Chp.13
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"But, this Cole guy, he was here, he didn't hurt us." Hermione said, not quite understanding.
"Easy for you to say." Ron muttered.
"That's because there is more to this story that none of you know." He said simply. "And I will tell you everything."
"Cole has, in a way, been helping us against Voldemort."
"WHAT?!" Paige looked surprised and shocked.
"I understand this must come a shock for you Paige, but please allow me to finish. Voldemort believes he is the most powerful wizard in the world, and he probably is, but only the most powerful evil wizard. You understand that Cole, as the Source of all Evil, can't have someone like Voldemort trying to take over. So he made a deal, if Voldemort could find you, he would help him win the war. Cole of course was lying, he is not going to help Voldemort, and he is going to help us sabotage his plans."
"So, he's like one of the good guys all of sudden?!" Paige asked in anger. How could they hide this from her?
"No, Paige, of course he isn't. Nothing can excuse the stuff he's done, but he still loves me. He'd do anything to help me, and if that means help get this Voldemort guy, so be it." Phoebe said, trying to convince her.
"I know he still loves you, question is, do you still love him? 'Cos in the end it's us against him." Paige asked her angrily.
"I don't know, I really don't."
"Whatever.........Listen, it's enough explaining for now. I'm gonna go to bed. See ya."
"No, Paige, I think you should stay and hear this." Piper said in her "I'm your big-sister and you are going to do what I say" voice.
"Whatever."
"Paige, we know this is hard for you, we've been lied to before, too. And it hurts knowing that those you trust left something out and" Piper started.
"Then you shouldn't have lied to me!"
"I think" Dumbledore said silencing everyone. "That Mr. Potter, Weasley, Malfoy and Ms. Granger should leave now. This matter no longer concerns them." He turned to the four. "You will not speak a word of this to anyone, clear?"
They all nodded, but before they could get out of the office, Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall came barging in.
"Albus, we have a problem, there seems to have been another student present at the incident." McGonagall said in a voice mix of seriousness and angst.
"Who?" Dumbledore asked simply.
"Ms. Pansy Parkinson." Snape said.
"Great, just great." Paige muttered under her breath.
"Who's she?" Phoebe asked. It seemed they completely forgot they had been arguing.
"Oh, you know, just the most gossiping bitch in our school."
The use of profanity seemed to be the reason the two professors recognized that there were other people in the room. Professor McGonagall simply looked quickly at her and then turned back to the Headmaster, whilst Snapes cold eyes scanned everyone in the room.
"Hi, I'm Phoebe, Paige's sister." Said Phoebe, who, annoyingly enough, was always nice to new people. Snape looked a bit taken aback by the gesture of kindness and simply turned back to Dumbledore.
"And where is Ms. Parkinson now?" asked Dumbledore.
"She is in my office." Said McGonagall. "Sir Nicholas is keeping an eye on her."
"Sir Nicholas?" Piper whispered.
"Nearly Head-less Nick, he's a ghost."
"Nearly head-less, how can he be nearly head-less?" Piper asked.
"I wouldn't ask him that, the answer is rather un-pleasant." Hermione said. "His head wasn't completely cut of when he was de-capitated. He's the Gryffindor ghost now."
"Gross."
"Well, I believe we should have a talk with Ms.Parkinson." Dumbledore said. "You may all leave now." And then he, Snape and McGonagall left the office.
"We should go too, Grams can't stay for long." Leo said.
"Yeah, say hi to her from me will you? And Wyatt?" Paige asked.
"Of course we will, hun!" Piper squealed and gave her a big hug, and few seconds later Phoebe was there too.
"We'll see you soon, promise." Phoebe said.
"Yeah, I'm coming home for Christmas you know. You can't get rid of me so easily."
More hugging and soon Piper, Leo and Phoebe orbed out of the office.
That left Harry, Hermione, Ron Paige and Draco in the office. There was a long silence.
"So...." Ron started. "Umm, Maybe we should just...."
"Yeah, I'm really tired...., Gryffindor tower?" Harry asked.
"Already leaving."
"I'm coming too." Hermione said.
"Umm... Good night." Paige said awkwardly.
"Yeah, night."
