"Raven: The Professional Troublemaker"
by: Serena-chan
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A/N: Hey everyone! This is my second HP fic so I hope it's better than my
last one! Please r/r and tell me what you think!
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Harry stared boredly out of the window of his room at number 4, Privett
Drive. The Dursleys were being awful this summer and Harry found that it
was much easier to stay in his room than attempting to go down stairs.
Just as Harry thought he might die of boredom, an owl no bigger than harry's
palm, flew in the window. It sat down on the floor next to him, hooting proudly
because it had delivered its letter.
"Pig!" Harry exclaimed happily. He untied the letter from the tiny owls leg and
sat down to read it:
Dear Harry,
How's your summer going? Mine's going great! Bill and Charley came
down to visit, but they couldn't stay long because of their jobs. Percy's
off doing something for the ministry so he's out of the way. Fred and
George have been acting strangly lately. They almost never leave their
room and there have been extra loud explosions coming out of there.
Oh well, I expect we'll find out sooner or later.
Guess what?! Dumbledoor just wrote to Dad and told him that it was
okay for you to come visit us! I can't wait! We'll pick you up at 3:00
tomarrow afternoon. Send your reply as soon as you can.
I invited Hermione to come too, but her family's off on some trip so we
won't be able to see her until school starts. Just to warn you, Ginny has
a friend over this summer. Her name's Raven and she's the biggest
troublemaker I've ever seen. Well, I'd better go now.
-Ron
Harry folded up the note excitedly and pulled out a piece of parchment and his pen.
Ron,
Thanks so much for inviting me! (The Dursleys are being horrid this
summer!) I'd love to come! It's too bad that Hermione won't be there
though. As for this Raven friend, I'm sure she's not that bad. Anyway,
I'll end this letter now because I don't think your owl will be able to
carry one much longer that this.
-Harry
Harry attached the note to Pig and sent him off through the window. His
spirits much improved, he began to pack.
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The Weaslys arrived right on time outside number 4. They were driving a car
lent to them by the ministry. Mr. Weasly helped Harry put his things in the
trunk of the car.
As they were driving along Harry asked, "So, where's Fred and George?"
"Back at home," Ron replied, "with Mum, Ginny, and Trouble."
"Honestly," Harry said, "how bad can she be?"
"Bad enough."
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They reached the burrow and carried Harry's things up to Ron's room. Mrs.
Weasly greeted Harry with a hug and a, "Hello Harry, dear!" Ron and Harry
went into the kitchen and helped Mrs. Weasly by setting the table.
"Ron, Harry," Mrs. Weasly said, "please go up and get the girls."
Harry followed a grumbling Ron up the stairs toward Ginny's room. Ron knocked
and the girls emereged. One look at Raven told Harry where she had gotten
her name. She long black hair and very dark eyes that glinted mischeviously.
"Dinner's ready." Ron said to the girls.
"Okay," mumbled Ginny, trying not to make eye contact with Harry.
"Oh, so you must be Harry," Raven said delitedly, "I'm Raven, Ginny's friend."
"Hello," said Harry.
Raven turned to look at Ginny and found her staring at the floor. She elbowed
Ginny sharply in the ribs causing her to jump and then stutter a very nervous
hello to Harry.
"Hello, Ginny," said Harry warmly, "How have you been?"
"Fine," Ginny mumbled chancing a look into his green eyes. It was then that
Harry noticed how much she'd grown since the time in the Chamber of Secrets.
She was just a little girl then, but now she'd really grown.
She was only about four inches shorter than Harry. Her red hair was flowing
gracefully just past her shoulders. She had the most amazing eyes. They were
a very light brown, kind of a carmel color. Her freckles were covering the tops
of her cheeks as well as her nose. She looked adorable.
Harry felt a strange feeling coming over him, and this time, it was him who looked
away. He could feel a sight blush coming to his cheeks.
Ron noticed the blush but chose to say nothing in front of the girls. He'd ask him
about that later. "Well come on," he said, "I'm starved!"
The girls clambered down the stairs closely followed by Ron and Harry. Harry
noticed Ron looking at Raven apprehensively.
"I don't think she's that bad," Harry said, gesturing toward Raven.
"Just wait and see," Ron muttered.
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After supper, Ginny and Raven went upstairs to her room. Raven shut the door
and locked it. She then flopped down on the bed and said, "Honestly Ginny! You
hardly looked at him at all this evening, let alone talk to him."
"I know! I'm sorry."
