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First of all, don't worry this is a Harry and Fleur story they will be happy in the end…. I just think it is good for them to have some mishaps. It will make them stronger and more experienced. Especially Harry will need this if he is going to face Voldemort one day.

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Chapter 33 Loopy Lupin and Loony Lyon

"Were where you Harry? You missed Charms!" Hermione asked when Harry got down for lunch and seated himself opposite his two best friends.

"Did you make up with Fleur?" asked Ron, not waiting for Harry to answer Hermione.

"Yeah," Harry said, "How did you guess?"

"Tonks told Selena and she told us," Ron explained quickly.

"So why did you have to ask where I had been?" Harry asked Hermione curiously.

"I was only being polite and didn't want to bring up a sensitive topic just like that," Hermione said as if they should have figured that out for themselves.

"So are you together again?" Ron asked bluntly.

"Well… no," Harry said though he didn't feel too bad about it, it was better then it had been the last weeks anyway.

"You aren't?" Hermione said sympathetically, "Are okay with it?"

"Yeah I think so…" Harry said uncertainly, "We weren't much of a couple anyway… I suppose the big difference is that we don't plan on spending the future together does that make sense?"

"Sure it does Harry," Hermione said and smiled her warm innocent smile, "We are so happy you two made up."

"Yeah you haven't exactly been skipping the past weeks," Ron agreed.

"Hey guess what?" Harry asked suddenly.

"You haven't broken any school rules have you, Harry?" Hermione asked, "You will cost us the house cup!"

"You didn't help by taking fifty points from him!" Ron exclaimed and started up on their latest argument topic.

"I caught him out of bounds and after curfew," Hermione defended, "I had every right to take points from him and if I had not I could have lost my badge!"

Hermione had of course apologized to Harry for taking those points with the excuse of being upset though she never told Ron that.

"I threatened to let a poisonous snake bite Draco Malfoy in his sleep," Harry said quietly knowing Ron would hear anything regarding Draco even if he was arguing with Hermione.

"You can do that?" Ron exclaimed enthusiastically, "But why did you warn him let's just send a snake in and…"

"Are you suggesting murder, Ronald Weasley?" asked Hermione sternly.

"No… we could just make him really ill. I bet Hagrid can get us a snake with a really painful but none lethal venom," Ron said dreamingly.

"Ron!" Hermione scolded, "Harry was not serious and he will not do any such thing! It is against the rules."

"Why would it be against the rules Harry can't help if a snake gets in to Malfoy's dormitory and who can blame the snake for biting him? Any Snake with some kind of brain would bite him."

Hermione sighed and turned to her food, "I just whish you two could ignore him."

Harry and Ron stared at Hermione; they had both expected her to threat with taking house points. As Harry had promised they followed Hermione to the library after lunch to study.

To their great surprise Hermione didn't bring them books that could possibly prepare them for their newts.

"Magical Maladies a study of rare magical accidents?" Asked Ron, reading the title of the most boring looking book.

"It is a very informative book," Hermione told him, "Now since you obviously don't love Fleur more then anyone else loves somebody would you agree with me that there is something strange with you and Fleur, Harry?"

"I suppose," Harry agreed grudgingly.

"You still have a connection with her then?" Hermione asked as she started reading the index of the very boring looking book.

"Yes well she's only radiated emotions so far," Harry explained.

"So far… is there more?" Hermione asked looking up at him.

"I figure the reason she felt so good to touch was the connection too," Harry said trying not to sink into memories of just how good it felt.

"She feels good to touch?" Hermione asked enthusiastically.

Harry nodded awkwardly.

"She has smooth skin, she's warm or soft?" Hermione asked.

"That is pretty obvious isn't it?" Ron asked carelessly, "I mean girls are that way."

Hermione glared at Ron.

"No not that well that too but… I don't know it just feels good… a bit like when I held my wand for the first time," Harry explained and then added in a whisper his friends couldn't hear, "But much, much better."

"Like that tingling warm feeling?" Hermione asked as she opened another book and started flipping the pages mercilessly.

"I don't think you should tell Fleur that," Ron said jokingly, "Hey you feel like my wand… no wonder you broke up!"