The next morning she woke up, feeling no-less terrible than usual. She walked down the stairs to her common room and saw four people sitting there. There was food on the coffee table and there was a fire going in the fire-place. She looked over the scene in-front of her once then turned to walk back to her bedroom.
"Wooh, where are you going?" Ron asked.
"I'm going back to bed so I can wake up from my dream!" she yelled from the top of the stairs.
"You're already awake!" He yelled back.
"Your point?!"
"I'll get her." Hermione said confident.
"What makes you think she'll listen?" Harry asked her.
"I'm a girl, she'll listen."
And about a minute later the two of them were down stairs.
The boys looked at each other confused.
"I'll never understand girls." Ron muttered.
"You're not supposed to either." Paige said happily.
"What's with the attitude change?" Draco asked her jokingly.
"Wouldn't you like to know?"
She looked around at all of them, they were all smiling like nothing was wrong. Nothing was wrong, was it? 'Oh, yeah, the Charmed thing.' She thought sarcastically.
"Don't worry Paige. We're okay with it." Hermione said.
"Are you reading my mind?!" Paige blurted out.
"Nope, but it's obvious, well to me at least. Trust me these two" she pointed to Harry and Ron "Are too thick to get anything, except for Quidditch of course."
"Yeah, whatever Hermy." Ron said.
"I hate that name." She said to Paige, then Ron started chorusing "Hermy, Hermy, Hermy, Hermy, Hermy."
"Shut up!" but by the time Hermione said that everyone else was at it too. "That is so unfair! I have nothing on you guys!"
They all stopped quickly, too Hermione's great pleasure, realising who silly they were acting.
"So, what are ya'll doing for Christmas Holidays?" Paige asked them.
"Well, I'm going home and spend Christmas with my family. And hopefully Harry'll run away from his Aunt and Uncle and save me from my misery." Ron said.
"Actually.....I'm gonna be spending Christmas with 'Mione, at her place." Harry said.
Ron gaped at the couple.
"Close your mouth Ronald."
"Yeah, Harry'll be staying with me and my parents. It's going to be great, my parents really love Christmas. What about you two?"
"I'm going home I suppose. Don't really celebrate Christmas anyways." Draco said.
"How can you not celebrate Christmas? I get that you like don't believe in God or Jesus being born, but still, it's Christmas!" Paige asked a bit shocked.
"Yeah, but as my father so wonderfully puts it, it's a stupid, muggel holiday. I suppose it's just to happy and emotion-filled for Malfoys."
"That's......that's. I can't really find anything to say." Paige said.
"You don't have to, it's always been like this. I don't really mind."
Paige was still a bit shocked. She really couldn't think of anything to say, though she swore she had heard Hermione mutter something like "Stupid, racists, asshole." under her breath.
"What about you Paige?"
"Oh, I'm gonna go back home. It's gonna be so great, I've really missed it, my house, my old room, my cell-phone." Hermione giggled a bit at the last one, seeing how she was the only one who knew what a cell-phone was.
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After eating, her four friends left.
"Hey." She said cheerfully sitting down by the lake. The giant squid was poping it's head out through the magically un-frozen water. And the bird that weren't migrating for the winter, were singing.
"Hey, what's up?"
"I think you should come to San Fransisco with me."
"What?!" He asked confused.
"Mhmm, I think you'd like it, I think a traditional Halliwell Christmas, would do you good." She said truthfully.
"As much as I'd love to, I don't think I can get away from my parents." He said.
"Just tell them you're gonna be here. You'd love it! I'mean, theres a 50 chance of rain and a 50 chance of a demon attacking our house but those are pretty good odds."
"Yeah, you're right. I'd love to." He said happily and kissed her.
AN: I finally finished this chapter!
Hehe, hope you're all happy with it.
Reviews:
mrs-kelsey-felton
sirius-black-4eva : Prue got killed by that grey, indian looking demon. Can't remember the name, though.
FortuneFaded6: Yeah, I know it's weird, but i just wrote it just incase anyone was curious why Paige thought the DJ was familiar. I know it sound kinda weird, the Source of all Evil Dj-ing.
NikkiEvans
Paige Malfoy: I know! The whole name thing is sooo freakie, lol.
ShadowStar21
Hugz,
Natasha