Chapter 3
Author's Note: Hey guys here's chapter 3. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, if I did, there certainly would have been some changes.
December 7th, 1994.
Wednesday.
Dear Diary,
Today was just another wonderful day. As I have written, Harry has been a complete gentleman the last few days escorting me to almost all of my classes. Unfortunately, it also won me a huge number glare from the girls around Hogwarts, but I can handle it. The most wonderful thing happened today, today he kissed me. Yes, he kissed me or more like I kissed him. Well it was totally an accident. It happened like this.
After our usual dance practice, instead of escorting me to the common room, he offered me a stroll by the Great Lake. We went there to enjoy the sunset. As we walked by the lake, we talked about hobbies. I found out about his likes other than quidditch, he has a knack for DADA. He likes to care for his owl, whose name is Hedwig, I don't know how but the name seemed familiar, I remember reading it somewhere. He also like reading and he also told me that he actually can cast a corporeal Patronas, when I asked him about the rumors surrounding him last year. I mean that's pretty amazing. He further told me that he also liked cooking, something I've never been able to master even after my mother's numerous efforts.
Then I told him about my hobbies I told him that I like horse-riding, which surprised him. I told him, how I learnt to ride a horse along with Tracey just because we didn't have anything to do in the summer holidays after second year. I told him that I also like gardening and that at my family manor I had a small garden where I grow various kinds of roses, daises, lilies and numerous other flowers.
As we walked in the snow, the sudden cold wind blew, and I shivered as I was poorly clothed for this weather as I haven't expected to leave the castle walls. He seemed to have noticed this and I thought he would cast a warming charm, but instead his took off his school cloak and wrapped it around me. I wanted to stop him but before I could say anything, he said that it was alright and he was not feeling cold. Ah chivalrous Gryffindor, chivalrous but also naïve.
So, I simply cast the warming charm over his clothes. When he realized what I have done he blushed and said "Sorry, perhaps I should have tried that first."
I told him it was alright and I felt comfortable in the cloak.
Then we walked along the shoreline until we came by a bench. We sat on the bench and silently watched the majestic Durmstrang ship in the frozen lake and the partially clouded sky with the crimson sun setting in the Blue Mountains. I thought it was a very romantic sight, so tilted my head to rest it on his shoulder. He hesitated for a bit but then reluctantly placed his hand around my shoulder. For a while, we watched in silence then suddenly I heard a pop and the strangest house-elf I have ever seen appeared before us, holding two large cups in his hands. Strange How? Well he was wearing a weird tuxedo with strange moving patterns on it, he was wearing abnormally large different socks, a blue one with moving brooms and a green one with moving snitches. He was also wearing a large top hat. I was surprised to see a house-elf wearing clothes.
He looked towards Harry and said "Dobby is very sorry for disturbing the great Harry Potter. Dobby just came to give Harry Potter and Missy Greengrass these cups of Hot Chocolate as Dobby has been asked to." And he handed one cup to Harry and the other to me.
Harry asked him that who had asked him to give them the Hot Chocolate.
And he replied "It was Professor Dumbledore, sir. He told Dobby to take two cups of Hot Chocolate to Harry Potter and Missy Greengrass. He said that you might feel cold and told Dobby to tell you not to wander too long after dark."
I told him that it was very thoughtful of Dumbledore and to extend our regards to him. The strange elf, Dobby frantically nodded to me and with a snap of his fingers, disappeared into the thin air.
As he apparated I asked Harry how he had managed to get a personnel house-elf in Hogwarts. As I thought it had been banned in Hogwarts long ago.
He looked at me awkwardly and answered "Dobby is not my personal house-elf, he just a friend. I freed him from the Malfoys at the end of second year. He was recently employed by Dumbledore."
I told him that explained why Draco was complaining about his mother's terrible cooking at the start of third year. We both shared a laugh at that.
Well there never is a dull moment in his life. We sat there for a while, drinking our hot chocolate, occasionally talking about random things.
After we finished drinking, he walked me to the common room. At the entrance, I wanted to thank him for this wonderful day, so I stood up on my toes just give him a peck on the cheek while he was looking away.
Just as I was about to kiss him he turned to look at me and my lips brushed against his. I immediately stepped away and blushed. He too stepped back and looked at me in shock.
He opened his mouth to say something but before he had the chance to say something, I ran away to my dormitory.
I hadn't imagined my first kiss to be like but certainly, it could not have been more exhilarating. As I pondered on the kiss in my dormitory, an hour passed.
Just as sat down to write my diary, a snowy owl flew through the window and landed next to me. I instantly recognized her as Hedwig. She had a note tied to her leg. I took the note and opened it said
'Hey,
I wanted to ask you something really important but you left without giving me the chance. I wanted to ask if you would like to accompany me to the Hogsmeade this Saturday, like a date.
Please give your reply to Hedwig as I can't wait till to tomorrow for you answer, it will kill me.
Good night,
Harry'
I wrote my reply on the back of the note and wrapped it around the owl's legs, she hooted at me and instantly flew to deliver the message to her master.
All I had to do was to gather courage to face him tomorrow.
Good night dear diary,
Daphne.
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That's it for now folks, hope you enjoyed it.
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As Always,
Yours Truly,
Lucifer47.
