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Chapter 10: Unwanted Feelings
Harry waited patiently for Hermione outside the hospital wing, thoughts of breakfast in
the Great Hall still spinning through his head.
It had been a disaster. One minute, he, Ron, and Hermione were joking around and
talking about the classes later on throughout the day, the next minute, he had been
watching Luna and Cho cat fighting with each other.
Harry had never seen Hermione so furious. As soon as Cho and Luna had vanished,
Hermione had gotten up and stormed off. No one knew where she went, even though
Harry and Ron both knew it had to do with Luna.
Harry watched through the window as Hermione and Madam Pomfrey talked.
Hermione's face was still a burgundy red, and even Madam Pomfrey looked livid.
Harry's eye's moved from the talking pair, to the bed beside them.
Then, something happened to Harry that he had never felt before. As his eyes rested on
Luna's sleeping face, a strange feeling bubbled in his stomach. An aching pain, I guess
you could call it. A pain that yearned desperately to be next to Luna's side and stroke her
hair gently.
Harry shoved the feeling away. He didn't want any feelings towards Luna. Especially
with a crazy Cho on the rampage.
Soon, Hermione came out of the hospital wing. Harry decided not to say anything. But
he did not need to, for Hermione immediately started talking right away.
"Ohhhh how I HATE Cho Chang!!!" she snarled, "It's a good thing I followed them
down to the dungeons. Cho could have killed her. I am going to make Cho pay, I swear
on my life, I WILL MAKE CHO PAY!!!!"
Harry found it harder to concentrate in Charms class later that day. Professor Flitwick
had assigned them to practice the Diano Charm that was able to make your body float to
a different location, but all Harry could think of was not floating people, but Luna.
Her peaceful, stress-free, sleeping face would not budge from Harry's mind.
"Cmon Harry, what's keeping you?" Ron asked as he floated down to Harry.
Harry looked up.
"Oh...uh..........nothing......nothing really." Harry lied, then quickly changing the
subject. "This charm is really quite hard to get use to huh?"
"Uh.....Neville and I thought it was easy." said Ron who was still looking at Harry as if
he had grown an extra arm. "Harry what is it with you? That's what Hermione said, and
she is supposed to know everything!"
Harry turned to look at Hermione. It was obvious she was still angry, and in her fury, she
sent Flitwick out the window.
"Hermione!" cried Lavender as she raced to the window.
Ron, who was also watching, flushed a beet red.
Harry turned back to Ron and grinned, "Still can't get off Lavender huh?"
Ron muttered something that sounded like "Perridinkle"
Harry laughed, finally pushing Luna out of his mind.
November soon ended, and December arrived. It didn't take long for snow to take over,
covering the grounds in a white, soft, paste.
Soon the list of people who were going home came around, and to Harry's surprise, only
three people were on it.
"It's because of the Majestic Christmas Ball that is coming soon." Hermione said, "you
know all the seventh years have to be there, and I'm betting a lot of people, especially
girls, will be looking forward to it."
Luna had come out of the hospital wing by now. It made Harry's hands clench whenever
she was being bullied by fellow Ravenclaws, which was everyday. Luckily for Luna,
whenever she and Hermione crossed paths, Hermione would yell and threaten the
Ravenclaws if they didn't leave Luna alone. The Ravenclaws would have ignored her if
her face hadn't looked so serious.
Harry tried desperately to not think about the Majestic Christmas Ball, which was rapidly
approaching.
Wherever Harry went, several of girl glances followed. But whenever one got up the
courage to ask him Cho would pop up out of nowhere and say, "Don't be silly. He is
going with me." That not only made the girls upset, but Harry as well.
"She didn't even ask me this time!" Harry later complained to Hermione and Ron. "She
just decided that she was my partner this time and that's that!!"
Ron sniggered while Hermione looked enraged.
"She can't do that!!" cried Hermione, "Wait a minute!"
Harry and Ron stared at Hermione as she closed her eyes for a minute.
"That's it!" she cried, opening her eyes at once.
"What's it?" Harry and Ron asked?
"No time to talk. I have to get to work." Hermione said as she rushed out the portrait
hole.
Harry and Ron looked at each other.
"Do we really want to know? Harry asked.
"No." they both answered.
Sorry it is so short!!! Hopefully the next chapter will be longer!!