Reality Bites Harry Potter

Revelations lead to more secrets

I was so glad that was over. We all were gathered in the infirmary waiting for Harry to wake up. Madame Pomfrey was not amused to see a group of 10 people hanging around his bed so we were soon shoo'ed off. Well most of us at least. "Shay, can we talk now?" Fred asks and I nod. "See you later" Hannah says, giving me a look that clearly tells me we are talking later. I groan internally. Fred takes my hand and leads me to the Room of Requirement. "I know, we spend a lot of time here but it's private" he says and I smile at him. "I was the one to suggest it for meetings so I really don't mind" I tease him and he smiles. "Sooo... where to start" he mumbles and I giggle. "I like you. Like a lot. And I froze up back in January when  you tried telling me how you felt. Then I tried to fix it by sending you a cupid but instead of it fixing things you thought it was a joke. And now I feel like an idiot because I should have just told you back before Christmas how I felt but in my defense I am still 11 and very dumb" I say it all at once, wanting to just get it out so I could figure out if I'd ruined things thoroughly or not. He laughs and I look at him, about to get angry when I see that he looks relieved and I decide to give him a minute. "Sorry... I'm not laughing at you, I swear. I just feel like an idiot. George tried telling me back in October you had a crush on me and I told him he was insane. There was no way a girl like you could be the least bit into me. You're smart, sassy, super cute, and just so full of energy all the time. So to know you like me is just about the best news I've heard all year" he says and I smile big. "Can we both just admit we've been dumb and go from there?" I giggle. He nods, smiling sweetly at me. "Are you and your sister coming over this summer?" he asks and I smile big. "We actually are. The whole summer in fact" I say and he smiles. "I think this summer is going to be fun" he says and I laugh. "Me too. But for now my friends are dying to hear what is going on so I better go before they try to find me" I say and he laughs. "Did you know they had a whole Gingerpuff side mission dedicated to getting us together?" I ask and he shakes his head. "I'm going to guess my brother was in on it. He kept disappearing on me all second semester" he says and I nod. "I'll tell him. You can tell the girls and we both know they'll scream loud enough for the rest of the school to hear" he teases and I laugh. "Just one more thing then before we leave" I say, looking up at him and going on tiptoes to kiss him quickly. "I didn't want the whole school or your whole family seeing my first kiss" I admit, blushing. He blushes and smiles. "Understandable" he says then kisses me again. "Have a good night" he says, winking at me before leaving. I smile, taking a minute to gather my thoughts before leaving. I knew I was smiling like an idiot but at that moment I really didn't care. I get to the common room and Hannah and Susan are sitting with Alex. They all 3 look at me and then break into smiles. "I have a boyfriend" I say and sure enough they all 3 scream. "Fray is real!" Alex yells and I laugh. "Have you told your sister?" they ask and I shake my head. "I'm about to go find her. If only I knew where to start" I mumble. "Good luck" they say and I nod, leaving the commons and finding an empty room to go into and almost closing the door before focusing hard and changing into my animagus form. I stretch my paws before nosing the door the rest of the way open and heading towards the Slytherin commons. I'd have to eventually tell my friends but it was a story for another year. I get to the entrance right as a first year girl is just entering. I jump in right behind her and look around. I see Pyper and go over, rubbing against her leg. "Looks like you have a new friend" Pansy coos and Pyper rolls her eyes. "I'm actually feeling pretty tired so I'm going to head to bed" she says and I stick close to her. We safely get to her dorms and none of her roommates are up there yet so she closes and locks the door before I focus on shifting back. Once I'm back in human form I smile at her. "You're a menace. Minnie told us not to do that" she scolds and I roll my eyes. "I had big exciting news to share but if you're going to scold me I can leave" I mumble and she sighs. "Spill" she says and I smile. "Fred and I talked tonight. I told him everything and he told me a bunch too and we are dating now" I say. She rolls her eyes but smiles at me. "It's about time. I'm happy for you" she says, hugging me. I hug her back and we hang out and talk for a bit before we hear the door knob rattle and I quickly shift back before Pyper unlocks the door. "I was changing, sorry" she says and her dorm mates roll their eyes but quickly go to bed and I slink down the stairs and out the door I find an empty room again and shift back. I was very tired from all the shifting and head to the dorms, going to sleep quickly.