As Hermione walked into the Great Hall, almost every head turned to watch her

Wow. This took me a while to update. Sorry about that. 

But! I'm back! (for now) This chapter was re-done at 12:30 in the morning, because I couldn't sleep. I'm also having to use my Dad's computer cause mine is evil. Whoopee. But, yeah! We're back! YAY!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the horse, the elf, and the hyperactive little girl. Oh, and Lucie. 

Chapter 6- An Event?

As Hermione walked into the Great Hall, almost every head turned to watch her. Self-Consciously, she fiddled and twisted the hem of her shirt. Spotting the red and black hair that she was searching for, she strode forward and plopped herself down in the seat between Harry and Ron. Ginny watched her closely from across the table, analyzing her for change. Once everyone within earshot had been wished a good morning, Hermione proceeded to fill her plate. Harry, Ginny, and Ron stared at her as she piled food in front of her.

"What?" she asked. The three just shook their heads in response. Hermionie shrugged and returned to fighting with the syrup bottle.

A light, musical laugh sounded behind the quartet, and they turned to find its source. There stood Aromin, tall, muscular, and as handsome as before, grinning hugely.

"Need help Aier"? (short one) he asked, smirking. Hermione stared up at him, and stubbornly said,

"Nope." She returned to trying to open the bottle, but to no avail. Aromin held out his hand, and Hermione reluctantly, and violently, placed it in his hand. He popped it open easily, and Hermione snatched it from him. Suddenly, she smiled.

"Here she comes."

Ron and Harry looked at her in confusion.

"You'll see." Ginny told them.

A loud, high-pitched squeal rang through the spacious hall as a little girl, about six or seven, came running towards Hermione.

"Sissy!" she squealed, as she threw her arms around Hermione, who smiled slightly.

"Hello, Chrissy." She said. "Where's Lucie?"

Chrissy shrugged.

"I dunno. But guess what!" she asked excitedly. When Hermione asked her what, she replied. "There's gunna be a ball, Sissy!"

Hermione looked at her curiously.

"A ball?" she asked.

Just then, Professor Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat.

"Welcome back! I trust you enjoyed your holiday." His clear voice rang through the now silent hall. "I would like to welcome back a few students, as well as a new student, who will be joining us this semester."

He motioned towards Aromin, who had taken a seat beside Ron. He smiled, making several girls near him swoon.

"I would also like to announce that there will be a ball held in honor of some very special guests next month, and at the end of the school year, there will be a special ceremony, of sorts, for one of your classmates."

Everyone in the room began to chatter excitedly.

"Now that that's been taken care of, enjoy the rest of your breakfast!"

The hall immediately erupted in chatter as people began to make plans for the ball.

"A ball. Nice." Ron said interestedly. Harry nodded.

"Sounds like fun. I wonder who we're honoring, though."

Hermione looked up at the headmaster curiously, then looked at Aromin, who was being pelted with questions, from the overly-eager girls around him.

"I don't know." She murmured, as Ginny shrugged.

"We'll find out eventually."

Lucie Elizabeth Granger leaned on the wall outside of the Great Hall, her music much to loud. She didn't really care. This was always how she listened to it. It also blocked out the noise around her, so she could focus on her telepathy. Searching through the minds of those in the hall, she finally found the one she was looking for.

"Hey, Hallaer. What's with all the girls? Since when were you a ladies elf?"(Tall one)

She could feel him sigh and he begged for her help. Grinning, Lucie paused her music, and brushed her long, black hair out of her eyes. Pushing herself from the wall, she turned and strolled into the room, ignoring the whispers and looks she was getting.

Her jeans were slightly baggy, and her shirt showed her midriff. Her midnight black hair was unusually straight, and extremely long. Her dark eyes scanned the hall, and rested on the circle of girls at the table to her left.

"Hey Aro." She said, sitting down in the closest empty seat. The girls around him looked at her disdainfully. She scowled back at them.

"Hey, Lu? I'm kind of stuck." Lucie laughed and reached in to grab his arm and pulled him out.

"Better?" she asked, to which he nodded. "Good. C'mon. They've got some weird animals out there. I wanna go see them." She grabbed his arm and pulled him with her out the door.

Yeah. There's chapter six! Finally!

That last part was just to kind of introduce Lucie and get her into the story. She'll be showing up later. There may be a separate story line with Lucie and Aromin that connects with the Trio's.

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Mizu