Romance in Hogwarts

Authors Note- I don't own the characters, except Camilla Evans, only the plot!

Chapter 1

Harry woke up on the 14th of February with an excited feeling in the pit of his stomach. He leant slowly over the side of his bed. There was a small pink package there, beside a larger, lumpier one. He picked up the lumpy one and slowly opened it, tearing the paper neatly along the folds. Suddenly something brown and slimy slid out of the wrapping.

"ARGH!" Harry yelled as a pile of dragon dung dropped onto his pyjama bottoms.

"What the-bloody hell! Harry, who sent THAT to you?" called a voice from the next bed in the Year 4 Gryffindor dorms.

"I don't know…but whoever it was…"

Harry was so shocked by the hate-valentines-day present that he shoved the other present into his pocket and forgot about it.

The new 3rd Year, Camilla Evans, was the sender of the present that Harry forgot about. As she made her way down to the Great Hall with her friends- Miranda James and Topaz Parker, she bumped into Ron who was having an eager conversation with that know-it-all, Hermione Granger about "a pink present" that Harry received. She was excited and kept listening.

"Harry was yelling his head off, and I was just confused-"

"Well, there's a shock." Said Hermione, cheekily.

"Hey!" said Ron and tugged her hair.

Camilla stopped in utter shock. Harry didn't like it. The words rang in her head over and over. Tears sprang to her eyes, and to top it all off Harry came tearing down the stairs and almost whacked her in the face. Tears ran down her face, and though she didn't realize, Harry stopped, turned around and saw the drops falling from Camilla's face. He tried to apologize but Camilla turned around and ran to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, to wallow in her misery and write in her journal.

Dear Diary,

My dreams have been crushed and I'm sitting here crying my heart out. Harry didn't like the present. He almost knocked me over and didn't care. My one true love doesn't even know I exist. I can't tell anyone, not even Topaz and Miranda. They'd just think I was a wannabe, that I loved Harry for his fame not for the guy I've seen inside.

Love Camilla

Xxx

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Flashback--

As Harry was running down to find Hermione and Ron to go to breakfast he saw them walking, chatting and laughing happily. I bet THEY got presents. Presents that weren't DUNG, that is. Harry just couldn't tell them how sad he felt, how emotional, that someone would send him that, even as a joke. He sprinted towards Ron, accidentally whacking an innocent looking 3rd Year. Harry turned around to apologize and saw the tears running down her cheeks.

"Oh, god I'm…"

Harry's sentence trailed off as she fled to the bathrooms on the other side of the hall.

End of Flashback--

"Hermione! Ron! Get any presents?" Harry questioned eagerly, trying to block out the thoughts of his own.

"Well…" said Hermione, turning a light shade of pink, "I got something, yes."

"Ooooooh! What was it?" said Harry.

"None of your business." Hermione said poshly. Harry noticed Ron's lack of enthusiasm towards invading Hermionie's privacy, so quickly said,

"So, Ron, what did YOU get?" Ron turned pink around his ears.

"Erm, some quiddtich stuff."

"Really? Who from?"

"How should I know?"

Harry had been so lost in this conversation he barley remembered the 3rd Year until he heard Professor Dumbledore begin his speech. Harry, Ron and Hermione rushed to grab a seat; it ended up with Harry opposite the 3rd Year and beside Dean Thomas and Ron with Hermione and Parvati.

"Well, good morning students. As you all know, today is Valentines day, and we have decorated accordingly," Dumbledore said, gesturing at the roof. "Today your classes will be valentine themed, enjoy!"

A murmer of excitement and glee broke out between the pupils.

"Valentines classes? Seems a bit petty, but I think that potions will be awfully interesting…Ronald, what are you doing?" said Hermione.

"I'm flinging jam at Parvati, what does it look like?" Obviously this was the wrong thing to say because Hermione suddenly stood up and sprinted out of the hall.

To be continued…