Fan Fiction - Chapter nine
When Harry got back to Grimmauld place that night, he and Ron went to their room to pack their trunks with Hermione. Harry looked at them, now that he knew that they were an item it seemed stupid that he hadn't noticed, they were throwing eachother sickening looks every ten seconds and the way that they talked to one another had radically changed, even in light conversation.
Harry was in the middle of pairing up his socks when Ron voiced a question that he had been trying to brace himself for,
'So... how'd you meet her, then?' he asked.
'Who?' said Harry, preoccupied.
'Christina... come on, Harry tell us.' said Hermione curtly.
'Oh... um... I was walking down Diagon Alley and I bumped into her, I wasn't looking where I was going and I knocked her off her feet,' he laughed at Ron who had just snorted very loudly, causing Hermione to give him her most discusted look. 'Our bags got mixed up so I caught up with her and we got talking, I asked her to go for a drink, she agreed, end of story.'
'What were you talking about?' asked Hermione.
'She's just lost her father, she told me about it, he was killed by a dark wizard, Spiks or something. I told her about Sirius, they died in the same way...' his voice trailed off. 'So what did you think of her then?'
'She's really nice,' said Hermione 'I hope she gets into Gryffindor. It would be really great to have another girl in our dorm. Living with Parvati and Lavender is no piece of cake. How do you reckon she'll be put into a house? Sorted with the first years? I wouldn't have the guts to go through that again.'
'Christina has been to loads of schools, though,' said Harry 'she's probably used to it now.'
They were interrupted by Remus, who stuck his head around the door and said, 'Dinners almost ready, if you'd like to go down.'. He closed the door and proceeded up to Ginny's room.
'Let's go then...' Ron said when Ginny joined them.
They walked itno the kitchen and were greeted by Tonks, Kingsley, Mr and Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George and Bill. Harry and Ginny took seats next to Fred and George. Ron and Hermione sat down opposite, next to Bill.
'Thanks,' said Harry, taking the plate that George offered him. 'Sorry I haven't been abled to visit the shop yet, I've been a bit busy.'
'Busy my toe!' said Fred, 'You've been mourning mate, all's forgiven.'
'We got a visit from those two today though,' said George in a knowing voice, indicating Ron and Hermione. 'It was very... what's the word... entertaining.'
'What do you mean?' asked Harry with faked innocence.
'Oh, Harry,' said Fred in a superior voice, 'I know it must be hard for those who cannot see past the act, but it's pretty obvious that they fancy the pants off eachother-'
'Fred and I are planning to give them a nudge in the right direction, if you know what I mean. It would be great to have a little Hogwarts helper, to give us the up-and-coming. You savvy?'
'Ron and Hermione?' said Harry, trying to look as if he hadn't even contemplated the thought. 'I'll give it some thought...'
Harry then busied himself with his plate, that had been loaded with food by Mrs.Weasley, trying not to laugh at the thought of Ron and Hermione's faces when he told them about the plans for their future.
Ginny leaned over to him and said, 'Have you talked to Dumbledore about the DA? About reforming? You said that you'd ask since You-know-who's out in the open.'
'Yeah,' said Harry softly, casting an anxious look in the direction of Mrs.Weasley. 'I asked him last time he was here, he said that Fudge couldn't disagree now that he know the truth about Voldemort.'
Ginny flinched at the name but thought better of it, 'Got any plans for the lessons?'
'I thought that once we got word around that we were back together we could go over the stuff we did last year, people are bound to be rusty...'
The conversation carried them for half an hour, until Remus stood up tapping his glass for their attention. When the hubub had died down Remus began to speak.
'Well, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny are going back to hogwarts tomorrow, so I thought that I'd better get this out of the way before the morning rush.
'Lord Voldemort,' said Remus, as a controlled shudder was passed around the table, 'moved into the open in June, since then a lot has happened. What I must insist, and I hope that you will take my advice, is that you must remember that whatever happens outside of Hogwarts is not your concern. Keep your heads down and study. We will keep in touch with you of course but don't concern yourselves with us. Hogwarts is the safest place for you to be.'
'Even safer now,' said Tonks, 'Fudge and Dumbledore have been negotiating and they agreed that Hogwarts needs extra security, so the asked for a volenteer auror to look after the place. Guess who!'
Harry grinned. Not only were they going back to Hogwarts, but Tonks was going to be joining them too. Harry climbed into bed feeling that this day had definately been a good one. He lay awake for a long time thinking about the fact that soon, very soon, he would be home again.
