A/N Hey guys! Sorry I'm late but I've been really really really busy with school , I barely had time for myself. So I hope you'll like this chapter, and I must ask again.. Does someone wants to my beta, to guide me into the "English grammar world?" ;-) Thanx again! PLEASE REVIEW!
Another week has past but Harry didn't felt different from the past one….. Beside his other thoughts he was thinking at Ginny and her sweet charming face, but then again he was wondering how Ron might feel when he will find out about Harry's true feelings for her… Actually he wasn't certain about them either but sometimes he didn't cared about anybody else , beside he and Ginny.
He decided that it was best for him to go and talk with her. '"No " he said with loud voice.
"Harry? Who are you talking to?" asked Ginny coming down form the girls dormitory.
"Er… nobody" said Harry looking frowned around,searching for a person.
"But I thought I heard you saying…..Uhm… Never mind" she stopped waving her hand in the air as if like she was blinded by a smoke. "So…uhm…" she continued , somehow insecure " are you going in the Hall…at breakfast?"
"Uh, yeah" he replied with a smile.
"Great! Let's go together!" she said smiling back at him.
They entered the Great Hall and looked for Ron or Hermione. They spotted them and then joined them.
"Hey guys! What?" Harry asked seeing the shocked look on Ron's face.
"Nothing. I just didn't thought that you already …" he stopped to swallow his food.
"Already what?" asked Ginny concern
"Nothing!" Harry response snubbing Ginny, but still looking at Ron, giving him a look saying :''Shut up" It seems that Ron got it, because he immediately closed his mouth.
" Hey, Hermione…. " continued Harry after a deep , awkward silence "Do you know more things about the nymphs, beside what Hagrid told us.?"
"No……I'm not interested in those creatures. Why?"
"I heard one…. I think" He then told all of them what happened in that night.
"Watch out Harry! Those are dangerous!" said Hermione alarmed.
"It's not like I've asked them to come! It just appeared! Why are you treating me as if like it's my fault?"
"I'm not saying that…just that…..." Se gave him a full confident look, that only Hermione had and said :''Well, just be careful."
"Fine. Oh, God! I have to meet professor Snape in fifthteen minutes!"
"GOOD LUCK!" yelled Ginny , Ron and Hermione together.
Harry ran through the dungeons, took the corner, and found himself in Snape's classroom, alone.
"I am surprised that you are early, Potter" said a cold voice behind him. Harry turned around. Snape passed by him and told Harry to sit down. He gave him ingredients for a very complicated Healing Potion, that Harry had never heard about.
"What is it Potter? Too complicated? If you have read "The Most Rare and Efficient Potions" by Angie McDowell you would have made this potion in 5 minutes. But what can I expect form you, Potter?"
Harry said nothing, but inside of him he was boiling, and with an amazing calm he response:
"I'm sorry professor , but you haven't told me about this book. I never knew that it even existed."
"Potter, you should know better! If you don't get prepared for my lessons you will no longer have to come here! "
"Fine!" said Harry this time with anger. He got up, and left, not knowing where he was suppose to go.
"Harry!"
He heard a voice passing by him. He stopped.
" Oh …Hi Ginny, didn't see you" he said blushing.
"Shouldn't you be with Snape?"
"It didn't turned out that well….."
"Dumbledore will not like it" she said calmly to him.
"I don't care!" He then stopped realizing that he was yelling at Ginny. "I'm sorry Gin, I didn't want to yell at you….It's just that I've been stressed out lately and…"
"Something else is bothering you isn't it?" she said incredibly calm.
"Yes" He replied automatically. "No. I mean…." He took a look at her and then he knew he could rely on her , but still he couldn't told her about his feelings, because he is afraid of her reaction.
"Yes, Harry?" insisted Ginny approaching him.
"Another time…. Sorry… uh…" he said walking away from her…..
"You are such an idiot Harry! Now, she may never talk with you!" He was thinking in his mind.
Walking in silence on the first floor corridor he was surprised that he was alone at noon. He looked around but all the classes were empty.He stopped in the middle of the corridor. At the end of the corridor stood there a pale girl with long white dress and black straight hair. With her hypnotizing black eyes she just stoodthere with no expression staring at him. Harry felt that time has stopped. His heart sunk in his stomach, his feet were frozen and he felt empty and cold.
"Come ….find me!" he heard again in a whisper. He blinked and everything came back to normal.
"Are you all right , Potter? " asked from bellow Mr. Flitwick.
"Uhm, yes, yes I'm all right, thank you." He looked at the end of the corridor but saw nothing… He closed his eyes and sighed . Students were looking at him, he heard all kinds of sounds, chats, footsteps, and he was glad that he was back in reality.
But how can he be in another reality without realizing? He knew he had to talk with someone about this.
"Sweet surrender…. Come …find me….. You want happiness don't you.?...(giggles) Come……Come…..COME!"
