Chapter 5 - implications



Harry felt his face starting to burn, he turned to look at Kathy and felt somewhat comforted to see that she had gone considerably redder as well. McGonagall sent Kathy into the common room but held Harry back to have a word.

"Harry I do not want you to get involved with her"

Harry looked questionably at her.

"It's......best for the both of you" Harry looked quizzical again so she went on "Trust me, now go to bed it's well past curfew" Harry didn't argue, she hadn't yet taken any points so he should go while he wasn't loosing too bad. Professor McGonagall turned and walked off. He turned to face the fat lady.

"It's all your fault" he said to her He muttered the password and she swung open without speaking.

Harry entered and saw Kathy stood there "I'm sorry" she said truly sounding it.

"It's ok, but I think we should just go to bed now" They both climbed the stairs and went to their separate dormitories.



The following morning was Saturday and really Harry and Kathy were glad that their were no lessons on.

Kathy was eager to learn both to fly and play quidditch. So Harry, Ron, Ginny and Kathy made their way down to the quidditch pitch after borrowing a broom for Kathy and collecting the quidditch balls (Hermione insisted that she had work to do in the library, she never had been very good on a broom.)



Kathy had soon picked up the basics of flying and was eager to get set on the rules. Harry was explaining some of the basic rules to her while Ron was getting the quaffle from the box. At the same time Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall walked past the pitch. McGonagall was surprised to see the four students on it. Looking up she saw that Kathy was up above her on one of the broomsticks. Shocked she shouted up for her to come down at once.

Professor McGonagall looked stunned.

"You fly exceptionally well for a beginner" She said

"Harry was teaching me the rules" replied Kathryn clearly pleased by the praise.

Dumbledore whispered something into McGonagall's ear which made her blush. Harry and Ron looked at each other with raised eyebrows and thought nothing else for it. Kathryn looked at Ginny with the same cheeky twinkle in her eyes as she had when she had talked to Snape. She turned to the two professors standing in front of her.

"Why don't you play too?" the two professors looked at each other, Dumbledore had a adventurous twinkle in his eyes?

"What do you say Minerva?" she looked rather shocked.

"I haven't play quidditch since I was at school!" she said in a strange voice. Professor Dumbledore looked at her expectantly. "Oh all right" she said finally. Harry and Ron didn't quite know what to say so they just looked at each other.

Dumbledore smiled then said "Right me, Harry and Ron shall play you, Ginny and Kathryn" Ginny went and collected a further two broomsticks form the store cupboard by the pitch and handed one to each of her teachers.

"Okay" said professor McGonagall "Team talk, girls gather round" Dumbledore also motioned for Ron and Harry to talk tactics with him, it felt a little strange but Harry knew this was going to be fun.

"Right lets show that shrivelled old prune, what we're made of" at first the two girls looked at her in shook before starting to giggle..

The six of them mounted their brooms and took off tossing the quaffle to each other.

McGonagall intercepted a pass from Dumbledore and threw it to Kathy. Grabbing the quaffle she sped up the pitch easily swerving around both Harry and Ron. Right at the last minute she passed to Ginny who easily scored. McGonagall cheered loudly and Kathy hugged Ginny who then pulled a face at her brother. Harry stared open mouthed at Ron

"That was the first time she's ever touched a quaffle" he stated amazed. Kathy looked over and blew him a kiss, he started to blush.

At the other end of the pitch McGonagall frowned but Dumbledore flew up beside her "I told you, she's definitely not that bad" He said with a twinkle in his eyes and Minerva blushed again remembering what he had said earlier.

The game was quickly back in full swing and after about five minutes the girls were winning 6-2 . Harry suddenly threw the quaffle to Ron who wasn't expecting it. It hit him in the stomach, which was still sore from the night before, knocking him to the ground. Harry flew down and landed beside him. Ron gave a week moan.

"You should have been looking" Harry said mimicking what Ron had told him during the summer holidays. But he only groaned again. Dumbledore and McGonagall had landed beside them shortly followed by Ginny and Kathy.

"I knew that this was a bad idea" McGonagall said as Dumbledore bent down to look at Ron's leg which seemed to be sticking out at a funny angle I think we'd better take him back to the castle. Dumbledore put a levitation spell on Ron and set off towards the castle followed closely by Professor McGonagall. Ginny handed her broom to Kathy and quickly followed her brother looking rather worried.

Harry and Kathy were left to gather up the brooms and return the quaffle to it's box. Once they'd return the things to the broom shed and locked it up. Harry looked up at Kathy and once more became transfixed by her eyes. He felt like his face should be burning, but it wasn't his heart was racing as he reached over and pulled her towards him he gave her a gentle kiss, she didn't act surprised but responded. Harry's heart almost stopped beating. He had been waiting for this moment since he'd first set eyes on her.

Kathy eventually pulled away and grinned at him.

"Come on handsome, we're going to be late for lunch" She said softly to him. Now he knew he was going red.

Once inside Harry suggested that they go see if Ron was alright they were on their way to the hospital wing when Kathy suddenly stopped and looked at her watch. She looked Panickily at Harry.

"I was supposed to go see Snape five minutes ago" she said. Harry agreed to continue to see Ron and meet up with her in the great hall shortly.

Kathy was rushing down the corridor when she suddenly heard a voice behind her.

"And where are you going" She turned round to see professor McGonagall standing and frowning at her.

"I saw you and Harry from my window" she said plainly. Kathy decided now was not the best time for her to complain about the fact that McGonagall was spying on her. "I thought I told you two not to get involved"

Kathy remained silent and just looked up at her.

"I don't want the two of you to do this" she said starting to loose her temper "I shouldn't have put you in gryffindor you'd have been better in Hufflepuff, don't do it again or I will move you"

That was it Kathy couldn't keep her rage bottled up anymore.

"You can't tell me who I can and can't date! Who do you think you are my mother"

"Yes" she snapped back then realising her mistake turned and started to quickly walk down the corridor. Leaving Kathy standing there dumbstruck.