Chapter 4: Tell us what happened . . .
It was the next morning. The rest of the previous day had gone by without incident. Nina had gone back to her usual reserved self. However, Ron and Hermione were worried.
" Ron, did he tell you what he dreamt of?"
" No! He said that he didn't want to talk about it. I don't know what is wrong with him nowadays . . .he's always trusted us before! "
" Have you noticed that Nina's been acting strangely too?" Hermione voiced out what Ron had been thinking. " It's just so . . . queer" Ron commented.
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Harry entered through the portrait hole and heard Ron say "It's just so . . . queer".
" What is?" Harry asked. Ron jumped. "What is what?"
" What is queer?" Harry gave him a quizzical look. Ron glanced at Hermione. She gave a slight nod. " We have to ask him anyway . . ." she said, not looking at Ron and Harry.
" Well Harry, you have been acting so strange lately! Why don't you tell us what is wrong? We can try and help you out . . ." Ron said rather hesitantly. Harry turned away. How could he tell them? What would he say? Would they ever understand what he meant? What if they take it wrongly? A hundred questions arose in his head. He had to tell them.
" Two days ago, when Nina was talking to me, I just happened to notice her eyes. I was surprised to see in her eyes . . . longing, a raging anger, a hatred and steely determination. Ever since then I wanted to find out more about her . . . because I know she's hiding something. I know what those expressions together mean . . . I have felt the same before and I still do sometimes." He blurted out and stared at the two of them.
Hermione seemed to fighting a mad urge to laugh. Ron was grinning so much, Harry was afraid his cheek muscles would tear. " What?" Harry questioned. He was obviously annoyed.
" You are infatuated!" Ron exclaimed.
Harry knew they would take it like this. He knew they wouldn't understand what those expressions together meant. He knew they wouldn't understand why those eyes bothered him.
" I am NOT infatuated! I knew you two would take it like this. That is why I didn't tell you earlier!" He stormed off to his dormitory.
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Ron and Hermione watched as Harry stormed up the staircase. Both of them were taken aback by his sudden outburst but they recovered quickly. They ran after him.
Hermione pushed open the door to the dormitory and found Harry looking out the window. " Hey Harry . . . we're really sorry."
"No, I'm sorry . . . I shouldn't have shouted."
" It's ok Harry. It was partly our fault too . . . look we'll help you to get Nina to open up to us but you first explain to us what you meant, ok?" said Hermione, hoping to make up for what just happened.
Ron and Hermione listened intently as Harry explained to them how the expressions in Nina's eyes reminded him very much of himself, what the cause of those expressions was and how he had a feeling it might be the same cause for Nina also. " So you see, I have to find out what she is hiding."
"But Harry, how can you be sure that she is hiding some thing? The determination in her eyes could have been because she needed determination to talk to you. You know how shy she is." Hermione tried to reason.
" Ok, you can explain away the determination, but how about the longing, anger and hatred?" Harry argued.
"All right, all right" Hermione sighed. " But this better not turn out to be a wild goose chase!"
Is Harry right after all?
What is this mysterious cause that makes Harry feel those expressions he saw in Nina's eyes?
Will this turn out to be a wild goose chase?
Read on to find out!
R&R . . . thanx
It was the next morning. The rest of the previous day had gone by without incident. Nina had gone back to her usual reserved self. However, Ron and Hermione were worried.
" Ron, did he tell you what he dreamt of?"
" No! He said that he didn't want to talk about it. I don't know what is wrong with him nowadays . . .he's always trusted us before! "
" Have you noticed that Nina's been acting strangely too?" Hermione voiced out what Ron had been thinking. " It's just so . . . queer" Ron commented.
*** *** ***
Harry entered through the portrait hole and heard Ron say "It's just so . . . queer".
" What is?" Harry asked. Ron jumped. "What is what?"
" What is queer?" Harry gave him a quizzical look. Ron glanced at Hermione. She gave a slight nod. " We have to ask him anyway . . ." she said, not looking at Ron and Harry.
" Well Harry, you have been acting so strange lately! Why don't you tell us what is wrong? We can try and help you out . . ." Ron said rather hesitantly. Harry turned away. How could he tell them? What would he say? Would they ever understand what he meant? What if they take it wrongly? A hundred questions arose in his head. He had to tell them.
" Two days ago, when Nina was talking to me, I just happened to notice her eyes. I was surprised to see in her eyes . . . longing, a raging anger, a hatred and steely determination. Ever since then I wanted to find out more about her . . . because I know she's hiding something. I know what those expressions together mean . . . I have felt the same before and I still do sometimes." He blurted out and stared at the two of them.
Hermione seemed to fighting a mad urge to laugh. Ron was grinning so much, Harry was afraid his cheek muscles would tear. " What?" Harry questioned. He was obviously annoyed.
" You are infatuated!" Ron exclaimed.
Harry knew they would take it like this. He knew they wouldn't understand what those expressions together meant. He knew they wouldn't understand why those eyes bothered him.
" I am NOT infatuated! I knew you two would take it like this. That is why I didn't tell you earlier!" He stormed off to his dormitory.
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Ron and Hermione watched as Harry stormed up the staircase. Both of them were taken aback by his sudden outburst but they recovered quickly. They ran after him.
Hermione pushed open the door to the dormitory and found Harry looking out the window. " Hey Harry . . . we're really sorry."
"No, I'm sorry . . . I shouldn't have shouted."
" It's ok Harry. It was partly our fault too . . . look we'll help you to get Nina to open up to us but you first explain to us what you meant, ok?" said Hermione, hoping to make up for what just happened.
Ron and Hermione listened intently as Harry explained to them how the expressions in Nina's eyes reminded him very much of himself, what the cause of those expressions was and how he had a feeling it might be the same cause for Nina also. " So you see, I have to find out what she is hiding."
"But Harry, how can you be sure that she is hiding some thing? The determination in her eyes could have been because she needed determination to talk to you. You know how shy she is." Hermione tried to reason.
" Ok, you can explain away the determination, but how about the longing, anger and hatred?" Harry argued.
"All right, all right" Hermione sighed. " But this better not turn out to be a wild goose chase!"
Is Harry right after all?
What is this mysterious cause that makes Harry feel those expressions he saw in Nina's eyes?
Will this turn out to be a wild goose chase?
Read on to find out!
R&R . . . thanx