Chapter 9
Emily awoke dizzily the next morning as sunlight streamed through the windows of the hospital wing. She yawned as the memories of the previous night flooded suddenly back into her head. She sat bolt upright as a wave of dizziness rushed over her. Breathing heavily she looked around the room to see Harry asleep in the bed next to her.
"Dear God child lay back down." Madam Pomfrey scolded her. "You're going to make yourself worse. Heavens knows what could have happened to you if Professor Snape hadn't heard you scream." She handed Emily a huge chunk of Chocolate.
"I'm fine really" Emily assured her but Madam Pomfrey only stuck up her nose.
She took a bite of the chocolate and instantly felt better. Her insides melted as she snuggled under the blankets. Harry stirred on the other bed and sat up as he grasped his glasses on the bedside table.
"What happened? Where are we?" He questioned as he absentmindedly rubbed his eyes. "How did we survive?"
"Professor Snape saved us. He heard me scream after you collapsed." Emily explained. "Honestly I thought we got rid of all the Dementors. I didn't think there were any more."
"What I want to know is why Dementors were lurking around on the school grounds." Harry explained as Madam Pomfrey handed him his chocolate chunk. He began to eat it. "I be Dumbledore is having a fit about this."
"Oh don't worry children...He is." Madam Pomfrey explained. "As soon as Professor Snape told him he was furious he wrote numerous letters to the ministry, complaining. Anyway you children should get some sleep...I'll wake you up for your afternoon classes"
When Madam Pomfrey awoke them the scrambled to eat the lunch they were given then went to change into new robes. When the warning bell rang they scrambled up to their next class which was evidently Defense against the Dark Arts.
When Hermione saw them both she jumped from her seat and Hugged them. "You guys are just attracted to trouble aren't you. You gave me such a scare."
Just then Ron walked in to the room his face gloomy, but when he saw Harry he smiled. "Harry your okay. Emily you too. You know you shouldn't do that you scared me and Hermione. What do you guys do? Go looking for trouble?"
"No Ronald" Hermione snapped. "It wasn't their fault. Dementors aren't supposed to be on the Hogwarts grounds. You know that. How were they supposed to fight all of them?"
Ron Shrugged.
"Oh look who it is. Emily and Her knight in shining armor Potter" Shrieked a voice behind them. The four of them spun around to see Pansy standing there with Millicent, Crabbe, Goyle, and Laura. They were laughing hysterically.
"Ignore them" Hermione whispered as she turned back to her seat.
"What on earth is the matter Granger... are you jealous of Emily because Potter was her Knight." Pansy shrieked and laughed. "Wait what am I saying....Mudblood's are incapable of having feelings like love, hate or Jealousy."
Hermione stopped dead in her tracks and turned around slowly. "Take it back" she whispered.
"Make me" Pansy teased.
Hermione threw herself at Pansy. Just as she was about to land a punch on the girl someone grabbed her. Hermione looked to see Holly standing there. "No Hermione don't cause any trouble, Haupman may not be here now but if she catches you then...you'll be in big trouble."
Hermione calmed down and turned to Holly "Thanks."
Holly nodded and turned to go to her seat.
"What's the matter Miss Holly is that your name....I believe you too are a Mudblood." Laura snapped.
Holly looked at Laura squarely in the face. "I never did like you Laura but I didn't cause any trouble here so just mind your own business and get to your seats."
"Your not my boss" Laura snapped. "You are a Mudblood unlike me who is a pure blood. And you should all know Pure bloods don't take orders from Mudblood's because they eat dirt. They're dirty and scummy....just like you."
Holly drew out her wand. "That's it ...you'll pay for that one."
Laura did the same but Crabbe stepped in front of her. "You won't touch her" he roared.
"Oh yeah well you won't hurt our friend Holly" Ron snapped as he stepped in front of Holly, his wand drawn out. Goyle joined them with his wand out. "Come on I'd like to see you try and beat us purebloods...you stupid ugly Mudblood."
