Hey everyone! This is my first fanfic! So let me know what you think. I do have a couple of more chapters written out but haven't completed yet. I'll upload next chapter depending on how much writing do I get done in next few days.
Something you should know about me: I don't like Ron and Ginny! I'd rather they not be in the series at all, but thats alright. I'll work around them.
Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and everybody officially related to HP! I just have the plot and use her characters to play with.
Chapter 1: Shopping
** Harry **
"Harry! Wake Up! Don't you dare fall back asleep again!"
Harry James Potter was absolutely annoyed with his best friend Hermione Granger right now. In fact, he was almost on borderline hating her. Why does she have to be so loud and annoying first thing in the morning. Why can't see be like normal friends? Understanding? Don't get him wrong. She is understanding, usually. But apparently today is not that day. "I mean, she does know that I've been up all night talking to him online, doesn't she? And she also knows that he is the only friend I trust besides her, since Ron left?" he thought.
Okay. This is getting confusing. Lets explain from the beginning.
After the Battle of Hogwarts, where Harry defeated Voldemort, with Ron and Hermione's help in finding and destroying the Horcruxes, they were all awarded the Order of Merlin and ten thousand galleons each. Hermione and Harry were helping restore Hogwarts back, along with many other people and that took about a year to bring it back to its former glory. But Ron let the fame and glory get to his head, and he no longer associated with them anymore. Its as if he was too good to talk to them. And since he basically ignores them, they did the same.
Hermione is still the same, as in she is still a know-it-all bookworm. But she is a lot more calm and subdued now. She isn't too frantic and uptight about everything. She's gotten even more beautiful now with her bushy hair managed in a soft, silky waves. She also dresses up more consciously, making her more popular among the guys. She is just a war hero then one day people suddenly started noticing her. This annoys her to no end, by the way. Its like people are attracted to her new found beauty and fame, rather than who she is. And she is still the same person, at heart. But the most important thing is, she is still one of Harry's best friends. She can actually read him like an open book.
As to their other friends, Seamus and Dean have finally gotten together during the final battle and so have Neville and Luna. They actually make good couples. They found that Ginny had an unhealthy obsession with Harry. She even tried to slip a love potion to him but fortunately, Hermione caught her just at the right time. And Ginny has been banned from their group ever since. Thinking back on it, Ron might have gotten distant to them, because of that too. Well, she was his sister after all and he was always a bit too over-protective of her, even if she was wrong.
Now onto Harry's other best friend, as you already know isn't Ron anymore, is anonymous. They talk online on a chat. In fact, thats how they met for the first time, a few months ago, talked almost every single night and got really close. They haven't disclosed any personal information though and decided to remain anonymous to each other. He can share almost everything with him and expect an honest opinion without a fear of being judged. The only problem is, he is a muggle. So, he doesn't know half of Harry's world, which upsets him sometimes. He is a very special friend, nonetheless, but he has to hide half of his truth from him. Oh! and his name is LostLonelySoul but Harry calls him T. Thats what he asked to call him. Harry told him to call him J for his middle name.
Right! Now onto the present, Hermione is bugging Harry first thing in the morning because they planned on going to the Diagon Alley today to buy their supplies for the last year at Hogwarts. And since they just have a week before the term begins, Harry talked to M almost all night, as he won't get to talk to him once they get to Hogwarts. And Hermione knows this. But she did warn him this is what would happen last night so he doesn't really have to right to complain. That doesn't mean he can't though, does it? And all he's asking for is a few more minutes of sleep anyways.
** Draco **
Draco Thomas Andrew Malfoy, is tech-savvy. Or whatever it is that muggles call. He am a huge fan of muggles invention, internet. The whole idea of internet is just absolutely brilliant. Looking up anything muggle from wherever you want and sending instant messages and emails is just crazy. He wonders why magical community doesn't use it. It sure is a lot faster than waiting for your owl to take your message to somebody and then wait for them to write and reply and again wait for your owl to get back to you, isn't it?
