"Ray, have you ever been fucking a woman when all of a sudden you realize you need to be on a plane to Charlotte in ten hours and you haven't packed y...et?" Um, no." I'll tell you a secret. It was pretty lousy sex."Ray giggled. "Even lousy sex is better than no sex."I shook my head.What the hell was I doing in Charlotte? Why wasn't I back home in Portland, huddled up in bed with Dawn for the second time? Or the third time? Or the fourth time?Every night I would call Dawn from my hotel room and. "Is this true?" Professor McGonagall asked the girl."Yes, Professor," the girl said softly, surprised at the sound of her ownvoice."Who are you, dear?" the Professor asked kindly."I'm Kyle Cooper, Professor, 4th Year, Hufflepuff," he said. "It may havebeen my fault," he added, feeling guilty for Hermione's crying. "Pleasedon't punish her, she didn't mean to do this. Just change me back, and Ipromise I'll never say a word about this. She's my best friend, and Idon't want her to get in trouble. " You'd best try harder, when we get to the mansion I will not have the patience for this. Now, the conditions."The girl produced a sheet of paper and started reading out loud:"I am to live with you at your mansion for at least two years unless you send me away at any time. During that time I will receive free housing and food, as well as a monthly allowance of 1.500 Euros. I am allowed to use your resources at the mansion at any time to practice and develop my art and performance. In return. I promised her confidence and I was going to keep it.I just got into bed and my phone rang and I didn't know the Caller ID number and because of the hour, I answered."Hello." Jess, I hope I didn't wake you, it's Allie." No, I was just going to bed though." Just one thing so our story is straight, if anyone asks about our date?" OK." We went and saw Chloe and went for a pizza and you brought me home, that's all. OK?" Seeing as how that is what happened, I can go along with that. Everything else.