"I can't believe we have detention with Malfoy!" Ron said as him, Harry, and Hermione walked to Hagrid's Hut. It was pitch black outside, 8:00 in the night. Hermione and Ron didn't know what was happening, but Harry certainly did. Even Hagrid knew all about Harry's plan. He thought it was genius.
FLASHBACK
"Hey, Hagrid!"
"Hello, Harry! What's up?"
"Well, I was wondering if you could do me a favor..."
"What is it?" Hagrid asked.
"It has something to do with detention." Harry said.
"Absolutely not, Harry! I will not put Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle in detention for no reason!"
"That's not what I was gonna ask..." Harry said confused.
"Oh, well then, shoot."
"I was wondering if you could help me get Hermione and Ron together." Harry finally asked.
"Harry, first of all, people shouldn't choose their best friends' partner, second of all, this isn't right. What if the onther person doesn't like the other, that wouldn't be fair. And third..."
Harry looked like this was hopeless.
"And third...that is the most briliiant plan I've ever heard!"
"Good! Now here's the deal..." Harry started.
END FLASHBACK
"Hey, Harry, Ron, Hermione! Good to see yeah!" Hagrid said.
"Hagrid, stop being sarcastic, we're in detention!" Hermione said stating the obvious.
"Oh...right!" Hagrid said.
"Make this quick, I've got better thigs to do!" Malfoy said.
"Like what? Find a new girlfriend?" Ron asked.
"Hey, cut it out you too!" Hagrid said.
"You will help me find my black bellied, red armed, purple faced, blue tongued salamanders. Once you find some, you put them in this blue bucket. There are 60 in all, so 30 each pair. The pairs are Harry and Draco, and Hermione and Ron!" Hagrid said with a big smile on his face.
"Yes!" Hermione thought,"Wait, what am I saying? Ron's my friend. Nothing more..."
"Just like the solar eclipse!" Ron thought, it made him feel good again.
"Both pairs will get one lantern, look for my salamanders on trees. You may go." Hagrid said.
"We'll start on the east side of the forest." Harry said to Hermione and Ron.
"No, west!" Malfoy said angrily.
"East!" Harry said pulling the lantern to the right side.
"West!" Malfoy said pulling the lantern to the left side.
They continued their quarrel until they were walking for so long that they just entered the middle of the forest.
"So.." Ron started, "Where do you wanna start?" He asked Hermione.
"Well, since the climate is colder on the west, and the salamanders love the chilly climate, I say we go west!" Hermione said logically.
"Okay, so we're off!" Ron said as they swayed the lantern back and forth walking to the left side.
One hour later...
"Okay, we found 15, so we have halfway more to go!" Hermione said happily. Her and Ron were actually lucky to have found 15, for Malfoy and Harry found none.
"Wow, this is tiring!" Ron said, taking a break to pant.
"I know, but aren't we glad this is almost over!" Hermione said.
"Well, I guess you're right!" Ron said, and they both started to laugh.
Just then, a noise coming from the trees startled them both.
"Ron, what was that?" Hermione said, now scared to death.
"I dunno, but we better get out of here." Ron said. He noticed a gleam in her eye, which, in some cases like now, represented fear. So he took her hand, which to his delight was as soft at a pillow and lead her far away.
"Wow, who knew Ron's hands felt so comforting..." Hermione thought still trying to grasp the thought of them being only 'firends'. "Friends are supposed to feel comforting!" She finally came up with. She felt like she had to make excuses for what she thought about Ron every second. More importantly, she was thinking about how they'll get out of the forest with that creature following them.
"Mione..." Ron said in a tiny whisper, staring at something straight ahead.
"What? What is it, Ron?" Hermione asked staring at him in confusion.
He lifted his arm and pointed right in front of them.
Hermione was now scared, for now, they were looking at a large, grey wolf.
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0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o...scared? LOL...now that I'm done with my school project, i can write more everyday, but i have ANOTHER project coming up really soon, so you might not see many updates next week, or even the week after with EQAO and stuff like that. Where have all the reviews gone :(? PLEASE R and R!
-Tonya