Ch.6- New Friendships and Hopeful Thoughts
Sarah tried to stay away from everyone that afternoon. She hadn't seen Harry after she left him in the locker room, and of this she was glad. She knew that she had hurt him very much, and she didn't think that she could handle looking at him being so sad. So she stayed in her room, because in the common room everyone was asking her where Harry was. She felt awful for kissing him because that was cheating on Oliver. She decided that she was going to act normal around Harry. The rumor about Harry was like a wildfire. The Slytherins still hadn't found out but it was only a matter of time. Sarah was happy because she knew that Christmas wasn't far away. Which meant that Oliver would be coming soon. She did her homework, and walked into the common room. She walked to dinner with Hermione and Ron.
Meanwhile...
Harry had gone to Hagrid's shack, because he couldn't face Sarah right now. He told Hagrid what had happened. Hagrid didn't say anything. " Hagrid, I'm crazy for that girl (a/n I'm listening to Evan and Jaron right now). I was such a jerk. I can't believe how I acted. I don't think that she will want to be my friend anymore." Hagrid had a thoughtful look in his eyes, "Harry, maybe you should be talkin' to her and not me." "I know but I can't. I saw another side of her today, and it scared me. She was confused, and I kept on pushing her. What am I going to do?" Hagrid just shook his head. "I don't know what to tell you. She seems to really love Oliver. I think that this is something you'll have to figure out on your own, but from what you've told me I think you should lay off for a while." Harry took a sip of his cup of tea. "I see what you're saying. How long have I been here?" Hagrid looked at his clock an the wall, "Harry you've gotta go. You got here at 12:45, so you've been here 5 hours. Everyone's probably looking for you." Harry thanked Hagrid for his time and said good bye. He walked up to the castle slowly. He knew that he would be able to make it in time for dinner, but he wasn't hungry.
He walked in and found a seat next to Ron, and across was Sarah. He didn't look at her. People from the other people began again with the rumor as soon as Harry sat down. First in the Hufflepuff table then the Ravenclaw. While Ravenclaw was talking about it one of the Slytherins were walking by and he heard. He immediately went over and told several people at his table. It spread throughout the whole table within a matter of minutes. Draco sitting at the end of the table hadn't heard yet. He was watching people whispering in the ears of the people next to them, and then their eyes getting huge. It finally got to him. When he heard it, of course, it had been changed. He was told that Harry was absolutely obsessed with her, and would follow her around and go and watch her sleep. He was taken aback. Potter obsessed with Sarah? He couldn't be, he had to get to the bottom of it. So he did the only thing he knew to do. The thing that everyone wanted to do but didn't have the guts to. He walked over to Harry and tapped him on the shoulder. "May I talk to you?" Harry looked at Ron. "Yeah sure." They walked out of the Great Hall just outside the door. "Is it true?" Harry looked confused. "Is what true?" Draco looked at him as though he were retarded, "The rumor?" Harry turned red, "I depends on what you heard." Draco for the first tome in his life felt sorry for Potter, because he knew too that rumors could get way out of hand. "I heard that you're obsessed with Sarah, and you watch her sleep." Harry became really angry, "Oh, so I'm obsessed know am I? No, it's not true. The truth is I lo... like her, but she has a boyfriend. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Draco gave him a smug look, "No, actually I wanted to hear that you through yourself at her and she turned you down. But we can't have everything we want now can we? Oops... I made a funny." He started to laugh and Harry exploded and punched him in the mouth. "You just don't know when to stop, do you?" Harry started to walk away. Draco could feel the blood from his busted lips. He ran after Harry and tackled him. "How dare you." He tried to punch Harry, but Harry grabbed his arm. He punched Malfoy again, only this time in the eye. I immediately began to swell. Harry hit him way to hard, because Draco hit the ground. Draco was knocked out. Harry gave him a disgusting look and went to his room.
Sarah came out of the Great Hall alone. She was going to find Harry to talk to him, when she saw Draco all beaten up. She kneeled down by him and shook him gently. He didn't move. She used a spell to make him come around. He opened his eyes. He saw Sarah. "What are you doing?" Sarah helped him get up, "I came out here and found you. Here I'll help you to Madame Pomfrey." They began to walk, he leaning against her because he had hit his head really hard on the ground. "What happened?" Draco hesitated for a moment, "I was talking to Harry about the rumor. He told me that he liked you, but you had a boyfriend. I made fun of him, and this is what happened." Sarah looked at Draco's swollen eye, "I am so sorry." Draco shrugged his shoulders, "It's not you're fault. So who are you dating?" Sarah blushed a little, "Oliver Wood, he was the captain of Gryffindor's Quidditch team." Draco rolled his eyes, "I know who he is. How long have you been dating?" Sarah thought about it, "Well we started going out in July, so this December it will be 6 months."