Harry couldn't help smiling.

"Stupid book!" Hermione exclaimed and ran away towards the medical section of the library to get a better book.

"Thanks a million mate," Ron joked gloomily, "You do realise Hermione will spend the entire Easter in here now?"

"Sorry," Harry apologised teasingly, "But if you want to I can transfigure you to a book. I think I am up to it now."

"Can't believe all the theory she makes us go through. I'm telling you I'd rather suffer pain from a failing switching spell then study the theory any more," Ron said exasperated, "I must have worn down 20 quills on the subject!"

"Don't buy sugar quills then," Hermione said coming back from the medical section with another armful of books.

"Hey without Quidditch Sugar Quills are the best thing about this place," Ron said indignantly.

"What about visiting the kitchens?" Hermione asked.

"Apart from that," Ron said slightly disgruntled, "And apart from the prefects' bathroom."

"What about the dueling club?" Harry asked in mock anger.

"Well yes okay the dueling club is fun," Ron agreed.

"Nothing else?" Hermione asked and smiled at Ron seducingly. Harry turned away he didn't want to see Hermione smile that sort of smile it was way too private and not meant for him to see.

"No," Ron said though he was now playing with Hermione, "What? Can you think of something I've missed?"

"Maybe but my memory is not too good at the moment," Hermione cooed silkily.

"Perhaps I can remind you?" Ron offered gently.

That was it Harry got up and left, they didn't even notice.

Harry spent some time with Fleur though never alone with her. Both of them took care to bring Tonks or Selena along. Harry had become very close to Selena, that forest incident had the same affect the troll incident had had in Harry's first year. Selena was a very understanding girl and didn't even ask why Harry so often looked her up before he went to visit the Defence against the dark arts teachers.

Before Harry knew it, it was Easter and most students went home to their families. In fact the only Gryffindors left was the Weasleys, Selena, Hermione and Harry. This was good because that meant that Fleur and Tonks would be able to spend time in their common room.

Normally most student would stay over the Easter holyday in Hogwarts but since the war now was a reality with several attacks everyday, most families took every opportunity to spend time together.

"Hello Fleur, Tonks!" Hermione called when Fleur entered through the portrait hole closely followed by Tonks. It was the first morning of the holyday and the students who were going home had just left.

"Hello everyone," Fleur greeted.

"Marry Easter!" Tonks exclaimed happily.

"Marry Easter?" Selena asked giggly.

"That's right!" Tonks said and winked at Selena.

Harry and Ron looked up from their game of chess and said their hellos. Ginny didn't say anything as usual. She just kept reading her book turned towards the fire in one of the squashy armchairs. Crookshanks was stretched out on the floor near the fire, watching Ginny sleepily.

Next to Crookshanks Vertex was sleeping like a swan. Vertex respected both Ron and Hermione and their pets as family and would often get into his head to spend time with any of them, today it was Crookshanks.

Crookshanks being part Kneazle knew of course that Vertex wasn't a normal bird and got along nicely.

"Fleur if you don't mind I have some rather sensitive questions to ask you?" Hermione asked carefully.

"Don't start again Hermione we spent all yesterday in the library can't you give it a rest for a few hour?" Ron pleaded.

"What?" Tonks asked, "Is it veela stuff… oh come on Fleur don't look like that! Everyone here is fine with you being a veela, so you should be as well."

"I am fine with being a veela," Fleur replied rather forcefully.

Ron rolled his eyes and Harry couldn't help returning the look.

"Honestly," Hermione scolded them.

"I really am fine with being a part veela," Fleur said indignantly, "So what did you want to ask about me?"

"Actually it's not about your veela part…" Hermione said and glanced over at Harry for help.

"It's about us," Harry said awkwardly, "You know… that stuff."

"I've been thinking about that too," Fleur said worriedly and sat down with Tonks on the coach.

"That feeling stuff?" Tonks asked, Fleur had apparently told her about them.

"Yes well," Hermione said hesitantly and glanced down on a parchment she had taken notes on from different medical books the previous day, "First off all I would like to make sure you both experience this the same way, that it is mutual."

