1.1 Chapter 5
Of Songs and of Smiles
Meanwhile rumours were spreading like wildfire about Harry and Holly.
From Malfoy to Goyle, to Parkinson, to Finch-Fletchey, to Weasley, to Granger.
Every corner you turned people were gossiping, they had even been sending owls to each other.
Hermione smiled at Ron and they both left the Great Hall together.
'You find Holly I'll find Harry,' Ron said as they walked up to the common room.
Hermione went into the girls' room and lifted back the covers.
'Go away leave me alone,' Holly grumbled
'Holly Ryan get up c'mon' Hermione yelled projecting her voice.
She shot up and looked around her.
'Sorry I must have overslept' she replied getting up.
'You might want to stay up here Hollz' Hermione suggested.
'Why what's going on?' Holly asked back.
'I'll get straight to the point, there's rumours flying around that you kissed Harry' she replied.
Holly didn't say a word.
'So you did kiss Harry?' She asked grinning
Holly grinned back and her eyes twinkled.
'Is it all true? You kissed him up a tree in the middle of the night?' Hermione asked. Holly's eyes just twinkled even more.
She went downstairs to face the rumours and to find Charlie.
Harry met her halfway and they walked out to the Great Hall to face all the jeering and teasing.
'Harry and Holly up a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G.' The Slytherins teased from their table, Draco leading them.
'Get in there Potter,' George laughed.
He was getting redder by the minute, as was Holly but as well as teasing she was getting the evils and looks of pure jealousy.
Suddenly as if out of nowhere, Hedwig swooped down and dropped a sunny yellow envelope into Harry's lap. It was a Smiler.
He grinned and Holly looked over.
He opened it thinking it might be from Sirius and heard Hagrid's happy booming voice.
'Good on yer Harry you've got your girl, better still yer got one over on that smarmy git Malfoy' he yelled at the top of his voice. Draco went bright red and the Gryffindors all sniggered.
Until then Holly and Harry couldn't look in each other's direction now they were both grinning at each other's direction.
Holly made her way over to Harry and they left the hall laughing and holding hands.
That morning's Potions lesson was one never to be forgotten. The class filed in after their last lesson. Draco smiled and posed for Holly. But she ignored him, she was too busy chatting and flirting with Harry.
'I have decided to show you all what a love potion does being the day after Valentine's Day,' Snape said the two last words with so much spite you could have bounced a Galleon off it. 'I have mixed a very weak potion it should only last half a minute.' Everyone watched with intent as Snape got a bottle of potion out of the cupboard. It was a very weak pink.
'Miss Ryan would you please kindly turn around and pay attention to the class. You've got all day to get giggly over Potter,' Snape stared at Holly as she turned around. She stared back, her eyes turning the dark, hard green that they were when she was up the tree but this time they seemed to have a fiery hatred in them. Snape broke contact first, her eyes scaring him.
'Ok so let's see Draco and Miss Ryan you can be the demonstrators,' the whole class gasped then the Slytherins began sniggering. Ron looked at Harry. Harry was clenching and unclenching his fists.
'Cool it Harry mate,' Ron whispered. 'Snape wants you to act like this.'
'I can't help it,' Harry replied in a whisper. Draco looked as though he had been given a million Galleons. Snape put the potion bottle in front of Holly.
'Ok Miss Ryan. I want you to shut your eyes and take the potion.' Holly reluctantly did as she was told. 'Now don't open your eyes until you are facing the one you wish to love.' As soon as Snape had said the instructions, Holly came up with a good idea. An idea that would get one over on both Snape and Draco.
'So I open my eyes when I face the one I wish to love,' Holly repeated the instructions. Hermione had already worked out what Holly was planning to do and grinned to herself.
'Exactly Miss Ryan so go on then,' Snape stood back. Holly swung straight around completely missing Draco and faced Harry. She opened her eyes. She felt herself get up. She walked around Harry's desk, pushed the chair out and sat on Harry's lap. All of the Gryffindors were whooping and wolf- whistling.
'Holly, we're in a potions lesson,' Harry stammered. She smiled cheekily and pulled him closer by his red and gold tie.
