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CH4: Falling
As soon as she felt herself falling backwards Juli both reached out to grab something and braced for a lot of pain. But the pain didn't come and she didn't fall far, someone had wrapped their arms around her catching her before she could slip off of the stair she was on.
"Are you alright?" a familiar voice asked.
"Harry?" She asked as he appeared to materialize out of thin air.
"I was on my way down to the kitchens to visit a fiend."
All Juli could say was, "you have an invisibility cloak?" 'Clever girl, going to win a contest with wit like that,' she thought.
He looked sheepish. "It was my father's. You won't tell your brother I have it will you?"
"Of course not." she replied.
He smiled at her. "Would you like to accompany me m'lady?" He mock bowed. She laughed.
"Love to." She replied, still laughing as he wrapped the cloak around them both.
Harry led her silently along the corridor he knew led to the kitchens. His mind was reeling. He couldn't believe he had asked her to come with him. And for that matter, she had agreed. He didn't know what to think or what to say and was glad they needed to be quiet in the halls since it was keeping him from saying anything stupid. He smiled thinking 'She smells so good' and continued down the hall.
Juli, close beside him, was also lost in thought. She was trying to figure out why she had agreed to walk with him. She decided that it was something in his smile. 'Sort of charming, that smile,' she thought. Her musings were cut short as they arrived at their destination. He tickled a pear in the painting and they stepped into the kitchen taking off the cloak. A house elf immediately ran up to them excitedly. "Harry Potter has come to visit Dobby," the house elf squeaked happily.
"Dobby? Is that you?" The house elf was rather hard to recognize. He was wearing a brilliant green sweater, an orange beret, one rainbow striped sock and one deep blue sock. 'Huh,' she thought, 'he's got his own, unique, fashion sense.'
"Miss Julianna! Dobby is so pleased to see you." He said as he leapt at her hugging her around the waist. She laughed, glad he was happy. Her father certainly hadn't been when he'd been freed that was for sure.
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An hour later as they were getting back under the cloak, Harry was glad he had asked her to come. She had told him more about herself and about Beauxbatons.
As they entered the empty common room and proceeded to their dorms, Juli spoke. "Thank you. I enjoyed myself tonight Harry." She smiled up at him. He smiled back.
"Any time m'lady. It is always an honor escorting a lady as enchanting as you." He stepped back and bowing took her hand and kissed it, smiling teasingly at her. She laughed.
"Good night sweet prince" she said smiling as she stepped in to the darkened girl's dorm.
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Closing the door, she leaned against it for a moment then walked to her bed. She got ready for bed quickly, smiling to herself. She fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow, still smiling.
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Harry watched the door a moment longer. He started a little when he heard Ron behind him.
"Think the door is gonna do some tricks?" He grinned.
Harry chuckled. "What are you still doing up?"
"Been working on that essay on uses of slug slime for potions. 'Mione's a slave driver." They both laughed. "So," Ron began, "She went with you? The girls noticed she was gone long. She'll probably catch it in the morning from Parvati."
"Poor Juli will be the gossip queen's next victim. That's sad, I like her. She's sweet. And you should have seen how happy Dobby was to see her."
"Really? Well if she's alright by you and by Dobby she must not be bad. What's she like?" Ron asked curiously.
Harry proceeded to tell his friend about his night.
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When Harry's story was over both decided that now would be a good time to get to bed. As Harry was falling asleep he could see her smiling at him and hear her laughter.
CH4: Falling
As soon as she felt herself falling backwards Juli both reached out to grab something and braced for a lot of pain. But the pain didn't come and she didn't fall far, someone had wrapped their arms around her catching her before she could slip off of the stair she was on.
"Are you alright?" a familiar voice asked.
"Harry?" She asked as he appeared to materialize out of thin air.
"I was on my way down to the kitchens to visit a fiend."
All Juli could say was, "you have an invisibility cloak?" 'Clever girl, going to win a contest with wit like that,' she thought.
He looked sheepish. "It was my father's. You won't tell your brother I have it will you?"
"Of course not." she replied.
He smiled at her. "Would you like to accompany me m'lady?" He mock bowed. She laughed.
"Love to." She replied, still laughing as he wrapped the cloak around them both.
Harry led her silently along the corridor he knew led to the kitchens. His mind was reeling. He couldn't believe he had asked her to come with him. And for that matter, she had agreed. He didn't know what to think or what to say and was glad they needed to be quiet in the halls since it was keeping him from saying anything stupid. He smiled thinking 'She smells so good' and continued down the hall.
Juli, close beside him, was also lost in thought. She was trying to figure out why she had agreed to walk with him. She decided that it was something in his smile. 'Sort of charming, that smile,' she thought. Her musings were cut short as they arrived at their destination. He tickled a pear in the painting and they stepped into the kitchen taking off the cloak. A house elf immediately ran up to them excitedly. "Harry Potter has come to visit Dobby," the house elf squeaked happily.
"Dobby? Is that you?" The house elf was rather hard to recognize. He was wearing a brilliant green sweater, an orange beret, one rainbow striped sock and one deep blue sock. 'Huh,' she thought, 'he's got his own, unique, fashion sense.'
"Miss Julianna! Dobby is so pleased to see you." He said as he leapt at her hugging her around the waist. She laughed, glad he was happy. Her father certainly hadn't been when he'd been freed that was for sure.
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An hour later as they were getting back under the cloak, Harry was glad he had asked her to come. She had told him more about herself and about Beauxbatons.
As they entered the empty common room and proceeded to their dorms, Juli spoke. "Thank you. I enjoyed myself tonight Harry." She smiled up at him. He smiled back.
"Any time m'lady. It is always an honor escorting a lady as enchanting as you." He stepped back and bowing took her hand and kissed it, smiling teasingly at her. She laughed.
"Good night sweet prince" she said smiling as she stepped in to the darkened girl's dorm.
*********
Closing the door, she leaned against it for a moment then walked to her bed. She got ready for bed quickly, smiling to herself. She fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow, still smiling.
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Harry watched the door a moment longer. He started a little when he heard Ron behind him.
"Think the door is gonna do some tricks?" He grinned.
Harry chuckled. "What are you still doing up?"
"Been working on that essay on uses of slug slime for potions. 'Mione's a slave driver." They both laughed. "So," Ron began, "She went with you? The girls noticed she was gone long. She'll probably catch it in the morning from Parvati."
"Poor Juli will be the gossip queen's next victim. That's sad, I like her. She's sweet. And you should have seen how happy Dobby was to see her."
"Really? Well if she's alright by you and by Dobby she must not be bad. What's she like?" Ron asked curiously.
Harry proceeded to tell his friend about his night.
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When Harry's story was over both decided that now would be a good time to get to bed. As Harry was falling asleep he could see her smiling at him and hear her laughter.