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earlier chapter!
~Sweatdrop~ Okay, I know, I know. I didn't update last week. Go ahead, let me have it if you must. But, I've got an excuse. My muses went on vacation or something, because last week I had no inspiration and this week I've spit out two chapters of the novel I'm working on, plus this chapter! SO, I think my muses are making up for lost time.
But, as compensation, here is Usa/Harry romance! And the next chapter will be too!
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Harry Potter was confused. Very confused, as a matter of fact. He and Ron had just come down to breakfast, expecting to see a nice, normal setting. (Well, as normal as a breakfast at Hogwarts could be.) But instead, they'd found Hermione sitting at the Gryffindor table with red-rimmed eyes.
"Hermione!" Ron exclaimed. "What's wrong? Did you get a 99% on a test?" Ginny, who was sitting on Hermione's right, proceeded to choke on her drink. Serena, who was sitting across from the brown-haired girl, rolled her eyes and slapped her forehead. Harry had to grin as he rounded the table and sat down beside the blonde.
Hermione gave Ron a furious look. "No, Ronald, for your information I did not! And I happen to be very thrilled to see both you and Harry alive, although at the moment I'm having trouble remembering why!" She got and stomped away, leaving a bewildered looking Ron behind.
"What did I do?" He asked the other three. Serena bit back giggles, Harry shook his head and Ginny sighed. "We're not telling you, Ron. But if you have any sense you'll go after her!" Ginny snapped, exasperated. Ron still looked confused, indicating he had no idea why on earth he was supposed to go after Hermione, but he shrugged and, deciding to listen to his sister, loped off after Hermione.
Ginny sighed again. "Oh, my dear brother. So clueless in love." She paused, and then her eyes lit up. "Oh, there's Draco! Gotta run, you two, we've got a Hogsmeade date!" She jumped up and ran over to the blonde Slytherin, who looked incredibly relieved to see her. Although, this may have been from the fact Pansy Parkinson was hanging onto his arm again.
Harry turned back to his breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, hashbrowns and toast, with a side of orange juice. (I don't really think they'd have pumpkin juice in the morning, would they? It seems to me kind of like Pepsi or Coke.) However, he was uncomfortably aware of Serena's sitting next to him. He was wondering if he should ask her to the dance.
Ah, yes. The Hogwarts Annual Christmas Ball. This year is was muggle clothing only, which meant tuxedos and evening gowns if you went. Harry had been putting off asking someone, because he wanted to ask the (in his opinion) gorgeous blond sitting next to him. But there was a little thing called fear-of-rejection holding him back.
Sensing movement next to him, he turned to see Serena sigh and stretch, placing down her fork. "So Harry." She said casually, although her heart was beating very fast. "Do you want to go down to Hogsmeade? I've got Christmas shopping to do...." Harry could have turned cartwheels at the invitation. "Sure!" He blurted. Then, worried he might have sounded too eager, he said quickly. "I mean, I've got shopping too."
Inwardly, Serena yelped with happiness. Then, she scolded herself. How could I have fallen in love with Harry so fast? I barely know him! And after all, remember what happened the last time you fell in love? She did, of course, but that didn't change the fast pace of her heart. All the way down to Hogsmeade, her stomach did flips. She was spending time with Harry Potter? No pressure!
The two reached Hogsmeade quickly and did their shopping. As they did, Serena found herself genuinely liking Harry. He was warm and funny, but cautious. He was sincere, but even he had secrets, which didn't bother her. He talked but listened to her. He made her feel as no one else ever had before, not even Darien when he had originally lied to her about the Silver Millennium.
Harry, for his part, found himself liking Serena even more then when they'd started out for Hogsmeade. She listened to him in a way no one else did, and for some reason seemed to be able to sympathize with him about loosing his parents. She never pushed too far, and understood about the need for secrets. Harry was even incredibly tempted to tell her about Sirius, and by the end of the day, decided to.
They headed for the Three Broomsticks, moreso because Serena claimed she famished and that they both needed something *other* then candy to eat. Harry, who was feeling like an icecube by that time, readily agreed with her plan.
Settling inside the cavern, both ordered sandwiches and butterbeers. (Although Serena complained that she would have perferred a Coke instead.) Pretty soon, their meals came and they dug in, eating the satisfying meal quickly.
Afterwards, Harry looked over at Serena, who was munching on a lollipop. Hogsmeade had had a new store put in, one that sold muggle candy. Of course, after Serena had gotten there, there was very much candy left on the shelves and the owners were *very* happy people! Harry had perchased some muggle candy too - he'd always liked Mars Bars best, although when he was little he hadn't had the chance to have very many.
