.::*Complicated Love*::.
AN: Hey everyone!! Not many people reviewed, so I updated anyways. I don't have much to say, except that I would like to thank my beta reader for being such a doll. You people are so nice to me I almost feel like I don't deserve it. Just know, if you don't review, I won't update. So, R/R!!!
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Chapter Three:
"Thank-you, so much for helping me." Kerrie said to a rather tall, handsome wizard with long blonde hair.
"The pleasure was all mine," he replied. "My son is attends Hogwarts too." He motioned toward the boy that was following them. "This'll be his sixth year as well. Say hello, Draco."
"Hey." He said with a devilish smile.
"Do you have everything you need?" The man asked politely, yet slightly agitated.
"I believe so," Kerrie said scanning her list again. "Thank you for helping me find, Saffron. He's a beautiful owl. Thanks again err..." She stopped realizing she didn't know his name. He soon caught on.
"Malfoy, Lucious Malfoy. And you're welcome..."
"Err...Kerrie," she said almost afraid to reveal her last name.
"Really," he said with a glint in his eye. Kerrie recognized who he was, and he the same with her. "Well Draco, "he said astonished that he was meeting his now all grown up daughter. "Let's go." They departed in silence.
~*Later that Day*~
"How could he be my father?" She asked Becky. "He's so scary, like he could kill someone...or has. But I know it's him. And that boy, he's my brother! He looked just as terrified of his father as I was, though. I do know one thing; I didn't get my eyes from him. (Thank God) They're so cold...an icy blue cold."
"Sounds to me like he works for the Devil." Becky piped in so Kerrie could breathe again.
"For all we know, he probably does."
"Well, is all of your stuff packed?"
"Umm, I think so, there's just one thing,"
"What's that honey?"
"My train ticket says platform 9 and ¾ I've never heard of it."
"We'll figure it out somehow."
~*Train Station*~
"Well, we're here," Becky said the next morning. "Platform 9 and platform 10"
"So what do you think we should do?"
"Well, I wouldn't feel right asking someone. They would probably laugh at us. So, my vote is that we wait until someone—witch or wizard comes." At that moment, a family of jet-black hair ran straight through the barrier with their carriages.
"Awesome!" Kerrie went to touch the wall, and her hand went right through. She had a look about her that a child has at the zoo; amazed yet slightly frightened. She loved it, but she soon stopped. Her sixteenth birthday had been a month before. She was an adult now. "Alright Becky." Becky was crying. "Joe?" He was crying too. "I'll owl you..." She started crying. "I'll miss you guys! And as she wiped her face, "ok, I have to go. Bye!"
While Kerrie was trying to figure out how to get onto the train, a family of four red heads and a dark haired boy appeared.
"Are you sure you don't want to come back for Christmas, Harry?" We'd love to have you." The mother said to the black haired boy.
"No Mum. We'll be fine. Harry, Ginny, and I are going to stay at Hogwarts this Christmas with Hermione."
"Well, if you change your minds, you know where to find me. Now hurry and board the train before you miss it."
"Bye Mrs. Weasley; Mr. Weasley."
"Bye Mum."
"Bye!"
"Err...excuse me," Kerrie said to the boy named Harry.
"You're going to Hogwarts? Can you tell me how to get to platform 9 and ¾?
"Aren't you a little old for a first year?" Ginny snapped.
"Technically, but I could tell you my whole story once you've showed me how to get on the train."
"Oh, no problem." Harry piped in before Ginny had the chance to swing at her. "Just watch Ron, and follow him. I'll follow right after."
"Err, thanks." Right then, Ron backed up and ran straight toward the barrier separating 9 and 10. It looked as if he would've crashed, but he went straight through with out a problem. Just like the other family. "Here goes nothing," she said to herself and ran straight at the barrier. But surprisingly, she didn't hit the wall. She went right through. "Wahoo!" she wanted to screech at the top of her lungs, but resisted and boarded the train instead.
"Err, Ron? Do you think I can stay here with you and your friends? Everywhere else is full."
