A/N: OMG it has been FOREVER!!! LOL, not really, but it's been a while and
I'm sorry. Shout outs to all my fabulous reviewers:
IceCristal – You're right, the password is Hogwarts. Sorry about the cheesy riddle. Thanks for reviewing!!! And as for your questions, they will be answered later on, so keep on reading...And reviewing for that matter!!!
Amarie Helyanwe - thanks for the offer on the plaque!!! And second coolest eh? I think I can live with that!
TwinklingStarlightAquila - thanks for the review!!! And, ya know winks feel free to review again!!
Lil Slytherin Shortstop - thanks for the review!!! And if you really want you, not to mention I would appreciate it, you can always review this chapter too!
Trapt*ROCKS* My World - sorry it took so long for the update
babmidnight – correct (the clue)!!! Thanks for the review!!!
Ayla – correct, the riddle answer is Hogwarts. Kind of easy, I know, but I can't come up with stuff like that. My imagination only goes so far, ya know?!
Shocker – You are correct! It was obviously an easy riddle. I'm not great at thinking of riddles. Thanks for the review.
Mednar – Ah, yes the dream. It's coming. Eventually. I hope. LOL. Thanks for reviewing!!!
RedandGold – Thanks for the review, glad you liked the chapter! Yes, everybody keeps asking me that so I will TRY.
Mrs.shigwa.cobain. – thanks for the review, and I know it was an easy riddle because I'm not that good at thinking of those types of things.
Meg – Correct! Easy riddle. Sorry the wait was so long.
Terin Kail – Thanks for the review, hope you like this chapter!
Buffy37205 - Here's the chapter, thanks for the review!
FLUFFiNATOR – yes well it was an easy riddle. Come on Erika, I know you knew the answer. Sorry for the cliffie though. Thanks for the review. See you at school.
OK, I've had this chapter written for something like two weeks...but anyways. Sorry for the long wait, hope you all enjoy. And as for the randomness...well, randomness is sometimes good! (as well as being, well, random. LOL)
Muggle Messenger
Chapter 20: Phoenix House
(Hermione's POV)
My seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry starts tomorrow. It's Blaise and Draco's final year as well, not to mention Harry's and Ron's. Ginny's sixth year. How fast the years seem to have gone by-it makes me wonder if our years after Hogwarts will goby just as quickly.
The four of us-Draco, Blaise, Ginny, and I-are sitting in Professor Dumbledore's office. He sent for us to come at nine o'clock, and here we are. Just after nine, Professor Dumbledore came in.
And now, here we are standing in front of the old portrait. Draco and I are seemingly all alone, when in reality Blaise, Ginny and Professor Dumbledore are only a few steps behind us.
I was jerked to the present when I heard the clue and then, "Solve the riddle and you will have your password." Oooookay...think, think!
Draco broke my train of thought, "It's quite simple, really."
"Is it?" my own voice sounded far off and distant. Speaking of Draco, he's been acting...odd today. It's like nothing happened.
He nodded and said, "Hogwarts, the password is Hogwarts!"
Of course! 'No Muggles can see, it's the home of you and me!' It *is* Hogwarts. I smiled at Draco. He merely looked away when he saw my smile. What is his problem?!
The old wizard in the portrait bowed to us and slowly, the portrait door swung open. Not knowing what to expect, we stepped in. Blaise, Gin, and Dumbledore stepped in behind us. Silence reigned as we looked around us. Dark wood covered the floors and a huge icy blue rug with silver lacings covered the wood in the common room. On either side of the fireplace were two large overstuffed ice blue couches with large, fluffy silver pillows. Facing the fireplace was a silver couch with large fluffy ice blue pillows. The chair in the corner stuck out like a sore thumb, it was fuchsia with neon green pillows. A snakeskin foot stool was nearby. The wall facing the fireplace was literally a floor to ceiling mahogany bookshelf jam-packed full of books. The stairs were mahogany and the carpet in the middle was silver with ice blue lacings. The stairs parted on a landing and split, one going to the boy's dorms and one going to the girl's dorms. There was a huge window on the landing, facing the land behind Hogwarts. The window seat was, again, mahogany with on e pillow covering it-sparkly neon orange with snakeskin accents, pompoms on the corners and fuchsia lace on the edges. Raising an eyebrow at the odd window seat, I climbed the stairs to the girl's dorm.
There were four beds in each of the four rooms. The rooms were all very spacious. Dark wood panels were on the floor and the four-poster beds were made of mahogany, as was all the furniture. The rooms all had signs on the doors that read: First and Second Years, Third and Fourth Years, Fifth and Sixth Years, and Seventh Years respectively. This was obviously going to be a very select house, although there seems to be room for expansion. I turned the silver doorknob and walked into the Seventh Year's room. My stuff was by the balcony doors. Balcony?!! Seventh years have a balcony??? Sweet.
