TOGETHER YET APART
Summary: This is life. This is death. This is the making of new friendships, and breaking of old ones. This is excitement. This is betrayal. This is honesty. This is Harry Potters 5th year.
Disclaimer
This is not mine. None of it. So there. If you don't like it, sue me! Well, don't. But you know what I mean
So without further ado, THE STORY
Chapter 1: Beginnings
Harry Potter was not a normal boy. Well, you wouldn't be either if you had been what he had been through. At 15, he had seen Voldemort, the Darkest Wizard of his time 4 times, won the Triwizard Tournament, defeated a basilisk and met his escaped convict of a godfather. He had even grown used to the almost nightly nightmares where he woke up with his scar burning, so much so that he didn't even scream anymore. So it was much to the Dursleys surprise that he woke up and screamed.
For you see, when he was woken up, he was met with a most bizarre sight. He saw Griffin and a panther sitting down having a conversation. At least, he thought it was a conversation. They were sitting down making noises at each other.
Harry was not allowed to ponder this for long, however as Vernon soon barged through the door, his overly red face contorted into a mask of fury.
"BOY, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING??? IT'S 10PM IN THE NIGHT AND YOU ARE DISTURBING ME WITH YOUR ENDLESS SCREAMING--"
"Uncle Vernon, -"
"AND NOW I SEE YOU ARE KEEPING A PANTHER AND A WHO-KNOWS-WHAT IN YOUR BEDROOM." Realising what he had just said, he took a step backward, rubbed his eyes, and stared.
Seeing this the panther opened its mouth and showed off its teeth while the Griffin just stood and stared. Uncle Vernon's face turned from a fire red to a pale white. He rushed out the room and could be heard stopping his wife and child from getting in.
After he had left the Griffin suddenly transformed into the tall figure of Professor Dumbledore. Now it was Harry's turn to stand and stare.
"Hello Harry, I trust you are enjoying your summer" Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling.
"But, what.how? I mean, well -" Dumbledore held up a hand to calm him
"Don't worry, all will be explained in time. However now I'm sure you want to see who else is here?"
Harry suddenly stopped, he had forgotten all about the panther. He stood there and watched; unaware of the shock he would be receiving in a few seconds time. The panther suddenly changed into.Ginny Weasley.
"WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!"
Ginny smiled shyly at Harry. Unknowingly, Harry blushed.
"Hi"
"How come you're an animagus?" Harry managed to get out, after opening and closing his mouth several times.
Ginny giggled. Harry realised he had never seen Ginny laugh before. She had smiled sometimes, sure, but never laughed in front of him.
"How come Ron didn't come instead of you?" Harry blurted out before he could stop himself.
"You mean you don't appreciate me? Is that right?" Ginny fumed.
"NO! I-I m-meant."
"What?"
Harry blushed and snuck a look at Dumbledore. He was speaking to a very frightened Vernon Dursley.
"I-I just realised-"
"Oh it doesn't matter. You wouldn't care anyway. Why should I bother with the *famous* Harry Potter." She turned to walk away, but Harry held her back.
"That's not what I meant." Then, before Ginny had time to retaliate, he pulled Ginny into a kiss. Ginny melted into it, and they would have kept going, if Dumbledore hadn't cleared his throat particularly loudly.
Both Harry and Ginny went beet-red, however Harry took Ginny's hand in his own and gave her a warm smile.
"Well, I see you two are better acquainted, however I think we should make haste and travel to Hogwarts. This house will not be safe for much longer. He took out his wand and pointed at the corner
"Incendio" he recited. "Here, take this. It works the same way as Floo Powder however it is much more pleasant. It's called Flee Powder." He took a bag out of his pocket and gave a bit each to Harry and Ginny.
Ginny was just about to go when Harry realised his uncle and aunt had no powder. "Professor, what about the Dursleys? I mean, they were mean to me but they don't deserve to die!"
"Unfortunately it is ultimately up to them whether they come. And they chose to stay. Don't worry, they may yet come out of this unharmed." Dumbledore replied.
"Ok, I suppose."
Ginny went through the fire, then Harry and finally Dumbledore came through.
"I believe you should meet our other guests. I'll explain on the way." The three headed out. "Now, you are all here because you are directly at risk of Voldemort attacking you. While you are here you will be staying in a special wing of the Castle, and you will all have your own rooms."
They had reached the rooms.
"Marvolo is a Riddle" Ginny said to the portrait, and it opened up.
"I will leave you now, Harry, the password to your room is 'Havo dad" Dumbledore left the 2 alone
They entered the room and saw it was quite crowded. Harry spotted Neville in a corner playing with a toad, The Weasleys were sitting around a table talking.
