"Sorry, Bella, Hermione. Just got a bit carried away," Harry said. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to, Bella, you know," Harry added to her kindly. Muttering very softly under his breath, almost to himself, he said, "At least I wasn't interrogating her about her feelings towards a book."

There was a gleam in Harry's eyes. "Ah, the adventurous, mysterious sort," he commented fondly. He had well over twenty questions to ask in response to her revelation, but bit his tongue at the 'Don't go there, Harry!' look in Hermione's eyes.

"I'm sure you'll love it here once you get used to it," Harry said convincingly. "Coming here was also a drastic change from my old life, but I love it here now. Can't imagine myself anywhere else."

Hearing Harry mutter around his breath, Ginny giggled to herself. "Is it that good?" She asked, gesturing to the novel that they were discussing. "Could I borrow it sometime?" She asked Hermione or Bella. "I'll read anything other than my school textbooks." She said with a laugh.

Listening to Bella's life story, she sighed. "I could never live without my family, we're all too close." She said, admiring how Bella was so independent.

"I know what you mean. Well, I have lived without my family, actually, but I don't think I could live without yours," Harry admitted and became silent for a moment.

Coming out of his little gaze, he said, "Hm. I probably should go to the library sometime. Whoah, that sounds weird coming out of my mouth, instead of Hermione's. I think I'll get a couple of Quidditch books until practice really starts up."

"Well, our entire family loves you insanely, so I think you'll be stuck with my family for a long time even if you don't want it." Ginny said, teasing her boyfriend. Brushing a strand of red hair behind her ear, she looked at the group, hoping that Harry would never not want to be with her family and her. But he's best friends with Ron, so I guess I don't really have to worry. She thought reassuring herself.

"Oh yeah, I guess I will be stuck with you then," Harry said with a fake disappointed tone and trying to put a glum look on his face. He didn't succeed, however, and within a matter of seconds he broke the fake look with a smile and a laugh and hugged Ginny.

Punching him gently on the arm, she laughed and hugged him back. "I guess I could live with you being stuck with me for life." Ginny said teasing him back. "And Hermione is another person that's stuck with my massive family too." She said, turning to face Hermione, indicating her and Ron's relationship.

"So I'll have two people to tell me off!" Harry was now imitating excitement. "Well, mainly just Hermione," he whispered in Ginny's ear. Sighing, Harry asked the question that had been on his mind for a while, "Where is Ron? I haven't seen him all day!"

Edward's golden eyes turned reluctantly to Rosalie. Even he had to admit that she had a point. "I suppose you're right Rose," he said quietly, "But you'd think that she'd... I don't know. I'd never think Bella would just leave, with Charlie here and all." He shook his head in frustration.

"But, before I go sneaking into the Swan house, I'd like to know what Alice saw. Alice?" The boy-ish looking vampire looked to his 'sister', his face slowly twisting into a pleading expression.

Chloe shrugged her sholders at Ryan's question. "Nope, but Hermione and Ginny are over there," she nodded over towards the two girls.

When the new girl, Bella, Chloe believed her name was, came over after Ryan called her, a grin spread on the seventh years face. But just as soon as she heard Ryan introduce her, she scowled at him. "Posse," she sniffed, pretending to be alarmed and offended by Ryan's word choice. "You wish." The Gryffindor playfuly stuck out her tounge at him and turned to Bella. "It's nice to meet you, Bella. I'm Chloe Madigan." She offered her a grin and her hand.

Looking up as Harry, Hermione, and Ginny, the seventeen year old smiled. "Bonjour you lot." With that, her hazel eyes curiously looked back to Bella. She, like everyone else, seemed curious as to why this girl would just leave home and not tell anyone. But this Bella seemed to be a quiet person, so Chloe would be a good, patient little girl. Maybe she'd talk to the new girl in the common room later. For now, she'd listen.

Ginny smiled and nodded her head, causing her long hair to blow slightly around in the wind. "I won't boss you around too much." She said, looking at him innocently.

"Probably pigging out at breakfast still." Ginny said, rolling her eyes, thinking of her older overprotective brother. "You know Ron and his relationship with his stomach."

It was so sunny and nice out that Harry decided to lay down on the ground. He took out his wand, pointed it at his glasses, and murmured a spell that turned his lenses in his round glasses into those of sunglasses. Bella seemed at peace with her own thoughts, so he decided not to bug her. He looked up at Ryan, who seemed to be deep in thought, and Chloe, who was also quiet. Sighing, Harry settled down into the content silence everyone else was in.

Even through his sunglasses, Harry could see Ron as he approached. He sat up at once. "Ron! There you are mate!" Harry said. "I've been waiting for you to come down here." Ron asked him a question. "Nothing much," Harry answered, "We've just been catching up...and wondering how long you'd be at breakfast."

"There's my brother." Ginny said loudly as she saw him walk up. "Done eating than?" She asked him teasing. Realizing everyone else was sitting on the grass except for her and Ron, she quickly plopped herself down beside Hermione and Harry and made herself comfortable on the ground. Leaning her head back slightly, she tilted her head to face her older brother.