A/N: Who will have the infatuation? Who will be the object of that
infatuation? Wanna know? Read and find out. (
P.S.- since this has never happened to me, I have my friend, Aaliyah
Fulham, helping me write this chapter.
PPS. - there are some footnotes in this chapter so please remember to read
them.
Chapter 4: Unexpected Infatuation
As Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked up into the castle and into the Great Hall, Harry's gaze was drawn to somebody. Ron saw the expression on Harry's look as they sat down at their table. "Harry, what are you starring at?" asked Ron. "Nothing, I guess" replied Harry, pulling his gaze back to his empty gold plate. "Please tell me that he is not daydreaming about Cho Chang again" said Hermione sitting across from them, next to Ginny.
"Can't say" said Ron. "Shut up" Harry said. They could no longer talk because Dumbledore stood for his speech.
When he had finished, they began to eat. Midway through the meal, Seamus began to talk to Harry, and Ron. "Hey, have either of you seen Parvati Patil?" asked Seamus. "No why?" asked Harry and Ron together. "Because she has greatly improved, if you catch my drift" said Seamus with a big grin on his face. "Really, all boys care about is looks, doesn't matter what they look like on the inside, just the outside" said Hermione in a huff.
"What's the matter, Hermione. Victor Krum, didn't call you. Or worse, he dumped you" said Ron maliciously. "No, and for your information, I told him that he was too old for me and I couldn't see him anymore" said Hermione with all her dignity. "Hey, there she is" said Seamus. All three boys bent their heads over their food, but their eyes were on her.
"Hello," was all she said as she went over to ask her sister something. "Damn!" was all Harry could say. She turned around and started walking back towards her seat. "Harry?" she said as she passed him. "Yes, Parvati?" said Harry turning around as Ron's and Seamus' mouth hung open. "I am very sorry about how I acted towards you last year. Are we still friends?" she asked sweetly. "Yeah sure. And I am sorry, too. I should have paid more attention to you at the Yule Ball" said Harry, who was amazed that his voice was not cracked. "Don't worry about it. I'll see you later." she said as she went back to her seat. All three boys gawked at her. A cold voice suddenly broke their trace.
"She should have been in Slytherin. But for a Gryffindor, she doesn't look half bad" said a cold voice. "What do you want Malfoy?" asked Harry. "Just looking and I was wondering. What ever happened to that Muggle girlfriend of yours? Lost interest? She looked very interested in me when she saw me. But like I'd ever go for a puny little Muggle" said Malfoy. "She is not my girlfriend. And don't you dare insult her, you little ferret" said Harry.
"Was that supposed to scare me? Can't you come up with any better?" sneered Malfoy. "Don't make me hurt you" said Hermione standing up. "You can't hurt me you little Mudblood. Go ahead and try" said Malfoy. As Hermione drew her wand, he became paler than usual. Luckily for Malfoy, Professor McGonagall walked over to where they were at. "Miss Granger, may I have a word with you?" said McGonagall.
"Yes, professor" said Hermione as she followed the professor out of the Great Hall. Malfoy turned and went back to his table without another word. Harry and Ron looked at each other, mystified. "What do you reckon, McGonagall wanted with Hermione?" asked Ron.
"Dunno" was Harry's reply. Hermione came back within the space of ten minutes. "Guess what?" asked Hermione, whose face was all aglow. "Malfoy got expelled?" said Ron. "Snape quit and you are taking over Potions?" said Harry. "Very funny. Besides, if Malfoy got expelled then I would be dancing around. No. I am the Gryffindor prefect!" said Hermione, excitedly.
"Cool, congrats" said Harry. "Yeah, now you will be able to tell us the password of the prefects' bathroom. As Harry, tells it, the are very cool." said Ron, as Hermione threw a dirty look at him. "I will do no such thing, Ronald Weasley!" said Hermione in a huff. "Yeah, Ron, you know that Hermione will never use her superpowers for evil." said Harry in a mocking tone. "Shut up, the both of you" said Hermione. They ended up talking about the situation of the wizarding world.
When the feast had ended, Hermione led the first years to the Gryffindor Common Room. She gave the password to Fat Lady and ushered everyone inside. When all was said and done, Hermione, Ron, and Harry sat down on the couches. "Hermione? Don't you have to be going?" asked Ron. "No. Why?" asked Hermione. "How come you are not using the prefects' dormitories?" asked Harry.