"Sure," and as soon as she stepped in, Harry, Hermione and Ginny were at the door.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself." She said when everyone was staring at her awkwardly. Only Harry had hungry eyes. "My name is Kerrie. Err, Kerrie M.," she said for fear that they would recognize her last name. And then she told them her story. Leaving out, of course, her real name.
"Wow," Harry said, awestruck.
"Yea, and—" Malfoy walked in, interrupting her story. "Oh! Hey Draco." She said as if she was greeting an old friend.
"Kerrie. Rules. Look. No talking to Malfoy ok?"
"Hey Weasley, didn't she tell you?" Ron started to look around uneasily. "Kerrie's my sister." The silence that followed that comment was the longest and most awkward ever shared between them. But finally Kerrie spoke up.
"His father is Luke. It was my Mom's nickname for him."
"Yea, so keep your Mudblood hands off her. Got it Potter?" Harry was once again staring at Kerrie's flawless legs.
"Get out of here, Malfoy!" Hermione finally spoke up. But Malfoy was drawn to her beauty. Hermione's hair was no longer puffy and uncontrolled. Over the summer, she had gotten a relaxer that permanently straightened her hair. She had also grown in all the right places (hee hee hee) making her even more attractive.
"Damn, Granger! A little time in the sun did you some good." The red she turned matched her t-shirt. It just made Draco want her more.
"Just get your sleazy self out of here. And take your cheese puffs too!" Ginny gestured toward Crabbe and Goyle.
Draco just smiled and said, "Bye sis," she waved. The rest of the ride was pretty quiet. Harry simply told Kerrie his encounters with a basilisk, a supposed murderer, Voldemort, and his death eaters. Hermione was giving Ginny tips on makeup, and Ron was playing Wizards' Chess with Luna Lovegood.
"I'm hungry." Ron said about two hours into the trip.
"Mmmm, me too. And I haven't seen the lady with food cart. Let's go see if we could find her." Hermione said.
"Err...you two coming?" Ron asked Harry and Kerrie. (Don't they sound perfect for each other? lol)
"No, its ok. We'll just stay here." And with that, they left.
"So, who do you think is going to be the next Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Kerrie asked, "You're been through so many. Umm, five right?"
"Err...yea. None of them lasted longer than a year. And most of them had something to do with Voldemort. I just...I just don't know what's going to happen this year. There are just so many things going on. And I don't know what the plan is to defeat Voldemort."
"I don't get it. You're just so brave; you've been through near death experiences five times! I want to help. I know he has something to do with my mother disappearing."
"I can't have you put your life in danger just so you can be with me. It's too risky. I won't have it." Harry ended his speech sounding exactly like a mother but blushing like a school girl. But Kerrie was too mesmerized to notice. She had the same green eyes, but Harry's were so warm. She just wanted to melt in them. Jump into his arms and fall under his spell. They were beautiful. And they had seen so much; they told so much. She felt safe with him. Unbelievably safe. Kerrie absentmindedly (don't choke on that. Whew! 5 syllables. lol) moved in closer to Harry. Then...
"Harry we've got loads of food! Bertie Botts! Chocolate Frogs! Licorice Wands!" The gang came back. "That woman with the cart got sick. So everyone was taking stuff from it." As he moved to sit down, Hermione, Ginny, and Luna all came in with arms full of sweets.
~*~
They arrived at Hogwarts sooner than they all thought. Kerrie, Ginny, and Luna went to go find a coach for all of them, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to find Hagrid. It didn't take long. He was just about to take the first years across the lake.
"Alrigh' Harry? Hermione? Ron? How's your' summer—we'll talk more...later." And he hurried off towards the frightened first years.
They were soon inside the Hogwarts castle, and Kerrie was the only one (because the first years hadn't arrived yet) who was completely bewildered by Hogwarts' enchantments. Everyone got situated quite quickly. Last year, the Sorting Hat's song stated that if the Houses didn't unite, Hogwarts would fall apart. The students were all eager to see what Dumbledore would do. But just like all the previous years, the Sorting Hat sorted all the same. And finally, it was Kerrie's turn.
