Chapter Three:
Old Friends
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Author's Note: Wow! This has taken me a really long time to update! I have been so busy with work, college, homework and tutoring first graders for one for one of
Teacher Education classses that I've barely had enough time to have a social life, much less update my fanfiction. But now, I'm off for Christmas
break, (officially today) and I'm ready to get to work! I want to thank everyone for reading and reviewing. I hope you like this chapter as much as the last two. Have any guesses? Please let me know. I love hearing what you
think!
-Amanda
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Percy felt absolutely disgusted as he stormed out of the café. He hurried down the London Streets, ignoring his girlfriend calling behind him. He just walked faster untill her cries disappeared. He felt revolted. There was a bad taste in his mouth. He spat at the ground. He knew it was a dirty, unsophisticated thing to do, but spitting made him feel better. If only e could spit out his jealousy and broken pride too.
It was embrassing to think that his girlfriend had a crush on his baby brother. It stabbed at his ego, and his stubborn pride. Ron was an okay guy, but he really wasn't anything special. Okay, he was a prefect, but Percy guessed he had no chance of being Head Boy, and Dumbledore only picked him because he was the best friend of Harry Potter, and everybody knew that Dumbledore loved Harry, even though Percy personally didn't understand it.
Percy just couldn't belive it! His girlfriend has once had a crush on his youngest brother! His forhead burned at the thought. How himuliating! And she actually told him about it! That was the worst. Percy understood that she may have had other boyfriends and crushes before he came along, that was perfectly acceptable, but the thought that his girlfriend had once considered his baby brother as a potential love intrest really tore at his pride. And if there was one thing Percy Weasley couldn't stand, it was a blow to his pride!
His head felt like it was spinning. He had just run out of the café on her. Maybe she was following him. He spun around. No sign of her. Was she out looking for him? Percy couldn't bear to see her at the moment. Where could he go? He wanted to go sompleace she would not know about; someplace she wouldn't think to look. But where?
An idea struck him. He should have known all along. The Antique Bookstore! Percy quickly jogged the four city blocks until he arrived at the doorstep of a beautiful pale blue Queen Anne style house with the words "Kiel Family House of Antique Books" painted on the front in handsome gold antique style cursive. He stepped inside the store, and a familiar chime of bell welcomed him. A short, plumb woman of about sixty years old asked him if he needed any assistance.
"No, thank you." he said to her. "I'm just browsing."
The old woman smiled and nodded at him as Percy headed to the back of the store.
"I'm home," Percy sighed, as he looked around his favorite section, The Children's Section.
He grabbed a copy of Peter Pan and flopped down on a squishy apriocot colored armchair. This was his favorite place in the whole world. He had never brought Penelope or his current girlfriend here. He'd never even told anyone about this place. He had a secrect passion for antique Muggle children's books, he'd been interested in them since his father brought home some old rabbit-eared muggle kiddie books home when he was just a little kid. Ofcourse, those old books were nothing fancy. They were defiantly old, but no antiques and not worth a penny. Just old books his dad found at a junk shop and brought home for a handful of pocket change. Percy was afraid if any of his brothers knew that he liked to read children's books they would make fun of him, and if they knew they were Muggle books, well, they'd think he was just like his father. But these old books were intresting. Especially the ones with witches or wizards. Very intresting.
Just then Percy heard a familiar woman's voice to jolt him from his thoughts.
"Percy Weasley" she said. "What are you doing here?"
"Penelope Clearwater? Is that you?" he asked, sputtering out the words .
She smiled. "Yes, ofcourse, it's me. You haven't forgotten about me, have you?"
"How could I ever forget about you?" said Percy. "You were my first love."
But she didn't look like the Penelope Clearwater that he always knew. She looked so different. She wasn't that silly little school girl anymore. She was, well, she was a woman now. Yes, that's defenitly what it was, Percy decided. Even though he knew it sounded very corny, Penelope looked so unlike how he remembered her. She had been a little childish, Percy had thought of her as immature, rash, a stubborn little girl. Now she looked chic and sophiscated. And now she had curves. The Penelope Clearwater he knew before had a figure like one of the first years at Hogwarts. But the woman standing in front of him now had a figure better than Madma Rosmerta from the Three Broomsticks.
"So, what is the great Percy Weasely doing in the children's section of a mugle book store?" asked Peneolpe?
"What is the great Penelope Clearwater doing here?" asked Percy.
She laughed. "I've always secrectly loved these things, but I didn't tell anyone because I thought they might laugh at me. I didn't even tell you and we were together for so long. But this is my favorite place in the whole world."
