With You

Chapter 2

It was around seven o'clock in the afternoon and Cody headed to her bedroom to get ready for her date with Harry. It was still nice outside but she didn't want to get cold while they were out because she was wearing a skirt. She showered quickly and smoothed on her moisturizers, deodorants, and her sequened lace balconet bra and panty set. Once she was done with her preping she headed over to the bergundy chaise lounge where she had placed her clothes and began to get dressed. She grabbed her black spaghetti strapped GAP shirt and pulled it over her head. She smoothed the shirt over her chest and straightened the straps before grabbing her blue low rise Abercrombie & Fitch jeans and pulling them over her hips. She ran her hands over her thighs to get the wrinkles out then slid her french manicured toes into her black American Eagle slid ins.

Cody sighed and headed to the mirror to make sure that she looked okay. She nodded and smoothed out her ponytail from earlier before grabbing her Samsara perfume and spraying it on her neck and wrists. She quickly grabbed her purse from earlier and put her debit card, her father-being the rich man he was- had gotten it for her so that she wouldn't have to head to the bank every time she wanted something. She headed over to her dresser and grabbed her Pure Beige Christian Dior Diorific Plastic Shine Lip Gloss and rolled it over her lips. She blotted then grabbed her khaki blazer and pulled it over her black shirt and left the room, making sure she locked it before heading down the stairs.

As she walked down the stairs she ran into Crystal Heartwick who was in fifth year. The girl smiled at her and told her that Harry was waiting for her downstairs. Cody nodded a thanks before continuing her way down the stars. When she got there she smiled as she took in Harry. He was sitting on the couch with a group of friends and he too had changed his clothes. He was wearing a thin long sleeved white shirt that clung to his defined chest, a pair of baggy fit dark blue jeans, and a pair of black on black Air Force 1's. He wore a thick two holed black leather belt that were adorned with silver spikes and a thin black jacket on his lap. His hair was as messy as ever but looked sexy on him and his jewelry was all in place.

She walked over to the group and said an initial hello for all of them. Most of them said hi back to her but she caught the stank look that one of the girls gave her. Cody was taken aback by the girl's attitude by brushed it off and held Harry's offered hand as he led her out of the common room. They walked through the halls and passed various professors and students as they left the castle and headed for the gates.

It took them about fifteen minutes to get to the gate with the help of the invisible horse-drawn carriages. They both waved at Hagrid, who sometimes guarded the entrance of the gate to make sure that the students who went out were reported if they didn't get back before curfew. As they walked down the semi busy streets of Hogsmede Harry and Cody held hand and talked about everything and nothing.

They walked into Honeyduke's candy store and Cody immediately made her way to the fuity lip shaped lolly pops and plucked out a Blueberry & Cream, Strawberry Raspberry, and a Strawberry & Cream flavored lollypop before grabbed a few cherry fruit chews and headed to the register. She went to go in her pocket to grab her debit card and pay for her stuff but Harry shook his head and said, "This is a date Cody and when I go out on the date I pay for the stuff."

Cody shrugged and let him do his thing. He paid for her treats and handed her the clear bag that had brown chocolate bars imprinted on them and handed it to her. She quickly grabbed a cherry fruit chew and popped it in her mouth as they headed down the road. She looked at the various little shops and stopped in a pet shop. Cody smiled at the baby owls and pet the tiny kittens. She even helped to feed the wolf cub and give it it's vitamens.

It was later that evening when they made their way into a dimly lit cafe. The hostess showed Cody and Harry to a booth and they both slid in and moved their head to the mellow beat that the band was playing on stage. They had just finished looking through their menus when the waitress came over and asked for their orders. Cody waited until Harry, who had ordered a steak with a baked potato and a pepsi, finished before ordering a grilled chicken salad with Italian dressing and a pink lemonade.

They were in the middle of their dinner when a little girl came up to their table and yanked on Harry's jacket. Harry wiped his mouth and looked down then smiled when he saw who it was. "And what can I do for you sweetie?"

"Can I have your autograph Mr. Potter?" the little girl asked as she handed him a napkin and a pin.

"Sure," Harry said before scribbling his name neatly on the napkin and handing it, and the pin, back to the little girl.

Her eyes lit up as she took the paper and ran back to her parents. He silently cursed himself when he saw the confused look on Cody's face and thanked the Gods when the lady on the mic and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen I have just gotten word that Harry Potter's in the audience. Why don't you help me in convincing him to come up here and sing something for us?"

Cody just guessed that he was somewhat of a local celebrity and left that alone but the thought of him singing sounded appealing. By the way the other patrons were going on it seemed like he sung really well and seeing as she was somewhat of a singer herself she would have loved to hear him. Harry seeing her look decided that the only way to get out of this was to bring her in on it with him. "I'll sing a song if you sing one," he offered.

Cody thought about the pros and cons of her decisions before saying, "Deal."

"Really?" he asked.

"Really," Cody replied with a smirk.

Harry shook his head and stood up and headed to the stage. The lady smiled and said, "I'll sing on one condition."

"And that condition is?" the woman asked.

"That my date gets to sing after I do," he replied.

