Chapter Eleven:
Harry's Choice
Harry woke-up and looked around. He saw Airean sleeping right next to him on a chair. He smiled, it was hard to believe something good had come out of getting attacked by a snake…how had he gotten out of there? He'd forgot to ask.
"Airean, wake up Airean" Harry said shaking her gently.
"Hmm…" Airean said opening her eyes a little.
"How did I get away from that snake?" Harry asked.
"Oh yeah, didn't you know?" Airean said.
"Know what?" Harry asked.
"You used your mage powers…of course you went a little overboard but we know you have then now." Airean said sitting up.
"What did I do?" Harry asked.
"You kind of exploded using all of your power at once. That's why you blacked out you had nothing let afterwards." Airean said.
"What happened to Griff?" Harry said.
"Who?" Airean asked.
"The lion" Harry said. He was not sure how he knew the lion's name but he did.
"Oh it didn't hurt him or you just the snake. Since Griff is your Familiar your powers won't hurt him, in fact they should have healed his wound from the snake too." Airean said.
"So are you joining?" Airean said.
"Huh?" Harry said.
"The Order you can join now, are you going to?" Airean said.
"I…um…" Harry just stared at her not really saying a thing.
Ok we are going back in time to when Harry blacked out and seeing it from Ron's point of view, so we can see him and Hermione get closer! WOOT!
A hysterical Hermione who was sobbing like a child as she shook Ron awake.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked.
"Harry…he was attacked" She sobbed.
Ron jumped out of the bed. "Where is he?"
"In the hospital wing they think he…he might die!" Hermione said and she through herself in Ron's arms.
Ron looked down at her and rubbed her back " It will be ok Hermione. Harry's too strong to just get killed off like that." Ron said to her although he was not even sure he believed himself.
"We should go see him." Ron said.
"Ok" Hermione said as she let go of Ron but took his hand in her's instead.
They made there way to the hospital wing but were told by Madam Pomfrey that Harry could not be disturb because he needed rest.
"Will he be ok?" Ron asked.
"I…we hope so" she said shaking her head. Hermione made a noise like she was going to cry again and Ron thought he should get her out of there. "Come on Hermione let's go back to the common room."
"Mmm…" was all Hermione could get out.
Ron gave the fat lady the password and he and Hermione went inside. They sat down on coach and Hermione buried herself in his chest and started crying again. Ron looked at Hermione, he wanted to help her but he wasn't sure how. He hated seeing her so upset. Ron started rubbing her back. "Don't cry ok? It'll be ok. I promise it'll be ok." Ron said.
"But what if it's not? What if we lose him?" Hermione said though her tears.
"Don't think like that, this is not just anyone this is Harry after all he's lived through you think he can't handle a snake."
"Maybe your right" Hermione said looking up at him.
"Just trust me ok?" Ron said.
"Ok" Hermione said.
For a while neither of them said anything.
"Ron?" Hermione said.
"Yeah" Ron said.
"Thanks for being there for me." Hermione said.
Ron smiled "Anytime" and then Ron felt as though something he couldn't see was pulling him closer to Hermione and he kissed her.
"Ron if you keep doing sweet things like this I just might fall for you." Hermione said smiling for the first time tonight.
"Really" Ron said also smiling then he leaned down and started kissing her again.
Back to the present time
Harry sat there waiting for Lupin to tell him what he wanted to talk to him about.
"Well we know you're a mage now and whether or not you join the order you need training to keep your power in check. So starting when you get out of the hospital every week I will be coming by to give you some training." Lupin said.
"Oh…ok" Harry said not sure what else to say. "Well I should be leaving soon so since I won't see you till afterwards Happy Halloween Harry." Lupin said.
"Oh…yeah I forgot it was coming up, Happy Halloween Lupin." Harry said.
"Well goodbye Harry see you soon." Lupin said getting up to leave.
"Goodbye" Harry said watching him go.
Harry was just starting to get bored when Ron can in to visit him.
"Hi Ron" Harry said.
"Hi" Ron said.
"I haven't seen you around here since I woke up yesterday, you avoiding me?" Harry joked.
"NO…I…um-" Ron sputtered.
"I was joking…but I guess you aren't. What's up?" Harry said.
"I um…I kissed Hermione…twice." Ron said nervously.
"Why would I be upset about that?" Harry asked confused.
"Because well you were on the verge of death and I was busy making out! That doesn't bother you!" Ron said.
"No it doesn't not as long as you and Hermione get over your little crushes and go out already!" Harry said trying not to laugh.
"I…you sure?" Ron said.
"Yeah, so you want to play chess?" Harry said.
"Yeah" Ron said smiling.
Ron sat in the common room and waited for Hermione. She said she would meet him there after class. Ron was so nervous he almost talked himself into leaving.
"Hi Ron" Hermione said sitting down next to him.
"Hi" Ron said.
"So what did you want to say?" Hermione asked.
"Oh um…it's about last night-" Before Ron could finish Hermione cut him off.
"Listen Ron now is not the time ok Harry could be dying and you want to talk about a kiss?" Hermione said.
"First off Harry's not dying and you would know that if you had gone to see him instead of crying about if you losing him." Ron said.
"He's ok?" Hermione said.
"Yeah he's ok, just like I told you before Harry can handle a snake." Ron said.
"Oh I'm sorry I should go see him then." Hermione said getting up to leave.
"Oh no you don't!" Ron said pulling her down.
"Now that's he's ok were talking about this." Ron said.
