Disclaimer: Do not own Harry Potter.

Warnings: This centers around Harry and my own character.

Pairings: Mainly HarryxOC, RonxHermoine

A/N: I wrote the majority of this story back before book six came out – the original is still on another website – but I went back over to it today and realized that I could do so much better – so here is my attempt. This chapter is unbeta'd.

New to Hogwarts

By: akirk85029

Kate walked out further onto the grounds; she must have walked the wrong way, because the voice just suddenly stopped. As Kate turned to head back she almost walked right into Damon.

When Kate realized who it was she started to run, but she was no match for someone who could fly without a broom. He landed in front of her and grabbed her wrists. Kate struggled to get free and yelled for help. Damon just laughed at her, "No one knows you're out here Kate. You're all alone. Someone wants to meet you and I'm to take you to him."

Damon was about to take off with her, but he stopped. "I don't think he'll mind if I take a small sample from you." Damon said smiling at her wickedly. Damon brought her closer and kissed her. Kate fought against him violently which only seemed to excite him more.

"You're blood is pumping so hard." He turned Kate around with her back to him so he could hold her better. Kate tried to struggle more but now he had a better grip and could hold her still. He tilted her head with his face and licked the vein on her neck. "This will be so sweet." Damon said almost salivating.

He went to bite, when he started screaming. Kate smelled burned skin as Damon released her. They both turned around to see Professor Moody holding a cross and a stake. Damon laughed at the sight of Professor Moody. "So you think you can fight me old man?"

Harry had made it to them by this time along with several Gryffindors and Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape. They all surrounded Damon.

Kate and Harry briefly embraced and stood next to each other in the circle. Damon was laughing at them all and Dumbledore pulled out his wand and yelled, "Petrificus Totalus." Damon's whole body froze together as he fell backwards.

Dumbledore sent the kids back inside as they didn't need to witness what they were about to do. Dumbledore turned to Kate as her and Harry were about to head off. "I am sorry Kate, if I had only realized for sure that he had touched your mind that day he attacked you in the classroom, I would never have been so careless."

Kate nodded and smiled at him gently.

Dumbledore turned to face Damon. "Now it's time to take care of this vampire once and for all."

Harry put his arm around Kate's shoulders and she put her arm around Harry's waist and they walked back to the castle to leave the teachers with their business. As they were walking back Harry almost doubled over in pain from his scar.

"What is it Harry?" Kate asked worried.

"Voldemort's extremely angry about something." Harry replied while rubbing his forehead.

Kate didn't tell him what Damon had said to her. It was too coincidental that that happened right after Damon was caught. She didn't want Harry to worry.

Harry and Kate didn't head back to their dormitory right away like the other students, but seemed to walk aimlessly around. They somehow ended up in the Room of Requirement. Harry opened the door and was almost embarrassed at the sight. There was a bed in the room and there were lit candles all around the room.

Harry was about to turn around with Kate, but she held him back. Harry looked at her as she pulled him to her and kissed him. Harry locked the door after they entered the room and they fumbled their way over to the bed. Harry stopped and looked at Kate. He knew he loved her, when he thought that he might lose her tonight, he almost felt like dying.

"I love you" Harry told her, he felt that he had to say it now.

Kate smiled at him and told him that she loved him too.

They kissed each other with an almost feverish excitement. Harry took her shirt off and removed his own, soon after their pants were somewhere on the floor with their shirts. Harry reached up and unhooked her bra and that too joined the growing pile on the floor. Harry starting kissing down her neck taking his time to taste her and his hands did some exploring of their own.

Kate gasped at his touch and started doing some exploring of her own. Their night ended in mutual pleasure even through Kate's initial pain. They both fell asleep in each others arms satisfied.

Harry and Kate woke up suddenly and realized that they were still in the Room of Requirement and quickly got dressed. Kate couldn't quite run, so they walked as fast as they could to get back to their dorm rooms before everyone else started getting up. They made it back and breathed a sigh of relief when no one was down in the common room yet, it was still rather early. They walked to Kate's dorm room door and Harry took her into his arms and kissed her.

Kate walked into her room and Harry left for his and they both lied down and pretended to sleep until everyone started getting up.

No one must have noticed their little hiatus last night as no one said anything or made any jokes. Harry and Kate kept glancing at each other and smiling.

Everyone packed for the return trip home. This was going to be the first time Kate was going to ride the Hogwart's Express as Professor Moody was heading back to London on the train. He was not going to teach another year.

Harry, Kate, Ron, and Hermoine found a compartment together on the train. Harry looked at Kate and wondered if soul mates were a factual thing. He felt as though he had found his and he would only be turning seventeen this summer, as well as Kate who's birthday was in August.

Kate and Hermoine were discussing something, Harry wasn't paying much attention. Ron soon caught his eye and winked at Harry. Harry blushed, he didn't know how, but he knew that Ron knew.

