Dating Dungbombs

Review Answers:

*Where was Crabbe? Wasn't he supposed to be with Louise or something? Answer: Crabbe is Rachel's partner. And due to some disagreements, Crabbe decided not to make an appearance in the chapter. :)

*Does Blue know about Louise's special kisses? Answer: I'll see if I can put that in this chapter.

*I'd rather die than see Ashlee and Harry end! Answer: Sorry, but due to public demand, I'll have to stop Ashlee and Harry. Don't like it? I'll expect a petition! Hehehe! (Joke)

*Is there anything that will stop Ashlee and Harry loving each other? Answer: Yes, there's a potion that will undo the effects of the Love Potion. And the only person who possesses some that has already been brewed is the person that started the whole thing in the first place .

A/N: Thanks to everybody reviewed this chapter! I love hearing your opinions and suggestions. As a result, I will be logging onto Instant Messenger to answer any queries about the story. However, I will NOT be giving any clues or telling anybody who I am! If you do ask . I'm not going to respond. Simple, OK?

Anyway, here's a brief summary about this chapter: Karla, Hogsmeade, butterbeer, Punchbuggy!, uh-oh, Elizabeth, EW!, happy and three.

I hope you like this chapter - I had a big case of writer's block so I couldn't write anything for 5 days straight. So, I'm happy because I've finally written Chapter 9 on Tuesday! Can you believe it? Next chapter, 'Dating Dungbombs' will enter the 'Dark Ages' of the fanfiction world.

Also, my apologies for this chapter being so short. My writer's block is bad. Sorry!

Have fun. =)

~~Blue

No infringements intended

Chapter 8 - Karla's PoV: Just Be Happy!

I opened my eyes and looked around the room. Ah, it was all sunny and everything seemed happy. I was glad - I like things when they're happy. I jumped out from my bed.

"Good morning everyone!" I said happily, making sure everyone heard me. Grumpy little Lara just moaned, turned around, and kept on sleeping.

I looked outside my window. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, there were students on the lawn laughing and joking with each other. What a wonderful day!

I got dressed and walked to the Great Hall. I was looking forward to breakfast and seeing everybody there. I got to the Hall and saw everyone look a bit blank. Why weren't they happy? What reason is there not to be happy? They were always like that in the morning! I decided to cheer them up like I did every morning.

"Good morning everybody!" I said cheerily, skipping down the stairs.

Courtney, Elizabeth, Linda, Louise and Rachel looked up at me dully. What was their problem? I told them to be happy and they look all unhappy at me! Useless! Well, they weren't happy, but Ashlee and Harry looked like they were. They were always like that when they were near each other.

Why would you want to be next to a BOY anyway? BOYS HAVE COOTIES!!

I walked up to Professor McGonagall. She looked really sad.

"How are you today?" I asked her happily.

"Fine, Ms Feathers." Professor McGonagall replied in what I think she thought was a stern voice. "However, that stay in the hospital wing was a memorable one." I turned around and saw that Courtney had turned a bright shade of tomato red.

"Well that's good!" I smiled happily at her and then sat down to eat food. "Hi everybody!" I said to everybody.

"Hi, Karla." They responded dully.

"Why aren't you happy?" I asked brightly. I saw Rachel roll her eyes.

"You're just way too happy, Karla." Rachel said.

"What's wrong with being too happy?" I grimaced at everybody. Everybody immediately rolled their eyes.

"Can you believe it?" Louise asked as she changed the subject hastily. "Today's a Hogsmeade weekend!" (A/N: Due to my writer's block, I decided that this would be the very first visit to Hogsmeade)

"Hogsmeade?" Courtney asked.

"Frogs meat?" Linda asked loudly, not hearing what Courtney said. "Why is it a Frogs Meat weekend? I don't think I'll be able to stomach that ."

"HOGSMEADE!" Rachel shouted into Linda's ear.

"Oh!" Linda said.

~~Hogsmeade~~

A little while later, Lara came down the stairs, collected her food and walked towards the Slytherin table. After she did this, Professor McGonagall wiped her mouth with her napkin and stood up.

"Excuse me, students!" she said, eyeing us all through her glasses. We all stopped eating (except Lara) and looked up at her. "We will be leaving for Hogsmeade soon, so please finish your breakfast, then line up at the Entrance Hall!"

I got up with everybody else and lined up. I've never been to Hogsmeade before.

"Now, you are to back to the castle by 2pm." Professor McGonagall instructed us as soon as we arrived. We nodded. I immediately traveled towards Honeydukes. I love chocolate. Everybody says that I should control myself because so far I owe everybody in my dormitory a galleon, a few sickles and knuts to fund for my chocolate, but I don't really care. As long as I get my chocolate, I'm fine!

