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Harry was in bliss the next few days, Cho had smiled at him every time they had passed in the corridors and he had smiled and waved back. Hermione and Ron had not ceased to tease him yet.
"How is it having a girlfriend Harry?" Ron had asked him on their way to potions two days later.
"She's not my girlfriend." Harry said through gritted teeth the third time that day. "We're just going to the ball."
Ron smiled slyly.
"But wouldn't you like to know, Ron?" Hermione said. That shut him up for about fifteen minutes.
They entered the classroom and took a seat at the back as usual. Snape strolled out slamming the door behind him. He instantly began to take attendance.
"Potter! Harry and Anna......" He barked. He had harassed them both non-stop since the Quidditch match. Mcgonagall had also come up to them during lunch and informed them that Dumbledore contacted the orphanage and had legally changed Anna's last name and informed them that she would no longer be staying there. Anna and Harry had rejoiced at this news and Ron and Hermione both congratulated them.
Getting back to potions, today they were (yet again) continuing the transforming potions. Snape's freezing potion on the Eagle ones they did a while back had apparently gone wrong and they no longer could be used so they were to start making them again.
By the time that the class was almost over they had finished.
"I have decided that grading your potions is more important than being on time to lunch." Professor Snape announced. The whole class including the Slytherins groaned. "You know the drill by now, okay drink the potions." He said dully.
Harry heard a faint popping all around. His eagle eye's stared around the room and saw all his other classmates in amazing detail, every feather and every speck of dust. There was just one problem he saw as he looked about the room. Anna was still human, just as last time. He watched her run over to Snape, mutter something, and then proceed out the door at a brisk walk.
Then Harry heard something that startled him greatly a voice in his head said, "Dumbledore." Or was it a voice? Was it even there? He was sure it was. But.....he couldn't explain it if he even tried. It was like a message, just a sudden thought....
He waved it out of his mind as Snape came around and shoved antidote down his throat very forcefully.
Harry was back to normal and had even forgotten about the 'voice'. He led the way out to lunch ten minutes late with Ron and Hermione by his side. Lunch was rather enjoyable; the bright sun filled the hall with sunlight and created a rather pleasant atmosphere.
Professor Mcgonagall came in some ten minutes later and interrupted their peaceful meal. "The Headmaster wishes to speak with you three in his office immediately."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione got up and strode out of the hall each puzzled about what he wanted with them. They walked up to the statue and Mcgonagall said the password. The trio clamored onto the staircase as it began to rotate and Mcgonagall left them.
Harry knocked on the door to the office. "Come in." said Dumbledore on the other side.
They made their way inside and to their surprise Anna was already there along with Sirius, who shockingly, was in human form.
Harry must have had a shocked expression on his face because Dumbledore went right into an explanation. "Harry, with you and Anna being related I figured she had the right to know." He paused. "Don't you agree?"
"Yeah." Harry said. "Of course."
Ron and Hermione also agreed by nodding their heads.
"I have also taken the liberty of explaining your last four years of adventures at Hogwarts to her. I hope that was all right." He continued.
"Defiantly." Harry breathed a sigh of relief. He was really dreading telling Anna about his 'adventure' last year, he thought he would explode if he had to mention it again.
"One more thing." Dumbledore said suddenly. "Sirius has offered to be Anna's godfather as well."
"Oh!" Hermione gasped.
"Do you feel all right about that Harry?" Dumbledore asked him.
"Yeah." Harry replied. 'That's great." He truly did mean it.
"All right." Dumbledore finished. "Feel free to chat for a while before you go off. I'll be having lunch." He smiled at them and then left, shutting and locking the door behind him.
"Well," Sirius looked up at them. "How have you all been? Its nice to see you while being in my normal form again."
"Fine." They all replied.
"So what been going on with you?" He asked them all.
"Harry got a date for the ball!" Ron piped up.
"Did you really?" Sirius said.
"He's going with Cho Chang!" Hermione told him.
"Well done Harry!" Sirius congratulated him.
Harry went red and the others laughed. He made an attempt to defend himself, "Ron, you haven't got a date yet have you?" he asked.
Ron's ears went red.
"Anyone one you were thinking of asking?" Hermione teased.
Ron's whole face went red. He chose not to reply. Several seconds went by in silence.
"Well, I haven't eaten yet. Is it all right if I go?" Anna asked them all.
They nodded. "Well be here for another minute then come down." Harry said to her.
"Ok." She said. Before she turned and swept out the door she faced Sirius and hugged him.
As soon as she was out the door Harry turned to him and said, "I thought you didn't like her."
"Well, I never said I didn't like her. I just told you to be a bit suspicious." He looked slightly uncomfortable. "Besides, I've changed my mind anyways."
"Why?" Hermione asked him curiously.
"Well, things change." He replied.
"What changed?" Ron asked.
"Well, well...." Sirius was now turning red in exasperation, "Aren't you guys hungry for lunch?"
