Twin Shadows
Chapter 19 ~ Losing Nerve
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. This is written solely for the amusement of myself, my niece and all of my readers. Enjoy!
Ron's face dropped as he read the letter. He had no idea that it would affect him this way. They really didn't know that much about Collin or his family. He couldn't imagine going through what Collin had as the tears started down his cheeks. Ron wiped the tears away not even knowing that they had escaped. Parvati came over to him and gave him a reassuring smile as she looked over his shoulder to see what had gotten him so upset. She gently squeezed his shoulder as they sat down on the couch in front of the fire. With out a second thought, she gave him a hug just as Sirius walked through the portrait.
Sirius looked around the common room and winked at Ron, then continued looking about. "They're putting the twins to bed." Neville informed Sirius as he turned to listen yet again to Seamus trying to explain how to change water into rum (he had finally perfected it without blowing everything up). "Neville, it's all in the wrist work. NO, don't do it like that. That's too much. Come on Neville, you can get this. Think about it, if you can excel in Herbology, you can do this. Rum is made from plants. Try again." Seamus badgered Neville. Neville thought about it and then finally did just as he was told and before his eyes it turned to rum. "See! I told you that you could do it! By the way, I was just kidding about it being made from plants. I knew that if I told you that, it might help you better. Great job! Now if only we can find a way to do that with Potions." Seamus beamed as he clapped Neville on the back.
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Harry followed Hermione up the stairs to her dorm after quickly putting Jamie down to bed. As he gazed at the back of her head, he couldn't stop thinking about how he wanted to run his hands through her hair. He quickly shook it off as they approached her dorm and she opened the door for him. Harry strode over to Jasmine's bed and gently laid her down upon it. He pulled the covers up to her chin and grazed a light kiss upon her forehead. Hermione smiled as he did this and Harry turned around and returned the smile back to her.
"Hermione, I was wondering if I could talk to you." Harry whispered, trying not to wake the sleeping child.
"Harry, you can tell me anything. What is it?" Hermione whispered as she sat down on the edge of her bed.
"Well….it's kind of….I don't know….oh, forget it!" Harry threw his hands up in exasperation. 'How do I tell her? I don't want her to overreact or lose her friendship over this. How can I tell her?' Harry thought reverently.
"Harry! Don't you chicken out on me now or I won't talk to you for a week. How would you like that?" Hermione scolded him secretly hoping that he was trying to tell her that he liked her.
"Hermione….do you….I mean….will you….um….can you help me with the twins birthday party?" Harry quickly spurted out and berated himself for not telling her how he felt as he sat beside her. Hermione's face fell, as she herself was hoping for something different than that. She quickly recovered and realized what he had just said.
"When's their birthday? I didn't know that it was so soon. Of course I'll help you Harry. What do you have in mind?" Hermione replied as she scooted closer to Harry.
"It's on Halloween. I don't know what to get them or what kind of party to throw them. Wait a minute, I bet Fred and George could help us too. Maybe if they got Jamie good, he would calm down a little. At least, I hope he would." Harry exclaimed as he started to get excited about the party.
"Oh, I have a great idea Harry. Since it's on Halloween, why not have that as the type of party. Sort of as a muggle Halloween party. You know, where they dress up as a monster or something out of the ordinary. Fred and George would love to meet him. I agree with you on that too, he needs to calm down a bit. After all, we didn't talk all day because of a prank he pulled. I'm sorry again Harry, I didn't mean for it to get that out of hand. I never meant to hurt you, just make you suffer a little." Hermione emphasized as she gently touched his arm and leaned toward him laying her head on his shoulder.
Just then, the door flew open and Lavender walked in the door. Harry jumped up from the bed and Hermione fell flat on her face in her pillow from the lack of Harry's body to hold her up. Harry turned to Hermione and mumbled an apology and something about having to go before someone got the wrong idea. Hermione frowned at Lavender for the intrusion as the two girls got ready for bed.
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Sirius strode over to Dean trying to convince a second year that football (soccer) was better than quidditch.
"What do you mean it's better than quidditch? Are you crazy? Quidditch is the best sport ever and in my opinion the ONLY sport that should be allowed." Sirius retorted rather explicitly.
"You don't know what you're talking about. Football is MUCH better. I think you've had one too many blows from the bludgers or do you forget how many times you've had to go to the hospital ward." Dean retorted while emphasizing 'MUCH' a bit too emphatically. Just as Sirius was about to argue back, he spotted the letter that Ron had placed on the table in front of him. He picked it up and started reading it. All you could hear from him was mutterings of 'bloody hell'.
A.N. I thank you all so very much for taking the time to read this story and I hope you are still enjoying it as much as I am writing it. Harry and Hermione will finally be getting together soon….the twins will finally meet Fred and George and oh what fun that chapter will be to write. As for the letter….don't you want to read it? I had to have someone else write it. I just have to add a few things and then I will post it….most likely by Monday. That's what had taken me so long….had to make sure that I had the right mood in it before I posted this chapter and the one before. Please forgive me. ?