Harry stepped up. "Your disgraceful to the wizarding world you disgust me."
Millicent and Hermione both stepped into the fight their wands pointing at each other. And Finally Pansy and Emily stepped up. "We'll see who wins this one" Pansy snapped. "Purebloods or you mixed people...that's right even you Weasly."
They all raised their wands at the same time and sparks went flying. The children not involved in the fight stood there in shock watching or they dove under their desks to avoid stray sparks.
Ron was hit with a coughing hex and couldn't stop coughing. Hermione nailed Millicent with the booger hex. Holly was nailed by the leg locker curse. Harry got the silencing charm and Crabbe got a nose enlargement. It grew so large it knocked some piles of parchment off a nearby desk. Pansy was Disarmed and Hermione got nailed against a wall. Goyle face got all blue and puffy and Laura got the acne hex from Emily so bad pimples covered her face.
"WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE!!!" They turned to see Professor Haupman standing there. Pansy began to put on her biggest act yet.
"Oh professor it was horrible." She sniffed. "They cornered us and cast hex's on us for no reason and we tried to fight back but they got us really good."
Haupman eyed Harry who was trying to protest but couldn't speak due to the charm. Ron couldn't stop coughing. Hermione was still stuck to the wall as she struggled to get down. Holly was on the floor trying to stand up but couldn't. Only Emily stood there unharmed. By anything. "Potter, Granger, Weasly, Mora, Rivers detention."
"But Professor...You can't it was Pansy and her group of goons that started everything. They insulted us."
Haupman just ignored them and waved her wand. Everyone was cured of their curses. "I don't want to hear of this nonsense. Now I advise you to all take your seats and listen to the lesson."
Haupman went on about how Patronus charms can be very useful against the darkness. And was rather surprised to see Harry know so much about them. She though made no note to show him how surprised she was.
"Now Harvard come up here and show me how to produce a patronus charm since you seem to be a know it all at this stuff."
Harry stood up..."Its Harry"
"Yes whatever....now show me how you conjure a patronus...I expect to see the animal form you know...not just the smoke...I doubt a boy your age could do that."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "He's gonna nail it."
Emily giggled soft enough so only she Holly, Ron and Hermione could hear.
Harry raised his wand and thought of a happy thought.
"No, no, no Henry that isn't how you hold your wand... haven't I told you that before" Haupman shrieked. "You hold it between you index finger and thumb and you were to swing it...remember I told you to practice the windshield wiper technique...I can tell you haven't been practicing.
Harry sighed and raised his wand the 'proper way' and thought of his happy thought. It was that of seeing Haupman's when she saw that he could produce a patronus perfectly. "Expecto Patronum!" It wasn't that hard due to the fact that he had just done it the previous night. His wand emitted a silver light and a stag pranced gleefully around him then up to Haupman.
Hermione, Ron, Holly and Emily clapped. Pansy, Laura and their group however didn't. they sat there with their arms folded with scowls on their face.
Haupman looked utterly surprised but quickly covered her expression hopping Harry hadn't seen it. "Well very good then boy...just practice your wand techniques and you'll be fine.
The bell sounded for their last and final class, which was Herbology. They trod down the stairs from the third floor to the entrance hall and out into the courtyards to the greenhouses. This class was mixed with Gryffindor's, Slytherin's, and Ravenclaw's. This lesson was mostly on care of Venomous Tentacula and how it is deadly to humans if bitten by one.
Yet again Hermione, Holly, and Emily were the only ones that seemed to be listening, Harry and Ron played their rendition of Rock, paper, scissors of Wand, textbook, Hermione. Which had odd rules.
Wand set textbook on fire
Textbook crushed wand
And Hermione defeated both textbook and wand.
Hermione told them that it made no sense because it rules were totally unfair and the fact that they put her in the game was wrong. She kept telling them it had no point because the wand and Textbook kept canceling each other out and Hermione defeated both of them.
Draco, Crabbe and Goyle slept the entire class and Pansy and Millicent pointed and giggled at Hermione and Emily the entire class period. Indeed it was a bore.
