Disclaimer: HP & Co. belong to JKR. This story and other characters belong
to Dani.
***** Thanks for the editing Andy!
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As fast a runner as Harry was, he got to practice an hour late.
'Sorry.' he exhaled. He thought of a good excuse other than oversleeping because there were two people from his dorm and room.' I had to talk with.Lupin!'
'Well, Harry, the next time you decide to come, make sure you're on time! We have a lot of work to do. Hufflepuff may have lost to Slytherin but we all know they may leave us flat if we're not careful.' said Stephanie.
She had nearly lost her voice. Harry suspected the team had been going through her lectures of both encouragement and truth. Harry shuddered. Suddenly he was thankful he was late.
'Harry, I hate to do this but I have to take disciplinary cautions. Three laps around the field and 20 push-ups.' said Stephanie seriously.
Harry didn't mind. It was kind of his fault he was late, and once he found out whom the two boys were.
Right after Harry's "punishment", Ron went to him.
'Where were you, mate? You got me worried.'
'Just went to check up on the hidden chamber.' he said, quietly.
'Well, just thought you'd like to know, you've got competition for Hermione.'
'I know, I overheard two guys from Gryffindor talking. That guy must really hate me, from what I've heard.' he said to Ron, while getting on their broomsticks.
'Gryffindor? But the guy I saw was a Ravenclaw. And the next one after him was a Hufflepuff.'
'Next one? There are three now?' he asked Ron, annoyed. 'Not that I care.' he lied.
'Seems our Hermione' Harry shrugged at Ron referring to Hermione as "theirs" but he figured it was in a friendly way. He continued.' Has become quite the campus crush.' He joked. Then the practice begun.
'Steph, must you torture us?'
'I'm afraid so, Candice. We can't afford to lose. We're doing this for Harry, Ron and Seamus. It's their last year and they couldn't possibly not win the house cup!' she said in her would be convincing speech.
'But we're tired.' joked Toni Anne.
As the three Chasers joked around some more, Harry headed Hermione's way.
When he found her, she was still in deep thought.
'Uh Hermione?' he asked cautiously.
'Yes, Harry?' she replied in a sweet tone.
Harry was surprised but continued anyway.
'I um.. there's a guy.um.'Harry seemed lost for words but Hermione figured out what he was trying to say.
'I brushed them off. I was kind of mean but oh well. Bad for them. Anyway, I have to see Professor Lupin about something. I'll see you in a bit.' she said briskly.
Harry smiled for a moment. He was about to tell her what he'd heard but he'd sound like he was complaining so he put it to rest.
Christmas was coming and if Harry and Hermione were together, their anniversary.
As always, the head of houses put up the lists of those who are staying behind. For Gryffindor's case, Professor McGonagall.
Harry, for the 7th year in a row, signed up to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas. He didn't like staying at the Dursleys. And adding that he was certified dead before, it'd be too much to explain.
Hermione stayed as well. She said she wanted to spend her last Christmas in Hogwarts.
Ron said he had to do some research on Pixie fairy Rebellion. As "convincing" as they were, Harry knew they stayed to keep him company. He was ever so grateful.
Before Christmas, Sirius wrote to Harry.
Dear Harry, Sorry I haven't exactly been in touch. I've been kept busy. With Lupin gone, it's hard to. Well, I heard everyone knows you haven't really died. That's great! And you can play Quidditch!
Harry, this might be a good time for me to tell you . Just meet me at Christmas eve, same place, same time, alright? It's quite important. Till then,
Sirius
Harry knew that when he said "same place, same time" he meant Gryffindor Common Room, 1 am. He wondered what could be so important. He remembered he was supposed to ask him about the lady Liz.
Harry went down to eat breakfast on the 24th of December. He went with Ron until he left to go off somewhere. He decided to sit alone. More students seemed to stay this year.
This was probably the reason why Harry wasn't seated at the staff table. He felt someone sit next to him. For a moment he thought it was Ron.
'Harry, will Sirius be coming?' Hermione asked, trying to start a conversation.