"Because there are none. Professor Dumbledore said even though we are prefects we are to remain in our own houses. Everything's changed." said Hermione. "What do you mean?" asked Harry. "Well there are only eight prefects, this year, four from each year and house. I am the fifth year prefect for Gryffindor. Anyway, I am tired. I'm going to bed." said Hermione. Ron and Harry followed suit. They exchanged their goodnights at the top of the stairs.
When they got into their room, Neville, Seamus, and Dean had already fallen asleep. Ron and Harry changed into their pajamas and went to bed. Harry feeling as if he forgot something, sat up in his bed. Then he remembered, he didn't write to Joan yet. Even though he knew that he could wait, he decided to write the letter anyway.
Dear Joan- I got to school fine, and Hermione was made into a school prefect. I wanted you to know that I am fine. Tell me the name of your school so I'll know where to send Hedwig. I miss our talks and thanks again for the books, they are going to come in handy when I am bored. I hope you are safe.- yours Harry.
Harry sealed the letter and sent it off with Hedwig. After that when he laid down he fell asleep. He dreamed that he and Joan were playing in a field and then she disappeared and then another girl appeared in her place although he couldn't make out who it was. He awoke the next morning to the smell of bacon, eggs, seasoned fries1 , and many other good breakfast foods. He got up, changed and grabbed The Hobbit, so he could read during breakfast.
When he sat down, he held the book in one hand and ate with the other. When Ron and Hermione saw this , their mouths hung open. Harry didn't notice till Ron spilled some orange juice on himself. "Damn!" he said, falling out of the trace he had been in. "What? What happened?" asked Harry finally looking up from his book. "Nothing I just spilled some juice on myself." said Ron cleaning himself up. "Harry, I never knew that you liked J.R.R. Tolkien?" said Hermione. "What? Oh, this. Joan gave it to me on my birthday," said Harry.
"So you are reading that for fun?" asked Ron bewildered. "Yeah, so what" said Harry, annoyed that he was being pulled away from the book. "It's nothing. It's just that, you are starting to read books like that, for fun" said Ron trying not to laugh. Both Harry and Hermione threw dirty looks at him. "This is not a school book" said Harry as Hermione threw him a dirty. "Do you, honestly think, that I Hermione Granger, school prefect, don't have a life?! Do you think that I am just an all around bookworm?!" yelled Hermione gathering the attention of those around her. "Hermione, calm down" said Harry.
"Yeah, take a chill pill" said Ron, who found the whole situation, very funny and was trying his best at not to laugh, which was not very good. "Humph!" said Hermione gathering her things and storming out of the Great Hall. "Someone must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" said Ron, who stated smiling. "You know, it's really your fault" said Harry. "What do you mean?" asked Ron bewildered. "Forget about it. I wonder what's wrong with her?" asked Harry.
"She's probably PMSing" said a velvety voice behind them. The two boys turned around and saw Parvati. "Good morning Parvati. What do you mean?" asked Harry. "It's the beginning of the month, so she is probably on her rag2 " said Parvati taking Hemrione's seat. "So what does PMSing have to do with anything?" asked Ron. "Really, Ron. You have a little sister, you should know" said Parvati.
"Know what?" asked Ron. "Some girls have mood swings sometimes. I guess that is the problem with Hermione" said Harry. Parvati and Ron both looked at him, but Parvati smiled. "How did you know that?" she asked. "Joan told me over the summer. We were talking about her friends in America and she told me what would happen" said Harry. "Who is this Joan girl? Is she your girlfriend, Harry?" she prompted.
"I don't know, really what we are. We never talked about it. I guess we were just good friends" said Harry, remembering the first time he and Joan kissed. A smile came to his lips and Parvati started giggling "Earth to Harry" said Parvati, still giggling. "What?" he said. "Well, since you don't have a girlfriend, that means that you are on the market. Well, I have to go get something, see you in class. Bye" said Parvati standing and winking at Harry. "I reckon she has forgiven me" said Harry following her with his eyes out the door. "Really. Well, this is interesting" said Ginny, finally speaking.
"What is interesting, Gin?" asked Harry. "The fact that you couldn't tell that she was throwing herself at your feet. And the fact that you and that Muggle girl aren't dating" she replied, seriously. "She wasn't. Was she Ron?" asked Harry. "Sorry, dosed off, while Parvati was hitting on you. Come on, we still have to get our books. Transfiguration is first" said Ron, a bit maliciously , as he stood up. "Very funny" said Harry as he followed his best friend.