At dinner later that night they quickly ate up and reported to their common rooms to get their homework done for Harry, Ron, Hermione, Emily and Holly all had a detention that night. When they met up outside Haupman's room that night they all expected the worst.
"Ready" Ron whispered.
Holly nodded. "I'm as ready as I'm going to be."
"She's awful" Hermione warned. "Last time I had detention she made me and Harry write lines until we had blisters on our fingers. It was that bad.
"Well its best to get it over with" Harry added.
"Come on we'll be late and she'll make it super hard on us if were late" Emily moaned.
They all nodded and walked into the class not knowing to expect from the evil witch.
As the weeks went on Harry had to learn to control his temper. He had snapped on Haupman 2 times, and Snape 3 for not treating Gryffindor's equal to Slytherin. Surprisingly he ended up snapping on Mcgonagall too!
This week Emily was in Gryffindor which was a relief because she wouldn't have to deal with Pansy, Millicent or Laura. She couldn't stand either of them. They were spoiled brats in her opinion. She awoke early Monday morning and dressed in her red Gryffindor robes and marched into the great hall and ate her breakfast happily with her friends. She smiled at Hermione who smiled back. She did the same to Ron, Ginny, Neville, Holly and Harry. The did the same in return. "You look nice today" Harry remarked finally.
It was true Emily had tied up her wavy hair into two pigtails with yellow and red roses. She also applied a little more make-up than usual today. Her uniform and robes matched perfectly with her rosy appearance. "Thanks" she whispered. "You look very pretty" Ginny added. I like what you did with the roses. They proceeded to Care of magical Creatures class and listened to Hagrid's lesson on merpeople , and how they lived and what their habits were. Hermione, lavender, and Parvati were the most fascinated with this lesson than anyone.
Harry, Ron and Holly then proceeded to Divination in the north tower with Lavender and Parvati. Emily however had Arithmancy class. She headed to the second floor and caught sight of a Gryffindor running down the hallway in front of her. Emily looked closer to find it was Hermione.
"Wait, weren't you just behind me?" Emily questioned.
Hermione hesitated. "Yes...I was...Umm.. I took a short cut."
Emily looked at her suspiciously but shrugged then walked into Arithmancy
That entire lesson was dedicated to how Muggles and wizards use the Pythagorean theory to solve equations with numbers. Overall the lesson was quite and education. The second half of the class professor Vector complained of how badly most of her students were doing. And once again praised Hermione for top grades.
Lunch came and went and both Harry and Ron spent the lunch period complaining about how lame Trelawny was. They then continued to create answers for their palm reading worksheet. Hermione just rolled her eyes and continued eating her sandwich.
Their afternoon was completely open due to the fact that they had Astronomy late that night. Hermione suggested that they go outside and get some fresh air. So the five of them marched down to the lake and finished up their lunch there.
Ron sat next to Hermione and whispered. "Umm Hermione I was wondering if I could have a word."
"Sure. As long as your not going to whine about Trelawny." She answered.
"Well there is going to be a Hogsmeade trip soon and I was wondering if you would like to go with Me." He answered.
Hermione took in a sharp breath. "Well...I wasn't expecting that." She whispered. Her face began to go crimson. "Well I guess so..."
"Whoo Hoo" Ron shouted.
Harry turned to Emily... "umm Emily I was wondering if you'd want to go to Hogsmeade with me. Um I'd love to show you the place and everything... since it would be your first time and all."
Emily's face looked Horror struck. "Oh Harry I'm so sorry...I can't...I already promised Draco." She choked back tears. "I'm sorry I really am."
Harry looked disappointed a bit. "Oh its okay...he did ask first. But will you go with me next time?"
"Sure Harry" Emily replied.
Harry turned to Holly. "Um would you like to go with me?"
Holly looked shocked. "Oh I couldn't...you wanted to go with Emily."
"No really its okay. I was kind of looking for someone and I thought it would be fun to show one of you exchange students around." Harry replied.
"Are you sure" Holly asked.
