A/N: Hello, everyone! Third chapter is here, at last. This is taking me a while to write, but I promise to finish this one!

Still dedicated to two of my three Harry Potter buddies: Mena (Hermione) and Yumna (Harry)! For people who want to know, the third Harry Potter buddy is Ron (she reviewed this story!)


CHAPTER 3

The moonlight seeped through the bed's curtains, hitting Harry's pillow. It would have disturbed his sleep, if he had been sleeping. His mind, however, was far too busy. Everytime he closed his eyes, the ghost he had seen the night before crept into his head, filling his thoughs. After four hours of restlessness and Ron's snoring from the bed next to his, Harry had given up on the idea of ever getting to sleep. He lay on his back, looking at the ceiling when an idea appeared in his head: Go and find the ghost. It might stop her haunting your dreams.

Harry jumped up from his bed, threw on a jumper and trainers, grabbed the invisibility cloak and flew out of the Gryffindor Tower. He knew that his greatest chance of seeing the ghost again was to go back to the alcove. He ran down stairs and through corridors, then skidded to a halt as he reached the entrance. He was just in time to see the ghost pass him and head for the Forbidden Forest. Harry put on the invisibility cloak and followed cautiously.

The ghost was wearing the same blue robes as the night before. She headed straight into the Forest and disappeared in the shadows. Harry quietly followed, watching his step so he did not trip and reveal his presence. He caught sight of her again, sitting at the base of a huge tree that touched the night's sky. She was bathed in moonlight, which made her easier for Harry to see. She was leaning forward, holding her head in her hands. Harry was captivated by her, so much so he was unable to move away from his viewpoint. His eyes traced every inch of her, from the way her hair shimmered in the moonlight to the paleness of her skin. As his eyes travelled towards her hands, he noticed a bandage around her left arm which only showed as her sleeves fell down to her elbows. Harry began to wish with all his heart that she would take her hands away from her face. As if she had heard his request, she began to put her hands down. Harry moved slightly forward so he could see her face clearly and...

The ghost spun around, facing away from Harry. She gazed deeper into the Forest as if she was looking for something. The hairs on Harry's neck stood on end, he knew something was coming. She seemed to sense the same thing, as she quickly stood up and ran back towards the castle. Harry followed her, trying to keep up. By the time he reached the entrance hall, the ghost was nowhere to be seen. He slowly trudged back to the North Tower, realising that instead of satisfying his curiousity, the night's events had just had it worse. There is no way I'm getting any sleep tonight!

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The next day began with Defence Against the Dark Arts. Everyone, especially Harry, thought the lesson was pointless, but the Ministry had made it compulsory that all students be taught it. The teacher was a Ministry employee who no one really cared for. When the seventh year students filed in, instead of being allowed to take their normal sets, they were all made to stand in a long line at the back of the classroom. The teacher, if you could call him that, had taken the initiative of assigning everyone seats in order to "socialise with one's future colleagues." The end result was a total disaster. Everyone was seated next to their worst enemy. Hermione shared a desk with Pansy Parkison, Ron was forced to associate himself with Balise Zabini, and Harry ended up working with Draco Malfoy, who sported a purple bruise from their bout that morning.

The lesson began and, after the class were assigned work to do, everyone pretended to work including the teacher, who pulled out the Daily Prophet, hid it (unsuccessfully) in a DADA textbook and began to read. Even Hermione left the work to one side, prefering to catch up on missed reading for other, more important topics. Harry and Draco's desk was conveniently at the back of the classroom, so neither had to make any effort to hide their activities. Harry began doodling on a spare piece of parchment. Soon, he started drawing the ghost who haunted him day and night.

"Who's that, Potter?" Spat Malfoy, as he leaned over Harry's shoulder. "Your secret girlfriend? Or someone from your hallucinations?"

"Shut up, Malfoy."

"Why should I?"

"Because I will give you another bruise to match otherwise." Malfoy's hand shot up to his chin, which was now a bright purple.

Harry softly laughed at this and went back to his drawing. He knew that the ghost must be a student at Hogwarts, because she was much too real to be a ghost. She must also be an older student, as she had a way of moving around the corridors without being caught by teachers. There had to be a way to work out who it was by the details he knew. Harry pulled out a clean piece of parchment and began to draw, not caring that Malfoy was still looking intently at his work.

Now, I know she has long blonde hair, thought Harry as he drew the ghost in detail. She wears blue robes and is taller than me, he drew the body of the ghost, complete with an exact copy of the robes he had only seen twice. She has grey eyes, and he drew them. What else? What else? Oh, yes, and she has a bandage on her left arm. Just as he had completed this part of the drawing, he felt an elbow in his side. He looked up to see Malfoy nursing his arm, with a look of pain on his face. In the next few seconds, Draco had managed to excuse himself and leave the classroom without Harry realising. He was in too much shock. Malfoy has a bandage on his arm, his LEFT arm. Then his seat fell from under him and his head hit the stone floor with a dull THUD!


A/N: There you go, my lovelies! Harry now knows the identity of the ghost and so should you. At least I hope you do!

Now it's your turn to write. What do you think so far? Is the story going the way you thought? Or did you think something else will happen? Let me know! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! I will update quicker if you do, I promise!