so here is chapter two my lovelies...chapter three will also be up...i'm getting to it
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The Lunchtime Chronicles
The carriages drew into the school as Luke's stomach began growling at more frequent intervals. The excited chatter started anew as the students stepped off the carriages and went through the giant doors.
"Merlin! We still have the Sorting to get through!" muttered Luke. He grimaced as his stomach grumbled yet again. As they walked towards the hall, they looked cautiously around them for the beginning of the year prank. However, nothing seemed out of place. Walking along, Juni nudged Devon. With a tilt of her head, she pointed towards the person walking in front of them. It was Jakob and Taylor. Juni nodded towards Luke, but Devon shook her head and gestured towards Josef. Both of their faces cracked into identical evil grins. Slowly they changed their position so that Juni was walking behind Josef and Devon was at his side, but slightly in front. Juni stepped ever closer to Josef and "accidently" bumped into him as hard as she could, causing him to stumble forward. It was enough for Devon, who stuck her foot out to trip him, which sent him flying into Taylor's back.
In the next second, chaos reigned. Josef fell onto Taylor, who as Fate would have it, was just turning around as he flew into her. Both of them lay spread-eagled on the ground as students around them screamed, thinking that the prank had started. As everyone ran to take some kind of cover, Juni and Devon stood together, sniggering at their handiwork.
"I'm so sorry!" cried Josef, his face turning an interesting shade of red as he hurriedly pulled himself to his feet. Reaching down, he offered to help Taylor up. She shook her head and hauled herself to her feet.
"Josef right?" she asked. Josef nodded dumbly, not believing that she actually knew his name, much less said it. He turned an even deeper shade of red as he realized that his arms were still outstretched. He quickly pulled his hands back as Taylor dusted herself off. "Next time, try to watch where you're going." With that, she turned around and continued to walk into the Great Hall. Josef just stood there, slightly slack jawed at what just happened.
"Arey bhai, mou toh bandh karde naa yaar," said Juni as she passed him. "BTW, you so like her." This comment was enough to shake Josef out of his stupor. Wheeling around he glared at a still sniggering Devon and the back of Juni.
"I have no idea what you just said," said Josef when he caught up to Juni, "but I do not like her! And what the hell was that?" he hissed.
"Oh, just a little nudge in the right direction," replied Juni, "or maybe it was a shove."
"Yeah and you totally loved it." said Devon from Josef's other side. "Don't deny it. If you're lucky, we won't do anything else tonight."
With that, they entered the Great Hall, which was decorated with each house color. The ceiling showed the clear night sky with the stars twinkling brightly.
"What do stars do best? Shine." Becca muttered strangely as she and Devon waved goodbye to go sit at the Gryffindor table. Luke, Josef, and Juni headed to the Ravenclaw table. Glancing behind, Juni saw that Nate was walking in their direction. She moved to the other side of Luke so that when they sat down, she and Josef squashed Luke in between them.
"Hey Louisa! Come sit." Juni gestured toward the open seat in front of Luke as she waved hello to her longtime friend. Now she thought with satisfaction as Louisa sat down, Nate can't bother Luke until Luke makes up his mind to talk to him. Nate, noticing this, sighed and sat down a few places down the table. Juni shook her head sadly. What was she coming to? She should be throwing them together in a closet but couldn't bring herself to, even though it was in their best interests. I think I'm going soft, she mused, immediately resolving herself to return to her normal, unkindly helpful state of being.
"Ah! If those first years don't get in here, I'm going to go out there and drag them in by their necks. I am not going to die of hunger because first years are nervous to get Sorted." Luke moaned.
"Relax," said Josef, "they'll get here. But I thought you had had something to eat on the train?"
"That was ages ago. You know how I need food."
"You don't need food," replied Josef, "you just need that treacle tart. Look here they come." Right on cue, the doors to the Great Hall opened as a line of first years straggled in. They lined up in front of the Sorting Hat, all of them staring at it like it would eat them alive. Everyone looked expectedly at the Hat, waiting for the song. But it didn't start. After a minute, Professor McGonagall went over to inspect it.
"Where is the Hat?" she said in a cold voice, her eyes traveling over the older students. All heads turned toward two snickering girls at the Gryffindor table. McGonagall stared murderously at the two of them.
"Megan and Lauren Kramer, would you care to explain?"
"Explain what Professor?" one girl said innocently.
"I dare say you could enlighten us as to where the Sorting Hat has gone."
"But Professor," the other girl replied, "it's right on the stool as it should be."
"Of course not, Megan" McGonagall said in a deceptive calmness, glancing down again. "This is…the real thing." Glaring again at the two for good measure, she kept a firm eye on the Hat. After confirming it wasn't going to change, she waited for it to sing. The Hat opened its mouth and began to sing, except that no sound came out. The entire hall started chuckling as the Hat continued, oblivious that it couldn't be heard.
"30 points from Gryffindor and detention for the both of you," said McGonagall. "I had thought perhaps after 6 years, you two would have learned your lesson." Quickly she muttered a spell and the last words of the Hat rang out. The entire hall erupted into laughter and cheers for the first and certainly not last prank of the year. McGonagall huffed as she pulled out her scroll of names, but as she opened it, even she allowed for a small smile to grace her face as Megan and Lauren stood up to take bows.
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so that's chapter 2
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