I just want to thank Twiharp for leaving a review. This is the last chapter before the real story starts. I'm updating these close together just to get the foundation out and start on the story. After this I'll probably start updating every week or twice.
Sofia's Third Year
Sofia James received two letters with her usual Hogwarts assignments. Entering her fifthyear, she was only worried about O. and the tougher Quidditch, but the letter enclosed had another job for her. Dumbledore signed it himself, which meant that there was no ignoring it. She was to mentor, for lack of a better word, Harry Potter. The Harry Potter.
Her head was spinning as she read and reread the letter, and after the twelfth time she finally decided to grin and bear it. Honestly how much trouble could an eleven year old boy be, she thought.
Sofia met Hagrid and Harry in Diagon Ally, and she spent the rest of the day helping him buy what he needed for his first year. She had already bought all of her supplies before, and walked Harry through all of the familiar shops making sure he became acquainted with them. She did not intend to spend next summer chaperoning him through his second year supplies.
"What's left?" She asked him. While waiting for a reply she busied herself by glancing around the street hoping someone she knew would pop out of the crowd. After a long moment of silence she turned sharply to stare at Harry expectantly. "Well, what's left on the list?"
"A…uh…a wand." He told her turning his eyes from her to the letter in his hands. She stared at him for a moment before glancing around the street again. She needed Hagrid to hurry back already. After his departure the two students had spoken only briefly and Sofia was beginning to think Harry didn't like her very much. This fact didn't bother her except that they were stuck together for the rest of the day.
"Okay follow me." Sofia said leading him through the crowds. Hesitantly, she reached out behind her and placed her hand on his wrist, keeping him close to her so she wouldn't lose him. The last thing she needed was to be known as the girl that lost Harry Potter.
They stopped outside of Olivander's, she glanced inside and debated on whether or not to go in with him. "Is this the place?" He asked her as he watched her staring through the window.
"Yes, come on." She held the door open for him and waited in a corner, keeping herself as far away from him as possible. She was a little uneasy about being in the room while a first year chose his wand. The things that could happen frightened her a little bit. She still had nightmares about the fire she started while choosing her wand.
After the shopping was done and they were through with the treats they had bought, Sofia stared at Harry from across the table. It was the first time she had stopped to really take the boy in. His ragged appearance, thin frame, messy hair, and his green eyes brought a pang to her heart. She was a sucker for the lost and homeless types, and the boy sitting across from her fit the description perfectly.
"Hagrid, do you think we could give Harry a ride. My father will be here soon, and I'm sure he won't mind giving Harry a lift." Sofia asked not looking away from the eleven year old staring widely at her.
"I don't see why not. Tell Remus hello for me." He said as he got up from the table. "Stay out of trouble," he told her more as a pleading statement than heard in usual context. Sofia gave him a big smile, finally taking her eyes off of Harry.
"I'm sorry for the way I might have come off earlier." Sofia started when they were finally alone. She wasn't good at apologies, and she knew that Hagrid probably would have had something to say if he heard one escape her lips. "Dumbledore kind of threw you at me, and I don't really take change well. Normally I'm a somewhat pleasant person, really depends on who you ask." She smiled softly.
"Why are you helping me?" He asked squinting at her. Sofia had been asking the same question to herself since she received the letter. Thinking fast she came up with the only answer that made sense.
"We're a lot alike. Both from broken families and the only real place we have as a home is Hogwarts. That and I'm like one of Dumbledore's favorite students." She joked as she saw his eyes glaze over. She knew what it was like to miss parents and Harry had probably been thinking about them all day. "As heartless as I may come off at times, I'm really a nice person." She smiled and reached across the table to squeeze his hand.
Later
"Thank Merlin, we finally have a proper Seeker." Sofia said as she entered the Gryffindor changing room. "I was beginning to think I'd be stuck in that position for the next four years." She smiled as she ruffled Harry's hair. He was nervous, but she knew he would be fine. He was the natural born Seeker, she was just a good flyer.
"I'm glad too. Madam Pomfrey was getting tired of the blood after the Hufflepuff matches." Fred joked softly while passing Sofia. She threw her arm out trying to hit him, but he moved before she could reach him.
"Blood?" Harry asked his eyes widening. Sofia let a small laugh escape her lips.
