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Chapter 3: Shy

Harry looked up from the parchment. "What did that mean?" he asked Hermione, puzzled.

"I don't know," she replied. "However, there was one partI have figured out."

Harry looked at her expectantly. "Yeah? What is it?" "Well," Hermione said slowly. "There is a line in the prophecy that basically says that the five people are students themselves."

"What? Where does it say that?" Harry asked, looking back down at the parchment, studying it.

"Right there," Hermione responded, pointing it out with her finger. Her finger lined the words as she read,

"One is from each house
Each takes a turn

For they are still here
With something to learn."

She emphasized that last word. "Brilliant Hermione," Harry said, slightly relieved he wouldn't have to deal with anymore teachers.

"RON!!!!! IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT…." Ginny's shouting trailed off, as the compartment door slammed closed. A quick glance around confirmed Harry's suspicion. That Dan guy was gone.

He must've had enough of the shouting match. Ginny glared at Ron, even angrier at him, (if that was possible.) She seemed to be radiating all the anger and contempt she was feeling freely into the room.

She stared at the door, then turned back at Ron. "NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!" she shouted at him before turning on her heels and stomping out of the compartment, slamming the door behind her.

The silence grew. Ron was suddenly aware of Harry and Hermione's presence, and of the fact that they had witnessed the whole ordeal and were staring at him now. "What are you looking at?!" he spat, still angry over his row with Ginny.

"Nothing," Hermione replied hastily. She averted her eyes from him and focused them back on Harry, while nonchalantly gently folding and stuffing the parchment with the prophecy back into her pocket.

"Listen Harry, I know that this second prophecy is just another mystery as well as another frustration, but I will try to help you unravel it, the best that I can." Hermione looked into his eyes, serious and sincere as ever.

"Thanks Hermione," Harry replied. "I appreciate that." He truly did. He looked over at Ron, who was still red in the face. "Can we tell him about it?"

Hermione shrugged. "If you want to, but I suggest you wait until a better moment. You know, when he's calmer?" Harry nodded.

Harry heard laughter. The compartment door had bounced back slightly after being slammed so hard and stood slightly ajar. The laugh was sweet, feminine, but most of all familiar.

He got up and walked casually by the crack in the door. What he saw made his stomach turn slightly. It was Cho. She was sitting with some friends, laughing. It was the first time Harry had seen her laugh, and really laugh since Cedric had died.

He had to admit that this look suited her. He also was vaguely pleased that her traitor of a friend Marietta hadn't joined them.

"What is it?" Hermione asked. She got up and stood beside him, looking in. "Oh," she said distastefully, closing the compartment and taking a seat next to Ron. "What?" Ron asked. Harry took one last look at the fully closed compartment door before taking a seat across from both of them.

"Cho Chang," Hermione replied disapprovingly. "Oh yeah," Ron replied stuffing a couple of left over Trolleys Lady treats into his mouth. "She came in earlier, claiming she didn't know anybody was in her.

Hermione tutted. "What?!" Harry asked becoming a bit irritated. Hermione sighed. "Well isn't it obvious Harry? I guess not! Do I have to spell it out for you? Well, Cho's trying to get your attention."

"What?" Harry asked. "She probably still likes you and doesn't know what to do." Harry was confused. "But she's the one—" "I know Harry!" Hermione interrupted impatiently. "But walking in on you like that, and laughing right outside your compartment all extra loud, she's trying to get your attention!" And with that, Hermione Granger disappeared behind a book.

Harry looked at Ron, who stared back at him half wittedly. "Well girls are stupid!" Harry exclaimed incredulously. Hermione shout him a murderous glare from over her book at that. Harry shrugged and threw her a guilty smile in return.

However, inside of him his stomach moved quicker than ever, but not as quick as his mind was racing. 'Cho Chang still liked him? Was that a good thing? Would she try to talk to him? What should he do if she tried to talk to him?'

Hermione observed him carefully for a minute over her book. 'Well,' she considered. 'At least he's not brooding over Sirius. But still…'

Later

Harry, Hermione and Ron all sat together in the Great Hall. Harry saw Ginny hugging the Dan guy before he returned to the Ravenclaw table. He found himself watching Ginny. She had gotten very pretty, after all.

She sat down across from him and began talking in deep conversation with another Gryffindor fifth year. Or at least she was talking. The brown-haired hazel-eyed girl who sat next to her sat listening very shy like. She broke out into a hysteria of giggles every once and a while and sometimes added her two sense in, but that was about it.

He only caught a few word of what they were saying since the room was so noisy, and most of it had to do with Dan Hafter. The girl's hair fell in her face in the cute shy way and Harry could almost swear her hazel eyes were fixed on him.

After the feast, in the Gryffindor Common Room Ginny approached him while he sat talking to RON and Hermione in front of the fire. Her friend was with her. "Hey Harry," she said casually. "Hey Ginny," he replied without looking up.

"Oh, uh," she looked at her friend. "This is my best friend Kohana." Harry looked up. "Hi," he said. The girl blushed behind her hair. She smiled at him but didn't say a word. "Okay…" he filled in the awkward silence. Ginny laughed uncomfortably. "Okay, well we have to go now, you know get settled." Harry nodded. "Yeah, bye."

"Bye," said Ginny. As the two girls walked away, Kohana stole a backward glance at him. Ginny rolled her eyes but Harry didn't see. He went back to staring into the fire and talking to Ron. Only Hermione stared after them. It was as if something had clicked


A/N: This will be my last post for a while, because I have to study for my Midterms. Very sorry:'-( But please read and review and feel free to check out my other two stories in the mean time. Especially my one-shot. It's a tearer. snifflelol (the other story needs some work lol)