Camp Alsilicis
By bloomingfelton
Summary: In order to find their soulmates, everyone in the trio's 7th year is shipped off to Camp Alsilicis in the States. For six weeks they must survive along with other witches and wizards from all over and find their soulmate and future spouse. New characters and strange parings are added.
Chapter 2
Every Hundred Years
About three hours after leaving for the library Harry and Ron came to the library to find out what Hermione was looking up even though there was no more school work. As they entered the library they saw Hermione sitting at her own table absorbed in another book.
"Hermione," Harry said.
Hermione lifted up her head very quickly. She had not expecte them to come so soon. "Oh, almost time for dinner. Ok. Oh, you have no idea what I found! How much time until dinner?"
"'Bout an hour," Ron replied.
"Oh, good, I can explain it all in that time, sit down."
"Whta did you find out?"
"Loads of stuff. Sit and I will explain, it might take a long time."
Harry and Ron looked at each other, nodded and sat down. Harry sat on Hermione's right and Ron on Hermione's left.
"Ok, first off, Ron I have to give you credit."
"Me? For what?"
"You gave me the idea for what to search for."
"I did?"
"Yes, you did. Do you remember how you said that it would seem to be a hundred ages until dinner?"
"Yea."
"So how does that help?" Harry asked.
"Well, the thing malfoy was talking about happens every hundred years."
"What happens?" Harry asked impatiently.
"Well, here, I can explain it very well myself." Hermione opened a big thick old book called Repeated and Unsual Wizarding Happenings. She flipped through pages until she found what she was looking for. "Listen,
'Every hundred years the graduating seventh years in three Witch and Wizarding schools, Hogwarts located in somewhere in England, Paluxsape located somewhere in Australia, and Strideson located somewhere in the United States of America, meet at Camp Alsilicis in the Unted States of America to find their spouses/soulmates. This is because every hundred years there is a balance between the three schools.
Founded in 1399, Camp Alsilicis resembles a muggle summer camp facility, where witches and wizards can learn to be responsible parents and spouses. While at camp, the students will either take two muggle sports or one muggle sport and quidditch for two of their classes. They will also take one class, with their unknown spouse, which will have a different parenting theme each week. The last class each student will take will be a class having to do with their own profession.
Each individual will be placed in the co-ed unit assigned by the placement parchment at the beginning of camp. The dtudent will be assigned to one of the following co-ed units: the Eagles, the Hawks, the Ravens, and the Falcons. In their each unit the campers will participate together in the 3rd period class (parenting/spouse class), cabin acts, siesta, cookout, and maybe some classes. The camper's soulmate will be in the same unit.
All throughout their camp stay, every student must look for their soulmate. If they think they both have found each other thatn they will go to the holder of the placement parchment, usually one of the headmasters, and write down the other's name.
For example if the couple was John and Sally it would be done like this: John would write down Sally's name on the placement parchment and Sally would write down John's name.
The ink will soak into the parchment then an answer will form, it will either be 'Yes' or 'No'. If yes, tell the holder of the placement and the holder will announce it to the camp and your search for your spouse/soulmate is over. If no, go back to camp and keep looking for that special someone. Eventually everyone will find his or her spouse. But you are not allowed to search through your whole unit at one time. Only two couples a week can ask the placement parchment if they are soulmates. Notice: After finding your souldmate you do not get married at camp. You also cannot become pregnant.'
So foth and so on. It just continues with the policies and what you have to bring to the camp."
Hermione looked over at Harry and Ron who were open-mouthed staring at the book. "When did you read that book?" Ron asked bewildered.
"Oh, this I picked up for a little light reading at the beginning of sixth year."
There was an eerie silence. Hermione waited patiently for one of the two boys to talk and ask questions or for the bell to ring for dinner. When the bell finally rang for dinner the trio walked silently down the enormous hallway with waving pictures on the wall to the dinner hall.
They finally knew what Malfoy was talking about and what Dumbledore was going to speak about at dinner. But as they walked they weren't sure if that was something they really wanted to know about.