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Here you go.
-Huff
Harry was in Fred and George bedroom staring out the window, when he saw a gleam of red hair outside he thought he would go and see it. He rushed down the stairs and out into the garden where he found Ginny sitting by the Broom Shed reading a book.
"Hey" Said Harry giving Ginny a fright
"Hi Harry"
"Whacha reading?"
"Just revising for my OWLs."
"Ha Ha." Laughed Harry sarcastically
"Well if you not doing anything useful you can help me revise." She looked up from her book
"Or we can see who can catch the snitch first?"
"Ill take that!" Said Ginny putting the book aside and standing up
"Okay c'mon I guess we better get some brooms."
"You get the brooms, ill get a snitch"
"Okay meet at the Quidditch pitch" Said Harry opening the Broom Shed.
They met near one of the hoops about 10 minuets later. They took their brooms and Harry released the snitch, they set off at once. As Harry kicked off he felt a rush of happiness, this broom was just an old Comet 260 but he hadn't had a ride on any broom for to long now. He was circling the pitch looking for the snitch, he saw Ginny come up behind him and she said
"Two snitches, and then we go down. I brought some sandwiches" Harry nodded as Ginny zoomed off in search of the snitch. He couldn't help but admire her a little bit. The way her beautiful red hair whooshed in the wind. They way her mouth curved into a frown but her beautiful hazel eyes telling a completely different story. Ginny caught the first snitch just then. He didn't see it happen because he had been hypnotised by her amazing features. She even caught the next one, for the exact same reason. Harry started to think about when he and Ron had caught Ginny and Dean snogging in one of their shortcuts. Then he imagined it was He who had been kissing Ginny.
"No, she's Ron's sister"
"But she's single"
"She's like my sister"
"Ron would understand"
"No he wouldn't"
"He wouldn't consider it base treachery"
"Yes he would"
"But she's so beautiful"
"R-O-N-S S-I-S-T-E-R"
"But what if she liked you back"
"Is it worth the risk she doesn't?"
This raging battle was going on inside Harry's heard. He decided to push it to the back of his mind. They landed and had sandwiches. They ended up staying there for a longer time then they had expected. When they stood up Ginny gave Harry a hug saying that it had been really fun. As they walked back, without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about rejection. Harry kissed her.
Harry kissed her. It felt as though the whole world had been taken beneath him. He felt the only two people in the world were the girl he was holding and himself. And then they broke apart.
"Um sorry…"Said Harry awkwardly. But Ginny hugged him. He took this as a sign of approval. They both grinned and walked hand in hand back to the Burrow.
Ron and Hermione were still walking back. They could just about to see the Burrow.
"So I was wondering… did you ever kiss Krum?" Asked Ron. He felt it was only fair for him to ask this for she asked about Lavender.
"Um, no"
"Don't lie"
"Okay yes, only once though." Admitted Hermione
"I knew it, you still in contact with him?"
"No not really."
"This is a really long walk isn't it" Laughed Ron
"Yeah do you wanna sit down for a bit?"
"Sure" They sat down on the grass, looking around. It was getting quite dark now. Ron looked at his watch to discover it was almost 9 O'clock. That's when it happened. Ron heard a rustle of leaves coming behind them.
"Slowly get your wand out." He mouthed. They both reached into their pockets and withdrew their wands. They jumped up quickly and pointed their wands at a tree.
"SHOW YOUR SELF!" Shouted Ron. No one jumped out from behind the tree. There was a flash of light and then it all went dark.
"I did it!" Grover yelled "Right on the nose!"
"Grover, how in the name of Hades did you hex someone? We don't even have wands yet!" Percy asked, walking over to him.
"Reed Pipes."
"Nice going man." Percy patted him on the back.
"Actually, this is Ron Weasley," Tom muttered walking over to them and pointing at the red headed man, "And this," Tom pointed at the bushy haired girl, "Is Hermione Granger."
"No… it can't be," Percy stared wide eyed at the girl "She's quite good looking." He added
"Im still here Seaweed Brain." Annabeth laughed walking over to them
"I see that now."
"So, Grover. You just stunned the guy who we're meant to ask to bunk with. Good work." Tom said sarcastically
"Hey I didn't know!" Grover yelled
"You shouldn't have just stunned them!" Tom shouted back
"They could have tried to kill us for all we know!" resorted Grover
"Now we won't know will –"
"Both of you, shut up!" Percy yelled over them "We need a plan!" All of the boy's heads turned to Annabeth straight away. She tutted but went into the plan.
