Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter franchise. I only own Kendra.
A/N: Well. I am getting a few reviews. So I am feeling up to writing more. And since I have nothing else to say, here's the chapter.
Ch 9 What Do You Want To Know?
Ron and Hermione broke apart and walked out of the common room holding hands in an enjoyable silence. Kendra smiled to herself. She wished herself visible and followed behind.
The next few days followed in much happiness. Only one member of the bunch was depressed. (A/N: Guess who.) It was Harry. He would laugh, but the smile wouldn't reach his eyes. He went on his own all the time. And Ron and Hermione were together alone a lot as well doing who knows what. Which left Kendra with Ginny most of the time.
"Hey Ginny. What's going on?" Kendra greeted Ginny one morning at breakfast in the Great Hall. Ginny was a nice enough girl, but they never had much to talk about together.
"Nothing really. How about you?" Ginny replied.
"Not much . . ." They sat in silence for a bit as Kendra reached over for toast and buttered it.
"Kendra? Can I- can I ask you something?" Ginny hesitated.
Kendra stared up at Ginny, toast hanging out of her mouth. She took it out and said, "Sure. What's up?"
"I was wondering . . . when you were, you know, reading the books, what did you think of . . . me?" Ginny looked down at her plate.
"Honestly?" Kendra said. Ginny nodded and slowly lifted her head. "Well, before I thought of you as Ron's little sister." Ginny looked back down. "But when I read the fifth book- that would be this year- I really liked you. You became one of my favorite characters." Ginny looked at Kendra and grinned.
"Who are your other favorite characters?" she asked.
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione basically. I like Dumbledore, McGonagall and Hagrid. Sirius too. And Lupin. Oh yeah and Fred, George, Charley and Bill. I think I got all my favorites." Kendra furrowed her brow in thought.
"So I'm one of many then?" Ginny laughed.
"Well, you're one of a few people. At least I didn't say Malfoy was one of my favorites."
Ginny laughed out loud as Ron and Hermione walked in, hand in hand. "What's so funny?" Hermione asked, smiling.
"Kendra was just telling me about her favorite characters. Don't worry, you guys are on her list." Ginny added.
"Really? So what do think of my, erm, character?" Ron questioned.
"You're hard to analyze Ron. You're funny, but sometimes you just don't get it. Like when you yelled at Hermione for going out with Krum. That was stupid. You could have come up with something better than him being Karkaroff's student." Ron smiled sheepishly. "On the other hand, you make parts that might be boring very interesting. You're a good friend, and even though you don't show your feelings, you care a lot for people."
"What about me?" Hermione asked.
"Hermione, you are everything I wish I could be. You're smart, kind and you worry for others. You may not be perfect, but you sure are close to it. And no matter what people say, you're a beautiful person, inside and out. Ron's really lucky to have you." Kendra smiled kindly at her newfound friends. Hermione's eyes were tearing and Ron leaned over and kissed her cheek. (There was a flash)
"What about Harry?" Ginny asked.
Kendra sighed. "Harry . . . he's the one who's point of view the book is in. I get inside his head. And to tell you the truth, its not always pretty. Harry has a lot on his mind. He's got a lot of pressure. But that doesn't mean he can yell at people. I got so mad at him for yelling at you guys. He had no right." Kendra shook her head. "But he always means well. He cares. About all of you guys, a lot." Kendra saw that they weren't looking at her, but behind her. She turned to see Harry standing there. "He's a great guy." Kendra said looking strait at him. Harry gave her a small smile and sat down to eat.
Much time went by and Kendra got to know everyone except one person. That was Harry. He spent so much time alone. He wouldn't even talk to Ron and Hermione. Sometimes Kendra worried, but she knew he just needed some time to himself.
Kendra saw him walking through the halls one day. "Sorry Phenius." (A/N: Is that a real name? I sort of just made it up.) Kendra told the painting she was just talking to. Then always made for the greatest conversations. "I'll talk to you later," Kendra ran to catch up with Harry. "Hey Harry." She walked in step with him. "You know there's still one thing I'd like to do here. Can you teach me how to ride a broom?"
"Sure." Harry said with now emotion. "I'll get two brooms. Meet me at the quiddich pitch."
