Ch 5 The morning of the incident.
A/N Hello everyone, and thank you so much for all the reviews! They are my drive to continue. I have taken them to heart and will use your advice. Thanks so very much. Oh, before I forget I own squat, didly and noting, it all belongs to JK Rowling.
Harry lay awake in his bead, tossing and turning trying to get back to sleep, until Harry heard a creek on the stairs. Harry stared at the door, too tired to think. It creaked open slowly, revealing a tall, thin hooded figure. Harry screamed his wand suddenly in his hand and muttered every incantation for every spell, curse, hex, or jinx he knew but to no avail. Try as he might, he could not do anything to defend himself. The figure just laughed, drawing its own wand. He said in a high pitched voice that Harry knew all to well "Avada Kadavra!" Harry sat bolt upright in bed, but he felt that the dream should have continued.
He shivered even though the room was not chilly. He consulted his watch which told him it was just past midnight. He sighed and headed down the stairs to the common room, tying a robe around him as he went. He sat down in an arm chair, and realized that he was not alone in the common room. A set of gorgeous brown eyes stared out of the darkness.
"Ginny" Harry said in no more than a whisper.
"Ah, Harry" Ginny started with a mischievous look on her face "I think your sitting on Neville's toad!" and with that she burst into fits of laughter. Harry hastily stood up and freed the toad.
As Harry sat down again, he met Ginny's gave. She stared back at him and crossed the gap between them to sat down on the arm of Harry's chair. Ginny held Harry's gave for what seemed like an eternity, before leaning down and kissing him. This kiss was like nothing either had experienced before, it made all the kisses before there combat magic classes seem irrelevant. Ginny felt the passion rising inside her, as the kiss deepened. By the light of the embers of the fire, they kissed and kissed. Whether an hour of a minute had passes Ginny couldn't tell, but she had distinctly felt something move by her leg. She jumped away and looked at her leg. She saw to her surprise a very small and very embarrassed looking house-elf standing there.
"Terribly sorry sirs, I.. just cleaning and stoking, fire" He trailed off.
"It's all right." said Ginny soothingly. The house elf didn't respond but did look relieved.
He picked up a piece of garbage, stoked the fire until bright flames erupted and then left. Harry and Ginny stared after the elf amusement playing across there faces.
"Well, it's late and I think I'll be off to bed." Ginny said looking as though that was the last thing in the world she wanted. She headed for the girls stairway but Harry caught her on the bottom stair, turned her around and kissed her. She leaned into him, and he leaned back. This caused Ginny to fall backwards, taking Harry with her. As Harry touched the stairs they immediately turned into a slide.
"Right, how am I supposed to get up?" Ginny asked, a combination of horror and amusement playing across her face.
"I guess you'll have to stay down here with me..." Harry said, a devilish grin sliding onto his face "There is no escape!"
Ginny laughed and she pretended to run away mock-horror on her face.
As Harry awoke he realized he had slept with his glasses on. As sleep escaped him and he regained consciousness he looked around and found what appeared to be half of Gryffindor staring at him. He wondered why but the realization struck him when he felt the weight of Ginny Weasley on top of him. As he watched the crowd parted and Professor McGonagall walked through. "Potter, Weasley! Merlin's beard are you doing!?"
"Sleeping professor!" was all he could think to say. Harry thought, just for a second, that he saw her smile. But that thought was washed away as Ginny was woken up and they were both, flushing profusely, marched to McGonagall's office, still in there pajamas. The way to McGonigal's office was full of nervous glancing between the two culprits. It was also considered very funny by many of the ghosts and portraits they encountered along the way.
"Please explain yourselves" said Professor McGonagall, as she sat down behind her desk.
"Well..." Ginny began, and then trailed off.
"We uh, just came down because we couldn't sleep and met each other." Harry stated
"When Ginny headed back upstairs I followed her to the bottom of the stairs, but I slipped and fell onto the stairs."
"Which is why they became a slid" Ginny added.
"Which forced Ginny to sleep down in the common room." Harry finished, knowing that she would see right through the holes it there story.
"Why did you spend the night there Potter?"