Hermione was in a armchair, reading, and Draco Malfoy was writing a letter. When the door opened, the Weasleys looked up.
Harry and Ginny went over to join them when Ron mumbled something under his breath. Harry asked Ron what he had said and he exploded
"WELL MR 'PERFECT POTTER' THE WORLD DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, YOU KNOW!!! JUST BECAUSE HALF THE WORLD ADORES YOU DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY REASON TO TRY TO CONTROL MY LIFE!!! ALREADY YOU HAVE PUT MY WHOLE FAMILY IN DANGER, BUT NO, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, IS IT? YOU HAVE TO KNOW EVERYTHING. SOMETIMES I THINK YOU ARE GLAD YOUR PARENTS DIED, I MEAN, THEY MADE YOU FAMOUS, AND THAT'S ALL YOU CARE ABOUT, ISNT IT?"
Suddenly Ron felt himself blasted backwards straight into the wall. On Harry's face was pure rage, and his hand was pointed straight at Ron.
"I am ashamed that I once called you my friend" he said, perfectly calm, before turning and walking from the room. Hermione and all of the Weasleys except Ginny, Fred and George went to see Ron, who looked injured and was staring at the hole in the wall. Ginny and the twins however rushed after Harry and entered his room, due to Ginny overhearing Dumbledore telling him the password. They saw Harry lying on the bed, tears streaming down his face
"Don't worry, Harry,-" One of the twins said
"-Ron was just being a prick." The other continued
"-If that's really how he feels."
"-then he doesn't deserve you."
"-and you shouldn't worry about it."
While the twins were doing their speech Ginny walked over and sat next to Harry, comforting him.
"Its just that, I mean, my parents, I would give anything for them to be alive."
"We all know that," Ginny said softly, and brought him into a kiss.
It was the first time Harry had ever seed the twins speechless, and despite his predicament, Harry had to laugh.
Before the twins could pull themselves together, though, there was a knock on the door. Fred and George went to see who it was and soon came back with Draco Malfoy following.
A/N
Short chapter, I know.
Preview
Next Chapter
Chapter 2: The Replacing
See how Harry reacts to Malfoy, plus more H/G and the twins, and Hermione's reaction.
Summary: This is life. This is death. This is the making of new friendships, and breaking of old ones. This is excitement. This is betrayal. This is honesty. This is Harry Potters 5th year.
Disclaimer
This is not mine. None of it. So there. If you don't like it, sue me! Well, don't. But you know what I mean
So without further ado, THE STORY
Chapter 1: Beginnings
Harry Potter was not a normal boy. Well, you wouldn't be either if you had been what he had been through. At 15, he had seen Voldemort, the Darkest Wizard of his time 4 times, won the Triwizard Tournament, defeated a basilisk and met his escaped convict of a godfather. He had even grown used to the almost nightly nightmares where he woke up with his scar burning, so much so that he didn't even scream anymore. So it was much to the Dursleys surprise that he woke up and screamed.
For you see, when he was woken up, he was met with a most bizarre sight. He saw Griffin and a panther sitting down having a conversation. At least, he thought it was a conversation. They were sitting down making noises at each other.
Harry was not allowed to ponder this for long, however as Vernon soon barged through the door, his overly red face contorted into a mask of fury.
"BOY, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING??? IT'S 10PM IN THE NIGHT AND YOU ARE DISTURBING ME WITH YOUR ENDLESS SCREAMING--"
"Uncle Vernon, -"
"AND NOW I SEE YOU ARE KEEPING A PANTHER AND A WHO-KNOWS-WHAT IN YOUR BEDROOM." Realising what he had just said, he took a step backward, rubbed his eyes, and stared.
Seeing this the panther opened its mouth and showed off its teeth while the Griffin just stood and stared. Uncle Vernon's face turned from a fire red to a pale white. He rushed out the room and could be heard stopping his wife and child from getting in.
After he had left the Griffin suddenly transformed into the tall figure of Professor Dumbledore. Now it was Harry's turn to stand and stare.
"Hello Harry, I trust you are enjoying your summer" Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling.
"But, what.how? I mean, well -" Dumbledore held up a hand to calm him
"Don't worry, all will be explained in time. However now I'm sure you want to see who else is here?"
Harry suddenly stopped, he had forgotten all about the panther. He stood there and watched; unaware of the shock he would be receiving in a few seconds time. The panther suddenly changed into.Ginny Weasley.
"WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!"