Harry woke up all wet…. When did he fall asleep? Where was he? He looked around and realized that he was in the common room. "The whispers are gone" he said…. loking around only with his eyes. He got up and went to find Ron, or Hermione, but he looked at the clock and he realized that he was already late for his meeting with McGonagall. He rushed to her office and knocked on the door.
"Come in!'' said a voice behind the door.
"I'm sorry I'm late professor, but I think I've fallen asleep" said Harry barely breathing.
"You think? Never mind Potter. Take a sit." Said with a cold voice McGonagall.
Harry, I would like to say that I am proud of you're remarkable O.W.L. I hope that these lessons will improve you're skills and tactic. Before we begin the lessons I must give you a information that hopefully it will make you happy. As you know…there is no Gryffindor Quidditch captain and because you are such a great seeker I think that this title will suit you fine, don't you agree with me , Potter?" she said smiling.
"Yes, madam, but…what about Ginny?" he said barely temporizing his emotions.
"She will be a chaser , taking the place of Angelina Johnson. As you know Katie Bell has returned and Dean Thomas is the other chaser. The new beaters are Jordan O'Meara from sixth year and Michael McGillin he is in 5th year. Good… I believe you're next Quidditch practice is tomorrow. You better prepare you're team for the match! " she said ending with a smile.
"Yes, professor, thank you!"
"Don't thank me, thank the headmaster"
Harry was a bit surprised to hear this…. But then again he knew that Dumbledore wanted all the happiness for Harry.
"Now, Potter, to continue with our lesson, I don't want to waste any more time. We will first recap the simple spells I'm sure that you probably know them.
Harry concentrate all his mind on Transfiguration, tying to forget about the Nymphs, and enjoy the thought that he was made Quidditch captain.
After an hour Harry felt amazingly proud of himself because he achieved McGonagall's admiration.
"Well, Potter, it's much better than last year…I hope that you will do the same or work even harder to achieve higher scores! You may go now…"
"Thank you professor, good day!" said Harry with a smile
"Good day to you…. Potter…" she said almost in a whisper… but not with a happy voice… but with a sorrow look on her face.
Harry walked back to the Common Room, smiling every time when he thought at McGonagall's words when she told him he is the new captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team….. He entered the room through Fat Lady's portrait, and there he saw nobody else beside Ginny. She rose her head up and gave him a sweet smile.
"Hello Harry! Feeling better?"
"Uh….yeah…." he response wondering what she was talking about….then he realized that he yelled at her and left her in the corridor alone.
"What are you doing here alone?" he said putting his bag down and sat next to her.
"Oh, I was finishing writing my essay at Potions"
"Hey , Gin…. Guess what?"
"What?" she asked with interest.
"McGonagall named me Quidditch captain."
"Wow, that's great! " she response with enthusiast, then she gave him a spontaneous hug. Harry didn't expect this.
Then Ron entered the room accompanied by Hermione.
"What are you two doing?" asked Hermione somehow glad to see them together.
"Don't you know?" said Ginny surprised to both of them. "Harry is the new Quidditch captain!"
"That's great Harry! Congratulations!" said Hermione also giving him a hug.
"That really is great, mate! Hope will beat the slytherins this year!"
"Oh, we will! I have a great keeper and a wonderful chaser… " he gave a sly look to Ginny, but she caught him and she smiled back at him , blushing. "I don't know about the beaters though…."
"I'm sure they'll do just fine!" said Hermione happily.
"Yeah, they're pretty good… especially Jordan." Said Ron somehow envious.
"Chocolate frogs for everyone!" said Ginny, throwing at them three chocolate frogs….each!
"Wow! Thanx! " said Harry
"A little celebration… you deserve it!" she response.
They all stood up late, talking, discussing until finally Ginny went to bed. The trio remain by the fire.
"Harry….. Ginny told me something …. This afternoon….She walked by you and you behaved odd ….. What happened?"
"Oh, it's just that Snape bothered me again….I really don't know how I will survive with him all year!"
"Oh…." Said Hermione somehow disappointed
"But uhm…. Walking to McGonagall's office… I heard it again, this time I saw her….and it was freaky… she…" Harry stopped staring at the fire..
"She what? Did she made you believe that you were in another reality?"
"I guess so… But I didn't realized that! What am I suppose to do now?"
"Harry, please be careful….. I don't know… close you're eyes, ignore them… just… don't pay attention to them!" she said almost yelling at him.
"It's not that I am calling them!" yelled Harry angry at her. He got up and went to bed., without saying any words to his mates.
"Now look what you done!" said Ron angry to Hermione.
"I was just warning him!" she said back.
"Something is wrong with you! You don't usually act this way!" continued Ron
"I'm fine!" she response; but then , the same as Harry, she got up and went to the girls dormitory.
Ron looked stunned at the way Hermione took…… The most balanced girl he knew…..now…. unbalanced….
