Chapter 7 Greengrass Manor
A/N: I do not own anything Harry Potter related. I just like to play around with the characters. Also a Thank You to Himali for the review of the last chapter.
The train was about to pull into the station, Flint thought it would be a good idea to wake Hermione up.
He sat on the bench next to her and brushed her hair off her face; he leaned down and whispered in her ear to wake up. She stirred a little and stretched out on the bench, Flint whispered in her ear again, she swatted at his face.
Finally Flint stood up and walked across the compartment and yelled out:
"HERMIONE WAKE UP YOUR LATE FOR CLASS!"
"Whaa... huh... Marcus why would you do that!" Hermione huffed at him.
"Because you are so cute when you get all huffy" Flint told her.
"Whatever Flint!"
"Oh, I went from Marcus to Flint. Well I see how it's going to be! Guess you don't love me anymore!"
"That's not what I meant. I still love you... I mean umm yea!" Hermione stumbled after that unintended slip and she started to blush.
"Oh... so you do love! That's nice to know. Well... we are pulling into the station. I should go make sure all the students are getting ready to depart" Flint walked out of the compartment and down the aisle.
Hermione remained in the compartment thinking about what she just let slip to Flint. She really did not mean for that to slip, she really needed to talk with Daphne about what just happened. She walked out of the compartment and down the aisle in search of Daphne. She was half way down it when a door slid open and out walked Ron and Harry. They did not even look at her; they just turned away and walked off. She felt hurt, yeah she had said something to them and they had really hurt her with things they said, but she still thought of them as friends. But there was not much she could do about it know. So she continued on to find Daphne. Finally at the front of the train there was Daphne, Blaise, Draco and Marcus, her favorite people at the moment. She slipped into the compartment, sat next to Marcus and laid her head on his shoulder, listening to the conversation going on around her. This was what she liked best about them, she could not see them for hours and when she finally did, they never asked anything of her. They just let her sit, lay or stand and listen to their conversations, if she felt like joining in she could or if she just wanted to stay quiet that was fine to. At the mention of the party that they would all attend Hermione sat up.
"What was that about it was a pureblood party? Umm... will it matter if I am not one...? Daph...should I plan to be somewhere else at that time or would it be ok if I just stayed upstairs in your room. I don't want to make your parents mad!" Hermione stuttered and stammered as she started to feel really upset at this, she thought that they were different and it would not matter to them that she was a muggle born.
"Mione, it's not like that anymore. We describe it as a pureblood party, but really every type of witch or wizard is invited. Sorry but my parents felt the need to invite the "Boy Who Would Not Die" and his side kick the Weasel. I asked them if we could un-invite them but they said no." Daphne informed Hermione. She felt really bad, she knew how much they had hurt Hermione the last couple of months, just because she made new friends and changed the way she looked.
"It's ok, I will still have you guy's there to keep me company and not let them bother me. I do have a question though; do I need to find a date for the party though?" Hermione asked this last bit a little hesitantly. She was kind of hoping that someone in the compartment would take the hint.
"No you don't, but if you know of someone that you would like to take, please feel free to invite them. But I do know that if you bring someone as your date, there will be some disappointed guy's at the party. Mainly Slytherin's but hey they are the best kind." Daphne let her know.
She was hoping that Hermione would not invite anyone as she was hoping that she and Marcus would end up together as they made a cute couple and Marcus was no longer a teacher.
"Ok, so I won't invite anyone." Hermione told everyone. Which at this announcement Marcus let out the breath he was holding. The train finally pulled into the station and they all departed wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and that they would see each other at the party.
Hermione and Daphne stepped off the train to be greeted by Daphne's parents. They hugged Daphne and she introduced them to Hermione who was then squished by Mrs. Greengrass in a very Mrs. Weasley kind of hug. After that they departed the station and apparated to Greengrass Manor.
