A/N: Thanks 2 everyone who reviewed,
Tigger 180: I know it moved quite fast, but I wanted to get Justin out the way so I could move on with the juicy part of the story!
Scary Person: Really interesting review, can you expand on which parts of the story were not as good (I refuse to say bad!) and which parts you enjoy, cos I really do want to improve my writing as much as I can. You think I'm not a trashy writer! Yay! Also I have read the first chapter of your story, it's really good and I will finish and review it soon!
Marauder Angel: Thanks I'm really glad you liked it and bothered to review it
Sirius lover: I love Sirius 2!! I'm so glad you liked the story, you sounded so enthusiastic, it was really nice :)
Merlinsmagic: seems Hermione does like Fred, sorry if you don't like it, maybe give the other chapters a go? :/
xony: I'm really glad you like it, thanks so much for reviewing
So thanks guys, please continue to read the fic, maybe one day I will finish it, but I don't get how people can update their stories so soon! Lol have fun: thefuturemrsblack xxxxxxxx :D
The next morning Hermione emerged from the dormitories to find Harry and Ron sitting alone in the common room waiting for her.
"Hey, didn't want to wake you up, but we had a note from Sirius." (A.N I refuse to believe he is dead!)
Hermione sat down next to Harry, leaning comfortably on him.
"Cool – what did he say?"
"Nothing much, he said to meet him in the mountain cave at Hogsmeade again, but I dunno why he's there and not at home with Lupin – hope he didn't burn something down again. Well we should probably go quickly."
They all got up to make a move, and then Ron stopped,
"Hermione, aren't you doing anything with Justin today? You seemed pretty close last night."
Hermione looked at her feet, and quickly mumbled to her friends that she didn't think she would be seeing much more of Justin from now on. Harry and Ron both looked a bit shocked, but sensing that Hermione didn't want to talk about the situation, they simply shrugged it off with an "OK – cool."
As they walked down the corridor past the Great Hall, a thought occurred to Hermione,
"Um, guys, how exactly are we going to be able to get down to Hogsmeade? It's not a Hogsmeade weekend, and well I think we would be noticed if we just left."
"Don't worry – got it covered. I asked Fred and he said he would show us a new shortcut they found. He's meeting us right...here. You OK?"
He was referring of course, to the fact that at the sound of Fred's name all the colour had drained from Hermione's face. She was amazed at how quickly he had all of a sudden affected her – especially when he had done nothing to change. However, as she soon saw a bright orange bob of Weasley hair coming at them and her heart did the same fluttery thing it used to do when she saw Justin, she knew her suspicions were true.
"Hi guys – are you ready? I might even come with you – got some Zonko's supplies to get, and George is a little busy with Alicia if you get my meaning." He winked at Harry and Ron, who laughed and then smiled at Hermione, who he knew would not find such remarks at all funny, "hey Hermione – no Justin?"
Hermione blushed, he obviously thought of her as one half of the most boring Hogwarts couple, this could be why her answer sounded quite so indignant, "Actually Frederick, we um we broke up, well I dumped him, well um yeh."
Fred looked surprised, "Really? When, cos you didn't mention anything last night when we talked."
"It was after that – I wrote him a letter."
All three boys took sharp intakes of breath.
"Harsh Hermione."
"After a year? Cruel."
"So what? If she didn't want to be with him, it was gonna hurt anyway – at least this way he won't let Hermione see his pain."
Harry, Fred and Hermione stared at him, all equally surprised at how Ron had stuck up for her, hadn't his old feelings for her fully disappeared? Seeing their faces, he elaborated,
"I mean, don't get me wrong – it's not nice but no break ups are nice. Are you telling me it was kind of Harry to announce to Cho that he didn't want to go out with her in the middle of the Great Hall? Everyone saw her crying – and when Fred dumped Angelina, one of the times anyway, it wasn't exactly nice to do it in Charms, giving her a parrot that him and Fred had charmed to sing "You're dumped a million times?"
Fred shuffled uneasily – since then he and Angelina had grown up a lot, but it still upset him that he had once treated her so badly, and that she still wanted to have a weird kind of relationship with him. However, Harry simply explained that his relationship hadn't lasted a whole year – it was simply a fling. Fred, uncomfortably ignored Ron and just said "Whatever, shall we go?" and they all followed him to the new escape route.
"Well," Fred explained happily, "me and George were talking about the room of requirement, and we thought well, what if you required to go to Hogsmeade, would it let you get there? And guess what – it does, you can simply walk past wishing to get to Hogsmeade, three times, and then, voila, when you open the door, there you are, coming out of the Three Broomsticks. Its pure genius, come on."
