The girls backed away out of the room quickly, as the light began to brighten. "Are you alright Ali?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah...never better." Ali said looking down as she walked. When Ali was only about three her Mum died of Lukiemia, and turned into a ghost in front of Ali.
"Well, we have about fifteen minutes until class starts." Myrtle said glancing down at her watch. "We could go to the Great hall-"
"Uh-huh.." Ali said dully, with an absent-minded look. Myrtle blinked at Ali slightly.
"Or we could go say hi to Hagrid...he told me earlyer at breakfast that he found something new."
"Yeah, sure whatever."
"Or we could go have tea with peeves, and later have a nice conversation with Olive." Myrtle said, expecting Ali to think Myrtle was nuts.
"Yeah, sounds fun."
"Ali!" Myrtle said, stomping her foot softly. "Snap out of it!"
"Listen, Myrtle...I think i'm going to go up to the dorm-"
"Oh, ok i'll go with."
"No, that's ok...I think it's best I go alone." Ali said. "I just need to get something."
"Fine, i'll be with Hagrid...i'll talk to you later than." Myrtle watched Ali leave and sighed slightly, wondering what Ali had to go get. "Oh well...i'll just find Hagrid now." It didnt take to long, as she walked down the hallway she heard a soft hiss. Myrtle glanced around, her eyes landing on a large closet were an overly large head poked out.
"Mytle...over here." He wispered. Myrtle looked up at the boys face, were a few scratches and bites were, Hagrid must have been hiding another animal. Myrtle quickly ran into the closet, careful of any nosey professors.
"So...what kind of animal do you have thi-" Myrtle paused as she looked down at a small table, were a huge spider crawled. She backed away slowly. It just had to be a spider...why couldnt one of the creatures Hagrid kept be fuzzy and cute.
"Isnt he the cutest thing you have ever seen? I'm going to teach him to talk too."Myrtle raised an eyebrow slightly at this comment. "Found him in one of my classes. The professor was about to kill the poor thing. speaking of which, rumour has it that Binns was knocked out." Myrtle snorted softly, it was amajing how fast news traveled across Hogwarts.
"Nope, those rumours are false...he actually died." Myrtle said, still looking down at the spider.
"Finally- it's 'bout time that man died."
"That's not very nice Hagrid...besides we wont be seeing the last of him. He became a ghost." Hagrid sighed slightly, as he picked up some dead rats.
"That man will never go away will he? So, weres Ali?" He asked, as he threw the rats to the spider. Myrtle wrinkled her nose slightly at the large rats that the spider was eating.
"She's getting something from the dorm." Myrtle said, not looking up. "so did you give it a name?
"Give what a name?"
"The spider of course..."
"Oh! No...I was hoping you'd give it a name. You and Ali are the ones who normally name my little pets."
"I cant think or anything right now...i'll get back to you. Anyway, I better get going." Myrtle said, wanting to get out of the room as soon as possible.
"Ok...i'll se you later." Hagrid said. Myrtle nodded slightly and walked out of the closet. She glanced down at her watch, realizing the little time she had. "
"Only three minutes?!" She said in a loud wisper. She walked quickly down the hall, eventually sprinting to get to her next class, transfiguration.
"Your late." Dumbledore said turning around towards the door as Myrtle walked in, out of breath.
"I'm sorry Professor I-"
"It's ok Myrtle..please take a seat." Myrtle glanced around the crowded classroom. It was kind of funny how it looked from up front. The front half was all Ravenclaws, and the back half all Slyhterins. Myrtle blinked, noticing Ali was no where to be seen. Sighing slightly she took walked over to a seat next to Tom.
"Can I sit here?" She wispered softly to him.
"Of course." He wispered back, smiling slightly. Myrtle thanked him quickly and took a seat. The class went by quickly, all that happened was an introduction type thing, and Ali never did show up. In fact. Ali didnt show up in any of her classes. Myrtle wondered were Ali was, and wwas tempted to run up to the dorm- but was afraid of being late.
"Maybe she just fell asleep or something" Myrtle thought softly to herself. When classes finnally ended Hagrid bumped into her, he grinned slightly at Myrtle.
"Sorry." He mumbled. "I've been looking for you, have you thought of a name yet?"
"Er-" Myrtle began slowly, she honesly had forgotten all about the new creature Hagrid owned. "Uh...yeah..i've decided that-" Myrtle glanced around at the passing students. Her eyes eventually looking at a book someone was carrying. "I was thinking about Araog."
"Aragog? Yeah..I like it. Thanks Myrtle!" Hagrid said beaming as he ran off, probably back to the closet.
