Chapter 5
The Breakfast of Revelations
"Regular Speech"
'Thoughts'
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A/N: Hello everyone! It has been quite some time hasn't it? I apologize for the lack of weekly uploading, but being a college student and having to deal with midterms isn't fun. However, as said in the update that no longer exists, I plan on updating again next Friday, and maybe releasing chapter 6 a little early... maybe Wednesday? Regardless, here's chapter 5, and I hope you enjoy!
Harry's POV
Harry was sitting at the Ravenclaw table, and he could hear the conversation going on next to him between Greengrass and a girl who had introduced herself as Astoria Greengrass. 'This must be her younger sister then.' Harry thought, and he just kept listening to them discuss classes and Astoria's OWL results from over the summer and what classes she was taking because of it.
"I'm sure that Ancient Runes won't be that difficult Stori. I don't get why you won't take it, you got an outstanding on your OWL."
Astoria looked at Greengrass and just shrugged "It's not that Daffy, I just don't really like the class all that much."
Greengrass then just shook her head and turned to Harry, "So Potter, what about you taking any interesting classes?"
Harry nodded, "Yeah, I'm taking Astronomy, Potions, Charms, DADA, Herbology, and Transfiguration, so basically the standard NEWTS for Aurors."
Greengrass had gained a curious expression when she heard him say Astronomy. "Astronomy Potter? Why are you taking an Astronomy NEWT?"
Harry laughed at that question and just replied "Originally, I wanted to do it since the Blacks were named all after stars or related subjects, I wanted to be a little closer to Sirius in memory, but since he's alive, well I'm taking it because I enjoy the night sky."
Greengrass looked a little touched at Harry's reasoning but then her face slid back into that mask that she became known for. "Basically, you are taking a class because of a personal connection?"
"Yes."
She rolled her eyes, "Well then Potter, I wish you the best of luck with that, and let's hope that ambition stays even though your godfather lives." He grunted in agreement, and resumed eating his food. After dessert, had finished, the sound of a utensil hitting a glass rang out across the hall. The conversations died down and everyone turned to the front, where McGonagall was beginning to stand up.
"Now, I'd like all returning students who were resorted and the seventh-year prefects to stay behind for a bit, sixth year and fifth year prefects please lead the new first years to your dormitories. Also, please, at breakfast first thing tomorrow, wait until I make an announcement it is important for you all to be there."
Harry sat and watched as the prefects led the first years out, and the other years following them out, some sending some curious glances at the seventh years sitting behind. After everyone left, McGonagall then stood up and walked in front of the tables. "I'm sure all of you are bursting with questions, but it is important for you to hear me out completely before I am interrupted." McGonagall paused for a second and then continued. "Please if you would sit with the members of your new house."
There was a great deal of shuffling as people stood up and sat down next to their new housemates, Harry sat down next to Greengrass and Michael Corner, who gave Harry a slight nod of acknowledgement before turning his attention back to McGonagall. "As you can see, there are some prefects that have moved house, and specifically our Head Boy and Girl are both in Ravenclaw. That means Mr. Potter and Ms. Greengrass will be handling all of the Ravenclaw patrols. Mr. Boot, you are now a Gryffindor prefect with Ms. Granger, now that Ms. Patil moved over, she can no longer be prefect."
Harry noted that Padma looked a little relieved at that, 'She must not have wanted to the prefect position in the first place' he thought. Harry then noticed McGonagall speaking again, so he paid attention to what she was saying.
"Since Slytherin doesn't have a female prefect to accompany Mr. Zabini, I'd like to offer that position to you Ms. Parkinson." Parkinson looked quite surprised, and McGonagall spoke before she could open her mouth "No arguing Ms. Parkinson, while you don't have the cleanest track record, you were a prefect before, therefore you understand the responsibilities and the expectations of a prefect. This time, I expect you to handle your job a little more honorably."
Parkinson had nodded at that, and smiled "I'll try my best Professor!" The headmistress nodded, and then turned to the Hufflepuffs.
