(A/N: Sorry 'bout the shortness....:-/)

"What happened?" Harry asked, "One moment, you were reporting to him like a soldier, all straight and confident, next, you're smiling awkwardly."

"He knows, Harry, he knows," was all Elizabeth was able to say, for Ron and Hermione would be very interested to know what Dumbledore knows.

"Besides that, what happened?" Harry inquired, trying to change the subject.

"I earned thirty points from Firenze because of noticing Pallas, then thirty points from Dumbledore because of my 'honesty and nobility.' Like I'm really honest and noble," Elizabeth finished sarcastically.

"You are. You just don't give yourself enough credit," Harry remarked.

Elizabeth didn't know why this made her feel so much better. Numerous people back at her home told her the exact same thing, but it didn't effect her the way it did when Harry said it. It was as though he understood her. 'Don't start thinking like that. False hope practically kills your optimistic outlook,' Elizabeth thought.

"Do you want to go practice the combining curse, again?" Elizabeth questioned.

"How'd you know?" Harry looked at her curiously.

"That's how I know Dumbledore knows. He looked at me with this sparkle in those blue eyes and said, 'I think Mr. Potter would like to practice that combining curse again.' Freaky, huh?" Elizabeth recounted.

"That's almost a bit scary. Elizabeth, did you tell anyone about that night in the Room of Requirement?" Harry asked.

"No, why?" Elizabeth responded, looking a little disappointed that he didn't trust her enough.

"I would've thought you would have told your precious Firenze…"

"Men are simply aggravating!" Elizabeth blurted out in agitation. Her favorite John Mayer song was going through her head again. 'My stupid mouth has got me in trouble, I've said too much, again.'

"Really? Well, if you didn't tell Firenze, then how else would Dumbledore know?" Harry asked, despite himself. He had no idea why he'd just teased her about the centaur. It was something Ron would do, or rather, something Ron has done, numerous times. And didn't Harry, on those times, get all flustered and bothered?

"Obviously, Dumbledore knows everything that goes on in this school, so…Professor Flitwick must have told Dumbledore that I was your tutor for the combining curse. My outbursts in the Room of Requirement were loud enough for Ron and Hermione to hear us. So, judging how Dumbledore knows you better than he knows his favorite story, he guessed. Then, by my reaction, like what Ron did when we came back to Hogwarts earlier, he gauged how bad we got it," Elizabeth explained.

"How bad we got it? What are you talking about? It?" Harry asked confused.

"Harry, anyone who really, really knows us, and studies us, like Dumbledore has been known to do, could see that, at least, we like each other," Elizabeth answered. She dared not to say they were in love. 'Love? Me? I don't think so,' Elizabeth thought, 'Although, maybe with Harry…No!'

"Well, at least, we know that Dumbledore won't spread rumors," Harry sighed. He smiled as he heard Elizabeth's tinkling laughter.

(A/N: Well…maybe I'm gonna go a bit slower on the updating…Seeing's how I only got one new reviewer and all… speaking of whom:

Tekvah Ariel: I'm not gonna make Harry an animagus…If he wants to be one, he's going to have to study for the whole two years…It's not hereditary like psychicness or something…--did I just say that….let's pretend I didn't…-looks at the ceiling--- lol…There's a bit more explanation coming up, but that's only because it was part of the future plot and stuff…No one's dressing up this Halloween. Elizabeth wouldn't have went in costume if she was allowed to go to Hogsmeade, but as they weren't permitted, she figured she'd wear a costume…She's tries to tell Harry they should dress up though…a little bit later in this story…;-)

Feel free to review whether or not you hated this, or loved it…I don't care if you feel nothing, tell me about it! -.-.-.-.-.-.---Funness Rambling HouseKey)