Chapter 11-Late Night Talks and Lake-Side Walks

Nicole ran up the stairs to the boy's dormitory. She had to tell Harry about the dream. Maybe he would have an idea. She crossed the room to Harry's bed. Pulling back the curtains, she gasped. Ron was staring at her. "What the bloody-?"

"Sorry Ron. Wrong bed. Go back to sleep." Ron fell back on his bed as she closed the curtain. Blushing, she moved to the next bed. She pulled back the curtains and was pleased that she got the right bed. She didn't want another Ron episode. "Harry?" she whispered. "Harry, are you awake?"

Harry opened his eyes. When he saw the look on her face, he sat up. "Nicole what's wrong?" he asked while rubbing his eyes. "Why are you up here?"

She sat down on his bed. "I had a nightmare about my dad. I was running down this corridor and I heard screaming so I started running faster. I tried to call out, but I couldn't-" Dean coughed. Harry looked at Nicole shook his head.

"C'mon. Go get your cloak. We'll get the invisibility cloak and go down by the lake."

Nicole ran back to her dorm and met Harry by the notice board. They started down the hall and reached the front door without any disruptions. The last thing they needed was to knock something over and have Filch or worse after them. They crossed the lawns and held their cloaks tight. It was cold and they could see their breath. Harry signaled Nicole and they crossed to the lake. Harry pulled off the invisibility cloak. He looked at her and said, "Tell me everything."

Nicole told him about her dream. How she had run down the corridor and heard Sirius screaming. How she ran faster and faster and tried to call out but couldn't. How she reached the door but there was no handle or anything and she had pled with it to open. How she had ran into the room and seen Bellatrix torturing a man she knew to be Sirius and had woken up screaming.

Harry put his hands on her shoulders. "Nicole, I had a dream like that last year. Except it was Voldemort torturing Sirius. That's why he died. I went to the Ministry of Magic with Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Luna to save him. But he wasn't there. They lured me there to take the prophecy. Then Sirius came to save me. And Bellatrix killed him."

Nicole's eyes went misty. Harry looked at her. "You're not mad at me are you?"

Nicole's eyes met his. "How could I be? He saved your life. At least he died heroically."

He smiled. They walked around the lake and stopped where the demetors had attacked Sirius three years before. Harry looked across the lake to where he had seen himself conjure the Patronus. Harry turned to Nicole. Everything was perfect. The full moon was reflecting on the lake and it was a still, calm night. Harry leaned in and kissed her. As they were kissing, a silent shadow made it's way towards them. It stopped right next to them. He cleared his throat and Harry and Nicole jumped. Looking at him, they both sighed and looked at their feet. Standing in front of them was Argus Filch. His mouth curved into a smile. "Well, well, well." He growled. "Aren't we in trouble?"

He lead them up to the school. As they went towards McGonagall's office, Filch lectured them. "Outside in the middle of the night, kissing, by the Dark Forest. You'll be lucky if you have a free day for the next month."

They reached her office and Filch rapped on the door. "Sorry Professor, but I've got a couple of students who were out of bed, outside, on the edge of the Dark Forest, kissing. They're all yours."

McGonagall looked at them and shook her head. "Inside. Both of you." The three of them went in the office and sat down. McGonagall sat down behind her desk. "Nothing. I repeat nothing gave the two of you the right to be out of bed, outside, by the Dark Forest, kissing. You should have been in bed, inside, in your dormitories, dreaming. Honestly Mr. Potter, after the points you lost for your house in your first year for being out of bed after hours, I would think you would have more sense. Therefore, 30 points will be taken. Each. Plus detention for both of you for a week. You are lucky I'm so tired you would be in more trouble. Back to your dormitories. Now."

Harry and Nicole turned and left the office. Once outside, Harry slumped against the wall. "Brilliant. We lost our house 60 points. What's everyone going to think now?"

Nicole rubbed his shoulder. "How are they going to know it was us? C'mon. The faster we get back to the dormitory, the better. Besides, it's only October. We can make them up."

They grasped hands and returned to the common room. By that time, it was about four in the morning. Nicole and Harry sat down on the couch (Hermione had vacated back to the dormitory). Nicole leaned her head onto his shoulder and fell asleep. Harry tried to stay awake in case she had any more nightmares, but fell asleep several minutes later.

A/N: Wow! You guys like? Me and two friends are working on this, and having a lot of fun in the process. Ok. I know we're kind of straying off Andilynne, but we're trying not to. And the Will thing from the prologue? Ya, he's coming. I promise. So anyway, if you guys have any ideas, put 'em in a review and I'll think about 'em. Thanks everybody who HAS reviewed my story! Chapter 12 coming soon!

Thanks to my co-writers. You guys keep me typing. (They stand behind me with a sledge hammer over my head and threaten me if I stop typing for too long….Ok, so the SLEDGE HAMMER part isn't true, but the rest is…) LoL. So thanks guys. I promise I'll start ch. 12 tomorrow so you don't have to hurt me! Byes everybody!