When Harry got back to Grimmauld place that night, he and Ron went to their room to pack their trunks with Hermione. Harry looked at them, now that he knew that they were an item it seemed stupid that he hadn't noticed, they were throwing eachother sickening looks every ten seconds and the way that they talked to one another had radically changed, even in light conversation.
Harry was in the middle of pairing up his socks when Ron voiced a question that he had been trying to brace himself for,
'So... how'd you meet her, then?' he asked.
'Who?' said Harry, preoccupied.
'Christina... come on, Harry tell us.' said Hermione curtly.
'Oh... um... I was walking down Diagon Alley and I bumped into her, I wasn't looking where I was going and I knocked her off her feet,' he laughed at Ron who had just snorted very loudly, causing Hermione to give him her most discusted look. 'Our bags got mixed up so I caught up with her and we got talking, I asked her to go for a drink, she agreed, end of story.'
'What were you talking about?' asked Hermione.
'She's just lost her father, she told me about it, he was killed by a dark wizard, Spiks or something. I told her about Sirius, they died in the same way...' his voice trailed off. 'So what did you think of her then?'
'She's really nice,' said Hermione 'I hope she gets into Gryffindor. It would be really great to have another girl in our dorm. Living with Parvati and Lavender is no piece of cake. How do you reckon she'll be put into a house? Sorted with the first years? I wouldn't have the guts to go through that again.'
'Christina has been to loads of schools, though,' said Harry 'she's probably used to it now.'
They were interrupted by Remus, who stuck his head around the door and said, 'Dinners almost ready, if you'd like to go down.'. He closed the door and proceeded up to Ginny's room.
'Let's go then...' Ron said when Ginny joined them.
They walked itno the kitchen and were greeted by Tonks, Kingsley, Mr and Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George and Bill. Harry and Ginny took seats next to Fred and George. Ron and Hermione sat down opposite, next to Bill.
'Thanks,' said Harry, taking the plate that George offered him. 'Sorry I haven't been abled to visit the shop yet, I've been a bit busy.'
'Busy my toe!' said Fred, 'You've been mourning mate, all's forgiven.'
'We got a visit from those two today though,' said George in a knowing voice, indicating Ron and Hermione. 'It was very... what's the word... entertaining.'
'What do you mean?' asked Harry with faked innocence.
'Oh, Harry,' said Fred in a superior voice, 'I know it must be hard for those who cannot see past the act, but it's pretty obvious that they fancy the pants off eachother-'
'Fred and I are planning to give them a nudge in the right direction, if you know what I mean. It would be great to have a little Hogwarts helper, to give us the up-and-coming. You savvy?'
'Ron and Hermione?' said Harry, trying to look as if he hadn't even contemplated the thought. 'I'll give it some thought...'
Harry then busied himself with his plate, that had been loaded with food by Mrs.Weasley, trying not to laugh at the thought of Ron and Hermione's faces when he told them about the plans for their future.
Ginny leaned over to him and said, 'Have you talked to Dumbledore about the DA? About reforming? You said that you'd ask since You-know-who's out in the open.'
'Yeah,' said Harry softly, casting an anxious look in the direction of Mrs.Weasley. 'I asked him last time he was here, he said that Fudge couldn't disagree now that he know the truth about Voldemort.'
Ginny flinched at the name but thought better of it, 'Got any plans for the lessons?'
'I thought that once we got word around that we were back together we could go over the stuff we did last year, people are bound to be rusty...'
The conversation carried them for half an hour, until Remus stood up tapping his glass for their attention. When the hubub had died down Remus began to speak.
'Well, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny are going back to hogwarts tomorrow, so I thought that I'd better get this out of the way before the morning rush.
'Lord Voldemort,' said Remus, as a controlled shudder was passed around the table, 'moved into the open in June, since then a lot has happened. What I must insist, and I hope that you will take my advice, is that you must remember that whatever happens outside of Hogwarts is not your concern. Keep your heads down and study. We will keep in touch with you of course but don't concern yourselves with us. Hogwarts is the safest place for you to be.'
'Even safer now,' said Tonks, 'Fudge and Dumbledore have been negotiating and they agreed that Hogwarts needs extra security, so the asked for a volenteer auror to look after the place. Guess who!'
Harry grinned. Not only were they going back to Hogwarts, but Tonks was going to be joining them too. Harry climbed into bed feeling that this day had definately been a good one. He lay awake for a long time thinking about the fact that soon, very soon, he would be home again.