A.N.

well I don't know if anybody except my super fan allthesame continue to read it, but here it is the 12th chapter. Enjoy! (I hope.)

12. the sleep over

(5th day/night)

When Hermione and her friends decided to go down to the kitchen, they were greeted by the delicious scent of crêpes. The adults had indeed spent their time cooking for at least twenty people. After the first bit of anxiety in muggle environment, Mrs Weasley with her usual personality did what came naturally.

Tonk and Minerva helped under the strict orders of the mother of eight excited children. Mad Eye helped by tasting the food, despites the ladies's best effort. The kitchen was a complete chaos with flour and sticky material everywhere, but the picture was really funny and the scent heavenly.

"Hello, everyone. So nice of you to have made us some crêpes." Hermione was grinning. Meanwhile, Ron and Ginny attacked with gusto the banquet, despites the cries of their mother.

Harry and Luna looked over the devastated room, one with consternation and the other with dreamy interest.

It didn't seem to annoy Hermione though. She was bantering with a Minerva smeared with cream and chocolate. The latter was blushing a little, but mainly smiling, explaining how Tonk was fabulous in the kitchen , if a 'little' messy.

Hermione amused, teased her. "It's not nice to accuse a poor innocent." Minerva eyes flashed and the laughing woman was covered with some sticky substance by a well aimed spell. Tonk exclaimed "Food fight!" and soon there wasn't a clean spot or person left in the kitchen.

They still managed to save the crêpes, even if the accompaniment had significantly decreased. After some cleaning and a lot of laughing, they all decided to play a DVD. 'The lord of the ring' was a favorite in the group, but they wouldn't have time to do anything after, so it was decided to look 'the Adams family's values'. Everybody found it hilarious except Molly who thought it was atrocious, although she laughed too.

During the movie, Tonk made some imitations, Luna was entirely focused on 'the thing' and 'cousin thing'. Ginny was admiring Gomez and cheering for Wednesday, Molly was eyeing Gomez too but otherwise critiqued the film heavily. Mad, Ron and Harry couldn't keep their eyes off of Morticia whenever she appeared in a scene and were howling when Debbie and Fetid showed up.

Meanwhile Hermione was following the film from an eye only. She had already seen it several times and she was taking more pleasure with watching everyone's reaction, especially Minerva's, who was gently smiling, smirking at some scenes, and laughing heartily at others.

She was relaxed and so beautiful. It tremendously pleased Hermione, who was following with rapt attention the different expressions on her treasured friend's face. She wanted to always remember this moment of peace and joy.

After the film, Hermione explained that they'd hold a sleepover this night and that everyone had to participate. Mad grumbled something about it being a girl thing, but Ginny and the boys managed to convince him it would be a lot of fun.

They changed in their pajamas first. Minerva and Hermione wore some t-shirts and shorts with kitten on them that made them look really cute. Ginny and Ron were wearing the old pjs of their elder brothers. Harry, one of his awful big cousin's. Tonk and Luna wore long nightgowns with mythic beasts on one and elephants on the other; their obsessions followed them everywhere. Mad had a black one piece and Molly was in a long pink dress. Nobody commented.

They began gently with society games but after some biers, Mad proposed playing poker. Molly grumbled for the sake of it, but otherwise didn't do anything. They bet with food, so it was rather harmless. That is, until all the food disappeared in contented stomachs. Mad proposed then a strip poker. He was after all the most clothed of all of them, but it was strongly rejected by the family mother. To tell the truth, nobody was really thrilled by the idea anyway.

So Mad asked if a game of 'have you ever' would be alright and since it involved alcohol, almost no one objected. A few glasses were summoned. They would fill themselves each time their owner ought to drink.

Mad began gently : "Have you ever played a game of strip poker?" All drank except Hermione and Luna. Ron seeing her mother drink sneered, the later was completely red. Minerva murmured in Hermione's ear that it was lacking in her education, to what Hermione replied in an equally low whisper to invite her next time she'd play.

It was then Molly's turn, who decided to take advantage of the occasion to have a straight answer from her daughter: "Have you ever been intimate with anyone?" When Ginny glass filled, Ron became red of anger. It was difficult to say who was shouting the strongest, him or his mother, though it was fast forgotten when Ginny exploded. She definitely had the louder voice.