"Malfoy, Kerrie." McGonagall said half as astonished as the rest of the students. Many students were whispering wildly too one another, a few people craned their heads to see, and one or two bold Slytherin's stood up to see.
"Hmm," the Sorting Hat said once put on her head. "Never have I seen a mind like yours. You have ancestors from three houses. Your father, Slytherin; your mother Gryffindor. Yet you have a grandmother—on your mother's side of course—that was in Ravenclaw. Very smart woman she was. So, where to put you? You have the brains of a Ravenclaw, you're brave like Gryffindor, and you're cunning; just like Salazar Slytherin himself." Three minutes passed. "If I put you in Slytherin," he said after five minutes, "Life will be hard for you. Lord Voldemort is back, so we want to keep you safe. But whether in Gryffindor, or Slytherin, Voldemort will be in your future. RAVE—!"
"Please sir," Kerrie finally said. "With all due respect, sir, I don't want to be put in Ravenclaw. I appreciate that you think that I am smart, and cunning, and brave, but I'm not afraid of Voldemort. If you don't mind sir, I would like to be put in—."
"GRYFFINDOR!" applause followed this declaration, as well as Professor Dumbledore's annual welcome. "To our newcomers, welcome! To our old faces, welcome back! Now tuck in!" When they all finished eating, Dumbledore announced the rules. And then, "We are all delighted to introduce Professor Clearwater as our new Potions teacher." Whispers...
Ron choked on his food. "That's Percy's mate. That's Penelope!"
"And our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Snape!" More whispers. "That will be all. First years will follow prefects (Ginny and some boy named Geoffrey Charms were the prefects for Gryffindor) to the dorms. It is there that they will tell you this year's passwords.
Harry and Ron hurried over to where Luna, Hermione, and Kerrie were waiting. When they got there the girls all giggled and Kerrie blushed.
"Hey" Hermione said "kind of weird having Percy's wife as a teacher huh?"
"Yeah..." Harry smiled at Kerrie she blushed and turned away.
"If we do anything wrong this year, she'll tell Percy, who in turn, will tell mum!" Ron was outraged...sort of...
"Come on let's go to the common room..." Hermione suggested.
"See you tomorrow guys" Luna said waving, then leaving the great hall.
The 3 were just starting their journey to Gryffindor tower when Draco approached them. He turned Kerrie to face him "too bad you got put into the Mudblood house...you should go talk to the hat, I bet he made a mistake...you should be in Slytherin..." he looked furious.
"Aw ferret boy is overprotecting his whittle sister..." taunted Ron.
"Shut up Weasley!"
"Ron" Kerrie said turning to him "be nice this is my brother and too bad if he is a little overprotective...it doesn't bother me..." she turned to Draco "I don't really mind...I'm just glad I persuaded the hat not to put me in Ravenclaw..."
The other four were dumbstruck..."Ravenclaw..."
Draco placed a hand on her shoulder "I pity you...I'll see you tomorrow..." then he sauntered off to the dungeons...
"The hat was going to put me in Ravenclaw too but I said I may be smart but I don't want to be in that house" Hermione said as they began up the staircase
"It wanted to put me in Slytherin..." Harry said softly...
"So at least you weren't destined to be in Gryffindor just because all your other siblings were..." Ron laughed...
~*In the Common Room*~
"Well, you know you guys, it's getting kind of late." Hermione yawned as if to prove her point. "We should get to bed so we can be well rested for classes tomorrow. Good night. C'mon Kerrie."
"Oh, err, Kerrie?" Harry asked.
"Yes, Harry."
"Do you need help carrying your things, because I don't mind helping you," Harry said getting up and heading towards the girls' dormitory with some books.
"Harry?" Kerrie said trying desperately to suppress a laugh. "Those are Ron's books." And shut the door behind her.
~*~
Breakfast and lunch went by a little too quickly for Harry, and before he knew it, Potions. He had been dreading it for most of the day, until he remembered that Penelope, the nice Penelope of Ravenclaw would be teaching it. So, for the first time ever, Harry was actually five minutes early. And so was Kerrie.
