Chapter Forty Four: The Group is complete
The next morning, a knocking was heard at the portrait of the crest. Draco rolled off his couch and mind changed his clothing, while walking unsteadily to the door.
"Who is it?" he called out groggy.
"It's me Draco, Pansy?" the voice he heard was indeed Pansy's.
He opened the door and looked at her oddly, "You ok? What's up?"
She gave him an 'I'm fine' look. "Just let me in, I want to talk."
"Everyone's still asleep." He explained.
"So," she shrugged, "I can still talk to you right?"
He brushed his fingers through his hair, "One sec." and shut the door.
"I take that was Pansy?" Hermione asked over her book.
"Yeah, and since you are awake enough, can you take care of it?" he fell back down asleep.
Hermione let out a small laugh, "What am I going to do with you?" she muttered walking to the door, and opening it, "Pansy? Sorry, Draco just fell back asleep." She explained to the girl, "Come in, we can talk in my room."
Pansy regarded the room with a slight humor. Draco was sprawled all over his couch, and Hanna was laying in Tom's embrace. Ron was on the other couch and there was only one chair open, Hermione walked over to that one. She picked up a book and stepped around the mess back to Pansy.
"Forgive the mess, we celebrated last night." She smiled and led Pansy to her room.
Pansy nearly had a heart attack. "Green, Granger?" with silver accents.
"It is my favorite color," Hermione explained, she summoned a chair for her to sit on.
Hermione plopped onto her bed and whispered something gently to her book, which caused it to slam shut, scaring Pansy.
"It's my diary," Hermione explained to the shocked girl.
"Oh, Well, um." Hermione noted how nervous she was.
"About last night," Hermione started instead, "Thank you. If you hadn't been there, I would have panicked, and the situation would have been worse."
"I was only worried about Blaise," She explained, "He often gets in over his head."
"That's alright." Hermione smiled crossing her legs.
"Look Granger,"
"Mione." Hermione said firmly.
"Mione?" Pansy blinked.
"call me Mione, but only in here." She smiled, "I know you have a rep to hold, but you saved my neck, I owe you my friendship at least."
"Alright, Mione," she tasted the name. "Last night, Dumbledore told you and your 'court'," she accented the term, "to leave. What did he mean?"
"The old crazy man figured us out." Hermione laughed, then looked back at pansy and tried a different angle, "I'm known as the queen of hearts, Pansy." Hermione simplified. "Tom is the king of clubs, Draco is the leader of spades since he detests the name 'jack', Hanna is the Ace of Diamonds and Past that, all tens." Hermione paused and had an inspiration, "We are one short. But the point is we dubbed ourselves the 'Hogwarts Royalty'." Hermione smiled sweetly, "That's why Dumbledore said my 'court'."
"I see, why isn't Draco the king?" Pansy asked confused, "If you're the queen."
"I'm Head girl, Pansy, and Tom's Head boy, we chose rank that way." Hermione explained, "Why does it matter?"
"Because Kings and Queens, well their normally together, and Apparently your with Draco and Tom's with Abbott."
"I see what you mean, but we are odd that way." Hermione laughed.
"You know what? You'd make a fair Slytherin." Pansy commented.
"You should see everyone else." Hermione pointed out, "Speaking of which," she glanced over at the clock, it hit 9:00.
"ACK!"
"Damn Draco stop!"
"Would you two stop shouting!"
"What in the world?" Pansy asked, "They're timed?"
"In a matter of speaking, come on." Hermione opened her door.
"Mione?" Pansy said as an after thought.
Hermione looked back, "Yeah?"
"How did you evade the curtacious?"
Hermione smirked in a way that would make Snape proud, "Stick around long enough and you'll see."
And they went into the common room for breakfast.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So Pansy," Hanna asked from one side of the circled table, "Tom here doesn't have a ten, want to take up the spot?"
She blinked, "Whose Draco's Ten?"
"Dora," all four answered.
"Oh And Mione's?"
