The Benefits of Wiznet

By: Calypso in Love

Chapter One: [The We-Hate-Petal Club and Other Such Things]

Hermione shot through the door, waved to her Mum and Dad, and ran up the stairs, down the hall, and into the computer room. Sitting down, she let her hand fall onto the familiar mouse. The screensaver of red and blue books moulding into butterflies dissolved and she clicked the Wiznet symbol.

Last year Hogwart's had come into technology, and created the Wiznet, a wizarding equivalent of the Internet. Most of the students and teachers had it, and it was getting widespread throughout the international Wizarding community as well. She giggled as she read a new wizmail.

Mione,

How're you? Everything's fine here in the Burrow, Harry and Ginny are at it like rabbits all the time though, it's quite annoying. Percy and Penelope and little Petal Pompeii are over for the summer… Petal is more like pompous these days, little brat she is, and only two yet. Fred and George really adore her though, she follows them around playing little pranks all day… they call her mini-Percy. She is too, really. Mum and Dad are having a laugh with our new neighbours… I pity those Muggles really. No one deserves Molly and Arthur Weasley. Bill and Charlie are off with their respective girlfriends in Hawaii. Lucky buffoons. I either try to have a conversation with Harry through Ginny's lips, which is very confusing, trust me, or de-gnome the garden, which is getting to be quite fun, since the gnomes have taken to squealing, and that makes Petal cry… am I being cruel? I'll just go. When can you come visit? I desperately need some company, as you can see (read).

Love and a badge to the We-Hate-Petal club,

Ron

She signed into Wizarini Messenger, wondering if she had made any new friends. A request! Hermione jumped in her seat with excitement.

BigNastyDragon has requested to be your Wizbuddy. Accept or Decline?

BigNastyDragon? She didn't know anyone named that! Nevertheless, she clicked the accept button. A conversation box popped up only seconds later… had he/she been waiting?

BigNastyDragon: Hi.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Who ARE you?

BigNastyDragon: Dunno

HogwartsAHistoryLover: What do you mean you don't know? You must know! You're you!

BigNastyDragon: I'm Me.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Thanks, that helps.

BigNastyDragon: You're welcome.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: I was being sarcastic!

BigNastyDragon: I was aware.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Ok, seriously, who are you?

BigNastyDragon: Leave it, will you? I'm Me, that's as far as you'll get. You can call me Me.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: I'm not calling you Me! That's too confusing! How bout I call you Stupid Prat That Won't Tell Me His Name?

BigNastyDragon: Good with me.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: You're infuriating! I'm going to call you…

BigNastyDragon: Stupider Prat That Won't Tell Me His Name?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Argh. I'll call you Dragon then. Not BigNastyDragon, that's too offensive.

BigNastyDragon: And Stupider Prat That Won't Tell Me His Name is… gentle?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Dragon. That's settled. At least tell me a little about yourself? And how you contacted me?

BigNastyDragon: I'm a wizard.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: No! I never would've guessed, especially not since your on Wiznet! Golly!

BigNastyDragon: I'm 15

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Same age as me!

BigNastyDragon: Would you let me finish my sentences?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Maybe…

BigNastyDragon: I'm 15, and male.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: That was the sentence you were finishing? Not worth much was it?

BigNastyDragon: Fine, I'll just go find someone else to talk to.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: No!

BigNastyDragon: Getting to like me little girl?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: No! And how did you know I was girl… why do you say I'm a girl?

BigNastyDragon: So you ARE a girl.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Argh! And how did you contact me?

BigNastyDragon: I was just doing a little friendly hacking into your Wiznet account…

HogwartsAHistoryLover: What? That's illegal… and it's impossible on Wiznet!

BigNastyDragon: Impossible for the average incompetent wizard…

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Are you implying I'm incompetent?

BigNastyDragon: Touchy. And yes, since you can't hack into my account, now can you?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: How did you contact me?

BigNastyDragon: As I was previously saying, I was doing a little friendly hacking and noticed that we share some of the same interests... I guessed you were a girl because guys don't read Mazelda's Romances… other than Harry Potter, I suppose.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: I don't read those books, they're trash for the mind, and they were for my Mum, and Antonio isn't well enough developed…

BigNastyDragon: Antonio? Methinks you lie, Lover. You HAVE read the books.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Have not! And what have you got against Harry? He's really nice! And he doesn't read trashy romance novels.

BigNastyDragon: You're right, Potter reads expensive romance novels with the mountain of gold he got off his Mumsy, Lover.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: That's horrible! You're horrible. And don't call me lover!

BigNastyDragon: It's your name. You named me Dragon, I name you Lover.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: What do WE have in common? What could I have in common with a snobby, childish Dragon…

BigNastyDragon: You're the one being childish by resorting to name calling. We have lots in common. We read the same stuff, both like the same music, both frequent the Wizarding World homepage…Lover.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: You're just trying to goad me by calling me that.

BigNastyDragon: Your point?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: It's not working

BigNastyDragon: I think it is.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: I'm leaving!

BigNastyDragon: Feel free.

Hermione clicked the X button with relish, smirking. Then she sat staring at her list of contacts. Dragon was 'busy'. Knowing he was gone, she clicked on his name, watching the little screen blink into view. She was going to try his profile…

BigNastyDragon: Couldn't keep away Lover?

HogwartsAHistoryLover: You're supposed to be gone!

BigNastyDragon: Busy and Away are different, sweetheart.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: I'm really going now.

BigNastyDragon: Sure.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: I AM!

BigNastyDragon: Whatever you say.

Hermione glared at the screen and went to brush Crookshanks. Then she came back and glared at the screen some more.

HogwartsAHistoryLover: Dragon?

BigNastyDragon: Lover?

Hermione blushed and X-ed out quickly, before stomping off to her bedroom, a slight smile on her face.

TBC

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