Chapter 7 – "Not S-Spiders!"
All the boys in the dorm awoke in a flash, even Seamus and Neville had woken.
"What the hell was that?" Harry said through the darkness.
"I don't know...but it came from Hermione and Leah's dorm!" Matthew said, getting up.
"Let's go investigate boys!" Ron stated.
There were 2 massive snores from the opposite side of the room, telling Harry, Ron and Matthew that Seamus and Neville had gone back to sleep.
Ron stood up and walked towards the door, but it opened from the outside. Just then, Leah walked very fast in, followed by Hermione. Leah looked at Ron and started giggling, her face turning red, while Hermione just looked at him for a second, then turned her head away with a gasp of 'Ron!'. Ron was just about to ask what was wrong when he heard numerous snorts and laughs from behind him. He turned around to see Matthew and Harry in fits of laughter.
"What?" Ron asked the boys.
"Look down mate!" Harry tried to say, but the sight of Ron made him explode into a hysterical laughing fit.
Ron looked down in dread of what he was about to see, stared for a minute, then ran as fast as he could and dived back under his covers.
"How was I to know I was only wearing my boxers?" Ron stated 10 minutes later, walking down the boy's staircase.
"I don't know, but it was really funny!" Leah giggled at her boyfriend's stupidity.
"So, why were you coming into our dorm anyway?" Harry asked.
Everyone looked at him. It was clear that the other boys had completely forgot to ask why their girlfriend's had entered the dorm at 3am.
"Yeah!" Matthew said, sitting down on the rug by the fire, but the fire had long burnt out.
"Well...it's kind of stupid really!" Hermione replied. "It was Leah who screamed anyway, but I don't know why. She just grabbed me and came into your dorm!"
Leah looked annoyingly at Hermione as she sat down on the sofa. "Thanks Herm!"
"No problem!"
"So...just tell us what happened, then we can go back to bed!" Harry huffed, obviously losing his temper.
"Please?" Ron whispered, sitting next to Leah.
"Fine...it was a...a..." Leah stuttered.
"A?" Matthew replied, hanging on to every word.
"Spider" Leah whispered.
"What?" Ron replied, "I didn't hear you"
Leah leaned over and pulled Ron closer. She muttered in his ear and his face fell.
"Well?" Harry yawned.
"She saw a spider."
The shout that followed could have woken up the whole castle.
"WHAT?" Harry screamed. "A BLOODY SPIDER?"
"Harry, language!" Hermione fussed.
"Well...it wasn't a usual spider!" Leah sniffled.
"What did it look like?" Matthew said, getting interested.
"An acromantula"
"Uh, oh!"
"I think Hagrid has something to do with this!" Harry sighed.
All the boys in the dorm awoke in a flash, even Seamus and Neville had woken.
"What the hell was that?" Harry said through the darkness.
"I don't know...but it came from Hermione and Leah's dorm!" Matthew said, getting up.
"Let's go investigate boys!" Ron stated.
There were 2 massive snores from the opposite side of the room, telling Harry, Ron and Matthew that Seamus and Neville had gone back to sleep.
Ron stood up and walked towards the door, but it opened from the outside. Just then, Leah walked very fast in, followed by Hermione. Leah looked at Ron and started giggling, her face turning red, while Hermione just looked at him for a second, then turned her head away with a gasp of 'Ron!'. Ron was just about to ask what was wrong when he heard numerous snorts and laughs from behind him. He turned around to see Matthew and Harry in fits of laughter.
"What?" Ron asked the boys.
"Look down mate!" Harry tried to say, but the sight of Ron made him explode into a hysterical laughing fit.
Ron looked down in dread of what he was about to see, stared for a minute, then ran as fast as he could and dived back under his covers.
"How was I to know I was only wearing my boxers?" Ron stated 10 minutes later, walking down the boy's staircase.
"I don't know, but it was really funny!" Leah giggled at her boyfriend's stupidity.
"So, why were you coming into our dorm anyway?" Harry asked.
Everyone looked at him. It was clear that the other boys had completely forgot to ask why their girlfriend's had entered the dorm at 3am.
"Yeah!" Matthew said, sitting down on the rug by the fire, but the fire had long burnt out.
"Well...it's kind of stupid really!" Hermione replied. "It was Leah who screamed anyway, but I don't know why. She just grabbed me and came into your dorm!"
Leah looked annoyingly at Hermione as she sat down on the sofa. "Thanks Herm!"
"No problem!"
"So...just tell us what happened, then we can go back to bed!" Harry huffed, obviously losing his temper.
"Please?" Ron whispered, sitting next to Leah.
"Fine...it was a...a..." Leah stuttered.
"A?" Matthew replied, hanging on to every word.
"Spider" Leah whispered.
"What?" Ron replied, "I didn't hear you"
Leah leaned over and pulled Ron closer. She muttered in his ear and his face fell.
"Well?" Harry yawned.
"She saw a spider."
The shout that followed could have woken up the whole castle.
"WHAT?" Harry screamed. "A BLOODY SPIDER?"
"Harry, language!" Hermione fussed.
"Well...it wasn't a usual spider!" Leah sniffled.
"What did it look like?" Matthew said, getting interested.
"An acromantula"
"Uh, oh!"
"I think Hagrid has something to do with this!" Harry sighed.