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A/N: Okay it took a little long and it is pretty short, no excuses I'm lucky to be updating at all.
Come Back Sweet Memory
Chapter 5: Midnight Memories
Harry and Ron did go to the library. Ron made a comment about just asking Hermione for the answers since she would be trying to find an answer in the next couple days. Harry knew that was true and by the end of the night he hadn't found any answers. Madam Price had kicked them out and they talked all the way up to the common room, Harry was convinced that the answer was just a matter of logic. This, of course, just annoyed Ron.
Hermione was reading 'Mind & Magic' as Harry and Ron went upstairs to get their books for Astrology. When they found their way down stairs she was gone. "Reckon she's mad at us?" Ron asked.
"No," Harry said, Ron gave him a funny look, "she's mad at you."
"How do you know?" Ron asked crossing his arms.
"She said so," Harry said, reaching the bottom of the North Tower stairs, "race you."
"Okay," Ron said readying himself.
"Ready! Set! Go!" Harry took off.
They ran up the stairs, Harry won but only because Ron was a little off balance do to his lanky frame and tripped halfway up. They were laughing as they walked into class, but no look from the teacher silenced them. Harry sat listening, bored out of his mind. Looking down over the edge of the wall, at the edge of the Forbidden Forest and the hut that sat in front of it, and he saw images flash through his mind. *Giant struggling with a bunch of men then running in the woods; half-eagle half-horse clawing a blonde boy; monster book flapping madly, giant runs finger along spine and the book stops moving; Giant standing in front of black winged horse that is skin and bones; Ron feeding lettuce to a foot long brown worm; a baby dragon setting fire to the giants shaggy black beard. *
Harry chuckled and locked his teeth to keep from laughing. Ten minutes later made it the end of class and 12:30. "What was that all about?" Ron asked as they walked down the stairs on Harry's left.
"Memories," Harry said, "giant's beard on fire, blonde boy getting hurt. All very funny."
"Oh! Harry you didn't?" came Hermione from Harry's right, "you had memories during class?"
"Yeah looked at the edge of the forest saw the hut and all these memories came back," Harry stopped smiling, and raised an eyebrow, "Why?"
"Password?" the Fat Lady asked. The trio didn't realize that they had reached the tower ahead of everyone else.
"Mackled Malaclaw," Ron answered
"Well after this afternoon-" but Hermione never got to finish. As they entered the common room the only thing Harry knew was that his back and shoulders hurt. He opened his eyes and saw the common room ceiling. As Harry tried to get up he felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. It was Ginny, as much force as she used to force him down he swore she was angry, yet she had a smile tugging at her lips. When he looked into her eyes she was shooting daggers at him but with a playful twinkle in her eye. "Ah, Gin," Ron said looking at his sister, "you knocked Harry down and now you're sitting on him."
Ginny ignored him, "Ginny, what did you expect?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know," Ginny said slowly, "but I didn't expect it to be funny."
"Why aren't you in bed?" Ron asked, not understanding what the girls were going on about.
"My roommates kicked me out when I started laughing," Ginny said looking at Ron without letting any weight off of Harry. Harry seized the opportunity and grabbed Ginny's wrists and sat up, shifting his weight out from under her. This happened so fast that Ginny squealed out of surprise, as the last large group of 6th years walked in from Astronomy.
Ginny scowled at Harry and he took no time in getting up and walking towards the stairs of his dormitory. Stopping at the top of the stairs, *Hermione: "I'm going to bed before either one of you think up another idea to get use killed...or worse expelled." She walks in the door and slams it, Ron: "that girl needs to sort out her priorities."*
Harry heard hysterical laughter from down stairs and closed the door to the dormitory smiling at the memory. He undressed and got into his pajamas and climbed into bed. He thought to himself, it had been a good first day and he was in no hurry to go to the dungeon. Luckily it was Friday so he wouldn't have to deal with the man with greasy hair for at least two days.
