Ch 3 Quite a Welcoming Committee
The carriage ride to the castle was an embarrassed one. Ginny would glance at Harry then Quickly look away, and Harry would do the same. Every now and then there eyes would meet and they'd both look hastily away, blushing profusely.
The sorting ceremony was short, but Dumbledore's speech was quite vivid. "Students of Hogwarts, welcome to this new year. As always there are the usual reminders the forest is off limits etcetera. But, because of the new threat of Lord Voldimort" there was a collective gasp from the students but Dumbledore carried on "Hogwarts may be at risk. I want everyone one of you to be extra careful, this is not a game." Suddenly Dumbledore returned to his normal cheery self. "Well, let the feast begin!"
As they all began to eat the marvelous food laid out in front of them the great hall became noisier and noisier. But suddenly a scream cut through the chatter silencing everyone. Dumbledore rose and without a word waved his wand to open the large doors at the end of the hall. What they saw made them gasp. There was a duel going on in the entrance hall, between the most unlikely of people. Neville was rigorously casting Jinxes, spells and Curses at Pansy Parkinson. They were so caught up in there duel that they didn't hear Dumbledore's bellow of 'enough!'. Finally Neville yelled louder than ever "Stupefy!" Pansy Parkinson flew back the stunning spell having hit her square on. A cheer arose from the Gryffindor table with several statements that were quite derogatory about all things Slytheren. Neville gave a tiny bow before Professor McGonagall marched him away and even as they sat watching every one of the tiny beads representing Gryffindor's points flew away.
Neville was not seen for several days, as he had been given the 2nd suspension in the History of Hogwarts. Rumor had it that the only other 2 people to have received one were his father and Snape. Even though the whole school had witnessed it, rumors were flying that he had used the Unforgivable curses on Mrs. Parkinson before hexing Profesor McGonagall and fleeing into the night. Harry had heard a 3rd year girl whisper to another that Neville had joined Serious Black in hiding. This had made Harry very uneasy and he had had to flee to the dormitory to hide his tears.
Since there arrival at Hogwarts Harry's relationship with Ginny had become as Ron put it 'weird'. In private Harry talked about her constantly and without even knowing it. But when he got in the same room as her he couldn't string a sentence together to save his life. "Harry, why don't you ask her out?" Hermione said. "Who?" Harry asked in what he hoped to be a innocent tone. "Ginny" she responded in a voice that could only mean that his innocent tone had failed. "Ginny!?" ran practically spat. "Of course Harry fancies her something awful" Hermione said. "Course he doesn't do ya Harry?" "To be perfectly honest, well...um, uh, I kind'a do." Harry said. "Oh" said Ron as the realization dawned on him "so that's what's up on the train" "Yep" confirmed Hermione. "And the after class walks?" "Uh-hu" "What about the obsession?" "Glad your clued in Ron" "May I interrupt?" Harry asked caught up in a wave of furry "seeing as we're all being so honest, I have something to say. Ron, for the love of god ask Hermione out!" With that Harry headed up to the dormitory and left Ron and Hermione staring at one another blushing.
A/N- Hi! I am so glad I could finish this chapter so quickly, I thought it would take a lot longer. I hope your enjoying the story. I must ask you for a small favor however, please if you read this review it. I'd love to know what you think. Bye.
The carriage ride to the castle was an embarrassed one. Ginny would glance at Harry then Quickly look away, and Harry would do the same. Every now and then there eyes would meet and they'd both look hastily away, blushing profusely.
The sorting ceremony was short, but Dumbledore's speech was quite vivid. "Students of Hogwarts, welcome to this new year. As always there are the usual reminders the forest is off limits etcetera. But, because of the new threat of Lord Voldimort" there was a collective gasp from the students but Dumbledore carried on "Hogwarts may be at risk. I want everyone one of you to be extra careful, this is not a game." Suddenly Dumbledore returned to his normal cheery self. "Well, let the feast begin!"
As they all began to eat the marvelous food laid out in front of them the great hall became noisier and noisier. But suddenly a scream cut through the chatter silencing everyone. Dumbledore rose and without a word waved his wand to open the large doors at the end of the hall. What they saw made them gasp. There was a duel going on in the entrance hall, between the most unlikely of people. Neville was rigorously casting Jinxes, spells and Curses at Pansy Parkinson. They were so caught up in there duel that they didn't hear Dumbledore's bellow of 'enough!'. Finally Neville yelled louder than ever "Stupefy!" Pansy Parkinson flew back the stunning spell having hit her square on. A cheer arose from the Gryffindor table with several statements that were quite derogatory about all things Slytheren. Neville gave a tiny bow before Professor McGonagall marched him away and even as they sat watching every one of the tiny beads representing Gryffindor's points flew away.
Neville was not seen for several days, as he had been given the 2nd suspension in the History of Hogwarts. Rumor had it that the only other 2 people to have received one were his father and Snape. Even though the whole school had witnessed it, rumors were flying that he had used the Unforgivable curses on Mrs. Parkinson before hexing Profesor McGonagall and fleeing into the night. Harry had heard a 3rd year girl whisper to another that Neville had joined Serious Black in hiding. This had made Harry very uneasy and he had had to flee to the dormitory to hide his tears.
Since there arrival at Hogwarts Harry's relationship with Ginny had become as Ron put it 'weird'. In private Harry talked about her constantly and without even knowing it. But when he got in the same room as her he couldn't string a sentence together to save his life. "Harry, why don't you ask her out?" Hermione said. "Who?" Harry asked in what he hoped to be a innocent tone. "Ginny" she responded in a voice that could only mean that his innocent tone had failed. "Ginny!?" ran practically spat. "Of course Harry fancies her something awful" Hermione said. "Course he doesn't do ya Harry?" "To be perfectly honest, well...um, uh, I kind'a do." Harry said. "Oh" said Ron as the realization dawned on him "so that's what's up on the train" "Yep" confirmed Hermione. "And the after class walks?" "Uh-hu" "What about the obsession?" "Glad your clued in Ron" "May I interrupt?" Harry asked caught up in a wave of furry "seeing as we're all being so honest, I have something to say. Ron, for the love of god ask Hermione out!" With that Harry headed up to the dormitory and left Ron and Hermione staring at one another blushing.
A/N- Hi! I am so glad I could finish this chapter so quickly, I thought it would take a lot longer. I hope your enjoying the story. I must ask you for a small favor however, please if you read this review it. I'd love to know what you think. Bye.