Ginny smiled shyly at Harry. Unknowingly, Harry blushed.
"Hi"
"How come you're an animagus?" Harry managed to get out, after opening and closing his mouth several times.
Ginny giggled. Harry realised he had never seen Ginny laugh before. She had smiled sometimes, sure, but never laughed in front of him.
"How come Ron didn't come instead of you?" Harry blurted out before he could stop himself.
"You mean you don't appreciate me? Is that right?" Ginny fumed.
"NO! I-I m-meant."
"What?"
Harry blushed and snuck a look at Dumbledore. He was speaking to a very frightened Vernon Dursley.
"I-I just realised-"
"Oh it doesn't matter. You wouldn't care anyway. Why should I bother with the *famous* Harry Potter." She turned to walk away, but Harry held her back.
"That's not what I meant." Then, before Ginny had time to retaliate, he pulled Ginny into a kiss. Ginny melted into it, and they would have kept going, if Dumbledore hadn't cleared his throat particularly loudly.
Both Harry and Ginny went beet-red, however Harry took Ginny's hand in his own and gave her a warm smile.
"Well, I see you two are better acquainted, however I think we should make haste and travel to Hogwarts. This house will not be safe for much longer. He took out his wand and pointed at the corner
"Incendio" he recited. "Here, take this. It works the same way as Floo Powder however it is much more pleasant. It's called Flee Powder." He took a bag out of his pocket and gave a bit each to Harry and Ginny.
Ginny was just about to go when Harry realised his uncle and aunt had no powder. "Professor, what about the Dursleys? I mean, they were mean to me but they don't deserve to die!"
"Unfortunately it is ultimately up to them whether they come. And they chose to stay. Don't worry, they may yet come out of this unharmed." Dumbledore replied.
"Ok, I suppose."
Ginny went through the fire, then Harry and finally Dumbledore came through.
"I believe you should meet our other guests. I'll explain on the way." The three headed out. "Now, you are all here because you are directly at risk of Voldemort attacking you. While you are here you will be staying in a special wing of the Castle, and you will all have your own rooms."
They had reached the rooms.
"Marvolo is a Riddle" Ginny said to the portrait, and it opened up.
"I will leave you now, Harry, the password to your room is 'Havo dad" Dumbledore left the 2 alone
They entered the room and saw it was quite crowded. Harry spotted Neville in a corner playing with a toad, The Weasleys were sitting around a table talking.
Hermione was in a armchair, reading, and Draco Malfoy was writing a letter. When the door opened, the Weasleys looked up.
Harry and Ginny went over to join them when Ron mumbled something under his breath. Harry asked Ron what he had said and he exploded
"WELL MR 'PERFECT POTTER' THE WORLD DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, YOU KNOW!!! JUST BECAUSE HALF THE WORLD ADORES YOU DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY REASON TO TRY TO CONTROL MY LIFE!!! ALREADY YOU HAVE PUT MY WHOLE FAMILY IN DANGER, BUT NO, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, IS IT? YOU HAVE TO KNOW EVERYTHING. SOMETIMES I THINK YOU ARE GLAD YOUR PARENTS DIED, I MEAN, THEY MADE YOU FAMOUS, AND THAT'S ALL YOU CARE ABOUT, ISNT IT?"
Suddenly Ron felt himself blasted backwards straight into the wall. On Harry's face was pure rage, and his hand was pointed straight at Ron.
"I am ashamed that I once called you my friend" he said, perfectly calm, before turning and walking from the room. Hermione and all of the Weasleys except Ginny, Fred and George went to see Ron, who looked injured and was staring at the hole in the wall. Ginny and the twins however rushed after Harry and entered his room, due to Ginny overhearing Dumbledore telling him the password. They saw Harry lying on the bed, tears streaming down his face
"Don't worry, Harry,-" One of the twins said
"-Ron was just being a prick." The other continued
"-If that's really how he feels."
"-then he doesn't deserve you."
"-and you shouldn't worry about it."
While the twins were doing their speech Ginny walked over and sat next to Harry, comforting him.
"Its just that, I mean, my parents, I would give anything for them to be alive."
"We all know that," Ginny said softly, and brought him into a kiss.
It was the first time Harry had ever seed the twins speechless, and despite his predicament, Harry had to laugh.
Before the twins could pull themselves together, though, there was a knock on the door. Fred and George went to see who it was and soon came back with Draco Malfoy following.
A/N
Short chapter, I know.
Preview
Next Chapter
Chapter 2: The Replacing
See how Harry reacts to Malfoy, plus more H/G and the twins, and Hermione's reaction.