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Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews people. I'm so sorry I took a long time!!! I have been really busy so anyway here is the next chapter......
Chapter 4
Hermione 's P.O.V
"HERMIONE????" shouted Ron from the other side of the table as I walked in. Well I couldn't blame him. I mean, I would totally freak out too if he came in as a ghost. People were staring at me as I walked in. All of them. The 1st years kept moving away from me. Even the teachers stared at me. I saw Prof. McGonagall give me a disapproving look *sigh*. I just had to become this when I just became head girl and all the teachers respected me...god!!!! Life is so unfair!!
"What happened to you?" whispered Harry as I came and sat next to them.
"Long story" I muttered
"We have time" said Ron, staring at me. And so I told them everything. From the start to the end. From head to tail. From...you know what I mean. If I put simply, I just told them everything. That's what I had said at beginning. Poor me!!! I must be going mad.
"Malfoy did this to you?" asked Harry angrily.
"Wait till I get my hands on that slimy git" muttered Ron, getting up. Harry and me had to pull him down, to stop him from getting into trouble.
"Stop being stupid, Ron" I told him.
"ME? STUPID?" bellowed Ron
"Sssssshhhhh, what I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't get all worked up. That's just what Malfoy wants" I explained. It want like trying to tell a 5 year old that Santa Claus wasn't real.
But all Ron did was stare at me (just like a 5 year old) and then he shook his head and said "So like Hermione. Aren't you bloody mad at him for turning you into this?". He pointed his finger at me like I was...an animal or something.
"Of course I am" I said angrily. How could he say that? He had no idea what it was like to be walking around like a ghost.
"Ron" said Harry sighing "She doesn't want you to get into trouble". I knew Harry was trying to make me feel better and I was grateful. But I also knew that he wanted to have Malfoy dead. You could see it in his eyes. He had that look, the same look he normally has when we talked about "you-know-who". I still can't say his name though I did, for awhile. *sigh*. Anyway as I said before, that look...was of pure hatred.
"Now, don't you start" snapped Ron angrily. I sighed again. Why is trying to convince Ron so hard??
But before Harry could say anything, Ginny came running and sat next to us. And when she saw me, she gasped and asked "Hermione? What happened? You aren't dead or anything are you?"
"No" I said laughing bitterly "I just-" But before I could continue, Ron took over and told Ginny everything that had happened. Everything I told him anyway.
And when he did finish the story, he finished that conversation by saying "And she isn't bloody angry that he did that to her"
"Of course I'm mad" I snapped angrily
"Then why don't you let me beat the hell out of him?" Ron snapped back. Everybody had turned look at us. And in the corner of my eye, I saw Harry and Ginny exchanging looks.
"Because it's not only his fault. It's partly your fault too. If you had come on time, this wouldn't have happened" I said angrily. And it was true. If Harry and Ron had come when I told them to, none of this would have happened. Nothing!!! But why was I sticking up Malfoy?
"Oh so now it's my fault is it?" asked Ron snarling
But before I could say anything else, Harry said tiredly "You two, please stop it!!! You are making me mad"
"Yeah" agreed Ginny "Just forget it". And I did try to but I saw Harry exchange looks with Ron, which seemed to mean We'll get that git later.
Ginny smiled at me comfortingly. Though Ginny was a year elder younger than me, we were like best friends. Well maybe it's because you get really mad staying in same dorm with Paravati and Lavender. It is so annoying!!!!!!
"Attention everyone" said Dumbledore over the all the chattering happening in the Great Hall. And suddenly the whole room went quiet. It was quite scary actually. "Today I want to make and important announcement. As you can see Miss Granger is a ghost". Everybody turned look at me again. A few Slytherins were snickering. And Malfoy smirking on the other side. The ferret!!! Maybe I should allow Harry and Ron to beat the git up.
But before I could make a face at Malfoy, Dumbledore continued with his important announcement. "Don't worry, Miss Granger is not dead. She has just touched the Mirror of "Happily-ever-after".
"Too bad she isn't dead" I heard Malfoy say loudly to his little friends and they started laughing really hard along with some other children in other houses. Like Cho Chang, who had been held back a year. No idea why!!! But serves her right. She is such a nuisance these days, siding with Malfoy and his cronies. My face went red and I could see Ron and Harry clench their fists. "Just ignore him" I whispered
"It's kinda hard you know" muttered Ron. "And this supposed to be the mirror of Happily ever after...my head!!!!!"
I sighed and I saw Ginny give Ron, a warning look. But Dumbledore had completely ignored Malfoy's remark. Why couldn't he just expel the idiot?? "And she will remain what she is until she is kissed by her prince charming". He paused again as most of the students were gasping and ooohing.
Ron, Harry and Ginny turned to me suddenly. "You didn't tell us that" said Harry quite angrily.
"Yeah" agreed Ron "What the hell is going on?"
"Are you that thick, Ron?" snapped Ginny. "She's to be a ghost until she is kissed. You should go back to first year". I was glad Ginny was siding with me and stuff but I knew she was quite angry herself and I couldn't blame them. All of them do tell me if everything that happens to them. *sigh*
"Just listen to what Dumbledore says. He's going to tell everyone everything" I said tiredly before Ron could snap back at Ginny.
