Chapter Sixteen
Hermione's face was wet again with tears of pain. Not physical pain, but a deep pain in her heart. She heard footsteps coming towards her and quickly wiped her face dry. Harry reluctantly walked to her bed and handed her some
books.
"Here's your homework." He said monotonously.
"Thank you." Hermione whispered.
Harry turned to leave but quickly whipped back around. "I have to know Hermione.WHY?" he asked.
"Why what?" she asked.
"Why can't you love me?" he whispered.
"What.but I." she stopped. This explained everything, Harry must not have gotten her letter. "But.I wrote you a letter, telling you that I DO want to be with you. I thought you didn't want to be with me."
He wrapped his arms around her and she smelled his cologne. How she had yearned after the past night to smell that sweet fragrance again. To be that close to someone so amazing. The person who had been her savior, her hero, over the past years. But one thing sat in the back of her mind, what had Ron been talking about before?
"Are you feeling well enough to go to dinner?" he asked her happily.
"I suppose. " she smiled. The couple walked hand in hand to the Great Hall in silence. However, as they walked, Hermione was contemplating how she would confront Ron about this 'situation'.
'Why did he lie to me?' she kept asking herself. When they got to the Gryffindor table Harry pulled out her chair for her as she took her usual spot with Harry and Ginny on either side and Ron across from them. She decided she would just wait until later to ask. It had already been a confusing and complicated day, why add more drama?
"Attention students." Dumledore said strongly from the head table. He continued calmly as soon as the Hall was quiet. "We have an unique event happening tonight. A student from another school has transferred to Hogwarts to finish her final year of training." The Hall murmured with curiosity. They up, but they never had a permanent transfer. "I would like you all to give her a warm welcome as she comes up to be sorted." He finished.
A slender girl with dark reddish brown hair walked nervously up to the Head table. She smiled slightly as the hat was placed onto her head. "Hufflepuff!" it yelled. The Hufflepuff table erupted with clapping and cheering to welcome her in. She took a seat across from a few year sevens were.
She smiled nervously at Harry when she saw he was inspecting her from the other table. He couldn't help but think she had the most beautiful green eyes, the same colour as his own. 'Perhaps this could be a conversation starter when I see her in Herbology with Hufflepuffs.' He thought. Hermione began to talk to Ginny about this new girl.
"She seems nice." Ginny said.
"If you say so." Hermione said rolling her eyes.
"Hermione! What have you got against her already?" Ginny giggled. Hermione nodded her head towards Harry, who was staring at the new student. "Oh Hermione. C'mon, it's not that big of a deal." Ginny smiled.
"I guess, but I'll keep my eye on her." Hermione said sarcastically. The two girls giggled as they got up to retire to their dorms.
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The next day Harry, Ron and Hermione walked together to Herbology. Ron glared as the pair grasped each other's hand.
"So, about this new girl." Ron said, trying to interrupt their moment.
Hermione lowered her brow. "What about her?" she scowled.
"What do you think.pretty nice, eh, Harry?" he asked, trying to get a rise out of his female friend.
Hermione looked at Harry curiously. "Well.are you going to answer the question?" she asked Harry, eager to hear his response. Harry was very aware of the awkward position he was in.
"She has.er.nice teeth." He said nervously.
"Are you saying Hermione here doesn't?" Ron asked deviously.
"I didn't say that. Don't put words in my mouth." Harry said defensively.
"Oh.testy aren't we." Ron smirked. Hermione let go of Harry's hand, not sure what he's meant by his comment. Perhaps she was digging to deep into this whole thing.
Once in Herbology, Professor Sprout explained the day's lesson to the class.
"You will need partners. She said.
"Hermione!" Ron whispered quickly, before Harry had a chance. She nodded her head in agreement, still a little upset with Harry. Harry looked around the room, everyone had a partner except.the new girl.
"Er.do yeh have a partner mate?" the girl asked shyly. Harry smiled, he recognized the accent right away.
"No, I'll be your partner." He responded.
"Ace!" she exclaimed. "Er.I mean thanks." She fixed, blushing at her mistake.
"I'm guessing.Australia?" Harry smiled.
"And you would be guessing correct." She smiled, now feeling more comfortable. "My name's Elizabeth Wellington. Call me Liz though." She said.
"I'm Harry." he stopped at the look on her face.
"You're not." she gasped.
"Yea, Harry Potter." He finished.
"Harry Potter? Who's that? I was gonna say Prince Harry." She said seriously.
"You mean.you've never heard of me?" Harry asked perplexed, no one had ever NOT know who he was.
"Just kidding mate. Australia may be far away, but we still know who yeh are." She smiled.
"Oh." Harry said, now laughing with her.
Hermione looked up from her plant to see what was so funny. She saw Harry and the new girl were having a good time.
"Hey.do you wanna talk later maybe, like at the library? Eightish?" Liz asked going out on a limb, trying not to be too forward for the Brit.
