Invisible String | A Harry Potter FanFiction

Hoggie Hoggie Hogwarts (Year 7)

The rest of Hogwarts was a blur. All I wanted was to get out of there. N.E.W.Ts were all done, not sure how I did with them. My brain was elsewhere. I mean you'd think a girl wouldn't spend so much time thinking about her mum but when she's a little bitch you'd think about her constantly.

I was sitting in Slughorns class, my hands interlocked on the table. He's going over some of the N.E.W.Ts scores.

"Pletty Adeque, Acceptable. Lesial Avil, Acceptable. Lilian Banks, Exceeds Expectations!" He furls his eyebrow, "Dane Baple, Dreadful!" He looks over at me. "Winnifred Benson...Outstanding." He locks eyes with me and I don't as much smile, in fact I look at him and then immediately look away. I don't even move. There's applause in the classroom but I really don't care. Lilian looks over at me, her face numb. She slow claps at me and I smile a bit.

Slughorn continues with the scores. So far I'm the only Outstanding. He goes on and I don't really care to know, I'm just staring at the wall of potions, listing off all the ones I recognize. Lilian startles me when she takes a seat next to me.

"Man Gori get's an Outstanding she's over the roof, and you're over here unfazed, how do you do it?"

I laugh, "I guess I'm emotionally out of it today."

"How many outstandings do you have so far?"

"Um, I think in all of them so far."

"Dude."

I laugh, "Sorry I guess!"

"Nothing to be apologizing about, that's awesome Winnie. Have you told Fred about it?"

"No, actually I haven't written him sense the game."

"Oh well, I have a feeling he'll want to hear from you!"

"I guess, so how's things with George?"

Her face fills with blush. "They're good!"

"Well I'm glad!"

We continue talking till class end and once it does she goes somewhere with her friends, I stay behind to read a letter from Tonks in the library. She's talking about her and Remus' wedding and I couldn't be more happy for her. I'm about halfway through the letter when I spot Harry walking. He's scanning the shelves and when he spots me he comes up to me.

"Good day Winnie!"

"Hi...Harry?" I was kinda taken aback, ever sense that weird situation where he was walking funnily I've been pretty caution about his behavior. Liquid luck is a strange thing, in his case it made him act really silly for no reason.

"Do you happen to know where the restricted section is?"

"Harry you've been here for 6 years, you don't know where it is yet?"

"Umm."

"Well it is the restricted section, come on let me show you." I place the letter down and walk to a gate at the back of the library. I unlock it with my wand and we walk through.

"I'm allowed to be here right?"

"Are you a 4th year or younger? Didn't think so."

"Okay just making sure."

"Here you are Mr. If you'll lock it back up when you're done, see ya."

"Bye Winnie!"

I walk back and finish the letter. I have a wide smile on my face when Harry runs past me with a book. I watch him walk towards Dumbledores office, and then I'm more curious when Malfoy walks an opposite way. I heard some drama about a fight that happened between him and Harry. A rumor he's a death eater - really I've missed a lot this year so far! I shrug it off and walk back to my dorm.