Thanks again to all who reviewed! And I will be keeping it a Harry/OC.
As much as I like slash, I can't write it for crap. Harry and Trinity it is.
I am tired as I type this so I apologize before-hand for any typo's that are bound to be made.
Trinity's morning personality is just like mine.
Without further ado, here's Chapter 7!
Friendship blossoms between Draco and Trinity.
~blahblah~ Thoughts
"blahblah" Speach
The sun rose to greet the two slumbering teens early the next morning. Trinity woke slowly as the suns rays splashed upon her face, irritating her immensly. She made a stubborn noise and went to bury her face deeper into her pillow in an attempt to get more sleep. She woke completely when she heard a soft chuckle coming from what she was trying to snuggle into. She looked up to find sparkling emerald green eyes smiling down at her. She smiled and tucked a renegade strand of hair behind her ear before settling her arm across his stomach and hugging him closer.
"Mornin'" She said, a hint of an accent showing through in her tired state.
"You're irish?" Harry asked while running a hand through her hair.
"Aye." She said jokingly.
He chuckled again. "I wouldn't have guessed. You'll be great friends with Seamus I bet."
He felt her smile against his chest and sigh.
"Something wrong?"
"Nay, m'just so used to being able to feel the emotions goin' through people. I'm constantly reaching out with something I don't have anymore. It's a bit unnerving. But it's more fun to be able to hear your thoughts." She said with a giggle.
"You said last night, before your powers awoke, that my presence was 'intoxicating.' Do you still...Do I still make you feel that?" He asked.
She smiled and looked up into his eyes.
"I was worried about that too but I realized this morning or last night or... whenever it was we came back here after Dumbledoors office that even though the presence of everyone else's essence had disappeared with my feeling sense, yours was still here." He smiled. "And I have a sneaking suspicion that even without my power, hell, even if I was a muggle, I'd still be intoxicated by your presence."
She kissed him softly before moving to get up.
"We had better get back to the common room; Ron and Hermione are worried and waiting." She said.
Harry smiled, calmer now that he had been reassured of her affection.
He got up too after grabbing his glasses from the bedside table and putting them on. He followed her lead and began searching for his shirt. Once he had found it, and was properly dressed, he met Trinity at the door and hand in hand, they headed back to the Gryffindor Tower.
They walked in comfortable silence until they rounded the corner and nearly ran straight into a disheveled looking Draco Malfoy.
He looked as if he hadn't slept all night and didn't even have the energy or will to put on his usual sneer he just shot a look full of animosity towards Harry that was only a shadow of what it was the night before. Harry glared back full force, happy to finally have the upper hand in a glaring contest.
Draco's look became bitter and angry.
Trinity wanted to know what was up so she tried out her new power a bit.
~Stupid fucking golden boy. Thinks he's all high and mighty. I bet he read it in this morning's paper and came to rub it in my face. I just know it, any moment now he'll burst out with some crack about how mother tried to kill herself last night because I was too late in showing her I still loved her.~ He thought.
Trinity's gaze softened more and she let go of Harry's hand, looking him straight in the eyes when he turned to her in confusion.
"I need to speak with Draco alone, Harry. Go to Ron and Hermione, go to breakfast you haven't eaten since last evening. I'll meet you in the Great Hall." She said.
He was about to protest but she shook her head. ~Just go, I'll be there in a minute.~
He nodded and left reluctantly.
Trinity turned back to Draco. "What's wrong?" She asked.
She didn't want him to know she knew, he had to talk about it if he was to feel better.
"I'm sure you read the paper, you should know by now." He said back bitterly.
"I woke up not ten minutes ago and no I don't read the paper, waste of money." She said back calmly.
"Why do you care?" He asked.
"Why shouldn't I? I don't think you're as tough as you make yourself out to be." She said.
He gave a slight smile."You're a good judge of character."
"I take it you don't usually let your guard down."
He shook his head.
"Want to go somewhere with less people?"
He nodded with a grateful smile.
They headed outside with no interuptions. Everyone was in the great hall. They headed out into the brisk morning, basking in the early morning glow.
Draco loosened up and dropped his usual air of arrogance and superiority. He didn't see the point, she could see through any mask he tried to put up. They walked once around the lake in silence before Trinity stopped at a bench and motioned for him to sit down. He did so with a heavy sigh.
"So do you want to talk about it?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Nope." She said with a small laugh.
He gave a tired smile.