"We'll wait a few days until the air clears then we'll come back and ask to stay. I saw a village down the hill, we could stay there. Im sure there's a Bed and Breakfast or something." She finished
"Gods you're smart." Percy chuckled
"Wait… Can't we have a bit of fun with these two? Maybe… Put them closer together or something like that?" Tom suggested, laughing
"Let's not be cruel." Grover said. Tom led the way down to the local village laughing to himself
Ron's brilliant blue eyes flickered open. He sat up trying to remember what had happened…He had asked someone to sit down…He had heard something…he had got up…He had been stunned…But who had stunned him and who was he with… Ron turned round and saw Hermione on the ground next to him. He rushed to wake her until she was telling him to get off.
"You okay?" Asked a concerned Ron
"Im fine, what about you?"
"Im okay, but my memories fuzzy and I don't really remember what happened properly." He confessed
"Yes me too, I think we sat down and we were stunned…" Said Hermione thinking
"Yeah me too, look we should proberly get back case they come back whoever it was." Ron said pulling Hermione onto her feet. She agreed and they set off to The Burrow at a fast pace.
Harry and Ginny arrived back at The Burrow hand in hand. They decided it best to act as nothing happened until they thought it safe to tell Ro-ugh-I mean the Weasleys. Ginny kissed Harry on the cheek (Making sure that the kitchen was empty first of course) before running up the stairs to her bedroom. He couldn't help but beam. I mean he had fancied her a little bit last year and he hated seeing her with Michael Corner and Dean Thomas. Dean was his friend but he still hated him for it. At first he thought it was just a brotherly type of thing but no matter how much he tried to fight it he just couldn't fight the fact that: He fancied his best mate's sister. Ron… Ron was not gonna like this, but maybe, just maybe if Ron had a girlfriend he wouldn't mind…
Ron and Hermione why don't you go sort out the chickens? Harry and Ginny you two can go and try and clear out the Gnomes." Said Mrs. Weasley the next day. Harry sniggered at this. Harry had told Mrs. Weasley that they needed time alone together and she too smiled when she gave this command.
"Okay" Said Ron warily but left with Hermione
"Go on, those Gnomes what get rid of themselves" Said Mrs. Weasley. Harry and Ginny walked out of the back door to the overgrown grass.
"Ginny I think the only way Rons gonna be fine is if we get him and Hermione together" Admitted Harry
"Maybe… I think we should though, just in case" She said pulling on some yellow gloves and throwing Harry a pair.
"How should we do it?" Asked Harry enjoying himself, catching and pulling on his gloves.
"I think we should do it before Hogwarts… he might get upset we didn't tell him sooner… but it will be easier at Hogwarts…" Said Ginny walking around staring at the ground searching for Gnomes.
"I think we do it soon before Hogwarts at least, I think we need a big event…" Said Harry joining her in the hunt
"But what?" She yelled back at him for she was chasing a Gnome.
"No idea" Shouted Harry still searching for Gnomes
"Well we could set up a little party and invite some friends from Hogwarts. It seems likely they will get together there. Unless we invite Lav-Lav." Catching the Gnome at last, she flung it round her head like a lasso and threw it over the stone wall separating The Burrow from the fields.
"Lavender will just not be invited, if she turns up and asks why we can just say Ron is gay and that's why they broke up?" Joked Harry running up to Ginny and launching himself on a Gnome.
"Brilliant idea." Laughed Ginny
"Maybe we'll be lucky and Rons made his move in the barn." Chuckled Harry throwing the Gnome over the wall.
"Doubt it, hes hopeless." Walking up to Harry
"Only when hes around Hermione." He winked
"Stupid chickens." Muttered Ron
"We just have to feed them, collect the eggs and make sure it's all clean." Said Hermione
"That's like asking Santa for a gun, it just doesn't happen no matter how many times you ask." Said Ron looking round the coop
"I think we should a have a break?" Asked Hermione
"I think that your idea is a brilliant idea!" Laughed Ron. They walked out of the coop pulling off their gloves as they went. They decided to sit down on the grass.
"Harry and Ginny seem quite close lately." Said Hermione causally.
"They are?" Asked a shocked Ron.
