Harry sat on the couch, only half awake. He could feel Nikki stir under his
arm. He was rather comfortable as he was and didn't mind if he got frozen
like that. He heard Nikki scream and someone shriek after wards.
"Nikki," Harry asked as his eyes opened quickly. "Are you okay?"
"What was that?" She asked as she buried her face in him and clutched onto his arm.
"What did it look like?" Harry asked her as he scanned the room.
"Big eyes and big ears." She mumbled into him.
"Dobby?" He asked as he saw the tip of two ears poking out from behind on the armchair.
"Mr. Harry Potter sir," Dobby said as he came from behind the furniture. "Dobby is very sorry for scaring Miss. Dobby didn't mean to scare anyone. He was just seeing if it was you and who Miss was."
"Come here Dobby," Harry said as he beckoned. Dobby seemed half terrified half joyous. "Dobby, this is Nikki, Nikki, this is Dobby the House Elf."
"You seem nothing like Kreature" She said as she shook his small hand. "You're a lot happier."
"That is because likes his job Miss." Dobby said with a wide grin on his face. "Dobby wants nothing more then to work. Dobby is up her Sir and Miss, because Professor Dumbledore sir wanted Dobby to see if you were hungry. There is lunch downstairs."
"Sounds good," Harry said as he and Nikki stood up and stretched. "I'm feeling rather hungry." Dobby smiled as he led them to the main floor before scurrying back down to the kitchens.
"Odd little thing now isn't he?" Nikki asked as they entered the Hall. They sat at the same table as Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, the four were the only ones eating but it didn't seem like the House Elves were informed. Harry started to dish himself some food as Nikki stared at the food.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I don't know what I want to eat." She said as she turned towards him. "I'm not use to such a wide variety."
Harry laughed as he handed her a plate with some food on it he dished up. She smiled thanks and began to eat the food. Dumbledore and McGonagall began to talk about classes with Nikki, seeing as how she would not have a wand, they were concerned that it would be harder for her. But she convinced them that it was the challenge that made her want to learn.
"If only our other student were like this" Professor McGonagall sighed.
*
"I'm so full," Harry said as he flopped back down onto the couch after lunch.
"I know how you feel," Nikki said as she sat down beside him. "I think I ate too much."
She put her head on his shoulder as he put her arm around her shoulder and began to unconsciously finger her hair. He looked down at her; she was looking into the fire like she was on the first night she was at the house with him. Harry stopped playing with her hair and she looked up at him. Those blue eyes, how he loved them; they were so pure. Harry began to lean down towards him as she lowered her self with him until she was lying down on the couch. He leaned in closer and felt his lips hit something. He looked at her and she hand her hand between their lips, with hers pursed together and her eyes looking apologetic.
"No," She said as she gently shook her head. "Not now."
Harry lifted his head slightly and looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"It's just that I went from living in an orphanage, learning from books and where the only one who cared about me is adopted to somewhere where everyone loves me and I feel like I have a family. And now I'm at school and I have you here with me. It's just so mind boggling to me. Like it's not real, although it is; I know it is because when I'm with you. I feel like the orphanage was just a bad dream that I'm waking up from." She took a shuddering breath as her eyes became glossy. "And until I feel like I'm not waking up anymore, I don't want to do anything too drastic."
"It's alright," he said as he kissed her forehead. "I know what you mean, that's how I felt when I first learned that I was a wizard." He pulled her up to a sitting position as she laid her head back on his shoulder.
"Thanks for understanding." She said as she looked up at him with a shy smile.
*
"Now Nikki," Dumbledore said as she moved everything in his office aside with a sweep of his wand. "I'm going to do the spell on you for a few minutes just so you can get the feel of it. Alright?" Nikki nodded her head slowly as Dumbledore raised his wand. "Legilimens"
Harry watched as Nikki became tense for a moment but soon; relaxed. She had her eyes shut firmly and appeared to be in deep concentration. After a minute or so, Dumbledore finished the spell and she opened her eyes and stared transfixed on Dumbledore.