"You were right about my mother but I should have written that letter sooner. I was an hour too late. When I got to the owlry, my fathers owl swooped in and dropped a note in my hands. I knew it was bad news the second it touched my skin. Father said he had walked in on my mother about to jump from her balcony window with a rope around her neck." He said, his voice beginning to crack near the end of his short explaination. He scowled, angry at himself for the show of weakness.
Trinity put her hand atop his. He looked at her and she offered him a reassuring smile.
"You should send you mother a letter explaining how you feel and why you act the way you do towards her. It will help both you and her." Trinity said softly.
"Why are you here?" He asked, fear in his eyes.
~Fear? Ah, fear of losing a friend. That's why he's so cold. I think I'm starting to get him.~ She thought.
"Let's just say happiness isn't something I have a lot of. I like to help others get that wonderful thing I don't have."
"Why me of all people?"
"Most of the school has made assumptions about you based on the show you put on everyday. I want to find out what's going on back stage before I make any assumptions."
"You're a good person. No wonder you're a Gryffindor." He said.
She scowled. "I was only trying to help." She said angrily.
He sighed. "I didn't mean that in a bad way. Normally I would but not right now, you're different than them. You're different that everyone here, you better than them."
She relaxed. "I'm a freak but I'm used to it."
"Freak?" He asked.
"Yup. Always have been always will be."
"Why do you think that?" He asked.
"I've just always been told it and it eventually sunk in. I know it's true so I just gave up trying to disagree with it."
"If my oppinion matters, I don't think you are."
She smiled. "So... Are we friends now?"
Draco looked at her suddenlya nd her smiled fell.
"Did I say something wrong?" She asked.
He shook his head. "No. It's just... No ones offered to be my friend without wanting something in return, like money, power, protection, or because of my name. But I don't think you want any of that... What /do/ you want?"
"Just friendship, nothing more nothing less. I've never had friends before..." She said. "But I understand if you don't want t-"
"I accept."
She looked up and, seeing no uncertainty in his eyes, gave him a bright smile.
He smiled back hesitantly as if he wasn't used to performing such an action.
"We should head back in, it's almost time for classes." She said.
He agreed and they walked back to the school together.
The hall went silent as they entered together, Trinity laughing at something Draco said. All jaws dropped as Draco flashed Trinity a briliant smile which she returned before heading for their deignated tables.
She had melted the walls of the Hogwarts Ice Prince.
As much as I like slash, I can't write it for crap. Harry and Trinity it is.
I am tired as I type this so I apologize before-hand for any typo's that are bound to be made.
Trinity's morning personality is just like mine.
Without further ado, here's Chapter 7!
Friendship blossoms between Draco and Trinity.
~blahblah~ Thoughts
"blahblah" Speach
The sun rose to greet the two slumbering teens early the next morning. Trinity woke slowly as the suns rays splashed upon her face, irritating her immensly. She made a stubborn noise and went to bury her face deeper into her pillow in an attempt to get more sleep. She woke completely when she heard a soft chuckle coming from what she was trying to snuggle into. She looked up to find sparkling emerald green eyes smiling down at her. She smiled and tucked a renegade strand of hair behind her ear before settling her arm across his stomach and hugging him closer.
"Mornin'" She said, a hint of an accent showing through in her tired state.
"You're irish?" Harry asked while running a hand through her hair.
"Aye." She said jokingly.
He chuckled again. "I wouldn't have guessed. You'll be great friends with Seamus I bet."
He felt her smile against his chest and sigh.
"Something wrong?"
"Nay, m'just so used to being able to feel the emotions goin' through people. I'm constantly reaching out with something I don't have anymore. It's a bit unnerving. But it's more fun to be able to hear your thoughts." She said with a giggle.
"You said last night, before your powers awoke, that my presence was 'intoxicating.' Do you still...Do I still make you feel that?" He asked.
She smiled and looked up into his eyes.
"I was worried about that too but I realized this morning or last night or... whenever it was we came back here after Dumbledoors office that even though the presence of everyone else's essence had disappeared with my feeling sense, yours was still here." He smiled. "And I have a sneaking suspicion that even without my power, hell, even if I was a muggle, I'd still be intoxicated by your presence."
She kissed him softly before moving to get up.
"We had better get back to the common room; Ron and Hermione are worried and waiting." She said.
Harry smiled, calmer now that he had been reassured of her affection.
He got up too after grabbing his glasses from the bedside table and putting them on. He followed her lead and began searching for his shirt. Once he had found it, and was properly dressed, he met Trinity at the door and hand in hand, they headed back to the Gryffindor Tower.
