Hey guys :) Okay, uh, u said plz continue so I'm continuing! Maybe I'll redo this story in the future, but for now I'm stickin to what I got! Lol, uh, this will b kinda the only one for a while, aparently all computers hate me so my computer is yet again broken so now not only can I not type I can't post! Bleh Bleh Bleh herd it all before, on with the story, lol, hope you feel something when you read this :)
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Trinity was full of regret as she brushed her hair in her dormitory. She'd wanted to tell someone about where she was going or what she was doing, but she couldn't risk it, not with Fleur being a competitor. And she couldn't help remembering the last time she had snuck out of the castle, and how well that turned out. She dressed in the same long black robe as she did last time and looked to make sure all the girls were asleep before heading out into the dark.
Sneaking around in the castle after curfew was not an easy thing. Getting past Flitch and Miss. Nora were one thing, but ghosts loomed about and paintings slept and if you made too much noise and woke them, you'd be in much trouble. Going through the rooms made her anxious, for what if someone saw her or one of the girls woke up and noticed her disappearance? Would it mean expulsion if she was caught? And if she was expelled, what would her father do with her? And if her father was disappointed in her, would he ever love her? Would he get rid of her like mother if he thought she had no use? All of these questions swarmed in her mind as she made her way out of the castle.
Of course, she already knew all of these things from the first time, where she had no end of incessant nerves even when she reached her destination, although what happened there didn't really soothe her nerves down anyway. But this time, when she'd finally cleared the castle and gotten down to Hagrids frozen as a Popsicle for she had but her robes and a bit of under layering, as she saw Harry standing in the clearing before his house all nerves melted away. She didn't know why, but all other worries had dissipated and she allowed herself to relax and even smile and go up to him happily for she was happy to be with him, whether it was in the middle of the night or not.
Harry smiled too as he saw her for he had the same sensation, and this was probably the whole reason he asked her to come, because he knew if he was close to her he'd feel much better in the woods. He held out his hand to her to help her up the step and she took it gratefully, and when he felt the cold of her skin against his he again took off his sweatshirt and passed it to her. She felt embarrassed again but took it gratefully the warmth radiating onto her skin.
"I keep forgetting it's winter." She whispered to him maybe as an attempt at an excuse and he smiled and said,
"I dress like we're in Antarctica. I had two on under that one." He laughed a bit.
She smiled feeling better that he wasn't suffering at least from the cold as she was and asked, "So what is it Hagrid's showing us?"
"I'm not exactly sure. Something that has to do with the first task. Ron told me about it after our talk the other day." Harry stated.
"Well, I'm glad you two are talking again." Trinity stated with a small smile.
He let out a dry laugh. "Hardly."
She looked down at the ground feeling upset with herself for causing an even bigger gap between them. "I'm sorry if I hurt your relationship." She stated.
He looked at her and noticed she was upset and said, "Hey, you didn't. If anything you made it better, at least I talked to him and he listened for once."
Trinity nodded and Hagrid burst out of the door, rather loudly actually, and looked to Harry, eyes wide. "Well what are you doin'?! Get under the invisibility cloak for Christ's sake!" Harry nodded and was about to do so when Hagrid's eyes got even wider and he fell back onto yet another pot breaking it in half.
"Hagrid!" Harry called.
"And what in the world is she doin' here?" He asked, motioning to Trinity. "Didn' I say come alone!"
Trinity was suddenly completely out of place and wanted to run to the castle and stay there and Harry realized at once this effect on her and reached for her hand making sure she didn't leave and said, "She's just here to see. She's helping me through this; she actually cares believe it or not. She won't cause a single sound, and she'll fit under."
Hagrid looked at her very skeptically, almost fearing her, just as he had the day they first met. Then he looked to Harry. "Harry, you got yourself a girlfriend?"
Trinity started to cough violently and Harry patted her back. "No Hagrid, we're not dating." Then for the first time he noticed exactly what Hagrid was wearing. "Hagrid, what've you done with your hair?" he asked, looking at it skeptically as Trinity recovered from her coughing fit, cheeks now flushed.
"Jus' combed through it a bit that's all." He stated almost shyly.
Trinity looked at it and saw that it was now quite frizzy but not mangled as it was before, and very neat. "I think it looks rather nice." Trinity stated.
"Ya think so?" He asked, now playing with it.
"Yes. And I like the flower." She stated, and he said,
"Thank you! I picked it out of the greenhouse earlier today, with Professor Sprout's permission O' course." He stated, straightening the giant pink flower on his jacket.
"Of course." She repeated.
With a sudden urgency, Hagrid seemed to remember what they were doing and said, "Well, come along now, we don't have much time to waste!" And Harry carefully fitted the robe over both of them and, after some getting used to, they walked in unison and were able to trail behind quite effectively. Harry was right though, Trinity didn't make a single sound. She was light on her feet and he barely heard her breathing, and sometimes he almost forgot she was there. Trinity of course was a master at staying hidden, and she did so well. But she would regularly trip over a root and Harry would catch her and she'd look to him apologetically. Finally they reached a point where they were to meet someone, whoever that someone was, and they completely stopped. Harry felt like such a heavy breather next to Trinity, and tried to take quieter breaths but it was hard and he didn't seem to see how she did it.