They all followed him, eager to try out his new way of breaking school rules, Hermione not quite so keenly. They walked past three times, and then opened the door. As promised, they walked out as if coming out of the Three Broomsticks.
"Fred mate – this is wicked!"
"Thanks Ronnikins, I am pretty proud of it myself."
As they walked along the main street in Hogsmeade, heading towards the cave, Fred peeled off towards Zonko's joke shop, telling Harry, Ron and Hermione (or the dream team as he called them) that he would meet them outside the Three Broomsticks in an hour, to get back to Hogwarts.
"So, Harry, any idea what Sirius wants to talk about? I mean, he's cleared by the Ministry so what's he doing in the cave, like a fugitive again?"
"Seriously don't know – he never says anything in his letters, it's really annoying."
They approached the stile at the bottom of the lane, where Sirius greeted them in human form, he looked extremely happy to see Harry, whom he hugged and slapped on the back forcefully. He then pleasantly greeted Ron and Hermione as well.
"How are you lot? Harry you've grown I'm sure of it, how are you? How's school? What's happening up at the castle – how's Quidditch training? How do you like Angelina as captain? What's.....?"
"Sirius, take a breath! Fine, grown, fine, fine, nothing, fine, she's really good – bit of a slave driver. Ok? Now what did you want us up here for, why didn't you just write?"
"I was too excited to write! Hogwarts Hell!"
Sirius took a small leap of joy, looking about as excited as if he would be a student attending Hogwarts Hell. Since the Ministry had cleared him a year ago, Sirius had become the same lively, happy person that he once was with his old friends. Harry had moved in with him and Remus, and he was embracing his fathership role with enthusiasm.
"Did I miss something? Hogwarts Hell?"
"You're not serious Harry – Hogwarts Hell is the renowned Hogwarts all day party -hasn't happened in like, 1000 years. So Sirius – what about it?"
It was now time for Hermione to join in excitedly,
"Oh God! I forgot to tell you guys – it's happening again! This Easter we are having Hogwarts Hell – it's reinstated."
"Yeah – I have to say I'm a little upset you guys didn't know – I wanted you to tell me all about it, your dates and everything. But we can still talk – how about the Three Broomsticks?" Sirius suggested, walking in the general direction of their favourite pub.
"Well, we used it to get here – long story – Room of Requirement secret entrance, and I'm not sure if we go can go in, it might just take us back to Hogwarts, otherwise I'm not sure how we're gonna get back."
"OK, don't really understand that but cool –Fred and George found a new secret entrance – I'd be proud to call them my sons."
They all laughed – Sirius did not appear to have grown up since he himself was at Hogwarts.
"Aw mate – we'd be proud to call you our dad and no Ron, Three Broomsticks equals off limits – one slight drawback."
They turned to find Fred Weasley standing behind them, who hurriedly explained that Zonko's, for some reason was closed, and he would be happy to join them, if he may. Instead of the pub, they walked on to a small coffee shop and found a table at the back where they could talk about Hogwarts Hell, which according to Fred was the most widely known event since the Triwizard Tournament, and he was already contemplating whom to invite.
"Probably Angelina – but I go to everything with her, fancy a bit of a change. Hermione?" He grinned, showing to everyone that he was joking – of course he wasn't inviting Hermione, who was slowly turning bright red. Fancy going to Hogwarts Hell with popular funny Fred Weasley – maybe he would kiss her. Well, it wasn't going to happen – Fred had made it perfectly clear that to him, going out with Hermione was nothing but a joke.
"Harry how about you? Parvati and Padma were disastrous – wonder if we'll be able to do any better this time eh?"
"Yeah, might ask Cho, she still seems to hang round quite a lot. And she's not a bad dancer. Or kisser come to that." "Yeah, but who for me? I'll have to think carefully but act quickly – don't want to end up like last time, though thank God there's no Fleur Delacour to tempt me this year."
They all laughed, but no one asked Hermione whom she wanted to go with – they probably thought that so soon after Justin she was too upset to even think about a new date.
After an hour or so of talking all about every possible aspect of Hogwarts Hell, the Hogwarts students decided they should be getting back before someone missed them. They said goodbye to Sirius who was most upset to let them leave, "But if I get home now Remus will make me help cook – and I'll burn something again and he might throw me out – Harry we would be homeless!"
They groaned and rolled their eyes at Sirius, familiar with his tactics for keeping them talking for hours.
"Goodbye Sirius – see you soon. But not too soon OK?"
And with that they went through the door to the Three Broomsticks, and back to Hogwarts.
A/N sorry this took so long to post, it's not great I know but I got writer's block and it's a kinda setting the scene chapter. Please Rand R cos it makes me want to put chapters up more quickly – any reviews good – but only constructive criticism! Lol xxxxx
Tigger 180: I know it moved quite fast, but I wanted to get Justin out the way so I could move on with the juicy part of the story!