"Err, hey Harry. This is Potions...right?"
"Yea." He couldn't take it anymore. He had to be brave. "We also make love potions." Harry couldn't believe what was coming out of his mouth. He just knew how luscious and full her lips were. He wanted to taste them. Harry started moving closer.
"Will you show me how they work?" Kerrie replied her lips now inches from his.
"Well, first you--."
"Ok, class. Find your partners and get settled in." Harry cursed the teacher, and soon after cursed Draco. Draco, having seen the soon-to- be-kiss, moved in to have Kerrie be his partner. And once again, Harry and Ron were stuck together.
But what surprised Harry the most, was the fact that this was Kerrie's first Potions class and she was adapting very well. They were making a rather complicated truth potion. It wasn't veritasserum as much as it was a potion that made you tell your deepest darkest secrets. The finished product had to be a bubbling lime-green, and Kerrie's was right up there with Hermione's.
"Very good. Well done!" Professor Clearwater said when the Malfoy's handed in their concoction. "Ten points both, to Gryffindor and Slytherin!"
Kerrie adapted to all of her classes in much of the same way. She loved Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures as much as Transfiguration and Herbology. In fact, everyone was surprised that Hermione wasn't jealous. Kerrie spent no time in the library at all, and made grades that were just as good as Hermione's.
"I don't mind guys," Hermione protested to Ginny and Luna. Ron, Harry and Kerrie were all at Quidditch practice "I actually like it...no one will be like 'oh there goes the know it all' anymore.
"There's no use in denying it, Herms."
"Yea. Don't you realize that she's going to be the only thing standing in your way of becoming Head Girl?"
"Just drop it! I honestly don't mind! Just—UMPF!" Hermione had just run head first into Draco.
"Hey watch it Granger!"
"Jeeze Malfoy! For once, why don't you watch it? It's not always my fault!" Hermione said getting up. "If you weren't on such an ego trip, you would've seen me walking, you no good spoiled pureblood brainless bastard daddy's—"
Draco cut her off by leaning in for a kiss. The kiss was rough, fiery, and short. It was full of lust and desire. This is what scared Hermione the most. She pulled back blushing furiously. She hated the way his cheeks were flushed. She place a hand on her cheek, and sure enough hers were too. When she looked back at him, he was smirking.
"Had to shut you up somehow, Granger." But before he knew what happened, her hand collided with the side of his face. He winced and placed a hand on it. It hurt like hell.
"You know," Ginny said rather loudly. "I would like to get to dinner sometime before midnight!" Hermione and Draco blushed turned away from each other, and walked away.
~*At the Quidditch Field a few Weeks Later*~
"Damn it!" Harry yelled while making a smooth landing. "I thought you said you never played before! How the hell...where the hell?"
Kerrie giggled and sat down next to him. "I just learned from watching you. And then I added my own stuff. What's the matter?" She said noticing his frustrated face.
"It's just that...damn. LOOK AT YOU DAMN IT! Just look at you." He said getting up and calming down. "You're fucking gorgeous! And Voldemort. I haven't heard from him. At all. So, I just don't know what to do anymore."
"Do whatever you want," Kerrie said getting up.
Harry briskly grabbed her hand and looked dead into her eyes. Then he kissed her. Full and hard on the lips. It wasn't long before Kerrie felt his tongue. She loved it, and she didn't want it to stop. And then, it started raining. The rain came down so hard and so fast, they didn't recognize it at first. Harry didn't want to know. He was so happy, but Kerrie pulled away. She giggled and started running around; dancing. She did a few cartwheels, and all Harry could do was laugh. Harry thought that Ron must've gone inside sometime before, because he was nowhere to be found. "Thank God," he said under his breath, and joined Kerrie. They walked back to the castle hand in hand
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AN: Well, that was it. I hope you liked it. The sooner everyone reviews, the sooner I will update. Thank-you all who supported me.
