Harry Potter and the Harsh Truth
By Ruby Star
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they're all a product of the wonderful mind of J .K. Rowling, and I merely play with them.
Last time: "What?! That's not due until Thursday." Hermione and Lessa could hear Ron still complaining even after they left the Gryffindor common room. They laughed and talked about how guys were so lazy sometimes all they way to the library. They then went to visit Hagrid, but unfortunately he was in a class with the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw second years, so he could not see them. After that they had just enough time to get to their separate classes on time. They promised to meet at lunch.
History of Magic class was the usual- as boring as ever. Ron slept right through it and Harry was reading a library book about Quidditch. At least he's reading thought Hermione. Then the bell rang and all three thought, yes! Lunchtime!
Harry and Ron raced to their usual spot at the G. table. Harry was starving because he had eaten very little breakfast. Now he had forgotten all about the dream and the stupid mirror. Who cares about a dream anyway?
Then as the two boys were stuffing themselves silly they noticed the absence of a voice telling them to slow down, or telling them about her trip to return her book, or even how "interesting" History of Magic class was that day. They stopped eating and looked at each other. Then they scanned the room. Could she be talking to Hagrid? No, no Hermione at the teachers' table. Could she have gone back to the library? Yea probably. Either that or she is in the bathroom and will be right back, thought Harry.
But then Ron said, "Look Harry! There she is! At the.Ravenclaw table?"
"Oh yeah, Ron her new friend, Lessa is a Ravenclaw, right?"
"Yeah."
"So she must be saying hi."
"Then why is she sitting down and eating with her and laughing with her?"
"And it looks like she's meeting other Ravenclaws! Look, they are shaking hands! Isn't that the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain?!" exclaimed Harry.
"It is! The traitor! Let's go over there and see what's up."
"Okay."
As the two boys were saying all this, Professor Dumbledore was also eyeing Hermione and Lessa. He was glad to see inter-house relationships. The houses caused such a rift between people. It was quite sad really. Then he saw Harry and Ron marching off to get Hermione. He chuckled. Jealous, boys? He thought. He had always known Harry and Hermione would get together someday. He thought it was cute Harry was jealous. But of course, Ron had no idea about any of this. He seemed oblivious to reality. But he was comfortable how tings were they way they were and Dumbledore supposed he didn't want the boat rocked. Well, that's just as well.
"Hermione, what are ya doing over here? Did you get lost or something? One would think after five years of eating at the same table."
Hermione laughed nervously. "No, I'm just eating with Lessa. Come and meet all her friends. And tomorrow we eat at the Gryffindor table so she can meet all the Gryffindors."
"Hey, wait a minute Lessa," said one of the Ravenclaws, someone who Harry and Ron didn't know, "Lessa, you didn't say anything about not eating with us."
"Amy, you didn't really expect me to make Hermione leave her friends everyday did you? And besides, I want to meet all her friends, like Harry and Ron, the two jealous ones back there," said Lessa.
"We are NOT jealous, Lessa. We just wanted to know where Hermione was so we could, uh, ask her about uh, History of Magic homework," explained Harry, thinking quickly.
"Yeah, I'm so sure. It's okay, though. I would be jealous, too. One only has so many friends."
"Are you saying we don't have friends?" cried Ron.
Realizing her mistake Lessa replied quickly, "Oh, no I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that, that.that a person usually only has a few really good friends who they like to hang out with the most and I guess I assumed Hermione was one of yours. I didn't mean anything by it." Lessa seemed embarrassed that she had put them down already.
Hermione did not like how this was going. She really wanted her friends to like each other. She too knew about the house rift and thought it silly. "So Harry, Ron have you guys met Amy, or any of these guys?"
"No."
"Don't think so." They were glad for Hermione butting in for a change.
"Okay, well that's Amy Masers. She's a fifth year, too. (The three shake hands) Amy, this is Harry Potter and Ron Weasley."
Amy stared. "Potter and.Weasley? Wow, how cool is this? Harry, very nice to meet you! You too Ron, have you seen your car recently?" Obviously she had heard of them both before. Ron stared back, proud that someone knew him.
