A/N: Alright, I've made a decision! I'm going to write just thirty-five-to-fourty chapters! That's a lot, I know, but I think it should do perfectly! I might even do a sequel for their sixth year when I'm finished.
Chapter Twenty-Three: To Remus's House We GO!
Harry paced the room frantically, muttering and mumbling something fierce(I like that line...). Ron and Kit were staring at him, as Hermione and Ginny whispered to each other quietly. No one knew exactly what was ailing him. They had all just walked in to find him in a state of insanity and left him to it.
"Uh, Harry?" Kit started, but stopped when Harry paused to glare at her with all the hatred he could muster. Then she whispered to Ron, "What's all that about? I didn't do anything..."
"He's like this sometimes, I expect he just got some rejection or bad news." Ron said quietly, shrugging.
"Stupid...not fair...what DID I DO?!" Harry shouted, then stopped, and sat down in a chair huffily. "Don't even ask!"
"Right..." Ron replied dismissively, "You sure? I've heard it's not good to bottle up your anger like that, you could explode or something really bad, Harry."
Harry sighed, "Ron, do me a favor and shut up or I'll do something really bad."
Ginny and Hermione bit their lips, then went back to whispering. They obviously knew something they didn't.
"YOU TWO SHUT UP!" Harry yelled, and Ginny and Hermione jumped, then stared at him.
"It's really not the end of the world, Harry, it's actually quite funny! Just tell them, or I will." Hermione looked at him calmly.
"I caught Fr...." Harry mumbled the rest.
"What? Who did you catch?" Ginny asked, giggling.
"Fine! I caught Fred and George trying to find students to test a new product on and...they gave it to me...now I have..." Harry went over to Ron and whispered into his ear rapidly.
"Ugh! I feel for you mate, just don't come too close...it could be contagious knowing Fred and George," Ron was talking fastly, trying not to burst out laughing.
"What? What happened?" Kit asked, giving Harry a pleading look, "If you tell me, I might be able to help!"
"Well, I've got these...er--these...uh---" Harry tried to think how to word it without being too blatant. "I have the tiny tentacle things growing on my...you know!"
"Er---alright then! I just need you to stand still so I can blast them off---"
"NO! You're not blasting OFF ANYTHING!" Harry yelped, jumping away from her hands, "That's a bit...RISKY!"
Hermione and Ginny were in peals of laughter, howling like mad while Harry and Kit argued over the problem.
"I won't blast IT off!" Kit screamed, "I've got a handle on my magic! Bewitchers are natural healers you know!"
"Well! I don't want you to naturally heal anything of mine! How many times have you actually done this?!"
Kit paused, in thought, "Well, I suppose about three times!"
Harry looked at her wildly, "THREE TIMES?! ONLY THREE?!"
"Well, I don't see anyone else in here offering to help you who has any experience using Bewitcher healing skills!" Kit said matter-of-factly.
"Fine, just don't mess up!" Harry said through gritted teeth, then closed his eyes.
"Curatio!" Kit muttered, waving the back of her hand at him as she said it.
"I'll go see if it worked..." Harry said idly, running upstairs.
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"Well, I underestimated you, Kit!" Harry said, smiling at her from across the table at breakfast, "I can't believe it worked! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!"
"Harry, you sound like a ditz!" Hermione laughed, handing Ginny an essay that she had checked for her, "No way Malfoy can say anything about that, and if he does, tell Figg! Have you been working on your Patronus?"
"I can produce a corporeal one now! It's a fox," Ginny answered, beaming.
"Great! Mine's a peacock..." Hermione said, trailing off as Terry Boot came and sat by her.
"Uh, Hermione...Can we talk?" He asked nervously, "It's really important."
Hermione nodded and stood to follow him to the Ravenclaw table. They sat at the far end, seperated from the rest of the students. Harry was watching curiously, then grinned when he saw Terry take her hand, causing her to blush.
"Looks like you were right again, Kit," Harry mused, "I think she does fancy Terry Boot."
Hermione came back a few minutes later, she couldn't stop smiling and was red in the cheeks, "H-he's asked me to be his girlfriend! I'm with Terry Boot now...whoa."
It was the first time any of them ever saw her at a loss for words...
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For the students at the school, Christmas holiday couldn't have come any sooner. Kit and Harry had made arrangements to stay with Lupin, and Hermione was visiting Terry and his family. Ron and the Weasley's were supposed to be going to the Burrow, but he wanted to go with Harry. Mrs. Weasley seemed to understand, but as they left, she took Kit aside.
"I know you're both together, and I'm sure you're...very close, but I don't want anything to happen. You're only fifteen and you aren't even married. Now, I'm talking no kissing, no nothing!" Mrs. Weasley said rapidly, looking at Kit as if she was trying to determine whether or not she could understand her.
