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Harry looked at Roxie. "Well, I told you I thought something was going on between them." Roxie nodded. "Although this will make it a little odd between us."
Roxie stopped laughing. "Between us?" she asked and she pointed to her and Harry.
"Well not just the two of us. All four of us. They'll be all over each other and we'll just be sitting there trying to have a nice conversation."
"I'm sure it won't be that bad."
"I guess you're right." Harry sighed and sat down behind the row.
"And even if I'm not right there is no sense in us worrying about it until that problem comes up." Roxie sat down next to him.
"So what do we do now?" Harry asked.
"Well we could sit here and look like really creepy stalkers. We could go back up to the common room and wait on them to come back, although I don't think that they will be coming up any time soon." Roxie looked back over the row, to where Ron and Hermione were still oblivious to the fact that they were being watched. "Or we could go out there and confront them."
"We can't do that! Besides I wouldn't want to interrupt."
"Well I would!" And with that Roxie stood up and started to head to where Ron and Hermione were sitting.
"Roxie wait!" Harry called after her and made a snatch at her robes, trying to pull her back down, but he missed. The shout however seemed to have pulled Ron and Hermione back to Earth.
"Roxie?" Hermione asked looking slightly embarrassed. Ron looked up, looking very angry. Harry stood up and walked over to where Roxie was. He looked at her and she gave him a smile. "Harry?"
"Ummm….hey guys," Harry said nervously.
"What are you two doing here?" Ron asked now looking suspicious.
"We could ask you the same thing!" Roxie sprang in.
"We told you, we were looking for a book for Hermione!" Ron explained.
"Yes, but that was over an hour ago. Still haven't found that book?" Roxie said, amused with the whole situation.
"No…we…erm…couldn't find it, but then Hermione decided to help me with my essay right here," Ron searched around for an excuse.
"Oh, well ok then, we'll just be going then," Harry said and then made to pull Roxie away with him.
"Are you sure there's nothing that you want to tell us?" Roxie wheedled. "Like the truth."
"I just told you. We were…" Ron began, but Hermione spoke up.
"Stop it Ron! They know the truth."
"You do?" Ron asked. "But why didn't you tell me?"
"I wanted to see if you'd fess up," Roxie shouted. "But obviously you didn't!"
"Come on guys. Let's all cool down." Harry tried to calm everyone.
"Oh so I guess you're against me and Mione dating?!?! Huh! Even though me and Mione are perfectly ok with you and Harry dating!" Ron fumed.
"That's a zero out of two for you. I'm fine with you and Hermione dating! In fact I think it's great that you two finally admitted your feelings. But me and Harry aren't dating! Why does everyone think that?" Roxie shouted. Madame Pince walked over to the four.
"If you children don't stop shouting I will remove you from this library!" She then walked away, her shoes squeaking with every step.
"I'm sorry we didn't tell you. We just didn't know how you would react," Hermione whispered.
"Hey, I'm great with it! I'm really proud of you. And Harry's happy for you too. Right Harry?" Roxie turned to him, he nodded. Roxie hugged Hermione and then Ron.
"Well I'm glad that's over! Let's go eat," Ron said. The four of them laughed and they headed out of the library towards the Great Hall. When they were outside the doors, Ron turned to Harry. "So now that Mione and I have finally admitted our feelings and started going out, do you think you and Roxie will do the same?" Harry flushed red.
"Well…erm…"
"What he means is, no," Roxie filled in. I wish we would though.
"Oh," Ron looked slightly abashed. The four walked into the Hall. They joined Ginny and Neville at the table.
"What happened to you?" Ginny asked Harry.
"Nothing."
"Well you look really sad, are you sure you don't want to talk about it?" Ginny asked. She really cares about him. She wouldn't even dream of doing this to him. Maybe they could date. Harry shrugged, but didn't say anything. Ginny looked hurt.
"So are you excited for the match tomorrow?" Neville asked.
"Of course! We play Slytherin you know. What a great way to start the season, beating the Slytherins," Ginny said. She seemed to have perked up a bit. She even looked all dreamy, as if she was imagining her words coming true. She's probably thinking about what will happen after the game. Particularly between her and Harry.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. It's not guaranteed that we'll beat them," Harry said. He still seemed to be a little sad about Roxie's rejection of the idea of them dating.
"Oh come on, don't doubt yourself!" Ron said exasperatedly. "You put a great team together." Harry gave a weak smile, and then went back to being depressed.
"He's right, you're a great captain. We're going to beat the Slytherins easily tomorrow, so cheer up!" Ginny smiled, trying to cheer him up.
"Thanks guys." Harry did not cheer up though. He ate silently while the rest of them listened to Neville tell them about his latest Potions disaster.
"And he was looking down at me, making me really nervous. So I just dropped the whole thing in and it turned a purple color and then…"
"Well we've got an early day tomorrow, so I'm going to go to bed now," Harry said and then he stood up. Ron started to come with him, but Harry stopped him. "Stay, finish your dinner. And make sure you give Hermione a proper goodnight." With that he strode through the rows of tables and to the doors. Roxie watched him go. I did this to him, so I've got to fix it.
