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clothing on my back and Crystal/Cry. I also have confirmed reports that I
do indeed own a small portion of Wal-Mart Stock!
A/N: I know I usually wait to post till the bottom but I wanted to tell you all that if you notice the error in the chapter before this please tell me, if you don't then it poses no problem. Sorry it took so long to reach this point. This should be a good chapter, Harry and Crystal finally snog. Yes I know about time. I promise this will get fluffier and romantic I just can't not have a plot. Sorry again it took so long to get to the first kiss. I hope you enjoy. More A/N at the end!!!
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By the time Crystal leapt over Mrs. Norris and ran past Filch to the secret entrance Harry was already gone. She checked inside the passage but he was no where to be seen. So she went to the Gryffindor tower, where she found Hermione and the dejected Harry were sitting on the couch.
"You and Malfoy have fun?" Hermione spat.
"I didn't meet Draco or Malfoy as you like to call him. I heard Filch coming and had to lead them away from the passage." Well she did hear something, she thought to herself.
"Sure, and that's why you ran to Snapes office?" Hermione's voice was even fuller of venom then before.
"Umm..I.No, I.err.well.I." Cry struggled
"That's what I thought." It was the first time the angry Harry spoke up. "You used me."
"Harry..I,.Oh, I am sorry but Hermione didn't give me any choice and I had to see Snape." The regret was heavy in her voice.
"So now you're having a secret relationship with Snape?" Hermione practically yelled with sarcasm. Cry couldn't stop the rage she felt at being thought of so bad.
"Not so secret anymore, now, is it?" Ha! She'd show them. Both Hermione and Harry's face drained of color. "I am sorry; I didn't want you all to find out like this but." She was starting to feel beyond sick at the idea of Snape and her together. "Severus," She forced herself to say his real name "and I love each other." She really really felt sick now but she forced her face to stay neutral and controlled. "And we have since last year. Draco doesn't know, and I'm not going to tell him." She sighed. "Please don't tell anyone." She begged. "It'll get Severus fired, and it would err.ruin me."
"What?!" Ron who had just entered the tower and heard the last bit was obviously just as shocked as the other three in the room.
"Ron.You can't tell anyone," A look of disgust passed over all of Ron's features. "You can't stand in the way of true love."
"You and Snape?" Harry managed to string together. Crystal nodded then ran upstairs and to find refuge in her dorm. Ron looked suspiciously at Hermione and Harry.
"She's lying." He said to calmly.
"What?" Harry questioned while rubbing his pounding temples. How could he be so stupid as to crush on a girl like that?
"Well she's not.." Hermione looked sadly at Ron who was still trying to explain. "I mean she doesn't really love him. Snape gave her a love potion. So of course she doesn't willingly love him Harry." That caught both of there attention, and Ron catching the question in there eyes continued. "Well I saw him give her a drink, you know, when I followed Harry and Crystal." Harry narrowed his eyes at the red head.
"You followed us?" Harry asked incredulous. Ron shrugged
"Well anyway when she ran off I followed, but so did you, Harry, Only when you saw her enter Snapes you left.I didn't."
"Why didn't I see you?" Harry grew even more suspicious. "Ron did you borrow MY invisibility clock to spy on me?" Ron smirked slyly.
"How else would I have found out anything? You are so quiet when it comes to your affections to Crystal. "
"Guys, your way off subject! So, Ron, are you telling me that Snape is making a 3rd year student fall in love with him?"
"So she doesn't love him." Harry smiled. "We will just have to make him stop."
"How?" Ron sat down between his two best friends.
The Next Night
She knocked gently on Snapes door before entering.
"Ah, Miss. Chandler, you're here early." Snape looked at her in surprise. "Well, you weren't raised in a barn, come inside and shut the door." Crystal nodded then with the same gentleness as she knocked she shut the door. Snape, halfway done boiling a potion, motioned her over to him.
"Professor...I..I...err..I told Harry, Ron, And Hermione we were seeing each other." She looked to the ground narrowly missing Snapes chocked up look. "I had to, I am sorry, but they followed me last night, or sent a house elf to spy on me or something and anyway they saw..and I couldn't let them, well..I had to you know." She looked up and tenably smiled at the very affronted professor. "They won't tell anyone." She added as if to cover for herself. Snape let out a low growl and a long string of curses. Then he took up the once boiling cauldron and poured the contents into a cup. Then the now slightly green Crystal took the cup and drank it hungrily.
"Come with me." Snape looked oddly at her then and then with a slightly angry and very sarcastic voice added, "Love." Cry almost choked. If Harry, Ron, and Hermione had been out from under the clock then Snape would have doubtlessly given them all detentions for the look of disrespect and utter loathing they shot him. Taking Snapes invitingly outstretched hand Crystal and Snape exited his office.
