Audrey's Secret

Six More Days

Monday

Harry still is avoiding me. I understand completely but why not cherish the remaining time together?

"Harry, you can't just stop talking to me." I said to him after an awkward ten minutes of silence. He faced me and gave me the seriously look. "Audrey I know why you're really leaving. It isn't your mom."

I blinked. He knows!!!!

"Holy dragons I can't hide anything." I grumbled. Harry smiled. "You like me."

What?! How does he know?

I feel my cheeks burn red rose. I excuse myself from the table and walk away as fast as I could.

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"Hermione Granger!" I shouted in the girl's dormitory. The room fell silent as Hermione popped her head from her bunk looking terribly guilty.

"What did you do?" I hissed at her as everyone began talking again. "I-what do you mean?"

"You told Harry, didn't you?" I gave her my best Why-Would-You-Do-That look and she hung her head. "Audrey, it was for the best...I couldn't let him go on without him knowing. Love can destroy people, Audrey. That's what it's going to do to you if you just get up and leave."

"You at least told me you were going to tell him." I sigh, mentally broken.

By now all the girl's had gone to do something with their free time. "I'm sorry. I could bear to watch him hurt any longer."

Hermione took out her books. One caught my eye; Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them.

"Hermione," I began. "want to go on a quest?"

She followed my eyes to her book. "Oh Audrey! That's dreadful! Completely and utterly dreadful! I'm terrified of these beasts." She said pointing to a couple of pictures as she flew through the pages.

"I know you're not like Ron, so grab your wand and let's go." I ordered grabbing my own wand in the process.

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"This is a bad idea!"

"So you've said fifteen million times." I replied to Hermione who was wiping away some tiny web like goo from her shoulders. I readied my wand looking around curiously at the trees that had suddenly moved to a different spot. "What was that?" Hermione shrieked. "That might be the beast we're looking for, Hermione."

"Let's go back, before we get in immense trouble." Hermione pleaded as we heard another shriek and some leaves crunching. "Ok, but we'll get to see it later...right?"

Hermione nodded her head excitedly. "Of course! Yes! Now let's go!" She ushered me the opposite way, back to the castle.

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"Well that was a waste of time." I grumbled steeping into the great hall for dinner. "You know I didn't want to be there in the first place." Hermione said behind me. I laugh, it was my fault I brought her there and it was my waste of time.

"Look, there's Harry." Hermione whispered. I glanced up to the Gryffindor table and saw Harry smiling at me as  walked closer. "What do I do?" I panicked.

"Just stay clam, and it will work out. It always does, Audrey. Harry wouldn't do anything bad to you."

I sat beside Hermione, I was I front of Harry who was now eating his food. I inhaled a deep breath and exhaled quickly and began to eat.

I chatted with Fred who seemed very interested in his apple the whole time. "Audrey,"

I melt inside.

"Yes?" I crank my head to Harry.

"I need to speak with you."

My breath quickens and I say a quiet goodbye to Hermione and Fred and followed Harry to the common room. He shut the door and gestured for me to sit on the couch. "I was thinking about you know what," he pointed to himself and I. "and I was wondering if you would...become my...you know."

"Girlfriend?" I squeak.

"Yes."

I couldn't breathe for a moment. Who would've known that Harry would ask me, knowing I'm going away soon.

"Harry, you know I'm moving soon and won't be here everyday, right?"

He sighed. "Yes."

"You're ok with that? I mean, not seeing each other for a very long time? Only communicating with letters until next break?" I said all too quickly for Harry, he chuckled at my confusion.

"Yes, I'm alright with it. Of course, I'll miss you, but we'll be together." Harry breathed. His hands were shaking so he his them behind his back, his cheeks grew pink.