Hello Ladies and Gents, welcome back to my fanfic!

Thanks for all the favorites, follows and reviews.

Please excuse any grammatical and spelling errors. If you spot something that you believe needs to be corrected send me a message.

All characters from HP and OHHC belong to their respective owners aka not yours truly.

Reviews are always welcome.

Enjoy.

Ch4: The Honest Truth...

"Bloody hell that was awful."

"What's the matter, that tiny brain of yours not able to retain the information? Delilah snipped.

The red-hair bared none exiting fangs in her direction.

"Ohh?" Delilah said sarcastically. "I'm positively petrified..."

"Ron!" The familiar voice of Hermione reached the Weasley before she could retort back.

"How was your class?"

"Satisfactory I knew everything that the professor was teaching, he was quite amazed, I'm headed to the library for a little light reading before my next class…" Hermione said with a huge grin causing the other two to cringe.

"Bookworm…" Delilah and Veronica muttered.

"Would either of you like to join me?" Hermione asked innocently.

Delilah scoffed before simply walking away from to two; leaving Veronica to fend for herself.

She smirked mischievously as she heard the red-head try and come up with an excuse but untimely fail.

Delilah wandered the halls with purpose. Her main objective you ask to find Luna or Ginny, her side objective, to start looking for anything suspicious.

She wasn't sure where she was going but she figured she would walk around and learn the ins and outs of the school. Just because it wasn't like Hogwarts on the outside didn't mean it didn't have secret doors or passageways…after all, this was an accredited wizarding academy. It had to have someplace where witches and wizards alike congregated.

Delilah continued her trek, she watched and whispered to the painting to see if they spoke back, she touched and studied sculptures to see if there were hidden levers or buttons. She dragged her fingers against the walls trying to see if she could pick up any magical residue, but there was nothing. She would have pulled out her wand and did a simple spell to uncover hidden things but she didn't want to risk getting caught by any muggles…or witches either.

Delilah was begging to grow frustrated when she heard a dark voice chuckling behind a randomly placed black painted door.

She rolled her eyes at the person's laughter it was a bit much, but a smirk was on her face as she moved towards the door.

Her hand tightened around the handle.

"What mysteries could be behind door number 1?"

"Mione are you done yet?" Veronica groaned as she fidgeted next to the brunette that had her nose buried deep into a book.

"No."

"How about now?" She asked.

"Ron my answer hasn't changed in the ten seconds that you've asked me…" Hermione said shaking her head, since they had stepped foot in the library Ron had been nonstop in his questions, it was begging to really bother her.

"When will you be done?"

"When I find what I'm looking for." Hermione said with a sigh, her irritation almost being pushed pasted even her limits.

"What are you looking for?" Veronica asked curiously.

"I'll let you know when I find it." Hermione growled out glaring at the red head briefly before doing a nose dive back into her book.

Ron huffed once more looking around the library. Apparently they had four of them and none of them were quiet.

It was a sea of blue and yellow pastry dresses. That and books.

Veronica's fingers tapped against the table she was slouched over on as her eyes darted around the room. Boring. This was boring. And quiet…too quiet… not quiet in sound because there were plenty of other students talking and laughing. But there was something missing…she didn't have to even think about it. Her fingers brushed against her wand that she had hidden in her sleeve.

Magic.

The magic was missing.

Veronica's body tensed and she soon felt as if she couldn't breathe.

Veronica bit her lip as she looked around. Everyone here seemed to be fine, happy and content. How? Surely they couldn't all be muggles? Oh merlin what if they were….then where were the wizards? Where did they practice magic? Where-

"Ron!"

Veronica turned locking her slightly panicked green eyes on to the confused brown eyes of Hermione. "Please tell me you've found what you were looking for."

"Yes, I was trying to tell you that, but you weren't listening." She said with a frown as she watched her with concerned eyes. She saw the slight panic as well. "Are you alright?"

"Good that means we can finally leave this place." Ron said ignoring her question while grabbing her bag and walking towards the exit.

"Ron wait." Hermione called out scrambling to put her things away and chasing her friend that seemed to be moving like she was being pursued by trolls.

"Luna can I ask you a question?" Harriet asked as the two exited their class.

The petite blonde smiled as her blues eyes looked up at her raven haired companion. "You mean two?"

"Huh?"

