Harry Potter Promise NR.11
Date: 9/18/2017,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... Thanks, Harry. See you in a minute. Sure enough, a few minutes later, Harry entered the common room to see his friends waiting for him in the armchairs around the fireplace. "Everyone else has gone up," Neville informed him. Harry nodded. "We should get to bed as well. It's been a long night." Ginny nodded as well, groaning. "I can barely think, I'm so exhausted. Did I really just finish my OWLs today?" Harry glanced at his watch. "Yesterday, technically." Ginny growled and elbowed him in the stomach, but Harry shrugged it off. After another moment of silence, they all got to their feet, heading up to their dorms. Hermione gave Harry a tight hug before they separated to the different dormitories. "You did a really great job tonight, Harry," she whispered. Harry smiled as he returned the hug. "You too, 'Mione. I was proud to fight alongside you." Hermione sniffed, and moved over to give Ron a good night kiss. Ginny gave Harry the same treatment, before the two girls headed up to their rooms, and Harry, Ron, and Neville did the same. Seamus and Dean were still up when the three teenagers walked into the sixth year room, but they didn't say much as their classmates got ready for bed. Finally, when everyone was in their beds and the lights off, Dean cleared his throat. "Harry…" He paused, and then sighed. "You did a really great job tonight. I mean, we had a lot to deal with, and not much adult support. But you really stepped up, and I was glad to follow you." Harry was glad ...
... the darkness hid his blush. "Thanks Dean," he replied, feeling touched by his dorm mate's faith in him. Seamus grinned. "We really did kick some serious Death Eater arse tonight, didn't we." They all laughed and agreed, before dropping off quickly to sleep. _ _ _ Chapter 21 Disclaimer: not mine When Harry and his friends woke up the next morning, it was to find the sun streaming through the windows. Harry wasn't sure when the last time was that he had slept this late. It had to be midmorning already! When they arrived at the Great Hall, it was clear that they weren't the only ones who had decided to have a bit of a lie in. The head table was about half full, with Dumbledore's chair being the most conspicuously empty. Minerva was seated to the right of the headmaster's chair, and waited until the room was full before she stood up. "May I have your attention please?" It only took a few seconds for the room to quiet down, everyone was eager to hear any information the deputy headmistress would give them. "First of all, everyone who fought last night did a commendable job, and I assure you, any damages to the castle will be repaired. I want to assure everyone that Headmaster Dumbledore will recover, though he will need to spend some time in the Hospital Wing. For the rest of term, I will be filling his role." She paused and looked around the room. Every eye was turned towards her. "In light of recent events, the Hogwarts Express will be leaving tomorrow morning, rather than at the ...