"I don't really know but they spend more time together…"
"Do they?"
"Are you blind Ronald?" Laughed Hermione.
"Your thinking of Percy you are. But you really think that something's going on between my best friend and my little sister?" Asked Ron staring at Hermione
"I have my suspicions." She winked.
"I hope your suspicions wrong for once." Ron said, stretching out his legs.
"We should get Dumbledore to tell us his opinion." Laughed Hermione.
"Be a downer if he said that there snogging behind our backs." Said Ron
"And it turned out he was wrong" Cut in Hermione.
"That would lead to awkward questions on our part."
"Most defiantly."
"Well I hate to be the one to bring this up but we should proberly get back to the chickens. I think they miss us." Chuckled Ron.
"Miss me you mean."
"What can I say? You have a way with chickens." Said Ron getting to his feet. He pulled up Hermione who came up quite close to him. They stood just staring at each other for a good two minuets. Hermione's hazel eyes staring into Rons blue ones. But they came to their senses and Ron skated over the sticky moment by saying: "So weres Crookshanks?"
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were all sat in Ron's attic bedroom. Ron lying on his bed, Harry leaning on Ron's bed facing Hermione who was leaning against the wall. Hermione had a book propped open, the title read: Magical Herbs and Fungi. Harry sat twiddling his wand looking for marks to clean and Ron was watching his Chudley Cannons poster occasionally turning to look at Hermione for a brief second. Then several things happened at once. Hermione put her book down; Ron fell of his bed onto the floor and also onto an unaware Harry and Pigwidgeon fluttered through the open window. Pigwidgeon fell onto Ron's now empty bed.
"You expecting a letter Ron?" Harry asked
"Yeah from Fred and George!"
"Well open it up Ron!" Harry shouted, jumping over Ron's bed. Ron opened up the letter and read.
"Damn!" Shouted Ron, shoving the letter into Harry's hands. Harry read with Hermione.
Dear Ronniekins,
George and I were just sat in the pub in Ottery St Catchpoll last night, we might be coming down by the way for a while. Anyway we were talking to old Bill, the bartender there and he said he had been talking about us to some kids. He described one of the kids looked almost identical to Harry, though he had a different shaped face and he was American. The other kid had blonde hair, quite tall and had a scar gashed on his cheek? He looked a lot like Malfoy. Do you think these kids were the ones who stunned you? If they might be reply to this with a yes and me and George will come pick you up. We think they left to go to that inn with the old lady. Bill also said that they had some friends with them. And I got a hunch they are wizards.
Fred.
PS Hows Hermione?
"YOU TWO WERE STUNNED?" Shouted Harry.
"Well we didn't want to worry you Harry." Said Hermione.
"YOU TOLD FRED AND GEORGE!"
"Yes but… but." Hermione said.
"Look mate we screwed up now shut up!" Shouted Ron turning on Harry.
"Ron you could have at least mentioned it!" Resorted Harry.
"We didn't though did we? Look shut up. Hermione I was stunned first, did you see anyone?" Ron asked.
"I think I did see a boy who looked like Harry come out from behind a tree." She said thinking.
"Well ill write back and say we are going to come down. And you can come Harry." He added seeing the look on Harry' face. He quickly scribbled a Yes down on a piece of parchment, folded it up and tied it to Pigwidgeon. Pig left with the letter.
"Ron I got to tell you something." Harry said thinking he might as well.
"What?" Ron asked, catching Hermione's eye. Could this be the thing they had talked about in the chicken coop?
"Me and Ginny are dating." Harry said preparing to be punched. But Ron did nothing. He just stared at Harry.
"You – Ginny – kiss? What?"
"We kissed and now we're going out." His muffled voice came out between his arms shielding his face. But Ron just said
"Don't mess her around or ill kill you!" He snapped.
"And try to keep the snogging to a minimal when hes around." Hermione whispered as they walked downstairs.
As the trio walked downstairs they heard Mrs. Weasley say "Harry, Hermione, Ron you didn't tell me you had already got your lists from Hogwarts!"
"We do?" Asked Ron
"Yes! When you got your OWLs there was another piece of paper on the back," Mr. Weasley said, getting calmer. "We will be going to Diagon Alley tomorrow to pick up everything. Your father is asking the Minister if we can borrow some Ministry cars. Im sure the Minister will also want some Aurors. For your protection of course Harry dear." She added smiling at Harry. Harry nodded.
