What The...

"What was in there?" Ron asked, following Hermione as she headed to the elevators.

Hermione pressed the 'up' button and turned to Ron laughing. "Oh, it's nothing. I just thought it'd be best if we head to Dumbledore instead."

Ron shrugged his shoulders.

The elevator doors opened and Hermione and Ron's mouths both dropped.

Awaiting them on the other side of the door was Neville and he was gripping his Mimbulus Mimbletonia in what would have been an affectionate grasp if it weren't for the fact that it was a plant.

Neville looked up at them and rolled his eyes, "What? No one said anything that time I was caught with Luna!"

Ron started laughing. Hermione nodded her head, "Well Neville, Luna is a human being. You told me that you weren't doing anything with the plant. Remember... when I caught you in your office?"

Ron stopped laughing and looked at the embarrassed look on Neville's face. The plant spit green juice everywhere. Ron started laughing again. He was laughing so hard the green slime began to spray from his nose.

Protecting his Mimbulus Mimbletonia, Neville pressed a button and the doors slowly closed. He looked as if he were about to cry.

After Ron had stopped laughing and dripping for that matter, he stood up straight and said to Hermione's scowl, "I'm not the one snogging plants that look like the squid."

"Let's just take the stairs," Hermione said annoyed.

Finally reaching Dumbledore's room, Hermione gave it a polite knock and waited patiently while Ron stuck his finger up the faucet nose.

Dumbledore opened the door smiling and said quietly, "Ah Miss Granger and Mr. Weasley? How nice it is to see you two. Is there something I can help you with?"

Hermione noticed something that seemed to have four legs walking in the background. She ignored it and turned to Dumbledore.

"Ron was in a sibling quarrel with Ginny and somehow she changed his nose into..." Hermione turned to Ron, shock all over her face.

"Mr. Weasley, do be careful. What was it Miss Granger?" Dumbledore's eye twinkled at the surprised look on Hermione's face.

Hermione shook her head, "You always manage to surprise." She realized what was walking in the background.

It was Firenze.

"Well, I'll leave you to your business now."

Ron had thanked him repeatedly and they headed back to their own hotel room.

"What on earth can you possibly do with a centaur?" Ron asked, not hiding the disgust from his face.

"I don't know," Hermione said. She had hoped against hope that the hotel room would be completely empty.

But you know, things like that just don't disappear.

Still rubbing on to his nose, Ron waited patiently for Hermione to open the door.

"What's taking you so long?" He asked, his patience beginning to fade. "Are you afraid to go inside?"

Hermione looked up at Ron and bit her lip.

She was terrified. And that was the honest truth.

"Well give me the key. I'll go inside." Ron took the key from Hermione and put it in the slot. As the door knob turned, Hermione closed her eyes.

She could hear Ron say, "What took you so long?" And that was followed by a friendly laugh.

"Oh Hermione, you can open your eyes, it's just Luna and Harry."

The last thing Hermione heard was Ron asking Harry in a very sarcastic voice if Snape was all Harry had dreamed of.

She was glad it was just those two, last time she had opened the door, the giant squid. But how did Harry and Luna get the keys to her room.

Hermione realized after Harry, Luna, Ron, and she... (the Freaky Quartet) had fallen asleep that Luna was the one that had stolen the key.

She shrugged and looked at the legs and arms tangled together....

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The next morning, when Ron and Hermione headed out, leaving Luna and Harry sleeping peacefully in the bed, they decided to find out where all these Hogwarts folks had come from.

Heading to the front lobby, Hermione was pulled back violently on the sleeves by Ron.

He pointed upwards with his mouth to a large banner going around the whole room.

"We now accept ghosts, centaurs, magical beasts (yes, this includes the Giant Squid), and house elves," Hermione read, almost dying from shock.

The End!