A/N: I know I said no more authors notes but I like these they make my chapters seem longer lol jp. So yes, after a year I think I am finally adding chapters. I'm tres contant about this because even though I was mainly focusing on my outsiders story, it's not that hard because I've always acted like a greaser. I don't know, I'm just really happy that I'm gonna have another chapter up. WHEEEEE! lol R+R and you'll be my best friend! XD
Chapter Nine
Harry's POV
I sighed as I woke up. It was too early and I didn't want to have to hear Ron talking about Mel all day like he did yesterday, and everyday since he met her. And now that she and Justin were over, he'd talk even more. I got dressed and wandered sleepily into the common room. Judging by how empty it was I was either really late or really early. I wandered into the hallway.
"Ron what are you doing?" I asked, skidding to a halt as I almost tripped over my best friend. He looked up in a sort of daze. I knew what was coming now. The lopsided grin on his face gave it away. "Did you hear?" he asked. He sounded drunk and if I didn't know any better I would think he was.
"Yes I heard. Now what time it is, we can't afford to be late this early in the year." I crossed my arms and waited impatiently for him to stand up. Honestly, sometimes I didn't understand how I could even be friends with this kid.
"Don't worry; we still have about an hour before classes start. Since when do you get up this early?" Ron stood up shakily and almost fell again. He must've been sitting there for quite a while, I thought.
"Ron, how long have you been sitting out here?" I asked, a little concerned about him. He just grinned. "Quite a while. I woke up at around 4 and got bored of the common room rather quickly."
"Ron, you know classes start in an hour and a half and you're no where near fit to go," I muttered, half dragging Ron to the door. I muttered the password and shoved him into the common room. "Go get dressed. Come on, I don't want to be late for Defense Against The Dark Arts," I hissed, as I noticed some first years were checking Ron and me out. I rolled my eyes again.
It took twenty minutes for Ron to get ready. I swear I was about to leave him. "My god Ron, don't you have anything better to do?" I muttered, nudging him in the ribs as he was gawking at Mel as she entered the Great Hall with Padma. She still looked upset and I noticed her and Justin make eye contact in the Great Hall. He didn't look too good either.
I sat down at the house table and made sure Ron was stuck facing the Slytherin table and not the other ones. He seemed to catch onto what I was doing. "You're evil," he hissed. I grinned at him.
"My god you're obsessed!" I mocked as Ginny and Hermione joined the table. They exchanged a look then started laughing. "Be a little more obvious," Ginny said, sitting next to me. "I don't think she can tell yet."
"Come on Ron," Hermione said as she sat down next to him. "They just broke up, give them some time. Besides your gawking is going to get you some strange stares. Even Seamus can tell something's up. Tone it down a bit, eh?" She grinned at him.
A half hour later we entered Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Ginny had potions and she was quite sulky about that. Hermione and I sat together as usual, and Ron sat at his seat with no one next to him. Melidina entered with Padma. Parvati beckoned her sister to sit next to her so that left Mel without a seat.
There were only two empty seats and considering one was next to Justin she sat down next to Ron. I thought he was about to die he looked so happy. Hermione and I were snickering behind our hands as the teacher entered. Nobody was all that shocked that we had a substitute considering the fact that Percy and everyone was still missing.
I remembered how upset Mel had been upon finding her dead aunt and now this whole thing with Justin; it was amazing she didn't blow. But she kept her cool. I was amazed. I kind of admired her. Class was quite boring, as usual. After all the classes we met in the library as usual.
Mel was sitting at a table in the back reading a muggle book one of her friends had lent her. It was some weird book from the 20s or something called Pride and Prejudice. She claimed it was good but I wasn't about to read it.
I heard a noise coming from the bookshelf area by her table and realized Ron was there again. I sighed. "Ron, stop stalking Mel," I shouted at him. They both jumped and Ron walked out from behind the bookshelf. Mel was giggling madly. Maybe they could have something between them.
"Look what's coming," Hermione whispered. I looked up. It was Malfoy and his oversized goons. For once he ignored us and went to the back. I moved so I could see what he was doing at Mel's table.
"Fancy meeting you here, I didn't know you could read," I heard Mel's voice calmly say. She had put down the book and Ron was staring at her with a shocked expression on his face because at her comment Malfoy actually laughed. That's right, Malfoy laughed when he got made fun of.
"Charming child," he said with his usual trademark smirk. Mel rolled her eyes. "What do you want?" she asked him. He pulled out the chair to sit next to her but Mel put her feet up. She noticed him glare at Ron. "And don't think about kicking him out. He's my friend, you can just deal. If you have to say something to me and you can have your…" Mel's voice trailed off as she looked over Crabbe and Goyle. "Erm, goons, then I can have my friends. OK?"
Malfoy motioned for Crabbe and Goyle to leave. Ron looked at her and she half nodded. She knew he had an extendable ear that he would use to hear everything. I joined him behind the bookshelf.
"Alright, what do you want?" she demanded. She had her arms crossed over her chest. She had moved to sit on the table while he sat in a chair. "I wanted to ask you something. You know how the heads of houses told us about all the balls we'd be having? Well, I know the first one isn't for a month and a half but I was wondering… would you go with me?"
Ron gasped. I nudged him in the ribs to shut up. Mel laughed. "Are you serious?" she asked him incredulously. She was grinning as she stood up and grabbed her stuff. "I'll have to think about it." And with that she turned and walked away.
A/N: wow that;s really long. lol. yeahhhhhhhh so I hope you liked it! R+R! And I will probably have chapter 10 up shortly as well as Chapter 4 for my Outsiders story. Mmmkay bye.