"Um, not since the end of third year. It lives in the uh, Enchanted Forest." He blushed, as well. This enormous smile lit up Amy's face as though she was ecstatic to see him. Each of them blushed even more furiously, until there faces were like tomatoes. Harry, Lessa, and Hermione all laughed. Hermione told herself she would have to set them up. That made her happy. Harry laughed, but he was still jealous of Lessa, even if just a tiny bit, and even if he couldn't admit it. So, it soured the situation. If only they really had known Lessa since the beginning, she would be one of them and this wouldn't happen.
Was this the problem that that mirror in his dreams was talking about? Lessa? But he didn't know Lessa this morning. Hermione, of course, knew her, but she wasn't a problem yet this morning. It was something to think about when he was alone and right now, Harry was surrounded by Ravenclaws. Definitely not the right time.
"So, Lessa, what classes are you taking?" Harry asked to make conversation. (Ron and Amy were talking over to the side at this point, alone. No one disturbed them.)
"Well, I'm taking Care of Magical Creatures and Arithmacy besides all the other mandatory classes of course. What are you guys taking?"
"Divination, for one."
"How's that?"
"Put it this way, the fumes and fire and her droning on and on puts me to sleep every time."
"Are you exxaggerating?" asked Lessa increduluos.
"Yeah. I only fall asleep once in a while, but I could fall asleep everytime, I swear. I keep myself awake. Ron and I keep each other awake." They all laughed.
"So ron's in that class, too?"
"Yep."
"He looks like he's having a good time with Amy over there. That's a good thing."
"Yep."
At this point Hermione said, "Well, Harry class is starting in fifteen minutes and I want to go to the common room to pick up a book I forgot. Get Ron. Bye Less, see you in two hours!"
"Okay, bye 'Mione."
(In the background) "Ron, let's go! Ron, Ron, c'mon! Bye Amy," called Harry.
Ron looked whistful, like he didn't want to leave. "Bye Amy. See you at dinner."
"Bye Ron. See you then."
"See her at dinner?" asked Harry once Ron caught up with him.
"Yeah, so?" Ron demanded. Harry and Hermione just laughed as they walked to the common room.
A/N: A new romance? Kewl. Tell me if this fic gets too.mushy or something. This is one of my first fics so it might a little. Anyway, next chapter we find out more about Lessa and Amy, so check it out! Also, another dream.
By Ruby Star
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they're all a product of the wonderful mind of J .K. Rowling, and I merely play with them.
Last time: "What?! That's not due until Thursday." Hermione and Lessa could hear Ron still complaining even after they left the Gryffindor common room. They laughed and talked about how guys were so lazy sometimes all they way to the library. They then went to visit Hagrid, but unfortunately he was in a class with the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw second years, so he could not see them. After that they had just enough time to get to their separate classes on time. They promised to meet at lunch.
History of Magic class was the usual- as boring as ever. Ron slept right through it and Harry was reading a library book about Quidditch. At least he's reading thought Hermione. Then the bell rang and all three thought, yes! Lunchtime!
Harry and Ron raced to their usual spot at the G. table. Harry was starving because he had eaten very little breakfast. Now he had forgotten all about the dream and the stupid mirror. Who cares about a dream anyway?
Then as the two boys were stuffing themselves silly they noticed the absence of a voice telling them to slow down, or telling them about her trip to return her book, or even how "interesting" History of Magic class was that day. They stopped eating and looked at each other. Then they scanned the room. Could she be talking to Hagrid? No, no Hermione at the teachers' table. Could she have gone back to the library? Yea probably. Either that or she is in the bathroom and will be right back, thought Harry.
But then Ron said, "Look Harry! There she is! At the.Ravenclaw table?"
"Oh yeah, Ron her new friend, Lessa is a Ravenclaw, right?"
"Yeah."
"So she must be saying hi."
"Then why is she sitting down and eating with her and laughing with her?"
"And it looks like she's meeting other Ravenclaws! Look, they are shaking hands! Isn't that the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain?!" exclaimed Harry.
"It is! The traitor! Let's go over there and see what's up."
"Okay."
As the two boys were saying all this, Professor Dumbledore was also eyeing Hermione and Lessa. He was glad to see inter-house relationships. The houses caused such a rift between people. It was quite sad really. Then he saw Harry and Ron marching off to get Hermione. He chuckled. Jealous, boys? He thought. He had always known Harry and Hermione would get together someday. He thought it was cute Harry was jealous. But of course, Ron had no idea about any of this. He seemed oblivious to reality. But he was comfortable how tings were they way they were and Dumbledore supposed he didn't want the boat rocked. Well, that's just as well.
