Jamie managed to get through the weeks by making herself invisible every
time she needed to go in the common room. Nobody had caught on yet.
Actually it was quite an experience to walk into a room full of Slytherins
and get absolutely no response.
It was definitely an improvement.
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The morning of February fourteenth dawned clear and bright. Ron, Hermione, and Harry were walking on the path to Hogsmeade along with a great number of other students.
Harry was constantly looking around, but couldn't seem to find Jamie yet.
"I think I'll buy something. I have to buy something." Ron said, thinking hard on what he should buy.
Hermione sighed, "Aren't you going to be with Lisa?"
Ron shook his head, "I guess not, she never said anything about it."
Hermione looked up at Ron, "Are you at least going to buy her something?"
"What, do you want me to?"
Hermione looked ahead of her, and shook her head. Ron suddenly beamed out of nowhere, "Hey, Harry! I heard they had this new broom at Quality Quidditch, and they said it's supposed to rival the Firebolt, or something."
Harry shook his head and smiled, "Nothing's better than my Firebolt."
Ron laughed, "Do you wanna check it out today?" "Y-" Harry had begun to nod his head, but stopped himself.
"Actually.er. I'm sorta meeting someone."
Ron frowned, but Hermione smiled. "Does this have anything to do with the fact that it's Valentine's Day?" she asked.
Ron was hanging on Harry's every word - apparently fascinated with his personal life.
"Maybe."
Ron smiled broadly. "Who is it, may I ask?"
Hermione turned to Ron, "Ron! That's absolutely none of your business."
Ron took the defense, "It was you who brought it up." He countered.
Hermione humphed and stopped arguing.
Harry smiled. Jamie was right - they were funny to listen to. "I'll meet you in The Three Broomsticks at.. two."
Ron was about to say something but Hermione cut him off. "Okay, Harry." She said cheerfully. She waved, grabbed Ron by the wrist and dragged him off with her.
Not long after, Harry spotted Jamie at the gates to Hogsmeade. She smiled and walked over to him. They started walking and Harry's hand found hers.
"Where are we going?" he asked.
"I don't know. Where do you want to go?"
Harry considered this for a moment. "Anywhere but Madam Puddifoot's." he answered seriously.
Jamie didn't understand why not, but smiled anyway.
"Wasn't planning on it." She laid her head on Harry's shoulder, and Harry relaxed.
As long as he never had to go to that awful place again.
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Harry came into The Three Broomsticks with a happy kind of dazed look on his face.
"Hey Harry!" Ron called out from his table where Hermione and Lisa sat next to him. "Back already?"
Harry promised himself that he would later point out to Ron that he was with two girls on Valentine's Day.
Hermione spoke, "Are you going to tell us who this girl is already?"
Ron frowned, "I thought you said it was none of our business."
"Oh hush, Ron."
Lisa was listening with rapt attention. "What girl?" she asked, excited.
"Exactly what I was wondering." Hermione pointed out.
Ron noticed the look on Harry's face and unexpectedly gave a loud laugh. "She kissed you, didn't she?"
Harry wasn't sure how to respond to this, but before he could, Hermione looked at Ron knowingly and said, "Actually, I think he kissed her."
"Way to go, Harry!" Ron said loudly, and Hermione tried to shush him, but laughing at the same time.
"Bet she's a Hufflepuff. I always imagined Harry with a Hufflepuff." Ron said to Hermione.
Harry finally found his voice, "Actually, she's not a Hufflepuff."
Ron considered this, then said, "Well, the Ravenclaws are smarter anyway." Lisa smiled at Ron and Ron smiled back. Hermione scowled.
Harry was about to answer, but Ron cut him off. "Hey, is it Jamie?" Lisa turned to Ron and said, "Actually, Jamie isn't in Ravenclaw."
"Really?" Ron said curiously.
Harry sighed. "She's not a Ravenclaw either, but-"
"Oh, please don't tell me she's a Gryffindor!" Hermione interjected, looking around as if to find her.
"Not exactly." Harry replied slowly.
Lisa gave him a questioning look and Ron said, "She does go to this school, doesn't she?"
Harry got tired of dodging the answer, and got right to the point. "She's in Slytherin."
Ron's eyes widened in shock, but Lisa only got further excited. She knew who it was, now - but didn't say anything.
Hermione's jaw dropped, "A Slytherin girl kissed you?" she exclaimed, thoroughly disgusted. This irritated Harry slightly.
Ron interrupted, "Actually, he kissed her, remember?"
Harry's irritation was building more and more. "How would you know that?"
"So you did kiss her!" Ron said triumphantly, and then frowned in disgust. "eck.slytherin."
Harry was well past angry by now. "Yes, I did kiss her, but I don't see how it's any of your business." Silence.
"And by the way, it was Jamie."
Hermione's mouth was wide open, Ron looked utterly baffled, but Lisa only beamed. "Yay! I knew it!" she squealed, as she ran out the door.
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Lisa found Jamie in the Magical Menagerie, contently playing with a kitten.
Lisa ran up to her, took the kitten from Jamie's hands (AN: gently, of course - she not an animal abuser for crying out loud)
"Guess what I heard from Harry just now."
Jamie felt slightly light-headed at the sound of the name, but reluctantly shook it off. She smiled. "It's about time you figured it out - I was beginning to worry."
Lisa rolled her eyes, "Why didn't you tell me?" she exclaimed.
