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~*~ Chapter 5 – Meeting the Trio
"Are you sure they'll like me?" Cara asked as he toyed with the sleeve of his silver polo jumper. Harry pulled on his green pullover and smiled reassuringly at his nervous friend.
"They will, believe me." He said and ruffled his hair affectionately, which caused Cara to wince and laugh. Finally pulling on his boots he stood straight and Cara opened the door to lead the way.
"Ron's a little eccentric and Hermione is political but I think you'll like them, they're really nice and they too are friends with Lupin so don't worry about them being afraid of you or anything...not that you have to tell them." Harry said with a little smile and Cara seemed to sigh as he relaxed.
They walked for a while longer until they came to the University's cafeteria where Hermione and Ron were already seated sipping on coffees. Ron looked up first grinning and waved the two over. Hermione waved excitedly when they approached and hugged Harry as he came within distance.
"Hi guys, this is Cara," He gestured to the blonde who flushed and gave a small wave, "Cara, this great lug is Ron and this lovely young women is Hermione."
"Hi Cara." Hermione said as she shook the young werewolf's hand before Ron mimicked the gesture.
"Hey, Nice to finally meet you. Harry talks about you a lot." He smirked and boy in question whacked him on the arm.
"I don't talk about him all the time." He said but a slight blush had jumped to his cheeks and Cara chuckled.
Ron made a suggestion to sit back down again in which everyone complied to, Harry pulling a chair out for both himself and Cara before settling himself down. Hermione stood briefly to go get a tea for Harry and coffee for Cara. When she returned Ron leant on his clasped hands, starting a conversation.
"So Cara, how'd you meet wonder git here?" Harry scoffed whilst Cara laughed and patted his arm.
"He came to speak to me a-actually." He said with a kindly smile at the smirking Harry who lightly punched Ron's arm.
"Really? I would've thought that you came to speak to the weedy looking boy in the corner." Ron said and Harry threw his hands up into the air in exasperation as Cara and Hermione laughed.
"Seriously man, are you TRYING to start a fight with me, jeez." Harry said whilst he and Ron started a mock catfight.
The conversation followed in this same flow until Cara excused himself to go the bathroom. Hermione's jaw dropped with a smile.
"How sweet is he? Harry I think I'm going to gobble him up, you just want to hug him." She said and Ron nodded with her.
"Yeah mate, He's so nice. A little quiet but makes a change from loud mouth Gryffindor's. Who I still like by the way."
Harry grinned as his eyes remained trained on the way Cara had left before he pulled it back to his two friends, who were once again smirking at him like on the Saturday.
"What? Why do you guys keep watching me like that?" He asked a little frantically. Hermione turned to Ron before leaning in to her black-haired friend.
"Does Cara have a girlfriend?" She asked and Harry laughed.
"Why, you interested Granger?" He teased which only made her grin wider. This un-nerved him a little.
"No, no it's just...oh never mind, you're a little fickle anyway." She leant back and said to Ron, "I give it two weeks."
"Na mate, I'm giving it a week." The red head replied as he crossed his arms behind his head with a smug grin.
"Give what a week? What the hell are you guys on about?" Harry asked and Cara returned looking a little confused as he settled himself back into his chair.
"Everything o-ok?" He asked quietly. Harry shook his head and slumped into his chair with a grunt, which caused his two best friends to laugh.
"These two are playing secretive about you and me. I'm gonna grab a coffee, anyone else want one?" He asked and the other three ordered there drinks which Harry went to retrieve leaving Cara, Ron and Hermione alone.
"Cara...can I ask you something?" Hermione said as she leant in to the blonde. Cara seemed to go rigid in defence but he remembered Harry's comment earlier about the kindness of these two so he relaxed and nodded a little reluctantly.
"Do you like Harry?" She asked and Cara frowned slightly a little confused.
"Yes, h-he is my friend." He said holding back a little and Hermione smiled reassuringly.
"No I mean do you LIKE like Harry?" Cara's eyes widened in shock and he looked down to his lap, eyes darting panicked before he felt the girl's hand over his.
