Chapter 22 – Trouble starts
Olivia decided that she would give Harry, Hermione, and Ron another chance to get to know Constanza. She figured that Remus was right and they just needed to get to know her better. As Olivia walked past the library she met up with Constanza.
"Stanzie!" Olivia called
"Olivia…hey how are you?"
"I'm good. What are you up to?"
"I was going to work on my Charms essay but the library has too many Gryffindor's and I don't get along to well with my house."
"Oh I forgot about that…I need to work on it." Olivia commented
"Alright well I'll let you get to work. See you later." Constanza called over her shoulder as she started to head towards the dungeons.
"Stanzie wait." Olivia called after her retreating form. "Why don't we work on it together?"
"Yea but won't your little friends be mad at you?"
"Right now I don't really care." Olivia replied with bitterness in her voice.
"Um…ok. Where do you want to work on it?"
"How about in one of the empty classrooms on the third floor so that way we're not disturbed by anyone."
"Sure"
With that the two girls linked arms in a joking manner and strutted their way to the dustiest classroom in the third floor corridor. Once in the room they cast a quick cleaning spell and spread out their notes to start their essay. As they wrote they casually talked about the recent gossip around Hogwarts. After a few hours they were finished their Charms essay's and were well informed of all the gossip the school held when they decided to head to their respective common rooms for the night.
* * *
Olivia entered the Gryffindor common room only to wish that she didn't have to.
"Olivia where have you been?" Harry inquired as soon as Olivia sat down next to him.
"I was working on my Charms paper."
"You were supposed to help me potions paper today…remember?" Harry practically whined.
"You weren't in the library." Hermione stated
"I know."
"Well how could you be working on your charms paper if you weren't in the library?"
"The library was too crowded and noisy for my liking so I used an empty classroom. And I'm sorry Harry I didn't purposefully forget to help you."
"It's ok Olivia."
"Do you wanna work on it now or would you rather wait until tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow please."
"Sure well goodnight."
Once Olivia was out of ear shot Hermione made her opinion of Olivia know to just about everyone in the common room.
"I doubt that she was working on her paper."
"Why do you say that 'Mione?" Ron asked.
"Well for one she wasn't carrying anything and I saw her talking to that Slytherin Constanza."
"So?"
"I bet she spent the whole day with her and gave out all sorts of information out about you Harry because."
"Why would Olivia do that?" Harry questioned
"Because Constanza's working for Voldemort I bet and is using Olivia to get to you."
"Hermione you can't say that you don't know Constanza." Harry defended
"I don't want to, there's just something about her that I don't like and I think if Olivia's going to hang out with her then she's should be someone we have to watch out for as well."
"Olivia's our friend!"
"Not if she's in league with Voldemort."
"She's got a point Harry." Ron added.
Olivia had reached the bottom of the steps from the dormitories about to go find Remus to talk to him when she overheard the conversation between Harry, Hermione and Ron. She was shocked that Hermione was saying such things especially since they were supposed to be friends. But what shocked her beyond all was that Ron was agreeing with and they were slowly pulling Harry along with them. "Fine if she wants to play that way I'll play. I thought you were different Harry…Oh well your loss!" Olivia thought bitterly as she headed back up to her room.
* * *
The following morning Olivia got herself ready for a relaxing day when she remembered the plan she had formed the night before. Olivia left her room shortly after and breezed through the common room without so much as a hello to Harry, Ron, or Hermione. Instead Olivia headed straight to the Great Hall to get herself some breakfast before she went looking for Constanza. Luckily for Olivia as soon as she entered the Great Hall she spotted Constanza.
"Stanzie!" Olivia called as she headed toward the Slytherin table attracting the attention of every student and teach in the Great Hall.
"Hey Olivia! What brings you over here?"
'I wanted to know if you wanted to blow this joint and head to the kitchens to get a quick breakfast before we cause terror on the whole school?"