"You want to ask me two questions because your first question was, could you could ask me a question." Her smile never left her face.

"Uh, right."

Luna laughed. Her laugh was light airy and seemed to be full of innocence.

"I'm not really sure how to ask it…" She said after a moment.

"Don't be shy Harriet, were all friends here."

"Yeah…" Harriet took a deep breath. The question had been burning in her mind ever since Luna made the comment before class. She had been tempted to question the Ravenclaw girl in class but she was as focused as Hermione when it came to learning leaving Harriet's mind to boil and churn with unanswered questions.

"You want to know why I said you're the reason Ron and Lilah don't get along."

Harriet nodded.

"It's simply really, back when we were all first years coming to Hogwarts for the first time. Do you remember meeting Lilah."

"Yes, remember we never did get on well. She completely terrorized Ron, Mione and me our first year, it wasn't till she befriended Ginny that she really stopped."

"Ah but there was a time very short but a time before then when Delilah offered you her friendship, and you turned her down…for Ron. You embarrassed her in front of the entire school."

"That's not how I remember it."

"It's true then, what their saying on the train. Harriet Potter has come to Hogwarts." Harriet turned to lock eyes with a girl with hair the same color as the moon and eyes the color of storm clouds.

"This is Crabbe and Goyle and I'm Malfoy, Delilah Malfoy." Harriet was speechless as the girl walked over introducing herself proudly.

A snicker on the side caused the blondes eyes to narrow in slits as her lip curled.

"Think my names funny do you? No need to ask yours." She looked her newest friend Veronica up in down disgust ringing clear in her voice, so much it made Harriet frown. "Red hair, and a hand me down robe, you must be a Weasley."

"You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are better than others Potter, you don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort." Her eyes narrowed in the red-heads direction before facing Harriet again. "I can help you there." She said before holding out a manicured hand.

Harriet looked at it before looking the girl in the eyes. "I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself thanks."

The girl glared at her when professor McGonagall sent her back.

Harriet blinked coming out of the memory with a frown. "Delilah was anything but nice the first day we met, she was nothing but a bully."

Luna cocked her head to the side. "Really."

"Yeah, she insulted Ron the first day and she didn't even know her name."

Luna raised an eyebrow. "Really? Cause that's not how I remember it. From what I recall, Ron provoked her."

Luna watched as she stood beside the two girls that seemed to flank her bestfriend. Delilah would shoot them an annoyed look every time she thought they said something stupid with was often. But when she looked at her it was always with a smile.

When the professor left Delilah's eyes landed on one girl in particular. A girl with messy black hair and green eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses.

"It's true then, what their saying on the train." Luna watched as the raven haired girl and the red head that stood next to her along with everyone else turned to face Delilah. Luna rolled her eyes a small smile on her lips when her friends smile widened at all the attention she received by just speaking. "Harriet Potter has come to Hogwarts…"

"This is Crabbe and Goyle." She said tilting her head dismissively towards the two, who only grinned at being acknowledged by the pure-blood princess. Luna watched as Delilah stood taller with her head held high as she strutted over towards the girl. "And I'm Malfoy, Delilah Malfoy."

Luna sighed shaking her head at the red headed girl who had snickered at her name. Luna knew this wouldn't end well for her as Delilah didn't like being laughed at by people that didn't know her.

Luna briefly wondered if she should stop her as she watched Delilah's silver eyes to narrow in slits as her lip curl as if she was snarling.

"Think my names funny do you?" Delilah asked darkly. Luna sighed. It was too late…

The redhead stopped snickering and looked up in shock at the pure darkness in her voice.

"No need to ask yours." Delilah's eyes could cut through steel and her tongue was even sharper as she finished her assessment of the girl. "Red hair, and a hand me down robe, you must be a Weasley."

The red head looked like she was about to respond but Delilah dismissed her with her eyes as if she was as significant to her as a blade of grass.

"You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are better than others Potter, you don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort." Delilah's eyes flickered in the red-heads direction before facing Harriet again.

"I can help you there." She said before holding out a manicured hand.

Luna watched with wide eyes as Harriet looked at Delilah's hand before looking her in the eyes. "I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself thanks."

Luna watched. She saw when Delilah's eyes widen a fraction of an inch in shock at her, she also saw the red head beside Harriet smirk rather triumphantly.