"Ron." In perfect harmony.
"Do they always do that?" Pansy asked, "Boy with girl? Girl with Boy?"
"Nah, mine's Ray." Hanna explained.
"Sure, but, umm, doesn't that mean I'm part of your group too?" she asked un sure, but inwardly hoping it to be true. She wasn't sure why though.
They exchanged glances, "Mione," Draco said happily, "Break out the cards!"
"Wait!" Hermione stopped them, and looked at the Slytherin, to, up until last night, she hadn't liked much, "Pansy, you must promise not to tell a soul what goes on in this room."
"Sure." She shrugged, "I mean, if I join you, it'll be my neck too."
"Ok then" Hermione held out her hand and Pansy eyed it oddly, a golden light shinned around her hand and started to concentrate in the center, suddenly a card appeared. "Ten of clubs, as a member of the Hogwarts Royalty, you have to put a simple spell on this card, choose two colors, that aren't any house colors, since they are taken. Got the colors?"
"Yes."
"Can you say them in Latin or Italian?"
"Maybe."
"Cast this spell, Color et color narro." Hermione told her, after memorizing the spell because the multiple times it was cast. "The first color is a calling color, so if you call us, our cards glow that color, the second color is the danger color, if your in danger and you use the card, it will light our cards that color so that we know. Once cast we'll bring out our cards," she stopped talking as if realizing something, "DAMN!"
"I'll get Ray and Dora." Draco said easily, walking to the fire place then vanishing.
"I'll get Ron." Tom offered and left.
"What?" Pansy breathed.
"We need you to be connected to ALL of our cards." Hermione explained. "For now choose your colors."
"Alright, umm I want purple and brown, but I don't know those colors."
"Purple is taken by Ray," Hanna notified her.
"If that's the case, tell me all the colors taken, it might help." Pansy suggested.
"I have red and Gold," Hermione started, "Ron has Orange and maroon, Tom has sapphire and Bronze, Draco Green and Silver, Ray has Purple and Pink, Dora has sky blue and tan, and Hanna has Yellow and Black, so brown is fine." Hermione listed.
Pansy thought for a second, "How about white and grey." She suggested.
"Perfect, but I don't know Grey." Hermione reasoned.
"that's fine, I'll do it all in English, that does work right?"
"Yes, me and Tom did it that way." Hanna smiled brightly.
"Alright." She put down her ten of clubs, which didn't look like the playing card, it had a maiden, that looked like her on it, wearing black and holding a club, in the four corners were the number ten, written in an old script. She put her wand on it, "White et Grey Narro!"
the card glowed for a second and it was complete.
At that moment Draco walked from the fireplace with Dora and Ray following him. Already knowing what was going on they placed their ten cards down by Pansy's, except the little maidens looked like them. Ray in red and Dora in black. Holding a diamond and spade respectively.
"we are here!" Ron announced, as he and Tom entered. Ron's was a little Ron in red holding a heart.
Then the four others placed down their cards. The four didn't resemble the little king, queen, jack and the diamond had no one, but their cards, instead of being black and red, were designed with the house colors.
"Ready?" Hermione asked everyone, they nodded. She looked at Pansy, "You're the last to join, welcome, now to have your card connected to ours we all cast 'convenio' together. Ready?"
Pansy nodded. She felt so comfortable here, and it was odd. People from all houses just getting along, no prejudices; it was heaven.
"CONVENIO!" She shouted with the rest of them.
Everyone took their own card back and put them in a safe keeping place. She noted that Hermione put hers where her heart was.
"That's how you called for back up last night." Pansy said finally understanding.
"Yeah." She smiled. "If you need any of us, or just want to talk, don't hesitate, alright?"
Dora walked up, "I knew you'd get here." She said offering her hand.
Once she took it, she felt every one of the seven hug her.
"WELCOME!"
"Thanks." She whispered, wondering if she gave in to quickly.
"Stay here tonight alright?" Hermione offered, then looked up at the two girls who came form the fire, "What about you two, stay for the weekend?"
