First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed! Omg, I never dreamed I'd get such a wonderful reaction! Thank you!!! I love you guys, you've made me so happy!! ^__^ I hope this chapter goes over just as well ^_~ oh, and for those who wanted NO Ron/Harry OR Draco/Harry, um.. I'm sorry but.. no. ^^; There won't be any Ron/Harry, but there WILL be Draco/Harry. Sorry! I love that pairing!! ^__^;
Harry sat on one of the beds in the hospital wing, her small hands twisting in the hem of her shirt as Madam Pomfrey inspected her. She'd managed to get to the hospital wing without being seen, thanks to her invisibility cloak. Harry silently thanked her father for having that for the umpteenth time.
"Is there anything you can do?" Ron asked.
Madam Pomfrey tsked a few times, shaking her head. "This happened in Potions?"
"Yes," Harry answered, still unused to her softer voice.
"That Severus Snape, I *told* him the potions he makes his students do are too dangerous! Why, it's amazing how many patients I get in a single day because of mishaps in that class!"
"Can you help me?" Harry asked, getting more nervous by the minute.
"Unfortunately, I can't change anything," the nurse said.
"You mean I'm stuck as a girl??!"
"Ms. Potter, please keep your voice down. Let me explain. The potion you ingested was not only the Perfectionis, but also had the components of the Wormwood, therefore throwing off the whole affect. But because of the permanent affects of the original Perfectionis mixture, the potion you ingested is also permanent. Although.."
"What?" Harry asked, desperate for any ray of hope now.
"There may be a way for me to fix this after all.." Madam Pomfrey said, more to herself then to the two Gryffindors listening to her. "But to even attempt it I'd need components that I don't have."
"Can you send for them, or something?" Ron inquired.
"I can, and I will. But it'll take at least a few months to get them."
Harry felt like she was going to faint. "A few *months*?!"
"What I need is not easy to come by, you know," Pomfrey informed her, losing what patients she had left. "And besides, it would be shipped from the other side of the world. The only way to receive this concoction is by hand, since it's way too delicate to be apparated or any such thing. Until then, I'm afraid you'll have to remain in the form your in now."
"But," Harry whimpered, "everyone will know."
"How about we come up with a new name for you?" Ron suggested. "We'll make up a story or something that goes with your new identity, and no one will know that your really Harry Potter."
"I guess I don't have a choice in the matter.."
"One question, though, Harry."
"What?"
"Does this mean that, er.. you like girls still?"
Harry blushed, looking very embarrassed as her eyes focused on the floor. "No. I.. like boys."
"But how can that be, if you still have your mind and everything?"
Harry mumbled something.
"What?" Ron leaned closer to hear.
"I said I'm gay," Harry repeated, blushing feverishly. "At least, I was.."
"Oh," Ron blinked. "Wait. Since when??"
~*~
"Harry??" Hermione squeaked, staring at the girl in front of her.
"Yes," the girl said dejectedly.
Ron and Harry explained the situation to Hermione, and she was sworn to secrecy, just like Dean, Seamus, and Neville had been.
"At least your pretty," Hermione said, trying to lighten the mood. All she got in return was a glare.
"Well, what do we have here?" a familiarly drawling voice asked.
The three teens turned, facing the smirking Draco Malfoy.
"Get lost, Malfoy," Ron spat without hesitation. This was something they didn't need right now.
Draco wasn't paying attention to Ron, though. His gray eyes were instead focused on Harry. "I don't remember seeing you around before," the Slytherin remarked.
"Um.." Harry started.
"She's new," Hermione cut in for her friend, "of course you wouldn't remember her."
"And does she have a name, or should I just call her, 'new girl'?"
"I'm.. Harmony," Harry said, "Harmony Porter."
Draco smiled, holding out his hand to her. Without even thinking, Harry slipped her hand into Draco's, blushing feverishly as the Slytherin kissed her knuckles.
"Pleasure's mine, Harmony," Draco winked at her. "I'm Draco Malfoy."
"Uh.." Harry, or rather, *Harmony*, stared at Draco, still blushing. She'd never seen *this* side of Malfoy before. He was rather charming, when he wanted to be. Who would've thought?
Harmony was pulled out of her daze as her hand was released from Draco's, and she was pulled away.
"If you don't mind, Malfoy," said Ron, his and Hermione's hands on Harmony's arms as they dragged her away, "Harmony has classes to attend to."
"Of course," Draco smirked. "See you later, Harmony. You can count on it."
"Bye," Harmony found herself saying, smiling over her shoulder at the Slytherin.
"That did *not* just happen," Ron grumbled after they were away from Draco. "Harry, you don't seriously like him, do you? After all he's done to us??"
"He's so cute," Harmony murmured, *still* blushing. "No wonder all the girls like him."
"*Harry*!" Ron cried, scandalized. The red-head turned to Hermione for support, but the girl just shrugged and smiled apologetically.
"Malfoy's a jerk, Ron," she admitted. "But even I know he's cute."
