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Jamie's Confusion
October 20
I got to touch a unicorn! It was like Aunt Ginny said. Her pelt is like velvet and smooth. But it was sad that she was hurt in the first place.
Lin acted strangely. He ran like the wind to get to the unicorn. How did he know? When Lily, Uncle Hagrid and I found him, he was fighting... make that biting a thing in dark cloak. Lily and I called him but we had only made him release the dark one.
His eyes were scary. It was red like blood but as soon as he saw us, he began puking.
But he saved the unicorn, that's all that mattered.
We guided the unicorn towards Uncle Hagrid's hut. There, Lin made a bed of straws, hay and covered it with smooth cloth.
After making sure it was comfortable, the three of us went back to our dorms.
When we were in the common room, I looked at Lin and found him looking back. When he did, I felt like hiding. Imagine, Jamie Granger-Weasley hide from a boy's smile.
If my legs weren't soft and my heart wasn't beating like crazy, I would have laughed out loud.
October 22
Things had simmered down a little. Even Almasy was teasing us with less frequency.
We visited Ino at Uncle Hagrid's. We named her after purity: Innocence. She didn't mind. She seemed to like it. Every free time we get we spend time with her.
It was nice. I will deny this if it came up but I felt like a child when I touch Ino.
And I felt like burning, when Lin touched my hand. We were in the library. We had a tone of homework and surprisingly, Lin had already done his. I must admit, I have my mother's brains but also my father's lack of enthusiasm in doing my schoolwork. He was helping me in my essays and I was dipping my quill in ink. I left my quill for a while and read a passage on a book.
I was to get my quill from the inkwell when I touched his hand. I looked at it and found that he had dipped his quill in the inkwell next to mine.
My face went red in an instant. Looking at him, I saw him smile softly and squeezed my hand gently. He slowly let go and took his quill. For a short time I saw him mature. He seemed tired and old.
He seemed lonely.
I went back to my work trying to think of something else.
October 28
Lily noticed my change in attitude. Why wouldn't she? She's like a twin sister to me. She feels what I feel. And now, she felt my confusion.
I cannot tell her about it. I know she likes Lin too. I saw it in her eyes. I also saw something last night.
Lin was reading a book in the common room on the couch in front of the fire. He seemed to be caressing something on his lap. He also seemed to be humming a tune. A real nice tune. Soothing and calming. Slowly he looked up and turned his head to face me. I smiled and walked towards him. When I went closer, I smiled even more.
Lily was lying on the couch, using Lin's lap as a pillow. It was a serene sight. Lin was caressing her hair. Sighing I said goodnight but he softly patted the space next to him. I smiled and sat beside him.
I rested my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes.
We awoke the next morning just as we were.
October 31, Halloween
They said history tends to repeat itself.
It did.
*** ***
At the Halloween feast, everyone was chatting and having a great time. The hall was bursting with mirth and the teachers smiled as their students had a good time.
But Harry Potter was till mystified when Hagrid told him of what he saw in the forbidden forest. He was scared for his daughter and niece. And he didn't know who was more dangerous, the dark one or this boy.
But as he looked at them, they seemed normal. But Harry learned from a long time ago that looks could be deceiving. He must do something. Even if that something would hurt the girls.
**
At the Gryffindor table, Lily and Jamie were chatting animatedly when their cousins interrupted them.
"Hey Jamie," Mona said as she sat beside her cousin. The twins sat across them and Anthony was beside Lily.
"What is it?" Jamie smiled. Lily was curious as well.
"So?" Paige had a smile that made the Cheshire cat fade. "Where is he?"
"He?" Lily asked with a brow up. "Lin?"
"Aha!" Patrick said triumphantly. "See? I told you. It was the first thing on her mind."
"Because it's the only thing you ask about, you git," Jamie sighed. "Can you fellows leave him alone?"
"Why?" Anthony asked protectively.
"Why not?" Jamie defended.
"I think he has an ulterior motive," Patrick said mischievously.
"You always say that," Lily said softly.
"We only wanted to protect you girls," Anthony said.
"Since when did Weasley women needed protection from boys?" Jamie asked. "Mind you, I'm also a Granger."
"She's got you there," Mona said as the Weasley women giggled.
"I don't like him," Anthony smirked.
"I think the feeling mutual," Lily said as she stood from her seat. "I'm going to the lady's room."
"I'll join you," Jamie smiled triumphantly at he cousin and walked with Lily. As they exited the Great hall, they encountered Lin coming in.
