In Harm's Way
A/N- I know that with the year it is in this story, Percy should have graduated, but it's a story, and he's here.
Chapter Four- Wrongfully Accused
Harry ran back to the common room, he knew both girls were there. But after entering the portrait hole, only Hermione was there, sitting at tone of the tables reading, as usual.
" Is Ginny asleep?".
Hermione nodded as if he wasn't even there. Harry collapsed in the chair across from her, still nothing. " I love you Hermione Granger".
Her eyes shot in his direction, " what?" she screamed.
Harry smirked, letting out a small laugh, " just wanted to get your attention".
She closed the book and placed it in front of her, " that's not funny".
" I'm sorry".
He always had that way of making it so hard just to stay mad at him. " So, what are you going to do about Ginny?".
" Anything I can".
" I really admire what you're doing for her Harry, a lot of guys would push aside a quiet girl like her".
He shrugged, " I'd do the same for you" he paused, " or any other girl".
Just then, Ron, George and Fred entered from the portrait hole. Percy was behind them, which was very strange because his schedule was so full that he hardly had time to come to the tower, at least during the day.
" There you are Potter" he stepped forward, ahead of his brothers. While they look terrified, he was madder than hell.
Harry stood, purposely trying to sound nicer than him, " hi Percy, how are you?".
" Maybe Hermione shouldn't be alone with you, who knows what you might do to her".
From an eye corner, he saw that Hermione was disgusted by his comment, as well as Harry. " What's that suppose to mean?".
" Exactly what I say" Percy's face was stone cold, " you seem to have a thing for beating on younger girls".
Now he knew where this was going. " Really? Because the last time I checked, I had never done that before".
" Oh come on Potter, you can't hide it, it all makes sense when you think about it. The fact that you found her, she was alone, you were alone, and you were the only two out of the common room so late at night".
" Well then obviously it doesn't make sense, there had to be someone else out, because it was not be. I would never do such a thing to Ginny".
" I guess we'll see about that, it'll be soon. I'm giving you three days Potter" it was almost like a threat, " three days to find this so called other person and give proof that it was him who hurt Ginny. Otherwise, I'm going to Dumbledore, and you can kiss your remainder years at Hogwarts goodbye. And I can assure you, Harry Potter, that it will be a lot worse then any encounter with whom who shall not be named". With those brittle words, Percy brushed between George and Ron, leaving the common room.
Harry remained standing, now looking at his best friend. It all became clear, Ron was on Percy's side, he actually thought Harry was the one who attacked, and rapped but they didn't know that, Ginny.
" Harry, I....".
He interrupted, " forget it" and Harry went upstairs to bed.
It was his first day. Harry had three days before he would most likely be expelled, to find out who else was there the other night. He was the accused, and only Ginny herself believed it was a lie. But, there was another person, who saw him as innocent.
" I want to help you" that's how Hermione greeted him in the common room the next morning.
He was still in a bad mood, " what? Get me banned from Hogwarts? Or sent to Azkaban? Which is it?".
" Neither, I want to help you find this person".
Harry looked at her, surprised, " why?".
" Plenty of reasons" she said, " for Gunny, to catch the jackass, and to keep you here with me" she paused, " and with Ron and everyone else".
Harry grinned, " thank-you. I hope you have ideas, because I have no clue where to start".
Hermione tilted her neck, " well, you could start by telling me what Ginny told you".
He immediately objected, " no, I can't break that promise. Trust me, I went threw it thousands of times, there's nothing there that will help. Except, it's defiantly a guy".
She nodded, " alright, but we have to start small".
He knew she was always right when it came to planning, " that doesn't mean something like crawling around on the floor, does it?".
" Brilliant Harry!".
Hermione dropped to the floor, Harry followed. The two scattered around the common room, specifically in the area from the staircase to the portrait hole.
" Harry, come look at this!" Hermione was near one of the couches, he immediately crawled over. She was sitting on her legs, holding a gold pocket watch on a matching chain.
" That's Snape's!" Harry yelled.
Hermione's eyes widened, " what? Are you sure?".
" How many times have we walked into potions class late and he takes that out just to spite us?".
She was doubtful, " but, there's a lot of things dropped here, we can't assume the first belonging we find is the guy".
" Why would something belonging to Snape be in the Gryffindor common room? He's in charge of Slytherin".
Hermione seemed slightly pale, " distinct features" she muttered.
" What?".
" Distinct features" she was more clear this time, " there's so many things about Snape that makes him so different from anyone at Hogwarts".
" Like his personality" Harry commented.
On cue, Ginny came walking down the spiral staircase. Hermione glared at him, Ginny stopped on the second to last step when she saw them.
" What's going on?".
Hermione was still glaring. " Ginny, is there any chance it could have been Snape who attacked you?" Harry asked, watching Hermione.
Ginny waited, but was very sure when she answered, " no, I heard his voice, it wasn't Snape".
" You heard him talk? What did he say?" Hermione asked, taking her attention off Harry.
" When I tried to fight him off, he said ' what are you trying to pull without Harry here?' but he sounded young, like your age".
Harry glanced at Hermione, who shrugged, " I guess we're back to square one, but we have time" somehow, he knew she meant more by that.
" Harry, I'll tell Dumbledore it wasn't you" it almost sounded like she was pleading.
" They're only going to think Harry threatened you into saying that" Hermione said, " don't worry, he's not going anywhere".
