Chapter 2: Diagon Ally
The girls were unpacking without saying a word to each other. Lavender was the first to speak, "Have either of you noticed the differences that have overtaken Ron and Harry?"
Hermione of course was the first to reply, "Yes, I have noticed the changes. And personally I kind of like the new changes that Harry has brought on. Wait a minute! You must like one of them Lavender, otherwise you wouldn't have noticed." The reason Hermione was saying this was because she had liked Harry for two years now but didn't tell anyone, not even Chloe.
"Yeah, so what? Okay, truth be told, I like Ron and have since the beginning of last year! Well, now that I've gotten that out, why did you notice Hermione? Is it because you like Harry? C'mon, you can tell us. We're your girls," Lavender truthfully admitted.
They all were silent for the next couple of minutes until Hermione finally spilled the beans. "Okay, yes, I do like Harry and I have for over two years. I never told anyone," she noticed the look on Chloe's face, "because I was afraid to let anyone know. So, I've been admiring from afar. I know Chloe, I should've told you but I was even afraid to tell you. So there, now it's out in the open. Ya happy?"
The three of them laughed for a moment as they finished unpacking. Once they had finished they went and knocked on the boy's door to check if they were finished yet. From the inside of the door they heard Ron yell, "Come in!" They opened the door to find all three boys wrestling on the beds! Hermione had to yell really loud to get them to stop, "What the heck do you guys think you're doing?! We thought you were more mature than this! I guess we thought wrong!!" All three boys stopped and looked up to find the girls standing there with their arms crossed against their chests and stern Professor McGonagall looks on their faces.
"Have any of you even unpacked yet? I thought we were supposed to unpack and then meet out at the entrance to Diagon Ally. Not wrestle!!" Lavender yelled, keeping the McGonagall look on her face.
"Yes, we unpacked. We were just waiting for you guys to finish so we decided to have a little fun," Harry quickly replied. "Oh, I see. You guys thought that since we usually take longer you'd just wait until we came and got you guys," Hermione burst out angrily. The six of them stood there in silence for around five minutes as the boys pondered what Hermione had just said to them. Andrew was the first to speak, "We're sorry girls. We were just having so much fun we forgot to go and tell you guys. Chloe, Hermione, Lavender, can you please forgive us? And could we head over to Diagon Ally now?"
"I don't know Andrew. I mean, you guys were acting completely childish and were inconsiderate but since we aren't here to discipline like we are at school. What do you think girls?' Chloe replied. They decided upon forgiving the guys and heading out to Diagon Ally were they would be able to have a lot more fun than if the girls had punished the guys.
First off they headed to buy ice cream and chat. As they were passing by the broom shop the newest style broom caught Harry's eye. It was the new Lightningbolt 4000. Harry still happened to have last years model of the Lightningbolt 2000 and since this year is his last year as the Gryffindor quidditch team captain and seeker so he wanted to be able to win the quidditch cup for Gryffindor house once again. In order to do so he was going to need a broom faster than any of the others. Of course since Draco Malfoy's father, Lucious, would be buying him the Lightningbolt 4000 as well so if Harry bought one he'd at least be on level playing grounds with Malfoy.
"Hey, um, guys, do you think we could stop at Gringotts so I could get some money to get this broomstick for next year? I need this in order to ensure that the Gryffindor quidditch team gets the quidditch cup this year seeing as it's our last year," Harry mentioned to them as they passed the shop window.
Hermione was the first to answer, "I don't care, how about the rest of you guys? Do you guys mind if we stop? I mean I need some more money as well." Since nobody else seemed to care if they stopped to get some more money, they made their way to Gringotts.
When they stepped foot inside of Gringotts Harry had a flash back from the first time he entered the bank with Hagrid seven long years ago. When the goblins were unknown creatures to him since he was quite unfamiliar with the magical world. But now they were one of the most familiar things to him in the magical world.
