"Guess what's just happened?" I say as I walk back into the Common Room.

"What?" Hermione, Amy and Ron say together.

"Justin and Nearly Headless Nick have been petrified." I tell them.

They all gasp.

"Really?" Amy says.

"Yeah. Hang on, where's Bonnie?"

"Huh?" Hermione says.

"Bonnie?" I say.

"What do you mean, where is she? She was right here." Ron says.

Oh great. Now we've lost Bonnie.

"How could you not see her leave?" I say. "Wasn't she playing chess with you guys?"

"Yeah, she was." Amy says. "...until she went up to the dormitory!"

I race up to the dorm. No Bonnie. Where in the name of Merlin is she?

"We should probably look for her." Ron says.

"What are we doing right now, Ron?" I say sarcastically.

He just glares at me.

"Come on, she might be somewhere outside the Common Room." I say.

Together, Hermione, Amy, Ron and I leave and split up to look for Bonnie.

"Alright." I say. "We'll meet here in fifteen minutes, if we don't find her...we'll figure something out. Hermione-you go that way, Amy-that way, Ron-that way and I'll go down here. Got it?" I say as I point in the directions.

They all nod. "Let's go."

We all split and venture down different corridors. I walk around, looking inside classrooms and small corridors. I start to make my way down the corridor where Myrtle's bathroom is. Then I see Bonnie coming out of the bathroom.

"Bonnie!" I yell and I run down to her.

"Whoa, Sarah!" Bonnie says, incoherently.

"What's wrong?" I say. "And why were you in Myrtle's bathroom?"

"Umm...I was just...checking on the Potion. Yeah, just checking on the Potion." She says.

I look at her weirdly. She doesn't sound normal.

"Bonnie," I say, seriously. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." She says quickly.

I don't believe her.

"Let's go back. We were all looking for you-me, Hermione, Amy and Ron. Do you know about the attacks?" I say.

"Attacks? Who?" Bonnie asks, worriedly.

"Justin and Nearly Headless Nick." I say.

Bonnie gasps.

"Oh no..." She mutters.

"What?" I ask.

"Oh, nothing. I was just sorta friends with Justin is all."

I nod. "Come on, the others should be waiting."

Bonnie and I run all the way back to Gryffindor Tower where Hermione, Amy and Ron are waiting.

"Ah, you're back." Amy says. "Where were you, Bonnie?"

"Uh, Myrtle's bathroom. I was just...uh...checking on the Potion."

"Why?" Hermione asks.

"Because."

"Because why?" Amy says.

"Just because!" Bonnie snaps and she storms into the Common Room.

Geez, Bonnie. She's acting weirdly.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After I tell Hermione, Amy, Ron and Bonnie(once she came back down from the dorm) about Ernie, the attacks and Harry going off with McGonagall, and after the others gasping and going on about Harry can't have done it, Harry comes back into the Common Room.

"Harry!" I yell as I jump up and give him a hug.

"Sarah." He says.

"What happened?" I ask. "All I heard was Peeves yelling about another attack, and then Justin and Nick are petrified."

"Um, well McGonagall took me to Dumbledore's office, and then while I was there, Hagrid burst in telling Dumbledore about how I didn't do it and then Dumbledore let me go. He didn't believe I did it, though." Harry says.

"Well, you're just lucky you weren't expelled or something." Amy says.

"I wouldn't have been expelled." Harry says. "I didn't do anything wrong."

"You're right, mate." Ron says. "But at least you're not in trouble."

"Cheer up guys!" I randomly say. "It's almost Christmas!"

They all stare take as into say 'what the hell, Sarah.' Oh well.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The double attack on Justin and Nearly Headless Nick is now the talk of the castle. It's actually quite annoying. But the real question is not who it is, but how they managed to hurt Nick if he's already dead.

There's now a stampede of people booking seats on the Hogwarts Express for Christmas. Yay, only a few of us. It'll be a nice, quiet Christmas this year.

