Elements of the Divine.
Chapter Two: Suspicions and Sweet-Talk.
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The end-of-class bell sounded through the halls, students began shoving books into their book bags."Don't forget, you all have an essay due next monday," Harry called as his sixth-year class dove for their bags. "Caden, Lexi, I'll be having those."
Caden and Lexi rolled their eyes and dragged themselves to the front of the classroom, handing their professor two fake wands.
Harry looked at the wands. "Girls, I'm almost disappointed. Fake wands? Am I that boring that you have to experiment during my classes?"
Harry lifted his eyes, pushing his dark hair out of his eyes.
"You're not boring at all," Lexi piped up quickly, blushing slightly after she did so. "You're the best professor ever."
"Suck up," Caden said out of the side of her mouth.
Harry raised an eyebrow at her then lowered it when Caden folded her arms over her chest and glared. There was something odd going on with Caden lately. Usually she would chat, joke and muck around with him in and out of classes, lately she just glared and said as little as possible, Destiny seemed to be the same.
"You two should go," Harry said, he looked at the door and saw Carmella and Destiny about to leave the room. "Carmella, a word please."
Carmella tried to hide her smile, "Yes, professor," she said, passing Caden and Lexi on her way to Harry's desk.
Harry sat as his desk and waited for the last student to leave. He looked up at Carmella, his hands clenched together on his desk.
"Well?" Carmella asked, leaning against a desk in the front row.
"You can't get away with things in my class just because we're... you know," Harry said, gesturing as he spoke. "I have to treat you like the other students."
Carmella rolled her eyes, "It was a magazine."
"I want it," Harry said, holding out his hand.
"But I haven't finished," Carmella protested, clutching her bag. "It's the latest edition of 'Sugar'"
Sugar was the number one teen witch magazine, Harry knew Carmella had a subscription.
"I don't care," Harry told her, "I would have taken it off any other student, I took your sister's fake wands."
"Harry, you can't," Carmella glared.
"Yes, I can," He said, taking out his wand. "Accio magazine."
Carmella's bag squirmed in her grip, the flap slipped open and the magazine flew from the bag and into Harry's grip.
Carmella scowled darkly. Harry looked at the door, it had been closed, he couldn't even hear the sound of feet in the corridor. He stood up and walked around his desk and leant on the desk Carmella was.
He took her hand in his. "I know it's odd to get used to, but I can't be biased, I'm sorry."
"Couldn't you have just let it slip," Carmella asked, looking up at him, her eyes sad. Harry knew it wasn't just because of the magazine, even if it was like a bible to Carmella.
Harry shook his head. "Look, I'll let you read it, when you come and see me tonight."
He smiled at her, Carmella suddenly looked down. "I... I kind of told Caden we'd work on your essays together, tonight."
"Oh," Harry said, obviously disappointed.
Carmella chewed her lip slightly. "I could tell her I've got a... date."
Harry grinned, "You're a bad girl, you know that."
Carmella giggled, "Don't you know. Plus its not like you're a saint yourself, look at what you're doing with a certain student of yours."
Harry chuckled. "You'll always have that against me, wont you?"
"You are the adult here, professor."
Harry winced at the name slightly. "Ouch."
"See you around seven?" Carmella asked sweetly.
"You know it."
Carmella stood on tip toe and brushed her lips against his softly. "See ya then."
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Caden thumped the Gryffindor table as she stared at the large oak doors which open to the Great Hall. Destiny and Lexi exchanged a look then turned back to Caden as Purity and Raquel took a seat on their side of her.
"What's happened?" Raquel asked, directing the question more to Destiny and Lexi than the angry Caden.
"Potter," Caden spat.
"Potter, what's wrong with him? Is this because he took your wands?" Purity asked.
"No," Caden snapped.
Purity raised an eyebrow at Destiny.
"Cade thinks Potter's and Carmella are... you know."
Purity's eyes widened. "But that's against school rules, he's a professor."
"Exactly," Caden said, glaring at the table. "He's too old, he's a professor."