After collecting their money from their vaults Harry headed out to buy his new Lightningbolt 4000 while the others headed back to their rooms at the Leaky Cauldron to get ready to have dinner. Of course, Hermione offered to go with Harry to buy his new broomstick. Little did Harry know that the only reason she wanted to go with Harry was because she wanted to be with him since she liked him. Although, he did not know this and she didn't plan on telling him until they went back to school to fulfill their duties as Head Boy and Head Girl of Gryffindor house.
"So Harry, with this broom you reckon we will win the quidditch cup for Gryffindor house again this year?" Hermione asked, attempting to make conversation with her best friend of seven years. "Exactly. Plus, Malfoy's father is probably going to buy him this same broomstick as well so I guess it just puts us on level playing grounds with the Slytherins. Now I've got a question for you."
"Okay, what is it Harry?" Hermione asked with a tone of suspicion in her voice. "Well, I've noticed that you've been acting different lately than how you've ever acted before. And I was wondering why that is." Hermione had no idea on how to answer Harry. The reason that she was acting slightly different was because she's in love with Harry but she can't tell him that now otherwise her plan will be ruined. But what should she tell him?
Hermione's POV:
I can't tell him now otherwise everything will go wrong. What should I tell him? What's an excuse that he will actually buy? Crap! I'm in trouble unless I can come up with an excuse extremely fast. If I told him I like him now then everything over the past few years will all add up in his head and then our entire summer will be ruined. But if I don't tell him then I will be living a lie, not like I'm not already but still.
(Out of Hermione's POV)
"Well Harry, it's just, well, I've been going through some tough times," she lied, "and so I've been thinking that maybe I could look to you for help. But now that I think about it, I don't think I need help," she added hastily, noticing the look on his face. "I think I'll go back to the Leaky Cauldron with the others if you don't mind. I think you can handle buying your broom by yourself. See you later." And with that Hermione left the Broomstick shop before Harry could put in another word.
~! End! And like I promised, it's longer than chapter 1 was. Plez R&R. Chapter 3 should be up soon unless I get another writers block. !~
The girls were unpacking without saying a word to each other. Lavender was the first to speak, "Have either of you noticed the differences that have overtaken Ron and Harry?"
Hermione of course was the first to reply, "Yes, I have noticed the changes. And personally I kind of like the new changes that Harry has brought on. Wait a minute! You must like one of them Lavender, otherwise you wouldn't have noticed." The reason Hermione was saying this was because she had liked Harry for two years now but didn't tell anyone, not even Chloe.
"Yeah, so what? Okay, truth be told, I like Ron and have since the beginning of last year! Well, now that I've gotten that out, why did you notice Hermione? Is it because you like Harry? C'mon, you can tell us. We're your girls," Lavender truthfully admitted.
They all were silent for the next couple of minutes until Hermione finally spilled the beans. "Okay, yes, I do like Harry and I have for over two years. I never told anyone," she noticed the look on Chloe's face, "because I was afraid to let anyone know. So, I've been admiring from afar. I know Chloe, I should've told you but I was even afraid to tell you. So there, now it's out in the open. Ya happy?"
The three of them laughed for a moment as they finished unpacking. Once they had finished they went and knocked on the boy's door to check if they were finished yet. From the inside of the door they heard Ron yell, "Come in!" They opened the door to find all three boys wrestling on the beds! Hermione had to yell really loud to get them to stop, "What the heck do you guys think you're doing?! We thought you were more mature than this! I guess we thought wrong!!" All three boys stopped and looked up to find the girls standing there with their arms crossed against their chests and stern Professor McGonagall looks on their faces.
"Have any of you even unpacked yet? I thought we were supposed to unpack and then meet out at the entrance to Diagon Ally. Not wrestle!!" Lavender yelled, keeping the McGonagall look on her face.
