Chapter 6
(Sorry for the short and choppy chapter yesterday, but happy 2018! It's a new year, new changes! Hopefully you all have a great year! Also the Fat Lady painting will be destroyed before the Hogsmeade Trip and all of Stella's classes. Don't worry, I know!)
That moment I had shared with Draco was something I thought I'd never share with anyone, it had been a moment I thought would be impossible for a girl like me, but now that I attended Hogwarts, my life had changed forever, and I had a moment like that every day.
"Draco? And... Stella?!" I had whipped around at the call of my name, my thick blonde hair swiveling around with me. I laid eyes on a girl with long, dark brown hair. Her lips were curled in disgust as she looked down at me with pure loathing. She stood on the stairwell behind me, and slowly started to descend the steps toward the two of us. When she reached the two of us, she grabbed Draco by the arm, and smirked silently towards me. Draco only looked at me with empathy, as he was whisked away by Pansy.
To be honest, I felt bad for Draco, having to be with such a clingy girl, and I even felt bad for Pansy, as she was born that way, having to be that clingy-ass girlfriend. I mean, maybe she's not even dating Draco. Is she?
I sighed as I brushed some stray hairs out of my face, my heart still pounding. I made my way up the stairs, until I heard a scream. I spotted Ron's sister, Ginny, amongst a crowd of other students. She was frantically pointing at the Fat Lady painting, and panting, "She's gone! The Fat Lady is gone!!" Everyone was murmuring worried remarks when we spotted the Fat Lady in another painting. Her painting had been dreadfully ripped and torn, and Dumbledore stood in shock as he ran his hands along the tattered painting.
"Who did this?!" Dumbledore screamed those words loudly as he scanned all of the students. Everyone was silent. Even Harry, who was in front of me, seemed shocked beyond words. I laid a hand on his shoulder, and whispered, "Do you know who did this?" Harry whipped around to meet my eyes, and smiled happily when he spotted my blue eyes.
"No clue. Maybe it was just an angry student?" His suggestion obviously wasn't a good one, as he chuckled. I smiled back to him as I took in his bright green eyes. I'd seen them many times already, but they still managed to mesmerize me. I was completely lost, and I could tell he was too, until we heard someone cry out.
HARRY P.O.V.
Her baby blue eyes were beautiful, and I couldn't stop staring into them as she smiled to me. I was still shocked that she was my girlfriend, and it was hard not to go crazy over her. She was beautiful, and I knew I'd have to work hard to keep her, and for her not to run off to Ron or Draco, who were obviously into her. But, truth be told, I'd do anything for her, and I would do try my best to protect her.
I'd snapped back to reality when I'd realized the stupid thing I'd said. Of course a student wouldn't have ripped the Fat Lady. It must have been someone else, and by the looks of Stella, she wasn't entirely comforted by the fact that someone had torn up the Gryffindor entrance, even if it was a student.
"It was Sirius! He's in the castle!" I turned to a painting the Fat Lady was hiding in, and when she called those words out. People started to panic. Words were being thrown around, people were panting and yelling, and I grasped onto Stella's hand as Dumbledore yelled, "Quiet! All students will sleep in the Great Hall tonight, we will keep you safe from Sirius Black."
I squeezed Stella's hand to comfort her as she looked into my eyes. She gave me a one-sided smile as she sighed. "God. Harry, I want you to be safe. Promise me you'll be safe." When she whispered those words, I was scared she was breaking up with me. My heart had clenched, only for me to realize she was expressing her distress for me. I smiled and gave her a warm hug as I nodded, and adjusted my glasses.
Stella brightened up at that, and pecked me on the cheek before waving to me. She yelled, "I've got to get to class! Divination has a strange location, so I may be a while." My eyes widened as I stopped Stella.
"I have Divination too!" I grinned as Stella squealed happily, and grabbed my hand once more. After a minute or two of walking, we realized we had no idea where the class was, until Ron came up next to us.
"H-Hey Stella, hello Harry." Ron's stuttering helped prove my point that Ron was into Stella.
(Sorry for the mixed up events!! Also the last chapter was choppy but it's hard because I'm off of winter break. Anyways :), enjoy this chapter! It's kind of upsetting rn because no one has read this book except for my friend. (He needs milk, donate on his account in the convo section.) Please give me suggestions for improvement and be sure to give this a good old vote! Thanks guys, Ily!)