I sat down on my bed. It was a *very* comfortable featherbed with silver silk sheets, and a silver down comforter. Upon closer inspection, I realized that both the comforter and the sheets were reversible-one side being silver, the other being ice blue. Looking around the room, I realized that two of the beds were blue and two were silver. The canopies above all the beds were white, while the curtains were all dark charcoal gray.
With a sigh, I heaved myself off my featherbed and walked a few steps to the balcony doors. Swinging them open, I stepped out onto the balcony. It was solid stone, so it was perfectly safe. It was connected to the boys Seventh Year's dorm. The air was clear, and the view was the same as the one from the landing window, only higher up. The other set of doors opened and Draco walked out. "Dumbledore, Blaise, and Ginny left. Blaise and Ginny asked to be re-sorted to see if they could get into Phoenix House and Dumbledore went with them."
"That would be cool if they got in here, too. It's gorgeous!" I said.
"Yeah, the boy's dorms are nice. So is this balcony," he said, looking out towards the mystical looking trees that stood tall and proud behind Hogwarts.
"What are those trees, Draco?" I asked him softly.
He glance at me, "You mean *you* don't know?"
"Nope. Hence why I'm asking you," I stated the obvious.
"There is a forest of them behind Malfoy Manor. They are magical trees. Stunning, yes, as well as powerful," he paused a moment, "Have you ever noticed that no one has ever attacked Hogwarts from behind?" I nodded and he continued, "They can't. The trees won't allow it."
"How can they just not allow it?" I asked.
"That's the complicated part. Nobody is really sure."
"Oh."
"Yeperoo."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome," silence, then, "I don't say that often."
"What? You're welcome?"
"Yeah, I don't say that often."
"Why not?"
"Because nobody has anything to thank me for."
"Well, I do."
"You do?"
"Yes."
"For what?"
"For introducing me to the best candy ever made!"
"What's that?"
"Sugar quills," I said promptly, "And what kind of word is yeperoo?"
"A great one," he said, smirking.
I shook my head at his antics and walked back inside, closing the door behind me, leaving a somewhat confused Draco Malfoy standing there. Slowly, ever so slowly, he smiled, remembering the day at the candy shop. That day, the day he fell in love with Hermione Granger. And he hadn't even known what love was. He did now, though. The only problem was that he had to stop her from falling in love with him-no matter what. If she died because of him, he'd never be able to live with himself. He had to do something soon. The only problem was that he had no idea that she already was in love with him. That is just going to make things harder for the both of them.
A/N: Well, hope you all liked the chapter, and please, please review!!! Pretty please?!! LOL. And yeperoo is a great word that I made up!
IceCristal – You're right, the password is Hogwarts. Sorry about the cheesy riddle. Thanks for reviewing!!! And as for your questions, they will be answered later on, so keep on reading...And reviewing for that matter!!!
Amarie Helyanwe - thanks for the offer on the plaque!!! And second coolest eh? I think I can live with that!
TwinklingStarlightAquila - thanks for the review!!! And, ya know winks feel free to review again!!
Lil Slytherin Shortstop - thanks for the review!!! And if you really want you, not to mention I would appreciate it, you can always review this chapter too!
Trapt*ROCKS* My World - sorry it took so long for the update
babmidnight – correct (the clue)!!! Thanks for the review!!!
Ayla – correct, the riddle answer is Hogwarts. Kind of easy, I know, but I can't come up with stuff like that. My imagination only goes so far, ya know?!
Shocker – You are correct! It was obviously an easy riddle. I'm not great at thinking of riddles. Thanks for the review.
Mednar – Ah, yes the dream. It's coming. Eventually. I hope. LOL. Thanks for reviewing!!!
RedandGold – Thanks for the review, glad you liked the chapter! Yes, everybody keeps asking me that so I will TRY.
Mrs.shigwa.cobain. – thanks for the review, and I know it was an easy riddle because I'm not that good at thinking of those types of things.
Meg – Correct! Easy riddle. Sorry the wait was so long.
Terin Kail – Thanks for the review, hope you like this chapter!
Buffy37205 - Here's the chapter, thanks for the review!
FLUFFiNATOR – yes well it was an easy riddle. Come on Erika, I know you knew the answer. Sorry for the cliffie though. Thanks for the review. See you at school.
OK, I've had this chapter written for something like two weeks...but anyways. Sorry for the long wait, hope you all enjoy. And as for the randomness...well, randomness is sometimes good! (as well as being, well, random. LOL)
Muggle Messenger
Chapter 20: Phoenix House
(Hermione's POV)
My seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry starts tomorrow. It's Blaise and Draco's final year as well, not to mention Harry's and Ron's. Ginny's sixth year. How fast the years seem to have gone by-it makes me wonder if our years after Hogwarts will goby just as quickly.
The four of us-Draco, Blaise, Ginny, and I-are sitting in Professor Dumbledore's office. He sent for us to come at nine o'clock, and here we are. Just after nine, Professor Dumbledore came in.
