Ok, so yeah. As per usual I do not own Harry Potter or any of its characters. This is purely a work of fantasy which has come straight from the mind of a crazy person. And it has nothing to really do with the Harry Potter series.
"You are such a boy!!!" Ginny yelled across the common room.
Harry sat by the fire with his mouth hanging open. "What was that about?!" he asked to no one in particular.
Ron, always one for helping, replied. "I don't know, but don't make any sudden movements. You've angered the tribe." He glanced significantly around the common room.
As Harry followed his gaze he was shocked to see that every pair of female eyes was glaring at him as if he had personally affronted them. "why do they do that?"
"Why does Ron glare at Malfoy when he insults you? Or vice versa?" Hermione said without looking up from her book.
"Easy," Ron shrugged, "Malfoy's a ponce."
Hermione sighed and closed her book. "You always have an answer don't you. Ginny was right." She stood up. "Someday you'll come to realize how stupid you are, and maybe then you'll realize that we aren't such a mystery. In fact we're more like you than you think." She turned and started up the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Ron called after her.
"To stand by 'the tribe' " She said without looking back.
"Women." Ron muttered.
Harry smiled. He may admit he was stupid when it came to girls, but Ron was even worse, and easy to read. He liked Hermione, and he was trying desperately to ignore it. He supposed Hermione wasn't bad looking, and she was fun to be around, but Harry could never think of her in any romantic way. She was like family. He could never be anymore attracted to her than he could be to Ron. The thought made him shiver.
"What's wrong with you?" Ron asked.
"I just realized how ugly you are" Harry laughed,
Well at least I don't have that hideous scar." Ron retaliated. Then quieter "do you think they think so?" He motioned to the girls.
Harry threw his head back and laughed, and then he clapped Ron on the shoulder and shook his head.
Malfoy glared across the great hall during breakfast. Potter was acting like he owned the place, again. Always so high and mighty with that mudblood and Weasley, who was getting boring to make fun of since it was all too easy. He still wanted to though. If only he could find something, anything, to knock them all down a peg.
Harry laid on the grass outside the castle staring up at the sky, pondering. How could it be this peaceful? Voldemort was out there somewhere plotting his death, yet here, at Hogwarts, it was like an isolated universe. Like nothing bad was really happening. He glanced over at Ron, leaning against the tree with his eyes closed, and Hermione, with books spread out around her. These moments were going to start to disappear soon, so he decided that for this one moment he was going to be a teenager. Closing his eyes he let the sun warm him while he listened to the laughter of the other students.
Ginny walked up to the trio with Luna by her side. She saw Harry laying there and hated herself fir her reaction to him. It was like her heart filled. How cheesy was that?! She scowled at her own thoughts.
Harry opened his eyes and looked up at her. A smile spread across his face and her breath caught. Damnit!
She smirked at him and walked over to kick her brother's foot. "What do you think you're doing?" she demanded in what she hoped was a commanding tone. She was afraid the laughter she was stifling, at the sight of her incredibly tall brother folded up under that tree, may have come across.
Ron's head jerked up off the tree and he looked around somewhat groggily. "What?" he asked obviously still slightly asleep.
"I asked you what you were doing." Ginny repeated.
"Trying to sleep." He laid his head back and closed his eyes again. "So bugger off."
She settled in front of him instead. Luna had already sat down near them.
"I want to go to the pitch and fly." Ginny said.
"Then go." Ron replied without opening his eyes. "And leave us alone."
Ginny stuck her tongue out at him. He may not have seen it, but it still gave her immense satisfaction. "I got in trouble last time I was out there without a team member. If Madame Hooch hadn't been there Snape would have given me another detention." She smiled at Harry, "But if I was helping our fabulous Gryffindor seeker to practice, then no one could get mad, cause I'd actually be doing a public service." She smiled wider and raised her shoulders, hoping she looked innocent.
Harry hated when she gave him that look. It was like it cast a spell all its own. How could he say no to that?! He sighed and sat up. "Alright."
"YAY!" she clapped. "Ron, you coming?"
"No." He opened his eyes to glare at her. "Sleeping." with that he closed his eyes again.
"Fine." She said. "Hermione? Luna?"
Without looking up Hermione replied "hhmmm… death from falling off of a twig, plus getting behind on homework, or living to finish this essay? Tough call."
Ginny laughed and turned to Luna. She raised her eyebrows in a silent question.
"I'll stay here," she said in her far off voice. "Cogoles live in trees and love to prey on people silly enough to drop their guard." She glanced at Ron, who had opened his eyes and was looking warily from Luna to the tree.
Harry laughed. "Then Luna, I leave you in charge of this protection of this noble sir," he said sarcastically.
She nodded emphatically. Ron just glared at him. They walked off toward the castle. Luna stared intently at the tree.
"Finished." Hermione said laying aside the parchment she had been working on.
"Good. You need to relax more Hermione. It's not healthy to be so focused all the time," Ron said.
"I have to make up for you." She replied, searching the ground around her and then her school bag. "Oh no!" she growled, "I dropped my History of Magic book. I need it for the essay!"
"That essay isn't due for two weeks!" ron exclaimed.
"So? I have the time now. Can you honestly say that you enjoy staying up late trying to finish everything the night before it's due?" She stood up and slung her bag over her shoulder. "Oh wait, you just copy mine, which I already have finished." She said pointedly.
"Hold on, I'll come with you. It's a big castle." He made to sit up.
"No no." she glanced at Luna and smiled. "You need your sleep." She stifled a laugh. "Besides, I'm pretty sure I left it in my Ancient Runes classroom. I thought my bag felt a little bit lighter at that point. Just thought I was getting used to it." She waved and walked away.
Ron glanced over at Luna. "So these Cogoles… how big are they generally?"
A/N ~ so here is my next fic. Bad to start another while in the middle of one already, but I was bored in class. so this is just going to be a really short thing. Just for fun. I don't know when it takes place, somewhere before the sixth book I think (too depressing otherwise) but I want them to be a little older. Oh I don't know. Let's just say it's an alternate universe! Yay! One in which I will not be talking about any of the big things like Sirius or Dumbledore, or even really Voldemort. Just wanted something happy and fun to take my mind off of school for a few minutes. But yeah, probably won't be more than two maybe three more installments. Quick and easy, yay!!! Those are the ones I finish quick!!!