Hugs and Kisses
~fredluvr489~
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AN: Hey everyone!! Not many people reviewed, so I updated anyways. I don't have much to say, except that I would like to thank my beta reader for being such a doll. You people are so nice to me I almost feel like I don't deserve it. Just know, if you don't review, I won't update. So, R/R!!!
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Chapter Three:
"Thank-you, so much for helping me." Kerrie said to a rather tall, handsome wizard with long blonde hair.
"The pleasure was all mine," he replied. "My son is attends Hogwarts too." He motioned toward the boy that was following them. "This'll be his sixth year as well. Say hello, Draco."
"Hey." He said with a devilish smile.
"Do you have everything you need?" The man asked politely, yet slightly agitated.
"I believe so," Kerrie said scanning her list again. "Thank you for helping me find, Saffron. He's a beautiful owl. Thanks again err..." She stopped realizing she didn't know his name. He soon caught on.
"Malfoy, Lucious Malfoy. And you're welcome..."
"Err...Kerrie," she said almost afraid to reveal her last name.
"Really," he said with a glint in his eye. Kerrie recognized who he was, and he the same with her. "Well Draco, "he said astonished that he was meeting his now all grown up daughter. "Let's go." They departed in silence.
~*Later that Day*~
"How could he be my father?" She asked Becky. "He's so scary, like he could kill someone...or has. But I know it's him. And that boy, he's my brother! He looked just as terrified of his father as I was, though. I do know one thing; I didn't get my eyes from him. (Thank God) They're so cold...an icy blue cold."
"Sounds to me like he works for the Devil." Becky piped in so Kerrie could breathe again.
"For all we know, he probably does."
"Well, is all of your stuff packed?"
"Umm, I think so, there's just one thing,"
"What's that honey?"
"My train ticket says platform 9 and ¾ I've never heard of it."
"We'll figure it out somehow."
~*Train Station*~
"Well, we're here," Becky said the next morning. "Platform 9 and platform 10"
"So what do you think we should do?"
"Well, I wouldn't feel right asking someone. They would probably laugh at us. So, my vote is that we wait until someone—witch or wizard comes." At that moment, a family of jet-black hair ran straight through the barrier with their carriages.
"Awesome!" Kerrie went to touch the wall, and her hand went right through. She had a look about her that a child has at the zoo; amazed yet slightly frightened. She loved it, but she soon stopped. Her sixteenth birthday had been a month before. She was an adult now. "Alright Becky." Becky was crying. "Joe?" He was crying too. "I'll owl you..." She started crying. "I'll miss you guys! And as she wiped her face, "ok, I have to go. Bye!"
While Kerrie was trying to figure out how to get onto the train, a family of four red heads and a dark haired boy appeared.
"Are you sure you don't want to come back for Christmas, Harry?" We'd love to have you." The mother said to the black haired boy.
"No Mum. We'll be fine. Harry, Ginny, and I are going to stay at Hogwarts this Christmas with Hermione."
"Well, if you change your minds, you know where to find me. Now hurry and board the train before you miss it."
"Bye Mrs. Weasley; Mr. Weasley."
"Bye Mum."
"Bye!"
"Err...excuse me," Kerrie said to the boy named Harry.
"You're going to Hogwarts? Can you tell me how to get to platform 9 and ¾?
"Aren't you a little old for a first year?" Ginny snapped.
"Technically, but I could tell you my whole story once you've showed me how to get on the train."
"Oh, no problem." Harry piped in before Ginny had the chance to swing at her. "Just watch Ron, and follow him. I'll follow right after."
"Err, thanks." Right then, Ron backed up and ran straight toward the barrier separating 9 and 10. It looked as if he would've crashed, but he went straight through with out a problem. Just like the other family. "Here goes nothing," she said to herself and ran straight at the barrier. But surprisingly, she didn't hit the wall. She went right through. "Wahoo!" she wanted to screech at the top of her lungs, but resisted and boarded the train instead.
"Err, Ron? Do you think I can stay here with you and your friends? Everywhere else is full."