"Serena?" He said nervously. He knew very well he shouldn't be telling anyone about Sirius, but he couldn't help himself. The words were spilling out without his control! "Have you ever heard about Sirius Black?" Serena's Crystalline eyes flicked towards him. "He was the one who supposedly killed all those muggles and betrayed your parents?" She murmured. "He didn't!" Harry burst out. And then, the whole story spilled out.
Serena listened in silence. When he was finished, Harry slumped, panting. "I shouldn't have told you." He said, feeling panicked now that he was done. "You probably don't even believe me, you-" "Harry." Serena interrupted. "I believe you." Harry stopped in mid-sentence, frozen. "You do?" "Yes, of course. Why shouldn't I? You've no reason to lie to me, and if you say Sirius is innocent, then I believe you."
Harry's green eyes lit up and, leanign over the table, he threw his arms around a startled Serena. "Thank-you! No one else would believe me! Do you want to go to the ball with me?!" In the next second, he went pale and jerked back as Serena gasped. Harry tried desperately to think of something to say in the silence, but he couldn't think of anything. And then.... "Yes." "What?" "Yes, I will."
Harry reddened. "Well, great." He said, although inside he was turning cartwheels in ecastasy. Serena, blushing red, just nodded. They paid their bill and walked back towards Hogwarts in silence, both lost in their thoughts.
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Serena sat with Ginny at the Gryffindor Table later that night. Harry was chatting with Hermione and Ron and from the look on Ron's face Harry had told them he'd told Serena about Sirius. Hermione was just looking rather amused Harry had asked Serena to the ball, and Ron couldn't get over the whole Sirius thing.
Ginny was chattering away about her wonderful day with Draco, in which they'd visited all kinds of stores in Hogsmeade. Suddenly, she stopped and looked at Serena, confused and worried. "What's wrong?" Serena sighed. She should have known she couldn't hide from Ginny. "I have a problem." "What?"
Serena sighed again and rested her chin on her elbows. Ginny watched her, concerned, and although she couldn't see him, Serena knew Draco watched them both longingly from the Gryffindor table. One of these days, we'll have to think about resorting him. Serena thought. "Well?!" Ginny demanded. Serena spoke carefully.
"I-I think I'm in love with Harry Potter."
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I'm more desperate for reviews then I thought. Oh, well. Next chapter's the ball! And some new knights... So stay tuned!
R&R, five reviews or no new chappie.
Oh, a heads up. The third week of January, there will be no update. That's exam time and I'll have my hands full studying. (And freaking out...)
~Sweatdrop~ Okay, I know, I know. I didn't update last week. Go ahead, let me have it if you must. But, I've got an excuse. My muses went on vacation or something, because last week I had no inspiration and this week I've spit out two chapters of the novel I'm working on, plus this chapter! SO, I think my muses are making up for lost time.
But, as compensation, here is Usa/Harry romance! And the next chapter will be too!
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Harry Potter was confused. Very confused, as a matter of fact. He and Ron had just come down to breakfast, expecting to see a nice, normal setting. (Well, as normal as a breakfast at Hogwarts could be.) But instead, they'd found Hermione sitting at the Gryffindor table with red-rimmed eyes.
"Hermione!" Ron exclaimed. "What's wrong? Did you get a 99% on a test?" Ginny, who was sitting on Hermione's right, proceeded to choke on her drink. Serena, who was sitting across from the brown-haired girl, rolled her eyes and slapped her forehead. Harry had to grin as he rounded the table and sat down beside the blonde.
Hermione gave Ron a furious look. "No, Ronald, for your information I did not! And I happen to be very thrilled to see both you and Harry alive, although at the moment I'm having trouble remembering why!" She got and stomped away, leaving a bewildered looking Ron behind.
"What did I do?" He asked the other three. Serena bit back giggles, Harry shook his head and Ginny sighed. "We're not telling you, Ron. But if you have any sense you'll go after her!" Ginny snapped, exasperated. Ron still looked confused, indicating he had no idea why on earth he was supposed to go after Hermione, but he shrugged and, deciding to listen to his sister, loped off after Hermione.
Ginny sighed again. "Oh, my dear brother. So clueless in love." She paused, and then her eyes lit up. "Oh, there's Draco! Gotta run, you two, we've got a Hogsmeade date!" She jumped up and ran over to the blonde Slytherin, who looked incredibly relieved to see her. Although, this may have been from the fact Pansy Parkinson was hanging onto his arm again.
Harry turned back to his breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, hashbrowns and toast, with a side of orange juice. (I don't really think they'd have pumpkin juice in the morning, would they? It seems to me kind of like Pepsi or Coke.) However, he was uncomfortably aware of Serena's sitting next to him. He was wondering if he should ask her to the dance.
