Chapter 5:BAAM attacks
Harry woke late the next morning. He rushed to class, skipping breakfast.
In transfiguration, he found Hermione talking to 4 Ravenclaw girls that he
knew as Becky, Amber, Abi, and Melissa. He had heard that they were
incredibly smart, but talkative and that they enjoyed Potions class a
little too much. They seemed to be whispering and giggling, but stopped
when they noticed he had entered the room. After class, Hermione walked up
to him, "Did you sleep ok last night?" "Yeah," Harry answered, " I'm going
to the Library, I've got a lot to think about." Hermione nodded and walked
off to her next class.
In the library, Harry tried to calm down. He was still worried about what
Snape had said. What did he mean, "He couldn't do that to him?" Was his
memories that bad? Just then, those Ravenclaw girls walked up to him. Mel
was the first to speak, "Harry Potter, right?" Harry nodded. She
continued, "Hi! I'm Mel, this is Amber, Abi, and Becky. We're friends of
Hermione." "Yeah I know. Hi," Harry answered. Mel went silent and
blushed, so Amber spoke up, "Um..mind if we sit down?" "No" Harry
answered.
So the girls sat down. Abi continued, "Harry, we wanted to talk to you about Hermione." Becky jumped in, "Yeah, ever sense she got back, she's not been herself." Amber continued, "We were concerned that maybe you had said something to upset her?" Harry stared blankly at them. Mel chimed back in, "Do you have a crush on her?!" "NO." harry stared in another direction. "Then what happened?" Abi asked. Harry really didn't want to talk about this. Amber chimmed in, "Ok, girls. I think we have to tell him the truth." They all looked at her for guidance. "Harry," she continued, "We..um..we aren't just students." "What?" Harry asked. Mel cont., "We are at the top of our class(7th year) and we were selected by Dumbledore for a special mission." Becky added, "You see Harry, we are here to help you."
Amber rolled her eyes, "Guys stop beating around the bush! Ok, Harry, here's the deal. Dumbledore is having a hard time finding loyal supporters. Our parents are good friends of his, so he thought he could trust us with a small mission. He asked us to keep an eye on you. He wants to know what you are doing and when. Since we're good friends of Hermione it's easy to do. We also were the ones that told Snape about your little letter. God it was almost impossible to get out of her!" Harry felt suddenly angry, "YOU told him!" Abi jumped in, "Well, we didn't want to go to Dumbledore!" Mel added, "Yeah, and he is our favorite Professor." Becky quickly added, "What she means is, we trust him. We also knew Dumbledore was thinking about the mindreading thing and well, it made sense to tell Snape."
Harry stared blanky at them again. "So Dumbledore wants you to wacth out for me?" "Yes" Amber added, "and in doing so we need to know what's going on with Hermione." Abi asked, "Did you two have a fight?" "or did she tell you about her crush?" asked Mel. "I already know about that!" Harry answered. Becky spoke up, "Well, do you have a crush on her? Becuase if you did that would be so great." they all smiled. "NO, I DON'T" Harry almost yelled, before he realized he was in the library, "I..I love her." Abi, Becky, and Mel began to speak, but Amber raised her hand, "No girls, let him speak. What happened Harry?" So, Harry told them about his promise to Hermione. They all sighed with dreamy eyes. Mel let something slip, "I wish professor Snape would promise me that." "MEL!" yelled Becky. Abi laughed. Harry's stomach turned. "Anyways," Amber quickly added, "I'm glad we know. Thank you, Harry." She stood up and the others followed. Abi continued, "Remember Harry, that we are only here to help." Amber added, "If you ever need us, just say BAAM really loud and we'll come running."
"No offense, but how could you ever help me?" Harry asked. Becky laughed, "Well, I don't know if we could. But it's nice to know you have support right!" Mel responded, "5's better than 1 anyday! We'll keep in touch. Bye Harry." And with that they left Harry to think. But he wasn't sure what to think about!
He made his way back to the common's room to get his books before Potions. He really was dreading that class. Ron was waiting, "Harry, I just wanted to say I am sorry about punching you." Harry was taken aback by this remark, "Uh..it's ok Ron. I know you were really upset." "Yeah," Ron responded, "but Hermione told me the whole story last night and I feel better now that I know you 2 aren't dating. I'm glad you're mature enough to want to protect her. You know I'd do anything for her."
So, with that the 2 walked to Potions together. Harry told Ron how he was feeling. When he walked into the classroom, his stomach got wozzy and he felt nauseus. Snape was already there, sitting in his chair. He stared up at Harry as they walked in. Harry quickly turned his glance. The last thing he wanted was Snape knowing his thoughts right now. Class went normally. Snape found every opportunity to yell at Harry and Ron. He acted as if he had forgotten the night before. Whatever sympathy Harry had for him was slowly fading.
