"Harry's Escapades…"

Pairings:Harry x OC

Warnings:explicit language and scenes.

Disclaimer:I do not own Harry Potter and its characters

Author's note: There are some made-up spells and places and characters - that I'm sure, I own. Pardon some grammar errors and my attempts at Brit slang…

Chapter 4: Keep the Fire Ablaze

After Hermione went away, several 7th year girls entered the Gryffindor's girls' dormitory and greeted Jenny with friendly gestures. Jenny continued to unload stuff from her trunk including her wand made from vampire fangs and the blood of a Hungarian Horntail; her school supplies (cauldron, text books, potion bottles, black quills, parchments, etc.); robes; school skirts and shirts; a broom; and her gears for the guitar. She held out a big empty black birdcage and put it on top of a table. Jenny let out a small yawn and finally realized that she was the only one awake; for the room that once filled a while ago with shrieks, giggles and gossips of seventeen year olds, had gone quiet. After she shoved her empty trunks under the bed, she went out of the dormitory and headed down to the common room.

It was an empty room with a small fire blazing in the fireplace. Jenny sat down opposite of the fireplace and stared at the flames quite mesmerized.

"Waiting for someone to appear on the fire?" A voice suddenly asked her and Jenny instantly turned around and found Harry - wearing a striped v-neck sweatshirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, khaki jeans, his unruly dark brown hair reaching to cover half of his green eyes and his round eye glasses – stood beside the shelf with both of his hands inside his jeans pocket.

"I hoping but there's none." Jenny replied and slowly stood and sat on the sofa. Harry still stood on his spot. He noticed that Jenny was still wearing her robe except that the gold v-shaped headdress on her forehead was gone and she was barefoot.

"Why are you still not asleep? If you don't mind?" Jenny asked still staring at the fire.

"Can't sleep… I go here every time when I can't sleep. How about you? You haven't changed into sleeping clothes." Harry slowly looked at her direction and she met his eyes. They lingered on each other's stares for almost a couple of seconds and Harry heard her slow breathing despite her distance from him. Harry have this feeling that this girl knew everything about him and he felt quite connected, she still looked like a goddess even with her long black curly hair tied in a messy bun.

"You have a very cold weather here...About my robes, I do not remove this robe on the first night in a new place. It has been a tradition for me not to sleep and try to get used to the place with this robe. I transferred from school to school every year and I intentionally made Hogwarts the last one." Jenny broke her eye contact with Harry and leaned her head on the sofa; her eyes were examining the ceiling. Harry sat on the opposite cushion facing her and was just with his view.

"Impressive ceiling." He heard Jenny muttered about the common room's enchanted ceiling.

"Why?"

"Huh? Pardon?" Jenny removed her gaze from the ceiling and turned to look in front where Harry is sitting.

"Why do you keep transferring schools? I-If you don't mind." Harry asked.

"Something about my parents being aurors." Jenny answered, saying this in a rather fast speed. Harry frowned a bit looking at his feet while he lingered on Jenny's reply. Her family must have been in constant danger. Trying to escape or something...but wha-

"Harry." Harry turned to look up and almost jumped out of his seat when he realized that Jenny's face was an inch closer to his. Harry had to lean his head on the sofa just a tiny bit farther so that he could refrain from being cross-eyed.

"Jenny." Harry let out her name almost in a whisper as his heart thumped wildly every time he felt her hot breath on his cheeks. The mixture of air they exchanged suddenly turned him on. Jenny's expression was a little worried and her black eyes anxiously roamed around the slightly lit common room.

"What was that noise?" Jenny's eyes locked into his. She was kneeling in front of Harry and was leaning so close towards him. Harry tried to open his mouth and he heard something was scraping on a glass. To his surprise, he felt Jenny's fingers held tightly on Harry's left knee, he caught his breath at that one but tried hard to concentrate on the noise.

krsstt...kkrrsstst...

"Lumos" Harry felt Jenny's hot breath on his cheeks as a light appeared on the tip of her wand. Harry took out his wand too and slowly stood up and clasped Jenny's hand that was on his knee.

kkrrssttt...kkrrsstt...

"It's coming from the window." Harry whispered and both of them walked slowly towards the common room window.

"Petrifi-"

"Stop!" Harry stopped Jenny's hand when she was about to say the freezing spell. Harry immediately walked towards the windows and flung it open. A snowy owl flew inside and landed happily on Harry's shoulder. Harry smiled at Hedwig and stroked her feathers, he heard Jenny let out a sigh of relief.

"Owl..." Jenny slowly smiled. "...and she's a pretty owl." Jenny reached out to touch Hedwig and the owl happily hooted.

"I forgot to re-open the window at my dorm for Hedwig after her hunting that's why she searched for me." Harry said while looking at Jenny's smiling face as she stroked Hedwig.

"Smart owl."

"Yeah but she can be a bit moody sometimes, would bite me." Harry said and Jenny let out a chuckle.

"Blimey, its 4 o' clock already. No wonder Hedwig already finished her hunting." Harry looked at the clock in the middle of the shelves. Whoa, time flew fast... Harry thought and saw Jenny was about to yawn and while she was about to put her hand into her mouth they both realized that they were still holding hands. Their fingers intertwined with one another.

Jenny forced to stop her yawning and both of them looked at each other. Harry's face turned red as he gently untangled his fingers from Jenny's hand.

"Uh..." A blush also crawled up into Jenny's face as she was biting her lower lip.

"Umm...M-maybe we should go to bed. Breakfast starts at 7." Harry said softly and slowly as they were still standing in a close distance.

"Mmmkay... nice meeting your owl and nice hanging out Harry." Jenny smiled at him.

"Same here. W-well I haven't met your owl...b-but I mean, it was nice hanging out with you." Harry also smiled at her while Hedwig hooted cheerfully.

"Goodnight... or should I say goodmorning." Jenny shortly waved at Harry and let out a successful yawn and her eyes were starting to droop.

"Morning." Harry said softly as he watched Jenny climbed the stairs with the tail of her brown robe disappeared last of her sight.

"Come on, Hedwig. This should be a good year." Harry headed to the boys' dormitory and smiled to himself.

Author's note:

I forgot if the ceiling of the Gryffindor common room has an enchanted ceiling...sheesh... I'm trying to make this believable as much as possible and I keep on forgetting things but let's just leave it that way...

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chapter title derived from Rampqueen song "Tala" \m/