Selena looked back and forward between them probably wondering what was going on.

"How would you describe physical contact with Harry feel like?" Hermione asked sitting ready to write down anything Fleur might say.

"It's a warm feeling a bit tingling… just for the record," Fleur added when Hermione wrote down exactly what Fleur was saying, "It's not you know… like well…"

"Arousing?" Hermione asked making every one blush though she did not seem to notice.

"Yeah," Fleur said blushing worse then everyone except Harry, "I used to think it was because Harry is a boy and that it was natural to enjoy body contact even though it has never happened with any one else."

"So that's why you sleep in our dormitory. You are a boy," Ron said grinning widely, "I always thought it was because the other girls didn't want to share theirs with you."

Tonks, Selena and Fleur burst out laughing and Harry started chasing Ron around the common room.

"Boys!" Hermione said and tried to look stern though she had trouble stifle a giggle.

"That would be boy," Ron said while dodging a jinx from Harry behind a chair, "Since I am the only one here."

"Just you wait Weasley," Harry said in mock anger and whirled a hex after his best friend.

"Draco got detention," Selena said suddenly and Ron stood up behind the chair he was hiding and looked over at her.

"Really?" Ron asked complexly forgetting that Harry was trying to curse him.

"No," Selena replied shortly and Ron was hit by a hair growing charm.

"Thanks Selena!" Harry called.

"Not fair!" Ron exclaimed as his hair started to grow. It didn't stoop growing until it reached the floor, "You tricked me!"

"Yep," Selena admitted teasingly, "Couldn't help my self."

"Secondly Harry says that he can sometimes feel your emotions as if you were leaking or radiating them?" Hermione asked when everyone had settled down again.

Fleur nodded, "I can sometimes feel his as well… just now he was happy chasing Ron."

"You enjoy cursing your best friend?" Ron asked pretended being hurt while performing the counter charm to make his hair short again.

"Uh-huh," Harry said grinning widely.

"Careful or you'll go bald!" Hermione hissed looking very pained at the way Ron performed the counter charm.

"No I won't, I just like it short," Ron said carelessly.

"Here let me help you," Hermione said obviously not trusting Ron to do his hair properly, "You can't even see what you are doing."

A few minutes later Hermione was done with Ron's hair. It was much longer then Harry ever had seen it even a little longer then his and he had always kept his long enough to cover his scar.

"For the record," Tonks said grinning madly, "Hermione fancy boys with long hair."

"I do not," Hermione denied though it was a clear lie since she was blushing deeply.

"Right then for the record, Hermione does not fancy boys with long hair even though she is blushing brick red," Tonks teased.

"Oh shut up," Hermione said and tried to recover from her embarrassment by focusing on her questions, "Is there anything else you have noticed except from this?"

"No, well we get very well along. Even when we didn't know each other in Grimmauld place," Fleur said.

"Hey what about dreams?" Ron asked abruptly, "You have dreams about you know… maybe dreams are usual."

"Yes, of course," Hermione said and looked expectantly over at Harry and Fleur.

"I don't think I've had any dreams," Fleur said thoughtfully, "Not like visions anyway."

"Me neither. I can't remember…" Harry trailed off for a moment. He had a vague memory of a very odd dream with Gabrielle, only he hadn't recognized her then. Harry focused hard on the memory and slowly he put the pieces together again, "I had this odd dream but it wasn't a vision."

Ron grinned widely at this, "In what way was it an odd dream?"

"Well first of all it wasn't about Fleur," Harry said hoping to wipe the grin off Ron's face, "And secondly it wasn't a happy dream."

"You don't have to tell us any details, Harry," Hermione said, "Can you remember when you had this dream?"

"Well during the summer… right before Tonks got my day watch," Harry said feeling a little stupid.

Tonks cast a quick glance over at Fleur and then over at Harry. Harry had never seen Tonks show any kind of auror abilities before but at that moment she looked as serious as Mad-eye Moody.

"Hmm that's very interesting. Do you have anymore questions Hermione," Tonks said abruptly.

"Oh," Hermione relied uncertainly, "Well that's the last… I don't suppose you can remember the date you had this dream Harry?"

