My Blonde-Haired Soldier
By Otakuprincess
Author's Note: Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. I hope you like this chappie, and I tried to make it way longer than the last one. While not as long as it could have been, I decided that dinner was a good place to break for a new chapter. Also, there might be a few things in here that I "picked up" from the fanfiction world after reading some other fics. The snape/Hermione reference in this chapter was derived from "Darkness Falls" by malfille.
Legallyred – Well, I have British parents, and "damn" is actually kinda bad over there. I know what you mean, though, lol. Thanks so much for the review, and thanks for always being here. Every time I post, I can come back a few hours later and find a review from you.
Volly118 – Sorry about that e-mail. I hadn't received the rest of your reviews at that time lol. And yes, songfics are meant to follow the lyrics. As you can see, I went wayward with this one ;;. Thanks for the reviews!
Sweetlikecandy – Thank you for the review. I can't tell you how much it meant. I am also really sad that your Lily/james fic is finished. It's weird, when I review a fic for that long, I feel like I've become a part of the family. Thanks for the great story. I will keep reading your work in the future, so keep writing! You have talent, that's for sure.
"Sirius!" Harry ran after his godfather, becoming more tired with each passing moment. Sirius seemed to become farther away as Harry ran, though Sirius was walking at a slow pace.
Mid-smile, Hermione's face went into shock. She could see Harry following the man he called Sirius. The man, who Hermione was sure, was not really harry's loving godfather.
"Draco, Ginny, I have to do something." Hermione ran off, hoping she could get to Harry before he put himself in serious danger. Draco looked at Ginny, shrugged, and the two set off after Hermione.
"Harry, come back! Harry! At least wait for us, Harry! Dear god..." Hermione plucked up her courage and sent a petrification spell after Harry. It only missed him by a few inches. She tried again, this time with success. Harry went rigid before collapsing like a plank of wood.
"Oh, Harry, I am sorry..." Hermione whispered, walking up to him. "I did tell you not to go after him. Even Ms. Weasley was worried about this happening."
Draco and Ginny ran up to find out what had happened, but they were interrupted by a cold voice behind them.
"And what, Miss Granger, is going on here?" Professor Snape looked down on her with a cruel look in his eye. "I specifically remembering Professor Dumbledore stating that no magic was to be used between classes."
Hermione took a deep breath. "Yes, Professor, but he said nothing about magic on weekends, did he? Many of the other students are using magic today, sir."
"Yes, Miss Granger, but do you know what the difference is between you and they?" Snape asked.
"No, sir." Hermione said calmly.
"They," Snape replied, "Are not getting a detention for their magic doings. Tomorrow evening, 7 o clock, in my office, Miss Granger. Do not be late."
As Snape strode away, Hermione let out a whimper. Detention with Snape was the last place she wanted to be on Sunday night. This meant that she would have to finish her homework Sunday afternoon, and...that was the first Quiddich match of the season. Damn. She would just have to apologize to Harry. Or she could get someone to record it, but only Dean Thomas knew how to use a muggle video recorder. Besides, the speed of the game might be too fast.
"Wow, he was tough on you." Draco said, wincing. "He never lands us in detention if he can help it."
"Yeah, well he's your head of house, isn't he?" Hermione said, a bit coldly. "Sorry, it was just kind of obvious."
"Um...Hermione?" Ginny put her hand on her best friend's shoulder. "I would watch out if I were you. In detention, I mean. Don't take any crap from Snape. Not that you would, or anything." Ginny put her head down, not wanting to go into detail about her warning.
"Ginny, what do you mean, watch out? It's just detention. And Snape's on our side, remember?" Hermione said, a bit suspicious.
"Well, um...he kinda fancies you, Mione."
Hermione almost keeled over. In fact, so did Draco, Harry, and Ron, the latter showing up only moments ago.
"He...fancies Mione?" Harry said, almost dying of laughter.
