A/N:*Beams* Hello, m'dears. I was simply stunned by the number of reviews I got yesterday. Thank you! Sorry about being so ill-tempered the other day, but I miss my disk!
Thank you to all you lovely, lovely people. Let me think: Thank you Tani (x at least 10), Cat Samwise, Gia, Prongs, Lindsay beth, Lelio, Wyvern, Mystica, Becks, Glace de Slytherin, Lynn, Spookygirl, AVK, Luna, miss breed, and Krissy.
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In Potions the next day the class broke itself up into odd pairs. Neville and Ron were partners as were Hermione and- Goyle? Harry shook his head. *I'm not even going to ask,* he thought. He turned to find Draco and was slightly amused to find him paired with Pansy. His amusement faded when he realized he was left to partner up with Crabbe. Crabbe was surprised himself, but quickly accepted the situation. He had no particular reason to hate Harry and was grateful that he didn't have to be with Draco, who was in a foul mood, or Pansy, who was plain annoying.
"How did this happen?" he heard Harry mutter.
"Longbottom and Weasley walked in together. Granger looked at them and took a seat next to Greg. Draco came in glaring and just sat next to Pansy. You can imagine how thrilled she was," Crabbe replied, rolling his eyes. He muttered something and Harry distinctly heard the word "airhead." He laughed.
"I don't think I've ever heard you talk so much." Crabbe shrugged.
"It's not expected of me. My job is to look vacuous and imposing."
"Vacuous?"
"Stupid."
"I know what it means, I just-"
"Didn't think I would," Crabbe finished.
"Sorry."
"Eh, don't be. It means I did my job well."
Harry looked at the instructions on the board. "Hyper Potion," he read. He giggled. "Do you think that's a good idea?" he asked Crabbe.
"As long as we keep it away from Finnegan, we should be all right," was the reply. Harry looked over at Seamus, who looked like he'd already drained a vial of Hyper Potion and was having a hard time keeping still. He laughed again.
"He must be the only person in the world who could take a Gloom Potion and still be cheery," Crabbe said. Harry tried to bite back his laughter. At this rate, he'd be on the floor and out of class. Crabbe raised his eyebrows and gave him the oddest look. Harry doubled over laughing.
"Mr. Potter, perhaps you can explain to me what is so uproariously funny," Snape said.
"You," replied Crabbe. Harry hit the floor. Snape was livid.
"You- things- out- now," Snape said, not even capable of forming a sentence. As difficult as it had been to say, it was even harder to carry out. Harry actually had to be dragged out of the room and by the time they left, Crabbe was no better off then he was.
They collapsed on the floor, still giggling furiously. "What is wrong with you?" gasped Crabbe.
"I wish I could tell you. Maybe Seamus has rubbed off on me."
"Up is more likely," Crabbe chuckled. Harry stared at him, before laughing again.
"What made you do it?" he inquired, referring to his chat with Sanpe.
"I always wanted to. I had the perfect opportunity and I couldn't resist."
"You know, you're all right, Crabbe," Harry said, holding out his hand.
"You're not so bad yourself. Call me Vincent."
"Nice to meet you, Vincent. I'm Harry."
"Likewise, Harry."
"What the hell was that in Potions?" Ron demanded.
"I don't know. Crabbe started talking and he gave me this look-"
"Crabbe can speak?" Neville asked incredulously.
"Yes, in complete sentences even," Harry joked.
"Liar!" said Ron. Neville smiled up at him and wrapped an arm around his waist. Ron kissed him. Harry grinned. Now that he had actually seen them together, he thought they made a wonderful pair. Out of duty, he had given Ron a stern lecture on cheating and Neville one on going after a guy who's already involved. They had both listened quite contritely, but judging by the way that they had kissed afterward, Harry doubted that anything had really sunk in.
Neville frowned and turned to Harry.
"What was up with Draco?" he asked.
"Who cares?" Ron asked. Neville shot him a stern look. "Oh, sorry."
"What do you mean?"
"He kept glaring at you all through class. He looked like he was capable of murder when Crabbe had to drag you out of the classroom."
"Probably upset that someone else touched his beloved Harry," Ron said.
"It looked like more than that."
"I'll go talk to him," Harry said. "I'm sure it's nothing."
"Of course it is, but you know how he is"
"Yeah, a royal pain in the-"
"Ron!" came Neville's reprimand.
"Sorry," Ron said, sounding not the slightest bit so.
Harry left in search of Draco and found him much sooner then he expected- kissing Pansy Parkinson.
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Yuck! That's just not right. Review, please! Definitely Draco and Harry in the next bit. Hopefully Ron/Neville too. ^_^
Luv ya!
J. Silver
P.S. The brief pairing of 'Mione and Greg was for Lelio. I'm not sure where that's going...