Luckily, Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy are staying for Christmas. The Polyjuice Potion should be ready soon. We don't know any other Slytherin girls that are staying for Hermione to turn I to though. We may just have to lie...

I feel sorry for Harry at the moment. Everyone is skirting the corridors and avoiding him because they think he's Slytherin's heir. Fred, George and I are the only ones not avoiding him(well, other than Hermione, Ron, Bonnie or Amy). We go out of our way to March Harry down the corridors saying 'Careful guys, Slytherin's heir coming through!'

Ah, good times. But of course, Percy had to ruin it. Damn it Percy.

Ginny and Bonnie aren't finding it funny either. I don't know about Ginny, but Bonnie would normally find this funny. What is going on with her?

Anyway, ever since we've been making Harry feel like he's awesome, Malfoy's been looking more sour every day.

"It's because he's bursting to say it's him." Ron says. "You know he hates everyone beating him at something. And he's just pissed that you're getting all the credit for his dirty work."

"Not for long." Hermione and I say.

"The potion's almost done, we'll be getting the truth out of him any day now."

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At last, the term has ended.

Now it's just the Weasley's, Amy, Tom, Bonnie, Harry, Hermione and I left to run the common room.

This means, Exploding Snap time!

We can now play without anyone bothering us. Fred, George and Ginny decided to stay while their parents to visits heir brother Bill in Egypt.

Unfortunately Percy stayed. But, at least he's keeping out our way.

Finally Christmas is here!

Aand, Hermione is shaking me awake.

"Sarah, wake up!" She hisses.

"What?" I mutter.

"Well, first, Merry Christmas. But quickly open your presents, the Polyjuice Potion is almost done."

I spring out of my bed.

I look at the foot of my four-poster bed and there is a stack of presents waiting for me.

I start unwrapping them.

From Hagrid I get a plate of treacle, another sweater from Mrs Weasley(this year royal blue with a snowflake on it) and a box of fudge, different candies from Harry, a prank set from Fred and George, candy, an infinity bracelet and some clothes from Bonnie, some more candy and clothes from Amy, a book called Flying With The Cannons from Ron, a journal and an eagle feather quill from Hermione and a box full of stuff from Dad. In the box there's clothes and chocolate and my favourite candies(sugar quills and Bertie Botts Beans) and some stuff for Snow.

Speaking of Snow, where is she?

"Snow?" I call out. Snow soon comes trotting into the dormitory, jumps onto my bed and purrs.

"Aww, how's my little kitty?" I coo.

She just purrs in an affectionate way.

"Nope, I'm gonna dress you up today, no matter what you say."

I get out a cute little Santa outfit Dad sent over and squeeze it onto Snow. Yes, she is pretty fat and lazy.

"There. You look absolutely adorable." I say.

She just purrs again.

"Sarah, come on!" Hermione hisses to me.

"Alright, alright." I say and I put n my dressing gown and follow Hermione out of the common room. We quickly race to Myrtle's bathroom where I can hear the potion bubbling in the cauldron.

"So what to we have to do, master?" I say and fake salute.

She just rolls her eyes. "We just have to add...three leeches and a bag of lacewing flies." She says, reading the recipe. "Please hope this works."

I pass her three of the disgusting leeches and the bag of lacewings.

"How long now?" I ask, watching the potion turn a dirty green colour.

"Uhh, three hours. Or when it turns...brown." Hermione says.

"Brown?" I say in disgust. "That's gross."

"I know. Don't forget I have to drink it too." She says.

"Who are you changing into, Hermione?" I ask. Who is she changing into?

"Well. You know that Slytherin girl I was up against at the Duelling Club, Millicent Bulstrode? Her. I found some hairs on her robes."

"Millicent? Is she that big one?"

"Yeah."

"But, didn't she go home for Christmas?" I ask.

"She did. But I'll just say that I decided to stay instead." She shrugs.

