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Chapter 4:
Every student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was outside enjoying there Saturday afternoon. The air was crisp and fresh. There were piles of orange, red, and yellow leaves scattered everywhere. It was Halloween. Students were running, sitting, flying, studying, sleeping, and talking; all enjoying the sweet taste of the October air, all of them that is except for those that sat in the Gryffindor common room.
The Gryffindor common room was a beautiful place. It was filled with every shade of red and gold imaginable. Dark reds made up the antique, wood tables that looked not one day old. The couches were a lighter red than the tables but were still dark. They were trimmed with gold and had gold throw pillows on them that shimmered with all there might when the fire hit them just right. There were banners hung everywhere showing off the pride of the Gryffindor Coat of Arms. The lion in the middle was a dark luscious gold surrounded by a fiery red, a gold that was almost mistaken for yellow, and a brilliantly silver knights helmet. The stairs and walls were made of the same stone that shone in the halls of the castle. The room was entirely empty of any trace of students except for the papers and books left here and there, and the fact that three students were sitting around by the fire in their favorite chairs.
"Hermione?! You are the one who is making us study instead of allowing us to enjoy outside. If you are just going to sit there, then I am going to leave." Ron said
"Sorry, just spaced out a bit," Hermione said taking one last glance at the window before she turned to her friends.
"Ok, now as I was asking, what is the-" but Ron never got to finish.
"Do you guys want to go visit Hagrid? We haven't seen him in ages" Hermione asked standing up and looking out the window once again.
"Hermione doesn't want to study? That's it, I have seen everything." Harry joked.
"Hm, oh, ha ha Harry very funny. Shall we go?"
"Ok," the two boys said in unison."
"Great let me get my coat."
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.
"Hold your bloody pants on!" an all to familiar voice came from inside.
The door opened to reveal a man, but he wasn't your ordinary man. He was taller, yes much taller. An average height man would come up to his mid-drift. Yes, he was tall, in fact he was half giant. He had a bushy beard that never seemed to be tamed and never seemed to grow. The hair on his head was the same way. It covered his entire face. You could barely make out his black, beady eyes under his beard and hair combined. He always wore the same worn our cow hide leather vest and pants, with an old cream-white shirt that was a bit big even for him. And when he was outside, he would be seen wearing the biggest overcoat one would ever see. The coat had so many holes that once you put something in one, it would take you days on end to find it again.
But the man was nothing like his scrubby, almost tough looking appearance. In fact, he was quite the opposite. Except for the fact that he loved extremely dangerous beasts, and thought of them as bunnies, he was quite the opposite. He was a kind man, who made sure nothing happened to his friends, was very weak hearted and actually a but well stupid. He was Hagrid. Keeper of keys and grounds of Hogwarts and Care for Magical Creatures teacher.
"Well it's 'bout time you three got down here," Hagrid said a grin forming under is beard and stepping aside to let them in. The cabin looked much like the owner. It had huge furniture that was shabby, just like the rest of the house. There were pots and pans scattered across the kitchen. Broken boards and clothes could be found every where, and in the corner laid Hagrid's boar-hound A/N: I think fang.
"How's 'bout a cup o' tea?" asked the friendly man.
"Ok."
"Sure."
"That would be nice."
Hermione, Ron, and Harry took their usual seats at the table. When the teat was done Hagrid placed the pot and cups on the table with a plate of treacle along side it. Each teen took a cup and poured themselves some tea but did not take a treacle. They knew all to well the consequences of Hagrids cooking. Harry's mouth had been basically glued shut once from eating Hagrid's homemade goods.
"Hagrid?" Hermione asked. "Have you seen anyone going into the forest just past you cabin lately? You know in that area over there?" she added pointing into the area of trees that let the sunlight through. She wanted to know as much about this person as she could stifle before she followed them.
"Why know I haven't Hermione, why do yah ask?"
"Oh, no reason."
"You sure?" Harry piped up, he had been worried about Voldemort the past few months.
"Yeah, so how have you been Hagrid." Hermione asked quickly changing the subject not wanting her friends to think she was going insane too.
The rest of the visit was a nice one. But Hermione never managed to get rid of the weird stares coming from her three friends. 'Tonight,' she just kept telling herself, 'I have to follow him tonight.'
Hermione walked down the steps to the entrance hall. Looking out every window she passed. 'Hopefully I will be able to catch up to him before he runs to deep into the forest.' She suddenly found herself running into something and falling to the floor.
"OUCH! You better watch it Mudblood." she had run into Draco.
"Ugh, God, what are you made of stone?" sarcasm stringing her every word.
"Heh, very funny, can we go now?"
"Fine"
It was 11:30 and Hermione still hadn't seen any sign of her little "friend" yet. They had were just about to go into the door leading to the Hufflepuff corridor when she saw him. YES! It was him, he was limping across the lawn. He was headed for the spot she saw him going to earlier, now was her chance.
She started heading for the doors to the entrance hall when Malfoy stopped her.
"Where do you think your going?"
"I saw someone out on the grounds," Hermione said hurriedly trying to speed up the conversation.
"Well then let's get a teacher. You know we can't go on the grounds after dark"
The only way to get out there was to have Malfoy follow her, unfortunately. Well, she had to do what she had to do, and now seemed to be the perfect time to reel him in.
"Do my ears deceive me? A Malfoy is following the rules of the crack-pot fool Dumblemdore?" mock singing in her every tone.
"No, I'm not!"
"Well then lets go!" with that she did and about-face and opened the doors, Draco following closely behind.
