AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hmmm.only one review so far.I'm hoping that's not a bad
thing. I'm done with flashbacks. I just used them so I could get the
story moving along. Please, if ya read this, tell me what u think. I need
to hear from people because without reviews, I'm not too encouraged to
write another chapter.
O, and to answer my one reviewer's question, lol.I don't like Harry because I've never liked the main characters of the stories. Plus, now that ::cough cough Snuffles cough:: died, Harry's probably going to start out even more depressed than usual. I don't have a real specific reason. Harry's cool, he's just not my favorite character. I like Hermione because she's semi-main and I can relate to her. My other favorite characters are Dumbledore, Lupin, Hagrid, and ::sniff sniff Snuffles:: hehe.
Ok, well here's chapter three.
CHAPTER THREE: Durmstrang
RECAP: She jumped out of bed, threw on some clothes and ran all the
way to the Great Hall for breakfast, hoping that she wasn't too late
to meet up with Harry and Ron.
Luckily, she caught Harry and Ron as they walked out of the Great Hall. She was completely out of breath.
"Sorry.I'm.late.didn't.realize.time.ran.all.way.here-" Hermione gasped.
"'Mione, don't worry about it. Here, I saved this for you in case you came down." Harry said.
"Thanks," Hermione said catching her breath and taking the toast from Harry. "Wait, why are we walking this way? I thought we had Transfigurations first." She managed through a mouthful.
"Oh, well if you had been a proper little prefect and come down to breakfast on time, you would have heard Dumbledore's announcement." Ron said mockingly.
"Shove off, Ronnikins," retorted Harry.
"Thank you, Harry," Hermione said with a slight grin on her face. "Will you just tell me what the announcement was.Harry?" she said pointedly.
"Wha-" Ron was about to retaliate.
Harry interrupted, "'Mione, Durmstrang was attacked early this morning. Practically the entire school sided with Voldemort after being threatened by the dementors and giants that attacked the school. They don't know how Durmstrang was taken over, but Ron and I think that Karkaroff may have had something to do with it. We haven't heard from him for a while now."
Ron piped in, "Ya, and now classes are canceled for the whole week."
"What!?" Hermione almost choked on her toast. "What do you mean classes are canceled?"
"Hmm.let's see. Meaning this week no classes.meaning no learning for a week.meaning no going into a classroom to "learn" for five days.meaning no lectures for-" Ron was cut off by Hermione.
"Shut up Ron. Do you even know what a rhetorical question is?"
"A rhetorical question is-" Ron said in imitation of Hermione's tone when she seems to regurgitate a definition from one of her books.
This time however, Harry wasn't able to stop Ron in time. Hermione had elbowed Ron in the stomach, and a little too hard than she had meant. Ron was winded for a second and then looked up with a grin on his face. He ran up behind Hermione who had continued walking and put her in a head-lock. Many students had caught up to them and were looking very confused.
The trio began laughing uncontrollably. They used to get into many fights, but now, they were mostly just playing around. They collected themselves when they realized that they were outside the portrait hole to Gryffindor tower.
"Merlin's Beard," Hermione said to the Fat Lady.
The portrait opened to allow the students to climb through. Hen the trio entered, they cam face to face with Professor McGonnagol, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and Head of Gryffindor House. She ordered the students to wait near the entrance while she brought Harry, Ron, and Hermione to a far off corner in the common room.
She talked in her usual stern voice. "However amused I am by your lighthearted behavior, I am concerned with your abilities to act as the Head Prefects you are supposed to be. You know that security has heightened at Hogwarts, and now even more after the attack on Durmstrang. I am surprised at your behavior, especially since I always seem to find the three of you attempting to get involved with the present happenings concerning Voldemort. Well, now that I am done scolding you," a slight reassuring smile seemed to form, "will you please join me to address the other students?"
They nodded and followed their professor.
"Welcome Gryffindors. As most of you know, I do not usually find myself in need to greet my own students at the beginning of the year. I seem to only find myself in this common room when serious happenings have occurred. As you already know, Durmstrang was attacked early this morning. The ministry is handling everything, so rest assured. We should be in no danger here at Hogwarts, however we had indeed previously appointed Head Prefects in addition to a Head Boy and Girl from each house, and regular prefects. Your Head Prefects are Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley." She gestured towards the three of them standing next to her. "Please take notice of the new rules regarding your own safety. I assure you that we are indeed safe here, however it is always a good idea to prepare ourselves. Classes are canceled for the rest of the week, so enjoy your freedom before your classes begin next week. I will be return with an update after dinner." And with that, she left.
* * *
After Professor McGonnagol left, the students immediately went up to their dorms or collapsed onto the floor or couches to talk about this new occurrence or play Exploding Snap and Wizard's Chess. They realized how crowded the common room actually was, so they decided to retreat to the prefect common room.
