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Chapter Five:: Breakfast in the Great Hall
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Breakfast in the Great Hall. 8 a.m.
The room was filled with whispers and glances as Kit entered the Great Hall, trailing after Hannah. As she sat down at the Hufflepuff table, silence fell. All eyes were watching her, seemingly waiting. After the first four bites, Kit shot upright, slamming her hands down on the table top, sending more than one student lunging to steady a plate or glass.
"Cor, it was only the cheek, people! What's the freakin' deal?!"
Her shout reverberated through the Great Hall as she glared around, ignoring Hannah's insistent tugging and Professor McGonagall's shocked expression.
"Kit!" She exclaimed, "What is the meaning of this?"
"Just explaining an... issue, Professor."
"Kit!" Hannah was hissing at her new friend, mortified, "Kit, sit down this instant!" Reluctantly, she complied, and as the other girl anxiously tried to calm her down, everyone else kept staring.
"I think I'm done with breakfast." She muttered, shoving herself away from the table and stalking from the room.
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Pansy Parkinson glared after the figure retreating from the Hall before turning back to Draco Malfoy. She opened her mouth to speak, but Vincent Crabbe beat her to the punch.
"Whoa, the new girl's a bit intense. Is it true you snogged her at Quidditch the other day? I heard I turned away the second it happened." Gregory Goyle snorted into his pumpkin juice two seats down, and the edges of Draco's mouth twitched upward. Pansy, needless to say, was less than amused.
"Shove it, Crabbe." She snarled. Grumbling, he shut up and turned back to his breakfast.
"So, Draco," Pansy purred falsely, "I just have to know. Did that little sprite actually kiss you?" Goyle and Crabbe begin to mutter bitterly over this, but as Draco was staring into space, he didn't notice the peculiar edge to the Slytherin girl's voice.
"Sure did." He said with a smirk. He didn't notice her cheeks flush or her jaw clench angrily. He didn't notice when she stood up and moved stiffly away from the table. Only when she began to follow Kit's path did he realize she'd left.
"Hey, Pansy!" He called out, "Pansy, where are you going? Pansy!"
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"Harry Potter," Ravenclaw Cho Chang began, her voice icy, "Did you really let that new girl kiss you?" Harry had just been about to swallow his pumpkin juice when Cho had approached their table; now it shot out his mouth onto the surrounding area.
"Eww..." Hermione wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Attractive, Harry."
Harry stared up at Cho bewilderedly.
"What do you mean, 'let'?" He asked, completely ignoring all the gestures to "shut up" coming from both Ron and Hermione. Cho's gaze flicked to Ron, who was still motioning frantically at Harry until he let out a loud "Oof". Apparently, Hermione had kicked him. Cho let out a small, "Ah" before turning away from the table and stalking toward the doors of the Great Hall.
"Hey Cho! Wait!" He called after her. Ignoring him, she disappeared from the room. Turning back in his seat, he gazed at the clear blue ceiling above him, dotted with clouds.
"What was that all about?" He wondered aloud. Looking back down, he caught Hermione rolling her eyes.
"What?" He asked defensively, but Hermione only sighed worriedly. Ron, on the other hand, began sniggering uncontrollably until Harry glared at him.
"You sure have a way with women, mate." He managed to choke out before collapsing again into giggles. Harry continued to glare at him bewilderedly until Hermione stood up abruptly, saying
"I'm going to go look for Kit." Then she, too, disappeared. Across the Hall, another seat at Slytherin was also empty. Trouble was in the air.
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Cliff hanger!! Okay, this is my fifth chapter up... I need more reviews, people!!! otherwise... I might be forced to do something drastic... not that I know what that'll be yet, but just so the threat hangs in the air for now... review review review!!! ^_^
the regular disclaimers apply to my story... ugh, how I envy JK Rowling's mind!!!
Chapter Five:: Breakfast in the Great Hall
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Breakfast in the Great Hall. 8 a.m.
The room was filled with whispers and glances as Kit entered the Great Hall, trailing after Hannah. As she sat down at the Hufflepuff table, silence fell. All eyes were watching her, seemingly waiting. After the first four bites, Kit shot upright, slamming her hands down on the table top, sending more than one student lunging to steady a plate or glass.
"Cor, it was only the cheek, people! What's the freakin' deal?!"
Her shout reverberated through the Great Hall as she glared around, ignoring Hannah's insistent tugging and Professor McGonagall's shocked expression.
"Kit!" She exclaimed, "What is the meaning of this?"
"Just explaining an... issue, Professor."
"Kit!" Hannah was hissing at her new friend, mortified, "Kit, sit down this instant!" Reluctantly, she complied, and as the other girl anxiously tried to calm her down, everyone else kept staring.
"I think I'm done with breakfast." She muttered, shoving herself away from the table and stalking from the room.
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Pansy Parkinson glared after the figure retreating from the Hall before turning back to Draco Malfoy. She opened her mouth to speak, but Vincent Crabbe beat her to the punch.
"Whoa, the new girl's a bit intense. Is it true you snogged her at Quidditch the other day? I heard I turned away the second it happened." Gregory Goyle snorted into his pumpkin juice two seats down, and the edges of Draco's mouth twitched upward. Pansy, needless to say, was less than amused.
"Shove it, Crabbe." She snarled. Grumbling, he shut up and turned back to his breakfast.
"So, Draco," Pansy purred falsely, "I just have to know. Did that little sprite actually kiss you?" Goyle and Crabbe begin to mutter bitterly over this, but as Draco was staring into space, he didn't notice the peculiar edge to the Slytherin girl's voice.
"Sure did." He said with a smirk. He didn't notice her cheeks flush or her jaw clench angrily. He didn't notice when she stood up and moved stiffly away from the table. Only when she began to follow Kit's path did he realize she'd left.
"Hey, Pansy!" He called out, "Pansy, where are you going? Pansy!"
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"Harry Potter," Ravenclaw Cho Chang began, her voice icy, "Did you really let that new girl kiss you?" Harry had just been about to swallow his pumpkin juice when Cho had approached their table; now it shot out his mouth onto the surrounding area.
"Eww..." Hermione wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Attractive, Harry."
Harry stared up at Cho bewilderedly.
"What do you mean, 'let'?" He asked, completely ignoring all the gestures to "shut up" coming from both Ron and Hermione. Cho's gaze flicked to Ron, who was still motioning frantically at Harry until he let out a loud "Oof". Apparently, Hermione had kicked him. Cho let out a small, "Ah" before turning away from the table and stalking toward the doors of the Great Hall.
"Hey Cho! Wait!" He called after her. Ignoring him, she disappeared from the room. Turning back in his seat, he gazed at the clear blue ceiling above him, dotted with clouds.
"What was that all about?" He wondered aloud. Looking back down, he caught Hermione rolling her eyes.
"What?" He asked defensively, but Hermione only sighed worriedly. Ron, on the other hand, began sniggering uncontrollably until Harry glared at him.
"You sure have a way with women, mate." He managed to choke out before collapsing again into giggles. Harry continued to glare at him bewilderedly until Hermione stood up abruptly, saying
"I'm going to go look for Kit." Then she, too, disappeared. Across the Hall, another seat at Slytherin was also empty. Trouble was in the air.
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Cliff hanger!! Okay, this is my fifth chapter up... I need more reviews, people!!! otherwise... I might be forced to do something drastic... not that I know what that'll be yet, but just so the threat hangs in the air for now... review review review!!! ^_^
the regular disclaimers apply to my story... ugh, how I envy JK Rowling's mind!!!