'Yeah, tonight, if we're lucky. He said he was going to tell me something rather important.'
'I see, can I come too?' she asked, having a sudden interest.' I haven't seen him in a while.'
Harry nodded. 'No problem. Just stay up until 1 in the morning.'
She assured him that she will be.
Harry's pondering of what Sirius was going to tell him drifted slowly out of his mind, because the Great Hall was beautifully decorated.
It was shining of golden tinsel and mistletoe were hung everywhere. Wreaths were placed on the walls and two big ones on the great oak doors. There was music, played by harps. There were 12 great Christmas tress surrounding the whole hall.
It was a real sight for sore eyes.
As breakfast finished, with Ron nowhere in sight, Hermione asked if she could talk to Harry privately.
Seeing her seriousness, Harry agreed. They went inside the hidden chamber, just in case.
Harry was quite proud of the chamber now. He had cleaned it up and lit torches all around. It wasn't dark nor damp anymore.
'So what did you want to talk to me about?'
'What did you see in the room when Professor Lupin tested us?' she asked him, though quietly.
'Do you know our marks? What did I get?'
'I'm serious, Harry.'
'Okay, okay. Let me see.'
'Was there a snake?'
'Come to think of it, yeah. And there was also a baby dragon, a phoenix and one animal that I didn't recognize. I think It was deformed or something.' he told her.
'Just as I thought. So you did see a snake, did you use Parseltongue?'
Harry was embarrassed to say he attempted to cheat but he ignored it.
'Yeah, I asked it what I was supposed to do.' he said. 'He didn't tell me anyway.' he added, seeing Hermione's disapproving look.
'Do you know why Lupin gave us that test?' she asked, quite itching to tell Harry. He noticed this.
'Nope, but you're gonna tell me anyway.' he said jokingly.
'That's right.'
She was about to tell him why when her phoenix necklace started to glow a crimson red light.
Harry saw this as well as Hermione did. Then, all of a sudden, they felt like they were being pulled somewhere. Harry quickly got a hold of Hermione's hand, he knew what was happening.
***** Thanks for the editing Andy!
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As fast a runner as Harry was, he got to practice an hour late.
'Sorry.' he exhaled. He thought of a good excuse other than oversleeping because there were two people from his dorm and room.' I had to talk with.Lupin!'
'Well, Harry, the next time you decide to come, make sure you're on time! We have a lot of work to do. Hufflepuff may have lost to Slytherin but we all know they may leave us flat if we're not careful.' said Stephanie.
She had nearly lost her voice. Harry suspected the team had been going through her lectures of both encouragement and truth. Harry shuddered. Suddenly he was thankful he was late.
'Harry, I hate to do this but I have to take disciplinary cautions. Three laps around the field and 20 push-ups.' said Stephanie seriously.
Harry didn't mind. It was kind of his fault he was late, and once he found out whom the two boys were.
Right after Harry's "punishment", Ron went to him.
'Where were you, mate? You got me worried.'
'Just went to check up on the hidden chamber.' he said, quietly.
'Well, just thought you'd like to know, you've got competition for Hermione.'
'I know, I overheard two guys from Gryffindor talking. That guy must really hate me, from what I've heard.' he said to Ron, while getting on their broomsticks.
'Gryffindor? But the guy I saw was a Ravenclaw. And the next one after him was a Hufflepuff.'
'Next one? There are three now?' he asked Ron, annoyed. 'Not that I care.' he lied.
'Seems our Hermione' Harry shrugged at Ron referring to Hermione as "theirs" but he figured it was in a friendly way. He continued.' Has become quite the campus crush.' He joked. Then the practice begun.
'Steph, must you torture us?'
'I'm afraid so, Candice. We can't afford to lose. We're doing this for Harry, Ron and Seamus. It's their last year and they couldn't possibly not win the house cup!' she said in her would be convincing speech.
'But we're tired.' joked Toni Anne.
As the three Chasers joked around some more, Harry headed Hermione's way.
When he found her, she was still in deep thought.