"I didn't want to go to my dorm" replied Harry.
"I see, well in the circumstances around this 'incident' I think that 2 points from Gryffindor should be taken, both receive a detention from Professor Snape."
"Professor, why with professor Snape?" Ginny inquired.
"Because he has asked for students." She responded.
"Do you know what we'll be doing?" Harry asked, unable to be silent any longer.
"I believe" said professor McGonagall, her face breaking into a smile "you'll be brewing a love potion.
They hurried back to the Gryffindor common room. They found it deserted, except for one lone figure sitting in an arm chair. Ron stood up and walked slowly over to his sister and his best friend. The look on his face was cold and serious.
"What did you do to my sister?" he asked furiously.
"I..." Harry started.
"He did nothing that you need to know!" Ginny said, interrupting Harry. She looked like she was about to continue but she stooped. The moment Harry looked Ron in the face he knew why. Ron was smiling, no he was laughing. He stumbled over and leaned on Harry for support, the laughter making him unable to stand. Harry and Ginny stood silently, watching Ron and wondering 'shood I dare hope?'.
"I'm sorry yu'guys I had to do it, the looks on your faces, I can't believe it!" he wasn't making any sense but he didn't look mad, so that was good. When Ron had finally regained his composure, he said "Now, if you'll excuse mee I am going to have breakfast with Hermione. You to will get up to something no doubt..." he smiled and left the common room through the portrait hole.
"Well" Ginny asked "what do you want to 'get up to'?"
Harry laughed and replied "I have a fairly good idea" he leant I and kissed her.
After missing breakfast both Ginny and Harry were hungry, but they hurried to the entrance hall anyway. They split up, parting with a kiss, Ginny heading for Hagrid's hut and Care of Magical Creatures and Harry for double potions in Snape's dungeon. Harry ran along the corridors to get to his class. He managed to arrive just in time. Snape scowled at him as he took his seat.
"take out your books and turn to page 92. We are working on a special potion for the next month, The Love Potion is a hard one to brew. It needs special ingredients that need to be prepared so any of you" Snape looked at Harry "who get a detention, it will be with me." The rest of the lesson passed with Snape drowning on and on about the theory and illegality of love potions. When they finally filed out of the dungeon they were board.
"Oh good, lunch!" Ron said exitedly.
"yes I quite agree." Said Hermione "You know, I think that Snape got meaner over the summer."
"I wouldn't a thought it possible." Ron said.
"Potter" came an all to familiar sneer "heard about you and Weasley, how embarrassing being caught sleeping with one of there kind" he said in a tone that sounded as if he was describing sludge. All three stopped walking and turned to face Draco Malfoy. They wore an identical expression of disgust on there face. Malfoy must have realized that he had crossed the line, because his sneer faded as he eyed Hermione's outstretched wand, Ron's raised fists and Harry's hand ready to put to use what he had learned in Advanced Combat Magic. He decided he wouldn't risk anything and headed for the dungeons, where Harry knew the Slytherin common room was.
The trio headed into the Great Hall for lunch. Harry saw Ginny talking to Neville a little farther up the Gryffindor table. Harry had never wanted to have a muggle duel with anyone more. He quickly suppressed the feeling and grabbed himself a sandwich. Harry started to think of Quidditch and remember the notice about the delay of the season due to 'unforeseen circumstances', do to the fact that Professor Trilony was the divination teacher, he wasn't surprised by anything being unforeseen. He looked up at the head table and thought he saw Professor McGonagall looking at him, but he blinked and she was looking Professor Flitwick in the eye, she was craning her neck looking down. Suddenly four owls flew into the great hall, they usually arrived at breakfast, and landed in front of four people Harry, Cho Chang, Draco Malfoy and a Hufflepuff Harry didn't know. The not said simply
You have been chosen as the captain of your house's Quidditch team. You may book practice time from now on. The first match of the season is between Hufflepuff and Slytherin on November 8. That is all.
The note wasn't even signed.
'Me, the Quidditch Captain?' Harry thought 'it can't be!'
A/N-Thanks SO much for reading thus far, and keep those reviews coming!