Just as he was about to walk out, Hedwig gave him a letter. Harry smiled to see that it was from Joan. He put the letter in his book and walked out.
When he got to Transfigurations, he sat next to Ron. He immediately started flipping through the pages looking for the note. Ron noticed and again thought that he was turning into a bookworm like Hermione. He rolled his eyes and gave an exasperated sigh.
Harry found the note and, being careful that McGonagall didn't notice, started reading it. Dear Harry- I'm glad to know that you got to school fine. Tell Hermione congrats for me. I go to St Cecilia School for Girls. So see if you could send Hedwig to my dorm at night only. And could u please send Hedwig a couple of days before Christmas so that you, Ron, and Hermione can receive your Christmas present? I miss our talks also. I've noticed that when I get lonely, my first instinct is to invite you to come over so we can talk. But then I remember that your not there. Well anyways, I better let you get back to your school. I'm glad you enjoy the books.- Yours Joan. P.S. I am perfectly safe. Besides, I can take care of myself. Don't worry.
Harry couldn't help but smile. He was glad that Joan felt the same way he did about their talks. He was beginning to miss her. Then, somehow his eyes fell on Parvati. She turned around and smiled at him. He did the same. "I've gotta admit, Parvati is very pretty," he thought to himself.
After a few practices of transfiguring toads into bowls, it was time for potions with the "ever-popular" Snape.
"God, I wish we had at least one year where we didn't have Snape as our Potions professor," said Ron, as he, Harry, Hermione, and Parvati were walking downstairs towards the dungeons. Harry laughed and Parvati smiled as if they both agreed. Hermione glared at them. "How can you speak about our professor like that? I mean, sure he may be cruel and he certainly likes the Slytherins more that us, but still. He's our professor and our elder and, if we like it or not, we have to respect him."
"Come on, admit it Hermione. You don't like Snape any better than any of the Gryffindors do." said Harry, knowing that what he just said was the honest truth. Hermione however decided to ignore that statement. Harry smiled at Ron and Parvati triumphantly. When they reached the entrance, they noticed Malfoy and his gang progressing slowly the opposite way. They both reached the entrance at the same time. Malfoy was in front of Crabbe and Goyle and Hermione and Parvati were in front of Harry and Ron.
"Ladies first," said Malfoy, as he bowed slightly. Parvati found it sweet and started to giggle as she made her way inside. Hermione, however, thought it strange and gave him a weird look. Malfoy smirked as she followed Parvati and made her way inside also. Harry and Ron stepped up. Ron gave him a questioning look. "Honestly, Weasley, I know I'm handsome and all that, but must you make your homosexuality known?" said Draco. He smirked.
"Why I oughta." said Ron, threateningly stepping closer. Unfortunately for Ron, Snape came around at that exact moment.
"That's enough Weasley. 5 points for Gryffindor" said Snape as he made his way inside the classroom. Draco smirked and followed Snape inside. Ron was so angry, he was beginning to turn a nice shade of red, much like his hair.
"Calm down Ron. You're beginning to turn as red as your hair. Come on. We'd better go inside before the bell rings, otherwise we'll lose 10 points for being late" said Harry, trying to cheer up his friend.
Ron gave a weak smile and followed him in. "Just in time," he thought, as the bell suddenly rang.
Potions went by with nothing really major happening besides the usual 30 points from Gryffindor. In the Great Hall during lunch, Parvati was wondering why Draco had acted all gentlemen like earlier. "It was pretty freaky, wasn't it?" Parvati asked Harry. "Pretty freaky? It was very freaky. I have never seen him act like that. Not even when we were waiting in that chamber, waiting to be sorted. I mean, he didn't even know you, Ron, and already he was making your life miserable. Oh yeah, Hermione, before I forget. I told Joan about you becoming a prefect. She sends her congrats." said Harry. Hermione smiled and said to send her thanks. Ron nodded. He was still pretty upset.
"Come on, Ron cheer up. It was only 5 points. I mean, Neville has lost a whole bunch of points before, and you don't see him miserable for the rest of the day," said Hermione, matter-of-factly.
