A/N: WARNING: Major Bishonen alert! Like there aren't enough in there already, but you'll see.


Chapter Three

By: Ehren Hatten
~*Priestess of HP Doujinshi*~





"WAKE UP, HARRY! WE'RE GOING TO DIAGON ALLEY!"

Harry jerked awake and found a small figure on top of him, her face close to his. Harry stared into the angry face of Ginny. She narrowed her eyes at him and seemingly growled at him. "I told you to get up. We've been ready for more than twenty minutes."

Harry was fearful of her expression. She suddenly smiled and his fear ebbed away. She leaned down and gave him a peck on the cheek and sat up again. "Did you know…." She had an impish expression now. Her right hand disappeared behind her. "You look like a little boy when you're sleeping?"

Harry was suddenly hit with a pillow. He fell back and hit his head on the headboard as she jumped off of his stomach and ran out of the room. Harry smirked and grabbed his glasses.

When he was finally dressed Astra met him in the sitting room. She sidled up to him and smiled. "Hey, guy… what's up?"

Harry had been staying with Remus and Sirius for a week prior to the other's visit. He felt that the time spent here had gone too quickly. They were going to Diagon Alley for school supplies. Summer would be over in a few days time.

"Where is everyone?" asked Harry.

Astra smirked at him. "They went ahead. I told them I would stay behind and make sure you come. So how did you like the wake up call I sent up there. I didn't think you would hit your girlfriend if she got in yer face to wake you up."

"No… I didn't mind. I was afraid, but I never minded." Said Harry. He looked around curiously. "Where's Skywise?"

"Skywise? He went off somewhere with Crookshanks. He was quite adamant about it too." Said Astra taking some floo powder in her hand. "I hate floo travel…. But… Remus didn't feel too comfortable about letting Sirius charm another motorcycle to fly."

"He would've been taken in by the Ministry if he had. They don't allow that sort of thing now." Said Harry. He threw in his bit of Floo powder and watched the flames in the fireplace glow green. He gulped. "Ladies first."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "Such the gentleman…." She said in a sarcastic tone. She jumped into the flames and disappeared as she shouted the place. "DIAGON ALLllleeeyyyyyy!!!"

Harry jumped in after her and tucked his arms in. He spun in the tunnel like passage. Light came in all directions around him. He could feel his stomach doing a tap dance inside him. Then, he fell out.

Harry put his glasses back on his nose and stood up. He brushed himself off as best he could. He glanced around him to see where he had ended up. The last time he did this kind of thing to Diagon Alley, he had ended up in Knockturn Alley instead. He remembered how Hagrid had beaten the soot off of him.

"Harry! There you are!" shouted Sirius.

Harry turned to see the group waiting for him. Ron laughed at him and Hermione hit Ron in the ribs with her elbow. "What's so funny?" asked Harry.

"Nothing, really… I was just remembering the last we went to Diagon Alley like this." Said Ron holding his hurt side.

"ANYway…" sighed Ginny. She sidled up to Harry and stuck her tongue out at her brother. "Let's get a move on, then." She said cheerily to Harry.

"How about everyone splits up into groups and go shop." Smiled Remus.

"Yeah… I guess that would be a good idea." Said Astra. She looked over at Avalon and saw her grumble. Astra turned back to the rest of the group. "Sirius… Remus… could you two watch my sister? I don't think she feels up to hanging around me and Nevaeh for another second." She grinned.

Sirius grinned and motioned for Avalon over. "Come here… we'll take care of you." Said Sirius.

"I can take care of myself, but… seeing as how I don't want to be around my sister and her ditzy friend, I'll tag." Grumbled Avalon.

Astra stopped Nevaeh's hand, which she had somehow acquired a book and was about to throw it at Avalon. "Get a move on, Vee… I don't know how long I can keep my 'ditzy' friend at bay."

Avalon huffed and walked off with Sirius and Remus. Ron walked off with Hermione toward Flourish and Blotts. Harry walked off with Ginny in tow. Astra walked with Nevaeh toward Madame Malkins for new robes.

They walked into the store and waited for someone to notice new customers. A squat old witch came up to them and looked them up and down. "Hogwarts students, I take it? Come with me." She said and walked off.

They each stood on a stool while two witches pinned their robes. Astra looked beside her and saw someone she really had not needed to see. "Pansy Parkinson… I thought you were too good to MINGLE with the common folk…" said Astra snidely.

The blonde girl turned and glared at her. "You… I would've thought you had enough sense to go back to what ever hole you came from, halfblood."

"Sense is something you certainly don't have." Said Nevaeh. "You're moving while a witch with a very sharp needle is sticking it into your clothes close to you're oh so perfect skin."

