Chapter 2
" No more lies Harry."
" I understand."
" Mr Potter, you have been twenty-two minutes late for my lesson, I expect more than an "I understand". Come along now please, you have just got up to date, don't ruin it now."
" I'm very sorry Professor," harry said and looked at the floor, he could hear Slytherin's laughs and sneers.
" never mind Potter, I shall ignore this incident today."
Luna Lovegood stood up and protested.
" Professor, you're not even going to punish him?"
" No I am not." said Mcgonagall over her spectacles, "but if you keep protesting Miss Lovegood, then you will be punished with detention."
Luna sat down and sent an evil glare at Harry, who sighed and looked down at the empty scroll of parchment. Penelope patted him on the shoulder and her blue eyes looked into his.
It was only then did she realise how beautiful she was. Hermionie stared at her, her mid-back length platinum blonde hair shone like bright white sand on a beach and her eyes, they were so blue, she didn't even want to think about Penelope Malfoy's figure, she was tall and skinny almost as tall as...she didn't want to think about him either. The perfect couple, Hermionie let out a loud sigh and Pansy nudged her.
" Hermionie," she said through a giggle, " Wake up you silly girl"
Hermionie stuck her tongue out at her friend, and laughed.
" hey," she said in a whisper, " It's a free country."
"Not for much longer." said Seamus Finnigan from behind.
" What do you mean, not for much longer?" Hermionie asked across the isle separating Gryffindor from Slytherin.
" I mean Granger-"
" Hermionie is my name you know."
" Whatever, I mean that the Dark Lord is back,"
" Oh please, we hear that every day." Said Pansy, who rolled her eyes, and turned back to Mcgonangall.
" Seamus," Hermionie said in a whisper, " is he REALLY back? I mean Won't that mean that..."
Seamus nodded, and pointed at Harry,
" He doesn't know, still thinks he's dead."
" Oh." Hermionie said and turned back to Pansy.
Her head was spinning, it was true this time. Voldemort had promised he would return and kill Harry, she shuddered, it happened every year, Voldermort came back and then tried to kill Harry but never succeeded. She knew there was a rumour going around, that he WAS back and didn't take her chances with Harry, now she wished she would have stayed with him.
"Hermionie Granger," Draco said to Harry, " Is talking about you."
Harry looked up and saw indeed Hermionie was talking to Pansy, how Draco knew she was talking about himself, he didn't know, Draco was a bit strange.
The bell rang, and the three of them walked out together.
" Guess now we part." Draco said and sighed.
" yep, I'll see you later bro." Penelope said, and went off to the Slytherin common room. " Bye Harry."
Harry waved at her and turned to Draco.
" Why was she placed in Slytherin again?" Harry asked.
Draco sighed,
" BECAUSE, listen this time, Dad persuaded about it and refused to take no for an answer, you know what my father's like."
" How is he now?" Harry asked.
" Brilliant, considering Voldemort's back."
Harry stopped in his tracks. " Oh Harry, you knew, right?"
Harry shook his head and laughed.
" Draco don't joke about that sort of thing."
Draco looked at the floor and fiddled with his hands,
" I'm not joking Harry," Draco said and swallowed "he's back, Dad's left home again, it definite this time."
" But, I...IT CAN'T BE" Harry shouted suddenly, people started turning around, it was very awkward. " IT CAN'T BE, LOOK I KILLED HIM, I KILLED HIM."
" You didn't Harry, that's why Hermionie has been acting strangely, that's why people have been ignoring you, you're just going to have to." Draco shrugged sadly and hunched, " kill him...again?"
Harry stormed off, a silver tear dropped down his face. He had seen him die, he had seen him die! he had watched as he pushed him onto the ground and killed him. How could he still be alive?
He went outside and sat on the wall overlooking the lake. It was a beautiful lake, so calm and peaceful, he smiled as he remembered being pushed into it by Neville that time in the tri-wizard-tournament. That was a very long time ago, and he would have loved to go back to those days, when people cheered at him, instead of giving him odd looks and whispering.
He heard someone come and sit on the wall a few feet away. He glanced up, it was...Hermionie?
" It's lovely isn't it," she said and smiled at him. " I suppose you know about, he-who-must-not-be-named now." Harry nodded " Oh Harry I'm...I'm sorry." she sad sadly with a tear in her eye. " Everyone knew and...and I thought you did too? But you didn't, and it wasn't definite, but I couldn't take my chances with...?"
" I understand Hermionie." Harry said coldly, " I want to be alone right now, or with anyone except in your company."
" Harry...?"
" Just go Hermionie, I haven't got time for people like you."
She walked away from him and let the tears fall down her cheeks in small rivers of silver. Things were never going to be the same again between them. And as she walked up to the Slytherin dormitory, she realised she had made a huge mistake.
Well I hope you enjoyed it, please Review with any suggestions for example should harry go for Penelope or Hermionie, or just Review with something to say, ( preferably a nice thing to say!) thank you so much LL xxxxx