Hermione could not believe her eyes when she first saw the Manor, it was huge, at least four stories high and it had towers on either side. On either side of the driveway leading up to the manor there were trees evenly spaced out with little bushes in between them. On the right
Side of the drive there was a pond with a bridge that ended at an island in the middle of the pond, but which really looked like a lake. On the left side there was a large lawn neatly manicured with trees in the shapes of dragons, hippogriff's and thesteral's. As they got to the front there were stairs leading up to the doors, at the bottom of the stairs there was all different kinds of flowers in the beds and there were potted plants next to the base of the stairs and at the doors.
As they walked into the manor, Hermione could not believe her eyes, the doors opened to a huge foyer with black marble floors, tall plants, flowers on stands, the ceiling had a painting of clouds with cupids on it, on either side of the foyer were stairs leading up to the second floor.
If you went straight and then left you would end up in the sitting room or more commonly known as a drawing room or salon, in the manor it was the Green room as it was decorated in all shades of green. It had a claw foot couch that was formal and stiff, the chairs that sat opposite it were the same. The curtains were ceiling to floor dark green suede with light green leafs on them. There was a coffee table and two end table with lamps on them, some knick knacks and odds and ends, but the end result was a beautifully decorated sitting room. If you went to the right you would find the dining room which was decorated in silver and black. There was a long table that sat twelve with high backed chairs, the chairs had a Celtic design carved on the backs of each, the table had the same design on the table, and there was a runner on the table that was silver with a black Celtic design on it. The curtains were black suede with silver Celtic designs throughout them, and there were pictures of wizards and witch's on the walls. If you have kept going straight you have found the kitchens, where the house elves worked. When you walk up the stairs and take a left you would enter the master chambers, which Hermione was told she was not to enter on any uncertain terms.
So they went up the stairs and to the right, walked down a hallway lined with family photos and walked up another set of stairs and at the top of the stairs it was an open area with doors on either side, it was the same size as the main floor. The first door on the right was the guest room
where Hermione would be staying, it was done up in a combination of Gryffindor and Slytherin colors, which surprised Hermione, but Daphne explained that the rooms took on the colors of the person occupying the room and since Hermione was in Gryffindor and she was friends with the
Slytherin's then it was a combination of both. The bed was a king size bed with a silver bottom sheet, a maroon top sheet, a gold and green blanket and her pillows each had on cover of each color. There was a window seat that over looked the back yard which had a soft, squishy, comfy cushion to sit on and multiple pillows and blankets to cover up with and get comfy to read on of the many books that line the wall to the left of the window seat to the right of the window seat there was a bookshelf full of muggle movies. On the wall opposite the bed was a huge flat screen TV. Mounted to the wall with a shelf under it that held a DVD player and a stereo system that had speakers placed around the room. To the left of the TV. Was a door that led to the bathroom, which had a stand up shower, hot tube, double sink and a toilet. To the right of the TV, was the huge walk in closet that held all of Hermione's clothes that she packed for the holiday and a whole bunch more that she had no idea where they came from.
The second door on the right was huge closet with extra blankets, pillows, sheets and towels. The first door on the left was Daphne's room which was very similar to Hermione's minus that it was done completely in Slytherin colors. The open space between the walls when you first came up the stairs had couches, chairs and tables everywhere; it was like a family room but for teenagers and young adults. On the back wall of the space there was a
door that led to a stairway that went up to the roof of the manor, which had a Jacuzzi tub, pool, lounge chairs, a walled in room with floor to ceiling windows that held a TV., DVD player and huge selection of DVDs' to watch. To Hermione this was the best place to have a holiday at, she could not believe that she was staying here, let alone with her new best friend that just happened to be a Slytherin and she was going to a ball. This was going to be one amazing time; she just hoped that nobody ruined it.
A/N: Please leave a review! I know that the chapters have been short but they will get longer. I like all good or bad reviews. The next chapter will contain the ball and little bit a Daphne's parents and family, some more of Ron and Harry being gits and a kiss!