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Raven and Snape walked into Diagon Alley a week later side by side- Harry, Ron, and Hermione all looked up at Raven and smiled- waving her over. Raven said goodbye to Snape and ran over to them.
"Hey Raven!" Harry called out, "How was your summer?"
"It was great!" She replied with a smile, just as she'd rehearsed- then she walked into the owl post office and had a message sent to Dumbledore by Floo Powder- warning him of the DeathEaters' next target. She did this on the pretext of finding an owl to buy.instead she wound up buying a black messenger raven that looked quite mean and quite hateful. Just the kind of bird that wouldn't look suspicious flying over London, she thought with a grin.
When she walked out she showed Harry the bird- he raised an eyebrow at her and smiled. "Looks evil."
"Well he's for evil purposes." She murmured under her breath- he heard her and nodded as she said, "Maybe he is!"
Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Raven finished getting their school supplies; Then Harry led Raven into the pet store. Raven looked around, admiring the kittens in the window display. She giggled as they began a rough and tumble game that looked like great fun. She was so immersed in watching the adorable little bundles of fur that she didn't notice Harry walking up behind her until he laid his hand on her shoulder.
He whispered in her ear, his warm breath on her cheek, "Pick one out Raven." He smiled, rubbing her side with his right hand while his left hand remained on her shoulder.
Raven smiled slightly, "They're all so adorable! How do I choose? Wait...That one!" She pointed to an adorable nearly solid black kitten; the only white on her was the tip of her right front paw. Raven turned and looked up at Harry, catching his eyes and staring into them. 'I never noticed before how his eyes shine like that.' she thought briefly. Harry moved his eyes away from hers and down her face, studying her lips, and then he looked back into his eyes, some sort of strange emotion making his own eyes practically glow. Raven felt her heart beat faster at the sight as Harry tilted his face down towards hers slowly, kissing her searchingly, softly on the lips.
Raven felt herself respond, slowly slipping her arms around the back of his neck and clasping them there as Harry deepened the kiss, slipping his tongue into Raven's mouth and slipping it around, taking in her sweet tastes as she took in his, she fit in his arms perfectly, her eyes closed as her lips molded perfectly to Harry's. Both of them were completely unaware of what was happening around them until Ginny, Hermione, and Ron walked in and gasped together.
"HARRY!" Hermione shrieked as Ginny and Ron just stared, speechless. "RAVEN!"
The two separated slowly, staring into each other's eyes for a few seconds before they released each other, turning and looking at their friends, each blushing furiously. Raven turned and glanced at the kittens one last time before following Hermione and Ginny out. Ron turned to follow but he stopped when he saw Harry walk back to the counter and talk to the witch at the counter. Raven glanced back, looking for Harry, and then she followed Hermione and Ginny to the Three Broomsticks Tavern.
Ron and Harry walked into the Three Broomsticks a bit later where Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were waiting. They smiled cheerfully at Ron and Harry and held out the floo powder, Raven, Hermione, and Ginny had obviously already left. Harry took a pinch and threw it into the fire, saying clearly "The Burrow!" Then he stepped in and was immediately spun away.
When he landed and stepped out he saw Raven, Hermione, and Ginny all talking quietly in a corner, the girls were giggling about something and they held muggle magazines in their hands. Before long they ran outside and to the nearest post office, sending off something, then they ran back and sat there giggling some more. Ron, who came through just in time to witness this as well, and Harry exchanged looks, then they walked out of the room and up to Ron's room.
The girls never even noticed. Three days later a mailman arrived at the door with three packages, one for each of the girls, Hermione, Raven, and Ginny all paid him and ran up to Ginny's room without a word, giggling uncontrollably as they did. They were still there when Mrs. Weasley called up that dinner was ready. They walked out calmly as if nothing was unusual, chattering happily. When Mrs. Weasley asked Raven to run up to get Ron and Harry she agreed and ran upstairs, knocking on Ron's door.
Harry's voice called out, "Who is it?"
Raven smiled at his voice, "It's Raven!" There was a long silence, then...
"What do you want?"
Raven frowned. "I was told to come up here to tell you to come down to dinner!"
There was another long silence... "We'll be right down Rave. See you soon!" Ron's voice said.
Raven turned and walked downstairs, tears in her eyes. 'I knew it...He regrets ever kissing me...The only thing I can do now is pretend like nothing happened...like it doesn't bother me...But it does bother me!' She smiled at everyone as she came into the kitchen. Being used to forcing maniacal smiles for Voldemort, nobody even noticed that it was quite false. When Harry came down he flashed her a smile and she returned it like the expert at illusion that she was.
