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~Chapter 11. The Hogwarts Express~
I got out of bed in the morning and I got dressed. I tried to look alive and awake, but neither was possible. I had wanted to sleep, but I just sobbed the entire night. By sunrise, my eyes were red and dry and I washed them up. I put on some makeup and Ginny told me I looked pretty. I don't know what I'd do without her. She stayed up the entire night consoling me, yet I knew that she needed sleep for today too.
I checked to see all my books were in my trunk, and I should have been so excited that I was about to embark on the final year at Hogwarts. Somehow, I wasn't. I was dreading ever going to potions class and I was really glad we had already gone over all the course work. I had studied extra hard in my 5 minute breaks and my off hours from being a singer and I knew all my books by heart. I was so nervous about falling behind, I could probably recite them.
Everyone seemed to be picking up what happened, mainly because Percy and I avoided each other like the plague. As we were leaving, I saw a small dark olive green book on the floor. Since I was the last one out, I grabbed the book, shoved it into my pocket and shut the door.
On Platform 9 ¾, I got a lot of people waving to me and a lot of people were yawning from the fact my concert went pretty late. I felt good and was even able to manage a weak smile. It was weak, but it was genuine. "I have to go to the Head compartment. I'll see you later okay?"
"Okay. Get your mind off of it. Have fun and I'll see you in a bit."
"I'll try." I left and was dragging my trunk into the compartment when Ernie, the new Head Boy, came out to greet me.
"Need help?" He didn't wait for an answer but picked up one side of my trunk and helped me wrangle it in.
"Thanks."
"You're very welcome. Let's sit." He sat next to the window and I sat in the seat in front of him.
"So, I guess we should get to know each other?"
"Yeah. I think I know you pretty well. Well, at least what I can tell."
"Okay, let's see how much you know."
"You are a very smart person, you have a wonderful smile, a great personality, newfound fame, and has three caring best friends. Ginny being one, and the Trio being the other."
"Not bad. I don't know anything about you. Feel free to tell me anything. I'm good listener." We talked for awhile and I felt I really knew him after a bit of chatting. Then the touchy conversation started.
"So I also hear you are dating Percy Weasley."
I looked at the ground and bit my lip. I will not cry. I will not cry. Please don't let me cry. "Uh, not as of last night. We-" My voice broke and one little tear forked down my face. Then another and another. I didn't full-front cry though. I had enough of that last night.
"I'm sorry. Look, I won't mention it again." He pulled out a tissue and gave it to me.
"Thanks." I dried my tears and blew my nose.
"I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back and we can talk some more. Your choice of topic." He got up and left.
I was searching my pants for another tissue and I found one. But I also found something else. The book I had shoved into my pocket. I was going to ask if it was anyone's but I was so preoccupied with avoiding Percy, I forgot. There must be a name in the cover. I opened it and on the right side it clearly read. Percy Weasley. The book was filled with his tiny, neat writing. His writing kinda looked like mine. I thought it was lesson plans or something, but it was one of those things you just had to look at. The first page read:
So this is it. Tomorrow, I will be completely out of Hogwarts. Away from the classes and the books and the ridicule from my brothers. I'll no longer be 'Percy, the older Head Boy brother who likes to scold them in the halls' but I'll never be on the same level as them. Oh well.
This is his journal! Oh my God, I have some power here. I was so tempted to see if he wrote anything about me in the later pages, but I didn't know. I finally did. I guess I'm just a horrible person. I found the last entry in it and this was interesting. It said:
I did something stupid tonight. I broke up with the girl who I'm madly in love with and can't be away from her. I know, I know. Why did I break up with her? Because I thought that it would ruin my chances being a teacher. I really don't want to lose my job. But now it doesn't seem important. I love her so much. Why did I do this? I am a stupid, stupid person. I gave up the only girl I've ever felt I loved all the way to my soul, and I lost her. I guess I'll have to live with it. I don't want to give up on her, but she has every right to give up on me. I hope she'll forgive me. Hermione, please forgive me for being stupid and I promise you I will talk to Professor Dumbledore and see about it. If I can't have you, I'll resign. I swear I will. I love you.
Wow, he is clever isn't he? He knew I would pick it up and probably read it. And he knew I wouldn't talk to him. I think I'm hurt over the fact he did this, but maybe after a month of being friends it will work out. I can't stand to be mad at him. I quickly change into my school robes and I was buttoning the last button when Ernie returned.
"Hello, I'm back. I met some friends on the way back." Ernie sat down again.
"It's ok. I have to return a book to someone but I'll be right back. I promise. You have to change into your robes anyway." The compartments for late-arriving teachers were just ahead of the Head compartment. I knocked and opened the door. Percy, Snape, and surprisingly Meila (my special instructors were coming to Hogwarts so I didn't have to travel). "Hi. I'm sorry. Am I interrupting?"
"No, not at all." Meila gave me a questioning look. The same questioning look Professor Snape was giving me. Percy probably told them about what happened.
"Here's your book. I think you dropped it." I gave Percy his book and turned to leave.
"Wait. Did you read the last part?"
"Yes I did. But I can't believe you would do that to me."
"Will you give me a chance?"
"Maybe."
"We can start over."
"I don't want to start over, Percy. We really had something."
"I don't want to start over either, but maybe with some work we can get it back."
"Yeah."
"So let's take our time, but I can't stand not talking to you."
"Okay." I gave him a hug. "I have to go. See you later."
"Bye."
I turned and left, kind of happy, but still upset he would do something like that. We'll just see.
