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This isn't exactly an update, but I thought I'd do a little fun thing to explain some things that you have had questions about (or might in the future). So I have created the:
HARRY POTTER PRESS JUNKET!
(The press, holding little sandwiches and glasses of refreshment, gather into the press room, and sit down in front of a long table, where Harry, Hermione, Draco, Ron, Remus, Sirius, and Snape are sitting. Then...the first question is asked.)
PRESS: Harry, I think the question on all of our minds is, When did you discover that you were gay?
HARRY (rolling his eyes): "I'd like to say firstly that being gay isn't something that you just 'discover,' as you so put it. When you start getting hormonal you just find yourself liking boys more than girls. I had the occasional crush on a girl, but that was more out of trying to belong with the other boys. I suppose I knew it all along, but didn't start embracing my feelings until my 5th year."
PRESS: Ron and Hermione, when did you find out about Harry's sexuality, and how do you feel about it?
RON: "When I walked in on him and Blaise Zabini in the Quidditch locker room. It surprised me but it didn't bother me."
HERMIONE: "Harry told me during 5th year, sometime before Ron found out. Harry is our best friend, and we support him in whatever he chooses. Even if it was a....Slytherin." (She wrinkles her nose.)
PRESS: Harry, how long did your relationship with Blaise last?
HARRY: "As long as it took Draco to walk in right after Ron. Draco shamed Blaise for snogging with the 'dirty Heir of Gryffindor.'"
PRESS: But now you and Draco are friends?
DRACO: "I wouldn't call it that..."
RON: "You bloody git! Of course you're his friend!"
DRACO: "Don't call me a git! And I'm not!"
RON: "Then how come you sent Harry that friendship ring for Christmas last year?"
DRACO (blushing): "........Okay, I'm his friend."
PRESS: When did you become friends?
DRACO: "Well...Harry was horribly injured in an attack from Voldemort during 5th year, second semester. He was in the infirmary for so long that I started missing our altercations and bickering fights. So I went to visit him, under the pretense of gloating and after a while, we just became...friends. But we still bicker and fight. I want that to be clear."
PRESS: Were you ever more than friends?
HARRY: "Never. I'd like to say, once and for all, that Draco is as straight as a ruler. I feel sorry for him sometimes, because he likes to tease and joke with me, and people take it the wrong way. It isn't fun when people mistake your sexuality. Believe me...I know...(mumbles 'Parvati' under his breath)."
PRESS: Draco, why did you kiss Hermione?
DRACO: "I didn't know it was her. I just grabbed the first girl I saw and went for it." (crosses arms smugly) "I was 'punctuating' my statement to Harry, if you will."
PRESS: Hermione, what did you think about the kiss?
HERMIONE: "I...erm....."(turns beat red and runs to the bathroom)
RON: "I'll murder you, Malfoy! I-oooof." (gets smacked in the stomach by Harry, and promptly sits down)
PRESS: Remus, why are you teaching Life Drawing?
REMUS: "I used to draw a lot, and after I left Hogwarts as a student, I studied the Italian Masters in Rome for many years. I tried to stay in secluded areas and away from the Wizarding world as much as I could. It isn't easy having my condition. Anyhow, I wanted other Wizards and Witches to be able to explore their non-magical talents and Dumbledore agreed."
PRESS: How long have you and Sirius been together?
SIRIUS: "I'll take this one, Rem. We had a thing for each other in our school days, but we weren't officially together until three years ago, after Rem quit his teaching position at Hogwarts. He visited me in hiding and we just...happened."
PRESS: Do we have time for one more?
HARRY: "I suppose."
PRESS: Professor Snape, what is in that photograph?
SNAPE (turning red): "*growl* DAMN YOU ALL!!!! DAMN THE WORLD!!!!!! A pox, a pox on you, Sirius Black!" (turns into a bat and flies away....j/k....turns into a raging wild man and runs away)
REMUS (looks disapprovingly to Sirius): "Siri, what photo is he talking about?"
SIRIUS (turning red): "A pox! A pox on you, PRESS!" (turns into a guilty lover and runs away)
REMUS: "Oh, Sirius. What am I to do with you?" (turns into a werewolf and runs after Sirius)
(Harry, Ron, and Draco sit there stunned at the spectacle.)
HARRY: "Well.....that was odd."
RON and DRACO: "....yeah..."
THE END!!!
*****
Sorry that it wasn't a real update to the story! I will try to write the next chapter soon! I hope this entertained you in between chapters, as well as explained some things. If you are still unsure about some things, or are now even more confused, just leave your question in the review area and I'll do my best to answer it in the upcoming chapters.
