A sign of trust

Written for the Hogwarts House Challenge Drabble Club + Quidditch Club

Prompts:

Quidditch Club: "Chocolate and flowers won't fix this."

Drabble Club: boggart

Summary: Daphne attempts to earn back Harry's trust after a prank gone slightly wrong.

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Tracey just sat there, shocked that Daphne had seen the inside of the Chamber of Secrets. She carefully observed Daphne, she was still spaced out, clearly dreaming of Potter and the Chamber. Tracey snapped her finger and front of Daphne and she came out of her trance.

"What am I going to do?"

"Well what exactly did you do to Potter?"

"Well... I," she hesitated.

"You..." Tracey urged her to continue.

"I told some of Potter's secrets to Teen Witch Weekly." Tracey widened her eyes at this, and shot a glance towards the magazine still sitting on the table.

"So you are the one who did that," said Tracey. "I wondered how they got information that I didn't have, and Granger and Weasley wouldn't do this sort of thing."

Daphne glanced up, confused for a moment. "Information that you don't have? What information do you have on Potter? Don't you just gossip and stuff?"

"You think I just gossip with others for fun? I'm not like those Gryffindors Brown and Patil." Tracey crossed her arms and looked offended. "Besides, it's amazing what Granger mutters to herself while walking down to the library. She said some interesting things today. Looks like Potter told her what happened."

"What?! What did she say?" Daphne demanded an answer, and Tracey just looked smug.

"That information is going to cost you a favor!"

"What? I'm your friend. Besides, you owe me for that potions assignment that you copied from me."

"Of course, your my friend, but I didn't forget the time you held that potion assignment over me and demanded a favor in return. Besides that was just a small favor. This is a large. favor Like potentially the love of the rest of your life large. Besides, you would do the same to me if things were reversed."

Daphne cursed her and her friend's Slytherin tendency for once. Damn, I've been spending too much time with Harry. She just gave up. "Fine, I owe you a small favor, and you don't owe me anything."

Tracey smiled at that. "Deal!"

"So what did Granger say?" Daphne asked impatiently.

"Oh just something about stupid Slytherin girls betraying Harry and handing him over to Voldemort."

"What? That's something Weasley would say, not Granger!" Tracey just burst out laughing at that.

"Alright, fine that's not what she said, but she did say stuff about betraying Harry's trust. I know Potter is a really private guy. He rarely tells his secrets to anyone. So because you told some of Harry's secrets you really betrayed his trust. Chocolates and flowers won't fix this."

"I knew that already!"

"Then you just have to get back his trust. There is an easy way you could do it. Nick some veritaserum from Snape's stores and drink it and have Potter ask you some questions. Of course, that might be spilling too much information."

Daphne thought about it for a moment. What could she do that would give Harry honest information about herself, but not too much. She remembered a story of Harry's third year.

Daphne found herself in a classroom by herself, staring at the shaking chest in front of her. She mentally prepared her self. She tried to think of something funny, but nothing could come to mind.

The door opened behind her and she turned around. Harry stared at her for a bit.

"I'm sorry-" they both said at the same time.

They shared a small smile at that. "You first." Harry said to her, gesturing her to continue.

"I'm really sorry about the whole sharing your secrets thing, I knew you wanted your privacy. I guess because I never pranked anyone before... Well, I'm sorry about this whole mess."

"I'm sorry too, I guess I just overreacted. You didn't put anything harmful there, and it wasn't like the slander that Skeeter wrote two years ago. I shouldn't have overreacted like that. Can you forgive me?"

"Dammit Harry, I'm supposed to be the one apologizing, and you should be forgiving me! I messed up. Stop making this about you." She slapped his arm.

"Fine. I forgive you."

Daphne crossed her arms. "Stop being so noble and trusting. You don't even know if I'm sincere or not!"

"Knowing you, you had some plan to show that your apology is sincere." Harry smirked. It was a partial smirk, it didn't quite light up his face like the ones from a few days ago. Daphne realized that she had really hurt him. "And because you put the effort into this, I'll withdraw my forgiveness until after whatever you do."

Daphne opened her mouth. "O-"

"As long as you ask my apology first."

Daphne glared at him. "Fine. I forgive you for your overreaction. Now can I do this?"

Harry nodded, gripping his wand under his cloak. He had checked the map to make sure that no one else was nearby, so whatever was in that chest wasn't a person. He still prepared for some creature to come out.

Daphne waved her wand and the chest unlocked. Harry was extremely surprised to see a Death Eater step out of the chest. He had his mask on so Harry couldn't tell who it was.

"You are going to tell me everything you know about Potter!" Daphne paled at that. She clearly recognized the voice. "Here, I'll even be kind and offer a trade. Potter for your sister."

The Death Eater reached back into the chest and pulled out a girl who was bound and gagged. She had some bruises on her arms and face, and had been crying a lot recently.

Daphne closed her eyes when she saw her sister. This isn't real. Its just a boggart. Tori is still safe in the library or where ever. Something funny. Anything funny.

"Still not going to say anything. Very well, I'll just have my way with dear Astoria here, it'll give you some time to think."

Daphne just stared, petrified.

She suddenly found herself on the floor. Harry had knocked her aside, taking her place in front of the boggart. This knocked Daphne out of her daze. She watched as the Death Eater and Astoria disappeared in a circle of color, before being replaced by a different scene.

"This is your fault!" an angry Ron and Hermione were yelling at Harry. Daphne looked around and the floor behind them was littered with bodies, all with the same look of horror etched on their faces. A body that looked like an older Harry, a redhead with piercing green eyes. Some Weasleys. Even Professor Lupin and a few others that Daphne didn't recognize.

"Maybe if you died, they would have all lived!" Ron and Hermione were replaced by Daphne herself, but she looked absolutely livid.

"I-"

Harry interrupted what boggart Daphne was about to say. "No! RIDDIKULUS!"

Boggart Daphne suddenly found a copy of a magazine in her hands. The headline read HOGWARTS ICE QUEEN, CLOSET ROMANTIC?

Daphne blushed as she saw the title and giggled slightly. Harry then banished the boggart back into the trunk and locked it.

He went over and gathered Daphne in a hug. "Are you alright?"

She just nodded. She felt Harry brush away a tear. She didn't realize she had been crying after facing her boggart.

"Thank you for trusting me to see your boggart. I forgive you."

Daphne gave a weak smile at that. "I expect you at Room two days from now."

"Two days from now? Our fortnightly date isn't until next week."

"Think of it as the last part of the apology."

"I already forgave you."

"Just accept it."

"Fine."

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WC: 1269

A/N: Ahh, broke the chain of School of Prompts challenges (having just a tiny bit of trouble with the next prompt). So have the boggart scene that I've hinted at quite a few times before. Those of you who also paid close attention to the introduction chapter also already know the titles of the next two stories. Anyways, enjoy!

Also, really, I should have entered in the 100 little things challenge too, because I'm like slowly getting each and every one of those too.