'Uh Hermione?' he asked cautiously.
'Yes, Harry?' she replied in a sweet tone.
Harry was surprised but continued anyway.
'I um.. there's a guy.um.'Harry seemed lost for words but Hermione figured out what he was trying to say.
'I brushed them off. I was kind of mean but oh well. Bad for them. Anyway, I have to see Professor Lupin about something. I'll see you in a bit.' she said briskly.
Harry smiled for a moment. He was about to tell her what he'd heard but he'd sound like he was complaining so he put it to rest.
Christmas was coming and if Harry and Hermione were together, their anniversary.
As always, the head of houses put up the lists of those who are staying behind. For Gryffindor's case, Professor McGonagall.
Harry, for the 7th year in a row, signed up to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas. He didn't like staying at the Dursleys. And adding that he was certified dead before, it'd be too much to explain.
Hermione stayed as well. She said she wanted to spend her last Christmas in Hogwarts.
Ron said he had to do some research on Pixie fairy Rebellion. As "convincing" as they were, Harry knew they stayed to keep him company. He was ever so grateful.
Before Christmas, Sirius wrote to Harry.
Dear Harry, Sorry I haven't exactly been in touch. I've been kept busy. With Lupin gone, it's hard to. Well, I heard everyone knows you haven't really died. That's great! And you can play Quidditch!
Harry, this might be a good time for me to tell you . Just meet me at Christmas eve, same place, same time, alright? It's quite important. Till then,
Sirius
Harry knew that when he said "same place, same time" he meant Gryffindor Common Room, 1 am. He wondered what could be so important. He remembered he was supposed to ask him about the lady Liz.
Harry went down to eat breakfast on the 24th of December. He went with Ron until he left to go off somewhere. He decided to sit alone. More students seemed to stay this year.
This was probably the reason why Harry wasn't seated at the staff table. He felt someone sit next to him. For a moment he thought it was Ron.
'Harry, will Sirius be coming?' Hermione asked, trying to start a conversation.
'Yeah, tonight, if we're lucky. He said he was going to tell me something rather important.'
'I see, can I come too?' she asked, having a sudden interest.' I haven't seen him in a while.'
Harry nodded. 'No problem. Just stay up until 1 in the morning.'
She assured him that she will be.
Harry's pondering of what Sirius was going to tell him drifted slowly out of his mind, because the Great Hall was beautifully decorated.
It was shining of golden tinsel and mistletoe were hung everywhere. Wreaths were placed on the walls and two big ones on the great oak doors. There was music, played by harps. There were 12 great Christmas tress surrounding the whole hall.
It was a real sight for sore eyes.
As breakfast finished, with Ron nowhere in sight, Hermione asked if she could talk to Harry privately.
Seeing her seriousness, Harry agreed. They went inside the hidden chamber, just in case.
Harry was quite proud of the chamber now. He had cleaned it up and lit torches all around. It wasn't dark nor damp anymore.
'So what did you want to talk to me about?'
'What did you see in the room when Professor Lupin tested us?' she asked him, though quietly.
'Do you know our marks? What did I get?'
'I'm serious, Harry.'
'Okay, okay. Let me see.'
'Was there a snake?'
'Come to think of it, yeah. And there was also a baby dragon, a phoenix and one animal that I didn't recognize. I think It was deformed or something.' he told her.
'Just as I thought. So you did see a snake, did you use Parseltongue?'
Harry was embarrassed to say he attempted to cheat but he ignored it.
'Yeah, I asked it what I was supposed to do.' he said. 'He didn't tell me anyway.' he added, seeing Hermione's disapproving look.
'Do you know why Lupin gave us that test?' she asked, quite itching to tell Harry. He noticed this.
'Nope, but you're gonna tell me anyway.' he said jokingly.
'That's right.'
She was about to tell him why when her phoenix necklace started to glow a crimson red light.
Harry saw this as well as Hermione did. Then, all of a sudden, they felt like they were being pulled somewhere. Harry quickly got a hold of Hermione's hand, he knew what was happening.