"That's a good one. Just hope Malfoy believes it."

"I hope so too. Anyway, let's go back to the boys."

We leave the bathroom and the simmering potion back to Gryffindor Tower.

"I'm just going to get dressed and I'll meet you in there." I say as we climb the stairs to the dormitories.

When I get in there, Bonnie and Amy are already awake opening their presents.

"Morning." I say amps I walk over to my trunk.

"Sarah! Merry Christmas!" Amy says, while opening a brown package from Harry.

"Where were you?" Bonnie asks.

"In Myrtle's bathroom with Hermione adding the last few ingredients to the potion. Four hours and it's ready to rock and roll."

"Finally we can get answers." Amy says.

"...yeah." Bonnie says, and she quickly goes to open a package from Dad.

I get dressed into dark denim jeans, my new sweater with a black top underneath, some deep blue converse and I blue beanie.

"I'm going over to the boys dorm, happy Christmas." I say and I walk over to the boys dorm.

I walk in and the boys are opening their presents.

"Merry Christmas, Harry, Ron...Tom." I say.

"Merry Christmas!" Harry and Ron say together.

"Uh, Happy Christmas, Sarah." Tom mutters.

"Anyway, I'm going back to get dressed. Happy Christmas." Hermione says and she walks out.

"So, you two really have been up adding to-" Ron says but he quickly shuts up.

Tom looks up. "What just happened?"

"Nothing." Harry and I say quickly.

He nods, still unsure.

I shake my head. "So, what did you guys get?"

"Uhh, not much. Sweater from Mrs Weasley, book from Ron, quill from Hermione, headband and candy from Bonnie-but I gave the headband to Ron-the candies from you and some candy from Amy. Oh, and I did get a toothpick and a note asking me if I can stay at Hogwarts during the summer too from the Dursley's." Harry says.

"I got the usual maroon sweater from Mum, chocolates from Harry, a quill from Hermione, candy from both Bonnie and Amy, candy from you, a prank set from Fred and George-you can have it if you want, and a handmade stuffed tiger from Ginny. And I won't forget the headband from Harry, Bonnie. Whatever." Ron says, opening a chocolate frog.

"I don't need the prank set, I got one too. But if you insist, I will." I say.

"What about you?" Harry asks.

"This sweater, candy, a bracelet and some clothes from Bonnie, candy from Amy, the chocolates from you, Harry, the book from you, Ron, a journal and quill from Hermione, the prank set from Fred and George, and a box of stuff from Dad." I say.

"Nice."

"Well, I'm gonna go find Fred and George." I say and I leave.

I go downstairs and there they are, playing a game of Exploding Snap.

"Merry Christmas." I say to them.

"Oh, Happy Christmas, Sarah!" They say together.

"Hey, wanna play a prank on everyone? Including the teachers?" I ask.

"What d'you think?" Fred says.

"Of course we will!" George says.

"Oh and thanks for the dungbombs and stink pellets-we were running low." Fred says.

"No problem. And thanks for the prank set." I say. "Perfect. Dungbombs, stink pellets, fireworks...I'll have great fun!"

Fred and George share a look. "We've got an idea." They say.

"What?"

"We could set Dungbombs in the great hall, put a spell on them so they explode right during dinner!"

"Great idea!" I say. "We should probably set it up...this afternoon. When no one is in the hall."

"Great."

"Now, can I challenge you guys to a snowball fight?"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fred, George and I grabbed the others and for the rest of the morning we had an epic snowball fight.

Fred and I were captains. On my team I had George, Amy, Ginny, Tom and me against Fred, Harry, Ron, Bonnie and Hermione.

It was epic. My team won, because we're awesome.

We then traipsed back up the castle, cold and wet to have a shower and warm before lunch.

For the rest of the afternoon, we had a rad game of Exploding Snap, and Bonnie won each round because she's boss at Exploding Snap.