Hermione tried to calm everybody but she was shushed by Molly who patted her head and saying she was a good girl. The fact that her glass was empty was surely for something in it, but it extremely embarrassed a blushing Hermione.

Minerva squeezed her hand and with her best professor face asked for silence. After getting it, she announced that any more fight would mean the end of the sleepover. She turned toward people as red faced as their hair and pointedly remarked that they hadn't anything to say on this matter since their past was a lot worse, which made them shut up fast.

It was the turn of Luna and everybody breathed in relief, there wouldn't be any problem with this one. "Have you ever seen any extraordinary creatures?" she began to cite beasts nobody believed real, then ghoul, therstal and giants. In the end, the only person who didn't drink was Ron. Minerva looked over Hermione in wonder : "By Merlin, when did you see a giant?" Hermione made a tut-tut gesture and took her turn.

"Have you ever cast a spell on Snape?" When her own glass filled she blushed. She said the first thing that came to her mind in order to dodge Minerva's attention, but now she definitely had it. How could she have forgotten the fire she lit in his dress during her first year? Ron and Harry laughed while Luna, Tonk, Ginny and Mad looked at her with surprise and a bit of admiration. Molly's mouth was hanging open rather comically. Minerva looked at her in a way that plainly said that she would know the end of this story. Hermione didn't know why, but this expression in her friend's eyes made her pleasantly shudder.

"Have you ever escaped a punition of one of your professor?" At Minerva's question, more than one grumbling were heard. All drank. Mad chucked and whispered something in Tonk's ear who nodded. "Have you ever transfigured your professors?" Minerva threw a dark look at Mad but drank. After her first glass was finished, it filled again, and again, and again. Mad was madly laughing while the other looked bewildered at a blushing Minerva who quickly finished her many shots. Hermione was rather amused : "How many time did it happen?" Minerva made a tut-tut gesture and went on drinking.

Ron, with a mischievous glance, asked : "Have you ever robbed Snape?" Hermione blushed beet red and threw and angry look at the boys who were completely hysteric. She drank her shot under the stares of the other.

She was the only one drinking and it seemed Ginny wouldn't take her turn before she said a bit more, so she sighed and began her tale : "Ok, ok. In my first year I ignited Snape' s dress during the Quidditch match, and in my second, I went in his storeroom to get an ingredient that I needed for a polyjuice potion. Now that you know everything, may we go on, please?"

Molly was gaping and the boys were laughing. Mad, for his part, was watching her with new respect and a little circumspection. Luna had her usual dreamy expression and you really couldn't tell what she was thinking. Whereas Ginny and Minerva were grinning and watching her with wonder.

"And what did you do from the third year to this one, dear Hermione? After such a big start, it could only have been extraordinary!" The teasing and affectionate tone of her beloved mentor made her smile and while she looked a little sheepish, you could see she was rather proud of herself. "Sorry ô transfigurator of professors, but I don't kiss and tell."

Everyone laughed and Ron exclaimed "Serves him good, this git." His sister's eyes flashed, but he didn't notice anything. Harry did though. In the meantime, Hermione scolded her friend. Snape may be a bastard, but he worked for the order as a spy and he was their professor!

It was then the turn of the boy-who-lived. He seemed to contemplate something very hard, if his frown was any indication. Finally, he watched Ginny in the eyes and asked : "Have you ever had a crush for Snape?"

Ron and Molly made "eww" noises, but four glasses filled. Minerva and Mad simply smiled knowingly, glancing at blushing girls. Hermione felt she had to precise it was in her fifth year and it didn't last long. She didn't want her beloved mentor to think she was pinning after somebody.

That didn't prevent Ron from loudly whining and have a little tantrum : "Traitors! My best friend and my own sister! Traitors!"

Luna very calmly remarked : "Well, he is sexy."

Tonk 's head moved dreamily up and down : "Yes, and his voice..."

"What?! Are you all completely crazy!?!"

Minerva decided to intervene. "Mister Weasley, it's enough. As astonishing as it seems to be for you, your potion professor has always had a little fan club."

Mad nodded sagely. "Yeah, it's all about the image of the bad and mysterious guy."

"Yes, well, in any case, it's time for bed. We had enough excitement for today I think."