Too Young » Fred Weasley

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Phoebe woke up earlier the next day, feeling tired and anxious. She was dreading the day's lessons more than she liked to admit and all the lying she had been doing (and would have to continue doing) was starting take a toll on her. She didn't want to lie to the only friends she had made - or anyone else - but it was vital that no one found out about her.

On top of that she had to be careful not to reveal Draco and Neville's identities, which they had spent so many years hiding, she would feel terrible if she came along and accidentally unveiled the character's they had built up for themselves.

She let out a sort of grunt as she rolled to the side, miscalculated the distance to the edge of bed and toppled right onto the floor.

"Ugh." Still on the floor, Phoebe tugged at the curtain that surrounded her bed, Hermione was already up and at the sound of the curtain being moved, looked towards her.

"What are doing on the floor?" Hermione asked, confusion in her voice.

"Oh, I just decided it looked comfy and thought I'd lie on it." The girl answered, still not moving from her position on the floor.

Hermione rolled her eyes and started walking towards the bathroom, "Well get up, breakfast is soon and then it's your first day of lessons." She gave phoebe a playful nudge with her foot as she stepped past.

Phoebe groaned again, shoving away the shoe coming towards her face and rolling over to face her bed. "Don't remind me."

"Oh, stop rolling on the floor! Get up!" Hermione grabbed Phoebe's arm and, with some struggle, pulled the girl to her feet, dragging her to the bathroom.

"Do you need a shower?" She asked (more like demanded) Phoebe.

Phoebe had hardly even shaken her head before Hermione replied. "Good, because you don't have time."

Before she could reply, Hermione had shoved a toothbrush in her hand and was already brushing her own teeth.

"Why are we brushing our teeth before breakfast?" Phoebe complained, but put the brush in her mouth anyway.

Hermione left the bathroom before Phoebe, but not before sending her a glare and saying, quite forcefully, "Get ready."

Putting the toothbrush down, Phoebe splashed water on her face and in her eyes, only feeling slightly more awake. She spent a little around 15 minutes putting on make up and sorting her hair out, which was pretty quick for her. She could hear Hermione muttering to herself in the room next door, no doubt complaining about how long she was taking.

When she emerged from the bathroom Hermione's head snapped up. "Phoebe! You're not even dressed yet, hurry up!"

"I'm going, I'm going." Phoebe rushed over to her trunk and dug around for her . She went behind the curtain and pulled it on quickly, not wanting to anger her friend anymore than she already had. As soon as she drew the curtain back, Hermione had seized her wrist and pulled her out of the dorm room, leaving behind the two other girls in their room.
Without pausing in the common room, Hermione finally slowed down to a reasonable pace somewhere in the corridors.

"What time does breakfast even start?" Phoebe asked when Hermione released her grip on her arm.

"Half seven" Hermione stated, navigating her way expertly through the corridors as Phoebe trailed behind.

"What time does it finish?"

"Nine." Hermione replied, looking a little sheepish.

"Hermione! We have plenty of time left, why are you in such a rush?" Phoebe exclaimed, aware she sounded a little whiny.