"What's that you have there Autumn? Another one of Hermione's letters? Ron and I found a little something of our own when you were away.", Harry stated with near satisfaction.
"No. It's homework due in..... Potions. I don't care what you found. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be important.", She said with the slightest hint of curiousity in her voice.
Harry decided he'd better not tell her any more information. If he kept on she might search him. He went up to his room and flung himself into his bed. He had to find someway of getting those letters. He couldn't magic them over, it would be too dangerous. He wished he could just get them from her for a split second. Just a glance at them would be good enough now. Ron would probably help him. He was better friends with Autumn anyhow. Just then Ron came in with Hermione's letter.
"Ron, did you know that there are more letters from her?", Harry asked Ron trying to get him to become interested.
"Umm... where?", Ron replied. Harry noticed that Ron seemed to be in a different set of mind lately. He was less talkative and almost expressionless. Harry figured it was just the happenings that was making Ron act so strange.
"Autumn has them. And she won't give them back.. will you get them?", Ron looked at Harry as if hypnotized.
"No. Autumn didn't do anything Harry. You have no proof so why should you blame her?", Ron turned out the door and slammed it behind. "Wow. He's moody.", Harry thought to himself. He thought a little longer and then fell asleep. Nothing was getting done. He knew it was nearly impossible to get around Autumn without Hermione's help. When he woke up in the morning, the sun was high and the birds were chirpping. He went down to breakfeast where Ron was already sitting. He didn't seem to notice Harry, or he was ignoring him. Harry really didn't care either way, he didn't really want to talk anyhow, last night he had had his nightly dream. It had been the same one over and over for months, and frankly, Harry was getting tired of it.
Autumn wasn't at the table, which wasn't that unusual for her. She hadn't been at any meals for what Harry had seen. Or at least not when he was there. There was definatly something odd about Autumn and Harry knew that he had to find out. His attention was torn away from Ron and Autumn when Dumbledore cleared his throat and stood up.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make. Due to a blowout in the Beuxbatons school, a few of their students have been temporarily replaced at different Wizarding Schools throughout the country. Hogwarts has accepted a Beuxbatons girl of the 5th year. Her name is Emillinia and she arrive in a week or so. She will be staying in the Gryffindor tower. I wish you to accept her in as she were a regular. Thank you, you may continue eating.", Dumbledore sat and continued to eat. Ron turned his head toward Harry and wore an expression of satisfaction.
"There you go. There's your girl.", Ron turned back to his food. Harry thought nothing of it. He still expected Autumn to be the dangerous one. His day didn't get much better. In Potions, Snape deducted 20 points from Gryffindor because Harry dropped his Potions book on the ground. And in Hagrid's class, the "pets" gave Harry a long red gash acrossed his arm. Transfiguration was ok.. but Parvati accidently turned her pet cat into a frog. Something Proffesor Mcgonagal wasn't too pleased about. The other classes weren't all too bad but he couldn't seem to get something off his mind. What if Ron was right? What if the girl he was looking for was Emillinia and not Autumn? He tryed to stop thinking about it. When he went up to his house to sleep that night, Ron was reading and Autumn was studying for her test in Transfiguration. He ignored them and went up to the dorm. He got undressed and flung himself onto the bed. He started thinking of which girl Hermione had been talking about when he started to drift off to sleep until he was dreaming.
"Goodnight Ron. Tell Harry I'm sorry for acting all moody tonight. See ya," Autumn got up to leave and Ron did too. As she was leaving the chairs, a piece of parchment fell out of her bookbag. Ron picked it up and brought it into the dorm with him. He layed it ontop of the chest so that he wouldn't forget to give it to her later.
Harry awoke with a start. He glanced at the window expecting to see a trim of the sun coming over the forest only to find black. He looked around to see if something had awakened him. When he saw the white parchement against the chest he remembered his dream. He got up and went over to it. He opened it up and on the front of the parchment it read: to Harry and Ron ~ love Hermione. A message was printed on the inside.................