Harry rushed back to the Grand Hall. He quickly walked up to the staff
table. "Professor Koke?"
Link turned to face him. "Yes?"
"Er.Professor Harkinian asked if you would meet her in her office in two hours."
Looking both confused and worried, Link nodded. "All right. Thank you."
Harry ran back to the Gryffindor table. He grabbed Hermione and Ron's shoulders and turned them around.
"What is it?" Hermione asked. "Did you find Cho?"
"No, but there's something I've got to tell you guys about," he responded. "C'mon, back to the common room."
Confused, Hermione and Ron exchanged glances, but hurried out of the hall behind Harry. They approached the Fat Lady.
"Password?"
"Barfing Boggart," said Ron.
"Well, I hope you weren't referring to Humphrey!" the Fat Lady sniffed, opening up for them (A/N: Humphrey Bogart was an actor from the 30s and 40s).
Harry was relieved to find that the Gryiffindor common room was empty. Everyone else was still at dinner. He, Ron, and Hermione took three chairs by the fireplace.
"What is it, Harry?" Ron asked. "You look really worried!"
"That's because I AM worried, Ron," Harry sighed, sinking down in his chair.
"What is it, Harry?" Hermione asked. "Tell us."
"Well, I went out to look for Cho," Harry began. "Just when I was about to give up, I heard screaming coming from the floor beneath me."
"Who was it?" Ron asked.
"I ran down the stairs, and realized that the screams were coming from Harkinian's room. I went inside, and saw her in the corner, crying. There was a boggart in the room."
"What form did it take?" Hermione inquired curiously.
"That's just it," Harry tried to explain. "I've never seen anything like it before! It was a man who had green skin, and his hair was vibrant red color. He was holding three, small golden pyramids in his hand. And.he called the Professor a 'Princess'!"
"Princess?!" Hermione and Ron repeated, dumbfounded.
"Yeah! And then he said something like Hyrule was going to die."
"What's Hyrule?" asked Ron. "A place?"
"I would assume so," Hermione mumbled. "Harry, what could this possibly mean? And who is the man?"
"I've got no idea," Harry sighed. "That's what we've got to figure out! If we do, maybe we can give Professor Harkinian some help! She looked completely terrified, as if she were going to die!"
"Isn't that what Boggarts do, though?" Hermione asked. "Scare the wits out of you?"
"You guys didn't see her face," Harry said. "But we've got to find out who this guy is that was scaring her!"
"How could we possibly do that?" Ron questioned him.
"W-well.I know that Koke is going to her office in about two hours."
"That's it!" Ron cried, standing up and throwing his arms in the air. Hermione and Harry stared at him blankly. "Apparently you're both confused. But over the summer vacation, Fred and George gave me a box of Extendable Ears!"
"They did?!" Harry asked with excitement. "That means we could hear what they're saying, and then maybe help!"
"Isn't that a bit rude, though?" Hermione asked. "You know, eavesdropping on their conver." Ron and Harry glared at her. "Oh all right, I suppose it wouldn't hurt. We'll just have to make sure we don't get caught."
"Right," said Harry. "Ron, go upstairs and get the Extendable Ears."
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Two hours later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione headed towards the Defense Against The Dark Arts class room.
"Ron, be careful!" Hermione whispered. "You're pulling it off my foot!"
When she said "it," Hermione had been referring to Harry's Invisibility cloak. Now that the three had grown so much bigger, it had become more difficult to hide underneath it.
"Sorry," Ron squeaked.
Eventually, the three of them reached Zelda's office. They stopped and dropped to the floor when they heard footsteps coming. It was Link, heading down the corridor to the room they were right outside of.
Link stepped into the room, shutting the door behind him. Ron, Harry, and Hermione pulled out their Extendable Ears and slid them under a crack in the wall.
"Oh, Link, you're here," they could hear Zelda whisper, as footsteps walked across a wooden floor.
"Yes. Potter said you wanted to see me about something," Link responded. "What is it? You look as if you were-"
"I was, Link. I've been sitting here with a bag of ice on my eyes for the past hour and a half waiting for the tears to go away. Link, there was a Boggart in my desk!"
