Love In All Forms

Chapter 10: And You'll Say…

Once back at Hogwarts, Morgan felt compelled to tell Harry all about her past and their relation, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She was still in shock. Why had her parents never told her that she was adopted, or even more, why hadn't they even let her know her family? All the same, she could hardly keep her eyes open she was so tired. Spending all that time with her adrenaline rushing had brought her to exhaustion.

Harry noticed this with a look of concern. "You look really tired, are you ok?" he asked. He ran a hand through his messy black hair nervously as if he thought he didn't look acceptable.

"Yes, I am tired. I was so scared, I guess I just need some rest," Morgan confessed. Her eyes looked over her best friend. Sure, she was close to Hermione and Ron, but not this close. Neither one of them made her feel so comfortable and safe at the same time. That was the feeling Harry James Potter gave her. A sense that even with all problems, it would always turn out ok.

Harry gazed back at her and eventually green met green in a look of understanding. "Goodnight Morgan," he said and stood up, offering his hand.

She took it and stood up. "Thank you Harry. I don't know what I'd do if you hadn't been in Hogsmeade. I know I will never be able to repay you, but I'd like to try," she smiled. She hugged him and couldn't help but let a few tears fall. Her eyes shined in the dim light of the fire. "Thanks." Morgan bit her lip and walked up to bed.

Harry's eyes followed her until the door of her dormitory shut. He couldn't help himself. He knew that she didn't feel anything more than platonic friendship towards him, but he couldn't help liking her. Maybe more. Did he love her? Well, he certainly wasn't sure, but he knew that he had hardly felt more scared for anyone than he had tonight. Yawning, Harry went up to his own dormitory.

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The next morning, Hermione woke up early and turned around to see Morgan sleeping soundly in her bed. She smiled. So everything was alright. Knowing that Morgan liked to be completely alert for all her classes, Hermione decided to wake her up. The light shaking jolted Morgan awake instantly.

"Hello Hermione," she said groggily. "I have to tell you about last night." She sat up and indicated for Hermione to sit down on the foot of her bed. "Last night I was kidnapped by the Malfoys. Draco tried to do things with me and they wouldn't let me move. Later, I came down to dinner with them and saw Voldemort. I was told that I am Morgan Black. Sirius's only daughter. Him and Samantha Weasley, Ron's dad's little sister, were in love. But she never told him he had a child. I am part of some prophecy. I have no idea what they were talking about after that, but Narcissa, Draco's mother, rescued me. My family was friends with her. She took me to Hogsmeade and Harry was there and brought me back."

All during the story, Hermione's mouth was wide open. "Wow, I had no idea. You're Sirius's daughter! I didn't know. And Ron's your…your cousin!" Hermione hugged Morgan. "This is bad, but good in a way too. Let's go downstairs and tell Ron and Harry."

Once downstairs, they had to wait awhile before the boys actually came down. Eventually, they did, and Morgan was able to tell them everything.

Ron looked at Morgan. "My cousin. Dang. I love you!" He laughed a hugged her too. "And I mean that in a totally platonic way!" For some reason, Ron seemed to find this really funny and couldn't stop laughing until Hermione gave him a death glare.

Harry remained silent, staring into space with an angry look on his face. Morgan cocked her head slightly. "Hey Harry, what's wrong?"

He looked over at them. "He violated you! It's against the law!" Harry was beginning to go red in the face.

"Harry, I'm fine I promise. It's ok. I just don't want to talk about it anymore. I just want to move on. And I need to find Blaise and talk to him. If that's his friend, I don't want to get near either of them. Especially not go to the Yule Ball with one of them," she sighed. "I guess I won't have a date. Oh well."

Harry shrugged. "We could go as friends. I'll look out for you." He smiled. Morgan returned the expression and nodded.

Ron and Hermione looked at each other, but just shrugged. Hermione sighed. "I don't have a date, is it all right if I tag along with you guys?" she asked politely. Morgan and Harry both said "Yes" very quickly.

"Ugh, me either, can I too?" Ron mimicked. Again, "yes" all around.

The four friends had been becoming closer and closer and over the next few days, this only seemed to strengthen their bond. Ginny began to feel almost shut out by them, and Hermione and Morgan noticed a difference. She was always very quiet and didn't say a whole lot. They decided to start making an extra effort to include her.

Ginny responded immediately and started cheering up. Before the girls knew it, they had found someone to take Ginny to the Yule Ball. Colin Creevy had grown up over the years. In fact, his seemingly endless obsession with Harry had ended. Morgan and Hermione arranged a meeting for them to get Colin to ask her.

That day, Ginny wasn't at all nervous. Hermione had worked up her confidence and Morgan had done her hair and make-up. She was all ready to go.

"Hey guys, thanks again for helping me out. I really wanted a date and Colin's a nice guy," Ginny smiled brightly up at them.

"Of course Ginny, we always want the best for you!" Hermione said confidently. Morgan nodded in agreement. "Come on, we'll walk you down."