"Err… no but that was the first day we walked…"

"It was a nice day," Tonks interrupted Harry meaningfully.

Harry stared at Tonks for a moment but then realisation dawned on him, he had dreamed of Gabrielle dying. Harry glanced over at Fleur nervously he didn't want to tear that up now.

"A nice day… Remember anything more, any news you talked about for example?" Hermione asked.

"No," Chorused Tonks and Harry.

"Do you think I'm stupid or something?" Fleur asked sadly, staring down at the red carped, "Gabrielle died early morning the 2nd of July. Mum and dad died the 1st."

Tonks cast an accusing glance over at them and put an arm around Fleur for comfort. Harry wanted to run over to Fleur and hug her hard but he knew she wouldn't appreciate that.

The following day right before lunch Harry and Fleur went down to meet Nancy, she would be flooing to Hogsmeade where a carriage would meet her and take her up to Hogwarts.

"Think something has happened?" Fleur asked nervously, "She's late."

"Calm down, she is only a few minutes late," Harry said comfortably. They were standing on the steps of the short stair leading to the huge doors to the entrance hall, enjoying the first warming sunshine of the year.

"I know, I just get worried easily these days," Fleur said apologetically.

"It's all right," Harry said and turned his face towards the sun for warmth.

Fleur turned her head towards the sun as well, "I haven't told her about us yet."

"Oh…" Harry said suddenly feeling very nervous, "Do you think she still wants to see me? I mean it will be kind of awkward, won't it? She's your aunt after all."

"She is still Nancy," Fleur stated firmly, "And you are still Harry."

After a few moments of silence they could hear a carriage approaching. Fleur looked sadly at the Thestral as it pulled the carriage closer. Harry knew the only person Fleur had seen die was Gabrielle. He couldn't help grabbing Fleur's hand to comfort her. To his relief Fleur didn't pull away instead squeezed back. The powerful feeling was there as it always had been.

Harry let go of her a few moments later and walked down to the carriage and opened the door when it came to a halt.

"Hello Harry," Someone from inside the carriage said but it wasn't Nancy. It was Remus Harry realised when his old teacher stepped out.

"Remus?" Harry asked he had no idea Remus would be so soon.

"Where is Nancy?" Fleur asked nervously, "Has something happened?"

"Don't worry dear I'm perfectly fine," Nancy said stepping out of the carriage, "Apparently Lupin here was sent to escort me. Can you imagine? We haven't seen each other for twenty years and the moment I set foot in England again he is there."

There was no amusement in Nancy's voice; she appeared to be quite angry at whoever decided she needed Remus as an escort.

"Do you want to come inside and settle in?" Fleur asked as the teacher she after all was.

"Yes that would be good and we need to report to Albus Dumbledore as well," said Remus appreciatively. Nancy made her suitcase float after her and they entered the castle.

"Just to make sure," Fleur said hesitantly and glanced over at Remus, "What happened to Mrs Black?"

"Her canvas was burned by a temperamental young lady," Remus replied confidently, "And I do appreciate that you stick to the procedures, Fleur."

Fleur smiled faintly.

"Procedures?" Nancy asked she had no idea what the order of the phoenix was.

"Yes, I expect Dumbledore to fill you in on those details later on," Remus replied. Harry and Fleur exchange a smile they both hoped Nancy would be made a member.

As they walked towards the guest rooms on sixth floor Peeves glided out a class room right in front of them. Peeves smiled widely at the sight of Nancy and Lupin.

"Loopy Lupin and Loony Lyon…" Peeves begun singing but was cut off by Nancy who was blasting him with her veela charm.

"Oh Peevie you don't sing rude songs about me do you?" Nancy asked softly. Unlike when Fleur used her veela charm Nancy had a more mesmerizing appearance. Harry realised he was gaping at her he couldn't help it; it was like the imperius. After a few seconds Harry regained some of his senses and managed to turn away.

"W-W-Well I… I was just-just joking nice to see you again Miss Lyon," Peeves stammered, "Can I help you?"

"You are so sweet Peevsie why don't you just glide along," Nancy cooed and Peeves disappeared down a hallway.

