Part 4
"This girl is a problem," Ron said to Harry, They were sitting on their beds getting ready to sleep. "I just know it, she is not what she seems"
"I thought she was all right" Harry commented and folded his school uniform and laid it on a chair next to his bed.
"All right?" Ron shot at him while throwing his clothes in a nice little pile on the floor. "There is definitely something not right with that girl"
The days passed and Dru wasn't caught as Ron had predicted. She stayed calmly in Hermione's bedroom, never in sight of anyone who would tell on her. Hermione spent more and more time up in her room and the time she spent with Ron and Harry she seemed anxious to get back there, to Ron's growing annoyance. She would always sneak a little of her breakfast and dinner to her room until one day she noticed that the house elves had taken the liberty of placing a food tray by her bed. Hermione, who would normally be furious at all extra work the house elves did, just smiled and walked humming to class. Hermione and Dru obviously shared one bed.
Dru spent her time without Hermione watching out the window at other kids talking and having fun in the sunshine outside by the lake and drew tiresome of spending all her time cooped up in Hermione's room.
"Herm, darling." Dru said in a childlike voice one evening Hermione had just come up to her room after dinner, "I really need to get some fresh air if you know what I mean. I've stayed soundly in here for a whole week and I'm not feeling that well. Can't I go out in the sun for a moment tomorrow?"
"Oh, Dru, I don't know" Hermione answered. "I'm afraid you'll be seen" But then Hermione's eyes lit up as she had an idea. "I know! I'll have to talk to Harry but I think I can work this out"
"Hermione," Harry muttered to her in the middle of transformation class. "I don't know if I feel comfortable loaning Dru my fathers cloche. We don't know her that well, are you sure she can be trusted?"
"I know her and it will be alright. It will only be for one day and it's not like she will run away with the cloche. I trust her." Hermione replied.
Harry, Ron and Hermione walked through the portrait of the fat lady just as Dru came trolling down the stairs of the girls' dormitory.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione squeaked at Dru "You should never be down here, there is always a danger that you'll be seen and where would we be then?"
"But I was so extremely bored" Dru whined back at her while tiptoeing around the fireplace kicking distracted at a stub of wood.
"We've agreed that you could have the cloche" Hermione said "With it on you don't need to worry about to be caught if you just be careful"
"What cloche?" Dru asked.
"Oh, dear. I never told you about the cloche" Hermione responded "In our first year Harry got a Christmas present that contained his fathers old invisible cloche. It has been a great use for us the past years"
"I see" Dru said and her eyes glittered. "A Cloche that makes you invisible if you wear it. I can see how that can be handy"
"You sure this is a good idea" Ron whispered at Harry while Dru and Hermione where talking. "I don't like this person and when did we decide to tell just everyone about your cloche? It wouldn't be a secret if everybody knew about it"
"Hermione knows what she's doing" Harry replied "When has Hermione been wrong before.
Harry fiddled with his rope "She knows what she's doing" he said again rather to ensure himself than Ron.
"So… where is this handy cloche?" Dru said suddenly.
"Here" Harry replied and took out a floating silver like fabric that he had been keeping inside his ropes.
"Oh..." Dru sighed with pleasure at the sight.
"Can I put it on now?" She pleaded, holding her hand in the direction of the cloche and when Harry handed it to her she snatched it quickly and threw it over her head, disappearing as expected.
The trio stared into thin air for a while then turned their heads quickly to the right as a squeaky giggle and footsteps moved in that direction. The trio followed the footsteps out of the common room and down the stair.
Behind the sofa in the common room sat a rather curious chubby boy clenching his toad that he had just found under the table when he heard people enter the room. He was going to stand up and go to his dormitory but then he heard a voice he didn't recognize. Imagine the surprise when he heard the whole conversation.
Authors notes: Heehee a cliff. Hope it's alright. I'm really sorry that I haven't been able to update the story for so long, I've been busy with life but I'll try to continue as much as I can and although a long time may occur in the meantime I'll finish it sooner or later. Please REVIEW, because you all know how much I love those.