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Chapter Sixteen
And so time passed happily, and peacfully at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry with the small exception that the last Quidditch match of the year between Gryffindor and Slytherin was cancelled due to the fact that a certain seeker on a certain Gryffindor team was very very injured from rescuing the sorcerer's stone from the dark lord and one of his servants. This minor detail, however; did not prevent the house from winning the house cup, which they did.
With the full bellies and wonderful memories, the student population of Hogwarts boarded the Hogwarts express to end another school year, and begin another summer.
All seemed well throughout the summer holidays, even the next term began on an intersting foot. The very first night back there had been a rather large celebration in Gryffindor Tower because of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley's miraculous flight in a bewitched car. Naturally, there were a few disapproving grunts, but those who grunted, were shunned from the party or just completely ignored.
Time continued to pass, slowly, yet steadily, and then it happened. Attacks began to occur, and many believed Harry was the cause of it all. Even his own team mates questioned whether or not it could be so, but in the end, they decided Harry would never do suck a thing.
As more and more students were attacked, petrified, and sent to the hospital wing, suspiscion flew about faster than the snitch, and on top of that, Qudditch matches were gruesome. In the match against Slytherin, a bludger seemed to be out for Harry's blood, not even Fred and George could get the bludger to go for anyone else. The end was result was a broken arm for Harry. Later on, the idiotic Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, stupidly removed all the bones from that broken arm.
Finally, it came down to the point, where many were preapard to close down the school, because of the terrible attacks. When the youngest Weasley child was taken into the Chamber of Secrets, all students had been told to remain in their dormitories.
Several long hours later, Ginny had been recovered from the chamber by Harry and Ron. Lockhart was clueless as to who he was and no one knew how the two boys had managed to save Ginny. Much to everyone's reliefe, Ginny was fine and Hogwarts was to remaine opened. And that put an end to another year at Hogwarts.
Yes, well that's all fine and dandy, but what of our hearty group? They were still friends, of course, with their occasional ups and downs, but all went fairly well. Grades continued to be good, or just barely passing in the cases of Fred and George.
Shortly after their fourth year, Alicia and Angelina's parents got married, though Alicia continues to use her last names, so many don't know that Angelina and Alicia are now step-sisters.
Now the six friends are in their fifth year, with a bunch of new worries on their shoulders. Can they handle them? Mainly, has Katie finally gotten over her crush on Oliver Wood after so many years?
Cheh.. Doubt it.
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"Yeah, Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. They say he's somewhere in London, and that he's definitely out to kill someone," Lee was telling Fred and George as Katie entered the compartment.
Katie rolled her eyes and seated herself across from the three boys, next to Alicia and Angelina. "They're still talking about that Sirius Black?"
"But isn't interesting?" Angelina said, putting down a copy of the Daily Prophet, with a picture of Sirius Black on the front. "I mean," she went on, "No one has ever escaped from Azakaban before. You have to wonder how he did it. And you also have to wonder, who he's out for."
Alicia hadn't been listening to a word Angelina said, instead, the girl was deeply submereged into a book. Some romance novel or other. Every now and then, a small laugh or a dreamy sigh would escape her. After about fifteen minutes, she gasped so loudly, that everyone in the compartment looked over at her.
Biting back a grin, Fred shook his heads, "Girls are wierd. Agreed?" The two boys at either of his sides nodded their agreement.
"Then if girls are wierd, boys are flat out stupid," Angelina stated calmly, looking back at her newspaper. "It's a proven fact that girls develope mentally before boys do."
George muttered something, but the loud rumble of thunder prevented anyone from hearing it. Deciding it was probably stupid anyway, Angelina focused her attention on to the newspaper.
A comfortable silence passed between them, and in that time, Lee showed off his tarantula, who appeared to be four time larger than before. Just as Lee replaced the spider to its box, (Alicia and Katie had shrieked loudly, and Alicia whacked over the head with her book.) the train had come to a hault. Even Alicia looked looked up from her novel to look around and question what was going on. In no time at all, the air aound them was frozen and their faces fell as the cold washed over them, drowning them in saddness and misery.
"Dementors," Lee breathed. able to see his breath infront of his face.
"Here? On the Hogwarts Express? That's ridiculous," Alicia replied, shivering a little and dropping her book to the floor.
Katie shuddered, trying to remember a happy thought, but there were none left in her head. She rubbed her hands together trying to warm them u. The others were doing more or less the same. Fred had stood up and went over to George and Ginny.
"AHHH!!!" A high pitched wail, from somewhere at the front of the train reached their ears clearly, and in the time span of five seconds, Draco Malfoy had hurried from the front to the rear of the Hogwarts Express, landing himself in the group of friends' compartment. His eyes practically bulged from his pale head, and he was breathing hard, sweat trickling down his face.
He looked at the group with wide eyes, teeth chattering as he stood there in pure fear. "De-de-de" but he could say no more. The young Slytherin opened and closed his mouth several times, but final clamped it shut.
If the compartment had been silent before, it became even more silent as the compartment door slowly began to open. Draco wheeled around, and staggered to the back of the compartment, pointing a finger at the opening door. The group didn't need him to point out that something horrifying was bound to enter.
A tall, black figure stood, or did float, in the door way. Katie shuddered and looked away from the creature. Angelina felt her stomach clench tightly when she heard the being's rattling breath. Alicia quickly hugged herself, attempting to warm herself, but to no avail.
