Hey all! Sorry about taking so long to update, but I have lots of stuff to
do for the summer. But here is the 2nd chapter! Enjoy!
3.) It came from...America?
"Harry dear, you look terrible."
Mrs. Weasley's comment was right on the mark. Harry's hair was more tousled than usual and he had dark circles under his eyes. Harry didn't get much sleep the night before because of the nightmares that consisted of hearing Cho's screams and Voldemort's evil laugh. But Harry tried to look cheerful so he wouldn't have to talk to Ron and Hermione about Cho again.
Harry sat at the table with everyone else, listening to the conversations. Quite suddenly, Mr. Weasley proclaimed loudly, "Molly, let's just tell the kids already!"
"Arthur! Don't ruin the surprise!" Mrs. Weasley scolded. "Oh c'mon, Mum" Fred whined. "We're absolutely dying to know what's coming!" "Yeah", George chimed in. "C'mon dad. Tell us!"
Mrs. Weasley sighed in order to show her disapproval, but her consent as well. Mr. Weasley continued. "Well, as you all know, the date she's coming is July 4th..." "Wait a minute!" Ron cried. "SHE?"
"Yes, she" Mr. Weasley replied patiently. "As I was saying, Dumbledore requested that we keep a foreign exchange student going to Hogwarts at our house for the summer. She's joining you three (he pointed to Harry, Ron, and Hermione) in the 6th year class. Exciting, isn't it?"
The response was a mixture of many emotions; Fred and George considered it an opportunity for someone to test their newest jokes (Excellent!), Percy was annoyed because it would be one more person to worry about (Will she be quiet so I can get work done?), Ron was speechless (A new student?), Ginny and Hermione were excited (Finally, a girl our age to talk to for the summer!) Harry was surprised at the news, but he was more curious about this student more than anything.
"Uh...Mr. Weasley?" Harry asked. Mr. Weasley somehow heard him over the roaring of everyone and looked expectedly at him.
"Mr. Weasley, where is this student coming from exactly?" Harry inquired. "Oh, that's right", Mr. Weasley said. "She's coming from the state of New York, in America." Any excitement that came from having a student drained away at that sentence.
"An...an American?" Ron sputtered in shock. "Dad, have you heard stories about those people? I heard they're really rude and...well, I heard the women are so promiscuous there. Like...like scarlet women!" Everyone but Mr. and Mrs. Weasley nodded furiously in agreement with Ron, but each secretly laughing that he used "scarlet woman" to describe them.
Mrs. Weasley frowned. "Now stop this nonsense right now!" she ordered. "None of you have ever met her in your entire life so you have no idea how she behaves. When she comes here, I want you each to be on your best behaviors and nothing less. Is that clear?" She sent each person in the room an icy glare that made even Fred and George cringe. Everyone knew better than to contradict Mrs. Weasley, so everyone mumbled a "Yes, ma'am."
"Ron, can we go up to your room for a minute?" Hermione whispered to Ron and Harry. "Yeah, Okay." Ron replied, still moving his mouth like a fish in disbelief.
Back in Ron's room, Ron kept ranting about all the stories he had heard abut Americans, but Hermione cut him off. "Ron, your mum is right. You shouldn't judge people like that. You never even met the girl yet and you're making these unflattering assumptions about her. I say we try and give her a chance."
Ron tried to object, but didn't know what to say. Instead, he turned to Harry and asked "What about you? What do you think?"
"Well" Harry said, "I'm just really curious to see what this girl is like. I wonder why she's coming to Hogwarts so late." "I was wondering that too." Hermione replied. "I mean, she's the very first student I've seen that has
"What I was wondering," Ron said, rather slyly to Hermione, slipping his arms around from behind, "Is why you always insist on meeting us up in my room?"
"Oh, Ron stop it," Hermione said mysteriously, although she was giggling and blushing furiously. Harry, with a small smile, decided to excuse himself and leave those two alone.
Harry went outside in the garden to walk and have some fresh air. He wondered what this girl would be like, what she acted like, how friendly this girl was...and then a thought dawned on him. What if she was single? What if Ron was right and this girl was rather...well, flirtatious? Harry made resolution to keep this girl as far away from himself as possible and not to give in to her at all. Another resolution, alas, that he would have trouble keeping.
Hey! Author here! Any people who are British and reading this, I'm not saying all English people hate American's (it doesn't bother me if you do). I'm showing how stupid Ron can be sometimes (author grins broadly here because she is quite stupid herself). I'm really sorry if I've offended anyone. But anyway, I'll try to keep this as updated as possible (if you're annoyed at me for taking so long to update, you can come to my house and do all my chores for me). Pip-pip, cheerio, and all that rot! (I'm sorry to all the British people for that too, but I couldn't help myself.)