"Sure." Constanza replied chuckling as she responded.
The girls left the Great Hall just as Harry, Ron, and Hermione were entering. As they passed them Olivia whispered something in Constanza ear that caused them both to burst into laughter.
The rest of the day the girls wandered the halls of Hogwarts discovering new passages and rooms that they had never seen before. After a while they got tired of walking around and camped out in the nearest empty classroom that they found. When they had settled into the room they saw a rat scuttle across the room to the far corner disappearing behind a box but neither found this odd after all this was an old castle.
"I'm telling you Harry Constanza's bad news and so is Olivia, now that she's hanging around her." Hermione argued later that afternoon as the three of them sat in common room.
"Yea but Hermione….she's our friend."
"Yea and 'Mad-Eye' Moody was our teacher last year." Hermione retorted quickly.
Harry was suddenly at a loss for words. Hermione, no matter how much he wanted to deny it, was right. Last year and two years before that Harry had trusted someone who turned out to be one of Voldemorts followers. But try as Harry might he couldn't see Olivia being the same way, she had saved Sirius and everyone else, and why would she do that if she was a supporter of Voldemort?
* * *
The next few days went by in a blur. Olivia not only refused to talk to Harry, Hermione, and Ron but she started avoiding them all together. She spent almost all of her free time with Constanza. The two of them would eat their meals in the kitchens or an empty classroom to avoid their houses and the glares they received. They saw nothing wrong with their being friends but apparently everyone else did.
Dumbledore noticed the two girls going everywhere together and forgetting whatever other friends they used to have. Normally he wouldn't have cared that much but the whole situation just didn't feel right.
A few hours later Dumbledore sat in his office consulting his pensive when there was an impatient knock on his door.
"Come in." Dumbledore beckoned putting his pensive away. When he looked up again he found none other then Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "Good evening Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger. Is there something I can help you with?"
"Yes professor we believe that there's a Voldemort supporter here in Hogwarts." Hermione gravely answered.
"And who would this person be?"
"Well it's two actually….Constanza Vasaturo and Olivia Stanton."
"And what make you think that Ms. Vasaturo and Ms. Stanton are followers of Voldemort?" Dumbledore questioned relaxing considerably
"Well ever since Constanza came to Hogwarts Olivia's been acting strange."
"How so?"
"She's been coming and going from the Gryffindor tower at all hours of the night and she locks herself in her room." Harry started
"Plus she's always hanging out with Constanza and she's been slacking off in class, not doing homework and she's been avoiding everyone." Ron added
"The worst of all is that Constanza's a Slytherin and we all know that, that spells trouble. See professor it all fits." Hermione finished.
"You three have presented some very convincing information…but however I can assure you that neither Ms. Stanton nor Ms. Vasaturo are in league with Voldemort. But if it would make you feel any better I will call them in to talk to them." Dumbledore answered ending the conversation.
Harry took the hint and silently led Hermione and Ron from Dumbledore's office and back to the Gryffindor tower. As they were heading back they ran into Olivia and Constanza who were walking down the halls talking and singing to themselves. But the sight alone wasn't enough to scare them the song they were singing was more then enough to convince them that they were right and Dumbledore was wrong.
Oh my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I ripped out his throat
And called you on the telephone to
take off my disguise
Just in time to hear you cry when you,
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died………
Olivia and Constanza stopped singing as soon as the noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione. The five shot daggers back and forth before Olivia and Constanza looked at each other and began walking back the way they had come singing a different song.
* * *
During her break the following morning Olivia received and Owl asking her to visit the Headmaster. She wasn't sure why Dumbledore wanted to see her but she saw no need not to go, but whatever she had expected it wasn't what she got. When Olivia reached the Gargoyle guarding Dumbledore's office she met up with Constanza.
"Stanzie what are you doing here?"
"Dumbledore sent me an owl asking to see me. You?"
"I got the same thing. I wonder what this is all about."
