Disclaimer: HP & Co. belong to JKR. This story and other characters belong
to Dani.
*** Thanks for the editing, Andy!
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After the eating and retelling of great, unforgettable matches, the Team thought it was best they'd call it a day.
'Now one last cheer for Gryffindor!' cheered Stephanie.
'Do we have to?' moaned Ron. She shot him a vicious look which made him lead the cheer. 'Go Gryffindor!' cheered Ron, followed by the others.
Harry got back tired, sleepy and numb. He didn't have time to pack today and told himself to pack tomorrow. It was a Saturday, after all. He went to look for Hermione and found her with the no good pretty boy, Anthony. He chose not to tell her today as he had the whole day tomorrow.
As he went to his dorm, Clay Olsen's stare followed. His mysterious and dark stare gave a small creepy feeling on Harry's spine but he let it go rather quickly.
He asked Ron to play one last chess game of their school life. Ron was more than happy to do so. One turned to two and soon turned to three. By 1 am, they had played more than 8 times. Both were very good but the obvious better person in chess was Ron. He won 5 games out of the 8.
'Hey Ron, I can barely open my eyes. Today was a long day. I'm hitting the hay.' he said his goodnight and left Ron but he, too, joined him and slept.
It was 2 pm when Harry woke up. He overslept and missed both breakfast and lunch.
He saw that Ron was still asleep.
He quickly took a shower, put on new clothes and started packing. The long process of packing didn't change just for Harry and he got done at 6.
He had little time to say goodbye to Hagrid but he made time.
He knocked on his huge doors and waited.
'Harry! Nice to see yeh've come here finally.'
'I had to say goodbye to the person who took me wizard shopping when I was eleven. I'm really gonna miss you Hagrid. Thanks for always being there and for all your help. My years at Hogwarts wouldn't be at all the same without you.'
'Thanks, Harry.' he said, blushing under his bushy beard. Tears were noticable, as usual. Harry stayed at Hagrid's for two hours. He couldn't leave the giant of a friend. He would truly miss him.
'Hagrid, I really have to go now. Thanks again for everything.' he said. He couldn't help but give him a hug, which he returned.
It was 8 pm and Hermione was no where in sight. He did, however, find Gabrielle and said his goodbye.
'Thanks Gabrielle for everything you've done. You'll always be a great friend of mine.' he said, giving her a hug.
She kissed him on the cheeks in a friendly way. 'I'll miss you, too, Harry. And thank YOU for everything.' she said.
He checked his watch. It was still 8:30.He had plenty of time to say goodbye to all his friends.
He did, one by one. Some of them cried, one of which, was Ginny Weasley. Harry gave her a friendly hug for all the years he's known her.
All that was left was Hermione. He checked his watch.8:30.
'My watch stopped!' he exclaimed. He then looked for the nearest watch and saw that it was actually 12:15 now. He had less than an hour to say his goodbyes to Dumbledore, Hermione and Ron!
He ran as fast as he could to Dumbledore's office to say his thanks and goodbye. Lucky for him, Dumbledore knew of his coming and opened the gargoyle statue in advance.
He ran in and took deep breaths before saying,' Sir.I'd like to thank you for being the best headmaster and a great friend. I would also like to thank you for being such a fatherly person to both my parents. I'm sure they were as grateful as I am. You were the grandfather I never had, sir. Thanks again.' he said, quickly but as clear as crystal. Dumbledore had that glimmer in his eyes and the smile that calmed Harry to the very bone.
'Harry, it was my pleasure to know such a family and be a part of their lives. You have, as you children say,"grown on me". And, thank YOU for the years you've kept this school without peril. You, dear boy, are a hero of many heroes. And I'm sure Fawkes will miss you, too.' he said, beaming at him.
Harry went to pet Fawkes and said his goodbye to him, too.
'Fawkes, what can I say? Thanks for saving my life and for being a good friend.'.
With one last unforgettable look at Dumbledore, which he returned, he left the office. He checked the clock in the office before he left. It said 12:35.He ran as fast as he could to his dorm to get his things. He wanted more than anything to find Hermione and tell her but he couldn't.
After he got his things, he headed for the Gryffindor tower. He, of course, gave his best friend a well deserved hug and shake.
'Ron.you've been the best friend and brother I've always wanted. Thank you for that, I wouldn't want to have spent my life without knowing you, bro.' he said.