Pansy went pink in her cheeks and seemingly growled at them. "Oooo… scary! The princess is angry with us! Oh what will she do without her oh so precious boyfriend to sweep her off her feet and into his 'new girl a week' janitor closet!" said Nevaeh. Astra stared at her and tried not to laugh. As far as Astra knew, Nevaeh was more prudish than she was. Sometimes, she was even as prudish as Hermione. Nevaeh shrugged.

"I'll have you know, that he loves me VERY deeply!" Pansy growled.

"Says you… but I hear tell ruuuumorrrssss." Astra sing songed. She ignored the incinerating glare from Pansy and stepped off the stool when the witch was done pinning her robes. "Well… at least I don't need to splash his after shave on myself to remind me of him."

"Your done, dearie." Said the witch as Nevaeh stepped off.

"We'll be back in a bit, I guess, to pick up our robes when they're done, right?" asked Nevaeh.

"Yes."

"Okay… thank you!" smiled Astra. She turned to Pansy and grinned. "Smell you later, Pansy!" They both sauntered out of the shop and went to Flourish and Blotts.

An hour went by very well. Harry and Ginny came out of Flourish and Blotts and looked around. "Where to next?" said Ginny.

Harry looked at his list and smiled. "One place left, then we can meet everyone at the Leaky Cauldron. Next is Madam Malkin's."

"Oh good… I've needed to get a new set of robes. I'll meet you over there. I need to go to the…" she paused and grimaced with a twinge of pink in her cheeks. "second hand shop…"

Harry immediately felt guilty. He was her boyfriend after all and this was his best mate's sister. He felt the need to let her have anything. "If you want, I could…"

"No… I don't want that… but.." she smiled at him gratefully. "Thank you for the thought." She stood on her toes and kissed him on the lips briefly. "I'll see you." She walked to the store across from Malkin's and disappeared into it.

Harry walked into Malkin's and waited for someone to service him. "Hello, dearie… back so soon? Come this way… we'll fit you to your robes."

Harry followed the witch and stood on a stool as another witch started fitting him. He noticed a boy about his age standing on the stool next to him. He had short red hair, a heart shaped face, sky blue eyes, tons of freckles and wore glasses. The boy stood there with a faint smile on his lips.

"Hullo?" said Harry to the boy. The boy turned and smiled cheerily at him. "Are you a Hogwarts student?" Harry asked.

"Yes.."

"Really? I've never seen you before. What house are you in?" Harry was intrigued. The boy seemed to lose track of what was going on around him. Harry then noticed the type of robes the witch had been pinning together. "You haven't been sorted yet, have you."

"No… I'm sure it'll be interesting to say the least. Does Hogwarts sort with a baseball cap?" inquired the boy. He had an American accent.

Harry stared at the boy incredulously. "N-no… we have an old wizards hat that sorts us."

"Hmmm… well.. it doesn't look like these robes will change color when I get sorted, do they." Sighed the boy as he tugged slightly at his sweater.

Harry didn't know what to make of this boy. He seemed oblivious of the stare Harry was giving him and of those from both of the witches pinning him and Harry. Harry shook his head and stared into his own reflection. He sighed. His hair never did want to stay put. He ran a hand through it and tried to flatten it down. "Yer fighting a losing battle there." Said the red haired boy. He sounded very much like Astra.

"My name is Harry, what's yours?" said Harry as he put out his hand to shake the boy's.

The boy took it and smiled. "Ken."

"Your done, dearie." Said the witch pinning Harry's robes.

"Thank you."

Harry walked out of the store and shook his head. The boy had really messed with him. "A sorting baseball cap? What nonsense."

"Harry! There you are!" said Ginny as she ran over. Harry hugged her and they walked together, their hands clasped with the other's.

"Ah! There you two are!" cried Astra. She and Nevaeh ran over and smiled. "We ran into Pansy the queen of the bitches today."

"Yeah… but we scared her off with a few quick lines." Said Nevaeh.

Astra was nearly knocked down by someone in a cloak and hood. He walked on without so much as a second glance. A second joined him. Then, a third. "Jack ass…." Muttered Astra angrily.

"Can I help you up, lass?"

Astra was suddenly aware of a man's hand in front of her. She looked up at the man and stared. He was tall and incredibly thin. He had pale skin and long, shimmery black hair that fell to his waist, which was pulled back in a ponytail at the nape of his neck. He had lamp like, yellow eyes, as well. He was handsome. He was so inhumanly handsome that he was, well, pretty. There were just no other words to describe him. The man was VERY pretty.