"Are you ready to try to repel it now? If you are just try your best to clear your mind or if you're having trouble with that you could always try to attack me." Harry saw her nod before she became enchanted once more by Dumbledore. Her eyes were closed once more and she seemed to be reciting something. Dumbledore lowered his wand and gave her a half hearted smile.
"You defiantly didn't clear your mind but you didn't give me any useful information either." He said as she smiled.
"What did she do?" Harry asked, curious about what she had just shown Dumbledore.
"She recited the copyrights from on e of her text books; ingenious never the less, but a bit too boring for my tastes. Shall we try again?" She nodded as they tried several more times, Nikki never tried to stop him but she didn't give away anything either. She would say tongue twisters, rhymes that made no sense or useless information.
"So butterflies taste with their feet, I'll remember that." Dumbledore told her. "Harry would you like a turn?"
Harry got up as Nikki took his seat. He stood where Nikki was once standing and took out his wand.
"I do believe that you already know what this feels like so I see no use in doing it to you again as a demonstration; Legilimens." Harry felt his knees lock as scenes from the past year flashed before his eyes. He saw him meeting with the DA in the room of Requirement, standing in front of Snape as he took his Occlumency lessons, seeing Sirius falling behind the veil, meeting Nikki, almost kissing Nikki all those times.
"Are you alright Harry?" Nikki asked as he felt the spell being lifted like a heavy weight. He looked around and saw her and Dumbledore looking at him. He dumbly nodded his head as he asked to try again. Harry saw what he could remember of his childhood flash in his mind, he urged his mind to think of white; like a blank piece of paper and after ten seconds of struggling he managed it.
"Very good Harry, but you need to get quicker." Dumbledore told him as he sat down his wand. "If you two wish you can always perform it on each other to practice it."
They nodded as they left the office and back towards the common room; not before stopping to get food though.
*
A/N: I'm sorry it's a short chapter, really, I am. I was working on my other stories and a chapter for one of my friends stories (over 17 pages now...). I'll make the next one longer. I promise I will. Anyways, please review.
"Nikki," Harry asked as his eyes opened quickly. "Are you okay?"
"What was that?" She asked as she buried her face in him and clutched onto his arm.
"What did it look like?" Harry asked her as he scanned the room.
"Big eyes and big ears." She mumbled into him.
"Dobby?" He asked as he saw the tip of two ears poking out from behind on the armchair.
"Mr. Harry Potter sir," Dobby said as he came from behind the furniture. "Dobby is very sorry for scaring Miss. Dobby didn't mean to scare anyone. He was just seeing if it was you and who Miss was."
"Come here Dobby," Harry said as he beckoned. Dobby seemed half terrified half joyous. "Dobby, this is Nikki, Nikki, this is Dobby the House Elf."
"You seem nothing like Kreature" She said as she shook his small hand. "You're a lot happier."
"That is because likes his job Miss." Dobby said with a wide grin on his face. "Dobby wants nothing more then to work. Dobby is up her Sir and Miss, because Professor Dumbledore sir wanted Dobby to see if you were hungry. There is lunch downstairs."
"Sounds good," Harry said as he and Nikki stood up and stretched. "I'm feeling rather hungry." Dobby smiled as he led them to the main floor before scurrying back down to the kitchens.
"Odd little thing now isn't he?" Nikki asked as they entered the Hall. They sat at the same table as Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, the four were the only ones eating but it didn't seem like the House Elves were informed. Harry started to dish himself some food as Nikki stared at the food.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I don't know what I want to eat." She said as she turned towards him. "I'm not use to such a wide variety."
Harry laughed as he handed her a plate with some food on it he dished up. She smiled thanks and began to eat the food. Dumbledore and McGonagall began to talk about classes with Nikki, seeing as how she would not have a wand, they were concerned that it would be harder for her. But she convinced them that it was the challenge that made her want to learn.
"If only our other student were like this" Professor McGonagall sighed.
