Chapter 18: What Changed it All
I got a few nice things for Christmas besides the earrings Percy gave me. Harry, Ron and Hermione pitched in and bought me a new dress (Gryffindor red, thank heavens. I'd die if that dress was pink. Heck, I might even wear it.). And Crystal gave me a photo album with pictures of us and our friends throughout the years, that was supposed to be my birthday present, but then again, with June being put out of commission, I guess better late to get it than never.
June's wing healed perfectly. Sure, she wasn't too keen on going on deliveries, but a little coaxing and she'd do it.
I got a pretty big surprise from Damian on Christmas morning (he was one of the seventh year besides Percy stayed behind.). And I mean the bad surprise.
I walked into the dorm right after I got back from opening presents with my friends and brother when I saw him…scratch that…I saw them!
Damian…my boyfriend Damian, was snogging Dana freaking Moon!
"DAMIAN NOTT!" I yelled, tearing up a little out of fury.
Damian jolted up from his snogging and looked up at me shocked.
"Harls, babe…" he started.
"You don't have the right to call me 'babe' anymore! And you, Dana! I thought you were my friend!" I shouted before running to the library.
I had a vision on my way. It was Damian…and he shrugged and continued snogging Dana.
I slumped down against a bookcase and let the tears fall. I kept myself as dignified as I could…but I just managed to do it.
"It's not fair." I muttered to myself as I slumped my head into my lap.
It was my job to be the heart breaker! Not Damian's! I stayed faithful in the relationship, where Damian probably snogged who knows whom.
At that moment, Gwen flew into the library, with a red letter clasped in her beak.
I gulped. Someone sent me a Howler.
A Howler was the worst thing to get at school. The person who sent you the Howler's voice would ring out a thousand times louder than normal to express anger.
I stood up and left the library before opening it, making Penelope's voice scream through the corridors.
"I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW, POTHEAD! THANKS TO YOU, PERCY DUMPED ME! WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU! I'M GOING TO USE YOUR HEAD AS A QUAFFLE AND PLAY FREAKING QUIDDITCH WITH IT!"
I sobbed as the letter tore itself into pieces. It's not like my life was any worse without Penelope yelling at me for Percy dumping her.
I heard Dana's voice yelling out my name near the library. Panicking, I ran down the first corridor that I thought I'd be left alone in.
I slumped down when Dana's footsteps retreated and resumed my pity party for a few more minutes before the one person I needed to talk to showed up.
"Harley?" Percy's voice said.
I looked up and wiped away any trace of tears from my eyes. That was the last thing I needed. To know Percy saw me crying.
"Hey." I said in an unconvincing tone that everything was ok.
"What's wrong? You sound like you were crying." Percy said, slumping down next to me.
I pursed my lips and closed my eyes, trying to resist another flow of tears from falling.
"Well…" I choked out "let's just say…you were right…in that note you wrote me."
"About Damian not being who you think he is?" Percy asked, biting his lip.
I nodded. "I…I saw…him…snogging Dana!"
Percy gaped, and I swore I saw his eyes darken a shade. "WHAT!" Percy yelled.
I blinked and two stray tears fell down my face "You were right…I'm such an idiot." I said, leaning my head back against the wall.
Percy handed me a tissue. "You're not an idiot. I should have told you sooner. I…Damian is a womanizer. He was just using you to get someone else jealous."
I wiped my eyes "I'm just glad you told me and made me realize before I made the biggest mistake of my life." I said, wiping off the smeared mascara off my face.
"Well, Damian is the biggest mistake anyone can make." Percy said simply.
I looked down at my shoes "I still feel like such an idiot for not listening to you." I said guiltily.
"You are not an idiot!" Percy growled. "If anything, Damian's an idiot for not seeing what a great girl he had in front of him!"
I smiled and hugged him. "Thanks, Perce. You know just what to say." I said, standing up and starting to walk away, and I turned around "Oh, and I heard that you dumped Penelope. Good on you." I added, walking back to the tower.
I walked into the common room and I heard screaming and squawking. I sprinted upstairs.
"What's going-OH MY GOD!" I shouted at the sight awaiting me.
Crystal was screaming at June, who was attacking Scar's falcon, Masquerade.
"CALL YOUR STUPID BIRD OFF!" Crystal shouted, trying to pry June away from Masquerade.
"Why don't you!" Scar shouted back, sneering.
She-Cat and Stephanie were standing in the corner…doing nothing.
