Fallen Star (Harry Potter Love Story)

Chapter 6: Christmas kissses and fabulous flashbacks...

(Soundtrack: Track 6: Hey Jude by The Beatles and Fooled Around and Fell in Love by Elvin Bishop)

  
Matilda's pov:
  Today we had D.A.D.A class and I was happy knowing that we had professor Lupin.
I sat next to Hermione who hadn't appeared yet.
Harry and Ron were turned around in their seats talking with me and then we heard the door slam open, making me flinch and they turned around.
Snape marches by slamming every window closed making me blink each time I heard the loud noises. 
Snape went to the front of the room and jerked the projector screen down and slowly said, "Turn to page three hundred and ninety four."
I never wanted to get on his bad side so when ever he was around I was always silent and only spoken when spoken to an did exactly as he said which made him tolerate me slightly more than the other Gryffindors and there's not Gryffindor that doesn't let me forget it.
"Excuse me sir, where's professor Lupin?" Harry asked.
"That's not really your concern, is it Potter? So I will just say that your professor finds himself unable to teach at the present time. Turn to page three hundred and ninety four." He repeated.
He put a disk in the projector and it began to turn itself. He then made Ron turn to that page since he was taking all his youth.
"Werewolves?" Ron asked.
"But sir" Hermione began to interject and I held my hand over my heart started at her sudden appearance as she kept talking until I finally relaxed after a long time.
"Quiet." Snape said in a warning voice.
"How did she get here? Did you see her get here?" Ron asked turning to Harry and then me and I just shrugged.
"Now, which one of you can tell me the difference between an animagus and a werewolf?" Snape asked and mine and Hermione's hand shot up.
"No one? How disappointing." He said and I put my hand back down without another word but Hermione wasn't so smart.
"Please sir, an animagus is a wizard who elects to turn into an animal. A werewolf has no choice. Each full moon when he transforms he no longer remembers who he is. He'll kill his friends if they're close at hand. Further more the werewolf only answers to the call of it's own kind." Hermione said and Malfoy finished her statement with a howl earning a few laughs from some Slytherins.
"Thank you mister Malfoy. That is the second time you have spoken out of term miss Granger. Are you incapable of restraining yourself or do you take pride in being an insufferable know-it-all?" Snape asked. Well that was harsh. I patted her shoulder a bit once she looked down.
"He's got a point you know." Ron said as I glared at the back of his head.
"Five points from Gryffindor," everyone gasped that is except for Slytherins, "as an antidote to your ignorance due on my desk Monday morning two rolls of parchment on the werewolf and how to recognize it." He sneered.
"Sir, we have Quidditch tomorrow." Harry said.
"Then I suggest you take extra care mister Potter loss of limb will not excuse you. Page three hundred and ninety four." He growled.
"The term werewolf is a contraction of the-"
I noticed Hermione looking down and a tear go down her face and fall onto the page of the book.
I pulled the handkerchief out of my pocket and handed it to her and she took it and wiped her eyes.
"There are many ways you can become a werewolf, Miss Watson, name two." Snape commanded.
"A power developed usually in adulthood called shapeshifting or a bite from a werewolf itself." I answered right away.
"Excellent. Five points to Gryffindor. Other ways are"
Ron and Harry and basically everyone else turned to me with their mouth hanging open.
Snape has never been known to reward points to Gryffindor but he did with me and that never ceased to amaze the students.
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We wore a ponchos over my uniform as we watched Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff play in the pouring rain.
"I can't see Harry anymore. Did you see where he went?" I asked Hermione and she pointed up at the sky.....DUH!
I looked up but saw nothing, that is until I saw flashes of black go above the small stadium and I gasped.
"DEMENTORS!" I yelled pointing up and everyone gasped and looked up as well.
"Oh Harry." I whined worried for my best friend.
I saw a flash of lightening and the Hufflepuff seeker came flying down but he had his broom and got back on before he hit the ground and kept flying and everyone sighed but I still held my breath and I waited for Harry to come down and he did but not the way I wanted him to.
He came falling.
This is it.
This is the death of Harry Potter.
He can't make that fall.
I close my eyes and covered them while a few tears came to my eyes and Hermione was screaming.
After a few seconds Hermione laughed and shook me, "MATILDA! DUMBLEDORE SAVED HIM!" She yelled.
And I looked up and laughed but noticed he was unconscious.