"Sure." He said.
Hermione's face was wet again with tears of pain. Not physical pain, but a deep pain in her heart. She heard footsteps coming towards her and quickly wiped her face dry. Harry reluctantly walked to her bed and handed her some
books.
"Here's your homework." He said monotonously.
"Thank you." Hermione whispered.
Harry turned to leave but quickly whipped back around. "I have to know Hermione.WHY?" he asked.
"Why what?" she asked.
"Why can't you love me?" he whispered.
"What.but I." she stopped. This explained everything, Harry must not have gotten her letter. "But.I wrote you a letter, telling you that I DO want to be with you. I thought you didn't want to be with me."
He wrapped his arms around her and she smelled his cologne. How she had yearned after the past night to smell that sweet fragrance again. To be that close to someone so amazing. The person who had been her savior, her hero, over the past years. But one thing sat in the back of her mind, what had Ron been talking about before?
"Are you feeling well enough to go to dinner?" he asked her happily.
"I suppose. " she smiled. The couple walked hand in hand to the Great Hall in silence. However, as they walked, Hermione was contemplating how she would confront Ron about this 'situation'.
'Why did he lie to me?' she kept asking herself. When they got to the Gryffindor table Harry pulled out her chair for her as she took her usual spot with Harry and Ginny on either side and Ron across from them. She decided she would just wait until later to ask. It had already been a confusing and complicated day, why add more drama?
"Attention students." Dumledore said strongly from the head table. He continued calmly as soon as the Hall was quiet. "We have an unique event happening tonight. A student from another school has transferred to Hogwarts to finish her final year of training." The Hall murmured with curiosity. They up, but they never had a permanent transfer. "I would like you all to give her a warm welcome as she comes up to be sorted." He finished.
A slender girl with dark reddish brown hair walked nervously up to the Head table. She smiled slightly as the hat was placed onto her head. "Hufflepuff!" it yelled. The Hufflepuff table erupted with clapping and cheering to welcome her in. She took a seat across from a few year sevens were.
She smiled nervously at Harry when she saw he was inspecting her from the other table. He couldn't help but think she had the most beautiful green eyes, the same colour as his own. 'Perhaps this could be a conversation starter when I see her in Herbology with Hufflepuffs.' He thought. Hermione began to talk to Ginny about this new girl.
"She seems nice." Ginny said.
"If you say so." Hermione said rolling her eyes.
"Hermione! What have you got against her already?" Ginny giggled. Hermione nodded her head towards Harry, who was staring at the new student. "Oh Hermione. C'mon, it's not that big of a deal." Ginny smiled.
"I guess, but I'll keep my eye on her." Hermione said sarcastically. The two girls giggled as they got up to retire to their dorms.
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The next day Harry, Ron and Hermione walked together to Herbology. Ron glared as the pair grasped each other's hand.
"So, about this new girl." Ron said, trying to interrupt their moment.
Hermione lowered her brow. "What about her?" she scowled.
"What do you think.pretty nice, eh, Harry?" he asked, trying to get a rise out of his female friend.
Hermione looked at Harry curiously. "Well.are you going to answer the question?" she asked Harry, eager to hear his response. Harry was very aware of the awkward position he was in.
"She has.er.nice teeth." He said nervously.
"Are you saying Hermione here doesn't?" Ron asked deviously.
"I didn't say that. Don't put words in my mouth." Harry said defensively.
"Oh.testy aren't we." Ron smirked. Hermione let go of Harry's hand, not sure what he's meant by his comment. Perhaps she was digging to deep into this whole thing.
Once in Herbology, Professor Sprout explained the day's lesson to the class.
"You will need partners. She said.
"Hermione!" Ron whispered quickly, before Harry had a chance. She nodded her head in agreement, still a little upset with Harry. Harry looked around the room, everyone had a partner except.the new girl.
"Er.do yeh have a partner mate?" the girl asked shyly. Harry smiled, he recognized the accent right away.
"No, I'll be your partner." He responded.
"Ace!" she exclaimed. "Er.I mean thanks." She fixed, blushing at her mistake.
"I'm guessing.Australia?" Harry smiled.
"And you would be guessing correct." She smiled, now feeling more comfortable. "My name's Elizabeth Wellington. Call me Liz though." She said.
"I'm Harry." he stopped at the look on her face.
"You're not." she gasped.
"Yea, Harry Potter." He finished.
"Harry Potter? Who's that? I was gonna say Prince Harry." She said seriously.
"You mean.you've never heard of me?" Harry asked perplexed, no one had ever NOT know who he was.
"Just kidding mate. Australia may be far away, but we still know who yeh are." She smiled.
"Oh." Harry said, now laughing with her.
Hermione looked up from her plant to see what was so funny. She saw Harry and the new girl were having a good time.
"Hey.do you wanna talk later maybe, like at the library? Eightish?" Liz asked going out on a limb, trying not to be too forward for the Brit.
"Sure." He said.