"Mrs. Weasley! You don't need to worry! Ron and I aren't going to do anything! Even if we were, we wouldn't dare with an adult supervising us the whole time! Now I'm sure that you trust him..."
"Very well then," Mrs. Weasley said, smiling, "You're a fine girl Kit, and there's no reason for you and Ron not to be together, but I'm still his mother and I always worry. Especially now that Fred's engaged to Angelina Johnson..."
Kit returned her smile, then hugged her goodbye. Harry and Ron came up, Ron taking her hand after his mother had his share of warning him and fretting over his clothes and telling him how they'd be over for Christmas dinner. Mr. Weasley finally got her away and told them goodbye, then took Ron aside.
After Ron was released, they boarded the Hogwarts Express and sat down in a booth with Hermione.
"How's Ginny getting home? I mean, Fred and George can Apparate now, and so can Mr. and Mrs. Weasley." Hermione looked at Ron and Kit, who were talking quietly and laughing, "What are you two so happy about?"
"Ginny," Kit said simply, then beamed at her and Harry, "She left last night! Didn't you notice she was gone? I got to teleport her home!"
Ron smiled, "I went too...Teleportation's wickedly brilliant...Don't you two like it?"
Harry and Hermione shared queasy glances, "It's great..." They chorused.
After they talked for an hour or so, Hermione left to go and find Terry and his friends, and Cho came in and started up a conversation with Harry quietly while Kit and Ron mused to each other. They occasionally relayed their conversations to each other, but really just stuck to themselves.
When the trolley came by, Kit turned to the witch, "Miss? Do you know when we'll be arriving?"
"Well," She started, "This ride's a bit shorter, so I expect us there in about and hour or so, not that much longer."
They took their purchases and split them up as she left, leaving Kit excited, "You do realize that this will only be the second time I'm not within at least ten miles of the orphanage? I can't wait to get there!"
"Orphanage? You're an orphan?!" Cho said incrediously, "I thought you lived with Harry and the muggles."
"No..." Kit replied simply, "I'm a Clivelle, not a Dursley. I've never even met these people, but I do hear they're horrible!"
Kit and Cho didn't talk much after that, it just seemed that Kit and her were worlds apart, what with Cho being a part of a higher class family, and her having to thrive off of her cousin and his small fortune. She didn't mind it, but she never knew what it was like to live wealthily, or even to get to wake up and know that you're parents will be there when you go to breakfast...
After they arrived at the station, Kit, Harry and Ron grabbed their bags and searched for Lupin. Ron let out a yell of shock as a large black dog jumped on him, knocking him over and making him drop his luggage. Harry coaxed the dog off and patted him on the back.
"Follow?" He asked. The dog barked loudly and wagged his tail so hard that Kit felt a slight breeze.
"Here," Harry said, handing Ron his bags, "You might want these! We need to follow him."
The dog barked again as Hermione and Terry Boot came over to say goodbye.
"Snuffles!" Hermione exclaimed, running up and scratching the dog's ears, "Well, I guess I'll see you all at school when holiday's are over, so...goodbye!"
Hermione gave Ron and Harry hugs, then ran up and embraced Kit, "You better not do anything, Mrs. Weasley's wrath it worse than anything you'll ever have to deal with!"
Terry said goodbye to them, patted the dog obligingly, took Hermione's hand, and left.
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"Alright, Ron and Harry, you'll be in the back room with Sirius, and Kit you'll get the den. Beds are made and you can set your things in the closets or wherever you see fit..." Lupin said idly, "Ron, can you let go of Kit long enough to let me take you to your room?"
Ron flushed and let go of her, following him and Sirius to the back, Harry going too. Kit stood there, swinging her luggage and looking around. She started to whistle softly then jumped two feet into the air as Sirius and Harry came into the room.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you!" Sirius said jovially, "Goodness, jumped clear off the floor... Kind of twitchy?"
"No, I just...I'm a little jumpy in new places..." Kit said, looking at him cautiously.
"C'mon, let's go have something to drink, it'll calm your nerves!" Sirius said happily, taking Kit's bags from her and setting them at the end of the couch, "We'll let you unpack later!"
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A/N: Okay, this is as much as you get! I'll be back with the next chapter later! *Kit glares as Draco, Nina, Pansy, Blaise, Ginny, The twins, Hermione, Lavender, Seamus, Dean, The Chasers, Creevey's, and Pavati, Cho, and Padma, Cella, and Neville come in the room and start to party* I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS! *Dodges a vase* NOOO! My mom's gonna kill me...put that down! PUT THAT DOWN PANSY! *Screams as a cat flies across the room and lands on Ron's back, he's asleep.* No more! I'll be in my room...writing you all out of here!!!!!!!
