Update time! College started and it sucks. There is a new staff and a new principal and I have to attend nine to five. :(
Anyway, have fun finding out who it is was. KeegSlytherin and JasonDragon64 did try to guess, but Lost-lovegood sorta guessed it. You get virtual hugs from me! Xoxo
Thanks to Sharon who edited this for me!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Glee.
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Harry looked down to see a guy from Kurt's set of friends looking back at him. He couldn't place his name, but knew it had something to do with the Weasleys.
The boy seemed to pity him and said, "Artie Abrams, at your service." He gave Harry a mocking salute.
Harry asked him, "How do you know about me? And please don't tell Kurt. I haven't obtained clearance from the Ministry yet. But how do you know?"
He impatiently waited as Artie looked around and then spoke quietly, "I can't tell things over here. As you should have realized, if someone overhears us, the Ministry would kill you!"
Harry scratched the back of his head as he realized this was the second time someone had to remind him that he couldn't be that open with the magic parts of his life. He nodded and said, "I'll come over later? Give me your address?"
Artie said, "Nah, if my mom hears, she might never let me near the games again. There's a park two blocks from my house. I'll meet you there at six."
Harry shook his head as he turned to leave. As he reached the area where everyone was sitting, he realized that some more people had joined them. However, they had joined two tables together, thus making it easier to sit and breathe. There was an empty chair and an empty space, kept for him and Artie, he presumed. However, the empty chair wasn't anywhere next to Kurt but actually placed between Santana and Rachel.
He groaned inwardly as he sat down. Santana started on him immediately, "You sitting here means I can get all the deets on your love life and at the same time I don't have to talk to Miss Loud-Pants over there!"
Rachel seemed to shout back, "Well, Yoou…" She seemed to search for something bad to say and ended up with a weak, "You suck!"
Santana smirked as she found the perfect opening. "And I suck in the best way possible. Ask your ex-boyfriend about it."
Harry looked on as the two girls fought over his head and a blonde girl seemed to clutch Kurt's step-brother closer to her. He sensed there was a story there but he wasn't going to stir the waters by asking what was going on.
He dug into his McDonalds meal and saw Kurt's plate which had only salad on it. He gave Kurt a reproving look, but he seemed to ignore it. He knew he would be talking to Kurt about the shoving into lockers and the food and everything at some point in the future.
An hour later, they had all polished their plates clean and decided to go watch a movie. They looked at all the screens and the girls unanimously decided to watch 'No Strings Attached'. The guys seemed to go along with it. This time, however, Harry maneuvered himself in such a way so that he got to sit next to Kurt. Mercedes gave him a bitchy look as Kurt's other side got occupied by Brittany, but he shrugged and looked the other way.
Harry had gone through a whole bucket of caramel popcorn and Kurt was giving him a shocked look while all the guys held up their hands for hi-fives. The guy with the Mohawk said, "I did that once and puked my guts up almost immediately. They wanted me to clean it up, but Puckzilla cleans up no mess."
Puckzilla? Harry pondered as Kurt whispered in his ear, "His name is Noah Puckerman, but only I, Rachel and his Ma are allowed, as yet, to call him Noah."
Kurt walked with the girls, discussing the movie and why they would never commit to such a relationship. Harry was talking about sports with the guys. He had his head about him this time as he avoided mentions of Quidditch in any way and spoke about how he liked to run.
By the time they left the complex, Harry's phone had most of the Glee Club Members' numbers and directions to Artie's place so they could talk about how Artie knew about Harry.
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It was about half past four and Harry was ready to pull his hair out. He was hoping that Artie wasn't a Squib on one of the Death Eater's sides. It would be bad for him, especially when he had come over here to get away from all the fiasco that was normal in the Wizarding World. He thought for a long time whether he should floo-call Ron or Arthur and ask, but decided to find out the details before he brought in the army, because Ron would definitely bring his brothers for back-up if he had the slightest inclination that something was wrong.
He left and started walking. His place was about ten blocks away from Artie's and so he decided not to use any vehicle. He reached the park and started walking around. He was happily surprised to see some unique flowers growing there. Some which shouldn't be growing in this weather but still were. Actually, one of them seemed quite familiar. The last time he had seen one of them was in the hands of…
"Neville is a really good friend of mine," a voice was heard. Harry turned swiftly, his right hand going to his back pocket in reflex.
Artie held up his hands saying, "Don't worry, I'm a Muggle, have no secret powers, no secret connections, and no secret magic family waiting to attack you. The story of how I found out is actually funny."
Artie suggested, "Come, let's sit on that chair there. I don't want you to keep standing while I bore you with my past."
Harry knew that just accepting what some stranger said wasn't the right thing to do, but he still sat down.
Artie started speaking:
I was only ten years old. It had been two years since the accident and no one wanted to play with me anymore. Not when I was still getting used to my chair and couldn't play Hide and Seek or Tag anymore. It was then that my Mom started buying me whatever video game I asked her to. I became addicted, like any kid would. But I was more focused on the multi-player games, the ones which took people from any part of the world. It was there that I met Neville.
It was during the summer, and he was very nervous. He was a rookie and didn't want to be the reason we lost to the other team. However, I somehow managed to placate him, despite him being older than me, and we formed a friendship.
When he was sixteen, he kept talking about the guy he thought was very intimidating, but actually had become a really good friend. He kept talking about how that guy managed to help everyone, and stood up against some teacher who was abusing many students physically, and finally the name slipped out. Harry Potter.
I managed to teach him how to use Skype instead of chatting on our game chats for hours on end. I think he said that he accessed a cyber café right outside Diagonal Alley or something, but I heard someone shout about Muggles and wizards and magic and Voldemort, and then he told me the whole truth. And that is how I know you.
Harry was shocked. It was true that he and Neville had become closer after their fifth year, but the fact that Neville had made friends with an American Muggle was something he would never have believed. He asked Artie, "Are you going to tell anyone about this? Did you hear some wizard paparazzi name that you are going to contact so you can get money?"
Artie laughed, "I told Neville you'd be this paranoid, but he wouldn't believe me. Nah, I wouldn't do that to you. After all, the only thing you're here for is privacy. Well, unless you break Kurt's heart. In which case, I will maim you, and then tell Neville to come collect you. Deal?"
Harry smiled and said, "Deal." He bumped Artie's fist, hugged him and started walking away. He knew that once Kurt knew the truth, this would be a brilliant story to tell him.
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Artie got the name wrong, by the way. I did not screw that up. *winks*
Let me know in a review what you think! Ciao till next Satruday!
P.S. I posted a story called Sleeping to Dream which features teacher!Kurt and student!Blaine at Hogwarts. If you are a multi-shipper like me, feel free to check it out. Otherwise *hides from tomatoes*
