Angel [Hierarchy Series] [Harry Potter Fanfiction] (GirlxGirl)

Chapter 18 - Our Neighbor

Chapter 18

Y/N's quest first thing in the morning was to talk to her Transfiguration Professor as soon as she finished breakfast. It was a must-do. Though, it wasn't truly urgent, she just wanted to give a proper bidding to the woman before she left. She manages to catch Professor McGonagall alone in the hall so Y/N took her chance to approach the woman.

She bid the woman an early 'Merry Christmas' and a hug that tells 'see you later'. Though all that weren't what the woman was truly surprised about, it was what surfaced –Minerva saw even for a minute –upon Y/N. They were alone in the deserted hall, students busy preparing themselves for the departure of the Hogwarts Train.

When Y/N leaned away, the Hearth's images were what Minerva's eyes saw and the kiss that lingers in her cheeks told her that what she saw was true –especially by the fact that Y/N was short on height so the fact that she reached Minerva's cheeks without fault is surprising. The Hearth's smoothing, raspy voice that merely sounded right, told her the three sacred words and then, the Hufflepuff student comes back –unaware of what was exchanged –just like that. Y/N waved her goodbye as she turns away, headed to meet her other friends.

Because of her urgency, she missed the tear that blurred the woman's eyes.

It was Luna and Ella she encounters next and Y/N throws herself to the oldest among them. Ella caught her and circled them around, few people watching. Y/N was laughing as loud as Ella was belting hers. "Oh, I'm gonna miss you little lady!" pouted Ella, still holding Y/N close. She pinches Y/N's nose just for fun and chuckled at young girl's protest.

When Y/N swats her hand away, she confessed "I'm going to miss you too, El. But I'll be sure to write you." as she chuckled a bit. Y/N looks at the Ravenclaw then, "And I hope you don't mind, but I will send as many letters to you too, Luna."

If Luna was a bit surprised, it didn't quite show since she already had that certain look, but never less, she smile at Y/N and accepted such friendliness. She hadn't thought that she'll make a friend out of Y/N so soon but it seems easy this way, Luna thought. Her only advice though was "Don't tire Nagel too much."

"Oh don't worry, Lo-lo!" Y/N called her in such manner, a nickname Luna hasn't heard of from anyone else. Luna likes it very much. "I swear he'll get the rewards he deserved, he had done me so much service after all." was Y/N's promised and she got of Ella's hold to approach the Ravenclaw for her own turn of hugs. The three of them took a moment to have a group hug on.

Luna was getting many surprises with how Y/N seems to function, she was a whole new set that Luna's beginning to get so interested in, that and because of her knowledge of what is within. And by now, she's been expecting each unpredicted thing that the Hufflepuff does whenever. Y/N was a reckoned to face it, though in much different way.

Y/N left them so she could hurriedly search for Hermione, Ron, and Harry then.

The Gryffindor Common Room was the first location Y/N oath to look on, though before she could enter, she had to talk with the Fat Lady –which lived in the portrait –that was between her and the room. It was Y/N's ever first time to be an acquaintance with the lady so she was pretty much intimidated when the said lady was being testy with her.

"Hmph!" the Fat Lady hum, raising one eyebrow "password then?"

Y/N felt really shrunk with the woman looking down on her, she internally cursed her small height. Y/N then shuttered "W-wattlebird, Madame." and felt a bit scared that Hermione may have told her the wrong password. But instead the lady had let her in, after giving another 'Hmph'. Y/N beams the Fat Lady a "Thank you, Madame!" before entering.