Hi! I am at insanely weird person's house right now. Actually, I'm at my BFF's house, in Oregon. This chapter has the really cool new characters, remember? And, thanks for CrouchingCrookshanks and everyone else who reviewed! Also, this chappie has some journal writing in it, too. Especially Draco, Hermione, Dustin, and Catastrophe. Well, enjoy!
Chapter Eighteen: Waking up!
"Mmm." Cat rolled around at the crack of dawn. "Hermione, you awake?" she asked, cracking one of her blue eye open, and stretched, yawning.
"Yes, why?" she heard the muffled sound from under the covers and she smiled. "Time to wake up." She whispered, careful to not wake up Dustin or Draco yet.
"Wake up? It's the crack of dawn!" Hermione complained, throwing her covers aside and opening her brown eyes completely.
"Well, we do need to cook breakfast and talk about Hogwarts, you know, girl time." Cat reminded her, nudging her in the side and earning a squeal from her in return.
"Fine, fine." Hermione yawned and stretched.
"So, Hermione, when did you find Dustin?" Cat asked, careful not to strike a nerve or something like that. It really isn't her business, either.
"Well, I found him last year." Hermione had the dreamy look in her eyes, and Cat giggled.
"Sweet." Cat replied, unsure to say anything else.
"Well, Hogwarts is really fun." Hermione continued, yawning again. "You get to learn really cool magic and such."
"It sounds fascinating already." Cat replied, then turned to mixing her batter again.
"So, where were you when Malfoy was in First through Sixth Year?" Hermione asked, not knowing that that question would hurt Catastrophe deeply. But she took a deep breath and continued.
"My dad used to lock me up in the small broom closet above." Cat said, wincing. "He didn't give me food either, so Draco had to sneak food in." Cat finished, not looking at Hermione but keeping her eyes on the batter she was mixing.
"Oh, Cat, I am so sorry, I didn't know!" Hermione wailed, running over and hugging her hard. "I would've never thought-"
"It's fine, Hermione." Cat hugged her back instantly. "Now, let's get on with the breakfast." She replied, then she returned mixing furiously.
"Draco, Dustin! Wake up, for God's sake! Wake UP!" Cat screamed at the top of her lungs. "My God, WAKE UP!" she screamed again, as she saw nothing happening.
"Wha- Ok, I am up!" Dustin yawned and yelled back, his messy brownish-red hair covering his eyes. Hermione sighed and went over there, petting her brother's hair calmly to the right place. He tried to dodge and run away, but Hermione grabbed him by the hair and he winced.
"Ow, ow, owww! Hair!" He moaned, and Hermione laughed and let go, petting the hair again.
"Draco?" Cat complained and walked over to her brother, who mumbled and dug into the deep covers.
"Drake, none of this." Cat sighed and went over there, petting his hair and pulling on them to make his yellow-white hair appear slightly at the edge of the covers.
"Fine." He mumbled and rubbed the sleep from his eyes, then stretched, his eyes getting accustomed to the bright light.
"Eat breakfast, then let's go!" Cat squealed and hugged Hermione and Draco, leading the, to the kitchen. Dustin followed, laughing.
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