AN: Hi all, last chapter of this mini-fic. Boo hoo. I burnt myself on the oven door, if you wanted to know, lol, it bloody hurts too, never underestimate small wounds! Lol, paper cuts are worst….
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Hermione and Ginny had spent the afternoon packing their things, skipping their classes with good reason. They were finished with their packing by six, so decided to head down to the Great Hall for a late dinner.
As they entered the hall, many members of their own house and a few others gave Ginny and Hermione strange glances, especially as Hermione reached towards Ginny's hand and squeezed it in support. The pair sat down opposite Ron and Harry, who looked slightly uncomfortable.
"Hey guys." Hermione greeted cheerfully, ignoring the tension at the table, Ginny was looking straight down at her plate with Harry watching her and Ron turned sharply to Hermione, avoiding looking at his sister.
"Hi…" Ron muttered almost unintelligibly. Hermione scowled and looked between the two.
"Oh for Merlin's sake you two! She's not an alien or something!" She hissed angrily, Ron and Harry both looked at the young bushy haired woman in shock.
"Don't worry Hermione, just leave it." Ginny said quietly. She looked up and smiled at her friend calmly, much more calm than she was feeling. She noticed the quintet further down the table sending her evil looks, she glared back at them. "C'mon Hermione, we have to get to that new dorm we have." She said a little loudly, just enough for the bitches to hear her, she didn't wait long enough to grab Hermione and Ron by the arm and drag them off, Harry following.
"New dorm?" Ron asked dumbly.
"Shh, we'll tell you outside." Ginny muttered to her brother as she pulled him from the Hall and towards the stairs.
"Again, new dorms?" Ron repeated, Ginny smirked.
"Let's just say that we're in need of protection." She stated, "So Dumbledore allowed us to use the dorms that the Head Boy or Girl will use normally. Cool huh?"
"Wicked." Ron muttered, Harry was silent, something that didn't remain unnoticed.
"You alright Harry?" Hermione asked concernedly, touching his arm.
"Huh?" Harry asked, now out of the thoughtful trance he was in.
"Are you alright?" Hermione asked again worriedly, Harry smiled slightly.
"Fine." He replied, "Just thinking." He added, he left no room for questions to be asked and finished the conversation. They continued on up to the common room in a calming silence.
"Can we see this room then?" Ron asked as they stepped through the portrait hole, Hermione and Ginny both shook their heads.
"Sorry, even we don't see it until eight-thirty tonight. We'll invite you in tomorrow or something." Hermione told them, the boys accepted this and left the two young women to go collect the last of their things.
The next hour or so were spent in anticipation. Hermione was trying to read though was put off every now and then by checking her watch whilst Ginny was attempting to draw, which wasn't really working due to her full thoughts and excitement. So, by the time eight-thirty rolled around, both girls were standing outside of the portrait waiting for the strike of the precise minute.
"Hello." Somebody said above them, looking up they saw the portrait of Eliza Gryffindor looking down on them. She was an attractive young woman with dark brown curls that bounced around her head. She was wearing a very ancient style of robes in a dark red colour.
"Um hi." Ginny muttered, Eliza smiled at the pair.
"Password?" She asked in an elegant tone.
"Jazzles." Hermione stated clearly, Eliza nodded and opened her portrait.
"Welcome to your common room." She said and closed the portrait after the two girls had entered. She then appeared in a frame on the left side in the room.
The room itself was brilliant in the eyes of Hermione and Ginny. It was quite small, had two lovely dark golden two-seaters with a one seater in the same colour. The walls were a beige colour with a wooden rail halfway up the wall and also had a wooden skirting board that blended well with the dark red plush carpet. There was a round desk that would comfortably fit four in one corner of the room and then a door, which presumably led to a bedroom or something.
"Wow." Ginny gasped in awe, Hermione jut nodded, at loss for words. Her red-headed companion soon giggled with glee and dashed around the couches to open the door, which led to a bedroom that was a dark beigey-gold colour on the walls and beige on the floor, there were two large four posters with soft red covers and dark golden coloured velvet curtains. There was a window at the far end next to a large, dark wooden wardrobe; another wardrobe was positioned on the other side of the room. There was yet another door opposite the two beds which led to the luxurious bathroom with a pool-sized tub much like those in the prefect bathrooms, a large shower, a loo and sink, above the sink was a cabinet.
"This is so cool!" Hermione squealed and flopped onto one of the beds, her trunk appeared beside it and she grinned. "Thank you house-elves." She muttered, making Ginny laugh.
"You're thanking them? I thought you hated that they worked here?" She asked.
"Well, they've done a good job." Hermione stated indignantly. Ginny soon flopped down onto the bed next to her friend.
"Well, I suppose all actions have consequences and luckily for us, those bitches consequence is a great thing for us!"
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AN: Finish! Yay! S happy. I only have one piece of coursework left to do and I have two weeks for it, brilliant huh? So thanx for your patience, I'll be back to writing frequently again soon… then stopping again for revision :p
