"The Slythindor"
By Chou aka Tash Bita
Summary: Fifth year Cassidy Crow, is starting out fresh at Hogwarts. The sorting hat's having a lot of trouble deciding where to put her. Slytherin? Or Gryffindor? Befriending both Slytherins and Gryrffindors, both houses are where she belongs. But where? WHERE?! She can't wait to meet the legendary Harry Potter she's heard so much about! But then she finds it's not Harry she's falling for… It's Ron!! Hogwarts has many new choices in store for young Cassidy. Never has she had tasks so difficult as this.
A/N: Cassie's overwhelmed to become friends with the famous Harry Potter, and starts to believe that she likes him. But then Hermione Granger shows up, and her dream is crushed. Hermione doesn't like Cassidy at all. Now Cassidy decides she must win Hermione over.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Harry Potter ;_; and I never will!! But I do own the Serpentine broomstick, Kuro-Shiro, Cassidy, and the rest of the lot in Cass's family.
The Slythindor
Ch 3: A Jealous Hermione
The two new friends approached the counter of Quality Quidditch Supplies, and placed the two broomsticks beside the cash register. The Lightning Rod was bright orange and yellow. 'Hey Harry,' Cassidy asked.
'Ya?'
'If you've already got the best broomstick there is, why are you buying that one?' 'oh, this is for my friend Ron Weasley. He just made the quidditch team last year, and this is a really early Christmas present, I guess.'
'oh, that's really nice!' Cassidy cooed, putting her money up on the counter. 'Weasley… I think I've heard that name before… oh! He's the one who likes Muggles, right? Mr. A. Weasley?'
'Ya, how'd you know that?'
'Oh, he's the person who got my squib dad a job at the Ministry of Magic. I got a letter sent to our house by a lost owl with the return address as Weasley.' Harry suddenly laughed.
'A lost owl, huh?' Cassidy nodded. 'Was this owl maybe a messy, disoriented, grey owl?' Cassidy nodded again. 'That's Errol. The Weasley family's owl. He's a little "off",' Harry snorted.
'Oh, he did crash into my window at 2:00 am!' Cassidy laughed too.
They paid for their brooms and took a seat at a table outside an ice cream parlour. Then Harry got an idea. 'Hey, if your mom hates you buying a broom, maybe I should keep your Serpentine till we're on the train.' he suggested.
'Ya sure, thanks. That would be safest. You've been such a big help, Harry! Is there anything I can do for you?'
'um…', Harry thought. 'maybe. Are you any good in potions class?'
'Well, I'm about average. Why, do you need any help with last minute summer homework or something?'
'Ya, I -- " but he was cut off.
'So *there* you are!' said a girl's voice. A rather short girl with wild brown curly hair walked up quickly to Harry. She shot a jealous look at Cassidy, who was taken aback.
'Oh, sorry Hermione. I forgot to tell you where I was going after Quality Quidditch Supplies. Er -- this is Cassidy Crow. Cass, this is my girlfriend Hermione Granger.' Cassidy smiled as sweetly as she could, but couldn't help but notice herself beginning to dislike this Hermione, who would not stop giving her threatening looks. Cassidy hoped Hermione hadn't seen her twitch unpleasantly at the word "girlfriend".
'Pleasure.' said Hermione simply. 'Harry, I thought you told me you finished your potions essay.' Harry smiled weakly.
'Er -- I did? I said that?' he said 'I guess I just didn't want your help, that's all.'
'But you just asked *her* for help. Did you not?'
'Yeah… but she knows everything about Potions.' Cassidy and Harry exchanged glances.
"That's a lie!" said the expression on Cassidy's face.
'Oh. Do you now?', Hermione said, raising an eyebrow. 'Well, you've got to have quite high intellect then,' she added, sounding smart. 'because that's the only class my mark's not an A in.' she bragged. Harry looked annoyed.
"She must brag often." Cassidy thought. But she could win her respect. Winning peoples' respect was what she was best at. So she decided to make Hermione her first task.
'Well, Hermione, it's been great meeting you.' Cassidy said, putting out a hand. Hermione looked oddly at her, then finally shook her hand.
'Sure. Same to you.' she said, which obviously, was a lie.
'Thanks for minding my Serpentine for me, Harry. I'll pay you back on the train, as well as help you with your Potions essay… if you actually do need help. See ya, Hermione!' Cassidy stood up, and walked off with a last wave to Harry and Hermione.
As soon as she turned her head away from them, she giggled silently. She couldn't stop thinking about the jealous look on Hermione's face. The slightly embarrassed one on Harry's. "What a funny couple they must be." Cassidy thought. "That Hermione seems very over protective of her boyfriend. Harry must always feel so humiliated with her in public." Cassidy stopped smiling. She liked Harry, sort of. And Hermione stood in the way. But that was no way to think if she wanted Hermione to like her. "I can't really like Harry Potter." Cassidy scolded herself firmly. "I don't even know him. I only like him because he's famous, well known, and very good looking. Those are no qualities. I need to think of him as a friend, and no more. A friend.", she smiled again. "That's lucky. And so fast, too. That's a first for me." Cassidy continued to hold a conversation with herself in her head all the rest of the walk through Diagon Alley to The Leaky Cauldron. "Wow. Harry Potter. The first friend I've made here is Harry Potter! The real thing!" Cassidy thought she must be blessed. Her life was finally starting off on the right foot. And that Hermione. If she could win her friendship too, then she'd be set! A famous friend, and a smart one. Well, if she succeeded at that, who knew what wonderful things would come next? Cassidy simply could not wait.
