Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. Here, I'm gonna be showing the end of summer for the group, with Hermione leaving. So, I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Inside Out.
End of Summer
News about the attack at the Quidditch Tournament spread to North America pretty quickly. When Harry's team found out about it, they interrogated him and the girls about, with the five having to answer.
Harry tried to downplay what happened to him, but Katie didn't help at all. She didn't spare any details on what transpired, and when they got to the torture curse part, all of his teammates expressed concern for him, especially Madison and Selene. Even the usually serious Brick showed a bit of concern. Luckily, he manage to calm them all down.
After that, the rest of the summer was relaxing. Due to the fiasco at Britain, Harry, Hermione, and Allie insisted on relaxing for the rest of the summer. Katie and Riley eventually agreed, since they felt out of it from the chaos as well.
Now, Hermione and her parents have to leave and get back to Britain. Harry and Riley are saying their goodbyes at Harry's and Riley's neighborhood.
"I'll miss you Mione." Harry stated as the two of them hug. "Make sure to call when you get back to Britain."
Hermione nodded. "I will." During the summer, the two of them exchanged cellphone numbers so they can call each other, instead of sending letters to one another. While doesn't mind that, the two mundane raised wizard and witch prefer those kinds of comforts. "And I don't get into too much trouble."
"It's not like I try to find it." Harry protested as they separated. "Trouble always find a way to find me."
Hermione smirked. "At least you admit it." Harry pouted at that.
In his head, Disgust grumbled to herself at Hermione's words. "Stupid bookworm, making me look like a trouble seeker. What right does she have to say that anyway? She ends up tagging along with us."
Joy laughed as Disgust grumbled to herself while Affection blinked at the scene. "Um, okay, I've never seen Disgust like that before."
"This always happen whenever someone points out how much trouble Harry gets to." Was Joy's reply.
As Harry moved away, Riley came up to give her new friend a hug. "Call me as well, okay Hermione?"
"I will Riley." Hermione confirmed. Then she added, "And be prepare for another Harry Potter adventure. Like his said, trouble loves to hang out with him."
"Hey!"
Riley giggled. "Don't worry. Me and my friends will be." She's going to make sure she can be help for Harry, that's for sure.
The two girls then separated and Hermione jog over to the taxi, where her parents are waiting at. As they watch the witch drive off with her parents, a thought came to Riley. "You know, I've been wondering something all summer."
Harry looked at her curiously. "What is it?"
"How is it the two of you are still so close?" Riley questioned him. "You've only known each other for two years, and been separate for one. How can you still be so close to her?"
Harry smirked. "Like we're to judge. Don't forget that it only took six months for us to date." Riley blushed a little at that, both in embarrassment and sheepishness. "As for why we're so close? Well, we've been through a lot for those two years. Plus, she's one of the first friends I've made and vice versa. Neither of us wants to lose the bond we share." He look at his girlfriend cautiously. "Is that a problem for you?"
In her head, Affection and Fear shook her head rapidly. "No, no, that isn't a problem!" Fear stated.
"No problem at all!" Affection added. The two then got on the console to express that.
Riley shook her head quickly at this. "No, it isn't a problem. I'm glad you have a friend like Hermione." She then look down. "There are times where I get a little jealous at the bond the two of you share, but I stomp those flares down." Unknown to her, Anger literally stomp at Disgust sometimes to stop Jealous from rising, much to Disgust's ire.
In Harry's head, Affection decides to step into the plate. "Alright, it's time to show Riles that we still love her." He stated, pressing onto the console.
Harry grabs her hand, gaining her attention. "Again, I'm not gonna break up with you for any other girl Riles." Harry told her. "Not now, not ever. I'm with you, until you don't want me to be."
Riley smiled, squeezing Harry's hand. "Sometimes, you can be too sweet you know that?" Riley then gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Harry blushed. "I don't see you complaining about it." Harry muttered, though Riley can still hear him.
"And I won't. I don't want that to ever change." Riley let go of his hand and step forward to the exit of the lawn. "I'm gonna go write to Ginny before we spend time some more. Want to join me?"
Harry smiled. "Sure." After getting out of Britain, Riley have been writing to Ginny and using the owl Harry gave her to Christmas to deliver the letters. The owl is named Meg, in honor of her best friend in Minnesota.
Harry has also been writing to Ron as well. From the redhead's letters, along with his other friends' letters, things are getting back to the normal Britain after the chaos at the Quidditch Tournament. Several of those Death Eaters has been captured, and sentenced to Azkaban, with a few getting the Dementor's Kiss. Those few are the ones with the highest amount of crimes.
Riley and Harry grabbed each other's hand once again before going off to Riley's home.
(Katie's Home)
"I wonder what Katie got planned this time." Riley mused. It's the final day of summer, and Katie decided to gather Riley, Harry, and Allie for something fun she got planned. All of them inquire to her on what it is, but she merely stayed silent about.
