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"WHAT!!" Hermione seemed to be in a state of shock. Ron was even worse. He hadn't uttered a word since Misti came back to the hall and Harry told them he needed to talk to them.
"Hermione, we're just going out. It's not like we're married or anything." They didn't seem to be taking this well.
"Harry, you've only known her for a few weeks. You hardly even know here1"
"Like I said, we're not getting married. We're just going out." Ron was silent.
"Ron, say something."
"What will Sirius say?" Harry's eyes widened.
"Oh shit."
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It was lunch time, what Harry had feared all day. For some reason he felt as though this wasn't something he wanted everyone to know. The Great Hall was Gossip Central. Fred and George had huge grins on their faces.
"Go Harry!" Fred called out, getting everyone's attention.
"Lu-cky!"
"Shut up, you two. Or shall we discuss you and Angelina?" Harry's face turned red as he came over to sit by Misti. Only Hermione noticed Sirius's unwavering stare at the Gryffindor table.
"Hello." Misti seemed rather cheerful this afternoon. He loved her high spirit. He smiled.
"So Harry, half of Hogwarts knows who the lucky man of the day is. How do you feel?" Harry glared at him.
"Sorry folks, looks like no comments from the happy couple." Fred's reporter voice rang through the Gryffindor table, causing quite a few smiles and a coupe of giggles coming from Katie and Angelina. Parvati just glared.
"So what are we doing in Potions? Who finished that essay?" Hermione was the only one who seemed relaxed.
Harry and Misti made their way down the hall, hands linked. Harry couldn't help but notice the stares that followed them.
"Hi." Snape's piercing glare seemed focused on their hands rather than Harry and Misti themselves.
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"Relax, they're just rumors."
"Albus! How can I relax? Have you forgotten that half the rumors in Hogwarts are true?!" Sirius had been ranting and raving for an hour in Dumbledore's office.
"Sirius, father or not, it's not like you can keep her from having a boyfriend." McGonagall had been doing her best to help Dumbledore calm Sirius, who was at the moment pacing back and forth in front of Fawkes.
"What is this interferes? Have you forgotten what happened with Melanie and I? I almost got her killed!"
"You di---" Dumbledore stopped McGonagall before she could finish. Tears filled Dumbledore's eyes.
"Sirius, this will all turn out just fine. I won't let anything happen to Harry or Misti. This time we're prepared. If it goes to far, we shall simply have to end it."
"Do you honestly think you can keep the apart at that point? You couldn't keep Melanie and I out of the same room for more than 24 hours! I just don't know if I can watch history repeat itself." Sirius was now also on the verge of tears.
"Look, they haven't even been going out for more than a day. It's too soon to assume anything. We'll just have to keep a close watch on them. Now, I believe you both have classes to prepare for." With that Sirius left.
"Albus, what if he's right?" McGonagall started to look worried.
"I won't let him be. I'm not losing her too."
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"We're losing him." Ron exclaimed with a sigh. Harry and Misti hadn't been separated all day.
"So what's in there?" Misti nodded over to the forest.
"Oh, that's the Forbidden Forest. Pretty creepy in there." She smiled.
"So you've been in there? I thought it was forbidden."
"I'll have to show you it sometime."
"I'd like that." They both grinned.
"It's sickening." Ron still hadn't found anything good to say about the couple.
"Are you jealous?" Ron turned bright red.
"Of course not!" He practically screamed. Hermione just smiled.
"I just feel like I'm losing my best friend."
"Well, if it's any consolation, I'm still here."
"I know." With the conversation ended, they spent the rest of the class in silence.
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The weeks wore out and October was finally here. Harry and Misti's relationship only seemed to grow, including everyone else's. Ron had finally found the guts to ask Hermione to the Halloween Ball and instead of receiving the expected rejection, she gladly accepted. Hermione and Misti had become good friends Sirius was becoming more of a father and tended to play that role more than a teacher. The involved professors only worried more, as Misti and Harry were now impossible to separate.
It was the weekend before the dance and Hermione and Misti were walking around the grounds waiting for Harry and Ron. Autumn leaves covered the ground and a slight breeze blew with overcast skies. It was a perfect autumn day.
"So what are you wearing to the dance?"
"It's a surprise." Misti flashed a mischievous grin.
"Has Harry asked you yet?"
"No, we already know we're going with each other."
"This year should be interesting. Are you two going in costume? Ron and I are. We talked to McGonagall and she said we can go in costume as long as it's formal." Misti shrugged her shoulders. Unexpected arms wrapped around her waist.
"Hello darling. Ron's in the common room. He's waiting for you." Hermione left to go find out what Ron wanted.
"So what's on our schedule today?"
"A fall picnic and a perfect day with you." They both smiled and went to go sit under a nearby tree.
"So what did Ron want?"
"What do you think he wanted?" Harry smile a mischievous grin.
"They really do make a cute couple, I'm not surprised." They sat there in each others arms. A gust of wind sent the colorful leaves raining down upon them. In the distance they saw Ron and Hermione walking towards them, hand in hand. The day couldn't have been more perfect.
