Hey, thanks for th reviews. They were really sweet. Iwanna make another shout out...This one goes to Lindsey. She's the one that got me hooked to this website! Thanx sooo much!

Chapter 2 : The Feast

"Wow" Sari said as they stepped off the train and headed for the "horseless" carriages.

"Hi!" a boy about their age said as he walked up to them.

"Hi" Harry said automatically, but the boy wasn't talking to him. He turned around to face him and his expression turned cold.

Sari turned around, too. "Blaise! I've missed you!" Sari cried running up and hugging him. Sure enough it was Malfoy's best friend Blaise Zabini.

"Oh, calm down, I already know you love me." He smiled down at her. He was at least a head taller than she was. "You know Serena, you can do better than them" said Zabini gesturing toward the "golden trio".

"Oh be nice," Sari said teasingly.

"I'm always nice…to you," Zabini said back, still holding on to Sari.

"Always?" Sari asked pushing away. When he didn't say anythingshe changed the subject. "Come sit with us!" She squealed, pulling on his robes.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other uncertainly. When Harry nodded they all piled into one of the empty carriages. Zabini and Sari sat by one another on one side of the carriage, while Harry, Ron and Hermione sat on the other.

It was quiet for awhile. "Now, how do you know Sari?"Ron asked pointedly at Zabini.

"Well-" He started. Harry knew the answer though 'they're dating,' he said to himself. Sari this beautiful girl was dating one of his enemies. Not just one of his enemies, one of his worst enemies.'how could she date him?' he thought. Although he wasn't really listening he picked up one word Zabini said, "-related-"

"What?" Harry asked coming out of his thoughts. He was almost certain he had heard wrong.

"We're related." This time it was Sari who answered. As she said that, she could have sworn she saw both Ron and Harry smile, while Hermione frowned as if warning her. "He's my 2nd cousin." She continued, ignoring the warning.

Hermione looked around at everyone looking closely at their expressions. Her eyes lingered on Harry's face longer than anyone else's. Then she turned to Sari, "Do you know what house you're in yet?" Hermione asked, quickly changing the subject.

Sari was quick to catch on to what Hermione was thinking. She realized that Hermione was trying to drive the subject ayay from Harry wanting her. Thatway she could have him all to herself. Well that wasn't going to happen. "No actually. I'm going to Professor Dukedom – no Dumdledumb – no, what's his name?"

"Dumbledore," Zabini corrected her.

"Right. Well I'll need to go to his office after the feast." Sari finished.

"I hope you get into Gryffindor." Harry said enthusiastically.

Zabini then looked around as if remembering that there were Gryffindors in the carriage. "Serena, I'll see you at the feast ok?"

"But-" He jumped out of the carriage and ran over to one with other Slytherins in it. "Blaise!" Sari looked around confused.

"Gryffindors and Slytherins are enemies. We don't usually talk to each other." Hermione clarified.

"Oh." Was all Sari said.

KRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKR

"Wow," Sari said in amazement. She had just stepped into the Great Hall for the first time.

"Isn't it brilliant?" Harry asked.

Just then Professor McGonagall walked over. "Serena Montgomery. I need to speak with you.

"Alright," Sari turned to Harry, "Wait for me." She whispered softly into his ear. Then she followed the professor away.

"She asked you to wait for her but didn't say anything to me," Ron whined.

"Can't you see she's completely in love with you Harry? She's just like everyone else. It's rather disgusting if you ask me. Further more-"

"Well I didn't ask you Hermione," Harry said turning to wait for Sari.

'How dare he!' Hermione turned on her heal, grabbed Ron's arm and dragged him off to the Gryffindor table. As they sat down she noticed Sari was talking to Harry again. 'How dare he!' she thought again.

KRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKR

"What did she say to you?" Harry asked Sari.

"She told me that I could sit anywhere I wanted for the feast and to, afterwards,follow her to Professor Dumbledore's office. That was right wasn't it, Dumbledore?"

"Oh, yes.Do you want tosit with me then?" Harry happily offered.

Sari agreed, but as they headed toward the Gryffindor table a Hufflepuff, Harry had never seen before, came up to them. "Not now-" Harry started, but again the boy wasn't talking to him.

"Um, I was wondering, um, well um, maybe um, if you're not doing anything, um, would you um, like to um- "

"I have plans." Sari said smiling as she grabbed Harry's hand.

"Oh, um, sorry then," the boy said, quickly walking away.

Once the boy was gone she said to Harry, "Sorry about that," and let go of his hand.

"Oh, no problem," Harry replied wanting her to hold his hand again.

"It's just that kind of thing happens to me all of the time." She said looking down.

"Can you blame them?" Another boy had come up to them. He was from Slytherin.

"Do I know you?" Sari asked him.

"No, but I can tell you want to get to know me better." He said raising an eyebrow.

"You know," she paused, frowning. Then she smiled."you're right." Sari said to him with a flirty look on her perfect face.

"Well I'm head boy. I have a room pretty much to myself. We can meet up there later."

"And what would we do there?" Sari asked, daring him to go on.

"You'll just have to figure that out when you get there." He said winking at her.

She gave him a seductive look as he turned and walked away.

Harry was just looking at her as if his heart had been pulled out of his body. He'd just watched a hook-up that he'd wanted to do badlyhimself. How could Sari like this boy more than Harry? How could she like anyone more than Harry? Everyone liked Harry. And there this girl was, hooking-up with some other guy right in-front of him-

"You see?" Sari asked him. "That guy was not worth anything. He didn't even ask me my name." She looked at Harry who had just suddenly felt better than he'd felt all of today.

He realized she was waiting for him to say something so he said the first thing he could think of. "So you're not going up to his room?"

"No." She said flatly. "Why should I? He treated me like he could do whatever he wanted with me. I hate guys like that. I like a guy who cares about me. One who actually cares about my feelings. Not one just likes me because he thinks I'm hot."

"I don't just like you just because you're hot." Harry said before he could stop himself. When she looked at him with a question in her eyes he knew what it was. He'd already started, way not just finish? He took a deep breath, 'Here goes.' He thought. "Yes, I like you. There's just something about you. It's like I know you. And you're one of the only people that talks to me like I'm just a regular guy, not the'Boy Who Lived', not likeI'm to great to talk to somebody other than the celebreties or really popular poeple.I like that." Then he looked straight ahead and quickly started for the table.

Sari looked after him then up at the staff table. She realized that almost everyone was looking at Harry and herself, and that they were the only two people still standing. She laughednervously as her cheeks turned pink. She turned and ran to catch up with Harry, who was already almost to the table.

When she caught up she touched his arm lightly making him stop. "Harry, I like you too." She whispered into his ear. She softly brushed her lips against his cheek. 'Her lips are so soft' Harry thought and he grabbed her hand.

They walked hand-in-hand the remainder of the way to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to one another. Nothing mattered at the moment other than each other. They didn't even notice Hermione's icy, stare.

Hey, I hope you liked it 7 reviews 'till I update! Thank you to everybody that put me on their favorites list!

xoxo

BurntToast113