And so Dumbledore did. "So because of that. I want every boy in 7th year to kiss her. Everyone of them. That's all I have to say. And this will start from tomorrow"
I saw Malfoy put on a disgusted look and so did all the other Slytherins. But before Dumbledore could sit down, Cho suddenly said "But what if that boy already belongs to a girl?"
"Well then too bad for you" I heard Harry mutter under his breath. Ginny turned to him and smiled. I tried hard not to laugh. Both of them were such a good couple. Harry and Ginny I mean and they still don't know it. Ron smiled and winked at me. I see, he's changed a bit. And at last he wasn't snapping at me.
"You must see the both of them" whispered Ron "Can't keep their hands off each other"
I laughed quietly. "I can't wait" and Ron just smiled. He was okay when he was in a good mood. And lately he has been. Luna and Ron are like a major couple now. Well...Ron and me had dated last year but it didn't turn out quite well though everybody said we were the sweetest couple ever.
"Miss Chang, if the boy she kisses is her prince charming they are soul mates. Even if he belongs to you" said Dumbledore smiling
"Well that's pretty unfair" shouted Pansy, the pug faced girl who was sitting next to Malfoy.
"Yeah" agreed Cho.
"Life isn't always fair" replied Dumbledore smiling.
"What if we don't want to?" asked Malfoy
"You have to" said Dumbledore
"But what if we feel like vomiting even when we look at her?" asked Malfoy again
"Either way, you have to and I assure you Mr. Malfoy that you won't vomit" said Dumbledore then turning to the whole room he said "All the 7th year boys have to kiss her" Cho and Pansy turned their heads towards me and glared.
"Hey Chang" said Harry loudly so Cho could hear him. Both of them hated each other a lot now. I mean a lot. "Do you mind moving your ugly face from us, because it's kinda disturbing". Everybody at the Gryffindor table started laughing including me. Suddenly, I knew why it was important to have friends.
"Oh shut up Potter" screeched Cho.
"Parkinson returns" continued Ron laughing "Wouldn't that be a cool name for a book, mate?". That made everyone start laughing again. Though I was head girl, I so didn't want to stop this. See I told you I had changed. But it was not only me I think because all the teachers, well except Snape were staring at us and to my surprise, they actually seemed...amused!!! Pansy and Cho were bright red now.
Luna walked from the Ravenclaw table and sat next to us. She had changed a lot too. Luna I mean. She's not that dreamy anymore and she has started to swear, just like Ron, which I think is really bad for a girl, just like it is for a boy. But I'm just glad she doesn't day dream e.t.c. She's a lot better now. A lot more interesting to talk to, too.
"Hey, Weasley. Shut up the hell up" said Malfoy, smirking.
"And I'm going to listen to you, why?" asked Ron angrily
"Because if you don't I'm going to take 30 housepoints off Gryffindor for this kind of misbehavior"
"Oooooh, now I'm scared" said Ron sarcastically. "Go ahead, Malfoy. We have the head girl on our side"
"Granger?? If you are talking about her...well she's a bit of a goody-two-shoes aren't you Granger?" Cho and Pansy were laughing their heads out.
"Oh shut up. And for your information, I'll definetely take housepoints off Slytherin" I snapped angrily "And the first person I'll punish is you, for...looking like a ferret". Everybody started laughing again. Ron and Harry smiled at me and I smiled back.
Malfoy had gone red but he soon snarled and said "Hey Granger. You'll be the first for me. You know why? Well because you are the ugliest girl I've ever seen. I mean the Afro hair, is out of fashion ages ago if I'm not mistaken" said Malfoy, turning to Pansy who was nodding her head vigorously. Hearing this all the Slytherins and a few others started laughing. Even after all this, the teachers were still looking at us...really amused.
"Talking about the ugliest girl. I think most of us would vote for the one sitting next to you" smiled Harry, referring to Pansy. All of us started laughing again.
"Big one talking" said Cho "Weaslet (Ginny), if you are planning to kiss Potter, some advice. He is such a bad kisser. Worst, I've kissed so far and believe me. I have a kissed a million guys so I should know".
Harry went red with anger but Ginny smiled at Cho in a sarcastic way and said "I don't think I'm going to listen to someone who has been held back a year, now am I?" I started laughing so hard though I know...I would have usually defended Cho and said something at Ginny but this time, I was really angry at Cho, Malfoy e.t.c. They deserved what they got.
But before anybody could say anything else, Dumbledore got up and said "Now that's enough everyone. The food has arrived so please start eating" and with that he sat down. And everybody started eating immediately.
Turning to Harry, Ron, Ginny and Luna I said "Thanks"
"No problem" replied Harry, Ron and Ginny at the same time but Luna said a bit disappointed "I didn't really do anything so there is no need in thanking me"
"You did" I replied "You helped a lot" and with that all of us started eating. I guess having friends like these...you don't really need any one else.
Author's Note: There I finished. Sorry this is crap but I hope you'll like it anyway and please review. Thank you for all your reviews. And as I always say: the next chapter will come out...sooner or later. So please don't stop reading if I don't update quickly because I will. hehe And the next chapter will be better I promise. This is just a fill in chapter. Hehe!!