Ah, yes. The Hogwarts Annual Christmas Ball. This year is was muggle clothing only, which meant tuxedos and evening gowns if you went. Harry had been putting off asking someone, because he wanted to ask the (in his opinion) gorgeous blond sitting next to him. But there was a little thing called fear-of-rejection holding him back.
Sensing movement next to him, he turned to see Serena sigh and stretch, placing down her fork. "So Harry." She said casually, although her heart was beating very fast. "Do you want to go down to Hogsmeade? I've got Christmas shopping to do...." Harry could have turned cartwheels at the invitation. "Sure!" He blurted. Then, worried he might have sounded too eager, he said quickly. "I mean, I've got shopping too."
Inwardly, Serena yelped with happiness. Then, she scolded herself. How could I have fallen in love with Harry so fast? I barely know him! And after all, remember what happened the last time you fell in love? She did, of course, but that didn't change the fast pace of her heart. All the way down to Hogsmeade, her stomach did flips. She was spending time with Harry Potter? No pressure!
The two reached Hogsmeade quickly and did their shopping. As they did, Serena found herself genuinely liking Harry. He was warm and funny, but cautious. He was sincere, but even he had secrets, which didn't bother her. He talked but listened to her. He made her feel as no one else ever had before, not even Darien when he had originally lied to her about the Silver Millennium.
Harry, for his part, found himself liking Serena even more then when they'd started out for Hogsmeade. She listened to him in a way no one else did, and for some reason seemed to be able to sympathize with him about loosing his parents. She never pushed too far, and understood about the need for secrets. Harry was even incredibly tempted to tell her about Sirius, and by the end of the day, decided to.
They headed for the Three Broomsticks, moreso because Serena claimed she famished and that they both needed something *other* then candy to eat. Harry, who was feeling like an icecube by that time, readily agreed with her plan.
Settling inside the cavern, both ordered sandwiches and butterbeers. (Although Serena complained that she would have perferred a Coke instead.) Pretty soon, their meals came and they dug in, eating the satisfying meal quickly.
Afterwards, Harry looked over at Serena, who was munching on a lollipop. Hogsmeade had had a new store put in, one that sold muggle candy. Of course, after Serena had gotten there, there was very much candy left on the shelves and the owners were *very* happy people! Harry had perchased some muggle candy too - he'd always liked Mars Bars best, although when he was little he hadn't had the chance to have very many.
"Serena?" He said nervously. He knew very well he shouldn't be telling anyone about Sirius, but he couldn't help himself. The words were spilling out without his control! "Have you ever heard about Sirius Black?" Serena's Crystalline eyes flicked towards him. "He was the one who supposedly killed all those muggles and betrayed your parents?" She murmured. "He didn't!" Harry burst out. And then, the whole story spilled out.
Serena listened in silence. When he was finished, Harry slumped, panting. "I shouldn't have told you." He said, feeling panicked now that he was done. "You probably don't even believe me, you-" "Harry." Serena interrupted. "I believe you." Harry stopped in mid-sentence, frozen. "You do?" "Yes, of course. Why shouldn't I? You've no reason to lie to me, and if you say Sirius is innocent, then I believe you."
Harry's green eyes lit up and, leanign over the table, he threw his arms around a startled Serena. "Thank-you! No one else would believe me! Do you want to go to the ball with me?!" In the next second, he went pale and jerked back as Serena gasped. Harry tried desperately to think of something to say in the silence, but he couldn't think of anything. And then.... "Yes." "What?" "Yes, I will."
Harry reddened. "Well, great." He said, although inside he was turning cartwheels in ecastasy. Serena, blushing red, just nodded. They paid their bill and walked back towards Hogwarts in silence, both lost in their thoughts.
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Serena sat with Ginny at the Gryffindor Table later that night. Harry was chatting with Hermione and Ron and from the look on Ron's face Harry had told them he'd told Serena about Sirius. Hermione was just looking rather amused Harry had asked Serena to the ball, and Ron couldn't get over the whole Sirius thing.
Ginny was chattering away about her wonderful day with Draco, in which they'd visited all kinds of stores in Hogsmeade. Suddenly, she stopped and looked at Serena, confused and worried. "What's wrong?" Serena sighed. She should have known she couldn't hide from Ginny. "I have a problem." "What?"
Serena sighed again and rested her chin on her elbows. Ginny watched her, concerned, and although she couldn't see him, Serena knew Draco watched them both longingly from the Gryffindor table. One of these days, we'll have to think about resorting him. Serena thought. "Well?!" Ginny demanded. Serena spoke carefully.
"I-I think I'm in love with Harry Potter."
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I'm more desperate for reviews then I thought. Oh, well. Next chapter's the ball! And some new knights... So stay tuned!
R&R, five reviews or no new chappie.
Oh, a heads up. The third week of January, there will be no update. That's exam time and I'll have my hands full studying. (And freaking out...)