By the time dinner comes, I'm exhausted, but excited for the prank.

Fred, George and I go down earlier than everyone to set each Dungbomb. Once they're set, everyone comes into the hall.

In the middle of dinner, Fred, George and I 'excuse' ourselves from the hall so we don't have to put up with the Dungbombs.

About two minutes after we leave, they go off. The students in the hall scream and block their noses from the smell. Fred, George and I can't control out laughter. Fred's on his hands and knees banging the floor with his fists, George is doubled over laughing still, and I'm on my back laughing my head off.

Soon everyone comes out and sees us laughing. Yep, they know it was us. Percy is looking at us, disappointed, but Dumbledore just starts clapping. What?

"I want to see you three do better." He says as winks and goes back into the hall to clean up the mess.

I'm dumbstruck. Did Dumbledore just congratulate us on a prank? Booyah!

After everyone finishes their meals, we all walk back to Gryffindor Tower like walking zombies.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, Bonnie, Amy and I say goodnight to the others. We are going to interrogate Malfoy tonight.

"Why does it have to be tonight?" Amy whines. "I'm tired."

"Because, we can't let the potion sit for too long." Hermione says.

Bonnie and Amy groan.

We all enter Myrtle's bathroom and go over to the potion.

"So, you've all got the hairs?" Hermione asks.

I hold up a tube with a long, black hair from Pansy.

Harry and Ron hold up tubes with short hairs.

"And when did I you guys get the hairs?" I ask them.

"Just before dinner, probably when you were with Fred and George setting up that prank!" Ron says.

I burst out laughing. "That-was-hilarious!"

The others aren't laughing.

"Oh come on, it was funny." I say.

"Not really." Bonnie says.

"You're right." Amy says at the same time.

I high-five Amy while the others just shake their heads.

"Alright. So, I sneaked some robes in from the laundry earlier, so you can change. I got bigger robes for Harry, Ron and I, and a similar size to what you are now for Sarah." Hermione says.

I look over at the potion. It looks disgusting. Like mud. Ew. Next to the cauldron is four tall tumblers.

"I'm sure we've done everything right." Hermione says nervously, re-reading the splotched page of Moste Potente Potions. "It looks like it's meant to. All we have to do now, is split it into four glasses and add the hairs. Then we'll have exactly an hour before we change back into ourselves."

"Okay." I say.

Hermione lets me spoon the potion into the tumblers. When I think they're even, I hand Harry, Ron and Hermione a glass each.

"Add the hairs." Hermione says.

I pull the cork out of the glass tube and tip the hair into the potion. It bubbles and turns a browny-green colour. Yuck.

"Wait!" Ron says. "Before we drink it, we should each go into a separate cubicle for when we change. Since we won't fit I to our robes, amend Millicent is no pixie. Sarah doesn't have t worry much though."

"Good thinking." Hermione says.

"I never thought I'd hear Ron say something logical." I say and I step into one of the cubicles.

"Okay, ready?" Harry calls.

"On the count of three." Hermione says.

"One...two...three!" I say.

I gulp the sickly potion. Ugh, it tastes like overlooked cabbage. I hate cabbage.

Immediately, my insides start squirming as though there are snakes inside of me. I double duo, trying not to vomit. Then, a burning sensation starts, going from my my stomach to my fingers and toes. Next, there's a melting feeling. It's horrible. I can feel myself transforming into Pansy. I loo at my hands as they shrink into bony hands. I look down at my body as it shrinks. Damn, Pansy is tiny.

Soon, the sensation stops. Im. It myself anymore.

I step outside the cubicle as Harry and Ron are too.

Bonnie and Amy's jaws drop.

"Wow." Amy says.

Bonnie doesn't say anything.

I go over to the sinks and look into the cracked mirror.

Ew, I'm Pansy Parkinson.

She's so ugly. Oh no, I'm pug-faced.

"Are you guys okay?" Hermione calls from inside her cubicle.

