..::Goodbye Isn't Forever
..::Author: Lil' Bode
..::Chapter 2: A Very Anxious Bunch of Nit Wits
A/N: wow, i think i'm really going to like this story more than i thought
..::Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE, THAT IS PROPERTY OF J.K. ROWLING, AND, OR WARNER BROTHERS
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The day went fairly well. I headed back to our common room as soon as the last bell rang. I tossed my bag onto my bed, and then I took of the sweater vest part of my uniform. Normally I would have changed into jeans and a t-shirt or a top of some sort in seconds, but there was a prefect's meeting that night and I had to stay in official dress for it.
I went to the bathroom and pulled my hair into a ponytail. I then walked back into my room. There was an owl at the window. I opened it and let him in. I took his letter and he flew out. I opened the letter up and read:
Dear Miss Granger:
I would just like to remind you that there is a prefect's meeting tonight in the student board room at 19 hundred hours. Please be there 20 minutes early, for I have something to discuss with you and Mr. Malfoy.
Please be there tonight.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster of HogwartsSchool of Witchcraft and Wizardry
I tossed the letter on my nightstand. This was the second meeting we had had with the prefects. The first had been on the train. It had been very chaotic, and I couldn't imagine how this one would go. All I wished is that it would be more than slightly better; otherwise I would have to get the pissy Hermione out, something no one wanted to see.
I headed down to the Great Hall; this is where I usually met Harry and Ron after school. I grabbed my bag, for we usually worked on homework, before the food appeared. In years past we usually sat in the Gryffindor common room to do it, but I have gripped to them that it was useless for me to walk all the way up there and back down for supper. You find I can be very persuasive if I needed to be.
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I left the Great Hall, after eating, at 6:35. It would take me about 5 minutes to get the Student Board Room and the 2nd floor.
I walked in; I was the first one there. I took a seat in one of the high backed chairs at the end of the table. There were two one for each Malfoy and me. Seconds later Malfoy strutted in, and took a seat in the other chair. He was soon followed by Dumbledore.
"Hello you two, I see you received my message, because of course if you hadn't you would be here," he said implying his sense of humor.
Hermione smiled sweetly being polite, but Malfoy sat there stone faced as ever.
"Well," Dumbledore continued, "seeing that this would have been the year for the next Triwizard Tournament, but that was canceled for reason all too obvious. I have decided if the two you and the prefects wish to have a replacement Yule ball, or winter ball, which ever, you may. I don't know about you, but I extremely enjoyed that last one. Although it may be a draw back for you because I wish for you two and the prefects to do all the decorations, I will provided my services if necessary, but otherwise it is up to you."
I knew the reason it was up to us was because he was preoccupied with the "war" for it had become very heated. Hogwarts was the safest place, but yet it still wasn't completely safe. Dumbledore was stressed, for he held, in his hands, the lives of hundreds of people children. Also it was the reason for the heavier load of tasks that both the heads and prefects had to manage.
"Discuss it with the prefects, see what they wish to do, let me now and I will provide supplies for decorations," he smiled once again and then left.
Once he left I turned to Malfoy, "Were not doing it, I have enough to handle the way it is."
"We may not be doing, but I know a very anxious bunch of nit wits that would love to have a ball," he said giving me one of his usual smirks.
I could hardly believe it her actually agreed with me. It took a little bit of time before I figure out who the "very anxious bunch of nit wits" were.
After that the prefects began to stream in, each taking a seat along the side of the table. At 7:00 they were all seated and most were silent, so I began to speak, "Hello, everyone. . ."
We continued to tell them everything they needed to know. Then it came to the end we had just left out the minor detail of having a ball.
"We were brought up with a proposition, that we believe you people would be very interested in," Malfoy began.
"Something, that entitles lots of work out side of normal school hours," I continued.
"More than the hours you've spent patrolling the halls," Malfoy said.
Surprisingly him and I worked together quite well. We circled the table making it seem quite dramatic, we each took what the other was saying and added to it. It was easy to see why we worked like this, we each were trying to compete with what the other had said, putting ourselves on top.
But the thing that annoyed me the most that night, was that Malfoy had beat me to the punch, "Dumbledore has asked us if we wished to hold a winter ball, in place of the Yule ball that was ment to be held this year," their eyes filled with excitement, which Malfoy couldn't stand, so he had to burst their bubble, "but that thing is that we," using a pronoun so her wouldn't have to call me Hermione or Miss Granger, "have to many duties to handle the decorations and such, so it is up to you people to make the decision…"
"Do you," I cut him off, "want to spends masses time doing this, plus hallway patrol, or. . ." It was Malfoy who cut me off this time, now we were really getting competitive.
". . .or do you wish to have normal duties and miss a chance like this."
"Such an astounding chance, at magnificent ball," I added simply, coating it up good.
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Dear Professor Dumbledore:
The meeting this evening went well. The prefects have decided to take on the task of holding a ball this year on the 18th of December. The have willingly agreed to handle all of the decoration and other propaganda.
Thank you for letting us havethe astounding chance, to have a magnificent ball. Hope you have a good evening!
Sincerely,
I signed my name at the bottom then, went to the common room looking for Draco to sign the letter. He was sitting on the couch tossing a ball from one hand to the other. I leaned over the back of the couch.
"Sign this," I said handing him the quill, he looked slightly startled, but took the letter and my quill and bent down over the coffee table and signed it in his neat loopy script.
"Thanks now, would you please finish my homework?" I said looking at him in the most sincere manor I could muster.
"What?" he asked looking so confused, I had to hold back laughing.
"You just signed a piece of paper saying you would do my homework for a month," I told him.
"Let me see it," he said reaching for the letter, I handed it to him. I giggled silently; he tossed it back, "Yeah, Mudblood, that is exactly what it says. Shut the bloody hell up and go back read a book."
I laughed, I neither cared that he called me a Mudblood, nor that he told me to go read a book. I headed out over to the portrait whole to go give the letter to an owl.
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When I came back, there sat Malfoy on the couch head tipped back ball in hand, sleeping. I couldn't resist a set up such as this, so I whipped out my wand, "Accioshaving cream."
That was one of the funniest things I had done in a long time. I didn't do any real damage just a mustache and various other small things, like a bow in his hair, oh so fun. But I was afraid of what the revenge might be.
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well I have the next chapter started so I should get it ups pretty soon, sometime in the next seven days, and yes that is soon for me.
thanks to:
Swishy Willow Wand: that ok, YAY i'm glad you think it is cute, that was what i was kinda going for. thanks for the review!
fionfee: o thanks i decided i might add a little comedy to the end, i used to have a whole story like that but someone deleted it and that is why t haven't go to update sooner. thanks for the review!
KristenW07: first reviewer, YAY. the mean stuff was supposed to be kinda overdone, beings most of those words mean the same thing, hermione knew that ron and harry wouldn't know the difference. thanks for the review!
now you all can review again!
LB