Scary Person: Really interesting review, can you expand on which parts of the story were not as good (I refuse to say bad!) and which parts you enjoy, cos I really do want to improve my writing as much as I can. You think I'm not a trashy writer! Yay! Also I have read the first chapter of your story, it's really good and I will finish and review it soon!
Marauder Angel: Thanks I'm really glad you liked it and bothered to review it
Sirius lover: I love Sirius 2!! I'm so glad you liked the story, you sounded so enthusiastic, it was really nice :)
Merlinsmagic: seems Hermione does like Fred, sorry if you don't like it, maybe give the other chapters a go? :/
xony: I'm really glad you like it, thanks so much for reviewing
So thanks guys, please continue to read the fic, maybe one day I will finish it, but I don't get how people can update their stories so soon! Lol have fun: thefuturemrsblack xxxxxxxx :D
The next morning Hermione emerged from the dormitories to find Harry and Ron sitting alone in the common room waiting for her.
"Hey, didn't want to wake you up, but we had a note from Sirius." (A.N I refuse to believe he is dead!)
Hermione sat down next to Harry, leaning comfortably on him.
"Cool – what did he say?"
"Nothing much, he said to meet him in the mountain cave at Hogsmeade again, but I dunno why he's there and not at home with Lupin – hope he didn't burn something down again. Well we should probably go quickly."
They all got up to make a move, and then Ron stopped,
"Hermione, aren't you doing anything with Justin today? You seemed pretty close last night."
Hermione looked at her feet, and quickly mumbled to her friends that she didn't think she would be seeing much more of Justin from now on. Harry and Ron both looked a bit shocked, but sensing that Hermione didn't want to talk about the situation, they simply shrugged it off with an "OK – cool."
As they walked down the corridor past the Great Hall, a thought occurred to Hermione,
"Um, guys, how exactly are we going to be able to get down to Hogsmeade? It's not a Hogsmeade weekend, and well I think we would be noticed if we just left."
"Don't worry – got it covered. I asked Fred and he said he would show us a new shortcut they found. He's meeting us right...here. You OK?"
He was referring of course, to the fact that at the sound of Fred's name all the colour had drained from Hermione's face. She was amazed at how quickly he had all of a sudden affected her – especially when he had done nothing to change. However, as she soon saw a bright orange bob of Weasley hair coming at them and her heart did the same fluttery thing it used to do when she saw Justin, she knew her suspicions were true.
"Hi guys – are you ready? I might even come with you – got some Zonko's supplies to get, and George is a little busy with Alicia if you get my meaning." He winked at Harry and Ron, who laughed and then smiled at Hermione, who he knew would not find such remarks at all funny, "hey Hermione – no Justin?"
Hermione blushed, he obviously thought of her as one half of the most boring Hogwarts couple, this could be why her answer sounded quite so indignant, "Actually Frederick, we um we broke up, well I dumped him, well um yeh."
Fred looked surprised, "Really? When, cos you didn't mention anything last night when we talked."
"It was after that – I wrote him a letter."
All three boys took sharp intakes of breath.
"Harsh Hermione."
"After a year? Cruel."
"So what? If she didn't want to be with him, it was gonna hurt anyway – at least this way he won't let Hermione see his pain."
Harry, Fred and Hermione stared at him, all equally surprised at how Ron had stuck up for her, hadn't his old feelings for her fully disappeared? Seeing their faces, he elaborated,
"I mean, don't get me wrong – it's not nice but no break ups are nice. Are you telling me it was kind of Harry to announce to Cho that he didn't want to go out with her in the middle of the Great Hall? Everyone saw her crying – and when Fred dumped Angelina, one of the times anyway, it wasn't exactly nice to do it in Charms, giving her a parrot that him and Fred had charmed to sing "You're dumped a million times?"
Fred shuffled uneasily – since then he and Angelina had grown up a lot, but it still upset him that he had once treated her so badly, and that she still wanted to have a weird kind of relationship with him. However, Harry simply explained that his relationship hadn't lasted a whole year – it was simply a fling. Fred, uncomfortably ignored Ron and just said "Whatever, shall we go?" and they all followed him to the new escape route.
"Well," Fred explained happily, "me and George were talking about the room of requirement, and we thought well, what if you required to go to Hogsmeade, would it let you get there? And guess what – it does, you can simply walk past wishing to get to Hogsmeade, three times, and then, voila, when you open the door, there you are, coming out of the Three Broomsticks. Its pure genius, come on."
