Crack
Harry woke with a start. He touched his head. It was sweaty. His heart was beating fast. But...why? He hadn't dreamt of anything. At least he couldn't remember if he did. He put on his glasses and checked the time. 7:35 a.m. Maybe he should use contacts, or get his eyes magically fixed. His glasses were always a liability. I'll think about it after I graduate. He got up and showered, and changed into his robes. He looked around and remembered what had happened the night before.
"Harry, Hermoine." "Professor McGonogall!" They exclaimed and ran up to her. "I'm glad to see you both are well. Can I see you two for a minute in my office." She led them the headmasters office. "Tight Buns" Hermoine stiffled a giggle. Harry elbowed her in the ribs. "Please sit." They obliged. "Whats on your mind prof- I mean headmistress?" Harry asked. "Well I know you two are quite the famous trio, minus of course." Her forehead furrowed a little, " and I don't think you two will be very comfortable here being interviewed every few minutes. So I have decided to add a set of dormitories for you two. It's one dormitory which separates into two sections of course. One side is Hermoines and the other is yours Harry." Hermoine interrupted her, "Excuse me, Miss Mcgonogall, may I ask why?" "Well besides what I just mentioned Miss Granger? I have a little surprise. And I don't accept 'No' for an answer." She reached into her desk and pulled out two badges. They both had the letter "H" on them. She handed one to each. Hermoine got the pink and Harry got the Blue. "Professor, I don't think I can-" Harry started. Miss Mcgonogall interrupted him, "Harry I will NOT accept anything but "Yes headmistress." Hermoine looked stunned. "Well if you now excuse me I have a speech to do." "By the way you two can go straight to your room, your food will be sent up and you can see my speech and the sorting from the magical tv's we put in your room." I'll see you two bright and early for the term. And by the way Harry, I have sent for your school supplies and they will be here tomorrow morning. I have sent your bill to Gringotts, feel free to pay it whenever." And she left.
"She didn't tell us where our rooms were. And is she going to announce us as Head Boy and Head Girl?" She blushed as she said this. "I don't know Hermoine. I don't want to be Head Boy." Harry was lying, a little part of him was happy that he ended up Head Boy like his father, and his mother was head girl too... There was a knock. "Excuse me, Mister and Missus." A house elf with big brown eyes and a pink bow on one ear approached them. "I'm supposed to show you two to your rooms. Your food has already been set up. My names Bella nice to meet you." She extended her hand. "Wow, I've never met a house elf as educated as you Bella. Nice to meet you." "Well, Headmistress has been so kind as to have us attend lessons on our days off. We started in the summer so we got a head-start." She extended her hand to Harry and he gladly shook it." They followed her lead. She stopped at the second flight of stairs in front of the fat ladies friend Violet. Bella snapped her fingers. The floor began to shake. Hermoine lost her balance and grabbed onto Harry as she stumbled over him. He managed to grab her firmly and get her on her feet. Was he imagining things or was Hermoine blushing? "Thanks Harry." "Yeah, don't mention it." Bella spoke, "The password is 'Lightning Bolt'. Feel free to change it if you'd like. The painting you want to mention it to is the one with the lone spinning wheel. Girls is on the left and boys is on the right. Goodnight HeadBoy and HeadGirl of Hogwarts." She bowed and left skipping down the stairs.
Harry and Hermoine stared at each other for a few seconds, shrugged and walked in. It was like this part of the castle was built especially for them but it was so integrated with Hogwarts it seemed like it had always been here. They walked in and the door shut behind them. "Well lets take a tour Headboy." Hermoine teased. Harry grinned back. "Alright HeadGirl." They laughed. Their dormitory was magnificent. The common room looked a lot like the Gryffindor's with a few modifications. There was a bookshelf with hundreds of books. And there were only two bean bag chairs and two coffee tables. "Hey by the way Hermoine...where's Crookshanks?" "Oh I left him at home with my parents, they're a bit lonely. I figured they would spoil him and he would forgive me." She smiled, but he could see she missed him. "This sure is something huh Harry?" "Sure is. We should get to bed Hermoine. I'm tired, and hungry." "Okay we can talk tomorrow." "Goodnight HeadBooooy." "Goodnight Hermoine." They walked to their dormitories Harry's room was grand, he even had his own bathroom, it resembled the prefects bathroom. There was a painting of lillys instead of the mermaid one. He changed into his pijamas. Turned on his magical television as Mcgonogall had called it and ate his food while he heard the last of her speech. "Anyone caught out of bed by , our prefects, or our Head Students will be given detention and will have points deducted from their respective house. Alright goodnight, everyone to their dormitories. Prefects please lead your houses to their dormitories." And it turned off. Harry supposed it only turned on when it had to. And he assumed he would have to go to the Great Hall tomorrow to eat breakfast. At least he wouldn't be alone. He put his plates on his bedside table and they disappeared. He took off his glasses and covered himself. Smiling he repeated, "I won't be alone."
Harry checked the clock. 8:15 a.m. Hermoine knocked on his door. "Are you ready Harry?" "Yeah be right there Hermoine." He put on his Gryffindor scarf and walked out the door. "Where's your badge Harry?" "Oh!" He ran back and grabbed it and pinned it to his chest. He caught up with Hermoine. "I look like a prat in this." "Are you saying I look like a prat as well?" Hermoine huffed. "No, of course not. It suits you well Hermoine." She blushed. "I've never been one to follow the rules. Let alone push them."
"You'll do fine. I'm sure you'll be quite lenient though." She grinned. "C'mon, I'm starving!" she put her arm around his and started humming an unknow song. His heart fluttered.
Okay so it's late and I can't keep my eyes open and my mind working so I'll stop here. I'll try to pick up tomorrow. I took the criticism and hopefully applied it correctly. :) I would LOVE to hear feedback. It makes my day. 3 HxH