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"I swear, there's always some kind of trouble with this boy." I laughed sitting on Harry's hospital bed as Hermione stood beside me and all the Weasley's, Wood, Katie, and Seamus.
"He looks a bit shaken to me." Ron pointed out.   
"Well excuse his appearance, please Ron and allow us to throw you off the astronomy tower and see how you look." Fred stated.
"A slight upgrade." I muttered just as a small voice basically said the same before gripping my hand.
"Harry! How are you feeling?" I asked him.
"Brilliant." He said sarcastically.
"Well you gave us a right good scare there mate." George said.
"What happened?" He asked sitting up.
"Well, you fell off your broom." Ron pointed out.
"Really? What about the match who won?" Harry asked.
Everyone looked down or away and I slowly began to whistle.
"Matilda." He warned squeezing my hand a bit and I just looked to other way continuing to whistle because he knew that I couldn't look someone directly in the eye and lie to them.
"Um. No one blames you Harry. The Dementors aren't supposed to come on the grounds. Dumbledore was furious. As soon as he saved you he sent them straight off." Hermione said.
"There's um-something else you should know too Harry, when you fell your broom, it sort of flew into the womping willow and well." Ron uncovered the broom and Harry just stared at it with wide eyes.
"At least it's not your neck." I said quoting what he said the second year to Ron about his broken wand but he remained silent.
"Too soon? Okay." I sighed squeezing his hand twice.
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Refer to first picture for what I'm wearing.

  Me and Harry decided that we were GOING to go to Hogsmeade and there was nothing the professors could do about it.
We used his invisibility cloak to cover ourselves and we walked out the front of the castle where the twins where for some reason building a snowman.
Crap.
We went as slow as we could to try and sneak past but they came up behind us and grabbed us.
"Clever Harry and Matilda-"
"But not clever enough."  
"Besides, we've got a better way."
  I think Fred had me but then again I couldn't tell for one because their identical twins and two I was thrashing.
"Guys come on! Let us go!" Harry said.
"Whoa whoa! Stop! I'm a lady. Plus we're trying to get to Hogsmeade." I defended trying to get out of Fred's grip.
"We know." They chorused.
"We'll get you there." George laughed.
"We'll show you a quicker way." Fred said...haha.
I thrashed a little more but he was too strong.
"Awe, bless it." Fred cooed sarcastically. They lead us to the stairs of another tower and took off the cloak.
"Now Harry."
"Come and join the big boys." They said and I eyed them strangely.
"Oh, and girl." George said taking a bow.
"What are you doing?" Harry asked.
"Shh."
They handed Harry a piece of parchment. "What's this rubbish?" I asked.
"Ha. What's this rubbish she says. That there is the secret to our success." Fred chuckled.
"It's a wretch to give it to you, believe me." George laughed.
"But we decided, your needs are greater than ours. George if you will." Said Fred motioning to George who already had his wand out.
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." He said pointing his wand on the middle of the parchment which immediately faded into letters.
"Mrs Moody Wormtail pad foot and prongs are proud to present the marauders map." I read aloud.
"We owe them so much."George said.
Harry opened the map to reveal it held Hogwarts, "Wait a minute, this is Hogwarts. And that-no- is that really-"
"Dumbledore"
"Pacing-"
"In his study"
"Does that a lot."
"So you mean this map shows.." I trailed off.
"Everyone." They stated.
"Everyone?" Me and Harry asked.
"Yep everyone. Where they are-"
"What they're doing-"
"Every minute"
"Of every day!"
"Brilliant! Where's you get it?" Harry asked.
"Knocked it from Filch's office of course." George laughed.
"Our very first year." Fred awed.
"Now listen. There are seven secrets passage ways to get to Hogseade. We'd recommend THIS ONE." They said the last part together pointing to a spot on the map.
"The one eyed witch passage way." Fred said.
"It will lead you straight to Honeydukes cellar." Fred finished.
"Now better get going you two. Filch is headed this way." Fred said pointing to the map.
"Oh and when your finished say"
"Mischief managed. Otherwise anyone can read it." They chorused.
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Me and Harry carefully got out of the secret hatch and made our way up to the candy shop.
While no one was looking I slipped in two bags of tropical flavored gummy bears and placed one in my bag and started munching on one and Harry grabbed Neville's lollipop.
Poor Neville.