Chapter Twenty-Three: To Remus's House We GO!
Harry paced the room frantically, muttering and mumbling something fierce(I like that line...). Ron and Kit were staring at him, as Hermione and Ginny whispered to each other quietly. No one knew exactly what was ailing him. They had all just walked in to find him in a state of insanity and left him to it.
"Uh, Harry?" Kit started, but stopped when Harry paused to glare at her with all the hatred he could muster. Then she whispered to Ron, "What's all that about? I didn't do anything..."
"He's like this sometimes, I expect he just got some rejection or bad news." Ron said quietly, shrugging.
"Stupid...not fair...what DID I DO?!" Harry shouted, then stopped, and sat down in a chair huffily. "Don't even ask!"
"Right..." Ron replied dismissively, "You sure? I've heard it's not good to bottle up your anger like that, you could explode or something really bad, Harry."
Harry sighed, "Ron, do me a favor and shut up or I'll do something really bad."
Ginny and Hermione bit their lips, then went back to whispering. They obviously knew something they didn't.
"YOU TWO SHUT UP!" Harry yelled, and Ginny and Hermione jumped, then stared at him.
"It's really not the end of the world, Harry, it's actually quite funny! Just tell them, or I will." Hermione looked at him calmly.
"I caught Fr...." Harry mumbled the rest.
"What? Who did you catch?" Ginny asked, giggling.
"Fine! I caught Fred and George trying to find students to test a new product on and...they gave it to me...now I have..." Harry went over to Ron and whispered into his ear rapidly.
"Ugh! I feel for you mate, just don't come too close...it could be contagious knowing Fred and George," Ron was talking fastly, trying not to burst out laughing.
"What? What happened?" Kit asked, giving Harry a pleading look, "If you tell me, I might be able to help!"
"Well, I've got these...er--these...uh---" Harry tried to think how to word it without being too blatant. "I have the tiny tentacle things growing on my...you know!"
"Er---alright then! I just need you to stand still so I can blast them off---"
"NO! You're not blasting OFF ANYTHING!" Harry yelped, jumping away from her hands, "That's a bit...RISKY!"
Hermione and Ginny were in peals of laughter, howling like mad while Harry and Kit argued over the problem.
"I won't blast IT off!" Kit screamed, "I've got a handle on my magic! Bewitchers are natural healers you know!"
"Well! I don't want you to naturally heal anything of mine! How many times have you actually done this?!"
Kit paused, in thought, "Well, I suppose about three times!"
Harry looked at her wildly, "THREE TIMES?! ONLY THREE?!"
"Well, I don't see anyone else in here offering to help you who has any experience using Bewitcher healing skills!" Kit said matter-of-factly.
"Fine, just don't mess up!" Harry said through gritted teeth, then closed his eyes.
"Curatio!" Kit muttered, waving the back of her hand at him as she said it.
"I'll go see if it worked..." Harry said idly, running upstairs.
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"Well, I underestimated you, Kit!" Harry said, smiling at her from across the table at breakfast, "I can't believe it worked! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!"
"Harry, you sound like a ditz!" Hermione laughed, handing Ginny an essay that she had checked for her, "No way Malfoy can say anything about that, and if he does, tell Figg! Have you been working on your Patronus?"
"I can produce a corporeal one now! It's a fox," Ginny answered, beaming.
"Great! Mine's a peacock..." Hermione said, trailing off as Terry Boot came and sat by her.
"Uh, Hermione...Can we talk?" He asked nervously, "It's really important."
Hermione nodded and stood to follow him to the Ravenclaw table. They sat at the far end, seperated from the rest of the students. Harry was watching curiously, then grinned when he saw Terry take her hand, causing her to blush.
"Looks like you were right again, Kit," Harry mused, "I think she does fancy Terry Boot."
Hermione came back a few minutes later, she couldn't stop smiling and was red in the cheeks, "H-he's asked me to be his girlfriend! I'm with Terry Boot now...whoa."
It was the first time any of them ever saw her at a loss for words...
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For the students at the school, Christmas holiday couldn't have come any sooner. Kit and Harry had made arrangements to stay with Lupin, and Hermione was visiting Terry and his family. Ron and the Weasley's were supposed to be going to the Burrow, but he wanted to go with Harry. Mrs. Weasley seemed to understand, but as they left, she took Kit aside.
"I know you're both together, and I'm sure you're...very close, but I don't want anything to happen. You're only fifteen and you aren't even married. Now, I'm talking no kissing, no nothing!" Mrs. Weasley said rapidly, looking at Kit as if she was trying to determine whether or not she could understand her.