"Where are you ladies off to?" he asked.
"We need to freshen up," Jamie said as she smiled.
"Shall you need an escort?" Lin asked, but he was serious.
"To the lady's room?" Lily blushed. "Maybe next time."
"Very well then," he smiled. "I'll see you later." With that he entered the great hall.
" 'Maybe next time'?" Jamie looked at her cousin with great confusion.
"It was at the top of my head," Lily blushed and walked away.
"I wonder what are you really thinking off," Jamie said as she joined her.
*** ***
"Professors," Hagrid came to the high table, being careful that he wasn't heard by the children. "We have a problem."
Suddenly, a loud roar could be heard from deep within the school. The great hall was suddenly still. The students began chatting to themselves worriedly. Professor Dumbledore stood and silenced the hall.
"Everyone, stay calm! Prefects, lead the students to your houses in an orderly manner. Teachers," he said and he took his wand out.
"What was it Hagrid?" Harry asked as he scanned the Gryffindor table.
"An ogre," Hagrid said. "Spied it coming from the forest."
"Where's my baby?" Hermione asked as she looked for Jamie. Harry suddenly turned to the table and found that the red hairs were short of two.
"She's probably back in the tower," Harry said but was not sure himself.
"Harry," Ron called him. He had a worried expression that he shared. Nodding to him, Harry and Ron went to find their daughters.
Ginny looked at the table and found Lin looking confused. He saw her eyes and nodded. He then left the Great hall in a hurry.
Ginny smiled in relief. She knew now her daughter and niece were safe.
*** ***
"What was that?" Lily asked as she heard the roar. Jamie herself was puzzled by it.
"I don't know," she said. "We probably have to go back just in case." They quickly walked back towards the great hall when their path was blocked by a huge shadow.
Looking up the girls screamed.
***
"Heard that?" Ron asked Harry. Nodding, Harry ran towards the source. Hoping that he wasn't too late.
** **
The ogre gazed hungrily at them. His ugly face made him look sinister and his tusks were sharp. He almost reached the ceiling of the hall and his massive arms looked as if it would crush a man in half.
The girls immediately ran from it and it gave chase. The whole hall trembled as the ogre ran, making the girls' escape difficult. As they turned another corner, the bumped into someone and they fell.
"Lily? Jamie?" it was Lin. Hurriedly the girls stood and picked him up.
"Time to go," Jamie said as the ogre neared.
"Go," Lin said and the girls ran. But after a while, they noticed that Lin didn't follow them.
"Oh no," Lily stopped and turned. Jamie had the same idea and ran with her cousin. They pulled out their wands and ran back for their friend. They heard a loud crash and the ground shook. In a panic, the girls ran fasted and when they reached Lin, they couldn't believe what they saw.
Lin was standing by the fallen ogre. It still seemed to breath and Lin smiled when he saw it did. But what they were puzzled was there was this blue ghost behind Lin. It mimicked Lin's every move but at the same time Lin confided with it.
The blue ghost suddenly noticed their presence and looked at the girls. Lin also turned his head towards the girls and smiled. The blue ghost gradually vanished. As it did, Lin fell to his knees.
"Lin!" both girls shouted and ran towards him. Both of them hugged him tightly in relief. They thought they had lost their best friend.
They stayed like that for a while until their fathers came and looked at the unconscious ogre.
"What happened?" Ron asked. But Harry looked at the three children. Jamie and Lily had Lin in their arms, sleeping peacefully.
"What happened?" Cho suddenly came out of the shadows and looked at the ogre confusingly.
"They defeated an ogre," Harry said in disbelief.
"As I remember correctly, a trio defeated a troll before," Cho smiled. "Better take them to madam Pomfrey to be checked out, just in case." The girls nodded and lifted Lin, each arm over the girls' shoulder.
"He's lighter than he looks," Lily said as looked at her cousin.
"Nothing's what it seemed with him," Jamie agreed and they went towards the infirmary.
Harry only gaped at the girl's inner strength. They all reminded him of what they used to be when they were young.
"Shall we tell Dumbledore?" Ron asked. Harry nodded and looked at his friends. Cho smiled as she saw the children leave.
"They're cute together," she giggled and looked at Harry. "Be over protective and they'll see you as the enemy. All children are like that."
"Indeed," Harry sighed and looked at the retreating children.
He wished that everything was now all right.
He wished for their happiness.
He also wished that he knew what was going on.