This isn't exactly an update, but I thought I'd do a little fun thing to explain some things that you have had questions about (or might in the future). So I have created the:
HARRY POTTER PRESS JUNKET!
(The press, holding little sandwiches and glasses of refreshment, gather into the press room, and sit down in front of a long table, where Harry, Hermione, Draco, Ron, Remus, Sirius, and Snape are sitting. Then...the first question is asked.)
PRESS: Harry, I think the question on all of our minds is, When did you discover that you were gay?
HARRY (rolling his eyes): "I'd like to say firstly that being gay isn't something that you just 'discover,' as you so put it. When you start getting hormonal you just find yourself liking boys more than girls. I had the occasional crush on a girl, but that was more out of trying to belong with the other boys. I suppose I knew it all along, but didn't start embracing my feelings until my 5th year."
PRESS: Ron and Hermione, when did you find out about Harry's sexuality, and how do you feel about it?
RON: "When I walked in on him and Blaise Zabini in the Quidditch locker room. It surprised me but it didn't bother me."
HERMIONE: "Harry told me during 5th year, sometime before Ron found out. Harry is our best friend, and we support him in whatever he chooses. Even if it was a....Slytherin." (She wrinkles her nose.)
PRESS: Harry, how long did your relationship with Blaise last?
HARRY: "As long as it took Draco to walk in right after Ron. Draco shamed Blaise for snogging with the 'dirty Heir of Gryffindor.'"
PRESS: But now you and Draco are friends?
DRACO: "I wouldn't call it that..."
RON: "You bloody git! Of course you're his friend!"
DRACO: "Don't call me a git! And I'm not!"
RON: "Then how come you sent Harry that friendship ring for Christmas last year?"
DRACO (blushing): "........Okay, I'm his friend."
PRESS: When did you become friends?
DRACO: "Well...Harry was horribly injured in an attack from Voldemort during 5th year, second semester. He was in the infirmary for so long that I started missing our altercations and bickering fights. So I went to visit him, under the pretense of gloating and after a while, we just became...friends. But we still bicker and fight. I want that to be clear."
PRESS: Were you ever more than friends?
HARRY: "Never. I'd like to say, once and for all, that Draco is as straight as a ruler. I feel sorry for him sometimes, because he likes to tease and joke with me, and people take it the wrong way. It isn't fun when people mistake your sexuality. Believe me...I know...(mumbles 'Parvati' under his breath)."
PRESS: Draco, why did you kiss Hermione?
DRACO: "I didn't know it was her. I just grabbed the first girl I saw and went for it." (crosses arms smugly) "I was 'punctuating' my statement to Harry, if you will."
PRESS: Hermione, what did you think about the kiss?
HERMIONE: "I...erm....."(turns beat red and runs to the bathroom)
RON: "I'll murder you, Malfoy! I-oooof." (gets smacked in the stomach by Harry, and promptly sits down)
PRESS: Remus, why are you teaching Life Drawing?
REMUS: "I used to draw a lot, and after I left Hogwarts as a student, I studied the Italian Masters in Rome for many years. I tried to stay in secluded areas and away from the Wizarding world as much as I could. It isn't easy having my condition. Anyhow, I wanted other Wizards and Witches to be able to explore their non-magical talents and Dumbledore agreed."
PRESS: How long have you and Sirius been together?
SIRIUS: "I'll take this one, Rem. We had a thing for each other in our school days, but we weren't officially together until three years ago, after Rem quit his teaching position at Hogwarts. He visited me in hiding and we just...happened."
PRESS: Do we have time for one more?
HARRY: "I suppose."
PRESS: Professor Snape, what is in that photograph?
SNAPE (turning red): "*growl* DAMN YOU ALL!!!! DAMN THE WORLD!!!!!! A pox, a pox on you, Sirius Black!" (turns into a bat and flies away....j/k....turns into a raging wild man and runs away)
REMUS (looks disapprovingly to Sirius): "Siri, what photo is he talking about?"
SIRIUS (turning red): "A pox! A pox on you, PRESS!" (turns into a guilty lover and runs away)
REMUS: "Oh, Sirius. What am I to do with you?" (turns into a werewolf and runs after Sirius)
(Harry, Ron, and Draco sit there stunned at the spectacle.)
HARRY: "Well.....that was odd."
RON and DRACO: "....yeah..."
THE END!!!
*****
Sorry that it wasn't a real update to the story! I will try to write the next chapter soon! I hope this entertained you in between chapters, as well as explained some things. If you are still unsure about some things, or are now even more confused, just leave your question in the review area and I'll do my best to answer it in the upcoming chapters.