They all followed him, eager to try out his new way of breaking school rules, Hermione not quite so keenly. They walked past three times, and then opened the door. As promised, they walked out as if coming out of the Three Broomsticks.
"Fred mate – this is wicked!"
"Thanks Ronnikins, I am pretty proud of it myself."
As they walked along the main street in Hogsmeade, heading towards the cave, Fred peeled off towards Zonko's joke shop, telling Harry, Ron and Hermione (or the dream team as he called them) that he would meet them outside the Three Broomsticks in an hour, to get back to Hogwarts.
"So, Harry, any idea what Sirius wants to talk about? I mean, he's cleared by the Ministry so what's he doing in the cave, like a fugitive again?"
"Seriously don't know – he never says anything in his letters, it's really annoying."
They approached the stile at the bottom of the lane, where Sirius greeted them in human form, he looked extremely happy to see Harry, whom he hugged and slapped on the back forcefully. He then pleasantly greeted Ron and Hermione as well.
"How are you lot? Harry you've grown I'm sure of it, how are you? How's school? What's happening up at the castle – how's Quidditch training? How do you like Angelina as captain? What's.....?"
"Sirius, take a breath! Fine, grown, fine, fine, nothing, fine, she's really good – bit of a slave driver. Ok? Now what did you want us up here for, why didn't you just write?"
"I was too excited to write! Hogwarts Hell!"
Sirius took a small leap of joy, looking about as excited as if he would be a student attending Hogwarts Hell. Since the Ministry had cleared him a year ago, Sirius had become the same lively, happy person that he once was with his old friends. Harry had moved in with him and Remus, and he was embracing his fathership role with enthusiasm.
"Did I miss something? Hogwarts Hell?"
"You're not serious Harry – Hogwarts Hell is the renowned Hogwarts all day party -hasn't happened in like, 1000 years. So Sirius – what about it?"
It was now time for Hermione to join in excitedly,
"Oh God! I forgot to tell you guys – it's happening again! This Easter we are having Hogwarts Hell – it's reinstated."
"Yeah – I have to say I'm a little upset you guys didn't know – I wanted you to tell me all about it, your dates and everything. But we can still talk – how about the Three Broomsticks?" Sirius suggested, walking in the general direction of their favourite pub.
"Well, we used it to get here – long story – Room of Requirement secret entrance, and I'm not sure if we go can go in, it might just take us back to Hogwarts, otherwise I'm not sure how we're gonna get back."
"OK, don't really understand that but cool –Fred and George found a new secret entrance – I'd be proud to call them my sons."
They all laughed – Sirius did not appear to have grown up since he himself was at Hogwarts.
"Aw mate – we'd be proud to call you our dad and no Ron, Three Broomsticks equals off limits – one slight drawback."
They turned to find Fred Weasley standing behind them, who hurriedly explained that Zonko's, for some reason was closed, and he would be happy to join them, if he may. Instead of the pub, they walked on to a small coffee shop and found a table at the back where they could talk about Hogwarts Hell, which according to Fred was the most widely known event since the Triwizard Tournament, and he was already contemplating whom to invite.
"Probably Angelina – but I go to everything with her, fancy a bit of a change. Hermione?" He grinned, showing to everyone that he was joking – of course he wasn't inviting Hermione, who was slowly turning bright red. Fancy going to Hogwarts Hell with popular funny Fred Weasley – maybe he would kiss her. Well, it wasn't going to happen – Fred had made it perfectly clear that to him, going out with Hermione was nothing but a joke.
"Harry how about you? Parvati and Padma were disastrous – wonder if we'll be able to do any better this time eh?"
"Yeah, might ask Cho, she still seems to hang round quite a lot. And she's not a bad dancer. Or kisser come to that." "Yeah, but who for me? I'll have to think carefully but act quickly – don't want to end up like last time, though thank God there's no Fleur Delacour to tempt me this year."
They all laughed, but no one asked Hermione whom she wanted to go with – they probably thought that so soon after Justin she was too upset to even think about a new date.
After an hour or so of talking all about every possible aspect of Hogwarts Hell, the Hogwarts students decided they should be getting back before someone missed them. They said goodbye to Sirius who was most upset to let them leave, "But if I get home now Remus will make me help cook – and I'll burn something again and he might throw me out – Harry we would be homeless!"
They groaned and rolled their eyes at Sirius, familiar with his tactics for keeping them talking for hours.
"Goodbye Sirius – see you soon. But not too soon OK?"
And with that they went through the door to the Three Broomsticks, and back to Hogwarts.
A/N sorry this took so long to post, it's not great I know but I got writer's block and it's a kinda setting the scene chapter. Please Rand R cos it makes me want to put chapters up more quickly – any reviews good – but only constructive criticism! Lol xxxxx