"WHY IS MY DORM TURNING INTO A LARGE FIGHT RING!" I shouted, pulling out my wand.
"Immobulous!" I shouted, freezing the two birds.
"What the hell is going on?" I demanded, clearing away some of the scattered feathers from the war zone my dorm became.
Everyone started talking at once. I could only catch this much.
"Her stupid bird started it all!…"
"She called me a half breed!"
"They just started fighting."
"She let the freaking beast attack June!"
"ENOUGH!" I shouted, pointing at Crystal "You…only you…talk." I ordered. "And She-Cat, and Stephanie…OUT!"
"Scar called me a half breed, and June was defending me." Crystal said once She-Cat and Stephanie were gone.
"Yeah. And Masquerade was defending me!" Scar objected.
"Look, I don't care!" I shouted, grabbing my Cloak. "You shouldn't even be in here I'm going to Nightshade's. I'll be back in a while. I need to cool off."
And leaving Scar and Crystal to squabble I left the dorm.
As I started out for the corridors of the tower, I was grabbed from behind and thrown to a wall.
I screamed, only to have my mouth gagged.
This is it! I thought, shutting my eyes Sirius Black has me…I'm gonna die! Goodbye, Harry, Ron, Mione, Crystal, She-Cat, Stephanie and Percy.
The next thing I knew, I opened my eyes and saw Marcus Flint was pinning me to a wall.
"Look, Potter. Here's what's gonna happen." Flint snarled, biting down on my neck "You and me are going out now. Nothing's changing that…not even Weasley."
I whimpered and tried to fight off, but Flint kissed me at the worst possible time.
He forced me to snog him. I just stood there and took it, not even making a move.
He made a grab for my behind…but I managed to find some strength and slapped his hand away and broke the kiss.
"Why don't you keep your hands to yourself?" I demanded, growling.
That's when the unthinkable happened. Flint raised his hand high and railed it towards my face, slapping me and leaving an angry stinging feeling to my cheek.
"I don't give a damn what you want me and don't want me to do." Flint growled "I do what I want. And if you say anything, I'll kill you."
A bead of sweat formed at my brow as Percy Came around the corner. Flint kissed me again.
"We should do this again sometime, Potter." Flint said with a wink before heading up to his dorms.
I turned to Percy and blanched at the look on his face. A pure look of loathing and hatred was etched in every line of his face as he stormed away.
I ran back up to the common room and cried in more than one kind of pain.
Percy's P.O.V.
Damn it! Why can't I get one chance to ask her out without walking in on her snogging another man!
Well, I had a plan to deal with that. And…it was going to make Harley oozing with jealousy.
Once Harley was gone and I double checked that she was gone, I headed up to the library to look for Crystal. If I could date a girl to make Harley upset, it'd be her.
I walked in and looked at Crystal, who was sitting alone reading something with her stupid demon bird.
"Hey, Crystal." I said, walking over to her with a flirtatious smirk on my face "How about we go out, huh?"
Crystal gave me a cold glare "Piss off, Percy. I'm not dating you. I wouldn't do that to Harley."
I groaned and walked away from her. I then saw Stephanie reading…also alone.
"Hey Steph. How about we go out?" I asked, smirking to her as well.
"SHH!" Stephanie hissed, continuing to read. "I'm reading here!"
I stood there as she finished the last couple of pages of her book. I stood up straighter as she set the book aside.
"Oh, so you're reading another book?" I asked as Stephanie picked up another book "What about my offer?"
Stephanie looked at me and smirked "This isn't for reading." she said simply, before trying to smash the book in my face.
I ducked and ran over to Cameron. She wasn't reading, she was levitating books with her wand.
I guess I gotta try Cameron. I thought miserably as I walked over to her.
"So…Cameron." I said quietly with shame. Me, Percy Weasley, resorting to asking to date one of Harley's friends to win her over "How about I buy you a drink next Hogsmeade weekend?"
Cameron looked at me "Maybe…maybe not." she said simply "I'll think about it."
I groaned as I left the library with a small line of choices.
Crystal…definitely not going to do it. She wouldn't do that to Harley
Stephanie…a bookworm, and really quiet. Good for a Weasley girlfriend.
3) Cameron…odd, weird and utterly nuts. But then again, she'd be insane enough to do it.
I chuckled evilly as I went back to my dorm.
Harley Potter I thought evilly You're gonna wish you never met Flint when I get you oozing with jealousy
