There, in the light of the doorway, stood an angry looking Severus Snape. Harry abruptly sat up and moved away from Kiera. She woke up from the movement and looked around. She spotted Snape.
"Oh hey Sev, I didn't think you would be here so soon," She said as she covered her mouth to stifle a yawn.
"Well, I came here to check up on you," He said silently fuming and began to shake," But when I get to your room, I find you and the Boy Who Lived sleeping together!"
She glared at him, "It's not a big deal. We were just relaxing, and bedsides, I can make decisions for myself," she said, looking at him intensely.
Harry was still sitting on the bed, slowly turning red from embarrassment. He decided to get out of the way before anything severe happened, so he tried to slide off the bed as unnoticeable as possible.
Snape turned quickly in his direction, "Where do you think you're going Potter," He said, glaring at the boy.
"Uhhh, I was just going to…to…polish my Firebolt! Yeah, that's it. I was going to go polish my Firebolt," He said sounding extremely unconvincing.
The angry looking man stared at him, "Fine…you may go, for now. But we do need to have a little chat later," He said eyeing the boy.
"Yes, sir," Harry said, and ran out the door mumbling incoherent things.
You stupid dolt! You fell asleep! And not only that, but the greasy git found you with her! Stupid Stupid Stupid! And he proceeded to his room, still kicking himself mentally.
Snape looked at the girl slowly calming, "Kiera, We've already talked about this. You can't just go off with whomever you wish! It's happened before and it didn't turn out well at all! Now I know you think you have more freedom now that your parents are gone, but I'm still here. And under any circumstances, will the rules change," He said with a stern voice.
"But Severus—"The girl pleaded.
"No buts, Kiera. I know you're growing up, but you need to control your actions. You fancy the Potter boy. That's pretty obvious. You don't usually let people fall asleep next to you that easily. But, I just don't want to see you hurt," He said with a frown.
"I'll be okay Sev. I can take care of myself, but it is nice having someone around to talk to about it," She said.
"…" He paused taking a deep breath, "Alright, but if something happens, do not hesitate to come and find me. I just came to check up on you. How are you holding up?"
"I'm fine. Harry and I talked. It was nice…but, it's just…weird. Now that they're…gone," She said looking down.
The man put his hand on her shoulder, "Don't be sad Kiera. You're not alone. You have another whole family behind you."
She nodded numbly, "Yeah, I guess that's true…"
He smiled at her, "Now get some sleep, you look tired. I'll be leaving soon, but I'll visit you again soon," he said.
"Thanks for coming Sev. Nice to see you," She said and laid down. Once her head hit the pillow, she fell straight asleep.
Kiera woke up to the sounds of the birds chirping and talking downstairs in the kitchen.
I wonder if anybody ever sleeps in this house, she pondered.
She walked down the stairs stretching and was greeted by everyone. She looked around the room for a certain black haired boy. She found that he was also looking at her. They both blushed and looked away.
"Sit down Kiera, you look famished. You didn't have anything to eat last night either!" Molly exclaimed, while at the same time putting a rather large plate of food in front of her.
She nodded and began to eat. When she took a sip from her pumpkin juice, she took this time to steal a glance at Harry. She tried not to choke on her juice and start laughing. He looked tired, his hair sprouted in different directions and his glasses slightly askew. She put her glass down and continued to eat her breakfast, unaware of the eyes on her.
Harry must have told Ron and the others about their small game because they were outside waiting for them when the walked out.
Kiera laughed, "Read to enjoy the show everyone?" she said as she walked past Ron and messed up his hair.
Ron grinned as he tried to fix it, "No one can beat Harry at catching that bloody snitch. It'll be a nice loss though. Quick and smooth," he said.
She smirked as she looked at Harry who was getting the Snitch, "We'll see about that. I've been practicing like mad all the time so I think I have a pretty good chance."
Ron let go of the snitch to let it get a head start. He started to cheer wildly for Harry, while Hermione and Ginny were screaming their heads off for Kiera. She laughed at the group and let the wind rush through her hair.
Another relaxing state I can be in. When I'm flying…I can be free and no one can stop me, she thought to herself.
She suddenly saw a glint of gold from the corner of her eye and smirked.
This will be cake. I always catch it, and grinned to herself.
Harry was soaring around the perimeter; his eyes squinted, looking for the snitch. Just then, he saw a blur to his right with an arm outstretched heading towards the ground.
What! How did she see that before I did, he thought and rushed off towards her.
They were neck and neck, Harry having the advantage because he had played longer than her. Just as Harry was about the wrap his fingers around the snitch, another hand enclosed the snitch tightly and pulled out of the steep dive. Harry almost knocked himself in the forehead pulling out of the dive.
He hovered in the air for a moment, his mouth agape. He had never lost in his life…well with the exception of 3rd year. But still. This girl beat him! He smiled and thought, this proves how wonderful she really is.
She jumped off her broom and landed gracefully on the ground. She was grinning widely and looked up at Harry. He soared down to her and got off his broom.
"Nice game, Harry," She said, while smirking.
"Beginners luck." He teased. She stuck out her hand to be polite. He took it while grinning and shook it. When their hands touched, they felt a jolt of electricity and both pulled back abruptly.
Wow, what was that? They thought simultaneously. They both shook their head and laughed.
Ron ran up to the pair. "HARRY! YOU LOST? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU MATE! YOU LET HER BEAT YOU?" He exclaimed jumping up and down.
She rolled her eyes at Ron, "I am here you know," he grinned, "Whoops…forgot that Kiera."
The other girls walked up to them and laughed. "Wow, Harry lost…that's…amazing! You must be brilliant if you beat him! What am I saying, you are brilliant!" Ginny said laughing.
She felt overwhelmed, "Thanks guys…now I can say practice paid off," She said smiling.
They walked back inside and proceeded to their rooms.
"Kiera dear, Dumbledore just owled saying that you need to go to Hogwarts for a few days to be sorted and find your way around. You'll leave tomorrow alright?" Molly called to the girl.
She nodded and smiled, "Thanks Molly, I'll start packing."
She walked up the stairs and entered her room.
Finally, Finally I get to go to Hogwarts. Where I belong…