CHAPTER FIVE
HOGSMADE WEEKEND
Ginny woke up quite early that day. Sun was shinning brightly through the window of dorms. Hermione was still asleep. She walked down the stairs to Gryffindor common room. Today is the Hogsmade weekend visit. Ginny couldn't wait for it. She'll be going with Harry, 'Mione and Ron. 'I just hope that is going to be a normal day' she said to herself. She thought of what happened with Cho a week ago. 'He is MINE! Don't make me curse you! You…You …BITCH!' She could remember Cho's words. She was laughing again. Those words were ridiculous. She heard someone behind her. She turned around but no one was there. Ginny was sure she heard someone. She started to walk to the stairs when someone jumped in front of her. 'Boo!' the person said. 'Harry! You scared me!' She was yelling. 'Shhhhhh! You're going to scare the others.' He said smiling. 'Let's go for a walk. I would like to stretch my legs.' She smiled. They walked through the hall when Harry said, 'God, it's so weird to walk normal like this, I mean no sneaking around and running away from Snape.' They both started laughing. They heard the bell that rings every day for breakfast. They went to the Great Hall and they were first to get there. 'No one gets up this early.' Ginny said. 'Except maybe 'Mione' Harry added. 'No, not even 'Mione.' Ginny laughed. 'I need to go now, sweetie.' Harry said to Ginny and she kissed her. 'Fine, see you in common room after breakfast. It's Hogsmade weekend, remember?' Ginny said. 'I remember, Gin. See you, soon.' Harry said. He turned around walked on the other side of the hall and entered the staff room. Ginny looked for Ron and Hermione and the three of them walked into the Great Hall. Half an hour later breakfast finished and they went to their dorms to get ready for the trip. They came to Hogsmade really soon. Ron insisted on going to Zonko's first and they did. When they got out Hermione saw Cho Chang and Michael Corner standing in forest with a woman who had blond, curly hair. She squealed. 'Get into Three Broomsticks, now!' She said to Harry, Ginny and Ron. 'Wh-' Harry tried to say but Hermione interrupted 'NOW!' They entered. 'Hermione, will you explain us why we had to get in?' Ginny asked. ''Cause our dear DA fellows, Cho Chang and Michael Corner were talking to a woman whose name is Rita Skeeter. That's why, Gin.' Hermione was freaking out. 'Let's just apparate to Shrieking Shack' Ron said. 'You can't apparate inside Hogsmade or Hogwarts! Didn't I/Hermione tell you that enough times' Harry, Ginny and Hermione yelled at the same time. 'I told her if she puts up anything about us that's not true and I don't care if she knows if it's true or false, I'll tell her secret.' Hermione said. Rita Skeeter was still talking to Cho and Michael. After a while she disappeared and Cho and Michael left the forest. Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Harry drank their butterbeers and left Three Broomsticks. The next day arrived and Hermione was the first one to get in the Great Hall and wait for the Daily Prophet. She got it in a few minutes. She was trying to find an article about Harry, Ginny or anybody of her friends. So she did. Page 5, Harry Potter and Ginevra Weasley. That was the name of the article. Harry Potter's dear friends tell the truth. Cho Chang (18) his ex-girlfriend tells us that Harry Potter broke up with her because of the girl that was his love during the Triwizard Tournament, Hermione Granger (18) : 'Harry left me at Three Broomsticks so that he could go meet Hermione. During our date he always talked about her.' says heartbroken Cho. Michael Corner (17) dated Ginevra Weasley (17), Harry Potter's girlfriend and he says that Ginevra or Ginny as her friends call her left him because she was in love with Harry and then she dated another guy: Ginny always said that she is good friends with Hermione and Harry and that her brother is Harry's best friend. Every sentence began and ended with the name of Harry Potter. I hated him for steeling my girlfriend.' Says Mr. Corner, while he was crying.
'I can't believe it.' Hermione yelled. 'I'm going to Kingsley right now and I'm going to tell her secret.'
'I'm going with you, 'Mione.' Ron said.
Harry and Ginny were laughing. They knew that finally after four years people are going to know who Rita Skeeter is. They couldn't wait for tomorrow morning. Tomorrow the big news on the front page: Rita Skeeter an unregistered animagus? Page 3. Hermione turned to page 3. Rita Skeeter(49) is an animagus. Rita Skeeter is seen by two witnesses when she transformed into a beetle. The witnesses say that they know her spying during the Triwizard Tournament when she was prohibited of entering to Hogwarts grounds. Skeeter would transform into a beetle and then she would spy around the grounds and she would write private stories on the competitors and their friends. Hermione closed the Prophet. 'Well done, 'Mione! We got her!' Ginny said. Once again they got rid of Rita Skeeter but there were still problems. Cho and Michael wouldn't let hem breathe and the Slytherins… Better not to talk about them. The four friends went up the stairs and entered through the portrait hole into the Gyffindor common room. HH