That made the group a bit nervous. Katie's plans can be a bit crazy sometimes, so the fact that are ringing warning bells. ("Fear, stop ringing those bells!" The individual Angers yelled at the Fears.) But, they were all curious, so now they're waiting in the living room for Katie.
"I hope it's nothing crazy." Allie said nervously.
Harry sighed in resignation. "Knowing Katie, it's probably something crazy." He turned to Riley and Allie. "Was she always like that before I came to America?"
"She got worse when we found out the two of you have magic." Allie moaned.
In Riley's head, Joy decided to take the wheels once again. "Look like those two needs some encouragement." She stated. She then pressed a button on the console.
"Come on guys, several of her ideas ended up fun in the end." Riley said in encouragement.
In Harry's head, Disgust cocked an eyebrow. "Um, did she forget that the others almost lead to heart attacks or embarrassing situations?" Disgust then got onto the console and put up a memory.
"Riley, you do remember what Katie did at Valentine's Day right?" Harry asked dryly. "To make sure the other girls back away from me?" Riley turned red at that.
In her head, Affection was thinking about something while Fear moaning about that embarrassing day. "I wonder, how come Jealous didn't appear before Hermione got here?" She asked, gaining the other's attention. "I mean, there was times for her to show up, especially whenever Selene was around. Why didn't she show up then?"
All of the other emotions thought about that. "We never thought about that." Disgust admitted. "Maybe it was a delayed reaction?"
"Or maybe it takes a certain amount of jealousy or possessiveness for her to come out." Fear guessed. "Now that I think about it, you were glowing a bit during that time Disgust. We just didn't noticed at the time."
The emotions went silent, thinking about those inner emotions. Joy broke the silence when she noticed Katie coming into the room. "We'll think about it later. Right now, let's see what Katie have planned." Joy instructed all of them, eagerly going to the console. The rest of the emotions follow her steps, with Fear biting his nails nervously.
Everyone perked up when they saw Katie enter in, holding a DVD case in her hand. "I'm glad you could all make it." Katie stated with a grin. "To end this summer, I've decided we should watch a little something."
"What is that little something?" Harry asked with an raised eyebrow.
A smirk formed on the girl's face. "Don't worry, it's only four episodes." She told him. "So it will be quick. But let's watch it at night, so we can really enjoy it."
"Was that why you wanted all of us to stay for the night?"
"Pretty much." Was the answer to Riley's question. "That, and my parents are working overnight today, so no adult will stop us from watching this."
That sent warning bells into everyone's head, especially Allie's. "What are we going to watch?" Allie asked nervously. Katie smirked and put the DVD onto the table of the living room.
"This." The group's eyes popped right open when they saw what she gotten. Right on the table is a horror anime called Corpse Party.
In Allie's head, Fear shrieked at the sight of the covering. "A horror movie!" She screeched, tapping onto the console like mad. "Red alert! Red alert! Red alert!"
"Oh boy." The other emotions sighed. This always happens when Fear sees a horror movie.
Immediately, Allie landed on her butt and scooted away from the series. "K-K-Katie!" She exclaimed in fear. "You know I hate horror movies!"
"Come on Allie, it'll be fun to watch." Katie tried to reassure the girl. "Besides, it's not like it would show real blood and gore. It's animation."
"T-That doesn't mean it won't be any less scary!"
"How did you even get this anyway?" Harry questioned, looking at the ratings. "This is a rated M show. I doubt your parents would allow you to get this."
Katie grinned. "A cousin of mine gave it to me." Katie told them. "Says that this show would make 'Shoes of Doom' look like a kiddy Halloween movie."
That didn't made any of them feel better, especially Allie. "And we should watch it, why?" Harry asked incredulously. "Especially with Allie's hatred for horror films?"
"Come on guys, we've seen worse haven't we?" Katie attempted to persuade them. "On Halloween, we've seen fear itself. This shouldn't be half as scary as those soul suckers."
Riley and Harry thought about, with Allie still adamant about not watching it. Finally, Riley spoke up. "Alright, I'll watch it." Riley agreed to. "This could be fun."
Harry sighed. "What the heck? It's not like Sirius wouldn't approve of it. Remus might, but Sirius would persuade him to his side."
Allie turned away, not wanting to be any part of this. Riley and Katie both bent down to the girl. "Come on Allie, pleeeeease?" The two pleaded, pulling the puppy eyes.
In her head, the emotions tried to resist the puppy eyes. "Don't….give in!" Fear said to everyone. "We can't…..watch that….horror movie!"
Unfortunately, though Sadness was the one to break. "I can't take it!" The emotion wailed, launching herself at the console. "I can't take those looks anymore!"
"Alright, I'll watch it!" Allie stated. "Just please stop those looks!" Riley and Katie then grinned, high fiving one another.
"Awesome! We'll start on eight, after dinner!" Katie declared. Allie sulked a little, not liking the fact that she have to watch yet another horror movie/show thanks to those two.
Harry put a comforting hand on Allie's shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll be by your side the whole time." Harry reassured his shy friend. "Besides, like Katie said, we've seen fear itself. How bad would this show be?"
