Snowballs
Part 7
A fan fic made by: Pikachu
Author's Notes: I am very, very, very, very sorry for the delay. I wasn't at my home for 3 days and wasn't able to do this seventh chapter. I was at my cousin's house, they did have a computer, but they didn't have the Internet. So, please enjoy this part.
I really, really, really, really thank you all who reviewed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The following that reviewed are going to be specially mentioned in this chapter. And the following are:
nsyncluver : Angelwenh (if that's wrong spelling, sorry. That's in the review page.) : ~*Crystal Lily*~ : Basilisk : KenyakoEmpress : OllyWood's Gal : DigiKittyGirl : Linda : Darkangel009988 : innus435 : genie* : Porkypop : ReEnA : Firefly : demented : Wraith : Satans Little Princess : CindyLea : hermione elizabeth potter : Amy : daleia : Care Bear : Voldemort jr. : Katherine aka Star : Sakura Kinomoto : Draco's Princess : Megami Li : amy potter : hazeleyz : Hermione1909 : hermione_potter : Sarah
Notes to:
nsyncluver (sorry if something's missing! I don't really remember.): I'm an N*SYNC fan too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
innus435: Ron's project is mentioned in one previous chapter, and will be mentioned here. GoldenSnitchGirl gave me that idea. I really thank her, and you!!!!!!
hermione elizabeth potter : Thanks for your idea! I'll put it here, don't worry, but I think I read that in another fic too… anyway, it's going here!
Sakura Kinomoto: Hey, if you're a CCS (Card Captor Sakura) fan or you just used Sakura-chan's name, you might want to read my Eriol/Tomoyo CCS fic, Friends or Closer, if that's okay with you.
To the rest, Arigato gozaimasu, or THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- With sincere gratitude,
A. Pikachu
***start***
Professor Dumbledore paced his office anxiously, waiting for Professor Lupin to arrive. It was a quarter past seven, and the night had fallen.
Fawkes was perched silently on the windowsill, staring at Dumbledore. A while later, the door opened and Remus Lupin entered.
"Good evening, Professor." Lupin greeted him, sitting down.
"Good evening too, Remus. Now, before we could waste any time, kindly tell me what happened some…18 years ago. Maybe 19." Dumbledore replied, sitting down in his own chair.
"Well, I haven't got a clear memory. I'm sorry if some of my statements are not so clear, but then you should still consult Sirius about this."
"Don't worry Remus." Dumbledore assured him. "Go on."
Lupin said everything he could remember. Dumbledore smiled at each memory, each statement said by Lupin. He was writing it down of course, and decide whether he'd use some of it or not.
***Gryffindor Common Room***
Ron Weasley shifted uncomfortably in his chair. It was Thursday night, and as McGonagall said it, he had to do it now. Fred and George were laughing nearby, Harry and Hermione doing homework on the other side of him (Harry turning redder every time Hermione looked at him, or smiled at him.), Lavender, Parvati, and Nearly Headless Nick behind him.
"What's wrong, Ron?" Harry asked him, noticing that he was twitching every ten seconds and shifting every minute.
"Well, I have to do something." Ron replied uneasily. Of course he didn't want the two to know what he was going to do, because that means telling them everything the teachers had done for them.
"Do it now, Weasley." Said a voice behind him. Professor McGonagall was standing right behind him, smiling. Ron stood up abruptly, causing their table to shake and several scrolls of parchment to roll down the floor.
"Umm… Professor McGonagall, would you mind me asking… what does Ron have to do?" Hermione asked. Ron frowned and McGonagall smiled again.
"Nothing really, Ms. Granger. Just a special project."
"Oh. I see. Thank you Professor." Hermione replied. She turned back to her Arithmancy homework.
"Well Weasley. As I said, do it now." McGongall said before stepping out of the Common Room.
"I better go do it. You two don't watch. It'd be humiliating." Said Ron to Harry. Harry and Hermione nodded, thinking about what Ron is going to do.
Ron walked uneasily to Lavender. Lavender was working on her "project", as well as Nick and Parvati. Ron stopped in front of her.
"Umm…er…Lavender?" Ron asked, his whole body shaking.
"What?" Lavender replied, turning away from her parchment.
"Well…you see…um…er…will you go out with me this Hogsmeade weekend?"
Ron said this very fast. Parvati shrieked, Nick grinned and Lavender gasped.
"Well, what will you say?!" Parvati nudged her. Lavender stuttered.
"W-well, umm…yes. Okay." Lavender said, shifting her gaze to the floor, trying to hide the faint red tinge in her cheeks from Parvati.
