Disclaimer: Harry does not belong to me, but rather belongs to JK Rowling.

A/N: This is the sequel to Harry Potter and the War of the Wizarding World. I suggest that you read that first or else you won't have any idea what's going on in this story. Not that I'm saying you can't read this, but in all honestly, I truly believe you will be thoroughly confused...

Summary: This is a story about Harry's summer before and during his seventh year at Hogwarts. Just after Harry turns 17, Privet Drive is attacked and Harry is forced to protect the family who had never showed him love. Shortly before the start of school, a close friend of the trio disappears and Harry is thrown into turmoil. School begins and the friend returns, but only as the shell of a person. Harry has much more on his plate this year with N.E.W.T.S and the battle against Voldemort coming ever closer.

Warning: There are scenes of torture, mention of rape, and implied sex within this story. The rating may be raised because of this.

Title: Harry Potter and the Battle of the Worlds

Ch. 12

Halloween

Harry awoke on Halloween morning to find Tally awake and waiting for him.

"Morning!" Tally greeted him with a bright smile.

"Morning." Harry said with a smile of his own, "You're in a good mood today."

"No practice and it's Hogmeade today!" Harry laughed at her obvious excitement about the day. "Now, come on and get ready. I'll meet you in the common room." With that, Tally hopped off his bed, greeted his roommates and left the dormitory.

"Morning Harry." Neville greeted him as he emerged from behind his curtains.

"Mornin'" Harry replied as he shuffled through his trunk for muggle clothes.

"She seemed in a happy mood, what'd you do?" Seamus asked as he too, began looking for clothes.

"Yeah Harry, what was that about?" Dean chipped in.

"I don't know, I guess she is excited about Hogsmeade."

"Sure Harry that's all." Dean said with a roll of his eyes and a teasing smile in Harry's direction.

"Are you sure it just wasn't some Harry loving that might be going on?" Seamus smirked.

"Yeah Harry, we always wake up with her in your bed." Dean added.

"It's not like that." Harry replied causing the other two to dismiss his argument with a wave of their hands, "IT'S NOT!" Harry tried again.

"Just ignore them, their jealous." Ron said with his own grin and a roll of his eyes in the other boys' direction.

"Hey! What makes you think I'd be jealous of Harry getting some? I have been dating Ginny for sometime now. Who's to say how for we've gone?" Dean said defensively. Ron sputtered a moment with his ears going red,

"THAT'S MY SISTER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!" Ron yelled, causing Seamus and Neville to laugh. Ron and Dean started a fake argument and Harry ducked into the bathroom to get ready for the day.

Neville walked into the bathroom a short time after Harry had exited the shower. He was grinning and shaking his head at whatever the other boys were doing back in the dorm room. Harry finished brushing his teeth and stepped back into the dorm. Ron, Dean, and Seamus had finished their little play fight and Ron stood waiting for him.

"Come on, Harry, I'm starved!" Harry laughed and followed Ron down to the common room where they met up with the girls and Blaise, who had apparently woken up early, and they went off to the Great Hall for breakfast.

"So, what does everyone want to do today?" Harry asked as he sat down at the Gryffindor table. Ron, who was shoveling eggs into his mouth, spoke up,

"….Honeydukes…" was all anyone could get out of him as his mouth was completely full of eggs. Hermione gave him a disgusted look and smacked him in the head,

"Ron that's disgusting!" Ron only shrugged and returned to his food.

"We can all eat lunch at the Three Broomsticks and meet Neville and Luna there." Tally suggested.

"I've got a date with Padma, but I don't think she'll mind meeting up with everyone there for lunch." Blaise said quietly. Everyone stopped eating and turned to look at him. He looked up from his food when he heard everyone become silent, "What?"

"You have a date?" Hermione began.

"With Padma?" Ron added

"And didn't tell us?" Tally ended. Blaise shrugged.

"Never really found the right time to. Everyone was always so busy…" He trailed off and returned his gaze to the food.

"Congrats Blaise. I know how much you like her." Harry said with a smile and a slap on his back. Blaise looked back up and beamed at him.

"Thanks Harry." Everyone muttered their congratulations to Blaise before Tally's voice cut in once more,

"Hey Blaise, maybe you can serenade her?" Tally said with a laugh. Blaise looked at Tally in disbelief, as did everyone else.

"I don't sing." Everyone chuckled lightly.

"I didn't mean serenade her with your voice." Tally said with a roll of her eyes. Ron choked on his eggs and Harry spit up some of his pumpkin juice. Blaise stuttered for a moment, his face clearly giving away his shock.

"Do what?" Ron asked when he finally stopped coughing. Hermione could only look on with her mouth hanging open,

"Yeah Tally, where did that come from?" Hermione sputtered out. Tally just looked at them confusedly for a moment before realization dawned on her.

"I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!" She exclaimed loudly causing everyone to burst out laughing. "I DIDN'T!"