'Do I look like I care?' she said as she kissed him lightly at first then again more passionately. Any teacher who had decided at that moment to walk into the dungeon would have seen Holly and Harry passionately making out, while Ron was standing to give them more room, the Slytherins sitting in absolute disbelief, the Gryffindors cheering whooping and wolf-whistling and Professor Snape getting angrier and angrier.
'I love you Harry,' Holly whispered in between kissing.
'I love you too Holly,' Harry said pulling her closer, even though Holly couldn't believe that they could get any closer.
'Stop this instant!' Snape had finally had enough. 'Miss Ryan sit down! Ten points from Gryffindor for your blatant disobedience of instructions!' Holly winked at Harry and sat down. 'Mr Potter go to the boys' toilets to wash off that lipstick!' Harry got up and walked out of the room. 'I think that's another five points from Gryffindor as I'm sure that girls are not allowed to wear make up during school hours.' The rest of the lesson was in silence until the bell went, signalling a long awaited break.
As soon as the lesson was finished and they were outside, a babble of talk exploded.
'Good one Holly,' Seamus shouted.
'Yea that was so cool,' Hermione said, linking arms with Holly.
'I really wasn't with it half the time,' Holly said and Hermione explained what had happened.
'Did you see Malfoy's face! He looked like Christmas had been cancelled!' Ron shouted.
'If you're going to talk about me have the common decency to call me by my first name,' Draco's familiar drawl came from behind Ron. Harry turned around.
'You don't have to do what he says Holly,' Draco said, a nod towards Harry indicating that was the 'he' he was talking about.
'I don't have a clue what you're on about,' Holly replied the fiery hatred reappearing in her eyes. But this time Harry saw it.
'Don't play coy with a Malfoy Holly you should know that. He put you up to that stunt in the potions lesson.' Draco pushed his hair back with his fingers, which seemed impossible to do as it looked like cardboard.
'Can't you just accept I don't want to kiss you, that I've done something wrong? Stop pinning the blame on everyone else Malfoy cos it ain't working.' Holly replied, the hatred growing and growing in her eyes.
'Leave it Holly let's just go.' Harry said, taking Holly's hand. Holly looked at Harry and immediately her eyes softened back to the light green they were except for one thing seemed to be different. They had a sort of feeling, a sort of love in them. She nodded.
Of Songs and of Smiles
Meanwhile rumours were spreading like wildfire about Harry and Holly.
From Malfoy to Goyle, to Parkinson, to Finch-Fletchey, to Weasley, to Granger.
Every corner you turned people were gossiping, they had even been sending owls to each other.
Hermione smiled at Ron and they both left the Great Hall together.
'You find Holly I'll find Harry,' Ron said as they walked up to the common room.
Hermione went into the girls' room and lifted back the covers.
'Go away leave me alone,' Holly grumbled
'Holly Ryan get up c'mon' Hermione yelled projecting her voice.
She shot up and looked around her.
'Sorry I must have overslept' she replied getting up.
'You might want to stay up here Hollz' Hermione suggested.
'Why what's going on?' Holly asked back.
'I'll get straight to the point, there's rumours flying around that you kissed Harry' she replied.
Holly didn't say a word.
'So you did kiss Harry?' She asked grinning
Holly grinned back and her eyes twinkled.
'Is it all true? You kissed him up a tree in the middle of the night?' Hermione asked. Holly's eyes just twinkled even more.
She went downstairs to face the rumours and to find Charlie.
Harry met her halfway and they walked out to the Great Hall to face all the jeering and teasing.
'Harry and Holly up a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G.' The Slytherins teased from their table, Draco leading them.
'Get in there Potter,' George laughed.
He was getting redder by the minute, as was Holly but as well as teasing she was getting the evils and looks of pure jealousy.
Suddenly as if out of nowhere, Hedwig swooped down and dropped a sunny yellow envelope into Harry's lap. It was a Smiler.
He grinned and Holly looked over.
He opened it thinking it might be from Sirius and heard Hagrid's happy booming voice.
'Good on yer Harry you've got your girl, better still yer got one over on that smarmy git Malfoy' he yelled at the top of his voice. Draco went bright red and the Gryffindors all sniggered.
Until then Holly and Harry couldn't look in each other's direction now they were both grinning at each other's direction.
Holly made her way over to Harry and they left the hall laughing and holding hands.
