After hearing the complaint the teachers started watching the youngest Weasley male closely.
At meals there was a teacher sitting at the Gryffindor table taking notes. When Ron was in the halls or around the grounds there was always a member of staff nearby.
At dinner one night things started to change.
A new table appeared set for one person at the front of the hall.
As the students started to arrive for the meal Professor McGonagall stood and addressed the students.
"Would Ronald Weasley please come forward."
Ron did with Harry and Hermione standing nearby.
"Mr. Weasley, due to a complaint made to a member of the staff by a classmate of yours, and an investigation made by the teaching staff, the following decisions have been made. Owing to your gross lack of table manners you are to sit separate to the rest of your house. You will be provided with an appropriate meal for someone of your age and activity levels. You will not be provided with more than that to help you to control your greed that we have noticed you suffer from. You have been eating in one sitting more than any 2 or 3 other students eat in a day! As such we will be contacting your parents asking them to reimburse the school for the excessive amounts of food you have consumed since your first year. If your parents cannot or will not pay this amount then there will be no choice but to suspend you until the money is paid. If it is not received by the start of the next school year then you will be expelled, have your wand snapped and your magic bound."
"You can't do this!" Ron yelled, turning red.
"Be quiet please. I think you will find what I can and have done Mr. Weasley is well within my powers to do. Now please go to your table quietly."
Grumbling to himself Ron stomped to the table. He then turned and called out
"Hey Harry Hermione we get a table to ourselves. C'mon hurry up and sit down. I'm starved."
"Err...Ron? That table is just for you. We aren't allowed to sit there, right Professor?"
"That is correct Mr. Potter. This table is only brought out in extreme cases like this and only one person may sit it."
"Oh, I think I read about it in 'Hogwarts, a History'. It was named the Pigs table and it hasn't been used in at nearly three hundred years. It is only brought out as a last resort to try and encourage students to modify their behavior at meals."
"Correct Miss Granger. 20 points to Gryffindor for your extremely esoteric knowledge of Hogwarts. Now please go to your table with your classmates and we can all have our dinners."
Five minutes later Ron had finished his meal and stood up.
"Where are you going Mr. Weasley?" Asked Professor Dumbledore
"I need more food. I'm still hungry"
"Now now Mr. Weasley. It was explained to you what was going to happen. You have eaten your meal and you are not getting any more."
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"WHAT! You mean that's IT! ONE measly little plate is all I can have! I need more to keep me going than this!" Ron screamed.
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"This is even worse than we feared" commented Professor Dumbledore as Ron was levitated out of the hall.
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Ron was taken to Professor McGonagall's office and revived. As soon as he awoke he started yelling at the teachers.
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"What did you do that for? Huh! I need more food and you pricks stop me from eating? Why'd you do that? You lousy bunch of…"
With that he was silenced.
Professor McGonagall was angry and snapped "You seem to be under the misapprehension that you can behave like you have been with no consequences. I hate to tell you this, Mr. Weasley, but you are in big trouble even before your little performance here. Hmm, to start things off, thirty points from Gryffindor for yelling at a teacher. Now," she took a deep breath and continued. "What I wanted to talk to you about is a bit more delicate and I thought that you might not want to have this conversation in front of the whole school."
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Ron looked like he was trying to say something but the silencing spell worked well and he was quiet, but very red in the face.
"To begin Mr. Weasley, I, as your head of house, have been approached by many people, and a few sentient creatures, regarding your personal hygiene. The merfolk have threatened to leave the lake if you went in it again. The giant squid was covered in a rash for almost a month after that swim. And yes we can prove it was you. The amount of gas you pass has left the boys that share your dorm with many illnesses and the room itself needs regular fumigation just to make it passably livable. That is not even starting on the people you offend just by walking past them. Have you ever noticed that no one stands downwind of you if they can help it? With Madam Pomphreys help we may be able to work on that.
Discover moreStory writing softwareFan fiction forumFan fiction communityExplore Top AudiobooksBook Movie Tickets"Next, there is your posesivness of Harry Potter. Yes, I have noticed. Every time he trys to talk to anyone other than yourself or Miss Granger you imediatly attempt to regain his attention. Even when Mr Potter is doing his homework you cannot seem to leave him alone. I dont know if it is matter of your affections getting the better of you or if you honestly believe that Mr Potter must follow what you say whenever you say something and be the center of his attention. You even try to alienate Miss Granger unless you need her help with your homework. Bullying other students because they may talk to Mr Potter or anyone else is NOT acceptable in any way, shape or form. This is another thing that MUST improve if you wish to continue here at Hogwarts.
The professor stopped there and took a deep berath, letting it and her agrivation out slowly. She looked at the silent, red faced student and asked quietly,
"Now do you have anything to say? No? Then you may go back to your dorm and I hope to see a marked improvement very soon. Oh, and last thing, Finite incantatum.
With that the door was shut in Ron's face.