Reality Bites Harry Potter

If the shoe fits, wear it

It's been a week since Pyper got out of the hospital wing and honestly it's not looking good. Fred won't talk to me which is probably for the best, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see he's not talking to Cho either. "He'll come around" Susan says and I shrug. "I don't know that he will. He made some good points, I'm not great at time management but I'm working on it. The bottom line is I don't have time for a relationship" I say and I hear a sigh behind me. "Too bad" I hear someone say and I look up to see Angelina Johnson. "Angelina, what are you doing here? I figured you'd be sitting with the twins" I say and she shrugs. "I kind of wanted to talk to you" she says and I roll my eyes. "If you're looking for permission to go after Fred I won't stop you. I don't have time for any more drama. Buckbeak is in danger and I promised Hagrid I'd help out" I say, getting up to leave. "You know, he told me you're impossible to talk to but I figured he was just being a bitter ex" she said and I scoff. "No, impossible sounds like the perfect descriptor word for me. Impossible to talk to, impossible to keep up with, impossible to understand. You may as well run back to him and leave me alone" I say and she rolls her eyes but keeps following me as I head outside. "I can see this isn't going well so why don't you come find me when you're impossible mood is gone and we can actually talk. Preferably just the two of us" she says and I blush. I didn't know why I was so rude to her. "I'm sorry. I'm just going through a lot right now" I mumble, feeling my eyes water. "I know you are. And I know your friends are trying to understand but they don't get it fully, do they?" She asks and I shake my head. "It's hard to understand something I can't even explain myself. I've gotten a lot of labels this year because it's like everything is changing in the worst ways possible. All I wanted was a normal year and in a matter of a month I've turned it all upside down. I don't even know why I'm telling you all this" I say and she hugs me tight. "Because believe it or not I'm the closest to understanding you. I never had a big group of friends to support me but I've had to adjust to big changes all on my own and I know it's hard. So keep your chin up and when you feel like you're ready to talk come find me" she says. I nod, heading towards Hagrid's hut. I somehow felt a little better and I felt bad for being rude to Angelina, but it was nice she seemed to understand. Hagrid is a mess when I show up, panicking about Buckbeak and trying to feed the others but animals pick up on emotions so everyone was acting out. "Hagrid, sit down! I'm going to start some tea while I calm down the animals" I say, having him take some deep breaths before I head outside. I get everyone calmed down and fed before I hear the kettle boiling and I head inside, making us both tea. "Do you know anything yet?" I ask and he nods. "The ministry is coming in 2 weeks for a trial. If they think he's vicious they'll kill him" he says and I frown. "We're not going to let that happen, don't worry" I say, already trying to think of solutions. I get an idea but I know better than to try it on my own. "I need to talk to Pyper, but I think I have an idea. You can't know about it though because I don't want you in trouble. Just trust me" I say and hug him before running into the forbidden forest so I could turn. Being a kitten made it a lot easier to sneak to find my sister. What I wasn't prepared for was the conversation I overheard between Fred and Angelina. "I really don't think a relationship with her is possible right now. She's too far gone at the moment" he says and Angelina rolls her eyes. "Do you love her?" She asks I can't keep myself from listening. "I think so. But I also think I love you, you've helped me through a lot this last year and a half" he says and I hiss, rushing off to find Pyper. This is why I didn't trust anyone anymore. I'd let myself give in to Angelina and share my emotions and she was out here with my boyfriend behind my back. Or I guess not my boyfriend anymore. I find Pyper in the dining halls and jump in her lap. She looks down confused before catching on. "I'm gonna head to the library, I have a paper to finish" she says and everyone nods. I start the walk, finding a corridor to change back in before meeting her there. "Harry needs to talk to snuffles as soon as possible. The ministry will be here in 2 weeks and snuffles has to be ready to leave with Buckbeak" I mumble. Pyper blinks at me and I sigh. "We agreed Harry should talk to him before the battle with scabbers" I say and she nods. "I'm just trying to figure out how to go about it" she mumbles and I nod. "The forest is always a good choice. He's got the invisibility cloak" I say and she gives me a look. "Do you think that works on dementors?" She asks and I shrug. "We just need to work it out" I say and I hear a throat clear behind me. "Can we do it in a couple days? I want to figure out my questions" Harry says softly. I look at him and squint. "How much did you hear?" I ask and he frowns. "Most of it. Is Buckbeak really going to run away?" He asks and I nod. "He's going to have to" I say softly. He looks sad but turns to leave. "Just tell me when you want to do it" he says and we nod. We wrap up our talk and both head back to our commons. I go to sleep, brain still buzzing with ideas.