CHAPTER 4
Harry and Sally's perfect summer continued, their attraction grew but they always stopped short of getting too physical. Harry's dreams where now filled with vague ideas and images of what would happen if they didn't stop.
They also talked a lot, he of Sirius and how he felt that it was all his fault and she of her Grandmother. Harry discovered that it did help to lie on your back under the stars and talk to him, even if he could never answer, Harry felt better about just saying his worries out loud.
They're letters arrived from Hogwarts and Sally's mother offered to take them by floo powder to Diagon alley the next day, Harry also got letters from Ron and Hermione arranging to meet him there.
The next morning they left shortly after breakfast, they went to Gringotts first, then to buy their new books and robes, they met various class mates who all looked curiously at their joined hands.
Sally's mother left them at Fortisue's where they had arranged to meet Harry's friends. Sally looked a little ill at ease beside Harry as he ordered them both a large ice cream sundae.
"What's wrong?" asked Harry catching a glimpse of her expression, "you're not nervous are you?"
"Well yes, I mean what if they don't approve, I'm younger than you and a Ravenclaw and I always thought maybe you and Hermione were." Sally broke off.
"First they'll love you, second Hermione and I have never dated and thirdly they won't care which house you're in, well maybe if you were a slytherin." He finished with a cheeky grin.
"A slytherin, what a cheek, you." but whatever she was going to say was cut of by Harry's sudden kiss.
"Well hello you two is this a private moment or can anyone interrupt?" they broke apart at Hermione's voice.
"Hi you're here at last," said Harry. There was a small hi from Sally.
"Well doesn't look like you missed us that much mate," laughed Ron.
"Hi Sally, how are you?" asked Hermione.
"I'm great thanks, how are you?" she answered.
"Not as good as you two apparently," Hermione added as the girls shared a small smile.
"So how's your summer been Harry? Have you been too busy to miss us at all?" inquired Ron.
Harry punched Ron's arm in reply and added "A little bird told me you've been kind of busy yourself mate."
Harry had the satisfaction of seeing Ron's ears turn a bit red at the tips. Hermione laughed and shared a private look with Ron, which Sally recognised as the kind that she and Harry frequently shared.
"Oh you two are together?" asked Sally pleased at the reassurance that Harry and Hermione were really just friends.
"Well it's still kind of new," said Hermione shyly.
The four of them sat exchanging gossip eating ice cream and teasing each other for an hour when Abbey Sutton turned up and told them they should really be getting back. The said their farewells and left for the fireplace in the leaky cauldron.
"Harry, will it change when we go back to school?" asked Sally later.
"Why would it? Are you going to dump me?" Harry asked lightly, though his heart beat was a little fast as he waited for the answer.
"No silly, of course not, I just." but what she just thought was interrupted by her mother bursting into the room and handing them a teapot
"Quickly take this Harry has to go back to his Aunts house now" before they could ask any questions they were transported by the teapot port key to Harry's darkened bedroom, they fell still holding the teapot onto Harry's bed. Harry instinctively wrapped his free arm round Sally to stop her falling off the bed.
"What do you thinks happened?" whispered Sally in a scared voice.
"I don't know, here move a minute," as he stretched past her to place the teapot on his desk "why does your mother have a port key that leads to my bedroom? And if you knew about it why haven't you used it before now?" he added trying to take the scared look from Sally's expression.
Sally laughed a little at the last comment. Then fell silent. They stayed lying on Harry's bed for a long while watching the night draw in. neither speaking as all the terrible possibilities ran through their heads. When it was completely dark outside Harry made to look out of the window at the Sutton's house.
"Don't leave me," whispered Sally.
"I'm not I just want to see if your parents lights are on yet" he replied. As he looked out of the window he saw Mrs Figg running up the path to Sally's house.
"That's odd," Harry muttered.
"What?" Sally whispered.
"Mrs Figg, going into your house."
"Who's Mrs Figg?" asked Sally.
"She's a squib, she works for Dumbledore" answered Harry, "Ssshhh, look" as they looked they saw Mrs Figg come back out and make her way back home.
A bright white light darted from Sally's house up to Harry's window and with a small puff they heard Mrs Suttons voice "Sally, Harry, everything is all right now, it was a false alarm. I would prefer that you stayed there until tomorrow; it would be a bit difficult to explain how Sally got there to the Dursley's. We will explain it all to you then, goodnight and behave yourselves, alright?" the echo of Mrs Sutton voice faded.