*
"I'm so full," Harry said as he flopped back down onto the couch after lunch.
"I know how you feel," Nikki said as she sat down beside him. "I think I ate too much."
She put her head on his shoulder as he put her arm around her shoulder and began to unconsciously finger her hair. He looked down at her; she was looking into the fire like she was on the first night she was at the house with him. Harry stopped playing with her hair and she looked up at him. Those blue eyes, how he loved them; they were so pure. Harry began to lean down towards him as she lowered her self with him until she was lying down on the couch. He leaned in closer and felt his lips hit something. He looked at her and she hand her hand between their lips, with hers pursed together and her eyes looking apologetic.
"No," She said as she gently shook her head. "Not now."
Harry lifted his head slightly and looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"It's just that I went from living in an orphanage, learning from books and where the only one who cared about me is adopted to somewhere where everyone loves me and I feel like I have a family. And now I'm at school and I have you here with me. It's just so mind boggling to me. Like it's not real, although it is; I know it is because when I'm with you. I feel like the orphanage was just a bad dream that I'm waking up from." She took a shuddering breath as her eyes became glossy. "And until I feel like I'm not waking up anymore, I don't want to do anything too drastic."
"It's alright," he said as he kissed her forehead. "I know what you mean, that's how I felt when I first learned that I was a wizard." He pulled her up to a sitting position as she laid her head back on his shoulder.
"Thanks for understanding." She said as she looked up at him with a shy smile.
*
"Now Nikki," Dumbledore said as she moved everything in his office aside with a sweep of his wand. "I'm going to do the spell on you for a few minutes just so you can get the feel of it. Alright?" Nikki nodded her head slowly as Dumbledore raised his wand. "Legilimens"
Harry watched as Nikki became tense for a moment but soon; relaxed. She had her eyes shut firmly and appeared to be in deep concentration. After a minute or so, Dumbledore finished the spell and she opened her eyes and stared transfixed on Dumbledore.
"Are you ready to try to repel it now? If you are just try your best to clear your mind or if you're having trouble with that you could always try to attack me." Harry saw her nod before she became enchanted once more by Dumbledore. Her eyes were closed once more and she seemed to be reciting something. Dumbledore lowered his wand and gave her a half hearted smile.
"You defiantly didn't clear your mind but you didn't give me any useful information either." He said as she smiled.
"What did she do?" Harry asked, curious about what she had just shown Dumbledore.
"She recited the copyrights from on e of her text books; ingenious never the less, but a bit too boring for my tastes. Shall we try again?" She nodded as they tried several more times, Nikki never tried to stop him but she didn't give away anything either. She would say tongue twisters, rhymes that made no sense or useless information.
"So butterflies taste with their feet, I'll remember that." Dumbledore told her. "Harry would you like a turn?"
Harry got up as Nikki took his seat. He stood where Nikki was once standing and took out his wand.
"I do believe that you already know what this feels like so I see no use in doing it to you again as a demonstration; Legilimens." Harry felt his knees lock as scenes from the past year flashed before his eyes. He saw him meeting with the DA in the room of Requirement, standing in front of Snape as he took his Occlumency lessons, seeing Sirius falling behind the veil, meeting Nikki, almost kissing Nikki all those times.
"Are you alright Harry?" Nikki asked as he felt the spell being lifted like a heavy weight. He looked around and saw her and Dumbledore looking at him. He dumbly nodded his head as he asked to try again. Harry saw what he could remember of his childhood flash in his mind, he urged his mind to think of white; like a blank piece of paper and after ten seconds of struggling he managed it.
"Very good Harry, but you need to get quicker." Dumbledore told him as he sat down his wand. "If you two wish you can always perform it on each other to practice it."
They nodded as they left the office and back towards the common room; not before stopping to get food though.
*
A/N: I'm sorry it's a short chapter, really, I am. I was working on my other stories and a chapter for one of my friends stories (over 17 pages now...). I'll make the next one longer. I promise I will. Anyways, please review.