"He's right, we do have to get up really early tomorrow. I think I'm going to go to bed too," Roxie said and then she walked the path to the door.
Behind her she heard Ron say, "No Hermione, stay. Harry and Roxie need to work this out on their own." She closed the doors behind her. Where should I look for him? Did he really go to bed? Having no other ideas, Roxie made her way to the Gryffindor tower. When she strode through the portrait hole she looked around. A chair was facing the fire and she saw a mass of untidy, black hair sticking up above the back. What have I done? She walked around to face the front of the chair.
"So much for going to bed early," she teased.
"I couldn't get to sleep this early," Harry said, avoiding eye contact.
"So you're mad about me denying that we were going to go out soon?" Roxie summed up.
"Well I didn't really expect us to go out, but I just thought…well I didn't think you would dismiss the idea so quickly. I mean at least I thought about it."
Roxie bent down to his level and grabbed his hand. "I care about you Harry. But things are complicated and I can't date you. If that makes any sense. But of course it wouldn't make any sense to you," Roxie babbled. It doesn't make sense to anyone. Harry looked up and into Roxie's eyes. He could see the hurt in them.
"Roxie are you in trouble? I mean is there…" but the moment was ruined when noisy students began to arrive. Dinner had obviously ended.
"I thought you two were going to bed," Neville said as he entered the common room amongst the rest of the students.
"We are now. Goodnight all!" and Roxie sped up the stairs to her dorm. She got changed and fell onto her bed. Today has been so weird. At least I have Quidditch to look forward to tomorrow.
The sun was streaming through the window when Roxie woke the next morning. She turned over and saw that Hermione was still asleep. She doesn't have to play, so I'll let her sleep. Roxie got changed silently and then walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast. The whole team was there, minus Ron. Roxie sat down between Katie and Ginny. "Wow no Ron even with the promise of food." Roxie laughed at her own joke. The rest of the team laughed with her. They seemed to be relatively relaxed considering they'd be playing in less than an hour. Ten minutes later Ron made his way sleepily between the tables and plopped down. The team ate in silence until Harry stood up and motioned to the team to follow him.
After they changed all they had to do was wait. Roxie could hear the sounds of students making their way to the stands. Her stomach gave a flip. This is the first time I've actually been nervous for a match. Must be the fact that it is a new school and all. But her eyes wandered to Harry who stood nearby. It can't have anything to do with him. Soon, Roxie heard the crowd quiet and the announcer start announcing the names of the Slytherin players. "Sean Jones captain and Chaser. Draco Malfoy, seeker. Matthew Lawrence, Keeper." Our turn next. Sure enough the list of Slytherin players ended and Roxie heard, "And the Gryffindor team. Harry Potter, captain and seeker. Katie Bell, Kayla Raymond, and Ginny Weasley, Chasers. Roxie Barker and Derek Kirk, Beaters. And Ron Weasley, Keeper." Roxie looked up to the announcer's box and saw a boy that she recognized as the fifth year, Jack Kones. "And there's the whistle." Roxie kicked hard and zoomed into the air. "And their off! Quaffle taken by Ginny Weasley. She streaks up the pitch, dodges the Slytherin chasers. But she's hit with a Bludger! Quaffle drops and is caught by Jones." Roxie swung at a nearby Bludger. It soared toward Jones. He seemed surprised and he dropped the Quaffle. "Nice Bludger work by new Beater, Roxie Barker. Bell picks up the Quaffle and heads up the pitch. She throws. A nice attempt by Lawrence, but no luck. Gryffindor scores, making the score 10-0 Gryffindor."
Roxie punched the air with her fist. Harry flew by, searching for the Snitch. Roxie gave him a smile and a thumbs-up. Harry laughed and then sped off. Roxie looked around at the game.
"And Ginny Weasley in possession. She passes to Bell who fakes to Raymond and then…owww. A Bludger hit by a Slytherin hits her. Slytherin in possession. He dodges Bell, a Bludger, another Bludger." Roxie began to hit the Bludger at him over and over in an attempt to stop him from making it to the goals. "He shoots. Ronald Weasley dives and he catches it! Better luck next time. Raymond takes the Quaffle. Passes to Bell who throws from the middle of the pitch. A risky move, but…I can't believe it…she scores! 20-0 Gryffindor."
An hour later Ron's theory had proved correct. The Gryffindor team seemed flawless. "90-10 Gryffindor and still no sign of the Snitch, this game may never end." The crowd seemed to think this too. Many had grown restless and some had even left. She scanned the skies and saw Harry ten feet away. She flew over to him.
"Are you looking of the Snitch?"
"Oh no! Was I supposed to be?" Roxie gave him a look. "Of course I'm looking! It just seems to be a bit more evasive than usual."
