Author's note: sorry it's taken so long to update, I had started a new story and got myself really involved. Right onto the story then
Two months have passed since the end of summer. Professor Umbridge has been slowly taking control of the school, the DADA classes were crap and Harry has been spending all his time in detention, Qudditch and homework.
However Ginny has been noticing something off about Harry. She has noticed his been using his left hand not his right hand, and that's caused his essays to be messier than usual. She knew something was off and it was time to talk to him about it.
Harry was attempting to write a potions essay when she found him. She took a seat next to him and watched him carefully.
"I want to you to tell me what's wrong with your right hand" she whispered.
Harry froze. "Nothing is wrong Gin" he said calmly and he began to write again.
"Liar" Ginny hissed "you're right handed and yet here you are writing with your left hand badly. You will tell me now Harry James Potter or I will wrote to mum, Padfoot, Moony, Fleur and Viktor and you know they will come bursting into the great hall to find out what's wrong"
Harry dropped his quill and grabbed Ginny by the shoulders "don't you dare Gin, don't you dare"
"Then tell me" she said
His eyes met hers and he let go of her. He held out his right hand for her to look. She held it and touched the scars I must not tell lies.
"The bitch, the utter snobby cow" she hissed gently stroking the scars "why haven't you told McGonagall, she could have stopped this"
"No she couldn't Gin…. While Fudge refuses to believe Voldemort is back, Umbridge has complete control over us"
Ginny leaned in and whispered into his ear "have you not considered Mione's idea?"
"I have but… I don't want to cause any more deaths Gin"
"You didn't cause Cedric's death Harry, Voldemort did" Ginny gently stroked Harry's hair and then she realised something "has Umbridge said that you caused Cedric's death?"
Harry suddenly found his parchment interesting.
Ginny growled "you didn't no matter what Umbitch has said you didn't. Cedric loved you like a brother, he would have died for you and he did"
"No he didn't. Voldemort got Peter to do it the moment we entered that graveyard"
"Given half the chance he would have and I know he wouldn't want you to beat yourself up over it"
A tear fell down Harry's cheek "I miss him" he whispered "and I have considered Mione's idea…. And I want to do it for Cedric, in his memory"
Ginny gave him a small smile and kissed him tenderly "I love you Harry" she whispered
"I love you too" Harry whispered back
It was the first hogsmead weekend and Harry was about to meet some people who were interested in him teaching them. He hoped that there weren't many people there, just a few that he knows.
However when he and Ginny entered the hogshead he realised that hope was dead and buried. Hermione, Ron, Neville and Luna sat in a table with two spare chairs for Ginny and him. The Weasley twins, their best friend, Angelina, Alicia and Katie all sat on another table, the fifth years in all houses but Slytherin sat together on another. And the Creevey brothers, Cho and her friend sat on another.
All of them were watching Harry and Ginny.
"Well" Hermione said "as I was saying we need to learn to defend ourselves and Harry has agreed to tutor us"
"So is it true?" a cocky blonde Hufflepuff asked "you know who is he back?"
"Did you just come here for the story?" Harry asked
"Yes and no." the blonde Hufflepuff said "Cedric Diggory is my cousin, he was murdered, I know it and I also know it wasn't you. Cedric loved you like a brother and he always had a good judge of character"
Harry nodded "yes Voldemort is back, me and Cedric faced him last summer"
The blonde boy stood up and held his hand out. "Zachrise Smith, at your service, I'm willing to sign anything. Cedric trusted you and so will I"
Harry shook the boy's hand. A girl with red hair that was also in Hufflepuff stood up and held her hand out.
"Susan Bones, my aunt Amelia was at your hearing she said you can do a patronus. The dementors won't stay at Azkaban for long and I need to know how to defend myself"
Harry shook her hand. Three other Hufflepuffs stood up. Harry noted they were Ernie, Justin and Hannah.
"We worked together in herbbiology a couple of times" Hannah said "I'm not great at magic and I need to learn from a good teacher not a theory book"
"I'm sorry Harry" Justin whispered "about second year and I know it's not Ginny's fault either"
"All the Hufflepuffs are sorry" Ernie said "quite honestly we're bitter about not getting any glory…. So we gossip instead"
Harry shook their hands "you're brave enough to do this, that tells me something" he said
The Ravenclaws stood up.
"You don't know me but I'm Padma, Pravati's twin, this is Terry, Michael, Anthony and Mandy. We believe you and we're sorry to pass judgement on you so quickly"
"You know me already Harry" Cho said "this is Marietta my best and trusted friend"
Marietta glared at Harry "I don't want to be here but Cho is forcing me. We should listen to the Ministry not to some kid" she snarled
"Mari, the Ministry is wrong and I know you're scared what your mamma would say but we need to learn to fight" Cho argued, Marietta sighed and then held her hand out for Harry to shake.
Harry also shook the hands of his fellow Gryffindors, when he noticed something.
"We don't have any Slytherins" he said
"And why should we?" someone said
"Not all Slytherins are bad" Harry said "I was almost put into Slytherin"
"Harry the Slytherins are pretty much under Malfoys thumb" Hermione said "Blasie Zabini and Daphne Green do whatever he says now."
"Too late to redeem them" Ginny said
The three houses sat there in silence for a while thinking about their brother house. After a few questions about the whereabouts and times the groups slowly left leaving Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Neville and Luna alone.
"Lets go Neville" Luna said "I have a craving for chocolate frogs"
"I need a new quill" Hermione commented "come on Ron"
"Harry" Ginny whispered "let's go"
Harry nodded mutely and allowed himself to be dragged out by Ginny but he couldn't help thinking that the barman looks a bit like Dumbledore…..
Author's note: in cannon Zachrise Smith was bitter towards Harry and this might be why. Please review and check out my challenge.