 Shipper Queen Hippie Quad
Chapter 23
“Harry. Harry! Wake up, mate!” Harry heard these words and rolled over in bed. Ron was looking down at him fully dressed.
“You slept in. Transfiguration starts in five minutes.” This made Harry jump out of bed. He dressed so quickly, that if he put on the same clothes he was wearing yesterday, he didn’t know, or care. He then grabbed his book bag and ran down the staircase, Ron on his heels. The common room was empty as they raced through and out the portrait hole. They ran down the moving staircase two at a time, hoping it did not begin to move. Just as the final bell rang, Harry swung open the door and rushed inside, his bag swinging behind him. He slid into the empty seat next to Hermione, who was watching them like they had just escaped from the loony barn. Ron hurriedly sat down next to him.
Professor McGonagall looked at them for a second with her piercing look, debating whether or not to give them detention. After about a minute or two, she turned away and began her lesson. Harry breathed a sigh of relief.
When Professor McGonagall’s back was to them, Hermione turned to Harry.
“What happened last night?” she whispered.
“Nothing.” Harry replied. He didn’t want to remember last night.
“Did Ginny tell you…”
“Yes she did.” He said through gritted teeth.
“Then why are you so…I thought you’d be happy.”
“I don’t want to talk about it anymore Hermione.” He said a little louder than he meant to.
Professor McGonagall turned her head back around, her eyes flashing. “Mr. Potter, can you repeat anything I just said?”
Harry couldn’t. He didn’t have a clue. “Uh…”
“Ms. Granger?” she said turning to Hermione.
“You were explaining the difficulties of transfigurating a random object into an animal.” Hermione said. She didn’t stutter once. Harry stared at her. How can she do that? It was like she had an extra pair of ears.
“Very good. Potter, I want a foot long essay on why you should pay attention in my class.” Professor McGonagall said turning back to the item on her desk. Harry groaned and tuned into what she was saying half-heartedly.
“I don’t want to talk about it.” Harry said again as they walked into the Great Hall for dinner.
“But why aren’t you with her? I know you still-“
“Just drop it Hermione.” Ron said and she grew quiet.
As Harry sat at the table looking around at the food, he became less and less hungry. Ron was loading his plate with his usual foods; Hermione was buttering a role.
“I’m going to go to the common room. I’m not really hungry.” Harry said and got up from the Gryffindor bench. He then made his way out of the Great Hall and back to the common room. It was quite empty when he walked inside. Most people were still at dinner. Harry decided he might as well start on McGonagall’s essay.
As time past, and more people had come back from dinner, he had only gotten one sentence down. He couldn’t get Ginny out of his head. He wished they could be together, but he didn’t want anything to happen to her. Voldermort has already used her once; he wasn’t going to let it happen again.
Harry looked up when the portrait hole swung open and Ron and Hermione walked in, whispering.
“He’ll just get mad if you tell him.” Hermione said in a quiet tone.
“He’ll find out eventually.” Ron was saying.
“I’ll find out what?” Harry said. Hermione jumped and Ron stopped walking.
“Harry, didn’t see you there.” Hermione said cheerfully.
“I’ll find out what?” Harry repeated.
“Nothing mate. We weren’t talking about you.” Ron said. Harry knew he was lying but didn’t feel like calling him on it.
Suddenly there was a clicking sound at the window. The three of them turned and saw the same multicolored brown owl that had entered the Weasley’s kitchen. Once again, it flew to Hermione and put out its leg to her.
Hermione slid the rolled up parchment off its leg and it took flight again. Hermione sat in the empty chair next to Harry, but didn’t read her letter. “So…” she said a little awkwardly.
“Can you help me with my Charms homework?” Harry said, pushing away from the subject of Hermione’s letter.
“Sure.” Hermione said and took out her Charms book.
“Do you want help too Ron?”
Ron was looking down at his feet. “No. I think I’m just gonna go to bed.” He said and walked away from them.
Hermione sighed. “So it looks like Ronald is mad at me now too.”
“Yeah well…you are a very irritating person.” Harry said.
“Hey!” she said, which made Harry smile.
Hope you all liked it!!!
*Steph*
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