"Looks like sleeping all day yesterday did you good. You're going to blind me."
Harriet looks at the steps in the book, trying to do her hair in a nice way. She doesn't have any particular reason. She just wants to look pretty or try to. Ignoring Hermione's comment is the best. It's embarrassing to have her magic reflect so much that she had a good night. In the most carnal sense of the word.
As long as no one knows that is for sex, the better.
She finishes and even though it doesn't look like it does in the book, she doesn't dislike it either and leaves it like that. Her bangs are loose, a couple of pigtails on top of her head, braids in the back and several gold rings for decoration. It doesn't go at all with wearing a huge shirt, baggy pants with countless pockets and mountain boots.
Again, she doesn't care. She wants to be comfortable and feel like her hair is nice. She's fine like that for today... and for the two minutes before they tell her how messy and ridiculous she looks.
Harriet hopes she doesn't run into Drakonys. Sincerely hopes she doesn't.
"First we have breakfast, then we show Krum around," Harriet lists as she walks down the stairs to the dorm. "And then... I hide from Oliver, before he wants to start training."
"You know he'll find you. He has a detector to know where you are in the castle."
"That's creepy and disgusting at the same time. Let's pretend you didn't say it." Hermione gives Harriet a shove and the two of them join Ron. "He's scared of Tom. Maybe if I go with him, he won't drag me onto the Quidditch pitch."
"You're not going to play with Viktor?" Ron asks, surprised.
"No. Of course not." Harriet shakes his hand. "Why would he want to do that today? Besides the fact that he's a professional, I don't think he wants to play."
"What's the point of being friends with Viktor Krum if you don't play Quidditch with him?" Ron complains exasperatedly. "Just ask him. You already asked for his autograph. A quick game can't be a big deal."
"I don't want to today," Harriet complains, scratching the roots of her hair. "And I don't even know if I want to ask. He might misunderstand and I don't want that." She frowns, then opens her eyes. "You know what he might love? Buckbeak."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Remember he told us he likes magical creatures. I'm sure he'll love the entrance to the Dark Forest. Buckbeak is always around waiting for us to feed him."
Harriet and Hermione continue to talk about the most appropriate destinations. Apart from the normal ones he would need like the bathrooms, living rooms, kitchen, library and some other garden. Harriet notices that Ron looks quite upset. Even when she asks, he denies having anything.
"Did you sleep badly? Are you upset about something?"
"No. It's okay." Ron huffs, leaving first. Harriet scratches behind her head. Sometimes it's very difficult to understand him.
As soon as they have breakfast, they meet Viktor. He looks much more cheerful than he did yesterday. Which is already quite a lot. Yellow sweater, black pants and hair combed back.
The little hair he can comb.
"Good morning." Viktor waves directly at Hermione. "Is it still okay to show me the castle?"
"Sure. We were thinking about what else to show you," Hermione replies. Harriet presses her lips together in a smile.
Ah, maybe things will happen here after all.
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• Romeo, Juliet & Cinderella • | Tomrry
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