I looked at all the different sorts of chocolate. Sugar quills, fizzing whizbees, gumballs, cream carnation (a flower that was made completely of whipped cream), firework feathers (quills that emit little lollies that pop like fireworks in your mouth when it is used to write), strawberry smiles (little sweets that changed the expression on their faces, depending on your mood) and watermelon wishes (treats that started out tasting like watermelon, but changed to a different flavour whenever you wanted them to.

My mouth started watering. So wonderful, lovely chocolates! I needed some!

I pulled out my satchel used for carrying money and opened it. Inside it was . nothing. My face drooped. I needed chocolate!

"So ." I walked up to Courtney, who was inspecting a batch of firework feathers.

"Yes, Karla?" Courtney asked.

"How would you like to lend me a dollar?" I asked in my sweetest voice possible.

"I wouldn't." Courtney replied simply and turned towards the sugar quills.

"But - but - but!" I objected.

"Karla, you still owe me that 2 Galleons from last time on the train for sweets!" Courtney said firmly. She fumbled around the jar and picked out some sugar quills.

"Linda ." I began saying to Linda.

"No, Karla." She said without even looking at me.

"Useless!" I remarked and moved onto Louise. "Louise, can I borrow a Galleon?" Louise rolled her eyes.

"Karla, you're account balance is in minus numbers, so I wouldn't be asking anybody for money that you can't repay." Louise said smartly, and then picked up a few watermelon wishes.

"It is NOT in minus numbers!" I defended myself.

"Karla, you know it, I know it, and the whole castle knows it!" Louise replied, and paid for her lollies. "Even the stone gargoyles know it!"

"OK, OK!" I said and sat down onto a bench. "I get the point already."

"I'll lend you a dollar, Karla." Rachel relented.

"Thank you, Rachel!" Karla said. "See? Rachel's not useless!"

"See?" Rachel puffed out her chest. "I'm not useless! Of course I'm not useless. I'm wonderful! I'm brilliant! I'm fantastic!"

"I'm about to throw up!" Lara added sarcastically. Malfoy started laughing next to her.

After Honeydukes, everybody was at the Three Broomsticks. I sat down, eating my newly bought watermelon wish. I also had a number of sugar quills, firework feathers and cream carnations.

Rosmerta the bar maid came over to us and asked us what we wanted.

"Do we all want butterbeer?" Courtney asked.

"Yep." Everybody said except Linda.

"Mutter here?" Linda asked loudly, the entire bar pausing to look at her. "Why would I want to mutter?"

"I'll take that as a yes." Courtney said. "8 pitchers of butterbeer, please." Rosmerta smiled and went off.

"Where's Lara?" Louise asked.

"I don't know." I replied, my voice muffled by a cream carnation. Mm . cream.

A few minutes later, Rosmerta reappeared with butterbeer. I smiled and thankfully drank mine. Delicious!

"Hey!" Elizabeth said all of a sudden, a weird look on her face.

I looked out the window along with everybody else - even Ashlee and Harry. What we saw was - nothing. It was just the same old Hogsmeade. I pulled my head back.

"Liz, there's nothing there!" I said to her, drinking my butterbeer again.

"Really?" she asked, not sounding the least bit surprised. "I thought I saw a - um - a rampaging Hippogriff!"

"Rampaging Hippogriff?" Ashlee asked suddenly. She shook her head.

Harry smiled at her and sighed. Ashlee smiled at him and sighed. Harry picked up his pitcher and drank his drink. Ashlee also drank hers. For some reason, Elizabeth seemed to be watching them drink awfully closely. As soon as they had swallowed, triumph shone through her face.

A strange look came over Harry and Ashlee's face. Harry shivered, and so did Ashlee. They both blinked and then resumed drinking their butterbeers. But for some reason, they seemed to be immersed in their drinks, not each other.

"Ashlee?" Linda asked Ashlee.

"Yeah?" Ashlee asked.

"This might sound weird," Linda's brow furrowed, "but why aren't you swooning over Harry?"

"Why should I be?" Ashlee asked, her face genuine.

"Well, it's just that for the last month or so, you and Harry haven't been able to keep your eyes off each other." Linda explained.

At the same time, Ashlee and Harry spat out their butterbeer across the table. Courtney, Linda, Louise and I ducked under, and the butterbeer was stained against the seats that we had previously just sat against.

"WHAT?!" Harry and Ashlee asked in unison.