"Me too," said Percy. "That's exactly just like me. Wow. I can't belive we have this in common and never knew it. That's pretty strange."
"Yes, I know." said Penelope. "Which ones are your favorites?"
They started talking about their favorite books, and before they knew it, the old woman from the front of the store was walking over, shaking her head, telling them that they must go because the store was closing in ten minutes.
"You seeing anyone?" she asked him, as she leaned over his shoulder to kiss him on his cheek.
"No," Percy stammered, the face of his girlfriend momentarly blocked out of concousness as he caught a peek down her low cut V-neck sweater. The Penelope Clearwater he dated during his Hogwarts days definetly didn't have "those".
"Good." she said, smiling like a cat. When did she started acting so feline? She had always reminded him of a cute little owl or something in school. "I've got my own apartment about three blocks away from here. I live alone, and I get so lonely at night. Want to come?"
Good god, he thought. This was defently not the girl he knew from his childhood.
He nodded, sealing his fate, as she led him away like an excutionor leading a prisoner to the gallows.
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Well, please let me know what you thought. I'll try to update as soon as I can! Right now I have a very nasty cold.
KittyCatBlack: Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you liked my story, and I'm glad you read my profile. Wow. That makes me feel special. Awwww. Warm fuzzies. There's two more chapters left. We will see if you are right. Keep reading and reviewing.
PrincessJedi: Oh, she's defiantly unsuusal, but then again all the girls in the HP universe are. Great guesses. I won't tell you if you are wrong or right. Two more chapters left. Keep reading.
Shadow Angel 61090: Thanks for reading and reviewing. Yep, I love Percy! I think he's the most fascinating character. How can people hate him so much? You know people who don't like Luna? Wow! I thought everybody loved Luna! That stinks. As for your guess, maybe, maybe not. I don't want to ruin it.
a1s2d3f4: Cruel, aren't I? Hope this cliff hanger isn't too much for you. Somehow, I think this one is worse.
Crystal Lightinig: Thank you! That's an intresting guess. Most people think it's either Luna or Hermione. You'll just have to wait and see.
Ambeince Mcg: Hope I spelled your name right. Sorry. I'm feeling a little lazy right now. Hope you like this chapter. Even more drama!
Oh, one more thing! If you haven't done this already, you might wanna put me on Author Alert or on Favorites or something. I wouldn't want you to miss out on finding who the mystery girl is! -Amanda
Old Friends
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Author's Note: Wow! This has taken me a really long time to update! I have been so busy with work, college, homework and tutoring first graders for one for one of
Teacher Education classses that I've barely had enough time to have a social life, much less update my fanfiction. But now, I'm off for Christmas
break, (officially today) and I'm ready to get to work! I want to thank everyone for reading and reviewing. I hope you like this chapter as much as the last two. Have any guesses? Please let me know. I love hearing what you
think!
-Amanda
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Percy felt absolutely disgusted as he stormed out of the café. He hurried down the London Streets, ignoring his girlfriend calling behind him. He just walked faster untill her cries disappeared. He felt revolted. There was a bad taste in his mouth. He spat at the ground. He knew it was a dirty, unsophisticated thing to do, but spitting made him feel better. If only e could spit out his jealousy and broken pride too.
It was embrassing to think that his girlfriend had a crush on his baby brother. It stabbed at his ego, and his stubborn pride. Ron was an okay guy, but he really wasn't anything special. Okay, he was a prefect, but Percy guessed he had no chance of being Head Boy, and Dumbledore only picked him because he was the best friend of Harry Potter, and everybody knew that Dumbledore loved Harry, even though Percy personally didn't understand it.
Percy just couldn't belive it! His girlfriend has once had a crush on his youngest brother! His forhead burned at the thought. How himuliating! And she actually told him about it! That was the worst. Percy understood that she may have had other boyfriends and crushes before he came along, that was perfectly acceptable, but the thought that his girlfriend had once considered his baby brother as a potential love intrest really tore at his pride. And if there was one thing Percy Weasley couldn't stand, it was a blow to his pride!
His head felt like it was spinning. He had just run out of the café on her. Maybe she was following him. He spun around. No sign of her. Was she out looking for him? Percy couldn't bear to see her at the moment. Where could he go? He wanted to go sompleace she would not know about; someplace she wouldn't think to look. But where?
An idea struck him. He should have known all along. The Antique Bookstore! Percy quickly jogged the four city blocks until he arrived at the doorstep of a beautiful pale blue Queen Anne style house with the words "Kiel Family House of Antique Books" painted on the front in handsome gold antique style cursive. He stepped inside the store, and a familiar chime of bell welcomed him. A short, plumb woman of about sixty years old asked him if he needed any assistance.