"Can't," Ray said sadly, "I snuck off to get here, my mom will be looking for me soon."
"Same here." Dora explained.
"Well, then we'll see you later." Hermione waved to them as they flooed back to the black mansion.
"Care to explain?" Pansy asked, knowing that there was something she was missing, something going on with the two girls.
"Now Pansy," Draco started, taking her hand, "Don't freak." he ordered.
She nodded her head in consent, guessing that this was something worth knowing.
"Their muggles." Ron said, before anyone else could.
"Really?" The lost Slytherin looked at everyone around her, "How in the name of Merlin did you manage that one?!"
"Well, it's complicated." Tom said, "You sure you want to know?"
"Yeah," she sat up excited, "Anyone would want to know how. I mean, you got them sorted, they have magic, and they're muggles. What not to want to know?"
The five exchanged glances, sat down, and they started the tale of their greatest accomplishment.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Voldemort looked up from the crystal he was gazing in. He knew time was of the essence.
But he also knew that plans worthy of admiration, demanded time.
Now was not that time.
She was too strong, to protected.
He needed to wait until she was weaker, then he would attack.
He needed to get rid of her, that was for sure.
'He' thought the man who wasn't really man, "Doesn't know how powerful of an ally he has hiding in the mists!' Voldemort thanked whatever had given him this insight.
They had two great weapons, one they knew of, and one they didn't.
He had an idea of how to break one of them, but first, he had to stop the other from being.
She would be ready in time.
Now was too soon.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN: Aren't I evil! ^_^
But I have little else to do, I hope you are enjoying.
I haven't been able to read any reviews for a while, so I only got to read the ones for forty two after I had 43 posted.
SO ~*Slone*~, that means I didn't get your message about stopping, so here's my explanation.
Simply, the story isn't done. It JUST ISN'T DONE. I have ended two small plot lines simultaneously, however, if you look you'll see that I have more. I will end this after I have reached the conclusion that I have planned, trust me alright?
Relena~
The next morning, a knocking was heard at the portrait of the crest. Draco rolled off his couch and mind changed his clothing, while walking unsteadily to the door.
"Who is it?" he called out groggy.
"It's me Draco, Pansy?" the voice he heard was indeed Pansy's.
He opened the door and looked at her oddly, "You ok? What's up?"
She gave him an 'I'm fine' look. "Just let me in, I want to talk."
"Everyone's still asleep." He explained.
"So," she shrugged, "I can still talk to you right?"
He brushed his fingers through his hair, "One sec." and shut the door.
"I take that was Pansy?" Hermione asked over her book.
"Yeah, and since you are awake enough, can you take care of it?" he fell back down asleep.
Hermione let out a small laugh, "What am I going to do with you?" she muttered walking to the door, and opening it, "Pansy? Sorry, Draco just fell back asleep." She explained to the girl, "Come in, we can talk in my room."
Pansy regarded the room with a slight humor. Draco was sprawled all over his couch, and Hanna was laying in Tom's embrace. Ron was on the other couch and there was only one chair open, Hermione walked over to that one. She picked up a book and stepped around the mess back to Pansy.
"Forgive the mess, we celebrated last night." She smiled and led Pansy to her room.
Pansy nearly had a heart attack. "Green, Granger?" with silver accents.
"It is my favorite color," Hermione explained, she summoned a chair for her to sit on.
Hermione plopped onto her bed and whispered something gently to her book, which caused it to slam shut, scaring Pansy.
"It's my diary," Hermione explained to the shocked girl.
"Oh, Well, um." Hermione noted how nervous she was.
"About last night," Hermione started instead, "Thank you. If you hadn't been there, I would have panicked, and the situation would have been worse."
"I was only worried about Blaise," She explained, "He often gets in over his head."
"That's alright." Hermione smiled crossing her legs.
"Look Granger,"
"Mione." Hermione said firmly.
"Mione?" Pansy blinked.