"Ohh Mum! Can we go see Fred and George's joke shop?" Asked Ron.
"If we have time… But if it your brothers you would like to see they just sent me an owl saying they were going to pick you up today. They said they would like to take you three out for a treat." Said Mrs. Weasley pointing at a piece of parchment.
"Okay. Did they say when they would be coming?" Asked Ron walking over to the parchment.
Dear Mum,
Hope everything's okay at home, the joke shop is going to make us rich! Anyway, Fred and me were wondering if Ron, Harry and Hermione would mind coming out for a bit with us? We have a treat for them! Hope you can drop by the joke shop when you get their school stuff.
Love
George
PS We will be turning up no matter what answer. At about say… 12:30?
Ron looked at his watch to find it was 12:28. He motioned towards the door were they heard a faint pop. A few seconds later a pair of flaming haired people walked through the door. The twins looked identical as ever, right down to the last freckle. Fred was wearing a black dragon hide suit with a red tie that clashed horribly with his hair and George was wearing a red dragon hide suit (Clashed terribly) with a black tie.
"Hi Mum! Hello Harry. Hey Hermione." They said in union.
"Um forgetting someone?" Ron walked forward.
"No." Ron frowned at the twin's answer.
"So are we taking you out or what?" Asked Fred, giving his Mum a hug.
"Yeah, we leaving now?" Ron asked.
"Yeah I suppose. But Ronnie we need to have a word with you before we set off okay?" Said George leading Ron outside, Fred following.
"What?"
"Mate, a lil birdie told us a couple of things." Said George smiling.
"This lil birdie is a great informer." Added Fred.
"Wanna hear what it said?" Asked George.
"Well you don't really get a choice lil bro." Fred cut in.
"It said that a Mr. Harry Potter and a Miss. Ginny Weasley snogged" Asked George
"Yeah, but I told him its fine just don't mess her around?" Said Ron looking a bit awkward.
"Fair enough." Said George tilting his head.
"Now whats this we hear about you breaking up with Lavender?" Asked Fred
"Um, there was someone else."
"Was that someone a brown, bushy haired Gryffindor? Who's a bit of a know it all?" Said Fred grinning
"I don't – I – Hermione- Me- Fancy- No." Not able to string together the words.
"Prefect Ronald we know you do, so don't bother to stutter." George said holding up a hand for silence.
"Who the hell is this birdie?" Asked Ron, his facing slowly turning red. But the twins just winked and led Ron back into the house.
The fact is that Fred and George accidently came across Ron's brake up letter in the post, Ginny had sent them a letter telling them that she had finally kissed Harry. And when they saw the brake up letter and Ron said there was someone else they kind of figured it was Hermione.
Fred and George were walking them out of the house, kissing their mother goodbye. It was quite a long walk to Ottery St Catchpole. Ron fell back with Harry and Hermione.
"So, you reckon these are the people who had it in for us?" Ron asked.
"Maybe." Answered Hermione, bumping shoulders with her best friends.
"If they are…" Harry said darkly.
"Oh Harry, please don't do anything foolish!" Hermione begged him.
"Well if they did do it'll be helping Harry." Ron said, looking up at Hermione.
"Hermione whats that date today?" Harry asked, tripping a bit on a rock.
"It's the 28th of August Harry. We will be going to Hogwarts in four days." She said, smiling slightly.
"I wonder who the next DADA will be…" Muttered Ron
"They might not have even found anyone this year!" Harry laughed
"Oh please don't say that Harry! It would be terrible!" Said Hermione, a worried look on her face.
"We're only kidding Hermione, im sure they have found someone" Ron said, winking at Hermione.
"Someone who's not got long left." Said Harry, grinning
"Agreed!" Hermione walked quickly so she could catch up with Fred and George.
"Fred, George, what do these people look like?" She asked, Harry and Ron running up to her side.
"Well, we talked to that old wench at the inn and she said one had, brown hair was it?" Said Fred.
"Black, she said." George cut in
"Yeah, black hair, green eyes." Fred said to them
"The girl had blonde hair, and grey eyes?" George asked his twin
"Yeah, and there was a bloke with blonde hair and grey eyes?" Fred told them
"And a scar." George corrected Fred
"Yeah, and a kid with long brown hair?" Fred finished
"Exactly!"