They had started playing a game of exploding snap after the train had started moving and noticed that Malfoy had made several passes of their compartment but Moody was in the next compartment so Malfoy didn't take any chances.

Harry groaned as he spotted the Dursley's waiting for him. He really didn't want to go with them. Molly came over and hugged Harry. Harry looked over at Kate and brought her over to the Dursley's and introduced them to Kate. Neither one looked too pleased to be meeting a witch. They were barely polite enough to even be considered polite.

Harry walked with Kate back over to the Weasley's and kissed her good-bye for a month. Fred and George made a few comments which caused them to laugh. Bill told Harry that he was invited to his and Fleur's wedding which would take place on the third of August.

Harry reluctantly let go of Kate's hand and walked off with the Dursley's, constantly looking back to Kate. Hermoine's parents were talking with Ron's and it looked like Ron was indeed going to get to go on that trip with Hermoine.

On the way back to the burrow Kate was endlessly teased by Fred and George, but she was giving it back as good as it was being dished out, which only seemed to encourage them. Finally Molly had to yell at them all to settle down.

A few days after they had returned Ron left with Hermoine on her family trip. Arthur and Molly seemed pleased with the way things were progressing. Ginny had decided to spend the first part of the summer with her brother Bill and help with the wedding plans.

Late one evening, Kate finally asked Molly to answer her question. Molly looked at Arthur who gave her a nod of encouragement.

"Well dear, let me start at the beginning, some of this I know for sure and some I know from other's." Molly started. "You're father was an exchange student from America and after he turned eighteen his parents were killed in an incident with a dragon in Romania where they were visiting. John stayed here in England and by that time he was already dating your mother. They eventually married and became famous creating some new potions but when she became pregnant with you, Meg decided to go to a psychic. She thought it would be fun. John and one of his friends went with her. The psychic, Mathilda, began acting strange, later we knew that she was a true seer, but she made a prophecy." Molly paused.

"And?" Kate asked.

Molly took a deep breath, "She said that you would become important to the boy that brought down 'He who must not be named' but that he would return and attack you to get to whom you have become important to break him."

"What do you mean attack?" Kate asked getting more curious than anything.

Molly fidgeted in her seat and Kate realized what she meant.

"You mean he will kill me to hurt Harry?" Kate queried.

Molly nodded, "but there's more."

Kate brought her attention back to her aunt.

"John's friend was apparently a supporter of Voldemort and immediately started a ruckus and tried to attack Meg. Mathilda had not finished her prophecy and I believe John was the only one who had heard it. Meg and John were able to fend off his old friend, but he got away and so John and Meg decided to leave the country to protect you. I tried to stop them, but Meg and I got into an argument over stupid things and she left mad at me," Molly wiped a tear away, "Meg and I didn't talk for years, but about two years ago she wrote me a letter and I found out that she was living in America and that everyone was safe. She told me a little about you but not a lot, she still seemed to think someone was trying to get to them."

Molly didn't need to finish the rest, Kate knew that her parents were killed and she was sent here. "But you said there was a third part to this prophecy?" Kate asked, "So maybe?" Kate trailed off not knowing how to finish that thought.

Molly got up and came over to Kate and held her. Kate had never felt this kind of motherly affection before, she had loved her mother but her mother never treated her like a child, but more like a burden she had to carry, of course Kate understood that now, she always thought Kate would die and she knew her mother had loved her but she had different ways of showing it. Kate kissed her aunt on the cheek and said she was going to go to bed.

Kate thought about writing to Harry, but what would she tell him. She didn't want him to have to worry about her, she could take care of herself and she decided not to tell him. Kate looked over at her window when she heard the tapping noise and saw that it was Hedwig. She opened the window and let her in and took Harry's letter off her leg, which started a weekly correspondence until Harry arrived the day before Bill's wedding.

Everyone was busy with the wedding that was to take place the next day. Harry arrived on the Knight Bus and Charlie sent his luggage to Ron's room. After Harry had arrived Ron, Hermoine, and her parent's also arrived back from their trip. Molly came out and greeted them all. Arthur volunteered to walk with the Granger's to their car to ride with them to London where Bill's wedding was to take place. Everyone else would travel there by floo powder.

Everyone soon filed into the hotel, where both sides of the family were staying, and got the keys to their rooms. Harry, Kate, Ron, & Hermoine sat in one of their rooms and talked about the trip to New York. Hermoine and Ron seemed to be dying to talk about it.

Dinner had gone by in a frenzied excitement. Most people had gone to bed so they could get up early for the big day. Kate and Harry finally had time to themselves. They ended up in Harry's room and made love again. They fell asleep in each other's arms until Kate was awoken in the middle of the night by a bad dream. She crawled out of bed and got dressed and decided to go downstairs. She couldn't remember what was going on in her dream but it was weird like it was someone else's dream. She was walking around the lounge when she saw a familiar sight.

Professor Dumbledore was talking to Moody rapidly. She tried to move closer to listen but her knee hit the planter and she cursed. Dumbledore turned to her and smiled. "Kate, what are you doing down here at this time of night?"