Delilah's silver eyes practically glowed as she glared at them both before settling on Harriet.

Luna's lips pressed together as an irritated Delilah made her way shoving other students out of her path as she made her way towards her. Her long hair covering pale cheeks that were tinted pink from embarrassment.

Luna new that look. It was a look of determination…raw unyielding ambition. This wasn't over, not in a long shot.

Delilah was used to getting her way, and that wouldn't change anytime soon.

Luna cast her eyes towards the raven haired girl and red-head in pity, she had no idea of the challenge she just issued.

"Are you saying that it was ok for Delilah to say all those mean things to Ron?" Harriet asked Luna with disapproval marring her features.

"Technically they can't truly be mean if they are the truth. Veronica has red hair, she had on a handed down robe and she was born into the Weasley family." Luna said simply with a shrug.

When Harriet looked like she was going to dispute Luna continued.

"I know you were raised among muggles but just look at it from Lilah's perspective. She was born into a pureblood family…a wealthy one at that. She is also the only child of said family, how many times do you think she's been denied anything she's ever wanted? Considering who her father is and even who her mother is how do you think she was raised to look at the world? She sees the same things we do, just through different lighting."

Harriet blinked. She did understand what Luna was saying in a sense, but that still didn't explain the reason behind Delilah's cruel behavior. And she made such known.

"Delilah's behavior was still cruel and that is the honest truth…"

Luna paused in her steps before looking at Harriet. "Maybe...but so was your father's impudent torment of professor Snape over your mother."

Her words felt like a slap across her face. Harriet narrowed her eyes at Luna. Harriet knew the little Ravenclaw carried a torch for the Slytherin princess but never knew it went this far...

"That is not the same; my father was a great man." Harriet said coolly. She wouldn't stand for anyone to say otherwise either.

"Is it not? Your father is much like Delilah; they share many similar qualities if you take the time to notice them. A pureblood from a wealthy family, an only child-"

"They're not-"

"He saw something he wanted." She continued. "And stopped at nothing to get it. James tormented Snape, even knowing that he was the bestfriend of the object of his obsession. He considered Snape a lesser being and rival, one that was not worthy of Lily's attention, yet that still didn't stop him from making friends, being admired by many and being a great wizard…not to mention still getting the girl. How is that any different from Lilah tormenting Ron and Hermione for your attention?"

Harriet was stunned to silence.

"I might not always say much, but I pay very close attention. Despite most people's reservations about Lilah she is a good person, she's just really rough edges, and that is the honest truth."

"Does Delilah even know how insightful and loyal you are about her?" Harriet asked curiously.

Luna smiled. "Of course she does, if I couldn't tell you this much I shouldn't be allowed to call myself her bestfriend."

"Speaking of, it was never really made clear how you and Lilah met."

Luna laughed again this time her cheek tinting pink. "That's a story best told from the two of us."

"We should really find the others and see how they're day is going." Luna added on quietly and began to speed up her walk down the hallways.

Harriet raised an eyebrow but didn't comment further.

"Hey Ginny!"

Ginny turned to see Haruhi pushing her way towards where she currently stood.

"Yes Haruhi?" Ginny asked in confusion. Although the brunette and her had gotten on in class just fine didn't mean she fully trusted her…or that she wanted to miss meeting up with her friends.

"Um I was just…"The brunette stuttered bashfully before seeming to right herself. "Are you headed towards your next class? Do you want me to show you where it is?"

Ginny smiled, Haruhi was nice. "I was actually going to meet up with my friends."

"Friends?"

Ginny raised her eyebrow at the shock and confusion in her tone. Was she not allowed to have friends?

Haruhi seeing how her words sounded immediately threw up her hands as a sort of defensive mechanism.

"No, I didn't mean for it to sound like that. I just thought you being new and all that you wouldn't know anyone yet…I'm sorry if I offended you."

Ginny laughed placing her hand on the brunettes shoulder. "You did not offend me at all Haruhi."

"That is a relief."

Ginny was unsure of how to proceed. She couldn't just walk away from Haruhi that would be pretty rude but she couldn't very well bring her towards her friend's right? She knew for a fact Delilah wouldn't take a new commoner well even if Haruhi was a good person.

"Where did you say you were meeting your friends? I could walk with you till you find them, that way you won't be lost."

Ginny thought about refusing, she would have thought it suspicious that Haruhi wanted to walk with her but the smile on her face was nothing short of innocent.