"He's joking. I was a little rough on some of the other Seekers." Angelina and Katie both stifled laughs from where they stood and Sofia shot them both glares. "It was once, there wasn't even that much blood. We just fell." Sofia explained loudly, but this only caused the rest of the team to join in the laughter.
"We're glad you're here, Harry." Oliver said patting him on the back, and smiling at Sofia. She smiled back and got up to join her fellow Chasers.
Sofia's Fourth Year
Sofia stormed into the Weasley's house, tossing her broom against the wall near the door. The twins, Ron and Harry, who had all just gotten back from rescuing Harry from his Uncles' house watched as she slammed the door behind her before even noticing she had an audience.
"What?" She asked loudly as she saw them staring at her. "Glad to see you're still alive Harry." She smiled tightly before walking farther into the house.
"Did you go flying then?" Fred asked with a smile on his face. Ron elbowed him, but it didn't stop George.
"Meet anyone we might know?" Fred continued. Harry stood lost as Sofia glared at both twins before stomping up the stairs, letting out a loud muffled scream.
"What was all that about?" But his question was never answered due to Mrs. Weasley coming into the room. They went straight from being questioned to having breakfast. He was still worried about Sofia, having grown quite fond of her from his first year at Hogwarts. He was lucky they were in the same house, and on the Quidditch team together. She had become like a sister to him. Seeing her that upset made him want to comfort her, he wanted to run up stairs and know what had happened to make her so angry.
Sofia stood outside of the bathroom door, her hand covering her eyes as she silently sobbed into them. She should have known better. She was stupid to think that she could go flying here without running into him. The door opened and Ginny stepped out, stopping at the sight of Sofia.
"Is everything alright?" Sofia removed her hands, wiping away as many tears as possible in the process.
"Of course, I just wanted to wash up before breakfast." She moved around the smaller girl and locked herself in the bathroom for the rest of the morning.
That night Sofia laid wide awake in the Weasley's living room. She had chosen to sleep on the couch, refusing the floor in Ginny's room. She couldn't shake the sadness from that morning. After crying for hours, she had finally mustered enough of a smile to help de-Gnome the yard, but now that she was alone again there was nothing to stop her from pining for the past.
"Sofy," Harry said softly as he sat next to her on the couch. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just had an off flying day." She told him, scooting over so that he could lie next to her.
"You were really upset for just bad flying." He looked up at her, gripping her hand in his.
"They put bars on your windows, huh?" Sofia made for a quick subject change. "If I ever see those Dursley's…"
"Did he do something to you?" Harry stopped her, concern radiating from his every word.
Sofia smiled as best she could, clearing her throat she looked down at him. "There's nothing I can't handle, Harry. Cedric Diggory is no exception." She kissed his forehead, closing her eyes for sleep.
Later
Sofia walked into the Great Hall with her arm around Oliver Wood. The Valentine decorations were amazing, and she was a little ashamed to say that it made her more welcome to the holiday than she would have been without them. Walking down the aisle to where the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch team was sitting, Oliver leaned in and placed a kiss on her lips. They could already hear their friends' cries of disgust before they even sat down at the table.
"It's just not right. The captain can't date one of the players." Angelina said across the table. Sofia smiled at her best friend before throwing a heart shaped candy at her.
"Personally I don't know what you see in him." George said taking a bite out of a candy.
"Why date a Keeper, it's not as manly as a Beater's position." Fred said smiling brightly at her. Sofia could only laugh at her friends. She couldn't tell them exactly why, but she liked being with Oliver and that was all that mattered.
"Can you believe them?" Sofia laughed as she turned to Oliver. Her smile waivered though as she noticed he wasn't paying any attention to the group in front of him. "Oliver, what is it?" She asked pulling his face to look at her.
"He was staring," he told her in a harsh whisper. Sofia began to turn her head, when he stopped her. "Don't, it's what he wants." She didn't listen though, glancing over her shoulder to see Cedric staring at them.
"Don't mind him." She told Oliver, again pulling his attention towards her. "He's just jealous." She said leaning up to kiss him again.
"I wish he'd just leave you alone." Oliver said, getting up and walking down the aisle. Sofia stared after him, turning sadly to her friends.