"Luckily your two prefects remained in Hufflepuff, so you can rest assured that you are still in the capable hands of Ms. Bones and Mr. MacMillan." She then turned to Harry and Greengrass with the Ravenclaws, and continued "With that, I'd like to wish you all a good night with your new houses. Prefects, the professors will handle patrols tonight so you can adjust to your new homes. Your belongings are already in your new dorms."
All the students stood, and began filtering out, with Harry walking next to Greengrass, when he heard McGonagall call them back. Turning, Harry and Greengrass headed back to where she was standing. Smiling she put her hands on their shoulders "While you are now in the same house, you're still living in the Head's chambers, which I'll be taking you to now." She motioned to follow them out of the Great Hall and towards the staircase.
~Time Skip~
The three of them stepped into a corridor on the sixth floor, not too far from Ravenclaw tower, but almost exactly in between there and the Gryffindor tower. McGonagall then led them towards a portrait with what looked like a group of animals in a field. When the group approached, Harry let out a gasp of surprise and his eyes widened. The portrait had a stag, dog, wolf, rat, and a doe all on it. The stag and doe were standing next to each other, their heads facing forwards, the wolf and dog sat on either side, looking at each other, and the rat was perched on the wolf's head. Harry stood there what felt like hours, his eyes locked on the portrait and not moving. He just couldn't believe that this was a portrait of the Marauders! He turned to McGonagall who smiled at his surprised expression and just nodded.
"Yes Mr. Potter this is a portrait of your parents and the rest of the Marauders. Their seventh year, Lily and James, with Remus enchanted this portrait at the entrance to the Head's dormitory to be their physical legacy. To tell the future Head Boys and Girls that even when you are the most responsible it is important to let yourself have a little fun too. That was epitomized by your parents more than anyone else Mr. Potter, and I am so very happy that you get to follow their legacy as Head Boy. Now, to get into the room the password is 'Marauders'. Do not reveal this password to anyone, because this is meant to be your personal space for both of you to spend time away from any of the other students. There is a door that will connect to a portrait of the same kind in my office for immediate access if you need anything. Also, the new password for the Prefects Bathroom is 'Cleansing Spring', please inform the prefects at the next meeting."
With that McGonagall turned and began walking away. She stopped after a few steps and looked back. "Oh, and Potter."
"Yes Professor?" Harry asked.
"You keep your position as Quidditch Captain for Ravenclaw, so think about tryouts, I'll give the Gryffindor position to Ms. Weasley."
Harry nodded and thanked McGonagall, Greengrass then grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the portrait. McGonagall could be heard chuckling as she walked away. Harry then pulled himself away from Greengrass and turned towards her.
"What do you want Greengrass?" He immediately regretted it, because he knew he seemed a little too hostile when he asked that, and it was confirmed when Greengrass' eyes momentarily widened in surprise and then narrowed immediately after.
"Why so hostile Potter? Remember, we're no longer a Gryffindor and Slytherin, we're Ravenclaw. That means we are the same team now, and to be honest, I'd like for us to get on a much friendlier basis if we're going to practically live together for an entire school year." As she was talking, Greengrass had moved up to Harry and was staring at him face to face, her ice-blue eyes daring him to fight her on it. Harry backed up a little and raised his hands in a complacent fashion.
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry Greengrass, no need to be so aggressive." He then felt his face heating up as Greengrass pushed up against him, forcing his hands to rest on her shoulders.
"Would you like me aggressive Potter? Hmm? Do you like it when they're aggressive?" Harry was rendered speechless, his face felt hot, and from how Greengrass was smirking at him, he realized that she planned to get him flustered. Pushing her away, Harry walked over to the portrait entrance, muttered the password, and watched as the portrait came alive. The stag and doe both reared onto their back legs and dashed off into the back of the portrait, as the wolf and grim raced around each other with the rat clinging on to the wolf for dear life, and they dashed off after the stag and doe. When the three animals disappeared, the portrait opened, and Harry stepped through the entrance.