"No, thank you." he said to her. "I'm just browsing."
The old woman smiled and nodded at him as Percy headed to the back of the store.
"I'm home," Percy sighed, as he looked around his favorite section, The Children's Section.
He grabbed a copy of Peter Pan and flopped down on a squishy apriocot colored armchair. This was his favorite place in the whole world. He had never brought Penelope or his current girlfriend here. He'd never even told anyone about this place. He had a secrect passion for antique Muggle children's books, he'd been interested in them since his father brought home some old rabbit-eared muggle kiddie books home when he was just a little kid. Ofcourse, those old books were nothing fancy. They were defiantly old, but no antiques and not worth a penny. Just old books his dad found at a junk shop and brought home for a handful of pocket change. Percy was afraid if any of his brothers knew that he liked to read children's books they would make fun of him, and if they knew they were Muggle books, well, they'd think he was just like his father. But these old books were intresting. Especially the ones with witches or wizards. Very intresting.
Just then Percy heard a familiar woman's voice to jolt him from his thoughts.
"Percy Weasley" she said. "What are you doing here?"
"Penelope Clearwater? Is that you?" he asked, sputtering out the words .
She smiled. "Yes, ofcourse, it's me. You haven't forgotten about me, have you?"
"How could I ever forget about you?" said Percy. "You were my first love."
But she didn't look like the Penelope Clearwater that he always knew. She looked so different. She wasn't that silly little school girl anymore. She was, well, she was a woman now. Yes, that's defenitly what it was, Percy decided. Even though he knew it sounded very corny, Penelope looked so unlike how he remembered her. She had been a little childish, Percy had thought of her as immature, rash, a stubborn little girl. Now she looked chic and sophiscated. And now she had curves. The Penelope Clearwater he knew before had a figure like one of the first years at Hogwarts. But the woman standing in front of him now had a figure better than Madma Rosmerta from the Three Broomsticks.
"So, what is the great Percy Weasely doing in the children's section of a mugle book store?" asked Peneolpe?
"What is the great Penelope Clearwater doing here?" asked Percy.
She laughed. "I've always secrectly loved these things, but I didn't tell anyone because I thought they might laugh at me. I didn't even tell you and we were together for so long. But this is my favorite place in the whole world."
"Me too," said Percy. "That's exactly just like me. Wow. I can't belive we have this in common and never knew it. That's pretty strange."
"Yes, I know." said Penelope. "Which ones are your favorites?"
They started talking about their favorite books, and before they knew it, the old woman from the front of the store was walking over, shaking her head, telling them that they must go because the store was closing in ten minutes.
"You seeing anyone?" she asked him, as she leaned over his shoulder to kiss him on his cheek.
"No," Percy stammered, the face of his girlfriend momentarly blocked out of concousness as he caught a peek down her low cut V-neck sweater. The Penelope Clearwater he dated during his Hogwarts days definetly didn't have "those".
"Good." she said, smiling like a cat. When did she started acting so feline? She had always reminded him of a cute little owl or something in school. "I've got my own apartment about three blocks away from here. I live alone, and I get so lonely at night. Want to come?"
Good god, he thought. This was defently not the girl he knew from his childhood.
He nodded, sealing his fate, as she led him away like an excutionor leading a prisoner to the gallows.
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Well, please let me know what you thought. I'll try to update as soon as I can! Right now I have a very nasty cold.
KittyCatBlack: Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you liked my story, and I'm glad you read my profile. Wow. That makes me feel special. Awwww. Warm fuzzies. There's two more chapters left. We will see if you are right. Keep reading and reviewing.
PrincessJedi: Oh, she's defiantly unsuusal, but then again all the girls in the HP universe are. Great guesses. I won't tell you if you are wrong or right. Two more chapters left. Keep reading.
Shadow Angel 61090: Thanks for reading and reviewing. Yep, I love Percy! I think he's the most fascinating character. How can people hate him so much? You know people who don't like Luna? Wow! I thought everybody loved Luna! That stinks. As for your guess, maybe, maybe not. I don't want to ruin it.
a1s2d3f4: Cruel, aren't I? Hope this cliff hanger isn't too much for you. Somehow, I think this one is worse.
Crystal Lightinig: Thank you! That's an intresting guess. Most people think it's either Luna or Hermione. You'll just have to wait and see.
Ambeince Mcg: Hope I spelled your name right. Sorry. I'm feeling a little lazy right now. Hope you like this chapter. Even more drama!
Oh, one more thing! If you haven't done this already, you might wanna put me on Author Alert or on Favorites or something. I wouldn't want you to miss out on finding who the mystery girl is! -Amanda