Author's Notes: Thank you so much for the reviews! I hope this chapter will
interest you more! I'm sorry if this is kind of late. I've been busy with
school.
Chapter 2
"Uh...Harry?" A red-faced Hermione asked her friend as they strolled down the road towards Hogsmeade.
"What is it?" He looked down at the blushing sixth year girl beside him who was looking nervously at the people they passed. "What's the matter?"
"M-maybe we could just walk to Hogsmeade without holding hands." Hermione whispered, "It's making us l-look like we're a couple."
Harry looked down at his hand which tightly held hers, "Uh sorry." He muttered as he took away his hand and looked at the other direction to hide his bright red face. He focused his vision on the numerous couples lying down under various trees near the street. Girls snuggled up in their lover's arms with pink cheeks and a wide smile that reached their ears. Most of the boys grinned back and continuously kissed their girlfriend's forehead and cheeks while the others remained lip locked with their partners not minding that they were breaking the rule called PDA (Public Display of Affection). Red roses were scattered here and there letting people pick one up and give it to 'that special someone...' Harry thought as he absently picked up one of the roses, 'Is she it?'
"Hey Harry! Hermione!"
"Hello Neville, Arlene." Harry greeted his fellow Gryffindors with a half happy and half disturbed smile.
"Harry, I didn't know you and Hermione are together." Arlene commented.
To teenagers of the modern times, there are easy ways to find out if you and a person of the opposite gender are boyfriend and girlfriend. One: walking hand-in-hand with tomato red faces and silly grins on your faces. Two: always giving each other red roses, cute little teddy bears, and any other romantic object. Three: often ending up hugging the other after they see each other again or if one of them comes back from the hospital wing. Four: snuggling under a tree in front of a beautiful sunset. Five: PDA. And six: slowly walking together on Valentine's Day towards Hogsmeade, holding a rose in one of their hands, and planning to spend the whole day with him/her. It was pretty obvious that Neville and his girlfriend saw signs one and five in Harry and Hermione.
Both of the prefects blushed and tried to put out of sight their faces. "W- we're not together!" They answered in unison.
Arlene raised an eyebrow and grinned, "Oh really?"
"Yes, really." Harry assured the raven-haired first year.
"Fine, have it your way then." Arlene crossed her arms.
"We better get going. We still have to go to the Owlery to send Arlene's mum a letter." Neville told them.
'Oh that's right! Arlene's mother is at the hospital too like Neville's.' Harry remembered.
"When's your mother getting out of the hospital, Arlene?" Hermione asked with deep concern in her brown eyes. 'Those brown eyes of hers...'Harry said to himself, 'It's like falling under a trance...What am I saying? Snap out of it!'
Arlene shrugged, "I don't know, but the healer said she would be out of there before summer."
"I see. Well, we better leave you two alone now." Harry said after her managed to pull away from Hermione's eyes, "We'll see you two later." Giving them a smile, Harry and Hermione hurried down the road and entered Hogsmeade.
Fumbling with the rose he had picked up earlier, Harry led his best friend into the almost crowded Three Broomsticks. The walked towards an empty table by the corner and sat across each other. 'I must be going crazy.' Harry scolded himself, 'I can't like her. It's just impossible! But...I can't help it...Wait a minute, what if this ends up like my relationship with Cho? No. She's very different. She won't do that...would she? No! I'm sure of it!' He sighed, 'Maybe I am beginning to like her more than I would like any other girl.' Suddenly, he felt a something warm on top of his hand. He looked up from the rose to see Hermione.
"Harry, are you all right?" She asked him with a very concerned tone.
Harry nodded and quickly pulled away his hand to hide it under the table. "Yeah, I'm fine." He gave her a reassuring smile.
"Ah...Harry Potter, I presume?" The two looked up and saw Madame Rosmerta standing beside their table. "And you must be Hermione Granger." She said laying her eyes onto Hermione, "Minerva told me a lot about you. She is very proud to have a very intelligent student like you."
Hermione was so flattered that she couldn't help but blush lightly while Harry couldn't help grinning. He too was proud of having Hermione as his best friend. "Anyway. I did not know you two are dating." The lady added. That was it. Her words pulled the trigger that made the two teenagers blush in a very deep shade of red.
"I-I think you misunderstood," Harry quickly replied, "Hermione and I are just friends. We didn't have anything to do at school so we decided to visit Hogsmeade instead."
"I see." Madame Rosmerta said, "Well, you two would make a very nice looking couple just like your parents. Although they started differently. Now enough chit-chat, I still have other costumers. What would you two like to order?"
After ordering two butter beers and two plates of cauldron cakes, Harry and Hermione gave out a sigh of relief as Madame Rosmerta walked away. 'That's two in a row who suspected us as a couple.' Harry thought, 'I bet Ron or Luna would be the next to ask if we are a couple enjoying Valentine's Day in Hogsmeade.' Harry looked towards his side and saw a fellow sixth year walking up to them, 'I guess I'm wrong.'
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Chapter 2
"Uh...Harry?" A red-faced Hermione asked her friend as they strolled down the road towards Hogsmeade.