Author's Note: Well, I hope you all like it. If you haven't caught on, they will be trapped real soon. Oh, if you haven't noticed, I love description, so bare with me here. More to come soon keep on reading, and thanks to all my reviewers glad you all like it! [=)
Chapter 4:
Every student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was outside enjoying there Saturday afternoon. The air was crisp and fresh. There were piles of orange, red, and yellow leaves scattered everywhere. It was Halloween. Students were running, sitting, flying, studying, sleeping, and talking; all enjoying the sweet taste of the October air, all of them that is except for those that sat in the Gryffindor common room.
The Gryffindor common room was a beautiful place. It was filled with every shade of red and gold imaginable. Dark reds made up the antique, wood tables that looked not one day old. The couches were a lighter red than the tables but were still dark. They were trimmed with gold and had gold throw pillows on them that shimmered with all there might when the fire hit them just right. There were banners hung everywhere showing off the pride of the Gryffindor Coat of Arms. The lion in the middle was a dark luscious gold surrounded by a fiery red, a gold that was almost mistaken for yellow, and a brilliantly silver knights helmet. The stairs and walls were made of the same stone that shone in the halls of the castle. The room was entirely empty of any trace of students except for the papers and books left here and there, and the fact that three students were sitting around by the fire in their favorite chairs.
"Hermione?! You are the one who is making us study instead of allowing us to enjoy outside. If you are just going to sit there, then I am going to leave." Ron said
"Sorry, just spaced out a bit," Hermione said taking one last glance at the window before she turned to her friends.
"Ok, now as I was asking, what is the-" but Ron never got to finish.
"Do you guys want to go visit Hagrid? We haven't seen him in ages" Hermione asked standing up and looking out the window once again.
"Hermione doesn't want to study? That's it, I have seen everything." Harry joked.
"Hm, oh, ha ha Harry very funny. Shall we go?"
"Ok," the two boys said in unison."
"Great let me get my coat."
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.
"Hold your bloody pants on!" an all to familiar voice came from inside.
The door opened to reveal a man, but he wasn't your ordinary man. He was taller, yes much taller. An average height man would come up to his mid-drift. Yes, he was tall, in fact he was half giant. He had a bushy beard that never seemed to be tamed and never seemed to grow. The hair on his head was the same way. It covered his entire face. You could barely make out his black, beady eyes under his beard and hair combined. He always wore the same worn our cow hide leather vest and pants, with an old cream-white shirt that was a bit big even for him. And when he was outside, he would be seen wearing the biggest overcoat one would ever see. The coat had so many holes that once you put something in one, it would take you days on end to find it again.
But the man was nothing like his scrubby, almost tough looking appearance. In fact, he was quite the opposite. Except for the fact that he loved extremely dangerous beasts, and thought of them as bunnies, he was quite the opposite. He was a kind man, who made sure nothing happened to his friends, was very weak hearted and actually a but well stupid. He was Hagrid. Keeper of keys and grounds of Hogwarts and Care for Magical Creatures teacher.
"Well it's 'bout time you three got down here," Hagrid said a grin forming under is beard and stepping aside to let them in. The cabin looked much like the owner. It had huge furniture that was shabby, just like the rest of the house. There were pots and pans scattered across the kitchen. Broken boards and clothes could be found every where, and in the corner laid Hagrid's boar-hound A/N: I think fang.
"How's 'bout a cup o' tea?" asked the friendly man.
"Ok."
"Sure."
"That would be nice."
Hermione, Ron, and Harry took their usual seats at the table. When the teat was done Hagrid placed the pot and cups on the table with a plate of treacle along side it. Each teen took a cup and poured themselves some tea but did not take a treacle. They knew all to well the consequences of Hagrids cooking. Harry's mouth had been basically glued shut once from eating Hagrid's homemade goods.
"Hagrid?" Hermione asked. "Have you seen anyone going into the forest just past you cabin lately? You know in that area over there?" she added pointing into the area of trees that let the sunlight through. She wanted to know as much about this person as she could stifle before she followed them.
"Why know I haven't Hermione, why do yah ask?"
"Oh, no reason."
"You sure?" Harry piped up, he had been worried about Voldemort the past few months.
"Yeah, so how have you been Hagrid." Hermione asked quickly changing the subject not wanting her friends to think she was going insane too.
The rest of the visit was a nice one. But Hermione never managed to get rid of the weird stares coming from her three friends. 'Tonight,' she just kept telling herself, 'I have to follow him tonight.'
Hermione walked down the steps to the entrance hall. Looking out every window she passed. 'Hopefully I will be able to catch up to him before he runs to deep into the forest.' She suddenly found herself running into something and falling to the floor.
"OUCH! You better watch it Mudblood." she had run into Draco.
"Ugh, God, what are you made of stone?" sarcasm stringing her every word.
"Heh, very funny, can we go now?"
"Fine"
It was 11:30 and Hermione still hadn't seen any sign of her little "friend" yet. They had were just about to go into the door leading to the Hufflepuff corridor when she saw him. YES! It was him, he was limping across the lawn. He was headed for the spot she saw him going to earlier, now was her chance.
She started heading for the doors to the entrance hall when Malfoy stopped her.
"Where do you think your going?"
"I saw someone out on the grounds," Hermione said hurriedly trying to speed up the conversation.
"Well then let's get a teacher. You know we can't go on the grounds after dark"
The only way to get out there was to have Malfoy follow her, unfortunately. Well, she had to do what she had to do, and now seemed to be the perfect time to reel him in.
"Do my ears deceive me? A Malfoy is following the rules of the crack-pot fool Dumblemdore?" mock singing in her every tone.
"No, I'm not!"
"Well then lets go!" with that she did and about-face and opened the doors, Draco following closely behind.
Author's Note: Well, I hope you all like it. If you haven't caught on, they will be trapped real soon. Oh, if you haven't noticed, I love description, so bare with me here. More to come soon keep on reading, and thanks to all my reviewers glad you all like it! [=)