Harry looked at Sally with the ghost of a smile, "I wonder what all that was about?"
"Well, Mum seemed sure that everything was all right now, so the question is, what do we do for the rest of the night?" Sally replied, moving suggestively against Harry.
"My dear Miss Sutton, I do believe you're trying to take advantage of my innocence." Harry said. Then cringed inwardly, as he realised his choice of words gave away too much.
But instead of being discouraged by his words, Sally smiled gently saying, "You know I'm glad, that we're starting out on level pegging."
Relieved that she didn't find his lack of experience a turn off, Harry drew her face so near he could see his reflection in her eyes. He kissed her gently with no demands, and kept on kissing her softly on the lips, and then as the tension increased he left her lips to explore her ear and the length of her neck, taking his time, giving her time to stop him if she wanted.
But Sally didn't stop him she turned her lips back to his. Harry thought he was going to explode; there was a nervous energy in him he could barely contain. Sally let out a shriek as the light bulb in the desk lamp exploded.
"Are you alright? Did any of the glass hit you?" asked Harry breathlessly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make that happen." He felt really embarrassed.
"How do you know it wasn't me?" asked Sally grinning; "Besides it's a great compliment you know. It's very exciting, knowing that I can make you feel that much! But maybe this isn't the right time or place for this," she finished quietly.
Harry groaned and rolled off the end of the bed to go and stand beside the open window. Sharply disappointed and breathing a bit harder than normal he tried to get himself under control.
"Harry, are you mad?" whispered Sally timidly.
"Not at you, no, I just need a minute to...erm.to calm done." Was Harry's whispered reply.
"Oh!"
"I have to go to the bathroom, I won't be a mo.then I'll go get a can of juice from downstairs, okay?" said Harry quietly. He needed to get away from Sally for a few minutes because the sight of her slightly dishevelled, lying on his bed was doing nothing to calm him.
"Ok."
Harry slipped out of the room and returned after about 10 minutes carrying a can of coke and a glass. He sat down beside Sally and poured some of the coke into the glass for her.
"We should try to get some sleep, it's after 2am, I'll lock the door to stop anyone barging in, in the morning, okay?" said Harry. He finished of the rest of the can and moved to take the empty glass from Sally.
Harry and Sally's perfect summer continued, their attraction grew but they always stopped short of getting too physical. Harry's dreams where now filled with vague ideas and images of what would happen if they didn't stop.
They also talked a lot, he of Sirius and how he felt that it was all his fault and she of her Grandmother. Harry discovered that it did help to lie on your back under the stars and talk to him, even if he could never answer, Harry felt better about just saying his worries out loud.
They're letters arrived from Hogwarts and Sally's mother offered to take them by floo powder to Diagon alley the next day, Harry also got letters from Ron and Hermione arranging to meet him there.
The next morning they left shortly after breakfast, they went to Gringotts first, then to buy their new books and robes, they met various class mates who all looked curiously at their joined hands.
Sally's mother left them at Fortisue's where they had arranged to meet Harry's friends. Sally looked a little ill at ease beside Harry as he ordered them both a large ice cream sundae.
"What's wrong?" asked Harry catching a glimpse of her expression, "you're not nervous are you?"
"Well yes, I mean what if they don't approve, I'm younger than you and a Ravenclaw and I always thought maybe you and Hermione were." Sally broke off.
"First they'll love you, second Hermione and I have never dated and thirdly they won't care which house you're in, well maybe if you were a slytherin." He finished with a cheeky grin.
"A slytherin, what a cheek, you." but whatever she was going to say was cut of by Harry's sudden kiss.
"Well hello you two is this a private moment or can anyone interrupt?" they broke apart at Hermione's voice.
"Hi you're here at last," said Harry. There was a small hi from Sally.
"Well doesn't look like you missed us that much mate," laughed Ron.
"Hi Sally, how are you?" asked Hermione.
"I'm great thanks, how are you?" she answered.
"Not as good as you two apparently," Hermione added as the girls shared a small smile.
"So how's your summer been Harry? Have you been too busy to miss us at all?" inquired Ron.
Harry punched Ron's arm in reply and added "A little bird told me you've been kind of busy yourself mate."
Harry had the satisfaction of seeing Ron's ears turn a bit red at the tips. Hermione laughed and shared a private look with Ron, which Sally recognised as the kind that she and Harry frequently shared.
"Oh you two are together?" asked Sally pleased at the reassurance that Harry and Hermione were really just friends.
