you can go first, " Draco shot back.
Ron had a determined look on his face,"Okay, I think I will."
He closed his eyes and drew a name. When he opened them he looked at the tiny piece of paper. It read..............................................."LUNA!"
Luna's usually dreamy facial expression changed to one of an excited schoolgirl, "Ronniekins, I've been waiting for this moment since fifth year!"
Everybody laughed at the situation before them and whispered about them as they retreated to the closet.
7 Minutes Later
Luna walked ahead of Ron, smiling because she had gotten what she had always wanted. Ron was looking dazed and his hair was the same color as his face. All the guys gave Ron pats on the back because, well, guys are just like that. Hermione, who had been sitting to Ron's left knew she was going next and got a little nervous. She followed Ron's earlier example and drew a name out of the hat. It read.......................................Harry! Hermione glanced at Draco and saw him wearing a worried look. She knew, at that moment that she couldn't do anything to betray Draco's trust. He would do the same for her, right?