Harry nodded.
Holly smiled. "Of course I'll go with you."
Hermione sat bolt upright from the laying position she was in. "Oh my gosh look at the time... I have to go. You too Ron...you have to go too remember that thing...you promised."
Ron looked bewildered. Then snapped into it. "Oh yeah that thing. Harry come too we need some of your help."
Harry nodded and followed Ron and Hermione up towards the castle. "Must have been some late assignment they had to do" Holly whispered.
"Strange...they don't run off like that." Emily whispered.
Suddenly a group of Ravenclaw's came out and took a seat along the lake. Emily noticed one of them as Wilmer. She hadn't talked to him lately. "Hey Wilmer do you guys want to sit with us."
Wilmer thought and got up and called the girl and boy following him to sit with them.
"So how's school been for you guys." He asked Holly and Emily
"Fine...it was a bit tough to adapt to it but I'm fine" holly answered.
"Its been tough...I make enemy's fast" Emily replied. "Anyway how's it been for you?"
"Its great here. Meet my girlfriend Linda...she's a Ravenclaw and my best friend Dave he too is a Ravenclaw.
"Nice to meet you" Emily welcomed them.
They talked for about an hour until the sun began to set. Wilmer stood up. I have a lot of homework to do and I need to get a shower tonight plus I have astronomy. They bid their farewells. Holly and Emily were the only ones left.
Holly stood up and stretched. "Hey Emily I wanted to show you something she said glancing at her watch."
Emily stood up. "What is it?"
"Just follow" was her reply.
Holly led her up the staircase to the seventh floor and to the fat lady's portrait. When she asked for the password holly said. "Fliberty Jiberty" She climbed through the portrait hole and beckoned Emily to follow.
Emily was lead to a dark common room. All the lights were out. "Holly were on earth are you taking me? Its pitch black in here."
"Ready" Holly said... "Now"
The lights flashed on and Emily was greeted by smiling faces "Happy Birthday" they screamed. The whole room was done up in party favors and balloons. Streamers decorated the ceiling and confetti sprinkled the ground.
Hermione, Ron, Holly and Harry stood in front of her. All the other Gryffindor's behind them.
"Surprised?" Hermione asked.
"Of course. I didn't think you'd remember. I told you last week." Emily exclaimed. "How did you do this?"
"Believe me it was hard enough to convince Mcgonagall to let us eat dinner up here but we did it. And its all for you." Harry said.
Hermione forced Emily to sit down and open her gifts. She could have sworn that every Gryffindor gave her a gift. She had a wide variety of things such as candy to joke supplies from Ron's Brothers.
"I don't even know you brothers Ron" she said.
"Yes well they think you're awesome for living through this much so far" Ron answered.
"Well if you say so" Emily answered.
Suddenly with out warning Nearly headless nick came into the common room screaming.
"What's wrong nick" Ginny questioned.
"Oh its awful...you should go see it for yourself. Its terrible." He yelled.
"Go see what?" Harry yelled.
"In the entrance Hall you'll know what it is." He answered.
Ron yelled. "Everyone to the entrance hall."
They made their way down the staircase to the Entrance Hall and saw immediately what the matter was. Everyone from different houses gathered around it. Dumbledore pushed through the crowd along with a line of teachers. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Emily pushed forward to the front of the line to see what was wrong.
All four of them gasped as they saw an image of the dark mark floating in the Entrance hall.
"Its you know who's sign" Hermione whispered to Emily.
"Children stand back." Dumbledore warned them. But before he could do anything else a small beam shot from the mouth of the skull and connected with Emily in the chest. All eyes were on her. She moved but the beam of light followed her. She bit her lip and looked up at it. Darkness began to cloud her eyes and just before everything went black she could have sworn she saw the snake on the dark mark's eyes glow and blink at her....
Well that's it for this chapter....and that leaves you off at another cliffhanger ....for now... anyway......tee hee
Until next time.... Frosty Princess Katie
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.. yadda yadda yadda... blah blah blah and all that other stuff in a disclaimer...and I own my four characters and that's it.