"Mrs. Weasley! You don't need to worry! Ron and I aren't going to do anything! Even if we were, we wouldn't dare with an adult supervising us the whole time! Now I'm sure that you trust him..."
"Very well then," Mrs. Weasley said, smiling, "You're a fine girl Kit, and there's no reason for you and Ron not to be together, but I'm still his mother and I always worry. Especially now that Fred's engaged to Angelina Johnson..."
Kit returned her smile, then hugged her goodbye. Harry and Ron came up, Ron taking her hand after his mother had his share of warning him and fretting over his clothes and telling him how they'd be over for Christmas dinner. Mr. Weasley finally got her away and told them goodbye, then took Ron aside.
After Ron was released, they boarded the Hogwarts Express and sat down in a booth with Hermione.
"How's Ginny getting home? I mean, Fred and George can Apparate now, and so can Mr. and Mrs. Weasley." Hermione looked at Ron and Kit, who were talking quietly and laughing, "What are you two so happy about?"
"Ginny," Kit said simply, then beamed at her and Harry, "She left last night! Didn't you notice she was gone? I got to teleport her home!"
Ron smiled, "I went too...Teleportation's wickedly brilliant...Don't you two like it?"
Harry and Hermione shared queasy glances, "It's great..." They chorused.
After they talked for an hour or so, Hermione left to go and find Terry and his friends, and Cho came in and started up a conversation with Harry quietly while Kit and Ron mused to each other. They occasionally relayed their conversations to each other, but really just stuck to themselves.
When the trolley came by, Kit turned to the witch, "Miss? Do you know when we'll be arriving?"
"Well," She started, "This ride's a bit shorter, so I expect us there in about and hour or so, not that much longer."
They took their purchases and split them up as she left, leaving Kit excited, "You do realize that this will only be the second time I'm not within at least ten miles of the orphanage? I can't wait to get there!"
"Orphanage? You're an orphan?!" Cho said incrediously, "I thought you lived with Harry and the muggles."
"No..." Kit replied simply, "I'm a Clivelle, not a Dursley. I've never even met these people, but I do hear they're horrible!"
Kit and Cho didn't talk much after that, it just seemed that Kit and her were worlds apart, what with Cho being a part of a higher class family, and her having to thrive off of her cousin and his small fortune. She didn't mind it, but she never knew what it was like to live wealthily, or even to get to wake up and know that you're parents will be there when you go to breakfast...
After they arrived at the station, Kit, Harry and Ron grabbed their bags and searched for Lupin. Ron let out a yell of shock as a large black dog jumped on him, knocking him over and making him drop his luggage. Harry coaxed the dog off and patted him on the back.
"Follow?" He asked. The dog barked loudly and wagged his tail so hard that Kit felt a slight breeze.
"Here," Harry said, handing Ron his bags, "You might want these! We need to follow him."
The dog barked again as Hermione and Terry Boot came over to say goodbye.
"Snuffles!" Hermione exclaimed, running up and scratching the dog's ears, "Well, I guess I'll see you all at school when holiday's are over, so...goodbye!"
Hermione gave Ron and Harry hugs, then ran up and embraced Kit, "You better not do anything, Mrs. Weasley's wrath it worse than anything you'll ever have to deal with!"
Terry said goodbye to them, patted the dog obligingly, took Hermione's hand, and left.
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"Alright, Ron and Harry, you'll be in the back room with Sirius, and Kit you'll get the den. Beds are made and you can set your things in the closets or wherever you see fit..." Lupin said idly, "Ron, can you let go of Kit long enough to let me take you to your room?"
Ron flushed and let go of her, following him and Sirius to the back, Harry going too. Kit stood there, swinging her luggage and looking around. She started to whistle softly then jumped two feet into the air as Sirius and Harry came into the room.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you!" Sirius said jovially, "Goodness, jumped clear off the floor... Kind of twitchy?"
"No, I just...I'm a little jumpy in new places..." Kit said, looking at him cautiously.
"C'mon, let's go have something to drink, it'll calm your nerves!" Sirius said happily, taking Kit's bags from her and setting them at the end of the couch, "We'll let you unpack later!"
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A/N: Okay, this is as much as you get! I'll be back with the next chapter later! *Kit glares as Draco, Nina, Pansy, Blaise, Ginny, The twins, Hermione, Lavender, Seamus, Dean, The Chasers, Creevey's, and Pavati, Cho, and Padma, Cella, and Neville come in the room and start to party* I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS! *Dodges a vase* NOOO! My mom's gonna kill me...put that down! PUT THAT DOWN PANSY! *Screams as a cat flies across the room and lands on Ron's back, he's asleep.* No more! I'll be in my room...writing you all out of here!!!!!!!