"Harry, stop it. It's not funny. And yes, he does. You haven't noticed? He picks on her for no reason, stares at her during class, and smiles at the thought of having her in detention."
"Well yeah..." Harry replied, still laughing. "But he does all of that to me, and he doesn't fancy me. At least, he better not." Both Draco and Harry burst into a hysterical fit. Suddenly, Harry stopped.
"Wait a minute, Draco, what are you doing here?" Harry asked. "You can't hang out with us, you git! Go back to your beautiful Slytherin posse."
Draco growled at Harry, readying his wand for some serious dueling. "I can hang out where I want, Potter. You're not my mother."
"Well, of course not. I'm not a thick-headed bitch, remember?"
"HARRY?!" Hermione yelled.
In a flash, Draco was on top of Harry, restling him to the ground. He flicked his wand, and instantly, Harry was bound to a tree with tight ropes.
"You insolent jerk. Never say anything about my mother, ever again. Or I'll kill you, I swear." Draco said in anger.
"Draco!" Ginny yelled, but he didn't notice.
"Oh yeah? You mean the fact that she has the brain mass of a pidgeon? I mean, she had you, right?" Harry said.
Draco lashed out his hand, hitting Harry flat-palmed in the side of the face. Harry shrank back in pain, keeping his eyes on Draco the whole time. Draco smiled.
"You know," he whispered., walking up to Harry , "I could do worse. If you say another word about my mother, I'll rape you. I swear I will." Harry gave Draco the upmost look of disgust. "Yes," Draco said, "That's the only thing you might really be afraid of, Potter. And if that's not enough, I'll rape your girlfriend."
Harry struggled to get free, but he was bound tightly to the tree's trunk. At that moment, however, Hermione walked up and reversed the spell. Harry collapsed forward, and Cho ran up to catch him.
"Harry, are you ok?" she asked. He nodded, then stood up to face Draco.
"You want to duel? Fine." Harry said, pulling out his wand casually.
"Draco, stop it!" Ginny ran forward and grabbed his arm. "Please let it go. He doesn't understand. Please, Draco?"
As Draco looked into Ginny's eyes, he put his wand back into the folds of his robes. If Ginny asked him to stop, then maybe it was getting out of hand. But still, Potter would pay...
"Ginny, what don't I understand?" asked Harry, as he was restrained by Cho. "What do I need to know?"
"I..." Ginny plucked up some courage, and came out with it. "Draco and I are seeing each other. Stop freaking out and just try to get along. Please."
Harry almost collapsed on top of Cho. "You...going out?" he stuttered. "Are you sure this is what you want to do, Ginny?"
"Yes." She said bluntly. He's on our side now.
"So is Snape, but I'm not about to—"
"Harry! Please, just try?" Ginny begged.
"Okay, I'll try." Harry replied.
The rest of the afternoon, the strange group told stories and jokes around the lake. Harry and Draco grew to get along a little better, but they did not forget their old rivalries. Soon it came time for supper, and Hermione, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Draco, and Cho entered the Great Hall together.
A silent uproar began as soon as they walked in. Students everywhere were whispering about that afternoon's events.
"Hey, did you hear about Cho and Harry?"
"No, you've got to tell me."
"Did you see Snape out on the grounds? I heard he got Granger for doing magic."
"Well, we always knew he hated her."
"But you know, he doesn't really."
"Oh my god, really?"
"That fight between Malfoy and Potter was intense."
"Yeah, but I mean, they're all cool about it now. Weird."
"Gosh, you guys are all celebrities again," Ron commented on the whisperings around the Great Hall. "Better watch out, they'll be asking for autographs soon."
Ginny chuckled. She was glad Ron could lighten up the moment. He was a good brother.
After the usual dinner time announcements, ("the first Quiddich match of the season will be tomorrow", "please, no loud singing in the halls between classes", "Mr. Filch would like to remind everyone about the Hogwarts code of conduct") Everyone dug into their meals, quite satisfied about their day.
