Hagrid was outside in the patch of pumpkins, with a few knives set out. He had two pumpkins emptied and ready for carving. Emma ran up to the nearest one, Harry followed behind her.
"Hey Hagrid." He said. "Heh, Emma's really eager, can we start with these?" He motioned towards the giant pumpkins, that reached to their waists. Hagrid smiled.
"Oh, sure, Hary, now I 'ave some buisness ter take care of, I'll be back soon, you two can get started and I'll be back in half an 'our. I've told Proffesor Dumblebore where y'are, so it wont matter if yer late getting back. Now get started!" and With that he trudged off towards the castle ground, leaving them with three huge pumpkins to carve.
"Hey!" Emma said excitedly, "We should make the biggest one look like BuckBeak's head!" Harry smiled, but suddenly realized something.
"How do you know about BuckBeak?" he asked. Emma's smiled as she stuck a knife into her pumpkin, starting with the triangle eyes.
"My parents are in the Order, I spent the summer before the fifth year living in Sirius' house, waiting for Mum to buy a house of our own.It's a real pity I never got to se you before!"she winked with a grin and then looked at Harry with sympathy when she mentioned Sirius' name. She moved over next to him.
"I'm really sorry about Sirius, Harry." she began. "He was liek another parent to me too. But you know you've got to be happy. He misses you too, but you've got to move on. He was a great man, and he still is." Harry looked at her, his eyes looked like they may be watering. Emma leaned over and gave him a big hug. When she let go she smiled at him, but they felt something drawing each other closer.
Thwack! "Bloody hell? What's this?" Harry found himself speaking like Ron, as he heard and saw a barn owl run into the window, "Better go get that."
"Ummm, ok. Yeah, I guess," Emma was dissapointed that the owl broke what could have been an unforgetful moment between her and Harry, but she tried to find joy in what she had already and joined Harry to see the owl.
They reached the owl just as it was pulling itself up from the ground. Emma thought she saw a hint of disappointment in Harry's eyes too and she grinned. Harry bent down and let the owl hop onto his arm.
"read the letter." he told Emma as he comforted the owl. She reached over to the owls foot and untied the letter.
"It's for Hagrid! Are you sure I should read it, Harry? After all, it's not really any of our business."
"Yes, Emma. Read it. It could be something important. Anyways, Hagrid would tell us anyway."
"Ummm, ok. Lemme see... Dear Mr. Hagrid. We regret to inform you--" Emma was cut off by the sound of the door opening. She quickly put down the letter and went back to the pumpkin that she and Harry were working on.
"Good evenin' ya two lovers. How's the pumpkin carvin' goin'?" He looked over to see that they had barely done any carving, and just before they were about to reply, he said, "What 'ave ya been doin'?"
"Erm, planning what we were going to carve them as!" Harry quickly replied.
"Alrigh', keep it to yourselves then. What's this?" Hagrid noticed the letter that Emma had left on the table.
"Erm, a letter that an owl dropped off for you, after running into the window," now it was Emma's turn to think of a hasty reply.
"Ah, righ'. I saw that owl just fly off I think. Barn owl, isn' ee?"
"That would be him," Emma replied.
"Alrigh'. Poor little fella. How about some chocolate cookies?"
"Don't mind if--" Emma started to reply.
Harry looked down at his non-existent watch,"Would you look at the time. We'd better go Emma. I have quidditch practice early in the morning, and seeing that it's late, we'd better walk back together. I wouldn't want anything to happen to you, Emma."
"Umm, alright. I guess you need your rest than. Thank you for having us, Hagrid!"
"Yer welcome. Why don' the two of ye come back tomorrow to finish carvin' these?"
"Will do, Hagrid. See you tomorrow!" Harry called out as they left.
After the were well away from Hagrid's hearing range, Emma questioned Harry, "It wasn't just for the quidditch practice that we left, was it?"
"No, it wasn't," he replied. "I didn't want you to get food poisoning from his cookies! Really, you can never know WHAT he puts in there. It's actually kind of scary."
"Haha. Very nice Harry. Thank you for rescuing me from the dreaded cookies," she smiled and planted a kiss right in the middle of his lips.
