Chapter 4: First Impressions….are good!
(A/N: This will probably be the shortest chapter of all. I know I said the first one would, but this one is probably the shortest…. So--READ! Lol!)
Professors McGonagall, Flitwick, and Snape led the large group of students out into the cold air along a brick pathway. There wasn't a sound besides their feet padding along the ground and the wind swirling around them. A huge gust of wind suddenly blanketed them and Hermione tugged her cloak around her tighter. Ron put an arm around her shoulder and smiled at her. Hermione smiled back then looked up ahead.
The hotel looked about seven stories or so high and was completely white. A few trees were planted not so long ago in the grass near the windows, Sugar Maples, and a couple of bushes as flowers sprang up by the wall.
"Not too bad for a presentation, eh?" Ron whispered in Hermione's ear. She smiled, feeling sprinkles of water land on her face as she looked up at the cloudy sky. By the time they reached the doors, the rain had gotten only a bit harder. The students huddled together in the large lobby. In front through a small hall was a silver elevator. "Oh boy." thought Hermione. To the right there was a managers desk where two boys in their twenties stood in blue uniforms with gold decoration. One had dark brown hair and was--fat--the other had red hair and was--slimmer--(lol). To the right was a great oak wood door with a silver knob.
"This is Mr. Bradley," McGonagall gestured to the dark haired one, "And Mr. Jacob. They will escort you to your rooms. Now, here are your room keys." She snapped her fingers and room keys swept into their hands.
"Everyone from rooms A1 to C30, follow me." said Bradley.
"And those who have D1 through F30, follow me," said Jake.
Hermione looked at her room key. E14.
"Does anyone have D1 through F30?" she said.
"I do." said the others at once.
"Well, who has any with E?"
"I do." they all said again.
"Okay then." said Hermione.
They all got behind Jake and waited for everyone else to come. Soon he led them through toward the elevator, but turned left down another small hall toward another door, much like the one branching off from the lobby. Before they even went through it, they turned right instead. Down toward doors that led outside. They took a U-turn to the left again and started up the stairs to the fourth floor. Jake stopped.
"Anyone with a room key with D on it?" he asked. About 20 people raised their hand and Jake led them through. Haley noticed among them Cho, Colin, and Ernie. Jake was back roughly ten minutes later and went up the stairs again to floor five.
"E?" he asked.
The six raised their hands along with another 10-sum people.
"Follow me." he said, and led them through. When they got to E14, Hermione inserted her key and turned the knob. Haley, Madison, Ginny, and Luna walked inside and looked around.
The walls were a light lavender colour with small purple flowers bordering the top. To the right lay a door to the bathroom. They walked ahead and saw two king-size beds with light purple bedspread and pillows. To the left along the wall was a desk complete with notepad, pen, and telephone. There also lay brochures of the hotel on the desk near the notepad. Along the wall of the bathroom facing the bed was an entertainment center with a tv, dvd/vcr, x-box, and play station 2. They walked across the room and saw a comfy looking armchair, a couch enclosed by small tables, another desk with a computer, and a counter with a sink, coffee pot, small refrigerator and microwave.
"Cool." said Madison.
Haley nodded her head in agreement and dropped her bags next to the bed. "I call this spot." she said, pointing to one of the king-size bed.
"I call the other one." said someone.
Hermione and the others turned around and saw Ron standing in the doorway, he came through and lay down on the bed to the right.
"You're in my spot, Weasley." Hermione said.
"Well, you're just going to have to make me move."
Hermione flopped down next to him. "My spot." she said.
"I don't see your name on it." said Ron.
"I don't see yours." she retorted.
Ron shrugged and got off, "I didn't like that bed anyway, it's too lumpy. Besides, my bedding's blue.
"Lucky you." mumbled Hermione and Luna at the same time.
"You want to see it?" he asked.
"Sure." Madison nodded.
Ron took them over to room E15 and brought them in. It looked the same as their except the blue bedding and walls. Harry lay on the couch, Dean and Seamus were jumping on the bed, and Neville was getting out shampoo, soap, and conditioner and heading toward the bathroom.
"I'll be in here." Neville said, "Nevermind, I'll just lock it."
"Like that'll work." Dean sniggered.
"You're in my spot." Ron said to Seamus who had stopped bouncing.
"I don't see your name on it." said Seamus.
"I don't see yours." Hermione and Ron said and laughed.
Seamus raised an eyebrow. "Who invited them anyway?"
"What? We're not welcome? Fine, we'll just leave now." said Haley.
"That might be something you'd like to do." said Dumbledore, striding from the doorway, "There are no… mixing of genders in the rooms."
Hermione looked up at him. Madison looked shocked, not only by him, but what he had said.
"Where's the fun in that?" she said.
Dumbledore turned to her, "There will be enough to do tomorrow that you wont have time to think about--" he jerked his head back at the boys. "--Besides, you wouldn't want boys to be able to listen to you when you talk about them." there was a twinkle in his eye.