"A Boggart?" Link asked. There was a pause, and Harry presumed that Zelda was nodding. "It was Gannondorf, wasn't it?"
"Y-yes!" Zelda sniffed, placing her arms around Link.
Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged confused looks. Who was Gannondorf? They waited for more.
"I mean, I know it was just a boggart," Zelda continued. "But he looke just so real! He had the Triforce and he told me th-that Hyrule is going to be destroyed!"
In an effort to reassure her, Link hugged Zelda. "Don't worry, Zel. It was just a boggart. You don't have to worry. You KNOW that the Triforce is safe here, with us. Ganon can't get it."
Zelda started taking deep breaths, and eventually calmed down. "Thank you for your consolation, Link. You just know how worried I can get even over the stupidest things.I've just been having these horrid nightmares about Gannondorf coming-"
"Princess, it'll be okay," Link whispered. "Besides, I'm sure that if Ganon even came anywhere CLOSE to Hogwarts, Dumbledore could-"
"Link, I know that Dumbledore is a great wizard, but he just.he doesn't know Ganon like we do! He doesn't know him like.like you do."
"Zelda, I've done it before. You know I can always do it again."
Link opened the door. Ron, Harry and Hermione flattened themselves against the wall to avoid being hit.
"Yes, I know you're here," Zelda whispered, walking out of her office with into a completely deserted corridor. "You have no idea how much.safer that makes me feel."
Turning around, Link gently stroked Zelda's cheek. A single, last, small tear slowly fell down it. "I don't ever remember you saying anything like that to me before."
"Well, I admit it was rather long overdue," Zelda confessed. "But just think what a rut I'd be in if you hadn't always been there for me." She took one more small step towards Link, as if she were about to kiss him, but then quickly stepped away. "Good-night, Link." Zelda retreated back into her office.
Sighing heavily, Link walked away.
"Bloody hell," Ron exclaimed.
"Let's go back to the common room where we can discuss this with more safety," Hermione suggested.
And with that, the three of them walked quietly back off.
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Link turned to face him. "Yes?"
"Er.Professor Harkinian asked if you would meet her in her office in two hours."
Looking both confused and worried, Link nodded. "All right. Thank you."
Harry ran back to the Gryffindor table. He grabbed Hermione and Ron's shoulders and turned them around.
"What is it?" Hermione asked. "Did you find Cho?"
"No, but there's something I've got to tell you guys about," he responded. "C'mon, back to the common room."
Confused, Hermione and Ron exchanged glances, but hurried out of the hall behind Harry. They approached the Fat Lady.
"Password?"
"Barfing Boggart," said Ron.
"Well, I hope you weren't referring to Humphrey!" the Fat Lady sniffed, opening up for them (A/N: Humphrey Bogart was an actor from the 30s and 40s).
Harry was relieved to find that the Gryiffindor common room was empty. Everyone else was still at dinner. He, Ron, and Hermione took three chairs by the fireplace.
"What is it, Harry?" Ron asked. "You look really worried!"
"That's because I AM worried, Ron," Harry sighed, sinking down in his chair.
"What is it, Harry?" Hermione asked. "Tell us."
"Well, I went out to look for Cho," Harry began. "Just when I was about to give up, I heard screaming coming from the floor beneath me."
"Who was it?" Ron asked.
"I ran down the stairs, and realized that the screams were coming from Harkinian's room. I went inside, and saw her in the corner, crying. There was a boggart in the room."
"What form did it take?" Hermione inquired curiously.
"That's just it," Harry tried to explain. "I've never seen anything like it before! It was a man who had green skin, and his hair was vibrant red color. He was holding three, small golden pyramids in his hand. And.he called the Professor a 'Princess'!"
"Princess?!" Hermione and Ron repeated, dumbfounded.
"Yeah! And then he said something like Hyrule was going to die."
"What's Hyrule?" asked Ron. "A place?"
"I would assume so," Hermione mumbled. "Harry, what could this possibly mean? And who is the man?"