It was empty so they were able to talk freely. Hermione was hoping to tell Ron and Harry about the shocking prophecy she witnessed no more than two hours previous. She had just remembered that awful feeling of dread she had felt. A sense of fear rose inside of her once again.
Hermioned started, "I have something to tell-" She stopped after catching the depressed look on Harry's face.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione said concernedly.
"Huh? Oh, ya, I'm fine-well, uh.I don't know." Harry sighed.
He slowly pulled out a small photo album that Hermione had never seen before.
"Harry?"
"Oh, 'Mione I'm sorry. I shouldn't be so depressed. I just got it this morning from Lupin. It's full of pictures of, well, here. Ron's already seen it." Harry handed it to Hermione.
It contained pictures of the Marauders during their years at Hogwarts. There were pictures of various pranks that the Marauders had pulled, pictures of Lily and James, and single pictures of each of the trouble makers, James, Lupin, Peter, and finally Sirius. Hermione knew why Harry was so depressed. She pulled him into a hug.
They broke apart a few moments later. "Thank you, 'Mione."
She just smiled reassuringly to him. She couldn't tell them about the prophecy. Hermione couldn't place another burden on Harry when he felt so bad himself. 'No, I won't tell them. I don't want them worrying about me when there are so many other things going on. I won't cause anymore stress.'
* * *
Hermione excused herself and walked up to her room. She was greeted my Parvarti and Lavender who were discussing the usual gossip while sitting on their beds. Hermione managed a smile before collapsing onto her bed and closing the curtains around her four-poster. She lay on her back thinking of things that would take her mind off of her inevitable death. She ended up thinking of her OWL results. She had done better than everyone in her year.
She pictured her results in her mind while closing her eyes.
Granger, Hermione
Ancient Runes......(Written): E Arithmancy.......(Written): O Astronomy........(Written): O (Practical): A Care of.Creatures............(Practical): E Charms..........(Written): O (Practical): O Defense.Arts.....(Written): O (Practical): E Divination................(Practical): --- Herbology.......(Written): O (Practical): O History of Magic....(Written): O Muggle Studies.....(Written): --- Potions..........(Written): O (Practical): E Transfiguration....(Written): O (Practical): O
Total OWL's: 11
Harry's results began to replace Hermione's results in her mind.
Potter, Harry
Ancient Runes......(Written): --- Arithmancy.......(Written): --- Astronomy........(Written): A (Practical): P Care of.Creatures............(Practical): E Charms..........(Written): E (Practical): O Defense.Arts.....(Written): O (Practical): O Divination................(Practical): A Herbology.......(Written): E (Practical): E History of Magic....(Written): D Muggle Studies.....(Written): --- Potions..........(Written): O (Practical): E Transfiguration....(Written): O (Practical): O
Total OWL's: 6
Finally, she found Ron's results fading into view.
Weasley, Ronald
Ancient Runes......(Written): --- Arithmancy.......(Written): --- Astronomy........(Written): P (Practical): A Care of.Creatures............(Practical): A Charms..........(Written): E (Practical): O Defense.Arts.....(Written): O (Practical): E Divination................(Practical): A Herbology.......(Written): E (Practical): E History of Magic....(Written): D Muggle Studies.....(Written): --- Potions..........(Written): A (Practical): E Transfiguration....(Written): O (Practical): O
Total OWL's: 4
Harry and Ron had been very impressed with Hermione's results, but not very surprised. They knew that she would have collected numerous OWL's during her fifth year. Harry had surprised himself by scraping an Outstanding in the written test in Potions. He just hoped that he would be able to start Auror training despite his Exceptable on the practical part of the exam. Ron was miserable after he had received his results. He had collected only one more OWL than his twin brothers, Fred and George, who had been scolded by Mrs. Weasley. They had somewhat of an excuse for their results, being more concerned with Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Ron felt that he had no reason for not scoring close to Harry's results. He wouldn't give up the fact that he was "dumb". Harry and Hermione wouldn't hear of it.
Ron continued to become depressed after he had received his letter because he realized that his dream of becoming an Auror had been destroyed. He didn't know what classes to take or what career to choose. His friends had given up trying to change his pessimistic attitude. The attempt was useless.
Hermione had decided that she too wanted to become an Auror after the events of her fifth year. Her dreams, however, had also been shattered, but certainly not because of her grades. She had been thinking of the prophecy at that moment and realized that she wouldn't have a future. 'What's the use in working for this career if I'm never going to make it past this year?' She drowned in her thoughts of death until her tears put her to sleep.