"I'm fine." I tell her.

"Yeah." Comes a grunt behind me. Ron.

"Yeah." Another grunt says. Harry.

"Come on Hermione." I say. "Time to go."

"I-I don't think I'm going." She calls.

"Hermione, are you okay?" Bonnie asks.

"I'm fine. Just go on without me." She calls.

"Hermione, no one cares what you look like. You aren't you anyway." Ron says.

"Just go, you're wasting time." She calls.

I loo at Harry and Ron. "Well, we are wasting time. We should just go without her."

They nod and we say goodbye.

Now, we have to make it down to the dungeons. And then we have to find the common room entrance and actually figure out the password.

We leave the bathroom carefully and make our way down the marble staircase.

"Where is the common room?" Harry asks.

"Down in the dungeons, duh. It won't be hard to find." I say.

We walk down down a corridor when someone comes around the corner. It's Percy.

"What are you doing down here?" Ron says.

I give him a look.

"That," Percy says stiffly. "Is none of your business. It's Crabbe isn't it?"

"Wh-oh, yeah." Ron says.

"Well, get off to your dormitories." Percy says sternly. "It's bit safe to be wondering around the castle at night."

"You are." I say in Pansy's high voice.

"I," Percy says. "Am a Prefect. Nothing's going to attack me."

I snort.

"Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy!" I drawling voice comes from behind us. I turn around and Malfoy is coming up to us. "What're you doing here? I've been looking all over for you. I want to show you guys something really funny."

He glances at Percy.

"And what are you doing down here, Weasley?" He sneers.

Percy looks outraged.

"You want to show more respect to a school Prefect, Malfoy!" He says. "I don't like your attitude!"

Malfoy sneers and motions us to follow him.

I think, what would Pansy do right now? Aha!

I cling onto Malfoy's arm, like Pansy always does. Malfoy tries to shrug me off, but I cling on harder. Yep, I hate trying to be Pansy.

We soon reach a stretch of bare, damp stone wall.

"What's the password again?" Malfoy asks us. I let go of his arm.

"Er-" Harry says.

"Oh yeah-Pureblood." He says, not listening.

A stone door appears in the wall. Cool.

We follow Malfoy in.

The Slytherin common room is like the opposite to the Gryffindor common room. Although it's still round like ours, it's green-with a tint of silver-on the walls, with green lights hanging on the ceiling, green armchairs all around the room and one, small fireplace with a green fire.

"Wait here," Malfoy says, motioning us to some empty armchairs around the fire. "I'll just go get it-father's just sent it..."

He goes upstairs and Harry, Ron and I take our seats by the fire. Harry and Ron share a lounge while I sit in a single armchair. I loo at them in disgust as there are other Slytherins around.

They look at me weirdly. 'Ill explain later' I mouth to them, still looking at them in disgust.

Malfoy soon comes down, holding what looks to be a newspaper cutting.

"This'll give you a laugh." Ha says, handing it to me.

It's a clipping from the Daily Prophet. It reads:

ENQUIRY AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC

Arthur Weasley, Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, was today fined fifty Galleons for bewitching a muggle car.

Mr Lucius Malfoy, a governor or Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the enchanted car crashed earlier this year, called today for Mr Weasley's resignation.

"Weasley has brought the Ministry into disrepute," Mr Malfoy told our reporter. "He is clearly unfit to draw up our laws and his ridiculous Muggle Protection Act should, be scraped immediately.'

Mr Weasley was unavailable for comment, although his wife told reporters to clear off or shed set the family ghoul on them.

I let out a shriek of laughter, just as Pansy would.

I thrust it at Harry and Ron.

The read it and look bewildered.

"Well?" Malfoy says impatiently, as Harry hands the paper back. "Don't you think it's funny?"

"It's hilarious, Draco." I say.

"Ha ha." Harry says bleakly.