"Thanks. I'll see you." Ron replied, a tone of relief in his voice. He walked away quietly back to their table.
***Durmstrang Ship…***
"I'll do it no matter vat." Krum insisted. He was inside their ship, his friend with him.
"But you know vat that boy said to you, Viktor! You vouldn't vant to underestimate him!!" his friend protested.
"Vell, vat vould you do if the vhole vorld vanted to take your love avay from you, eh?" Krum spat, running a hand through his hair.
"I vouldn't know vat to feel because I don't haff a love." His friend said.
"Vhy vould I tell you anyvay? You're an idiot!" Krum spat angrily, stomping to their cabin. "Stupid Harry Potter!"
***Inside Krum's cabin…***
Krum slammed the door shut, not caring if anyone heard him He sat down on his bed. "Vhy does he have to take all I vant avay from me?" he mumbled.
"You're just jealous." A voice said.
"Jealous of vho? That Potter?" he mumbled.
"Yes. Don't you notice, Hermione loves him, not you? You're so stubborn sometimes." Vladimir Karkaroff entered, his velvet black robes billowing behind him.
"How did you know?" Krum grumbled.
"You're not very observant. I sometimes wondered why my brother Igor liked you best. You just care about yourself, not for the sake of others. You're just like Igor." Karkaroff said.
"Vell, how vould you know? You're not me." Krum spat to his new headmaster.
"As I said, you're not very observant. Think about what I said and what your attitude is, and you'll understand what I am saying." Vladimir said finally, walking out into the darkness and closing the door behind him.
***Dumbledore's office…***
"Well, what about the time you asked our Potions master to give Lily and James detention for whispering in class? That worked." Lupin said.
"They were kissing when Professor…um…I forgot his name, came. They were still given a week's detention." Dumbledore said a bit disapprovingly.
"That still worked." Lupin added.
"Umm… Yes. Well, better write to Sirius to tell him to come here. His name's cleared." Dumbledore sighed.
"His WHAT?!?!?!?!" Lupin screamed.
"Name cleared. Now, don't go telling that to Harry, Remus. Sirius wanted to keep it as a secret." Dumbledore added a bit quickly. "That would be all, Remus. You may go."
Lupin, who was a bit out of breath, nodded and left.
"Now where did I put my quill…"
***Gryffindor Common Room…***
"So…what was that all about?" Harry asked Ron.
"You'd know this weekend." Ron replied.
"Oh c'mon! Tell us!" Hermione pleaded, stooping down to pick up her eagle-feather quill.
"We're you're best friends, Ron. It wouldn't be right if you kept secrets from us!" Harry said.
"Well," Ron said, gathering all his things and shoving them into his bag. "I wouldn't know if you're going out now and if you kept it a secret, wouldn't I?"
"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Harry and Hermione screamed. Ron ducked to avoid schoolbags thrown his way and laughed all the way to the dormitory.
***Girls' Dormitory, late at night…***
"You are so lucky, Lav. Being asked out by your own crush!" Parvati sighed, rolling over to face Lavender. Hermione was on the other side of her, sleeping.
"Yeah…thanks." Lavender replied, closing her eyes.
"What, you're going to sleep and dream about Ron already????" Parvati said.
Lavender sat up and threw her pillows at her.
***The next day…***
"Hermione, stop that!" Ron cried as they entered the Great Hall. Hermione was hiding right behind them, Harry very sleepy because yesterday night, at eight, George called a Quidditch practice and they finished late at night.
"I assure you, Krum's not going to touch you!" Ron cried again, not noticing that someone was tapping him on the shoulder.
"Hey (yawn) Ron, look behind (YAWN) you." Harry said. Ron turned around and saw Hermione shaking in fear. Krum was right behind them.
"What do you want?" Harry snapped as he realized who he was.
"I vas hoping I could talk to – (Hermione was cowering behind Harry) Ron." Krum finished. Hermione gave a sigh of relief.
"Okay. See you guys later." Ron said as he followed Krum to the end of the Great Hall.
"Well, what do you want from me?" Ron said, facing Krum.
"I vas vondering if I can help you." Krum said.
"WHAAT?????????????"
Author's notes: Hey! Chapter 7: A Change of Heart. I really thank you all for reviewing and now, in 9 days, my story has achieved the number 110 in reviews!!!! You guys are so great!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any problems or questions, e-mail me at alex_pikachu1822@hotmail.com or just review in that little box right down there.
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A. Pikachu