The woman smiled and said, "Sure."

Harry made his way to the stool and sat down as the musicians began to play a melody that was somewhere between a slow song and an uptempo. He took a deep breath and started to sing a song that he had written a while ago called confessions:

HOOK:
Watch this
These are my cofessions
Just when I thought I said all I could say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm thrown and I don't know what to do
I guess I got to give you part two
Of my Confessions
If I'm going to tell it then I got to tell it all
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed
I don't know what to do
But to give you part two of my confessions

Now this is going to be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do
Got me talking to myself asking how am I going to tell you
'Bout that chick from part one that I was creepin' with, creepin' with
Say she's three months pregnant and she's keepin it
First thing that came to mind was you
Second thing was how do I know that it's mine and it's true
Third thing was me wishing that I never did what I did
How I ain't ready for no kid and bye-bye to our relationship

HOOK

Sitting here stuck on stupid, trying to figure out
When, what and how this is going to come out my mouth
See it ain't going to be easy
But I need to stop thinking, contemplating, be a man and get it over with
Over with
I'm ridin' in my whip, racin' two her place
Talkin' to myself, preparing to tell her to her face
She opened the door, didn't wanna come near me
I said, "One second, baby, please here me"

HOOK

This by far is the hardest thing that I ever had to do
To tell you, the woman that I love, that I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely even know
I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you this
And hopefully you'll give me another chance
This ain't about my career, this ain't about my life
It's about us, please

HOOK

Cody sat there in amazement. His voice was so soulful and she actually felt like she was the girl that he had cheated on. The patrons stood up and applauded as Harry smiled, showing his pearly white teeth, and said, "That you. Now Cody get your pretty self up here and sing somethingn."

Cody took a deep breath and stood from her seat and headed to the the stage and passed Harry on the way to the seat. Cody sat on the stool and whispered to the band about the melody she wanted played before she started to sing. The song had a mellow melody and Harry listened intently as he ate his steak. He watched as her full lips opened and a beautiful voice came out singing:

I don't understand
You look just like the man
In the picture by our bed
The suspense is pounding and clouding up my head
I'm checkin' your clothes
And you wear the same size shoe
You sleep in his spot
And you're driving his car
But I don't know just who you are

There's a stranger in my house
It took a while to figure out
There's no way you could be who you say you are
You gotta be someone else
Cuz he wouldn't touch me like that
And he wouldn't treat me like you do
He would adore me, he wouldn't ignore me
So I'm convinced there's a stranger in my house

I'm not sure who you are
Don't see your shadow around when you walk
Ain't leavin' no kisses
Goodbye with no words
If these walls could talk
They would have nothing to tell
So what could it be?
Is there someone imitating me?
Could she be taking my place?
Look me in the face
And tell me that I'm wrong
When I say...

There's a stranger in my house
It took a while to figure out
There's no way you could be who you say you are
You gotta be someone else
Cuz he wouldn't touch me like that
And he wouldn't treat me like you do
He would adore me, he wouldn't ignore me
So I'm convinced there's a stranger in my house

Pop quiz
Tell me where we first kissed
Tell me where my spot is
Tell me if I liked it, loved it
Or could it be
That the stranger is me
Have I changed so drastically?
Is it I want more from me?
And you remain the same

There's a stranger in my house
It took a while to figure out
There's no way you could be who you say you are
You gotta be someone else
Cuz he wouldn't touch me like that
And he wouldn't treat me like you do
He would adore me, he wouldn't ignore me
So I'm convinced there's a stranger in my house

Cody smiled and winked at Harry before leaving the stage and heading back to her seat. They finished their dinner then left the cafe, after leaving a sizable tip of course. As they made their way to the edge of Hogsmede where Hogwarts gates were Cody popped another fruit chew in her mouth and continued with the conversation on how they both came to having a passion for singing. Cody waved to Hagrid as they walked through the tall gates and got on the awaiting chariot and rode back to the school.

"So...I had a good time tonight," Harry stated to break the silence.

"I did too," Cody said with a gentle smile.

"So would you like to go out again?" he asked.

"Sure. When would you like to go out?" she asked.

"How about next Saturday we go see a movie?" he suggested, suddenly thankful that that he and Hermione had talked the Weasely twins into opening a theater in Hogsmede.

"I'd like that," Cody said as they walked in the building.

It was almost ten o'clock so most of the people were either out on the astronomy tower or in their common room. Harry and walked contently into their common room where their ears were bombarded with noise of the partying people on the room. Cody pulled Harry over to the partition of the boys and girls dorms and gave him a warm hug and a quick, frienly, kiss on the lips.

"Thanks for today I really appreciated it and I look forward to next weekend. Sweet dreams Harry," Cody said before letting go of his hands and heading to her room.

Cody unlocked the door and threw her candy on her chaise lounge. She locked the door as she kicked on her sandals and a giddy laugh left her lips when she thought about Harry. She quickly pulled off her clothes and slipped into the first night gown she came across, which just happend to be a flapper inspired satin slip. As she laid in her bed all she thought about was the fact that Hogwarts just might not be as bad as she thought it would be.

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