Look Around
Noelle woke with a start on Monday morning. She had to be down to the train station this morning so she could catch the Hogwarts Express. It was already 8:45, and Noelle still wasn't ready to leave. Cursing under her breath, she ran into the bathroom and brushed her short brown hair. Noelle looked at herself in the mirror and she saw a girl that was average height, with hazelish eyes and brown hair; and not to mention freckles. Noelle hated her freckles, she couldn't understand what made brown dots on your body cute. She turned the water on in the shower and got in. 20 minutes later, Noelle was dressed and packed. Noelle heard yelling and knew her mother and sister Dayna were up. After Making sure she didn't forget her books, wand or owl Roxie, Noelle went into the car and put her stuff into the trunk. Her mother came out of the house and they drove to the station.
"Now Noelle, this is your 5th year at Hogwarts and not to mention O.W.L. year. I want you to promise that you'll study very hard and consider carefully your career choices." Her mother dragged on and on about O.W.L.'s until they parked the car.
"It's ok Mom, I'm going to get an O.W.L. in basically everything." Noelle stressed the word basically. She was good in every class except potions. Snape just didn't like her and the other Gryffindors.
"Basically?!" Her mother shouted.
"I'll do my best Ma!" After brief goodbyes and unpacking, Noelle was out of the car and hurrying to the platform. She looked around for her best friend Clare, they always rode the train together. When she found Clare, she ran over. "CLARE!"
"NOELLE!" Clare yelled back. Noelle and Clare went onto the train and found an empty compartment. "New year, new stuff, and new crushes." Clare said happily. She looked at Noelle. "You're going to tell him this year, right?"
Noelle managed a nervous smile. "I don't know Clare. Which one am I telling again?"
Clare frowned. "Chris, duh. Who cares about that Weasley?"
Noelle shrugged. "I don't know, I would feel bad about Ron. If someone has a crush on you, you can't just dump him.you would have to give him a chance."
"But what about Chris? You Do like him don't you?" Clare asked, biting into a strawberry.
"Well yeah, but I don't hate Ron either." Noelle sighed gloomily. She was about to ask Clare about their friends John and Stacy, but there was a sound in front of the compartment and soon both of them were sitting with Noelle and Clare.
"Hey!" Stacy said while taking a seat next to Clare. "We would have been here sooner but John had to talk to Malfoy."
John shrugged while sitting next to a depressed Noelle. "I had to ask him a question. That's okay with you isn't it, your highness?"
Clare shrugged. "I guess, did you see Potter and Weasley?"
John nodded. "They were saying goodbye to a bunch of redheaded people. Why do you care anyway?"
Clare glanced at Noelle at the corner of her eye. "I don't care, but Noelle needs to talk to Ron."
Stacy laughed. "What, does she have a crush on HIM?"
Noelle turned bright red. "NO! Clare.why did you have to say something?!"
John started to make fun of her. "Oooh, Noelle loves Ron!!! I'm going to go tell him!!"
Noelle glared at John. "If you say a word, I will snap you like a twig!"
Clare laughed and stood in front of Noelle. "GO GET HIM JOHN, I"LL KEEP HER HERE!!!"
John laughed and ran out of the compartment. Noelle, Stacy and Clare were left by themselves.
Stacy and Clare started to laugh. "This ought to be good." Stacy said while blocking the door so Noelle couldn't escape. "What are you going to say?"
"I don't know, John ought to have explained it to him already don't you think?" Noelle said in an angry voice. She didn't want to have to talk to Ron now.
"Oh well, just get it over with. I'm going to go find some more Strawberries. Wanna come Stacy?" Clare asked.
Stacy looked over at Noelle and Noelle assured Stacy she wasn't going anywhere so they left her there alone.
--John's POV-
It took a while to find Ron, but when he did, he smiled and strolled over there. John figured he wouldn't make things too much of a big deal so he asked casually. "Which one of you goes by the name Ron?" He knew it was a stupid question, but what did he care?
Ron stood up, apparently puzzled. "I'm Ron. What do you want?"
John smirked. "Do you know a girl named Noelle Madden? She's a 5th year and has Brown hair and hazely eyes."
Ron blushed slightly. "Yeah, I know her. What's this about?"
John's smirk got broader. "Well, my friend Clare told us you had a crush on her."
Ron's blush increased, but he tried to appear nonchalant. "Yeah, so?"
John shrugged. "She wants to talk to you. That is, if you have a moment to spare."
Ron looked at Harry who nodded. "I'll be back."
John laughed to himself as he and Ron made their way back to the cabin with Noelle alone in it. When they got there, he opened the door only to find Noelle looking up at him from a book. "Hey Noelle, look who I brought to see you." He moved over, letting Ron walk into the compartment. Both of them were blushing and looking uncomfortable. John on the other hand, was loving every minute of it.
"H-H-Hi." Noelle stammered making room for Ron to sit next to her.
Equally as nervous, Ron managed a nervous Hi and sat next to her.
John decided it was time to get out of there and to find Stacy and Clare. "Hey Noelle, where's Clare and Stacy?"
She was looking at Ron when she answered. "Getting strawberries."
John nodded and left the compartment feeling good about himself.