"Okay, that works." said Madison shrugging.
"Good night Ron, Goodnight Harry." Ginny said. She walked over to Ron and gave him a hug. "I'm allowed to do that right, Professor?" said Ginny.
"He's related to you."
"And I'm allowed to give Harry a hug?"
Dumbledore nodded.
Ginny went over to Harry and gave him a hug too. "Goodnight, Harry." she whispered.
"Night, Ginny."
"Professor, I had a question." Hermione started.
"You wonder why we have muggle things set up in the rooms?"
Hermione nodded.
"Minerva --" he coughed, "McGonagall and I decided to have muggle things in the rooms so that you others would learn how to use them, those of you who don't take muggle studies. You understand?"
Hermione nodded.
"Okay, off to bed."
Hermione left the room and entered her own, seeing Haley holding up the phone. "Wanna order pizza?" She grinned.
Hermione nodded, "But let me see what else they have."
"You don't have to look, just order anything you want and pray they have it." said Madison, "Duh."
"Okay, get-- What kind of pizza do ya'll want?" she turned to the others.
"Cheese," said Luna.
"Pepperoni." said Madison.
"Broccoli, black olives and extra cheese." Ginny and Haley said at once.
"Okay, anything else?"
"Just write it down on here." Haley tossed the notepad to Luna.
"Yes, I'd like to order some food?" Hermione said five minutes later. "Yes, I know it's eleven. Yes, I'm sure. Okay. Yes. I'd like to get three medium pizzas, one cheese, one pepperoni, and one broccoli, black olives and extra cheese. Yes. Um.. Yeah, that's okay. Yes. Three diet Pepsis, a rootbeer, and a Mountain Dew. What? Sure. Could I also get stuff for ice-cream? Really? Okay, so just the ice cream? Okay. Yes, that'd be great. And--yeah. Perfect. Okay. Ten minutes? Alright." Hermione set down the receiver.
"Yes, that'd be great! And--yeah? Perfect! Okay. Ten minutes? Alright. Okay. Bye-bye!" Madison mimicked.
"Shut up." Hermione said and rolled her eyes. "They'll be here in ten minutes.
"Why don't we watch a movie?" said Haley.
"Sure, what movie?" said Ginny. She had taken Muggle Studies, so she knew what it was.
"Saw is a good movie." said Haley.
"I wonder if they have the movies?" said Hermione. She went to the entertainment center and opened one of the doors where the DVD was. Saw as a DVD lay on top of the DVD player.
"Works for me." said Ginny.
"Let's wait until the food gets here, that way we can spill it all over the place at the scary parts." said Madison.
"It's not that scary." said Haley.
"Yeah, it is!"
"No, it isn't!" she protested.
"Room service!" Came a voice.
"Shh." Hermione said, silencing them. She opened the door to--Bradley. "Thanks. Um… how much do I owe you?"
"Nothing."
"Really?"
"You like movies?" he said, leaning forward.
"Um..." said Hermione.
"Hey, 'Mione!" said Ron, waving from his room. "We were just going to watch a movie."
"So, were we." Hermione said.
"Well, here's your food," said Bradley, and he dashed off.
"Here, I'll help you." said Ron.
Hermione and Ron came in with three pizza boxes, two tubs of ice cream, chocolate syrup, and five sodas.
Haley hurried forward and took some of the thing and set them up on the bed.
"Hey, look what I found." said Ginny, coming from the counter where the sink was. She held up marshmallows, peanuts, pecans, m&m's, chocolate chip, peanut butter, and sugar cookies, and chocolate chips. "They were in the cabinets." she said, laying them on the bed.
"I found some bowls and spoons." said Luna.
"Well, I'd better go. The guys will wonder where I am, and I'm not really allowed in here." said Ron.
"Goodnight, Ron." Hermione said, and hugged him.
"Night, 'Mione."
"Aww!" Haley said, Madison elbowed her. "Oww!"
Ron left and Hermione sat back on the bed with the remote. Everyone was looking at her.
"What?" she said.
They all looked at the TV and she pressed play.
"Why don't you just admit you have feelings for my brother?" whispered Ginny.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Hermione whispered back.
"Yes you do, and by the end of this vacation you had better tell him!" she whispered furiously.
It was late in the night, well, okay, probably two in the morning, and they were having an argument.
Haley stirred in her sleep.
"Go to bed." Hermione whispered back at the red-head, and rolled over.
'Do I have feelings for Ron? Of course, I do. But they don't have to know that. Or is it really that obvious?' Hermione soon fell asleep, spinning into her dreams of Ronald Weasley.
(A/N: I know I said that one would be short, but I guess it wasn't really that short, was it? Was it good? Review, review, review, review, review! Thanks! Chapter 5 should be up soon. Can't promise anything though. Hopefully by the 13th)