Chapter Seven: Brief Conversation.

(Actually, I have no idea what to call this… since it's just something short.)

Chapter Dedication: Ravenswood

Disclaimer: Same as the previous chapters, and always will be.

Author's Note: I'm at school right now, so I barely have much time to say anything, besides that… well, I wanted to add this chapter because I'm still in that Writer's Block state, and this chapter I really want to modify as much as possible.

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Hermione was going to have to find a way to get the notes for her Potions lesson. Instead of being at class, she spent her time in the Hospital Wing, looking down at her reflection in a hand mirror. Her front teeth were growing at an alarming rate, and Madam Pomfrey was trying her best to fix it.

It had to be done properly. If Madam Pomfrey was to just shrink it, it'll grow back again. Instead, she had to freeze the front teeth from growing anymore. Then, as long as Hermione sat there, Madam Pomfrey slowly shrank the teeth centimeter by centimeter (if not any slower). It was quite a long process.

"Just tell me when your teeth look like they're back to normal, dear." Madam Pomfrey said as the shrinking process continued where they were just slightly below her bottom lip.

Hermione looked once more down at her reflection. At last, she had an excuse for her parents to let her teeth shrink just a little more than they were originally. She didn't want that beaver-like look. Honestly, Malfoy had a point when he pointed this out one day. In fact, she had been concerned of her teeth even before. Once she found her teeth to be at a perfect spot, she raised up her hand to motion the nurse to stop.

Madam Pomfrey gave one of the rarest of smiles. "Now, be cautious around Densaugeo," she said, before giving her full attention to another patient.

Hermione nodded, admiring her new look (though it was only a slight change) before handing the mirror back on the side-table. In fact, she was rather pleased with having her teeth at a decent size, and only hoped her parents wouldn't notice much. Then again, they were dentists; they were bound to notice. She gave a quick 'thanks' before leaving out the door of the Hospital Wing.

She had planned on asking Harry and Ron what had happened in their Potions lesson, but knew it would be difficult to get both boys to speak around each other. It was her plan, though. She could hear Madam Pomfrey behind her, attempting to calm Goyle down from the boils he received after Harry's spell took into effect.

By the time Hermione was allowed access into the Gryffindor common room, she only saw Harry sitting alone at a table, frustrated at the book in front of him. When Hermione made her way over to see what exactly he was working on, she found herself asking, "Summoning charms?"

"Yeah, I was supposed to work on this ages ago…" Harry said, before realizing that it was Hermione who spoke. "Hermione!" he nearly shouted of excitement, noticing that she had been okay. "You're back!"

"Well, I wasn't going to live in the Hospital Wing, was I?" Hermione smiled. "Well, it wasn't exactly great having to sit there for hours. What did I miss in Potions?"

"I wouldn't know," Harry shrugged. "I wasn't there for the lesson at all…"

Hermione listened onto the details Harry gave her, from the moment he entered the Potions classroom, to the moment he got back to the Gryffindor common room to begin working on his homework.

"Well, I think it was quite obvious the Daily Prophet wanted to have a word with you. Rita doesn't sound too—pleasing, is she? Actually, I think it's good. You and Ron were actually speaking!"

"He only told me about the detention I had to serve and that I got a letter from Sirius," Harry muttered.

Hermione sighed. She shook her head while saying, "This is ridiculous. When will this end? You two have got to stop with this silent quarrel."

"He's the one who started it all!" Harry snapped.

"It may take one to start, but it takes two to continue…" Hermione stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Anyway, what did Sirius want?"

"Just to look after myself and wait by the fireplace on November 22nd." Harry calmed down.

"Well, you will let me know what he wants you for, right?" Hermione asked. "If you don't mind me saying, he could get caught with this. I don't think it's worth a trip at all. Someone could see him." She quickly changed her topic when she saw the expression on Harry's face. "Anyway, I better get to sleeping. Don't stay up too late, Harry. Goodnight."

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a/n: There will be no response to reviews here. I will put them in the next chapter (which is already up on the site, but password protected. I will take that off once I get the time. Anyway, still… I'm at school, so that means I can't have much time to answer every single review. (Look forward to the next chapter.)