If Only//Harry Potter [4]

9

"Amazing. Amazing!" Neville smiled as he held up something from the water.

"Neville. You're doing it again." Harry said, slightly irritated.

"Right, sorry." Neville apologized.

Autumn was climbing a tree as Harry was sitting at the base of it below her.

"'Magical Water Plants of the Highland Lochs'?" Harry asked.

"Moody gave it to me. That day we had tea." Neville explained from the water, looking quite happy from where Autumn stood. Actually, she wasn't even standing, she just climbed up the tree and sat on the branch, looking out to the water.

"It's already been through enough people." Hermione whispered.

Autumn turned herself around, trying not to fall, and she saw Ron, Hermione, and Ginny walking towards them.

Neville waved them over.

"Why don't you just go and talk to him yourself? Ron, this is your problem, not mine. What do you want me to say again?" Hermione sighed. 

Ron muttered something in her ear and Hermione groaned, but walked over to Harry anyway. 

"Ronald would like me to tell you that Seamus told him. . .that Dean was told by Parvati that Hagrid's looking for you." 

"Is that right?" Harry asked, quite angrily. "Well, you — What?" 

Hermione looked confused, then walked back over to Ron. "Are you sure you won't do this?" 

"Do it." Ron ushered.

Hermione walked back over, looking more confused then ever. "Dean was told by Parvati that. . . Please don't ask me to say it again. Hagrid's looking for you."

"Well you can tell Ronald—"

"I'm not an owl!" Hermione yelled, walking away, pulling Ginny with her.

Ron lingered a bit, giving Harry a cold look but with sadness and jealousy in his eyes.

Autumn jumped down when they all left.

"This is getting too out of hand. You two need to apologize to each other, now." Autumn said.

"I haven't done anything wrong!" Harry burst, leaving Autumn to jump in fear. Harry widened his eyes and opened his mouth. "I'm. . ."

Autumn slowly backed away, grabbing her wand from the ground. "It's o-okay." Autumn stated, then turned away, leaving Harry with Neville by the lake.

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"Did you bring your father's cloak, like I asked you?" Hagrid asked Harry as they walked in the forest.

It was past curfew and everyone was in their bed sound asleep. Except for Harry. 

"Yeah, I brought the cloak. Hagrid, where are we going?" Harry asked, slightly irritated due from all the unwanted attention from his classmates and Ron. 

"You'll see soon enough. Now pay attention, this is important." Hagrid told Harry as they ventured further into the forbidden forest. 

"What's with the flower?" Harry finally asked, after noticing a bright orange flower in his coat pocket. "Hagrid, have you combed your hair? 

"As a matter of fact, I have. You might like to try the same thing now and again." 

"Hagrid?" Someone called out in a female tone.

"The cloak! Put the cloak on!" Hagrid hurried Harry as he walked faster towards the sound of the voice. 

Harry quickly threw the cloak around him and hurried up to Hagrid.