Julia woke up slowly the next morning, her mind going striate to the night before. Harry and herself had stood on that street corner for almost an hour before they even spoke to each other. They had both started to look around them as and even after the voice had disappeared, just as it had come suddenly. Julia remembers she had wrapped her arms around herself, from a sudden chill, even though she had been wearing a jacket.
Julia had been the first to speak after the long silence "Did you hear that' she had said last night, almost in a whisper 'or am I hearing things?"
Harry had turned towards her before answering "I did, its not just you' he says slowly 'the name Jesse Kilman sounds so familiar, but I don't remember where!"
Julia nods slowly, "Yeah me to' she says raising a hand to her mouth trying to hide a yawn blushing a little 'I don't know why I'm so tired, I slept all day!"
Harry smiles at her "its alright I could walk you home if you would like?" He asks.
"I would like that' she replies pointing to her right 'I live down here!"
"Lets go then" Harry says turning to walk with her down the street towards her house.
They try to make small talk but everything ends up in an uncomfortable silence and they both just kind of stop trying and walk staring at their feet. They walk for a couple of blocks before Julia speaks up again.
"Here were I leave you, you don't have to walk me any further its getting late!" Julia said. She turns to walk up the front steps of an apartment building.
"If that's what you want...." Harry says before adding softly 'Julia?"
Julia turns slowly looking down at he from the steps "Yes??"
"I… ummm… I'll see you tomorrow" He says before walking off toward his house.
She watches him leave with a confused; she gives a small giggle before turning and walking into the apartment.
But that had been last night, the name Jesse Kilman was still running though her head. She stretched sitting up in bed, trying to push the name out of her head, I need to forget that for now. She turns her head to look at the clock that lay's on a side table beside her bed, she notices that its time to get up and head to work. She gets up quickly and showers and dresses, grabbing her purse and bag and snapping for work.
She sits at her desk shuffling through the paper on it she sighs throwing the paper on the desk, "Get out of my head" She mutters to herself. She gets up and walks around her desk over to a filing cabinet in the corner of her office. She pulls open the drawer that is marked closed and starts to shuffle through them. The name from last night sounded so familiar but she just couldn't place it. She closes the drawer with a loud bang frustrated she spins on her toes and leaves her office. She walks down the hall and towards another office. She stops a few steps away and takes in a few deep breaths, before taking the final steps and being outside the office.
"Harry I was wondering if you have…..' As she had walked into the office she suddenly noticed that Ron and Hermione where in the office with him 'umm now is not a good time!" She turns on her heels and exits the office and hurries down the hall. She enters her office and shuts the door, sliding down it so she is kneeling on her knees with her head on her lap. "that was very stupid" she says quietly to herself.
"When did you start talking to Julia' Ron asks turning away from the door where Julia has stood a moment before 'she usually just comes in here to talk about cases, that seemed kind of personal.
"I think you were reading a little too much in to that Ron' Harry says trying to hide a blush 'I'm sure that's all she wanted this time too."
"Then why did she run out of here like that' Hermione asks with her hands on her hips giving Harry a look 'I think it was something else….I think someone has a crush!"
"You guys give it up' Harry says not looking at either of them but at his desk 'I'm sure it was nothing.
They both look at each other and shrug "ok,' Ron states 'tell us about last night then… how was the date with Elizabeth?"
Harry had raised his drink cup up towards his lips as Ron has asked the question "I ended the night early' he said quickly taking a sip of his drink the slowly swallowed 'it was as I predicted.
"Sorry for that mate' Ron says with a smile as Hermione sits down on his lap 'Well at least its over and done with.
Hermione punches Ron in the arm "That is not nice, Elizabeth is a sweet girl, just not Harry's type.
Harry gets up holding onto his now empty cup "If you will excuse me I need to get some more to drink1" He says as he heads to the door of the office. He steps out the door but leans his head back into the office, "and please no trying to set me up with anyone! I think I can pick my own dates!" He giggles and continues out the door.
Harry walks down the hall and fills up his cup again. On the way back to his office he stops outside of Julia's office, he leans on the wall for a moment watching Julia furiously work away at her desk. He sighed to himself thinking that he loved the way that her hair falls into her face. He shakes his head what am I thinking
"You wanted to ask me something earlier" he calls out as he slowly entered the office.
Julia jumps knocking a pile of papers from her desk on to the floor as she looks up to see who had just talked to her. She looked up to see Harry walking towards her and slowly kneels to pick up the papers. "You don't have to do that,' she says getting up out of her seat and kneeling down beside it 'I can get this!"
"No it's alright, its my fault anyway" Harry says with a small smile on his face he picks up some papers and stands up.
"Thanks' she says picking up some paper herself and standing up and sitting back down 'now what is it you asked?"
"You came into my office, well mine and Ron's, and seemed to want to know something before you left so suddenly?"
"Oh that!' She starts blushing slightly 'first off I didn't think Ron and Hermione would be here yet and…. It was about last night…. The name that we heard. I can't get it out of my head and I think I saw it here at one point!"
Harry sits in the other chair in the office "To tell you the truth I can't either, and I have been looking for it, and I will keep looking, but as of now I don't know where I heard it before. Don't worry about Ron and Hermione, they will forget about this soon.!"
Julia smiles and looks up "Good, I just didn't think I could get my point across right with out saying, last night in there somewhere. I didn't want you to have to explain anything or embarrass you!"
"That is sweet of you to say,' Harry says taking a sip of his drink 'but Ron and Hermione don't need to know everything that I do."
"So the Famous Harry Potter keeps things from the rest of the "Famous Trio" Julia asks with a giggle
Harry starts a little nervously "Well no but there's a first time for anything isn't there?" he asks
Julia giggles and gives a little nod "Yeah I guess though I never know that Harry Potter would do that to his friends."
Harry giggles to and slowly gets up from the chair "I will keep an eye open for the name in question,' he says slowly turning to leave the office but stops and turns back to her 'can I ask you something Julia?"
"What would that be Harry?" Julia asks slowly
"Would you go to dinner with me something, even if its just to get to know each other?" Harry asks
"Do you really want to get to know me, Harry?" Julia states
"Yes I do' he answers slowly 'but I do have other ways to get to know you if you don't want to?" He replies
"Then why, might I ask, have you not done that before" Julia replies
"Because I like to asks if I can get to know someone first before trying to dug up stuff about them?" Harry replies
"I see' Julia says slowly looking down at her desk 'I see
"You don't have to" Harry says turning to leave the office.
Just as he is about to step out of the office Julia calls out "I would like to go out for dinner with you, just as friends."
He turns and smiles at her before exiting the office and heading back to his.