Emily awoke dizzily the next morning as sunlight streamed through the windows of the hospital wing. She yawned as the memories of the previous night flooded suddenly back into her head. She sat bolt upright as a wave of dizziness rushed over her. Breathing heavily she looked around the room to see Harry asleep in the bed next to her.
"Dear God child lay back down." Madam Pomfrey scolded her. "You're going to make yourself worse. Heavens knows what could have happened to you if Professor Snape hadn't heard you scream." She handed Emily a huge chunk of Chocolate.
"I'm fine really" Emily assured her but Madam Pomfrey only stuck up her nose.
She took a bite of the chocolate and instantly felt better. Her insides melted as she snuggled under the blankets. Harry stirred on the other bed and sat up as he grasped his glasses on the bedside table.
"What happened? Where are we?" He questioned as he absentmindedly rubbed his eyes. "How did we survive?"
"Professor Snape saved us. He heard me scream after you collapsed." Emily explained. "Honestly I thought we got rid of all the Dementors. I didn't think there were any more."
"What I want to know is why Dementors were lurking around on the school grounds." Harry explained as Madam Pomfrey handed him his chocolate chunk. He began to eat it. "I be Dumbledore is having a fit about this."
"Oh don't worry children...He is." Madam Pomfrey explained. "As soon as Professor Snape told him he was furious he wrote numerous letters to the ministry, complaining. Anyway you children should get some sleep...I'll wake you up for your afternoon classes"
When Madam Pomfrey awoke them the scrambled to eat the lunch they were given then went to change into new robes. When the warning bell rang they scrambled up to their next class which was evidently Defense against the Dark Arts.
When Hermione saw them both she jumped from her seat and Hugged them. "You guys are just attracted to trouble aren't you. You gave me such a scare."
Just then Ron walked in to the room his face gloomy, but when he saw Harry he smiled. "Harry your okay. Emily you too. You know you shouldn't do that you scared me and Hermione. What do you guys do? Go looking for trouble?"
"No Ronald" Hermione snapped. "It wasn't their fault. Dementors aren't supposed to be on the Hogwarts grounds. You know that. How were they supposed to fight all of them?"
Ron Shrugged.
"Oh look who it is. Emily and Her knight in shining armor Potter" Shrieked a voice behind them. The four of them spun around to see Pansy standing there with Millicent, Crabbe, Goyle, and Laura. They were laughing hysterically.
"Ignore them" Hermione whispered as she turned back to her seat.
"What on earth is the matter Granger... are you jealous of Emily because Potter was her Knight." Pansy shrieked and laughed. "Wait what am I saying....Mudblood's are incapable of having feelings like love, hate or Jealousy."
Hermione stopped dead in her tracks and turned around slowly. "Take it back" she whispered.
"Make me" Pansy teased.
Hermione threw herself at Pansy. Just as she was about to land a punch on the girl someone grabbed her. Hermione looked to see Holly standing there. "No Hermione don't cause any trouble, Haupman may not be here now but if she catches you then...you'll be in big trouble."
Hermione calmed down and turned to Holly "Thanks."
Holly nodded and turned to go to her seat.
"What's the matter Miss Holly is that your name....I believe you too are a Mudblood." Laura snapped.
Holly looked at Laura squarely in the face. "I never did like you Laura but I didn't cause any trouble here so just mind your own business and get to your seats."
"Your not my boss" Laura snapped. "You are a Mudblood unlike me who is a pure blood. And you should all know Pure bloods don't take orders from Mudblood's because they eat dirt. They're dirty and scummy....just like you."
Holly drew out her wand. "That's it ...you'll pay for that one."
Laura did the same but Crabbe stepped in front of her. "You won't touch her" he roared.
"Oh yeah well you won't hurt our friend Holly" Ron snapped as he stepped in front of Holly, his wand drawn out. Goyle joined them with his wand out. "Come on I'd like to see you try and beat us purebloods...you stupid ugly Mudblood."