That morning's Potions lesson was one never to be forgotten. The class filed in after their last lesson. Draco smiled and posed for Holly. But she ignored him, she was too busy chatting and flirting with Harry.
'I have decided to show you all what a love potion does being the day after Valentine's Day,' Snape said the two last words with so much spite you could have bounced a Galleon off it. 'I have mixed a very weak potion it should only last half a minute.' Everyone watched with intent as Snape got a bottle of potion out of the cupboard. It was a very weak pink.
'Miss Ryan would you please kindly turn around and pay attention to the class. You've got all day to get giggly over Potter,' Snape stared at Holly as she turned around. She stared back, her eyes turning the dark, hard green that they were when she was up the tree but this time they seemed to have a fiery hatred in them. Snape broke contact first, her eyes scaring him.
'Ok so let's see Draco and Miss Ryan you can be the demonstrators,' the whole class gasped then the Slytherins began sniggering. Ron looked at Harry. Harry was clenching and unclenching his fists.
'Cool it Harry mate,' Ron whispered. 'Snape wants you to act like this.'
'I can't help it,' Harry replied in a whisper. Draco looked as though he had been given a million Galleons. Snape put the potion bottle in front of Holly.
'Ok Miss Ryan. I want you to shut your eyes and take the potion.' Holly reluctantly did as she was told. 'Now don't open your eyes until you are facing the one you wish to love.' As soon as Snape had said the instructions, Holly came up with a good idea. An idea that would get one over on both Snape and Draco.
'So I open my eyes when I face the one I wish to love,' Holly repeated the instructions. Hermione had already worked out what Holly was planning to do and grinned to herself.
'Exactly Miss Ryan so go on then,' Snape stood back. Holly swung straight around completely missing Draco and faced Harry. She opened her eyes. She felt herself get up. She walked around Harry's desk, pushed the chair out and sat on Harry's lap. All of the Gryffindors were whooping and wolf- whistling.
'Holly, we're in a potions lesson,' Harry stammered. She smiled cheekily and pulled him closer by his red and gold tie.
'Do I look like I care?' she said as she kissed him lightly at first then again more passionately. Any teacher who had decided at that moment to walk into the dungeon would have seen Holly and Harry passionately making out, while Ron was standing to give them more room, the Slytherins sitting in absolute disbelief, the Gryffindors cheering whooping and wolf-whistling and Professor Snape getting angrier and angrier.
'I love you Harry,' Holly whispered in between kissing.
'I love you too Holly,' Harry said pulling her closer, even though Holly couldn't believe that they could get any closer.
'Stop this instant!' Snape had finally had enough. 'Miss Ryan sit down! Ten points from Gryffindor for your blatant disobedience of instructions!' Holly winked at Harry and sat down. 'Mr Potter go to the boys' toilets to wash off that lipstick!' Harry got up and walked out of the room. 'I think that's another five points from Gryffindor as I'm sure that girls are not allowed to wear make up during school hours.' The rest of the lesson was in silence until the bell went, signalling a long awaited break.
As soon as the lesson was finished and they were outside, a babble of talk exploded.
'Good one Holly,' Seamus shouted.
'Yea that was so cool,' Hermione said, linking arms with Holly.
'I really wasn't with it half the time,' Holly said and Hermione explained what had happened.
'Did you see Malfoy's face! He looked like Christmas had been cancelled!' Ron shouted.
'If you're going to talk about me have the common decency to call me by my first name,' Draco's familiar drawl came from behind Ron. Harry turned around.
'You don't have to do what he says Holly,' Draco said, a nod towards Harry indicating that was the 'he' he was talking about.
'I don't have a clue what you're on about,' Holly replied the fiery hatred reappearing in her eyes. But this time Harry saw it.
'Don't play coy with a Malfoy Holly you should know that. He put you up to that stunt in the potions lesson.' Draco pushed his hair back with his fingers, which seemed impossible to do as it looked like cardboard.
'Can't you just accept I don't want to kiss you, that I've done something wrong? Stop pinning the blame on everyone else Malfoy cos it ain't working.' Holly replied, the hatred growing and growing in her eyes.
'Leave it Holly let's just go.' Harry said, taking Holly's hand. Holly looked at Harry and immediately her eyes softened back to the light green they were except for one thing seemed to be different. They had a sort of feeling, a sort of love in them. She nodded.