'Harry, I love you, too.' he joked. But somehow, both their eyes began to sting.
'This is silly. I'll always visit you!' complained Harry. 'Well, I need to go now. Only 15 minutes left. Goodbye Ron.'
'Goodbye, Harry. You should take care. I need someone to talk about Quidditch.' he said as he stayed in the four poster bedroom, which Harry will forever remember.
As he got down, he finally saw Hermione alone.
Meanwhile, Hermione was quietly minding her own business and finished reading another book on hidden talents when she finally remembered what she was about to tell Harry!
She was about to stand up and tell him of its importance when she saw him dragging his trunk and Hedwig along.
Harry thought that it was too late to tell her everything but he went to her anyway. Something inside told him to not go without a last goodbye and explanation.
'He's coming here.' she thought. 'I'd better get over my hard-to-get phase and talk to him!'
Harry finally finished the longest 30 second walk in history and talked to Hermione, which surprisingly for him, she cared to listen.
'Um..Hermione, I've only got a few minutes to say this so I'll be straight to the point.' he began and her nods were taken as a sign of "go on". 'I was trying to tell you that I really heard Anthony say that and that you should and deserve to go with someone else.' he said, quickly.
This is it! He's finally realized! I'm gonna go to the dance with him after all! she thought, happily. The next few sentences proved otherwise.
'I'm going to meet Sirius in 10 minutes. He's picking me up to go someplace for a while. I don't know how long yet, he told me Dumbledore and himself agreed to make me train more. I've been trying to find you since yesterday to tell you all this but I couldn't find you. And um, please don't hate me. I would love it if we could stay friends even if we can't be more than that. We've been friends for more than 7 years and even when we were dating. I don't think I can live knowing you hate me.' he said, staring right into Hermione's eyes like he never did before.
Out of nowhere, Hermione started crying and wiping her eyes.
'But..you..can't..go..yet! I'm.so..sorry, Harry.I.'she sobbed. She hugged Harry tightly and didn't want to let go. However, she did.
'I'm sorry too Hermione, but I've got to go now. I hope we'll meet again when this is all over.'
He hugged her tightly this time and headed to the top of the tower.
*** Thanks for the editing, Andy!
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After the eating and retelling of great, unforgettable matches, the Team thought it was best they'd call it a day.
'Now one last cheer for Gryffindor!' cheered Stephanie.
'Do we have to?' moaned Ron. She shot him a vicious look which made him lead the cheer. 'Go Gryffindor!' cheered Ron, followed by the others.
Harry got back tired, sleepy and numb. He didn't have time to pack today and told himself to pack tomorrow. It was a Saturday, after all. He went to look for Hermione and found her with the no good pretty boy, Anthony. He chose not to tell her today as he had the whole day tomorrow.
As he went to his dorm, Clay Olsen's stare followed. His mysterious and dark stare gave a small creepy feeling on Harry's spine but he let it go rather quickly.
He asked Ron to play one last chess game of their school life. Ron was more than happy to do so. One turned to two and soon turned to three. By 1 am, they had played more than 8 times. Both were very good but the obvious better person in chess was Ron. He won 5 games out of the 8.
'Hey Ron, I can barely open my eyes. Today was a long day. I'm hitting the hay.' he said his goodnight and left Ron but he, too, joined him and slept.
It was 2 pm when Harry woke up. He overslept and missed both breakfast and lunch.
He saw that Ron was still asleep.
He quickly took a shower, put on new clothes and started packing. The long process of packing didn't change just for Harry and he got done at 6.
He had little time to say goodbye to Hagrid but he made time.
He knocked on his huge doors and waited.
'Harry! Nice to see yeh've come here finally.'
'I had to say goodbye to the person who took me wizard shopping when I was eleven. I'm really gonna miss you Hagrid. Thanks for always being there and for all your help. My years at Hogwarts wouldn't be at all the same without you.'
'Thanks, Harry.' he said, blushing under his bushy beard. Tears were noticable, as usual. Harry stayed at Hagrid's for two hours. He couldn't leave the giant of a friend. He would truly miss him.
'Hagrid, I really have to go now. Thanks again for everything.' he said. He couldn't help but give him a hug, which he returned.
It was 8 pm and Hermione was no where in sight. He did, however, find Gabrielle and said his goodbye.