Chapter 19 ~ Losing Nerve
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. This is written solely for the amusement of myself, my niece and all of my readers. Enjoy!
Ron's face dropped as he read the letter. He had no idea that it would affect him this way. They really didn't know that much about Collin or his family. He couldn't imagine going through what Collin had as the tears started down his cheeks. Ron wiped the tears away not even knowing that they had escaped. Parvati came over to him and gave him a reassuring smile as she looked over his shoulder to see what had gotten him so upset. She gently squeezed his shoulder as they sat down on the couch in front of the fire. With out a second thought, she gave him a hug just as Sirius walked through the portrait.
Sirius looked around the common room and winked at Ron, then continued looking about. "They're putting the twins to bed." Neville informed Sirius as he turned to listen yet again to Seamus trying to explain how to change water into rum (he had finally perfected it without blowing everything up). "Neville, it's all in the wrist work. NO, don't do it like that. That's too much. Come on Neville, you can get this. Think about it, if you can excel in Herbology, you can do this. Rum is made from plants. Try again." Seamus badgered Neville. Neville thought about it and then finally did just as he was told and before his eyes it turned to rum. "See! I told you that you could do it! By the way, I was just kidding about it being made from plants. I knew that if I told you that, it might help you better. Great job! Now if only we can find a way to do that with Potions." Seamus beamed as he clapped Neville on the back.
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Harry followed Hermione up the stairs to her dorm after quickly putting Jamie down to bed. As he gazed at the back of her head, he couldn't stop thinking about how he wanted to run his hands through her hair. He quickly shook it off as they approached her dorm and she opened the door for him. Harry strode over to Jasmine's bed and gently laid her down upon it. He pulled the covers up to her chin and grazed a light kiss upon her forehead. Hermione smiled as he did this and Harry turned around and returned the smile back to her.
"Hermione, I was wondering if I could talk to you." Harry whispered, trying not to wake the sleeping child.
"Harry, you can tell me anything. What is it?" Hermione whispered as she sat down on the edge of her bed.
"Well….it's kind of….I don't know….oh, forget it!" Harry threw his hands up in exasperation. 'How do I tell her? I don't want her to overreact or lose her friendship over this. How can I tell her?' Harry thought reverently.
"Harry! Don't you chicken out on me now or I won't talk to you for a week. How would you like that?" Hermione scolded him secretly hoping that he was trying to tell her that he liked her.
"Hermione….do you….I mean….will you….um….can you help me with the twins birthday party?" Harry quickly spurted out and berated himself for not telling her how he felt as he sat beside her. Hermione's face fell, as she herself was hoping for something different than that. She quickly recovered and realized what he had just said.
"When's their birthday? I didn't know that it was so soon. Of course I'll help you Harry. What do you have in mind?" Hermione replied as she scooted closer to Harry.
"It's on Halloween. I don't know what to get them or what kind of party to throw them. Wait a minute, I bet Fred and George could help us too. Maybe if they got Jamie good, he would calm down a little. At least, I hope he would." Harry exclaimed as he started to get excited about the party.
"Oh, I have a great idea Harry. Since it's on Halloween, why not have that as the type of party. Sort of as a muggle Halloween party. You know, where they dress up as a monster or something out of the ordinary. Fred and George would love to meet him. I agree with you on that too, he needs to calm down a bit. After all, we didn't talk all day because of a prank he pulled. I'm sorry again Harry, I didn't mean for it to get that out of hand. I never meant to hurt you, just make you suffer a little." Hermione emphasized as she gently touched his arm and leaned toward him laying her head on his shoulder.
Just then, the door flew open and Lavender walked in the door. Harry jumped up from the bed and Hermione fell flat on her face in her pillow from the lack of Harry's body to hold her up. Harry turned to Hermione and mumbled an apology and something about having to go before someone got the wrong idea. Hermione frowned at Lavender for the intrusion as the two girls got ready for bed.
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Sirius strode over to Dean trying to convince a second year that football (soccer) was better than quidditch.
"What do you mean it's better than quidditch? Are you crazy? Quidditch is the best sport ever and in my opinion the ONLY sport that should be allowed." Sirius retorted rather explicitly.
"You don't know what you're talking about. Football is MUCH better. I think you've had one too many blows from the bludgers or do you forget how many times you've had to go to the hospital ward." Dean retorted while emphasizing 'MUCH' a bit too emphatically. Just as Sirius was about to argue back, he spotted the letter that Ron had placed on the table in front of him. He picked it up and started reading it. All you could hear from him was mutterings of 'bloody hell'.
A.N. I thank you all so very much for taking the time to read this story and I hope you are still enjoying it as much as I am writing it. Harry and Hermione will finally be getting together soon….the twins will finally meet Fred and George and oh what fun that chapter will be to write. As for the letter….don't you want to read it? I had to have someone else write it. I just have to add a few things and then I will post it….most likely by Monday. That's what had taken me so long….had to make sure that I had the right mood in it before I posted this chapter and the one before. Please forgive me. ?