Taking in the area around him the main room was very like the Gryffindor common room, but at a smaller size. The fireplace had two plush chairs in facing it, and other than that, nothing much. There was a small bookcase on the right wall opposite of the fireplace, filled with books, and there was a doorway on the far side. 'Most likely leads to the sleeping areas.'
Harry then heard movement behind him as Greengrass walked through the entrance, and she also look around.
"The color scheme isn't very house centric, I like it."
Harry noted that she spoke with some satisfaction to it, and he couldn't help but notice she was right. The drapes on the windows, the chairs, even some of the trimming on the walls were all neutral colors that didn't make a statement on the houses they were in, making it very homey in feeling and not like a dorm at all. 'Most likely designed that way since it's rare that both the Head Boy and Girl were in the same house.'
Harry then moved towards the door on the far side and opened it. Looking in he saw the hall split in two directions, with a sign in the middle. One said Boy the other said Girl, and so Harry took the left hallway, and entered his room. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw his room.
"Woah" he said, and it was rightfully so.
The bed was giant, most likely a king-sized bed, with clean sheets on top. The closet itself was huge, with plenty of space for all his clothes and for him to walk into. Harry then saw the bathroom, and he couldn't help but let out a small whoop of joy when he saw it. The bathroom consisted of a large tub that looked like it could fit five people. The shower that was connected to it even had steps that led into the tub itself, meaning he could shower and then soak in the tub or vice versa. There was a full body mirror too, and a beautiful counter with a sink on it.
'Man, they didn't lie when they said being Head Boy and Girl had its perks, Merlin this place is sweet.'
Harry quickly drew his wand and cast a Tempus charm, and the time read 11:07 pm. So, he quickly went to his trunk, grabbed his sleepwear, and jumped into the shower. He showered and soaked for about fifteen minutes and then dried himself off.
Brushing his teeth, Harry contemplated the last few hours. 'I need to talk to Sirius tomorrow, no doubt about it, I just can't believe he's alive!' Harry then laid down in the giant bed, and he almost instantly fell asleep in the soft sheets provided. Before he completely succumbed to sleep, he had one last thought. 'You know? I could really get used to this.' With that, Harry fell asleep, very comfortable indeed.
~Time Skip~
Harry woke up the next morning feeling more refreshed than he's had for a long time. 'I guess these beds do make a difference' he thought, as he rolled out of bed and got dressed in his uniform. Looking at himself in the mirror he had to do a double take, but he couldn't get used to the blue trim on his robes, and the bronze eagle situated where for years there was a golden lion.
Harry finished getting dressed and walked downstairs, pinning his Head Boy badge to his cloak as he went. When he reached the common area, he found Greengrass sitting there in one of the chairs waiting for him.
Hearing him enter, she turned and looked at him, her blue eyes shining with amusement. "Morning Sleepyhead. It's about time you joined me."
Harry walked towards her and sat down in the other chair and nodded. "Morning Greengrass. Why're you waiting for me?"
Greengrass laughed at him, "Please, Harry, call me Daphne. We're going to be living together for the rest of the year, we might as well get onto first name basis." She stood up and smoothed her skirt down. "To answer your question, I thought it would make a good statement for the rest of the school to see the Head Boy and Girl enter the Great Hall for the first breakfast of the year together, to show some solidarity."
Harry frowned slightly and thought about it for a few seconds, and then stood up. "Very well Daphne. I can see the logic behind that, I am ready to head down if you are."
She rose with him, and nodded. "Excellent, let's go Harry." Greengrass, 'No, Daphne now.' led the way through the portrait hole, and together they walked down to the Great Hall. Passing several Gryffindors and Ravenclaws who were also on their way down, they ran into Michael Corner and Sue Li who were having a talk by an abandoned classroom. Guessing by the proximity of that talk, they were planning on progressing further, but at Harry and Daphne's arrival, they began heading down to the Great Hall with them. Entering the Great Hall, Harry, Daphne, Michael, and Sue Li all sat down together at the front of the Ravenclaw table, and began making small talk about classes and the new people in the houses, etc. Then Harry heard someone clear their throat at the front of the table, and Harry saw Sirius standing there with a smile on his face.
