Chapter Six
When Ron woke up the next morning he felt like he had a hangover, which was strange because he had not drunk any alcohol. He rolled out of bed, forgetting that he was in a bunk bed. The huge thud woke Artemis up, but everyone else carried on snoring.
“Er…morning,” Ron said nervously. He didn’t remember having talked to Artemis much, and to tell the truth, the strange Irish boy made him a bit nervous.
“Good morning,” Artemis said coolly. “You look better.”
“What do you mean?” Ron asked, confused.
“Well, let’s just say your best friend didn’t help your headache much with those pills,” Artemis said, smiling his evil smile.
“Shut up Fowl!” Harry had woken up.
“What’s going on? Why don’t I remember much of the past two days?” Ron looked bewildered.
“Ron, I’ll explain later,” Harry said moodily, throwing himself out of his bed and stomping into the bathroom. Artemis followed him, leaving Ron in the dorm with Spike and Malfoy still snoring.
“What was that all about? I thought we agreed not to say anything?” Harry said angrily.
“He asked me. Under the circumstances I think he deserves an answer,” Artemis said coldly.
“What do you mean circumstances?” Harry shot back.
“Potter, you drugged your best friend.”
“Un-intentionally!!!”
“Guys, I need to use the bathroom,” Ron said loudly from outside.
“Look, I’ll tell him later ok?” Harry snapped.
When Harry had explained what had happened to Ron, he felt much better. Ron however, still felt like he had drunk a crate of whisky the day before.
“Actually, it’s quite funny,” Ron mused. “I mean at least I have a reason being crap at bass guitar.”
Harry was quiet.
“Just one thing. Malfoy.”
“What about him?”
“Er…you kind of knocked him out with a vase of daffodils,” Harry said.
“Wow! I did?”
“Yeh.”
“Tell me I had a good reason.”
“Er, well, kinda not really.”
“Oh God.” Ron went white.
Malfoy came into the room and glared at Ron.
“Do you think I should apolagise?” Ron hissed.
“I think it would make the next two months easier.”
Ron gulped.
He walked slowly over to Malfoy and took a deep breath. This was going to hurt.
“Er, Malfoy?”
“What?”
“I….er…I’m sorry about the daffodil thing. Harry fed me happy pills so it wasn’t really my fault and I don’t remember what happened but having heard the story and seeing the bandage on your head and the vase Hermione tried to magic back together I just want to say sorry cos it must have hurt.” Ron stopped, out of breath, but glad it was over. Now there was just Malfoy’s reaction to come.
Malfoy leaned back in his chair, folded his arms and looked at Ron. Then he started laughing. Hysterically. Non- stop. Everyone turned to look at him, and then Ron burst into fits of laughter as well. Harry decided that he would join in, as did Spike and the rest of the class, except Artemis who just sat in his chair staring at them with a look of horror on his face.
When Mr Schneebly came in, he looked very shocked. He looked at Artemis.
“Geeky, what the hell is going on in here?”
Artemis was about to answer when the laughter stopped and Ron started yelling.
“Hey Mr S, Harry fed me happy pills and that’s not even why I’m crap at bass I just am so can I swap with geeky?”
Mr S looked at him, and then smiled.
“Ok Ginger, only I am allowed to use insulting pet names, and yes you my swap with Geeky, even he must be better than you at bass. Now. Sit down and stop acting like you never came down.”
Ron sat down smiling sweetly at Artemis, who scowled back.
“Ok kiddlywinks. We have some serious rocking to do!” Mr S clapped his hands together and rocked on his heels.
“Instruments out everyone. Now as you know, we have the practice gig in three weeks.”
“We didn’t know that,” Hermione said.
“Shut up bush lady. Ya do now. As I was saying. This gig is gonna be tough. It’s gonna require you to use your mind, and your brain, and your head too. Now. If anybody thinks they can’t do this, please raise your hand now.”
Mia and Hermione raised their hands.
“Ok. Tree hugger and Bush lady. Ignore what I just said. Anyone can rock, even if they don’t think about it. Now. How is our lightshow coming along?”
Mr S looked at Cooper.
“Er, it’s in it’s early stages.” She said.
“No no no not good enough. We need to hurry it up. What about our backing singers?”
“We suck.” Cinderella said.
“Badly.” Mia added.
“You guys, you’re not hearing me. TWO MONTHS! That’s all we have! what’s with all these negative attitudes? Now. Get up, grab you’re instruments and go melt some faces! Except Geeky cos you are starting bass today. Come with me.”
Mr S left the room with Artemis following sulkily. Ron walked over to Spike.
“So. What do we roadies do then?”
The other side of the room, Harry was standing next to Draco’s drum kit with his guitar plugged into an amp. He and Draco were synchronizing their playing.
“No! You’re doing it wrong!” Draco snapped.
“What’s your problem?”
“Er, you fed your demented friend happy pills and he knocked me out? I’m gonna have a scar!”
“Well. That’ll make two of us. Now shut up and play the song.”
Meanwhile, outside, Artemis was having a few problems with a bass guitar. The gig was coming closer, but still the band couldn’t agree.
To be continued……….
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