"Is it really necessary to hold hands?" Cry asked meeting Snapes sneer.
"Unfortunately. If we get outside and it's already changed, I can't chance loosing you. Lord knows what kind of trouble you'd get into." He replied icily.
"Couldn't Madam Pomfrey do this part, even if she can't do the others?"
"Ever since Lupin she's had a huge fear of going outside on full moons," He snapped impatiently. "So why do you think she would want to be around at this time?" He gritted out. Cry sighed and they entered the main halls, the three stalkers closely following and watching.
Outside the sun was setting, casting hues of spectacular reds and purples that cascaded across the sky. Crystal paused a moment on the steps to take in the splendid sight. But the impatient Snapped pulled her along with him. Within Minutes they reached the Whomping Willow. Snape released Crystal and began walking away.
"Thank you professor." Cry said with sincerity.
"I will see you in four nights." Snape walked away leaving Crystal and the three hidden figures all alone. Crystal raised her wand and mumbled an incantation; the Willow stopped its whomping.
"Crystal!" Harry, before Ron and Hermione could stop him slipped from under the clock and ran to where Crystal stood.
"Harry." Cry gasped in shock. "What are you doing here?" Silence seemed to come over the two and awkwardness began to consume everything. Crystal's eyes suddenly flashed murderously. "You were spying on me." It wasn't a question.
"Err.There was a very good reason." Harry took a few more steps toward her until he was only inches from her.
"Really?" The venom in her voice gave him momentary pause.
"We thought Snape was forcing you to love him.with a love potion, we were just trying to help." He said and looked her in the eyes.
"Snape and a love potion." She couldn't help but giggle. "No, and especially not with me." Harry felt suddenly relieved at her humorous outlook when her eyes went from defensive to pleasant. "Now, we will talk about this when I get back. I am going to visit my family." She smiled pretty confident that he would believe her lie. "My mother is sick-"
"Don't lie to me." Harry cut her off in a pleading voice. For a moment all she could do was look into his sad eyes.
"I am sorry Harry but I don't have much choice in the matter." She turned her back on him and all the pain he was suddenly making her feel and walked to the entrance. This wasn't right, how could he make her feel like she had no right to lie to him about her business. How could he make her feel so hollow inside?
"Crystal," He softly whispered in her ear. He had moved with her, and without her knowing it. She turned back around and found herself face to face with Harry. Instinctively Harry's arms enveloped her.
"Harry." She whispered breathlessly. Half out of shock, half out of more.
"Cry." Harry whispered sensuously as he lowered him lips to hers. For a moment they both forgot everything. Harry forgot Hermione and Ron where watching. Crystal forgot about Draco, about the moon and her condition. And they both, stupidly, forgot about the tree.
The tree angrily whipped out catching both Crystal and Harry off guard making them both hit the ground, right next to the entrance.
"Harry you gotta get out of here." Crystal had to raise her voice to be heard over the binding branches.
"I can't leave you here." He called back to her.
"Harry, just go.AHHH!" The branch had pushed her down into the entrance. So naturally Harry had to go 'save' her, and narrowly missing the possessed branch dived in after her. Just as the moon rose to its highest and the sun disappeared.
A/N: Okay so maybe it wasn't all that great, and a little at a bad time huh? Well, call me blond but It had to happen and it just kind of fit for me to write it now, especially because of what happens next..Ha! Sorry I can't tell you yet, but if you are really nice and I get just one review, I will post it sooner then Monday. If not you will see it Monday. Because I can not torture anyone that long. I hope you like the chapter. If you want another good read check out Dark Child. It's a very sensual Draco and Hermione fic, with the right amount of tingly vampire kisses to keep you happy! Sorry again about the slow and sadly lacking amount of romance but trust me, it IS coming. Enjoy your weekends! I want to thank my dear friend SUMMER JONES, who so nicely and publicly insulted my writing abilities. Way to build me up Summer, hey but at lest she's honest right? Right. Ok Summer thank you for your honesty, I will keep your suggestion in mind. Ok and thank you to my other reviewers, even for my other stories. Tyler Bedard, Shawn, Rachel, and of course Dave who somehow HACKED into my account. Thank you Tommy who told Dave my password, which I now have to change! LOL, and Footmonster, and my ever faithful and nice yet honest reader Shadow Mouse.
A/A/N I am sorry if I came off as a Bitch in the last A/N I just got a little worked up but I really do mean all my thank yous even to Summer! (and Tommy who I am going to have a serious talk to about hacking into my computer programs! GRRR..guys right?)
