Silent Love (Harry Potter Love Story)

Chapter 58

The next day in the great hall, Harry sits at the Gryffindor table, bent over a parchment, his quill scratching away. He looks up, finished. Ron, Hermione and I join him.

Harry is staring up at the teacher's table.
"Hagrid's still not back yet," I said.

"I hope he's alright," said Ron.

"I've asked Sirius about it," said Harry.

"Harry, you can't write to him! Owls are being intercepted, it isn't safe," Hermione whispered.

"Don't worry Hermione, I wrote it in code. Anyway, I figured I need to tell someone about Umbridge. My scar hurts again last night in detention," Harry said.

"Always knee she was a bit fishy," said Ron.

"You think she's working for You know who?" asked Hermione.

" Well, it's a possibility, isn't it?" I said.

"I suppose so. He could have her under the Imperious curse, though it's unlikely. Dumbledore'd know," said Hermione.

Harry leans in even closer.
"Yeah, but Dumbledore didn't hace a choice, did he? She's been sent here by the ministry," said Harry.

I unfurl a copy of the Daily Prophet.

"Anything about Harry?" Ron asked.

"No nothing," I said. "But wait, look at this!" I slaps the paper down on the table. They lean closer.

"Trespass at Ministry. Sturgis Podmore has appeared before the Wizengamot with charges of trespass and attempted robbery at the Ministry of Magic on the 31st of August. He was arrested when found trying to break into a top security door at one in the morning. Podmore was convicted and sentenced to six months in Azkaban," I read.

"Sturgis Podmore?" Harry asked.

"Wait, he'e one of the order!" Ron said

Hermione glares at Ron.

"Quiet!" Hermione said

"Do you suppose it was a frameup?" Ron said.

Then Dean Thomas walks by. We stop talking.

"Come on, we'll be late for Charms if we don't hurry," said Dean

"Right," said Ron.

Harry takes back the parchment and stands.

"You go on without me. I want to send this," said Harry.

"I'll come with you. I want to send this letter to my grandma," I said.

We just walk in silent into the Owlry. This silent is killing me.

"Harry, are you ok?" I said

"Yeah, why?" Harry said
"Your eyes said the otherwise," I said
"So you can read my eyes now?" Harry laughed and leaned at me.

"Yeah maybe," I shuttered.

He keeps lean closer and closer and in my head I keep thinking what should I do?
Suddenly the door creaks open. We jump away and see Cho Chang entering.

"Hi," Harry and I said.

"Oh.. Hi. Didn't think anyone else would be up here," said Cho.

She moves to a brown school owl. There is an awkward silence.

"Did I interrupted something?" Cho asked.

"No, nothing," Harry said. I smiled weakly.

"Oh good. Harry, have you found a new keeper for quidditch?" Cho asked.

"Yeah, my friend Ron Weasley," Harry said.

"He any good?" Cho asked.

"Well, he made the team. I missed the tryouts," said Harry.

"Yeah, he's really good," I said. "I watched the tryouts," I smiled.

"Yeah Umbridge. You were really brave, standing up to her," said Cho and just ignored my comment.

"Yeah well, it was the truth," Harry said.

The owlry burts open again. Filch charges in.

"Right Potter. I'll have what you're sending," said Filch.

"What?" Harry asked.

"I have had a tip off that you are ordering a large quantitiy of dungbomvs! Now hand it over," said filch.

"You're too late, it's gone," Harry said

"Yeah, we saw him send it," I said.

"If I get a single whiff of a Dungbomb in this castle, Potter.. You're mine," said Filch.

He turns and departs. There's a silence for a moment as we process what happened.

"Um, you weren't ordering dungbombs were you?" Cho asked.

"No," Harry said.

"I wonder why he'd think you were," said Cho. "Well see you Harry," said Cho.

She turns and leaves the Owlry. I see that Harry smiles.

"Nothing happened," I murmered.