Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter obviously.
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'Alright, start talking Potter,' Ginny said in an almost perfect imitation of her mother. 'And she can just move her Slytherin ass off your lap while we are discussing this.'
'Now no need for cursing, Ginny,' I told her. 'And she can sit wherever she pleases. If you can't handle that then you can leave and not listen to what you want to know.'
'Fine,' Ginny huffed.
'Now where to start?' I asked rhetorically.
'The beginning is always a nice place,' Daphne said from my lap. 'but I guess it doesn't matter now because they know how the story ended.'
'This is very true,' I told her as I kissed the top of her head. 'I guess we can start at fourth year.'
'Please start at the beginning,' Hermione said.
'Alright,' I said. 'Our friendship started in the summer before third year...'
Flashback of sorts/telling of the story (Harry's POV)
I was sitting at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour finishing up my History of Magic essay when I saw someone approach me from my left side.
'I wonder who that could be. Hermione and the Weasleys are not coming until next week and Mr Fortescue just went inside to help some customers,' I thought as the person stopped at my table and I turned to look at them. When I turned, I saw that it was a girl and I thought I knew her from somewhere.
'Can I help you?' I asked trying to be polite.
'That depends Potter. Why are you sitting out in the open where anybody could jinx or curse you from behind?' The girl said.
'Well it was a nice day outside and I didn't think about that. Who are you to judge my decisions anyway?' I replied back.
'Of course, you didn't think about the possibility someone could jinx or curse you. Gryffindors never seem to. The name is Daphne Greengrass by the way.' the girl who was now identified as Daphne said. That was when I realized where I knew her from, Hogwarts.
'Why is a Slytherin talking to a Gryffindor then, Miss Greengrass?' Iasked out of interest.
'Because you look like you needed someone to talk to. Being a gentleman now are we? Where are your lackeys, hmm Mr Potter?'
'Figured I could be nice being you are risking a lot to talk to me in the open. On vacation with their families. Is there any real reason you are asking? And besides retrieving your school supplies, may I ask what you are doing in Diagon Alley?'
'Same reason you are I suppose, buying supplies. Please tell me, those are not the clothes you wear all the time?' Daphne said as she looked at me and caused me to look down at my clothes.
'Well they are. I have my school uniform but I don't want to get it dirty before school starts. Why should you care what my clothes look like?' I told her matter-of-factly.
'We need...I mean you really need to get new clothes. Those are way to, what is the word I am looking for..' Daphne said in way of response.
'Baggy?' I suggested.
'Yes that is it, baggy on you and they make you look like you are being...swallowed?..yes swallowed up by them. People will take you more seriously if you didn't look like a homeless person,' Daphne told me.
End of flashback
'Did I really say that to you?' Daphne asked me.
'Yes. Kind of weird that you weren't that Slytherin Ice Queen person you show to the school at the time now that I think about it. Been a while since we talked about that day,' I told her.
'Yes such a nice day it was. It was a nice start to a wonderful friendship,' Daphne said as we continued to digress.
'And to my acting ability being improved. They didn't expect a thing,' I told her. 'until now that is.'
'Can we get back on topic?' Hermione asked starting to realize that Daphne and my friendship had started before the Weasleys and her came to the ally.
'Do you want to hear the rest of the summer or no?' Daphne asked saddened that our digression was interrupted.
'Could you possibility just summarize it for us?' Ginny said starting to fume even more.
'Well we spent everyday until you three and the rest of the clan Weasley minus two came to the alley together. I even took him into muggle London to go clothes shopping. And we went to the movies and Harry bought me music cds.' Daphne told them.
'Wait a minute...that means you, Harry, were leading us on when you acted all downtrodden when we came and you were all happy to see us!' Ron yelled standing up.
'Sit your ass down now, Weasley, if you want to hear the rest of the story,' Daphne said calmly as I went to continue with the story. 'You may now continue, Harry,' she said once Ron sat down.
'Yes I was acting downtrodden but I was happy to see you guys. Now it was hard keeping this friendship a secret once we returned to the lovely castle we know as Hogwarts. And before you ask, Hermione, we hid our friendship for her safety more then mine. And even with as crappy as my acting skills were at that time, none of you suspected a thing. Minerva figured it out like two weeks into the term,' I told them as McGonagall walked in. 'Ever wonder how I ended up with a detention with her like once a week in third year?'
'Now that you mention it, it did seem a little weird especially since it stopped in fourth year,' Hermione said.
'That would be because I thought it was a wonderful idea for them to be friends and Harry and Daphne learned their lesson about sneaking out after curfew, Ms Granger,' McGonagall said causing them to jump.
'Hello Professor,' the three said.
'Would you like your chair professor?' Daphne asked.
'No, you two can use it. I just came to get something off the bookshelf. And to tell you that Molly is looking for Harry, Ms and Mr Weasley and Ms Granger,' McGonagall said. 'I told her that you would be down in half an hour so wrap up third year and head down to the Great Hall. I am leaving it up to you, Harry, to decide how Molly finds out that you now have a girlfriend that isn't her daughter.' And with that she left.
'Please continue Harry,' Hermione said before Ron and Ginny could start in on him again.
'I think it is Daphne's turn to tell the story,' I said.
'Why thank you Harry,' she told me as she pulled me into a kiss.
'Minerva found out when she caught us leaving the room on the third floor we were using for our meetings one night. She gave us detention and allowed us to explain ourselves. When she learned that we had a hidden friendship she only made us write lines or whatever we were doing for our detentions for the first hour and then let us do homework with the occasional help from her. She knew whatever Harry told me and whatever I told Harry including the Sirius Black theory but not the handy dandy map that the twins gave Harry. She approved of the friendship and helped us keep it hidden. That ends third year I suppose,' Daphne told them.
'You forgot that she also made sure that neither of us got hurt. Remember that one time Dumbledore almost found out. Damn that was a close one. Well we might want to head downstairs. We will finish telling you guys the story later on. I have a feeling that your mother will want to hear the story too,' I said as Daphne stood up and allowed me to stand as the other three stood and went out the door. I wrapped my arm around Daphne's waist and we followed them out the door.
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AN: Okay here is chapter two. There will probably been two more chapters. Next chapter: Mrs Weasley finds out about Harry and Daphne and more people tune into The Harry and Daphne storytelling and a few help them out telling it. I need help coming up with a way for Mrs Weasley to find out about Harry and Daphne. If you give me an idea and I chose to use it, I will give you credit for the idea.
