Azkaban's Big Mistake
Chapter 2
At the Gryffindor common room, the four of them sat around the fire, lost in thought. Seamus continuously read and re-read the Daily Prophet, Hermione was staring out of the window, Harry stared into the fire, and Ron was shivering, even though the fire was quite warm.
"Ron! Why are you shivering?" Harry whispered. Ron said, "You don't think Lucius Malfoy's lurking around right here in Hogwarts, do you?"
Harry shook his head. "No, Hermione's right. They can't hide out under Dumbledore's eye. Anyways, we're in our sixth year now. We can defend ourselves if we need to."
Ron snorted apprehensively, as though the best he could ever do was say, "Wingardium Leviosa!"
At this point, Hermione stood up. Seamus followed suit. "Where are you going?" Harry asked. "Dinner. The Christmas dinner, didn't you remember? It's Christmas Eve!" Seamus said sounding surprised.
Within minutes, the four of them sat down in the Great Hall. There were not a lot of people, because nearly everyone had gone on vacation. Dumbledore stood up, and the Great Hall became silent.
"I have only a couple words to say," said Dumbledore, "the same thing I say just about every year: TUCK IN."
Everyone looked at their tables, laden with fat, roast turkeys; roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas; silver bowls of gravy and cranberry sauce.
Harry helped himself with a bit of everything and began to eat. Then he saw 2 figures slide in to the spot across from him. He looked up. It was Fred and George.
"Oh hi. Where've you been?" Ron asked, looking up as well.
"Sneaking around." Fred said in an offhand voice.
Hermione looked up and glared at them. Harry sensed a reprimand coming, and hurriedly said, "Hermione, try these peas, they're excellent."
Still glaring at Fred and George, Hermione took a spoonful of the peas and began to eat very slowly. She swallowed, and said, "I know what you two are really doing."
Fred said, "You promised you wouldn't tell, Hermione." He was frowning.
Perhaps Ron felt another row was getting started, because he said, "Oy! Fred! I forgot to tell you! Mom, ah.... She, er, ah, um, hmm..."
Fred was not pleased when Ron's ears turned pink and he walked away, muttering about using the bathroom.
Harry motioned for Hermione to follow him, and the two of them walked out of the Great Hall.
"So, what have they been doing?" Harry asked her the second they got into the common room. Hermione looked at him. "I really can't tell, Harry, really. Fred wasn't joking."
All of a sudden, Ron walked in, looking positively exasperated. "Fred and George are having a row," he said. "Fred's upset because Hermione walking into them is bad enough, and George is mad because Fred's putting the blame on him for something. I wonder what you walked into, Hermione?"
Hermione said nothing.
Harry could not guess what was going on, but he guessed that it was pretty bad to make Fred and George have a row.
Chapter 2
At the Gryffindor common room, the four of them sat around the fire, lost in thought. Seamus continuously read and re-read the Daily Prophet, Hermione was staring out of the window, Harry stared into the fire, and Ron was shivering, even though the fire was quite warm.
"Ron! Why are you shivering?" Harry whispered. Ron said, "You don't think Lucius Malfoy's lurking around right here in Hogwarts, do you?"
Harry shook his head. "No, Hermione's right. They can't hide out under Dumbledore's eye. Anyways, we're in our sixth year now. We can defend ourselves if we need to."
Ron snorted apprehensively, as though the best he could ever do was say, "Wingardium Leviosa!"
At this point, Hermione stood up. Seamus followed suit. "Where are you going?" Harry asked. "Dinner. The Christmas dinner, didn't you remember? It's Christmas Eve!" Seamus said sounding surprised.
Within minutes, the four of them sat down in the Great Hall. There were not a lot of people, because nearly everyone had gone on vacation. Dumbledore stood up, and the Great Hall became silent.
"I have only a couple words to say," said Dumbledore, "the same thing I say just about every year: TUCK IN."
Everyone looked at their tables, laden with fat, roast turkeys; roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas; silver bowls of gravy and cranberry sauce.
Harry helped himself with a bit of everything and began to eat. Then he saw 2 figures slide in to the spot across from him. He looked up. It was Fred and George.
"Oh hi. Where've you been?" Ron asked, looking up as well.
"Sneaking around." Fred said in an offhand voice.
Hermione looked up and glared at them. Harry sensed a reprimand coming, and hurriedly said, "Hermione, try these peas, they're excellent."
Still glaring at Fred and George, Hermione took a spoonful of the peas and began to eat very slowly. She swallowed, and said, "I know what you two are really doing."
Fred said, "You promised you wouldn't tell, Hermione." He was frowning.
Perhaps Ron felt another row was getting started, because he said, "Oy! Fred! I forgot to tell you! Mom, ah.... She, er, ah, um, hmm..."
Fred was not pleased when Ron's ears turned pink and he walked away, muttering about using the bathroom.
Harry motioned for Hermione to follow him, and the two of them walked out of the Great Hall.
"So, what have they been doing?" Harry asked her the second they got into the common room. Hermione looked at him. "I really can't tell, Harry, really. Fred wasn't joking."
All of a sudden, Ron walked in, looking positively exasperated. "Fred and George are having a row," he said. "Fred's upset because Hermione walking into them is bad enough, and George is mad because Fred's putting the blame on him for something. I wonder what you walked into, Hermione?"
Hermione said nothing.
Harry could not guess what was going on, but he guessed that it was pretty bad to make Fred and George have a row.