𝙱𝙻𝙾𝚂𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝙳 || 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝚁𝚈 𝙿𝙾𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁

03

NOVA'S POV
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I'm sitting across from Harry in the Great Hall and I am just admiring him. He's gotten taller, his hair has grown out a lot, and he got a lot hotter. Why did I just think that? He's my best friend! Do I like Harry? No, I can't. He wouldn't like me back.

Hermione noticed me staring and she chuckled quietly. I looked at her and rolled my eyes. I looked around the Great Hall and somehow my eyes landed back on Harry. He turned around and we made eye contact. Oh shit, he just saw me staring at him.

I turn my head away quickly. I feel my face go hot and I hear Harry laugh to himself. "You got a staring problem Nova? Take a picture, it'll last longer." He says while smirking. "Shut up Harold." I reply. "Aw. That's not nice Novie." He says. "Don't call me Novie." I say getting angry. Hermione and Ron are just staring at us amused.

"Potter! Potter! Is it true what they were saying on the train? You fainted? I'm ran you actually fainted?" Draco Malfoy sneered while his stupid friends mocked Harry. "Shove off Malfoy." Ron says turning Harry around. "Don't talk to me you filthy blood-traitor." Draco spat. "Shut the fuck up you bleached ferret or I'll hex you." I say while clutching my wand in my robes. "How're your faggot dads?" Malfoy says while smirking heavily.

That's the final straw.

I turn around and punch him straight in the nose. His face is covered in blood. I hear a crack as I punch him again. I get on top of him and punch him multiple times before Professor McGonagall comes over.

"Detention after the feast in my office Miss Black." She says sharply while shaking her head. "Professor she was provoked! Malfoy was talking about her dad!" Ron yells trying to defend me. "After the feast." She says before walking back to the staff table. "What the hell! It's the first day!" I say while looking at my hand that's swelling up.

   "What do you think is up with your dad?" Harry asks. "I don't know. I'll ask my dad more about it." I reply. "He couldn't of killed somebody. He's a very nice person." Ron says while shoving chicken wings in his mouth. "Don't talk with your mouth full, Ron. It's gross." Hermione says while rolling her eyes.

   "Nothing is going to happen to your dad, Nova. He'll be just fine." Harry says while grabbing my hand. "Thanks." I say while looking at our intertwined hands. His thumb is brushing against my knuckles and it feels so comfortable, like my hand is made to be in his. Harry looks at my other hand, the one that's swelling up and conjures some ice to put on it. When he pulls his hand away from mine to put the ice on my hand, I feel cold at the loss of his touch. He made me feel warm. "Thank you, Harry." I say as he holds the ice on my hand.

   Harry winks at me and says: "No problem." When he winks at me I feel my neck go hot. Oh god hits happening again. I think I like him. He doesn't like me back, just let it go. He likes Ginny. You see how he looks at her.

HARRY'S POV
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   When I wink at Nova I can see her blush hard. Why? Does she like me? No, she can't. Why would she like me? She's gotten very close with Dean. She likes him. What if she does like me? No, don't get your hopes up.

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NOVA'S POV

   I'm walking to Professor McGonagall's office after the feast. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, it's not like I have any homework to do. When I walk in I see Professor McGonagall sitting at her desk doing paper work. "Good. You're here. Now we just have to wait for Mr. Malfoy." She says without looking up.

   When Draco comes a few minutes later she assigns us our tasks for detention. I have to help my father set up his classroom. Draco has to help Hagrid get ready for classes tomorrow.

   I walk to my father's office and knock on the door. "Come in." He says from inside. "Hello Father." I says while sitting down in a chair by his desk. "What are you doing here Nova? Shouldn't you be in your dorm?" He says while looking up at me. "Nope. McGonagall gave me detention for lunching Draco Malfoy and breaking his nose." I say twirling my wand in my hand. "Why did you punch him?" He asks curiously. "He was being a bitch to Harry and he said stuff about you and Dad." I say truthfully. "Language. You can't just punch someone because you're mad." He says. "But I didn't just punch him because I was mad. He said stuff about the people I love." I reply. "The people you love? You said he was talking badly about Harry. So you love Harry?" He asks. "As a friend." I get out quickly so he doesn't get the wrong idea. "Yeah, sure. I see the way you stare and look at him. You practically drool over him." He says laughing.

   "Ok. I think I like him, but he doesn't like me back. Why would he like me? I'm just...me." I say while putting my head in my hands. "I see him staring at you also, and you're beautiful Nova of course he likes you. You're an amazing young woman I don't see how any guy wouldn't like you." He says while hugging me. "Thanks Father. I love you." I say while he holds me. "Ok so now I need help setting everything up." He says patting my shoulder.

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AFTER DETENTION

   I walk into the Gryffindor common room to see my friends sitting on the couch by the fire talking. "THE QUEEN IS HERE!" I yell as I jump on the couch.

   "Hey Nova!" Hermione says. "We we're just talking about our classes this term." Ron informs me. Scabbers is held tightly in his arms because Crookshanks is sitting in my lap on the couch eyeing him murderously. "What'd you do in detention?" Harry asks. "I had to help my father get his class ready for tomorrow." I say petting Crookshanks. "I want a cat." I say absentmindedly. "Why didn't you just buy one in Diagon Alley?" Ron asks. "My dad wouldn't let me get one since we already have Phoenix." I say. "Who's Phoenix?" Hermione asks. "My dog. He's an Australian Shepard. I love him so much."

   "Why did you name him Phoenix?" Hermione asks as Crookshanks leaps into her lap. "The whole Black family has names related to the galaxy or stars, so I wanted to name my dog after something related to it." I tell them. "That's cool." Harry says.

   "I'm going to bed. You coming Hermione?" Ron asks while he stands up from the couch. "Yeah. Do you two want to come with us?" Hermione asks. "No, I'm going to sit down here for a little." I say to Hermione. "Me too." Harry says.

   "Ok. Goodnight." She says. "Goodnight." Me and Harry say in unison.

   When Hermione goes upstairs to the dorms I lean my head on Harry's shoulder. "I'm scared of what's going to happen to my dad." I say while tearing up.  "Your dad is going to be ok. Did your father tell you anything about it?" He asks while he puts his hand in my knee. "He said my dad was put in Azkaban earlier today." I say now crying.

   "I'm so sorry Nova." Harry says while hugging me tightly. I cry into his shoulder getting his shirt wet with my tears. "They can't even prove he did anything! They're taking the judgment of one person. They even accused him of being a Death Eater! I've seen his arms he doesn't have the mark like Death Eater do. They're not even giving him veritaserum like they do with everybody else to make sure they're putting the right person in Azkaban." I say while sitting in a ball on his lap. He strikes my hair softly and holds me. It makes me feel better but I'm still upset about everything. "Everything's going to be okay, Nova. I just know it. They will get his name cleared and he will be taken out of Azkaban." Harry whispers in my ear.

   I want to stay there in his lap forever and just have him whisper in my ear but eventually we have to go to sleep to get ready for classes. "Goodnight Nova." Harry says. He picks me up and puts me on the ground standing up. He grabs my face and he kisses me on the cheek. "Goodnight Harold." I say and hug him.

   As I go up the stairs to my dorm I think about when he kissed me in the cheek. Oh. My. God. Harry just kissed me on the cheek! Maybe he does actually like me. I definitely like him.

HARRY'S POV
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Holy shit. I just kissed Nova on the cheek! She's so pretty. I definitely like her.

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