Chapter 2-The Changing of the Hair
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It was still early in the morning, but the castle was wide awake, as the students filled the halls to make their way down to Hogsmead for the train ride back to Platfrom 9 3/4. Harry, Ron and Hermione all said their goodbyes to the rest of the Gryffindors. Once everyone had left, there was a silence, a silence saying that no other student besides Harry, Ron and Hermione would walk the hallsof Hogwarts for 2 weeks.
"Well, what do you suppose we do?" asked Ron
"I was planing on working on the essay that McGonagall gave us, I only have about a half foot left. And I advise you to do the same, because when you two do finally decide to do the assignment, I will have finished it and i wont help you!" said Hermione
"I guess we have no choice Ron, we either do it now and ask Hermione for help, or do it later, and have no help." Harry told Ron.
The boys then pulled out the parchment that they had already started to work on. About an hour later, Hermione announced that she had finished. Harry wasnt very far from being finished, but of course, Ron was the one haveing trouble. "Hermione? Could you so kindly help me finish my essay? I would be very greatful." "Fine Ronald, I'll help you, but you owe sooo much. Now where are you in the essay? How much do you have left?" "Ummm, about a foot..."
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Lunch would be ready in about 20 minutes and Minerva had yet again came to the library to find something original but not to original for Snape. She was hopeing that she could find a relative or a friend listed that she could write to and get any inside tips about what he might like. But under the relatives column, nobody was listed. "Poor Severus, no wonder he hates the holidays, he has no family to spend them with. I wish I could do something for him." she said to herself. "OMG! How can I be saying this about Severus...Severus, the Potions Master that locks himself in his dungeons. The man with disgustingly greasy hair, and doesnt have one good word to say to anyone! Oh my...Calm down Minerva, you've just been among these dusty books for too long. Your straining your brain. I think its time for lunch." Minerva thought to herself as she kicked herself for haveing those thoughts.
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When the Trio arrived in the Great Hall, they immediatly noticed the 12 giant Christmas trees (curtesy of Hagrid) and everything was decorated with red and green. The ghosts had proven that they indeed can sing and all huddled in a group and started to sing "Carol of the Bells". The other thing that they had noticed was that the four house tables were gone, but in there place was four snow fortresses! Real white, cold snow. As they walked down the aisle between the snow fortresses, a mediem sized snowball came flying and hit Ron hard on the back of the head.
"Bloody hell!" exclaimed Ron. "Who threw that?" Having no answer they proceeded down the aisle. But just as they started to walk, they became ambushed by flying snowballs! "Run!" Harry yelled. Finally they made it to the staffs table, and to their surprise, Rons red hair was now a brilliant blue. Harry's hair color was blue as well and Hermiones hair, was green. They couldnt ignore the fact that their teachers hair, was also different colors.
Just as they were to ask questions, Albus Dumbledore walked into the Great Hall. When Albus started to walk threw, the snow fight halted and resumed as he made his way to his chair. Dumbledore tried his best to hide his smile as he looked at the professors and the Trio. "Well I do hope that you dont mean to just stand there all day. Sit down, all of you." Then suddenly, three chairs appeared. Harry, Ron and Hermione, sat down across from Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Poppy Pompfry.
As soon as they sat down, the food appeared and Albus began to eat. Hermione seemed to be the only one speechless so she was the one to talk first."Err, Professor Dumbledore?" Dumbledore looked up. "Yes Miss Granger." "Professor, could you be so kind as to tell us what exactly is going on behind us, sir? And why does it make our hair turn a different color?" "
Oh, yes, that." said Albus. " That there a snow fight between the houses. You see, ghosts that once resided in one of the four houses come back for the snow war. Now since you all have gotten in the middle of the battle, you have been hit with a colored snowball, indicating what house you have been hit by. By the looks of it, Ms, Granger, you have been hit by a Slytherin snowball, thus turning your hair green. Mr. Weasly and Mr. Potter have been hit by a Ravenclaw snowball, turing their hair blue. The same would happen if you to be hit by a Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. But since you three are in Gryffindor, you will not get hit my a red snowball."
"Wow Severus, you look very good sporting red hair." Minerva called to Snape "Would you like to make that permanet?"
"No thankyou, I think I will take my black hair back anytime now. Now Albus, how do we change our hair back to normal?"
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