"Cara, Cara it's ok. We're not telling you off. We like you, it's ok." She cooed and he looked into the warm chocolate eyes of his new friend's friend. He sighed a little shakily as he nodded.
"Oh good, I'd ate if we were to misinterpret everything." Ron added and Cara looked up suddenly.
"W-what do you mean?" He whispered and Ron grinned widely.
"Harry seems to be falling for you but he's a little...dense...in these kind of situations."
Cara sat and placed a hand to his forehead in shock. He absorbed everything he'd been told before looking over at the pair with hope in his eyes.
"But...b-but I'm a boy and H-harry is so...normal a-and....."
The two stopped him with both gentle looks and light laughter.
"Cara, Harry is Harry. He loves however he wants and normal is NOT a word I'd associate with the man."
"What wouldn't you associate with me?" Harry asked as he settled back into his chair and the three teenagers jumped.
"Normality." Ron said simply which caused Harry to chuckle.
"I laugh that anyone would even consider to do so." He replied handing Cara his drink, fingers brushing lightly.
"Well I'm almost due for my next lesson. Ron, aren't you due back at the shop soon?" She said nudging the boy in question who sat up and nodded a little enthusiastically.
Cara looked a little startled but Hermione winked at him, Ron squeezing his shoulder reassuringly. The two left with swift hugs to Harry then left the toy boys alone.
"Well that was...odd." Harry mused aloud then turned to the slightly shaking Cara. "You ok?" He asked tenderly as he placed a hand over the blonde's smaller one.
"Y-yeah...Um Harry?" Cara faced the other attentive male, "...nothing." He finished, turning his gaze to the floor until Harry's fingers cupped his chin and turned it back to his face.
"I thought we already discussed the whole being able to tell me anything deal?" He smirked and Cara smiled lightly.
"Maybe, B-but not yet." He whispered back.
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Please, Read and review if you like or if you have some constructive criticism. Thanks to ya'll again
Thanks to both MessrMarauder, my beta and loopy friend and to Raion, you really made my day thank you!
~*~ Chapter 5 – Meeting the Trio
"Are you sure they'll like me?" Cara asked as he toyed with the sleeve of his silver polo jumper. Harry pulled on his green pullover and smiled reassuringly at his nervous friend.
"They will, believe me." He said and ruffled his hair affectionately, which caused Cara to wince and laugh. Finally pulling on his boots he stood straight and Cara opened the door to lead the way.
"Ron's a little eccentric and Hermione is political but I think you'll like them, they're really nice and they too are friends with Lupin so don't worry about them being afraid of you or anything...not that you have to tell them." Harry said with a little smile and Cara seemed to sigh as he relaxed.
They walked for a while longer until they came to the University's cafeteria where Hermione and Ron were already seated sipping on coffees. Ron looked up first grinning and waved the two over. Hermione waved excitedly when they approached and hugged Harry as he came within distance.
"Hi guys, this is Cara," He gestured to the blonde who flushed and gave a small wave, "Cara, this great lug is Ron and this lovely young women is Hermione."
"Hi Cara." Hermione said as she shook the young werewolf's hand before Ron mimicked the gesture.
"Hey, Nice to finally meet you. Harry talks about you a lot." He smirked and boy in question whacked him on the arm.
"I don't talk about him all the time." He said but a slight blush had jumped to his cheeks and Cara chuckled.
Ron made a suggestion to sit back down again in which everyone complied to, Harry pulling a chair out for both himself and Cara before settling himself down. Hermione stood briefly to go get a tea for Harry and coffee for Cara. When she returned Ron leant on his clasped hands, starting a conversation.
"So Cara, how'd you meet wonder git here?" Harry scoffed whilst Cara laughed and patted his arm.
"He came to speak to me a-actually." He said with a kindly smile at the smirking Harry who lightly punched Ron's arm.
"Really? I would've thought that you came to speak to the weedy looking boy in the corner." Ron said and Harry threw his hands up into the air in exasperation as Cara and Hermione laughed.