Author's Note: Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. I hope you like this chappie, and I tried to make it way longer than the last one. While not as long as it could have been, I decided that dinner was a good place to break for a new chapter. Also, there might be a few things in here that I "picked up" from the fanfiction world after reading some other fics. The snape/Hermione reference in this chapter was derived from "Darkness Falls" by malfille.
Legallyred – Well, I have British parents, and "damn" is actually kinda bad over there. I know what you mean, though, lol. Thanks so much for the review, and thanks for always being here. Every time I post, I can come back a few hours later and find a review from you.
Volly118 – Sorry about that e-mail. I hadn't received the rest of your reviews at that time lol. And yes, songfics are meant to follow the lyrics. As you can see, I went wayward with this one ;;. Thanks for the reviews!
Sweetlikecandy – Thank you for the review. I can't tell you how much it meant. I am also really sad that your Lily/james fic is finished. It's weird, when I review a fic for that long, I feel like I've become a part of the family. Thanks for the great story. I will keep reading your work in the future, so keep writing! You have talent, that's for sure.
"Sirius!" Harry ran after his godfather, becoming more tired with each passing moment. Sirius seemed to become farther away as Harry ran, though Sirius was walking at a slow pace.
Mid-smile, Hermione's face went into shock. She could see Harry following the man he called Sirius. The man, who Hermione was sure, was not really harry's loving godfather.
"Draco, Ginny, I have to do something." Hermione ran off, hoping she could get to Harry before he put himself in serious danger. Draco looked at Ginny, shrugged, and the two set off after Hermione.
"Harry, come back! Harry! At least wait for us, Harry! Dear god..." Hermione plucked up her courage and sent a petrification spell after Harry. It only missed him by a few inches. She tried again, this time with success. Harry went rigid before collapsing like a plank of wood.
"Oh, Harry, I am sorry..." Hermione whispered, walking up to him. "I did tell you not to go after him. Even Ms. Weasley was worried about this happening."
Draco and Ginny ran up to find out what had happened, but they were interrupted by a cold voice behind them.
"And what, Miss Granger, is going on here?" Professor Snape looked down on her with a cruel look in his eye. "I specifically remembering Professor Dumbledore stating that no magic was to be used between classes."
Hermione took a deep breath. "Yes, Professor, but he said nothing about magic on weekends, did he? Many of the other students are using magic today, sir."
"Yes, Miss Granger, but do you know what the difference is between you and they?" Snape asked.
"No, sir." Hermione said calmly.
"They," Snape replied, "Are not getting a detention for their magic doings. Tomorrow evening, 7 o clock, in my office, Miss Granger. Do not be late."
As Snape strode away, Hermione let out a whimper. Detention with Snape was the last place she wanted to be on Sunday night. This meant that she would have to finish her homework Sunday afternoon, and...that was the first Quiddich match of the season. Damn. She would just have to apologize to Harry. Or she could get someone to record it, but only Dean Thomas knew how to use a muggle video recorder. Besides, the speed of the game might be too fast.
"Wow, he was tough on you." Draco said, wincing. "He never lands us in detention if he can help it."
"Yeah, well he's your head of house, isn't he?" Hermione said, a bit coldly. "Sorry, it was just kind of obvious."
"Um...Hermione?" Ginny put her hand on her best friend's shoulder. "I would watch out if I were you. In detention, I mean. Don't take any crap from Snape. Not that you would, or anything." Ginny put her head down, not wanting to go into detail about her warning.
"Ginny, what do you mean, watch out? It's just detention. And Snape's on our side, remember?" Hermione said, a bit suspicious.
"Well, um...he kinda fancies you, Mione."
Hermione almost keeled over. In fact, so did Draco, Harry, and Ron, the latter showing up only moments ago.
"He...fancies Mione?" Harry said, almost dying of laughter.
