Harry Potter & the Wizards of Waverly Place Book 2: 7th Year at Hogwarts

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Shopping for Alex proved to be less dramatic and much more fun the rest of the afternoon. At the Eeylops Owl Emporium she chose a Great Horned Owl as her animal companion. With its big round soulful eyes, pointy ears, and adorable round face, It looked remarkably like a tabby kitten when seeing it straight on.

Alex laughed when the large bird perched on Harry's head to begin grooming itself. After the animal shop, the next stop was Flourish and Botts. Hermione rejoined Alex and Harry, and then took Alex off to find her necessary school-books. Harry decided to step out for a moment and take care of another important purchase, instead of just hanging around.

When the two girls stepped out of the store and into Diagon Alley, Harry was waiting for them with three broomsticks-all of them the latest model of the Firebolt. Hermione dropped the stack of books she was carrying, and began massaging her temples groaning.

"Harry..." she looked at him beseechingly, "You have to stop this... It's all so unnecessary. You shouldn't be..."

"...spending so much money on you two?" Harry said, unable to stop grinning at Hermione. Laughing, he went on. "Yeah, I know. Alex already told me the same thing. Sorry, too late!" Then Harry continued a bit more seriously.

"Look Hermione, you and Alex need to get over this and get used to it. I never expected to become this loaded. My parents left me enough to get through school and see me off to a good start in life; certainly not enough to last forever. They weren't filthy rich like Sirius's family. When Sirius died, the whole lot of the estate went to me-which consisted mostly of #12, and several massive vaults at Gringotts. I don't have to work another day in my life if I don't want to."

"I'm worth a bloody fortune now, and I meant it when I said that what's mine is yours. You two are amazing, and I... I..." Harry faltered briefly and lowered his voice, "I love you both." He said quietly, keeping an eye out for passersby. "I'm not going money crazy, I swear. I just want to share what I have with both of you."

Once they had finished shopping, the young wizards had afternoon tea before setting back to Grimmauld Place. The last place they had been to was George's 'Weasley's Wizard Wheezes' shop, which had reopened shortly after they had returned from New York. Harry had bought all sorts of things to amuse Alex who was giddily bouncing around the store. She knew Max would love this place and wished he were there to see it. But as far as she knew, he was still at home in Waverly Place.

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They were at the platform of 9 and 3/4, mingling with the crowd of students going to Hogwarts and their parents. Nobody seemed to notice them at first. But then Harry caught the eye of a redhead he knew, only a carriage down the platform.

Ron just scowled at Harry sullenly and said nothing. Then Ron turned his back on Harry and stalked to a carriage as far away down the train from Harry as he possibly could. Well that was that, thought Harry. He felt bad the way things had turned out, but it was Ron's own fault that he had lost any chance he'd had with Hermione. And it wasn't Harry's fault that George had pranked Ron. But it was done now. Harry and Ron were no longer friends.

So there the three young wizards sat, in a carriage on the Hogwarts Express, wondering how the other students had found them out. Alex was still fuming when there was a tap on the door.

"I know you're in there," called out Ginny. "It was the only place left. Let me in." Harry hurriedly opened the door and Ginny stumbled through it. Harry shut the door again.

"You'd better take a look at this Harry." She said, waving a Daily Prophet at him. "They're at it again." Ginny growled.

Hermione grabbed the paper and held it up so that they could all see the header at the top of the gossip column.

Potter's Playmates or Harry's Harem?

Harry Potter has recently been spotted in London with his rumoured girlfriend, Hermione Granger. But who is the beauty with ebony hair who has been spotted gallivanting in muggle nightclubs with them?

Apparently she is none other than the teenage wizard, Alex Russo, who has recently defeated one of America's most powerful dark wizards.

Do she and Harry belong to a special club for "Chosen Ones?" Or is there something more salacious lurking under their robes.

The trio were apparently "all over each other" according to muggle wait-staff at the club speaking to an undercover Prophet reporter. But without more evidence than the word of a muggle, the question lingering in our minds is this: Love Triangle or Threesome?

Let us know what you think in the following poll.

"Fuck!" swore Harry, who now had the paper. Alex was facepalming again. Hermione didn't seem to mind though. She really seemed to think this was funny, he thought crossly.

Ginny was smirking too.

"They're all jealous of you, you know! Even the Slytherins," Ginny told Alex. "I've heard them. You're just too flawless and you have great fashion sense, and most of the 7th year girls have been trying to catch Harry for years now." She turned slightly red and addressed Harry.

"They were resigned to you eventually hooking up with Hermione, because you've never been apart from her since your first year Harry. But Alex is new, so they're taking it out on her. And a lot of the jealous boys are upset because they can't even manage to get one girlfriend, let alone two."