Gilderoy Lockhart

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Ron had woken you up. You went down stairs to the great hall. You sat down beside penny, feeling drowsy as ever as you put toast and bacon on your plate

"Penny, can you" you said, the next few words were unintelligible but then "pumpkin juice" was understandable, Penny smiled and poured you pumpkin juice. Hermione was still disappointed about your entrance to the year. And greeted you in very much contrast to neville, who greeted you all cheerfully

"What's got you so happy, neville?" Ron asks

"Mail's due any minute — I think Gran's sending a few things I forgot."

"A few things? That's a new record" you laugh, though neville knows your simply joking around, right as you were about to close your eyes, owls came in and circled everywhere. A big lumpy package fell on Neville's head, an owl dropped a letter by you and then something large and gray fell into hermiones milk jug, spraying all of you

"Errol!" Ron said as he pulled him out by his feet, Errol fell on the table, unconscious with his legs in the air

"Oh, no —" Ron gasped

"It's all right, he's still alive," said Hermione, prodding Errol gently with the tip of her finger.

"It's not that — it's that." Ron said

He was pointing at the red envelope. You noticed it. A howler. You backed up a bit, ready for it to begin when Ron opened it

"What's the matter?" Asked Harry

"She's — she's sent me a Howler," said Ron

"You'd better open it, Ron," said Neville in a timid whisper. "It'll be worse if you don't. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and" — he gulped —"it was horrible."

Harry saw everyone's faces and looked at the envelope

"What's a Howler?" he asked

"It's a letter, usually from someone angry. It yells at you, follows you if you try to run and it's very loud and embarrassing" penny said

But Ron's whole attention was fixed on the letter, which had begun to smoke at the corners. Suddenly you were wide awake

"Ron, open it!" You said

"Open it," Neville urged. "It'll all be over in a few minutes —"

Ron grabbed the letter and opened it, neville covered his ears right as the letter began

"—STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY'D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I GET HOLD OF YOU, I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU STOPPED TO THINK WHAT YOUR FATHER AND I WENT THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS GONE —"

You hear. It was mrs weasleys voice. The voice made the plates and spoons rattle, and it bounced off the walls, which didn't help. People were looking around to see who's howler it was as Ron sunk his head low from embarrassment

"—LETTER FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU, HARRY AND JAMES COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —"

You heard a group from the ravenclaw table chuckle at hearing your name. Penny puts her hand on your back

"—ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED — YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME."

Silence grew in every table. You, Harry and Ron were stunned. Some people, including the group at ravenclaw, laughed and then people got back to their conversations

Hermione closed Voyages with Vampires and looked at Ron

"Well, I don't know what you expected, Ron, but you —"

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