"You know," Courtney managed to climb back onto the table. "The last month or so, you two have been inseparable."

"NO WAY!!" Harry and Ashlee said together.

"Yes way." I replied, and drank more butterbeer.

Harry and Ashlee looked at each other.

"Did we -?" Harry asked.

"I hope that we didn't." Ashlee replied, looking fairly sick.

"So you're sure we didn't -?" Harry asked.

"No." Ashlee added.

"But you were close!" I added. They were talking too slowly! Might as well hurry things up a bit.

"EW!" They both started coughing.

"Oh yeah." Rachel added with an evil glint in her eye.

The two looked at each other and immediately started moving away from each other at the same time.

"LOOK!" Elizabeth pointed out the window again.

We all scrambled to see what was outside the window. Nothing.

"I think you've got an eyesight problem as bad as Linda's hearing!" Courtney exclaimed.

"What?" Linda asked loudly.

"Never -" I began, but Louise kicked me. I suppose she thought that it wasn't smart to get Linda started on the 'clever behind' thing again.

I finished my pitcher of butterbeer and ordered another one. After all, it was on Courtney.

I drank my butterbeer and stared at random things in the room until I saw Elizabeth. She had just drunk her butterbeer, but her face was happier than I had ever seen it before.

I accidentally dropped by satchel on the floor. It bounced and stopped right at Elizabeth's foot. She leant down and went to get it. As she did so, I saw Harry grimace at his cup, and then switched it with Elizabeth's.

"Stupid bug." Harry said to Linda.

"Cupid mugs?!" Linda asked incredulously. "Look, I know that Cupid might not be loved by everybody, but that's not reason to accuse him of robbing people!" Harry looked confused. I shook my head at him. He shrugged his shoulders.

I looked at Elizabeth when she finally retrieved my satchel.

"Thank you!" I smiled at her. She smiled back and took a swig of her butterbeer.

Then all of a sudden, her face shivered. Her face seemed to change. There was something wrong about that. I had seen that face before. It was on Ashlee and Harry's face a few seconds before they started liking each other instantly. That's really odd .

"Liz?" I asked her. Elizabeth didn't reply. "Liz?" I repeated.

She still didn't say anything. What was wrong with her?

Elizabeth picked up her pitcher and checked out her reflection. She patted Ashlee's arm.

"Don't you just think my complexion is just great?" She asked her. Ashlee looked at Liz weirdly and looked away. "And don't you reckon my hair is just wonderful?" she asked Courtney. Courtney wrinkled her nose. What was wrong with her?

"Elizabeth, what's with you?" Harry asked. Normally, Liz would be totally crazy over the fact that Harry had actually bothered to talk to her.

"Wow, I never noticed that my eyes are a perfect shade of brown!" Liz said, ignoring Harry. This was a first. Something was definitely wrong with her.

"Hmm ." Courtney leaned over to Elizabeth. She punched her. "Punchbuggy!" she said.

Elizabeth immediately reflexed and gripped Courtney's wrist. "Don't come close to touching the hair." She said firmly.

"What's with you, Liz?" Linda asked her.

"My hair, my complexion, my eye colour, my skin ." Elizabeth started.

"My goodness ." Linda rolled her eyes. "Get over yourself."

"GET OVER IT?!" Rachel screeched suddenly. "THAT'S MY LINE!"

"Who cares, anyway?" Linda asked. "It's only 3 stupid words!"

"HEY!" Rachel screamed. "TAKE THAT BACK!" and off she flew - and tackled Linda to the ground.

"Stop it!" Linda gasped, choking.

"Why aren't they happy?" I asked everybody. "Everybody should be happy - just like me!"

"OK, Karla." Courtney said.

"Follow in my footsteps!" I proclaimed and then drunk more butterbeer.

"Yes, Karla." Louise said and then patted my head.

See? Don't you like my life? It's just wonderful and happy. Just the way everybody else's lives should be! Now, I've got to go. By the way . Have you got a Galleon for me to borrow?

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A/N: That's the end of the chapter! What do you think? It's kind of a bad ending cause I didn't know how to end it. Oh well. Please review. Reviews are welcome to my email as well. And don't forget! On Wednesday, 3rd December I will be logging onto Instant Messenger, so don't forget to add me. I probably will be on from 7:30 - 8:30. However, it could be any time from 6 - 9. I will NOT be answering any questions on who I am, nor will I be giving any clues.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope that I'll be keeping you on your toes until Chapter 9!

Until Chapter 9 .

~~Blue

P.S. HI STEPHANIE!!!