"I couldn't sleep." Kate replied.

Dumbledore told her to go get some rest and so Kate was forced to turn around and leave. She walked right into Arthur.

"Kate, what are you doing down here?" Arthur asked surprised.

Kate shrugged her shoulders.

Arthur then promptly walked her back to her room and said good night and left, she was sure he was heading back downstairs to join Professor Dumbledore's conversation with Moody. She crawled into her bed and fell asleep almost instantly.

Molly woke all the girls up early so they could start getting ready. Kate decided to wear her royal blue dress, it came down to her knees but the skirt portion seemed to flare out. It was a very soft and elegant dress. She tried to put her hair up but was not adept at styling hair so she brushed it out and left it down.

Kate walked out of her room and ran into Hermoine, who was wearing a very pink dress. Hermoine seemed to be tugging on parts of it and looked very miserable. "My parents bought it for me and wanted me to wear it." Hermoine said explaining the dress.

Kate smiled and they walked downstairs together.

Harry almost fell out of his chair when he saw Kate, she was beautiful, he thought. He walked over to her and offered her his arm, which she took.

Ron followed suit with Hermoine.

Everyone was soon gathered downstairs and walked down the street to the church.

Harry watched as Bill and Fleur said their vows. Kate had her head on his shoulder and their fingers were intertwined with each other. Harry realized when Bill and Fleur were pronounced husband and wife that that was what he wanted, Kate to be his wife, to be by his side always.

Kate wondered where Harry had disappeared to after the wedding but didn't ask, at least not until curiosity got the better of her.

Harry just told her that he would tell her on her birthday, which only deepened her curiosity. She tried to guess many times, and Harry laughed at some of the things she came up with, but she was no where close to guessing correctly.

The Granger's left a day before Kate's seventeenth birthday and left Hermoine in the Weasley's care. Arthur had taken most everyone to Diagon Alley. Kate of course had to stay home with Molly. Molly had asked if she wanted to play a game of wizard's chess and Kate accepted. They were in the middle of a game, when everyone returned.

Ron stood shocked, "Mum, you're playing chess!!"

"Yes, Ron, I do play occasionally." Molly retorted.

Everyone snickered except for Ron whose ears turned red.

Molly continued, "You know I will probably have lots of time to play chess in two years, because all my children will be grown by then, but hopefully I might have a grandchild by then, now that one of my children is finally married."

Molly smiled and then got up to start dinner but Harry stopped her.

"I have to give Kate one of her presents now, Mrs. Weasley" Harry said handing Kate a small box with holes in it.

Everyone watched as Kate opened the box to find a black kitten in it. "Aw!" Kate said picking the kitten up.

Molly and Arthur smiled at each other as Kate took the kitten upstairs with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine following her.

Kate had put a silencing spell on her room the first night she had gotten back for the summer and so Kate woke the next morning next to Harry. Calypso, (Callie for short), was lying on the pillow next to them purring. They got dressed and were downstairs for a good half hour before people started waking up.

Harry told her that he would give her her other present later that night.

"What other present?" Kate asked while watching Callie play with Crookshanks tail.

"The one I told you about yesterday." Harry said.

Kate just looked at him.

"I said I needed to give you one of your presents." Harry finally answered for her.

"Oh" Kate said laughing, "I thought you meant one of the presents from all the ones I'm getting from everyone."

Kate thanked everyone for her gifts for her birthday and was glad when things went back to their normal routine. Molly asked Kate what her favorite dish was as she was going to prepare it for dinner. Hermoine and Kate ended up outside talking and Ginny eventually joined them as Ron and Harry began a chess game.

Later that evening, Fred, George, and Charlie dropped by for the birthday dinner. Bill was still somewhere in Europe with Fleur but he had sent an owl to wish Kate a Happy Birthday. This was the happiest birthday Kate had ever had.

Dinner was a fantastic feast with Fred and George performing many great tricks and showing some of their new inventions for their joke shop, which was doing considerably well.

Much later in the evening Kate went up to her room to find Harry sitting on her bed running his hand along the comforter trying to get Callie to chase it. Kate closed door and watched him smiling. She walked over to the bed and sat down and Callie came up to her and meowed.

Kate saw that Callie had a white ribbon around her neck. "What's the ribbon for?" Kate asked.

Harry just shrugged his shoulders and moved closer to Kate as she took the ribbon off and the ring slid down into her hand. It took her a second to realize what was going on. She looked at Harry.

Harry smiled softly at her, "I love you Kate, please marry me?"

Kate felt her heart skip a few beats. Was she dreaming? She started crying.

Harry wiped away her tears. "Are those good tears?" he asked nervously.

She shook her head yes and said yes at the same time. Harry took the ring from her palm and slid it onto her finger and they kissed.

A/N : Well, I hope that was okay? I don't do lemons (I'm not good at writing them), so I will leave most of that to your imaginations:) Please review and let me know what you think:)