"Sirius, what aren't you telling us?" Harry asked him seriously. But at that moment Harry heard footsteps and he heard the staircase start to revolve. "Sirius!" Harry whispered. Sirius immediately started to transform back into dog form.
The door burst open just as Sirius finished transforming. Snape was standing on the landing on the other side of the doorframe. They all stood there for an awkward moment, looking at each other. After Snape had fully examined the room he slammed the door back shut and the staircase could be heard spinning back down.
"I think he suspects something." Hermione whispered.
Harry and Ron nodded in agreement.
Harry bent down toward Sirius (who was still in dog form now hiding behind the desk) and whispered, "I think we better get out of here, see you later."
With that they fled form the room and went down to meet Anna at lunch. The rest of their lunch was still there, just as they had left it before Professor Mcgonagall had pulled them out.
"Hey Anna." Ron greeted her, and sat down. Harry and Hermione sat down opposite them.
Harry couldn't help but notice that Anna was nervously picking at her mashed potatoes. "Is everything all right?" He asked.
"Yeah." She replied calmly.
Harry decided not to push it. They ate the rest of their in peace and made light conversation of Qudditch.
***
Two days later was Christmas Eve and as he woke up, there was a light snow falling. He threw on some clothes then went down to breakfast and meet Ron, Hermione, and Anna there.
The day flew by; Harry was yet again in bliss of going with Cho to the ball the next day. Hermione was excitedly awaiting the arrival of Krum later that evening. Ron, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck. His hand kept shaking and slipping while he was doing his charms homework. Harry came to the conclusion that he was debating whether or not to ask someone to the ball. But Anna, Harry had forgotten to ask her what her plans were.
After dinner that same evening Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Anna were walking up the stairs from the entrance hall heading back to the common room. Krum had arrived an hour earlier and Hermione had already said good night to him. By the time they had made it to the common room Harry and Hermione were in a heated conversation about the blizzard expected for tomorrow. As they both sat down on the couch and Hermione picked up her book, Harry soon realized that Ron and Anna were not there.
"Hermione?" Harry turned to her. "Where are Ron and Anna?"
Hermione looked up from her book suddenly. "Weren't they right behind us?" she asked startled.
"I thought so..." Harry trailed off.
A second later the portrait hole swung open and Ron and Anna walked in.
"I'll be right back." Harry heard Anna say, and she climbed the stairs to the girl's dormitory.
Ron hurried over to them and took a seat beside Harry. "Anna and I are going to the ball together!" He informed them. "I just asked her!"
Harry was in bliss the next few days, Cho had smiled at him every time they had passed in the corridors and he had smiled and waved back. Hermione and Ron had not ceased to tease him yet.
"How is it having a girlfriend Harry?" Ron had asked him on their way to potions two days later.
"She's not my girlfriend." Harry said through gritted teeth the third time that day. "We're just going to the ball."
Ron smiled slyly.
"But wouldn't you like to know, Ron?" Hermione said. That shut him up for about fifteen minutes.
They entered the classroom and took a seat at the back as usual. Snape strolled out slamming the door behind him. He instantly began to take attendance.
"Potter! Harry and Anna......" He barked. He had harassed them both non-stop since the Quidditch match. Mcgonagall had also come up to them during lunch and informed them that Dumbledore contacted the orphanage and had legally changed Anna's last name and informed them that she would no longer be staying there. Anna and Harry had rejoiced at this news and Ron and Hermione both congratulated them.
Getting back to potions, today they were (yet again) continuing the transforming potions. Snape's freezing potion on the Eagle ones they did a while back had apparently gone wrong and they no longer could be used so they were to start making them again.
By the time that the class was almost over they had finished.
"I have decided that grading your potions is more important than being on time to lunch." Professor Snape announced. The whole class including the Slytherins groaned. "You know the drill by now, okay drink the potions." He said dully.
Harry heard a faint popping all around. His eagle eye's stared around the room and saw all his other classmates in amazing detail, every feather and every speck of dust. There was just one problem he saw as he looked about the room. Anna was still human, just as last time. He watched her run over to Snape, mutter something, and then proceed out the door at a brisk walk.
Then Harry heard something that startled him greatly a voice in his head said, "Dumbledore." Or was it a voice? Was it even there? He was sure it was. But.....he couldn't explain it if he even tried. It was like a message, just a sudden thought....
He waved it out of his mind as Snape came around and shoved antidote down his throat very forcefully.
Harry was back to normal and had even forgotten about the 'voice'. He led the way out to lunch ten minutes late with Ron and Hermione by his side. Lunch was rather enjoyable; the bright sun filled the hall with sunlight and created a rather pleasant atmosphere.
Professor Mcgonagall came in some ten minutes later and interrupted their peaceful meal. "The Headmaster wishes to speak with you three in his office immediately."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione got up and strode out of the hall each puzzled about what he wanted with them. They walked up to the statue and Mcgonagall said the password. The trio clamored onto the staircase as it began to rotate and Mcgonagall left them.
