AN:/ Welcome back to another chapter of Rising of a Phoenix! I called my surgeon asking if we could schedule my knee surgery. Got told I would hear back either tonight or tomorrow and since it is 5pm est I am guessing it will be tomorrow. I hope you enjoy Chapter 11! I don't own the rights to Harry Potter that belongs to JK Rowling!
James's Point of View:
We sit waiting for the girls to arrive. I had planned to announce my love for my own and only Hermione Grace Prewett. I feel like the whole school knows of my intentions except her, and her little posse, though I might be wrong about her friends. I shake my head when I hear her musical laughter. And my head shoots right for the door. She is like an angel on earth, ironically her middle name being Grace. Because she was my saving Grace. Remus elbows me to shake me out of my day dream and I see Isaac and Sirius are laughing their arses off looking like they are intimidating my love sick face. I could care less. As she gets closer I pull Hermione down next to me wrapping my arm around her waist, and I think my heart soared when she didn't pull away. And, I like a proper pureblood gentleman and starts getting her food and drink. "So where have you fair ladies been?" Sirius asks the girls.
Hermione rolls her eyes at Sirius and his flirtatious ways. It makes my heart swell knowing My Hermione wasn't falling for his charms. "We went to the owlery asking if Marlene, Alice, and Dorcas could join me in my self defense classes. After the whole Pettigrew thing I wanted to be able to protect myself." Sirius looks at her confused, no surprise there because the men were raised that we were to protect our women and families. But, then she brought up that rat Pettigrew just the thought of Pettigrew being anywhere near her again, and hurting her makes me beyond angry. I think she could feel it because she grasped my fisted hand on her side and pushed her fingers through and intertwined our fingers. That calms me instantly and I have no doubt a huge goofy smile on my face. "Yes yes I know usually the man is the one who protects the woman, but for example say me and James are married and have a child and another on the way." She looked at me and I could almost see it and start daydreaming.
Me and Hermione living not too far from Potter Manor somewhere in between Prewett and Potter manor so we can be close to both of our families. A little boy about a year or so may be slightly older with my unfortunate black unruly hair and her beautiful golden amber eyes and tanned complexion. He was the perfect mix of the two of us running around trying to catch the toy golden snitch I always had in my pocket in school. Hermione is glowing and much older. I see the Potter wedding band on her finger. She is wearing a floral white sundress and heavily pregnant with our second child. There were flowers everywhere and you could hear a small creek not too far in the distance. She looked at me with the most beautiful smile, and I couldn't wait to make this a reality. All the sudden I am rudely brought out of my day dream when she is leaning in to kiss me by Remus and Hermione is looking at me expectedly like she is waiting for a response. I see Issac nod knowing the kid won't let me down. "Yes I agree with Grace '' she looked at me confused, probably at the nickname and I just shrugged. The name fit her perfectly and she didn't fight me on it like when Sirius called her Kitten. And, everytime he does it I think he does it to irritate her like a brother and sister relationship. I think I even saw her smile which makes me want to strut around like Malfoy if he was a peacock. The thought made me laugh in my head, maybe a future prank I would bring up with the boys late. "Though I would do everything to prevent any harm coming to her and our children I would still want her to protect them and herself. I think it's a brilliant idea for women to know how to protect themselves." I say and get a huge smile from Hermione. Best day ever!
All the sudden the harps began and now it was the moment of truth the flowers began to fall, Lilies her favorite. And then the red banner her eyes were on it and my heart was beating out of her chest as I looked at her and only her waiting to see her response. But, the response I got which I wasn't expecting was heartbreak and disappointment was in her beautiful golden amber eyes. She pulls away from me and I see the tears begin to form and she runs from the room. I think I am shocked. I quickly feel rejected by my own true love; she must really not want me, but Remus turns my head to the banner and instead of Hermione Prewett it says LILY EVANS! WHAT!? I Looked at my friends and they were staring at the Slytherin table. The Malfoy's, Evans, Snivellus, and Pettigrew are all laughing their arses off. Dorcas ran after Hermione. "James go after her!" Remus shouts at me.
I don't have to be told again I knew my friends would take care of or start planning revenge. I started running in the general direction I thought they were running knowing that the one place I couldn't get to her was the girl's dorm. I make my way to Gryffindor tower and see Dorcas running into the portrait. I make it in and as I make it to the stairs. Dorcas twirls around anger and promises of pain in her eyes, her wand at my throat. "Was this some sort of joke to you Potter! You swore up and down you were in love with my best friend and you just broke her heart! I trusted you with her heart but you tell the entire school you're really in love with the one woman who hates her and bullies her! A snake! Tell me one good reason I shouldn't beat your pompous toerag arse with every inch of your life" she sneered at me.
I think I actually feared Dorcas Meadows at that moment. "The spell went wrong someone tampered with it. I seen them laughing when I left to come and explain to her what happen. Please I just want to talk to her. I love her with my every being she is everything to me Dorcas she is the reason I breath she is my warmth my stars in the sky I would die for her! Please help me!" I plead with her,
She looks into my eyes maybe looking for some truth and then our friends come through the portrait. And she lowers her wand to her side. "I helped you today. I got to admit she had a small amount of feelings for you. Marlene made us promise to have her at dinner. Look what helping you got. My best friend is broken. Maybe one of our other friends will help you, but I refuse to have my best friend hurt ever again! Watch your back Potter!" she sneered and ran up the stairs to her dorm room.
I looked at the others feeling absolutely devastated. Marlene and Alice each set their hands on my shoulders. "We will talk to them both until they know the truth and we will try and explain to her and have her come down and talk to you." Alice says and Marlene nods as they make their way up the stairs.
I fell to the couch Remus next to me Sirius and Issac took the arm chairs and Frank sat next to Remus. "Well that messed up royally." Frank says after some time of quiet.
I just kept staring at the door waiting for her to come out to talk to me. Let me explain. "So how are we going to make those Snakes pay?" Sirius asks.
I look at him hating the snakes more than I had ever before, possibly ruining my chances of happiness and love forever. "How did they even know about the plan?" Issac asks.
Remus sighs, "Maybe someone heard us talking about it while we were down here and is friends with a Snake and informed them and it got back to the evil pack." Remus says. I am feeling more and more depressed the longer she doesn't come down. It's beginning to get close to curfew when suddenly the door opened and I felt my heart stop beating out of my chest. Was she coming? Was she going to let me explain? I held my breath in anticipation waiting for who was coming out the door.
AN:/ GASP a cliff hanger I have never done that but, I loved the suspense of it and had to try it out. I won't do it often but it felt like a good stopping point. Will it be Hermione who comes down the stairs? Will she hear him out and believe what he has to say? Did anyone else like a badass Dorcas Meadows? I sure as hell did lol! I hope you loved this chapter as much as I did and hope you stick around! Don't throw rotten tomatoes at me for the cliff hanger and don't hate me! I will update soon! Draco Lover Forever 1994!
