Here is the fourth chapter in this epic (if i say so myself) crossover. I have really surprised myself by turning this out so quickly. I hope you enjoy it, Chapter 5 coming soon.
"So who's your friend Harry?"
Harry jumped as he heard the voice. He turned to find Ron and Hermione standing behind him.
"Hello, earth to Harry!" Hermione spoke again.
"Sorry, I was far away there."
"Yeah you looked it," agreed Ron.
"So, who is he?" Hermione repeated with her arms crossed, giving Harry a scathing look.
"Well that's just it, I am not sure."
"What do you mean, you are not sure? How can you not be sure, we saw you creeping around with him this morning?"
"I only met him last night, we haven't had a proper chat yet, we just escaped from Malfoy and his gang."
"Right, if you aren't going to find out, I'll have to myself."
With that Hermione turned and stalked over to the portrait of the wise figure.
"Hermione no!" Harry called out.
Hermione defied Harry's pleading and spoke the password.
"When one is in need, we shall provide."
"You speak wisdom child," the portrait's figure replied before it swung open.
Hermione stalked inside ready to question Peter, but she was caught short and stopped dead in her tracks. In front of her wasn't the person she had seen with Harry. He was dressed in a skin tight red and blue costume with black webs spreading out all over it. On his chest was a large black spider and on his back, a red one. As Hermione entered, the figure had spun around. Even though she could not see his face, she detected a look of fear on the masked face.
"I'm so sorry Peter I tried to stop her," Harry said as he entered at first not noticing Peter.
"Next time I'll..."
He stopped speaking as he lifted his head to see the figure.
"What are you wearing?" he asked starting to chuckle. "There's no point trying to say you're someone else, you were the only one in here and I saw you go in."
The figure raised his hand to his head, took hold of the mask and pulled it off of his head revealing Peter's face.
"Now this is a little awkward," Peter said.
"I'll say," said Harry as he saw what Hermione was staring at. Waving his hand in front of her face he said, "Earth to Hermione, you need to stop staring at him."
"What, oh yeah, sorry," she said as she lifted he gaze from Peter.
"We'll give you a moment to get dressed and we will return to talk to you about this then, ok?" Harry checked.
"That might be for the best," Peter agreed.
With that Harry turned Hermione towards the exit and they both left Peter on his own.
"What have I done?" he moaned quietly covering is face with his hands. "They shouldn't have seen me."
With that he straightened up, put a brave face on and started to change his apparel.