Chapter 4: Alarm Clocks, Owls, and Messages.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Dumbeldore or any of the other characters EXCEPT Mary and Rose oh and their owls 

The next morning, Saturday, Mary was the first to wake up. She looked over at her four other dormitory mates. Lavender and Parvati she had briefly met before coming up. They were both sleeping in the beds nearest to the window. Hermione's bed was across from Mary's and Rose's bed was next to Hermione's.

Mary got dressed quietly into her school robes since she didn't know what else to wear, and took a book from her nightstand. She was reading an interesting book that was strangely reminded her of her own life. Mary had read six chapters by the time Rose woke. Rose got into her school robes too and Mary had to admit she looked different, all she needed was glasses and she would look like a lawyer not a way out there crazed American tomboy type person.

Mary and Rose glanced at their perfectly sleeping dormitory mates and both exchanged mischievous grins. They both grabbed a pillow from their beds and hit Hermione's face at the same time. Hermione shot up and Mary yelled in a newscaster alarm clock voice.

"Wake up, wake up wake up! It's a great day, the birds are shining the sun is singing and why aren't you up yet?"

Hermione groaned, "What time is it?"

Rose looked at hr clock, "Uh… 8:20 why?"

Hermione groaned again, "Why did you wake me up at 8:20?!?!?!"

"Run?" Rose asked.

"RUN!" Mary yelled and they both ran out of the dormitory. They both ran into Harry and Ron on their way out of the common room. Literally, Mary fell over Ron and Rose fell over Harry.

"Uh hi guys no time to talk, a monstrous beast is after us. A.K.A Hermione." Mary said and waited for Rose.

"Sorry," Rose said shyly to Harry blushing.

Harry laughed, "No problem, what'd you guys do to get her so mad at you?"

"Err… we woke her up by hitting her with our pillows." Mary said. Then spotted Hermione, she was still in her pajamas, there was a pillow in her hand.

"Come on Rose," Mary said grabbing Rose's wrist and pulling her out of the common room. Hermione had to go back up to the dormitory to change and by the time she did, Harry, Ron, Mary, and Rose were sitting in the Great Hall eating breakfast.

Hermione came and shot dangerous looks at Mary and Rose. Mary stuck her tongue out. There was a little silver stud on it but no one noticed.

"Are all Americans this immature?" Ron asked.

"Immature? What are you talking about? That was a very mature way to handle a situation like that." Mary said.

"Actually," Rose started, "We are much better at being sarcastic. Or maybe we are better at…" The rest of Rose's sentence was drowned by the millions of owls flying in dropping letters and packages to nearly all the students in the great hall. A small grey owl and a smallish black owl flew down to Mary and Rose. The small grey owl bumped into a pitcher of orange juice.

"LARME!" Rose shrieked and picked up the small bird that carried two letters.

Mary laughed. "If you need to send a letter back you can use Vereor. He doesn't bump into everything." Rose stuck her tongue out at Mary and read her letters. Mary started to read her letter too.

'You were warned. Now you will pay for associating with mudbloods and mudblood lovers.' Mary glanced over at the Slytherin table. Draco Malfoy sat there smirking at her. Mary crushed the letter in her hand and started thinking up a plan, he will not win.

"What does the note say?" Ron asked.

"Oh just that my dear cousin over there is mad at me for being who I am, a Gryffindor." Mary said anger rising.

"Your cousin?" Rose asked raising her eyebrow. Mary pointed to Draco Malfoy. "Ah."

"Hey, you guys have been here longer then us. Do you know any good ways to get revenge?" Mary asked.

"Oh, we know plenty of ways." Ron said, "Came in handy having two brothers who were the best pranksters here."

"Let's go back to the common room, I want to show you guys something." Harry said. They all ran up to the common room. Harry went up to the boys dormitory and then came back with two items, a parchment of some sort and a cloak.

"This is the Marauders Map." Harry said showing them the parchment.

Mary and Rose raised their eyebrows. "It's blank. How can it be a map?" Rose asked.

"It has a password." Harry explained. "You tap the map with your wand and say, 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.'" The map sprang to life. There were moving footprints and little ribbons with words. "This map shows everyone, as long as they are on the Hogwarts grounds. When you are done looking at it you say, 'Mischief managed.' That way no one can read it."

"That's awesome." Rose and Mary said together.

"So it shows everyone everywhere they are?" Mary asked stupidly and Harry nodded. Mary took out her wand and muttered, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The map sprang to life again. Mary looked through it and finally found what she was looking for. "There he is." She said pointing to a ribbon labeled 'Draco Malfoy.' He was walking around in the dungeons. "I wonder where his secuutus, followers are?"

"Hey wait a minute," Ron said. "Guys look who he's talking to." Everyone's eyes darted to the ribbon.

GoldenEvence: that's cool about you being Russian. My great-grandparents were Russian. And, you can probably relate to this story then. And yes I do start a chapter right after I finish the last. My friend makes sure of that. Last night she made me stay up practically all night writing.