Harry stepped up. "Your disgraceful to the wizarding world you disgust me."
Millicent and Hermione both stepped into the fight their wands pointing at each other. And Finally Pansy and Emily stepped up. "We'll see who wins this one" Pansy snapped. "Purebloods or you mixed people...that's right even you Weasly."
They all raised their wands at the same time and sparks went flying. The children not involved in the fight stood there in shock watching or they dove under their desks to avoid stray sparks.
Ron was hit with a coughing hex and couldn't stop coughing. Hermione nailed Millicent with the booger hex. Holly was nailed by the leg locker curse. Harry got the silencing charm and Crabbe got a nose enlargement. It grew so large it knocked some piles of parchment off a nearby desk. Pansy was Disarmed and Hermione got nailed against a wall. Goyle face got all blue and puffy and Laura got the acne hex from Emily so bad pimples covered her face.
"WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE!!!" They turned to see Professor Haupman standing there. Pansy began to put on her biggest act yet.
"Oh professor it was horrible." She sniffed. "They cornered us and cast hex's on us for no reason and we tried to fight back but they got us really good."
Haupman eyed Harry who was trying to protest but couldn't speak due to the charm. Ron couldn't stop coughing. Hermione was still stuck to the wall as she struggled to get down. Holly was on the floor trying to stand up but couldn't. Only Emily stood there unharmed. By anything. "Potter, Granger, Weasly, Mora, Rivers detention."
"But Professor...You can't it was Pansy and her group of goons that started everything. They insulted us."
Haupman just ignored them and waved her wand. Everyone was cured of their curses. "I don't want to hear of this nonsense. Now I advise you to all take your seats and listen to the lesson."
Haupman went on about how Patronus charms can be very useful against the darkness. And was rather surprised to see Harry know so much about them. She though made no note to show him how surprised she was.
"Now Harvard come up here and show me how to produce a patronus charm since you seem to be a know it all at this stuff."
Harry stood up..."Its Harry"
"Yes whatever....now show me how you conjure a patronus...I expect to see the animal form you know...not just the smoke...I doubt a boy your age could do that."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "He's gonna nail it."
Emily giggled soft enough so only she Holly, Ron and Hermione could hear.
Harry raised his wand and thought of a happy thought.
"No, no, no Henry that isn't how you hold your wand... haven't I told you that before" Haupman shrieked. "You hold it between you index finger and thumb and you were to swing it...remember I told you to practice the windshield wiper technique...I can tell you haven't been practicing.
Harry sighed and raised his wand the 'proper way' and thought of his happy thought. It was that of seeing Haupman's when she saw that he could produce a patronus perfectly. "Expecto Patronum!" It wasn't that hard due to the fact that he had just done it the previous night. His wand emitted a silver light and a stag pranced gleefully around him then up to Haupman.
Hermione, Ron, Holly and Emily clapped. Pansy, Laura and their group however didn't. they sat there with their arms folded with scowls on their face.
Haupman looked utterly surprised but quickly covered her expression hopping Harry hadn't seen it. "Well very good then boy...just practice your wand techniques and you'll be fine.
The bell sounded for their last and final class, which was Herbology. They trod down the stairs from the third floor to the entrance hall and out into the courtyards to the greenhouses. This class was mixed with Gryffindor's, Slytherin's, and Ravenclaw's. This lesson was mostly on care of Venomous Tentacula and how it is deadly to humans if bitten by one.
Yet again Hermione, Holly, and Emily were the only ones that seemed to be listening, Harry and Ron played their rendition of Rock, paper, scissors of Wand, textbook, Hermione. Which had odd rules.
Wand set textbook on fire
Textbook crushed wand
And Hermione defeated both textbook and wand.
Hermione told them that it made no sense because it rules were totally unfair and the fact that they put her in the game was wrong. She kept telling them it had no point because the wand and Textbook kept canceling each other out and Hermione defeated both of them.
Draco, Crabbe and Goyle slept the entire class and Pansy and Millicent pointed and giggled at Hermione and Emily the entire class period. Indeed it was a bore.