"Yes, we unpacked. We were just waiting for you guys to finish so we decided to have a little fun," Harry quickly replied. "Oh, I see. You guys thought that since we usually take longer you'd just wait until we came and got you guys," Hermione burst out angrily. The six of them stood there in silence for around five minutes as the boys pondered what Hermione had just said to them. Andrew was the first to speak, "We're sorry girls. We were just having so much fun we forgot to go and tell you guys. Chloe, Hermione, Lavender, can you please forgive us? And could we head over to Diagon Ally now?"
"I don't know Andrew. I mean, you guys were acting completely childish and were inconsiderate but since we aren't here to discipline like we are at school. What do you think girls?' Chloe replied. They decided upon forgiving the guys and heading out to Diagon Ally were they would be able to have a lot more fun than if the girls had punished the guys.
First off they headed to buy ice cream and chat. As they were passing by the broom shop the newest style broom caught Harry's eye. It was the new Lightningbolt 4000. Harry still happened to have last years model of the Lightningbolt 2000 and since this year is his last year as the Gryffindor quidditch team captain and seeker so he wanted to be able to win the quidditch cup for Gryffindor house once again. In order to do so he was going to need a broom faster than any of the others. Of course since Draco Malfoy's father, Lucious, would be buying him the Lightningbolt 4000 as well so if Harry bought one he'd at least be on level playing grounds with Malfoy.
"Hey, um, guys, do you think we could stop at Gringotts so I could get some money to get this broomstick for next year? I need this in order to ensure that the Gryffindor quidditch team gets the quidditch cup this year seeing as it's our last year," Harry mentioned to them as they passed the shop window.
Hermione was the first to answer, "I don't care, how about the rest of you guys? Do you guys mind if we stop? I mean I need some more money as well." Since nobody else seemed to care if they stopped to get some more money, they made their way to Gringotts.
When they stepped foot inside of Gringotts Harry had a flash back from the first time he entered the bank with Hagrid seven long years ago. When the goblins were unknown creatures to him since he was quite unfamiliar with the magical world. But now they were one of the most familiar things to him in the magical world.
After collecting their money from their vaults Harry headed out to buy his new Lightningbolt 4000 while the others headed back to their rooms at the Leaky Cauldron to get ready to have dinner. Of course, Hermione offered to go with Harry to buy his new broomstick. Little did Harry know that the only reason she wanted to go with Harry was because she wanted to be with him since she liked him. Although, he did not know this and she didn't plan on telling him until they went back to school to fulfill their duties as Head Boy and Head Girl of Gryffindor house.
"So Harry, with this broom you reckon we will win the quidditch cup for Gryffindor house again this year?" Hermione asked, attempting to make conversation with her best friend of seven years. "Exactly. Plus, Malfoy's father is probably going to buy him this same broomstick as well so I guess it just puts us on level playing grounds with the Slytherins. Now I've got a question for you."
"Okay, what is it Harry?" Hermione asked with a tone of suspicion in her voice. "Well, I've noticed that you've been acting different lately than how you've ever acted before. And I was wondering why that is." Hermione had no idea on how to answer Harry. The reason that she was acting slightly different was because she's in love with Harry but she can't tell him that now otherwise her plan will be ruined. But what should she tell him?
Hermione's POV:
I can't tell him now otherwise everything will go wrong. What should I tell him? What's an excuse that he will actually buy? Crap! I'm in trouble unless I can come up with an excuse extremely fast. If I told him I like him now then everything over the past few years will all add up in his head and then our entire summer will be ruined. But if I don't tell him then I will be living a lie, not like I'm not already but still.
(Out of Hermione's POV)
"Well Harry, it's just, well, I've been going through some tough times," she lied, "and so I've been thinking that maybe I could look to you for help. But now that I think about it, I don't think I need help," she added hastily, noticing the look on his face. "I think I'll go back to the Leaky Cauldron with the others if you don't mind. I think you can handle buying your broom by yourself. See you later." And with that Hermione left the Broomstick shop before Harry could put in another word.
~! End! And like I promised, it's longer than chapter 1 was. Plez R&R. Chapter 3 should be up soon unless I get another writers block. !~