"Arogog? Isnt that the author of the 100 most deadly plants?" Asked a voice behind Myrtle. She smiled as she looked up at who was speaking.
"Guilty as charged." Myrtle said with a slight shrug. The boy was Tom. "So what are you up too?"
"Prefect stuff...just finished. I was just about to go to the lake. D'you want to come." Tom asked.
"Sure, why not." Myrtle replied. "Not like I have much more to do." The two of them walked outside.
"So, your Dad-" Tom began.
"Is always gone, work stuff or something. He's normally out of the country. I'd be surprided if he remembers my name." Myrtle said walking along the shoreline of the lake. "So how about you...dont you have a family?" Tom looked down at the ground.
"I'm the only living member of my family. That's why I want to stay here- at Hogwarts. But, it doesnt look to good. I'll probably have to stay at that orphanage." Myrtle nodded slightly.
"That must be horrible, not having a family. I'd hate not having my Mum. We're like best friends." The two of them tlked for what seemed like hours. They talked about almost everything. From quidditch, to just life. They had a lot more in common than they thought.
"Wow- look at the time. Dinner will begin soon." Myrtle said. Suddenly she remembered Ali. "Oh no... Tom, i'll talk to you later I have to check up on something." Myrtle said quickly, running off to her dorm. when she arrived she saw Ali on her bed, asleep.
"Thought so." Mrtle wispered. "She probably didnt get much sleep last night." Myrtle wispered. She closed the dorm door, deciding to let Ali sleep, and headed to the great hall.
Just as Myrtle had expected, all the students were talking about the death of Professor Binns. It didnt help that his ghost form was sitting with all the Professors. Professor Dippet soon stood up to make an annoucment.
"Attention students...as most of you all may know, Professor Binns passed away today this morning. I'm pleased to announce that he will still be teaching History of Magic." A few sighs and mumbles filled the hall. "You may all continue to eating your meal." When dinner was over Myrtle decided to go back up to the dorm and wake up Ali,she was sleeping way to long.
"Hey Ali...wake up." Myrtle said walking into the dorm. No response came from Ali. "Ali?" Myrtle said, throwing a small pillow at her. But Ali still laid there, asleep.
(Authors note: No, she's not dead...in the next chapter you will find out what is wrong with her.)
"Huh? Oh, yeah...never better." Ali said looking down as she walked. When Ali was only about three her Mum died of Lukiemia, and turned into a ghost in front of Ali.
"Well, we have about fifteen minutes until class starts." Myrtle said glancing down at her watch. "We could go to the Great hall-"
"Uh-huh.." Ali said dully, with an absent-minded look. Myrtle blinked at Ali slightly.
"Or we could go say hi to Hagrid...he told me earlyer at breakfast that he found something new."
"Yeah, sure whatever."
"Or we could go have tea with peeves, and later have a nice conversation with Olive." Myrtle said, expecting Ali to think Myrtle was nuts.
"Yeah, sounds fun."
"Ali!" Myrtle said, stomping her foot softly. "Snap out of it!"
"Listen, Myrtle...I think i'm going to go up to the dorm-"
"Oh, ok i'll go with."
"No, that's ok...I think it's best I go alone." Ali said. "I just need to get something."
"Fine, i'll be with Hagrid...i'll talk to you later than." Myrtle watched Ali leave and sighed slightly, wondering what Ali had to go get. "Oh well...i'll just find Hagrid now." It didnt take to long, as she walked down the hallway she heard a soft hiss. Myrtle glanced around, her eyes landing on a large closet were an overly large head poked out.
"Mytle...over here." He wispered. Myrtle looked up at the boys face, were a few scratches and bites were, Hagrid must have been hiding another animal. Myrtle quickly ran into the closet, careful of any nosey professors.
"So...what kind of animal do you have thi-" Myrtle paused as she looked down at a small table, were a huge spider crawled. She backed away slowly. It just had to be a spider...why couldnt one of the creatures Hagrid kept be fuzzy and cute.
"Isnt he the cutest thing you have ever seen? I'm going to teach him to talk too."Myrtle raised an eyebrow slightly at this comment. "Found him in one of my classes. The professor was about to kill the poor thing. speaking of which, rumour has it that Binns was knocked out." Myrtle snorted softly, it was amajing how fast news traveled across Hogwarts.
"Nope, those rumours are false...he actually died." Myrtle said, still looking down at the spider.
"Finally- it's 'bout time that man died."