"He's only three years older than us, Cae," Destiny informed her sister. "He was a Hogwarts only two years ago."
"So? He's still a professor. I'm going to tell Snape."
"You can't," Lexi and Purity said together.
"You'll get Carmella in trouble," Raquel explained.
"And Harry," Lexi and Purity said in unison again. They both blushed and looked at the table.
Caden glared at them then turned to Raquel. "She should get in trouble, she didn't even tell us."
"How do you know then?" Raquel asked.
"I've seen them... kiss," Caden told her.
"I was there too," Destiny admitted. "Should we tell her we know?"
Caden shook her head. "Not yet, let's teach her a lesson."
"Why?"
"Because she should tell us everything, we're her sisters."
"What did you have in mind?" Destiny asked, not sounding like herself.
"I think we need to talk to Professor Granger," Caden told them all, rubbing her hands together.
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"Come on, professor, we know you know, Harry tells you everything," Destiny tried when She, Caden, Purity, Lexi and Raquel were sitting in Professor Granger's office that night.
Hermione looked down at one of favourite students, and one of her friends. "Destiny, how... how did you find out?"
"Please, professor, I am me," Caden said, reminding Hermione of a professor she'd had in her second year, Gilderoy Lockhart.
"And you're so modest about it," Destiny teased.
Caden poked out her tongue, Destiny copied her.
"Girls," Hermione said, leaning back in her chair. "I admit, I knew about it, I've known for a while. And I don't agree with it."
"Either do we," Raquel put it. "We have nothing against Harry, but he is her professor."
"So why have you girls come to inform me of this... misconduct?"
"We need your help," Caden explained what they intended to do.
Hermione grinned, "Harry is going to kill me."
"So are you in?" Lexi asked.
"I guess so," Hermione said, she looked at her watch. "Don't you girls have homework?"
Lexi and Caden groaned. "Maybe."
"Then I guess you do it," Hermione said, still grinning.
"We'll get on it right now," Destiny said, getting up and thanking Hermione for the tea she's made them.
The girls left, chatting about their plans.
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Harry snapped his head in the direction of his office door as it slid open. Carmella stood there, a little out of breath.
"You ran?" He asked.
Carmella blushed slightly. "I had to tell Caden I was late for my date so she'd let me leave," She explained.
"I see," Harry said, standing from the pile of tests he had on his desk, he dispised marking, but it was complusory for the test to be set at that time, so he was forced to mark the test. Hermione would come help him some nights, but he had to turn her down that night, as he was meeting Carmella.
He had told Hermione about Carmella, but he hadn't told Carmella that he'd told Hermione, which was the problem.
Carmella stepped closer to him, grinning, "So can I have my mag?"
Harry looked slightly hurt. "Did you only come for the magazine?" Harry asked.
"Of course not," Carmella said, crossing to him and wrapping her arms around his waist. "I came to see you too."
"I hope so."
Harry snaked him hands down to Carmella's waist, leaning forward to kiss her. Strangely, Carmella pulled back.
"Harry...?"
"Yeah?" Harry enquired, looking down at her, puzzled.
"Do you think we're doing the right thing? By being together?"
"How do you mean?"
"Do you think maybe we should wait?"
Harry seemed to think about this. "If you want to wait, I'll wait..."
"No, its not that I want to wait, I just think maybe we should. You are my professor, after all. If Snape found out, you'd lose your job, and I could get expelled."
"I know," Harry sighed. "But I love you, truly love you. Don't you love me?"
"Of course I do," Carmella told him. "It was just a thought, I wish I hadn't mentioned it."
Harry leant forward and kissed her cheek softly. "You can ask anything you want, my queen."
Carmella blushed. "You think I'm your queen?"
Harry grinned, "Isn't it obvious?"
"You're sweet-talking me, aren't you?"
"Is it working?"
"Maybe."
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I know, it's so short, but I'll try to make the next one longer, I've had this sitting here a week and ya, I don't have the time to read over it and then finish it. So review and tell me what you think, and I beg, no Please update reviews. I love you guys for 'em, but they aren't really a review, if you know what I mean.
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