And so this was how it continued through the winter months. March approached and flowers began to bloom. Harry hadn't spoken to the Ravenclaw girls since that day in the library, but he had a feeling they were still watching. Although, he did see them sneeking into Snape's office one late afternoon with what looked like, wine and a small cake, handcuffs and a cauldron?! Harry just tried to get it out of his mind. "Those girls are too weird!" he thought to himself, "How are they ever going to help me?!"
So the girls sat down. Abi continued, "Harry, we wanted to talk to you about Hermione." Becky jumped in, "Yeah, ever sense she got back, she's not been herself." Amber continued, "We were concerned that maybe you had said something to upset her?" Harry stared blankly at them. Mel chimed back in, "Do you have a crush on her?!" "NO." harry stared in another direction. "Then what happened?" Abi asked. Harry really didn't want to talk about this. Amber chimmed in, "Ok, girls. I think we have to tell him the truth." They all looked at her for guidance. "Harry," she continued, "We..um..we aren't just students." "What?" Harry asked. Mel cont., "We are at the top of our class(7th year) and we were selected by Dumbledore for a special mission." Becky added, "You see Harry, we are here to help you."
Amber rolled her eyes, "Guys stop beating around the bush! Ok, Harry, here's the deal. Dumbledore is having a hard time finding loyal supporters. Our parents are good friends of his, so he thought he could trust us with a small mission. He asked us to keep an eye on you. He wants to know what you are doing and when. Since we're good friends of Hermione it's easy to do. We also were the ones that told Snape about your little letter. God it was almost impossible to get out of her!" Harry felt suddenly angry, "YOU told him!" Abi jumped in, "Well, we didn't want to go to Dumbledore!" Mel added, "Yeah, and he is our favorite Professor." Becky quickly added, "What she means is, we trust him. We also knew Dumbledore was thinking about the mindreading thing and well, it made sense to tell Snape."
Harry stared blanky at them again. "So Dumbledore wants you to wacth out for me?" "Yes" Amber added, "and in doing so we need to know what's going on with Hermione." Abi asked, "Did you two have a fight?" "or did she tell you about her crush?" asked Mel. "I already know about that!" Harry answered. Becky spoke up, "Well, do you have a crush on her? Becuase if you did that would be so great." they all smiled. "NO, I DON'T" Harry almost yelled, before he realized he was in the library, "I..I love her." Abi, Becky, and Mel began to speak, but Amber raised her hand, "No girls, let him speak. What happened Harry?" So, Harry told them about his promise to Hermione. They all sighed with dreamy eyes. Mel let something slip, "I wish professor Snape would promise me that." "MEL!" yelled Becky. Abi laughed. Harry's stomach turned. "Anyways," Amber quickly added, "I'm glad we know. Thank you, Harry." She stood up and the others followed. Abi continued, "Remember Harry, that we are only here to help." Amber added, "If you ever need us, just say BAAM really loud and we'll come running."
"No offense, but how could you ever help me?" Harry asked. Becky laughed, "Well, I don't know if we could. But it's nice to know you have support right!" Mel responded, "5's better than 1 anyday! We'll keep in touch. Bye Harry." And with that they left Harry to think. But he wasn't sure what to think about!
He made his way back to the common's room to get his books before Potions. He really was dreading that class. Ron was waiting, "Harry, I just wanted to say I am sorry about punching you." Harry was taken aback by this remark, "Uh..it's ok Ron. I know you were really upset." "Yeah," Ron responded, "but Hermione told me the whole story last night and I feel better now that I know you 2 aren't dating. I'm glad you're mature enough to want to protect her. You know I'd do anything for her."
So, with that the 2 walked to Potions together. Harry told Ron how he was feeling. When he walked into the classroom, his stomach got wozzy and he felt nauseus. Snape was already there, sitting in his chair. He stared up at Harry as they walked in. Harry quickly turned his glance. The last thing he wanted was Snape knowing his thoughts right now. Class went normally. Snape found every opportunity to yell at Harry and Ron. He acted as if he had forgotten the night before. Whatever sympathy Harry had for him was slowly fading.
And so this was how it continued through the winter months. March approached and flowers began to bloom. Harry hadn't spoken to the Ravenclaw girls since that day in the library, but he had a feeling they were still watching. Although, he did see them sneeking into Snape's office one late afternoon with what looked like, wine and a small cake, handcuffs and a cauldron?! Harry just tried to get it out of his mind. "Those girls are too weird!" he thought to himself, "How are they ever going to help me?!"