Chapter 8 –

I walked down stairs my book clutched tightly in my hands. I carefully stepped off the last landing and crept over to the loveseat by the fire.

I sat (side saddle) on the couch my legs lying lazily on the couch, I leaned my head on my arm and flipped open the book to my favourite page.

A small photo lay askew in the middle, I smiled down at the picture. I picked it up to get a better glimpse. 'Dad must have put this in for me,'

I looked at the photo; dad and me had just had it taken a few weeks before we left to London.

My eyes felt heavy; I blinked my eyes and looked back down at the page. My hand slowly fell to the book and my head drooped down to lie on the couch as my eyes shut and I drifted off into a sweet slumber.

"Hey Kimmy?" I felt someone nudge me in the shoulder, I grumbled at the voice.

"Kimmy, you're sleeping in the common room?" the voice said matter-of-factly.

"I don't care," I mumbled with my eyes closed.

"While there are about 20 Gryffindor boys watching you, who are begging me to shut up now," The voice said, with a slight chuckle.

My eyes slowly opened trying to focus as light streamed through a window. I blinked my eyes

"Harry?" I murmured rubbing my eyes. I looked around and noticed it was just him and me I let out a long sigh of relief before looking at him from the corner of my eyes.

I heard him chuckle and move towards my feet as I sat up, he moved my feet off of the couch. I sat up and yawned.

"What time is it?" I said stretching my arms, I felt a blanket slip off my shoulders and pulled it up, 'Huh? I didn't have a blanket when I fell asleep?'

"The time is 6.30am and I saw you last night sleeping and thought you might get cold, so I put the blanket on you," Harry said turning away. I looked at him curiously as a small uncomfortable silence filled the air for a minute.

"I'm up early for a change, and on the weekend!" I said happily as Harry turned around to look at me bemused.

"Um, about that, I thought you might like to know, today's Monday!" He said laughing under his breath.

My eyes widened in shock and I stood up. "I have to go get dressed, I can't go to class looking like this, Eep!" I squealed noticing I was wearing my skimpy short-shorts and tank top. 'Why did I decide to wear my summer night clothes last night?'

I wrapped the blanket around myself as I blushed. I saw my book on the table in front of me and picked it up hastily. I turned to run up the girls' stairs but stopped at the first landing I turned around to look at Harry who was just staring at me

"Thanks for waking me up, I'll see you at breakfast," I said turning on my heel and rushing up the stairs.

I pushed open the girls door and put the blanket and my book on my bed. I walked over to my trunk and pulled out a clean set of uniform and socks.

I walked into the bathroom stripping my clothes and taking a shower. 30 minutes later after running under the warm water for 20miuntes and getting ready properly for 10 minutes I was ready.

I walked out of the bathroom in time to see a large amount of hairbrush past me swiftly into the bathroom.

"Hi Hermione," I said as she shut the door. I heard a mumbled "I'm in a hurry," from her.

I walked over to my bed and tied my hair up in a ponytail and I realised something "Hey Hermione?" I called from the end of my bed.

"Yeah" A muffled voice replied through the bathroom door.

"I'm going to Breakfast, I want to catch up with Cho a bit," I said staring out the window as the sun had fully risen now and tinted the sky with a breath-taking orange.

I heard the bathroom door open a bit; I turned to see Hermione standing there looking at me a toothbrush hanging out of mouth. "You might want to bring Harry with you?" she said brushing her teeth.

"Any reason why?" I said smirking at her. She merrily rolled her eyes.

"Just thought he might want to say hi as well," I felt like a huge chunk of lead dropped in my stomach and my breath caught.

I clutched at my throat and strained a reply "I'll go get him than," I saw Hermione looking at me with confusion written in her face.

I trudged down stairs and walked into the common room, I saw Neville sitting in a chair feeding a toad?

I walked over to him and saw him visibly blush. "Hey there Neville, How are you?" I said smiling at him.

"Oh, I-I'm fine, Howareyou?" He mumbled his eyes never leaving his toad.

"I'm great, um, do you know if Harry is upstairs?" I asked blushing; Neville looked up at me and smiled.

"Yeah, he's upstairs in our room, we share dormitories, it's the th-third one on the

L-left," Neville said before looking down at his toad again.

"Thanks Neville, for 'everything'" I said sincerely, I saw him blush and made my way over to the boys stairs.

I climbed up the stairs and began walking down the corridor. I saw a few open doors with some first and second years looking bewildered that a girl was walking in the boys' quarters.

I saw boy with red-hair turn the corner ahead of me, he quickly began knocking on doors as he walked down the corridor occasionally yelling "Wake-up! Wake-up! We've got school!" He said it rather enthusiastically.

I looked around frantic and saw a sign, which said 'third year boys' I quickly turned the knob.

It wouldn't open, I began banging on the door as the red-headed boy began getting closer. 'Oh crap! I'm going to get in trouble! On my first day here!'

I heard some scurrying and someone walk up to the door "Who is it?" I heard Ron say through the door.

"It's me, Kimmy let me in, some red-head guy is doing some kind of weird roll-call!" I whispered, leaning my body against the door.

"Kimmy? What are you doing here?" Ron said confusedly.

I turned my head and noticed the red-head sticking his head into a room 5 doors away.

"I came to get Harry, Hurry up let-me-in!" I said banging on the door.

I soon felt myself falling into someone. I opened my eyes and saw Harry adjusting his glasses 'How cute. I mean adorable, I mean…I'm going to shut up' I quickly stood up while I slapped myself mentally on the head at the thought I was thinking.

I heard the door slam shut and a muffled voice call through "I know you're up so get ready!"

I looked around the room and saw a boy in the far corner halfway through pulling off his pj's, another sitting on the edge of his bed and Ron was standing a few steps away from me, all with the same expression written on their faces. Shock.