"Wow that's a long time. Don't you miss him." Sarah looked at the ground, "Terribly. How's your eye?" He tried to open it, "Not to good I'm afraid." They got there just then. They walked in, and Madame Pomfrey was sitting at her desk. "What happened?" They told her the sorry. She led them to one of the beds. Draco lay down on the bed. Madame Pomfrey went to get some potion. Sarah looked at Draco, "I know we haven't talked that much this year so I'm glad we get this chance." Draco smiled, but his lips were swollen so it was lop-sided, "Yeah me too." Sarah began to laugh. "What?" Sarah regained her composure, "Nothing." They talked until Madame Pomfrey shooed her away. They said goodbye and promised to talk tomorrow.
She left the infirmary, and went to the common room. Harry was already in the bed. She talked with Ron and Hermione until they went to bed. She awoke the next morning, and it was way too early. She couldn't go back to sleep. She went for a walk, and sat by the lake. She thought through her life. What had she done to deserve all this turmoil? She watched the sun rise, and thought of a little poem. And here it is (it doesn't rhyme)...
Morning Promises
With every beginning there is an end,
Like the sun rising every morning and setting every night.
The sun rising is like a promise that a better day is beginning.
And keep in mind no matter how bad a day gets it always sets.
And when it sets its time to wish for a better day tomorrow.
Maybe not for yourself,
But anyone.
If it is a better day for anyone, then the sun has fulfilled its promise.
And you just keep wishing that your day will come soon.
Everyday the sun rises is another promise fulfilled,
For just on more day.
Another road, another bend;
Just life's usual trials and mysteries.
Everyday you wake up in hopes of something better.
The strong, the weak, the great, the tall;
The old, and the young;
All come together in hopes of a better tomorrow.
She thought her little poem. She looked at the sun that was rising, "I wish that today was better than yesterday. Not for me but for... Harry."
Note- Did anyone like that poem? Did it make sense? I wrote it as I wrote this chapter. I was going to make it rhyme but it was too hard. I know it's really stupid, but oh well. What did you think about the chapter? I told you there would be more Draco. And that's all she wrote... for now at least.
Sarah tried to stay away from everyone that afternoon. She hadn't seen Harry after she left him in the locker room, and of this she was glad. She knew that she had hurt him very much, and she didn't think that she could handle looking at him being so sad. So she stayed in her room, because in the common room everyone was asking her where Harry was. She felt awful for kissing him because that was cheating on Oliver. She decided that she was going to act normal around Harry. The rumor about Harry was like a wildfire. The Slytherins still hadn't found out but it was only a matter of time. Sarah was happy because she knew that Christmas wasn't far away. Which meant that Oliver would be coming soon. She did her homework, and walked into the common room. She walked to dinner with Hermione and Ron.
Meanwhile...
Harry had gone to Hagrid's shack, because he couldn't face Sarah right now. He told Hagrid what had happened. Hagrid didn't say anything. " Hagrid, I'm crazy for that girl (a/n I'm listening to Evan and Jaron right now). I was such a jerk. I can't believe how I acted. I don't think that she will want to be my friend anymore." Hagrid had a thoughtful look in his eyes, "Harry, maybe you should be talkin' to her and not me." "I know but I can't. I saw another side of her today, and it scared me. She was confused, and I kept on pushing her. What am I going to do?" Hagrid just shook his head. "I don't know what to tell you. She seems to really love Oliver. I think that this is something you'll have to figure out on your own, but from what you've told me I think you should lay off for a while." Harry took a sip of his cup of tea. "I see what you're saying. How long have I been here?" Hagrid looked at his clock an the wall, "Harry you've gotta go. You got here at 12:45, so you've been here 5 hours. Everyone's probably looking for you." Harry thanked Hagrid for his time and said good bye. He walked up to the castle slowly. He knew that he would be able to make it in time for dinner, but he wasn't hungry.