(PS I'd like to say thanks to people who have reviewed.)
3.) It came from...America?
"Harry dear, you look terrible."
Mrs. Weasley's comment was right on the mark. Harry's hair was more tousled than usual and he had dark circles under his eyes. Harry didn't get much sleep the night before because of the nightmares that consisted of hearing Cho's screams and Voldemort's evil laugh. But Harry tried to look cheerful so he wouldn't have to talk to Ron and Hermione about Cho again.
Harry sat at the table with everyone else, listening to the conversations. Quite suddenly, Mr. Weasley proclaimed loudly, "Molly, let's just tell the kids already!"
"Arthur! Don't ruin the surprise!" Mrs. Weasley scolded. "Oh c'mon, Mum" Fred whined. "We're absolutely dying to know what's coming!" "Yeah", George chimed in. "C'mon dad. Tell us!"
Mrs. Weasley sighed in order to show her disapproval, but her consent as well. Mr. Weasley continued. "Well, as you all know, the date she's coming is July 4th..." "Wait a minute!" Ron cried. "SHE?"
"Yes, she" Mr. Weasley replied patiently. "As I was saying, Dumbledore requested that we keep a foreign exchange student going to Hogwarts at our house for the summer. She's joining you three (he pointed to Harry, Ron, and Hermione) in the 6th year class. Exciting, isn't it?"
The response was a mixture of many emotions; Fred and George considered it an opportunity for someone to test their newest jokes (Excellent!), Percy was annoyed because it would be one more person to worry about (Will she be quiet so I can get work done?), Ron was speechless (A new student?), Ginny and Hermione were excited (Finally, a girl our age to talk to for the summer!) Harry was surprised at the news, but he was more curious about this student more than anything.
"Uh...Mr. Weasley?" Harry asked. Mr. Weasley somehow heard him over the roaring of everyone and looked expectedly at him.
"Mr. Weasley, where is this student coming from exactly?" Harry inquired. "Oh, that's right", Mr. Weasley said. "She's coming from the state of New York, in America." Any excitement that came from having a student drained away at that sentence.
"An...an American?" Ron sputtered in shock. "Dad, have you heard stories about those people? I heard they're really rude and...well, I heard the women are so promiscuous there. Like...like scarlet women!" Everyone but Mr. and Mrs. Weasley nodded furiously in agreement with Ron, but each secretly laughing that he used "scarlet woman" to describe them.
Mrs. Weasley frowned. "Now stop this nonsense right now!" she ordered. "None of you have ever met her in your entire life so you have no idea how she behaves. When she comes here, I want you each to be on your best behaviors and nothing less. Is that clear?" She sent each person in the room an icy glare that made even Fred and George cringe. Everyone knew better than to contradict Mrs. Weasley, so everyone mumbled a "Yes, ma'am."
"Ron, can we go up to your room for a minute?" Hermione whispered to Ron and Harry. "Yeah, Okay." Ron replied, still moving his mouth like a fish in disbelief.
Back in Ron's room, Ron kept ranting about all the stories he had heard abut Americans, but Hermione cut him off. "Ron, your mum is right. You shouldn't judge people like that. You never even met the girl yet and you're making these unflattering assumptions about her. I say we try and give her a chance."
Ron tried to object, but didn't know what to say. Instead, he turned to Harry and asked "What about you? What do you think?"
"Well" Harry said, "I'm just really curious to see what this girl is like. I wonder why she's coming to Hogwarts so late." "I was wondering that too." Hermione replied. "I mean, she's the very first student I've seen that has
"What I was wondering," Ron said, rather slyly to Hermione, slipping his arms around from behind, "Is why you always insist on meeting us up in my room?"
"Oh, Ron stop it," Hermione said mysteriously, although she was giggling and blushing furiously. Harry, with a small smile, decided to excuse himself and leave those two alone.
Harry went outside in the garden to walk and have some fresh air. He wondered what this girl would be like, what she acted like, how friendly this girl was...and then a thought dawned on him. What if she was single? What if Ron was right and this girl was rather...well, flirtatious? Harry made resolution to keep this girl as far away from himself as possible and not to give in to her at all. Another resolution, alas, that he would have trouble keeping.
Hey! Author here! Any people who are British and reading this, I'm not saying all English people hate American's (it doesn't bother me if you do). I'm showing how stupid Ron can be sometimes (author grins broadly here because she is quite stupid herself). I'm really sorry if I've offended anyone. But anyway, I'll try to keep this as updated as possible (if you're annoyed at me for taking so long to update, you can come to my house and do all my chores for me). Pip-pip, cheerio, and all that rot! (I'm sorry to all the British people for that too, but I couldn't help myself.)
(PS I'd like to say thanks to people who have reviewed.)