"Sure," and as soon as she stepped in, Harry, Hermione and Ginny were at the door.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself." She said when everyone was staring at her awkwardly. Only Harry had hungry eyes. "My name is Kerrie. Err, Kerrie M.," she said for fear that they would recognize her last name. And then she told them her story. Leaving out, of course, her real name.
"Wow," Harry said, awestruck.
"Yea, and—" Malfoy walked in, interrupting her story. "Oh! Hey Draco." She said as if she was greeting an old friend.
"Kerrie. Rules. Look. No talking to Malfoy ok?"
"Hey Weasley, didn't she tell you?" Ron started to look around uneasily. "Kerrie's my sister." The silence that followed that comment was the longest and most awkward ever shared between them. But finally Kerrie spoke up.
"His father is Luke. It was my Mom's nickname for him."
"Yea, so keep your Mudblood hands off her. Got it Potter?" Harry was once again staring at Kerrie's flawless legs.
"Get out of here, Malfoy!" Hermione finally spoke up. But Malfoy was drawn to her beauty. Hermione's hair was no longer puffy and uncontrolled. Over the summer, she had gotten a relaxer that permanently straightened her hair. She had also grown in all the right places (hee hee hee) making her even more attractive.
"Damn, Granger! A little time in the sun did you some good." The red she turned matched her t-shirt. It just made Draco want her more.
"Just get your sleazy self out of here. And take your cheese puffs too!" Ginny gestured toward Crabbe and Goyle.
Draco just smiled and said, "Bye sis," she waved. The rest of the ride was pretty quiet. Harry simply told Kerrie his encounters with a basilisk, a supposed murderer, Voldemort, and his death eaters. Hermione was giving Ginny tips on makeup, and Ron was playing Wizards' Chess with Luna Lovegood.
"I'm hungry." Ron said about two hours into the trip.
"Mmmm, me too. And I haven't seen the lady with food cart. Let's go see if we could find her." Hermione said.
"Err...you two coming?" Ron asked Harry and Kerrie. (Don't they sound perfect for each other? lol)
"No, its ok. We'll just stay here." And with that, they left.
"So, who do you think is going to be the next Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Kerrie asked, "You're been through so many. Umm, five right?"
"Err...yea. None of them lasted longer than a year. And most of them had something to do with Voldemort. I just...I just don't know what's going to happen this year. There are just so many things going on. And I don't know what the plan is to defeat Voldemort."
"I don't get it. You're just so brave; you've been through near death experiences five times! I want to help. I know he has something to do with my mother disappearing."
"I can't have you put your life in danger just so you can be with me. It's too risky. I won't have it." Harry ended his speech sounding exactly like a mother but blushing like a school girl. But Kerrie was too mesmerized to notice. She had the same green eyes, but Harry's were so warm. She just wanted to melt in them. Jump into his arms and fall under his spell. They were beautiful. And they had seen so much; they told so much. She felt safe with him. Unbelievably safe. Kerrie absentmindedly (don't choke on that. Whew! 5 syllables. lol) moved in closer to Harry. Then...
"Harry we've got loads of food! Bertie Botts! Chocolate Frogs! Licorice Wands!" The gang came back. "That woman with the cart got sick. So everyone was taking stuff from it." As he moved to sit down, Hermione, Ginny, and Luna all came in with arms full of sweets.
~*~
They arrived at Hogwarts sooner than they all thought. Kerrie, Ginny, and Luna went to go find a coach for all of them, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to find Hagrid. It didn't take long. He was just about to take the first years across the lake.
"Alrigh' Harry? Hermione? Ron? How's your' summer—we'll talk more...later." And he hurried off towards the frightened first years.
They were soon inside the Hogwarts castle, and Kerrie was the only one (because the first years hadn't arrived yet) who was completely bewildered by Hogwarts' enchantments. Everyone got situated quite quickly. Last year, the Sorting Hat's song stated that if the Houses didn't unite, Hogwarts would fall apart. The students were all eager to see what Dumbledore would do. But just like all the previous years, the Sorting Hat sorted all the same. And finally, it was Kerrie's turn.