A/N- I know that with the year it is in this story, Percy should have graduated, but it's a story, and he's here.
Chapter Four- Wrongfully Accused
Harry ran back to the common room, he knew both girls were there. But after entering the portrait hole, only Hermione was there, sitting at tone of the tables reading, as usual.
" Is Ginny asleep?".
Hermione nodded as if he wasn't even there. Harry collapsed in the chair across from her, still nothing. " I love you Hermione Granger".
Her eyes shot in his direction, " what?" she screamed.
Harry smirked, letting out a small laugh, " just wanted to get your attention".
She closed the book and placed it in front of her, " that's not funny".
" I'm sorry".
He always had that way of making it so hard just to stay mad at him. " So, what are you going to do about Ginny?".
" Anything I can".
" I really admire what you're doing for her Harry, a lot of guys would push aside a quiet girl like her".
He shrugged, " I'd do the same for you" he paused, " or any other girl".
Just then, Ron, George and Fred entered from the portrait hole. Percy was behind them, which was very strange because his schedule was so full that he hardly had time to come to the tower, at least during the day.
" There you are Potter" he stepped forward, ahead of his brothers. While they look terrified, he was madder than hell.
Harry stood, purposely trying to sound nicer than him, " hi Percy, how are you?".
" Maybe Hermione shouldn't be alone with you, who knows what you might do to her".
From an eye corner, he saw that Hermione was disgusted by his comment, as well as Harry. " What's that suppose to mean?".
" Exactly what I say" Percy's face was stone cold, " you seem to have a thing for beating on younger girls".
Now he knew where this was going. " Really? Because the last time I checked, I had never done that before".
" Oh come on Potter, you can't hide it, it all makes sense when you think about it. The fact that you found her, she was alone, you were alone, and you were the only two out of the common room so late at night".
" Well then obviously it doesn't make sense, there had to be someone else out, because it was not be. I would never do such a thing to Ginny".
" I guess we'll see about that, it'll be soon. I'm giving you three days Potter" it was almost like a threat, " three days to find this so called other person and give proof that it was him who hurt Ginny. Otherwise, I'm going to Dumbledore, and you can kiss your remainder years at Hogwarts goodbye. And I can assure you, Harry Potter, that it will be a lot worse then any encounter with whom who shall not be named". With those brittle words, Percy brushed between George and Ron, leaving the common room.
Harry remained standing, now looking at his best friend. It all became clear, Ron was on Percy's side, he actually thought Harry was the one who attacked, and rapped but they didn't know that, Ginny.
" Harry, I....".
He interrupted, " forget it" and Harry went upstairs to bed.
It was his first day. Harry had three days before he would most likely be expelled, to find out who else was there the other night. He was the accused, and only Ginny herself believed it was a lie. But, there was another person, who saw him as innocent.
" I want to help you" that's how Hermione greeted him in the common room the next morning.
He was still in a bad mood, " what? Get me banned from Hogwarts? Or sent to Azkaban? Which is it?".
" Neither, I want to help you find this person".
Harry looked at her, surprised, " why?".
" Plenty of reasons" she said, " for Gunny, to catch the jackass, and to keep you here with me" she paused, " and with Ron and everyone else".
Harry grinned, " thank-you. I hope you have ideas, because I have no clue where to start".
Hermione tilted her neck, " well, you could start by telling me what Ginny told you".
He immediately objected, " no, I can't break that promise. Trust me, I went threw it thousands of times, there's nothing there that will help. Except, it's defiantly a guy".
She nodded, " alright, but we have to start small".
He knew she was always right when it came to planning, " that doesn't mean something like crawling around on the floor, does it?".
" Brilliant Harry!".
Hermione dropped to the floor, Harry followed. The two scattered around the common room, specifically in the area from the staircase to the portrait hole.
" Harry, come look at this!" Hermione was near one of the couches, he immediately crawled over. She was sitting on her legs, holding a gold pocket watch on a matching chain.
" That's Snape's!" Harry yelled.
Hermione's eyes widened, " what? Are you sure?".
" How many times have we walked into potions class late and he takes that out just to spite us?".
She was doubtful, " but, there's a lot of things dropped here, we can't assume the first belonging we find is the guy".
" Why would something belonging to Snape be in the Gryffindor common room? He's in charge of Slytherin".
Hermione seemed slightly pale, " distinct features" she muttered.
" What?".
" Distinct features" she was more clear this time, " there's so many things about Snape that makes him so different from anyone at Hogwarts".
" Like his personality" Harry commented.
On cue, Ginny came walking down the spiral staircase. Hermione glared at him, Ginny stopped on the second to last step when she saw them.
" What's going on?".
Hermione was still glaring. " Ginny, is there any chance it could have been Snape who attacked you?" Harry asked, watching Hermione.
Ginny waited, but was very sure when she answered, " no, I heard his voice, it wasn't Snape".
" You heard him talk? What did he say?" Hermione asked, taking her attention off Harry.
" When I tried to fight him off, he said ' what are you trying to pull without Harry here?' but he sounded young, like your age".
Harry glanced at Hermione, who shrugged, " I guess we're back to square one, but we have time" somehow, he knew she meant more by that.
" Harry, I'll tell Dumbledore it wasn't you" it almost sounded like she was pleading.
" They're only going to think Harry threatened you into saying that" Hermione said, " don't worry, he's not going anywhere".