Harry knocked on the door to the office. "Come in." said Dumbledore on the other side.
They made their way inside and to their surprise Anna was already there along with Sirius, who shockingly, was in human form.
Harry must have had a shocked expression on his face because Dumbledore went right into an explanation. "Harry, with you and Anna being related I figured she had the right to know." He paused. "Don't you agree?"
"Yeah." Harry said. "Of course."
Ron and Hermione also agreed by nodding their heads.
"I have also taken the liberty of explaining your last four years of adventures at Hogwarts to her. I hope that was all right." He continued.
"Defiantly." Harry breathed a sigh of relief. He was really dreading telling Anna about his 'adventure' last year, he thought he would explode if he had to mention it again.
"One more thing." Dumbledore said suddenly. "Sirius has offered to be Anna's godfather as well."
"Oh!" Hermione gasped.
"Do you feel all right about that Harry?" Dumbledore asked him.
"Yeah." Harry replied. 'That's great." He truly did mean it.
"All right." Dumbledore finished. "Feel free to chat for a while before you go off. I'll be having lunch." He smiled at them and then left, shutting and locking the door behind him.
"Well," Sirius looked up at them. "How have you all been? Its nice to see you while being in my normal form again."
"Fine." They all replied.
"So what been going on with you?" He asked them all.
"Harry got a date for the ball!" Ron piped up.
"Did you really?" Sirius said.
"He's going with Cho Chang!" Hermione told him.
"Well done Harry!" Sirius congratulated him.
Harry went red and the others laughed. He made an attempt to defend himself, "Ron, you haven't got a date yet have you?" he asked.
Ron's ears went red.
"Anyone one you were thinking of asking?" Hermione teased.
Ron's whole face went red. He chose not to reply. Several seconds went by in silence.
"Well, I haven't eaten yet. Is it all right if I go?" Anna asked them all.
They nodded. "Well be here for another minute then come down." Harry said to her.
"Ok." She said. Before she turned and swept out the door she faced Sirius and hugged him.
As soon as she was out the door Harry turned to him and said, "I thought you didn't like her."
"Well, I never said I didn't like her. I just told you to be a bit suspicious." He looked slightly uncomfortable. "Besides, I've changed my mind anyways."
"Why?" Hermione asked him curiously.
"Well, things change." He replied.
"What changed?" Ron asked.
"Well, well...." Sirius was now turning red in exasperation, "Aren't you guys hungry for lunch?"
"Sirius, what aren't you telling us?" Harry asked him seriously. But at that moment Harry heard footsteps and he heard the staircase start to revolve. "Sirius!" Harry whispered. Sirius immediately started to transform back into dog form.
The door burst open just as Sirius finished transforming. Snape was standing on the landing on the other side of the doorframe. They all stood there for an awkward moment, looking at each other. After Snape had fully examined the room he slammed the door back shut and the staircase could be heard spinning back down.
"I think he suspects something." Hermione whispered.
Harry and Ron nodded in agreement.
Harry bent down toward Sirius (who was still in dog form now hiding behind the desk) and whispered, "I think we better get out of here, see you later."
With that they fled form the room and went down to meet Anna at lunch. The rest of their lunch was still there, just as they had left it before Professor Mcgonagall had pulled them out.
"Hey Anna." Ron greeted her, and sat down. Harry and Hermione sat down opposite them.
Harry couldn't help but notice that Anna was nervously picking at her mashed potatoes. "Is everything all right?" He asked.
"Yeah." She replied calmly.
Harry decided not to push it. They ate the rest of their in peace and made light conversation of Qudditch.
***
Two days later was Christmas Eve and as he woke up, there was a light snow falling. He threw on some clothes then went down to breakfast and meet Ron, Hermione, and Anna there.
The day flew by; Harry was yet again in bliss of going with Cho to the ball the next day. Hermione was excitedly awaiting the arrival of Krum later that evening. Ron, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck. His hand kept shaking and slipping while he was doing his charms homework. Harry came to the conclusion that he was debating whether or not to ask someone to the ball. But Anna, Harry had forgotten to ask her what her plans were.
After dinner that same evening Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Anna were walking up the stairs from the entrance hall heading back to the common room. Krum had arrived an hour earlier and Hermione had already said good night to him. By the time they had made it to the common room Harry and Hermione were in a heated conversation about the blizzard expected for tomorrow. As they both sat down on the couch and Hermione picked up her book, Harry soon realized that Ron and Anna were not there.
"Hermione?" Harry turned to her. "Where are Ron and Anna?"
Hermione looked up from her book suddenly. "Weren't they right behind us?" she asked startled.
"I thought so..." Harry trailed off.
A second later the portrait hole swung open and Ron and Anna walked in.
"I'll be right back." Harry heard Anna say, and she climbed the stairs to the girl's dormitory.
Ron hurried over to them and took a seat beside Harry. "Anna and I are going to the ball together!" He informed them. "I just asked her!"