He walked in and found a seat next to Ron, and across was Sarah. He didn't look at her. People from the other people began again with the rumor as soon as Harry sat down. First in the Hufflepuff table then the Ravenclaw. While Ravenclaw was talking about it one of the Slytherins were walking by and he heard. He immediately went over and told several people at his table. It spread throughout the whole table within a matter of minutes. Draco sitting at the end of the table hadn't heard yet. He was watching people whispering in the ears of the people next to them, and then their eyes getting huge. It finally got to him. When he heard it, of course, it had been changed. He was told that Harry was absolutely obsessed with her, and would follow her around and go and watch her sleep. He was taken aback. Potter obsessed with Sarah? He couldn't be, he had to get to the bottom of it. So he did the only thing he knew to do. The thing that everyone wanted to do but didn't have the guts to. He walked over to Harry and tapped him on the shoulder. "May I talk to you?" Harry looked at Ron. "Yeah sure." They walked out of the Great Hall just outside the door. "Is it true?" Harry looked confused. "Is what true?" Draco looked at him as though he were retarded, "The rumor?" Harry turned red, "I depends on what you heard." Draco for the first tome in his life felt sorry for Potter, because he knew too that rumors could get way out of hand. "I heard that you're obsessed with Sarah, and you watch her sleep." Harry became really angry, "Oh, so I'm obsessed know am I? No, it's not true. The truth is I lo... like her, but she has a boyfriend. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Draco gave him a smug look, "No, actually I wanted to hear that you through yourself at her and she turned you down. But we can't have everything we want now can we? Oops... I made a funny." He started to laugh and Harry exploded and punched him in the mouth. "You just don't know when to stop, do you?" Harry started to walk away. Draco could feel the blood from his busted lips. He ran after Harry and tackled him. "How dare you." He tried to punch Harry, but Harry grabbed his arm. He punched Malfoy again, only this time in the eye. I immediately began to swell. Harry hit him way to hard, because Draco hit the ground. Draco was knocked out. Harry gave him a disgusting look and went to his room.
Sarah came out of the Great Hall alone. She was going to find Harry to talk to him, when she saw Draco all beaten up. She kneeled down by him and shook him gently. He didn't move. She used a spell to make him come around. He opened his eyes. He saw Sarah. "What are you doing?" Sarah helped him get up, "I came out here and found you. Here I'll help you to Madame Pomfrey." They began to walk, he leaning against her because he had hit his head really hard on the ground. "What happened?" Draco hesitated for a moment, "I was talking to Harry about the rumor. He told me that he liked you, but you had a boyfriend. I made fun of him, and this is what happened." Sarah looked at Draco's swollen eye, "I am so sorry." Draco shrugged his shoulders, "It's not you're fault. So who are you dating?" Sarah blushed a little, "Oliver Wood, he was the captain of Gryffindor's Quidditch team." Draco rolled his eyes, "I know who he is. How long have you been dating?" Sarah thought about it, "Well we started going out in July, so this December it will be 6 months."
"Wow that's a long time. Don't you miss him." Sarah looked at the ground, "Terribly. How's your eye?" He tried to open it, "Not to good I'm afraid." They got there just then. They walked in, and Madame Pomfrey was sitting at her desk. "What happened?" They told her the sorry. She led them to one of the beds. Draco lay down on the bed. Madame Pomfrey went to get some potion. Sarah looked at Draco, "I know we haven't talked that much this year so I'm glad we get this chance." Draco smiled, but his lips were swollen so it was lop-sided, "Yeah me too." Sarah began to laugh. "What?" Sarah regained her composure, "Nothing." They talked until Madame Pomfrey shooed her away. They said goodbye and promised to talk tomorrow.
She left the infirmary, and went to the common room. Harry was already in the bed. She talked with Ron and Hermione until they went to bed. She awoke the next morning, and it was way too early. She couldn't go back to sleep. She went for a walk, and sat by the lake. She thought through her life. What had she done to deserve all this turmoil? She watched the sun rise, and thought of a little poem. And here it is (it doesn't rhyme)...
Morning Promises
With every beginning there is an end,
Like the sun rising every morning and setting every night.
The sun rising is like a promise that a better day is beginning.
And keep in mind no matter how bad a day gets it always sets.
And when it sets its time to wish for a better day tomorrow.
Maybe not for yourself,
But anyone.
If it is a better day for anyone, then the sun has fulfilled its promise.
And you just keep wishing that your day will come soon.
Everyday the sun rises is another promise fulfilled,
For just on more day.
Another road, another bend;
Just life's usual trials and mysteries.
Everyday you wake up in hopes of something better.
The strong, the weak, the great, the tall;
The old, and the young;
All come together in hopes of a better tomorrow.
She thought her little poem. She looked at the sun that was rising, "I wish that today was better than yesterday. Not for me but for... Harry."
Note- Did anyone like that poem? Did it make sense? I wrote it as I wrote this chapter. I was going to make it rhyme but it was too hard. I know it's really stupid, but oh well. What did you think about the chapter? I told you there would be more Draco. And that's all she wrote... for now at least.