But if you mentioned this fact about Draco out to anybody, he'd deny it to death and call you crazy. Well, except his parents and godfather, Uncle Sev. And Pansy. And Blaise. Besides them, though, no one knows. After all he can't afford to destroy his reputation, right? Don't get him wrong. He has absolutely no problem with muggleborns, unlike his parents. People just assume he still believes in his old values that his parents instilled in him. And he just don't bother correcting them. The ones who do matter to Draco, know that he has changed and come a long way since the war and the ones who don't matter, well, they don't matter.
So, back to his fascination with internet, lets explain how it came about. Uncle Sev has always been "modern" in muggle ways. And every time Draco stayed with him, he taught him all about computers. He's also the one who made Draco realize there is no difference between muggleborns and purebloods. He'd kill him if he ever heard Draco call someone mudblod. So, internet always fascinated him. Hence, on his birthday before the sixth year at Hogwarts, he gave Draco a computer with internet and everything. His parents weren't too happy about it though. But, oh well! Who cares? They couldn't do anything about it anymore as they've both been put into Azkaban for their services to Voldemort. His computer was the only thing that kept him sane on those crazy war days.
So, back to his love for the internet. It gave him the best thing he could ever ask for. One true friendship. Draco has an online friend. His name is ForcedFakeSmile. He asked him to call him J though. They got along quickly and have been great friends ever since. He's probably his closest friend now. He knows Draco even better than Blaise does. They've talked about almost everything by now. The first thing they bonded over though, is the fact that not all people know who they truly are. They don't put their prejudices and assumptions aside to get to know the real person and then judge them based on who they think they are.
The only problem is he's a muggle. His being a muggleborn does not bother Draco. But the fact that he has to hide half of his reality from such a good friend of his does. Oh! How he wishes he could share that part of his life with J. How is he going to live for 4 whole months without talking to him after he leaves for Hogwarts is a wonder. He cannot even imagine not talking to him for that long. The only thing that stopped him from skipping Hogwarts this last year is that J said he'd be away at his boarding school until Christmas too. He isn't allowed to use internet at his school either. What would Draco do sitting home all by himself, if J isn't even going to be online? So he's going back to Hogwarts for their "8th year".
** Later that day **
LostLonelySoul has signed in.
ForcedFakeSmile has signed in.
J: Hey M! How you doing?
M: Same old boring life. How about you?
J: Same thing. People actually are crazy. Do you know that?
M: LOL.. so you've told. What happened?
J: Nothing more than usual. People think I'm some kind of God. Really. Cant I go out to shop for a day and not get mobbed by the press?
M: I guess not. Well, if only I knew what you are so famous for, maybe I could come to your rescue.
J: Come on, M! Thats not helping my mood here. You do know that wouldn't help my mood, right?
M: Hey its alright! I was just joking, trying to get you to think of something else.
J: Alright! I guess it did work. Thanks!
M: Hey! What for? I did it for myself. Who would I talk to, if you go around sulking?
J: Haha true! I did know you were selfish :P
M: I am truly sly aren't I?
J: Yeah Yeah! whatever…
M: And you my dear, are a dork!
J: You have no idea how closely you actually got that right
M: What do you mean?
J: Its just one of those things. I'll explain someday.
M: Okay. so tell me how did your shopping go with #1?
J: Crazy. Why do girls need so much stuff. Also I ran into my ex. Bad day!
M: Wow. You mean the one who was obsessed with you?
J: Yepp. The one and only. What about you? What did you do?
M: Not much. Just lazing around, waiting for you to get back while my friends nagged me.
J: Cheeky prat!
M: :P
J: Well, I'm tired as hell and super hungry so i'll talk to you tomorrow?
M: Sure. see ya.
J: Soon. :) I missed you!
M: You better :P I did too. Now GO!
ForcedFakeSmile has signed out.
LostLonelySoul has signed out.