"I'm not upset over that," said Ron. "I'm upset because I didn't have a chance to kick Malfoy's ass." He frowned. Harry, Hermione, Ginny, and Parvati all laughed at that. They should've known better. They always knew that Ron had been waiting for the longest time to be able to do that, and if it weren't for the teachers, he probably would've done it already. They finished their meals and went to go get the books for the next class. Harry, Ron, and Pavarti went up to Divinations as Hermione went to Ancient Runes. For Divination, they had to do a project on translating some ancient symbols. Harry got partnered up with Parvati and Ron got partnered up with Lavender. Later that night, after Harry had finished his homework, he wrote to Joan. Dear Joan- Yeah, from now on I'll send Hedwig to your dorm. No problem. And I'll also send her a couple of days before Christmas with all of our presents for you. I'm glad you feel the same way about our talks. I'm beginning to miss you. You're really easy to talk to and I can tell you stuff that I can't tell Ron or Hermione. I hope I see you soon. So anyway, how's school been for you so far? I've been fine. Just got a lot of homework to do. I'm glad your safe.-Yours Harry. P.S. Tell your friends Aaliyah and Angeline I said "hi".
When he had finished, he went to the owlery and sent Hedwig with the note. Then he went back to his room, and read The Hobbit for a little bit until he got sleepy, and then fell asleep.
He woke up in the middle of night. He could not fall back asleep. He was remembering the feeling he got when he heard that Pavarti was his partner. He had felt part excitement and part dread. The excitement came from the fact that he was paired with the prettiest girl in the year and the dread came from the fact that she might not like him. Wait a minute, he thought to himself. He was confused. He didn't know his feelings for Joan or for Pavarti. he began to think. He suddenly had an epiphany. He discovered that he was falling for Pavarti.
A/N: Did you like it? Please review. Now for the notes" Seasoned fries: at my school, we have a truck that comes by and lets us buy breakfast or coffee or drinks. Well a popular thing to eat is the seasoned fries. They are basically French fries with seasoned salt on top. They are very good. I know that they will never eat things like that, but hey, it could happen.
Rag 2: for those of you who didn't get it, rag is slang for the menstrual cycle, or the period. It is a common term used in our school. Please note that the next few chapters will be written with the help of Aaliyah Fulham, one of my best friends, who is in my English Honors class. Please do not vote on the who will Hermione be with. I have come to a decision and you will find out at the end. Also include if you want to read the little skit, please say so. It is about Christmas. So until the next chapter, this is Joan- Lita Nabberrie and Aaliyah Fulham saying, " See Ya! And y'all come back now ya hear?" (
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Chapter 4: Unexpected Infatuation
As Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked up into the castle and into the Great Hall, Harry's gaze was drawn to somebody. Ron saw the expression on Harry's look as they sat down at their table. "Harry, what are you starring at?" asked Ron. "Nothing, I guess" replied Harry, pulling his gaze back to his empty gold plate. "Please tell me that he is not daydreaming about Cho Chang again" said Hermione sitting across from them, next to Ginny.
"Can't say" said Ron. "Shut up" Harry said. They could no longer talk because Dumbledore stood for his speech.
When he had finished, they began to eat. Midway through the meal, Seamus began to talk to Harry, and Ron. "Hey, have either of you seen Parvati Patil?" asked Seamus. "No why?" asked Harry and Ron together. "Because she has greatly improved, if you catch my drift" said Seamus with a big grin on his face. "Really, all boys care about is looks, doesn't matter what they look like on the inside, just the outside" said Hermione in a huff.
"What's the matter, Hermione. Victor Krum, didn't call you. Or worse, he dumped you" said Ron maliciously. "No, and for your information, I told him that he was too old for me and I couldn't see him anymore" said Hermione with all her dignity. "Hey, there she is" said Seamus. All three boys bent their heads over their food, but their eyes were on her.
"Hello," was all she said as she went over to ask her sister something. "Damn!" was all Harry could say. She turned around and started walking back towards her seat. "Harry?" she said as she passed him. "Yes, Parvati?" said Harry turning around as Ron's and Seamus' mouth hung open. "I am very sorry about how I acted towards you last year. Are we still friends?" she asked sweetly. "Yeah sure. And I am sorry, too. I should have paid more attention to you at the Yule Ball" said Harry, who was amazed that his voice was not cracked. "Don't worry about it. I'll see you later." she said as she went back to her seat. All three boys gawked at her. A cold voice suddenly broke their trace.
