Hogwarts Online
Chapter Four: You're You
James,
You're so sweet. Really. No, you don't sound like a parent...If my parents told me that, I would:
1. Be surprised, because they are actually talking to me.
2. Wonder what they want from me.
3. Gag, because they're being annoying.
But not when you said it. Thanks. Oh, darn, that's the bell. I'll see...talk...whatever...you later. Bye,
Jane
See ya, Jane.
James
Harry sighed, glad that his first of the day wasn't one shared with Hermione, with out her there to make him feel uncomfortable, he allowed himself to think of Jane. He wondered who she was, what she looked like...did she prefer coffee or tea?
He imagined walking hand-in-hand with Jane, meeting up someplace and falling in love on the spot. He imagined making everyone insanely jealous of the wonderful girl who he had on his arm. He imagined them meeting the way they did in those Muggle movies Sleepless in Seattle and An Affair to Remember. Practically even You've Got Mail, but they didn't hate each other in real life.
Or did they?
Harry couldn't be sure, could he? For all he knew, he could be imagining dating one of Pansy's friends.
He shook such horrid nightmarish thoughts out of his head, Pansy's friends were all slytherin idiots, Jane seemed smart and...not slytherin.
"Potter, are you listening to me?"Professor Sproutasked heatedly. Harry nodded slowly, his thoughts still lingering on Jane.
Once his classes were finally through, he ran (quickly) into the muggle studies room, where there were 5 people on line waiting for the computer. The muggles studies teacher, Ms. Ryne, walked up to Harry.
"I've seen you in here every day, Mr. Potter. I know you're talking to someone, but unfortunatly today there are no computers left." She bent down and whispered in his ear, "Check the library. No one really goes there, they think the only computers are in here."
Harry nodded, thanked her, and ran off to the Library.
Once there he quickly spotted several unused computers, only a few were taken. He smiled when he saw one of the computers was taken by Hermione.
"Hey, Herms. Fancy meeting you here." He said, making her jump.
"Oh! Harry! What are you doing here? I'm...doing some research."
"Oh? Me too, and I need to check my email...I'll just take this computer next to you. Maybe we can chat."
"Nonsense Harry, why chat online when we are sitting right next to each other?"
"Suit yourself." Harry shrugged, and logged on.
Immediately an email alert popped up, telling him he had one new message. He clicked read, and smiled when he saw who it was from.
Hey James! I know you aren't on but I decided to email you anyway, the friend who asked me out...well he's been avoiding me like the flu! I don't want him to hate me.
Jane
Jane! I'm on, and by the looks of it, you are too. I'm sure he won't avoid you for much longer, he just needs some time on his own, ya know? It wierd, we've only be chatting for...I dunno...a day or two...and yet it feels as if I've known you for years!
James
Harry blushed and chuckled, causing Hermione to shoot him an odd glance, he smiled at her and typed a reply to Jane,
Jane,
You did type it, and I'm...glad you did...sorry I'm not best with words...I feel kind of awkward right now...that girl I asked out is sitting next to me.
James
James,
Amazing, the boy who asked me out is sitting by me.
Jane
Harry turned his head slightly towards Hermione, and she did the same. They quickly turned back to their screens.
Jane,
That is odd...where are you?
James
James,
The library... You?
Jane
Harry almost choked.
Me too...
James
Almost immediatly, they turned to each other.
"YOU'RE YOU! I MEAN HIM!" She nearly screeched at him, causing him to flinch.
Hermione stood, not even bothering to log out, and ran out of the library, just barely grabbing her things as she bolted. Harry sighed, and, leaning over towards the computer she had occupied only moments earlier and logged her off.
Hermione tearfully walked into the Gryffindor commonroom, bumping into many first years on the way. She ran up to her dorm room without looking at anyone and collapsed on the bed.
He...he lied to me...I thought James was some fantastic person, but he wasn't...He was Harry...
'And what's wrong with Harry?' a voice in her head asked. 'He's been nothing but nice to you, and his emails talked about you as if you were gold. He wasn't even going to ask you out, but you told him to!'