Noelle woke with a start on Monday morning. She had to be down to the train station this morning so she could catch the Hogwarts Express. It was already 8:45, and Noelle still wasn't ready to leave. Cursing under her breath, she ran into the bathroom and brushed her short brown hair. Noelle looked at herself in the mirror and she saw a girl that was average height, with hazelish eyes and brown hair; and not to mention freckles. Noelle hated her freckles, she couldn't understand what made brown dots on your body cute. She turned the water on in the shower and got in. 20 minutes later, Noelle was dressed and packed. Noelle heard yelling and knew her mother and sister Dayna were up. After Making sure she didn't forget her books, wand or owl Roxie, Noelle went into the car and put her stuff into the trunk. Her mother came out of the house and they drove to the station.
"Now Noelle, this is your 5th year at Hogwarts and not to mention O.W.L. year. I want you to promise that you'll study very hard and consider carefully your career choices." Her mother dragged on and on about O.W.L.'s until they parked the car.
"It's ok Mom, I'm going to get an O.W.L. in basically everything." Noelle stressed the word basically. She was good in every class except potions. Snape just didn't like her and the other Gryffindors.
"Basically?!" Her mother shouted.
"I'll do my best Ma!" After brief goodbyes and unpacking, Noelle was out of the car and hurrying to the platform. She looked around for her best friend Clare, they always rode the train together. When she found Clare, she ran over. "CLARE!"
"NOELLE!" Clare yelled back. Noelle and Clare went onto the train and found an empty compartment. "New year, new stuff, and new crushes." Clare said happily. She looked at Noelle. "You're going to tell him this year, right?"
Noelle managed a nervous smile. "I don't know Clare. Which one am I telling again?"
Clare frowned. "Chris, duh. Who cares about that Weasley?"
Noelle shrugged. "I don't know, I would feel bad about Ron. If someone has a crush on you, you can't just dump him.you would have to give him a chance."
"But what about Chris? You Do like him don't you?" Clare asked, biting into a strawberry.
"Well yeah, but I don't hate Ron either." Noelle sighed gloomily. She was about to ask Clare about their friends John and Stacy, but there was a sound in front of the compartment and soon both of them were sitting with Noelle and Clare.
"Hey!" Stacy said while taking a seat next to Clare. "We would have been here sooner but John had to talk to Malfoy."
John shrugged while sitting next to a depressed Noelle. "I had to ask him a question. That's okay with you isn't it, your highness?"
Clare shrugged. "I guess, did you see Potter and Weasley?"
John nodded. "They were saying goodbye to a bunch of redheaded people. Why do you care anyway?"
Clare glanced at Noelle at the corner of her eye. "I don't care, but Noelle needs to talk to Ron."
Stacy laughed. "What, does she have a crush on HIM?"
Noelle turned bright red. "NO! Clare.why did you have to say something?!"
John started to make fun of her. "Oooh, Noelle loves Ron!!! I'm going to go tell him!!"
Noelle glared at John. "If you say a word, I will snap you like a twig!"
Clare laughed and stood in front of Noelle. "GO GET HIM JOHN, I"LL KEEP HER HERE!!!"
John laughed and ran out of the compartment. Noelle, Stacy and Clare were left by themselves.
Stacy and Clare started to laugh. "This ought to be good." Stacy said while blocking the door so Noelle couldn't escape. "What are you going to say?"
"I don't know, John ought to have explained it to him already don't you think?" Noelle said in an angry voice. She didn't want to have to talk to Ron now.
"Oh well, just get it over with. I'm going to go find some more Strawberries. Wanna come Stacy?" Clare asked.
Stacy looked over at Noelle and Noelle assured Stacy she wasn't going anywhere so they left her there alone.
--John's POV-
It took a while to find Ron, but when he did, he smiled and strolled over there. John figured he wouldn't make things too much of a big deal so he asked casually. "Which one of you goes by the name Ron?" He knew it was a stupid question, but what did he care?
Ron stood up, apparently puzzled. "I'm Ron. What do you want?"
John smirked. "Do you know a girl named Noelle Madden? She's a 5th year and has Brown hair and hazely eyes."
Ron blushed slightly. "Yeah, I know her. What's this about?"
John's smirk got broader. "Well, my friend Clare told us you had a crush on her."
Ron's blush increased, but he tried to appear nonchalant. "Yeah, so?"
John shrugged. "She wants to talk to you. That is, if you have a moment to spare."
Ron looked at Harry who nodded. "I'll be back."
John laughed to himself as he and Ron made their way back to the cabin with Noelle alone in it. When they got there, he opened the door only to find Noelle looking up at him from a book. "Hey Noelle, look who I brought to see you." He moved over, letting Ron walk into the compartment. Both of them were blushing and looking uncomfortable. John on the other hand, was loving every minute of it.
"H-H-Hi." Noelle stammered making room for Ron to sit next to her.
Equally as nervous, Ron managed a nervous Hi and sat next to her.
John decided it was time to get out of there and to find Stacy and Clare. "Hey Noelle, where's Clare and Stacy?"
She was looking at Ron when she answered. "Getting strawberries."
John nodded and left the compartment feeling good about himself.