P.P.S. Check out the pic in my profile. My friend Marisa did it based on this story. It's awesome!
Thank you to all you lovely, lovely people. Let me think: Thank you Tani (x at least 10), Cat Samwise, Gia, Prongs, Lindsay beth, Lelio, Wyvern, Mystica, Becks, Glace de Slytherin, Lynn, Spookygirl, AVK, Luna, miss breed, and Krissy.
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In Potions the next day the class broke itself up into odd pairs. Neville and Ron were partners as were Hermione and- Goyle? Harry shook his head. *I'm not even going to ask,* he thought. He turned to find Draco and was slightly amused to find him paired with Pansy. His amusement faded when he realized he was left to partner up with Crabbe. Crabbe was surprised himself, but quickly accepted the situation. He had no particular reason to hate Harry and was grateful that he didn't have to be with Draco, who was in a foul mood, or Pansy, who was plain annoying.
"How did this happen?" he heard Harry mutter.
"Longbottom and Weasley walked in together. Granger looked at them and took a seat next to Greg. Draco came in glaring and just sat next to Pansy. You can imagine how thrilled she was," Crabbe replied, rolling his eyes. He muttered something and Harry distinctly heard the word "airhead." He laughed.
"I don't think I've ever heard you talk so much." Crabbe shrugged.
"It's not expected of me. My job is to look vacuous and imposing."
"Vacuous?"
"Stupid."
"I know what it means, I just-"
"Didn't think I would," Crabbe finished.
"Sorry."
"Eh, don't be. It means I did my job well."
Harry looked at the instructions on the board. "Hyper Potion," he read. He giggled. "Do you think that's a good idea?" he asked Crabbe.
"As long as we keep it away from Finnegan, we should be all right," was the reply. Harry looked over at Seamus, who looked like he'd already drained a vial of Hyper Potion and was having a hard time keeping still. He laughed again.
"He must be the only person in the world who could take a Gloom Potion and still be cheery," Crabbe said. Harry tried to bite back his laughter. At this rate, he'd be on the floor and out of class. Crabbe raised his eyebrows and gave him the oddest look. Harry doubled over laughing.
"Mr. Potter, perhaps you can explain to me what is so uproariously funny," Snape said.
"You," replied Crabbe. Harry hit the floor. Snape was livid.
"You- things- out- now," Snape said, not even capable of forming a sentence. As difficult as it had been to say, it was even harder to carry out. Harry actually had to be dragged out of the room and by the time they left, Crabbe was no better off then he was.
They collapsed on the floor, still giggling furiously. "What is wrong with you?" gasped Crabbe.
"I wish I could tell you. Maybe Seamus has rubbed off on me."
"Up is more likely," Crabbe chuckled. Harry stared at him, before laughing again.
"What made you do it?" he inquired, referring to his chat with Sanpe.
"I always wanted to. I had the perfect opportunity and I couldn't resist."
"You know, you're all right, Crabbe," Harry said, holding out his hand.
"You're not so bad yourself. Call me Vincent."
"Nice to meet you, Vincent. I'm Harry."
"Likewise, Harry."
"What the hell was that in Potions?" Ron demanded.
"I don't know. Crabbe started talking and he gave me this look-"
"Crabbe can speak?" Neville asked incredulously.
"Yes, in complete sentences even," Harry joked.
"Liar!" said Ron. Neville smiled up at him and wrapped an arm around his waist. Ron kissed him. Harry grinned. Now that he had actually seen them together, he thought they made a wonderful pair. Out of duty, he had given Ron a stern lecture on cheating and Neville one on going after a guy who's already involved. They had both listened quite contritely, but judging by the way that they had kissed afterward, Harry doubted that anything had really sunk in.
Neville frowned and turned to Harry.
"What was up with Draco?" he asked.
"Who cares?" Ron asked. Neville shot him a stern look. "Oh, sorry."
"What do you mean?"
"He kept glaring at you all through class. He looked like he was capable of murder when Crabbe had to drag you out of the classroom."
"Probably upset that someone else touched his beloved Harry," Ron said.
"It looked like more than that."
"I'll go talk to him," Harry said. "I'm sure it's nothing."
"Of course it is, but you know how he is"
"Yeah, a royal pain in the-"
"Ron!" came Neville's reprimand.
"Sorry," Ron said, sounding not the slightest bit so.
Harry left in search of Draco and found him much sooner then he expected- kissing Pansy Parkinson.
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Yuck! That's just not right. Review, please! Definitely Draco and Harry in the next bit. Hopefully Ron/Neville too. ^_^
Luv ya!
J. Silver
P.S. The brief pairing of 'Mione and Greg was for Lelio. I'm not sure where that's going...
P.P.S. Check out the pic in my profile. My friend Marisa did it based on this story. It's awesome!