"Seriously man, are you TRYING to start a fight with me, jeez." Harry said whilst he and Ron started a mock catfight.
The conversation followed in this same flow until Cara excused himself to go the bathroom. Hermione's jaw dropped with a smile.
"How sweet is he? Harry I think I'm going to gobble him up, you just want to hug him." She said and Ron nodded with her.
"Yeah mate, He's so nice. A little quiet but makes a change from loud mouth Gryffindor's. Who I still like by the way."
Harry grinned as his eyes remained trained on the way Cara had left before he pulled it back to his two friends, who were once again smirking at him like on the Saturday.
"What? Why do you guys keep watching me like that?" He asked a little frantically. Hermione turned to Ron before leaning in to her black-haired friend.
"Does Cara have a girlfriend?" She asked and Harry laughed.
"Why, you interested Granger?" He teased which only made her grin wider. This un-nerved him a little.
"No, no it's just...oh never mind, you're a little fickle anyway." She leant back and said to Ron, "I give it two weeks."
"Na mate, I'm giving it a week." The red head replied as he crossed his arms behind his head with a smug grin.
"Give what a week? What the hell are you guys on about?" Harry asked and Cara returned looking a little confused as he settled himself back into his chair.
"Everything o-ok?" He asked quietly. Harry shook his head and slumped into his chair with a grunt, which caused his two best friends to laugh.
"These two are playing secretive about you and me. I'm gonna grab a coffee, anyone else want one?" He asked and the other three ordered there drinks which Harry went to retrieve leaving Cara, Ron and Hermione alone.
"Cara...can I ask you something?" Hermione said as she leant in to the blonde. Cara seemed to go rigid in defence but he remembered Harry's comment earlier about the kindness of these two so he relaxed and nodded a little reluctantly.
"Do you like Harry?" She asked and Cara frowned slightly a little confused.
"Yes, h-he is my friend." He said holding back a little and Hermione smiled reassuringly.
"No I mean do you LIKE like Harry?" Cara's eyes widened in shock and he looked down to his lap, eyes darting panicked before he felt the girl's hand over his.
"Cara, Cara it's ok. We're not telling you off. We like you, it's ok." She cooed and he looked into the warm chocolate eyes of his new friend's friend. He sighed a little shakily as he nodded.
"Oh good, I'd ate if we were to misinterpret everything." Ron added and Cara looked up suddenly.
"W-what do you mean?" He whispered and Ron grinned widely.
"Harry seems to be falling for you but he's a little...dense...in these kind of situations."
Cara sat and placed a hand to his forehead in shock. He absorbed everything he'd been told before looking over at the pair with hope in his eyes.
"But...b-but I'm a boy and H-harry is so...normal a-and....."
The two stopped him with both gentle looks and light laughter.
"Cara, Harry is Harry. He loves however he wants and normal is NOT a word I'd associate with the man."
"What wouldn't you associate with me?" Harry asked as he settled back into his chair and the three teenagers jumped.
"Normality." Ron said simply which caused Harry to chuckle.
"I laugh that anyone would even consider to do so." He replied handing Cara his drink, fingers brushing lightly.
"Well I'm almost due for my next lesson. Ron, aren't you due back at the shop soon?" She said nudging the boy in question who sat up and nodded a little enthusiastically.
Cara looked a little startled but Hermione winked at him, Ron squeezing his shoulder reassuringly. The two left with swift hugs to Harry then left the toy boys alone.
"Well that was...odd." Harry mused aloud then turned to the slightly shaking Cara. "You ok?" He asked tenderly as he placed a hand over the blonde's smaller one.
"Y-yeah...Um Harry?" Cara faced the other attentive male, "...nothing." He finished, turning his gaze to the floor until Harry's fingers cupped his chin and turned it back to his face.
"I thought we already discussed the whole being able to tell me anything deal?" He smirked and Cara smiled lightly.
"Maybe, B-but not yet." He whispered back.
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