"Well it's still kind of new," said Hermione shyly.
The four of them sat exchanging gossip eating ice cream and teasing each other for an hour when Abbey Sutton turned up and told them they should really be getting back. The said their farewells and left for the fireplace in the leaky cauldron.
"Harry, will it change when we go back to school?" asked Sally later.
"Why would it? Are you going to dump me?" Harry asked lightly, though his heart beat was a little fast as he waited for the answer.
"No silly, of course not, I just." but what she just thought was interrupted by her mother bursting into the room and handing them a teapot
"Quickly take this Harry has to go back to his Aunts house now" before they could ask any questions they were transported by the teapot port key to Harry's darkened bedroom, they fell still holding the teapot onto Harry's bed. Harry instinctively wrapped his free arm round Sally to stop her falling off the bed.
"What do you thinks happened?" whispered Sally in a scared voice.
"I don't know, here move a minute," as he stretched past her to place the teapot on his desk "why does your mother have a port key that leads to my bedroom? And if you knew about it why haven't you used it before now?" he added trying to take the scared look from Sally's expression.
Sally laughed a little at the last comment. Then fell silent. They stayed lying on Harry's bed for a long while watching the night draw in. neither speaking as all the terrible possibilities ran through their heads. When it was completely dark outside Harry made to look out of the window at the Sutton's house.
"Don't leave me," whispered Sally.
"I'm not I just want to see if your parents lights are on yet" he replied. As he looked out of the window he saw Mrs Figg running up the path to Sally's house.
"That's odd," Harry muttered.
"What?" Sally whispered.
"Mrs Figg, going into your house."
"Who's Mrs Figg?" asked Sally.
"She's a squib, she works for Dumbledore" answered Harry, "Ssshhh, look" as they looked they saw Mrs Figg come back out and make her way back home.
A bright white light darted from Sally's house up to Harry's window and with a small puff they heard Mrs Suttons voice "Sally, Harry, everything is all right now, it was a false alarm. I would prefer that you stayed there until tomorrow; it would be a bit difficult to explain how Sally got there to the Dursley's. We will explain it all to you then, goodnight and behave yourselves, alright?" the echo of Mrs Sutton voice faded.
Harry looked at Sally with the ghost of a smile, "I wonder what all that was about?"
"Well, Mum seemed sure that everything was all right now, so the question is, what do we do for the rest of the night?" Sally replied, moving suggestively against Harry.
"My dear Miss Sutton, I do believe you're trying to take advantage of my innocence." Harry said. Then cringed inwardly, as he realised his choice of words gave away too much.
But instead of being discouraged by his words, Sally smiled gently saying, "You know I'm glad, that we're starting out on level pegging."
Relieved that she didn't find his lack of experience a turn off, Harry drew her face so near he could see his reflection in her eyes. He kissed her gently with no demands, and kept on kissing her softly on the lips, and then as the tension increased he left her lips to explore her ear and the length of her neck, taking his time, giving her time to stop him if she wanted.
But Sally didn't stop him she turned her lips back to his. Harry thought he was going to explode; there was a nervous energy in him he could barely contain. Sally let out a shriek as the light bulb in the desk lamp exploded.
"Are you alright? Did any of the glass hit you?" asked Harry breathlessly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make that happen." He felt really embarrassed.
"How do you know it wasn't me?" asked Sally grinning; "Besides it's a great compliment you know. It's very exciting, knowing that I can make you feel that much! But maybe this isn't the right time or place for this," she finished quietly.
Harry groaned and rolled off the end of the bed to go and stand beside the open window. Sharply disappointed and breathing a bit harder than normal he tried to get himself under control.
"Harry, are you mad?" whispered Sally timidly.
"Not at you, no, I just need a minute to...erm.to calm done." Was Harry's whispered reply.
"Oh!"
"I have to go to the bathroom, I won't be a mo.then I'll go get a can of juice from downstairs, okay?" said Harry quietly. He needed to get away from Sally for a few minutes because the sight of her slightly dishevelled, lying on his bed was doing nothing to calm him.
"Ok."
Harry slipped out of the room and returned after about 10 minutes carrying a can of coke and a glass. He sat down beside Sally and poured some of the coke into the glass for her.
"We should try to get some sleep, it's after 2am, I'll lock the door to stop anyone barging in, in the morning, okay?" said Harry. He finished of the rest of the can and moved to take the empty glass from Sally.