"That's not very nice Hagrid...besides we wont be seeing the last of him. He became a ghost." Hagrid sighed slightly, as he picked up some dead rats.
"That man will never go away will he? So, weres Ali?" He asked, as he threw the rats to the spider. Myrtle wrinkled her nose slightly at the large rats that the spider was eating.
"She's getting something from the dorm." Myrtle said, not looking up. "so did you give it a name?
"Give what a name?"
"The spider of course..."
"Oh! No...I was hoping you'd give it a name. You and Ali are the ones who normally name my little pets."
"I cant think or anything right now...i'll get back to you. Anyway, I better get going." Myrtle said, wanting to get out of the room as soon as possible.
"Ok...i'll se you later." Hagrid said. Myrtle nodded slightly and walked out of the closet. She glanced down at her watch, realizing the little time she had. "
"Only three minutes?!" She said in a loud wisper. She walked quickly down the hall, eventually sprinting to get to her next class, transfiguration.
"Your late." Dumbledore said turning around towards the door as Myrtle walked in, out of breath.
"I'm sorry Professor I-"
"It's ok Myrtle..please take a seat." Myrtle glanced around the crowded classroom. It was kind of funny how it looked from up front. The front half was all Ravenclaws, and the back half all Slyhterins. Myrtle blinked, noticing Ali was no where to be seen. Sighing slightly she took walked over to a seat next to Tom.
"Can I sit here?" She wispered softly to him.
"Of course." He wispered back, smiling slightly. Myrtle thanked him quickly and took a seat. The class went by quickly, all that happened was an introduction type thing, and Ali never did show up. In fact. Ali didnt show up in any of her classes. Myrtle wondered were Ali was, and wwas tempted to run up to the dorm- but was afraid of being late.
"Maybe she just fell asleep or something" Myrtle thought softly to herself. When classes finnally ended Hagrid bumped into her, he grinned slightly at Myrtle.
"Sorry." He mumbled. "I've been looking for you, have you thought of a name yet?"
"Er-" Myrtle began slowly, she honesly had forgotten all about the new creature Hagrid owned. "Uh...yeah..i've decided that-" Myrtle glanced around at the passing students. Her eyes eventually looking at a book someone was carrying. "I was thinking about Araog."
"Aragog? Yeah..I like it. Thanks Myrtle!" Hagrid said beaming as he ran off, probably back to the closet.
"Arogog? Isnt that the author of the 100 most deadly plants?" Asked a voice behind Myrtle. She smiled as she looked up at who was speaking.
"Guilty as charged." Myrtle said with a slight shrug. The boy was Tom. "So what are you up too?"
"Prefect stuff...just finished. I was just about to go to the lake. D'you want to come." Tom asked.
"Sure, why not." Myrtle replied. "Not like I have much more to do." The two of them walked outside.
"So, your Dad-" Tom began.
"Is always gone, work stuff or something. He's normally out of the country. I'd be surprided if he remembers my name." Myrtle said walking along the shoreline of the lake. "So how about you...dont you have a family?" Tom looked down at the ground.
"I'm the only living member of my family. That's why I want to stay here- at Hogwarts. But, it doesnt look to good. I'll probably have to stay at that orphanage." Myrtle nodded slightly.
"That must be horrible, not having a family. I'd hate not having my Mum. We're like best friends." The two of them tlked for what seemed like hours. They talked about almost everything. From quidditch, to just life. They had a lot more in common than they thought.
"Wow- look at the time. Dinner will begin soon." Myrtle said. Suddenly she remembered Ali. "Oh no... Tom, i'll talk to you later I have to check up on something." Myrtle said quickly, running off to her dorm. when she arrived she saw Ali on her bed, asleep.
"Thought so." Mrtle wispered. "She probably didnt get much sleep last night." Myrtle wispered. She closed the dorm door, deciding to let Ali sleep, and headed to the great hall.
Just as Myrtle had expected, all the students were talking about the death of Professor Binns. It didnt help that his ghost form was sitting with all the Professors. Professor Dippet soon stood up to make an annoucment.
"Attention students...as most of you all may know, Professor Binns passed away today this morning. I'm pleased to announce that he will still be teaching History of Magic." A few sighs and mumbles filled the hall. "You may all continue to eating your meal." When dinner was over Myrtle decided to go back up to the dorm and wake up Ali,she was sleeping way to long.
"Hey Ali...wake up." Myrtle said walking into the dorm. No response came from Ali. "Ali?" Myrtle said, throwing a small pillow at her. But Ali still laid there, asleep.
(Authors note: No, she's not dead...in the next chapter you will find out what is wrong with her.)