And now, here we are standing in front of the old portrait. Draco and I are seemingly all alone, when in reality Blaise, Ginny and Professor Dumbledore are only a few steps behind us.
I was jerked to the present when I heard the clue and then, "Solve the riddle and you will have your password." Oooookay...think, think!
Draco broke my train of thought, "It's quite simple, really."
"Is it?" my own voice sounded far off and distant. Speaking of Draco, he's been acting...odd today. It's like nothing happened.
He nodded and said, "Hogwarts, the password is Hogwarts!"
Of course! 'No Muggles can see, it's the home of you and me!' It *is* Hogwarts. I smiled at Draco. He merely looked away when he saw my smile. What is his problem?!
The old wizard in the portrait bowed to us and slowly, the portrait door swung open. Not knowing what to expect, we stepped in. Blaise, Gin, and Dumbledore stepped in behind us. Silence reigned as we looked around us. Dark wood covered the floors and a huge icy blue rug with silver lacings covered the wood in the common room. On either side of the fireplace were two large overstuffed ice blue couches with large, fluffy silver pillows. Facing the fireplace was a silver couch with large fluffy ice blue pillows. The chair in the corner stuck out like a sore thumb, it was fuchsia with neon green pillows. A snakeskin foot stool was nearby. The wall facing the fireplace was literally a floor to ceiling mahogany bookshelf jam-packed full of books. The stairs were mahogany and the carpet in the middle was silver with ice blue lacings. The stairs parted on a landing and split, one going to the boy's dorms and one going to the girl's dorms. There was a huge window on the landing, facing the land behind Hogwarts. The window seat was, again, mahogany with on e pillow covering it-sparkly neon orange with snakeskin accents, pompoms on the corners and fuchsia lace on the edges. Raising an eyebrow at the odd window seat, I climbed the stairs to the girl's dorm.
There were four beds in each of the four rooms. The rooms were all very spacious. Dark wood panels were on the floor and the four-poster beds were made of mahogany, as was all the furniture. The rooms all had signs on the doors that read: First and Second Years, Third and Fourth Years, Fifth and Sixth Years, and Seventh Years respectively. This was obviously going to be a very select house, although there seems to be room for expansion. I turned the silver doorknob and walked into the Seventh Year's room. My stuff was by the balcony doors. Balcony?!! Seventh years have a balcony??? Sweet.
I sat down on my bed. It was a *very* comfortable featherbed with silver silk sheets, and a silver down comforter. Upon closer inspection, I realized that both the comforter and the sheets were reversible-one side being silver, the other being ice blue. Looking around the room, I realized that two of the beds were blue and two were silver. The canopies above all the beds were white, while the curtains were all dark charcoal gray.
With a sigh, I heaved myself off my featherbed and walked a few steps to the balcony doors. Swinging them open, I stepped out onto the balcony. It was solid stone, so it was perfectly safe. It was connected to the boys Seventh Year's dorm. The air was clear, and the view was the same as the one from the landing window, only higher up. The other set of doors opened and Draco walked out. "Dumbledore, Blaise, and Ginny left. Blaise and Ginny asked to be re-sorted to see if they could get into Phoenix House and Dumbledore went with them."
"That would be cool if they got in here, too. It's gorgeous!" I said.
"Yeah, the boy's dorms are nice. So is this balcony," he said, looking out towards the mystical looking trees that stood tall and proud behind Hogwarts.
"What are those trees, Draco?" I asked him softly.
He glance at me, "You mean *you* don't know?"
"Nope. Hence why I'm asking you," I stated the obvious.
"There is a forest of them behind Malfoy Manor. They are magical trees. Stunning, yes, as well as powerful," he paused a moment, "Have you ever noticed that no one has ever attacked Hogwarts from behind?" I nodded and he continued, "They can't. The trees won't allow it."
"How can they just not allow it?" I asked.
"That's the complicated part. Nobody is really sure."
"Oh."
"Yeperoo."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome," silence, then, "I don't say that often."
"What? You're welcome?"
"Yeah, I don't say that often."
"Why not?"
"Because nobody has anything to thank me for."
"Well, I do."
"You do?"
"Yes."
"For what?"
"For introducing me to the best candy ever made!"
"What's that?"
"Sugar quills," I said promptly, "And what kind of word is yeperoo?"
"A great one," he said, smirking.
I shook my head at his antics and walked back inside, closing the door behind me, leaving a somewhat confused Draco Malfoy standing there. Slowly, ever so slowly, he smiled, remembering the day at the candy shop. That day, the day he fell in love with Hermione Granger. And he hadn't even known what love was. He did now, though. The only problem was that he had to stop her from falling in love with him-no matter what. If she died because of him, he'd never be able to live with himself. He had to do something soon. The only problem was that he had no idea that she already was in love with him. That is just going to make things harder for the both of them.
A/N: Well, hope you all liked the chapter, and please, please review!!! Pretty please?!! LOL. And yeperoo is a great word that I made up!