"My best friends have lost their *minds*!" Ron wept.
~*~
Crystal: I'd just like to mention how much *fun* this chapter was to write! teehee ^__^
Star: you were *giggling*
Crystal: I just can't help myself ^_~ please review! :)
Harry sat on one of the beds in the hospital wing, her small hands twisting in the hem of her shirt as Madam Pomfrey inspected her. She'd managed to get to the hospital wing without being seen, thanks to her invisibility cloak. Harry silently thanked her father for having that for the umpteenth time.
"Is there anything you can do?" Ron asked.
Madam Pomfrey tsked a few times, shaking her head. "This happened in Potions?"
"Yes," Harry answered, still unused to her softer voice.
"That Severus Snape, I *told* him the potions he makes his students do are too dangerous! Why, it's amazing how many patients I get in a single day because of mishaps in that class!"
"Can you help me?" Harry asked, getting more nervous by the minute.
"Unfortunately, I can't change anything," the nurse said.
"You mean I'm stuck as a girl??!"
"Ms. Potter, please keep your voice down. Let me explain. The potion you ingested was not only the Perfectionis, but also had the components of the Wormwood, therefore throwing off the whole affect. But because of the permanent affects of the original Perfectionis mixture, the potion you ingested is also permanent. Although.."
"What?" Harry asked, desperate for any ray of hope now.
"There may be a way for me to fix this after all.." Madam Pomfrey said, more to herself then to the two Gryffindors listening to her. "But to even attempt it I'd need components that I don't have."
"Can you send for them, or something?" Ron inquired.
"I can, and I will. But it'll take at least a few months to get them."
Harry felt like she was going to faint. "A few *months*?!"
"What I need is not easy to come by, you know," Pomfrey informed her, losing what patients she had left. "And besides, it would be shipped from the other side of the world. The only way to receive this concoction is by hand, since it's way too delicate to be apparated or any such thing. Until then, I'm afraid you'll have to remain in the form your in now."
"But," Harry whimpered, "everyone will know."
"How about we come up with a new name for you?" Ron suggested. "We'll make up a story or something that goes with your new identity, and no one will know that your really Harry Potter."
"I guess I don't have a choice in the matter.."
"One question, though, Harry."
"What?"
"Does this mean that, er.. you like girls still?"
Harry blushed, looking very embarrassed as her eyes focused on the floor. "No. I.. like boys."
"But how can that be, if you still have your mind and everything?"
Harry mumbled something.
"What?" Ron leaned closer to hear.
"I said I'm gay," Harry repeated, blushing feverishly. "At least, I was.."
"Oh," Ron blinked. "Wait. Since when??"
~*~
"Harry??" Hermione squeaked, staring at the girl in front of her.
"Yes," the girl said dejectedly.
Ron and Harry explained the situation to Hermione, and she was sworn to secrecy, just like Dean, Seamus, and Neville had been.
"At least your pretty," Hermione said, trying to lighten the mood. All she got in return was a glare.
"Well, what do we have here?" a familiarly drawling voice asked.
The three teens turned, facing the smirking Draco Malfoy.
"Get lost, Malfoy," Ron spat without hesitation. This was something they didn't need right now.
Draco wasn't paying attention to Ron, though. His gray eyes were instead focused on Harry. "I don't remember seeing you around before," the Slytherin remarked.
"Um.." Harry started.
"She's new," Hermione cut in for her friend, "of course you wouldn't remember her."
"And does she have a name, or should I just call her, 'new girl'?"
"I'm.. Harmony," Harry said, "Harmony Porter."
Draco smiled, holding out his hand to her. Without even thinking, Harry slipped her hand into Draco's, blushing feverishly as the Slytherin kissed her knuckles.
"Pleasure's mine, Harmony," Draco winked at her. "I'm Draco Malfoy."
"Uh.." Harry, or rather, *Harmony*, stared at Draco, still blushing. She'd never seen *this* side of Malfoy before. He was rather charming, when he wanted to be. Who would've thought?
Harmony was pulled out of her daze as her hand was released from Draco's, and she was pulled away.
"If you don't mind, Malfoy," said Ron, his and Hermione's hands on Harmony's arms as they dragged her away, "Harmony has classes to attend to."
"Of course," Draco smirked. "See you later, Harmony. You can count on it."
"Bye," Harmony found herself saying, smiling over her shoulder at the Slytherin.
"That did *not* just happen," Ron grumbled after they were away from Draco. "Harry, you don't seriously like him, do you? After all he's done to us??"
"He's so cute," Harmony murmured, *still* blushing. "No wonder all the girls like him."
"*Harry*!" Ron cried, scandalized. The red-head turned to Hermione for support, but the girl just shrugged and smiled apologetically.
"Malfoy's a jerk, Ron," she admitted. "But even I know he's cute."
"My best friends have lost their *minds*!" Ron wept.
~*~
Crystal: I'd just like to mention how much *fun* this chapter was to write! teehee ^__^
Star: you were *giggling*
Crystal: I just can't help myself ^_~ please review! :)