"I've got no idea," Harry sighed. "That's what we've got to figure out! If we do, maybe we can give Professor Harkinian some help! She looked completely terrified, as if she were going to die!"
"Isn't that what Boggarts do, though?" Hermione asked. "Scare the wits out of you?"
"You guys didn't see her face," Harry said. "But we've got to find out who this guy is that was scaring her!"
"How could we possibly do that?" Ron questioned him.
"W-well.I know that Koke is going to her office in about two hours."
"That's it!" Ron cried, standing up and throwing his arms in the air. Hermione and Harry stared at him blankly. "Apparently you're both confused. But over the summer vacation, Fred and George gave me a box of Extendable Ears!"
"They did?!" Harry asked with excitement. "That means we could hear what they're saying, and then maybe help!"
"Isn't that a bit rude, though?" Hermione asked. "You know, eavesdropping on their conver." Ron and Harry glared at her. "Oh all right, I suppose it wouldn't hurt. We'll just have to make sure we don't get caught."
"Right," said Harry. "Ron, go upstairs and get the Extendable Ears."
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Two hours later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione headed towards the Defense Against The Dark Arts class room.
"Ron, be careful!" Hermione whispered. "You're pulling it off my foot!"
When she said "it," Hermione had been referring to Harry's Invisibility cloak. Now that the three had grown so much bigger, it had become more difficult to hide underneath it.
"Sorry," Ron squeaked.
Eventually, the three of them reached Zelda's office. They stopped and dropped to the floor when they heard footsteps coming. It was Link, heading down the corridor to the room they were right outside of.
Link stepped into the room, shutting the door behind him. Ron, Harry, and Hermione pulled out their Extendable Ears and slid them under a crack in the wall.
"Oh, Link, you're here," they could hear Zelda whisper, as footsteps walked across a wooden floor.
"Yes. Potter said you wanted to see me about something," Link responded. "What is it? You look as if you were-"
"I was, Link. I've been sitting here with a bag of ice on my eyes for the past hour and a half waiting for the tears to go away. Link, there was a Boggart in my desk!"
"A Boggart?" Link asked. There was a pause, and Harry presumed that Zelda was nodding. "It was Gannondorf, wasn't it?"
"Y-yes!" Zelda sniffed, placing her arms around Link.
Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged confused looks. Who was Gannondorf? They waited for more.
"I mean, I know it was just a boggart," Zelda continued. "But he looke just so real! He had the Triforce and he told me th-that Hyrule is going to be destroyed!"
In an effort to reassure her, Link hugged Zelda. "Don't worry, Zel. It was just a boggart. You don't have to worry. You KNOW that the Triforce is safe here, with us. Ganon can't get it."
Zelda started taking deep breaths, and eventually calmed down. "Thank you for your consolation, Link. You just know how worried I can get even over the stupidest things.I've just been having these horrid nightmares about Gannondorf coming-"
"Princess, it'll be okay," Link whispered. "Besides, I'm sure that if Ganon even came anywhere CLOSE to Hogwarts, Dumbledore could-"
"Link, I know that Dumbledore is a great wizard, but he just.he doesn't know Ganon like we do! He doesn't know him like.like you do."
"Zelda, I've done it before. You know I can always do it again."
Link opened the door. Ron, Harry and Hermione flattened themselves against the wall to avoid being hit.
"Yes, I know you're here," Zelda whispered, walking out of her office with into a completely deserted corridor. "You have no idea how much.safer that makes me feel."
Turning around, Link gently stroked Zelda's cheek. A single, last, small tear slowly fell down it. "I don't ever remember you saying anything like that to me before."
"Well, I admit it was rather long overdue," Zelda confessed. "But just think what a rut I'd be in if you hadn't always been there for me." She took one more small step towards Link, as if she were about to kiss him, but then quickly stepped away. "Good-night, Link." Zelda retreated back into her office.
Sighing heavily, Link walked away.
"Bloody hell," Ron exclaimed.
"Let's go back to the common room where we can discuss this with more safety," Hermione suggested.
And with that, the three of them walked quietly back off.
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