Chapter 5: The downpour of rain.

"Hey Ginny," Harry greeted then proceeded to sneeze, three days later.

"Did Luna get you sick?" Ginny asked as Harry fell into the couch, sighing of ache.

"Maybe," Harry replied, sounded slightly high pitched from his nose being clogged.

"You should see her," Ginny laughed, "Her nose is pink from her blowing it so much, and yet she still disappears into the forest every night."

"She is just strange like that," Harry smiled and turned his head away from Ginny, sneezing once more.

"What did you two do?" Ginny asked.

"Go swimming?" Harry shrugged.

"You went swimming in October?" Ginny laughed, "No wonder you two are sick.

"It was her idea," Harry protested and sneezed.

"Too bad you followed her lead," Ginny snickered and Harry glared at her.

"I will get you sick," Harry threatened.

"That is my que," Ginny laughed and left the couch, leaving the common room a moment later.

"Want to play me?" Ron asked and Harry glanced at his friend.

"No," Harry declined.

"Why?"

"I'm sick," Harry sneezed.

"Not even one game?" Ron wondered.

"No," Harry repeated his first answer.

"Alright," Ron sighed and sat next to him on the couch.

"School tough?" Harry asked, making conversation.

"Oh yeah, I can't get an A on a paper to save my life," Ron nodded and Harry sneezed again, "What about you?
"potions is better now that Luna is helping me," Harry shrugged.

"I hate Snape, I am not even in his class and he gives me detention," Ron shook his head.

"That's funny," Harry laughed, coughing in the process.

"You know mum says that if you sleep a lot, then the cold will go away," Ron suggested, "but I just take a sleeping potion and I'm better in the morning."

"I like the sleep part," Harry smiled and stood up, "night."

"Night mate," Ron waved and Harry walked up the stairs, crashing on his bed a moment later.

The next morning, the window being crashed into woke up the boys. Harry, Neville, and Seamus were the three who were so shocked by the crash fell off their beds. As five boys looked for the reason for the crash, more wind and rain burst through another window, bringing Harry to cover his face. When the wind died down Harry uncovered his face and stared at his hands, covered in glass and stared at the rain that was rampaging on the castle.

"Must be some rain," Ron observed and Harry began to pull glass out of his hands.

"Yeah," Harry nodded and wiped the blood off his hands.

"Well I guess its time to wake up, good thing it's Friday," Seamus sighed and all the boys trudged out of bed.

"I don't understand why it's raining so hard," Ron complained as Harry walked with the boys.

"I thought about what you said," Luna whispered, making Harry jump.

"Luna!"

"Morning," Luna smiled dreamily at the other boys.

"What did I say?" Harry asked, putting his hands down, not knowing the boys were waiting for him.

"That day in the lake," Luna smiled and Harry's attention was fixed on Luna.

"And what have you decided?" Harry asked.

Luna didn't say anything but smiled and walked away, "Hey wait you can't leave me like that!" Harry called and left the boys to catch up to Luna, "That isn't nice."

"What isn't?" Luna inquired and Harry pulled her to a stop.

"What did you decide?" Harry asked.

"Come outside in the rain with me," Luna whispered.

"We just got over being sick Luna," Harry objected.

"Be spontaneous with me Harry," Luna smiled and Harry stared at her a moment.

"Fine," Harry gave in.

"Yay," Luna grinned and Harry followed her outside.

"If I die from this Luna, I will come back and personally haunt you," Harry called, running into the rain after Luna.

"Well now that isn't fun is it," Luna laughed as the rain fell on the both of them.

"No but that is what you get," Harry replied and slipped on some wet grass, sliding over to where Luna was.

"But that was amazing," Luna asked, helping Harry up.

"That hurt," Harry objected and Luna tried to hold her laughs in, "Are you laughing at me?"

"No," Luna lied but began laughing.

"I hate you right now," Harry shook his head agitated.

"Now how could you say that to me?" Luna asked.

"You know I just don't know," Harry replied and pulled Luna closer to him.

"I'm glad we are friends Harry," Luna smiled and Harry nodded.

"Me too."

Luna smiled brightly and Harry brought her as close to him and kissed her deeply, putting his hand behind her neck and his other on her waist.

"I told you this would be fun," Luna smiled when Harry pulled away.