"I dunno but there's only one way to find out."
The girl's trekked up the spiral staircase and entered Dumbledore's office to find not only Professor Dumbledore but Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape as well.
"Good morning Ms. Stanton, Ms. Vasaturo I trust you slept well." Dumbledore greeted.
"Yes but professor if you don't mind me asking what exactly are we here for?" Constanza inquired.
"Not at all Ms.Vasaturo. I've brought you both here to discuss some concerns that are floating around about you two."
"Who's spreading rumors about us?" Olivia demanded
"That is not what's important Ms. Stanton." Dumbledore replied
"I swear I'm gonna get that girl one of these days." Olivia muttered
"What exactly is being said about us?" Constanza politely asked
"Well some of the students have been noticing some drastic changes in your behavior and have suspected you two of some dark activities."
"Like what?" Olivia did not like the way this conversation was going.
"Death Eater, Voldemort activity."
"Why that little…." Olivia had to bite her tongue as hard as possible to keep herself from screaming the string of cuss words that had entered her head.
"What!" Constanza practically screamed.
"I'll take that as a no then…not that I ever doubted you girls."
"Of course it's a no! I'd rather killed a thousand times before I ever even thought about joining Voldemort!" Olivia yelled disgusted at the mystery 'students'. Constanza quickly followed Olivia's outburst with one of her own and Dumbledore along with Snape and McGonagall were more then convinced.
As Olivia stood there in a rage that someone could ever think that about her or Constanza she realized that the five visible people in the room weren't the only ones in the room.
"Does that convince you?" Olivia spat looking directly at Dumbledore's closet doors.
The other occupants in the room looked at Olivia was crazy until Harry, Ron, and Hermione appeared from under Harry's Invisibility cloak.
"No…I still don't trust you." Hermione spat back
"Fine you want proof…Headmaster may I please take a truth potion to fully convince the extra parties in the room?"
"Servus do you think you can make the potion?" Dumbledore asked the Potions master.
"Yes but it will take a few hours."
"Fine then we will convene back here at 7:30 this evening."
* * *
Olivia left the great Hall with Constanza later then the majority of the student body. It wasn't like Olivia regretted her decision it's just that she felt like making Hermione wait. Constanza felt the same as Olivia did so she gave no objection to taking their time getting to Dumbledore's office. This time when they entered the office there was the addition of Professor Lupin and his dog. Olivia and Dumbledore knew why the two of them were there but no one else knew why the Defense Against the Darks Arts teacher and his dog had to be there.
"Ah Ms. Stanton, Ms. Vasaturo how nice of you to join us." Dumbledore greeted.
"Dinner was especially good tonight so we felt like savoring it." Constanza responded.
"Yea cause it'll probably be the last one you ever have." Hermione muttered
"I heard that Hermione." Olivia stated as she passed her causing Hermione to don a look of pure shock.
"Shall we get this over ladies?" Dumbledore stated
"Yes" Both Constanza and Olivia replied at the same time.
Snape carried two vials of a smoking truth serum and they each took their vial raised it in a toast before downing the repulsive contents in one gulp. Dumbledore waited a few minutes to be sure that the potion had time to take over before he started to question the girls.
"Constanza are you working for Lord Voldemort?" Dumbledore inquired
"No…I've never seen the vermin and I don't really care to so why would I join him." Constanza replied in a monotonous tone.
"Olivia are you working for Lord Voldemort?"
"Hell No not ever for all the money, fame, and what not could I ever help that slimy piece of shit."
"Where have you been sneaking out to then?" Hermione blurted out not being able to keep her mouth shut.
"I leave to see my father and discuss things with him." The whole room looked confused at Olivia's response, save Remus and Dumbledore.
"Well then why were you singing that song last night…that death song?" Hermione continued not being able to curb her curiosity.
"It's a muggle song." Constanza replied. "We were singing it because it was stuck in our heads."