"Sorry to interrupt, but could I perchance talk to Mr. Potter for a few minutes?"
Harry laughed and stood up, "You can call me your godson Sirius. Just because you're a professor doesn't change that."
Sirius just smiled and began leading Harry over to a corner of the hall. He then turned to Harry and put a hand on his shoulder. "All right Harry, as promised, I can explain to you why I'm alive, and, why I am here as your Transfiguration Professor."
Sirius motioned Harry to sit, which he did. "Allow me to start where it all went wrong, at the Department of Mysteries during the battle against the Death Eaters. As you remember, I was battling with you against Bellatrix, and one of her spells hit me and I fell back into the Veil of Death."
Harry nodded, and Sirius continued. "After that, I don't know what happened beyond falling through the veil, but the next thing that I knew, I came through the veil again on the night that you defeated Lord Voldemort. I was however then gifted with a memory of something that happened beyond in the Veil."
Sirius's POV
Flashback
Sirius stood in an empty void, with nothing but white all around him. 'How long has it been since I've gone through? How is Harry doing? I wonder if he's doing ok.' These thoughts continued through his head, until something caught his eye. Sirius looked to see a black blob appear in the vast white void, and the blob formed into a human-like figure. This figure moved closer to Sirius, and when it was close enough Sirius could tell it was a pale man with a black cloak on, he looked human, but there was something about those black fathomless eyes that made Sirius shudder. He couldn't help but notice the bony appearance as well, he was almost skeleton like, with his frail shrunken face, and his hands were very thin. Sirius opened his mouth, but the man held up his hand to stop him from talking.
"Not quite yet Sirius Black, allow me to explain myself before you say anything." Sirius closed his mouth and the man continued, "Sirius Black, my name is Death, yes as in THE Death. I am here to give you a chance to return to the living. As you know Tom Riddle, or Voldemort has returned from the "dead". Except that he wasn't dead in the first place."
Sirius looked surprised at that and Death held up a hand to prevent him from interrupting. "Now, how Mr. Riddle did so is commit a horrible crime. He resurrected the knowledge of Herpo the Foul, a Greek wizard who created a kind of soul container called horcruxes. These containers contain a portion of the caster's soul, after they split it from committing cold murder. If you have a horcrux, your soul will not pass on, and you can perform soul retrieval rituals to return it to a body."
Death paused at that and a chair appeared, "You might want to sit for this part because this is where things get interesting. Now, Mr. Riddle has created a few of these horcruxes, and for the past year, your godson Mr. Potter has been destroying these soul containers. He is very close to defeating the wizard that cheated me out of a soul, and for that I am most excited. Now I'll offer you a deal. If Mr. Potter successfully kills Tom Riddle permanently, I will send you back to the land of the living, since you were not fated to die at that point of your life, much like a lot of other people who have been killed by Mr. Riddle."
He then looked at Sirius and said "Any questions?"
Sirius immediately opened his mouth and answered "Yes I have a question. Why me? Why not any of the other unfortunate souls that have been cheated from their natural deaths?"
Death had the nerve to laugh slightly at that question. "In all these years, the people of the House of Gryffindor have always been so selfless and foolish. The reason Mr. Black, that you are returning if Mr. Potter succeeds, you are close to him, and I have decided that having someone that could positively help piece his life back together, I'll give him that."
Sirius couldn't argue with that logic, so he nodded, and said "Very well. I accept your deal, if Harry succeeds, I'll return to the real world and help him live his life normally."
Death smiled and gestured Sirius towards a door that had just appeared. "Now Mr. Black, come through here, you will remain in this limbo until Mr. Potter succeeds, or fails, and joins you. You will remember nothing but this conversation when you return so you can explain your return to the land of the living. You will have naturally aged the proper amount of time, and you will remember everything that has happened in your life."