"Your just too shy. You really ought to let me talk to him."
"NO! Raven please don't try to play matchmaker! It'll never work out anyway!"
"Never say never!" Raven said, grinning, "Anyway, I'm gonna go down and get a
glass of water."
Leaving Ginny in her room, Raven walked down the hall toward the kitchen.
However, when she reached Ron's door she heard voices and stopped to listen.
"So, exactly what was that blush about, Harry?" Ron was saying.
"W-what blush?" Harry stuttered.
"You know what I'm talking about." Ron said mischieviously, "You blushed when you
saw my little sister! You like her, don't you?"
"I-I don't!"
"Harry, your blushing right now! Admit it, you like her!"
"W-well, maybe." Harry said after an emarrased pause, "I'm just not sure yet.
And anyway, it's no different than you liking Hermione!"
Here Raven giggled and tucked that piece of information into the back of her
memory.
"I do not!" Ron shouted indignantly.
"Come on Ron," Harry said, rolling his eyes, "I've seen the way you look at her."
"But-"
"And why would you get to jealous of Krum if you didn't care for her?"
There was a long pause. "All right, all right! You win!" Ron said at last.
"I'm gonna go downstairs and get a glass of water or something."
The door swung open and Ron emerged, chuckling. "Harry and my sister.
Who would have thought?"
"SO!" shouted Raven, making Ron jump, "He does like her!"
Ron clamped a hand over Raven's mouth and quickly shut his door. "All right,
you little brat, how much did you hear?!"
"Hear everything!" said Raven happily.
"Why you little-"
"And your going to help me get them together!"
"I will NOT!" Ron exclaimed.
"You have to! Harry's you best friend and Ginny's you sister. You should
want them to be happy, and besides," here Raven grinned evily, "I'll tell
everyone all about how you like Hermione if you don't help me!"
"You wouldn't dare!" shrieked Ron.
"Bet me!" Raven grinned. "So, are you going to help?"
Ron sighed, "Do I have a choice?"
"Come on," Raven said happily, "we'll discuss this downstairs."
Raven grabbed his hand and pulled him down the steps.
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A/N: Okay y'all! That was the first chapter of my second HP fic ever! Yay!
r/r and tell me what you think!
~Serena-chan~
by: Serena-chan
_____________________________________________________________
A/N: Hey everyone! This is my second HP fic so I hope it's better than my
last one! Please r/r and tell me what you think!
_____________________________________________________________
Harry stared boredly out of the window of his room at number 4, Privett
Drive. The Dursleys were being awful this summer and Harry found that it
was much easier to stay in his room than attempting to go down stairs.
Just as Harry thought he might die of boredom, an owl no bigger than harry's
palm, flew in the window. It sat down on the floor next to him, hooting proudly
because it had delivered its letter.
"Pig!" Harry exclaimed happily. He untied the letter from the tiny owls leg and
sat down to read it:
Dear Harry,
How's your summer going? Mine's going great! Bill and Charley came
down to visit, but they couldn't stay long because of their jobs. Percy's
off doing something for the ministry so he's out of the way. Fred and
George have been acting strangly lately. They almost never leave their
room and there have been extra loud explosions coming out of there.
Oh well, I expect we'll find out sooner or later.
Guess what?! Dumbledoor just wrote to Dad and told him that it was
okay for you to come visit us! I can't wait! We'll pick you up at 3:00
tomarrow afternoon. Send your reply as soon as you can.
I invited Hermione to come too, but her family's off on some trip so we
won't be able to see her until school starts. Just to warn you, Ginny has
a friend over this summer. Her name's Raven and she's the biggest
troublemaker I've ever seen. Well, I'd better go now.
-Ron
Harry folded up the note excitedly and pulled out a piece of parchment and his pen.
Ron,
Thanks so much for inviting me! (The Dursleys are being horrid this
summer!) I'd love to come! It's too bad that Hermione won't be there
though. As for this Raven friend, I'm sure she's not that bad. Anyway,
I'll end this letter now because I don't think your owl will be able to
carry one much longer that this.
-Harry
Harry attached the note to Pig and sent him off through the window. His
spirits much improved, he began to pack.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Weaslys arrived right on time outside number 4. They were driving a car
lent to them by the ministry. Mr. Weasly helped Harry put his things in the
trunk of the car.
As they were driving along Harry asked, "So, where's Fred and George?"
"Back at home," Ron replied, "with Mum, Ginny, and Trouble."