"Okay."

"Great." Haruhi said as they started walking and Haruhi pointed out several hallways that she could use as short cuts, and the different club rooms.

Haruhi glanced behind her shooting a dark glare at the coppered haired twins that tossed her two thumbs up.

She didn't want to snoop on Ginny but she figured her snooping was the lesser evils than of the twins.

Ginny and Haruhi talked about small things as Ginny grew more acquainted with the schools structure.

Ginny bit her lip. It wasn't like she wanted to pry but she was curious…very curious. She'd been wondering about it ever since she saw her in class.

"Um Haruhi…"

"Yeah?" The brunette said looking at her.

"I was just wondering…and you don't have to tell me but, why are you dressed like a boy?"

The brunette looked shocked before chuckling. "Uh yeah, well…see what happened was I broke an expensive vase that belonged to this club I'm in, so in order to repay my debt I dress like a boy."

"But couldn't you still dress like a girl and be in the club?" Ginny asked with a frown.

Haruhi shook her head. "It's an all boy's club."

Ginny puckered her lips in thought. "I get that I guess, but how has no one figured out you're a girl? I mean it's quite obvious."

Haruhi shook her head with a sigh. "Honestly I stopped asking myself the same question a while back."

Ginny chuckled.

"But honesty there is seriously something wrong with the girls at this school."

Ginny's laugher stopped abruptly. "Really, now why would you say that?"

She shrugged. "They just don't seem to act like normal girls…at least not like you and me."

Ginny would have inquired more but at the sound of her name being called looked up instead. Ginny smiled seeing her sister and her friends, instantly running over towards them.

"Ginny how are you doing? How was your class?" Her friends asked.

"It was alright, I'm fine. How where your classes?"

"Brilliant." Hermione said with a smile.

"Fine." Luna and Harriet said together.

"Hell. Complete hell." Ron muttered shooting her friends dark looks.

"Hell? Did you and Lilah fight…where is Lilah?"

They all shared a look before shrugging. They weren't sure, but Veronica had an idea…

"The little snake is probably off trying to suck the lives out of innocent children..."

"Gin who is that?" Luna's voice breaking the fight between siblings that had started over Veronica's words.

Ginny looked behind her to see Haruhi staring at them with a curious expression but didn't move from her spot.

"Oh um that's my new friend Haruhi Fujioka. Haruhi these are my friends and my sister Veronica." Ginny said pointing towards the older red head.

"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you all." Haruhi said with a smile.

"New friend huh?" Veronica chuckled eyeing the brunette. "Well the ferret won't be pleased about that."

Haruhi looked confused as the other girls glared at Veronica. "Ferret?"

"Why are you dressed in boy clothes?" Luna asked bluntly changing the subject, walking up to the brunette, entering her personal space.

"Luna!"

"You can't just ask people that."

Luna raised an eyebrow. "Are you all not curious? I don't see the harm in asking a simple question."

They all turned towards Haruhi who had started laughing after taking a step back.

"Did I say something humorous?" Luna asked.

"No it's just, Ginny asked me the same question just minutes before."

Haruhi retold the story of why she was dressed like a boy.

"That is absolutely ridiculous." Hermione fumed.

"Yet admirable, for you to subject yourself to that just to clear a debt." Harriet said.

"What kind of club forces another into hiding their gender?" Hermione asked with a frown.

"What club is this again?" Ginny asked remembering now that Haruhi never told her what kind of club she was forced into.

"It's a Host Club."

"A Host Club you say…" Harriet sharing eyes with the rest of the girls unknown to Haruhi.

"Yeah I know what you're thinking that's crazy right? I've thought it many times myself, but I suppose the guys aren't all bad." Haruhi looked down at her watch checking the time. Her light brown eyes widened. "Oh man I have to get going, feel free to stop by and request me, it's in music room 3."

With that the brunette took off in the opposite direction in quite a rush.

They turned to stare at Ginny who seemed shocked.

Ginny looked at her friends. "I-I didn't know she was in the club, I swear. I thought she was just a harmless muggle."

"There's nothing harmless about muggles…what all did you tell her?" Veronica demanded.

"Nothing about us really, I swear."

"Well done Ginny." Luna said with a huge smile.

All eyes turned to her.