Astra stood up and brushed off her jeans. She smiled up at the man cheerily. "Thank you, sir." He wore a black T-shirt and blue jeans.

"No problem to yeh, lassie… Just doing my gentlemanly duty." He spoke with a Scottish accent. He made a motion that was reminiscent of the tipping of a hat and walked off.

Astra shook her head and slapped her face to orient herself. She turned to Harry, who stared at her as well as the other women in the immediate area. Each one was staring at the retreating man.

"I think I and Ginny will head back to the Leaky Cauldron." Harry said to reintroduce Ginny back to reality. She smiled up at him and he couldn't help himself. He smiled even wider at her.

"Alright… we're going into Madam Maulkin's to get our robes. We'll see you there." Said Nevaeh.

Harry and Ginny walked straight to the Leaky Cauldron and walked inside. It was quiet. There were no sounds inside of it. "That's odd. It's usually bustling about this time."

The hairs on Harry's neck were bristling. He felt energy all around him. He tried to figure what was going on. He suddenly caught something flash on the outskirts of his vision. He jumped and brought Ginny down to the floor with him. The counter exploded into so much sawdust.

Harry got out his wand and noticed Ginny did as well. "Stay here." He said quietly to her. She started to protest, but he stopped her.

He crawled away from the table he had rolled behind and dodged another blast from beside the staircase. Harry stood up quickly. "Petrificus totalus!"

A figure fell and another blast shot past Harry to where used to be. He fell to the floor and scooted himself behind the sofa. His heart pounded in his ears. His adrenaline levels had to be at their highest as well.

Outside of the Leaky Cauldron, Astra and Nevaeh walked cheerily towards it. Astra heard a blast from within and ran towards the door. She caught a flash of light from the corner of her eyes. She suddenly found herself covered completely by someone.

She opened her eyes and saw the white, frightened face of the man who had helped her up earlier. She growled and squirmed underneath the man. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT! LET ME GO!"

"SHHH! Calm down! They'll hear you!"

"Where's my friend! Tell me where she is, or I am going to yell ra--" the man put a long fingered hand over her mouth. She glared at him and bit his palm.

"OWW!" He took his hand away from her mouth and shook it violently. "Geez! Did you know you have teeth like a shark?!"

"Tell me where she I--"

"Shut it, Astra!" came the hushed voice of Nevaeh from beside the man. Astra had not noticed her there.

"I'm… I'm sorry… I didn't see you there." By now the man had moved behind them and watched around the corner of the alleyway they had found themselves in. She tugged on the man's shirt. He turned around and stared at her with those yellow eyes of his. "I'm sorry about biting you."

"No problem… just be quiet… those are Deatheaters out there and they are wanting us dead." He said quietly. There was something familiar about his voice. She watched as he rubbed his hand.

"Where's yer wand?" said Nevaeh.

Astra took hers out and grinned. "Got it right here."

"I think it's quieted down. There are aurors coming down this way." Said the man. He suddenly disapparated with a pop. Astra stared at the spot where he had been.

Astra poked her head out from behind the corner. Nevaeh stuck out her head underneath Astra's. They watched as some people in robes ran down the street with their wands out. Astra put her wand away and motioned for Nevaeh to do so as well.

Inside the Leaky Cauldron, Harry dodged another shot fired at him. He had petrified two people and now worked on a third. He found himself behind the table with Ginny, again. "Nice to see you."

"I'm sure."

The firing stopped suddenly and Harry heard a door slam open. "HARRY! GINNY! Where are you!"

Harry instantly recognized the voice. "Astra… we're alright…"

"Thank God…" sigh Nevaeh. Harry stood up and saw Astra walking over to him and Ginny.

"We were attacked." He said.

"So were we. That same guy helped us." She said.

"We had better find Ron and Hermione." Said Nevaeh.

"Sirius and Remus as well. Avalon should be safe with them." Harry said. They all walked out of the Leaky Cauldron and walked into Diagon Alley. They saw Sirius running towards them.

"HARRY! We were attacked!" he said. "Are you two alright?" He scowled at the cuts Harry had earned from jumping from one splintered table to another.

"We are all fine, Sirius." He said.

"Oh my God! Avalon! Are you alright! Oh my God, I can't believe I let you go without me! Don't ever let me do that ever again!" Astra was holding onto a pleading Avalon. Avalon just patted her back appreciatively and motioned for Nevaeh to help her. Harry chuckled to himself.

"Soo…. How about we all gather our things and head on out of here." Said Sirius.

"Sounds like a plan, Sirius. Shall we?" said Remus.

"We shall." Then, they all headed into the Leaky Cauldron toward the fireplace. Harry gulped as he tried to keep his stomach down. He hated Floo travel.