CHAPTER SIX
It was two months before the next bout of excitement hit the small Kedron community. It wasn't in the form of a surprise attack though, more a surprise social event. Owls flew in early on a Thursday morning, waking each resident with a letter. They were notes from Dumbledore informing the Kedron community that they would be playing host to eight Hogwarts students the following week. The Hogwarts students would be arriving on the Saturday and the Kedron community would be putting on a dinner before the students return to school on Sunday. The only catch was that the meal had to be completely muggle made, meaning no magic.
Draco stormed out o his room already in a bad mood over having to deal with people from Hogwarts, but when he was greeted with the sight of Georgia reading her own letter, it only reminded him more of the fact that it didn't matter if magic was allowed or not, he didn't have a wand to use.
"It's always refreshing to see such a happy, welcoming face in the morning." Georgia said sarcastically as Draco slammed down his breakfast bowl.
Draco ignored her and took his place at the kitchen counter.
"What's put you in such a mood this morning? I thought you would be glad to see your friends from h Hogwarts." Georgia told him.
"Well you though wrong," draco spat, shovelling cereal into his mouth, "I can think of nothing worse than having to act nicely towards you and the other muggle filth whilst in the company of people from Hogwarts who will be doing their best to make me trip up."
Georgia thought he was being a bit dramatic but decided not to press the topic. It occurred to her that Draco probably didn't have man friends at Hogwarts judging by the way his peers, with the exception of Blaise, treated him here.
Georgia's thoughts were interrupted by Lauren Fiteland, Harry's muggle partner, who knocked on the door. She had her letter in hand.
"You guys get the letter too?" she asked, brandishing her own in front of them.
Georgia held up her own letter as an indication that they had, and Draco edged away from the muggle girl who had come inside and was standing beside him.
"Harry and I thought we should all have a meeting to discuss what we have to do. We'll need to let Mrs Salicylate know what we need too." Lauren told them
"Cool, so when and where? I'll drag draco along somehow." Georgia said, playfully poking Draco in the ribs, making him scowl and Lauren laugh.
"Not in a good mood this morning, are we?" she joked and Draco grumbled something incoherent and left, "Guess not. We'll meet at about one o'clock in the park, okay Georgia?" she replied.
"Yeah, that's fine. See you then." Georgia said, bidding goodbye to Lauren.
Finally there would be something for them all to occupy themselves with.
X
The meeting came into order at one o'clock in the middle of the park area. It was another lovely day and the sixteen Kedron residents sat in a circle discussing the dinner party they were to host.
"I reckon we should have one of those all you can eat smorgasbord things." Ron suggested, patting his belly.
"You would." Hermione giggled.
"Shouldn't we see who can cook what first? There's no use deciding on food no one can cook." Susan suggested.
"Well, who can cook without magic?" Harry asked.
Everyone went quiet. It seemed no one was willing to donate their services to the dinner. Blaise was the first to speak up.
"Chelsea can cook." He volunteered his muggle partner Chelsea Frog.
The group turned their attention to Chelsea. She hadn't spoken up before, probably because everyone else was so overbearing, but now they waited for her input. She sat with her legs crossed, hands in lap, her big hazel eyes blinking out from behind her brown, rectangle frame glasses. Chelsea nervously brushed a piece of slightly frizzy brown hair out of her face before putting forward her suggestion.
"I can cook anything," she said, "but don't you think we should find out who our guests are first? It would be terrible to cook something none of them liked or make a roast when one is vegetarian."
It was the logical thing to do and just as the words were spoken, an owl flew overhead. The letter tied to its foot bared the names of their eight guests.
"Jeez, how's that for timing!" Ron breathed while the others pestered him to open the letter quickly.
He ripped it open eagerly and the group listened as eight of their sixth year peers names were read out.
"From Slytherine we got Pansy Parkinson and Alec Nott." Ron read.
A couple of people groaned and Georgia swore she heard Draco mutter some profanity about Pansy.
"From Ravenclaw we got Padma Patil and Terry Boot. Hufflepuff is sending Ernie Macmillan and Eloise Midgen and from Gryfindor we get Neville Longbottom and Parvati Patil."
As the magical members of Kedron digested this information, the muggles were indifferent. Georgia supposed the wizards and witches were at least half glad at the choice of Hogwarts students.
"So... back to what to cook." Lauren prompted, breaking the silence.
"Well I know Neville eats anything, he's exactly like Ron." Hermione informed them.
"Same as Padma, Parvati and Terry..." it seemed they were free to cook anything.
"Seafood could work." Susan suggested but Draco stuck up his nose.
"Are you going to volunteer your services to pealing prawns and cutting up smelly fish?" he asked and Susan immediately shook her head.
"It doesn't have to be formal, does it?" Georgia asked, "Because we could just do a barbeque or something simple like that."
"Yeah, a barbeque would be nice and simple. Chelsea could make up a salad to go with it too." Hermione agreed.
So it was settled. Saturday night would play host to a muggle style barbeque.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing people, you made my day! I know I've been updating pretty fast but I'm going back to school in a couple of days and I wont have as much time... I'll keep writing though so don't worry! Anyway, a couple of shout outs are in order:
Drakey-lover: thanks so much... my very first reviewer!
Melian Maia: thanks!
Lauren: thanks and thanks for lending me your name for the story!
Gryffxchick: opps! I didn't even realize I was doing that so thanks for correcting me and thanks for reading!
Chelsea Frog: I used your name and your description and I hope you like? Thanks!
Harrysmom: Thanks for reading! I included Harry and Hermione because they created diversity in the group and they both had different experiences growing up with muggles (look back at McGonagall's speech)
And thanks to people who are reading but not reviewing... PLEASE REVIEW!
