FULL SUMMARY: Dream after dream, Harry Potter sees a girl that just give him butterflies in his stomach; he is thoroughly convinces that this girl does to Hogwarts with him. His only problem with her? Every time he comes close to seeing the face of this girl, he wakes up from his dreams. So when he tells his best gal pal Elaine Port, she laughs and tries to convince Harry that maybe his so-called "dream girl" really is just in his dreams. Is Elaine right? Or is Harry's dream girl a reality?

DISCLAIMER: Though I find this completely unnecessary, I feel somewhat obligated to state that the Harry Potter franchise does not belong to me. Also, as you read the story, keep in mind that this is simply a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of their rightful owner's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

STORY DEDICATION: To swiftscout – the girl who used to mock my obsession for Harry Potter until she read the books cover to cover – this one's for you.

Chapter Six – Finding the Girl

Harry sat in his dormitory with a pained expression on his face; he and Elaine had just finished fighting and she actually left the room in tears. Granted, the tears were not pouring down her face, but he noticed a glistening sparkle in her eyes he had never seen. He put his hands to his temples, rubbing them gently as his roommates conversed among themselves.

After a few minutes of thinking to himself, Harry flopped over in his bed. It was not like he would be making conversation any time soon, not with the Gryffindors at least. Most of them already knew that when he and Elaine fought, there was some logical reason behind it… most of the time at least. The only other few times Elaine and Harry fought were because of minor, stupid things that Harry could never pinpoint; he figured this was one of those fights… but if that was the case, why did Elaine leave the room in such a state?

That night Harry went to sleep slightly agitated with how his friendship status with Elaine was. He drifted off into a dreamless slumber. For the first night in a long time, he did not have a dream about the mysterious girl who ran through his subconscious mind. The raven-haired boy awoke the next morning with utter confusion and slight disappointment; if he stopped having dreams, did this mean he had finally found the girl of his dreams?

"Good morning, love," Ginny greeted as Harry walked down to the Gryffindor Common Room. "How did you sleep last night?"

Harry mustered up the best smile he could for Ginny; she obviously did not hear about the fight he and Elaine had the night before. "Just great!" he lied. "And you?"

Ginny kissed Harry lightly on the cheek as Hermione and Elaine entered the Common Room. "I slept perfectly; actually, I had a dream about you."

Harry's eyes snapped up from the floor to Ginny. She had a dream about his last night?

"That's sweet," he muttered. "I actually had a dreamless sleep last night…"

Elaine's head turned slightly away from Hermione as she reached the untouched fireplace. Harry may have mumbled his last statement, but she heard him. For the past few months, from what Elaine remembered, Harry dreamt about his dream girl every night. One date with Ginny Weasley and Harry ended up with a dreamless sleep; something was up. Elaine sighed sadly to herself, inputting in her mind the bad news that swelled her very thoughts: Harry Potter found his dream girl in Ron Weasley's little sister.

"Is… that a good thing?" Ginny questioned with a giggle.

With a shrug, Harry wrapped his arm around Ginny's waist, like he did the night before. "I dunno, but I'm starting to think that it is."

Shutting her eyes for a moment, Elaine looked toward Hermione with a crooked smile.

"Everything okay, Elaine?" Hermione asked, sitting down on the loveseat.

"Hmm…?" Elaine turned her head away from Hermione to look at the fireplace. "Yeah… everything's just fine."

Breakfast that day for Harry, Hermione, Ron and Elaine was more than awkward. With Elaine and Harry not making any type of formal contact with each other, conversing happily was not an option, nor was Elaine and Ron's daily duel of comebacks. To make matter even worse for the gang, Ginny had decided to tag along with Harry.

"So you wish it, so it shall be…" Ginny whispered in Harry's ear, commenting on his last request.

Harry's emerald eyes shot up from his breakfast. Ginny had just recited the words of his infamous dream girl; she was unintentionally quoting her. Harry's eyes lit up as Ron, Hermione and Elaine stared at him curiously.

"That's funny," Harry commented. "That sounds like something the girl of my dreams would say."

Only Elaine, as Harry assumed, would understand that comment. She inhaled sharply before blinking. Swallowing her food, she eyed Harry indifferently before looking at her suddenly unappealing bowl of cereal.

"Oh, Harry… you're so… cheesy!" Ginny chirped with a laugh.

Harry's smile grew at Ginny's words; she really was the girl of his dreams. It was all so perfect; she was quoting his dream girl word for word. "I'll be anything you want me to be," he replied.

"Gag me with a bloody spoon!" Elaine mumbled, standing up and storming out of the Great Hall.

"What did she say?" Ginny wondered, looking at Hermione, Ron and then Harry again.

Harry shrugged, attempting to ignore Elaine's feelings. To him, her feelings did not matter at the moment; he had just found the girl of his dream… at this point, nothing else mattered.

Author's Note: This chapter of the story was rewritten and republished on October 28, 2013.

Three updates in one day? I'm on a roll right now! Yay! Actually, it's because I don't have to study for my chemistry midterm anymore. I do, however, have to finish typing out my formal lab. I just don't know how to do that… so I'll start that on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. By then I might be a little delayed with these updates. I really am trying… please be patient with me, guys! I'm looking for the outline of this story. I think I left it at my mom's house. I'm going to my parent's house this weekend so when I do that, I'll continue the story as soon as my updates are done.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Feel free to leave a review to let me know how I'm doing, too! I would really appreciate that, guys! Much love.

- May