#13
It was the middle of the night.
Harry was shaken awake. "Ugnnh, whassamatter?"
"Harry, wake up. Harry."
The shaking continued. Harry cracked open his eyes.
"Kameron!" he sat up quickly and pushed his glasses up his nose. "What are you doing up here! It's the middle of the night!"
"I need to ask you something." The blonde was dressed all in black, even a black beanie covering her tell-tale blonde hair. She looked like a burglar.
Harry looked her up and down. He sighed, "What did you do?"
She looked slightly sheepish. "Well, I woke up and I had the most fabulous idea. It seemed like a good idea at the time, so I went ahead and did it. Now I'm thinking it might not have been quite as swell of an idea as I thought it was, but I don't know the counter charm."
"What did you do?" he repeated, growling.
She looked down at her hands. "I may have dyed the entire Slytherin house's hair electric blue. It was a special hex I found in one of Hermione's books. It's supposed to make their hair that color for three days and they can only eat blue foods without having a horrible taste fill their mouths."
Harry looked at her like she was crazy.
"It was a funny spell!" she cried defensively. "Kinda weird and kinda gross and kinda cool." Her voice got quieter, "I thought it was hardcore."
Harry rolled his eyes as he swung his legs out of bed. "Everything you consider 'hardcore' always turns out to get us in trouble."
Kameron gasped, insulted, "It does not!"
Harry pulled on a dressing robe. "Well go on and get Hermione and that book. I'll wait in the common room."
"You shouldn't have used that spell, Kameron," Hermione chided. "As far as I can tell there is no way to reverse the effects; none that's listed here anyway. This is a book of potentially dangerous spells. If the Slytherins don't figure out the blue food only rule, they'll be starved for three days! You'll have to tell them."
Kameron went early to breakfast the next day. She was the first one there, before any of the teachers even. She stood before the head table and waited.
After everyone had filed into the Great Hall (with much grumbling from the Slytherins at their morning surprise and much laughter towards them from all the other houses) Kameron looked to the Headmaster.
"May I please make an announcement?"
Albus Dumbledore's eyebrows rose but he nodded and stood. Immediately the room grew quiet (aside from some more hushed Slytherin mumbles).
"Miss Morge has something she would like to say to you all." He sat.
Kameron turned to the student body. "Slytherins," they ceased their talking and looked to her; "You might have noticed that your hair color seems a bit off today." She paused as the room again filled with noise. She waited. When it was silent again, she continued, "Some of you might also have noticed that the food in front of you does not taste quite as scrumptious as you thought it would." Sounds of agreement came from their table. "That is because, for as long as your hair is blue (three days, by the way) your body will only accept blue foods." Uproar. "I don't know if that only includes naturally blue foods or not, but either way that doesn't leave you many options. Blueberries are about all I've got. Anyway, that's all I have to say. Carry on."
As she walked back towards the Gryffindor table, incredulous shouts from the Slytherins followed her.
Her punishment was detention for two weeks and she too was allowed only blueberries for the next three days.