VIII.
THE CONSEQUENCE
"But how?" Ginny asked.
"Harry found a book accidentally here in the library. It was returned, but I don't know where it is placed, and I forgot the title of the book," Hermione replied.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why is Harry doing this… oh wait… Michaela?"
"Right," Hermione answered. "He's obsessed with Michaela until he realized that he doesn't love her at all… or even like her now. He decided to stop taking the potion, but this morning, his femininity overcame him and Harriet said that we will lose Harry permanently if she does something that only girls should do..."
"Say, when did Harry found this book?"
"The last time he went here."
"And that was?"
"I'm not sure, Ginny. Why?"
"I think I have an idea where that book is placed. You said he found it ACCIDENTALLY?"
"Aha…"
Draco and Harriet walked side by side along the street in Hogsmeade. Draco took her hand and gave it a squeeze.
"Do you know what I'm thinking?" He asked.
"What are you thinking?" Harriet asked softly.
Draco smiled and said, "You… and me… fate." Harriet just giggled.
"Do you really like me?"
"What do you think?" Draco asked.
"Yes?"
"Yes…"
Yuck!!! Oh great! Will someone just let me out of here?
"Here! I found it!" Ginny said gleefully.
"You did? Where?" Hermione ran to her and pulled out the book Ginny was pointing at. Hermione flipped the book open and started scanning it. She came into the page where the potion was written.
"Here…"
"The Gendremara potion?" Ginny asked.
"Yes… wait…" Hermione flipped to the next page and there it was… the Consequence. She read through it carefully and almost dropped the book.
"What does it say?"
"It says that if Harriet makes a move only girls should do, we'll lose Harry forever," Hermione answered.
"And what move would that be?"
"Kissing another guy? Having physical relationship with another guy?"
"Omigosh… Draco…"
"Draco?"
"Harriet has a date with Draco," Ginny replied.
"Oh no!"
"Is there anything that could reverse it?" Ginny replied.
"It says here that if the host turns into the opposite sex without taking the potion, the only way to reverse it is to do something only his or her gender should do."
"I don't understand…"
"What says is that Harriet should kiss a girl to turn back into Harry," Hermione replied.
"So… what are we going to do?"
"Find Harriet and…"
"And what? Pay a girl to kiss Harriet?"
"Ginny… the books says that only the person who truly has feelings for the host is the only person who could turn the host back into his or her original gender…"
"What are you implying, Hermione? You're his friend."
"Ginny, I'm not… I'm not… you know… in love with Harry… I can't turn him back…"