Was I just a ruse? ( Harry Potter x Reader)

The One with the Exams

The three of them reached the Gryffindor tower in a hurry to wake Ron up. He was there lying in the big beanbag, shouting something about Quidditch fouls in his sleep. Harry was so worked up he started shaking Ron like Maracas to wake him up.

That woke him up, in like two seconds. He was watching them with wide eyes as the brunette and Harry began their tale full of scary details.

Harry was pacing up and down infront of the fire. While the brunette told them, about the Mars connection, how strange Firenze and the Centaurs were talking.

Harry was murmuring, "Snape wants the stone for Voldemort...all this time we thought Snape just wanted to get rich..."

"Stop saying the name!" Ron said in a terrified whisper.

The brunette knew what Harry thought, he thought Snape was going to steal the stone for Voldemort and bring him back to life. Voldemort will kill Harry and all of it was foretold by the centaurs. For her, something in her heart told her Snape was not the culprit. After her encounter with him at Christmas, he was a scary but good man who hated Gryffindor.

She was brought back to Earth by Hermione, who encouragingly said.
"Harry, everyone says Dumbledore's the only one You-know-who was ever afraid of. With Dumbledore around, You-know-who won't touch you. Anyway, who says the centaurs are right? It sounds like fortune telling to me, and Professor McGonagall says that's a very imprecise branch of magic."
"Hermione, you are right about Dumbledore but even though McGonagall is a very big role model for me. Her statement on Divination, doesn't sit with me. It's true many people were frauds but there is a Department in the Ministry containing all the real prophecies. Divination although rare, is a true source of magic."

They were stopped from arguing by the sight of dawn. They were exhausted yet some sense of determination had woken up in the brunette.
Well just as she was laying down, there it was her invisibility cloak with a note.

Just in Case
......

The brunettificus was now found in it's natural habitat- the library. In a hoodie and braids, she was the most ferocious creature in the library hissing at anyone in 10 feet radius.

Finally the theory exams began, the brunette would complete with half an hour to spare and she slept in that time.

They had practical exams as well, her favourite. Professor Flitwick called them to see if they could make a pineapple tapdance across a desk.
In transfiguration, they had to turn a mouse into a snuffbox-- points were given for the prettiness and taken away if it had whiskers. In Potions, they had to make a Forgetfulness Potion. Easy- peasy, all her classmates except Hermione ofcourse were looking like they were trying to remember the ingredients of a FORGETFULNESS POTION- ironic, right. Well couldn't blame them, Snape was breathing down on everyone's backs.

Now the brunette knew about Harry not getting enough sleep. He had once fallen asleep in the common room, with a book in his hands. When she tried to put a blanket on him, he was whimpering, clutching his scar. She figured she'll ask him about it, after exams.

The last exam was of History of Magic. The brunette finished it and began yawning, waiting for the clock to tell them exams were over. All her classmates cheered loudly as Professor Binns told them to put their quills down.

The brunette straight up hugged Hermione and ran away when she started mentioning going over the exam papers. Seems like the boys had the same idea.

She rushed towards the Gryffindor commonroom and brought Mr.Meowington down along with a picnic basket complete with food from the kitchens. She lay down in front of the black lake clicking pictures with her camera. She had clicked pictures all throughout the year- when she boarded into the train, when she first stepped in the Gryffindor common room, a photo with her dorm mates, other house friends, while doing pranks, Christmas, a hogsmeade trip sneakily with her brother (1st years weren't allowed), with creatures, Norberta and now after exams. She clicked one of herself with Meowington, one of the twins & Jordan playing with the Giant squid. She gestured the boys and Hermione to join her too.

Harry grumbling about his scar, Ron was too relaxed and Hermione advising him to go to Madame Pomfrey.
"Raven, I have a better distraction."
She clicked a picture, with Ron munching on food, Harry grumbling but now smiling looking at the brunette, Hermione smiling nodding and the brunette grinning widely with Mr. Meowington sitting on her lap.

They were all laughing but suddenly Harry suddenly jumped to his feet, saying something to visit Hagrid.

Will this visit turn their day of freedom into something sinister?

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