"Well done? You truly are mad Luna. My sister could have gotten hurt or…or-"

"Calm down. Ginny as you can see is not hurt at all. And just so you remember we are here on a mission. Ginny befriending Haruhi who happens to be inside the host club is our foot in the door." Hermione said stepping in before Ron could explode.

"Luna and Hermione are right Ron." Harriet said placing her hand on her friends shoulder before looking at Ginny. "Well done."

Ginny flushed. "Um thanks."

Delilah opened the door taking careful steps inside the room, scanning the area. When the door seemingly closed behind on its own behind her she narrowed her eyes.

Irritated but not afraid she like the rest of her comrades kept their wands in their sleeves.

It was quite dark in the room, save for a few candles that were lit around a table and a couch in the middle of the room.

There was an ominous feel in the air that oddly enough felt familiar; Delilah felt an odd breeze on the back of her neck as she walked further towards the light source.

"This isn't creepy at all…" Delilah mused to herself as her eyes adjusted to the darkness. "Reminds me of home…" She said thinking of the Slytherin common room.

"Visitor? Are you here to join…the club?" A deep voice questioned, seemingly all around Delilah and the room.

"No. Who are you?" Delilah didn't like that she couldn't see who she was talking to. She didn't like any time she was at a disadvantage.

"Please? There's a free Beelzenef in it for you if you join…" The voice rasped.

"What the bloody hell is a Beelzenef….on second thought I'd rather not know. Who are you? Show yourself."

The flames on the candelabra closet to her flickered. "I could ask you the same, who are you?"

Delilah scowled her fingers feeling against the wall. "So this entire school is filled to the brim with cowards…how lovely."

When her fingers brushed against thick material of a curtain she grinned. "Finally, for my love of the dark some light every now and again is good."

"W-what! No please don't!" The voice ceased and Delilah heard steps behind her.

"If only you had revealed yourself… she said sinfully before snatching the curtain, and flooding the room with daylight.

Delilah soaked up the sun rays for a moment enjoying the peace and quiet…until she heard hissing from behind her.

She turned around wand at the ready to see a tall cloaked figure wobbled around looking ready to drop.

"You're just a boy… a foolish boy but a boy no less." She said softly with a frown before quickly pocketing her wand praying to Salazar that the boy didn't see it.

"The sun it…black spots…help…" The hooded male hobbled closer to her. One pale hand grasping at his face to cover his eyes and the other reaching out toward the source of his pain.

Delilah caught sight of dark hair peeking out from under the black material on his head before she could call out how fake it looked she was practically tackled to the ground a body on top of her own.

Several unlady like words escaped her mouth as she fell and the room was shrouded in darkness again.

"S-sorry I was just trying to close the window. Please don't let this sway your decision to join my club." The figure scrambled off of her, his face right in front of her own.

Through the dim lighting you could make out worried yet uncannily familiar pale blue grey eyes.

Delilah scowled as she sat up.

She glared at the taller boy. "Well don't stand there, help me up."

He instantly offered her his hand witch she took standing on her feet.

Faster than he could see she reached over plucking the dark wig from his face revealing pale blonde hair almost similar to her own.

Her eyes widened as she got a good look at his face.

"Umehito?"

The boy stopped freaking out and returned her inquisitive gaze. His eyes widening as he stared at her.

"Delilah?"

They both seemed at a loss of words but spoke at the same time. "What are you doing here?"

Ok and I'll say this now before someone tries to bite my head off.

#1. I know that Luna's character wasn't introduced till the 5th movie, I changed it...obviously. I felt like it would be better for my fanfic that way if they all started at the same time except for Ginny for obvious reasons.

#2. I honestly believe that the only reason Draco picked on the golden trio like he did was because Harry hurt his feelings by refusing to be his friend over Ron's. I'm not saying that's true, that's just what I believe is what started it, and also why I have written Delilah and Veronica the way I have.

#3. I know Draco and James chose different paths, but I feel like they definitely shared quite a few similarities. Which is why I have also written it the way I have.

Please don't bite my head off, I hope I don't lose my readers and I'm sorry if you don't like it but I'm not changing it...

On the up side: The twins made Haruhi spy for them? What will she tell them when she meets with the host club? And Delilah knows Umehito (aka Nekozawa for those of you who don't know his first name." Can anyone guess how?

I truly am having way too much fun with this story lol.