Harry Potter and the Secret Squib!

Chapter Ten: MAGIC

Harry remained speechless for another five minutes, he just stood there staring out the window and muttering "She likes me... she still likes me..." to himself slowly

Ron and Hermione's PoV:

"He's been up there ages! What'd he do, lock him self in?!" said Ron

"Well, I think he's a bit stunned at the moment..." laughed Hermione

"What? What'dya mean?"

"Well, you know I wanted to borrow Hedwig earlier..."

"Yeah..."

"Well, the thing is, even though I said I was writing a letter to my mum and dad, I didn't..."

"So... who'd you write to then?"

"Cho!" replied Hermione excitedly

"What? Cho? Are you mad?! She hates him! Didn't you see her on the train home last year?!" shouted Ron

"Ron! Shh! Harry told me a few weeks ago that he still likes her, he told me he keeps thinking of her. He even asked me to help him talk to her again..." said Hermione quietly

Ron kept quiet, he was shocked.

"And well, I thought Harry will never say the right words by himself, so I'd you know, help him... and I'm pretty sure when Hedwig returned she had a letter with her..."

"Mione!! What were you thinking?! What if that isn't a good letter from Cho, what if she completely slates him in it! He hasn't had a very good few months! This could be really bad!"

"Oh no... your right, I didn't even think that she might not send a nice reply back, we better go check on him!"

Has Hermione and Ron burst through the door they saw Harry, exactly how he was when he had read the letter, standing still, and just looking out of the murky window.

Harry slowly turned round to face Ron and Hermione; they were looking extremely worried.

"Harry... I'm sorry I went behind yo-"

"Read it" said Harry thrusting the letter into Ron's chest

Ron and Hermione began reading straight away, while Harry went to sit down on his bed with his head in his hands

"... Harry... she likes you... she really likes you!" said Hermione joyfully

"She likes me; she actually likes me, but why? I was such a... a git" said Harry sorrowfully

"... Err... Harry that's amazing mate! So, would do you think this big news is then?" inquired Ron while quickly changing the subject

"Well, I have a hunch" answered Hermione

"Harry, c'mon mate! You should be happier! You just found out she still likes you!" said Ron trying to cheer Harry up

"Yeah, I am happy mate, I'm just confused, I mean, isn't she with Ginny's ex-boyfriend, Michael Corner or something?

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that, I wonder if Ginny will know... I'll go ask her" said Ron as he walked through the door way

"No Ron! Wait!" shouted Harry and Ron came back into the room "Don't worry about it now, I'll ask Cho myself when we're back at Hogwarts... we should be celebrating today! We finally got our O.W.L results!"

"Yeah, your right Harry, should we go back downstairs?" asked Hermione

"Yeah alright, you two go ahead, I'll be down in a second; I just want to put the letter away..."

"Nah it's no problem mate, we'll wai-"

Hermione nudged Ron in the ribs with her elbow mouthed the words 'Let's go'.

Harry got up from his bed and crouched down on his knees; he reached under his bed and pulled out his trunk. He opened it and rummaged round looking for a certain item.

He found it; it was on top of the picture Petunia had given him for his birthday.

Harry sat there, on the floor, just staring at the picture, watching his family wave to him happily. All he could think was just if Voldemort hadn't had killed his parents that night, things would be so different. Harry would have his family with him now; cuddling him and watching him grow up.

Harry looked into his fathers face, it looked nearly exactly the same to his own, and all accept one detail, his mother's eyes. He was always told he had the same eyes as his mum, and now he finally got to see for himself.

As Harry stared at the picture he noticed something around his father's neck, a small silver necklace, with five small cubes on it, the exact same small silver necklace Harry had tightly clutched in his hand, the same small silver necklace Harry had been searching for...

Suddenly there was a knock at Harry's door, it wasLupin

"Oh hey Professor Lupin..." said Harry

"Harry, how are you? I didn't see you come down with Ron or Hermione" asked Lupin

"I'm fine, thanks, just... looking at this picture; I've never seen it before..."

"Yes, well, because, that was the only copy, we only wanted one copy with Petunia, we couldn't risk having that one with any of the other Order members, if Voldemort found it; Petunia would be in grave danger."

Harry didn't want to interrupt, he just sat there listening

"I still remember the day that was taken, I told them it should just be family only... but they insisted on me coming in because to them... I was family. James, Lily and Sirius were great people Harry; they all died because they loved you..."

Harry was speechless.

"I suppose you're wondering why I gave you your father's necklace Harry... that necklace works like a bit like a sneakoscope. The words engraved on it are magically engraved, they glow different colours depending on your emotion, red if you're angry, blue if you're sad, orange if you're happy, white if you're scared and so on. The darker the colour the bigger your emotion. How ever, if it glows black, it could mean two things; you are incredible angry, or there is some one truly evil around... after you father knew he was marked for death, he gave the necklace to me, to give to you on your sixteenth birthday... The day I met him to collect the necklace, was the last time I saw him and your mother, just two days before they were murdered..."

Harry was still unable word together a sentence. He unclamped his hand and looked down and the words engraved, they were glowing a medium blue...

"Harry, your father and mother made me take that necklace, and get as far away as possible, that was the day that that picture was taken... I don't know why, but Peter wasn't in that picture, maybe James and Lily knew what he had done, or maybe he was too selfish to come... Well Harry, I must go back down, I've got Order business to attend to" said Lupin regretfully as he walked back towards the door

"Harry, Dumbledore told me about your group last year, The DA. You truly are a brilliant wizard, not only can you perform spells that proper witches and wizards can't even do, but you taught them to others... Come down when you're ready Harry..." said Lupin with a smile

Harry nodded, he was completely lost for words... he just wanted to go asleep now and wake up ready to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow. Harry glanced back down and the necklace in his hand... it was now very light blue... he took both ends in each hand and put it on... he looked more than his father than ever... he took one last glance down at the picture... he noticed his father's necklace was glowing bright orange... he was happy