A/N: Yes, yes, I know I said that I wouldn't write any more flashbacks, but I forgot about OWL results, so there you are. Hope ya liked it! Read and Review PLEEEEEEZ! ::falls onto knees and begs:: hehe
O, and to answer my one reviewer's question, lol.I don't like Harry because I've never liked the main characters of the stories. Plus, now that ::cough cough Snuffles cough:: died, Harry's probably going to start out even more depressed than usual. I don't have a real specific reason. Harry's cool, he's just not my favorite character. I like Hermione because she's semi-main and I can relate to her. My other favorite characters are Dumbledore, Lupin, Hagrid, and ::sniff sniff Snuffles:: hehe.
Ok, well here's chapter three.
CHAPTER THREE: Durmstrang
RECAP: She jumped out of bed, threw on some clothes and ran all the
way to the Great Hall for breakfast, hoping that she wasn't too late
to meet up with Harry and Ron.
Luckily, she caught Harry and Ron as they walked out of the Great Hall. She was completely out of breath.
"Sorry.I'm.late.didn't.realize.time.ran.all.way.here-" Hermione gasped.
"'Mione, don't worry about it. Here, I saved this for you in case you came down." Harry said.
"Thanks," Hermione said catching her breath and taking the toast from Harry. "Wait, why are we walking this way? I thought we had Transfigurations first." She managed through a mouthful.
"Oh, well if you had been a proper little prefect and come down to breakfast on time, you would have heard Dumbledore's announcement." Ron said mockingly.
"Shove off, Ronnikins," retorted Harry.
"Thank you, Harry," Hermione said with a slight grin on her face. "Will you just tell me what the announcement was.Harry?" she said pointedly.
"Wha-" Ron was about to retaliate.
Harry interrupted, "'Mione, Durmstrang was attacked early this morning. Practically the entire school sided with Voldemort after being threatened by the dementors and giants that attacked the school. They don't know how Durmstrang was taken over, but Ron and I think that Karkaroff may have had something to do with it. We haven't heard from him for a while now."
Ron piped in, "Ya, and now classes are canceled for the whole week."
"What!?" Hermione almost choked on her toast. "What do you mean classes are canceled?"
"Hmm.let's see. Meaning this week no classes.meaning no learning for a week.meaning no going into a classroom to "learn" for five days.meaning no lectures for-" Ron was cut off by Hermione.
"Shut up Ron. Do you even know what a rhetorical question is?"
"A rhetorical question is-" Ron said in imitation of Hermione's tone when she seems to regurgitate a definition from one of her books.
This time however, Harry wasn't able to stop Ron in time. Hermione had elbowed Ron in the stomach, and a little too hard than she had meant. Ron was winded for a second and then looked up with a grin on his face. He ran up behind Hermione who had continued walking and put her in a head-lock. Many students had caught up to them and were looking very confused.
The trio began laughing uncontrollably. They used to get into many fights, but now, they were mostly just playing around. They collected themselves when they realized that they were outside the portrait hole to Gryffindor tower.
"Merlin's Beard," Hermione said to the Fat Lady.
The portrait opened to allow the students to climb through. Hen the trio entered, they cam face to face with Professor McGonnagol, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and Head of Gryffindor House. She ordered the students to wait near the entrance while she brought Harry, Ron, and Hermione to a far off corner in the common room.
She talked in her usual stern voice. "However amused I am by your lighthearted behavior, I am concerned with your abilities to act as the Head Prefects you are supposed to be. You know that security has heightened at Hogwarts, and now even more after the attack on Durmstrang. I am surprised at your behavior, especially since I always seem to find the three of you attempting to get involved with the present happenings concerning Voldemort. Well, now that I am done scolding you," a slight reassuring smile seemed to form, "will you please join me to address the other students?"
They nodded and followed their professor.
"Welcome Gryffindors. As most of you know, I do not usually find myself in need to greet my own students at the beginning of the year. I seem to only find myself in this common room when serious happenings have occurred. As you already know, Durmstrang was attacked early this morning. The ministry is handling everything, so rest assured. We should be in no danger here at Hogwarts, however we had indeed previously appointed Head Prefects in addition to a Head Boy and Girl from each house, and regular prefects. Your Head Prefects are Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley." She gestured towards the three of them standing next to her. "Please take notice of the new rules regarding your own safety. I assure you that we are indeed safe here, however it is always a good idea to prepare ourselves. Classes are canceled for the rest of the week, so enjoy your freedom before your classes begin next week. I will be return with an update after dinner." And with that, she left.
* * *
After Professor McGonnagol left, the students immediately went up to their dorms or collapsed onto the floor or couches to talk about this new occurrence or play Exploding Snap and Wizard's Chess. They realized how crowded the common room actually was, so they decided to retreat to the prefect common room.