"call me Mione, but only in here." She smiled, "I know you have a rep to hold, but you saved my neck, I owe you my friendship at least."
"Alright, Mione," she tasted the name. "Last night, Dumbledore told you and your 'court'," she accented the term, "to leave. What did he mean?"
"The old crazy man figured us out." Hermione laughed, then looked back at pansy and tried a different angle, "I'm known as the queen of hearts, Pansy." Hermione simplified. "Tom is the king of clubs, Draco is the leader of spades since he detests the name 'jack', Hanna is the Ace of Diamonds and Past that, all tens." Hermione paused and had an inspiration, "We are one short. But the point is we dubbed ourselves the 'Hogwarts Royalty'." Hermione smiled sweetly, "That's why Dumbledore said my 'court'."
"I see, why isn't Draco the king?" Pansy asked confused, "If you're the queen."
"I'm Head girl, Pansy, and Tom's Head boy, we chose rank that way." Hermione explained, "Why does it matter?"
"Because Kings and Queens, well their normally together, and Apparently your with Draco and Tom's with Abbott."
"I see what you mean, but we are odd that way." Hermione laughed.
"You know what? You'd make a fair Slytherin." Pansy commented.
"You should see everyone else." Hermione pointed out, "Speaking of which," she glanced over at the clock, it hit 9:00.
"ACK!"
"Damn Draco stop!"
"Would you two stop shouting!"
"What in the world?" Pansy asked, "They're timed?"
"In a matter of speaking, come on." Hermione opened her door.
"Mione?" Pansy said as an after thought.
Hermione looked back, "Yeah?"
"How did you evade the curtacious?"
Hermione smirked in a way that would make Snape proud, "Stick around long enough and you'll see."
And they went into the common room for breakfast.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So Pansy," Hanna asked from one side of the circled table, "Tom here doesn't have a ten, want to take up the spot?"
She blinked, "Whose Draco's Ten?"
"Dora," all four answered.
"Oh And Mione's?"
"Ron." In perfect harmony.
"Do they always do that?" Pansy asked, "Boy with girl? Girl with Boy?"
"Nah, mine's Ray." Hanna explained.
"Sure, but, umm, doesn't that mean I'm part of your group too?" she asked un sure, but inwardly hoping it to be true. She wasn't sure why though.
They exchanged glances, "Mione," Draco said happily, "Break out the cards!"
"Wait!" Hermione stopped them, and looked at the Slytherin, to, up until last night, she hadn't liked much, "Pansy, you must promise not to tell a soul what goes on in this room."
"Sure." She shrugged, "I mean, if I join you, it'll be my neck too."
"Ok then" Hermione held out her hand and Pansy eyed it oddly, a golden light shinned around her hand and started to concentrate in the center, suddenly a card appeared. "Ten of clubs, as a member of the Hogwarts Royalty, you have to put a simple spell on this card, choose two colors, that aren't any house colors, since they are taken. Got the colors?"
"Yes."
"Can you say them in Latin or Italian?"
"Maybe."
"Cast this spell, Color et color narro." Hermione told her, after memorizing the spell because the multiple times it was cast. "The first color is a calling color, so if you call us, our cards glow that color, the second color is the danger color, if your in danger and you use the card, it will light our cards that color so that we know. Once cast we'll bring out our cards," she stopped talking as if realizing something, "DAMN!"
"I'll get Ray and Dora." Draco said easily, walking to the fire place then vanishing.
"I'll get Ron." Tom offered and left.
"What?" Pansy breathed.
"We need you to be connected to ALL of our cards." Hermione explained. "For now choose your colors."
"Alright, umm I want purple and brown, but I don't know those colors."
"Purple is taken by Ray," Hanna notified her.
"If that's the case, tell me all the colors taken, it might help." Pansy suggested.
"I have red and Gold," Hermione started, "Ron has Orange and maroon, Tom has sapphire and Bronze, Draco Green and Silver, Ray has Purple and Pink, Dora has sky blue and tan, and Hanna has Yellow and Black, so brown is fine." Hermione listed.