End of 7
Jamie's Confusion
October 20
I got to touch a unicorn! It was like Aunt Ginny said. Her pelt is like velvet and smooth. But it was sad that she was hurt in the first place.
Lin acted strangely. He ran like the wind to get to the unicorn. How did he know? When Lily, Uncle Hagrid and I found him, he was fighting... make that biting a thing in dark cloak. Lily and I called him but we had only made him release the dark one.
His eyes were scary. It was red like blood but as soon as he saw us, he began puking.
But he saved the unicorn, that's all that mattered.
We guided the unicorn towards Uncle Hagrid's hut. There, Lin made a bed of straws, hay and covered it with smooth cloth.
After making sure it was comfortable, the three of us went back to our dorms.
When we were in the common room, I looked at Lin and found him looking back. When he did, I felt like hiding. Imagine, Jamie Granger-Weasley hide from a boy's smile.
If my legs weren't soft and my heart wasn't beating like crazy, I would have laughed out loud.
October 22
Things had simmered down a little. Even Almasy was teasing us with less frequency.
We visited Ino at Uncle Hagrid's. We named her after purity: Innocence. She didn't mind. She seemed to like it. Every free time we get we spend time with her.
It was nice. I will deny this if it came up but I felt like a child when I touch Ino.
And I felt like burning, when Lin touched my hand. We were in the library. We had a tone of homework and surprisingly, Lin had already done his. I must admit, I have my mother's brains but also my father's lack of enthusiasm in doing my schoolwork. He was helping me in my essays and I was dipping my quill in ink. I left my quill for a while and read a passage on a book.
I was to get my quill from the inkwell when I touched his hand. I looked at it and found that he had dipped his quill in the inkwell next to mine.
My face went red in an instant. Looking at him, I saw him smile softly and squeezed my hand gently. He slowly let go and took his quill. For a short time I saw him mature. He seemed tired and old.
He seemed lonely.
I went back to my work trying to think of something else.
October 28
Lily noticed my change in attitude. Why wouldn't she? She's like a twin sister to me. She feels what I feel. And now, she felt my confusion.
I cannot tell her about it. I know she likes Lin too. I saw it in her eyes. I also saw something last night.
Lin was reading a book in the common room on the couch in front of the fire. He seemed to be caressing something on his lap. He also seemed to be humming a tune. A real nice tune. Soothing and calming. Slowly he looked up and turned his head to face me. I smiled and walked towards him. When I went closer, I smiled even more.
Lily was lying on the couch, using Lin's lap as a pillow. It was a serene sight. Lin was caressing her hair. Sighing I said goodnight but he softly patted the space next to him. I smiled and sat beside him.
I rested my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes.
We awoke the next morning just as we were.
October 31, Halloween
They said history tends to repeat itself.
It did.
*** ***
At the Halloween feast, everyone was chatting and having a great time. The hall was bursting with mirth and the teachers smiled as their students had a good time.
But Harry Potter was till mystified when Hagrid told him of what he saw in the forbidden forest. He was scared for his daughter and niece. And he didn't know who was more dangerous, the dark one or this boy.
But as he looked at them, they seemed normal. But Harry learned from a long time ago that looks could be deceiving. He must do something. Even if that something would hurt the girls.
**
At the Gryffindor table, Lily and Jamie were chatting animatedly when their cousins interrupted them.
"Hey Jamie," Mona said as she sat beside her cousin. The twins sat across them and Anthony was beside Lily.
"What is it?" Jamie smiled. Lily was curious as well.
"So?" Paige had a smile that made the Cheshire cat fade. "Where is he?"
"He?" Lily asked with a brow up. "Lin?"
"Aha!" Patrick said triumphantly. "See? I told you. It was the first thing on her mind."
"Because it's the only thing you ask about, you git," Jamie sighed. "Can you fellows leave him alone?"
"Why?" Anthony asked protectively.
"Why not?" Jamie defended.
"I think he has an ulterior motive," Patrick said mischievously.
"You always say that," Lily said softly.
"We only wanted to protect you girls," Anthony said.
"Since when did Weasley women needed protection from boys?" Jamie asked. "Mind you, I'm also a Granger."
"She's got you there," Mona said as the Weasley women giggled.
"I don't like him," Anthony smirked.
"I think the feeling mutual," Lily said as she stood from her seat. "I'm going to the lady's room."
"I'll join you," Jamie smiled triumphantly at he cousin and walked with Lily. As they exited the Great hall, they encountered Lin coming in.
