If I Should Fall………….
A/N: A new story from yours truly, featuring Harry and a new OC of mine, Miss Coraline Aria Morgan. I hope you enjoy!
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Prologue – 6 years ago
Harry and his new friend Ron, along with the rest of the first years, stood nervously at the front doors of the Great Hall, waiting for someone to come and get them so they could be sorted.
Harry leant over and said to Ron, "So, do you have any idea what this school's going to be like?" and Ron shook his head nervously, saying, "No idea, mate. I mean, I have 5 older brothers, and three of them still go here; they always tell me stories of what this place is like, but most of the time, I have no idea if they're telling the truth or not."
Harry looked up and around, trying to decide if it was a good idea coming here, and he didn't realize that he was backing up slowly until he bumped into someone, who pushed him back and said loudly, "Hey, why don't you watch where you're going? You almost made me fall!"
He turned quickly, frowning, and was met with the sight of a girl with burgundy-colored hair that stopped just below her chin, and violet eyes, which amazed him; he had never seen anyone with purple eyes. She was pretty, but her attitude needed a little adjusting.
He said, "I'm sorry" and she said, "Yeah, well, you should be. Look where you're walking next time, okay?" Ron came up next to him and said, "Hey! Why don't you tone it down a bit, girl? It was an accident!" He peered at her and said, "Who are you, anyway?"
The girl, glaring at Ron slightly, said, "I'm Coraline. Coraline Aria Morgan and I don't care to know who you are. I wasn't even talking to you, so why don't you mind your own business, Red" and he scowled, the tips of his ears coloring slightly.
Harry stepped up and said angrily, "Don't talk to him like that! He's right, it was an accident, and I said I was sorry, so back off!" Coraline quirked an eyebrow, saying, "Who are you, to think you can talk to me like that?"
He drew himself up and said, "I'm Harry Potter" and she looked him over, sniffed and said, "Well, Harry Potter, I would say that it's nice to meet you, but it's not; I've just met you and I already don't like you" and his eyes narrowed.
He said, "That's a bit of a snap decision, don't you think? I mean, you don't even know me" but Coraline cut him off and said, "And I don't care to. You're already annoying me; Merlin only knows what you'd be like if I tried to get to know you."
Harry was dumbfounded; he had never met anyone like this……..Coraline girl. She was brash and opinionated, but strangely, Harry was…drawn to her, somehow. There was something about her. He shook himself just as a lady walked up; she led him and the others into the Great Hall. Before he knew it, Harry was being sorted into Gryffindor with Ron and that strange girl from the train, Hermione Granger. Much to his chagrin, Coraline was sorted into Gryffindor also, but he made a vow that he would get her to like him somehow before his seven years at Hogwarts were over. He had to owl his parents; there was a lot to tell them.
Present – the summer before 7th year
"Harry? Harry!" Harry was snapped out of his musings by his mother, Lily Potter, who said, "Come on you, get downstairs. Did you forget that Sirius and Remus were coming over?" Harry grinned and said, "No, mum. I'm coming" and she said, "All right. Just don't take too long."
As Lily went downstairs, Harry sighed as he thought of Coraline. Over the past six years Harry had been slowly (and I mean, very slowly) but surely wearing away at her tough, "I don't like you, Harry Potter" exterior, so they had formed something of a friendship. Although, Harry admitted, he wanted it to go a little further than friendship.
Yep. It had happened around fifth year; Harry fell for Cam…….and he had fallen hard.
He couldn't explain it; there was something about her that drew him to her. Maybe it was her shocking, violet eyes that seemed to pierce him to his soul, or maybe it was the way she crinkled her nose when she thought about something. Anyway, he always tried to come up with a reason, but he never could. He was in love with her, that he knew for sure.
Tomorrow was September first, which meant that he would see Ron, Hermione…….and Cam. If the truth be told, he was looking forward to seeing Cam more than his best friends…….he wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or not. At least to him, it didn't seem like it was.
Now, he had one mission this year……..to get Cam to fall for him and agree to be his girlfriend. How he was going to do that was another problem entirely……maybe he could ask Hermione for advice on what to do. Sighing, he said to his snowy owl, Hedwig, "Well girl, hopefully I can get Cam to see that I really care about her. We'll see what happens" and she hooted dolefully, looking at him with her large, amber eyes. He poked a few treats through the bars of her cage and she nipped his fingers affectionately; hearing Sirius making a racket downstairs, he grinned and headed downstairs, thinking about Cam and wondering what exciting things his last year had in store for him.