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"WHAT!!" Hermione seemed to be in a state of shock. Ron was even worse. He hadn't uttered a word since Misti came back to the hall and Harry told them he needed to talk to them.
"Hermione, we're just going out. It's not like we're married or anything." They didn't seem to be taking this well.
"Harry, you've only known her for a few weeks. You hardly even know here1"
"Like I said, we're not getting married. We're just going out." Ron was silent.
"Ron, say something."
"What will Sirius say?" Harry's eyes widened.
"Oh shit."
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It was lunch time, what Harry had feared all day. For some reason he felt as though this wasn't something he wanted everyone to know. The Great Hall was Gossip Central. Fred and George had huge grins on their faces.
"Go Harry!" Fred called out, getting everyone's attention.
"Lu-cky!"
"Shut up, you two. Or shall we discuss you and Angelina?" Harry's face turned red as he came over to sit by Misti. Only Hermione noticed Sirius's unwavering stare at the Gryffindor table.
"Hello." Misti seemed rather cheerful this afternoon. He loved her high spirit. He smiled.
"So Harry, half of Hogwarts knows who the lucky man of the day is. How do you feel?" Harry glared at him.
"Sorry folks, looks like no comments from the happy couple." Fred's reporter voice rang through the Gryffindor table, causing quite a few smiles and a coupe of giggles coming from Katie and Angelina. Parvati just glared.
"So what are we doing in Potions? Who finished that essay?" Hermione was the only one who seemed relaxed.
Harry and Misti made their way down the hall, hands linked. Harry couldn't help but notice the stares that followed them.
"Hi." Snape's piercing glare seemed focused on their hands rather than Harry and Misti themselves.
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"Relax, they're just rumors."
"Albus! How can I relax? Have you forgotten that half the rumors in Hogwarts are true?!" Sirius had been ranting and raving for an hour in Dumbledore's office.
"Sirius, father or not, it's not like you can keep her from having a boyfriend." McGonagall had been doing her best to help Dumbledore calm Sirius, who was at the moment pacing back and forth in front of Fawkes.
"What is this interferes? Have you forgotten what happened with Melanie and I? I almost got her killed!"
"You di---" Dumbledore stopped McGonagall before she could finish. Tears filled Dumbledore's eyes.
"Sirius, this will all turn out just fine. I won't let anything happen to Harry or Misti. This time we're prepared. If it goes to far, we shall simply have to end it."
"Do you honestly think you can keep the apart at that point? You couldn't keep Melanie and I out of the same room for more than 24 hours! I just don't know if I can watch history repeat itself." Sirius was now also on the verge of tears.
"Look, they haven't even been going out for more than a day. It's too soon to assume anything. We'll just have to keep a close watch on them. Now, I believe you both have classes to prepare for." With that Sirius left.
"Albus, what if he's right?" McGonagall started to look worried.
"I won't let him be. I'm not losing her too."
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"We're losing him." Ron exclaimed with a sigh. Harry and Misti hadn't been separated all day.
"So what's in there?" Misti nodded over to the forest.
"Oh, that's the Forbidden Forest. Pretty creepy in there." She smiled.
"So you've been in there? I thought it was forbidden."
"I'll have to show you it sometime."
"I'd like that." They both grinned.
"It's sickening." Ron still hadn't found anything good to say about the couple.
"Are you jealous?" Ron turned bright red.
"Of course not!" He practically screamed. Hermione just smiled.
"I just feel like I'm losing my best friend."
"Well, if it's any consolation, I'm still here."
"I know." With the conversation ended, they spent the rest of the class in silence.
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The weeks wore out and October was finally here. Harry and Misti's relationship only seemed to grow, including everyone else's. Ron had finally found the guts to ask Hermione to the Halloween Ball and instead of receiving the expected rejection, she gladly accepted. Hermione and Misti had become good friends Sirius was becoming more of a father and tended to play that role more than a teacher. The involved professors only worried more, as Misti and Harry were now impossible to separate.
It was the weekend before the dance and Hermione and Misti were walking around the grounds waiting for Harry and Ron. Autumn leaves covered the ground and a slight breeze blew with overcast skies. It was a perfect autumn day.
"So what are you wearing to the dance?"
"It's a surprise." Misti flashed a mischievous grin.
"Has Harry asked you yet?"
"No, we already know we're going with each other."
"This year should be interesting. Are you two going in costume? Ron and I are. We talked to McGonagall and she said we can go in costume as long as it's formal." Misti shrugged her shoulders. Unexpected arms wrapped around her waist.
"Hello darling. Ron's in the common room. He's waiting for you." Hermione left to go find out what Ron wanted.
"So what's on our schedule today?"
"A fall picnic and a perfect day with you." They both smiled and went to go sit under a nearby tree.
"So what did Ron want?"
"What do you think he wanted?" Harry smile a mischievous grin.
"They really do make a cute couple, I'm not surprised." They sat there in each others arms. A gust of wind sent the colorful leaves raining down upon them. In the distance they saw Ron and Hermione walking towards them, hand in hand. The day couldn't have been more perfect.
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~Thanx so much to my reviewers: Latinagal, Lady-g, and ScotchTapeLvr! Hope you liked it!~