"Well find it soon or there won't be anyone left in the stands!" With that she headed off to go hit a Bludger away from Katie who scored again.
"100-10 Gryffindor! And it seems that Potter's spotted the Snitch!" Roxie turned, as did everyone else. The whole game had stopped in anticipation.
As Malfoy sped by Roxie on his broom he jeered, "Your boyfriend better watch out!" Roxie was afraid. What's he going to do to him? Looking around, she saw a Bludger near Kayla's right arm. Roxie sped over.
"Malfoy catching up to Potter. Potter better watch out. On no, it looks like Malfoy's reaching for something in his pocket. A wand maybe. This game could get ugly." With all her strength Roxie swung her club.
"He's not my boyfriend!" With a crack her club hit the Bludger which sped off in Malfoy's direction. The Bludger made contact with its target. Malfoy toppled off his broom and hurtled to the ground. Harry extended his arm in front of him and then pulled out of the dive. He raised his fist into the air. "Harry Potter has caught the Snitch, making the final score Gryffindor- 250, Slytherin- 10. I'm sure we're all glad that one's over." Roxie flew over to Harry and hugged him. He feels so good. I never want to let go. From the way he hugged her back, she thought he felt the same way. They descended to the ground still hugging, but released when the rest of the team ran over to them. Everyone was hugging and cheering.
"Party in the common room following this!" one fifth year boy shouted. Roxie realized how easy it would be to slip away in all the confusion. She needed to go report. As she wound her way through the crowd she saw Ron and Hermione kissing and, to her dismay, Harry and Ginny hugging. I guess our hug wasn't as special as I thought. Roxie willed herself not to cry and then elbowed her way out of the crowd.
She changed into her school robes quickly and then moved swiftly and silently to the castle. It couldn't have worked out between us anyway. It's better that he found someone else. At least he'll be happy. And I said it before, they make a good couple. Roxie looked around. Somehow she had walked into a deserted corridor without even knowing it. A door on her right stood ajar. Better get this over with. She pushed the door open and looked around, no one. From the pocket of her robes, she pulled a small vial. She threw the contents onto the floor in a ring. Closing her eyes, she stepped into the ring and pressed her fingers onto her Dark Mark.
"Master, the girl has arrived," the rat-like man named Wormtail was sitting on the floor next to the chair. A fire was going in the grate and a snake lay, curled up on the rug in front of it. A man stood up from the chair.
"Master you told me to report to you," Roxie said as she dropped to her knees and fell into a bow.
"And what is it that you have to tell me?"
"Well I was going to tell you that Ha…the Potter boy and I have become 'friends'," Roxie made sure to use air quotes.
"And he suspects nothing?"
"He has no idea."
"I sense something troubling you. You have confliction. Is there something else you would like to share with your Lord?" Roxie looked down, knowing that he was trying to perform Legilimency.
"No, my Master." Roxie felt guilty and scared. She knew full well that if she was caught lying she would be severely punished.
"I will find out soon enough. Come back when you're ready to share." Voldemort waved his wand and Roxie felt the rush of air once more. She was back in the room. She walked out of the room and turned down the corridor, walking towards the Gryffindor tower. What do I do? He's going to find out that I like Harry. Roxie stopped. So why not take the risk? Roxie had made up her mind. She quickened her pace and burst through the portrait hole.
"The final teammate arrives! Congratulations!" Roxie heard voices call from everywhere. The room was packed, but she was looking for someone in particular. She spotted him in a corner, talking to Ron and Hermione.
"Hey guys! You think I could borrow Harry for a little bit?" Ron nodded and Hermione gave a smile. Roxie grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him to the opposite corner.
"What is it Roxie? You look kind of flustered," Harry seemed concerned.
"I know what I said before, but I'm ready now." Harry looked at her, confused. "I want to date you!"
"Roxie, you know I want to date you, but the reason that I didn't ask you out was because I like you. Voldemort uses people who I care about to get to me. I couldn't live with myself if he took you…" Harry rambled.
"Stop being noble and kiss me!" Roxie reached her arms up and pulled his head to her. She closed her eyes and sank deep into the kiss. She felt Harry's hands rest lightly on her waist. He's such a good kisser. They heard a wolf whistle and they pulled apart. The whole common room seemed to be looking at them and Roxie was happy about it. She started to walk over to Ron and Hermione with Harry beside her. As she walked she felt his hand slip into hers. Finally.
"So I see you two finally admitted that you like each other!" Ron said and laughed.
"Yup," was all Roxie said, but she couldn't stop smiling.
"Does this mean I can call you Rox now?" Harry teased. Roxie stood on her tiptoes and gave him another kiss. She began to pull back, but he reached his hand up and put it on her face. She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh come on guys. Hermione and I don't make out in front of you!" Ron said, faking disgust. But Roxie didn't care; all she cared about was how happy she was with Harry. This is totally worth getting killed over.