Chapter Three: History Repeats Itself

Lavender and Parvati told him all about the squad as they headed to the Great Hall.

"They won the Divisional Cup last year-"Parvati stated.

"Malfoy and Harry were flyers-"Lavender chimed in.

"Malfoy's the captain-"

"But don't flirt with him, because-"

"Pansy'll totally flip out on you-"

"Her and Malfoy are-"

"Running together-"

"If you know what we mean-"

"So-"

"Like-"

"Anyways!" they both said together.

"And he's really strict-"

"Malfoy, we mean-"

"He's not your type-"

"So don't worry,"

"But don't buy any of his garbage-"

Harry threw up his hands. "All right! I now know all about the cheerleading squad."

"Great!" Lavender said happily.

"But, to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be a cheerleader," Harry said.

"What???" they both asked in disbelief.

"Every girl wants to be a cheerleader!" Parvati protested.

A/N: No, they don't, actually.

"Well, I don't," Harry said.

Lavender pouted. "Aw, don't be such a party pooper."

"Yeah," Parvati said. "You're new to the school, and joining the squad is a great way to make some friends."

"Trust me, I am not cheerleader material," Harry said defiantly.

"But look at you!" Parvati exclaimed.

"Yeah, you're cheerleader material. What are you talking about?" Lavender asked.

"Look, I really don't think-"

"Hey Holly," Seamus said, holding out a knut. "Heads I win, tails you lose. If you lose, you've got to become a cheerleader."

"Okay!" Harry said happily.

It was tails.

"Tails! You lose!" Seamus announced.

"Ooooh! Now you have to!" Lavender and Parvati squealed.

Harry couldn't believe his luck.

"Palmer, Holly," Prof Sprout called.

"Go!" Parvati and Lavender whispered, pushing Harry to the try-out area.

Once again, Harry was routine-less.

"Do your routine, miss," Prof Sprout said, quill at the ready.

Harry wasn't lying when he said he wasn't cheerleading material. "Two Four Six Eight... Hogwarts is great... yay..." Harry did a few jumping jacks. "Go team... whoo...?" he said. Then he just stood there.

Lavender and Parvati stared at Harry like he had like totally developed a major zit.

The polite golf claps were heard from the judges. "Thank you, Mister – er, Miss Palmer," Prof Sprout.

A look of worry spread across Harry's face, but Sprout just winked at him. "We'll get back to you in a week."

Harry nodded, and re-joined Lavender and Parvati.

"Do you want a tour of the school?" Lavender asked Harry.

"No thanks, I can manage by myself," he replied. All he wanted was to get away from those two.

"That's good," said Parvait, sighing with relief. "I don't think I could show you even half of Hogwarts without getting lost myself."

Harry needed to ditch them. "I've got to... go to the bathroom!" he exclaimed. "So you two just do something else and I'll leave..."

He ran off before either of them could say something. Once he was out of their sight, he ducked into the Gryffindor tower.

"Hi, Holly," Ron said.

Harry jumped in surprise. "Hi Ron! Hey, where's Hermione?"

"Oh, she's probably at the library," Ron said, scuffing his shoes. "But, if you aren't doing anything... maybe..."

Lavender and Parvati had managed to catch up to Harry. "There you are!" they said, each grabbing one of Harry's wrists. "Come on, you've got so much to learn!"

"I guess I'll see you later, Ron!" Harry called as the two girls dragged him to the girls' dorm. Once they had dropped him on the floor, they whipped out colourful bags and dropped those on the floor too.

"What are you going to do to me?" Harry whimpered.

"Here," Parvati ordered, handing Harry a razor and shaving cream. A combination Harry had always feared. "Now, go into that bathroom over there and shave your legs, for Godsake."

"What???" Harry yelled.

"Well, you can't just walk around like some kind of wild monkey, Holly," Lavender said.

"Even Hermione knows that," Parvati giggled.

Harry stared down at the razor and cream.

"Well, it's not like you're a boy," Lavender said, shrugging.

Yeah, right. Harry thought. "Well, alright..." he agreed warily.

"Hey Holly," Seamus said. "Heads I win, tails-"

"I don't need that right now, Seamus!" Harry exclaimed. "And, how did you get in here anyway? This is the girls' dorm!"

Seamus and his knut disappeared through a plot hole.

"Go on," the girls coaxed.

Harry gulped as he entered the bathroom.

In the next chapter of Let's Go Hogwarts 2... will Harry shave? And, Ron sure has been acting nervous around Holly... when will he find out his new crush is actually Harry?