Chapter 10
g gaf ykkur von sem var a vonbrigum.. etta er gtis byrjun
("i gave you hope that became a disappointment.. this is an alright start")

I gathered my things as quickly as I could, and went to rush out the door.
"I'm afraid going to have to dock a few points-"
"Don't you have better people to taunt Malfoy?" I questioned, coming out the classroom door with all the grace and smugness I could muster. As Malfoy looked back at me, his eyebrows raised and he face blurred in confusion, he closed his mouth. Hermione smiled, seeing I came to the rescue, while Ron and Harry exchanged approving looks.

"Don't make me dock points from you Sherry. You know, I could forgive you for what you just did, or I could forgive you later tonight?" He said smirking. While he and his minions laughing, I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Yes, being with you is just a dream come true, in hell." I replied sarcastically, laughing slightly for dramatic effect. Malfoy was gob smacked, and immediately stared down Crabbe as he continued to laugh. Hermione bit her lip, while Ernie Macmillan and Ron were doubling over laughing. I made quick eye contact with Harry, and my knees practically tumbled beneath me as he smiled. "Now beat it Malfoy, go find someone else to dock point off of." They began to walk away when Malfoy turned around again.

"I'll get you soon Rebecca."

"Oh, I'm so scared."

He mumbled up the hill with Crabbe and Goyle as I walked up to the group.

"Good Performance?" I asked, striking a pose. They laughed, as we continued to walk up the hill to lunch.

"Great one." Ron said, still laughing it off. I smiled once more as we entered the castle.I loosened my scarf around my neck, and adjusted my bag over my shoulder. I thought about the way all of us must look. One Slytherin, One Ravenclaw, and Three Gryffindors. Wow were cool. As we walked towards the Great Hall, I pulled on Harry's arm and we silently fell back from the group. I pulled him until we were both hidden from sight behind a column.

"Yes? May I ask for the reason of this private audience?" Harry asked, trying not to smile as he slid his arms around my waist. I casually slung my arms around his neck, and raised my eyebrow.

"Does one need said required agenda to speak with her amazing boyfriend?" With that I pulled him into a passionate kiss.

"Can't we do this more often?" Harry said, making me laugh. Every day I wish that!

"Don't taunt me Harry James."

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"Oh Fred and George never seize to amaze me." I said, walking graciously through the swamp of the Entrance hall. First they set off fire works, now they swamp the school. And apparently quit! Man, they make me laugh.
It's been near three weeks since Umbridge was made Headmistress, and all is hell. Unless, of course, you're a Slytherin. So technically I shouldn't be complaining. We have special treatment for bringing in bad students and pretty much have a free pass to an 'O' on our OWL's.
I've survived through Easter holiday (much to Harry's help.. ha ha ha..) and quickly speeding through exam review. As exams are in my far view, the pit in my stomach grows deeper and deeper. It was certainly recognizable that I was going to be split from Harry for 3 months, in which every single solitary second of my summer will be spent on the moments that we had, before I board the train once more and see his wonderful smile. While Pansy and Jade counted the days until summer, I counted the days I had left of my new home. My heart beat never fails in increasing speed every time someone says the word 'summer'. The thought of being in a new home, who knows how many miles away from Harry, and with my awful parents seems to create a nauseating feeling and a pounding in my head.
The friendship between Draco and I has grown stronger, when suddenly my comment on a 7th year Hufflepuff caught his fancy. We're very much like buddies, but I will never miss the chance to challenge him when he bugs Harry.
Oh Harry. Somehow I can't seem to think of where I was before him. All thoughts of my childhood, my tricky grade schools, and my first months of Hogwarts were erased with the mental image of his smile, his eyes, and his adorably scruffy hair. The moments when I am surrounded by his arms follow my thoughts forever, and when I see him I try to break him away just to kiss him. No one knows still, though Luna's beginning to be suspicious.
While Harry's Occlumency lesson "run late", and my potions essay is "harder than ever" in the library, we are really meeting up anywhere that can occupy us for an hour. Mainly we talk, sometimes we do a little bit more, but just having someone on the same emotional level as you who cares about you is a great thing. Sometimes we won't talk at all, but just enjoy each other company.
So now here I am, walking through 2 feet of mud, and going to dinner. My mind tried to leave the fact that only 6 weeks protected me from leaving, but it wasn't helpful. Until I heard Draco speak behind me, I was silenced by my reverie.

"Is anyone planning to clean this up?! My oxford's are disgusting." He said, trying to go around the certain horrible spots.

"Suck it up Buttercup! You can clean them off when you get to the Great Hall." The wetness seeped through my stockings as I cringed and began to walk faster. "Ew, Gross." I said to no one in particular, leaping up the steps to dryness.