Kendra went out and walked toward the pitch. She spread out her arms and let the wind blow through them. "It's a good day for flying." Kendra jumped. Harry was carrying two brooms over his shoulders. He handed one to her. She held it in her hands for a moment before mounting it. "You didn't need me to teach you much. The rest is easy. Just push off with your feet." Harry flew up into the air and looked down at her. Kendra pushed up and wobbled around in the air until she was next to Harry. "Good . . ." Harry said slightly amused. "Well, that's all you need to know really. I'll just go then . . ." He started to fly away, but Kendra grabbed his arm.
"Harry what's wrong?"
"Well since you obviously know me very well, you should know." Harry was suddenly very angry.
"Shut up Harry! I'm so sick and tired of your ranting and raving. Yeah, I do know you. I know you better than you know yourself in some ways. But that doesn't mean I can read your mind." Kendra fumed. "I think you're mourning Sirius, but that's not going to help anyone if you spend the rest of your life sulking. And if you're worried about Voldemort, well that's life ok? It's hard, but get over it."
"You don't understand. No one does-"
"No Harry, we don't. What do you want us to do? We can try can't we?"
"I have so many problems-" Kendra cut him off again.
"Harry you may have a lot of problems, but you aren't the only one. I've got two more weeks of summer school left, then I have to get through four years of high school." Kendra said thinking about her life. "The Weaslys are good people who don't have money to support themselves. Then don't have the money, and yet they invite you and Hermione to stay every year. Your teachers, you might think writing the paper is hard, but they have to grade it, yours and all the other ones from other people. Hermione is torn between her parent's muggle life and her new witch one. And what about Dumbledore. People think he can handle the world, but he's an old man. How much more life does he have left? Harry you have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, but don't forget about everyone else." Kendra flew toward Harry and placed her hand on his chest. "Follow your heart Harry."
Kendra flew down (in a shaky manner, as she still didn't fly well) and placed the broom on the ground.
They ate in silence that night at dinner. Ron, Hermione and Ginny looked between Kendra and Harry suspiciously. "So, what did you do today Kendra?" Ginny asked.
"Harry tried to teach me how to fly. I still need to practice." Kendra replied blandly, picking at her food. As good as the food was, sometimes all Kendra wanted was to go and buy some fast food. Maybe I should talk to the house elves in the kitchens. Kendra thought mildly.
"Was she really that bad Harry?" Hermione was straining to start some sort of conversation.
"Not really . . ." Harry glanced at Kendra and looked back at his plate.
"Somebody say something!" Ron said, a little too loudly. Kendra snorted. "What?"
"You have a way with words Ron."
"Why thank you." Ron smiled.
"Ron . . . She was being sarcastic." Hermione whispered.
"I knew that. I was er . . . being sarcastic too."
"I'm sorry." Harry said suddenly. They all looked at him.
"For what Harry?" Hermione asked.
"For everything. I blamed all of you for things you didn't do. Kendra . . . I wish I listened to you. Maybe my godfather would still be alive if I did." Harry looked as if he were talking to his dinner. Kendra would have laughed if it weren't such a serious moment. "Ron, Hermione, thanks for putting up with me. I'm surprised you guys are still my friends. Ginny, you're a lot better a person than I give you credit for. I wish I got to know you better sooner." Ginny smiled kindly at him and Hermione patted his arm.
"Don't worry Harry. We've got your back." Ron said. Hermione smiled at Ron and kissed him quickly. Kendra saw another flash.
"Does anyone else see that?"
A/N: How was that? Hope it wasn't boring. I thought it would be interesting for the characters to see what Kendra thought of them. Here are some author responses:
Apinda: All your questions shall be answered. I'm glad you like my fic. You're one of the only ones. Lol.
Kendra Kontaki: You are a baka. For those of you who don't know what that means, check a Japanese/ English dictionary. Just kidding! It's Japanese for "idiot" or "fool" or "stupid". So if you ever want to insult someone without them knowing just call them a baka.
I know I left everyone hanging so I'll try to write soon. Blame my chemistry teacher for my late entries. *gets chemistry teacher voodoo doll and looks around* what? Ok fine I'll just finish my homework early ok? Ttfn!
