"You must tell Ron! You must! You two look awfully cute together!" cried Kaitlyn.
"I don't know Kaitlyn…I don't know if he feels the same way!" replied Hermione.
"Oh come on! You have been best friends with him for six years! I think that it is time that you take things to the next level." said Kaitlyn excitedly.
"And what about you and Harry?" responded Hermione.
"Hermione, I've known him for maybe only a few days, and you have known Ron since you were 11 years old! Get a grip!" said Kaitlyn. "Please?" She had a really big, I-will-be-your-best-friend sort of look on her face as she said this.
"Well wait a little while. I don't want to end up ruining mine and Ron's friendship." said Hermione.
They proceeded down the stairs leading to the common room, where Harry and Ron were sitting in front of the fire. Kaitlyn sat at the end of the couch, beside Harry who was sitting in the middle. He was watching the sparks fly, hoping that maybe, just maybe Sirius' face would pop up. But no luck.
Ron was sitting quietly at the opposite end of the couch. Kaitlyn looked over to Hermione, who had curled up onto the chair beside Ron's end of the couch. She was reading a novel that Kaitlyn had remembered her starting on the train, but Kaitlyn would notice once in a while that Hermione would look over at the back of Ron's head, just gazing at him. But as soon as he would look over to her, she would quickly bury her head back into her book again, pretending to read. Kaitlyn turned her face to Harry, noticing that he too, was watching this little game of peek-a-boo. 'This is heaven' thought Kaitlyn.
The next morning, Kaitlyn woke up to Lavender screaming in her ear. "We are going to be late for breakfast! Hurry up and get dressed!" she yelled, almost crying at the same time.
"Why didn't you just wake me up when you got up then?" asked Kaitlyn, in a very calm and collected voice. She felt like, crap, and did not even want to think about the state that her hair was probably in. Lavender's Face turned beat red. It looked like her head was about to explode.
"You are lucky I even woke you up in the first place!" she cried. She then ran out of the dorm, and slammed the door behind her.
"What's with her?" asked Kaitlyn, as Hermione walked into the room.
"She and her boyfriend Seamus broke up this morning. He dumped her for Pavarti Patil…things might not go over too smoothly between the two best friends." replied Hermione. "Kaitlyn, what are those beads on your wrist? You always wear them, so I was just wondering what they are for."
"They were my grandmother's when she was a child. She gave them to me before she died." replied Kaitlyn.
"They look strangely like warrior beads." said Hermione.
"They are. My grandmother got them from her father, who was the best warrior in his village." replied Kaitlyn.
"That's really great!" replied Hermione.
Kaitlyn then got up, eager to go to breakfast. She quickly tied her hair back into a half ponytail, and threw on her robes, and some make up. The two of them then made there way down to the Great Hall.
"What took you two so long?" questioned Harry.
"Slept in." replied Kaitlyn.
"Rather, you slept in!" chuckled Hermione.
"Well, nonetheless, I'm here, tired, and hungry." replied Kaitlyn.
"Who is that pretty girl with Malfoy?" asked Ron, taking a bite of his toast, and looking over to the Slytherin table. The remaining three of them turned to see Draco, giving a kiss to a really pretty girl. She had brown eyes, and burgundy hair. She was much prettier then that slut, Pansy.
"Her name is Cat, short for Catherine Lavoie. She is a transfer from Beauxbatons. She had a private sorting according to Dean. Malfoy's new girlfriend." replied Hermione.
"He dumped Pansy?" questioned Harry.
"No, Pansy dumped him for some other 7th year named Fabian. He was apparently crushed." replied Hermione.
"We he doesn't look too crushed to me!" said Kaitlyn. "Look at him! I don't think he deserved Pansy in the first place, and I don't think he deserves Cat either." Kaitlyn took a bite of her toast. " Look how happy he is! I just want to hex that smirk right off his face!" They all had a laugh.
"I'm going to get read for Defense Against the Dark Arts." said Hermione.
"Me too. I want to be prepared for the first day of school." replied Ron.
"Since when?" said Hermione. Ron put an angry look on his face, and left. They all left the Great Hall together, and proceeded towards Gryffindor Tower.
"Kaitlyn?" said Harry.
"Yes, Harry?" she replied.
"Would you like to sit next to me in Defense Against the Dark Arts? I can teach you a few things." he replied.
" Sure Harry. That would be great! I'm going to go get my stuff for class." she said. She went upstairs, leaving Harry and Neville sitting in the common room.
"Are you going to ask her to the dance next Friday Harry?" asked Neville.
"I don't know. I don't know if she will even want to go with me." said Harry.
"Well, it's worth a shot, and she seems to take a liking to you Harry." said Neville.
"Now you are making her sound like a cat Neville, but thanks anyways." replied Harry. Neville then proceeded up the stairs to get ready for class. 'I hope that she says yes!' thought Harry.
A/N: Hey! So it is starting to focus more around Harry and Kaitlyn. And with the dance coming up, who knows what will happen…teehee! (Snogging, anyone?)