"And I wish he'd act like a normal boyfriend for three minutes." Angelina and Katie gave her a knowing look before Sofia got up from the table. "I'll see you back in the common room." She walked down the aisle, sending a glare to Cedric as she passed the Hufflepuff table.
Sofia's Fifth Year
"Are you sure you're okay with this? I don't want anything to be weird between us." Remus told Sofia as they walked down the Platform to the train. She smiled at him, putting a reassuring arm around his waist as they walked.
"Like I said a thousand times already, I am so excited that you'll be teaching this year. I worry about you all alone at home." She smiled up at him, glad to see that he was smiling back. She could see that he was nervous, but that was to be expected. A werewolf teaching at Hogwarts was not exactly what most of the parents would see as acceptable.
"I have to do some Prefect things, but I'll come and check on you." Sofia promised after finding a compartment and putting her trunk up before helping Remus, though he refused by pushing her out the door.
"Don't baby me. That's my job." He told her shoving her down the corridor. She smiled at him, while making her way through the students saying good bye to their families.
Sofia stopped in her tracks when she collided with a solid frame. As they both said sorry at the same time, they froze. She backed up and glared at the boy standing in front of her. They held each other's glares, Sofia broke away when she noticed the badge he held in his hands.
"Prefect," she said shaking her head. He let a lopsided smile grace his lips. "Don't be smug, Diggory. I got one just like it." She told him, pushing passed him.
Later
Sofia made her way up to the hospital wing to visit Harry. It was only their first Quidditch match and he was already in the hospital with a destroyed broom. This was not the way she wanted to start off their season.
"Sofia," she stopped at the sound of the last voice she wanted to hear.
"What do you want?" She asked, keeping her cool as she turned to stare at Cedric. They were both still in the Quidditch uniforms, soaking wet. "Cedric, you won. What could you possibly say?"
"I tried to get a rematch." He began, but Sofia stopped him by letting out a sharp laugh and biting the inside of her cheek.
"Why? You won. Oliver doesn't want a rematch. Even if we got one, you would still beat us because Harry's broom is a pile of twigs. Go to your common room and celebrate like you should." She told him, pointing back to the stairs.
"Is he okay?" Sofia shook her head.
"He'll be fine, thanks for your concern, I'll pass it on. Now will you please leave, because if I were you I'd enjoy this little victory. It will never happen again. I'll make sure of that." The doors to the hospital opened and Angelina came out her brow furrowed.
"What is going…" She stopped when she saw the two glaring at each other in the hall.
"Get out of here," Sofia said getting tired oftheir staring contest.
"Madam Pomfrey is furious. We could hear you arguing through the door. Seriously Sofy, you need to get a grip. You have to stop letting him get to you." They walked into the room, many eyes staring at Sofia as she came to a stop in front of Harry's bed.
"I'm sorry." She hissed. Everyone around them laughed, knowing that she didn't mean it at all. She would have done it again in a heartbeat.
Much Later
Sofia walked down the staircase followed closely by Angelina and Katie. It was the first night in a long while that they had free, and Sofia couldn't have been happier. "I wonder what he has planned." Angelina asked with a big smile.
"I think it's amazing that you two have lasted two years. Remember when we thought they would have killed each other by the third week." Katie laughed with Angelina.
"Ha ha, I just hope he remembers." Sofia said coming to a stop when she saw the boy in question coming towards them. "I'll meet up with you in the Great Hall." The other two girls walked off, whispering as they passed the couple.
"Slytherin booked the Pitch for tonight." Oliver told her before she could get anything out. "This is perfect. I need Harry out there practicing with another broom. After that loss we all need the extra practice."
"It's about time we had a break. Don't you think there are other things we could be doing tonight?" Sofia asked stepping closer to him.
"Tightening up some of the new tactics I've been working on. I'm thinking about changing up the formation of the Chasers. No offense, but everyone has gotten use to you in the lead." She stepped back, dropping her hands to her sides. "That's actually a brilliant idea. Thanks love," he leaned in and kissed her cheek before bolting up the stairs taking them two at a time.
"Happy Anniversary," she whispered. She turned to stare at him leaving, but instead caught someone else a flight up watching her. Sofia crossed her arms over her chest, pressing her lips tight together as she stared at Cedric for a moment before continuing to the Great Hall for dinner.
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