Harry Potter Promise NR.6
Date: 7/10/2017,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... years to come." Harry and Ginny smiled and nodded their goodbyes, and were surprised when Sharptooth himself led them back to the lobby. He gave them a short bow, which Harry returned pleasantly, before the two students hurried down the Alley towards Flourish and Blotts. XXX Sirius sighed in relief as he saw Harry and Ginny enter the store, just under the half hour mark. They both looked happy, and he figured they just wanted some time together. Thinking back, he realized that most of the summer, Harry had spent his time with his guardians, or with all of his friends together. He didn't think Harry and Ginny had spent much time alone together since they had left Hogwarts. All of a sudden, that blow up of Harry's, before the date that really shouldn't have happened, considering what had happened, made more sense. It wasn't necessarily about feeling claustrophobic, it was more that he just wanted to spend some time alone with his girlfriend. He smiled at the pair, and received two happy grins in return, before they disappeared into the store, picking up the few books they needed – namely, the book Umbridge had assigned, and Standard Book of Spells, Grades Four and Five, respectively. As they were checking out, the group ran into Cedric, who was also doing his school shopping. "Hey, Harry," the seventh year grinned. Harry smiled. "Hey, Cedric. You ready for school?" Cedric grimaced. "I can't believe I've only got the one year left. It all seems so surreal." Harry nodded, ...
... understanding, and Cedric's expression changed to become happier. "But I'll be glad to see my friends again. And guess what?" He took out a shiny badge from his pocket. It was emblazed with a gold HB, and Harry remembered seeing Percy strutting around with it a few years earlier. "Congratulations, Cedric. I knew you'd get Head Boy, but are you still Quidditch Captain? Aunt Minerva said they don't like to give both badges to the same person, usually." Cedric smiled, putting the badge away. "Professor Sprout came to my house to speak with me before they made it official. I want to continue as Captain as well, and I think I can handle it." He peered quizzically at his younger friend. "What about you? Do you have a shiny new badge to call your own?" Harry blushed, and nodded. "Prefect," he admitted, his blush deepening when the older boy immediately hugged him. "I knew it," Cedric said cheerfully. His mother came over to him at that point, and said her hellos to the large group her son was talking to, before she pulled Cedric away, telling him it was time to leave; while the Ministry may not be acknowledging Voldemort's return, she and her husband believed their son and Harry, and she was wary of being out in public for a long time. The next stop Harry and his friends made was to Madam Malkin's, as all of the boys needed new robes, having grown several inches over the year. Ginny had grown as well, and also made a purchase at the clothing shop. Sirius wouldn't hear of Molly shopping out ...