"Hermione, what are ya doing over here? Did you get lost or something? One would think after five years of eating at the same table."
Hermione laughed nervously. "No, I'm just eating with Lessa. Come and meet all her friends. And tomorrow we eat at the Gryffindor table so she can meet all the Gryffindors."
"Hey, wait a minute Lessa," said one of the Ravenclaws, someone who Harry and Ron didn't know, "Lessa, you didn't say anything about not eating with us."
"Amy, you didn't really expect me to make Hermione leave her friends everyday did you? And besides, I want to meet all her friends, like Harry and Ron, the two jealous ones back there," said Lessa.
"We are NOT jealous, Lessa. We just wanted to know where Hermione was so we could, uh, ask her about uh, History of Magic homework," explained Harry, thinking quickly.
"Yeah, I'm so sure. It's okay, though. I would be jealous, too. One only has so many friends."
"Are you saying we don't have friends?" cried Ron.
Realizing her mistake Lessa replied quickly, "Oh, no I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that, that.that a person usually only has a few really good friends who they like to hang out with the most and I guess I assumed Hermione was one of yours. I didn't mean anything by it." Lessa seemed embarrassed that she had put them down already.
Hermione did not like how this was going. She really wanted her friends to like each other. She too knew about the house rift and thought it silly. "So Harry, Ron have you guys met Amy, or any of these guys?"
"No."
"Don't think so." They were glad for Hermione butting in for a change.
"Okay, well that's Amy Masers. She's a fifth year, too. (The three shake hands) Amy, this is Harry Potter and Ron Weasley."
Amy stared. "Potter and.Weasley? Wow, how cool is this? Harry, very nice to meet you! You too Ron, have you seen your car recently?" Obviously she had heard of them both before. Ron stared back, proud that someone knew him.
"Um, not since the end of third year. It lives in the uh, Enchanted Forest." He blushed, as well. This enormous smile lit up Amy's face as though she was ecstatic to see him. Each of them blushed even more furiously, until there faces were like tomatoes. Harry, Lessa, and Hermione all laughed. Hermione told herself she would have to set them up. That made her happy. Harry laughed, but he was still jealous of Lessa, even if just a tiny bit, and even if he couldn't admit it. So, it soured the situation. If only they really had known Lessa since the beginning, she would be one of them and this wouldn't happen.
Was this the problem that that mirror in his dreams was talking about? Lessa? But he didn't know Lessa this morning. Hermione, of course, knew her, but she wasn't a problem yet this morning. It was something to think about when he was alone and right now, Harry was surrounded by Ravenclaws. Definitely not the right time.
"So, Lessa, what classes are you taking?" Harry asked to make conversation. (Ron and Amy were talking over to the side at this point, alone. No one disturbed them.)
"Well, I'm taking Care of Magical Creatures and Arithmacy besides all the other mandatory classes of course. What are you guys taking?"
"Divination, for one."
"How's that?"
"Put it this way, the fumes and fire and her droning on and on puts me to sleep every time."
"Are you exxaggerating?" asked Lessa increduluos.
"Yeah. I only fall asleep once in a while, but I could fall asleep everytime, I swear. I keep myself awake. Ron and I keep each other awake." They all laughed.
"So ron's in that class, too?"
"Yep."
"He looks like he's having a good time with Amy over there. That's a good thing."
"Yep."
At this point Hermione said, "Well, Harry class is starting in fifteen minutes and I want to go to the common room to pick up a book I forgot. Get Ron. Bye Less, see you in two hours!"
"Okay, bye 'Mione."
(In the background) "Ron, let's go! Ron, Ron, c'mon! Bye Amy," called Harry.
Ron looked whistful, like he didn't want to leave. "Bye Amy. See you at dinner."
"Bye Ron. See you then."
"See her at dinner?" asked Harry once Ron caught up with him.
"Yeah, so?" Ron demanded. Harry and Hermione just laughed as they walked to the common room.
A/N: A new romance? Kewl. Tell me if this fic gets too.mushy or something. This is one of my first fics so it might a little. Anyway, next chapter we find out more about Lessa and Amy, so check it out! Also, another dream.