With that Sirius stepped through the doorway, and the next thing he knew it was dark, and then a light appeared after what seemed like seconds. He stepped towards the light and kept going, when he reached the light, he opened his eyes and looked out into the chamber in which the Veil of Death is located in the Department of Mysteries.
'I made it. That means Harry did it!' Sirius Whooped loudly at that and began to laugh. His laughter brought the attention of an Unspeakable, Croaker, who then took Sirius in to their lab, in which they ran some tests and asked him some questions about what he remembered and how he had come back.
~Time Skip~
Sirius had been back in the land of the living for a month now, and he had gone through the Department of Mysteries to get his name cleared, and worked with Gringotts to get his affairs in order. He still followed his original will, and Harry was still to inherit everything that Sirius left him and Headship of the House of Black. Sirius then decided to head to Hogwarts, to see the damage for himself and to visit the grave of Moony. When he reached Hogwarts, he was stunned to see the castle in ruins, with pieces of the towers missing and rubble littering the entire grounds, and craters were everywhere. He could see teams of Goblin engineers working with wizards to reconstruct portions of the castle, and he could see a tall thin witch he knew very well standing there directing one of them.
Walking towards her, he decided to pull a prank and snuck up behind her. He put his hands around her head and said "Guess who Minnie!"
Minerva McGonagall let out a very unladylike scream and turned, her wand pointing and ready to cast any spells at the person behind her. She stood there with a look of pure shock on her face as Sirius stood laughing at her, tears coming down his face. "Hahahahaha, oh my Minnie, you should see your face!" She just stared at him, her mouth open. He stopped laughing but a smirk couldn't stay off of his face. "Look Minnie, I bet this is very scary, but I am alive, and not a zombie, I promise."
"How? How are you alive Sirius? We all thought you fell through the Veil at the Department of Mysteries!"
Sirius then just smiled, put an arm around her shoulders and led her away from the construction crews, "Well this is a real story to tell, so first thing I remember I was in the Department of Mysteries…" While Sirius was telling his story, he was steering Minerva towards the graves of all the war victims, and finished right as they stopped in front of one that read Remus John Lupin, Werewolf, Marauder, Father, Husband. I solemnly swear I'm up to no Good.
Sirius then fell onto his knees and wept. He cried for the unfairness, the sadness knowing that he and Tonks had eventually fallen in love, that Moony couldn't be there to see Sirius return to life.
After what seemed like hours, Sirius rose to see Minerva standing there with tears in her eyes, unshed but there.
She smiled and took Sirius's hand. "Sirius, there is something I'd like to ask you since you're here."
Sirius smiled and nodded "Sure Minnie, tell me, what can I do for you?"
"Would you like to come and teach Transfiguration at Hogwarts starting this next September?"
Sirius was stunned. 'Me a teacher? Huh. Why not?' He nodded, "Sure Minnie, I'll come and teach. We all know that James and I were the best in our year, and many others before and after us weren't near our abilities, to be honest, I thought about pursuing a mastery after the war ended."
He stopped for a moment, and then thought of something. "Say Minnie, do you have anyone to fill the Defense Against the Dark Arts class?"
Minerva paused and looked at him curiously. "No I don't, why do you ask?"
Sirius smiled and replied, "I think I have the perfect candidate for the position."
End Flashback
Harry's POV
Harry sat there for a good five minutes just processing the story that Sirius just told him. Sirius sighed and sat next to him. "I know it sounds ridiculous but it's true Harry, that is really what happened." He put a hand on Harry's shoulder, and Harry just leaned into his shoulder.
"It's a lot to process Sirius. How could you stay silent after so much time?"
Sirius chuckled slightly. "Unbelievably, I was in the Americas contacting a distant cousin of mine. I think you already met him?"
Harry looked at him in surprise, "You mean Thomas? I didn't realize that was why he was here in England. He's our DADA Professor?"
"That's right!" A voice sounded from behind them, Sirius and Harry jumped and turned towards the voice that had just spoken. They saw McGonagall standing there, and she just smiled and said, "Now boys, I want you to return to your seats, we're about to make an announcement now that everyone is here for breakfast."