It was two months before the next bout of excitement hit the small Kedron community. It wasn't in the form of a surprise attack though, more a surprise social event. Owls flew in early on a Thursday morning, waking each resident with a letter. They were notes from Dumbledore informing the Kedron community that they would be playing host to eight Hogwarts students the following week. The Hogwarts students would be arriving on the Saturday and the Kedron community would be putting on a dinner before the students return to school on Sunday. The only catch was that the meal had to be completely muggle made, meaning no magic.
Draco stormed out o his room already in a bad mood over having to deal with people from Hogwarts, but when he was greeted with the sight of Georgia reading her own letter, it only reminded him more of the fact that it didn't matter if magic was allowed or not, he didn't have a wand to use.
"It's always refreshing to see such a happy, welcoming face in the morning." Georgia said sarcastically as Draco slammed down his breakfast bowl.
Draco ignored her and took his place at the kitchen counter.
"What's put you in such a mood this morning? I thought you would be glad to see your friends from h Hogwarts." Georgia told him.
"Well you though wrong," draco spat, shovelling cereal into his mouth, "I can think of nothing worse than having to act nicely towards you and the other muggle filth whilst in the company of people from Hogwarts who will be doing their best to make me trip up."
Georgia thought he was being a bit dramatic but decided not to press the topic. It occurred to her that Draco probably didn't have man friends at Hogwarts judging by the way his peers, with the exception of Blaise, treated him here.
Georgia's thoughts were interrupted by Lauren Fiteland, Harry's muggle partner, who knocked on the door. She had her letter in hand.
"You guys get the letter too?" she asked, brandishing her own in front of them.
Georgia held up her own letter as an indication that they had, and Draco edged away from the muggle girl who had come inside and was standing beside him.
"Harry and I thought we should all have a meeting to discuss what we have to do. We'll need to let Mrs Salicylate know what we need too." Lauren told them
"Cool, so when and where? I'll drag draco along somehow." Georgia said, playfully poking Draco in the ribs, making him scowl and Lauren laugh.
"Not in a good mood this morning, are we?" she joked and Draco grumbled something incoherent and left, "Guess not. We'll meet at about one o'clock in the park, okay Georgia?" she replied.
"Yeah, that's fine. See you then." Georgia said, bidding goodbye to Lauren.
Finally there would be something for them all to occupy themselves with.
X
The meeting came into order at one o'clock in the middle of the park area. It was another lovely day and the sixteen Kedron residents sat in a circle discussing the dinner party they were to host.
"I reckon we should have one of those all you can eat smorgasbord things." Ron suggested, patting his belly.
"You would." Hermione giggled.
"Shouldn't we see who can cook what first? There's no use deciding on food no one can cook." Susan suggested.
"Well, who can cook without magic?" Harry asked.
Everyone went quiet. It seemed no one was willing to donate their services to the dinner. Blaise was the first to speak up.
"Chelsea can cook." He volunteered his muggle partner Chelsea Frog.
The group turned their attention to Chelsea. She hadn't spoken up before, probably because everyone else was so overbearing, but now they waited for her input. She sat with her legs crossed, hands in lap, her big hazel eyes blinking out from behind her brown, rectangle frame glasses. Chelsea nervously brushed a piece of slightly frizzy brown hair out of her face before putting forward her suggestion.
"I can cook anything," she said, "but don't you think we should find out who our guests are first? It would be terrible to cook something none of them liked or make a roast when one is vegetarian."
It was the logical thing to do and just as the words were spoken, an owl flew overhead. The letter tied to its foot bared the names of their eight guests.
"Jeez, how's that for timing!" Ron breathed while the others pestered him to open the letter quickly.
He ripped it open eagerly and the group listened as eight of their sixth year peers names were read out.
"From Slytherine we got Pansy Parkinson and Alec Nott." Ron read.
A couple of people groaned and Georgia swore she heard Draco mutter some profanity about Pansy.
"From Ravenclaw we got Padma Patil and Terry Boot. Hufflepuff is sending Ernie Macmillan and Eloise Midgen and from Gryfindor we get Neville Longbottom and Parvati Patil."
As the magical members of Kedron digested this information, the muggles were indifferent. Georgia supposed the wizards and witches were at least half glad at the choice of Hogwarts students.
"So... back to what to cook." Lauren prompted, breaking the silence.
"Well I know Neville eats anything, he's exactly like Ron." Hermione informed them.
"Same as Padma, Parvati and Terry..." it seemed they were free to cook anything.
"Seafood could work." Susan suggested but Draco stuck up his nose.
"Are you going to volunteer your services to pealing prawns and cutting up smelly fish?" he asked and Susan immediately shook her head.
"It doesn't have to be formal, does it?" Georgia asked, "Because we could just do a barbeque or something simple like that."
"Yeah, a barbeque would be nice and simple. Chelsea could make up a salad to go with it too." Hermione agreed.
So it was settled. Saturday night would play host to a muggle style barbeque.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing people, you made my day! I know I've been updating pretty fast but I'm going back to school in a couple of days and I wont have as much time... I'll keep writing though so don't worry! Anyway, a couple of shout outs are in order:
Drakey-lover: thanks so much... my very first reviewer!
Melian Maia: thanks!
Lauren: thanks and thanks for lending me your name for the story!
Gryffxchick: opps! I didn't even realize I was doing that so thanks for correcting me and thanks for reading!
Chelsea Frog: I used your name and your description and I hope you like? Thanks!
Harrysmom: Thanks for reading! I included Harry and Hermione because they created diversity in the group and they both had different experiences growing up with muggles (look back at McGonagall's speech)
And thanks to people who are reading but not reviewing... PLEASE REVIEW!