Chapter 13: Phoenix's Wake up Call

"Phoenix." Hermione whispered, dragging the bed curtain back. "Phoenix, you need to wake up!"

"Oh, Mom! Please, just five more minutes! Pleeeeaaaassssseeee!" Phoenix mumbled, rolling onto her other side.

Hermione leaned in closer, "Phoenix!"

Phoenix did nothing. Hermione softly sighed. She didn't want to wake everyone up and go to the Great Hall for breakfast by herself. Even though the two just met, Phoenix was becoming her friend.

'How does her mother get her up in the mornings?' Hermione thought. She looked around until an idea popped in her head. She fixed her eyes on the replicated bed, then walked over and kneeled down. She pulled the curtain back, revealing Cali curled up in the bed. When Hermione picked Cali up, Cali opened her eyes with an angry look.

"Sorry, but this is the only thing I can think of at the moment! Oh, look at me talking to a cat!"

Hermione walked back over to Phoenix's bed and pulled the curtain further back. She leaned over to gain some leverage. Holding Cali with both hands, Hermione swung the cat on top of Phoenix.

As soon as Cali landed, claws out, on top of Phoenix, arms and legs went flying in the air. Cali jumped out of the bed and ran out of the dormitory.

"Demon!" Eyes still half closed, Phoenix jumped out of bed, blew up the lamp close to her, and ran out the dormitory.

Hermione just stood there dumbfounded. That was not the reaction Hermione was expecting. 'What in the world of wizards was she talking about? Demon?' Hermione pondered on this for a while. She would have to go to the library to check that out. She looked around the dormitory to see if Phoenix's reaction awakened any of the other girls. The soft snoring and light breathing told Hermione they were all still sleeping. 'Wow! They can sleep through anything!' Hermione thought as she walked out of the dormitory after Phoenix.

When Phoenix hit the last step on the stairs, she swiftly leapt to the common room hands ready to blow or freeze any demons in sight.

"Phoenix!" Hermione yelled, catching up with her. Hermione ran over to Phoenix and waved her hands in front of her. "Phoenix wake up! Snap out of it!"

Phoenix stood there, letting her arms drop to her side. Eyes fully awake and opened, she looked around the common room and noticed Hermione standing in front of her.

"How did I get in here?"

"You sort of slept ran in here."

"Oh. Um.. did anything else..… happen?"

"Well." Hermione started. She considered for a moment, then continued. "It looked as though a lamp blew up and you hollered demon. What did you mean by that, and how did that lamp blow up?

"Oh… I do and say uh…. crazy stuff when I'm asleep. I never remember what I do when I wake up." She said giving a cautious smile.

Hermione took what she was told. "I think you need to go change into your robes. We get our class schedules at breakfast. I will wait here until you're ready."

Phoenix looked down and noticed she was still in her nightclothes. She trudged back up the stairs to the dormitory and found Cali along the way.

"Hey, kitty. Looks like I almost blew our cover. I wander, if you didn't claw me on purpose?! Anyway, looks like you got yourself some warm milk."

When Phoenix arrived at her bed, a small saucer of milk was in front of the small bed. Cali, licking her lips, trotted over as Phoenix got ready for the day.

"Hmm should I wear my hair up or down?" She questioned herself as she grabbed her brush to fix her hair. "Oh, I'll just leave it down. Hermione will have a heyday if we are late!"

Minutes later Phoenix came trotting down, her bag on her shoulder, ready to go. The common room was empty besides her and Hermione.

"What time is it?" Yawned Phoenix as she became sluggish, the morning adrenaline wearing off.

"It is 6:00. Classes start in two hours! We can not be late!"

"You mean to tell me there is a 6:00 A.M. here as well?!" Phoenix yawned again. "Chill, Hermione! We won't be late. We have plenty of time!" letting out another yawn.

"Well, let's go!"

Both girls crawled out of the portrait hole and headed down the hall. Hermione was speed walking as Phoenix was trying to keep up.

"Do you know where you are going?!" Phoenix yawned out.

"Yes, I think I do. I read a small map when we got here and copied it. Will you hurry and stop yawning!"

"Hey! I'm working on an eight-hour time change! I would be asleep right now if I was at home! So, I may be sluggish!" Phoenix yelled, yawning again.

Walking further on, Phoenix found the hard way to avoid certain steps on the stairs. One disappeared, and she fell straight into the guard railing. She was happy she hadn't run into Peeves He would never let her forget. She noticed some doors you had to speak to in order for them to open. Then finally they found the Great Hall.

When the Great Hall doors opened, Phoenix walked behind Hermione. The four long tables were there, along with breakfast foods piled on them. The bewitched ceiling held the morning sun as sun rays came through the windows.

"Here is our table." Showed Hermione as she went to the Gryffindor table. The only way Phoenix could tell was, there were five, seven year Gryffindors sitting at the table. She looked at the other tables and noticed there were a handful of students at each table. Phoenix sat next to Hermione, placing her bag between her feet. She was so tired, she didn't even want to eat.

"Here you are Miss Granger, Miss Matthews, your class schedules." Mrs. McGonagall handed them. Then she went back to the teachers' table in the front of the Hall.

Phoenix looked at her schedule, barley making out what the words were. 'Geez, I hope I don't fall asleep during classes! That wouldn't look good on the first day!' The classes Phoenix could make out were Herbology, Charms, and Transfiguration. She knew she left some out, but when she tried to make them out, Hermione grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the door.

"We need to leave quickly if we want to find our classes on time!" She said.

Without giving a chance to grab her bag, Phoenix cried in a low voice, "Bag!", and her bag, still underneath the table, went into blue and white lights and ended up on her shoulder.