Harry returned to the Ravenclaw table, sitting next to Daphne, and Sirius returned to the staff table, taking a seat next to Andromeda Tonks. McGonagall then stood up and put her wand to her throat. "Your attention please!" Everyone in the Great Hall turned and looked at her, mostly in confusion, but Sirius had a knowing smirk on his face, and Harry caught on instantly. 'Oh, this is going to be good.'
McGonagall waited for a few seconds and then continued "I understand that many of you are wondering who our DADA professor is this year." The murmuring became much more prevalent at this point, with people whispering back and forth wondering who it could be.
The next thing people knew the doors to the Great Hall opened, and in walked a dog. Not just any dog, a Siberian Husky. There were some cries of excitement from the younger years, and a little first year from Hufflepuff even went up and pet the husky. The husky barked and began to run towards the staff table, and it was met halfway by a black dog that barked at him and they sniffed each other. The next thing Harry knew the dogs were sitting on both sides of McGonagall, their heads resting on her lap and the entire hall was laughing at this point.
McGonagall put her wand to her throat again and shouted, "ENOUGH!" The laughter halted and the dogs had lowered their heads and were hiding under the table. There were some scattered giggles at the antics of the dogs.
McGonagall sighed and said "May I introduce to you your Transfiguration professor again, Mr. Sirius Black." and the black dog was replaced by a grinning Sirius who, after seeing the look on McGonagall's face, fled back to his chair next to Andromeda, who swatted him on the back of his head.
McGonagall shook her head, and gestured to the husky. "Now, let me introduce to you to your DADA professor, Mr. Thomas Evans!" The husky transformed to an equally smiling Thomas who waved his hand to the hall, with a thunderous applause following his change. McGonagall waited until the applause died down, and she continued. "Mr. Evans is an ex-Auror from America, who has volunteered to take over this prestigious position at Hogwarts, he is a graduate of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in America!" The hall erupted into applause again, and McGonagall waved them silent, and motioned for Thomas to stand at the front.
"Thank you, Headmistress, as you all know I am Thomas Evans, I was born and raised in America, and I look forward to teaching all of you the wonderful art of defending yourself from the more unsavory things out there."
He sat down next to Sirius with one last round of applause. McGonagall moved back up to the front, and said, "Now, all of you will be receiving your timetables for your classes this year, I'd like to wish you all the best, and for those of you taking your OWLS or NEWTS, may your hard work bring you success!"
With that Sirius, Andromeda, Flitwick, and Sprout began to move amongst their tables, passing out schedules for each of the students, when Flitwick reached Harry, he gave him a wink and a small "Welcome to Ravenclaw Mr. Potter!" and went on his way. Harry looked down and smiled slightly at the schedule he had.
Monday and Wednesday:
9:00- Charms
10:00- Double Transfiguration
12:00-Lunch
1:00-Double DADA
3:00-Break
4:00- Potions
6:00-Dinner
11:00-Astronomy
Tuesday and Thursday:
9:00- Double Herbology
11:00-Transfiguration
12:00-Lunch
1:00-DADA
2:00-Break
3:00-Double Charms
6:00-Dinner
Friday:
9:00-Charms
10:00-Transfiguration
11:00-Break
12:00- Lunch
1:00-DADA
2:00-Break
4:00- Double Potions
6:00-Dinner
'Friday is going to be rough, luckily there is no double classes on Friday except for Potions...' He just stood up and began to walk towards his dorm, since it was Sunday, and he didn't have classes today. Suddenly, a hand grabbed his arm. He turned to see Daphne standing there.
"Leaving so soon Harry? We still need to discuss Prefect patrols."
Daphne nodded in understanding, and gave him a small hug, "I can understand that this is a big thing for you, so I'll talk to you later today about it."
Harry nodded and began to leave when he heard a voice he wasn't anticipating to hear so soon call him.