(Night)
"...And this is why we are so apprehensive about your plans Allie." Harry stated, horror written all over his face. They've just finished watching Corpse Party, and what they've witness was horrifying. Who knew Japan could make something like that?
The girls were even worse off. Riley and Allie ended up clinging to Harry, with the latter eventually curling up into a shivering ball. Katie is hugging a pillow to her chest, regret and horror spilling all over her face. "I'm going to get you back for this Marian." Katie whispered, referring to her cousin.
"Your cousin is evil. Pure evil." Riley stated to her friend, clinging onto Harry like a lifeline. "Why send you such a horrifying anime?"
"I-I thought she was exaggerating." Katie explained to them, shaking a little. "I didn't think it would be that bad."
"One thing for sure, Allie is going to have nightmares." They all look to the girl, who's still curled into a ball and shaking like a leaf. "Good thing we can stay here for the night, and brought are backpacks here."
"F-Figured that Allie would end up in a shivering state no matter how bad a horror movie could be." Katie told them. "But this s-show actually made her silent from all the screaming she've done."
In Allie's head, Fear is paralysed, shivering and hugging the legs of the console, while the rest of the emotions are hiding through various places in headquarters. Even Anger couldn't see anymore of it. "I-Is it over?" Sadness asked hesitantly.
"I-I think it is." Joy said, after glancing at the screen. The emotions then got out of their hiding spot, several of them still a bit scared. "Fear is down."
Anger glanced at their shaking leader. "Well, she be out for a while." She said to the others. None of them were surprised by this. It's not the first time Fear ended up in this state. "This probably means Allie is curled up into a shivering ball."
"Most….likely." Disgust agreed, still trying to hold back his lunch. The stuff they've seen rivals meeting those Dementors.
Harry and Riley helped Allie on her feet, with the girl still clinging onto Harry. "Let's get her to bed." Harry sighed. "Most likely, she'll want us close by."
"Yeah." Riley agreed. She turned towards Katie. "Ready to go to bed now? School starts tomorrow, you know."
"I-I-I'll stay here for a moment." Katie told them. "I need to rethink my life choices." Harry rolled his eyes while Riley let out a weak chuckle at Katie's overreaction.
The young couple brought Allie to the guest room, laying her onto the bed. Harry went to her left side while Riley went to the right. The two wrapped their arms around the frightened girl. "I wonder why she wasn't like this back on Halloween." Harry wondered.
"Most likely she was more focus on the fact we could use magic." Riley suggested.
Harry nodded. "That's probably it. That day was one overwhelming thing over another." Riley couldn't help but wince at this.
In her head, the emotions couldn't help but flinched in remembrance at that day, especially Disgust and Anger. "Do you still think he remembers what had happened?" Disgust asked them weakly. The emotions looked at one another nervously at that question, not really wanting to find out.
Finally, Sadness spoke up. "Well, there's one way to find out." Sadness stated. Before Fear could even protest, Sadness got to the console.
"Hey Harry," Riley began nervously. Harry looked at her, silently asking what is it. "Do you….do you still hold a grudge about what I said to you? About calling you….you know…." She looked down. "Do you still not trust me?"
Harry's eyes widen in surprise at the question. In his head, the emotions are surprise at this as well. They were silent before Joy spoke up. "Well, I forgave her long ago."
"So did I." Affection said in agreement. He then turned to the other four. "What about you four?"
Sadness and Fear nodded. "She proved to be a trustworthy friend and girlfriend." Fear spoke for himself and Sadness.
Disgust sighed. "We'll admit, she had proven that Harry can trust her." She spoke for herself and Anger. "I can't think of any reasons not to trust her."
"Then will you do the honors Affection?" Sadness asked. The affectionate emotion nodded and went to the console.
With no hesitation, Harry grabbed onto Riley's free hand. He smiled. "Riley, I'll admit, it took me a while to fully trust you again." Harry admitted, getting another wince from her. "But I have no doubt that you've became one of the few I can trust fully. You've more than earned it."
Riley was stunned to hear that. In her head, Joy and Sadness nodded to one another before they both put their hands on the console, knowing that Riley need to let out tears of happiness. And the girl slowly let them out, a big smile on her face.
"I'm glad to hear that Harry." Riley said tearfully. The boy merely closed his eyes and kept his smile, something Riley copied. The two them didn't notice Katie watching them through the door, nor did they notice that Allie stopped shivering and paying attention to what they're saying.
The two friends smiled. Those two are gonna be together for a long time, they are sure of it.
And that's the end. I hope everyone liked this chapter, and I hope I didn't make some scenes overly sweet. Now, I'll have at least two more chapters before the Tri-Wizard Tournament fiasco starts. One where Harry will be receiving training from an American Auror, along with hearing about the tournament, and one about the Halloween day, with him having fun with his friends until the fun end with him receiving bad news. I hope you'll enjoy those chapters. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you later.