"Arthur loves Muggles so much he should snap his wand in half and go and join them." Malfoy says. "You'd never believe the Weasley's were Purebloods, the way they behave."

Ron's face contorts with fury.

"What's up with you, Crabbe?" Malfoy snaps.

"Stomach ache." Ron grunts.

"Well, go up to the Hospital Wing and give those Mudbloods a kick for me." Malfoy snickers and I shriek with laughter. "You know, I'm surprised the Daily Prophet hasn't reported all these attacks yet. I bet Dumbledore's trying to hush it all up. He'll be sacked son if it doesn't stop soon. Fathers always said Dumbledore was the worst thing that ever happened to this school."

"You're wrong!" Harry says.

Malfoy glares at him. "What?" He snaps. "You thinks there's someone worse than Dumbledore? Do you?"

"Harry Potter." Harry says.

"You're right, Goyle. You're absolutely right. Saint Potter, the Mudbloods friend. He's another one with no proper wizard feeling, or he wouldn't go around with that jumped-up Granger Mudblood. Same with his sister. And people think he's the heir of Slytherin."

I stare at him. He's about to tell us.

"You must have some idea whose behind it all." Harry says.

"You know I haven't, Goyle. How many times do I have to tell you?" Malfoy snaps. "Father won't tell me anything. But he did say this: the last time the Chamber was opened, was fifty years ago. That time, a Mudblood died. It's inky a matter of time before one of them dies this time. As for me-I hope it's Granger."

Ron clenches his fist. I shoot him another look.

"D'you know if the person who opened it last time was caught?" Harry asks.

"Of course, Goyle." I say. "They're probably still in Azkaban."

He looks puzzled.

"Azkaban? The prison, Goyle." Malfoy says. "Honestly, if you were any slower, you'd be going backwards."

I let out another shriek of laughter.

Malfoy shifts in his chair. "Father says to keep my head down and let the heir of Slytheirn get on with it. He says the school needs ridding of all the Mudblood filth. Of course, he's got a lot on his plate at the moment. You know, the Ministry of Magic raided our manor last week?"

I gasp.

"Yeah..." Malfoy says. "At least they didn't find anything much. Fathers got some very valuable Dark Arts stuff. But luckily, we've got our own secret chamber under the drawing-room floor-"

"Ho!" Ron suddenly says.

Malfoy looks at him. So does Harry and I. Stupid Ron.

Oh no, his hairs turning back orange, and his nose is changing.

He quickly stands up.

"Where are you going?" Malfoy asks.

"To get some medicine for my stomach." He mumbles.

"I'll go too." Harry says, and they quickly race out of the Common Room.

I need something to get me out of here.

"Oh, I just remembered, Millicent was supposed to be coming back tonight. She had to leave early. I'd better go and find her." I say and I race out of here.

I run as fast as I can up to Myrtle's bathroom, and Harry and Ron are already back.

"Hermione, come out, we've got loads to tell you!" I pant.

"Go away!" She says.

"Hermione..." I say.

"Guys, wait 'till you see. It's awful." Bonnie says.

I go over to the cubicle and push open the door. It's surprisingly unlocked.

Hermione. Is standing, back to the door with her robes covering her face and sobbing.

"What happened?" I ask.

She lets down her robes and turns around, I jump. Her face is covered in black, cat hair. She's a cat.

"It was c-cat hair I f-found on M-Millicent's robes!" She howls, "M-Millicent must have a c-cat! And the p-potion isn't made for animal t-transformations!"

"Oh no, Hermione." I say, giving her a hug.

"It's okay Hermione, we'll take you up to the hospital wing . Madam Pomfrey never asks many questions..."

"You'll be teased something awful!" Comes Myrtle's voice from behind me.

It takes a bit to get Hermione to leave top he cubicle, let alone the bathroom. But we manage to get her to the hospital wing.

Myrtle follows us to the door of the bathroom.

"Wait 'till everyone finds out you've got a tail!"

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A/N

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