"HARRY JAMES POTTER!" He groaned and turned again, this time seeing a red-faced Ginny Weasley walking towards him. He waited for her to walk up to her, and she instantly went into rant mode. "What are you doing? You didn't even say hi to me this morning, you didn't spend time with me before the feast, and now you're in a different house! What's wrong with you Harry? And why are you spending so much time with that hussy Greengrass? Why is she so special, what did she do for you that you let her hug you? Why don't you love me anymore Harry?"
Harry grabbed her shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes.
"First off Ginny, who are you to demand that I have to give you attention every five minutes? Am I not allowed to have friends outside of you, Hermione, and Neville? Why can't I have friends in my new house? Also, I'll have you know that Daphne and I are living together since we're Head Boy and Head Girl! Why are you acting like this Gin?"
Ginny huffed and began to fire back, "Who am I? I am your GIRLFRIEND Harry, in case you've forgotten! I am supposed to be the one you spend time with, and now you're getting close to Greengrass. And, Daphne?! When were you on a first name basis? You barely know her!" Harry pinched his nose, and just looked at Ginny, he could see the fire burning in her eyes. Harry knew that she was getting upset, and she was using anger to express it. He tried to alleviate the situation.
"Look Gin, I get it. You feel like I didn't spend enough time with you over the summer, and now I'm ignoring you here. I'm also in Ravenclaw so we won't be seeing each other very much. I get it." Harry, seeing how Ginny was about to retort, he could feel is own anger rising at the thought that she was going to interrupt him. "However, you have no RIGHT to demand that I can't spend time with other people!"
He could feel his voice raising at this point, and he subconsciously noted that the entire Great Hall was watching with baited breath, and he continued "You have no RIGHT to call Daphne a hussy, because she has been nothing but kind and courteous to me since we first met each other over the summer. We're even in business together, so other than her being the Head Girl, she's in my house, we're working on a business idea outside of school, and she's in most of my classes, how could I not try and get a little familiar with her, and be her friend?"
Ginny just stared at him, then her eyes grew hard. "I get it. She's poisoning you with potions. She's tricking you into spending time with her because she is a no-good stuck up prissy gold digger who wants nothing other than your money and fame, and she's attempting to get close to you and pull you away from me!" Harry's eyes widened at that, he was shocked! Did Ginny honestly believe that Daphne would do such a thing? She began to drag Harry away from where Daphne had been standing, stunned, the entire time,
"Don't worry Harry I'll help you get rid of the potions in you, and you'll feel yourself in no time, we can even get you sorted back to Gryffindor where you belong."
Harry was beyond pissed now. How dare Ginny think that Daphne was poisoning him?! He wrenched his arm way from Ginny, and began to really shout. "GINNY. GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" Ginny was staring at Harry wide-eyed at Harry raising his voice "how dare you blame Daphne for poisoning me! She's been nothing but nice to me! She's been treating me in the short time that I've known her better than you have in the past 3 months! If you think that I want to go back to Gryffindor after the sorting hat didn't put me there, then you don't realize that when the hat makes a choice, it's final!"
His voice calmed down a little at this point. "If you feel that the hat chose wrong, then you're wrong. The hat chose the house that would best suit me at the time of sorting. That house was Ravenclaw, and here I stay."
He then moved closer to her. "Ginevra Weasley, if you can't accept the people that I am friends with, if you can't swallow the bitter jealousy you feel whenever you see me be friendly towards another woman, then I'm sorry, we cannot be together anymore. Ginny, we're done."
And with that, he turned and left the Great Hall, leaving a shocked Ginny and Great Hall behind
Everyone was so occupied with watching Harry leave that they didn't see the smirk growing on Daphne Greengrass' face. She was planning something, and everyone, including Harry, didn't have a clue what she could possibly be planning. Whatever it was, it wasn't good.
A/N: And the plot thickens! What will Daphne do? What could she possibly be planning, and how will the Weasley's react to Harry and Ginny splitting? These may be answered in the next chapter (or not).
Also, Sirius's death and rebirth. How did it work for you? Please let me know!
A mighty thanks to my beta Goldzar for being patient as I dealt with life, and also being a great beta!
Cheers,
Rei