Chapter 9 *Will They Ever Confess?*
Harry strode angrily towards the headmaster's office, Hermione close behind him, her heart fluttering nervously.
"Harry, let it go! I don't care ... " she tried to protest but her pleas fell on deaf ears.
"Candy apple!" Harry shouted out the password so loud, Hermione winced as his voice echoed through out the corridor. "Come on, 'Mione," he wanted to sound angry but as he turned around to look at her and caught the nervous expression on her face, he softened. "I'm not going to tell him off, all right? I just want to know why that bloody bastard is here," as he was talking the wall disappeared and a wide spiral staircase appeared.
Instead of argue, she sighed and accepted Harry's outstretched hand. The two friends were about to knock on the door when Dumbledore's silvery voice drifted into their hearing. "You may come in Mr. Potter and Miss Granger."
They glanced at each other then stepped into the large but crowded room. Sunlight poured in from the many windows, it's rays resting on Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, making his red feathers glow brightly.
Hermione smiled and began to pet his soft feathers as Harry sat across from Dumbledore.
"You have a question for me, Harry?" he asked kindly, knowing full well what the wizard was going to say.
Harry waited until Hermione was sitting next to him. "Yes, professor. I want to know why Parzatti is still allowed to attend Hogwarts after what he did to Hermione!" he spat out the name as if it was something not worth saying.
Albus Dumbledore sighed and leaned over to take Hermione's hand in his own. "I know what happened and I am so very sorry. But since Mr. Parzatti did not do anything on school grounds I cannot expel him, though I wish I could. I promise you I will keep both eyes out for him, and I'm sure Harry will be, too," at this, Harry blushed but took Hermione's free hand in his own, squeezing it gently. "You do understand, don't you?" the usual twinkle in his eyes turned into sorrow.
Hermione nodded, trying to keep the tears from escaping. Harry looked extremely angry but knew that it wouldn't change anything if he yelled at the headmaster.
"Now, on to happier news."
The pair looked surprised. "What news?" Hermione asked.
"Professor McGonagall has appointed you Head Boy and Head Girl. Now don't be so shocked!" he let out a pleasant laugh. "It was only fit for her to give the position to our most brave and smartest students."
Harry and Hermione were speechless (Harry more than Hermione) so they just stared at Dumbledore as if he had grown antennas.
Seeing that his two favorite students (not forgetting Ron, of course) weren't going to speak, the old wizard continued. "You will have your own dormitory inside the Gryffindor Common Room. You will each get separate bed rooms and comfortable sitting area. The password is 'enchantment' and only you two will know this, with the exception of Professor McGonagall and myself. Your luggage has all ready been transferred into your rooms. Here are your badges and I expect you two to do your duties responsibly. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir," they both said in unison, smiling at each other.
"One more thing and then I will let you go," he became very serious. "Hogwarts is no longer as safe as everyone assumed. We are falling on hard times and must be extremely cautious. I am not saying this to scare you but only to warn you."
"Why hasn't the dark mark been erased?" Hermione asked.
Dumbledore let out a wary sigh. "We have tried everything, but this time it is much too strong. Voldemort is stronger than ever. So please be very careful and do not go looking for trouble."
The friends nodded and got up. "Thank you, professor," they said, smiling at him and headed out the door not realizing they were still holding hands.
"So they have finally figured out that one loves the other. I wonder if they have both figured it out about each other, " as he said this, the usual twinkle in his warm eyes returned. "Just like James and Lily," he murmured, getting up to answer one of the many questions about the Dark Lord's return.
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"That's fantastic!" Lavender and Ron cried when they heard the news. "Your own rooms and everything," Ron added with a mischievous grin.
"Ron! Don't even think about it. Hermione will tear your head off. Hermione?" Harry turned around to find that Hermione had fallen asleep next to her lunch. "She didn't get any sleep last night, did she Lav?" Harry asked, sadly.
Lavender shook her head slowly. "I heard her tossing and turning all night. The poor thing is absolutely terrified."
Harry stood up and picked up Hermione in his arms, ignoring the stares coming from the other students. "I'm going to put her in bed, I'm sure Hagrid won't mind if she misses his class," with that he walked out of the hall.
Ron shook his head. "What are we going to do? She can't keep going on like this."
Lavender remained silent for a moment and then smiled. "Do you think they will ever tell each other?"
"That they love each other?" Ron asked. "I don't know but I hope it's soon because I don't think I can hold it in any longer."
"Yeah, me too. Especially with all this horror that's been going on. I hope they confess soon or I just might be the one to break it to them."
A*N: Hi! Another chapter finished. I hope you like this one though it doesn't quite fit my satisfaction, I seriously didn't know what to do with it - that's why it's not as long as the others. To answer some questions: Yes, I will be putting in some scenarios with Voldemort, even more with Anthony, since he has to do with some of the bad things that are happening (hint*hint). I know some of you are getting impatient (so am I) and you want to see Harry and Hermione together but you need to be patient! I have my reasons! If you have any more questions or suggestions you can e-mail me. I want to say thanks to all my great reviewers - THANKS!!!!!!!!
Now I'll stop babbling and let you get on with the REVIEWING (another hint, by the way)!