"That was brilliant," Harry exclaimed, "But don't do that in front of me at least give me a warning first."

"Sorry Harry," Nancy said and darted a look towards Remus who closed his gaping mouth quickly. Apparently, Remus had not been able to turn away from Nancy as Harry had. He wondered whether Nancy had done it on purpose just to make Remus look stupid, it would be something Fleur might do.

"Right," Remus said angrily, "Let's go on."

"Actually," Fleur said meaningfully, "I think I need to have a word with Harry."

"Oh I am so sorry Fleur I didn't think. I am really sorry I didn't mean to do that to Harry you know he just got in the way and you know he couldn't help it it's just like the imperious," Nancy apologised desperately.

"It's not that. To be honest we broke up at my birthday," Fleur said quickly and tried to smile reassuringly.

Nancy and Remus looked back and forth between Harry and Fleur as if trying to see a reason.

"See you in a bit then," Fleur said hesitantly. She grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him away from her aunt and Remus before they had a chance to ask why.

"What?" Harry asked when Fleur pulled him around a corned and stopped.

"Shh! Summon your dad's cloak and be quiet," Fleur said and let go of Harry's hand so he could pull out his wand.

"Accio Invisibility cloak," Harry said quietly but firmly.

"You don't actually plan on spying on them?" Harry asked disbelievingly.

"No, but we have to make sure they get along at least," Fleur said excitedly, "I think there is hope she wouldn't have blasted him like that otherwise."

"So she didn't do it just because Peeves was there?"

"No, do you have any idea how exhausting it is to use veela charm like that? I've only done it once and I won't do it again… but it's easier for Nancy because she's twice the veela I am," Fleur explained silently.

"So it's easy for pure veela?" Harry asked too keep their conversation going.

"Not easy but they can hold out for a couple of hours if they really need too," Fleur said as the cloak came soaring into Harry's hands. Harry gulped at the thought of why a veela would have to hold out for a couple of hours.

With a wave of her wand, Fleur had silenced their shoes so that they wouldn't make any sound no matter how hard and noisily they walked.

They both froze as they realised how close they would have to be to fit under the cloak. There was an awkward silence but then both of them took a step closer to each other and Harry covered them with the cloak.

They ran after them towards the sixth floor, Fleur knew which room Nancy would get so they didn't have to be afraid to lose them. Once they reached the sixth floor and headed down a corridor towards the guestrooms, they caught up.

"Guestroom three," Remus said looking at a door, "This is it."

"Right and how am I supposed to get in?" Nancy asked irritably.

"I don't think it is locked," Remus replied and opened the door smoothly. Nancy's cheeks turned slightly pink.

"That was low," Remus said abruptly, "And don't even pretend you did that to get rid of Peeves you know very well I can deal with him if needed."

Nancy snorted and said coolly, "I just wanted to get rid of him quickly."

"I see," Remus said just as coolly, "So you just forgot me and Harry was present as well?"

"Yes!" Nancy snapped.

"She's lying," Fleur whispered silently.

Remus knew better then to reply and stayed quiet.

"Look has Harry told you anything?" Nancy asked after a moment.

"Of what?" Remus asked.

"Of why they broke up, I don't understand it. Fleur has been dreaming of someone like Harry for years and they seemed so happy together," Nancy said worriedly.

Harry and Fleur awkwardly tried to put as much space between them as possible under the cloak. They both knew Nancy was right in a way and it hurt them. But there was nothing Harry could do except hope that he could one day love Fleur the way she deserved.

"I am afraid I don't know anything more then you," Remus replied gently, "But I shouldn't worry too much. Potters tend to fall once and hard and especially for temperamental girls."

Harry felt his cheeks burn.

"I see you have become wise on old days," Nancy stated.

"She's flirting," Fleur whispered enthusiastically.

"I am not sure about that though, hopefully I am wiser since we saw each other last time," Remus said and Nancy stiffened at the memory.

Fleur groaned, apparently this was a tactical mistake on Remus's part.

"I know it is no good now. But I want you too know that I realise that I should have told you what I am," Remus said, "I apologise."

"You are right it is no good," Nancy said and made her luggage float inside, "Goodbye Remus."

