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: 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 Hermione."
(In the background) "Ron, let's go! Ron, Ron, c'mon! Bye Amy," called Harry.
Ron looked wistful, 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. "She's coming over to eat with the Gryffindors with Lessa is all."
Classes carried on as usual that day, nothing extraordinary happened. Dinner that night was fun. Lessa and Amy came over to eat with the Gryffindors. Everyone got introduced.
"And that's Fred and George Weasley, Ron's twin brothers, and their older brother, Percy. And that's Ginny Weasley, the youngest one. And that's Alicia." This carried on for a long time as the Ravenclaw girls were embraced into the house that wasn't theirs.
"It's so great to meet all of you. Hermione talks about you all the time!" exclaimed Lessa.
"She does?" asked Alicia.
"Yeah, about how you're a Quidditch star. Actually, she talks about the Gryffindor team a lot. You guys have a great fan!"
"Wow I never knew."
"And she talks about you and Ron so much, Harry. I feel as if I have known you as long as she has!!" Lessa laughed and Hermione blushed.
"Does she now Lessa?" asked Harry, who also felt a blush coming on, but restrained it best he could (if you could restrain a blush).
"Yeah. She really likes you guys--" But she was cut off by Hermione saying,
"Isn't this soup really good tonight? Lessa WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT?"
Lessa obviously got the hint that she was embarrassing Hermione and occupied herself with the New England Clam Chowder for a while.
Eventually though, they somehow telepathically made up, because at the end of the meal they were laughing and talking as though they had been best friends forever. Harry marveled at the blooming friendship and again felt the pangs of jealousy. It didn't help one bit that Ron was totally infatuated with Lessa's friend Amy. He was becoming obsessed and ignored Harry the entire time. He and Amy looked as though they were having a very good time, however.
All I want is my normal life back! Before Lessa and before Amy, when it was us three, sneaking through the castle, in the library studying, and hanging out in the common room together. Now Lessa and Amy are ruining everything! Thought Harry.
That night Harry didn't sleep well. He was too jealous of Lessa. And the dream came back, scarier than ever.
"Look. Here is the answer. See the answer. But it will not help you."
"What? Where's the answer? What is my problem?" Harry verbally fought the mirror, trying to get at the answers he needed. "What's my problem? What's my problem?"
"In the book a friend gave you, there is evidence of a past love. The love can come back, but it is not a good thing."
"Not a good thing? In what book? In what book?"
Harry awoke to Ron shaking him again.
"Harry what about a book? Wake up!"
"Huh? What's going on Ron?"
"You were dreaming again, what do you think? The mirror again?"
"Yeah. It told me a past love was.in a book.from a friend." explained Harry slowly. "I can't remember the rest."
"A past love? Cho?"
"I didn't really love Cho, Ron. I just liked her. Be reasonable."
They sat in silence thinking of who he had loved in the past. The Ron asked,
"Harry you didn't have a crush on anyone when you lived all year round with the Dursleys, did you? Some one you never mentioned?"
"No. no one would talk to me because they were afraid of Dudley, remember? I didn't know any girls. Besides, I was ten years old! As soon as I was 11 I came here, and so I was too young."
"Okay, don't get all defensive. I was just wondering."
"Okay." More silence.
"Okay, we'll think about this later. Right now, it's two in the morning and I'm going back to sleep. Night Ron."
"Night Harry. Again."
A/N: Is this any good? Just wait until the next girl comes in! then it'll get interesting. Oops gave it away.
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: 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 Hermione."
(In the background) "Ron, let's go! Ron, Ron, c'mon! Bye Amy," called Harry.
Ron looked wistful, 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. "She's coming over to eat with the Gryffindors with Lessa is all."
Classes carried on as usual that day, nothing extraordinary happened. Dinner that night was fun. Lessa and Amy came over to eat with the Gryffindors. Everyone got introduced.
"And that's Fred and George Weasley, Ron's twin brothers, and their older brother, Percy. And that's Ginny Weasley, the youngest one. And that's Alicia." This carried on for a long time as the Ravenclaw girls were embraced into the house that wasn't theirs.
"It's so great to meet all of you. Hermione talks about you all the time!" exclaimed Lessa.
"She does?" asked Alicia.
"Yeah, about how you're a Quidditch star. Actually, she talks about the Gryffindor team a lot. You guys have a great fan!"
"Wow I never knew."
"And she talks about you and Ron so much, Harry. I feel as if I have known you as long as she has!!" Lessa laughed and Hermione blushed.
"Does she now Lessa?" asked Harry, who also felt a blush coming on, but restrained it best he could (if you could restrain a blush).
"Yeah. She really likes you guys--" But she was cut off by Hermione saying,
"Isn't this soup really good tonight? Lessa WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT?"
Lessa obviously got the hint that she was embarrassing Hermione and occupied herself with the New England Clam Chowder for a while.
Eventually though, they somehow telepathically made up, because at the end of the meal they were laughing and talking as though they had been best friends forever. Harry marveled at the blooming friendship and again felt the pangs of jealousy. It didn't help one bit that Ron was totally infatuated with Lessa's friend Amy. He was becoming obsessed and ignored Harry the entire time. He and Amy looked as though they were having a very good time, however.
All I want is my normal life back! Before Lessa and before Amy, when it was us three, sneaking through the castle, in the library studying, and hanging out in the common room together. Now Lessa and Amy are ruining everything! Thought Harry.
That night Harry didn't sleep well. He was too jealous of Lessa. And the dream came back, scarier than ever.
"Look. Here is the answer. See the answer. But it will not help you."
"What? Where's the answer? What is my problem?" Harry verbally fought the mirror, trying to get at the answers he needed. "What's my problem? What's my problem?"
"In the book a friend gave you, there is evidence of a past love. The love can come back, but it is not a good thing."
"Not a good thing? In what book? In what book?"
Harry awoke to Ron shaking him again.
"Harry what about a book? Wake up!"
"Huh? What's going on Ron?"
"You were dreaming again, what do you think? The mirror again?"
"Yeah. It told me a past love was.in a book.from a friend." explained Harry slowly. "I can't remember the rest."
"A past love? Cho?"
"I didn't really love Cho, Ron. I just liked her. Be reasonable."
They sat in silence thinking of who he had loved in the past. The Ron asked,
"Harry you didn't have a crush on anyone when you lived all year round with the Dursleys, did you? Some one you never mentioned?"
"No. no one would talk to me because they were afraid of Dudley, remember? I didn't know any girls. Besides, I was ten years old! As soon as I was 11 I came here, and so I was too young."
"Okay, don't get all defensive. I was just wondering."
"Okay." More silence.
"Okay, we'll think about this later. Right now, it's two in the morning and I'm going back to sleep. Night Ron."
"Night Harry. Again."
A/N: Is this any good? Just wait until the next girl comes in! then it'll get interesting. Oops gave it away.