Jody looked up and down the Gryffindor table, trying to find Amethyst, Hermione, and Ginny. She couldn't find any of them. She heaved a great sigh and sat back down. They were late again for breakfast and Jody needed Hermione to look over her Charms homework before class.
A few seconds later Jody saw Harry and Ron approach her. Jody had a huge crush on Harry. She really wanted to go out with him. Unfortunately, he loved Cho - one of Jody's friends from Ravenclaw. They stopped before Jody and Ron said, "Hermione isn't going to come to breakfast."
"Okay," said Jody, "why?"
"Because she's got a test to study for and some extra homework to do," Ron replied.
"What about Amethyst and Ginny?" Jody inquired.
"Oh," Harry said, "they went to the library to check out a book."
Then they left.
So Hermione was studying for a test and doing extra homework, and Amethyst and Ginny were in the library? Why hadn't Jody been invited to go? She needed to study for a test on Friday and had a pile of homework to do, which half of it was due today! She had three essays to turn in plus a book report.
Fuming, Jody got up and headed for the Entrance Hall. But before she had even made it out of the Great Hall, Malfoy came out of nowhere and blocked her path.
"Move, Malfoy," Jody said. She wasn't in the mood to deal with him right now. She tried to go around him, but he side-stepped her.
"I just wanted to ask you something, Jody," said Malfoy.
Folding her arms, Jody said, "what?"
"I was wondering if you'd go out with me."
"Let me think about that." Jody feigned thinking about it. "Er - no."
"Please," Malfoy begged.
"No! Now if you'd excuse me I'd like to get to Charms before the bell rings."
"Fine," said Malfoy, stepping aside to let Jody past, "but believe me, Jody, you don't know what you're missing."
"I don't care."
Jody climbed the marble staircase to the Charms classroom. About two floors up she heard a shout behind her.
"Jody!"
She turned around and saw Hermione, Ginny, Amethyst, and Cho running toward her.
"There you are. We've been looking everywhere for you," Cho panted.
Hermione, Amethyst, and Ginny leaned against the wall catching their breaths.
"Why?" said Jody as she started up the stairs again.
"Well, because Malfoy told us to tell you to meet him outside the Great Hall before lunch," said Ginny.
Jody stopped in her tracks half way down the third floor corridor.
"What!?" Jody exclaimed, "I've already told him I'm not going out with him!"
"So don't meet him today then," Amethyst advised.
"Oh don't worry, I'm not."
They started to walk again. Jody looked down at her watch and realized with a jolt in the pit of her stomach that the bell was about to ring. She started to hurry down the fourth floor corridor. Hermione, Ginny, Amethyst, and Cho right behind her. They reached the Charms classroom, but Ginny and Amethyst kept running up two more flights of stairs.
Just as Jody, Amethyst, Hermione, and Cho entered the classroom and took their seats did the bell ring. Professor Flitwick, who was so short he had to stand on a pile of books, said, "today, class, we are going to learn how to summon things." He took out his wand. He flicked it and said, "accio book."
A book flew across the room to him from the table at which Hermione and Cho were sat at.
"It's that easy," said Professor Flitwick, "now you will be partnered with the person beside you."
Jody turned to face her partner, which was Harry.
"Okay. I'll summon this book," she said, "you hold it."
Harry picked the book up and Jody said, "accio book." The book flew out of Harry's hands and came at her. She caught it.
"Accio book," said Harry. The book flew out of Jody's hands and Harry caught it.
It went on for the whole class time. When it was close for the bell to ring, Professor Flitwick called over the heads of the shouting students, "pack up!"
Jody stowed her wand back into her bag. She picked it up just as the bell rang. Jody waited for Hermione and Cho to hurry as they were still packing up. They finally came just as Jody was grinning shyly at Harry and Ron.
"Do you like him?" asked Cho as they were walking up one more flight of steps for History of Magic.
"Who?" said Jody, blushing. Surly Cho couldn't have found out that Jody was crushing on the famous Harry Potter!
"Harry," said Cho as if it were obvious.
"Oh." Jody's face reddened. "I dunno... I guess."
"Then ask him out before someone else does."
"I'm waiting for the perfect moment," Jody admitted.
"There is no perfect moment, Jody," said Cho, "ask him out during study hall."
"No, I can't."
"Yes, you can, Jody."
"Oh, alright."
They reached History of Magic in which Cho waved good-bye to Jody and Hermione. Gryffindor were with the Hufflepuffs in this class.