I immediately covered my eyes with my hands saying repeatedly "Sorry, Sorry, Sorry"

Harry touched my wrist slowly and I turned around facing towards the door. "Hermione said you might want to come with me and say hello to Cho Chang so I thought I'd come and get you," I blurted out. I felt Harry move so he was standing in front of me.

"Open your eyes Kimmy it's ok," Harry said calmly. I slowly opened them my eyes looking at the floor. My eyes found Harry's feet. My gaze slowly went up his body 'Hm, long lean legs, Well-toned body, slightly pale, though I don't mind, abs! Really hot, Gorgeous emerald eyes and Mmm luscious lips, which are laughing at me!' I blushed at being caught checking him out. My eyes fell to his body once more; I noticed it glistening in the light and a loose towel around his waist. My hands immediately went to cover my eyes.

"Um, Meet me downstairs in five minutes," Harry said opening the door. I felt his hand on my lower back; I tensed at the touch but felt somehow soothed by it.

I turned around to face Harry "Promise you'll be decent?" I said peeking through my fingers.

He chuckled and nodded. I slowly dropped my right had lazily by my side my other hand touching my lips as I bit into my lower lip.

"Hurry up than, okay?" I said shyly, while biting my fingers.

He arched an eyebrow at me before a smirk crept along his lips "I'll be down once you stop hassling me," He said turning around and walking into the room.

I blinked once the door closed in my face; I felt eyes on me, so I turned my head slightly I saw a few guys smirking at me down the corridor. I smirked back at them before running down the corridor and down the stairs at the merry sound of the redheaded boys voice.

I waited down stairs in the common room waiting about 10 minutes before I felt Harry's hand gently being placed on my shoulder. I looked down at my pocket watch. 'He's been up there for precisely 11minutes and it is now, 7.31' I flicked my watch back closed and turned my head looking back at Harry.

"You are precisely 6 minutes late and no we have to go find Cho," I said standing up I stumbled over on my robe and landed into Harry's chest. I slowly lifted my head to look up at him. I saw him looking down at me with a smile. I felt a weird lite feeling in my gut and quickly backed away from him.

"Sorry, but now we are both 7 minutes late," I said walking towards the portrait; I felt around behind me and dragged Harry out the portrait with me.

We made it down to the great hall at around 8 because I kept going the wrong way and Harry would just laugh at me every tie I turned down a dead end.

"Harry, it's not funny! I'm new so I'm suppose to get lost here, your 'old' so you have to help me!" I said to him as we entered the hall.

"I'm not old and come on it was so funny seeing you walk around like you know were your going but actually going around in a complete circle and walking down 7 dead end corridors!" Harry said laughing at me.

"Hey look it's Cho!" I said happily and ran over to her giving her a hug. "Hey Cho darling how you feeling?" I said looking down at her.

She merrily looked away a sad look playing on her face.

"You and Cedric broke up?" Harry said looking at her shocked. She nodded her head "Sorry to hear that," Harry said. I saw something flicker across his eyes but chose to ignore it.

I looked past Harry and saw the hot guy from yesterday coming over, I smoothed out my skirt and hair and nudged Cho to do the same but she just stood there looking at Harry.

"Hi, um? Kimmy right?" He said his blue eyes twinkling in the morning light. I gushed.

"Yes, I'm Kimmy, this is Cho but who are you?" I said tilting my head.

"Oh sorry, my name is Tobias Anthony Samuels, but you can call me Toby" He said kissing my palm, I looked at Cho who raised her eyebrows at me, I looked at Harry who eyed him carefully.

"Would you like to join me at my table for breakfast, lunch and dinner?" Toby said. I looked at Cho who nodded, I waved goodbye to them and walked over to the Gryffindor table with him.

"So Kimmy? Are you single?" He said eying me carefully.

"I'm taken, by you," I said smiling, he merrily chuckled as we sat down beside each other at the table.

The redheaded guy from earlier walked past he stopped at me and handed me a schedule. I looked down it, 'Hm, I have transfiguration first, awesome' I looked up at Toby who was looking over my shoulder at my timetable.

"I've got Transfiguration first with McGonagall," I said grabbing some toast and buttering it.

"I've got potions first with Snape, oh someone curse me," I pulled my wand out and looked at him weirdly.

"I was joking," He said holding his hands up defensively, I giggled and looked up as Harry and Cho came over and sat opposite us.

I smiled at her as she giggled at Harry before I saw her grab his hand and hold it, I blinked a few times as she turned to look at us, my hands still glued to their hands. I felt something go off inside me.

I saw a hand wave across my face and I blinked and looked at Toby "Sorry, I just zoned out," I said smiling weakly at him.

I grabbed an Iced tea from the table and gulped it down, I saw Hermione come into the great hall with Ron arguing.

"Crookshanks is not a bad cat!" Hermione said walking quickly towards us.

"He practically attacked Scabbers," Ron replied sitting on the other side next to Harry, as Hermione sat next to me.

I sighed this seems so…normal. I looked across and saw Harry had the same expression. We spent the rest of breakfast listening to Ron's half conversation because it was through his cereal, porridge, apple and glass of pumpkin juice.

I sat up smiling as the bell rang, "Oh would you look at that it's time to go to class," I said standing up and making my way down the aisle between the tables.

I felt Toby's hand slip into mine and I smiled at him. He winked and walked me to Transfiguration. I watched as Harry, Ron and Hermione walked past, Hermione and Harry giving me odd looks.

I hugged Toby and kissed him on the cheek as he walked back down the corridor and turned off another corridor.

I blinked my eyes realising he had already gone. I walked into the class just as the next bell went off.

I took a seat next to Hermione and looked at the board sighing. Something didn't feel right. Something important.

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