"Malfoy, Kerrie." McGonagall said half as astonished as the rest of the students. Many students were whispering wildly too one another, a few people craned their heads to see, and one or two bold Slytherin's stood up to see.
"Hmm," the Sorting Hat said once put on her head. "Never have I seen a mind like yours. You have ancestors from three houses. Your father, Slytherin; your mother Gryffindor. Yet you have a grandmother—on your mother's side of course—that was in Ravenclaw. Very smart woman she was. So, where to put you? You have the brains of a Ravenclaw, you're brave like Gryffindor, and you're cunning; just like Salazar Slytherin himself." Three minutes passed. "If I put you in Slytherin," he said after five minutes, "Life will be hard for you. Lord Voldemort is back, so we want to keep you safe. But whether in Gryffindor, or Slytherin, Voldemort will be in your future. RAVE—!"
"Please sir," Kerrie finally said. "With all due respect, sir, I don't want to be put in Ravenclaw. I appreciate that you think that I am smart, and cunning, and brave, but I'm not afraid of Voldemort. If you don't mind sir, I would like to be put in—."
"GRYFFINDOR!" applause followed this declaration, as well as Professor Dumbledore's annual welcome. "To our newcomers, welcome! To our old faces, welcome back! Now tuck in!" When they all finished eating, Dumbledore announced the rules. And then, "We are all delighted to introduce Professor Clearwater as our new Potions teacher." Whispers...
Ron choked on his food. "That's Percy's mate. That's Penelope!"
"And our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Snape!" More whispers. "That will be all. First years will follow prefects (Ginny and some boy named Geoffrey Charms were the prefects for Gryffindor) to the dorms. It is there that they will tell you this year's passwords.
Harry and Ron hurried over to where Luna, Hermione, and Kerrie were waiting. When they got there the girls all giggled and Kerrie blushed.
"Hey" Hermione said "kind of weird having Percy's wife as a teacher huh?"
"Yeah..." Harry smiled at Kerrie she blushed and turned away.
"If we do anything wrong this year, she'll tell Percy, who in turn, will tell mum!" Ron was outraged...sort of...
"Come on let's go to the common room..." Hermione suggested.
"See you tomorrow guys" Luna said waving, then leaving the great hall.
The 3 were just starting their journey to Gryffindor tower when Draco approached them. He turned Kerrie to face him "too bad you got put into the Mudblood house...you should go talk to the hat, I bet he made a mistake...you should be in Slytherin..." he looked furious.
"Aw ferret boy is overprotecting his whittle sister..." taunted Ron.
"Shut up Weasley!"
"Ron" Kerrie said turning to him "be nice this is my brother and too bad if he is a little overprotective...it doesn't bother me..." she turned to Draco "I don't really mind...I'm just glad I persuaded the hat not to put me in Ravenclaw..."
The other four were dumbstruck..."Ravenclaw..."
Draco placed a hand on her shoulder "I pity you...I'll see you tomorrow..." then he sauntered off to the dungeons...
"The hat was going to put me in Ravenclaw too but I said I may be smart but I don't want to be in that house" Hermione said as they began up the staircase
"It wanted to put me in Slytherin..." Harry said softly...
"So at least you weren't destined to be in Gryffindor just because all your other siblings were..." Ron laughed...
~*In the Common Room*~
"Well, you know you guys, it's getting kind of late." Hermione yawned as if to prove her point. "We should get to bed so we can be well rested for classes tomorrow. Good night. C'mon Kerrie."
"Oh, err, Kerrie?" Harry asked.
"Yes, Harry."
"Do you need help carrying your things, because I don't mind helping you," Harry said getting up and heading towards the girls' dormitory with some books.
"Harry?" Kerrie said trying desperately to suppress a laugh. "Those are Ron's books." And shut the door behind her.