History of Magic was the most easily the most boring class ever. It would have been interesting if Professor Binns wasn't so dull and droned on and on for ages about whatever subject he choose to teach that day.
Hermione and Jody walked in and choose a seat at the back of the classroom. Harry and Ron were sitting in the row in front of them. As Professor Binns droned on and on about giant wars or something, Jody spent her time staring at the back of Harry's head with her head resting on her arms.
The bell rang a few minutes later. That was then that Professor Binns told the class to hand in homework. Jody handed Binns her essay then left for lunch. Jody and Hermione went down to the Great Hall. By the time they reached it, Amethyst, Ginny, and Cho had joined them.
"I'm not hungry much," Jody said as they sat down at the Gryffindor table, while Cho went to sit at the Ravenclaw table.
"Why?" asked Ginny concerned, "are you sick?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure!"
"Okay."
Jody glanced down the table and saw Harry laughing at a joke Seamus had just told him. Unconsciously, Jody grinned.
"Who are you grinning at, Jody?" asked Amethyst.
Jody sighed and said, "no one."
Jody knew Amethyst liked Harry, too. After lunch Jody, Hermione, Cho, Amethyst, and Ginny went to study hall. Jody was ahead of them because she could see Harry and Ron ahead of her. She hurried into study hall and sat next to Harry. The bell rang just as Professor Flitwick entered the room and said, "get started." Then he walked over to a small table at the front of the room and started grading another class' papers.
About fifteen minutes into class, Jody decided that she'd better ask Harry out, but before she could do so she felt a tap on her arm. She turned and saw Harry. He handed her a folded up paper. Jody opened it and read: Jody, do you want to go out with me?
Jody reread the note twice before putting down 'yes' as her answer. She gave it back to Harry. They spent the next few minutes writing notes back and forth to each other.
When the bell rang they both got up and left for he grounds, where they sat under a big shaded tree near the Great Lake.
"Do you love me?" Jody asked, gazing into Harry's brilliant green eyes.
"Yes," Harry replied.
"For how long?"
"Since I first saw you."
"That was back in first year, right?"
"Right."
Jody smiled at him. Harry smiled back at her.
"Jody, where have you been?" Hermione demanded.
They were waiting outside the potions class. She walked over to Jody and Harry with whom Jody was holding hands.
"With Harry," said Jody, "why?"
"Because Hagrid missed you and Harry. We were going to go into the Forbidden Forest, but you two were nowhere to be found. Not even a Hufflepuff could find you."
"Okay, sorry," Jody apologized, "look can we finish this little chat later?"
"Oh, yeah, sure," Hermione said sarcastically and she stormed into the classroom with her nose in the air.
Jody and Harry took seats at the back of Snape's class.
"Settle down, settle down," said Snape coldly as he got up from his desk and stood next to the black board. "You all will be brewing up a simple potion today. Here's what you'll need. It should be done by the end of this hour." Snape took out his wand, gave it a flick, and the ingredients appeared upon the black board.
"Start now!" Snape shouted.
There was a scramble as everyone got up to get the ingredients from the students' storage closet. It took Jody fifteen minutes to get started at which time Snape was already walked around the classroom making comments about others potions. Jody looked down at her watch. She only had ten minutes left! Jody looked up for a moment and saw Neville trembling and on the verge of tears.
"What is this supposed to be, Potter?" Snape snarled.
Jody looked away from the trembling Neville to Snape, who looked with disgust at Harry's potion.
"My potion, sir," Harry replied.
"Oh, really?" said Snape doubtfully.
"Yes."
"Tell me, Potter, can you read?"
"Yes, he can," Jody snapped, glaring at him.
Snape looked at her and said, "I wasn't asking you, Miss. Adams."
"So, you're the one who asked such a stupid question in the first place," Jody said.
"That's enough out of you, Miss Adams," said Snape.
"Then leave my boyfriend alone!"
"Fifty points from Gryffindor!"
"I don't care!"
"You wouldn't care if I took away all of your house points, then?"
"That I care about."
"Then I suggest you be quiet before I do."
"Leave Harry alone!"
"Detention, Miss Adams, with me at five o'clock tonight and I'll take another fifty points from you."
Jody stood up, threw her things into her bag, and headed for the door just as Snape said, "you walk out you'll have detention for the rest of the week." And Jody slammed the door shut. She had almost rounded the corridor when she heard the door slam shut. Assuming it was Snape, Jody turned defiantly around and was surprised to see Harry running toward her.
"We're both in trouble now," Harry said.
"I don't care," Jody said.
Harry took her hand and they walked to Gryffindor tower alone.
