Harry Potter's sister ~~~ Fanfiction

duelling club part 39

Emma was not sure what tonight would be like. Harry assured her that meeting teachers or anyone else was rare on night-time excursions.

"They key is not to panic." Said Harry "If you run into a patrolling teacher just stand still up against the wall until they're past or else find another way around them."

It was nearly 11 o'clock and the last of the students were going to bed, anticipating the Monday morning. Only a few stayed up.

"There isn't a quicker way of doing this?" said Emma, the waiting was really getting to her.

"Nope." Said Harry "Not unless you want to get caught breaking the rules."

"How much longer though?" said Emma exasperatedly

"Probably not long, when there are classes the next day even the worst of us go to bed early. It's the weekends that are a real pain. Sometimes people can be up as late as three in the morning." Said Harry

Emma looked at him "What? How can anyone manage that? I can barely stay up this late."

Harry chuckled "I think it's a teenager thing. Ron and I are only just on the 'postponing our self-set bedtime for as long as possible' stage but even we only stay up this late if we have to. People in the Twins Years on the other hand they stay up as late as possible every night."

"You're abnormally well versed in this psychology?" said Emma

"I try." grinned Harry "Heads up." He nodded towards the door where a pair of fifth year girls went to bed, leaving a pair of Potters the only ones in the Common Room.

"Now?" said Emma

"No wait ten minutes." Said Harry "Sometimes people forget things."

Emma pulled a face. Harry merely shifted her Potions book across the table. On the plus side she had done a good lot of reading this evening, including stuff she'd need to know for brewing Polyjuice Potion.

Harry was right. Less than five minutes later one of the girls came down and picked up a hairband. Another ten minutes and a passage on the theory of a swelling solution later, Emma and Harry got up.

It was a peculiar sensation being under the cloak. But Emma couldn't enjoy it too much because she kept accidentally standing on Harry's foot. So she focused less on the fascination and more on where she was going.

The trip there and back was relatively uneventful. They passed a few ghosts and Professor Flitwick who was lingering about on the First Floor landing.

But Emma easily found the ingredients and dropped them in her bag, the cabinet wasn't even locked and the two of them were back in the Common Room within 30 minutes of leaving it.

"This feels wrong." Said Ron.

"Very wrong." Said Harry.

"Oh would you two stop being babies." Said Hermione irritated by their attitude.

"Come on Hermione you have to admit it's weird, being in a girl's bathroom." Said Ron

"No Ronnie." Said Ginny "Weird is dressing up like a girl and dancing in the great hall."

"Now Ginny." Scolded Luna "There is nothing wrong with boys taking an interest in girls clothes and dancing. It is a great method to lure heliopath's into a trap. According to Daddy the Minister for Magic has been recruiting an army by personally conducting such a ritual in the Department of Mysteries."