By Chou aka Tash Bita
Summary: Fifth year Cassidy Crow, is starting out fresh at Hogwarts. The sorting hat's having a lot of trouble deciding where to put her. Slytherin? Or Gryffindor? Befriending both Slytherins and Gryrffindors, both houses are where she belongs. But where? WHERE?! She can't wait to meet the legendary Harry Potter she's heard so much about! But then she finds it's not Harry she's falling for… It's Ron!! Hogwarts has many new choices in store for young Cassidy. Never has she had tasks so difficult as this.
A/N: Cassie's overwhelmed to become friends with the famous Harry Potter, and starts to believe that she likes him. But then Hermione Granger shows up, and her dream is crushed. Hermione doesn't like Cassidy at all. Now Cassidy decides she must win Hermione over.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Harry Potter ;_; and I never will!! But I do own the Serpentine broomstick, Kuro-Shiro, Cassidy, and the rest of the lot in Cass's family.
The Slythindor
Ch 3: A Jealous Hermione
The two new friends approached the counter of Quality Quidditch Supplies, and placed the two broomsticks beside the cash register. The Lightning Rod was bright orange and yellow. 'Hey Harry,' Cassidy asked.
'Ya?'
'If you've already got the best broomstick there is, why are you buying that one?' 'oh, this is for my friend Ron Weasley. He just made the quidditch team last year, and this is a really early Christmas present, I guess.'
'oh, that's really nice!' Cassidy cooed, putting her money up on the counter. 'Weasley… I think I've heard that name before… oh! He's the one who likes Muggles, right? Mr. A. Weasley?'
'Ya, how'd you know that?'
'Oh, he's the person who got my squib dad a job at the Ministry of Magic. I got a letter sent to our house by a lost owl with the return address as Weasley.' Harry suddenly laughed.
'A lost owl, huh?' Cassidy nodded. 'Was this owl maybe a messy, disoriented, grey owl?' Cassidy nodded again. 'That's Errol. The Weasley family's owl. He's a little "off",' Harry snorted.
'Oh, he did crash into my window at 2:00 am!' Cassidy laughed too.
They paid for their brooms and took a seat at a table outside an ice cream parlour. Then Harry got an idea. 'Hey, if your mom hates you buying a broom, maybe I should keep your Serpentine till we're on the train.' he suggested.
'Ya sure, thanks. That would be safest. You've been such a big help, Harry! Is there anything I can do for you?'
'um…', Harry thought. 'maybe. Are you any good in potions class?'
'Well, I'm about average. Why, do you need any help with last minute summer homework or something?'
'Ya, I -- " but he was cut off.
'So *there* you are!' said a girl's voice. A rather short girl with wild brown curly hair walked up quickly to Harry. She shot a jealous look at Cassidy, who was taken aback.
'Oh, sorry Hermione. I forgot to tell you where I was going after Quality Quidditch Supplies. Er -- this is Cassidy Crow. Cass, this is my girlfriend Hermione Granger.' Cassidy smiled as sweetly as she could, but couldn't help but notice herself beginning to dislike this Hermione, who would not stop giving her threatening looks. Cassidy hoped Hermione hadn't seen her twitch unpleasantly at the word "girlfriend".
'Pleasure.' said Hermione simply. 'Harry, I thought you told me you finished your potions essay.' Harry smiled weakly.
'Er -- I did? I said that?' he said 'I guess I just didn't want your help, that's all.'
'But you just asked *her* for help. Did you not?'
'Yeah… but she knows everything about Potions.' Cassidy and Harry exchanged glances.
"That's a lie!" said the expression on Cassidy's face.
'Oh. Do you now?', Hermione said, raising an eyebrow. 'Well, you've got to have quite high intellect then,' she added, sounding smart. 'because that's the only class my mark's not an A in.' she bragged. Harry looked annoyed.
"She must brag often." Cassidy thought. But she could win her respect. Winning peoples' respect was what she was best at. So she decided to make Hermione her first task.
'Well, Hermione, it's been great meeting you.' Cassidy said, putting out a hand. Hermione looked oddly at her, then finally shook her hand.
'Sure. Same to you.' she said, which obviously, was a lie.
'Thanks for minding my Serpentine for me, Harry. I'll pay you back on the train, as well as help you with your Potions essay… if you actually do need help. See ya, Hermione!' Cassidy stood up, and walked off with a last wave to Harry and Hermione.
As soon as she turned her head away from them, she giggled silently. She couldn't stop thinking about the jealous look on Hermione's face. The slightly embarrassed one on Harry's. "What a funny couple they must be." Cassidy thought. "That Hermione seems very over protective of her boyfriend. Harry must always feel so humiliated with her in public." Cassidy stopped smiling. She liked Harry, sort of. And Hermione stood in the way. But that was no way to think if she wanted Hermione to like her. "I can't really like Harry Potter." Cassidy scolded herself firmly. "I don't even know him. I only like him because he's famous, well known, and very good looking. Those are no qualities. I need to think of him as a friend, and no more. A friend.", she smiled again. "That's lucky. And so fast, too. That's a first for me." Cassidy continued to hold a conversation with herself in her head all the rest of the walk through Diagon Alley to The Leaky Cauldron. "Wow. Harry Potter. The first friend I've made here is Harry Potter! The real thing!" Cassidy thought she must be blessed. Her life was finally starting off on the right foot. And that Hermione. If she could win her friendship too, then she'd be set! A famous friend, and a smart one. Well, if she succeeded at that, who knew what wonderful things would come next? Cassidy simply could not wait.