"I think I did see someone with black hair…" Hermione said, looking at Harry and Ron. They soon arrived in the small town. Fred and George led them past a small, rather dingy looking pub. An old man was outside of it painting the walls.
"OI YOU!" He shouted at the twins. He walked over to them.
"Hey, Bob…" They started.
"WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I CAME UP TO YOUR HOME AND WROTE ON YOUR WALLS?" He yelled, pointing at the wall he was painting.
"Mate! Don't get so up tight about it. But we have no idea what you're on about." Fred said, winking at Harry.
"DON'T LIE KID!"
"We're not, we have no idea." George said, pulling a straight face. He gestured for the trio to get behind him. Fred turned his head to see that the street they were in was empty. He then asked
"So Bob… Who's having a drink in your… ahh… pub."
"No one today! Bloody funeral! But I had to miss it! TO PAINT MY BLOODY PUB!" He screamed.
"Well, I spose you should go pay your respects." George said,
"I EFFING WELL SHOULD BE!"
"Wash your mouth!" Fred shouted, pulling out his wand on the Muggle. He muttered an indication. A second later soup bubbles were pouring out of his mouth. George directed his wand on the wall, making it turn instantly pink. With the words etched upon the stone.
"DON'T DRINK HERE! WE PUT DUNG IN THE BEER WE SELL!"
In great green writing. Fred then turned back to the Muggle called Bob and said
"You look like you need a friend." He pointed his wand at a nearby rock and it turned into a pot. A pot with a brass foot.
"The Wizard and the Hopping Pot" Shouted George, glowing with laughter.
"This one has no slipper though!" Fred chuckled.
"Oi, why don't you have a sweet?" He said, pointing his wand at the Muggle making the bubbles disappear. George handed over a sweet in a purple wrapper. The Muggle took it and at once he started vomiting everywhere. Fred stuffed the other end into Bob's mouth, missing vomit by seconds. Bob then stopped vomiting. He looked both angry and scared.
"Well we've had our fun." Said Fred, gesturing to his brother to cast a spell.
"Obliviate!" George shouted, raising his wand to the Muggle. Fred picked up the Muggle and propped him down on a bench by the pub. They then ran up the street, turning up their collars against the wind.
"Fred. That. Was. Brilliant." Said Ron, staring in awe at his brothers.
"No, it wasn't! That Muggle could not protect himself!" Said Hermione, red in the face.
"He could have kept his big mouth shut!" Said George, looking at Hermione over his shoulder.
"That's still not a reason to use magic on him!" She ran in front of the twins, stopping them from walking.
"Look Hermione, you know we have nothing against Muggles! But Bobs a complete git. I have wanted to do that for years! We came out here to see these people so can we get back to that?" Said Fred, walking up to Hermione, grabbing her hand and pulling her up the street. Ron had noticed this and was staring at their hands. Hermione looked round at Ron doing so, causing Ron's ears to turn bright red. Hermione hung back to walk with Harry and Ron, she took Ron's hand just to make him feel better. And it worked. But she then took her hand away to put both her arms around the pair of them. The wind was raging now, threatening to rain. In the end they were running towards an inn. They didn't bother to look at the sign outside, they knew where they were.
"Well. Let's see if these guys are the ones." Said Fred stepping onto the threshold.
Fred and George walked into the little Bed and Breakfast. George walked along to the counter while Fred talked to Hermione.
"So, how are you?" Fred asked causally
"Im fine, how are you with the Joke Shop and all?"
"Fairly good. Though when we get back to Hogwarts… George and I are going to make Filch's life hell." He laughed
"Wouldn't expect anything less from the bad, funny, handsome, pranksters that we all know and love."
"Handsome you say?" Fred winked
"They've gone to the sweet shop. And you two," George said eyeing Fred and Hermione "If you're going to flirt at least do it somewhere else." Hermione blushed while Fred grinned looking very happy with himself.
"Right you are my dear brother. But she called me handsome."
"Us handsome." They all walked out of the B&B and into the sweet shop over the road. Fred walked in first and almost knocked over a young girl with curly blonde hair.
"Hey, why are you on your own? You are extremely beautiful." Fred said to the young girl
"She's not on her own." A boy of around the girl's age with jet black hair just like Harry's walked up behind her.
"Tell me. Do you kiddies have wands yet?" George asked, stepping next to his brother.