"Where are you ladies off to?" he asked.
"We need to freshen up," Jamie said as she smiled.
"Shall you need an escort?" Lin asked, but he was serious.
"To the lady's room?" Lily blushed. "Maybe next time."
"Very well then," he smiled. "I'll see you later." With that he entered the great hall.
" 'Maybe next time'?" Jamie looked at her cousin with great confusion.
"It was at the top of my head," Lily blushed and walked away.
"I wonder what are you really thinking off," Jamie said as she joined her.
*** ***
"Professors," Hagrid came to the high table, being careful that he wasn't heard by the children. "We have a problem."
Suddenly, a loud roar could be heard from deep within the school. The great hall was suddenly still. The students began chatting to themselves worriedly. Professor Dumbledore stood and silenced the hall.
"Everyone, stay calm! Prefects, lead the students to your houses in an orderly manner. Teachers," he said and he took his wand out.
"What was it Hagrid?" Harry asked as he scanned the Gryffindor table.
"An ogre," Hagrid said. "Spied it coming from the forest."
"Where's my baby?" Hermione asked as she looked for Jamie. Harry suddenly turned to the table and found that the red hairs were short of two.
"She's probably back in the tower," Harry said but was not sure himself.
"Harry," Ron called him. He had a worried expression that he shared. Nodding to him, Harry and Ron went to find their daughters.
Ginny looked at the table and found Lin looking confused. He saw her eyes and nodded. He then left the Great hall in a hurry.
Ginny smiled in relief. She knew now her daughter and niece were safe.
*** ***
"What was that?" Lily asked as she heard the roar. Jamie herself was puzzled by it.
"I don't know," she said. "We probably have to go back just in case." They quickly walked back towards the great hall when their path was blocked by a huge shadow.
Looking up the girls screamed.
***
"Heard that?" Ron asked Harry. Nodding, Harry ran towards the source. Hoping that he wasn't too late.
** **
The ogre gazed hungrily at them. His ugly face made him look sinister and his tusks were sharp. He almost reached the ceiling of the hall and his massive arms looked as if it would crush a man in half.
The girls immediately ran from it and it gave chase. The whole hall trembled as the ogre ran, making the girls' escape difficult. As they turned another corner, the bumped into someone and they fell.
"Lily? Jamie?" it was Lin. Hurriedly the girls stood and picked him up.
"Time to go," Jamie said as the ogre neared.
"Go," Lin said and the girls ran. But after a while, they noticed that Lin didn't follow them.
"Oh no," Lily stopped and turned. Jamie had the same idea and ran with her cousin. They pulled out their wands and ran back for their friend. They heard a loud crash and the ground shook. In a panic, the girls ran fasted and when they reached Lin, they couldn't believe what they saw.
Lin was standing by the fallen ogre. It still seemed to breath and Lin smiled when he saw it did. But what they were puzzled was there was this blue ghost behind Lin. It mimicked Lin's every move but at the same time Lin confided with it.
The blue ghost suddenly noticed their presence and looked at the girls. Lin also turned his head towards the girls and smiled. The blue ghost gradually vanished. As it did, Lin fell to his knees.
"Lin!" both girls shouted and ran towards him. Both of them hugged him tightly in relief. They thought they had lost their best friend.
They stayed like that for a while until their fathers came and looked at the unconscious ogre.
"What happened?" Ron asked. But Harry looked at the three children. Jamie and Lily had Lin in their arms, sleeping peacefully.
"What happened?" Cho suddenly came out of the shadows and looked at the ogre confusingly.
"They defeated an ogre," Harry said in disbelief.
"As I remember correctly, a trio defeated a troll before," Cho smiled. "Better take them to madam Pomfrey to be checked out, just in case." The girls nodded and lifted Lin, each arm over the girls' shoulder.
"He's lighter than he looks," Lily said as looked at her cousin.
"Nothing's what it seemed with him," Jamie agreed and they went towards the infirmary.
Harry only gaped at the girl's inner strength. They all reminded him of what they used to be when they were young.
"Shall we tell Dumbledore?" Ron asked. Harry nodded and looked at his friends. Cho smiled as she saw the children leave.
"They're cute together," she giggled and looked at Harry. "Be over protective and they'll see you as the enemy. All children are like that."
"Indeed," Harry sighed and looked at the retreating children.
He wished that everything was now all right.
He wished for their happiness.
He also wished that he knew what was going on.
End of 7