Puppy Love
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but the plot.
READ FIRST: Okay, first things first, Voldemort doesn't exist, but Tom Riddle does. He's not evil, but he's mean. You get the idea (after all, Voldemort and Tom are different). He's also alive, and his occupation? Oh well, you'll know about it soon. So with that said, everyone who died has come back to life. No character deaths that may follow. No anything. So James and Lily are taking care of Harry as we speak. :)
If you want this story, just review. Please, please, a little 'I want to read more' or 'I like it, therefore I will wait' won't hurt. So please? Pretty please with a sugar on top? Because you know if you want me to write, inspire me by reviewing.
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"And they called it puppy love,
Oh, I guess they'll never know.
How a young heart really feels,
And why I love her so."
~ Paul Anka
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Prologue: The Letter
(In which it tells us about the plot of the story)
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Dear Mum and Dad,
It's been a week since I'm at Hogwarts, and I was astounded by the view and of its structure. It's magnificent and I got a feeling that I would very well enjoy my seven years in here. It'll be my second home and the first will always be ours. The staircases are moving and there are so many things I could tell you about Hogwarts (your former school and also your second home), but you already know about it so well, therefore I'll be skipping about that.
Here's the set of my teachers this year.
Astronomy – Professor Sinistra
Charms – Professor Flitwick
Defense Against the Dark Arts – Professor Riddle
Herbology – Professor Sprout
History of Magic – Professor Binns
Potions – Professor Snape (he's been very resentful to me because of you, Dad, but he's also resentful to every Gryffindor, thus deducting points to us the most. His hatred of me is so intense, just so you know)
And oh, you think that I've missed something, thinking that it's another blunder of mine? No. You're wrong. You may also think that it's just a scam, a fake, not genuine and all that balderdash?
No. You misunderstand and also, will misunderstand me at the very end of my speech.
So pardon me, because I, Harry James Potter-Evans, am in love with my Transfiguration Teacher.
Yes, I'm in love with her so much that whatever you say would mean nothing (like 'It's just puppy love, hon' and 'It's just a teacher's crush, sweetie'). I firmly believe that what I feel for her is genuine (even if you argue, my heart's ready to debate, so it would mean nothing to me either). Every time I think of her, I get a fluttery feeling in my stomach. I like her so much that I stutter and blush whenever she tries to talk to me (which she did by the first day on her classes). I feel so alive, happy. Just seeing her. I like her, Dad, like you like Mom.
And also, I have a secret, but please don't tell anyone, okay? Please keep it to yourselves. Ron Weasley, my new best mate, doesn't know anything about this either, but I'll tell him soon.
Starting September 4 (3, when I first fell in love with her), I sent her notes and a rose, telling her that she's beautiful and I like her. It's creepy, I know, but it's my unique way of telling that I like her. I know that all secret are to be revealed in the end, but it would be a challenge for me if I can keep my identity unknown to everyone, especially to the Headmaster Albus Dumbledore himself, whom I have inkling that he knows about me (because of his sparkling blue eyes!) by the end of my seventh year. Don't worry, I'll tell you about everything as soon as I arrive there.
From your son,
Harry, who's asking for your deepest apology
PS. Her name's Professor Hermione Jean Granger. And look at that, Dad! We have the same initials. I think it's meant to be! Oh, please tell me, because I'll soon master the art of poetry.
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READ THIS ALSO (BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT): I'm very confused with the timeline since I'm not British. So I need your help (which you should give), because it's for this story. I'm talking about Harry's classes. This is the info I can get.
They had to study the night skies through their telescopes every Wednesday at midnight and learn the names of different stars and the movements of the planets. Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called Professor Sprout, where they learned how to take care of all the strange plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for. Easily the most boring class was History of Magic, which was the only one taught by a ghost. Professor Binns had been very old indeed when he had fallen asleep in front of the staff room fire and got up next morning to teach, leaving his body behind him. Binns droned on and on while they scribbled down names and dates, and got Emetic the Evil and Uric the Oddball mixed up.
Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk. At the start of their first class he took the roll call, and when he reached Harry's name he gave an excited squeak and toppled out of sight.
Professor McGonagall was again different. Harry had been quite right to think she wasn't a teacher to cross. Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class.
The class everyone had really been looking forward to was Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Quirrell's lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke.
Friday was an important day for Harry and Ron. They finally managed to find their way down to the Great Hall for breakfast without getting lost once.
"What have we got today?" Harry asked Ron as he poured sugar on his porridge.
"Double Potions with the Slytherins," said Ron. "Snape's Head of Slytherin House. They say he always favors them — we'll be able to see if it's true."
"Wish McGonagall favored us," said Harry. Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor House, but it hadn't stopped her from giving them a huge pile of homework the day before.
And this is something factual I can get.
Sunday (September 1, 1991)
King's Cross' Station
Monday (September 2, 1991)
9 o'clock, HoM
Lunch
1 o'clock, Herbology
Tuesday (September 3, 1991)
9 o'clock, Charms
Lunch
1 o'clock, Transfiguration
Wednesday (September 4, 1991)
9 o'clock, DADA
Lunch
1 o'clock, Herbology
Supper
12 o'clock, Astronomy
Thursday (September 5, 1991)
9 o'clock, Potions
Lunch
1 o'clock, Potions
Friday (September 6, 1991)
9 o'clock, Transfiguration
Lunch
1 o'clock, Herbology
Help, of course, will be appreciated. Constructive criticism is also welcome.
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