Infinite Magic (Male Reader x Harry Potter)

Ron's New Owl

Nobody at Hogwarts knew the truth of what had happened the night that Sirius, Buckbeak, and Pettigrew had vanished except us and Professor Dumbledore.  As the end of term approached, we heard many different theories about what had really happened, but none of them came close to the truth.  Malfoy was furious about Buckbeak, which made me happy.  He was convinced that Hagrid had found a way of smuggling the hippogriff to safety, and seemed outraged that he and his father had been outwitted by a gamekeeper.  Percy Weasley, meanwhile, had much to say on the subject of Sirius's escape.

Percy: If I manage to get into the Ministry, I'll have a lot of proposals to make about Magical Law Enforcement!

On the down side, my uncle was no longer teaching.  And I certainly wasn't the only one who was sorry to see Professor Lupin go.  The whole of our Defense Against the Dark Arts class was miserable about his resignation.

Ava: Wonder what they'll give us next year?

YN: I wouldn't be too opposed to a vampire.

She giggled and I kissed her on the cheek.  We'd managed to keep our relationship secret from our friends, despite a few close calls.  Such as Harry and Ron walking into the dorm while we were cuddling in bed.  I managed to convince them that we were stuck together with a curse, and made up a counter curse that split us apart.  The morons bought it.  The only other people who knew were Luna and Hana, but we trusted them not to tell anyone.  The exam results came out on the last day of term.  My friends and I had passed every subject.  I have no idea how the hell Hermione managed that, as she'd revealed that she'd been using the Time-Turner to be in multiple classes at once.  I was amazed that I had got through Potions, after throwing Snape through a wall.  I'm pretty sure Dumbledore stopped him from failing Harry and I on purpose.  Snape's behavior toward Harry over the past week had been quite alarming.  We wouldn't have thought it possible that Snape's dislike for Harry could increase, but it certainly had.  A muscle twitched unpleasantly at the corner of Snape's thin mouth every time he looked at Harry, and he was constantly flexing his fingers, as though itching to place them around Harry's throat.  Percy had got his top grade N.E.W.T.s, and Fred and George had scraped a handful of O.W.L.s each.  Gryffindor House, meanwhile, largely thanks to our team's spectacular performance in the Quidditch Cup, had won the House Championship for the third year running.  This meant that the end of term feast took place amid decorations of scarlet and gold, and that the Gryffindor table was the noisiest of the lot, as everybody celebrated.  Even Harry managed to forget about the journey back to the Dursleys the next day as he ate, drank, talked, and laughed with the rest of us.  As the Hogwarts Express pulled out of the station the next morning, Hermione gave Harry and Ron some surprising news.

Hermione: I went to see Professor McGonagall this morning, just before breakfast.  I've decided to drop Muggle Studies.

Ron: But you passed your exam with three hundred and twenty percent!

YN: How the fu-

Hermione: I know.  But I can't stand another year like this one.  That Time-Turner, it was driving me mad.  I've handed it in.  Without Muggle Studies and Divination, I'll be able to have a normal schedule again.

Ron: I still can't believe you didn't tell us about it.  We're supposed to be your friends.  YN and Ava don't keep secrets from us.

I snorted and Ava elbowed me.  If only he knew.

Hermione: I promised I wouldn't tell anyone.

She looked at Harry, who was staring out the window.

Hermione: Oh, cheer up, Harry!

Harry: I'm okay.  Just thinking about the holidays.

Ron: Yeah, I've been thinking about them too.  Harry, you've got to come and stay with us.  I'll fix it up with mum and dad, then I'll call you.  I know how to use a fellytone now-