A/N: I know I usually wait to post till the bottom but I wanted to tell you all that if you notice the error in the chapter before this please tell me, if you don't then it poses no problem. Sorry it took so long to reach this point. This should be a good chapter, Harry and Crystal finally snog. Yes I know about time. I promise this will get fluffier and romantic I just can't not have a plot. Sorry again it took so long to get to the first kiss. I hope you enjoy. More A/N at the end!!!
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By the time Crystal leapt over Mrs. Norris and ran past Filch to the secret entrance Harry was already gone. She checked inside the passage but he was no where to be seen. So she went to the Gryffindor tower, where she found Hermione and the dejected Harry were sitting on the couch.
"You and Malfoy have fun?" Hermione spat.
"I didn't meet Draco or Malfoy as you like to call him. I heard Filch coming and had to lead them away from the passage." Well she did hear something, she thought to herself.
"Sure, and that's why you ran to Snapes office?" Hermione's voice was even fuller of venom then before.
"Umm..I.No, I.err.well.I." Cry struggled
"That's what I thought." It was the first time the angry Harry spoke up. "You used me."
"Harry..I,.Oh, I am sorry but Hermione didn't give me any choice and I had to see Snape." The regret was heavy in her voice.
"So now you're having a secret relationship with Snape?" Hermione practically yelled with sarcasm. Cry couldn't stop the rage she felt at being thought of so bad.
"Not so secret anymore, now, is it?" Ha! She'd show them. Both Hermione and Harry's face drained of color. "I am sorry; I didn't want you all to find out like this but." She was starting to feel beyond sick at the idea of Snape and her together. "Severus," She forced herself to say his real name "and I love each other." She really really felt sick now but she forced her face to stay neutral and controlled. "And we have since last year. Draco doesn't know, and I'm not going to tell him." She sighed. "Please don't tell anyone." She begged. "It'll get Severus fired, and it would err.ruin me."
"What?!" Ron who had just entered the tower and heard the last bit was obviously just as shocked as the other three in the room.
"Ron.You can't tell anyone," A look of disgust passed over all of Ron's features. "You can't stand in the way of true love."
"You and Snape?" Harry managed to string together. Crystal nodded then ran upstairs and to find refuge in her dorm. Ron looked suspiciously at Hermione and Harry.
"She's lying." He said to calmly.
"What?" Harry questioned while rubbing his pounding temples. How could he be so stupid as to crush on a girl like that?
"Well she's not.." Hermione looked sadly at Ron who was still trying to explain. "I mean she doesn't really love him. Snape gave her a love potion. So of course she doesn't willingly love him Harry." That caught both of there attention, and Ron catching the question in there eyes continued. "Well I saw him give her a drink, you know, when I followed Harry and Crystal." Harry narrowed his eyes at the red head.
"You followed us?" Harry asked incredulous. Ron shrugged
"Well anyway when she ran off I followed, but so did you, Harry, Only when you saw her enter Snapes you left.I didn't."
"Why didn't I see you?" Harry grew even more suspicious. "Ron did you borrow MY invisibility clock to spy on me?" Ron smirked slyly.
"How else would I have found out anything? You are so quiet when it comes to your affections to Crystal. "
"Guys, your way off subject! So, Ron, are you telling me that Snape is making a 3rd year student fall in love with him?"
"So she doesn't love him." Harry smiled. "We will just have to make him stop."
"How?" Ron sat down between his two best friends.
The Next Night
She knocked gently on Snapes door before entering.
"Ah, Miss. Chandler, you're here early." Snape looked at her in surprise. "Well, you weren't raised in a barn, come inside and shut the door." Crystal nodded then with the same gentleness as she knocked she shut the door. Snape, halfway done boiling a potion, motioned her over to him.
"Professor...I..I...err..I told Harry, Ron, And Hermione we were seeing each other." She looked to the ground narrowly missing Snapes chocked up look. "I had to, I am sorry, but they followed me last night, or sent a house elf to spy on me or something and anyway they saw..and I couldn't let them, well..I had to you know." She looked up and tenably smiled at the very affronted professor. "They won't tell anyone." She added as if to cover for herself. Snape let out a low growl and a long string of curses. Then he took up the once boiling cauldron and poured the contents into a cup. Then the now slightly green Crystal took the cup and drank it hungrily.
"Come with me." Snape looked oddly at her then and then with a slightly angry and very sarcastic voice added, "Love." Cry almost choked. If Harry, Ron, and Hermione had been out from under the clock then Snape would have doubtlessly given them all detentions for the look of disrespect and utter loathing they shot him. Taking Snapes invitingly outstretched hand Crystal and Snape exited his office.