'Thanks Gabrielle for everything you've done. You'll always be a great friend of mine.' he said, giving her a hug.
She kissed him on the cheeks in a friendly way. 'I'll miss you, too, Harry. And thank YOU for everything.' she said.
He checked his watch. It was still 8:30.He had plenty of time to say goodbye to all his friends.
He did, one by one. Some of them cried, one of which, was Ginny Weasley. Harry gave her a friendly hug for all the years he's known her.
All that was left was Hermione. He checked his watch.8:30.
'My watch stopped!' he exclaimed. He then looked for the nearest watch and saw that it was actually 12:15 now. He had less than an hour to say his goodbyes to Dumbledore, Hermione and Ron!
He ran as fast as he could to Dumbledore's office to say his thanks and goodbye. Lucky for him, Dumbledore knew of his coming and opened the gargoyle statue in advance.
He ran in and took deep breaths before saying,' Sir.I'd like to thank you for being the best headmaster and a great friend. I would also like to thank you for being such a fatherly person to both my parents. I'm sure they were as grateful as I am. You were the grandfather I never had, sir. Thanks again.' he said, quickly but as clear as crystal. Dumbledore had that glimmer in his eyes and the smile that calmed Harry to the very bone.
'Harry, it was my pleasure to know such a family and be a part of their lives. You have, as you children say,"grown on me". And, thank YOU for the years you've kept this school without peril. You, dear boy, are a hero of many heroes. And I'm sure Fawkes will miss you, too.' he said, beaming at him.
Harry went to pet Fawkes and said his goodbye to him, too.
'Fawkes, what can I say? Thanks for saving my life and for being a good friend.'.
With one last unforgettable look at Dumbledore, which he returned, he left the office. He checked the clock in the office before he left. It said 12:35.He ran as fast as he could to his dorm to get his things. He wanted more than anything to find Hermione and tell her but he couldn't.
After he got his things, he headed for the Gryffindor tower. He, of course, gave his best friend a well deserved hug and shake.
'Ron.you've been the best friend and brother I've always wanted. Thank you for that, I wouldn't want to have spent my life without knowing you, bro.' he said.
'Harry, I love you, too.' he joked. But somehow, both their eyes began to sting.
'This is silly. I'll always visit you!' complained Harry. 'Well, I need to go now. Only 15 minutes left. Goodbye Ron.'
'Goodbye, Harry. You should take care. I need someone to talk about Quidditch.' he said as he stayed in the four poster bedroom, which Harry will forever remember.
As he got down, he finally saw Hermione alone.
Meanwhile, Hermione was quietly minding her own business and finished reading another book on hidden talents when she finally remembered what she was about to tell Harry!
She was about to stand up and tell him of its importance when she saw him dragging his trunk and Hedwig along.
Harry thought that it was too late to tell her everything but he went to her anyway. Something inside told him to not go without a last goodbye and explanation.
'He's coming here.' she thought. 'I'd better get over my hard-to-get phase and talk to him!'
Harry finally finished the longest 30 second walk in history and talked to Hermione, which surprisingly for him, she cared to listen.
'Um..Hermione, I've only got a few minutes to say this so I'll be straight to the point.' he began and her nods were taken as a sign of "go on". 'I was trying to tell you that I really heard Anthony say that and that you should and deserve to go with someone else.' he said, quickly.
This is it! He's finally realized! I'm gonna go to the dance with him after all! she thought, happily. The next few sentences proved otherwise.
'I'm going to meet Sirius in 10 minutes. He's picking me up to go someplace for a while. I don't know how long yet, he told me Dumbledore and himself agreed to make me train more. I've been trying to find you since yesterday to tell you all this but I couldn't find you. And um, please don't hate me. I would love it if we could stay friends even if we can't be more than that. We've been friends for more than 7 years and even when we were dating. I don't think I can live knowing you hate me.' he said, staring right into Hermione's eyes like he never did before.
Out of nowhere, Hermione started crying and wiping her eyes.
'But..you..can't..go..yet! I'm.so..sorry, Harry.I.'she sobbed. She hugged Harry tightly and didn't want to let go. However, she did.
'I'm sorry too Hermione, but I've got to go now. I hope we'll meet again when this is all over.'
He hugged her tightly this time and headed to the top of the tower.