She was a very patriotic American and loved to sing the national anthem and make a pledge to the flag every morning. If anyone critized the president or the Senator of magic in front of Harmony, she would give them a smack around the face, because it's the rudest thing for a foreigner to criticize the president! She was also filled with ideals about freedom and democracy, which was a bit puzzling for the Britishers who had been raised under a tyrannical monarchy all their lives. She constantly told them about America and what an awesome place it was, especially Los Angeles where all the coolest malls were.
Her main friends were Harry and Hermione, but Harmony didn't like hanging around them when Ginny was around, which thankfully wasn't that often. Harry only liked to have Ginny to snog, they didn't have conversation or anything. She was also friends with some of the other Gryffindors, and Draco, who was one of the good guys now Voldemort was defeated. She liked Draco because he was handsome with his platinum hair like the snow on the winter dawn, stony grey eyes like the bare rocks on a winter's dawn, and cool understated dress sense. She thought that one day she and Draco could be hero and heroine of their own romance novel. But first she wanted to sort out Harry and Mione because she felt so sorry for Mione who was so much in love.
Harmony was very popular at Hogwarts. She was always doing crazy pranks, like sawing the legs of Flitwick's chair so he felt that he was getting shorter, or dieing Hagrid's beard, or releasing starving dogs on Minerva when she was in cat form, or dropping water balloons in the great hall, or blocking all the toilets in the castle, or using fart charms. People said that she was like a new marauder. How the students all laughed when they saw the four huge ravenous dobermans chasing the terrified cat! How they all laughed when Hagrid's beard turned spangly and purple! Harmony was a huge laugh. Harry and Hermione valued their new friend very much. But none of the teachers ever punished her becasue her pranks were so harmless and because she was so sweet and innocent. They only shook their heads and said, "Oh, Harmony, you are so wacky!"
Only Professor Snape didn't share their feelings. One day in his class Harmony made all the potions turn to OJ and everyone was drinking and having a good time. Snape looked down his long nose, narrowed his ebon eyes and said, "You are an idiot Miss Hippogriff."
Harmony's pale rose-petal eyes filled with crystalline tears and she stared at Snape with her unnerving pale pink gaze. "Why are you so mean and cruel to everyone, Severus?" she kindly asked. "Perhaps you would be happier if your nature were sweeter and you said nice things to people instead of criticizing them all the time."
Snape stared at Harmony, his black eyes fixing onto her small, innocent face. There was something disconcerting about the fixed determined innocence and purity of Harmony's sunrise eyes. He looked at her and wished he could be pure, innocent and kind to everyone, just like Harmony Butterfly Winter Dawn Hippogriff. Snape felt his cold black sharklike eyes beginning to burn with tears. Harry and Hermione looked on, impressed by her immense courage.
Snape burst into tears and fled from the Potions dungeon, leaving a confused class behind. Immediately they all stood up and gave Harmony a standing ovation . Harmony's face glowed pale dusky pink, like a winter's sunset.
"Well done Harmony you showed him!" said Neville.
"He was so abusive and favoritist!" Goyle chimed in. "He made me ashamed to be a Slytherin! Good on you for putting him in his place Harmony! Maybe he'll be a nicer person from now on!"
"Well done!" Harry said, grinning at Harmony cheekily and rumpling his hair, as Mione looked at him adoringly. Draco also gave Harmony an admiring glance but to her disappointment didn't say anything to Harmony. Then the class filed out and left since Snape had already gone.
And just as Goyle had predicted, Snape started to be a nicer person from that day onwards!