After what seemed like eternity, the hodded creature left the teenagers, only to haunt students at another compartment. Almost immidiately after the creature's departure, the compartment's warmth returned, and the feeling of dread was lifted. All eyes now shifted to the scared Slytherin residing in their compartment.
Draco still looked moderately spooked, and was, if possible, much paler than usual. He took a shakey step forward, but instead of moving forward, he collapsed right onto the compartment floor in a dead faint.
Fred snorted with laughter, "Where's a camera when I need one? Ron would think this is priceless."
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"Hey, Angelina?" Katie was seated on Alicia's bed with her legs tucked under her. She wore a mischevious grin on her innocent face and wiggled her eyebrows, "Truth or dare?"
Angelina was also seated on Alicia's bed, well, sprawled out on the bed would be more accurate, leaving the bed's owner on the floor. Anyway-- Angelina though for a moment, "Better play it safe," she resolved, "Truth."
Katie looked down at Alicia, as if asking silently for a good question. Alicia wiggled her eyebrows slightly and smirked, that same smirk appeared on Katie's face as she asked the question. "What's with you and Fred."
"Nothing," Angelina answered quickly. A little too quickly.
Katie and Alicia exchanged glances. Alicia piped up from her spacious seat on the floor, "This game is called 'Truth or Dare' that means, dear Angelina, that you have to tell the truth."
Angelina rolled her eyes and sighed, "Noth--" she began.
"The truth!" Her two friends chanted at her together.
"Ok-- Well, maybe I like him. A little--"
"A lot!" Katie interjected with a giggled.
"A little--: Angelina repeated, a bit of a warning tone in her voice.
"A lot!" Alicia bursted out with a loud laugh.
"Well what about you and George, if you don't mind my asking," Angelina stated, sitting up on the bed.
Alicia took advantage of the girl sitting up, and crawled onto her bed, "Nothing. We're just friends. But Katie and Lee, now that is something to talk about!"
Now how had this game of 'Truth or Dare' turn into the Gryffindor girls' love life, or the lack there of? Katie sighed and rubbed her head, "Same as Alicia and George. Just friends."
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"Truth or dare?"
"George," Lee looked over at the red head who asked him that stupid question for that stupid game. "We aren't girls at a slumber party, we're guys trying to go to sleep." He rolled over on his side, so he could tune out George.
"Ok then, I'll ask," Fred chimed in with a grin. "So Lee, truth or dare?"
This was probably the worst part of having the bed that seperated the Weasley twins. He should trade with one of them so they could simply harass each other all night and possibly kill each other, but then again, this had been the exact same reason why he had taken it upon himself to get the bed between the two. In their first year, the twins barely ever got any sleep because they fought so much. Since then-- Not much had changed.
"I refuse to play this stupid game," Lee muttered, turning over once again.
As expected, Gerorge had been waiting for him to roll over, "Why? Got something to hide? Something you won't do?"
Lee rolled over once more, this time, throwing a pillow over his head, but it didn't seem block the voice of the twins.
"It's just a harmless game. Nothing bad could possibly happen." Judging by the direction from which the voice came from, Lee concluded that Fred was the speaker this time around.
"Perhaps he doesn't want us to know that he still has the hots for a certain Katherine Bell," George said, a small grin playing across his face. He was apparently waiting to see what kind of reaction he would recieve from his friend. He recieved none.
Fred snorted, "Or perhaps he won't play because he already knows you fancy a certain someone."
"I don't like Alicia!"
Fred snorted once again, "I didn't say who, Georgie boy."
"Both of you, shut up or die!" Lee finally moaned from somewhere underneath his pillow.
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Uh-- Sorry it took SOOOO long to post.. Some pretty bad stuff happened since school started -.-' Sorry I skipped so much but I have to hurry up and finish this fic So I can start posting the sequel cuz I have SOOOO many great ideas.. It's gonna be great I promise... But first I've gotta finish this.. SO!! -claps hands together- On to the recognition thingy!!
kawaii&crazy - -curtsies- Thank you I'm glad you like it so much and I hope you liked this chapter...
Linda19 - I don't ever think I said what kind of fic this was... -sly grin- and you won't find out until I'm done I like being mysterious and all like that. o.O
crystalviolinist - Yes, daft is a good word to describe our oh-so lovable Oliver Wood.. Ulltimate captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team... Best Keeper in the-- uh-- school! He's really not a down to Earth guy though, his head is stuck on Cloud Quidditch.. Heh.. heh..
Miss Lady Padfoot - Sorry I didn't update sooner.. Went through a slump and then that STUPID Hurricane Charley hit.. Oh yeah.. and the whole homework thing really sucks.. I love school but I hate it at the same time.. oh well..
Miss Lady Padfoot - lol You get recognized TWICE!! -recognizes-
Kassia - Who wouldn't feel sorry for Lee? I'm actually feeling kind of sorry for Lee.. Hmm..
AllysonKat - Wow.. Someone who's actually a Katie/Oliver fan wants Katie to give Lee a chance! Aww! I think that's sweet! Makes them all seem more real.. Not that they already real enough but.. Ok nevermind.. Hope you enjoyed!
On that note.. I'm out.. I have to go to school.. It's 6:45 in the morning.. I just thought I would post so I would hopefully get more reviews and give you all the brownines I baked!
-Gives out brownies-
Later Days!
-Richi Sama-