"She should have been in Slytherin. But for a Gryffindor, she doesn't look half bad" said a cold voice. "What do you want Malfoy?" asked Harry. "Just looking and I was wondering. What ever happened to that Muggle girlfriend of yours? Lost interest? She looked very interested in me when she saw me. But like I'd ever go for a puny little Muggle" said Malfoy. "She is not my girlfriend. And don't you dare insult her, you little ferret" said Harry.
"Was that supposed to scare me? Can't you come up with any better?" sneered Malfoy. "Don't make me hurt you" said Hermione standing up. "You can't hurt me you little Mudblood. Go ahead and try" said Malfoy. As Hermione drew her wand, he became paler than usual. Luckily for Malfoy, Professor McGonagall walked over to where they were at. "Miss Granger, may I have a word with you?" said McGonagall.
"Yes, professor" said Hermione as she followed the professor out of the Great Hall. Malfoy turned and went back to his table without another word. Harry and Ron looked at each other, mystified. "What do you reckon, McGonagall wanted with Hermione?" asked Ron.
"Dunno" was Harry's reply. Hermione came back within the space of ten minutes. "Guess what?" asked Hermione, whose face was all aglow. "Malfoy got expelled?" said Ron. "Snape quit and you are taking over Potions?" said Harry. "Very funny. Besides, if Malfoy got expelled then I would be dancing around. No. I am the Gryffindor prefect!" said Hermione, excitedly.
"Cool, congrats" said Harry. "Yeah, now you will be able to tell us the password of the prefects' bathroom. As Harry, tells it, the are very cool." said Ron, as Hermione threw a dirty look at him. "I will do no such thing, Ronald Weasley!" said Hermione in a huff. "Yeah, Ron, you know that Hermione will never use her superpowers for evil." said Harry in a mocking tone. "Shut up, the both of you" said Hermione. They ended up talking about the situation of the wizarding world.
When the feast had ended, Hermione led the first years to the Gryffindor Common Room. She gave the password to Fat Lady and ushered everyone inside. When all was said and done, Hermione, Ron, and Harry sat down on the couches. "Hermione? Don't you have to be going?" asked Ron. "No. Why?" asked Hermione. "How come you are not using the prefects' dormitories?" asked Harry.
"Because there are none. Professor Dumbledore said even though we are prefects we are to remain in our own houses. Everything's changed." said Hermione. "What do you mean?" asked Harry. "Well there are only eight prefects, this year, four from each year and house. I am the fifth year prefect for Gryffindor. Anyway, I am tired. I'm going to bed." said Hermione. Ron and Harry followed suit. They exchanged their goodnights at the top of the stairs.
When they got into their room, Neville, Seamus, and Dean had already fallen asleep. Ron and Harry changed into their pajamas and went to bed. Harry feeling as if he forgot something, sat up in his bed. Then he remembered, he didn't write to Joan yet. Even though he knew that he could wait, he decided to write the letter anyway.
Dear Joan- I got to school fine, and Hermione was made into a school prefect. I wanted you to know that I am fine. Tell me the name of your school so I'll know where to send Hedwig. I miss our talks and thanks again for the books, they are going to come in handy when I am bored. I hope you are safe.- yours Harry.
Harry sealed the letter and sent it off with Hedwig. After that when he laid down he fell asleep. He dreamed that he and Joan were playing in a field and then she disappeared and then another girl appeared in her place although he couldn't make out who it was. He awoke the next morning to the smell of bacon, eggs, seasoned fries1 , and many other good breakfast foods. He got up, changed and grabbed The Hobbit, so he could read during breakfast.
When he sat down, he held the book in one hand and ate with the other. When Ron and Hermione saw this , their mouths hung open. Harry didn't notice till Ron spilled some orange juice on himself. "Damn!" he said, falling out of the trace he had been in. "What? What happened?" asked Harry finally looking up from his book. "Nothing I just spilled some juice on myself." said Ron cleaning himself up. "Harry, I never knew that you liked J.R.R. Tolkien?" said Hermione. "What? Oh, this. Joan gave it to me on my birthday," said Harry.
"So you are reading that for fun?" asked Ron bewildered. "Yeah, so what" said Harry, annoyed that he was being pulled away from the book. "It's nothing. It's just that, you are starting to read books like that, for fun" said Ron trying not to laugh. Both Harry and Hermione threw dirty looks at him. "This is not a school book" said Harry as Hermione threw him a dirty. "Do you, honestly think, that I Hermione Granger, school prefect, don't have a life?! Do you think that I am just an all around bookworm?!" yelled Hermione gathering the attention of those around her. "Hermione, calm down" said Harry.