Then out came Madame Maxime and Trinity gasped silently and covered her mouth. Harry looked at her as though to ask what was wrong, and Trinity shook her head but was upset a bit by the fact Fleur would know of the first task also, although she supposed that was of the best anyway.
Then came what neither of them were expecting. The flirting. Maybe in some way it was that they were both adults they looked up to, or maybe it was just how they were squashed together in the cold but suddenly things became silent and almost awkward. The slightest bump of an elbow or brush of a side left them both blushing, although it was to be expected to bump into each other and neither had cared before. And when they caught glances it was even worse, for the romance of it all and all the rumors of them being together and all the times they had had made this the perfect moment for something romantic to happen, and neither wanted it to happen, for it would just make everything much more difficult.
Then finally, after what felt like forever, they reached the dragons and although Trinity knew they were going to be there the sight of them startled her. Harry's mouth dropped and he looked so fear stricken and almost hopeless at the sight that Trinity felt it she had to grasp his hand and squeeze it for comfort, just as he had done for her after she fell.
After seeing the dragons with her own eyes, things became much more real, and the idea he could actually die during this became much more real, and she squeezed his hand with all her might because she didn't want Harry to die, and she tried to forget the fact that it was going to happen anyway.
The way back was silent and almost sullen and Harry looked so deep in thought that Trinity actually had to keep him from falling a few times, and she was really happy she'd come. As Hagrid said goodbye to Madame Maxime Harry walked away back towards the castle and right as they reached the entrance she stopped him and pulled off the cloak.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
He looked at her and said, "Yeah, I'll be okay."
"Are you okay now?" She asked.
He took a deep breath. "A little bit."
She felt the need to give him comfort so she wrapped her arms around him. "It'll be okay. You're a great wizard Harry. I'll be there for you the whole time."
The words soothed his nerves and he wrapped his arms around her too, accepting all the support he could get. "Dragons. Real, fire breathing dragons." He stated and she nodded.
"We could make you fire proof." She whispered. "There's a potion. I could concoct it if you'd like, but I'd need a lot of things…"
He smiled although she couldn't see it and he said, "And why would you go through so much trouble to help me, a boy you met months ago?"
She laughed, remembering how she'd said the same thing just a couple days ago. "Because you deserve my help. And I really don't want to see you get hurt." She stated, and backed away a bit so they were no longer in an embrace and simply across from each other. And Harry looked at her very intently for a moment, just like he had before she had passed out in the hallway, like he was searching for something in her eyes.
For some reason she got flustered at this and realized just how tired she was and said, "I suppose we should go back in then."
"Yes, I suppose we should." He stated. "Here, let me walk you to the room. You'll be much safer."
And then they went back under the cloak and he walked her to her room. When they'd finally made it there, Harry laughed a bit and said, "Can you believe Hagrid and Madame Maxime?"
Trinity shook her head. "The last thing I saw coming. Who knew he'd get a woman taller than him?" She whispered and Harry smiled.
"Should've guessed really. That's Hagrid for you." He whispered.
"Well, they make a fine couple. And if two people love each other, who is it to say they can't be together?" Trinity decided on this just then since she really had no experience in the matter.
"I wish them all the happiness in the world." Harry stated and Trinity smiled, and then remembering being in the current situation just yesterday with Draco and what had happened, she felt slightly nervous and wondered if she was missing something in the conversation, or if they were really talking about Hagrid and Madame Maxime or themselves, and Trinity was instantly perplexed in it all. And the thought that she'd almost kissed Draco troubled her and made her instantly feel like leaving, so why was it she didn't leave then when the same threat loomed over her head except with Harry? And confusion took over and she wondered, if he didn't do anything, did that mean he didn't like her in such a way? Because it was the perfect opportunity to try something, just like it had been in the woods, yet he just stood there.
Then she thought of why she was thinking such thoughts when she had no reason to believe that Harry liked her in the first place. She wasn't supposed to be hoping he liked her either, she was supposed to kill him! There was nothing romantic that could go on between them, no, not now or ever. And she thought these things in her mind and still stood next to him at the bottom of her stairs, and smiled up at him and looked him in the eyes.
And then Harry's smile faded also, for he thought too of where they were and what could happen, and he remembered nothing but Ron's face when he'd seen them together and he realized even if he did like Trinity, and maybe he did, there was no way he could be with her and stay friends with Ron at the same time. But, then again, Ron didn't really want to be friends with him anymore, and she was right in front of him… And then he realized too, like Trinity had, that he had no reason to believe that she even liked him, and he was being silly, so both of them said their goodbyes and she left up to her room and snuck in her bed to sleep.
Alright, well I'm posting on my friends computer and if my friend randomsarcasm1102 hasn't already told you, I started high school in a really tough program, but as soon as my computers up I'm back to being a loser and forgetting about my social life to type :) Alrighti, love you all, sori bout the news! Till next time!