Harry Potter and the Rise of the Dark Lord
By: LogicalRaven

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday….It's SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!!!! Sorry, I get a little excited around this time of the year. Okay, things are going to start getting messy because my plot is starting to thicken. I'm sorry to leave it at this cliff hanger, but you'll see why soon. I'm not ready to reveal any plan just yet.

Yes, Harry was a bit naïve for purchasing that list, but he's still young and has a lot of figuring out still to do. Does Harry love Cho??? (hand in the air) I'm not ready to reveal that yet. Just remember that Harry has NEVER said the words "I love you" to ANYONE….His parents died when he was young, and I guarantee he's never said it to his horrid aunt and uncle. It is a huge set for him, and probably one of the most important ones. I know it is frustrating that Harry won't say it, but it's part of the plot, bare with me.

I'm laughing at myself, I've always said the "Ghost is clear…." my entire life, I never realized until just now, that I never said it right "Coast…" (blush) I'm so silly sometimes…But my mother is Korean so a lot of phrases that weren't correct from my childhood have carried with me through adulthood. For example, a "fly swatter" will forever be known as a "flash water" in my vocabulary…on the story…
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Nothing is my Own…

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Secrets Between Friends



A week had passed and the frustration was building within the newly formed inner DA group. It was amazing that their first excursion out of the castle had gone by so smoothly. Just like clock work, Filch had finished his mopping and moved on to another corridor, allowing them a chance to escape back to the Room of Requirements, where they were secretly stashing their collected newspapers and notebooks.

"Nothing," Ginny said in frustration throwing down one of the notebook of rejected stories, "Half of these stories sound like they could be printed in the Quibber, and I can't find one of these names off this list."

Harry sighed, his own frustration was close to equaling Ginny's but he had to finish his potions essay at the present moment.

"We're just overlooking something," Harry said quickly, flipping through his potions books in a desperate attempt to figure out what wax willow weed was.

"I don't think we've accomplished anything," Ginny spat picking up another notebook.

Harry grinned slightly, "Well, McGonagall did post the new revisions to the restrictions didn't she? At least we aren't being escorted to and from everywhere we go."

Padma and Harry had made some progress with McGonagall. The students were allowed some castle freedoms again, including the library and the prefect lounge. All thought ministry guards were now added to the patrol duties in the hallways. The mail was still under restriction and Quidditch was still cancelled.

Ginny huffed, "Did you know only six people attended the Sweden/Spain International Quidditch game?"

"There's headlining news if I ever heard before," Harry laughed, noticing Ginny wasn't seeing the amusement in this particular situation.

"Can't you just get Cho to tell you what's going on?" Ginny finally asked, throwing down yet another notebook.

"No," Harry said flatly, "She's not even in the inner circle right now."

"Because she's a vampire," Ginny said under her breath, causing Harry to narrow his eyes.

"What are you two studying?" Hermione asked as she took a seat on the couch next to Ginny.

Ginny frantically gathered her notebooks and shoved them into her bag, "Oh you know, stuff."

Harry bit his lip and thought quick on his feet, "Hemione, do you know what the wax willow weed is used for?"

Hermione frowned, "What aren't you guys telling me?"

"Nothing," Ginny said instantly putting a fake smile on her face.

"We aren't hiding anything from you Hermione," Harry said in a more believable tone.

Hermione eyed the two of them suspiciously, "Page four hundred and fifty-two Harry."

With that she rose to her feet and left, looking slightly offended that two of her closest friends were keeping secrets from her.

"I hate keeping things from her," Ginny said in a heavy voice as Hermione disappeared up the dormitory steps.

Harry nodded, "I agree, but we can't afford to have her go off and get us into trouble."

"You know Hermione wouldn't do something like that," Ginny argued.

"You didn't see her when I first brought up the idea, she's already threaten to go to McGonagall," Harry said quickly, flipping to page four hundred and fifty-two in his potions book.

"But she hasn't," Ginny pointed out.

Harry didn't respond to Ginny's argument, it didn't matter what she said, he couldn't trust Hermione, not with this.

"Fine, ignore me if you will, it only proves my point. I'm going to meet Padma in the Prefects' lounge, if you see Ron remind him he has patrol duty tonight," Ginny said without looking at Harry.

Harry grit his teeth in anger, rising from his own seat. He was so tired of Ginny double guessing everything he did. Did she honestly think he didn't want to trust Hermione?

"Troubles in paradise?" Parvati grinned catching his attention before he dashed up the boys' dormitory stairs.

Harry raised his eyes, "No."

"I was about to go in search of the kitchen for a bite to eat, I've heard you've been there before," Parvati said casually, with a grin.

"Yea, maybe," Harry said heavily.

"Great, lets go then," Parvati continued, as she began to tug on Harry's arm.

Harry sighed reluctantly, but he knew it would be pointless to argue. Parvati would just figure out a way to harass him, even if he did make it up to his dorm room.
The two walked silently towards the kitchen, where Harry knew they'd be greeted by the house elves. He wasn't sure how excited they'd be to see him since most of them associated him with Hermione, and she wasn't too high up on most of their lists.

"You look like you could use a friendly ear," Parvati grinned, hugging on Harry's unwilling arm.

"It really isn't anything," he lied.

Parvati frowned a bit, "You don't trust me? You have my word what ever you say stays between us."

Harry had to force himself not to laugh, "Honestly Parvati, everyone knows the easiest way to get information around school is to tell you about it."

"Sod off Potter, I'm not that big of mouth," she defended, rolling her eyes.

"Did you and Neville have any luck with that box of papers?" Harry said quickly trying to change the subject.