A/N Hello everyone, and thank you so much for all the reviews! They are my drive to continue. I have taken them to heart and will use your advice. Thanks so very much. Oh, before I forget I own squat, didly and noting, it all belongs to JK Rowling.
Harry lay awake in his bead, tossing and turning trying to get back to sleep, until Harry heard a creek on the stairs. Harry stared at the door, too tired to think. It creaked open slowly, revealing a tall, thin hooded figure. Harry screamed his wand suddenly in his hand and muttered every incantation for every spell, curse, hex, or jinx he knew but to no avail. Try as he might, he could not do anything to defend himself. The figure just laughed, drawing its own wand. He said in a high pitched voice that Harry knew all to well "Avada Kadavra!" Harry sat bolt upright in bed, but he felt that the dream should have continued.
He shivered even though the room was not chilly. He consulted his watch which told him it was just past midnight. He sighed and headed down the stairs to the common room, tying a robe around him as he went. He sat down in an arm chair, and realized that he was not alone in the common room. A set of gorgeous brown eyes stared out of the darkness.
"Ginny" Harry said in no more than a whisper.
"Ah, Harry" Ginny started with a mischievous look on her face "I think your sitting on Neville's toad!" and with that she burst into fits of laughter. Harry hastily stood up and freed the toad.
As Harry sat down again, he met Ginny's gave. She stared back at him and crossed the gap between them to sat down on the arm of Harry's chair. Ginny held Harry's gave for what seemed like an eternity, before leaning down and kissing him. This kiss was like nothing either had experienced before, it made all the kisses before there combat magic classes seem irrelevant. Ginny felt the passion rising inside her, as the kiss deepened. By the light of the embers of the fire, they kissed and kissed. Whether an hour of a minute had passes Ginny couldn't tell, but she had distinctly felt something move by her leg. She jumped away and looked at her leg. She saw to her surprise a very small and very embarrassed looking house-elf standing there.
"Terribly sorry sirs, I.. just cleaning and stoking, fire" He trailed off.
"It's all right." said Ginny soothingly. The house elf didn't respond but did look relieved.
He picked up a piece of garbage, stoked the fire until bright flames erupted and then left. Harry and Ginny stared after the elf amusement playing across there faces.
"Well, it's late and I think I'll be off to bed." Ginny said looking as though that was the last thing in the world she wanted. She headed for the girls stairway but Harry caught her on the bottom stair, turned her around and kissed her. She leaned into him, and he leaned back. This caused Ginny to fall backwards, taking Harry with her. As Harry touched the stairs they immediately turned into a slide.
"Right, how am I supposed to get up?" Ginny asked, a combination of horror and amusement playing across her face.
"I guess you'll have to stay down here with me..." Harry said, a devilish grin sliding onto his face "There is no escape!"
Ginny laughed and she pretended to run away mock-horror on her face.
As Harry awoke he realized he had slept with his glasses on. As sleep escaped him and he regained consciousness he looked around and found what appeared to be half of Gryffindor staring at him. He wondered why but the realization struck him when he felt the weight of Ginny Weasley on top of him. As he watched the crowd parted and Professor McGonagall walked through. "Potter, Weasley! Merlin's beard are you doing!?"
"Sleeping professor!" was all he could think to say. Harry thought, just for a second, that he saw her smile. But that thought was washed away as Ginny was woken up and they were both, flushing profusely, marched to McGonagall's office, still in there pajamas. The way to McGonigal's office was full of nervous glancing between the two culprits. It was also considered very funny by many of the ghosts and portraits they encountered along the way.
"Please explain yourselves" said Professor McGonagall, as she sat down behind her desk.
"Well..." Ginny began, and then trailed off.
"We uh, just came down because we couldn't sleep and met each other." Harry stated
"When Ginny headed back upstairs I followed her to the bottom of the stairs, but I slipped and fell onto the stairs."
"Which is why they became a slid" Ginny added.
"Which forced Ginny to sleep down in the common room." Harry finished, knowing that she would see right through the holes it there story.
"Why did you spend the night there Potter?"