It was empty so they were able to talk freely. Hermione was hoping to tell Ron and Harry about the shocking prophecy she witnessed no more than two hours previous. She had just remembered that awful feeling of dread she had felt. A sense of fear rose inside of her once again.
Hermioned started, "I have something to tell-" She stopped after catching the depressed look on Harry's face.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione said concernedly.
"Huh? Oh, ya, I'm fine-well, uh.I don't know." Harry sighed.
He slowly pulled out a small photo album that Hermione had never seen before.
"Harry?"
"Oh, 'Mione I'm sorry. I shouldn't be so depressed. I just got it this morning from Lupin. It's full of pictures of, well, here. Ron's already seen it." Harry handed it to Hermione.
It contained pictures of the Marauders during their years at Hogwarts. There were pictures of various pranks that the Marauders had pulled, pictures of Lily and James, and single pictures of each of the trouble makers, James, Lupin, Peter, and finally Sirius. Hermione knew why Harry was so depressed. She pulled him into a hug.
They broke apart a few moments later. "Thank you, 'Mione."
She just smiled reassuringly to him. She couldn't tell them about the prophecy. Hermione couldn't place another burden on Harry when he felt so bad himself. 'No, I won't tell them. I don't want them worrying about me when there are so many other things going on. I won't cause anymore stress.'
* * *
Hermione excused herself and walked up to her room. She was greeted my Parvarti and Lavender who were discussing the usual gossip while sitting on their beds. Hermione managed a smile before collapsing onto her bed and closing the curtains around her four-poster. She lay on her back thinking of things that would take her mind off of her inevitable death. She ended up thinking of her OWL results. She had done better than everyone in her year.
She pictured her results in her mind while closing her eyes.
Granger, Hermione
Ancient Runes......(Written): E Arithmancy.......(Written): O Astronomy........(Written): O (Practical): A Care of.Creatures............(Practical): E Charms..........(Written): O (Practical): O Defense.Arts.....(Written): O (Practical): E Divination................(Practical): --- Herbology.......(Written): O (Practical): O History of Magic....(Written): O Muggle Studies.....(Written): --- Potions..........(Written): O (Practical): E Transfiguration....(Written): O (Practical): O
Total OWL's: 11
Harry's results began to replace Hermione's results in her mind.
Potter, Harry
Ancient Runes......(Written): --- Arithmancy.......(Written): --- Astronomy........(Written): A (Practical): P Care of.Creatures............(Practical): E Charms..........(Written): E (Practical): O Defense.Arts.....(Written): O (Practical): O Divination................(Practical): A Herbology.......(Written): E (Practical): E History of Magic....(Written): D Muggle Studies.....(Written): --- Potions..........(Written): O (Practical): E Transfiguration....(Written): O (Practical): O
Total OWL's: 6
Finally, she found Ron's results fading into view.
Weasley, Ronald
Ancient Runes......(Written): --- Arithmancy.......(Written): --- Astronomy........(Written): P (Practical): A Care of.Creatures............(Practical): A Charms..........(Written): E (Practical): O Defense.Arts.....(Written): O (Practical): E Divination................(Practical): A Herbology.......(Written): E (Practical): E History of Magic....(Written): D Muggle Studies.....(Written): --- Potions..........(Written): A (Practical): E Transfiguration....(Written): O (Practical): O
Total OWL's: 4
Harry and Ron had been very impressed with Hermione's results, but not very surprised. They knew that she would have collected numerous OWL's during her fifth year. Harry had surprised himself by scraping an Outstanding in the written test in Potions. He just hoped that he would be able to start Auror training despite his Exceptable on the practical part of the exam. Ron was miserable after he had received his results. He had collected only one more OWL than his twin brothers, Fred and George, who had been scolded by Mrs. Weasley. They had somewhat of an excuse for their results, being more concerned with Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Ron felt that he had no reason for not scoring close to Harry's results. He wouldn't give up the fact that he was "dumb". Harry and Hermione wouldn't hear of it.
Ron continued to become depressed after he had received his letter because he realized that his dream of becoming an Auror had been destroyed. He didn't know what classes to take or what career to choose. His friends had given up trying to change his pessimistic attitude. The attempt was useless.
Hermione had decided that she too wanted to become an Auror after the events of her fifth year. Her dreams, however, had also been shattered, but certainly not because of her grades. She had been thinking of the prophecy at that moment and realized that she wouldn't have a future. 'What's the use in working for this career if I'm never going to make it past this year?' She drowned in her thoughts of death until her tears put her to sleep.
A/N: Yes, yes, I know I said that I wouldn't write any more flashbacks, but I forgot about OWL results, so there you are. Hope ya liked it! Read and Review PLEEEEEEZ! ::falls onto knees and begs:: hehe