Nancy closed the door with out waiting for Remus to reply.

"No flames," Remus muttered and disappeared behind a tapestry probably heading towards Dumbledore's office.

"It would have been better if she had flamed him," Fleur said sadly, "But we won't give up yet."

"I thought it went rather well," Harry said.

"Yeah I thought so too but the way she said goodbye it was just so vain of emotions anything would have been better then that," Fleur explained sadly, "As if Remus really doesn't matter to her at all."

"But she did flirt," Harry pointed out.

"Well… I think that may have been a veela thing nothing real," Fleur said hesitantly.

"How could that be a veela thing?" Harry asked knowing fully well that Fleur wasn't too keen on answering.

"You know that veela rumour about seducing boys?" Fleur asked awkwardly.

Harry nodded.

"It's not entirely a rumour you see," Fleur said and Harry waited for her to go on, "I don't suffer from it but Nancy does."

"Nancy needs to erm… seduce boys?" Harry asked incredulously, "Are you joking?"

"Oh no of course she doesn't need to seduce them," Fleur said quickly, "It's nothing like that not even pure veela needs to do that."

"But then what?"

"Well you saw it. It just comes out of her. Normally it's just a smile or something but I bet she felt exhausted after Peeves and needed a little more," Fleur explained.

"But shouldn't it be the other way around?" Harry asked, "Shouldn't she feel tired and don't feel like smiling?"

"Well it's a bit embarrassing so don't go tell everyone if they don't know it," Fleur said blushing slightly, "The male doesn't even notice of course but it's like… well… smelling them and it feels refreshing."

"With your nose?" Harry asked uncertainly.

"No not literary," Fleur said, "I just don't know how to explain the feeling."

"You do this often?" Harry asked wondering just how he might smell to a veela.

"No, I don't need to do it."

"Have you done that with me?"

Fleur blushed slightly, "Well I slipped a couple of times… it's hard because you are good."

"Better then Ron?" Harry asked jokingly.

"I never did that to him that would be gross," Fleur said indignantly, "I only slip if I like the boy and besides Ron is Hermione's."

"Magical creatures," Harry muttered and shook his head pityingly.

"Class four dangerous beasts if you please," Fleur joked, "Come on let's go see Nancy."

Harry folded the cloak neatly and banished it back to his dormitory before they knocked on Nancy's door.

"Who is it?" Nancy yelled from inside but didn't wait for an answer before opening the door.

"I told you this was the right room," Fleur told Harry probably to wipe away any suspicion Nancy might have of them trying to set her up with Remus.

"Hey I said number three and this is number three," Harry retorted just for fun.

"Whatever," Fleur said pretending to ignore him, "We were just wondering if you found your room okay."

"Just fine," Nancy said and let them in. The room was not quite as spectacular as their room had been in Beauxbaton but it came close.

"You two didn't know Remus would be coming did you?" Nancy asked narrowing her eyes at them.

"Well," Fleur said guiltily, "Yes we did know."

"And I suppose you thought it convenient to let us share carriage since we all know I can't take care of myself," Nancy went on.

"You will have to ask Dumbledore about that," Fleur said defensively. Harry had to force down a grin when he realised Dumbledore probably tried to set them up as well.

"Right I am sorry," Nancy said and enveloped Fleur in a tight hug, "It's so good to see you again. You have no idea how much I've missed you."

"I've missed you too," Fleur said and hugged back.

"So what happened?" Nancy asked looking over at Harry briefly.

"Our private life didn't work," Fleur said, she had a very open relation ship with her aunt and didn't mind discussing embarrassing private details with her.

"That's it?" Nancy asked incredulously, "You gave up what you had because of that?"

"No," Fleur said, "Not like that. We didn't have a private life. We barley kissed each other maybe twenty real kisses totally in six month."

"But why? Both of your brush your teeth and neither of you is ugly."

"It never felt special," Harry said hoping his embarrassment of the conversation would go away if he embraced it. It worked fairly well.

"But you always used to think it was at least refreshing," Nancy told Fleur who blushed badly. Harry pretended not to notice.