At dinner later that night they quickly ate up and reported to their common rooms to get their homework done for Harry, Ron, Hermione, Emily and Holly all had a detention that night. When they met up outside Haupman's room that night they all expected the worst.
"Ready" Ron whispered.
Holly nodded. "I'm as ready as I'm going to be."
"She's awful" Hermione warned. "Last time I had detention she made me and Harry write lines until we had blisters on our fingers. It was that bad.
"Well its best to get it over with" Harry added.
"Come on we'll be late and she'll make it super hard on us if were late" Emily moaned.
They all nodded and walked into the class not knowing to expect from the evil witch.
As the weeks went on Harry had to learn to control his temper. He had snapped on Haupman 2 times, and Snape 3 for not treating Gryffindor's equal to Slytherin. Surprisingly he ended up snapping on Mcgonagall too!
This week Emily was in Gryffindor which was a relief because she wouldn't have to deal with Pansy, Millicent or Laura. She couldn't stand either of them. They were spoiled brats in her opinion. She awoke early Monday morning and dressed in her red Gryffindor robes and marched into the great hall and ate her breakfast happily with her friends. She smiled at Hermione who smiled back. She did the same to Ron, Ginny, Neville, Holly and Harry. The did the same in return. "You look nice today" Harry remarked finally.
It was true Emily had tied up her wavy hair into two pigtails with yellow and red roses. She also applied a little more make-up than usual today. Her uniform and robes matched perfectly with her rosy appearance. "Thanks" she whispered. "You look very pretty" Ginny added. I like what you did with the roses. They proceeded to Care of magical Creatures class and listened to Hagrid's lesson on merpeople , and how they lived and what their habits were. Hermione, lavender, and Parvati were the most fascinated with this lesson than anyone.
Harry, Ron and Holly then proceeded to Divination in the north tower with Lavender and Parvati. Emily however had Arithmancy class. She headed to the second floor and caught sight of a Gryffindor running down the hallway in front of her. Emily looked closer to find it was Hermione.
"Wait, weren't you just behind me?" Emily questioned.
Hermione hesitated. "Yes...I was...Umm.. I took a short cut."
Emily looked at her suspiciously but shrugged then walked into Arithmancy
That entire lesson was dedicated to how Muggles and wizards use the Pythagorean theory to solve equations with numbers. Overall the lesson was quite and education. The second half of the class professor Vector complained of how badly most of her students were doing. And once again praised Hermione for top grades.
Lunch came and went and both Harry and Ron spent the lunch period complaining about how lame Trelawny was. They then continued to create answers for their palm reading worksheet. Hermione just rolled her eyes and continued eating her sandwich.
Their afternoon was completely open due to the fact that they had Astronomy late that night. Hermione suggested that they go outside and get some fresh air. So the five of them marched down to the lake and finished up their lunch there.
Ron sat next to Hermione and whispered. "Umm Hermione I was wondering if I could have a word."
"Sure. As long as your not going to whine about Trelawny." She answered.
"Well there is going to be a Hogsmeade trip soon and I was wondering if you would like to go with Me." He answered.
Hermione took in a sharp breath. "Well...I wasn't expecting that." She whispered. Her face began to go crimson. "Well I guess so..."
"Whoo Hoo" Ron shouted.
Harry turned to Emily... "umm Emily I was wondering if you'd want to go to Hogsmeade with me. Um I'd love to show you the place and everything... since it would be your first time and all."
Emily's face looked Horror struck. "Oh Harry I'm so sorry...I can't...I already promised Draco." She choked back tears. "I'm sorry I really am."
Harry looked disappointed a bit. "Oh its okay...he did ask first. But will you go with me next time?"
"Sure Harry" Emily replied.
Harry turned to Holly. "Um would you like to go with me?"
Holly looked shocked. "Oh I couldn't...you wanted to go with Emily."
"No really its okay. I was kind of looking for someone and I thought it would be fun to show one of you exchange students around." Harry replied.