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Breakfast and lunch went by a little too quickly for Harry, and before he knew it, Potions. He had been dreading it for most of the day, until he remembered that Penelope, the nice Penelope of Ravenclaw would be teaching it. So, for the first time ever, Harry was actually five minutes early. And so was Kerrie.
"Err, hey Harry. This is Potions...right?"
"Yea." He couldn't take it anymore. He had to be brave. "We also make love potions." Harry couldn't believe what was coming out of his mouth. He just knew how luscious and full her lips were. He wanted to taste them. Harry started moving closer.
"Will you show me how they work?" Kerrie replied her lips now inches from his.
"Well, first you--."
"Ok, class. Find your partners and get settled in." Harry cursed the teacher, and soon after cursed Draco. Draco, having seen the soon-to- be-kiss, moved in to have Kerrie be his partner. And once again, Harry and Ron were stuck together.
But what surprised Harry the most, was the fact that this was Kerrie's first Potions class and she was adapting very well. They were making a rather complicated truth potion. It wasn't veritasserum as much as it was a potion that made you tell your deepest darkest secrets. The finished product had to be a bubbling lime-green, and Kerrie's was right up there with Hermione's.
"Very good. Well done!" Professor Clearwater said when the Malfoy's handed in their concoction. "Ten points both, to Gryffindor and Slytherin!"
Kerrie adapted to all of her classes in much of the same way. She loved Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures as much as Transfiguration and Herbology. In fact, everyone was surprised that Hermione wasn't jealous. Kerrie spent no time in the library at all, and made grades that were just as good as Hermione's.
"I don't mind guys," Hermione protested to Ginny and Luna. Ron, Harry and Kerrie were all at Quidditch practice "I actually like it...no one will be like 'oh there goes the know it all' anymore.
"There's no use in denying it, Herms."
"Yea. Don't you realize that she's going to be the only thing standing in your way of becoming Head Girl?"
"Just drop it! I honestly don't mind! Just—UMPF!" Hermione had just run head first into Draco.
"Hey watch it Granger!"
"Jeeze Malfoy! For once, why don't you watch it? It's not always my fault!" Hermione said getting up. "If you weren't on such an ego trip, you would've seen me walking, you no good spoiled pureblood brainless bastard daddy's—"
Draco cut her off by leaning in for a kiss. The kiss was rough, fiery, and short. It was full of lust and desire. This is what scared Hermione the most. She pulled back blushing furiously. She hated the way his cheeks were flushed. She place a hand on her cheek, and sure enough hers were too. When she looked back at him, he was smirking.
"Had to shut you up somehow, Granger." But before he knew what happened, her hand collided with the side of his face. He winced and placed a hand on it. It hurt like hell.
"You know," Ginny said rather loudly. "I would like to get to dinner sometime before midnight!" Hermione and Draco blushed turned away from each other, and walked away.
~*At the Quidditch Field a few Weeks Later*~
"Damn it!" Harry yelled while making a smooth landing. "I thought you said you never played before! How the hell...where the hell?"
Kerrie giggled and sat down next to him. "I just learned from watching you. And then I added my own stuff. What's the matter?" She said noticing his frustrated face.
"It's just that...damn. LOOK AT YOU DAMN IT! Just look at you." He said getting up and calming down. "You're fucking gorgeous! And Voldemort. I haven't heard from him. At all. So, I just don't know what to do anymore."
"Do whatever you want," Kerrie said getting up.
Harry briskly grabbed her hand and looked dead into her eyes. Then he kissed her. Full and hard on the lips. It wasn't long before Kerrie felt his tongue. She loved it, and she didn't want it to stop. And then, it started raining. The rain came down so hard and so fast, they didn't recognize it at first. Harry didn't want to know. He was so happy, but Kerrie pulled away. She giggled and started running around; dancing. She did a few cartwheels, and all Harry could do was laugh. Harry thought that Ron must've gone inside sometime before, because he was nowhere to be found. "Thank God," he said under his breath, and joined Kerrie. They walked back to the castle hand in hand
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AN: Well, that was it. I hope you liked it. The sooner everyone reviews, the sooner I will update. Thank-you all who supported me.
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