"Wow, I think I need to rescue you more often!" Emma giggled and they set off to Gryffindor tower.
"Hey Hagrid." He said. "Heh, Emma's really eager, can we start with these?" He motioned towards the giant pumpkins, that reached to their waists. Hagrid smiled.
"Oh, sure, Hary, now I 'ave some buisness ter take care of, I'll be back soon, you two can get started and I'll be back in half an 'our. I've told Proffesor Dumblebore where y'are, so it wont matter if yer late getting back. Now get started!" and With that he trudged off towards the castle ground, leaving them with three huge pumpkins to carve.
"Hey!" Emma said excitedly, "We should make the biggest one look like BuckBeak's head!" Harry smiled, but suddenly realized something.
"How do you know about BuckBeak?" he asked. Emma's smiled as she stuck a knife into her pumpkin, starting with the triangle eyes.
"My parents are in the Order, I spent the summer before the fifth year living in Sirius' house, waiting for Mum to buy a house of our own.It's a real pity I never got to se you before!"she winked with a grin and then looked at Harry with sympathy when she mentioned Sirius' name. She moved over next to him.
"I'm really sorry about Sirius, Harry." she began. "He was liek another parent to me too. But you know you've got to be happy. He misses you too, but you've got to move on. He was a great man, and he still is." Harry looked at her, his eyes looked like they may be watering. Emma leaned over and gave him a big hug. When she let go she smiled at him, but they felt something drawing each other closer.
Thwack! "Bloody hell? What's this?" Harry found himself speaking like Ron, as he heard and saw a barn owl run into the window, "Better go get that."
"Ummm, ok. Yeah, I guess," Emma was dissapointed that the owl broke what could have been an unforgetful moment between her and Harry, but she tried to find joy in what she had already and joined Harry to see the owl.
They reached the owl just as it was pulling itself up from the ground. Emma thought she saw a hint of disappointment in Harry's eyes too and she grinned. Harry bent down and let the owl hop onto his arm.
"read the letter." he told Emma as he comforted the owl. She reached over to the owls foot and untied the letter.
"It's for Hagrid! Are you sure I should read it, Harry? After all, it's not really any of our business."
"Yes, Emma. Read it. It could be something important. Anyways, Hagrid would tell us anyway."
"Ummm, ok. Lemme see... Dear Mr. Hagrid. We regret to inform you--" Emma was cut off by the sound of the door opening. She quickly put down the letter and went back to the pumpkin that she and Harry were working on.
"Good evenin' ya two lovers. How's the pumpkin carvin' goin'?" He looked over to see that they had barely done any carving, and just before they were about to reply, he said, "What 'ave ya been doin'?"
"Erm, planning what we were going to carve them as!" Harry quickly replied.
"Alrigh', keep it to yourselves then. What's this?" Hagrid noticed the letter that Emma had left on the table.
"Erm, a letter that an owl dropped off for you, after running into the window," now it was Emma's turn to think of a hasty reply.
"Ah, righ'. I saw that owl just fly off I think. Barn owl, isn' ee?"
"That would be him," Emma replied.
"Alrigh'. Poor little fella. How about some chocolate cookies?"
"Don't mind if--" Emma started to reply.
Harry looked down at his non-existent watch,"Would you look at the time. We'd better go Emma. I have quidditch practice early in the morning, and seeing that it's late, we'd better walk back together. I wouldn't want anything to happen to you, Emma."
"Umm, alright. I guess you need your rest than. Thank you for having us, Hagrid!"
"Yer welcome. Why don' the two of ye come back tomorrow to finish carvin' these?"
"Will do, Hagrid. See you tomorrow!" Harry called out as they left.
After the were well away from Hagrid's hearing range, Emma questioned Harry, "It wasn't just for the quidditch practice that we left, was it?"
"No, it wasn't," he replied. "I didn't want you to get food poisoning from his cookies! Really, you can never know WHAT he puts in there. It's actually kind of scary."
"Haha. Very nice Harry. Thank you for rescuing me from the dreaded cookies," she smiled and planted a kiss right in the middle of his lips.
"Wow, I think I need to rescue you more often!" Emma giggled and they set off to Gryffindor tower.