Chapter 14
Rilie left and went as fast as she could to Gryffindor tower. She met Harry there and they went down to breakfast together. Rilie was distant towards Harry and towards everyone else. No one knew what she was going through and no one could help her this time. Being around Harry she felt safe but dreaded the time when she would have to face Draco again. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny came down a little while later and after breakfast the gang set off for their first class. They had transfiguration first thing and when Rilie entered Professor McGonagal called her forward. "Ms. Lupin we will be reviewing and if you need help with something either ask me or a classmate," She said quickly," Thank you, That is all."
Rilie returned to her seat next to Harry and he began talking to her. She turned around as she heard someone sit down behind her. It was Draco. He probably would have made an attempt to talk to her but the bell stopped him. The lesson went smoothly enough and so did the rest of her day.
Her week went by slowly but it wasn't bad. She was more advanced than anyone was so she did well. Unluckily she had most of her classes with the Slytherins, which meant Draco. He did not try to talk with her again mainly because of what had happened the last time. Rilie was always tired because she still wasn't sleeping well. She cried herself to sleep most nights and in the morning woke extremely cold. Harry noticed how unhappy she was and tried many times to get her to tell him what was bothering her but in the end she would look away and say she didn't want to talk about it.
Everything got a little better the second week. It went much faster and before Rilie knew it was the weekend. Harry came into her room that morning and found that she was still asleep. He lay down beside her and feeling the movement she woke up. "Rilie, Guess what?" Harry asked trying to conceal his happiness. "What?" Rilie asked him. "I'm the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain," Harry told her. "Congratulations," She said," I heard Draco is Slytherin's." "Yeah and Cho for Raven claw," Harry said," do you want to go practice later? I'm looking for a new chaser and if you have the talent and you want to do it, it's yours." "Harry, I don't know I mean everyone would be upset and say I only made it onto the team because I'm your girlfriend," Rilie said. Draco had passed by and heard Rilie say she was Harry's girlfriend. He had not known this he only thought they were friends and her being his girlfriend hurt a little bit. "Fine I'll hold tryouts if you'd like," Harry told her trying not to laugh. "I think that's an excellent idea," Rilie said.
"Well I'll let you get ready. In the meantime I'm going to go see if I can't find Malfoy and talk to him," Harry said. "Harry I really appreciate you talking to him," Rilie said.
It didn't take long for Harry to find Malfoy. He was down in the common room. Harry approached him slowly and when Draco saw him coming he looked up.
" Hey Malfoy. Rilie said you needed to talk to me about something," Harry said. "Yeah, I did," Draco said trying not to sound as cold as normal. "Well, what is it?" Harry asked.
"OK. I don't know if you heard, probably not, but anyway this summer my father well he murdered my mother and well I don't want to be known as his son anymore," Draco said," Harry, I want to help you fight against Voldemort. I want to fight my father even if it means my death. I don't want to become a deatheater, I want to be part of your group, and I want to be your friend instead of your enemy. Think about it." With that Draco left the room. Rilie came down a few minutes later." So how did your talk go?" Rilie asked. "OK, he wants to be my friend," Harry said. "Oh," Rilie said. They had breakfast together, then made up flyers for Quidditch try-outs and posted them in the common room. After that Harry and Rilie went out to the Quidditch pitch to practice. Harry kicked off a few seconds after Rilie with the Quaffle in his arms. Rilie turned out to be quite good and got most goals past Harry. Ron came out about an hour after they started and although it was harder for Rilie to get goals she did manage a lot. Ron had improved significantly from last year. He no longer missed as many goals and was much better off. When they had finished they went back up to the castle to finish some work they hadn't done. Rilie had agreed to help Harry and Hermione was going to help Ron.
Rilie left and went as fast as she could to Gryffindor tower. She met Harry there and they went down to breakfast together. Rilie was distant towards Harry and towards everyone else. No one knew what she was going through and no one could help her this time. Being around Harry she felt safe but dreaded the time when she would have to face Draco again. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny came down a little while later and after breakfast the gang set off for their first class. They had transfiguration first thing and when Rilie entered Professor McGonagal called her forward. "Ms. Lupin we will be reviewing and if you need help with something either ask me or a classmate," She said quickly," Thank you, That is all."
Rilie returned to her seat next to Harry and he began talking to her. She turned around as she heard someone sit down behind her. It was Draco. He probably would have made an attempt to talk to her but the bell stopped him. The lesson went smoothly enough and so did the rest of her day.
Her week went by slowly but it wasn't bad. She was more advanced than anyone was so she did well. Unluckily she had most of her classes with the Slytherins, which meant Draco. He did not try to talk with her again mainly because of what had happened the last time. Rilie was always tired because she still wasn't sleeping well. She cried herself to sleep most nights and in the morning woke extremely cold. Harry noticed how unhappy she was and tried many times to get her to tell him what was bothering her but in the end she would look away and say she didn't want to talk about it.
Everything got a little better the second week. It went much faster and before Rilie knew it was the weekend. Harry came into her room that morning and found that she was still asleep. He lay down beside her and feeling the movement she woke up. "Rilie, Guess what?" Harry asked trying to conceal his happiness. "What?" Rilie asked him. "I'm the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain," Harry told her. "Congratulations," She said," I heard Draco is Slytherin's." "Yeah and Cho for Raven claw," Harry said," do you want to go practice later? I'm looking for a new chaser and if you have the talent and you want to do it, it's yours." "Harry, I don't know I mean everyone would be upset and say I only made it onto the team because I'm your girlfriend," Rilie said. Draco had passed by and heard Rilie say she was Harry's girlfriend. He had not known this he only thought they were friends and her being his girlfriend hurt a little bit. "Fine I'll hold tryouts if you'd like," Harry told her trying not to laugh. "I think that's an excellent idea," Rilie said.
"Well I'll let you get ready. In the meantime I'm going to go see if I can't find Malfoy and talk to him," Harry said. "Harry I really appreciate you talking to him," Rilie said.
It didn't take long for Harry to find Malfoy. He was down in the common room. Harry approached him slowly and when Draco saw him coming he looked up.
" Hey Malfoy. Rilie said you needed to talk to me about something," Harry said. "Yeah, I did," Draco said trying not to sound as cold as normal. "Well, what is it?" Harry asked.
"OK. I don't know if you heard, probably not, but anyway this summer my father well he murdered my mother and well I don't want to be known as his son anymore," Draco said," Harry, I want to help you fight against Voldemort. I want to fight my father even if it means my death. I don't want to become a deatheater, I want to be part of your group, and I want to be your friend instead of your enemy. Think about it." With that Draco left the room. Rilie came down a few minutes later." So how did your talk go?" Rilie asked. "OK, he wants to be my friend," Harry said. "Oh," Rilie said. They had breakfast together, then made up flyers for Quidditch try-outs and posted them in the common room. After that Harry and Rilie went out to the Quidditch pitch to practice. Harry kicked off a few seconds after Rilie with the Quaffle in his arms. Rilie turned out to be quite good and got most goals past Harry. Ron came out about an hour after they started and although it was harder for Rilie to get goals she did manage a lot. Ron had improved significantly from last year. He no longer missed as many goals and was much better off. When they had finished they went back up to the castle to finish some work they hadn't done. Rilie had agreed to help Harry and Hermione was going to help Ron.