Hello everyone! I'm sorry for not having updated for so freaking long - it's almost been a year! I have a long list of petty excuses, but the short truth is that I basically lost inspiration to write more of this story. I have already updated two chapters of my other non-crossover story, and also a oneshot. I hope you all still remember me and will bear with me while I try to write more and get more of this story. I'm going to read the Harry Potter series again, as well as the Twilight series, to get more insight into the characters and hopefully improve my writing. I'll stop my blabbing now, and please enjoy the chapter!
Previously...
Harry, Ron and Hermione tried a variety of spells on the Cullens in preparation for the arrival of Peter and Charlotte. Some worked, but others did not, and they decided to meet up for lunch the next day.
(Hermione PoV)
The next day, I was up early, unable to think about much else other than the Cullens and their fascinating lives. I wouldn't hesitate to admit that I was morbidly intrigued by the thought of how they had lived their lives and how they coped with the thirst for blood.
I was frying some bacon in the skillet when Ron sneaked up behind me and kissed me on the cheek, whispering sweet nothings in my ear. I playfully swatted him away, and with a mock pout, he sat down at the small dining table. That's when he finally smelled food.
"Hmmm..is that bacon I smell? You're too good for us, Hermione, too good," he said, inhaling the scent.
"Yes, I am," I said with a wink. "But someone has to take care of you guys, or else you'd starve!"
"What's this I hear about starving?" Harry mumbled sleepily, as he walked into the kitchen slowly and flopped into the chair.
"Nothing, man, my girl here wouldn't let us starve," Ron replied with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes and turned back to the bacon, my thoughts wandering into how Aaron Newton and the other kids would receive the news that the Cullens were sitting with us. From Edward and Bella's account of when they had started going out, the other humans had not been quite receptive to that news.
For their sake and ours, I hoped that they would welcome Alice and the others with open arms. I had observed that the normal humans viewed the Cullens with a certain kind of...awe, like they were too good, too perfect to sit with the "lowly" humans. In a way, they were right, but I'd bet Edward would disagree with the too good part. Of course, his Bella was the epitome of godliness, but he viewed himself as a monster, and berated himself for the rash decisions he had made when he was young.
Apart from that though, I was pretty sure that no one would believe us when we told them we were friends with the Cullens. Well not until they actually saw it happen before their eyes.
After breakfast, we quickly got dressed, and Harry sent off a letter to Ginny by means of a new owl he'd bought. The owl, named Flutterby, didn't match up to the wonder that had been Hedwig, but she worked reasonably well.
The first few periods passed by fast enough, but as lunch got closer, time seemed to drag. I waited impatiently for the bell that signaled end of sixth period to ring, and when it finally did, I released a sigh of relief.
We walked over to the lunch room, and Aaron and his friends were waiting there for us. I smiled as we sat down, ready to tell them the news, but Harry beat me to the punch.
"The Cullens are sitting with us today!," he announced with a grin.
Aaron laughed. "Good joke man! Where are the hidden cameras?"
"What hidden cameras? This isn't a joke," Harry replied confusedly.
"Like, the Cullens never sit with any of us. They think , like, they're too, like, proud to sit with us," a girl named Cherry Mallory said to us, while obnoxiously chewing her gum. She was the daughter of Lauren Mallory, the constant gossiper of Forks High in Edward and Bella's time here, so she was, by default, annoying.
"What? You don't believe me? Well, let us see when they get here," Ron replied defensively. Despite his sour attitude to the Cullens, he actually liked them underneath, and had connected with Emmett remarkably well.
Suddenly, the doors to the cafeteria opened, and a hush fell over the table as Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Edward, Bella and Rosalie walked in. Well, the rest walked, Rosalie strutted. Edward must have heard my thoughts, as he shot a smirk at Rosalie and winked at me.
"Now you'll see," Ron whispered to Cherry with a grin.
Sure enough, the Cullens walked over to our table, the eyes of the entire cafeteria following them (even the lunch lady's...although she was pretending to not notice and was doling out some green mush into a poor kid's tray.)
With a happy smile, Alice bounced into a seat and immediately started chattering. The rest of the family settled in, and after a few more awestruck glances, the cafeteria returned to the usual din.
Cherry glared at Ron's gleeful face and then proceeded to sulk for the rest of lunch, while the others and us chatted with the Cullens.
Yes, I know this was short, and yes, you probably wouldn't want to review this tiny chapter, but please could you give me a few comments on my writing? I have changed my style, and I'm hoping that it is a positive change...so please review! I promise to reply to each and every one of those!
Cullensroc :)