"Let's go find Ron and Hermione." I said popping a pineapple flavored gummy bear in my mouth.
"Let's." He agreed and we began our walk.
"Now that I think about it I actually stole these bags of gummy bears." I said beginning to freak out.
"So? I stole the lollipop."
"But that was different. It was already bought, remember? Oh now I feel guilty." I pouted but then looked back at the bags.
I picked up a handful and shoved them in my mouth.
"Oh well." I shrugged with the fistful in my mouth.
"Charming." He laughed and I just smiled while my gummy bears were in my mouth.
Once we got over a hill we watched as Malfoy approached Hermione and Ron who were watching the shrieking shack but Ron was too scared to get closer considering it was the most haunted place in Britain.
  "Oo. Not very friendly is he? Boys. I think we teach Weaslebee here how to respect his superiors." Malfoy said cracking his knuckles and I just scoffed popping another gummy in my mouth enjoying the show.
Hermione scoffed as well, "I hope you don't mean yourself."
"How dare you talk to me-" He was getting to close to Hermione for my taste so we both leaned down and grabbed snowballs.
"You filthy mud blood!" He spat and just then we both threw the snowballs at his face.
"Point." I whispered and Harry laughed quietly.
"Who was that?" Malfoy asked and we moved a little closer. Harry hit him harder in the face with another snowball and then it was war.
I jerked down Crabbe's pants and he tried desperately to pull them back up but couldn't and I sent a blow to the other dudes stomach and me and Harry each took one of Malfoys legs dragging him closer to the shrieking shack as he screamed.
They all tripped over each other a tried running up the hill and we laughed.
Harry made the strings on Ron's hat go up and down and I pulled at a strand of Hermione's hair.
"Harry!" She complained while laughing and we took off the cloak. 
"Boo!" I yelled from behind her. She screeched and shot up into the air and started laughing again.
"Matilda?" She asked in surprise.
"In the flesh." I said doing a pose making everyone laugh even more.
"Bloody hell Harry that wasn't funny." Ron complained while laughing.
We started walking back towards the village and I would stop every now and then to make a snowball and throw it at them.
"You know what guys?" I asked and they turned back to look at me.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"I've always wanted to make a snowman." I told them. 
"So?" Ron asked.
"I'll be here making a snowman while you guys go and talk about adult stuff." I told them and turned around kneeling and starting on the base.
"Your the same age as us." Ron argued.
  "Well, she is technically the baby of the group." Harry pointed out. You go and I'll be here. I'll be fine." I said biting on my tongue as I patted the snow.
"Okay. Be careful." Hermione said and I heard them continuing to walk.
Finally, back to my Snowman.



I just finished my awesome snowman and I put my jacket on him. I put two gummy bears as his eyes and a twig for a mouth and nose and then arms.
I looked around for more resources but I couldn't find any.
I sighed and sat down on a nearby rock to admire my snowman.
I smiled and acted as if I were waving back.
All of a sudden I felt a force push me off the rock and I landed on my butt with a 'hmmph'.
"Ouch. Mother of neptunes nutcracker." I groaned standing up and rubbing my butt. I looked up to see Hermione and Ron staring at the rock with sad expressions but once they saw me they tried not to laugh at my statement.
I then heard faint sobbing.
"Rock?" I asked and they shook their heads and mouthed, 'Harry.'
"Oh." I said and my face softened and became saddened at his current condition. 
I sighed and patted the rock and sat next to him. I reached my arm up and brought the cloak down.
  "H-Harry? Are you okay?" I asked him softly.
He didn't look at me at first so I rested my hand on his cheek and made him look at me.
"He was their friend." He whimpered, "And he betrayed them....he was their friend! I hope he finds me! Cause when he does, I'm gonna be ready! When he does I'm gonna kill him!" He yelled and cried more. I Kneeled in front of him and held out my arms. He slowly caved in and hugged me.
All my friends always told me that my hugs were magical. As if they could melt away pneumonia. I give them all hugs quite often because of that and I think that's the only reason their friends with me but hey. They're stuck with me...
He melted into the hug and sat back as we continued to hug for a while until he stopped sniffling.
"I-I'm sorry f-for pushing you o-off the rock." He muttered.
"Hey. It's all cool man." I smiled, "But check out my snowman. I named him Jolly." I said and he let go to observe Jolly.