"Are you sure" Holly asked.
Harry nodded.
Holly smiled. "Of course I'll go with you."
Hermione sat bolt upright from the laying position she was in. "Oh my gosh look at the time... I have to go. You too Ron...you have to go too remember that thing...you promised."
Ron looked bewildered. Then snapped into it. "Oh yeah that thing. Harry come too we need some of your help."
Harry nodded and followed Ron and Hermione up towards the castle. "Must have been some late assignment they had to do" Holly whispered.
"Strange...they don't run off like that." Emily whispered.
Suddenly a group of Ravenclaw's came out and took a seat along the lake. Emily noticed one of them as Wilmer. She hadn't talked to him lately. "Hey Wilmer do you guys want to sit with us."
Wilmer thought and got up and called the girl and boy following him to sit with them.
"So how's school been for you guys." He asked Holly and Emily
"Fine...it was a bit tough to adapt to it but I'm fine" holly answered.
"Its been tough...I make enemy's fast" Emily replied. "Anyway how's it been for you?"
"Its great here. Meet my girlfriend Linda...she's a Ravenclaw and my best friend Dave he too is a Ravenclaw.
"Nice to meet you" Emily welcomed them.
They talked for about an hour until the sun began to set. Wilmer stood up. I have a lot of homework to do and I need to get a shower tonight plus I have astronomy. They bid their farewells. Holly and Emily were the only ones left.
Holly stood up and stretched. "Hey Emily I wanted to show you something she said glancing at her watch."
Emily stood up. "What is it?"
"Just follow" was her reply.
Holly led her up the staircase to the seventh floor and to the fat lady's portrait. When she asked for the password holly said. "Fliberty Jiberty" She climbed through the portrait hole and beckoned Emily to follow.
Emily was lead to a dark common room. All the lights were out. "Holly were on earth are you taking me? Its pitch black in here."
"Ready" Holly said... "Now"
The lights flashed on and Emily was greeted by smiling faces "Happy Birthday" they screamed. The whole room was done up in party favors and balloons. Streamers decorated the ceiling and confetti sprinkled the ground.
Hermione, Ron, Holly and Harry stood in front of her. All the other Gryffindor's behind them.
"Surprised?" Hermione asked.
"Of course. I didn't think you'd remember. I told you last week." Emily exclaimed. "How did you do this?"
"Believe me it was hard enough to convince Mcgonagall to let us eat dinner up here but we did it. And its all for you." Harry said.
Hermione forced Emily to sit down and open her gifts. She could have sworn that every Gryffindor gave her a gift. She had a wide variety of things such as candy to joke supplies from Ron's Brothers.
"I don't even know you brothers Ron" she said.
"Yes well they think you're awesome for living through this much so far" Ron answered.
"Well if you say so" Emily answered.
Suddenly with out warning Nearly headless nick came into the common room screaming.
"What's wrong nick" Ginny questioned.
"Oh its awful...you should go see it for yourself. Its terrible." He yelled.
"Go see what?" Harry yelled.
"In the entrance Hall you'll know what it is." He answered.
Ron yelled. "Everyone to the entrance hall."
They made their way down the staircase to the Entrance Hall and saw immediately what the matter was. Everyone from different houses gathered around it. Dumbledore pushed through the crowd along with a line of teachers. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Emily pushed forward to the front of the line to see what was wrong.
All four of them gasped as they saw an image of the dark mark floating in the Entrance hall.
"Its you know who's sign" Hermione whispered to Emily.
"Children stand back." Dumbledore warned them. But before he could do anything else a small beam shot from the mouth of the skull and connected with Emily in the chest. All eyes were on her. She moved but the beam of light followed her. She bit her lip and looked up at it. Darkness began to cloud her eyes and just before everything went black she could have sworn she saw the snake on the dark mark's eyes glow and blink at her....
Well that's it for this chapter....and that leaves you off at another cliffhanger ....for now... anyway......tee hee
Until next time.... Frosty Princess Katie
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