Pansy thought for a second, "How about white and grey." She suggested.
"Perfect, but I don't know Grey." Hermione reasoned.
"that's fine, I'll do it all in English, that does work right?"
"Yes, me and Tom did it that way." Hanna smiled brightly.
"Alright." She put down her ten of clubs, which didn't look like the playing card, it had a maiden, that looked like her on it, wearing black and holding a club, in the four corners were the number ten, written in an old script. She put her wand on it, "White et Grey Narro!"
the card glowed for a second and it was complete.
At that moment Draco walked from the fireplace with Dora and Ray following him. Already knowing what was going on they placed their ten cards down by Pansy's, except the little maidens looked like them. Ray in red and Dora in black. Holding a diamond and spade respectively.
"we are here!" Ron announced, as he and Tom entered. Ron's was a little Ron in red holding a heart.
Then the four others placed down their cards. The four didn't resemble the little king, queen, jack and the diamond had no one, but their cards, instead of being black and red, were designed with the house colors.
"Ready?" Hermione asked everyone, they nodded. She looked at Pansy, "You're the last to join, welcome, now to have your card connected to ours we all cast 'convenio' together. Ready?"
Pansy nodded. She felt so comfortable here, and it was odd. People from all houses just getting along, no prejudices; it was heaven.
"CONVENIO!" She shouted with the rest of them.
Everyone took their own card back and put them in a safe keeping place. She noted that Hermione put hers where her heart was.
"That's how you called for back up last night." Pansy said finally understanding.
"Yeah." She smiled. "If you need any of us, or just want to talk, don't hesitate, alright?"
Dora walked up, "I knew you'd get here." She said offering her hand.
Once she took it, she felt every one of the seven hug her.
"WELCOME!"
"Thanks." She whispered, wondering if she gave in to quickly.
"Stay here tonight alright?" Hermione offered, then looked up at the two girls who came form the fire, "What about you two, stay for the weekend?"
"Can't," Ray said sadly, "I snuck off to get here, my mom will be looking for me soon."
"Same here." Dora explained.
"Well, then we'll see you later." Hermione waved to them as they flooed back to the black mansion.
"Care to explain?" Pansy asked, knowing that there was something she was missing, something going on with the two girls.
"Now Pansy," Draco started, taking her hand, "Don't freak." he ordered.
She nodded her head in consent, guessing that this was something worth knowing.
"Their muggles." Ron said, before anyone else could.
"Really?" The lost Slytherin looked at everyone around her, "How in the name of Merlin did you manage that one?!"
"Well, it's complicated." Tom said, "You sure you want to know?"
"Yeah," she sat up excited, "Anyone would want to know how. I mean, you got them sorted, they have magic, and they're muggles. What not to want to know?"
The five exchanged glances, sat down, and they started the tale of their greatest accomplishment.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Voldemort looked up from the crystal he was gazing in. He knew time was of the essence.
But he also knew that plans worthy of admiration, demanded time.
Now was not that time.
She was too strong, to protected.
He needed to wait until she was weaker, then he would attack.
He needed to get rid of her, that was for sure.
'He' thought the man who wasn't really man, "Doesn't know how powerful of an ally he has hiding in the mists!' Voldemort thanked whatever had given him this insight.
They had two great weapons, one they knew of, and one they didn't.
He had an idea of how to break one of them, but first, he had to stop the other from being.
She would be ready in time.
Now was too soon.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN: Aren't I evil! ^_^
But I have little else to do, I hope you are enjoying.
I haven't been able to read any reviews for a while, so I only got to read the ones for forty two after I had 43 posted.
SO ~*Slone*~, that means I didn't get your message about stopping, so here's my explanation.
Simply, the story isn't done. It JUST ISN'T DONE. I have ended two small plot lines simultaneously, however, if you look you'll see that I have more. I will end this after I have reached the conclusion that I have planned, trust me alright?
Relena~