"What is it?" He looked down at the blushing sixth year girl beside him who was looking nervously at the people they passed. "What's the matter?"
"M-maybe we could just walk to Hogsmeade without holding hands." Hermione whispered, "It's making us l-look like we're a couple."
Harry looked down at his hand which tightly held hers, "Uh sorry." He muttered as he took away his hand and looked at the other direction to hide his bright red face. He focused his vision on the numerous couples lying down under various trees near the street. Girls snuggled up in their lover's arms with pink cheeks and a wide smile that reached their ears. Most of the boys grinned back and continuously kissed their girlfriend's forehead and cheeks while the others remained lip locked with their partners not minding that they were breaking the rule called PDA (Public Display of Affection). Red roses were scattered here and there letting people pick one up and give it to 'that special someone...' Harry thought as he absently picked up one of the roses, 'Is she it?'
"Hey Harry! Hermione!"
"Hello Neville, Arlene." Harry greeted his fellow Gryffindors with a half happy and half disturbed smile.
"Harry, I didn't know you and Hermione are together." Arlene commented.
To teenagers of the modern times, there are easy ways to find out if you and a person of the opposite gender are boyfriend and girlfriend. One: walking hand-in-hand with tomato red faces and silly grins on your faces. Two: always giving each other red roses, cute little teddy bears, and any other romantic object. Three: often ending up hugging the other after they see each other again or if one of them comes back from the hospital wing. Four: snuggling under a tree in front of a beautiful sunset. Five: PDA. And six: slowly walking together on Valentine's Day towards Hogsmeade, holding a rose in one of their hands, and planning to spend the whole day with him/her. It was pretty obvious that Neville and his girlfriend saw signs one and five in Harry and Hermione.
Both of the prefects blushed and tried to put out of sight their faces. "W- we're not together!" They answered in unison.
Arlene raised an eyebrow and grinned, "Oh really?"
"Yes, really." Harry assured the raven-haired first year.
"Fine, have it your way then." Arlene crossed her arms.
"We better get going. We still have to go to the Owlery to send Arlene's mum a letter." Neville told them.
'Oh that's right! Arlene's mother is at the hospital too like Neville's.' Harry remembered.
"When's your mother getting out of the hospital, Arlene?" Hermione asked with deep concern in her brown eyes. 'Those brown eyes of hers...'Harry said to himself, 'It's like falling under a trance...What am I saying? Snap out of it!'
Arlene shrugged, "I don't know, but the healer said she would be out of there before summer."
"I see. Well, we better leave you two alone now." Harry said after her managed to pull away from Hermione's eyes, "We'll see you two later." Giving them a smile, Harry and Hermione hurried down the road and entered Hogsmeade.
Fumbling with the rose he had picked up earlier, Harry led his best friend into the almost crowded Three Broomsticks. The walked towards an empty table by the corner and sat across each other. 'I must be going crazy.' Harry scolded himself, 'I can't like her. It's just impossible! But...I can't help it...Wait a minute, what if this ends up like my relationship with Cho? No. She's very different. She won't do that...would she? No! I'm sure of it!' He sighed, 'Maybe I am beginning to like her more than I would like any other girl.' Suddenly, he felt a something warm on top of his hand. He looked up from the rose to see Hermione.
"Harry, are you all right?" She asked him with a very concerned tone.
Harry nodded and quickly pulled away his hand to hide it under the table. "Yeah, I'm fine." He gave her a reassuring smile.
"Ah...Harry Potter, I presume?" The two looked up and saw Madame Rosmerta standing beside their table. "And you must be Hermione Granger." She said laying her eyes onto Hermione, "Minerva told me a lot about you. She is very proud to have a very intelligent student like you."
Hermione was so flattered that she couldn't help but blush lightly while Harry couldn't help grinning. He too was proud of having Hermione as his best friend. "Anyway. I did not know you two are dating." The lady added. That was it. Her words pulled the trigger that made the two teenagers blush in a very deep shade of red.
"I-I think you misunderstood," Harry quickly replied, "Hermione and I are just friends. We didn't have anything to do at school so we decided to visit Hogsmeade instead."
"I see." Madame Rosmerta said, "Well, you two would make a very nice looking couple just like your parents. Although they started differently. Now enough chit-chat, I still have other costumers. What would you two like to order?"
After ordering two butter beers and two plates of cauldron cakes, Harry and Hermione gave out a sigh of relief as Madame Rosmerta walked away. 'That's two in a row who suspected us as a couple.' Harry thought, 'I bet Ron or Luna would be the next to ask if we are a couple enjoying Valentine's Day in Hogsmeade.' Harry looked towards his side and saw a fellow sixth year walking up to them, 'I guess I'm wrong.'
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Thanks again for the reviews. Especially for the first seven I received which was from:
Usha88 x0x0gLaSsHeArTx0x0 Teenage Drama Queen Harry's Lost Twin silverblue-eyes Ami-gryffindor89 Phyllida
Thank you!
Please review! No flames please!