She shook her head, "No, both of us have already read most of the issues in that box since it was from around Christmas."

"Yea, me and Ginny didn't have much luck either," Harry sighed.

"You and Ginny, so what is going on there?" Parvati teased, "I mean I know she has a thing for you and all, but I'm not sure if you fancy her or not."

"I don't," Harry said quickly and firmly, "I'm with Cho."

"Ah, the lovely Cho Chang, how is little Miss. Ravenclaw these days?" Parvati asked, adding a mock bitterness to her tone.

Harry smiled, "I hope alright, she's had a bit of a time adjusting to all her training."

"Still an emotional wreck I'm assuming?" Parvati nodded.

Harry frowned, "No, she's a lot better about that. It has been three years since Diggory..."

"Well, after everything that girl has been through I can't say I blame her entirely for being an emotional ball of mess," Parvati nodded, with a sympathetic grin.

"Everything?" Harry questioned raising his eyebrows.

"I mean she did see her brother get killed when she was eight, don't know how exactly, but Padma was telling me about it," Parvati said casually.

"I never knew she had a brother," Harry said slightly shocked.

Parvati laughed, "You've been with her over a year and you didn't know she had a brother? How daft are you?"

"We don't talk about her family very much," Harry defended, thinking again about the way Mr. Chang looked at him. "How did her brother die?"

Parvati shrugged, "I'm not really sure."

"So, how are things going between you and Ernie?" Harry questioned, remember Parvati saying they were together before Christmas.

Parvati shrugged again, "Okay I guess, he has been all worried about Hannah lately. Seems her and Zachary Smith broke up over Christmas."

"I didn't even know they were going out," Harry confessed.

Parvati nodded, "I suspect he'll be wanting to call it quits with me soon and start dating Hannah. He's only been her best friend now for seven years."

"So you think he wants to date his best friend?" Harry asked as they finally reached the kitchen door.

"Oh course. I mean they aren't best friends like you and Hermione, they're more like Ron and Hermione," Parvati explained.

"Mr. Potter, wonderful it is to see you," greeted a happy looking house elf, "Can we get you food? Drink?"

"Been here before?" Parvati teased as Harry blushed slightly at his rule breaking past.

"Maybe once or twice."

Parvati grinned slightly and politely asked the house elf for a glass of pumpkin juice and took a seat a nearby table.

"I wish we had a house elf, it would make summer chores so much more tolerable," Parvati said as she watched the little creatures rushing about, desperate to please.

"Harry Potter how is you sir?" asked a somewhat sober looking Winky.

"Good, how are you Winky?" Harry asked with a smile, Winky wasn't his biggest fan in the house elf department.

"Goods sir, Dobby has Winky in steps and I is much better now," she smiled. "But us house elves must ask sir, why did you send that foul Kreacher to work with us here at Hogwarts?"

"I'm sorry Winky," Harry offered.

"He says he's yours, but refuses to do anything. Just sits there staring at his painting of his old master," Winky explained.

"You have a house elf?" Parvati asked with a grin.

Harry frowned, "Trust me, I'd rather not."

"Whys don't you set Kreacher free sir? He does nothing to help you his master," Winky asked quickly, knowing that freedom was the worst punishment in the eyes of a loyal elf.

"He still has Mrs. Black portrait?" Harry asked quickly, raising his eye brows.

"Oh yes sir, talk to the screaming woman every day," Winky revealed as another elf set down Parvati's glass of pumpkin juice.

"She talks about dark things sir, terrible things. She's horrible to us Hogwart elves."

"I'll talk to McGonagall about it," Harry promised, "But I doubt it will do any good, Kreacher isn't very loyal to me." Harry felt like spitting the dirty taste that appeared in his mouth at the mention of his Godfather's house elf's name. Truth is he didn't want to see the house elf Kreacher because he'd probably murder him.

"Dobby says you'd be very happy with your house sir, he even is making peace with your buckbeak," Winky said proudly.

"That's wonderful Winky," Harry acknowledged.

Winky glanced behind her shoulder, "I must go sir, I'm so happy to see you again sir."


"Quite the popular one aren't we?" Parvati grinned.

Harry sighed, "It's a long story."

"So, what is really bugging you?" Parvati pushed, "Obviously it isn't your denial of feeling for Ginny, and it isn't Cho. I don't think it has anything to do with our little secret missions. Could it be the way Granger is acting lately?"

Harry looked up quickly, "You think she's been acting weird lately?"

"Yes, it couldn't be more obvious? You didn't even include her in the group, that even surprised me," she confirmed taking a gulp of her juice.

Harry bit his bottom lip, "I think this tension between Ron and her is affecting our friendship, and not in a positive way. She told me the other day that we were growing apart. I asked Cho what she thought, but I haven't received a response yet."

Parvati nodded, "Well, everyone knows Granger and Weasley fancy one another, the solution seems rather simple to me."

"What?" Harry asked not seeing any simple answer to this solution.

"You have to get them together," Parvati revealed with a rather large smile.

"Great plan Parvati, but I don't think that is going to happen."

"You just need some female guidance, they both already have admitted in one form or another that they fancy one another, now we just have to get them to admit it one another."

Harry sighed again, "I think I have more important thing to worry about at the present moment."

"Fine, if losing your two best friends isn't important to you, forget I mentioned anything," Parvati frowned.

Harry thought for a moment, and having Hermione back on their team would help. She was a expert problem solver, and her input was greatly missed, "What do you have in mind?"

Parvati let out a fit of giggled, "Okay, this is what I'm thinking…."