They walked in comfortable silence until they rounded the corner and nearly ran straight into a disheveled looking Draco Malfoy.
He looked as if he hadn't slept all night and didn't even have the energy or will to put on his usual sneer he just shot a look full of animosity towards Harry that was only a shadow of what it was the night before. Harry glared back full force, happy to finally have the upper hand in a glaring contest.
Draco's look became bitter and angry.
Trinity wanted to know what was up so she tried out her new power a bit.
~Stupid fucking golden boy. Thinks he's all high and mighty. I bet he read it in this morning's paper and came to rub it in my face. I just know it, any moment now he'll burst out with some crack about how mother tried to kill herself last night because I was too late in showing her I still loved her.~ He thought.
Trinity's gaze softened more and she let go of Harry's hand, looking him straight in the eyes when he turned to her in confusion.
"I need to speak with Draco alone, Harry. Go to Ron and Hermione, go to breakfast you haven't eaten since last evening. I'll meet you in the Great Hall." She said.
He was about to protest but she shook her head. ~Just go, I'll be there in a minute.~
He nodded and left reluctantly.
Trinity turned back to Draco. "What's wrong?" She asked.
She didn't want him to know she knew, he had to talk about it if he was to feel better.
"I'm sure you read the paper, you should know by now." He said back bitterly.
"I woke up not ten minutes ago and no I don't read the paper, waste of money." She said back calmly.
"Why do you care?" He asked.
"Why shouldn't I? I don't think you're as tough as you make yourself out to be." She said.
He gave a slight smile."You're a good judge of character."
"I take it you don't usually let your guard down."
He shook his head.
"Want to go somewhere with less people?"
He nodded with a grateful smile.
They headed outside with no interuptions. Everyone was in the great hall. They headed out into the brisk morning, basking in the early morning glow.
Draco loosened up and dropped his usual air of arrogance and superiority. He didn't see the point, she could see through any mask he tried to put up. They walked once around the lake in silence before Trinity stopped at a bench and motioned for him to sit down. He did so with a heavy sigh.
"So do you want to talk about it?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Nope." She said with a small laugh.
He gave a tired smile.
"You were right about my mother but I should have written that letter sooner. I was an hour too late. When I got to the owlry, my fathers owl swooped in and dropped a note in my hands. I knew it was bad news the second it touched my skin. Father said he had walked in on my mother about to jump from her balcony window with a rope around her neck." He said, his voice beginning to crack near the end of his short explaination. He scowled, angry at himself for the show of weakness.
Trinity put her hand atop his. He looked at her and she offered him a reassuring smile.
"You should send you mother a letter explaining how you feel and why you act the way you do towards her. It will help both you and her." Trinity said softly.
"Why are you here?" He asked, fear in his eyes.
~Fear? Ah, fear of losing a friend. That's why he's so cold. I think I'm starting to get him.~ She thought.
"Let's just say happiness isn't something I have a lot of. I like to help others get that wonderful thing I don't have."
"Why me of all people?"
"Most of the school has made assumptions about you based on the show you put on everyday. I want to find out what's going on back stage before I make any assumptions."
"You're a good person. No wonder you're a Gryffindor." He said.
She scowled. "I was only trying to help." She said angrily.
He sighed. "I didn't mean that in a bad way. Normally I would but not right now, you're different than them. You're different that everyone here, you better than them."
She relaxed. "I'm a freak but I'm used to it."
"Freak?" He asked.
"Yup. Always have been always will be."
"Why do you think that?" He asked.
"I've just always been told it and it eventually sunk in. I know it's true so I just gave up trying to disagree with it."
"If my oppinion matters, I don't think you are."
She smiled. "So... Are we friends now?"
Draco looked at her suddenlya nd her smiled fell.
"Did I say something wrong?" She asked.
He shook his head. "No. It's just... No ones offered to be my friend without wanting something in return, like money, power, protection, or because of my name. But I don't think you want any of that... What /do/ you want?"
"Just friendship, nothing more nothing less. I've never had friends before..." She said. "But I understand if you don't want t-"
"I accept."
She looked up and, seeing no uncertainty in his eyes, gave him a bright smile.
He smiled back hesitantly as if he wasn't used to performing such an action.
"We should head back in, it's almost time for classes." She said.
He agreed and they walked back to the school together.
The hall went silent as they entered together, Trinity laughing at something Draco said. All jaws dropped as Draco flashed Trinity a briliant smile which she returned before heading for their deignated tables.
She had melted the walls of the Hogwarts Ice Prince.