"Yeah, take a chill pill" said Ron, who found the whole situation, very funny and was trying his best at not to laugh, which was not very good. "Humph!" said Hermione gathering her things and storming out of the Great Hall. "Someone must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" said Ron, who stated smiling. "You know, it's really your fault" said Harry. "What do you mean?" asked Ron bewildered. "Forget about it. I wonder what's wrong with her?" asked Harry.
"She's probably PMSing" said a velvety voice behind them. The two boys turned around and saw Parvati. "Good morning Parvati. What do you mean?" asked Harry. "It's the beginning of the month, so she is probably on her rag2 " said Parvati taking Hemrione's seat. "So what does PMSing have to do with anything?" asked Ron. "Really, Ron. You have a little sister, you should know" said Parvati.
"Know what?" asked Ron. "Some girls have mood swings sometimes. I guess that is the problem with Hermione" said Harry. Parvati and Ron both looked at him, but Parvati smiled. "How did you know that?" she asked. "Joan told me over the summer. We were talking about her friends in America and she told me what would happen" said Harry. "Who is this Joan girl? Is she your girlfriend, Harry?" she prompted.
"I don't know, really what we are. We never talked about it. I guess we were just good friends" said Harry, remembering the first time he and Joan kissed. A smile came to his lips and Parvati started giggling "Earth to Harry" said Parvati, still giggling. "What?" he said. "Well, since you don't have a girlfriend, that means that you are on the market. Well, I have to go get something, see you in class. Bye" said Parvati standing and winking at Harry. "I reckon she has forgiven me" said Harry following her with his eyes out the door. "Really. Well, this is interesting" said Ginny, finally speaking.
"What is interesting, Gin?" asked Harry. "The fact that you couldn't tell that she was throwing herself at your feet. And the fact that you and that Muggle girl aren't dating" she replied, seriously. "She wasn't. Was she Ron?" asked Harry. "Sorry, dosed off, while Parvati was hitting on you. Come on, we still have to get our books. Transfiguration is first" said Ron, a bit maliciously , as he stood up. "Very funny" said Harry as he followed his best friend.
Just as he was about to walk out, Hedwig gave him a letter. Harry smiled to see that it was from Joan. He put the letter in his book and walked out.
When he got to Transfigurations, he sat next to Ron. He immediately started flipping through the pages looking for the note. Ron noticed and again thought that he was turning into a bookworm like Hermione. He rolled his eyes and gave an exasperated sigh.
Harry found the note and, being careful that McGonagall didn't notice, started reading it. Dear Harry- I'm glad to know that you got to school fine. Tell Hermione congrats for me. I go to St Cecilia School for Girls. So see if you could send Hedwig to my dorm at night only. And could u please send Hedwig a couple of days before Christmas so that you, Ron, and Hermione can receive your Christmas present? I miss our talks also. I've noticed that when I get lonely, my first instinct is to invite you to come over so we can talk. But then I remember that your not there. Well anyways, I better let you get back to your school. I'm glad you enjoy the books.- Yours Joan. P.S. I am perfectly safe. Besides, I can take care of myself. Don't worry.
Harry couldn't help but smile. He was glad that Joan felt the same way he did about their talks. He was beginning to miss her. Then, somehow his eyes fell on Parvati. She turned around and smiled at him. He did the same. "I've gotta admit, Parvati is very pretty," he thought to himself.
After a few practices of transfiguring toads into bowls, it was time for potions with the "ever-popular" Snape.
"God, I wish we had at least one year where we didn't have Snape as our Potions professor," said Ron, as he, Harry, Hermione, and Parvati were walking downstairs towards the dungeons. Harry laughed and Parvati smiled as if they both agreed. Hermione glared at them. "How can you speak about our professor like that? I mean, sure he may be cruel and he certainly likes the Slytherins more that us, but still. He's our professor and our elder and, if we like it or not, we have to respect him."
"Come on, admit it Hermione. You don't like Snape any better than any of the Gryffindors do." said Harry, knowing that what he just said was the honest truth. Hermione however decided to ignore that statement. Harry smiled at Ron and Parvati triumphantly. When they reached the entrance, they noticed Malfoy and his gang progressing slowly the opposite way. They both reached the entrance at the same time. Malfoy was in front of Crabbe and Goyle and Hermione and Parvati were in front of Harry and Ron.