"How come you've been avoiding us then Olivia?" Harry asked his curiosity getting the better of him.
"I'm giving the three of you a taste of your own medicine. If you want to believe rumors and prejudice about me and then spread it I'm not going to talk to you or associate with you. I heard the three of you talking about me last week and how Hermione was trying to convince the two of you that Stanzie and I were evil. It hurt to see you follow her ever though you know I'm not like that and you're my friends so I wanted to hurt you back."
"Why befriend someone from the enemies' house?" Snape inquired.
"She's a Gryff; I'm a Slyth, who the hell really cares. I thought that in this time of war we all needed to be united to defeat the evil." Constanza replied.
Dumbledore saw that there were no more questions being asked and mumbled a simple spell to pull the truth serum. Once Olivia was back in her normal state she starred directly at Hermione.
"Is that proof enough for you?" She spat viciously
Hermione visibly gulped what Olivia thought was her pride because she could tell that Hermione was rarely wrong and hated to admit it when she was.
"Yea." Hermione replied defeated
"If everyone is done and the problem settled I suggest you all heard off to bead, for it has been quite a day." Dumbledore announced.
Everyone immediately began to get up and head out the door. As Olivia was leaving the office a soft voice spoke to her mentally.
"Eve if you can I would really like to talk to you in a bit."
"Alright Remus I'll come down around 9:30."
"I suggest you use you invisibility cloak Sirius didn't get for you for nothing and it might help from people seeing you leaving and entering."
"Sure talk to you in a while."
The rest of the trip to the Gryffindor Common room was spent in silence until they reached the portrait. Hermione had said the password and immediately disappeared into the common room with Ron not that far behind. Olivia was about to go in when Harry held her back.
"Look Olivia I'm sorry for not trusting you. I-I guess I was just paranoid after the one point Hermione made." Harry apologized genuinely feeling terrible about the whole situation.
"It's ok Harry I didn't really blame you I just thought you might have held out a little longer then you did." Olivia stated before disappearing into the common room.
When Harry entered the common room he found a crowd gathering around his two best friends who were currently fighting.
"Hermione I can't believe you…That I believed you." Ron shouted.
"Ron I'm sorry but it was an honest mistake of misjudging character you know I didn't mean it." Hermione pleaded.
"I don't know what to believe anymore Hermione."
"What do you mean Ron?"
"I mean it's over Hermione…for now at least I need…sleep."
With that Ron stormed out of the common room and up to the fifth year boys' dormitories with Harry hot on his heals. Hermione watched him go with defeat in her eyes and turned to go to her own dorms only to come face to face with Olivia. But to her relief Olivia walked right past to her to her own room.
"Ron what was that…down there….all about?" Harry asked panting slightly as he shot into the room.
"I-I broke it off with her Harry." Ron replied trying to hide the hurt in his voice.
"I didn't notice that you two were ever together."
"We decided to go out around Halloween but decided to keep it secret we thought you knew but obviously not."
"But…why?"
"We didn't want people to know and I she lied to me and tried to brainwash you and me into isolating one of our good friends and I need some time to think this all over before I can even think about her in that way again." Ron answered knowing Harry's double meaning to the question. "I'm going to bed."
"Alright G'night Ron."
"Night Harry."
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So what's going to happen with Ron her Hermione? Will Ron and Harry warm up to Constanza? Will the world be right again? I highly doubt it but that's the beauty of Harry Potter, there's always something going on. Anyway I'm sooooooooooo sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter put and that the last one wasn't the best. I had kind of hit a road block not sure of where to take the next few chapters to keep it interesting and get it to where I want it later. But no need to fear because I've finally solved it. Well I hope that you enjoy this one and I hope to get another one up as soon as possible, but no promises. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. - J.London I hope this ending isn't what you consider depressing?
P.S.S. – the song used in this chapter is GOOD CHARLOTTE'S 'Bloody Valentine'
Luv ya
~Autumn