Until next time, Sweetie
Harry strode angrily towards the headmaster's office, Hermione close behind him, her heart fluttering nervously.
"Harry, let it go! I don't care ... " she tried to protest but her pleas fell on deaf ears.
"Candy apple!" Harry shouted out the password so loud, Hermione winced as his voice echoed through out the corridor. "Come on, 'Mione," he wanted to sound angry but as he turned around to look at her and caught the nervous expression on her face, he softened. "I'm not going to tell him off, all right? I just want to know why that bloody bastard is here," as he was talking the wall disappeared and a wide spiral staircase appeared.
Instead of argue, she sighed and accepted Harry's outstretched hand. The two friends were about to knock on the door when Dumbledore's silvery voice drifted into their hearing. "You may come in Mr. Potter and Miss Granger."
They glanced at each other then stepped into the large but crowded room. Sunlight poured in from the many windows, it's rays resting on Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, making his red feathers glow brightly.
Hermione smiled and began to pet his soft feathers as Harry sat across from Dumbledore.
"You have a question for me, Harry?" he asked kindly, knowing full well what the wizard was going to say.
Harry waited until Hermione was sitting next to him. "Yes, professor. I want to know why Parzatti is still allowed to attend Hogwarts after what he did to Hermione!" he spat out the name as if it was something not worth saying.
Albus Dumbledore sighed and leaned over to take Hermione's hand in his own. "I know what happened and I am so very sorry. But since Mr. Parzatti did not do anything on school grounds I cannot expel him, though I wish I could. I promise you I will keep both eyes out for him, and I'm sure Harry will be, too," at this, Harry blushed but took Hermione's free hand in his own, squeezing it gently. "You do understand, don't you?" the usual twinkle in his eyes turned into sorrow.
Hermione nodded, trying to keep the tears from escaping. Harry looked extremely angry but knew that it wouldn't change anything if he yelled at the headmaster.
"Now, on to happier news."
The pair looked surprised. "What news?" Hermione asked.
"Professor McGonagall has appointed you Head Boy and Head Girl. Now don't be so shocked!" he let out a pleasant laugh. "It was only fit for her to give the position to our most brave and smartest students."
Harry and Hermione were speechless (Harry more than Hermione) so they just stared at Dumbledore as if he had grown antennas.
Seeing that his two favorite students (not forgetting Ron, of course) weren't going to speak, the old wizard continued. "You will have your own dormitory inside the Gryffindor Common Room. You will each get separate bed rooms and comfortable sitting area. The password is 'enchantment' and only you two will know this, with the exception of Professor McGonagall and myself. Your luggage has all ready been transferred into your rooms. Here are your badges and I expect you two to do your duties responsibly. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir," they both said in unison, smiling at each other.
"One more thing and then I will let you go," he became very serious. "Hogwarts is no longer as safe as everyone assumed. We are falling on hard times and must be extremely cautious. I am not saying this to scare you but only to warn you."
"Why hasn't the dark mark been erased?" Hermione asked.
Dumbledore let out a wary sigh. "We have tried everything, but this time it is much too strong. Voldemort is stronger than ever. So please be very careful and do not go looking for trouble."
The friends nodded and got up. "Thank you, professor," they said, smiling at him and headed out the door not realizing they were still holding hands.
"So they have finally figured out that one loves the other. I wonder if they have both figured it out about each other, " as he said this, the usual twinkle in his warm eyes returned. "Just like James and Lily," he murmured, getting up to answer one of the many questions about the Dark Lord's return.
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"That's fantastic!" Lavender and Ron cried when they heard the news. "Your own rooms and everything," Ron added with a mischievous grin.
"Ron! Don't even think about it. Hermione will tear your head off. Hermione?" Harry turned around to find that Hermione had fallen asleep next to her lunch. "She didn't get any sleep last night, did she Lav?" Harry asked, sadly.
Lavender shook her head slowly. "I heard her tossing and turning all night. The poor thing is absolutely terrified."
Harry stood up and picked up Hermione in his arms, ignoring the stares coming from the other students. "I'm going to put her in bed, I'm sure Hagrid won't mind if she misses his class," with that he walked out of the hall.
Ron shook his head. "What are we going to do? She can't keep going on like this."
Lavender remained silent for a moment and then smiled. "Do you think they will ever tell each other?"
"That they love each other?" Ron asked. "I don't know but I hope it's soon because I don't think I can hold it in any longer."
"Yeah, me too. Especially with all this horror that's been going on. I hope they confess soon or I just might be the one to break it to them."
A*N: Hi! Another chapter finished. I hope you like this one though it doesn't quite fit my satisfaction, I seriously didn't know what to do with it - that's why it's not as long as the others. To answer some questions: Yes, I will be putting in some scenarios with Voldemort, even more with Anthony, since he has to do with some of the bad things that are happening (hint*hint). I know some of you are getting impatient (so am I) and you want to see Harry and Hermione together but you need to be patient! I have my reasons! If you have any more questions or suggestions you can e-mail me. I want to say thanks to all my great reviewers - THANKS!!!!!!!!
Now I'll stop babbling and let you get on with the REVIEWING (another hint, by the way)!
Until next time, Sweetie