Before the remainder of her time at the Weasleys' was up, Raven felt as if she was even more of an expert at hiding her true feelings than before. Nursing an aching heart and smiling falsely, she waved goodbye to Mr. And Mrs. Weasley at the Train Station. During the ride to Hogwarts, she giggled with Ginny and Hermione, played Exploding Snap and Wizard's Chess with Ron and Harry, and basically created an entire pretext of being joyful, happy, and carefree. When she climbed into one of the enchanted carriages to take them to Hogwarts, She rested her head against Harry's shoulder in a gentle, almost careless way.
Harry whispered in her ear, "Raven...I've been meaning to ask...Dumbledore says there's going to be another Yule Ball this year...will you go with me?"
Raven smiled and looked up into Harry's eyes, searching for something, and then she nodded. "I'd love to!"
Harry smiled and kissed her gently on the cheek, then he whispered in her ear, sweetly, sexily, "I don't think I've ever felt this way about another girl...you're special...so special..." He stroked her hair as she blushed, smiling faintly.
"I'm not that special." She whispered as he chuckled and looked out the window. "I'm just a lousy regular 5th year Gryffindor."
"You're special to me..." He whispered in return...then the carriage stopped and they were there. Raven climbed out and stretched, yawning.
"I've been sitting for weeks!!!" She groaned. Harry and the others laughed, then they all went in to sit at their places at the Gryffindor Table. The sorting commenced as usual and Dumbledore stood up before the food was served.
"I would like to remind all students, young and old, new and not, that the Forest is STRICTLY forbidden! Also, since the ball at Christmas last year was SUCH a success, I am holding another one this year. Thank you."
Raven and the other three stuffed themselves until they were about to burst, then they walked upstairs chatting happily. Raven snuggled into bed and curled up, closing her eyes and reflecting on everything that had happened in her life.
She didn't remember much of her past...just that she'd been with Voldemort since as far back as she could remember. She didn't remember her parents or her past life...the furthest back she remembered was when she was 11...right before she came to Hogwarts...shaking off her thoughts, Raven curled up and fell asleep.
Raven and Snape walked into Diagon Alley a week later side by side- Harry, Ron, and Hermione all looked up at Raven and smiled- waving her over. Raven said goodbye to Snape and ran over to them.
"Hey Raven!" Harry called out, "How was your summer?"
"It was great!" She replied with a smile, just as she'd rehearsed- then she walked into the owl post office and had a message sent to Dumbledore by Floo Powder- warning him of the DeathEaters' next target. She did this on the pretext of finding an owl to buy.instead she wound up buying a black messenger raven that looked quite mean and quite hateful. Just the kind of bird that wouldn't look suspicious flying over London, she thought with a grin.
When she walked out she showed Harry the bird- he raised an eyebrow at her and smiled. "Looks evil."
"Well he's for evil purposes." She murmured under her breath- he heard her and nodded as she said, "Maybe he is!"
Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Raven finished getting their school supplies; Then Harry led Raven into the pet store. Raven looked around, admiring the kittens in the window display. She giggled as they began a rough and tumble game that looked like great fun. She was so immersed in watching the adorable little bundles of fur that she didn't notice Harry walking up behind her until he laid his hand on her shoulder.
He whispered in her ear, his warm breath on her cheek, "Pick one out Raven." He smiled, rubbing her side with his right hand while his left hand remained on her shoulder.
Raven smiled slightly, "They're all so adorable! How do I choose? Wait...That one!" She pointed to an adorable nearly solid black kitten; the only white on her was the tip of her right front paw. Raven turned and looked up at Harry, catching his eyes and staring into them. 'I never noticed before how his eyes shine like that.' she thought briefly. Harry moved his eyes away from hers and down her face, studying her lips, and then he looked back into his eyes, some sort of strange emotion making his own eyes practically glow. Raven felt her heart beat faster at the sight as Harry tilted his face down towards hers slowly, kissing her searchingly, softly on the lips.
Raven felt herself respond, slowly slipping her arms around the back of his neck and clasping them there as Harry deepened the kiss, slipping his tongue into Raven's mouth and slipping it around, taking in her sweet tastes as she took in his, she fit in his arms perfectly, her eyes closed as her lips molded perfectly to Harry's. Both of them were completely unaware of what was happening around them until Ginny, Hermione, and Ron walked in and gasped together.
