My hinny heart

Chapter 2

Harry's POV

The week had passed by very slowly. I had found myself drifting off into the abyss nearly every lesson and having to take consistent naps during the days because of the lack of sleep I was getting at night. Ron had told Hermione about my sleepless nights and had not failed to leave out any details especially when it came to the things I was calling out in my nightmares. This meant that I had Hermione on my back all the time. Whenever we were out of class or had any free moment together she would always bring it up stating how imperative it was that I should go to Dumbledore and tell him everything. I did think about going to him more than once, possibly just to get her to stop talking about it but I decided not to waste his time. Anyhow if he wanted to check how I was doing he would. There was no need for me to go moping around in his office telling him about my bad dreams, I'm sure he has bigger things to worry about. Anyway Ron had told Hermione to stop bringing it up so often which was probably partly for his own sake, I could tell he was starting to feel guilty about telling her in the first place.

It was now Friday, Ron and I had gotten up early to avoid the wrath of Hermione. We lolled out of the common room down the staircases and into the great hall which was practically empty apart from the odd student here and there. As we sat down food started to appear in front of us as it usually did. There were eggs in every from, racks of toast, sausages, beacon, cereals and fruits along with jugs of pumpkin juice. I helped myself to two slices of toast which I buttered and began to nibble on. Ron had his usual full english breakfast and was biting off one of the two sausages on his fork.

"You know mate, I've been thinking lately and I decided I'm going to go to tryouts", he spat with his mouth full as he took another bite of his sausages.

"Tryouts? What tryouts?" I said confused as I looked down at the butter which was still slowly melting on my toast.

"Come on Harry! Quidditch tryouts. Your the one taking them you know. I think I'm going to tryout for keeper just give it a go if you know what I mean. Hermione said it would be a good idea."

As Ron was saying this a loud group of people enter the great hall. We turned our heads, Cormac McLaggen and some of his friends had entered. He continued, "the only thing is bloody Cormac is going for it as well. You don't think your let him in do you? I mean look at him". I was staring at him. Ron was right I didn't like the look of him there was something off about him, I just wasn't sure what. However, he did look like he would make a good goalkeeper ,he had the right build for it, but of course I wasn't going to tell Ron that.

"Well we have to let him try out don't we." I muttered trying my best not sound as disinterested in the subject as I actually was.

"Suppose so", he replied going back to his breakfast and buttering his own toast.

We has both finished breakfast, Ron was still going on about the tryouts as we headed back to the common room to get our books for the day which was when I remembered I had to go the to owerly to post the letter I'd written to Mrs Weasley. I told Ron and we parted ways. I'd written the letter the following day after Hermione had suggested it. It wasn't a particularly long one but mentioned how everyone had been and how happy I was to be back at hogwarts, which wasn't entirely the case. At first I found myself very reluctant to send the letter, I had feared that Ron had sent a letter to her already saying that I hadn't changed since we got back.

However, I was going to risk it and send it anyway, besides I was getting tired of getting no post in the morning and having to watch everyone open the letters and newspapers that their parents had sent them no matter how many times Ron let me open his daily prophet and the occasional later from Charlie updating him about his dragons.