"All right as long as you are happy," Nancy sighed, "Now let's go down for lunch I've missed the great hall, don't tell Maxime but Beauxbaton's great hall is not just the same league."

"If we hurry we may still catch Tonks and everyone else," Fleur said happily and they were on their way towards the great hall.

Nancy stopped every now and then to comment on an old memory or to say a few words to a painting. Nancy even stopped and pulled them along a secret passage just for the fun of it even though it wasn't a shortcut.

"Nancy," Fleur said in the middle of the secret passage and stopped.

"Yes?" Nancy asked and turned to her niece.

"We have to tell you something odd," Fleur muttered.

"What is it darling?" Nancy asked.

"Remember what I wrote about Harry?"

"Which part? You have written quite a few rolls of parchment on the subject."

Harry felt a tingle in his cheeks but neither of the women noticed. Fleur told her aunt of all the odd things between her and Harry and also of Hermione's medical research. Nancy wasn't sure what to think but seemed to take their word for it. Nancy continued to ask questions all the way down to the great hall, Harry and Fleur answered them the best they could.

When they entered the great hall Nancy forgot all about it instead she glanced up at the magical ceiling and smiled a watery smile. Dumbledore stood up in his chair and the few students left in the school fell quiet.

"May I introduce you all to Madam Lyon, Professor Delacour's aunt and charms teacher at Beauxbaton's Academy of Magic," Dumbledore announced, "I would ask you all to help Madam Lyon find her way around the castle but I assume you remember all the more important passages."

"Perfectly well Albus," Nancy replied happily, "I do have an inborn sense of direction as you may remember."

"Yes of course you have," Dumbledore chuckled and cast a glance over at Snape, "I don't think anyone of us would forget that."

"I always thought it was Voldemort who gave Snape his dark mark," Harry whispered to Fleur who giggled.

"That would be a sight if the next dark lord is a part veela," Fleur replied.

"We are doomed Voldemort is one thing but a part veela…" Harry trailed off pretending to be too scared to finish the sentence.

"Watch it Potter," Fleur warned him teasingly.

"Or what, you'll turn dark?" Harry retorted.

"I'll just go introduce myself then," Nancy interrupted their argument, "I know most of the teacher all ready anyway."

Harry was left alone to walk over towards the Gryffindor table where his friends sat. He thought about what had happened between him and Fleur. They had been joking again just as usual; perhaps being friends wasn't too bad. It was at least bearable.

He was pleasantly surprised, to see that Ginny was in a good enough mood to eat with them.

"So that is the famous Nancy," Hermione said.

"She is so beautiful," Selena said enviously, "Almost like Fleur."

"Yeah tell me about it she blasted me, Remus and Peeves senseless!"

"She got Peeves?" Ron asked enthusiastically, "Why?"

"Well Peeves starting to sing a song about her and Remus probably since their school days and she just blasted him and made him behave and go away," Harry told his friends.

"I wish I could have seen that," Ron said.

"No you don't it's like the imperius I managed to turn away but Remus just stood there gaping at her. And Remus can throw off the imperius you know," Harry said.

"Maybe he could have turned around but didn't want to," Selena said and both she and Hermione giggled.

Ron must have influenced Hermione somehow because she had not been this prone to giggle before they became a couple Harry figured. Actually now that Harry thought of it, Hermione had changed quite a lot since she got together with Ron she was much more patient and content.

Ron had changed as well but not as much the only big thing was that he was much more confident and that he no longer felt like he had to compare himself with Harry or his brothers. Harry knew Ron was happy and felt special as long as Hermione loved him.

"What are you thinking mate?" Ron asked.

"Just how much we have all changed… you and Hermione and all," Harry explained, he didn't dare mention the fact that Ginny had changed while she was so close.

"You've changed too," Ron replied seriously, "You used to be ashamed about being a parselmouth for one thing."

"It isn't the most glamorous talent," Harry said.

"It's a talent nevertheless," Hermione said and Selena nodded.

Harry couldn't help smiling at his friends.

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Mmm, wonder how many burn marks Snape might have? lol.

I am sorry if things seem messy in this chapter but all I can think of at the moment is sleep.

I would of course be really happy if I had reviews when I woke up!