"Is it really necessary to hold hands?" Cry asked meeting Snapes sneer.
"Unfortunately. If we get outside and it's already changed, I can't chance loosing you. Lord knows what kind of trouble you'd get into." He replied icily.
"Couldn't Madam Pomfrey do this part, even if she can't do the others?"
"Ever since Lupin she's had a huge fear of going outside on full moons," He snapped impatiently. "So why do you think she would want to be around at this time?" He gritted out. Cry sighed and they entered the main halls, the three stalkers closely following and watching.
Outside the sun was setting, casting hues of spectacular reds and purples that cascaded across the sky. Crystal paused a moment on the steps to take in the splendid sight. But the impatient Snapped pulled her along with him. Within Minutes they reached the Whomping Willow. Snape released Crystal and began walking away.
"Thank you professor." Cry said with sincerity.
"I will see you in four nights." Snape walked away leaving Crystal and the three hidden figures all alone. Crystal raised her wand and mumbled an incantation; the Willow stopped its whomping.
"Crystal!" Harry, before Ron and Hermione could stop him slipped from under the clock and ran to where Crystal stood.
"Harry." Cry gasped in shock. "What are you doing here?" Silence seemed to come over the two and awkwardness began to consume everything. Crystal's eyes suddenly flashed murderously. "You were spying on me." It wasn't a question.
"Err.There was a very good reason." Harry took a few more steps toward her until he was only inches from her.
"Really?" The venom in her voice gave him momentary pause.
"We thought Snape was forcing you to love him.with a love potion, we were just trying to help." He said and looked her in the eyes.
"Snape and a love potion." She couldn't help but giggle. "No, and especially not with me." Harry felt suddenly relieved at her humorous outlook when her eyes went from defensive to pleasant. "Now, we will talk about this when I get back. I am going to visit my family." She smiled pretty confident that he would believe her lie. "My mother is sick-"
"Don't lie to me." Harry cut her off in a pleading voice. For a moment all she could do was look into his sad eyes.
"I am sorry Harry but I don't have much choice in the matter." She turned her back on him and all the pain he was suddenly making her feel and walked to the entrance. This wasn't right, how could he make her feel like she had no right to lie to him about her business. How could he make her feel so hollow inside?
"Crystal," He softly whispered in her ear. He had moved with her, and without her knowing it. She turned back around and found herself face to face with Harry. Instinctively Harry's arms enveloped her.
"Harry." She whispered breathlessly. Half out of shock, half out of more.
"Cry." Harry whispered sensuously as he lowered him lips to hers. For a moment they both forgot everything. Harry forgot Hermione and Ron where watching. Crystal forgot about Draco, about the moon and her condition. And they both, stupidly, forgot about the tree.
The tree angrily whipped out catching both Crystal and Harry off guard making them both hit the ground, right next to the entrance.
"Harry you gotta get out of here." Crystal had to raise her voice to be heard over the binding branches.
"I can't leave you here." He called back to her.
"Harry, just go.AHHH!" The branch had pushed her down into the entrance. So naturally Harry had to go 'save' her, and narrowly missing the possessed branch dived in after her. Just as the moon rose to its highest and the sun disappeared.
A/N: Okay so maybe it wasn't all that great, and a little at a bad time huh? Well, call me blond but It had to happen and it just kind of fit for me to write it now, especially because of what happens next..Ha! Sorry I can't tell you yet, but if you are really nice and I get just one review, I will post it sooner then Monday. If not you will see it Monday. Because I can not torture anyone that long. I hope you like the chapter. If you want another good read check out Dark Child. It's a very sensual Draco and Hermione fic, with the right amount of tingly vampire kisses to keep you happy! Sorry again about the slow and sadly lacking amount of romance but trust me, it IS coming. Enjoy your weekends! I want to thank my dear friend SUMMER JONES, who so nicely and publicly insulted my writing abilities. Way to build me up Summer, hey but at lest she's honest right? Right. Ok Summer thank you for your honesty, I will keep your suggestion in mind. Ok and thank you to my other reviewers, even for my other stories. Tyler Bedard, Shawn, Rachel, and of course Dave who somehow HACKED into my account. Thank you Tommy who told Dave my password, which I now have to change! LOL, and Footmonster, and my ever faithful and nice yet honest reader Shadow Mouse.
A/A/N I am sorry if I came off as a Bitch in the last A/N I just got a little worked up but I really do mean all my thank yous even to Summer! (and Tommy who I am going to have a serious talk to about hacking into my computer programs! GRRR..guys right?)