"Ladies first," said Malfoy, as he bowed slightly. Parvati found it sweet and started to giggle as she made her way inside. Hermione, however, thought it strange and gave him a weird look. Malfoy smirked as she followed Parvati and made her way inside also. Harry and Ron stepped up. Ron gave him a questioning look. "Honestly, Weasley, I know I'm handsome and all that, but must you make your homosexuality known?" said Draco. He smirked.
"Why I oughta." said Ron, threateningly stepping closer. Unfortunately for Ron, Snape came around at that exact moment.
"That's enough Weasley. 5 points for Gryffindor" said Snape as he made his way inside the classroom. Draco smirked and followed Snape inside. Ron was so angry, he was beginning to turn a nice shade of red, much like his hair.
"Calm down Ron. You're beginning to turn as red as your hair. Come on. We'd better go inside before the bell rings, otherwise we'll lose 10 points for being late" said Harry, trying to cheer up his friend.
Ron gave a weak smile and followed him in. "Just in time," he thought, as the bell suddenly rang.
Potions went by with nothing really major happening besides the usual 30 points from Gryffindor. In the Great Hall during lunch, Parvati was wondering why Draco had acted all gentlemen like earlier. "It was pretty freaky, wasn't it?" Parvati asked Harry. "Pretty freaky? It was very freaky. I have never seen him act like that. Not even when we were waiting in that chamber, waiting to be sorted. I mean, he didn't even know you, Ron, and already he was making your life miserable. Oh yeah, Hermione, before I forget. I told Joan about you becoming a prefect. She sends her congrats." said Harry. Hermione smiled and said to send her thanks. Ron nodded. He was still pretty upset.
"Come on, Ron cheer up. It was only 5 points. I mean, Neville has lost a whole bunch of points before, and you don't see him miserable for the rest of the day," said Hermione, matter-of-factly.
"I'm not upset over that," said Ron. "I'm upset because I didn't have a chance to kick Malfoy's ass." He frowned. Harry, Hermione, Ginny, and Parvati all laughed at that. They should've known better. They always knew that Ron had been waiting for the longest time to be able to do that, and if it weren't for the teachers, he probably would've done it already. They finished their meals and went to go get the books for the next class. Harry, Ron, and Pavarti went up to Divinations as Hermione went to Ancient Runes. For Divination, they had to do a project on translating some ancient symbols. Harry got partnered up with Parvati and Ron got partnered up with Lavender. Later that night, after Harry had finished his homework, he wrote to Joan. Dear Joan- Yeah, from now on I'll send Hedwig to your dorm. No problem. And I'll also send her a couple of days before Christmas with all of our presents for you. I'm glad you feel the same way about our talks. I'm beginning to miss you. You're really easy to talk to and I can tell you stuff that I can't tell Ron or Hermione. I hope I see you soon. So anyway, how's school been for you so far? I've been fine. Just got a lot of homework to do. I'm glad your safe.-Yours Harry. P.S. Tell your friends Aaliyah and Angeline I said "hi".
When he had finished, he went to the owlery and sent Hedwig with the note. Then he went back to his room, and read The Hobbit for a little bit until he got sleepy, and then fell asleep.
He woke up in the middle of night. He could not fall back asleep. He was remembering the feeling he got when he heard that Pavarti was his partner. He had felt part excitement and part dread. The excitement came from the fact that he was paired with the prettiest girl in the year and the dread came from the fact that she might not like him. Wait a minute, he thought to himself. He was confused. He didn't know his feelings for Joan or for Pavarti. he began to think. He suddenly had an epiphany. He discovered that he was falling for Pavarti.
A/N: Did you like it? Please review. Now for the notes" Seasoned fries: at my school, we have a truck that comes by and lets us buy breakfast or coffee or drinks. Well a popular thing to eat is the seasoned fries. They are basically French fries with seasoned salt on top. They are very good. I know that they will never eat things like that, but hey, it could happen.
Rag 2: for those of you who didn't get it, rag is slang for the menstrual cycle, or the period. It is a common term used in our school. Please note that the next few chapters will be written with the help of Aaliyah Fulham, one of my best friends, who is in my English Honors class. Please do not vote on the who will Hermione be with. I have come to a decision and you will find out at the end. Also include if you want to read the little skit, please say so. It is about Christmas. So until the next chapter, this is Joan- Lita Nabberrie and Aaliyah Fulham saying, " See Ya! And y'all come back now ya hear?" (
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