"You never asked." she answered simply, and took back the kitten, and began petting it - grinning broadly to herself.
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It was definitely an improvement.
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The morning of February fourteenth dawned clear and bright. Ron, Hermione, and Harry were walking on the path to Hogsmeade along with a great number of other students.
Harry was constantly looking around, but couldn't seem to find Jamie yet.
"I think I'll buy something. I have to buy something." Ron said, thinking hard on what he should buy.
Hermione sighed, "Aren't you going to be with Lisa?"
Ron shook his head, "I guess not, she never said anything about it."
Hermione looked up at Ron, "Are you at least going to buy her something?"
"What, do you want me to?"
Hermione looked ahead of her, and shook her head. Ron suddenly beamed out of nowhere, "Hey, Harry! I heard they had this new broom at Quality Quidditch, and they said it's supposed to rival the Firebolt, or something."
Harry shook his head and smiled, "Nothing's better than my Firebolt."
Ron laughed, "Do you wanna check it out today?" "Y-" Harry had begun to nod his head, but stopped himself.
"Actually.er. I'm sorta meeting someone."
Ron frowned, but Hermione smiled. "Does this have anything to do with the fact that it's Valentine's Day?" she asked.
Ron was hanging on Harry's every word - apparently fascinated with his personal life.
"Maybe."
Ron smiled broadly. "Who is it, may I ask?"
Hermione turned to Ron, "Ron! That's absolutely none of your business."
Ron took the defense, "It was you who brought it up." He countered.
Hermione humphed and stopped arguing.
Harry smiled. Jamie was right - they were funny to listen to. "I'll meet you in The Three Broomsticks at.. two."
Ron was about to say something but Hermione cut him off. "Okay, Harry." She said cheerfully. She waved, grabbed Ron by the wrist and dragged him off with her.
Not long after, Harry spotted Jamie at the gates to Hogsmeade. She smiled and walked over to him. They started walking and Harry's hand found hers.
"Where are we going?" he asked.
"I don't know. Where do you want to go?"
Harry considered this for a moment. "Anywhere but Madam Puddifoot's." he answered seriously.
Jamie didn't understand why not, but smiled anyway.
"Wasn't planning on it." She laid her head on Harry's shoulder, and Harry relaxed.
As long as he never had to go to that awful place again.
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Harry came into The Three Broomsticks with a happy kind of dazed look on his face.
"Hey Harry!" Ron called out from his table where Hermione and Lisa sat next to him. "Back already?"
Harry promised himself that he would later point out to Ron that he was with two girls on Valentine's Day.
Hermione spoke, "Are you going to tell us who this girl is already?"
Ron frowned, "I thought you said it was none of our business."
"Oh hush, Ron."
Lisa was listening with rapt attention. "What girl?" she asked, excited.
"Exactly what I was wondering." Hermione pointed out.
Ron noticed the look on Harry's face and unexpectedly gave a loud laugh. "She kissed you, didn't she?"
Harry wasn't sure how to respond to this, but before he could, Hermione looked at Ron knowingly and said, "Actually, I think he kissed her."
"Way to go, Harry!" Ron said loudly, and Hermione tried to shush him, but laughing at the same time.
"Bet she's a Hufflepuff. I always imagined Harry with a Hufflepuff." Ron said to Hermione.
Harry finally found his voice, "Actually, she's not a Hufflepuff."
Ron considered this, then said, "Well, the Ravenclaws are smarter anyway." Lisa smiled at Ron and Ron smiled back. Hermione scowled.
Harry was about to answer, but Ron cut him off. "Hey, is it Jamie?" Lisa turned to Ron and said, "Actually, Jamie isn't in Ravenclaw."
"Really?" Ron said curiously.
Harry sighed. "She's not a Ravenclaw either, but-"
"Oh, please don't tell me she's a Gryffindor!" Hermione interjected, looking around as if to find her.
"Not exactly." Harry replied slowly.
Lisa gave him a questioning look and Ron said, "She does go to this school, doesn't she?"
Harry got tired of dodging the answer, and got right to the point. "She's in Slytherin."
Ron's eyes widened in shock, but Lisa only got further excited. She knew who it was, now - but didn't say anything.
Hermione's jaw dropped, "A Slytherin girl kissed you?" she exclaimed, thoroughly disgusted. This irritated Harry slightly.
Ron interrupted, "Actually, he kissed her, remember?"
Harry's irritation was building more and more. "How would you know that?"
"So you did kiss her!" Ron said triumphantly, and then frowned in disgust. "eck.slytherin."
Harry was well past angry by now. "Yes, I did kiss her, but I don't see how it's any of your business." Silence.
"And by the way, it was Jamie."
Hermione's mouth was wide open, Ron looked utterly baffled, but Lisa only beamed. "Yay! I knew it!" she squealed, as she ran out the door.
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Lisa found Jamie in the Magical Menagerie, contently playing with a kitten.
Lisa ran up to her, took the kitten from Jamie's hands (AN: gently, of course - she not an animal abuser for crying out loud)
"Guess what I heard from Harry just now."
Jamie felt slightly light-headed at the sound of the name, but reluctantly shook it off. She smiled. "It's about time you figured it out - I was beginning to worry."
Lisa rolled her eyes, "Why didn't you tell me?" she exclaimed.
"You never asked." she answered simply, and took back the kitten, and began petting it - grinning broadly to herself.
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