"Harry, stop it. It's not funny. And yes, he does. You haven't noticed? He picks on her for no reason, stares at her during class, and smiles at the thought of having her in detention."
"Well yeah..." Harry replied, still laughing. "But he does all of that to me, and he doesn't fancy me. At least, he better not." Both Draco and Harry burst into a hysterical fit. Suddenly, Harry stopped.
"Wait a minute, Draco, what are you doing here?" Harry asked. "You can't hang out with us, you git! Go back to your beautiful Slytherin posse."
Draco growled at Harry, readying his wand for some serious dueling. "I can hang out where I want, Potter. You're not my mother."
"Well, of course not. I'm not a thick-headed bitch, remember?"
"HARRY?!" Hermione yelled.
In a flash, Draco was on top of Harry, restling him to the ground. He flicked his wand, and instantly, Harry was bound to a tree with tight ropes.
"You insolent jerk. Never say anything about my mother, ever again. Or I'll kill you, I swear." Draco said in anger.
"Draco!" Ginny yelled, but he didn't notice.
"Oh yeah? You mean the fact that she has the brain mass of a pidgeon? I mean, she had you, right?" Harry said.
Draco lashed out his hand, hitting Harry flat-palmed in the side of the face. Harry shrank back in pain, keeping his eyes on Draco the whole time. Draco smiled.
"You know," he whispered., walking up to Harry , "I could do worse. If you say another word about my mother, I'll rape you. I swear I will." Harry gave Draco the upmost look of disgust. "Yes," Draco said, "That's the only thing you might really be afraid of, Potter. And if that's not enough, I'll rape your girlfriend."
Harry struggled to get free, but he was bound tightly to the tree's trunk. At that moment, however, Hermione walked up and reversed the spell. Harry collapsed forward, and Cho ran up to catch him.
"Harry, are you ok?" she asked. He nodded, then stood up to face Draco.
"You want to duel? Fine." Harry said, pulling out his wand casually.
"Draco, stop it!" Ginny ran forward and grabbed his arm. "Please let it go. He doesn't understand. Please, Draco?"
As Draco looked into Ginny's eyes, he put his wand back into the folds of his robes. If Ginny asked him to stop, then maybe it was getting out of hand. But still, Potter would pay...
"Ginny, what don't I understand?" asked Harry, as he was restrained by Cho. "What do I need to know?"
"I..." Ginny plucked up some courage, and came out with it. "Draco and I are seeing each other. Stop freaking out and just try to get along. Please."
Harry almost collapsed on top of Cho. "You...going out?" he stuttered. "Are you sure this is what you want to do, Ginny?"
"Yes." She said bluntly. He's on our side now.
"So is Snape, but I'm not about to—"
"Harry! Please, just try?" Ginny begged.
"Okay, I'll try." Harry replied.
The rest of the afternoon, the strange group told stories and jokes around the lake. Harry and Draco grew to get along a little better, but they did not forget their old rivalries. Soon it came time for supper, and Hermione, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Draco, and Cho entered the Great Hall together.
A silent uproar began as soon as they walked in. Students everywhere were whispering about that afternoon's events.
"Hey, did you hear about Cho and Harry?"
"No, you've got to tell me."
"Did you see Snape out on the grounds? I heard he got Granger for doing magic."
"Well, we always knew he hated her."
"But you know, he doesn't really."
"Oh my god, really?"
"That fight between Malfoy and Potter was intense."
"Yeah, but I mean, they're all cool about it now. Weird."
"Gosh, you guys are all celebrities again," Ron commented on the whisperings around the Great Hall. "Better watch out, they'll be asking for autographs soon."
Ginny chuckled. She was glad Ron could lighten up the moment. He was a good brother.
After the usual dinner time announcements, ("the first Quiddich match of the season will be tomorrow", "please, no loud singing in the halls between classes", "Mr. Filch would like to remind everyone about the Hogwarts code of conduct") Everyone dug into their meals, quite satisfied about their day.