Disclaimer: nope, don't own Harry Potter
CH3: Harry
It took her a few moments before she noticed someone was flying beside her. Of course, she had had her eyes closed so that wasn't all that surprising. When she opened her eyes she nearly fell off her broom. Harry was hovering on his broom only a few feet away from her.
"I didn't know you could fly," he said grinning. "You didn't mention it on the train. You're wonderful."
She blushed at his words. He smiled. "Thanks," she mumbled.
He looked startled, "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, its just I was watching you and..." He trailed off. Her cheeks were pink and he suspected he wasn't helping.
"Well if you want to be left alone," he began.
"No," she said quickly, "stay."
Harry looked at her curiously. She was unique and he liked her. He couldn't understand for the life of him why she would come out of her family being so, well, nice and sweet. He considered it a miracle.
"I'm sorry; I just am still trying to get over dad's reaction." She sighed. "I wish that hat had put me in Slytherin. I begged it to, but it wouldn't." This was bad, she felt herself starting to cry.
"Maybe we should land," Harry suggested, noticing her discomfort. She was starting to shake.
Once they reached the ground, they took seats in the stands. "I'm sorry if I upset you," Harry said. He was watching her again with those eyes of his.
"No, this was building up. I guess that dad is just a sore spot. He hates me. He never even gave me a chance." At this, Juli's eyes began to tear up and she blinked them back quickly hoping he wouldn't notice, but he did. He wrapped an arm around her awkwardly, not having really had to comfort someone before. She stiffened and then leaned in to him gratefully. Juli was afraid to look at him now. Afraid he'd think she was weak. Instead Harry spoke.
"I understand completely." He said it so quietly she wasn't sure if she heard right. She looked up at him quickly, tears still in her eyes. "Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia never gave me a chance either." He looked far away. "But it must be hard when it's a parent that doesn't love you." He looked back at her and smiled. She smiled back and gave him a hug. Drying her tears, she said, "thank you" softly to him. He looked at her thinking he would defiantly talk to her more often.
*****
Draco Malfoy stormed to the dungeons. 'How could she, father will kill her now for sure', he fumed. He'd seen her on the quidditch pitch with Potter, spectacular. 'Juli's out of her mind.' He was thinking of all the vicious things he had wanted to do to Potter when he had seen them. The only reason he hadn't cursed him at once was because Juli looked upset. Draco paced, he'd tell her; make sure she knew that there were some people she simply was not allowed to talk to or associate with. Had she no family honor or pride?
"I'll talk to her tonight." He said aloud.
********
Juli sighed. "Draco he was just trying to help me." She stated patiently.
"You couldn't come talk to me?" Draco sounded annoyed.
"No, you just don't understand. What would you know about how I feel when father does that to me? He adores you, thinks you are going to be quite the Death Eater someday. He's never criticized you like he does me." She was near to tears again.
"Well, he can't help you are the freak of the family." Draco immediately kicked himself for that one. He tried to stop her but she was already running blindly down through the door. 'Nice,' he thought, 'now you sound just like him.' He started toward the Slytherin common room thinking that now would not be the best time to talk to her.
******
Juli didn't know where she was headed. First her father and now her brother, when would this perfect day end? She leaned against a statue and sank to the floor.
"Hey Juli, is that you?" She blinked the tears out of her eyes enough to see who was kneeling in front of her. Penny was regarding her with concern.
"Juli, what's wrong?"
"Draco is getting so much like father." Juli sniffed.
"I'm sorry Juli; I know he never used to be that way." Penny looked sympathetic.
"Thanks." She sighed.
"Come on, we'd better get back to the dormitory." Penny said as she rose.
"You go; I'll be along in a minute."
"Are you sure?" Penny asked.
"Yeah; I won't be long."
*******
Thinking on her conversation with her brother, she walked toward the dormitories. Ascending the stairs that led to the portrait of the fat lady, she suddenly bumped into something invisible and very solid. Unable to recover in time, she fell.