"What?" Another boy walked up and pushed his way in front of the others.
"Malfoy?" Harry asked blinking. The boy had a remark resemblance to the Slytherin we all know and love/hate. He had the same sharp features with the hollow cheeks, the same white blonde hair in the same way Malfoy had it, the same grey eyes though he was wearing a smile and had a scar across his cheek.
"Cameron actually. Tom Cameron." He smiled, shaking Harry's hand. Another boy came out of the shop. He had curly brown hair and dark brown eyes.
"So, your wizards. We're wizards. Maybe we should discuss this somewhere a bit more private? Maybe In the alley behind this shop." Tom suggested. They all walked behind a dumpster and started to talk.
"So, Hermione. Are these the lunatics who sunned you and my dear brother?" Fred asked, pulling Hermione to the front and holding onto her hand with his long fingers.
"Yes." She whispered. Fred let go of her hand just in time to stop Ron from running forward and punching one of them in the nose. Fred clung on to his brother for dear life until he had calmed down. He then stepped forward and said
"So… you stunned my little brother and his best friend. You have the nerve to come to this lovely village. And now you know what? I've had enough of you." Fred hit Percy with a spell that caused him to fall backwards into a few bins and out of sight with a loud CLANG.
"Don't you bloody dare!" Tom yelled running forward to punch Fred. Fred caught his fist and poked his wand underneath Tom's chin.
"I will dare." Tom flew backwards into a dumpster and out of sight.
"So… one of you want to try me?" Fred asked, looking at the pair of them who was fuming. Tom had gotten back up from the dumpster and punched Fred square in the face.
"You little git!" Fred yelled, holding onto his nose. He reached inside his pocket and withdrew a small sweet which he put in his mouth and the bleeding subsided.
"I've had enough of this," Harry said walking forward "Stupefy! Now talk." Tom had fell on his backside and said it was Grover who had stunned them. Ron ran forward and hit Grover around the head making him fall backwards.
"Listen! We didn't know who you were at the time! We thought you were a dark wizard or something!" The girl yelled
"You are apologizing?" George sneered.
"Yes!"
"Forgiven." Hermione said.
"Well… I'm Annabeth Chase. The boy you just punched is Grover Underwood, and he," She motioned towards the pair of legs that were starting to twitch beneath the fallen bins, "Is Percy Jackson. You already know his name." She pointed at Tom.
"Look, can we please stay with you in your house? We have no where to stay until Hogwarts starts. We're from America." Tom had stood up as the spell grew weaker.
"I guess so." Harry murmured.
"One thing if you're from America though. Here we call our Mum Mum. Not Mom. And we call sweets sweets. Not candy. Capeesh?"
They walked back to the Burrow, Fred and George was in the lead (occasionally throwing dirty looks over their shoulders at the new people) Followed by Harry (Thinking about Ginny… And Dumbledore's lessons of course) Followed by Tom and Annabeth (Walking along silently) then Grover and Percy (in a whispered discussion and finally by Ron and Hermione.
"I wonder what mums gonna say." Ron muttered to Hermione.
"Im sure she won't mind. Oh are Fred and George staying?" She asked
"I don't think so. I bet that Annabeth will be bunking with you and Ginny, and them blokes are gonna be in Fred and George's room." He said, swatting a fly
"Oh I hope not."
Harry had turned round to look at them; Ron had seen this and gestured for Harry to join them. He ran to the back. Hermione in the middle, Ron on the left and Harry on the right.
"So what do you think about that lot then?" Harry said darkly, nodding his head at the new people.
"Bunch of idiots." Ron said.
"I wonder what will happen when they are at Hogwarts… Do you think they will be sorted into houses?" Hermione ask curiously
"I dunno, didn't really think about it." Harry answered. They all turned to look at Percy they found that he had stopped and was hanging back to talk to them.
"Hey, Harry can I talk you?" He said
"Um, sure." They hung back, so Hermione and Ron were in front of them.
"Look, I don't want there to be any hard feelings between us. Okay?" Percy said. He had green eyes, just like Harry's. But this was a different green. It was sea green. Harry's were emerald.
"Mate, we are way past hard feelings." Harry said darkly. As Harry started to walk away Percy put a hand on his shoulder and held him back.
"Look, we said we're sorry. But I think it would be really cool if we could be friends. We all wanna be friends with you guys." Percy admitted.
