"Oh very graceful, Locke." He said quietly. "Quite the Slytherin Princess, with the drool and all." He turned around and ascended the stairs, but stopped after a few steps. He walked back over to the couch, picked up the large green blanket with the Slytherin crest sewed neatly into the middle of it, and placed it on top of Christina. "What is happening to me?" he said as he climbed the stairs once again to bed. "It's like I care, or something…"
Meanwhile, someone was still wide-awake in the Gryffindor common room. Bella was reading Magic Through the Ages in one of the large, plushy chairs next to the fireplace. She looked very content, sitting by herself, with just the book and the roaring fire. She really was smart. Contrary to some people's beliefs (cough Hermione cough). Harry, awake from his usual insomnia, caused by non other than his very screwed life, went down to join her.
"Well you're up late." He said as he plopped down on the couch in front of the fire.
"I should say the same to you." She said, smiling. 'Again with the damn smiling' thought Potter. "Couldn't sleep?" she asked.
"Never can. I think I'm cursed." He said.
"Well, um duh. You are Harry Potter." He stared blankly. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that in a bad way."
"It's ok." He said. "I get that all the time. Anyway, I was just wondering, since it's coming up, umm, would you like to, uh, go to the Yule Ball with me?" he was shaking, she could tell. She smiled brightly. 'God damn smiling is killing me!' thought Harry.
"I would love to!" she said. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Really? Great!" he said, feeling as though a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. "Perfect. I wonder who Hermione will be taking. No Viktor this year…"
"I'm sure she'll find someone." Said Bella, not really caring if Hermione did or not. "In the meantime, maybe you should try to cheer her up a bit. I don't know, she seems a bit-"
"Angry? Jealous? Pissy?" he said.
"Yeah." She said with a laugh. Then she put down her book and got up from her chair. Harry did the same. "I should probably get some sleep. Classes again tomorrow."
"Yeah, me too. If I can." They both headed for the stairs. Bella for the girl's dorms, Harry for the boy's.
"Goodnight Harry." She said with another smile.
"Goodnight Bella." He smiled back. This was the greatest he had felt in a long, long time.
Meanwhile, someone was still wide-awake in the Gryffindor common room. Bella was reading Magic Through the Ages in one of the large, plushy chairs next to the fireplace. She looked very content, sitting by herself, with just the book and the roaring fire. She really was smart. Contrary to some people's beliefs (cough Hermione cough). Harry, awake from his usual insomnia, caused by non other than his very screwed life, went down to join her.
"Well you're up late." He said as he plopped down on the couch in front of the fire.
"I should say the same to you." She said, smiling. 'Again with the damn smiling' thought Potter. "Couldn't sleep?" she asked.
"Never can. I think I'm cursed." He said.
"Well, um duh. You are Harry Potter." He stared blankly. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that in a bad way."
"It's ok." He said. "I get that all the time. Anyway, I was just wondering, since it's coming up, umm, would you like to, uh, go to the Yule Ball with me?" he was shaking, she could tell. She smiled brightly. 'God damn smiling is killing me!' thought Harry.
"I would love to!" she said. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Really? Great!" he said, feeling as though a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. "Perfect. I wonder who Hermione will be taking. No Viktor this year…"
"I'm sure she'll find someone." Said Bella, not really caring if Hermione did or not. "In the meantime, maybe you should try to cheer her up a bit. I don't know, she seems a bit-"
"Angry? Jealous? Pissy?" he said.
"Yeah." She said with a laugh. Then she put down her book and got up from her chair. Harry did the same. "I should probably get some sleep. Classes again tomorrow."
"Yeah, me too. If I can." They both headed for the stairs. Bella for the girl's dorms, Harry for the boy's.
"Goodnight Harry." She said with another smile.
"Goodnight Bella." He smiled back. This was the greatest he had felt in a long, long time.