A/N: Well. I am getting a few reviews. So I am feeling up to writing more. And since I have nothing else to say, here's the chapter.
Ch 9 What Do You Want To Know?
Ron and Hermione broke apart and walked out of the common room holding hands in an enjoyable silence. Kendra smiled to herself. She wished herself visible and followed behind.
The next few days followed in much happiness. Only one member of the bunch was depressed. (A/N: Guess who.) It was Harry. He would laugh, but the smile wouldn't reach his eyes. He went on his own all the time. And Ron and Hermione were together alone a lot as well doing who knows what. Which left Kendra with Ginny most of the time.
"Hey Ginny. What's going on?" Kendra greeted Ginny one morning at breakfast in the Great Hall. Ginny was a nice enough girl, but they never had much to talk about together.
"Nothing really. How about you?" Ginny replied.
"Not much . . ." They sat in silence for a bit as Kendra reached over for toast and buttered it.
"Kendra? Can I- can I ask you something?" Ginny hesitated.
Kendra stared up at Ginny, toast hanging out of her mouth. She took it out and said, "Sure. What's up?"
"I was wondering . . . when you were, you know, reading the books, what did you think of . . . me?" Ginny looked down at her plate.
"Honestly?" Kendra said. Ginny nodded and slowly lifted her head. "Well, before I thought of you as Ron's little sister." Ginny looked back down. "But when I read the fifth book- that would be this year- I really liked you. You became one of my favorite characters." Ginny looked at Kendra and grinned.
"Who are your other favorite characters?" she asked.
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione basically. I like Dumbledore, McGonagall and Hagrid. Sirius too. And Lupin. Oh yeah and Fred, George, Charley and Bill. I think I got all my favorites." Kendra furrowed her brow in thought.
"So I'm one of many then?" Ginny laughed.
"Well, you're one of a few people. At least I didn't say Malfoy was one of my favorites."
Ginny laughed out loud as Ron and Hermione walked in, hand in hand. "What's so funny?" Hermione asked, smiling.
"Kendra was just telling me about her favorite characters. Don't worry, you guys are on her list." Ginny added.
"Really? So what do think of my, erm, character?" Ron questioned.
"You're hard to analyze Ron. You're funny, but sometimes you just don't get it. Like when you yelled at Hermione for going out with Krum. That was stupid. You could have come up with something better than him being Karkaroff's student." Ron smiled sheepishly. "On the other hand, you make parts that might be boring very interesting. You're a good friend, and even though you don't show your feelings, you care a lot for people."
"What about me?" Hermione asked.
"Hermione, you are everything I wish I could be. You're smart, kind and you worry for others. You may not be perfect, but you sure are close to it. And no matter what people say, you're a beautiful person, inside and out. Ron's really lucky to have you." Kendra smiled kindly at her newfound friends. Hermione's eyes were tearing and Ron leaned over and kissed her cheek. (There was a flash)
"What about Harry?" Ginny asked.
Kendra sighed. "Harry . . . he's the one who's point of view the book is in. I get inside his head. And to tell you the truth, its not always pretty. Harry has a lot on his mind. He's got a lot of pressure. But that doesn't mean he can yell at people. I got so mad at him for yelling at you guys. He had no right." Kendra shook her head. "But he always means well. He cares. About all of you guys, a lot." Kendra saw that they weren't looking at her, but behind her. She turned to see Harry standing there. "He's a great guy." Kendra said looking strait at him. Harry gave her a small smile and sat down to eat.
Much time went by and Kendra got to know everyone except one person. That was Harry. He spent so much time alone. He wouldn't even talk to Ron and Hermione. Sometimes Kendra worried, but she knew he just needed some time to himself.
Kendra saw him walking through the halls one day. "Sorry Phenius." (A/N: Is that a real name? I sort of just made it up.) Kendra told the painting she was just talking to. Then always made for the greatest conversations. "I'll talk to you later," Kendra ran to catch up with Harry. "Hey Harry." She walked in step with him. "You know there's still one thing I'd like to do here. Can you teach me how to ride a broom?"
"Sure." Harry said with now emotion. "I'll get two brooms. Meet me at the quiddich pitch."