"HARRY!" Hermione shrieked as Ginny and Ron just stared, speechless. "RAVEN!"
The two separated slowly, staring into each other's eyes for a few seconds before they released each other, turning and looking at their friends, each blushing furiously. Raven turned and glanced at the kittens one last time before following Hermione and Ginny out. Ron turned to follow but he stopped when he saw Harry walk back to the counter and talk to the witch at the counter. Raven glanced back, looking for Harry, and then she followed Hermione and Ginny to the Three Broomsticks Tavern.
Ron and Harry walked into the Three Broomsticks a bit later where Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were waiting. They smiled cheerfully at Ron and Harry and held out the floo powder, Raven, Hermione, and Ginny had obviously already left. Harry took a pinch and threw it into the fire, saying clearly "The Burrow!" Then he stepped in and was immediately spun away.
When he landed and stepped out he saw Raven, Hermione, and Ginny all talking quietly in a corner, the girls were giggling about something and they held muggle magazines in their hands. Before long they ran outside and to the nearest post office, sending off something, then they ran back and sat there giggling some more. Ron, who came through just in time to witness this as well, and Harry exchanged looks, then they walked out of the room and up to Ron's room.
The girls never even noticed. Three days later a mailman arrived at the door with three packages, one for each of the girls, Hermione, Raven, and Ginny all paid him and ran up to Ginny's room without a word, giggling uncontrollably as they did. They were still there when Mrs. Weasley called up that dinner was ready. They walked out calmly as if nothing was unusual, chattering happily. When Mrs. Weasley asked Raven to run up to get Ron and Harry she agreed and ran upstairs, knocking on Ron's door.
Harry's voice called out, "Who is it?"
Raven smiled at his voice, "It's Raven!" There was a long silence, then...
"What do you want?"
Raven frowned. "I was told to come up here to tell you to come down to dinner!"
There was another long silence... "We'll be right down Rave. See you soon!" Ron's voice said.
Raven turned and walked downstairs, tears in her eyes. 'I knew it...He regrets ever kissing me...The only thing I can do now is pretend like nothing happened...like it doesn't bother me...But it does bother me!' She smiled at everyone as she came into the kitchen. Being used to forcing maniacal smiles for Voldemort, nobody even noticed that it was quite false. When Harry came down he flashed her a smile and she returned it like the expert at illusion that she was.
Before the remainder of her time at the Weasleys' was up, Raven felt as if she was even more of an expert at hiding her true feelings than before. Nursing an aching heart and smiling falsely, she waved goodbye to Mr. And Mrs. Weasley at the Train Station. During the ride to Hogwarts, she giggled with Ginny and Hermione, played Exploding Snap and Wizard's Chess with Ron and Harry, and basically created an entire pretext of being joyful, happy, and carefree. When she climbed into one of the enchanted carriages to take them to Hogwarts, She rested her head against Harry's shoulder in a gentle, almost careless way.
Harry whispered in her ear, "Raven...I've been meaning to ask...Dumbledore says there's going to be another Yule Ball this year...will you go with me?"
Raven smiled and looked up into Harry's eyes, searching for something, and then she nodded. "I'd love to!"
Harry smiled and kissed her gently on the cheek, then he whispered in her ear, sweetly, sexily, "I don't think I've ever felt this way about another girl...you're special...so special..." He stroked her hair as she blushed, smiling faintly.
"I'm not that special." She whispered as he chuckled and looked out the window. "I'm just a lousy regular 5th year Gryffindor."
"You're special to me..." He whispered in return...then the carriage stopped and they were there. Raven climbed out and stretched, yawning.
"I've been sitting for weeks!!!" She groaned. Harry and the others laughed, then they all went in to sit at their places at the Gryffindor Table. The sorting commenced as usual and Dumbledore stood up before the food was served.
"I would like to remind all students, young and old, new and not, that the Forest is STRICTLY forbidden! Also, since the ball at Christmas last year was SUCH a success, I am holding another one this year. Thank you."
Raven and the other three stuffed themselves until they were about to burst, then they walked upstairs chatting happily. Raven snuggled into bed and curled up, closing her eyes and reflecting on everything that had happened in her life.
She didn't remember much of her past...just that she'd been with Voldemort since as far back as she could remember. She didn't remember her parents or her past life...the furthest back she remembered was when she was 11...right before she came to Hogwarts...shaking off her thoughts, Raven curled up and fell asleep.