"What did you mean then?" Harry got out between his laughs.

"I meant with his guitar!" Tally said defensively. Ron snorted,

"Yeah his GUITAR!" Ron said, putting as much emphasis on guitar as he could. Hermione smacked him upside the head.

"Actually, that's a really good idea, Blaise. You're great with a guitar!" Hermione said, giving support to her friend.

"Don't you think that's a bit much for a first date?" Blaise asked the girls.

"You don't know Padma too well, do you?" Tally commented.

"Girls like romance." Hermione added.

"Still...my guitar?"

"What guitar?" Harry asked.

"Didn't you know Blaise plays?" Hermione asked, her eyebrows raised Heavenward. Ron looked as perplexed as Harry felt. Both shook their heads no.

"I didn't exactly tell them and I find no point in playing around them." Blaise said quietly.

"Oh, well you should have." Hermione stated.

"Why didn't you?" Harry asked, but Blaise only shrugged.

"Come on, let's get going before we waste the day away." Tally cut-in, standing from her seat. Everyone followed suite and soon found themselves making their way down the path to Hogsmeade.

When they finally arrived at Hogsmeade, they all spit up and promised to meet back up in the Three Broomsticks. Harry and Tally walked hand-in-hand throughtout the small town, happy to be outside. They joked contently with one another as they walked the streets. For once, Harry felt like a 17 year old and not 'The Boy Who Lived'.

"Let's get some candy." Tally said and pulled him into Honeydukes. Harry loved this place. It felt as though every student in Hogwarts was there at that moment, but everyone was too happy to be bothered. Harry and Tally walked the isles trying to find the best treats. In the end, Harry bought chocolate frogs and cockroach clusters. Tally bought some lollypops and gum. They said hello to their friends before leaving and then made their way back through the town. And that was how their morning went. They walked through Zonkos, they walked passed the quill shop and spotten Hermione and Ron (looking sour) within there, passed the tea shop where he had had his date with Cho, and on to where the Shrieking Shack stood.

"Did Remus have any news on Sirius?" Tally asked. It had been one year since Remus had told him of his plans with the Death Veil.

"They haven't really made any progress. But they will continue to work on it." Tally smiled and squeezed his hand.

"I'm sure it'll all work o-" She was cut off by a voice from behind him.

"Well if it isn't Scar-head and his trophey." Harry turned to face Malfoy. His goons were nowhere in sight.

"Shut-it Malfoy." Harry said in a low voice.

"Tsk-tsk, such language from our Savior" Malfoy hissed out his last word with such contempt.

"What do you want, Malfoy?" Tally asked in a bored sort of voice.

"Yeah, Ferret, what do you want?" Hermione's voice broke through as she and Ron made their way into sight. Malfoy looked at each of them, hate was still present, but there was something else there too. Perhaps confusion. Harry looked at Tally, but her eyes were on Malfoy. Without another word, Malfoy turned and left them.

"What's his problem?" Ron asked as Malfoy disappeared from view.

"Besides the usual?" Harry asked.

"Come on, everyone will be waiting for us." Hermione said. They made their way back to the Three Broomsticks. There they met up with Neville, Luna, Blaise, and Padma.

They spent the rest of the afternoon there with all their friends. Padma was slightly different from her sister. Parvati was all about the boys, but Padma spoke mainly of books with Hermione. Luna still lost herself in the Quibbler and would occasionally come back into the conversation as if she had never left. Neville and Tally spoke about plants, since it was Neville's favorite subject, and N.E.W.T.S., while Harry, Ron, and Blaise spoke about the upcoming Quidditch game against the Slytherins. They remained like that until Professor McGonagall called them to head back to the school. It was time for the feast.

A/N: Sorry for the long delay everyone, school's been rather hectic. I'm also sorry that this chapter isn't longer than it should be.This chapter was mainly for Harry and his friends to act like teenagers.Be normal for a change. The next chapter will be about quidditch and some other surprises, so I hope you stay with me!

Also, anyone who likes to RP (role-play) I have some great sites for you all to check out.

sonoraacademy(I think you can still apply and you can apply for Divination or some other faculty positions that aren't listed if you wish)

limborunner(forthose who are 13 or older and you can play anyone any age.)

thesaleminstitute.tk (its not accepting anyone right now, but it's a great sight.

theaftershock (its an HP one, 7 years out of Hogwarts. There's a list of characters that you can choose from.)

I'll put the sites on my profile if you're interested.

IndigoFeline: It's a nose breaker curse because you have to aim at the nose in order for it to work properly. Well, I figured walking around the school for a few hours a day would be boring, at least, I think it would be. But thanks!

SiriusRulz14: Yup, I hate it too. I had a month and a half long break, to which I was sick during, and then came back and went straight to work. Anyway, sorry about the wait.

Esrb99: Well, I hope you're back now. Good luck with typing it all out. I think that takes the longest to type it all after writing it first. But, that's probably just me.

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