Charmolypi

Chapter 70

"Hermione, come out, we've got loads to tell you —"

"Go away!" Hermione squeaked. Harry and Ron looked at each other.

"She's still in there?"

"Something definitely went wrong with what she put in the potion..."

"What's the matter?" said Ron. "You must be back to normal by now, we are —"

But Moaning Myrtle glided suddenly through the stall door. Harry had never seen her looking so happy. "Ooooooh, wait till you see," she said. "It's awful —" They heard the lock slide back and Hermione emerged, sobbing, her robes pulled up over her head.

"Is that ghost always like that?"

"She's so annoying."

"What's up?" said Ron uncertainly. "Have you still got Millicent's nose or something?" Hermione let her robes fall and Ron backed into the sink .Her face was covered in black fur. Her eyes had turned yellow and there were long, pointed ears poking through her hair.

"It was a c-cat hair!" she howled. "M-Millicent Bulstrode m-must have a cat! And the p-potion isn't supposed to be used for animal transformations!"

"You'll be teased something dreadful," said Myrtle happily.

"It's okay, Hermione," said Harry quickly. "We'll take you up to the hospital wing. Madam Pomphrey never asks too many questions. . . ." It took a long time to persuade Hermione to leave the bathroom.

Moaning Myrtle sped them on their way with a hearty guffaw. "Wait till everyone finds out you've got a tail!"

"Is there any way to get rid of an annoying ghost?"

"Yeah, get Thea!" Someone joked earning a few laughs from people in the hall.

The scene changed showing three cloaked figures walking through the woods. When they reached a clearing in the middle of the woods, they separated and each one began doing their own thing. One of the cloaked figures was fixing a perfect circle made of stone in the center of the clearing, another one was gathering wood through the snow, and the third one was putting a magical protective barrier around the clearing.

"What are these things?"

"Why are they in the forest all alone?"

"What is happening?"

When the hooded figure finished putting the protective barrier, they walked towards the pair that were setting up the firewood.

"Are you ready, boys?" Thea's voice rang as she removed the hood of her cloak off of her head, reveling her black hair.

"We're-"

"Ready!"

Almost identical voices said as they stood up and removed their cloaks revealing the Weasley twins.

The group of Gryffindors and former Gryffindors all looked at each other, worried for their kids.

"Why are they all in the forest in the middle of the night?" Molly asked worriedly.

The crouched down and pointed her wand at the stack of woodfire. "Incendio," Thea whispered. Fire instantly shot out of her wand, starting the fire.

Each one of them stood around the circle, forming a triangle. They each had a basket of offerings.

"Oh, Artemis, Goddess of the moon and the Hunt. We thank you for shining the light of your moon on us tonight." Thea said loudly and George stepped forward, a basket full of meat. He dumped it in the bonfire and went back to his original spot. "We present to you this offering of goat meat to thank you."