"When you are right you're right," Harry laughed and the rain began to let up.

"The rain just loves to tease me," Luna sighed.

"Yes she does," Harry nodded and they walked back to the castle drenched.

Late that night Harry walked into the common room and noticed Ron and Hermione waiting for him to get back, well mostly Hermione; Ron was asleep on the couch.

"Harry," Hermione smiled.

"What are you doing up?

"Waiting for you, you have been avoiding for a month Harry and I am tired of trying to figure out why you are mad at us so we are going to settle this," Hermione explained.

"Shouldn't Ron be awake for this?" Harry asked and slapped Ron in the face with a notebook.

"Mum I didn't do it!" Ron woke up and noticed Harry staring at him, "Oh sorry mate, mum dream."

"Harry look, what has been going on with you?" Hermione asked.

"What about you two?" Harry asked.

"Look Harry I know why you are mad," Hermione confessed.

"Why am I mad?" Harry wondered.

"We have been ditching you and you have felt like we have been keeping something from you and you're right, we have, but it's…your Christmas present. We are getting your present perfect and it's taken so much time," Hermione smiled.

"You were planning my present?" Harry asked, wanting so bad to unleash his anger on them.

"Yeah," Ron and Hermione answered in unison.

Harry cocked his eyebrow and looked at the two of them, putting his best 'I'm not mad at you guys' look, "Thanks guys, I really appreciate you trying to get me a great present for Christmas, and it has been hard with you guys not being there for me," Harry shrugged.

"We are sorry," Hermione apologized.

"It's okay," Harry smiled and turned to leave the common room, "Oh can I offer you guys some advice? You know about my present?" Harry asked.

"Yeah," Hermione smiled.

"When you get done planning my present, make sure you come up with a way to tell me that you are dating each other and how you have been lying to me this entire time, oh and make sure that you don't mention that you used my godfather's death as an excuse not to tell me, because if you do, I'll get really mad and never want to talk to you again," Harry smiled, "Oh and another thing, if you going to lie, make sure people know so they don't tell me."

"Harry," Hermione started.

"You can't be logical about this anymore Hermione, I've known since that night in the forest and I have been waiting for you guys to tell me," Harry sighed, "But you didn't."

"Mate," Ron called.

"I'm gonna go," Harry nodded, "I don't want to be around you guys right now," Harry sighed and left the common room for the kitchens.

"Sickles always help me with my thoughts," Luna smiled when she found Harry in the kitchen.

"Why do people lie?" Harry asked.

"Protecting loved ones is a common defense," Luna nodded.

"I just don't understand, I would have been happy for them," Harry sighed.

"People sometimes believe they are protecting the secret from hurting someone," Luna replied and Harry sighed again.

"Wanna go look at the moon?" Harry asked and Luna smiled.

"You want to?"

"I do," Harry nodded.

"Then let's go."

The next morning Harry sat up from the grass, Luna sleeping next to him and tried to remember what they did last night. He remembered them coming to the forest and everything after that was a blank.

"Did I get drunk?" Harry wondered aloud.

"Yes," Luna answered and Harry looked at her.

"I did?"

"You were drunk when I found you in the kitchen," Luna replied and Harry tried to remember.

"Why?"

"Ron and Hermione," Luna refreshed and Harry nodded.

"I have a headache," Harry held his head.

"Yea, I know," Luna yawned and Harry glanced at his watch, his headache going away immediately.

"It's 7:50!" Harry yelled.

"Snap!" Luna said frustrated and they ran to the castle.

"Save me a seat," Harry asked, leaving Luna on the first floor to go to his own common room.

Harry looked through his things looking for his book bag and books he would need for the day and tried without luck to do it in a short amount of time.

"7:57," Harry sighed and found his last book for classes and ran out of his dormitory, running down the stairs as fast as he could.

"How much time?" Luna asked when they met at the last stair case.

"One minute," Harry replied and grabbed Luna's hand, trying to get to class on time.

"We'll make it," Luna smiled and they barged into the classroom, "Did we do it?"

"One minute late," Harry sighed as the class turned and glared at them

"Sorry," Harry apologized and they took a seat in the back, "You think we just killed fifty people," Harry whispered.

"Imagine if we were two minutes late," Luna smiled and they laughed silently.