He began to laugh a bit and so did Ron and Hermione who had eventually walked over to us.
After a few minutes I sneezed two times in a row.
"Blimey, Matilda, you're going to get a cold." Harry said.
"Jolly needs it more than I do." I said motioning to the snowman.
"Actually no, Matilda. No he doesn't." Hermione said taking off the jacket but ripping off his arms in the process.
"Jolly." I gasped.
She put the jacket on me and we walked back towards the school.
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It was the week of break and everyone began going home except for me and Harry and we were the only ones in Gryffindor staying due to me having nothing to go back to but pain and misery.
"Bye Hermione!" I smiled hugging her and she picked me up slinging me around before putting me back down.
"Goodbye Matilda. You and Harry don't do anything while we're gone." She snickered and I blushed slapping her shoulder.
  "Have a happy Christmas." She smiled walking off.
I walked into the great hall and saw Ron an Harry saying bye.
Ron turned around and was walking to the door when I came up from behind him and jumped on his back causing him to stumble a bit. 
"Did you really think you were gonna leave without saying bye?" I asked and he groaned and I jumped off and I squeezed him in a tight hug.
"Why are your hugs so awesome?" He asked.
"Because I'm awesome." I told him and he laughed.
"Bye Ron and have a Happy Christmas."
"Right back at you." He said walking out and I smiled an turned back to Harry.
"Well.." I sighed.
"Well.." He repeated.
"I don't know what to do without the whole gang. I feel so empty." I said.
"Stop being so dramatic." He laughed and grabbed my hand as we walked back to the empty common room.
"I'd be in the right mind to push all the beds in our room together and bounce on them all night but I realize it would be a big waste of time an energy." I said as we walked down the halls.
  "That's nice to know. Hey what do you want for Christmas?" Harry asked.
"Oh. Well I love muggle books but I guess that would be pretty hard to get. I'm just tired of reading The Phantom of the Opera." I laughed.
"I never thought I'd ever hear you say that." Harry chuckled and I just nodded.
Once we got in the common room I laid on the couch with my legs in Harry's lap as we talked.
"What do you want for Christmas?" I asked him.
"I don't know if there's anything else I want." He smiled at me and I smiled back.
"Would you look at the time?" Harry asked and I saw it was seven and time to eat.
"Let's go." I sighed standing up.
We walked down the halls greeting the portraits and walked into The Great Hall.
"Awe. Matilda and Harry. It's about time you two joined the party. Though I must say, it's getting kind of crowded." Dumbledore joked as we looked to see half the professors gone, no Slytherins, no Hufflepuff's, and one Ravenclaw. So we sat at the front if the table and feasted on the food.
"So I sent my sister some candy and I did the same with the girls back at the orphanage." I said to Harry but obviously everyone was listening.
"That's nice. I bet they'll love that." Harry smiled.
"Yeah especially a new girl that came a few weeks before I left named Scarlett. She's only five but she is literally obsessed with candy. She collects a scrapbook of candy wrappers." I said and that made everyone laugh.
"Didn't you say there were twins there too?" Harry asked.
"Yeah. They are the younger and female version of Fred and George I swear. They're always pranking but everybody there are real sweet hearts but some more than others. I love all of them too but there's a nine year old there named Natalie and I think she may be coming in the next year or two." I told them.
"Really? Why do you think so?" He asked.
"Because one time Mis Truffle was yelling at her and she made her room door shut and lock without touching it." I told him.


ITS CHRISTMAS!!!!!
I received many gifts and so did Harry!
I ran down the stairs that morning in my red hoodie pajamas and slid down the railing of the stairs and was greeted by a pile of presents.
"You got a lot this year." Harry commented.
"Your sister sent the big one and the girls at the orphanage even got you something over there." He said pointing to them.
"Dear Matilda, thank you so much for everything you've done for us! We love you bunches! Please come back soon! Everything is going great here! And because we love you so much we all put our money together to get you these presents we thought you might like. I made the mixtape by the way..... 87 different songs I thought you would like. Your welcome. Happy Christmas!"
I read aloud and Harry looked at me confused and I sat beside him on the couch and opened the large box to see green headphones, and a CD player and a mixtape in. Plastic case labeled 'Matilda's Music'.
I gasped and put my hand over my mouth. This must've cost a lot.
I smiled at Harry who was also smiling. He picked up the comic book set from another girl from the orphanage, "What's this?" He asked.