"Well… okay. We can try. But I won't be forgetting what happened any time soon. But don't you dare lay a finger on any of my friends or ill kill you." Harry said.
"Fair enough." Percy said with a grin.
"So, what school did you used to go to?" Harry asked, curiously.
"Um… Grimsaw…" Percy said, thinking off the top of his head.
"Never heard of it. Ill ask Hermione. Hermione? Hermione! HERMIONE!" Harry shouted. She and Ron hung back to walk with them.
"Ever heard of the school Grimsaw Hermione?" Harry asked
"You proberly would of never heard of it. It- it – it's not very- well- well you see" Percy said hastily
"Oh yes I have heard of that school." Hermione said brightly
"You have?" Asked Percy, astonished by his own imagination
"Yes. You have white robes?" She stated
"Erm Yeah. What colour are Hogwarts robes?" Percy asked, keen to change the subject
"Black. I wonder what house you will be in." Hermione said
"Well what houses are there?"
"Ravenclaw. Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure." Hermione said
"They are just and loyal, those patient Hufflepuffs are true." Ron said, thinking etched on his face
"Gryffindor! Were the brave dwell at heart!" Harry said, punching the air with his fist
"And Slytherin. Were all the evil gits are." Fred and George joked
"Cool." Percy said.
"Is that your house?" Annabeth asked, looking over her shoulder at Ron
"It's not much…"
"It's brilliant!" Tom said
Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Tom were sitting under the tree Ron and Hermione had spent so much time under.
"Look we can't trust them!" Tom argued
"I talked to them! They seem okay." Percy said
"Percy, I think Toms right for once. We don't know them! We need to stick together right now." Grover said, gesturing to Tom.
"I think Toms right too. How about we try to get to know them all a bit more?" Annabeth suggested
"Okay, ill take Harry. Annabeth why don't you take Hermione, Grover I think Ron for you and Tom… the twins." Percy said, pointing at them each in turn
"They left though, didn't they?" Tom asked
"Nope, Mrs. Weasley said they might as well stay because they are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow." Annabeth said, standing
"Okay, okay. Report back here in an hour?" Tom said, standing up
"Sure."
Annabeth found Hermione sitting in the bedroom they were sharing.
"Hi." Annabeth said brightly
"Hello." Hermione said, not looking up from her book
"So what house are you in at Hagworm?" Asked Annabeth, sitting on the bed
"First off, it's Hogwarts. Second, Gryffindor." She said, still buried in her book
"Well can you tell me about it?" Annabeth asked
"Okay," She said, marking her page and putting her book down "What do you want to know?"
"Well, what is the castle like?"
"Well a typical castle I suppose. We have a huge lake though; it has a great squid in it! There's the Forbidden Forest, note the Forbidden. And a Quidditch pitch."
"Whats Quidditch?" Annabeth asked. Hermione was bemused by this question. But suddenly she remembered Quidditch wasn't very big in America.
"It's a sport. If you want to know more about I suggest you ask Ronald or Harry." Hermione said
"Okay, so… who do you fancy?" Annabeth asked, eyes wide with curiosity
"Um, no- no one. Of course I don't fancy anyone." Hermione mumbled
"Oh c'mon. Who is it? I won't tell. I swear." Annabeth said. But just then Ginny walked in, slumped on the bed next to Hermione and Annabeth and said with a grin
"Just been with Harry. And my great git of a brother went mental when he saw us."
"Well, you can't blame him. Unless you were not snogging?" Hermione said, laughing
"Well. I have one thing to say to you. Harry needs no practise." They all laughed at this. Annabeth hadn't been introduced to Ginny so Hermione took it upon herself to.
"Annabeth this is Ginny. Ron's younger sister and Harry's girlfriend."
"I love the sound of the latter…" Ginny giggled
"Well im Annabeth." Annabeth said
"Cool. So what were we talking about before I ran in talking about Harry's amazing, lush, perfect, did I forget amazing? Brilliant, excellent –"Annabeth cut in. Sure Ginny would go on for a long time.
"- Talking about who Hermione fancies." Annabeth said
"Don't you know? She fancies Ron and F-"Ginny started, but gathered that Hermione didn't want to tell.
"You fancy Ron?" Annabeth shrieked.