(A/N: She's having a very long night.)
CH3: Harry
It took her a few moments before she noticed someone was flying beside her. Of course, she had had her eyes closed so that wasn't all that surprising. When she opened her eyes she nearly fell off her broom. Harry was hovering on his broom only a few feet away from her.
"I didn't know you could fly," he said grinning. "You didn't mention it on the train. You're wonderful."
She blushed at his words. He smiled. "Thanks," she mumbled.
He looked startled, "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, its just I was watching you and..." He trailed off. Her cheeks were pink and he suspected he wasn't helping.
"Well if you want to be left alone," he began.
"No," she said quickly, "stay."
Harry looked at her curiously. She was unique and he liked her. He couldn't understand for the life of him why she would come out of her family being so, well, nice and sweet. He considered it a miracle.
"I'm sorry; I just am still trying to get over dad's reaction." She sighed. "I wish that hat had put me in Slytherin. I begged it to, but it wouldn't." This was bad, she felt herself starting to cry.
"Maybe we should land," Harry suggested, noticing her discomfort. She was starting to shake.
Once they reached the ground, they took seats in the stands. "I'm sorry if I upset you," Harry said. He was watching her again with those eyes of his.
"No, this was building up. I guess that dad is just a sore spot. He hates me. He never even gave me a chance." At this, Juli's eyes began to tear up and she blinked them back quickly hoping he wouldn't notice, but he did. He wrapped an arm around her awkwardly, not having really had to comfort someone before. She stiffened and then leaned in to him gratefully. Juli was afraid to look at him now. Afraid he'd think she was weak. Instead Harry spoke.
"I understand completely." He said it so quietly she wasn't sure if she heard right. She looked up at him quickly, tears still in her eyes. "Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia never gave me a chance either." He looked far away. "But it must be hard when it's a parent that doesn't love you." He looked back at her and smiled. She smiled back and gave him a hug. Drying her tears, she said, "thank you" softly to him. He looked at her thinking he would defiantly talk to her more often.
*****
Draco Malfoy stormed to the dungeons. 'How could she, father will kill her now for sure', he fumed. He'd seen her on the quidditch pitch with Potter, spectacular. 'Juli's out of her mind.' He was thinking of all the vicious things he had wanted to do to Potter when he had seen them. The only reason he hadn't cursed him at once was because Juli looked upset. Draco paced, he'd tell her; make sure she knew that there were some people she simply was not allowed to talk to or associate with. Had she no family honor or pride?
"I'll talk to her tonight." He said aloud.
********
Juli sighed. "Draco he was just trying to help me." She stated patiently.
"You couldn't come talk to me?" Draco sounded annoyed.
"No, you just don't understand. What would you know about how I feel when father does that to me? He adores you, thinks you are going to be quite the Death Eater someday. He's never criticized you like he does me." She was near to tears again.
"Well, he can't help you are the freak of the family." Draco immediately kicked himself for that one. He tried to stop her but she was already running blindly down through the door. 'Nice,' he thought, 'now you sound just like him.' He started toward the Slytherin common room thinking that now would not be the best time to talk to her.
******
Juli didn't know where she was headed. First her father and now her brother, when would this perfect day end? She leaned against a statue and sank to the floor.
"Hey Juli, is that you?" She blinked the tears out of her eyes enough to see who was kneeling in front of her. Penny was regarding her with concern.
"Juli, what's wrong?"
"Draco is getting so much like father." Juli sniffed.
"I'm sorry Juli; I know he never used to be that way." Penny looked sympathetic.
"Thanks." She sighed.
"Come on, we'd better get back to the dormitory." Penny said as she rose.
"You go; I'll be along in a minute."
"Are you sure?" Penny asked.
"Yeah; I won't be long."
*******
Thinking on her conversation with her brother, she walked toward the dormitories. Ascending the stairs that led to the portrait of the fat lady, she suddenly bumped into something invisible and very solid. Unable to recover in time, she fell.
(A/N: She's having a very long night.)