"I didn't want to go to my dorm" replied Harry.
"I see, well in the circumstances around this 'incident' I think that 2 points from Gryffindor should be taken, both receive a detention from Professor Snape."
"Professor, why with professor Snape?" Ginny inquired.
"Because he has asked for students." She responded.
"Do you know what we'll be doing?" Harry asked, unable to be silent any longer.
"I believe" said professor McGonagall, her face breaking into a smile "you'll be brewing a love potion.
They hurried back to the Gryffindor common room. They found it deserted, except for one lone figure sitting in an arm chair. Ron stood up and walked slowly over to his sister and his best friend. The look on his face was cold and serious.
"What did you do to my sister?" he asked furiously.
"I..." Harry started.
"He did nothing that you need to know!" Ginny said, interrupting Harry. She looked like she was about to continue but she stooped. The moment Harry looked Ron in the face he knew why. Ron was smiling, no he was laughing. He stumbled over and leaned on Harry for support, the laughter making him unable to stand. Harry and Ginny stood silently, watching Ron and wondering 'shood I dare hope?'.
"I'm sorry yu'guys I had to do it, the looks on your faces, I can't believe it!" he wasn't making any sense but he didn't look mad, so that was good. When Ron had finally regained his composure, he said "Now, if you'll excuse mee I am going to have breakfast with Hermione. You to will get up to something no doubt..." he smiled and left the common room through the portrait hole.
"Well" Ginny asked "what do you want to 'get up to'?"
Harry laughed and replied "I have a fairly good idea" he leant I and kissed her.
After missing breakfast both Ginny and Harry were hungry, but they hurried to the entrance hall anyway. They split up, parting with a kiss, Ginny heading for Hagrid's hut and Care of Magical Creatures and Harry for double potions in Snape's dungeon. Harry ran along the corridors to get to his class. He managed to arrive just in time. Snape scowled at him as he took his seat.
"take out your books and turn to page 92. We are working on a special potion for the next month, The Love Potion is a hard one to brew. It needs special ingredients that need to be prepared so any of you" Snape looked at Harry "who get a detention, it will be with me." The rest of the lesson passed with Snape drowning on and on about the theory and illegality of love potions. When they finally filed out of the dungeon they were board.
"Oh good, lunch!" Ron said exitedly.
"yes I quite agree." Said Hermione "You know, I think that Snape got meaner over the summer."
"I wouldn't a thought it possible." Ron said.
"Potter" came an all to familiar sneer "heard about you and Weasley, how embarrassing being caught sleeping with one of there kind" he said in a tone that sounded as if he was describing sludge. All three stopped walking and turned to face Draco Malfoy. They wore an identical expression of disgust on there face. Malfoy must have realized that he had crossed the line, because his sneer faded as he eyed Hermione's outstretched wand, Ron's raised fists and Harry's hand ready to put to use what he had learned in Advanced Combat Magic. He decided he wouldn't risk anything and headed for the dungeons, where Harry knew the Slytherin common room was.
The trio headed into the Great Hall for lunch. Harry saw Ginny talking to Neville a little farther up the Gryffindor table. Harry had never wanted to have a muggle duel with anyone more. He quickly suppressed the feeling and grabbed himself a sandwich. Harry started to think of Quidditch and remember the notice about the delay of the season due to 'unforeseen circumstances', do to the fact that Professor Trilony was the divination teacher, he wasn't surprised by anything being unforeseen. He looked up at the head table and thought he saw Professor McGonagall looking at him, but he blinked and she was looking Professor Flitwick in the eye, she was craning her neck looking down. Suddenly four owls flew into the great hall, they usually arrived at breakfast, and landed in front of four people Harry, Cho Chang, Draco Malfoy and a Hufflepuff Harry didn't know. The not said simply
You have been chosen as the captain of your house's Quidditch team. You may book practice time from now on. The first match of the season is between Hufflepuff and Slytherin on November 8. That is all.
The note wasn't even signed.
'Me, the Quidditch Captain?' Harry thought 'it can't be!'
A/N-Thanks SO much for reading thus far, and keep those reviews coming!