"Honestly," Harry said, "how bad can she be?"
"Bad enough."
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They reached the burrow and carried Harry's things up to Ron's room. Mrs.
Weasly greeted Harry with a hug and a, "Hello Harry, dear!" Ron and Harry
went into the kitchen and helped Mrs. Weasly by setting the table.
"Ron, Harry," Mrs. Weasly said, "please go up and get the girls."
Harry followed a grumbling Ron up the stairs toward Ginny's room. Ron knocked
and the girls emereged. One look at Raven told Harry where she had gotten
her name. She long black hair and very dark eyes that glinted mischeviously.
"Dinner's ready." Ron said to the girls.
"Okay," mumbled Ginny, trying not to make eye contact with Harry.
"Oh, so you must be Harry," Raven said delitedly, "I'm Raven, Ginny's friend."
"Hello," said Harry.
Raven turned to look at Ginny and found her staring at the floor. She elbowed
Ginny sharply in the ribs causing her to jump and then stutter a very nervous
hello to Harry.
"Hello, Ginny," said Harry warmly, "How have you been?"
"Fine," Ginny mumbled chancing a look into his green eyes. It was then that
Harry noticed how much she'd grown since the time in the Chamber of Secrets.
She was just a little girl then, but now she'd really grown.
She was only about four inches shorter than Harry. Her red hair was flowing
gracefully just past her shoulders. She had the most amazing eyes. They were
a very light brown, kind of a carmel color. Her freckles were covering the tops
of her cheeks as well as her nose. She looked adorable.
Harry felt a strange feeling coming over him, and this time, it was him who looked
away. He could feel a sight blush coming to his cheeks.
Ron noticed the blush but chose to say nothing in front of the girls. He'd ask him
about that later. "Well come on," he said, "I'm starved!"
The girls clambered down the stairs closely followed by Ron and Harry. Harry
noticed Ron looking at Raven apprehensively.
"I don't think she's that bad," Harry said, gesturing toward Raven.
"Just wait and see," Ron muttered.
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After supper, Ginny and Raven went upstairs to her room. Raven shut the door
and locked it. She then flopped down on the bed and said, "Honestly Ginny! You
hardly looked at him at all this evening, let alone talk to him."
"I know! I'm sorry."
"Your just too shy. You really ought to let me talk to him."
"NO! Raven please don't try to play matchmaker! It'll never work out anyway!"
"Never say never!" Raven said, grinning, "Anyway, I'm gonna go down and get a
glass of water."
Leaving Ginny in her room, Raven walked down the hall toward the kitchen.
However, when she reached Ron's door she heard voices and stopped to listen.
"So, exactly what was that blush about, Harry?" Ron was saying.
"W-what blush?" Harry stuttered.
"You know what I'm talking about." Ron said mischieviously, "You blushed when you
saw my little sister! You like her, don't you?"
"I-I don't!"
"Harry, your blushing right now! Admit it, you like her!"
"W-well, maybe." Harry said after an emarrased pause, "I'm just not sure yet.
And anyway, it's no different than you liking Hermione!"
Here Raven giggled and tucked that piece of information into the back of her
memory.
"I do not!" Ron shouted indignantly.
"Come on Ron," Harry said, rolling his eyes, "I've seen the way you look at her."
"But-"
"And why would you get to jealous of Krum if you didn't care for her?"
There was a long pause. "All right, all right! You win!" Ron said at last.
"I'm gonna go downstairs and get a glass of water or something."
The door swung open and Ron emerged, chuckling. "Harry and my sister.
Who would have thought?"
"SO!" shouted Raven, making Ron jump, "He does like her!"
Ron clamped a hand over Raven's mouth and quickly shut his door. "All right,
you little brat, how much did you hear?!"
"Hear everything!" said Raven happily.
"Why you little-"
"And your going to help me get them together!"
"I will NOT!" Ron exclaimed.
"You have to! Harry's you best friend and Ginny's you sister. You should
want them to be happy, and besides," here Raven grinned evily, "I'll tell
everyone all about how you like Hermione if you don't help me!"
"You wouldn't dare!" shrieked Ron.
"Bet me!" Raven grinned. "So, are you going to help?"
Ron sighed, "Do I have a choice?"
"Come on," Raven said happily, "we'll discuss this downstairs."
Raven grabbed his hand and pulled him down the steps.
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A/N: Okay y'all! That was the first chapter of my second HP fic ever! Yay!
r/r and tell me what you think!
~Serena-chan~