Kendra went out and walked toward the pitch. She spread out her arms and let the wind blow through them. "It's a good day for flying." Kendra jumped. Harry was carrying two brooms over his shoulders. He handed one to her. She held it in her hands for a moment before mounting it. "You didn't need me to teach you much. The rest is easy. Just push off with your feet." Harry flew up into the air and looked down at her. Kendra pushed up and wobbled around in the air until she was next to Harry. "Good . . ." Harry said slightly amused. "Well, that's all you need to know really. I'll just go then . . ." He started to fly away, but Kendra grabbed his arm.
"Harry what's wrong?"
"Well since you obviously know me very well, you should know." Harry was suddenly very angry.
"Shut up Harry! I'm so sick and tired of your ranting and raving. Yeah, I do know you. I know you better than you know yourself in some ways. But that doesn't mean I can read your mind." Kendra fumed. "I think you're mourning Sirius, but that's not going to help anyone if you spend the rest of your life sulking. And if you're worried about Voldemort, well that's life ok? It's hard, but get over it."
"You don't understand. No one does-"
"No Harry, we don't. What do you want us to do? We can try can't we?"
"I have so many problems-" Kendra cut him off again.
"Harry you may have a lot of problems, but you aren't the only one. I've got two more weeks of summer school left, then I have to get through four years of high school." Kendra said thinking about her life. "The Weaslys are good people who don't have money to support themselves. Then don't have the money, and yet they invite you and Hermione to stay every year. Your teachers, you might think writing the paper is hard, but they have to grade it, yours and all the other ones from other people. Hermione is torn between her parent's muggle life and her new witch one. And what about Dumbledore. People think he can handle the world, but he's an old man. How much more life does he have left? Harry you have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, but don't forget about everyone else." Kendra flew toward Harry and placed her hand on his chest. "Follow your heart Harry."
Kendra flew down (in a shaky manner, as she still didn't fly well) and placed the broom on the ground.
They ate in silence that night at dinner. Ron, Hermione and Ginny looked between Kendra and Harry suspiciously. "So, what did you do today Kendra?" Ginny asked.
"Harry tried to teach me how to fly. I still need to practice." Kendra replied blandly, picking at her food. As good as the food was, sometimes all Kendra wanted was to go and buy some fast food. Maybe I should talk to the house elves in the kitchens. Kendra thought mildly.
"Was she really that bad Harry?" Hermione was straining to start some sort of conversation.
"Not really . . ." Harry glanced at Kendra and looked back at his plate.
"Somebody say something!" Ron said, a little too loudly. Kendra snorted. "What?"
"You have a way with words Ron."
"Why thank you." Ron smiled.
"Ron . . . She was being sarcastic." Hermione whispered.
"I knew that. I was er . . . being sarcastic too."
"I'm sorry." Harry said suddenly. They all looked at him.
"For what Harry?" Hermione asked.
"For everything. I blamed all of you for things you didn't do. Kendra . . . I wish I listened to you. Maybe my godfather would still be alive if I did." Harry looked as if he were talking to his dinner. Kendra would have laughed if it weren't such a serious moment. "Ron, Hermione, thanks for putting up with me. I'm surprised you guys are still my friends. Ginny, you're a lot better a person than I give you credit for. I wish I got to know you better sooner." Ginny smiled kindly at him and Hermione patted his arm.
"Don't worry Harry. We've got your back." Ron said. Hermione smiled at Ron and kissed him quickly. Kendra saw another flash.
"Does anyone else see that?"
A/N: How was that? Hope it wasn't boring. I thought it would be interesting for the characters to see what Kendra thought of them. Here are some author responses:
Apinda: All your questions shall be answered. I'm glad you like my fic. You're one of the only ones. Lol.
Kendra Kontaki: You are a baka. For those of you who don't know what that means, check a Japanese/ English dictionary. Just kidding! It's Japanese for "idiot" or "fool" or "stupid". So if you ever want to insult someone without them knowing just call them a baka.
I know I left everyone hanging so I'll try to write soon. Blame my chemistry teacher for my late entries. *gets chemistry teacher voodoo doll and looks around* what? Ok fine I'll just finish my homework early ok? Ttfn!