"Only an entire set of the most awesome comic books known to man kind, and seventy five years worth of them at that." I stated and he started reading.
I picked up the large heavy one and wondered how the Hedwig even got it here.
I picked up the letter after placing the present in my lap.
"Dear sissy,
    I know how much you love books and I couldn't stop myself at the bookstore when I went to pick out ONE book for you so I got you these knowing they were your type and they were cheap. I love you and happy Christmas." I read and Harry laughed muttering something about how she sounds like my sister.
I tore through the present and nearly screamed once I saw what was inside.
SO MANY BOOKS!!!!
I loved all of them and Harry tried to calm me down.
He gave me his gift which was literally a gallon of GUMMYS!
There were that many in a gallon of milk jug!
"Thank you thank you thank you!" I yelled hugging his neck and he hugged me back.
I gave him his present which was a new set of bed room slippers and pajamas because he never told me what he wanted and I also gave him permission to borrow my books.
  I got sneakers from Hermione and another jumper from Mrs Weasley.
After opening my presents i sat down and got out my CD player and put in the mixtape.
I got out my earbuds and held one out to Harry which he took and I skimmed through the playlist they put on a napkin.
We ate the gallon of gummys sitting between us while listening to music and he read comic books while I read The House of Dracula.
  I smiled when 'Hey Jude' came on and sung along with it as I kept reading but Harry was staring at me and I looked up shrugging.
"Your a really good singer." He said smiling.
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are and I'll just let you know now that your lack of self confidence really annoys Ron, Hermione, and I." He said seriously.
  I smiled and it was then that I realized what song was playing and how close we were.
The song 'Fooled Around and Fell In Love' came on and we were so close by this time.
I giggled and moved in closer and made my lips hover over his just to drive him crazy and he grabbed my cheek and pushed me forward kissing me full on the lips.
I laughed into the kiss and he smiled after a few seconds we pulled back blushing.
"Harry James Potter. You have stolen my very first kiss." I smiled at him.
"Matilda Rebecca Watson. You have stolen my very first kiss as well." Harry smiled and I did too but what does this mean?
"So? What are we?" He asked me.
It was then that I thought of my sister and what she said that father used to say all the time, 'Now remember you're not allowed to date until you're 14. If something is to happen to us pass that on to your sister.'
"Well, I'm not allowed to date until I'm fourteen." I said making him frown a bit.
"Who says?" He asked.
"Coraline said that's what my dad used to tell her and she told me." I said laughing softly at the memories.
"Oh. Then I am willing to wait!" He said puffing out his chest.
  "Harry you don't have t-"
"Yes I do. The perfect girl is worth waiting for." He smiled.
  I blushed and we took hands and listened to music. I thought of Hermione. She told me that we'd be together. I found that foolish but now I'm beginning to believe her.
"I love that you chose me." Harry smiled.
"Why is that?" I asked continuing to read.
"Because all Seamus ever talks about is you and basically all the boys in our year like you. Haven't you noticed?" Harry asked.
I shook my head and scrunched my eyebrows.
"If all the boys like me then they should talk to me like how you and Ron did on the first day coming." I told him and he laughed kissing the crown of my head.
(First time meeting flashback)
"MATILDA WATSON!" McGonagol called and she walked up to the stool while the professor laid the hat on her head.
"Hmm......yes.....I see. You share every single trait of the houses equally but one especially.....GRYFFINDOR!!"
Matilda smiled a bit before walking over to her table and sitting next to a raven haired boy who had been keeping an eye on her fairly close that night though he won't admit it.
"Hello. I'm Harry." He smiled holding out his friend. The girl looked down shyly at his hand and shook it slightly, "Matilda."
"Not a very talkative one now are you?" Percy asked from across the table.
Matilda smiled again and shook her head while trying to avoid eye contact with everyone by looking up at the flags that hung above the tables.
"Well I'm Hermione Granger." Hermione said reaching over the table to shake Matilda's hand.
"Matilda Watson." She said shyly.
"Blimey! Are you always this shy?!" Ron asked over the loud yelling in the hall.
Matilda looked startled as she shrugged. 
"Ron! That wasn't very nice!" Percy scolded.
Matilda sat there filling her plate a bit and took a few bites of her food.
"Oh you're going to love it in this house, Matilda! It's awesome!" The twins chorused and she smiled at them.