"No, I fancy a boy named… named Roger. Ginny, you think I actually fancy Ronald?" Hermione laughed.
"Oh… Now I think about it… You and Ron?" Annabeth laughed. Hermione knew Annabeth want trying to hurt her but something deep inside Hermione burst. She felt sad and lonely.
Of course Ron would never go for a girl like me. I mean we're best friends! I suppose this is fates way of telling me this and not to even think about my absurd crush on him…
Harry (who had just been shouted at by a certain ginger haired boy) was walking towards the Quidditch pitch. He had decided he wanted to get some training done before summer was over. So in one hand he was holding his broomstick (A Firebolt) in the other, a basket (Full of sandwiches and the case holding a snitch) and on top of it was Quidditch Through The Ages. He had just walked on to the grass when he saw Percy trying to figure out how to use a broomstick.
"Percy, you don't know how to fly?" Harry asked, walking over to him whilst throwing the basket near the place Ginny and him had kissed.
"Well… no… we don't really fly in America."
"Ah its easy mate, watch." Harry said. He mounted his broomstick and kicked off from the ground. Percy copied him and within no time Percy was soaring along next to him.
"So, what place are you on your Quidditch team?" Percy asked, speeding up
"Im the Captain and our teams Seeker." Percy who had taken the time to read Quidditch Through The Ages last night knew what a Seeker was.
"Cool! I wonder if I can maybe get a place on your team this year." Percy said
"Maybe, Angelina's not doing it this year. She says she wants her last year to be based around her and Fred." Harry scoffed. Percy chuckled.
"Well, maybe you could teach me? I mean what place has Angelina got?"
"She's a Chaser, im sure I could teach you." Harry said, smiling
"Well… let's get started."
"Hey Ron."
"Oh, hi Grover."
"What you doing?" Grover asked
"Just drawing." Grover sneaked a peek at his drawing to find it was brilliant! Ron had been drawing the trees and the fields and stuff.
"That's really good mate."
"You're not my mate Grover." Ron said, hiding his work
"Sorry, I did say I was sorry though."
"Yeah well…" Ron said, squinting at Grover in the sunlight
"You like her don't you?" Grover asked, sitting down next to Ron.
"Who?"
"Hermione." Said Grover with a straight face
"No, no, I- I don't." Ron mumbled
"Look, I think she fancies you too!"
"Hermione-Me-Fancy? PLEASE!" Ron stuttered
"Mate, you need a bit of confidence! If you just found her right now and snogged her I bet you would get a positive reaction."
"I wouldn't… how the hell would she ever go for me?" Ron enquired
"Dude? I only met you yesterday but you seem alright." Grover said nudging him
"Well…maybe ill try it with her…not now or soon…maybe when we're at Hogwarts."
"That's cool, and just says the word and ill help you." Grover said
"Thanks…and I spose we're friends then?" Ron asked
"Sounds good to me."
"But don't say a word of this or ill kill you?" Ron said, standing up
"Sure." Grover walked away, smiling to himself.
Tom was wandering around the Burrow. Searching in vain for Fred and George. At last he found them, sitting on the ground outside the Burrow. It looked like they were watching the Gnomes.
"Hey." Tom said, sitting down next to them.
"You mind? Im writing a letter." Fred said, standing up and walking away. But Tom managed to see what was written on it before Fred scooped it out of sight.
Dear Angelina,
I'm doing fine thanks, what about you? And no, you cant give up Quidditch. I know that you just want a easy year, but honestly, what the bloody hell is the point if your not on the Quidditch team. You should at least TRY! Anyway, you know that our first weekend at Hogwarts is Hogsmeade; do you want to go with me? I have something to tell you, and if I said it over a letter then you'd take ages to reply. Need I say more?
Fred
Ps. new kids are coming.
Tom couldn't help but wonder who Angelina was. So he decided to show his nerve and ask George.
"Brave little sod aren't you? Well Angelina is Fred's sort of girlfriend." George said, smirking
"What do you mean sort of?" Asked Tom
"On and off. They don't really brake up but they snog sometimes… it was really only last year they started trying a bit." George reviled
"So, what do you do at Hogwarts?" Asked Tom
"You'll see…" George said. He was wearing an evil grin on his face.
"Harry said your jokers?" Tom said
"Well… we do like the odd prank…"
"You think I might be able to help with one?" Asked Tom
"Im sure you can."