"Oh…all right" Hermione said surprised by how Ron was acting.
"Listen ok this isn't easy for me to say, but I really like you and I was wondering if you go out with me?" Ron said quickly.
"Oh, I like you too and I'd love to go out with you." Hermione said.
Ron's smile was going up to his ears.
"Really?" He said.
"Yeah" Hermione said.
Harry sat in the common room he had just gotten out of the hospital wing yesterday. He was looking at a sign on the board on the common room it read…
Quidditch Try outs
For beaters, chasers, and seeker P. S. Try outs to become team captain (only members already on team are qualified) are
tonight at 7:00 p.m. on the Quidditch field
Harry sighed he knew he was going to get to be seeker after all no one in Gryffindor wanted to be seeker but him, but what Harry wasn't sure about was if he wanted to try for captain or not. Thing is the only one other person who could be captain, that was Ron because all the others from the team last year besides Ginny had said they were not coming back and Ginny didn't want to be captain. 'Well I'll just ask Ron if he wants to be captain and if he says no then I do it' Harry thought. Harry got up and went to look for Ron in the boy's dorm. He looked around but saw no one so he went back downstairs where he saw Lupin standing there waiting for him.
"We were going to work on you powers tonight but since I have been informed that you have Quidditch practices then we have to do it know." He said.
"Oh ok" Harry said as he followed Lupin out of the Gryffindor common room and all they way down to the grounds outside.
"We'll do this back here by the woods were no one else can be hurt." Lupin said.
"Hurt? What am I going to do?" Harry asked.
"Oh nothing to hard, no worries. Alright lets try the basics first, try to make this rock come from the ground to you." Lupin said pointing to a rock on the ground.
"Ok" He said nervously. Harry stared at the rock and tried to picture it floating to him. After about three-minutes Harry started to think this was pointless. Just then the rock came flying through the air and hit him hard in the stomach.
"Owwww" Harry yelled as he clutched his stomach.
"Stop getting so inpatient your making your powers run wild." Lupin said.
"Sorry but this is wired" Harry told Lupin.
"Well you will just have to get use to it." Lupin said back. Lupin took the rock from Harry and set it back on the ground again. "Try again" He told Harry.
Harry trudged up the stairs back to the Gryffindor common room. After hitting himself in the stomach a few more times he gotten the hang of making the rock come to him so Lupin had let him go get ready for Quidditch practice. Harry went into the common room and saw Airean sitting there doing homework she had been behind because she skipped so many lessons when Harry was sick. Harry went and sat down next to her. He liked the thought of having a girlfriend now but wasn't really sure what that meant. Was he going to have to tell her everything now? Would he have to make sure to go on dates with her like with Cho? 'Oh man this is not made to be easy huh?' Harry thought.
"Do you need something, you'll be late if you don't get ready soon." Airean said putting down a book she was looking through.
"Oh well…um-"
"You're going to have to get use to talking to me if you're going to be my boyfriend." Airean interrupted him.
"Oh ok, well I'm not sure really what you expect me to do as your boyfriend. I never have really gone out before." Harry said.
"Stop worrying ok? I'm not expecting anything just do what comes naturally and you'll be fine." Airean said.
"Ok, I should go" Harry said.
"Right see you latter" Airean said as Harry got up to go get dressed for practice.
Harry looked around the looker room just him, Ginny and Ron were there.
"Hey Ron can I ask you something?" Harry said as they got ready.
"Sure" Ron said beaming.
"Well…do you want to be captain?" Harry said.
"NO" Ron said. "Well…It's just I could never live up to wood and I don't want to end up with a team like last year because oh that." Ron said.
"Oh ok I guess I'll do it then. So why are you so happy?" Harry said.
"Well I asked Hermione out…Oh and she said yes too" Ron added seeing Harry's face.
"Good, I asked Airean out you know." Harry said as they left for the field.
"What did she say?" Ron said staring at Harry.
"Yes" Harry said trying not to let on how hard it was for him to believe it himself.
"Wow we've both have girlfriends that's great." Ron said.
"Yeah" Harry said.
"I thought Airean liked Shane." Ron said.
"She does just not that way." Harry said.
"Oh" Ron said.
"He doesn't have a girlfriend then, think he'll be upset that we both do?" Ron said looking worried.
"No he's to mature for that." Harry said.
"Hey look who is trying out." Ginny said pointing to the group of kids on the field.
"It's Shane" Harry said.
"Yeah I remember he said he made his own broom, bet it's real good." Ron said.
"Hey Shane what are you trying out for?" Harry asked praying it wasn't Seeker.
"Beater" Shane said.
"Oh, good luck then" Harry said.
"Ok well first thing we need a captain to pick the new team mates." Ginny said.
"Harry's captain" Ron said.
"Fine" Ginny said looking at Harry.
"Well first off since we need two beaters we should do them first." Harry said.
"Alright who's here to try out for beater besides Shane." Harry said. One person, a girl with sort blond hair stepped out of the group.
"I am" She said.
"What's your name?" Harry asked.
"Missy" She said.
"Ok let me go get the bludgers then" Harry said.
Harry sat up in the Common room trying to figure out whom to give what parts for the new team. 'Shane totally gets Beater he was great, so was Missy.' The chasers were still left Ginny was one and the other Harry had to choose still. 'I'll think about that latter.' His mind kept drifting back to the bigger issue, whether or not he wanted to join the order. 'It's your choice' his mind said. 'Yeah but what if I don't know what I want?' Harry thought.
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