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~Chapter 11. The Hogwarts Express~
I got out of bed in the morning and I got dressed. I tried to look alive and awake, but neither was possible. I had wanted to sleep, but I just sobbed the entire night. By sunrise, my eyes were red and dry and I washed them up. I put on some makeup and Ginny told me I looked pretty. I don't know what I'd do without her. She stayed up the entire night consoling me, yet I knew that she needed sleep for today too.
I checked to see all my books were in my trunk, and I should have been so excited that I was about to embark on the final year at Hogwarts. Somehow, I wasn't. I was dreading ever going to potions class and I was really glad we had already gone over all the course work. I had studied extra hard in my 5 minute breaks and my off hours from being a singer and I knew all my books by heart. I was so nervous about falling behind, I could probably recite them.
Everyone seemed to be picking up what happened, mainly because Percy and I avoided each other like the plague. As we were leaving, I saw a small dark olive green book on the floor. Since I was the last one out, I grabbed the book, shoved it into my pocket and shut the door.
On Platform 9 ¾, I got a lot of people waving to me and a lot of people were yawning from the fact my concert went pretty late. I felt good and was even able to manage a weak smile. It was weak, but it was genuine. "I have to go to the Head compartment. I'll see you later okay?"
"Okay. Get your mind off of it. Have fun and I'll see you in a bit."
"I'll try." I left and was dragging my trunk into the compartment when Ernie, the new Head Boy, came out to greet me.
"Need help?" He didn't wait for an answer but picked up one side of my trunk and helped me wrangle it in.
"Thanks."
"You're very welcome. Let's sit." He sat next to the window and I sat in the seat in front of him.
"So, I guess we should get to know each other?"
"Yeah. I think I know you pretty well. Well, at least what I can tell."
"Okay, let's see how much you know."
"You are a very smart person, you have a wonderful smile, a great personality, newfound fame, and has three caring best friends. Ginny being one, and the Trio being the other."
"Not bad. I don't know anything about you. Feel free to tell me anything. I'm good listener." We talked for awhile and I felt I really knew him after a bit of chatting. Then the touchy conversation started.
"So I also hear you are dating Percy Weasley."
I looked at the ground and bit my lip. I will not cry. I will not cry. Please don't let me cry. "Uh, not as of last night. We-" My voice broke and one little tear forked down my face. Then another and another. I didn't full-front cry though. I had enough of that last night.
"I'm sorry. Look, I won't mention it again." He pulled out a tissue and gave it to me.
"Thanks." I dried my tears and blew my nose.
"I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back and we can talk some more. Your choice of topic." He got up and left.
I was searching my pants for another tissue and I found one. But I also found something else. The book I had shoved into my pocket. I was going to ask if it was anyone's but I was so preoccupied with avoiding Percy, I forgot. There must be a name in the cover. I opened it and on the right side it clearly read. Percy Weasley. The book was filled with his tiny, neat writing. His writing kinda looked like mine. I thought it was lesson plans or something, but it was one of those things you just had to look at. The first page read:
So this is it. Tomorrow, I will be completely out of Hogwarts. Away from the classes and the books and the ridicule from my brothers. I'll no longer be 'Percy, the older Head Boy brother who likes to scold them in the halls' but I'll never be on the same level as them. Oh well.
This is his journal! Oh my God, I have some power here. I was so tempted to see if he wrote anything about me in the later pages, but I didn't know. I finally did. I guess I'm just a horrible person. I found the last entry in it and this was interesting. It said:
I did something stupid tonight. I broke up with the girl who I'm madly in love with and can't be away from her. I know, I know. Why did I break up with her? Because I thought that it would ruin my chances being a teacher. I really don't want to lose my job. But now it doesn't seem important. I love her so much. Why did I do this? I am a stupid, stupid person. I gave up the only girl I've ever felt I loved all the way to my soul, and I lost her. I guess I'll have to live with it. I don't want to give up on her, but she has every right to give up on me. I hope she'll forgive me. Hermione, please forgive me for being stupid and I promise you I will talk to Professor Dumbledore and see about it. If I can't have you, I'll resign. I swear I will. I love you.
Wow, he is clever isn't he? He knew I would pick it up and probably read it. And he knew I wouldn't talk to him. I think I'm hurt over the fact he did this, but maybe after a month of being friends it will work out. I can't stand to be mad at him. I quickly change into my school robes and I was buttoning the last button when Ernie returned.
"Hello, I'm back. I met some friends on the way back." Ernie sat down again.
"It's ok. I have to return a book to someone but I'll be right back. I promise. You have to change into your robes anyway." The compartments for late-arriving teachers were just ahead of the Head compartment. I knocked and opened the door. Percy, Snape, and surprisingly Meila (my special instructors were coming to Hogwarts so I didn't have to travel). "Hi. I'm sorry. Am I interrupting?"
"No, not at all." Meila gave me a questioning look. The same questioning look Professor Snape was giving me. Percy probably told them about what happened.
"Here's your book. I think you dropped it." I gave Percy his book and turned to leave.
"Wait. Did you read the last part?"
"Yes I did. But I can't believe you would do that to me."
"Will you give me a chance?"
"Maybe."
"We can start over."
"I don't want to start over, Percy. We really had something."
"I don't want to start over either, but maybe with some work we can get it back."
"Yeah."
"So let's take our time, but I can't stand not talking to you."
"Okay." I gave him a hug. "I have to go. See you later."
"Bye."
I turned and left, kind of happy, but still upset he would do something like that. We'll just see.