A/N: Okay it took a little long and it is pretty short, no excuses I'm lucky to be updating at all.
Come Back Sweet Memory
Chapter 5: Midnight Memories
Harry and Ron did go to the library. Ron made a comment about just asking Hermione for the answers since she would be trying to find an answer in the next couple days. Harry knew that was true and by the end of the night he hadn't found any answers. Madam Price had kicked them out and they talked all the way up to the common room, Harry was convinced that the answer was just a matter of logic. This, of course, just annoyed Ron.
Hermione was reading 'Mind & Magic' as Harry and Ron went upstairs to get their books for Astrology. When they found their way down stairs she was gone. "Reckon she's mad at us?" Ron asked.
"No," Harry said, Ron gave him a funny look, "she's mad at you."
"How do you know?" Ron asked crossing his arms.
"She said so," Harry said, reaching the bottom of the North Tower stairs, "race you."
"Okay," Ron said readying himself.
"Ready! Set! Go!" Harry took off.
They ran up the stairs, Harry won but only because Ron was a little off balance do to his lanky frame and tripped halfway up. They were laughing as they walked into class, but no look from the teacher silenced them. Harry sat listening, bored out of his mind. Looking down over the edge of the wall, at the edge of the Forbidden Forest and the hut that sat in front of it, and he saw images flash through his mind. *Giant struggling with a bunch of men then running in the woods; half-eagle half-horse clawing a blonde boy; monster book flapping madly, giant runs finger along spine and the book stops moving; Giant standing in front of black winged horse that is skin and bones; Ron feeding lettuce to a foot long brown worm; a baby dragon setting fire to the giants shaggy black beard. *
Harry chuckled and locked his teeth to keep from laughing. Ten minutes later made it the end of class and 12:30. "What was that all about?" Ron asked as they walked down the stairs on Harry's left.
"Memories," Harry said, "giant's beard on fire, blonde boy getting hurt. All very funny."
"Oh! Harry you didn't?" came Hermione from Harry's right, "you had memories during class?"
"Yeah looked at the edge of the forest saw the hut and all these memories came back," Harry stopped smiling, and raised an eyebrow, "Why?"
"Password?" the Fat Lady asked. The trio didn't realize that they had reached the tower ahead of everyone else.
"Mackled Malaclaw," Ron answered
"Well after this afternoon-" but Hermione never got to finish. As they entered the common room the only thing Harry knew was that his back and shoulders hurt. He opened his eyes and saw the common room ceiling. As Harry tried to get up he felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. It was Ginny, as much force as she used to force him down he swore she was angry, yet she had a smile tugging at her lips. When he looked into her eyes she was shooting daggers at him but with a playful twinkle in her eye. "Ah, Gin," Ron said looking at his sister, "you knocked Harry down and now you're sitting on him."
Ginny ignored him, "Ginny, what did you expect?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know," Ginny said slowly, "but I didn't expect it to be funny."
"Why aren't you in bed?" Ron asked, not understanding what the girls were going on about.
"My roommates kicked me out when I started laughing," Ginny said looking at Ron without letting any weight off of Harry. Harry seized the opportunity and grabbed Ginny's wrists and sat up, shifting his weight out from under her. This happened so fast that Ginny squealed out of surprise, as the last large group of 6th years walked in from Astronomy.
Ginny scowled at Harry and he took no time in getting up and walking towards the stairs of his dormitory. Stopping at the top of the stairs, *Hermione: "I'm going to bed before either one of you think up another idea to get use killed...or worse expelled." She walks in the door and slams it, Ron: "that girl needs to sort out her priorities."*
Harry heard hysterical laughter from down stairs and closed the door to the dormitory smiling at the memory. He undressed and got into his pajamas and climbed into bed. He thought to himself, it had been a good first day and he was in no hurry to go to the dungeon. Luckily it was Friday so he wouldn't have to deal with the man with greasy hair for at least two days.