22~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I tried to keep up with Dumbledore's fast pace as we walked down the corridor. He did not look angry, yet there was a look of worry in his eyes.
"Where was this boy last seen?" Dumbledore said not taking his eyes off where he was going.
"In the Great Hall. There were many students around so I don't believe he could have left yet." I responded, trying to sound as confident as he. We walked on in silence.
When we arrived at the Great Hall, there were far more students there now then there were when I left. I heard a voice singing. When Dumbledore and I edged our way to the front of the crowd, we saw the cause of the noise.
Harry Potter was in the middle of the crowd, singing songs. I did not recognize the one he was singing now. I suspected he made it up:
"There once was a monster and a dog. The shoe was in the yard. The monster got lost in fog. The dog got the shoe!
A man walked away in the spring. They showed him the shoe, And in it he dropped a ring. Whoppity-do!
The dog ran away with the vase. He started running on the ice. He slipped and hit his face. The poor doggy died!"
Dumbledore looked shocked and angry at the same time. I tried to look the same but failed. I could not help smiling. I turned my head so he would not notice.
"What is the meaning of this?" Dumbledore shouted to the crowd. They immediately grew quiet. Everyone turned to face him. Except Harry, that is. He seemed to be interested in a squirrel outside the window. "Well? Is anyone going to answer me?" He seemed angry yet rather calm.
"Potter's a loony!" a boy yelled from the crowd. I looked around to see none other than Draco Malfoy. Of course he was going to have something to say about his. His fellow Slytherins were sniggering.
I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around and saw Amelia and Hermione running down the corridor.
"HERMIONE MOVE!" Harry yelled to her.
"Honestly! Don't you two read?" Hermione said with her hands on her hips.
"Not like this! I think it's a warning. It means danger's near," Harry said putting his hand on his scar.
"Besides, you're saying it wrong! It's LeviOsa not LeviosA!" Hermione said shaking her head.
"Guarding something?" Harry asked scratching his head.
"I know a spell when I see one. You have to keep eye contact, and Snape wasn't blinking!" Hermione stated clearly.
Everyone looked at them strangely.
"Amelia, you were supposed to stay in my office with Hermione." Dumbledore said, his eyes narrowing.
"Well, Hermione darted after you and I tried to stop her. Eventually, I gave up and ran with her." Amelia explained with an innocent face.
"My office is only down the stairs. You couldn't have taken long to convince," He said incredulously. Amelia gave him a weak smile.
"Well this is all nonsense," I began. I raised my voice. "Everyone, with the exception of Mr. Potter, will report to your dormitories immediately." There were murmurs in the crowd as the students reluctantly went up the steps.
"Miss Andrews, I must say I am ashamed of you. I would not expect a thing like this from such an honorable student." I told her with a stern look. She looked at me, waiting, as if I should have said something else. She leaned forward slightly. Her eyes were locked to mine.
Suddenly, my stomach seemed to be doing summersaults. I started coughing and could not stop. I looked around sickly. Amelia was smiling happily. I though 'Oh no. She's done it to me now.' I held my stomach. I wanted to throw up. My head swam with dizziness; I could not see straight anymore. The next thing I knew, I was on the floor. Albus was kneeling by my side with worry in his eyes.
I felt full of energy. I sprang up and started dancing a little jig. I could have danced forever.
"Hey professor! Why did the chicken cross the road?" Harry yelled.
"To get to the other side!" I yelled back.
"Why did the baby cross the road?" He said, yelling again. I scratched my head. Finally he answered, "Because it was stapled to the chicken!" Hermione, Amelia, and I fell to floor laughing. I was laughing so hard I could not breathe. I forced myself to, taking deep breaths.
"Hey Harry!" Hermione said finally calming down. "Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?"
"I dunno! Why?" he replied.
"Because it was DEAD!" We all started laughing again.
"I've got one!" I said excitedly. "There were these blondes on the interstate, driving to Disneyland, when they come to this sign that's says 'Disneyland, left' so they turned around and went home!" There was more laughing. It was the most fun I ever had.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I could not stop laughing! All the jokes were hilarious. I had to tell one myself.
"Where did Sergeant Pepper keep his armies?" I asked.
"Amelia! This is an outrage! What did you do to me?" I turned around. Hermione was looking at me levelly. It was over.
"Who cares, Hermione? Let her finish the joke!" Harry said impatiently. He was normal too.
"Yes Amelia, where did Sergeant Pepper keep his armies?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"In his sleevies!" I said laughing. Harry laughed out loud, Hermione sniggered, and McGonagall was trying very hard not to laugh. Dumbledore did not look pleased at all. My fun was over.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A/N: This is the last chapter! Sorry! If you want more review! Even if you DON'T want more review! I won't care if you review or not as long as you go to .com and vote for Aubie the tiger for the best mascot. PLEASE! If you do I will love you forever!
~annapooh~
P.S. A special thanks to my wonderful reviewers!